Chapter 231 Play
Outside the Golden Palace.
The man was dressed in a bright red official robe, with an upright posture and flowing black hair.
He knelt on the cool and luxurious gold bricks, his back straight as a pine tree, his eyes cold and calm.
The official robe had a round collar and a patch on the chest depicting a crane with its wings spread out, ready to take flight. The man held an ivory tablet in his hand, looking straight ahead, neither humble nor arrogant.
Inside the Golden Throne Hall, the emperor sat high on the Mingtang, his face ashen and his expression cold.
The king and his ministers were hundreds of steps apart, and neither of them was willing to speak, as if in a silent standoff.
The emperor wanted to kill his power and popularity.
The king is suspicious, even a loyal minister will give him advice.
The sun in autumn is not very strong, but it still burns people at noon.
The eunuchs around the emperor came in and out, and when they came to the man, they looked embarrassed: "Master Shaofu, you... why are you doing this?"
"You should admit your mistake to His Majesty and marry Princess Anyang. His Majesty is merciful and will surely forgive you!"
Rong Jianxue looked straight ahead with an indifferent expression and calm eyes.
The eunuch wanted to say something and opened his mouth, but in the end he just sighed and turned away.
He knelt straight.
When Pei Jingxu ran to the outside of the Golden Palace, he saw a man kneeling on the blue bricks.
Outside the huge Golden Palace, the white gold bricks looked like a thick layer of snow. A man was kneeling in the vast sea of snow, wearing a bright red official robe, which was very eye-catching.
Pei Jingxu had Rong Jianxue's warrant with him, so no one dared to stop him from entering the palace.
"Rong Jianxue!"
Pei Jingxu called out to him.
The man's back seemed to pause for a moment, and when he turned his head slightly, he saw a woman in a green dress, holding up the hem of her skirt, running towards him.
The fragrance of flowers surrounded him.
Her frosty eyes finally softened a bit, and Rong Jianxue spoke coldly, without a trace of embarrassment: "Why are you here?"
Pei Jingxu said nothing and knelt beside him with Rong Jianxue.
"Hongyao said you're kneeling here as punishment."
Rong Jianxue frowned slightly when she saw her kneeling down, and held her waist: "Your skirt is too thin."
My knees hurt from the pain.
Pei Jingxu curled his lips unhappily upon hearing this, and rudely grabbed the tail of the man's clothes hanging on the ground. He folded it several times very carefully, used his clothes as a cushion, and knelt down again.
Much more comfortable.
Rong Jianxue chuckled upon seeing this, but then looked at her and said, "I didn't let Jiang Hui tell you because I was afraid you would worry."
"If you don't tell me, I'll be more worried if I know."
There was a hint of helplessness between the man's eyebrows, and his eyes softened when he looked at her: "It's just a show. There must be an explanation for the marriage."
Pei Jingxu didn't say anything, but just knelt beside him and straightened his back.
She had been spoiled by Rong Jianxue, and she felt uncomfortable after kneeling for just a while.
Seeing this, Rong Jianxue said nothing more, but just raised her eyes and glanced at the eunuchs guarding outside the Golden Palace.
The eunuch said nothing, glanced at the two of them, pushed the door open and re-entered the Golden Palace.
Soon, the personal eunuch walked out of the hall and came before the two of them: "Master Young Master, Madam Pei Er, His Majesty has something to say to you two."
Rong Jianxue helped Pei Jingxu stand up and followed the eunuch into the Golden Palace.
Pei Jingxu was thinking, with thousands of thoughts in his mind, but he didn't show it on his face. He just stayed close to Rong Jianxue, looking a little worried and scared.
Rong Jianxue squeezed her palm soothingly and led her into the hall.
"Your humble servant and your wife have come to see Your Majesty."
The man nodded slightly as a greeting.
He was clearly standing in the palace, but he looked up at the Human Emperor in the hall, and his aura was not at all discouraged.
The emperor's face was cold and solemn, and his gaze moved from Rong Jianxue to Pei Jingxu's face.
"Are you General Xuanzhou's legal wife, Pei Jingxu?"
