Chapter 16
The emperor hurried to Kunning Palace and before he even stepped through the gate, he asked the eunuch guarding the gate, "Where is the queen?"
Seeing the emperor's rage, as if he had come to settle a score, the gatekeeper eunuch quickly replied, "The Empress is inside."
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and tidied up his dragon robe which was a little messy because he came in such a hurry.
He is 42 years old this year and is already a grandfather with granddaughters. After playing around with the concubines for a while at night, he will be exhausted and cannot compare with those young and handsome guys.
If you lack in looks and body, you must win with your temperament and conversation!
The emperor tidied up his dragon robe and hair, and walked into Kunning Palace with his personal eunuch Chen Jiu as calmly as before.
After so many years of marriage, he has been to Kunning Palace countless times and can walk there with his eyes closed.
The master and the servant skillfully crossed the courtyard, passed through the corridor, and entered the main hall, where they saw the palace maids and eunuchs hurrying back and forth.
The palace maids and eunuchs said: "Greetings to the Emperor."
"Get up." The emperor walked towards the bedroom and asked, "Where is the queen?"
The Queen's personal maid, Biyu, replied, "The Queen is bathing."
"Bath?" The emperor subconsciously looked at the sky. It was only noon, and those who got up late might still be having breakfast. Why take a bath at this time?
etc!
The Queen wouldn't think of dressing up carefully after taking a bath and going to Chunfeng Tower to hire ten or eight young men, right?
Thinking of Chu Huan's words, the emperor's expression suddenly changed.
The queen is five years younger than him. She takes good care of herself and looks as young as twenty at the age of thirty-seven. Having been the queen for more than twenty years, she has developed an unparalleled elegant and graceful temperament.
If she went for a stroll in Chunfeng Tower, the number of young men following her would probably fill up the entire Kunning Palace.
no!
Absolutely not!
At this moment, the emperor didn't care that the queen was quarreling with him, and rushed into the inner room, "Queen!"
He originally wanted to go in quickly, perhaps he could see the queen bathing or the beauty coming out of the bath. It would be nice if they could take a bath together, quarreling at the head of the bed and making up at the foot of the bed.
As long as the Kunning Palace keeps it a secret, the censor cannot accuse him of committing adultery in broad daylight!
However, the queen had already put on her clothes and saluted formally: "I pay my respects to the emperor."
The emperor was very disappointed.
"Is there something urgent that you need to take a bath at this hour?"
It sounded like they were here to gather intelligence.
The queen heard it, but she didn't care much, and didn't want to answer - a cold war should be conducted in a proper manner.
There is no way to talk about serious matters, and there is no need to talk about personal matters.
"The Emperor has just finished court and has come to Kunning Palace. Did an official at the morning court report me?"
The Queen acted as if she wanted to talk business, and the Emperor was in a dilemma to say, "I learned from Chu Huan that you were going to Chunfeng Tower, so I rushed here in a hurry." The truth was the truth, but saying it out loud would lead to a quarrel.
"No, you are such a good queen, who would report you?" The emperor complimented lightly with a hint of imperceptible flattery.
With his current high position above all others, only the Queen in the whole of Dasheng could make him bother to do this.
Unfortunately, the Queen did not appreciate it and said in a rather cold and polite tone: "Since there is nothing important, Your Majesty, please put the country first."
She is more like a subject than a wife.
And he was the emperor who loved to play and make trouble, did not work properly, and was under the supervision of his wife and ministers.
emperor:"……"
It was like a bucket of cold water was poured over my head.
The empress had issued an order to expel the guest in disguise. As the emperor was the supreme ruler, he had more dignity than most people. He could not continue to stay in Kunning Palace under the empress's cold face, so he turned around and left in disappointment.
On the way back to the imperial study, the emperor became more and more angry the more he thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense to him. The queen must have deliberately angered him and left so that she could go out of the palace to see the beauties in Chunfeng Tower!
