Chapter 145 Casting a Net
His Majesty's sedan chair moved majestically towards the Yong'an Palace and stopped at the entrance of the Palace.
And the servants in Yong'an Palace had obviously heard the news of Shen Fu's promotion a long time ago.
As soon as His Majesty's imperial procession stopped, Manager Zhou and a group of people knelt at the door and waited, "Congratulations to Concubine Shen, congratulations to Concubine Shen."
It is said that Yuquan Mountain is the palace of His Majesty, and a holy place where people come to escape the summer heat every year.
It is said to be a Feng Shui treasure land, but in fact it is very unlucky.
Every year there were concubines who were scolded or demoted. A more serious case is like the beautiful lady Ying, who offended the Emperor and could not go back.
Manager Zhou felt a headache when he thought of the beautiful lady Ying. This young lady has become more and more noisy in the past few days. I don’t know what to do with her all day long.
It is Miss Shen Fu who brings him good luck!
This Yuquan Mountain has been looked down upon as unlucky for many years, and this is truly the first time that I have seen someone advance in the Yuquan Mountain.
The first one from ancient times to the present, this young lady can be said to be very lucky!
Manager Zhou raised his head, and a fawning smile appeared on his white, beardless face: "Congratulations to Concubine Shen, congratulations to Concubine Shen."
His broad body was bent downwards, and his eyes were filled with enthusiasm as he looked at the imperial staff.
Lin An was standing next to the imperial staff, and seeing this he wanted to roll his eyes at him.
Look how attentive he is, like a pug.
Lin An sneered in his heart, turned to face the imperial staff and said softly:
"Your Majesty, we're here."
Inside the imperial staff, Xiao Yu's hand was still held in Shen Fu's palm. During the entire journey, His Majesty's hand was always held by Shen Fu's, and he never let go at all.
After hearing this, the hand that had been holding her palm remained tightly clenched.
Shen Fu couldn't help it, she raised her head and looked at His Majesty: "Your Majesty."
Her voice was soft and gentle, like a flower bud about to bloom, and her tone was tender and a little shy when she spoke.
After all, the two haven't seen each other for some time, and are not as close as before.
Along the way, His Majesty did not say a word except holding her hand tightly.
The same was true for Chen Fu. The imperial staff was quiet and silent, without any sound at all.
After she finished speaking, there was still no sound from the imperial procession.
Shen Fu bit her lip and gently pulled her wrist away.
But just as she tried to exert force, His Majesty grabbed her. Pull it a little tighter.
The palm holding her wrist was so tight that Chen Fu looked down and bit her lip to remind him, "Your Highness, we are here."
The imperial procession had stopped for a long time, and the servants outside were watching.
Shen Fu said softly: “If you continue like this, the servants will laugh at you.”
"Who dares to laugh at me?" His Majesty said softly, and Lin An outside even stopped breathing.
Xiao Yu looked deeply at Shen Fu, smiled gently, then held her hand and led her down.
"I'll take you down."
The eunuchs had already arranged low stools outside the imperial procession, and His Majesty personally took Chen Fu's hand and led her down.
From the imperial procession to the gate of Yong'an Palace, His Majesty held Chen Fu's hand and never let go.
"Congratulations to Concubine Shen, congratulations to Concubine Shen." The news of Shen Fu's promotion spread so widely that people in Yong'an Palace had already heard about it.
Zi Su had been kneeling there with a group of palace maids waiting for the bridge. When she saw Chen Fu and the others enter the room, she immediately kowtowed and shouted auspicious words: "Happy young lady, happy His Majesty."
She has a sweet mouth and a chubby face. When she smiles with the corners of her mouth curled up, she is very lovable.
Xiao Yu led Chen Fu into the house, and when he saw this scene, he immediately said, "Reward, reward them all."
Now that Chen Fu paid attention to him, Xiao Yu was in a very happy mood.
Several palace maids looked around, all with smiles on their faces.
This reward from His Majesty is not something else and ordinary people cannot get it easily. When servants like them receive rewards from the Emperor, others will look at them twice.
"We, the servants, thank His Majesty and the young lady very much." Zi Su was particularly happy. After he kowtowed, he very tactfully led the servants to retreat.
The room suddenly became quiet, and Lin An bent down and closed the door.
Only when the carved mahogany lacquer door made a creaking sound did Shen Fu come back to her senses.
She looked at the Emperor holding her palm with a smile in his eyes. The voice she spoke was low and deep: "Your Highness, we are already in the room, you can let me go now."
The Emperor has been holding this hand for a whole day and refuses to let go no matter what.
Shen Fu struggled slightly, and to be honest, she struggled so hard that her hands almost hurt.
