Chapter 74 The Beautiful Bath
The emperor was speechless after hearing this and opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute.
Seeing this, Li Yueyao was afraid that the emperor would get angry again and cause harm, so she quickly said:
"Then who was it that gave her the message?"
The emperor cleared his throat and said, "Whoever went to Qionghua Palace yesterday is a suspect."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian said, "We've checked. Concubine De, Concubine Xiang, Zhaoyi Guo, and Lady Qi. The rest are from the Imperial Food Bureau."
Li Yueyao heard this and said, "Let's check and see who it is."
The virtuous concubine called Fu Shou, who was at the door, and said:
"Go check everyone who went to Qionghua Palace yesterday to see if anyone passed on the message to Rongpin?"
"Yes."
Fu Shou responded and went down.
"It shouldn't be Concubine De." Li Yueyao said.
"It definitely wasn't her. She must have gone there to watch the fun." Concubine Xian agreed.
"Concubine Guo and Concubine Rong don't get along very well, so it probably wasn't her." The emperor said.
"They don't get along?" Li Yueyao was surprised.
The emperor nodded and said, "Yes, those who entered the palace together are competing with each other, and no one is willing to submit to the other."
"So, you mean that Concubine Qi and Concubine Xiang are the most likely candidates?"
The emperor nodded.
However, Concubine Xian said, "Xiangpin and Rongpin have the closest relationship, so she is more suspicious."
"Then check her first." Li Yueyao concluded.
After hearing this, Concubine Xian lay down on the chair in frustration, not caring about her image at all and said:
"It's a pity that the plan I set up for so long didn't come into use last night."
Li Yueyao comforted him, "Don't worry, it will come in handy sooner or later."
As Feng Shenyu had expected, the Ministry of Revenue began to replace personnel.
Several heads of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Granaries were replaced.
They are all insignificant positions, but they are all very important.
When the list was handed to Feng Shenyu at night, Feng Shenyu suddenly felt that the method was somewhat familiar after reading it.
So he asked Yan Xin, "What has Princess Zhaoqing been doing recently?"
Yan Xin was not prepared for Feng Shenyu to suddenly ask Princess Zhaoqing, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"She lived in the Prince of Qin's mansion until the New Year, and the Princess of Qin counseled her daily. After the Lantern Festival, I heard she went to the Grand Princess of Jinyang's mansion.
The eldest princess gave her a few shops for her to practice.
Don't you go there often? Haven't you seen her?"
Feng Shenyu glanced at Yan Xin unhappily and said, "I usually go there at night."
Yan Xin listened and smiled.
At night, after Zhaoqing and Li Yueyao finished their meal together, Zhaoqing stayed and told Li Yueyao about his recent progress.
Li Yueyao saw that Zhaoqing's words were well-organized and there was something to it.
He encouraged her and Zhaoqing laughed when he heard it.
"That's right, smile more. If you frown all the time, you'll get wrinkles on your forehead."
"Really?"
After hearing this, Zhaoqing quickly got up and looked at himself in the bronze mirror.
Li Yueyao laughed at this and said, "I just lied to you."
Zhaoqing took the photo carefully for a long time before coming back and sitting down.
Then he stared at Li Yueyao and said, "Aunt, you are two years older than me, how come you look younger than me?"
Li Yueyao laughed and said, "I look like your grandmother, and you look like your grandfather. Your grandmother was famous for not looking her age.
Besides, I am very satisfied with my life. I am happy every day and have no worries, so naturally I age slowly.
You've been messing around all these years, how can you not get old?"
After hearing this, Zhaoqing thought about the past few years and the smile on his face gradually faded.
Li Yueyao saw this and said, "Look, my marriage was arranged with the Pei family, and the Pei family is my royal grandmother's family.
You have chosen the Xue family, which is your royal grandmother’s maiden family.
This has been the long-standing tradition of the royal family, and legitimate princesses need to marry into the royal family.
After all, they are all founding heroes, and this can be considered a means to stabilize the regime.
