"Your Majesty, I have brought you what you requested!"
As they were talking, Jian Shuo, carrying clothes and a chamber pot, quickly approached Liu Hong.
"Hmm?? I'm leaving the palace, what kind of clothes have you prepared for me? And... why did you bring Hu Zi to Deyang Palace?"
Upon seeing the imperial robe and toilet in Jian Shuo's hands, Liu Hong's face instantly darkened.
"Uh... Your Majesty, I brought these because you needed to relieve yourself!"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, apart from this servant and those two little brats, no one else knows about this!!"
Upon seeing the emperor's displeased expression, Jian Shuo assumed that Liu Hong was worried about outsiders finding out, and quickly offered a cheerful explanation.
"I said I wanted to leave the palace, and you brought me a chamber pot...? Does anyone bring a chamber pot out of the palace?"
And what's the difference between the clothes you're wearing and the ones I'm wearing...? You don't actually think I'm...."
Liu Hong became increasingly angry as he spoke, and only then did he realize what he had done.
Liu Hong then looked at Jian Shuo with a dark face and asked in a cold voice:
"Jian Shuo, you don't think I have an upset stomach and soiled my pants, do you??"
"Uh... no... isn't it?"
Remembering how the Emperor and Xi Zhicai had covered their mouths and noses earlier, Jian Shuo didn't react for a moment and asked a question as if possessed.
"You my foot... I need to leave the palace, not that place to relieve myself!! Are you out of your mind...?"
Upon hearing Jian Shuo's words, Liu Hong's face turned pale with anger, and he glared at Jian Shuo with furious eyes.
"Huh? Out...out of the palace?"
Upon hearing the emperor's question, Jian Shuo finally realized that the emperor hadn't actually pulled down his pants.
Looking at the clothes in his hands and the chamber pot he was carrying, Jian Shuo realized that he had misunderstood the emperor's intentions. He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...This servant deserves to die ten thousand times!This servant deserves to die ten thousand times!!"
I never expected to make such a big joke of myself. If this gets out and the emperor loses face, I won't have enough heads to chop off even if I have ten.
The more Jian Shuo thought about it, the more frightened he became. His head slammed heavily against the ground with a "thud," and a trickle of blood seeped from his forehead.
Seeing Jian Shuo's miserable state, Liu Hong's anger dissipated considerably.
Furthermore, although Jian Shuo was not as clever as Zhang Rang, he had always been loyal, so Liu Hong had no intention of doing anything to him.
"Alright, alright, stop banging your head, get up!!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you for your great kindness!!"
Seeing that the emperor seemed to have no intention of blaming him, Jian Shuo stood up as if he had been granted a pardon.
Seeing Jian Shuo's face covered in sweat, Liu Hong shook his head helplessly and then said:
"Go wash your face, change your clothes, and find me some casual clothes! Also, send someone to summon Wang Yue and Shi A, and we'll go out of the palace for a stroll together!"
"promise!!"
Upon hearing this, Jian Shuo hurriedly picked up the toilet and ran outside.
"This guy...!"
Watching Jian Shuo run away, Liu Hong shook his head and couldn't help but chuckle.
Soon, Jian Shuo changed into a set of steward's clothes and brought Liu Hong a plain brocade robe, a pair of cloud-patterned black boots, and a pure white jade belt.
"This feels really good!"
Liu Hong, who hadn't worn casual clothes in a long time, felt the comfort on his body and nodded in satisfaction.
"Jian Shuo, what do you think of my attire?"
As he spoke, Liu Hong couldn't help but open his arms, lower his head, and look around, asking for Jian Shuo's opinion.
Jian Shuo also said with a fawning expression, "Your Majesty has a handsome appearance and an imposing noble air. Coupled with this pure white robe, you look like an immortal descending to earth."
Even celestial maidens would likely be moved by His Majesty's appearance...!
"Heh~, stop flattering me!"
Hearing Jian Shuo's exaggerated praise, Liu Hong couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. Expecting these people who only knew how to say nice things to give him advice was probably not going to work.
Then Liu Hong took another closer look at his outfit.
"I always feel like something's missing?"
"What's missing?"
Jian Shuo stared blankly at Liu Hong, seemingly not feeling that anything was missing.
Recalling the image of those romantic and talented men in his memory, holding paper fans and wearing jade pendants, Liu Hong looked up at Jian Shuo beside him.
"Go and find me some ornaments to hang on my belt, such as jade discs."
"promise!!"
Upon hearing this, Jian Shuo hurriedly ran towards the back hall where Liu Hong was resting.
When Jian Shuo arrived at the rear hall, he looked around and saw nothing but books, memorials, and maps. There were no ornaments at all.
Just as he was getting anxious, Jian Shuo suddenly noticed a sachet on a bamboo scroll on a wooden shelf not far away. He quickly ran over, picked it up, blew off some dust, and then hurried towards the front hall.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this?"
"This is.....?"
Looking at the sachet embroidered with plum blossoms in Jian Shuo's hand, Liu Hong paused for a moment, frowned, and then recalled the scene of everyone reciting poems at the New Year's Eve banquet.
Seeing the emperor's slightly furrowed brows, Jian Shuo assumed the emperor was displeased and quickly explained:
"Your Majesty, I have searched the entire rear palace, and this is the only ornament I found!"
"Hmm~, fine, this will do!"
As he spoke, Liu Hong took the sachet in his hand and couldn't help but sniff it. He felt a faint fragrance that was refreshing and relaxing.
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