Chapter 69 Inquiry into the whereabouts...
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Inquiring about the whereabouts
Ling Hao: "..."
When Mingyue told her about her older sister, she didn't mention that she had this kind of personality. Could it be the influence of the world? You know what, this emperor really does have the kind of personality that would say to Ye Gucheng, "You were a beautiful woman, but alas, you became a thief."
Seeing the speechless look on her face, the emperor smiled. She put down her pen, rested her chin on her hand, and said, "I wonder what you, young lady, have come here to see after all the hardships you've endured?"
Ling Hao subconsciously said, "It's not hard work, just a few more rolls and I'm in." She admitted that the imperial palace was indeed different from other places, and getting in was quite troublesome. But for her, it really was just a matter of rolling over a few more times.
After saying that, she realized something was off. Wasn't that disrespectful to the emperor? So she added, "It's much harder to get in than other places." Hmm? That doesn't seem quite right either?
At this moment, Ling Hao desperately wished she were a person with high emotional intelligence, but she wasn't, which was terrible.
Generally speaking, one would be angry to hear that it's not easy to enter one's own home, especially the emperor's. However, after hearing Ling Hao's words, the emperor not only wasn't angry, but instead smiled and said, "Hmm, young lady, you have excellent martial arts skills."
Ling Hao asked curiously, "Your Majesty hasn't called anyone yet, and you don't seem afraid. Aren't you worried that I'm here as an assassin?"
"You ask this question precisely because you are not?" the emperor retorted.
Okay, I really am not. Ling Hao said, "Sorry, I didn't know your connections, so I had to climb over the wall to get in."
The emperor's interest was piqued by this. She leaned back in her chair and asked, "I wonder what business you have with me, young lady? Let me make it clear, if it's too difficult, I can't help you. Sigh, those ministers are so long-winded, I don't want to be nagged by them all the time."
She spoke as if she were a puppet emperor, but in reality, everyone knew that she was the real emperor with absolute power, and anyone who dared to challenge her met a bad end.
“I am Mingyue’s friend, and I want to know where he went,” Linghao said. “He was sent away by Gongzi Yu, and I can’t find him. Mingyue said that you are his elder sister and care about him a lot, so I thought maybe you know where he is, so I came to ask.”
"Mingyue?" The Emperor sat up straight. "Young Master Mingyue?" There was only one person in the world who could call her "elder sister"; others would at most call her "royal elder sister." But... Mingyue and Yu? Why, in this young lady's words, were they two people, and one of them had been sent away by the other?
Wait a minute... The emperor thought of one possibility.
"Yes." Ling Hao nodded, a hint of hesitation on her face. "Does Your Majesty not remember Mingyue?"
"How could that be?" The Emperor laughed. "Mingyue was well-behaved since childhood, of course I remember, I just didn't expect him to have made friends too." Mingyue Nu was indeed well-behaved, but unfortunately, she was unlucky and didn't live to grow up. The current Mingyue is actually Yu, so she was a little dazed when she was suddenly separated and brought up.
But to Ling Hao, the emperor's words proved that Mingyue was a pitiful girl who had only ever had one friend since childhood. She asked again, "Then, Your Majesty, could you tell me Mingyue's whereabouts?"
The emperor shook his head. "Yu has been reserved since childhood. Only he knows what he wants to do and who he wants to hide. So I don't know where he sent Mingyue. You can only ask him."
That said, she had never considered Yu and Mingyue separately before, and this was the first time she had encountered someone who did, which she found quite interesting. "Why don't we ask Yu?"
Ling Hao shook her head in disappointment, "He won't tell me."
Wait, what does she mean by that…? The Emperor smiled, “Yu and Mingyue are both your friends, right?”
Ling Hao hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Yes." She was closer to Mingyue, but she couldn't deny that she wasn't friends with Gongzi Yu; it was just that Mingyue was ranked ahead of him.
The emperor, who saw right through Ling Hao at a glance, immediately raised an eyebrow and his smile widened. "Since you are Mingyue's friend, why don't you stay at my house? I'll have Yu come over, and I'll ask him myself, what do you say?"
That's interesting, that's really interesting.
"Stay here?" Ling Hao's eyes widened. "Here? In the palace?"
"Yes," the emperor nodded. "My home is rather simple, but it is still habitable. It will only be difficult for you to make do with it, young lady."
Ling Hao: "..."
Is the other party in Versailles? If the royal palace is considered simple, then where isn't? Heaven?
"Would you like to stay here, young lady?" the emperor asked with a smile. "Although Yu doesn't listen to others, she's willing to listen to me, even if only to a certain extent. If I find out where Mingyue is, I can tell you directly, how about it?"
Ling Hao shook her head. "No need. I have a place to stay. It's easy for the Emperor to find me; it's in the villa you gave to Gongzi Yu." She didn't want to live in the palace. Although it was magnificent, it always gave her a cold feeling. If she stayed there, she wouldn't be able to sleep.
That villa… The emperor’s smile deepened. “Very well, then I will have someone look for her. By the way, I still don’t know the young lady’s name?”
"Greetings, Linghao." Having asked all the necessary questions, Linghao clasped her hands in a fist salute. "Goodbye." With that, she leaped out of the window and disappeared from the Imperial Study.
"What superb martial arts!" the emperor exclaimed. "If it weren't for me... I probably wouldn't have noticed a thing." Then, she called out, "Guards!"
Two people emerged from behind the screen. They had ordinary faces and looked like ordinary palace servants. Only the calluses on their hands indicated that they were skilled in martial arts.
The emperor said, "Go and investigate... no, go and ask Shici directly where Gongzi Yu is. Find him and bring him to me immediately." It wasn't that she couldn't find out, but she didn't want to hurt the sibling relationship, because he was the only brother she acknowledged.
If you ask Shici directly, Gongzi Yu will naturally know. If Shici is willing to tell you, then he is willing for her to know.
"Yes." The two people disappeared quietly.
The emperor's fingers tapped lightly on the table. She remembered that Gongzi Yu had sent someone to the capital, saying he was a man of the Marquis of Xiaoyao. At the time, she was a bit busy, so she entrusted the matter to the Divine Marquis's Mansion. Although she found it somewhat strange at the time, Gongzi Yu was not a law-abiding person, especially when it came to matters of the martial world and his associates; he was always decisive and ruthless.
Someone like the young master would usually be killed outright, so why would she specifically send him to the capital? She hadn't investigated further at the time, but now it seems there's more to it than meets the eye.
Things were getting interesting. The emperor's eyes lit up with anticipation, like a child seeing a favorite toy.
A note from the author:
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Emperor: I'm just bored.
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