Chapter 119 Conspiracy
"Your Highness." After hearing this, Chen Fu knew she couldn't leave. She looked in the direction of He Cairen reluctantly.
He lowered his eyes to hide the envy on his face.
Why is His Majesty holding on to her today?
Chen Fu really wanted to leave, not that she didn't want to be with His Majesty.
What the women in the harem are competing for is the favor of the Emperor. It is beneficial to themselves as long as they can be with the Emperor at any time.
Besides, Shen Fu knew some things better. Although His Majesty seems to dote on me now, he actually doesn't really care about me.
At this time, Chen Fu would naturally like to avoid the limelight as much as possible, not to mention that she was facing Empress Shufei today.
Chen Fu was not afraid of anything else except that Concubine Shu had sent someone to wait there.
At that time, I saw He Cairen leave, but I didn't see her leave.
It doesn't take much thought to know that she is with the Emperor.
Shen Fu got nervous when she thought of this, and clenched her palms tightly together.
Almost holding on to hope, she asked His Majesty, "I have something to do in the palace, can you please let me leave first?"
What Concubine Shu said was also what Concubine He said just now.
Now Shen Fu returned these words word for word.
Xiao Yu rubbed his brows with a headache: "Are you just parroting me?" Chen Fu was really perfunctory to him.
It remains exactly as it is, without even a single change to this sentence.
His Majesty no longer had any patience in his eyes. He put down his hand that was rubbing his brow, rubbed the jade ring on his fingertips, and said to Chen Fu: "I will ask you one more question, are you coming here by yourself, or am I going to ask you to come here in person?"
You can’t touch a tiger’s butt, and of course... you can’t provoke the emperor’s anger either.
Shen Fu didn't hesitate at all and quickly walked to the side of the emperor: "Your Highness."
She quickly reached out her hand, hooked the Emperor's sleeve, and shook it back and forth a few times: "Why is the Emperor so angry?"
Shen Fu acted coquettishly, and her eyes looked at His Majesty pitifully.
Xiao Yu looked down at the hand that was tugging at his sleeve, and he really couldn't figure out why Chen Fu was so bold.
Compared to the concubines in the harem, Shen Fu's temper is naturally much bigger.
But even if it was to get along with Concubine Shu, who had the most difficult temper, she was still qualified to take on the responsibility.
Thinking about how everyone else was playing chess just now and she looked annoyed and didn't hide her expression, Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile in his heart.
"You seem not to be afraid of me." His Majesty stretched out his hand and pinched Chen Fu's chin with his palm.
Shen Fu was forced to raise her head and look into His Majesty's eyes.
The moment Shen Fu heard His Majesty's words, her chest beat rapidly.
His Majesty's question is really hard to understand.
Now she couldn't answer yes or no. Since ancient times, those in power have only been tolerant and not afraid of themselves.
But if Shen Fu answered that she was not afraid, then the Emperor would pinch his chin, as if teasing her.
"Hmm?" Seeing that Shen Fu didn't say anything for a long time, His Majesty tightened his hand around her chin.
He approached, but the temperature in his eyes gradually turned cold: "I want to ask you a question."
"When His Majesty is His Majesty, I am naturally afraid." Chen Fu replied quickly.
"Even if Your Majesty is a wise ruler, he is still the Son of Heaven after all. How can I not be afraid of the Emperor's majesty?"
"Really?" His Majesty's thin lips curled up, and his eyes didn't change much, but it was impossible to detect the expression on his face.
"That's fear?"
"Not really." Chen Fu knew that she had a good face, but the Emperor loved her eyes the most.
She raised her head, her clear black and white eyes facing His Majesty, allowing His Majesty to see the look in her eyes: "Afraid, but not afraid either."
Chen Fu said: "When His Majesty was His Majesty, I was afraid. I was afraid that I would do something wrong, say something wrong, or even behave in a way that was wrong, and make His Majesty unhappy. These were all things I was afraid of."
His Majesty would not suddenly ask such a question for no reason.
Shen Fu thought about it and thought it was because Concubine Shu was there just now. She was afraid that the expression on her face revealed something.
Therefore, the more this happens, the less anxious we should be.
"But sometimes I am not afraid anymore."
"Tell me." Xiao Yu leaned back, but his hand on Shen Fu's waist never left his body.
His fingertips with thin calluses gently stroked Shen Fu's chin, and His Majesty stared into Shen Fu's eyes.
"Why aren't you afraid anymore?"
"I am not afraid when Your Majesty is with me." In this hot weather, the two of them had to stick together.
Chen Fu placed her hands on His Majesty's chest and quietly moved back.
After the heat in His Majesty's body subsided a little, she continued, "When I'm with His Majesty, I sometimes forget these rules."
