Chapter 576: Marriage

Xuanzheng Hall.

Helian Yue looked at Si Linglong who rarely appeared here, and then looked at the soup that was brought to him. Although he knew in his heart that this person must have come here for something, he still felt somewhat touched by her hospitality.

He picked up the bowl of soup and pretended to drink two sips.

"Is it delicious?" Si Linglong asked.

Helian Yue glanced at her and was about to give her some encouragement when she added, "Shu Hong made it herself."

"Ahem!" Helian Yue was choked suddenly. He glared at the culprit beside him with his phoenix eyes. Suddenly, he felt that the soup in his mouth tasted wrong.

It was a common practice for concubines in the harem to send soup to the emperor. Regardless of whether it could be delivered or not, any soup that was delivered would be said to have been cooked by the emperor himself for two or three hours.

But this person was unwilling to even lie, and even specifically emphasized that it was the palace maids around her who did it.

If you didn't know, you might think she was planning to give him someone...

Although he knew it was impossible, he still felt the bowl of soup in his hand was heavy. He simply put it aside and asked her directly,

"But do you have something to ask of me?"

You know, before, when he asked him to approve his brother to go to the palace to pick up someone, he only sent a little eunuch to do it. Given her increasingly lazy nature, the fact that she could go there in person and bring soup to perfunctorily appease him must have meant that something had gone wrong.

But if something happened in Yuxiu Palace, there would be no need for her to speak, Futai should have reported it long ago.

Helian Yue was also a little curious at the moment.

Although Si Linglong originally came here with a purpose, she still felt underestimated when it was stated so bluntly.

"Can't I just come here to bring you some soup?!"

Fortunately, the palace maids had already been dismissed, and no one questioned her about the inappropriateness of her words. Helian Yue didn't care, he just glanced at her, "Oh? I misunderstood you."

He still remembered that before he confessed to her, he had asked her why she didn't send anything to Yu Qian, and someone answered with a very serious face at that time.

"The Emperor handles state affairs in front of the palace. How can a woman enter without permission?"

But what I said in my heart was——

[Why do I have to bring you food while you are working? Do you, as an emperor, need my food?]

[Besides, as a favored concubine like me, once you send something to you, you will definitely ask me to serve you. ]

[While serving you, you might even bring memorials to me to ask questions. Once I give you an unexpected answer that is surprising, you will start to be amazed and say that I have a talent for this, and then ask me to help you read the memorials...]

[As I watched, you also gave me the job of reviewing memorials, and then I started ruling on your behalf, and then I entered the center of power.]

[At this point, I can either wait for the court officials to criticize me for being a woman interfering in government affairs and ask you to execute me, or I can kill you and become the emperor. After becoming the emperor, I will still have to work from morning till night every day... I won't do that.]

Helian Yueyou remembered that he was greatly shocked when he heard her reasoning.

After all, he never thought that he just wanted her to learn how other concubines sought favor, but she was already preparing to kill him and become the emperor...

If she hadn't wanted to expose her ability to read minds, she would have been arrested and executed for treason!

Si Linglong will never know how many times she has narrowly escaped the knife of death.

Just like what happened before her eyes, Si Linglong didn't know that Helian Yue had recalled the outrageous associative inference in her heart. Seeing A Yue's eyes that looked like he had seen through her a long time ago, she squeezed closer to him with a smirk.

"I mainly wanted to bring you some soup. By the way, I want to discuss something with you."

Si Linglong knew that she couldn't hide anything she was thinking from the person in front of her, so she didn't bother to find excuses and just told him everything about Dai Jiangkuan's entanglement with Shu Hong.

Helian Yue then understood why she specifically mentioned that this was Shuhong pot soup. It turned out that she wanted to make the decision for her maid.

"Although Dai Jiangkuang's family background is not high, he is tall and majestic in appearance, and has outstanding abilities. He has become the deputy commander at a young age, so he is a useful person."

Helian Yue spoke of his evaluation of Dai Jiangkuo, then glanced at Si Linglong and expressed his own conclusion, "It is not disgraceful for him to be paired with Shu Hong, given his status."

From Helian Yue's perspective, he only looks at these subordinates based on whether they can be used. Although there have been cases of stealing credit before, as long as it does not involve issues of fundamental principles, Helian Yue does not care much about the secret intrigues and plots of his subordinates. Therefore, he does not quite understand why Shu Hong would reject Dai Jiangkuan's choice.

Si Linglong originally mentioned Dai Jiangkuang's entanglement with Shu Hong in order to seek Ah Yue's solidarity, but she didn't expect Ah Yue to respond like this after hearing all this. She immediately felt very upset.

“Is this a question of whether or not you are worthy?!”

[The point is that Shu Hong doesn't like him, so his behavior is harassment! Could it be that because he is your capable deputy commander of the Imperial Guards and he likes my Shu Hong, Shu Hong should be grateful and accept him? ]

Helian Yue didn't expect her to react so suddenly. He frowned slightly and said, "That's not what I meant."

"That's what you mean. According to what you said, your next step is to arrange a marriage for them!"

"When did I say I would grant you a marriage?"

Helian Yue felt a headache, thinking that she was overthinking again. He didn't want to continue to argue with her on this issue, so he simply turned the question back to her and asked,

"You came here on purpose. I'm sure you have some plans for Dai Jiangkuang and Shu Hong. Just tell me directly."

After Helian Yue finished speaking, he saw that someone who seemed to be about to explode became inexplicably obedient, looking at him, and seemed a little weak.

Helian Yue was just puzzled when he heard someone's inner voice say something awkwardly.

[I came to you to arrange a marriage for Dai Jiangkuang...]

Helian Yue: ...