Upon hearing Yuan Yao speak, Consort Lan's smile froze slightly.
She had heard about Yuan Yao when she was still a young woman.
I've heard that the young princess of the Ninth Prince's family has been clever and quick-witted since childhood...
We ran into each other today, just as I expected.
However, after being favored for half a month and allowed to stay overnight at Yong'an Palace, Consort Lan is now the most confident woman in the entire harem.
Consort Lan coaxed the Emperor, "Your Majesty, does my heart still hold a place for you?"
That coquettish tone made the emperor's bones melt.
If Yuan Yao and Huai Rou hadn't been there, he probably would have pinned Consort Lan down on the couch and gone at it for a few more rounds...
The emperor thought in a daze, wondering why he had been so energetic these days.
Consort Lan was sent to the palace by the Empress's maternal family.
That evening, Consort Lan, who was still Miss Pei, went to the palace to visit the Empress and brewed tea in the pavilion in the Imperial Garden.
The emperor, tired from reviewing memorials, went out to admire the flowers and happened to run into Consort Lan, so he asked her for a cup of tea.
Later, in a daze, he took advantage of Pei Lan in the pavilion...
Pei Lan was skillful and had a good figure. She had one trick after another to please him, making him unable to stop.
The emperor, who had lived for nearly forty years, experienced unprecedented pleasure with a woman for the first time—the pleasure of being a man…
Moreover, Consort Lan was extremely considerate, personally preparing various nourishing soups for him every day.
The moment the emperor saw Consort Lan, he inexplicably felt that she was alluring...
The emperor, his mouth dry, swallowed hard and said, "Lan'er, Huairou and Yuanyao are still young. Do not corrupt them."
You seemed to have something in mind earlier; why don't you elaborate?
Upon hearing this, Consort Lan retorted, "Your Majesty, may I speak?"
After all, this matter concerns Guan Rou's lifelong happiness.
Seeing that Consort Lan was keeping him in suspense, the Emperor deliberately put on a stern face: "I told you to speak, so speak."
Yuan Yao rolled her eyes inwardly again.
Dog Emperor!
Scumbag!
vomit……
She shouldn't have helped him reform back then!
The emperor's inherent flaws can never be changed in this lifetime!
I'm so angry! I'm so angry!
Yuan Yao was so angry that her vision blurred.
Consort Lan glanced at Huairou with some difficulty and said, "That day, before I arrived in the capital, I made an appointment with my sisters to go on a spring outing."
"My lady's clothes were in disarray when one of the belts broke. I went to a secluded grove to fix my clothes, but then..."
"What happened?" the emperor asked, his eyes wide.
Consort Lan blushed slightly, glanced at Huairou, and continued, "As it turned out, I met Young Master Kong Baiyan."
At that time, Young Master Kong was embracing a woman in green.
Moreover, the woman in green even kissed Young Master Kong.
"As I observed, although Young Master Kong had a cold expression, he did not refuse the woman..."
emperor:"……"
Yuan Yao: "..."
Huairou: "..."
The side hall was unusually quiet.
Consort Lan deliberately inquired, "What's going on? Your Majesty, did I say something wrong?"
The emperor's face was somber.
He lifted his eyelids and looked at Huairou.
Huairou's face was slightly pale, but she still maintained the dignified posture of a princess.
The emperor withdrew his gaze and said gloomily, "Guards, I wish to leave the palace incognito!"
Leaving the palace?
Yuan Yao looked up in surprise and exchanged a glance with Huai Rou.
She also saw a hint of surprise in Huairou's eyes.
Beside her, Consort Lan was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Your Majesty, you mustn't! You are the Emperor of the country, how can you leave the palace at will?"
Your Majesty, are you going to the Confucius Mansion?
"Please just pretend I misread it. Perhaps nothing happened between Young Master Kong and that woman?"
These words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.
The emperor coldly ordered, "Guards!"
