Chapter 115: Heart of Stone
Regicide... Regicide?
Shen Fu's face changed with fear. She looked at the palm of Your Majesty's hand, and then at the bowl in his hand.
She looked a little confused, and knelt down without hesitation: "I dare not."
How could she kill the king? Could it be that she was crazy and chose to kill the king?
Chen Fu was completely stunned. She knelt on the ground and looked at His Majesty, then looked at the bowl of soup in his hand: "I dare not, please Your Majesty, please understand."
Shen Fu knelt on the ground and said firmly, while Lin An was also frightened.
He had just tested it himself with a silver needle and didn't find any problems.
Lin An's legs went limp and he lowered his head, kneeling on the ground with his head banging loudly.
The air suddenly seemed to become heavy.
The taste in Xiao Yu's mouth had not yet subsided, he raised the teacup and couldn't help but take a sip, then he looked at Chen Fu again: "You are still quibbling."
His Majesty's tone was so sharp, and Shen Fu even doubted herself when she saw his cold eyes.
"My concubine...no."
Chen Fu's eyes were full of confusion. Xiao Yu looked down at her, then picked up the bowl of soup in his hand and handed it to her.
"Try it yourself."
Shen Fu looked at the bowl in the palm of His Majesty.
Regicide is a serious crime. If the charge is proven, the person will be punished with death or skin peeled off.
And she absolutely doesn't believe that anything she makes will go wrong.
These dumplings were all made by her herself, without any help from anyone else. Chen Fu understood better than anyone else that there was absolutely no problem with this bowl of glutinous rice balls!
"If I eat it, can it prove my innocence?"
His Majesty nodded with his slender fingers: "We can talk about it after you can eat it."
Chen Fu didn't hesitate at all, she stepped forward and took the bowl from His Majesty's hand.
"I have never poisoned, and I dare not poison." Chen Fu raised the bowl in her hand and said firmly: "I hope Your Majesty will give me a clear name."
After she finished speaking, she scooped up a spoonful of glutinous rice balls and ate one without hesitation.
Shen Fu ate with confidence and without hesitation. But as soon as I put the glutinous rice ball into my mouth and took a bite, my whole body froze.
There was no reaction at first, until the glutinous rice balls burst in her mouth, and then Shen Fu tasted the flavor inside.
salty! An unprecedented salty taste explodes in the mouth.
Chen Fu had never eaten anything so salty, it was so salty that she could even taste it was bitter.
But this glutinous rice ball is not only salty, but also bitter and astringent inside when you bite it.
The sweet and salty taste is like that of fermented rice wine that has been stored for a long time, and it makes you want to spit it out as soon as you take a sip.
Chen Fu had never thought it would feel like this. She covered her lips in discomfort and didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, Lin An was quick-witted and quickly stepped forward with the empty bowl. Shen Fu turned sideways, covered her mouth, and spit out the deadly thing in her mouth without hesitation.
"Your Majesty." Chen Fu held up the bowl of soup in her hand and looked at His Majesty with an incredible look on her face.
Is this what His Majesty just ate?
How could His Majesty eat something so disgusting?
Chen Fu looked towards His Majesty from time to time, and there was even sympathy in her eyes.
Xiao Yu held the teacup and lowered his head to drink for who knows how many times. Seeing Chen Fu's gaze, he couldn't help but said:
"You still say it's not regicide?"
"Yes...it's a bit unpalatable." The taste in her mouth was indescribable, and Shen Fu really couldn't argue. She looked at His Majesty's palm with longing on her face and said eagerly.
"But, but this doesn't mean regicide." Shen Fu's voice became smaller and smaller, and her voice could not hide her guilt.
Although... Although Chen Fu also admitted that this was not just unpalatable, it was extremely unpalatable.
"Compared with regicide, it's even worse." His Majesty rubbed his brows with a headache.
But looking at Shen Fu's expression, there were some things in his mouth that he didn't continue to say.
"The soup has been delivered, and I have eaten what you asked me to eat." Xiao Yu raised the teacup and took a sip, saying lightly.
"Tell me, why did you come to see me today?"
Chen Fu was about to speak with great confidence just now, but after experiencing such a thing, she became a little hesitant.
I originally planned to present the cakes I made myself to the Emperor so that he could see them and be moved.
Now that she was interrupted, it became a problem for her to speak or not.
Even if I tell you, His Majesty may not agree.
But if you don’t say it…
Shen Fu raised her head and looked at the cold brows of His Majesty when he fell, and her heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.
She spit out halfway through her meal and the taste in her mouth is still indescribable.
But if His Majesty ate it, how uncomfortable it would be.
Chen Fu was hesitating, and Xiao Yu saw it all. He lowered his head and sipped his tea, saying calmly:
"This is just one chance. If you don't say it, don't speak again in the future."
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask for a favor!" Chen Fu did not dare to hesitate and confessed quickly.
This is a nightmare.
There was no ice available for the entire summer. Shen Fu didn't even dare to think about such a terrible thing.
"Oh?" Xiao Yu looked at her with a chuckle, as if he was not at all surprised that Shen Fu would speak.
"What do you want?"
