After leaving Lingkun Courtyard, Hongfu left the East Palace and ran towards the Imperial Garden.
Because she knew that recently Ouyang Yuming would create "chance encounters" with the emperor on his way back to the palace every day.
As expected, when Hongfu arrived at the Imperial Garden, she saw Ouyang Yuming playing the piano in the pavilion. Hongfu hid in the flowers nearby, and from time to time she observed the situation outside through the gaps between the flowers and leaves.
At six o'clock in the morning, Nalan Yunzhi, having finished reviewing the backlog of memorials, left the Imperial Study and headed towards the Purple Star Palace. As he passed the Imperial Garden, he heard the melodious sound of a zither and looked in the direction of the sound. He immediately spotted Ouyang Yuming, dressed in a simple, elegant light blue suit, playing the zither engrossed in his music.
Nalan Yunzhi paused for a moment, looking at the man in the pavilion who was immersed in the sound of the piano, a soft touch flashed across her eyes. Nalan Yunzhi understood that this man was just trying to attract her attention.
However, whenever Nalan Yunzhi recalled the time when she had visited Ouyang Yuming, she first saw the handsome Feng Lingyan, and then An Zihao's face, which looked overly young and beautiful due to taking the "Anti-aging Golden Pill", appeared in her mind. She felt a nausea that rose from the soles of her feet to her throat, making her want to vomit.
Especially when Nalan Yunzhi saw the figures of those children with mutilated limbs, miserable appearance, hideous and painful expressions, her feeling of nausea became even worse, so much so that she vomited all over Ouyang Yuming's face.
Sadly, no matter whether it was Ouyang Yuming, Gu Guijun, Wang Dejun, Xiao Shujun, Qin Xianjun or any other man in the harem, whenever Nalan Yunzhi wanted to get close to them, she would see Feng Lingyan, An Zihao, and the children who died in Xiangyang Temple again.
Therefore, in the past month, Nalan Yunzhi had not favored any of the concubines in the harem. Even the government affairs that had been neglected for a while were picked up by her again and resumed their former diligence.
Seeing Nalan Yunzhi approaching the pavilion, Ouyang Yuming hurriedly stopped playing and went forward to greet him.
"Your Majesty!"
"Stand up." Nalan Yunzhi glanced at Ouyang Yuming and said lightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ouyang Yuming stood up and looked at Nalan Yunzhi with an infatuated look in his eyes. "Your Majesty is so busy with affairs of state, yet you still take time out to listen to me play the zither. This is a great honor for me."
Nalan Yunzhi wanted to go forward and hold Ouyang Yuming's hand, but was afraid that he would see something strange. He suddenly felt annoyed and turned around to leave.
"Your Majesty..." Upon seeing this, Ouyang Yuming quickly reached out and grabbed the sleeve of the woman in front of him, his face showing resentment, "Your Majesty, do you dislike me? If so, then I..."
"Okay!" Nalan Yunzhi interrupted Ouyang Yuming, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. I'll come to Qiongyu Palace to see you another day." After saying that, Nalan Yunzhi broke free from Ouyang Yuming's hand, raised his head and left without looking back.
Looking at Nalan Yunzhi's gradually receding back, Ouyang Yuming's eyes suddenly became gloomy.
“Ahhh~ Ahhh~” (Scumbag Phoenix! Scumbag Phoenix!)
Seeing that Nalan Yunzhi was about to walk out of the imperial garden, Hongfu, who had been in the flowers for nearly two quarters of an hour, hurried out and came to Nalan Yunzhi and called out a few words.
"Aren't you... the little calico cat picked up by the big white cat in the East Palace?" Nalan Yunzhi, attracted by Hongfu's baby voice, stopped and looked at Hongfu who was spinning around his feet.
"Aoao~Aoao~Aoao~Aoao~" (You stupid and dumb scumbag, I am a tiger, not a cat!)
Seeing the little cat barking at him in a cute and fierce manner, Nalan Yunzhi recalled his experience of turning into a big white cat. He leaned over and hugged Hongfu on the ground in his arms, thinking, "You little thing! Could it be that those barks just now were all scolding me?"
Hongfu, who was lying on Nalan Yunzhi's arm, was slightly startled. She felt it was ironic. She didn't expect that when she was Situ Mingting, she had fought hard for his favor, but now that she was a tigress, she could easily get it.
But, what does it matter? Now she already has Xiaobai, so whether Nalan Yunzhi treats her well or badly is no longer important...
"Ahhh~ Ahhh~" (This girl is scolding you, do you understand?)
Hongfu turned her head away proudly, and Nalan Yunzhi inexplicably felt as if he was being despised by a little cat.
"Your Majesty, this little cat is really adorable..." Seeing Nalan Yunzhi stop because of Hongfu, Ouyang Yuming immediately seized the opportunity and stepped forward to strike up a conversation.
Ouyang Yuming was already two months pregnant, and he was extremely anxious. If he didn't give the child to Nalan Yunzhi, in a month or so the baby would start to show, and he wouldn't be able to hide it anymore...
"Yeah." Nalan Yunzhi nodded slightly.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh..." (Ouyang Yuming, you damned beast in human form! I wish you'll choke to death while eating, choke to death while drinking water, or fall to death while walking...)
Hong Fu, lying on Nalan Yunzhi's arm, kept scolding Ouyang Yuming. However, her voice was so childish that it sounded very cute.
"Your Majesty, this little cat seems to have a special liking for me. Look, it keeps barking at me! So cute!" Ouyang Yuming had a loving look on his face, and his eyes were full of tenderness as he looked at Hongfu.
Ouyang Yuming thought to himself, since the emperor likes this little cat, then he will find a way to get the cat from the princess's concubine Yu Liang...
Upon hearing this, Nalan Yunzhi first glanced at the cute, fierce little cat on his arm, then looked at Ouyang Yuming. Given his own experience as a big white cat, Nalan Yunzhi inexplicably felt that the truth might not be so. However, Nalan Yunzhi didn't show it on his face, and only nodded slightly.
"Ahhhhhhhh..." (You're such a good bastard! I wish I could smack you to death with my claws!)
Suddenly, Hongfu jumped from Nalan Yunzhi's arm towards Ouyang Yuming and hung directly on his head.
"Your Majesty!" Ouyang Yuming, whose face was suddenly blocked by the cat's belly, couldn't help but exclaim loudly.
"Hahaha..." Nalan Yunzhi, tickled by Ouyang Yuming's funny look, burst into laughter. "Yuming, it seems this little cat really likes you. It doesn't even want to be in my arms, but runs towards you instead."
"Your Majesty, I am terrified."
After Ouyang Yuming pulled Hongfu off his head, instead of getting angry at her, he stroked the fur on her back lovingly, pretending to like this little cat very much.
"Yuming, since this cat likes you and you like it too, it means you two are destined to be together. Just play with it for a while, and then have it returned to the Fanyin Pavilion in the East Palace.
"Your Majesty is right." Seeing Nalan Yunzhi's friendly expression towards the little cat, Ouyang Yuming became more and more convinced that his bet was right.
Ouyang Yuming thought that from now on, he must do everything he can to keep this little cat in order to capture the Holy Heart.
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