Chapter 157 Women Are Like Tigers
Feng Shenyu said nothing and shook his head.
"My guess is, if my aunt is willing to see you, you can't drink here with me."
Fengshenyu: ...
"It's been almost a month. It seems my aunt is really angry this time."
Feng Shenyu felt even more annoyed after listening to this.
Didn’t Your Majesty promise to mediate peace on my behalf? Why is there no progress at all? I’ll go to the palace tomorrow and ask Your Majesty again.
Imperial Palace.
The emperor was talking to Concubine Xian at the moment: "Weiyang, I feel like I have forgotten something very important these days.
Please help me think about it."
Xian Fei: "What's the important matter? Is it about the court?"
"No. Not the court."
"Is that a harem thing?"
"It's not about the harem."
"That's my aunt's business."
The emperor slapped his thigh and said, "Aunt! It's Aunt's business."
Xian Fei was surprised: "What happened to my aunt?"
"I promised the Right Prime Minister to help him make peace with my aunt, but I forgot."
Xian Fei glared at him sideways: "Are you sure you didn't forget on purpose?"
"My dear, if I tell the Right Prime Minister that I didn't do it on purpose, will he believe me?"
The virtuous concubine rolled her eyes.
I'll give you a look and you can feel it yourself.
After the morning court session ended the next day, Feng Shenyu went to Taiji Palace.
But someone told him that the emperor had gone to the harem.
Feng Shenyu was puzzled. The emperor hadn't been to the harem for half a year. What happened?
The young eunuch replied, "The weather is extremely hot. Your Majesty the Concubine's body cannot use ice, and cannot withstand high temperatures.
His Majesty has allowed Concubine Shu to stay in Chunshan Palace for a while to escape the summer heat.
Tomorrow, Concubine Shu will be leaving the palace. Your Majesty, please go and see her."
Feng Shenyu nodded after hearing this, turned around and left Taiji Palace.
The emperor was in the Taiji Palace, separated by a door. He heard the conversation between the young eunuch and Feng Shenyu, and wiped his sweat nervously.
This right-hand minister's legs are too fast.
I tried my best to hurry but was still blocked by him here. Fortunately, I was smart and managed to fool him.
After drinking some tea and resting for a while, the emperor said to Sun Fu:
"Let's go to the harem to see Concubine Shu."
The emperor and Sun Fu, accompanied by a few eunuchs, had just walked out of the Taiji Palace when they heard Feng Shenyu's voice coming from the door.
"Your Majesty."
When the emperor heard the sound, he was so frightened that he staggered.
"Right...Right...Prime Minister, are you still here? Hehe...Have you eaten?"
The emperor spoke incoherently.
Feng Shenyu looked at the emperor's guilty look and knew that the emperor was hiding something from him.
"I was just waiting for Your Majesty as usual. Why did Your Majesty panic when he saw me?
But what bad things have you done?"
The emperor quickly said seriously, "I...what guilt do I have?"
"Tell me, what's the matter with you waiting for me?"
"Didn't Your Majesty promise me that you would help me negotiate peace with Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess of Jinyang?
I have come to ask Your Majesty how the peace talks are going.
Why has Your Highness refused to see me recently?"
The emperor listened and awkwardly tapped the sachet on his waist.
"Right Prime Minister, listen to me...
Let me explain. I have been feeling unwell recently and often forget things.
If I say I didn't forget on purpose, would you believe me?"
Feng Shenyu knew that the emperor did not go to negotiate peace.
Hearing this, he did not get angry but laughed: "I have been busy with official duties these days and I am sick and unable to get up. I am taking a ten-day leave and will not attend the court tomorrow morning.
Your Majesty, please handle the affairs of the six ministries and nine ministers yourself."
After saying this, he bowed respectfully to the emperor and took his leave.
The emperor saw that if he really took ten days off, the court would be leaderless and chaos would break out.
"Alas... Right Prime Minister, we can discuss things easily. Why do this?"
The emperor struggled with his long legs, but unfortunately Feng Shenyu's legs were even longer and she walked faster.
The emperor trotted forward and grabbed Fengshenyu.
"Right Prime Minister, Right Prime Minister, I will send someone to my aunt right now. Please wait in the side hall of Taiji Palace for a while.