"Sometimes when I see His Majesty I want to act like a spoiled child..." It's really shameful to hear these words coming out of my mouth.
Shen Fu bit her lips lightly, a blush spreading across her cheeks. The hand that clenched the Emperor's sleeve tightly, took a deep breath, and then continued:
"When I see His Majesty, I can't help but want to get closer, even to His Majesty's side. I can't help but want to be with His Majesty all the time."
Chen Fu's voice was so tender, and her voice, like the melodious sound of Jiangnan water, made her say such affectionate words that it was really hard to refuse.
His Majesty didn't say anything, but his hand on Shen Fu's waist tightened secretly.
"Oh?" Xiao Yu looked down at Chen Fu: "So, were you rolling your eyes at me just now?"
I knew it! I knew that something must have been leaked just now!
It turns out that this is the root cause!
Shen Fu knew the reason and was no longer panicked. She deliberately opened her innocent eyes and said to His Majesty: "In all conscience, how could His Majesty ask such a question?"
"My concubine...I am so busy thinking about His Majesty, how can I say I will...roll my eyes at His Majesty?" The last few words were really indecent, and Shen Fu's voice was hesitant.
Xiao Yu naturally knew that Chen Fu was not targeting him, so he deliberately asked, "Then is it targeting Concubine Shu?"
Why is Your Majesty like this?
Shen Fu was annoyed to death. His Majesty asked this question obviously because he would not let her go. She blinked and quickly shook her head: "How dare I?"
"The Empress Shufei is so beautiful that I feel ashamed of myself. How dare I be jealous of her?"
“You are quite obedient…” Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and teased Shen Fu’s chin. He leaned forward and smiled at Chen Fu: "Neither am I, nor is Concubine Shu. That is to say, I am facing He Cairen..."
"No!" Shen Fu hurriedly denied, standing up and approaching His Majesty.
The beauty came this close, biting her red lips lightly, her lips tender and tempting.
Xiao Yu's hands on Shen Fu's waist gradually tightened, and his eyes gradually became obscure.
"Your Majesty?" Shen Fu tilted her head, and her heart began to beat as she looked at His Majesty's expression.
His Majesty looks like he wants to stay in the pavilion, right?
Shen Fu bit her lips nervously. Watching her movements, Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on her red lips.
"Oh? Is that so?" Shen Fu had a fatal attraction to him.
Xiao Yu tightened his grip on Chen Fu's waist: "Then give me an explanation."
Shen Fu looked at the expression on His Majesty's face and naturally knew what he was thinking at this moment.
But...how can everything His Majesty wants go as he wishes? What's more, how can serving someone with your beauty last long?
Shen Fu knew that His Majesty was attracted by her appearance at first. But no matter how beautiful a person's life is, one day people will get tired of it after a long time.
What she had to do now was to let the Emperor gradually see her other side before he got tired of her.
"I did make an indecent move."
Chen Fu deliberately moved closer, until her beautiful red lips were just inches away from His Majesty.
The lips are so close that it seems as if there is only a piece of paper between them.
Xiao Yu obviously had not expected Shen Fu to be so sudden. The corners of his narrow eyes drooped and his gaze fell on Shen Fu's red lips.
His Adam's apple rolled slightly, and His Majesty's voice was still hoarse: "Why is that?"
Chen Fu hooked her hands around His Majesty's neck, and almost leaned in His Majesty's arms. Just as Xiao Yu was waiting for her to throw herself into his arms, he saw Chen Fu suddenly stop.
Her red lips curled up, as if she could just lower her head and land on his thin lips.
Shen Fu remained expressionless and moved away without blinking.
She reached out and took out a black piece from the chessboard, pulled the palm of His Majesty's hand and placed it in his palm: "This is what I am laughing at."
"A true gentleman watches a game of chess without saying a word." He Cairen just spoke deliberately, and in the eyes of His Majesty, he was just showing off from beginning to end.
Shen Fu deliberately mentioned this at this time, and it was also a slap in He Cairen's face: "But after I saw it, I couldn't help it."
"Oh?" His Majesty raised his eyebrows, and the gloom in his eyes gradually faded away after hearing this.
"How do you say this?"
To be the Emperor's woman, you need not only beauty but also intelligence.
It’s just that beauty can compete for the first place, but intelligence is different. You can be smart but not too smart. The most important thing is to find the right balance.
Chen Fu bit her lip, deliberately looking innocent, but her words hit people's hearts directly: "I really don't understand how the game was calculated. It was clear from the middle of the game that the black pieces were at a disadvantage, and the white pieces held by Madam Shufei were pressing step by step."