He called Chen Jiu over and gave him some instructions in a low voice.
Chen Jiu's expression kept changing, from hesitation of "Isn't this bad?", to helplessness of "The Queen will definitely be angry", and then to misery of "Am I going to lose my life?", which was comparable to the face-changing in Sichuan Opera.
An hour later, the queen, after dressing up, led several personal maids out of the palace in a confident manner, and not far behind them followed the sneaky Chen Jiu and several Jinyiwei in plain clothes.
Chu family, Qianhuaju.
Chu Huan was lying on the chaise longue, with a blanket covering her waist and a hot water bottle on her stomach.
She had her period suddenly in the middle of the night, and in her haste she dyed all the bedding red. Her waist and limbs were sore, her stomach ached, and she couldn't sit or stand up. Fortunately, she drank a bowl of brown sugar ginger water and covered herself with a hot water bottle for several hours, and finally she felt better.
After feeling a little better, Chu Huan got up and read the storybook.
I've been reading it on and off these days, and I've finally finished reading the storybook of "The Romantic Widow and the Pretty Scholar" that I borrowed from Wen Shi. I rubbed my waist, which was still sore and uncomfortable, and said, "Qingzhu."
The maid Qingzhu has a fair face and rosy cheeks, and a plump figure. She is Chu Huan's personal maid.
"Miss."
Chu Hua: "Are there any other storybooks?"
Qingzhu: "The new storybooks published recently in major bookstores are similar to what you have read before, nothing new."
Chu Huan sighed. This life was worse than getting up at three in the morning to attend court. At least after the morning court was over, she could go to the Hanlin Academy to read various unofficial histories, which was much more interesting.
"Qingzhu, rub it for me."
"Yes, Miss." Qingzhu brought a small round stool, sat next to the chaise longue, and rubbed Chu Huan's waist as she lay on her side.
"Miss, have another bowl." Hongmei came in with a bowl of dark, hot brown sugar ginger water.
Chu Huan really disliked the spicy taste of ginger. She held her breath while drinking the bowl of ginger in the middle of the night and almost vomited it out after finishing it. Thinking that the discomfort she had felt this month would soon be over and that she didn't need to drink it, she immediately refused.
Hongmei put her chubby little face close to Chu Hua's hand and said in a soft voice, "Miss, just drink a little. You can pinch my face~"
Chu Huan looked at Hongmei's chubby, pink and tender little round face, which looked very good to touch. It was right where she could reach with just a raise of her hand, so she couldn't help but pinch it twice.
Hongmei quickly stepped aside and presented the brown sugar ginger water: "Miss, I've squeezed it all in. Drink it while it's hot."
Chu Huan: “…”
The system suddenly popped up: [Hehe, Sister Huan, you've been caught by the maid.]
The gloating tone in his voice startled Qingzhu and Hongmei, and they subconsciously looked at Chu Huan.
No matter how much they are favored by the young lady, they are still maids who have signed a contract to sell themselves and can be sold by the master at any time. If the maids dare to take advantage of their masters, are they risking their lives?
Chu Huan finished the brown sugar ginger water in two gulps, then took two sips of hot water to remove the sweetness from her mouth. She replied to the system in a rather nonchalant tone: [I dote on you.]
System: [You're so easy to talk to when you meet a pretty girl. If your weakness is discovered, you'll be in trouble.]
Chu Huan leaned lazily on the chaise longue, happily enjoying the waist massage service of the beautiful maid, and didn't care about the system's alarmist remarks.
"There are plenty of fifth-rank officials like my father in the capital. Even the Third Prince, who was plotting a rebellion and usurping the throne, wouldn't even look down on him. Once my father is promoted to Minister of Justice, there'll be time to worry. Hmm... with my father's level, he's dreaming faster."
My mother has money, but that's her dowry. Even if I get married, she won't give me much. My maternal grandfather's family is rich, and they have grandchildren. I'm just a granddaughter, so we're not that far apart. I can make money myself, but compared to what a truly wealthy businessman would make, this money is a drop in the bucket.
