On the way back, Si Muqiao discovered that Tangyuan looked at her cautiously and hesitantly from time to time.
She was really uncomfortable being stared at, so she just asked directly.
"Tangyuan, what do you want to say?"
"My beauty, calm down. I am just concerned about you. My beauty, you were in the Yangxin Palace just now. Is there anything wrong with you?"
"Nothing. I was just helping His Majesty serve the rice and accidentally dropped the bowl. It's not a big deal."
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Tangyuan's feet slipped, his face turned pale, and he almost fell apart on the spot.
Fortunately, Simuqiao comforted her in time and kindly said, "What's wrong? Tangyuan, walk carefully and be careful not to fall."
"My beauty, His Majesty...isn't he angry?"
"Angry? No!" Si Muqiao thought about it carefully, then shook his head firmly.
"That's good, that's good, my beauty, you are so lucky." Tangyuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you mean?"
"My lady, I heard that a few days ago, a eunuch accidentally knocked over an empty bowl while serving His Majesty a meal. As a result, His Majesty sent someone to drag him away and beat him to death on the spot."
"Is it true? Your master is a concubine after all. She won't be executed so soon. Don't worry." Si Muqiao comforted.
"Also, I heard that Jiang Cairen from Shuying Theater deliberately sang a song on the road that Your Majesty was going to in order to attract Your Majesty's attention."
"In the end, not only did I fail to attract His Majesty, but I was punished by His Majesty instead."
"Oh? How was the punishment?" Si Muqiao was very curious.
"His Majesty made her stand there and stare at the cold wind and sing a song all night long, and he even sent someone to watch her."
"It is said that Lady Ruojiang's song was interrupted, which means she is an assassin who wants to kill Your Majesty. Let her be executed on the spot."
"Wow, that's awesome!" Si Muqiao couldn't help but want to applaud.
Is it true that such a straight-forward emperor is destined to be alone?
"Tangyuan, do you know how many concubines, princes or princesses his majesty has now?" Simuqiao asked.
She couldn't find any relevant memory about the Dog Tyrant, so she could only ask Tangyuan.
"My lady, if you are included, there are only five of you in the harem now."
Tangyuan lowered his voice, with a hint of doubt on his face, but he still answered her questions carefully.
"As for the princes or princesses, there is only one, the third prince, who is four years old this year and is currently being raised in the Changle Palace of the Empress Dowager."
"This third prince is a dog... Who did Your Majesty father? " Si Muqiao's eyes were full of gossip.
"My beauty, have you really forgotten? Your Majesty has never favored any of the concubines in the harem."
"The Third Prince is the son of your Majesty's elder brother, King Kang."
"Hmm?" Si Muqiao continued to stare at her.
"Rumor has it that His Majesty had a very good relationship with his elder brother, King Kang. King Kang only married one princess, but unfortunately the princess suffered heavy bleeding during childbirth."
"Although the third prince was born, Princess Kang passed away."
"Later, your majesty went out hunting with Prince Kang and encountered an assassin. In order to protect your majesty, Prince Kang blocked the knife for him and died on the spot."
"It is said that before King Kang died, he asked Your Majesty to help him take good care of his children, and Your Majesty agreed."
"After King Kang died, His Majesty sent someone to bring King Kang's son into the palace and raised him as a prince."
"Is that so?" Si Muqiao couldn't help but touch his chin.
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