Chapter 14
He straightened his clothes, picked up the whisk on the table and held it in his arms, looking at the two of them seriously. They had been begging to enter the palace, but had never had a bed with the emperor. However, he had never missed any important matters.
"Your Highness!"
There are two people, one in white and one in blue. The one in blue holds a white fan and the one in white holds a peony. Their faces are different, but both are outstanding. The one in blue has a beauty mole and the one in white has dimples. What a pair of handsome and elegant men.
Tang Mitang looked at the two men kneeling on the ground, and kept comparing and sighing in her heart, why is the emperor busy with official duties every day when there are such beauties in the palace?
Zhou Xuanqing put down the book and looked at the two people kneeling. He said calmly, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty~" The two men stood up from the ground and looked at the woman sitting in the pavilion with a smile.
The one in blue is Song Henian, the former Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
The one in white is Li Yu, the son of Grand Tutor Li.
Two years ago, someone wrote to the emperor suggesting that he recruit officials, and they volunteered to enter the palace. Although they had never done anything practical and only saw the emperor a few times a year, it did not stop their enthusiasm.
"I heard from the people in the palace that the emperor will go out for inspection tomorrow. Can you take me with you? I know martial arts and can protect the emperor!" Song Henian in blue clothes said, opening the folding fan in his hand to reveal a landscape painting.
"Okay." Zhou Xuanqing nodded without thinking.
Song Henian bowed in thanks and walked up to sit opposite Zhou Xuanqing.
Li Yu in white followed and sat down as well. He looked at Zhou Xuanqing with a hesitant expression, dimples appearing and disappearing on his face. He wanted to say something but didn't seem to know how to start.
Zhou Xuanqing was surprised, looked up at him, smiled and said: "Yu'er, the journey is long, this time you just stay in the palace and wait for me to come back."
"Okay~ I'll wait for the emperor to return safely." Li Yu nodded and the dimples on her face completely disappeared.
The emperor always ignored him and could not see his love for her. He was just willing to get along with Song Henian. How was he inferior to Song Henian?
"Okay, it's getting late and I'm a little tired, so I'll go back first." After Zhou Xuanqing said this, he took Tang Mitang and Chang Xi away.
The other palace maids and eunuchs also followed, and the imperial garden suddenly became much quieter and seemed empty.
"Hmph!" Li Yu snorted coldly at Song Henian who was waving a folding fan, and walked away holding the peony in his hand.
Song Henian shook his head. What did it have to do with him? It wasn't him who forced him to enter the palace.
In Daming Palace, Zhou Xuanqing returned to the main hall and sat down on a chair with a sigh of relief.
Tang Mitang couldn't help but laugh as she watched, "It's not like the emperor only has two concubines~"
"What do you know?" Zhou Xuanqing picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, then put down the cup indifferently.
"Well, I don't understand." Tang Mitang smiled helplessly and followed Zhou Xuanqing's words.
She didn't realize how relaxed the conversation with Zhou Xuanqing just now was. It was like a banter between friends.
But Chang Xi discovered it and looked at Tang Mitang in surprise. What kind of love potion did he give the emperor? How come their relationship became so good in just two days?
However, he was still very entangled in the previous question, so he squatted beside Zhou Xuanqing again and asked: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me go?"
"Because you are too ugly, don't scare the people." Zhou Xuanqing said without giving any face.
The palace maid took the tea off her table, replaced it with boiled water, and poured her a cup.
Listening to Zhou Xuanqing's merciless words, he held back his laughter and walked out.
Chang Xi collapsed, covering his face with his hands, and fell to the ground. He felt like a dozen knives were stabbed in his heart... He thought the emperor had some special reason!
"You'll look uglier if you cry..." Zhou Xuanqing said, then picked up the cup and took a sip of water.
Tang Mitang, who was watching, was shocked by Zhou Xuanqing's venomous tongue and couldn't help but gasp. Actually, Chang Xi's eyes are a little small, but everything else is okay, right?
Chang Xi bravely got up from the ground, wiped his tears, stood in front of Zhou Xuan, and said with a determined look: "No matter how ugly this servant is, he is still the emperor's person, and he must show off in front of the emperor!"
"Come on~" Zhou Xuanqing raised an eyebrow, pushed him aside, stood up and took two steps, saying: "I don't need any service, everyone, go out."
"Yes~" the palace maid responded and retreated respectfully.
Chang Xi grabbed Tang Mitang's arm and dragged her out.
"What's wrong?" Tang Mitang looked at him in confusion, followed him to the corner and squatted down.
"Tang Mi, you are not allowed to betray the emperor. All men are bad. It's better to like the emperor than to like men. Those who are in high positions and have great power can walk sideways in the Great Zhou. You must protect the emperor during this inspection. No one is allowed to tell anyone that the emperor is poisoned. Wait for me to compile a list of precautions for you and give it to you tonight."
Chang Xi said as he looked at Tang Mitang. This little girl had no knowledge and would just follow any man who made a gesture. He hoped she could understand who was the master. If the emperor made any mistake, let Xuan Yi kill her!
Although Tang Mitang was speechless about him saying that he liked the emperor, she still nodded in response.
"Tang Mi, if anything happens to the Emperor because of you, Xuan Yi will show up and kill you. Think carefully!" Chang Xi couldn't help but threaten before leaving. After saying that, he flicked his whisk and stood up to leave.
Tang Mitang swallowed her saliva. Really! This group of people only threatened her. She should tell the emperor this! What could a little maid like her do?
The next morning, three luxurious carriages and a large group of people set out from the imperial city, heading south. Then, a pair of people emerged from the side gate and headed north.
Zhou Erlan looked at Zhou Xuanqing, who was riding his horse in front of him, and looked at his small group in confusion. Didn't they say they would start the inspection from the south? Why were they heading north?
Cheng Zhixuan followed Zhou Erlan on horseback, full of confusion. Why did they suddenly change route and head northwest? Did Zhou Xuanqing discover something?
"Your Majesty, how do we go north?" Song Henian followed Zhou Xuanqing on horseback. He had no reservations and asked directly when he had any questions.
Zhou Xuanqing wore an apricot-red, pleated skirt with a pattern of flowing gold clouds, a white jade ring around her waist, and her long hair was tied up with a white jade hairpin. Her amber eyes stared ahead, the corners of her mouth raised.
"Heh~ The Emperor is going south, and I'm going north." Zhou Xuanqing said, whipping the horse with her whip. The horse neighed and charged forward. Xuan Yi and Xuan Er immediately followed.
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PS: I have always wanted to write a long article with more than 200 chapters.
But I would give up very quickly because my mind was too distracted and I had no idea where the plot would go...
But I still have a dream of writing a long article!
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