Now that the conversation has begun, it will be easier to continue.
Chen Fu raised her head, first smiled at His Majesty obediently, then said carefully: "I know that His Majesty is a man of great military strategy. Since it is His Majesty's decision, there must be a reason for everything."
Don't hit a smiling person, Shen Fu first praised the Emperor.
"Even if not, some things are for the good of me."
Xiao Yu looked down at Chen Fu's appearance and just found it funny. After all, he is young, and all his cleverness is being used against himself.
He naturally knew why Shen Fu came.
Chen Fu's menstruation ended yesterday, and at noon today, Hehuan Palace sent someone to the imperial kitchen to ask for iced drinks.
After all, the people from the Hehuan Palace had just left when the servants from the imperial kitchen came to report.
Xiao Yu knew it clearly in his heart.
He was still wondering how long Shen Fu could control her temper. But I didn't expect that I couldn't help it one day and went straight to the Qianqing Palace.
From the moment she entered the door until now, Xiao Yu guessed that she must have come because of Bing Yinzi's matter.
I just didn’t expect that Shen Fu had so many tricks up her sleeve. I've been talking about all sorts of things until now, and haven't said a single serious word.
He had a headache from being muttered, helplessly stretched out his hand to rub his brow, interrupting Shen Fu's long speech: "Let's talk business!"
Shen Fu was only halfway through saying something full of praise when she was interrupted and had no choice but to shut up.
Your Majesty is too difficult to serve.
She sighed deeply, knelt on the ground and gently moved forward a few steps until she reached His Majesty's feet. Then she reached out and grabbed His Majesty's clothes, shaking them back and forth:
"It's summer, and the other concubines have ice cubes in their palaces, but I don't have anything in my palace. I can only fan myself in the scorching sun to cool off."
"Poor little thing." Xiao Yu loved Chen Fu's coquettishness very much, and tapped his knees lightly with his fingers: "But do you remember what the imperial physician said a few days ago?"
His Majesty narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of the scene when Chen Fu had her period that day: "The imperial physician said that you have a cold body, so you should use less ice cubes on a daily basis."
"It's about using less, not not using."
Chen Fu was as obedient as a cat, clinging to His Majesty's lap. She complained, but her voice was sweet and sickening: "The imperial physician just said that I have a cold body and I need to be more careful during my period."
"But now that my period has ended, if I continue to suffer from the heat every day, it will be of no benefit to my body."
Chen Fu doesn't have any special skills, but she has been good at acting coquettishly since she was young.
She looked at His Majesty eagerly, and boldly reached out to pull His Majesty's palm, rubbing it back and forth on her chin:
"Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
Chen Fu was as obedient as a cat, and her big watery eyes stared at His Majesty without blinking.
Most people would have softened their hearts if they were stared at like this.
Only His Majesty has a heart of stone.
"Oh?" Xiao Yu leaned back comfortably, his half-smile falling on Shen Fu's face.
His bony fingers were dangling and dragging Shen Fu's chin, and he looked like he was doing it with ease.
"You want ice so badly?"
Of course she wanted to.
Otherwise, why is she kneeling here and saying nice things and sweet words?
Chen Fu was so obedient that she put her face into His Majesty's palm: "Whatever I want, the most important thing is whether His Majesty will give it to me."
"Sharp-tongued." Xiao Yu lowered his head, looking at Chen Fu's face, and gradually felt absent-minded.
Shen Fu's face was so stunning and beautiful that it was hard to look away.
When you get closer, it's even more amazing. If you don't pay attention, it will be difficult to be in a trance.
But this person is also very cunning. When he blinks his eyes, he becomes very smart and cunning like a fox.
Xiao Yu stared at the top of her head in a trance, and couldn't help but wonder why there were no ears growing there.
"Your Majesty?" His Majesty didn't speak for a long time. Chen Fu couldn't help but worry and called him back to his senses.
"Is it because I am asking for too much?" Chen Fu retreated to advance: "If Your Majesty is embarrassed, then I dare not ask for it."
Xiao Yu came back to his senses and chuckled. His fingertips fell on Shen Fu's lips. He couldn't help but say, "You are quite obedient."
His Majesty has always held a pen with this hand, and he had spent some time in the military camp before.
The fingertips are rough, and there is even a thin layer of calluses on the fingertips. It doesn't hurt when you rub the lips, but it does feel a bit numb and a little itchy.
Shen Fu lowered her eyes and noticed that the Emperor's slender fingertips fell on her cheek.
The fingertips with thin calluses fell on the lips and rubbed them gently.
She frowned and felt very uncomfortable, but she didn't have the courage to push the Emperor away.
She could only let His Majesty's fingers caress her red lips.
Her lips were delicate, but His Majesty's fingertips were a little rough. I stroked my lips gently, and although it didn't hurt, it was slightly itchy.
Chen Fu's cheeks gradually turned red, and a blush gradually appeared on the tips of her ears.
The bony finger was about to penetrate into the red lips, and Shen Fu obediently opened her lips.
His Majesty was stunned for a moment, then his face changed color and he pulled his finger out.
"Long live?" Shen Fu raised her head, her face confused.
