Chapter 240: Woman's Scent
"What?"
Shen Fu was sitting on the beauty couch, and her eyes flickered after hearing this.
It was as if he didn't hear it clearly.
She raised her head and faced Xiao Guizi: "Say it again."
"Your Majesty is being blocked at the door by Concubine Zhou." Xiao Guizi murmured with her head lowered.
Chen Fu was sitting on the couch, and she really couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
She clearly recognized each of these words, but when they were put together she felt confused.
What does it mean that Concubine Zhou blocked His Majesty at the door?
"With Lady Zhou's personality, would she have the guts to stop His Majesty?" Chen Fu wondered.
People like Zhou Shuyun would be as scared when they see the Emperor as when they see a rabbit.
How could someone like her have the guts to block His Majesty?
Chen Fu shook her head, but Zi Su and Xiao Guizi below became anxious.
"I have already guessed that Lady Zhou is a restless person. Her Majesty has already arrived at our doorstep, yet she still has the guts to intercept him."
Zi Su is an impatient person. She couldn't help but turn around and rush to the door.
"stop!"
Chen Fuben was still laughing, but when she saw Zi Su like this, she immediately asked, "What are you going to do?"
"I will tear Lady Zhou apart before she dares to cut off your beard!"
Chen Fu frowned, thinking that Zi Su's mouth would cause trouble sooner or later.
She glared at Zi Su with her almond eyes: "Stand there!"
Chen Fu looked coldly at Zi Su who was standing there not daring to move, then she turned her gaze back to Xiao Guizi.
"Tell me everything clearly. What's going on?"
Shen Fu looked at Xiao Guizi.
"I don't know either." Xiao Guizi had just been hit on the head and was still dizzy.
He raised his hand and touched his head: "I just took it out from the imperial kitchen and arrived at the gate of Zhengyuan Palace. I saw His Majesty's sedan chair from a distance."
His Majesty has been staying in the Hehuan Palace for some time, and now is the time for him to come for dinner.
Xiao Guizi knew clearly that she was going to the imperial kitchen to order dishes on time, so it was not surprising to run into the Emperor on her way back.
"I was looking at His Majesty's sedan chair and was just trying to avoid it when I saw Lady Zhou stumbling out from the darkness, and then... then..."
When Xiao Guizi said this, she looked towards Chen Fu.
His tone was hesitant and he was silent for a long time.
"What happened next?" Shen Fu frowned slightly, met Xiao Guizi's gaze and said calmly, "If you have something to say, just say it directly."
"Then... Then His Majesty got off the sedan chair and embraced Lady Zhou."
"How shameless!" As soon as Xiao Guizi finished speaking, Zi Su couldn't bear it anymore.
"To do such a thing in broad daylight. To crawl into His Majesty's arms in front of so many people is too shameless!"
Zi Su was speaking in hatred, but Shen Fu didn't care about her. He just said to Xiao Guizi: "Go on."
Even though Shen Fu didn't see it with her own eyes, she still felt that something was wrong.
Based on her understanding of the Emperor, even if he was interested in Zhou Shuyun and wanted to favor Concubine Zhou in the future.
But it's not necessary to think about it now. What's more, we are on the way to Hehuan Palace.
In broad daylight, no matter how much his Majesty likes someone, he would not hug her in public.
"Did you see with your own eyes that His Majesty embraced Lady Zhou?" Chen Fu asked.
"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Guizi nodded hesitantly, and then immediately shook her head.
"I was too far away to see clearly, but Lady Zhou must have fallen into His Majesty's arms."
After Xiao Guizi finished speaking, he looked up at Chen Fuxiao and asked cautiously, "My young master, would you like to follow me over to take a look?"
Their eyes instantly turned towards Shen Fu.
Shen Fu sat in the chair, but she was unusually calm. She lowered her eyes and looked at the two of them, then after a moment she smiled and shook her head.
He turned around and picked up the teacup beside him, lowered his head and took a sip: "What am I going to do?"
Shen Fu raised her eyes and looked at the two people with burning eyes.
"Your Majesty is holding Lady Zhou, my lady, don't you want to go over and take a look?"
Zi Su spoke, and even Xiao Guizi beside her nodded repeatedly.
He touched his head and spoke hesitantly, "Your Majesty and Lady Zhou are at the entrance of the Hehuan Palace. It won't be long before the news spreads everywhere and everyone in the palace will know about it."
"If you don't go, I'm afraid the people in the harem will spread rumors."
Now, it is said in the harem that His Majesty dotes on Concubine Shen to such an extent that no one knows how much she dotes on him.
If Zhou Shuyun's actions were to get out, the rumors in the harem would probably change again.