"As for her face, it's pretty, but she's just a 13-year-old girl. There are many prettier girls than me. Even if someone finds her vulnerable, so what? You can give her a beautiful woman, you can cheat me of her feelings, but you can't cheat me of my money!"
Green Bamboo and Red Plum: "..."
The other people in the Chu family who could hear: "..."
The Jinyiwei hiding in the corner: "..."
The system was so shocked that it stuttered: [Money is more important than feelings?]
Chu Huan asked in return: [Money can buy a son-in-law, can buy affection, and can even pick a good-looking one that suits your taste. But can affection earn you money?]
system:【……】
The new small system had not seen much of the world, so it thought this sounded fine, but something was not right.
The system found a ready-made example: [The Second Prince's wife and the Second Prince have a good relationship, and the Second Prince spends all his earnings on her. Does that count as earning money?]
Chu Hua: [If you want to use this example, why not use Hong Xiu? She used a little bit of affection to keep Chu An hooked, and Chu An was willing to spend a fortune on her. Isn't this a better example?]
System: [The transaction between them is just money and body, where does the love come from? ]
The eavesdroppers nodded frantically. That's right, how can this be considered true?!
Chu Hua: [Novelty isn't emotion?]
system:【……】
Others: “…”
Abba Abba, speechless.
The system reflected on itself and thought that it was a melon-eating system. Its strength lay in eating melons, not in debate, and it should not use the weak to attack the strong.
System: [Ding—Melon-eating system 188 is always at your service.]
Chu Huan:?
【Why did you suddenly become so serious? 】
It made her feel a little uncomfortable.
The system proudly said: [I am a melon-eating system, so I have to have some system presence.]
Chu Hua: [Wow—I'm giving you a handclap.]
The system said modestly: [Thank you, Sister Huan, for your support. Would you like to eat some melons?]
Chu Hua: [Is there any follow-up to the Queen's melon?]
System: [Yes, since you're interested, I've subscribed to it.]
The Jinyiwei who was hiding wrote furiously, not daring to leave out a single word.
At this moment, he heard the system say: [The Emperor wanted to please the Empress. He took advantage of the perfect atmosphere while the Empress was bathing to have a daytime sexual encounter. This might have ended the twenty-year cold war. However, he was coldly and ruthlessly driven out of Kunning Palace by the Empress.]
Jinyiwei:? ?!
Others: ? ? !
Wow – is this the royal melon we can listen to for free?
And then what? And then what?
System: [After driving the emperor away, the queen changed into casual clothes and took her maids to Chunfeng Tower. On the way, she encountered a young man who was selling himself to bury his father.]
The young man was eighteen years old, with delicate features and a face that bore a resemblance to the young emperor. The empress, unable to take her eyes off him, had a palace maid give him several ingots of silver and help him buy a coffin for his father's burial. Seeing that his house was leaking everywhere and looked truly unsuitable, she also arranged for someone to rent him a courtyard.
Jinyiwei:!!!
Others: !!!
Hiss—could it be that the Empress really wants to buy him? Exciting!
Chu Huan touched her chin: [Isn't this a substitute mistress?]
Jinyiwei: “…”
Others: “…”
The Jinyiwei who was writing furiously was dumbfounded and panicked, and asked others to deliver the report to the palace with the ink still wet as if their butt was in a hurry.
An incense stick later, the emperor, who was dizzy from reading memorials in the imperial study, received the report.
The emperor laughed heartily upon hearing Chu Huan's outrageous statement, "You can cheat on my feelings, but you can't cheat on my money."
Turning the page, he saw "a brief daytime orgy", and the emperor felt uncomfortable when he thought that so many people in the Chu family and the Jinyiwei had heard it.
Turning another page, the emperor's smile completely disappeared, his face turned ashen, and even his head seemed to be stained a little green.
A double? A mistress?
You are dreaming!
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