Just wait a while, there will be news within an hour or two."
Feng Shenyu stopped after hearing this.
The emperor said to Sun Fu, "Why don't you ask the Right Prime Minister to go to the side hall of Taiji Palace and rest?"
Sun Fu took the Fengshen Jade away.
The emperor trotted all the way to the harem to find Concubine Xian.
The virtuous concubine was helping the virtuous concubine pack up her things when she saw the emperor running in, sweating profusely.
"Your Majesty, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry?" Concubine Shu asked in surprise.
The emperor opened his mouth, not knowing how to start.
Seeing this, Concubine Xian smiled and said, "What? Was he caught by the Right Prime Minister?"
The emperor was embarrassed and continued to pick up his purse with his hands.
When Concubine Xian saw the emperor's little movements, she knew that she had guessed correctly.
"Your Majesty, are you planning to come and negotiate peace with us two sisters?"
The emperor nodded.
"My dear, the Right Prime Minister is angry and wants to take a ten-day leave.
This old Grand Tutor Zong has passed away, Gao..., now he is the only capable person in the court, I can't do without him.
Please help me go to my aunt's house and try to make peace. If my aunt really doesn't forgive him, it's not our fault. "
After hearing this, Concubine Shu laughed and said, "Aunt has been pregnant for so long, and I have never met her.
I'm going to Chunshan Palace tomorrow, so I have to go see her and tell her."
After hearing this, the emperor wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Then thank you for your hard work, my two beloved concubines."
The emperor urged the two men to hurry up, as if he was driving someone away.
The two men smiled and left the palace with their men.
The emperor then took Sun Fu and others back to Taiji Palace.
Passing by the imperial road of Yongxiang, there was a concubine every three steps and a beauty every two steps, all waiting for the emperor by the roadside.
The emperor was annoyed by this and simply took a detour through the Thousand Carp Pond.
This was the first time the emperor had come to Qianli Pond since the Rongpin incident.
Who knew that someone was waiting for him by the Thousand Carp Pond.
The emperor looked closely and saw that the man had a big belly. It was actually Concubine Qi.
When Concubine Qi saw the emperor coming, she bowed to him.
The emperor instinctively wanted to go forward and help the person up, but when he stretched out his hand halfway, he suddenly remembered that he was not sure whether the baby in the belly was his.
So he took his hand back.
I sighed in my heart, I shouldn't have come to the harem today, it's all Feng Shenyu's fault.
The emperor thought of Concubine Qi's father, Qi Jingzhi, the Minister of Rites.
Then think about Qi Jingzhi's boss, Minister of Rites Ruan Anhe, who is suspected of colluding with Nanli.
Then he thought again that the Duke of Zhenguo had not yet made his deployment in Nanli, so he could not act rashly.
So a fake smile was placed on his face: "My beloved concubine, if you are not feeling well, why are you still here?"
Qi Min'er hadn't seen the emperor for a long time and was very nervous. Now that she saw that His Majesty's attitude towards her was kind and there was no change, she felt relieved.
She said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have nothing to do in the palace, so I came out for a walk to relax."
The emperor listened and tried to comfort her, saying, "Your condition is getting worse. If you can avoid coming out, then don't do it. The child is more important."
After hearing that the emperor was still concerned about the baby in her belly, Lady Qi smiled and said:
"It is his blessing to be remembered by the Emperor."
The emperor smiled kindly and looked at Concubine Qi's belly with gentle eyes.
But I was thinking in my heart, is this child really mine? Has the virtuous concubine found out?
After seeing off Concubine Qi, the emperor quickly returned to Taiji Palace.
Why didn’t I realize before that this harem is so dangerous, with everyone staring at me like wolves and tigers.
Returning to Taiji Palace, the emperor looked at Feng Shenyu, who was sitting in the west side hall handling state affairs, and hurried forward to explain:
"Xianfei and Shufei have already gone, don't worry."
After listening to this, Feng Shenyu continued to read the memorial in his hand.
When Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu arrived at Li Yueyao's residence, they saw Li Yueyao lying comfortably under the shade of a tree in the yard.
A young eunuch next to him was waving a fan, blowing the cool breeze from the lake over.
Li Yueyao lay on the recliner with her eyes closed, seemingly asleep.
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