Xiao Yu listened to the slight gasps from Chen Fu's mouth and then let her go.
"I forgot." Xiao Yu let go of Chen Fu's hand, and then walked around the room again.
He looked at Chen Fu with a raised eyebrow and asked, "Would you like me to come in and sit down?"
There was no one in the room, so it was obvious to whom His Majesty was speaking.
Chen Fu looked at His Majesty with wide eyes, then nodded quickly: "Your Majesty, please go inside."
"This Yong'an Palace was selected by me personally. To be honest, I have never been here before." His Majesty smiled and said this before striding inside.
Chen Fu followed behind him, complaining in her heart, wondering who the Emperor was talking to.
No one knew who was hiding behind the screen that night.
That's it, is this your first time here?
Shen Fu sneered in her heart, but her face showed no emotion. Follow His Majesty obediently.
Lin An knew how important this young lady was. A lot of thought went into decorating the palace.
The decoration and furnishings in the house are of the best quality from beginning to end. Even the small ornaments placed on the side are small and exquisite.
"Lin An does have some good sense." Xiao Yu looked around and nodded affirmatively.
"Eunuch Lin is very efficient in his work." Lin An is a close person to the Emperor. The concubines in the harem can offend anyone, but they cannot offend Lin An.
Now that His Majesty had mentioned it, Chen Fu took the opportunity to say something good for Lin An.
"He is smart and knows who can be offended and who cannot be offended in the harem."
His Majesty looked around, then looked away and then looked at Chen Fu again.
Shen Fu had a veil on her face, covering half of her face, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
She stood quietly and tenderly opposite, her palm-sized face covered with a veil, her eyes were as gentle and affectionate as if filled with water.
She looked just like when I first met her.
His Majesty was stunned for a moment, until Chen Fu glanced away shyly, and then he seemed to come back to his senses and looked away.
"Ahem." His Majesty had obviously never encountered such a thing before. He coughed into his fist and said casually, "I'm a little thirsty."
As Xiao Yu spoke, he raised his foot and walked to the side, but just after taking a few steps, Shen Fu stepped forward and quickly stretched out her hand to stop him: "Wanwanwan, Wansui Ye."
Chen Fu opened her hands and stood in front of His Majesty. Her figure is typical of a Jiangnan woman, with a graceful and graceful figure.
Her stature was certainly not short among the concubines in the harem, but she was obviously not short enough in front of the Emperor.
Chen Fu raised her head, her wide eyes flashing with nervousness: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have gone the wrong way."
"That's not a tea room. That's a study."
A study is just a study, why is she so nervous? Xiao Yu had just asked casually, but when he looked down at Shen Fu's expression, he immediately understood what she was thinking.
His eyebrows raised and he immediately stopped walking forward. He lowered his head and looked at Shen Fu's face: "The study is the study, tell me, why are you so nervous?"
"Princess..." How could she be nervous? Maybe His Majesty wants to see her nervous.
Shen Fu raised her eyebrows, and when she raised her head, she stuttered: "Princess, I am not nervous."
"Not nervous?" Shen Fu's eyes were looking around nervously. She said she was not nervous at this time.
Xiao Yu smiled in his heart: "I'm not nervous, so what is he hiding from me?"
That night, behind the screen, I overheard Shen Fu's words and knew that she was secretly writing her name.
The women in the harem are full of such tricks and have done countless such things.
But the concubines were a little different. They were afraid that he wouldn't see what they did, so they tried every means to let him know.
As for Shen Fu...she hasn't mentioned anything so far. Now that he stretched out his hand, it seemed as if he wanted to stop him?
Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows, feeling a little impatient. He couldn't wait for Shen Fu to tell him.
How much she missed herself during this period and how many times she wrote her own name.
Xiao Yu's palm fell on Shen Fu's slender waist. When he bent down, he used his fingers to grasp it tightly: "Hmm? Tell me, are you hiding something?"
There was a hint of coaxing in His Majesty's tone.
His thin lips curled up, and the eyes looking at her were filled with strong expectation.
Shen Fu looked at His Majesty's eyes and felt only amused.
Seeing His Majesty's look, it wasn't that she was unaware of what he was thinking.
The Emperor had clearly come that day and secretly heard what she said, so he knew what was in the study.
Both Chen Fu and His Majesty knew the truth, but His Majesty was in the open while Chen Fu was in the dark.
Now, the more nervous Chen Fu becomes and the more clues she reveals, the more convinced His Majesty becomes.
Shen Fu, who had figured it out, smiled in her heart, but her face looked guilty.
"What is your Majesty talking about? I... I am not hiding anything."
Her tone was hesitant, and her fingers were tangled together as she spoke.
Chen Fu was so nervous that she didn't even dare to look at the Emperor.