"What's there to be afraid of about rumors?" Shen Fu was not worried at all.
"Aren't there enough rumors about me in the harem?"
The rumors about her have never stopped spreading throughout the palace, so why should she be afraid of this time?
"But..." Zi Su hesitated: "My lady, are you going to let Lady Zhou be held by His Majesty like this?"
"If His Majesty wants to hug her, no one will dare to stop her."
Chen Fu lowered her head and sipped her tea, looking tired: "But if I rush over like this, I might get a reputation as a jealous person."
His Majesty has been doting on her for such a long time that everyone in the harem has long been dissatisfied with him.
Shen Fu then went over as soon as she heard the slightest bit of news. What else would everyone in the harem say the next day if not that she was jealous?
Shen Fu would definitely not fall into this trap.
Chen Fu looked indifferent, and Zi Su and Xiao Guizi did not dare to persuade her anymore.
However, at the gate of Zhengyuan Palace, Xiao Yu looked at the person in his arms and couldn't help but have a headache.
He raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows a few times.
He glanced at Lin An standing beside him: "Come here quickly."
Lin An was standing aside, already frightened silly.
He didn't know what was going on, but he just saw Lady Zhou standing in the snow waiting from afar.
His Majesty softened his heart and asked the sedan chair to stop. The man had just walked out. Concubine Zhou was fine the moment before, but the next moment she saw His Majesty.
Without saying a word, her legs went limp and she fell directly on the Emperor.
When Lin An thought about the noise just now, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes.
He hurried forward and carefully extended his hand to help Lady Zhou.
"Miss Zhou, are you, are you okay?" Lin An bent over, his body almost sinking into the snow.
I don't know what His Majesty thinks of this beautiful lady Zhou.
But it was obvious that he still felt a little differently about this Miss Zhou.
There are so many concubines in the harem, and countless people have come along this road to pretend to "accidentally meet" His Majesty. But His Majesty didn't even look at them or turn his head and let them leave.
As for Concubine Zhou, His Majesty stopped the sedan chair without saying a word.
Lin An didn't dare to offend anyone, so he reached out and carefully took Concubine Zhou out of the Emperor's arms.
I just don’t know if it’s because I hugged too close or if Lady Zhou’s hands were grabbing too deeply. Lin An tried hard for a long time, but Concubine Zhou still lowered her head and fell into the arms of His Majesty.
"This..." Lin An looked at his empty hands and dared not move.
When he did this, His Majesty frowned, "Get out of the way."
Xiao Yu naturally didn't have that much patience. He looked at the person in his arms, turned his head and let out a light breath, and his dark eyes were obviously filled with impatience when his eyelashes drooped.
"Lady Zhou!" The emperor's voice was low and his words were filled with displeasure.
Zhou Shuyun in his arms had her tightly closed eyes trembled, then she turned her head to reveal a flushed face.
Her face was flushed, and even the temperature of her whole body seemed abnormal.
She fell weakly into His Majesty's arms, and even her breath seemed to be barely there.
Lin An saw this and couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, is Lady Zhou ill?"
Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and glanced at her. Seeing that her face was flushed, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.
"Lady Zhou." His Majesty's voice became noticeably less cold.
He had noticed that Concubine Zhou was not in good condition just now in the sedan chair, but he did not expect that Concubine Zhou would fall down just after getting off the sedan chair.
Xiao Yu spread out his hands, not even touching the person in his arms with his palms.
He lowered his eyes and said helplessly: "Go and call two people to take Lady Zhou back, and then send the imperial physician to take a good look at her."
Lin An received the order and was about to go down.
At this moment, there was a whimpering sound in his arms, and Concubine Zhou staggered and struggled to get up from His Majesty's arms.
"Long live the Lord?"
Lady Zhou was staggering and almost falling down. She raised her head, and her slightly pale face was devoid of any color.
It was not until she saw the Emperor sitting opposite her that Lady Zhou's eyes lit up slightly, and then she immediately knelt down in fear and trepidation.
"Princess, concubine, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Lady Zhou's voice was trembling, and she slammed her knees into the snow, as if she didn't feel any pain: "I was disrespectful just now."
Xiao Yu was indeed a little unhappy just now, but he looked down and sized up Concubine Zhou several times.
Lady Zhou was kneeling in thin clothes.
It had been snowing for several days before the heavy snow, and the bluestone slabs had already turned into ice. Now is the time when the snow is melting, and there is water under the ice.
It was freezing cold when my hands touched anything, not to mention kneeling there.
Zhou Meiren had just knelt for a while when her clothes were soaked by the accumulated water. His already pale face was now completely bloodless, and he looked as if he was about to faint at any time.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu didn't want to blame him too much: "Get up."
