"It was the Fifth Prince who invited me to drink. I have declined several times before, but I cannot refuse him again this time. After all, the Fifth Prince is your Majesty's son, and I have to consider your Majesty's face."
Lan Shuang stood by with her eyes lowered. The old emperor took his clothes and put them on. He glanced at her and said with a smile, "Old Fifth, he is like his mother. He is outstanding in appearance but weak in character. He is not capable of taking on important responsibilities."
"Yes, I understand."
"If you want to, there's no need to rush. With your current status, if anything happens to you, I can't protect you. Take it easy. As for the rest..."
The old emperor snorted lightly, his laughter revealing a playful tone, "As you please."
Lan Shuang heard the hidden meaning in his words, silently clenched her fists, and almost punched him twice, completely beating him into a panda.
This means that she cannot reveal her identity and must strike a balance. If she really wants to, she can play with his son. As long as nothing goes wrong, he will turn a blind eye.
Is this something a father can say?
No wonder none of his sons wished him well, they were all waiting for him to die.
"Where did you go to drink?" The old emperor was also bored, so he asked.
Lan Shuang also told everything, including how the eldest princess suddenly appeared and saved her, but she concealed the reason for saving her.
He fooled the old emperor with half-truths.
The old emperor laughed and clapped his hands. "Mu'er is a child with a miserable fate. I am sorry for her, but who can blame her for having a bad fate? Her marriage has been delayed, but it's not a good idea to keep it like this. She wanted to keep a lover to relieve her boredom, so I just ignored it. But over time, she became more and more bold and even set her sights on you."
He paused, raised his eyes and looked at Lan Shuang carefully, and the look in his eyes made Lan Shuang very uncomfortable.
After a moment, the old emperor smiled knowingly, "Although you walk around as a eunuch, this face is indeed something Mu'er would like."
Lan Shuang was speechless.
The old emperor stood up, put on his cloak, patted her shoulder and said, "Be patient. She's a woman too, there's nothing she can do to you. Just stay away from her. If you can't avoid her, don't argue with her. The more you go along with her, the less she'll like you. She'll forget you in a few days."
Lan Shuang nodded in agreement and helped the old emperor out.
The old emperor was in high spirits the day he took the elixir. He talked a lot of nonsense, asking about Lan Shuang and the harem, to see if the concubines were behaving well and what the princes were doing.
After making sure that the world was at peace, he ate and drank his fill and went back to practicing Taoism.
Only then was Lan Shuang able to escape and return to her room to rest.
After taking a bath, she thought about it, wrote a letter, and had it delivered to the Grand Princess's Mansion overnight.
Jiang Mu was stunned when he received the letter, "So soon?"
Xu Yunzhou sat across from him, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "What do you mean quickly? Whose letter is it?"
Jiang Mu glanced at him, ignored him, opened the letter and began to read it by the oil lamp.
After a moment, he chuckled softly, and it was hard to tell whether it was more of sarcasm or happiness.
Xu Yunzhou's scalp tingled when he heard this. "Who is it? Stop laughing and tell me."
Jiang Mu put the letter on the oil lamp and prepared to burn it, but changed his mind in an instant and took the letter back.
Xu Yunzhou watched his actions, raised an eyebrow, and suddenly realized, "Oh, it was written by that Ninth Prince, right? Look at the way you cherish it. It's just a letter, not a love letter."
Jiang Mu did not deny it this time. He put the letter back into the envelope and placed it in the secret compartment. He turned around and said seriously, "Plan ahead of time. When spring comes and flowers bloom, the old emperor will pass away."
"Huh? Weren't you planning on doing it in late summer? Why are you trying to kill him in the spring?"
Xu Yunzhou looked at him disapprovingly, "Then all our plans will have to be brought forward. This is a bit tricky."
Jiang Mu scoffed lightly: "What if there is someone in the palace who is acting as an insider?"
Xu Yunzhou was stunned, staring at him for a moment, then slapped his thigh, his eyes lighting up. "Is this why you tried to seduce the Nine Thousand Year Old? I was wondering why you, a person without any desires, suddenly changed your nature. You're really good at it, even using the honey trap!"
Jiang Mu: "?"
How did you get this thing on your neck?
At this moment, he suddenly doubted his own vision.
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