From the afternoon onwards, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the air became stuffy. There was no wind, but there was a strong wind that was about to rain. At night, heavy rain poured down, and lightning flashed across the sky from time to time. Then, thunder exploded on the ground.
With another loud thunder, Xue Lin jumped off the bed and knocked on Haoyuan's door in fear. "Haoyuan, are you asleep? Hurry up and open the door!" Her voice was trembling and anxious. As she asked, another clap of thunder sounded on the ground. She covered her ears and let out another "ah".
The door opened and she went in without any explanation. She hid behind him and ordered,"Hurry up and close the door!"
Only then did he realize that it was pitch black inside. "Why isn't there any light?"
"How can you have the time to light the lamp when you're screaming and urging me outside?”He reminded her.
"That's true. Let's do it then."
She heard a groping sound as if she was about to light it. At this moment, a thunderclap sounded again. Without any explanation, she grabbed the only warmth in front of her and screamed as she threw herself into his arms.
Hiroshi felt the trembling and fear of the person in his arms. At the same time, his heart seemed to fly into the sky. He was extremely surprised and at a loss. He was actually stunned.
"Are you afraid of thunder?" After a long time, he heard his own voice. There was teasing, teasing, and a hint of inexplicable sweetness in it.
" Yes," she replied softly.
"Women are afraid of thunder too?" There was obviously contempt in it.
As sensitive as she was, she naturally felt it. She widened her eyes and said,"What do you mean? Where I come from, women are afraid of thunder and need to be protected.”
"I can feel it." He smiled." Uh, well, if you keep this position, I'll think that you're trying to tarnish my innocence, so…"
She immediately came out and moved away from him while rubbing her nose. "I didn't mean to. You, you…I'm sorry…"
"It's nothing." Seeing that she was still a little flustered, he started chatting with her. He talked about his father, Yun Miao, Xue Yao, and many things in the palace. They were almost all his childhood. Seeing that he was talking enthusiastically, she gradually relaxed and occasionally interrupted a sentence or two. In the end, Xue Lin's eyelids began to twitch and she fell asleep unknowingly.
In her dream, someone seemed to have carried her to a bed. Then, that person sat beside her and looked at her for a long time. He said that he liked her and so on. In short, it sounded very emotional. Then, she wavered. She was very surprised that she could determine that this person was Hiroshi in her confusion. It was not until a long time later that she realized that there was a very familiar smell on Hiroshi's body. That's right, under the sun, it was the smell of grass mixed with soil. She first hugged him and then told him everything that Xue Yao had told her.
"What should we do, Haoyuan? How could this be? How could he? No matter what, in the eyes of the world, you are still my imperial uncle. This is called incest. Xueyao is so muddle-headed. Just this sentence makes me feel so difficult!”
His body stiffened, and he opened his arms, tightening them again and again, hugging her tightly in front of his chest.
At this moment, in the Imperial Palace, the flowers were in full bloom. A large group of beautiful men dressed in bright clothes quickly followed the path through the garden and headed straight for the Mystic Phoenix Palace. The leader had black hair like a waterfall, a face like jade, and eyes like stars. His red silk headband fluttered in the wind. The few men following behind also had their own merits, and they were all beautiful men.
The group walked quickly along the way, thus attracting the attention of many servants. When they were far away, the servants secretly discussed,"Where is Consort Shui going with so many concubines today?”
"They don't even know. The direction they went to is the Mystic Phoenix Palace. They must have gone to look for their husband!”Another palace servant said.
"My husband doesn't like Concubine Shui the most, and he still dares to go? Truly…truly too daring!" Another person came out to join in the fun.
The servant from before spoke,"Not at all. The person my husband hates the most isn't Consort Shui, but Imperial Concubine Ji. Ever since Imperial Concubine Ji entered the palace, the Emperor had been with him for ten days every month. In the past, the Emperor had been with his husband every day.”
"It's not bad now. The emperor spends half of his time in the Mystic Phoenix Palace. Eh, it has been so many days and the Emperor is not attending court anymore.”
"Yes, the person the emperor likes the most is still the emperor's husband.”
"How did you know?" Everyone asked.
"Because…"
……
Just as Shui Luo thought, they were stopped outside the Mystic Phoenix Palace. Shui Luo knew that Zi Qing was being pestered by the officials in the Hall of Peaceful Harmony, so she took the opportunity to come here. As long as Zi Qing was not here, it would not be difficult to deal with Zi Ke. No matter what, he had to see Xue Lin today.