The emperor spoke calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After hearing what Your Majesty said, Concubine Zhou raised her head with joy on her face. But his face was too pale, and he looked somewhat pitiful.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lady Zhou supported herself with her palms on the snow, staggering to stand up.
But she was too weak, and even her arms, which were supporting herself in the snow, were shaking.
When Xiao Yu saw this, he instantly remembered that the last time Chen Fu fell, it was because Concubine Zhou stepped forward that she was not injured.
But Lady Zhou's own arm was indeed scratched.
Xiao Yu looked at the trembling forearm, his eyes flickering slightly: "The arm is not healed yet?"
Lady Zhou widened her eyes in astonishment.
After a while, he seemed to suddenly react and hurriedly hid his arms behind his back.
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Zhou Shuyun supported her body towards His Majesty, her long skirt soaked by the snow water.
She has a slender figure, with a waist as slender as a willow swaying in the wind. He hid his injured arm behind his back and forced a smile towards His Majesty.
"My arm has healed a long time ago, Your Majesty, don't worry."
Zhou Shuyun said this, and bit her lip again when she thought of something: "It's just that my clothes are not in order now, so I won't go to Concubine Shen's palace to visit Concubine Shen."
"Please, Your Majesty, help me take care of it later."
When Zhou Shuyun said this, she bent down and bent her knees.
Under the fierce wind, the dress was soaked by snow and water, looking extremely disheveled.
"Give my cloak to Concubine Zhou." Xiao Yu ordered.
Upon hearing this, Lin An immediately stepped forward, offered the cloak with both hands, and covered Lady Zhou with it.
"Send Lady Zhou back."
His Majesty's sedan chair rose up again, and Zhou Shuyun stood in its place, covered with His Majesty's cloak.
He watched as His Majesty's dragon chariot disappeared before his eyes.
Only then did she look away.
Looking down at the cloak covering her body, Lady Zhou tilted her head, then quietly lowered her head and smelled the scent of ambergris on the cloak.
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Zi Su and Xiao Guizi paced anxiously in the room, looking towards the door from time to time.
Only Shen Fu was leisurely drinking tea in the room.
Unexpectedly, it didn't take long before the Emperor arrived after just two cups of tea.
"His Majesty is here!" The young eunuch who was opening the curtain at the door spoke with a long tone.
Chen Fu raised her eyebrows when she heard this. She glanced at the two of them gently, then put down the teacup in her hand and walked over.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Shen Fu walked forward and waited until His Majesty arrived at the door before she knelt down and bowed.
"Get up quickly." Xiao Yu was reluctant to let Chen Fu bow. As soon as his knees bent, Xiao Yu hurried forward in three or two steps and helped Chen Fu up with both hands.
"Why are there so many gifts today?" Xiao Yu helped Chen Fu up and couldn't help but look at Chen Fu.
His eyes are gentle and he has a slight smile on his face.
What does His Majesty’s look mean?
Chen Fu thought about it and realized that His Majesty had been coming quite frequently during this period and she sometimes did not get up often to greet him.
Sometimes when the Emperor came, Chen Fu pretended not to see him and just did what was required.
No wonder His Majesty looks at me like that.
Chen Fu was choked by His Majesty's words, and her face was a little embarrassed.
She touched her nose, pretended to be attentive and came forward with a teacup, and deliberately asked: "Why did Your Majesty come so late today?"
"I was delayed by something on the way." Xiao Yu lowered his head and drank his tea: "You are so attentive today, but what do you want from me?"
Chen Fu looked at His Majesty like this, and did not mention a single word she had just said to Zhou Shuyun.
It was obvious that His Majesty was trying to hide it from me on purpose.
She paused for a moment, then quickly smiled: "No way."
His Majesty was unwilling to say it, but Shen Fu was unwilling to let it go so easily.
When Shen Fu saw that His Majesty had finished drinking, she reached out to take the teacup from His Majesty's hand.
Just as she was about to stretch out her palm, she deliberately tilted her body.
It fell squarely into His Majesty's arms.
Xiao Yu quickly helped Chen Fu steady herself.
"I didn't stand steadily just now." Chen Fu thought of what Xiao Guizi said and shook her head timidly.
As he spoke, he stood up from His Majesty's arms.
Just as she moved, Shen Fu paused.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yu asked, holding her shoulders.
Shen Fu deliberately stood on tiptoe, moved closer to the neck of the Emperor, and her red lips fell on the corner of the Emperor's lips.
Xiao Yu's eyes darkened, he hugged Chen Fu's waist and was about to lower his head.
But Shen Fu opened her big innocent eyes and asked deliberately, "Why does Your Majesty smell like a woman?"
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