Qiao Yu returned to Lanzhao Palace and without stopping for a moment, immediately took the soup to the imperial study.
"Hello, Lady Huapin, are you here to bring soup to the Emperor?"
Xiao Yuanzi, who was waiting at the door, looked at Sufang holding the soup and immediately knew why she came, so he was not surprised.
"Well, I made some soup. Is the Emperor busy in there?"
"The Emperor is busy, but he would definitely be delighted if he knew that the Empress personally cooked the soup and sent it to him."
Eunuchs speak one way to people and another way to ghosts. They know what the masters like to hear, so they choose to say that.
Qiao Yu smiled gently and said, "Since the emperor is busy, it is unreasonable for a concubine to disturb him. I would like to trouble the eunuch to send it in on my behalf."
Xiao Yuanzi immediately took the soup and said, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? How can this be a bother?"
Qiao Yu didn't say anything, and the other party just said it politely:
"Then I will go back first and tell the emperor to drink it while it's hot. It will be bad if it gets cold."
Xiao Yuanzi: "Farewell, Your Majesty."
Seeing that Qiao Yu had disappeared, the young eunuch beside him came forward and asked in confusion:
"Master, why doesn't this Concubine Hua go in and ask for favor like the other concubines?"
Yu Yuanting kicked the young eunuch on the buttocks: "What are you so curious about? Be careful with your words."
Qiao Yu is not as stupid as the young eunuch said, and does not know how to curry favor. This kind of soup has been used by many empresses in the palace. If it is sent to the emperor who has never seen him, he will like them more.
It would be better for the emperor to ask which queen made the soup when he felt warm after drinking it. It would be more pleasing and would make her remembered.
"Brother, what are you thinking about? Why haven't you responded for so long?"
I went boating on the lake and reciting poems with Su Yu and other classmates as usual. Su Yu's poems were always the most brilliant and won first place. Why did I get so stunned today?
Su Yu's mind was still on the woman from before, but a shove from his classmate finally brought him back to his senses:
"I didn't sleep well last night and was a bit distracted. Let's continue and don't let me spoil the fun."
Someone who was quite familiar with Su Yu, seeing that Su Yu, who always did everything in a rigid and perfect manner, was also in a daze, joked:
"I think it's the summer night's heat and irritability that keeps you awake, brother. It's impossible for you to be like Wen Chen, thinking about the girl and unable to fall asleep for a long time~"
Su Yu has always been a dull person. He usually doesn't respond to these dirty words or doesn't understand them very well. But today he understood everything.
But who is Su Yu - a taciturn person. Ever since he met that woman, he always thinks about her in his spare time. It is no exaggeration to say that he has no appetite.
Now that his thoughts were exposed by his good friend, his face showed no emotion at all, only his slightly hot ears gave him away.
Ge Wenchen: "You are so good, Liu Yizhi, you are really making trouble for others. Today I will let you see how powerful I am."
The three of them were friends who had grown up together. They were quick to speak out their anger and would often start fighting. Su Yu was no longer surprised by this.
He was still wondering which family the girl he met yesterday was from and whether he could marry her...
In the Imperial Study:
Yu Yuanting: "Your Majesty, this is a soup sent by the Empress of Lan Zhao Palace to clear away heat and relieve summer heat."
Yan Fu didn't even raise his eyebrows, concentrating on reviewing the memorial in his hand.
Yu Yuanting: "Empress Hua is concerned about the emperor's health and has instructed me to remind him to drink this soup while it's hot."
Yan Fu paused with his pen, letting the ink drip onto the paper, frowning.
"Put the soup somewhere. I'll drink it later. Have the Imperial Household Department pick out some Shu brocade and send it to Lan Zhao Palace."
"Well, I'll go right away."
After Yu Yuanting left, Yan Qu put down his pen and summoned the secret guards:
"What did Hua Yunlan say to Prince An when she went to the palace today?"
In addition to the palace guards who are in public view, every emperor also has secret guards who are specifically responsible for handling matters that cannot be made public.
Yan Fu sent one of his secret guards to monitor Qiao Yu's every move.
Pei Luo repeated everything Qiao Yu did and said today, except for the soup.
The emperor only ordered him to start monitoring Concubine Hua from the moment she left the palace, and there was another person in the palace who would report to the emperor.
"My beloved concubine cares about my uncle even more than I do. Keep an eye on their actions and report back... Drink this soup."
"Yes."
Pei Luo remained calm, raised the bowl and drank the soup in one gulp, not caring that it was still a little hot.
Even if this bowl contains poison, as long as the master orders him to do so, he must drink it calmly and without complaint and die.
Zhao Yanfu's intention was to let Qiao Yu continue to visit Yan Qu, as his good uncle Wang was in such a sickly state that he would fall ill several times a month.
But even though his health was so poor, he still did not forget to usurp the throne and coveted things that he should not have.
Yan Fu had only been on the throne for a few months and had no time to flip the cards. When Qiao Yu entered the palace, the only treats she received were a few jade plates.
The three women in the harem before were just concubines in the palace. The emperor looked down on them then, and naturally he doesn't look down on them now.
Except for the first time Yu Yuanting held up the card, Yan Fu didn't even look at it. As a servant, he naturally had to be smart and not hold up the card again.
But the Emperor obviously treated Empress Hua differently, so he naturally had to bring the jade plate over:
"Your Majesty, may I turn over the cards tonight?"
Yan Fu glanced at him. Although Yu Yuanting was given to him by the Empress Dowager to serve her when he was a child, he was still loyal.
I'm just afraid that his loyalty may be insincere.
"Huapin, right?"
"Yes."
Yu Yuanting walked out of the imperial study with a hunched back. The emperor finally had a beloved confidant by his side, and he no longer had to be alone and cold.
Thinking of this, Yu Yuanting wiped away his tears exaggeratedly.
Although he knew that Concubine Hua was the Empress Dowager's niece, Concubine Hua looked beautiful and kind-hearted, and as long as she could be considerate to the Emperor, she would win his favor.
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