Yue Nanxuan was stunned, staring at Shui Yao with a pair of eyes that flickered in the dark, biting his lips tightly, as if he was extremely hesitant. After a long while, he managed to utter a word hesitantly, "Could it be that the young lady wants to..."
Shui Yao slapped him on the top of his head, "I don't want anything else, I just want you to take off this annoying dragon robe!"
Hearing this, Yue Nanxuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately took off his dragon robe swiftly, leaving only a silk undershirt, breathing heavily in the cold wind.
Shui Yao knew that he was just playing tricks, so she didn't expose him at the moment. The two of them took advantage of the guards' shift change to jump onto the roof of the warehouse. The dragon robe representing the ruler of Nanyue was lying in the grass and sleeping.
"What are we going to do next?" Yue Nanxuan was very active. He had never stolen before, so he was particularly curious.
Shui Yao shook her sleeves, revealing a cold sword. With a few swipes, she poked a hole in the roof of the warehouse. It was neither too big nor too small, just enough for one person to pass through, and it did not alarm any of the guards.
Yue Nanxuan was stunned. This was a century-old palace, and it was destroyed by a woman in just a few strokes. But then he smiled and thought, this is real skill. She dug a hole in the house, and the guard standing in front of the warehouse didn't hear anything!
"Go down!" Shui Yao whispered, glancing lazily at Yue Nanxuan.
Yue Nanxuan nodded and jumped down. Shui Yao sat on the roof, admiring the moon, swinging her feet slightly, feeling very comfortable. "Did you see it? Bring it up quickly, I'll take it!"
Yue Nanxuan smiled. Although he was doing hard labor, he felt the happiest. God was really unfair. He made Red Rose Lan Shuiyao. If there were two
It would be fine for him to give up the throne and become a pair of thieves with Red Rose!
Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned!
Yue Nanxuan moved two boxes of treasures from the storehouse, and without Shui Yao's instructions, rushed out of the palace. Shui Yao looked at his running back, his purple coat fluttering in the wind, with a unique sense of heroism and satisfaction, and a fierce ambition to rule the country.
The forest on the outskirts of the city was still the same place as before. Yue Nanxuan panted heavily, put the treasures on the ground, lay down on the ground, closed his eyes and rested.
Shui Yao leaned lazily against the tree and looked at him.
"Yao'er, I'm going to choose a concubine!" Yue Nanxuan suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the stars on the black curtain and spoke softly.
"I know!" Shui Yao whispered, "What happened last time..."
"I know you are joking!" Yue Nanxuan suddenly sat up and interrupted her, "Come to my concubine selection hall in five days, I will let you be the judge!"
Yue Nanxuan smiled softly, sat up, and looked at the two boxes of treasures beside him. "This is my gift to you. I know you can use it!"
Shui Yao was stunned, and didn't say anything. She just watched him stand up and look at the sky silently. "It's getting late, I should go back too. Thank you, I had a great time tonight!"
The man walked away, leaving only two boxes on the ground.
Shui Yao sighed softly. It turned out that she didn't have to say anything!
Shui Yao went forward and opened the box, which was filled with treasures. Her jade-white fingers gently stroked these treasures, and Shui Yao actually felt a bitter and unfamiliar feeling in her heart.
As soon as she returned to the room, Shui Yao smelled the deep anger in the air. She asked coldly, "Who?"
At 12:00 p.m., the candle on the table quickly lit up.
Shui Yao was suddenly hugged by the man, the rage burning fiercely, almost swallowing her up, "Why? Yao'er, why did you leave me? Why?"
Shui Yao sighed quietly, "You know that, don't you?"
Yue Nanchen's eyes darkened, "Because of Third Brother?"
"Yes!" Shui Yao nodded. "You believe in him, but I don't, so I went to meet him alone. But it seems that I was worrying too much. Yue Nanchen, you won. You did so much for Nanyue and Yue Nanxuan. It's worth it!"
Yue Nanchen frowned, "You also know about the third brother's selection of a concubine? Did you go to see him?"
Shui Yao nodded, "Yes, he took the initiative to withdraw to help us, so in this concubine selection ceremony, I will help him find a good wife!"
Yue Nanchen was stunned, "You? How do you find it?"