Pei Jingxu bowed slightly, her voice soft but remarkably clear: "Your Majesty, I and General Xuanzhou have long since divorced. We have nothing to do with each other's affairs, whether weddings or funerals."
The emperor in the Mingtang snorted coldly, his emotions unclear: "It has nothing to do with each other?"
"What you mean by having nothing to do with each other, do you mean abandoning Rong Xuanzhou and marrying his brother?"
"Pei, what are your intentions?"
As if startled by the emperor's majesty, Pei Jingxu's eyes flushed red, and her voice trembled but she was serious: "I have deep feelings for Master Shaofu, and I have no ulterior motives."
"I once heard Shu Tong mention that before Rong Xuanzhou returned to the capital, you were willing to remain a widow for many years, mourning and praying for him, and serving your parents-in-law. I thought you were a virtuous and filial person. I never expected that marrying Rong Xuanzhou wasn't enough, and now you're seducing the young master, Pei Jingxu. What crime should you be punished for?!"
The emperor was angry.
Pei Jingxu's face was full of panic, his eyes turned red, tears rolled down, and he wanted to kneel down to plead his case.
But before she could kneel down, a man's low and indifferent voice came from beside her: "Your Majesty, it's over."
He held her waist.
It seemed as if the moment he finished speaking, the pressure in the hall receded, and the emperor in the hall laughed heartily: "Rong Qing, you can't stand just two words?"
Rong Jianxue took a few steps forward, blocking Pei Jingxu behind him, and held her slightly cold hand with his wide sleeve: "Your Majesty, my wife is delicate."
The emperor's smile deepened, and he looked at Rong Jianxue with a teasing look in his eyes: "I was still wondering what a man like Rong Qing would have a wife like in the future. Now that I see... I really didn't expect it."
Pei Jingxu seemed frightened. He looked at Rong Jianxue in shock, then at the emperor, as if he didn't understand why the relationship between the monarch and his subjects had suddenly become so... friendly and harmonious?
The emperor stroked his beard and smiled, "Alright, alright, alright. Since you really like it, I won't say anything more."
After a pause, the smile on his face faded a little, but he said: "It's just that the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony in two days cannot be entrusted to you to organize, and it is not convenient for you to attend."
Rong Jianxue nodded slightly: "I understand."
The emperor wanted to say something else, but the next second, his face turned pale and he started coughing violently!
Seeing this, the eunuch beside him hurriedly brought the prepared medicine and presented it to the emperor: "Your Majesty."
The official took the medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
His complexion looked better now.
Rong Jianxue said calmly, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
Upon hearing this, the emperor waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly: "I know my own health. You can leave first. I need to rest."
"I will take my leave."
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After leaving the Golden Palace, Pei Jingxu sat in the carriage.
Puzzled and bewildered, Pei Jingxu looked at Rong Jianxue, who was sitting beside him. "You and His Majesty..."
Rong Jianxue didn't intend to hide it and said softly, "It's just a show."
Pei Jingxu was shocked: "Why do you have to put on a show?"
"His Majesty has been poisoned and is ill," Rong Jianxue calmly revealed the palace's "secrets," her tone indifferent. "He needs my help in finding the murderer."
Therefore, even if the king is really suspicious and afraid of his power and high position, he will not act rashly at this moment and quarrel with him.
Today's kneeling punishment and anger were performed for those who have ulterior motives.
After listening to Rong Jianxue's explanation, Pei Jingxu had an expression of sudden enlightenment on his face, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
——She guessed right.
Although I don’t remember how the emperor died in the story, judging by the time and age, he definitely did not die of old age.
So, someone must have done something.
Pei Jingxu was thinking of this, and also thought that if the emperor really realized that someone was doing something bad to him, he would never offend Rong Jianxue at such a critical juncture.
So everything that happened today was probably just a performance for others to see.
The reason why Pei Jingxu broke into the palace was simply to win Rong Jianxue's favor and understand the emperor's attitude.
Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Pei Jingxu looked panicked and bewildered: "A Xu thought that His Majesty was really angry and wanted to punish you."
Inexplicably, the man suddenly remembered Bai's inappropriate growl that night.
[If one day, you fall from your high position, do you think Pei Jingxu will still stay by your side!?]
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