Chapter 153: Keeping a Concubine
"Aren't we talking about the eldest princess' visit to the Elephant House? Why are you talking about all that nonsense?" Lu Yanshi said indifferently.
"What?" Lu Yao and Pei Zhiyu were both confused.
"Father, I have absolutely never been to that kind of place!" Lu Yao hurriedly defended himself.
"Yes, the eldest princess stays with me every day except for being on duty. It is impossible for her to go to that kind of place." Pei Zhiyu was more anxious than Lu Yao.
What does that mean? If the princess goes out to look for a young male prostitute, doesn't that mean that the prince consort is a waste and cannot satisfy the princess?
This is such a disgrace, he is so capable!
"Yes, father believes in you." Lu Yanshi nodded.
"If you are tired of being a consort, you can just keep a concubine. Why do you need to pick up things that others have used? My daughter is not that shabby."
Lu Yao blushed at his father's words. What a fool is his father. How can he say such things out loud?
Pei Zhiyu was so anxious that his eyes turned red, but he didn't dare to contradict the emperor, so he could only look at Lu Yao pitifully.
Hint to her with your eyes not to keep another lover.
He is enough.
Lu Yao pursed her lips and smiled softly, her originally depressed mood was swept away. She gently held Pei Zhiyu's hand, telling him with her actions that she would not have anyone else.
[Huh, can a princess keep a concubine? ]
【Then I will raise one too. 】
Lu Li's inner voice startled Lu Yanshi and Lu Yao so much that their faces changed.
[But what does the face-sitter look like? Is it the same as Yuan-Gun-Gun? ]
[If it can eat as much as Yuangungun, I can't afford it. ]
Lu Li continued to mutter.
Lu Yanshi and Lu Yao both breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that this child doesn't know what a mistress is and thinks it is an animal like a ferox.
[No problem, I will ask them to send my concubine to the beast farm and let my father help me raise him.]
[Hehe, I'll go for a walk someday when I remember. ]
Lu Yanshi: ...
She is truly his filial daughter.
She could even ask him, her father, to help her keep a lover.
When the other court officials heard Lu Yanshi's words, their expressions also changed.
Although it is not illegal for a princess to keep a lover, it is not good to make it public. How can the emperor say it so openly?
"Your Majesty, although the princess is noble, she cannot do whatever she wants. It is probably inappropriate to keep a concubine." Huang Fangping jumped out again and changed the subject.
"I'm already the emperor, but my daughter can't do whatever she wants. What's the point of being the emperor?" Lu Yanshi's annoyance with him had reached its peak.
He is the emperor and cannot do whatever he wants, but can't his children have some freedom?
"I am very satisfied with the princess, and this will not change until she dies. If you are not satisfied, you can die before the princess." Lu Yanshi's expression was cold.
These are very serious words.
Huang Fangping didn't dare to say anything else.
Lu Yao was already moved to tears.
It turns out that her father loves her so much.
【Father, what you said is very good.】
[Today is also a day when I am overwhelmed by my father’s charm. 】
Lu Li held her chin up and sat beside her eldest sister, looking at her father happily.
[This momentum and attitude are increasingly like that of an emperor who will be remembered for generations.]
[It seems that Daxia should be able to change its fate. 】
[Wow, then I don’t have to run away. 】
Listening to her little daughter praising herself in her heart, Lu Yanshi felt extremely beautiful, but her face did not show it at all.
At the same time, the madam of Xianggu Mansion was also called in.
Her legs were weak and she was only able to avoid kneeling on the ground thanks to the support of the young eunuch.
"Commoner Liu Sanniang pays homage to His Majesty." The madam trembled and knelt down as soon as she came in.
She really didn't expect that the girl that day was actually the emperor's woman.
If I had known earlier, I should not have taken those few hundred taels of silver from her.
"Look up and take a closer look. The woman who went to Xianggu Pavilion that day is the person in front of you." Lu Yanshi pointed at Lu Yao who was sitting.
The madam trembled as she looked over and met Lu Yao's eyes.
"It's not her." She shook her head hastily.
"You clearly said it was her when you were looking at the portrait." Huang Fangping became anxious.
The court robes on his back were already soaked with sweat.
That day he only cared about Cao Dehai and didn't pay attention to what the woman beside him looked like. He only remembered that her back was graceful and slender, and somewhat similar to the eldest princess.
If he couldn't pin the crime of visiting the Elephant House on Princess Head today, he would be dead.
"I was dazzled at the time, so I saw it wrongly." The madam shook her head hurriedly.
"You!" Huang Fangping was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
"Didn't you say you had other witnesses? Where are the witnesses? Please come up and confront them." Lu Yanshi said with a sneer.
【There are no witnesses! 】
[This sour old man went to the Elephant House by himself. ]
【He ran into Eunuch Cao and Su Jiaojiao at the door.】
[This blind man mistook Su Jiaojiao for the eldest sister of the emperor. ]
Lu Li watched the whole process using the melon-eating system and complained bitterly.
Lu Yanshi and Lu Yao suddenly realized.
Lu Yanshi was so angry that his teeth were about to break.
Did their family owe Su Fox some debt in their previous life?
From his son to him, and then to his daughter, they were all betrayed by Su Jiaojiao in turn.
"Liu Sanniang, take a closer look. Is this Mr. Huang in front of you a frequent visitor of your Xianggu Mansion?"
Lu Yanshi suddenly asked a question, startling both the madam and Huang Fangping.
Huang Fangping hurriedly winked at the madam, telling her to stop talking nonsense.
But the madam had been in the entertainment industry for many years and was no fool. As soon as she saw the situation, she knew that it was a confrontation between Lord Huang and the Emperor.
Is there any need to choose?
Of course she would stand on the emperor's side.
"That's right. Mr. Huang is a frequent customer of our Xianggu Pavilion. The waiter he most often orders is Qingsong." The madam sold Huang Fangping without hesitation.
Everyone took a deep breath.
Although homosexuality is not a big deal, officials of Daxia prohibit visiting prostitutes, and male prostitutes are also prostitutes, which is also prohibited.
Did Huang Fangping drink so much that he became stupid and actually cried thief to stop thief?
"Your Majesty, she is talking nonsense and slandering me." Huang Fangping's mind went blank and he subconsciously defended himself.
"How dare a common woman slander an official appointed by the imperial court? Every guest who visits our Xianggu Mansion is recorded." The madam also started to yell.
The imperial guards quickly went to get the so-called guest register of the madam and found Huang Fangping's name in it. Although he used a pseudonym, everything was traceable.
Huang Fangping wanted to use Lu Yao to bring down the female official, but he didn't expect that he would fall flat on his face.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
At this time, Huang Fangping was very regretful and kowtowed repeatedly begging for mercy.
He shouldn't have been so drunk that he thought it was a good opportunity to drag the female officials into trouble and acted rashly.
He regrets!!!
"Come here, give him sixty strokes of the cane and remove him from his position as the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, effective immediately." Lu Yanshi showed no mercy and gave the order directly.