"Books... the study is just a little messy." This was obviously a lie, and Shen Fu's voice was very low when she said it, and her face was obviously nervous when she was "lying".
She looked guilty, and her fingertips turned white from stirring with such force: "Your Majesty, don't you want some tea? I, your concubine, will go and pour tea for your Majesty first."
After Shen Fu finished speaking, she pulled the Emperor's sleeve and was about to walk to the side.
Xiao Yu paused slightly, glanced towards the study room reluctantly, but finally let Shen Fu pull his sleeve.
Chen Fu pulled His Majesty to sit on the soft couch, and then went to the tea room to bring him a cup of tea.
But she obviously looked worried, and she held the teacup very quickly, as if she was afraid that he would run in.
Xiao Yu reached out to take the teacup, but was not in a hurry to drink it. The fingertips fell on the jade cup and gently rubbed it.
"I'm a little bored. I want to go to the study and borrow a book to read."
It is obvious that His Majesty still wants to go in. Shen Fu secretly couldn't help wanting to laugh.
The more he didn't want His Majesty to come in, the more curious he became. Therefore, some things should not be exposed too quickly. It is more interesting to hide them than to be open about them.
Shen Fu's lips curled up into a smile, but her eyes were filled with panic.
"I..." She bit her lip and stepped back: "What does Your Majesty want to see? I will get it for you."
Chen Fu looked like she had hidden something and it was not going away!
Xiao Yu was very happy. He placed his fingertips lightly on the teacup and tapped it leisurely.
"I don't know what I want to see. How about you take me to choose it yourself?"
His tone was negotiating, but the look he gave Shen Fu was one that would not tolerate rejection.
"Books, the study is still a bit messy."
Chen Fu's hands were tangled together nervously, as if she had thrown down a huge bait, waiting for His Majesty to take the bait.
"Well, how about I go in and clean up first, and wait for His Majesty to come in after I'm done?"
After hearing this, the first thing Xiao Yu thought of was to refuse.
But... he looked at Shen Fu's tangled palms, his brows raised, and he obviously had other ideas.
"Go ahead." Xiao Yu lowered his head and took a sip of tea, saying lightly.
Shen Fu stood in front of him and was obviously relieved immediately after hearing this.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly with pride, and she playfully saluted His Majesty, and said briskly:
"Then please wait here, Your Majesty. I will be back soon."
Xiao Yu sat on the bench, watching Chen Fu stepping away and disappearing in front of him with a brisk look on her face.
With a smile on his thin lips, he casually put down the teacup in his hand and tapped the table lightly with his fingertips.
Then he stood up and followed Shen Fu leisurely.
Still standing behind the screen.
It was just that it was a dark and windy night, and he huddled behind the screen, fearing that he would be discovered by Shen Fu.
Today, Xiao Yu stood beside the screen, with his arms folded across his chest and a smile on his face, looking at Chen Fu standing beside the desk with a stack of letter papers in her hand, hiding here and there, not knowing where she was trying to hide.
I saw her standing on tiptoe, holding up the letter and trying to hide it on the Eight Treasures Pavilion above her head.
Xiao Yu stood beside the screen with his arms folded across his chest, and asked deliberately with his lips curled, "What are you doing?"
When Shen Fu heard His Majesty's voice, she was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She turned around and looked at His Majesty in disbelief.
His eyes widened slightly: "Long live the Lord?"
Her eyes fell on her hands, her face changed when she realized something, and she immediately put her hands behind her back.
"Why is His Majesty here? Isn't he waiting outside?"
It's already this late, and you still won't tell him?
His long eyebrows were slightly raised, and his black boots fell to the ground. Xiao Yu chuckled and strode directly towards Chen Fu.
"I came to see what you were doing."
The boots approached, and His Majesty's breath sprayed on the side of Shen Fu's face. He looked at Chen Fu's frightened expression, then raised his thin lips slightly:
"What are you hiding? Let me see it."
Xiao Yu stretched out his hand towards Chen Fu.
"No." Chen Fu stepped back again and again, shaking her head like a rattle, until she fell on the eight-treasure rack behind her.
"I'm not hiding anything." After she said that, she hid the thing in her hand behind her back in panic.
"You don't want to give it?" Xiao Yu sneered and stretched out his hand to take it.
Chen Fu turned her back to him and backed away repeatedly until her back hit the Babao Pavilion.
With a 'dong' sound, the thing that had just been placed on top fell down.
Neatly arranged pieces of letter paper fell on the two of them like snowflakes, floating all over the room.
Xiao Yu lowered his head and saw the black words on the palm-sized letter paper, which said: "At first sight, I've fallen in love with you for the rest of my life."
And under each sentence, his name is written.
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