Although she was stopped by the guards, Shui Luo shouted loudly,"Emperor, are you inside? Shui Luo and the brothers are here to see you!”
The other concubines also shouted. For a moment, it was extremely noisy. Although the guards tried their best to persuade them, they gradually felt powerless.
Zi Ke frowned inside. He wanted to endure it, but they actually came to the door again. The voice made him unable to ignore and calm down. Although Zi Qing repeatedly advised him not to open the door and let them in, but at this point, he could only go out and fight!
The door suddenly opened, and Zi Ke's pure face was covered with dark clouds. Soon, a voice came from his red lips,"What are you making a fuss about? Princess Lan Yi is sleeping. If you wake her up, bengong will make you suffer!”
The entire place fell silent.
This, was this still the gentle Young Master Zike who never spoke loudly?
"Little brother Zike, don't be angry. We haven't seen the emperor for many days. We just wanted to come and see her. There's no other meaning. The emperor…she told me a few days ago that she wanted to eat the steamed rice with sugar that I made myself. Can we go in and take a look?”Shui Luo, who was the first to recover from her shock, said.
" This..." Zi Ke hesitated for a moment and said," This, the emperor has fallen asleep..."
"How is that possible?" Shui Luo quickly replied. It's already noon and the emperor usually wakes up very early. It's impossible that he hasn't woken up yet. Consort Wei, do you not want the emperor to see us?”
Shui Luo's words successfully formed a united front for everyone. The other concubines echoed,
"Yeah, we haven't seen the emperor for a long time. It's good to let us go in and take a look. If the emperor is really asleep, we won't wake her up.”
"The emperor's health is the most important. We will definitely not disturb the emperor.”
"Are you guilty of not letting us in?”
When Zi Ke heard these words, he was anxious. Just as he didn't know how to answer, a male voice suddenly came to help him. "The emperor didn't sleep the whole night, so naturally he can't get up now. Leave your things behind, bengong will hand them over to the emperor. You can leave now, if you dare to wake the emperor, humph…"
That " hmph…" was too obvious a warning. Everyone could not help but shiver when they heard it. Even their bodies began to feel cold, and they quickly left dejectedly. What a joke! The famous Young Master Ji Xuan was not someone they could afford to offend! His life was more important. If he didn't leave now, his fate would be…extremely miserable!
"Brother Ji Xuan, you're finally back!”When everyone had gone far away, Zi Ke quickly pulled the black-faced Ji Xuan in and asked as they walked," Is there any news of the Emperor?"”
Ji Xuan's face, which was already dark, turned even darker at this moment. It was also filled with deep fatigue and worry. A few days ago, he had followed the route Li Qi had told him and finally found an inn. He had found some clues, but Li Yuan had killed everyone in the inn and cut off all the clues. At that time, he was so angry that he really wanted to pounce on Li Yuan and kill him. He quietly followed Li Yuan and found that Li Yuan was also looking for Xue Xi. This made things even more complicated. At this time, he received instructions from Zi Qing to return to the palace as soon as possible. He knew that someone in the palace would take the opportunity to cause trouble, so he had to return. The moment he came back, he found out that Shui Luo had brought the concubines to cause a ruckus in the Xuanhuang Palace, so he came here first.
Ji Xuan took the tea from Zi Ke and drank it in one gulp. He replied,""Not yet. But before I left, I already sent people to continue searching. She's not in Li Yuan's hands now, so she shouldn't be in too much danger for the time being.”
At this moment, Zi Qing had already been pestered by the crowd to the point where he was in a terrible state. Ordinary people weren't a threat, but this Yin Yicui wasn't so easy to deal with.
"Where did the emperor go? Don't tell me she's still sleeping. I don't believe it for a million years! We all know what kind of person she is, don't we? She had always prioritized national affairs. It was impossible for her to disappear for so many days in a row, especially at this critical time! The army from the country is about to attack. I don't believe she can still stay calm and lie on your bed.”Yin Yicui's sharp eyes stared at Ziqing as she continued," She summoned me a few days ago, and it sounded like she was going on a long trip. Can you explain to me what exactly is going on?" Hmm?"
Zi Qing forced a smile again and repeated,""General Yin, you are thinking too much. The Emperor is indeed not feeling well these few days and is recuperating in the Mystic Phoenix Palace. The Imperial Physician also said that no one or anything can disturb her. General Yin must be hoping for the Emperor to get better, right? If it's really for her own good, don't disturb her recuperation, don't you think?”
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