Xiao Yu looked at her deeply, picked up the teacup and drank a sip, then said:
"Get up."
He stretched out his hand and lifted Shen Fu up from the ground with a little effort.
His eyes fell on Shen Fu's slightly swollen lips, and he coughed to cover it up.
"I cannot agree to what you ask for." He specifically asked Xu Shen, saying that Chen Fu was still too young, and that was why she suffered from unbearable abdominal pain during her menstrual period.
Although it will be alleviated as you get older.
But in the long run, it will inevitably harm your body. In more serious cases, it may even prevent women from getting pregnant.
Xiao Yu said directly: "I don't plan to have anyone supply ice to Hehuan Palace this year."
"Your Majesty?" Shen Fu raised her head in surprise, unable to conceal the shock in her eyes.
His Majesty is so heartless! Even after she begged him so much, he still refused to agree!
Xiao Yu glanced at her lightly, as if he could clearly hear what she was thinking.
Rubbing the jade ring on his finger, His Majesty said calmly, "There is a memorial on the right side of the desk. Go get it for me."
What does Your Majesty mean by this?
Chen Fu was confused, but she didn't dare to disobey. She stood up obediently and went to the desk to take the memorial.
"Your Majesty." Chen Fu raised her hands and placed them beside His Majesty, without raising her head and with her face lowered.
Xiao Yu deliberately asked her: "Have you opened it and looked at it yourself?"
"I dare not." Chen Fu spoke in a muffled voice, and her voice became much lower because she was still thinking about the fact that His Majesty had said that he would not provide her with ice.
Xiao Yu saw it and just found it funny.
He tapped the cup lightly with his fingertips: "Open it and see for yourself."
Open it yourself and see? Shen Fu's face was full of suspicion, wondering if she had heard it wrongly.
This is a discount!
But looking at the expression of His Majesty, it doesn't seem like he was just talking nonsense. Shen Fu was full of hesitation, but finally opened it obediently.
It was not until he saw clearly what was written in the memorial that his eyes suddenly brightened.
The memorial contained nothing but the itinerary of leaving the palace to go to Yuquan Mountain.
Yuquan Mountain is built on the mountainside and beside the water, with shade from trees all around. Although the island is small, it is surrounded by many flowers, birds and trees, and the mountain is naturally cool and refreshing.
Every year in August and September, when Kyoto was at its hottest, His Majesty would take his concubines to Yuquan Mountain to stay for two months to escape the heat.
But because the place is small, very few people go there every year.
Chen Fu vaguely remembered that Shen Qingru had also gone there once in her previous life.
But when she couldn't go with him, Shen Qingru had no choice but to leave her in Kyoto.
But later, after Shen Qingru came back, she showed off in front of her for a long time.
Chen Fu had only heard of the three words Yuquan Mountain. But unexpectedly, this year's schedule was brought forward.
Shen Fu's depressed mood just now disappeared in an instant.
She had heard that Yuquan Mountain was not only cool and refreshing, but also extremely fun. There were rare and exotic animals on the island, and one could go fishing in a fishing boat during the day, or hunt in the mountains.
Not only is it not hot, but I have to cover myself with a blanket at night!
If she went to Yuquan Mountain, she wouldn't need ice cubes.
Chen Fu smiled lingeringly and walked to His Majesty's side, leaning against him: "Your Majesty is really good to me."
Xiao Yu held the teacup in one hand and gently pushed Chen Fu away with the other.
He said mercilessly: "Look carefully, you are on the list."
The smile on Shen Fu's face almost froze, she lowered her head and looked at Zhezi again.
The memorial document recorded the procedures for going to Yuquan Mountain and even the date. I turned to the last page and saw the list on it.
Noble Concubine Rong, Noble Concubine Shu, and even Noble Concubine Xiang… Chen Fu looked down from those high-ranking concubines one by one.
I didn't find myself until I saw the bottom.
"Your Majesty." Chen Fu looked at him eagerly with a sad face.
It was obvious that His Majesty did this on purpose. If he really didn't intend to take her with him, why would he let her go to see the memorials?
Yuquan Mountain only comes once a year. How could Shen Fu miss such a good opportunity?
She held up the memorial in her hand and racked her brains to persuade His Majesty to relent: "Your Majesty, please take me with you."
"Do you want to go so much?" Xiao Yu reached out and patted Chen Fu's head lovingly, then lowered his eyes to look at her.
Chen Fu nodded obediently: "I want to go." She bit her lip and walked forward, hugged the emperor's neck and said tenderly:
"As long as His Majesty allows me to go, I will agree to anything His Majesty asks."
"Agree to everything?" Xiao Yu clicked his tongue and murmured.
Shen Fu nodded.
The Emperor's thin lips curled up, the dim candlelight behind him swayed slightly, and his dark eyes fell on her like a hungry wolf without any concealment.
Shen Fu didn't know why, but she felt a little flustered.
But then the Emperor stretched out his hand and tapped twice on the sandalwood low table with his bony fingers.
His Majesty smiled in a low voice and said in a sanctimonious manner: "Kneel down, and I will take you there."
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