It was late at night and the dew was heavy, but a faint light still shone through the palace.
"Your Majesty summoned me to the palace late at night. I wonder why?"
Gu Ruozhao looked up at the woman in the hall. He had no idea what she was thinking.
It is said that the heart of an emperor is difficult to guess.
Now Gu Ruozhao truly understood the meaning of this sentence.
Everything that happened these days was very abnormal and beyond his expectations.
Summoning him to the palace in the middle of the night sounded like something she would have done in the past. It was nothing more than an attempt to ruin his reputation and force him to submit through public opinion.
only……
He saw the people she sent carefully escort him to the palace, and then enter the palace through a remote gate without telling anyone.
He didn't see anyone else along the way, so he thought she must have given the order deliberately.
All this made Gu Ruozhao have some illusions. He seemed... just like the young men in those storybooks who secretly met beautiful women at night?
Gu Ruozhao frowned and dismissed the thought.
Could it be that the pastries from the other day had given rise to these thoughts? He clearly didn't want to be involved in any relationship with Fei Wan beyond that of a monarch and his subjects. He only wanted peace in the world and for the people to live and work in peace.
"My dear, come here quickly."
Hearing her voice, Gu Ruozhao was startled.
Realizing that she was letting him get closer to her, he moved forward a little closer to her, but still some distance away from her desk.
"Why haven't you come yet?"
The woman looked up with some confusion, and then wrote something on the paper.
Gu Ruozhao's body stiffened slightly, not knowing what tricks she was playing.
However, he could not disobey the king's order, so he stood by her this time.
"My dear, come and look at this."
Fei Wan didn't say much, just handed him the papers she had written, and then continued to bury her head.
Gu Ruozhao took the rice paper she handed over with a bit of confusion, but Fei Wan ignored him and focused on the table.
Her profile was very beautiful in the candlelight. She was born beautiful. Even though Gu Ruozhao didn't like her, he had to admit that this man could make her have some good points because of her appearance. Even so, he didn't have any feelings for her at all.
However, this time...she was particularly attractive when she was writing seriously.
Recalling the past, Gu Ruozhao came back to his senses and began to focus on the things Fei Wan gave him.
The sons of officials were summoned to the palace to study etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, mathematics, and...
Teach marching strategies?
Gu Ruozhao couldn't help but take another look. There was indeed nothing wrong with it. This was the general meaning.
"And this."
Fei Wan finished writing another one and handed it to him.
Like the others, this one has the names of ministers and sons in the mansion written on it. Without exception, all of them have sons in the family who are not yet married.
She... could actually know all this clearly?
Gu Ruozhao moved his eyes downwards and saw a familiar name on the list, which made him stop.
"What do you think about that?"
Fei Wan turned her head to see his reaction, but she only saw him lower his eyes and speak in a light voice without any ripples.
"If Your Majesty thinks it is good, then we will follow Your Majesty's method."
There was no doubt, no question, and no one even asked her why Gu Linghuan's name appeared in it.
But this was just on the surface. Fei Wan knew that he would definitely not be so indifferent.
"Aren't you curious...why would I do this? And why would I summon you into the palace alone?"
Gu Ruozhao lowered his eyes.
"I don't..."
Hearing that he was about to bring up that sentence again, Fei Wan felt a little displeased. She stood up and happened to meet his eyes.
He was different from the others, being extremely tall among men, and Fei Wan could only barely reach his chin. Because of this, he and Fei Wan were particularly close, and under the flickering candlelight, the two of them seemed a little ambiguous.
The two looked at each other, each other's figures clearly reflected in their pupils.
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