Because he was traveling incognito, the emperor only brought Li Deshan, Yuan Yao, and Huairou with him.
Yuan Yao and Huai Rou rode in a separate carriage.
On the bus, Huairou was filled with unease.
After much thought, she couldn't help but ask the question that had been nagging at her: "Yao'er, do you feel that Father has changed since we returned from the Northern Barbarians?"
Yuan Yao's eyes darkened slightly: "His Majesty... has become irritable and short-tempered."
“It seems that Father has become the same Father I knew when I was a child…” Huairou said worriedly, “Even more so than before.”
Yuan Yao fell silent.
She never expected the emperor to turn out this way.
Originally, she had decided to persuade the Ninth Prince to gradually shed his burdens and leave Daqi with her as soon as possible.
But then, the emperor suddenly did this…
What should we do next?
The emperor's changes are happening far too fast!
The one who turned him into this was Consort Lan.
Does Consort Lan really possess such great charm?
Yuan Yao has a headache.
Seeing Yuan Yao frowning and looking worried, Huai Rou said, "Yao'er, your father must be getting senile."
He's really changed. You must be careful not to go against him.
Yuan Yao nodded: "Okay."
Huairou sighed, feeling somewhat uneasy: "I shouldn't have gotten engaged to Young Master Kong in the first place."
If he hadn't been engaged to me, perhaps he could have been with Miss Cheng openly and honestly.
“There are no ifs!” Yuan Yao said, denying Huai Rou’s words: “Even if Kong Baiyan hadn’t been engaged to you, he wouldn’t have married Cheng Biyun.”
The Kong family has been delaying his marriage, presumably because they have already decided to either marry him off to a princess, a county princess, or something similar...
Otherwise, with his knowledge, he probably would have already participated in the imperial examinations.
Upon hearing this, Huairou's eyes flickered.
She admitted that Yuan Yao had a point.
Regardless of Kong Boyan's thoughts, the Kong family undoubtedly wanted him to become a prince consort or a princely son-in-law, thereby gaining access to the imperial family...
His marriage was not up to him to decide.
However, he was lucky enough to be chosen by Huairou, whom he had always secretly liked.
Unfortunately, Huairou didn't like him...
The carriage soon arrived outside the Confucius Mansion.
The gate of the Confucius Mansion was slightly ajar.
As soon as the carriage came to a stop, Li Deshan got off and went to knock on the door.
The gatekeeper was half asleep when he opened his eyes and saw who it was. He was so frightened that he woke up and ran in to report.
Li Deshan reacted quickly, grabbing him and saying, "Shut up! If you startle the Emperor, you'll lose your life!"
The servant covered his mouth tightly and nodded frantically.
The carriage curtain was forcefully lifted.
The emperor, dressed in a black brocade robe and matching black boots, alighted from his carriage.
He squinted, looking at the plaque hanging high above the gate of the Confucius Mansion.
The signboard bears familiar handwriting—
A family with a long tradition of scholarship.
As Yuan Yao and Huai Rou got out of the carriage and walked over, they heard the emperor say coldly, "This plaque was written by my own hand, hmph!"
After speaking, he started walking towards the Confucius Mansion.
Yuan Yao took Huai Rou's hand: "Let's go, follow the Emperor."
Huairou was somewhat uneasy.
The emperor arrived suddenly.
At midday, the Confucius Mansion was rather quiet.
He walked through the courtyard, and the servants in the courtyard were so frightened that they collapsed to their knees.
Just as the emperor was about to speak, he saw two figures walking towards him in the circular corridor.
A touch of silver-white, a touch of blue.
Cheng Biyun took small, quick steps and lightly touched Kong Baiyan's hand.
Kong Baiyan looked unwell, but did not refuse.
Seeing that no one was around, Cheng Biyun mustered up her courage and went to hold Kong Baiyan's hand.
The emperor's anger surged, and he roared, "Insolence!"
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