Lu Chunyu and others who had not returned home for a long time were now kneeling in the main hall of the Yangxin Palace in a miserable state.
"I wonder why my royal brother summoned me here so late at night."
The man kneeling on the ground tried his best to maintain a calm expression, but unfortunately, the calmness on his face did not last more than two seconds.
The palace door creaked open, and the sound of footsteps being escorted forward came from behind him.
He glanced at the woman kneeling beside him, and the peace that Song Chengli had tried hard to maintain was finally broken at this moment.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health."
Concubine Xi bowed calmly without looking around, as if she had not noticed the man kneeling one meter away from her. She tried her best to avoid suspicion.
After all, he is her brother-in-law, the current emperor's half-brother.
The man sitting high on the jade table neither called anyone to stand up nor spoke a word.
The atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense, and a heavy pressure was felt as someone slowly stood up and followed by the sound of footsteps.
The two people kneeling on the ground felt a tightness in their hearts, until footsteps neither light nor heavy approached between them, and the emperor, standing with his hands behind his back, asked calmly.
"Do you two know why I summoned you so late at night?"
The emperor repeated Song Chengli's previous words to test him and asked the question even though he knew the answer.
His calm tone sounded as if he had no idea that his favorite concubine was secretly having an affair with his brother right under his nose.
At this moment, his beloved concubine was pregnant with a child of unknown father, waiting for him to take over.
Such a bland tone of voice was so depressing that Lu Chunxi, who had knocked her head to the ground and dared not get up, dared not even breathe.
She took a deep breath, she couldn't imagine what would happen to her if Emperor Chengming knew what she had done.
Thinking of this, Lu Chunxi broke out in a cold sweat and didn't dare to think further.
She pondered for a moment, and was about to open her mouth to argue and struggle desperately.
Song Yunyi, who was standing in front of the two of them, was too lazy to waste time. He waved his hand and a piece of letter paper floated down.
Lu Chunxi glanced at the falling letter paper, which floated lightly in front of her eyes.
Her terrified eyes were as if she saw the god of death coming with a scythe, and in the next second, he would mercilessly reap her life.
This piece of letter was the message she had asked Xianglan to pass on during the day to leave the palace. How come it appeared in His Majesty's hands?
Her mind was a mess. It was a cold day, and Lu Chunxi, with her back soaked, was thinking about Xianglan, who had left the palace and had not returned yet.
It is very likely that he has been captured by your Majesty's men, and I don't know how many people he has confessed.
Lu Chunxi, who was undecided, felt hopeless and completely lowered her trembling back.
Before Xianglan had the chance to leave the palace, she was taken away by people sent by Emperor Chengming. Song Chengli naturally didn't know that Lu Chunxi was pregnant with his child.
He kept a slight focus on the woman beside him, and saw that she was almost kneeling on the ground with all four limbs limp.
Song Chengli couldn't help but speak.
"Your Majesty~"
"My brother, I don't think you know this great news yet. Concubine Xi has been pregnant for nearly a month."
Song Chengli: "Then Your Majesty," why don't you quickly call Concubine Xi to stand up.
Emperor: "If I remember correctly, I haven't been to Concubine Xi's palace for half a year."
Song Chengli suddenly looked up and offended the emperor.
Looking down from above, Emperor Chengming made eye contact with him, and Song Chengli's lips trembled, not knowing whether he was happy or sad.
Apparently, he recalled the time when they couldn't help themselves at Fengguo Temple, which led to his big mistake.
Everyone has their own share of responsibility. At such a critical moment, Song Chengli was still thinking about getting Lu Chunxi out.
"This is all my fault. Concubine Xi refused to obey, and I forced her to do so. All the blame lies with me. I beg Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to forgive Concubine Xi."
When Concubine Xi heard what was said next to her, she didn't expect that the man would rather take all the blame.
It is undeniable that she felt a sense of joy in her heart for surviving the disaster.
"Yes... yes, Your Majesty. He forced me to do everything. Your Majesty is the only one in my heart. This feeling can be witnessed by heaven and earth, and by the sun and the moon! Your Majesty~ Your Majesty~"
Concubine Xi climbed up on her knees and stretched out her hand to touch the thigh of Emperor Chengming in front of her, which made Emperor Chengming feel very disgusted.
Taking into consideration that Lu Chunxi was pregnant, the man with a frown of disgust wanted to kick her away.
He signaled with his eyes to the guards to pull the woman who was approaching him without knowing the consequences away.
Emperor Chengming turned his head, and Song Chengli's eyes were fixed on Lu Chunxi who was obsessed with him. There was a clear flash of disbelief, confusion and pain in his eyes.
He probably couldn't understand why the lover he was willing to sacrifice his life to protect would betray him so completely.
Emperor Chengming sneered and didn't feel aggrieved at all about being cuckolded.
On the contrary, his good brother is a rare and infatuated lover. As his brother, how could he bear not to help this pair of lovebirds get together?
Lu Chunyu waited for a long time, but no one came until late at night.
She wondered if Song Chengli had even gone back to the palace to avoid her.
Ever since Lu Chunyu returned home, the two have never had the opportunity to meet face to face.
Lu Chunyu was used to it and thought that the man was impatient to deal with her and ran away to live in another house.
She stretched her waist which was sore from sitting for so long. Her plan failed, so she had to wait for the next opportunity.
After taking a shower and washing up, she placed her hands on her chest, her bright eyes too sleepy to open.
Before closing his eyes, Lu Chunyu reminded himself that he must catch Song Chengli who was away from home tomorrow.
But who knew...
The next day, there was almost no bird singing on the winter morning.
When the morning dawned, Lu Chunyu was lying on the bed in the golden and green tent, her eyelashes fluttering as usual.
When he opened his eyes, his star-like bright eyes were blank for a moment.
A faint fragrance of pear blossoms and crabapple blossoms wafts over and floats to the tip of my nose.
It was an unfamiliar scent, unlike the goose pear scent she usually used, but it was quite interesting to smell it carefully.
How could she not know when the incense in the mansion was changed?
There was no time to think about the doubts that flashed through my mind.
Lu Chunyu, who was about to get up by leaning on her arms, looked up with her slender fingers sunk deep into the soft pillow of the high bed.
The touch of the quilt beneath her was different from before. Realizing something was wrong, she stood up and looked up.
His gaze fell on the emerald green brocade curtains that wrapped her tightly.
It was embroidered with intricate dragon and phoenix patterns in gold thread. Concubine Gong, frowning and thinking, came to an uncertain conclusion.
I've been kidnapped.
In the outer room of the Yangxin Palace bedroom, after the court session, the palace maids and eunuchs who were on night guard in the outer room were dismissed.
Emperor Chengming, dressed in imperial attire, felt uneasy and paced around the door.
Walk to the left, sway to the right, rub your hands, and support your lower back.
It's neither right to sit nor right to stand.
His longing eyes kept looking into the house, but he didn't dare to enter.
He looked anxious to see people, like a male peacock in courtship, eager to go in and spread his wings, but afraid of being pecked.
So they hesitate and become indecisive.
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