You kept crying and saying that you didn't like Xue Yong and didn't want to marry him, but then you said, how did Xue Yong treat you after you got married?
Zhaoqing said nothing after hearing this.
"Xue Yong treats you with all his heart and there is nothing wrong with him.
On the other hand, Pei Xiang died before he got married. Later I found out that he had a cousin who was in love with him, so I broke up their marriage.
So you see, you are much luckier than me. Stop saying bad things about Xue Yong and stop mistreating yourself.
If you want to do something for the royal family, then work hard at it. If you don't want to do anything, then just live your life peacefully, isn't that good?"
Zhaoqing nodded after hearing this.
The two talked for a while and then Zhaoqing left.
When Feng Shenyu climbed through the window into Li Yueyao's bedroom, he found that the room was empty and no one was there.
So I sat down and prepared to wait.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down, he heard the sound of water, so he followed the sound to the west wall.
After listening carefully for a while, I found that the sound came from next door.
So I observed it for a while and found that the wall looked like a secret door, so I reached out and pushed it gently, and the wall flipped over, revealing a secret door.
What came into view was a screen, so Feng Shenyu stepped in and walked around to the side of the screen.
Then he saw a huge pool with steam rising from it, and a man with loose hair taking a bath.
Li Yueyao had her back to the screen and had no idea that there was someone behind her.
Feng Shenyu didn't say anything, just looked at Li Yueyao quietly.
Under the soft light, Li Yueyao's hair was black and shiny, which made the skin on her shoulders and back look even whiter and softer, like a piece of fine and smooth jade.
Feng Shenyu looked at it for a long time, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a voice outside:
"Aunt, I have a question for you."
Li Yueyao heard this and immediately responded: "I'm in the bathroom, come in."
After saying that, he slowly turned around from the water, and then saw the Fengshen Jade in front of him.
Li Yueyao was startled and took two breaths to react. She covered her chest with her hands and sank into the water.
Then her face flushed instantly and she asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"
"I came to discuss something with His Highness..."
Feng Shenyu saw that he was caught peeping and touched his nose in embarrassment.
"How...how long have you been here?" Li Yueyao asked nervously.
Feng Shenyu laughed when he heard this:
"Your Highness, shouldn't you first find a place for me to hide instead of worrying about how long I've been here?"
When Li Yueyao heard this, she quickly looked around to see where he was hiding.
But before she could find a place, Zhaoqing came in.
As soon as Zhaoqing entered the room, he saw someone next to the screen and was stunned for a moment.
Then he took two steps forward and confirmed his attire. It was a man?!
So he was stunned on the spot and stammered, "Aunt...Aunt...Aunt..."
When Feng Shenyu heard Zhao Qing's voice coming from behind him, he knew it was too late.
Then he turned around and bowed, saying, "Greetings to Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoqing."
Zhao Qing waited for Feng Shenyu to look up and asked in surprise, "Right...Right Prime Minister?"
While the two were talking, Li Yueyao picked up the robe next to her and draped it over her body carelessly.
Zhaoqing took two steps forward and looked at Li Yueyao, whose clothes were disheveled and whose face was flushed, lying in the pool.
With a playful expression, he jokingly said, "Aunt, it seems I came at the wrong time."
Li Yueyao listened, took a deep breath and explained:
"It's not what you think. The Right Prime Minister wants to see me for something serious."
Zhao Qing laughed when he heard this: "Aunt, who wants to talk about serious matters here without even putting on clothes?"
After saying that, he raised his eyebrows towards Li Yueyao: "I understand, I understand everything."
After saying this, he turned around, looked Fengshenyu up and down and said:
“It is said that the Right Prime Minister is a love-struck man who has waited ten years for his beloved.
During these ten years, he rejected countless young ladies from prominent families who came to him to propose marriage.
What? You don't want to find your sweetheart anymore?
Are you trying to deceive my aunt?"
Feng Shenyu listened to Zhao Qing's words and smiled gently:
"Is there a possibility that the person I'm looking for is your aunt?"
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