"Don't worry about this. We should spend this New Year happily!" Shui Yao turned around and leaned on his arms. "Are you still angry?"
Yue Nanchen sighed quietly. He knew what Shui Yao was worried about, so he rushed back in a hurry. However, he didn't expect that his third brother would solve it in this way.
The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is the traditional Little New Year. Early in the morning on this day, the streets and alleys of Nanyue were filled with people. They were not only celebrating the first festival after the end of the war.
Also because the emperor, who had been on the throne for four years, was finally willing to choose a concubine, all the people stretched their necks, wanting to catch a glimpse of the candidates for concubine. They were willing to do so even if it was just to see a gorgeous sedan chair.
Yue Nanxuan handpicked a total of 30 candidates, including daughters of officials and daughters of wealthy merchants.
The girls, full of hope and longing, were sent to the palace gate by their families to be identified.
Under the high palace walls, thirty women all lowered their heads and followed Ban Wu, not daring to breathe, moving quickly in small steps, occasionally glancing at this legendary palace from the corner of their eyes.
"Stop!" Ban Wu turned around and said coldly, "Ladies and young ladies, this is the imperial palace, not a street market. You must behave yourself and behave properly. If you are not careful, you will lose your heads! You are now taking a rest and getting ready. When the time comes, someone will come to take you into the palace!"
"Yes, eunuch!" The women all listened with their eyes lowered and responded respectfully.
In the main hall of the harem, Yue Nanxuan was lying down and fell asleep. Ban Wu walked over carefully and called him softly for a long time, but he didn't wake up.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Ban Wu leaned forward and called in a low voice, but Yue Nanxuan remained motionless.
"What should we do? The emperor suddenly moved up the time, but now he is asleep again. What should we do?"
Ban Wu was extremely anxious. Originally, the imperial concubine selection ceremony was scheduled for noon, but the emperor suddenly had an idea and said he wanted to see the women's appearance first, so the ceremony was changed to noon. Now that this person had arrived, the emperor fell into a deep sleep.
"Forget it, just let them wait!" Ban Wu sighed and walked out of the hall to inform the people outside.
As soon as Ban Wu left, the man who was still sleeping a moment ago suddenly opened his eyes. He looked up at the magnificent palace, smiled faintly, stood up and left.
Shui Yao handed the list of women who passed the preliminary selection to Qianhun, asking Qianhun to thoroughly check their personalities and characters. Among them, Xing Ajiao, the daughter of Minister Xing, was
Both sex and appearance are top-notch.
However, such a well-behaved woman could hardly attract the interest of Yue Nanxuan, a wild and unruly man, so she specially taught Xing Ajiao pole dancing, hoping that she could show her talent in the imperial concubine selection ceremony.
It was already noon, Shui Yao and Yue Nanchen entered the palace on time. When they passed by Mingshu Palace, they saw the women chatting idly, while Ban Wu was looking anxiously at the palace door.
Seeing Yue Nanchen and Shui Yao coming, she immediately rushed over to them and whispered in front of Yue Nanchen, "Your Highness, you are here. The Emperor... has left the palace!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Nanchen exchanged a glance with Shui Yao and immediately hurried to the harem hall. There was only a letter left on the hall, which clearly stated that Yue Nanchen would temporarily take over the position of Emperor Yue, and Yue Nanxuan would be leaving to wander around the world!
After closing the letter, Yue Nanchen knew that his third brother still couldn't let go. He hoped that this time he could find the woman of his heart, so he said coldly to Ban Wudao,
"Don't mention what happened today to anyone. Cancel the selection ceremony. Just say that the emperor has caught a cold and can't see anyone. I will temporarily take charge of all state affairs!"
Ban Wu nodded immediately, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away!"
Yue Nanchen and Shui Yao looked at each other, their eyes full of worry. Now the Miro Kingdom was eyeing them covetously, if they knew that Yue Nanxuan had run away... "Lan Yi!" Shui Yao suddenly turned around and shouted.
"Master!" Lan came into the hall.
Shui Yao whispered in her ear, Lan nodded, and quickly followed the order.
"Don't worry, I asked Lan Yi to protect the emperor. He has always wanted to roam around the world. When he is tired, he will come back!" Shui Yao comforted Yue Nanchen.