"But every time they made a move, the white pieces didn't gain any advantage at all. The black pieces seemed to be the weaker side, but they actually took full advantage."
Shen Fu could tell at a glance what was going on in today's game. It was clearly His Majesty was teasing Concubine Shu.
A person who doesn't use his brain can play chess with you and still beat you everywhere. I'm afraid that all the exchanges between Concubine Shu and His Majesty that she was so proud of over the years were just given by His Majesty.
"Heizi has always been the first to seize the opportunity. He can win at any time if he wants." Shefu first praised His Majesty, and then said, "I saw His Majesty teasing the Concubine Shu all the time, and I couldn't help it."
"You have a good eye."
His Majesty held Chen Fu and put her down from his lap. Chen Fu's words seemed simple, but in fact, they indirectly showed that she also understood chess.
Besides, I understand more than just a little. Otherwise it wouldn't be so profound.
His Majesty's eyes were searching, and Shen Fu's eyes trembled slightly: "I have studied for a few years since I was young, and I know a little bit."
Thinking of something, Shen Fu deliberately said: "It's just that my grandfather is good at chess. Shen Fu often accompanies him to read the chess manual, so he can understand it more deeply."
There was a stove on the stone table in the pavilion, and the boiling water made a gurgling sound on the stove.
His Majesty picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea himself, pushing it in front of Shen Fu: “Is your grandfather from the Gu family?”
Lin An, who was sending someone back, happened to see this scene and was so scared that his eyelids trembled.
He looked up at Shen Fu, his eyes full of admiration. Who on earth is this Miss Chen Fu? She actually asked the Emperor to make tea for her personally.
Lin An didn't dare to look at it any longer, and lowered his head quickly after he finished speaking.
Chen Fu looked at the scalding hot tea on the table and pretended not to see it. Thinking about the last time I mentioned the Shen family to His Majesty, there was no reply in the end.
She nodded and said deliberately: "It's Gu's family. Chen Fu grew up with her grandparents since she was a child. She only learned the basics of these."
At this moment, Chen Fu was extremely grateful that she had learned everything when she was young, and had dabbled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
If that's the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape today.
But now the most important thing for her is to meet the Shen family. No matter what, the Shen and Gu families have contacts.
Will the Shen family be her support or her obstacle?
Shen Fu would have to meet the Shen family before she could find out.
"Chen Fu grew up in Suzhou and has never seen her family in Kyoto." Chen Fu bit her lip deliberately when she said this:
"I begged His Majesty for a long time last time, but His Majesty didn't agree."
A hearty laugh came from above his head. Xiao Yu put down the teacup in his hand and said to Chen Fu, "You are just impatient."
"Besides, how do you know I didn't agree?"
"Has His Majesty agreed?" Chen Fu raised her head in surprise. She thought all was hopeless, but now there is a ray of hope.
"Look at you, you are such a loser." Xiao Yu shook his head and looked at Chen Fu: "Besides, didn't I promise you that I would take you to Yuquan Mountain? Didn't Concubine Rong tell you this morning?"
"Noble Concubine Rong asked me and others to go there early in the morning to talk about this matter." Chen Fu said, "It's just... I don't understand, what does this have to do with going to Yuquan Mountain?"
Xiao Yu was too lazy to pay attention to her and looked at Lin An.
When Lin An got the news, he immediately bent over and said with a smile: "Replying to Miss Shen, there are many people in the palace, and there is a rule that outsiders cannot enter the harem, so it is not easy to see family members in the palace."
Only if a concubine had children or received an imperial decree would she have the opportunity to enter the palace.
Of course, it is still too early for Chen Fu to enter the palace, so there is no need to mention these for now.
"So, this annual trip out of the palace to Yuquan Mountain became an opportunity for concubines to see their families. Concubines who could go to Yuquan Mountain could naturally see their families, and gradually it became a rule."
It’s just that in previous years, we went to Yuquan Mountain when Kyoto was at its hottest, but this year we deliberately went earlier.
It is obvious that it was because Lady Shen Fu asked His Majesty's family for help last time that His Majesty did this in advance.
Lin An already knew in his heart that His Majesty treated Lady Shen Fu differently, but he was still shocked.
"Don't worry, my lady. We will set off for Yuquan Mountain in a few days. Then you will be able to see your family."
Shen Fu stood there and nodded randomly: "Thank you, eunuch."
She lowered her head, but couldn't hide her pale face.
In her previous life, Shen Qingru had clearly been to Yuquan Mountain, but... she had never mentioned to her that she had met the Shen family.
Then, Shen Qingru concealed it on purpose.
Or was it that her entire process from entering the palace as a selection to being a substitute in the imperial bedchamber was a conspiracy?
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