Chapter 127 Pearl, You've Become a Bad Person
The palace maid standing by the pool glanced at the emperor who had changed his clothes, then glanced at the imperial concubine who was still standing in the pool. After hesitating for a moment, she quickly followed the emperor's footsteps.
"emperor."
Although she knew that the emperor was angry and had left in anger, she still called out to him in despair.
The only response she received was the sound of receding footsteps.
Concubine Shu stared at the empty Longquan Pool for a long time, then she reached out and wiped the water off her face.
"Has father come to Tangquan Palace today?" asked Concubine Shu in a daze.
The palace attendant was slightly stunned. "To answer your Majesty, the Emperor has invited all officials above the third rank to come to the Tangquan Palace to soak in the hot springs. I heard that everyone is here except General Huo, who has taken a leave of absence."
The Emperor's grace.
It’s such a good thing to soak in hot springs in winter.
Unless it is an important matter, no official would be stupid enough to refuse.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu's panicked expression finally calmed down a bit. She hooked her finger at the palace maid and said, "Go tell my father that I want to see him about something and ask him to come to the pavilion for a meeting."
After Su Yunyao arrived at the Hibiscus Pond, the palace maid helped her change her clothes and then she went into the water.
Whether before or after she came here, she still likes to take a hot spring bath.
After all, in her original world, there was no such hot spring pool that belonged exclusively to her.
Now that she has it, she must not let it down.
Su Yunyao picked up the petals in the water and asked, "Is Huo Xiao here?"
"In reply to the princess, General Huo said he was going to see Young Master Huo and won't be coming today." Zhenzhu paused and continued, "But Lord Lu is here."
Su Yunyao paused her fingertips that were teasing the petals, then turned to look at Zhenzhu, a sly smile between her brows. "Zhenzhu, ah Zhenzhu, you've learned bad habits."
Pearl lowered her eyes, "Princess."
"Since you said so, go call Lord Lu over."
Su Yunyao scooped up the water and threw it casually. The water droplets drew a beautiful parabola in the air, and then dripped onto the surface of the pool, creating splashes of water.
When Zhenzhu arrived at the clear water pool, she did not go in directly, but asked the eunuch guarding outside to go in and pass the message.
In the clear water pool, besides Lu Mingfeng, there was also Shen Qiu Nian, the Minister of Rites.
The eunuch glanced at the few people and said respectfully, "Master Lu, the princess invites you to the Hibiscus Pond. She wants to see you."
Princess?
When Lu Mingfeng came over, Su Yunyao had not arrived yet.
I just heard that the emperor has returned to the palace.
He thought the princess wouldn't come and was looking for an excuse to leave, but he didn't expect...
Lu Mingfeng's ears flushed slightly, and he pretended to be calm and said, "Please tell the princess, I'll change my clothes and go."
After the eunuchs leave, I will serve as your subordinate.
Lu Mingfeng saluted towards Shen Qiu Nian and said, "Sir Shen, the princess summoned me, I will go over first."
Shen Qiu Nian did not open his eyes, but just responded lightly, "Yeah."
Only after he came out of the pool did Shen Qiu Nian slowly open his eyes and look at Lu Mingfeng's departing back.
Suddenly, only the Minister of Rites and Shen Qiu Nian were left in the pool.
Normally, anyone who wants to curry favor with this first-rank cabinet minister who is close to the emperor has no chance.
Now I finally have the opportunity.
The Minister of Rites spoke hurriedly.
"Sir Shen, I heard that Sir Shen summoned Imperial Physician Li at Misty Rain Tower today. Is he feeling unwell? Although the water in this pool is warm, Sir Shen has been working hard all day to help the Emperor. He should pay more attention to his health."
They were clearly just words of concern, and when put together, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with them.
You can listen carefully separately.
Nothing seems to be right.
A first-rank official in the court appeared in the brothel early in the morning.
He was also feeling unwell, which even alarmed the imperial physician.
This doesn't sound like a good thing at all.
Shen Qiu Nian slowly withdrew his gaze and indifferently swept over the Minister of Rites, whose cheeks were dyed red by the hot spring.
"Thank you for your concern, Lord Shangshu."
Although the words sounded very plain, every word made the Minister of Rites shiver inexplicably.
He thought about it carefully and didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said.
However, his scalp tingled under Shen Qiu Nian's sharp gaze. "Sir Shen, I suddenly remembered something else. I'll go back first."
Shen Qiu Nian didn't say anything else, but slowly closed his eyes.
The Minister of Rites looked at him with a dull yet frightening look and quickly climbed out of the pool.
Lu Mingfeng put on his clothes and followed Zhenzhu, walking around a bamboo forest and then around a rockery.
He thought they were almost at Hibiscus Pond.
I could faintly hear someone talking on the other side of the rockery.
Although the sound is not loud.
But this area of the rockery was quite quiet, and one could hear something vaguely.
"Father, what should we do now? The Emperor's favor towards me is not as strong as before. Will he find out something?"
"After so many years in the palace, how come you're still not calm at all? You always panic when encountering things. Is there a new concubine who has gained favor in the palace recently?"
"There aren't any new ones. The Emperor is diligent in his duties and has rarely visited the harem. Even in recent months, he has stayed in the Empress's palace. It seems he hasn't favored any concubines."
"The Emperor has no interest in beauty. Even if we arrange more people in the harem, it will be useless. I originally thought that letting the Third Concubine's daughter marry Lu Mingfeng would help to take down the Dali Temple, but who knew that the eldest princess would show up halfway."
"Father, you arranged so many spies, didn't you find out anything about the eldest princess and Lu Mingfeng?"
The Prime Minister sighed.
"The Emperor came to the hot springs today, and you're the only one he brought from the entire harem. Doesn't this mean he's showing you his favor? Don't dwell on your girlish sentiments all day. He's the Emperor, the ruler of a country. If he gives you something that no one else has, that's a reward. He's given you everything, and do you still expect him to be in perfect harmony with you?"
Concubine Shu's face looked ugly.
"Having said that, my daughter always feels that the emperor has changed a lot in the past six months."
"I think you are really sincere to the emperor."
"Father." Concubine Shu's eyes flashed with an unnatural look, "That's not the case."
"It's best if you don't have it. If you do, it's best to give up on it. Last time, that distant relative of Third Aunt asked her to go to Jin Man Lou, but she ended up running to Jin Jing Lou and causing a scene. She was almost exposed, and a lot of information was blocked. She's such a loser."
"Now that Huo Xiao has destroyed Xijing, I have a feeling the Emperor doesn't just want to destroy Xijing. He has been suppressing the Second Prince of Xijing. Could it be that he has other plans?"
"What else could he have planned? He really values the gunpowder in the hands of the Second Prince of Xijing. Otherwise, why would the Emperor have delayed summoning Huo Xiao back to the capital even after such a long time since the war ended?"
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