Shen He quickly sent back the news, and just as Lu Yanluo had expected, this guard was no simple person.

"The people below reported that the guard's name is Zhou Sheng. He has no background. He serves in the Imperial Guards and is the Imperial Guards General. He was originally guarding His Majesty, but His Majesty was worried about unrest in the harem during this period, so he sent him to guard the harem."

"Originally, this man only patrolled around the harem, but ten days ago, the Imperial Noble Consort was free and went to the Imperial Garden to appreciate plum blossoms. Coincidentally, Zhou Sheng was there too. From that day on, the Imperial Noble Consort often went to the Imperial Garden and ran into Zhou Sheng. After a few visits, the two fell in love with each other, and then..."

Shen He paused. As a servant, he shouldn't say too much about his master's affairs.

But Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo were not fools, so they naturally understood what was said. It was obvious that the Imperial Concubine fell in love with Zhou Sheng at first sight, and deliberately went to the Imperial Garden to pretend to meet him by chance.

It sounds like a simple dispute between a guard and a concubine, but Shen He also found out something different.

"To be on the safe side, I secretly checked Mr. Zhou's past and found out that he was actually recommended by Concubine Xian's family to join the Imperial Guard."

[The virtuous concubine...it's her again. How could it be such a coincidence that Mr. Zhou has a relationship with the virtuous concubine? It's hard not to be suspicious.]

Chu Xuan felt the same way and ordered, "Send someone to secretly keep an eye on Zhou Sheng. I feel like things are not simple and I'm afraid someone is secretly plotting against me."

Lu Yanluo felt sad.

[The women in the harem never have a peaceful day. You scheme against me, and I scheme against you.]

[If Chu Xuan really ascends the throne in the future and has three thousand beauties in his harem, do I have to fight with them every day like these people? Eh...]

Lu Yanluo had a look of disgust, obviously sickened by the life she might have to face in the future.

"What are you thinking about?" Chu Xuan was extremely helpless. He raised his hand and gently tapped Lu Yanluo's forehead, saying lovingly, "There are three thousand rivers, and I only drink from one. Stop thinking about it and scare yourself."

Lu Yanluo snorted and her ears turned red.

Time passed quickly and it was already the twelfth lunar month, and it was the Little New Year. The emperor ordered a banquet to be held in the palace.

However, considering that the war in the northern border had not been resolved, the palace prohibited extravagance, so a small banquet was held in Taiji Hall and Guanju Palace respectively.

Since it was a small banquet, apart from the royal family, only some important officials in the court could bring their relatives in.

Chu Xuan's reputation of being seriously ill spread among the people, and no one dared to disturb him, so only Lu Yanluo entered the palace from Prince Ye's Mansion to attend the event.

Although extravagance was prohibited, the banquet was still very lively that day. The men were in the Taiji Hall, enjoying themselves with the emperor, while the women were invited to the Guanju Palace, where they were personally entertained by the Imperial Concubine.

Everyone was talking and laughing, only Lu Yanluo took the opportunity to carefully look at the figure of Imperial Noble Consort Lu. Lu was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a face full of wind, and she looked like a completely different person from the day when her secret was discovered by her.

Lu Yanluo secretly felt suspicious. Halfway through the banquet, everyone had some drinks and went to the palace together. Lu was naturally among them, but Lu Yanluo noticed that Lu went out alone, accompanied by only a personal maid. She had a feeling that something was wrong, so she followed her quietly.

The imperial concubine walked without stopping, bypassing the side hall of Guanju Palace and going to the small garden at the back. The palace maids were alert and stayed at the entrance to keep watch for her, while the imperial concubine walked hurriedly towards the rockery in the middle of the garden and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Lu Yanluo watched in secret and had roughly guessed what Lu was going to do. She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Others were working so hard for her, but she, on the other hand, didn't care about anything for a man.

As expected, women are animals controlled by their emotions. Lu Yanluo sighed and sneaked into the small garden from the other side.

There was a very secret corner behind the rockery, and no one usually came there. Lu became bolder at this moment, hugged Zhou Sheng tightly, and said emotionally: "I miss you so much, I miss you so much."

Zhou Sheng hugged Lu back with the same enthusiasm, but there was no affection in his eyes, only endless ridicule and calculation.

When Lu Yanluo found the two people, Zhou Sheng was holding Lu's hand tightly and expressing his love to her. Lu Yanluo grabbed Lu without saying a word and turned to glare at Zhou Sheng.

"Sir Zhou, Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guards, why are you here instead of standing in front to protect His Majesty's safety?"

Lu was shocked. She didn't care about her status for a moment and protected Zhou Sheng behind her: "A Luo, just think of our relationship and let us go! We really love each other!"

"Empress!" Lu Yanluo stopped after shouting angrily. She didn't know what to say. What could wake up a woman who was blinded by love?

Seeing this, Zhou Sheng slipped away, leaving Lu alone to face Lu Yanluo.

"My Lady, I remember I told you not to get involved with him anymore. Do you know that Mr. Zhou is not a simple person? He approached you on purpose and has bad intentions towards you."

Mrs. Lu naturally didn't believe it: "A Luo, don't say that about Mr. Zhou. I was the one who took the initiative to do this..."

Lu Yanluo said helplessly: "Whether you believe it or not, you can decide for yourself, Your Majesty. I just want to say that before you act, I hope you will take more care of the Seventh Prince who is still in his infancy, and your father who is far away in the frontier." After that, she left.

As soon as Lu Yanluo left, Zhou Sheng took the opportunity to look for her.

Mrs. Lu was a little surprised. What Lu Yanluo had just said suddenly emerged in her mind: having evil intentions... could it be true?

"Mr. Zhou...you, you agreed to be with me, did you really have ulterior motives? Luo said you approached me on purpose, is that true?"

Zhou Sheng's heart tightened, but he remained tender and affectionate in front of her, holding Lu's hand: "Of course it's fake. My feelings for the queen are evident to all."

"But I can understand why Princess Ye did this. She is simply afraid that I will bring trouble to Her Majesty, so she deliberately let me go."

Mrs. Lu believed this explanation without a doubt, and secretly felt a little dissatisfied with Lu Yanluo.

Back at the banquet, when Mrs. Lu faced Lu Yanluo, the smile disappeared from her face. Lu Yanluo naturally understood the deep meaning of it and couldn't help but sigh secretly, fearing that when the time came, everything would be too late.

And what Lu Yanluo had worried about happened again. Just as the banquet was about to end, the emperor suddenly sent someone to take Imperial Concubine Lu away.

Lu Yanluo frowned, stood up and followed.

Inside the Taiji Hall, Zhou Sheng, who had been in Guanju Palace and was intimate with the Imperial Concubine just a moment ago, was now kneeling before the Emperor, with a look of fear and helplessness on his face.

The emperor's face was gloomy and he stared at Lu who came in. A storm was about to come.

Lu Yanluo secretly thought that something was wrong.

When Mrs. Lu saw Zhou Sheng, her face turned pale and she knelt on the ground trembling.