moon walk

Chapter 13 Say, what's the matter?

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Meanwhile somewhere in the palace
After reviewing the memorial, the emperor went out for a stroll, accompanied by Eunuch Li and the guards behind him
At this time,

The emperor asked: "I haven't visited this harem for several days in a row, and I don't know what my concubines are doing right now."

Eunuch Li replied: "Back to the emperor, the imperial concubine has invited a few ladies to hold a tea flower party at Yujingting. Does the emperor want to go and have a look?"

"Okay, let's go and have a look." The emperor's small look of expectation was obvious.

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Afterwards, the emperor came to Yujing Pavilion
When seeing the emperor, the ladies immediately greeted the emperor neatly: "The emperor is blessed and safe."

The emperor said happily: "Get up quickly, I didn't expect all my beauties to be here."

"Thinking that the weather is good today, I invite my sisters to come out to eat snacks, play a little song, make a picture or something"

The imperial concubine said as she helped the emperor to sit beside her.

Concubine Jing also stood up and walked to the emperor silently:

"The emperor has been dealing with Chao Gang for the past few days. You are exhausted. I will give you a massage."

As he spoke, he put his hand on the emperor's shoulder and pressed it.

"It's still Aifei who is caring and comfortable."

The emperor had a look of enjoyment on his face, and he touched Concubine Jing's hand deliberately.

Concubine Jing smiled and said, "It's as long as the emperor likes it."

When I thought everything was like this,
The emperor's eyes suddenly stopped at a certain place, and he took away Concubine Jing's hand on his shoulder, got up and walked towards the direction where he could not take his eyes off.
Concubine Jing paused in puzzlement, her eyes followed the other person, only to see him stop in front of Mrs. Xi,

At this time, nobleman Xi looked up at the emperor in front of him a little cautiously when he saw this,

The bamboo warbler who reacted from the side immediately pulled the corner of nobleman Laxi's clothes,

And reminded softly: "Miss, miss."

This time,

Only Xigui said, "Your Majesty."

I saw that the emperor still stared at Xi Guiren intently and said:
"Zhen, why haven't I seen you before? I didn't expect that there is such a face in this harem. It's so beautiful. What's your name?"

"Back to the emperor, my concubine's name is Xu Ruoyi." She spoke quickly with some hesitation.

Then,

Eunuch Li walked up to the emperor and said:
"Your Majesty, this is the nobleman Xi who has just entered the palace, the daughter of Taishi Xu, and you have given me the word Xi."

"Oh, I remembered, okay, then tonight, you will come to my bedroom and serve me."

As he said that, the emperor couldn't wait to pull up the slender and slender hands of nobleman Xi.

Mrs. Xi Gui wanted to break free, but the more the emperor held the ground tighter, the way she looked at her made her feel more uncomfortable.

The expressions of the rest of the empresses changed instantly when they saw this scene.

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And at this moment, Su Bing arrived with Zhao Xian and his men.
"I see the emperor, the emperor, I have something important to report."

After finishing speaking, Su Bing's hand swept over Mr. Xi, and finally landed on the hands that were clasped by the two of them.

"Then my concubine, see you tonight" the emperor finished speaking to himself,
Regardless of others, he left a kiss on Xi Guiren's forehead.

When Mrs. Xi came to her senses, all she saw was the back of the emperor.

In the end, He and Su Bing accidentally met each other's eyes.

When I turned around and looked at the people present, most of them looked at her with anger, only Wen Changzai, with worry in his eyes
——Later, in Xuanzheng Hall
The emperor sat down on the dragon chair with a lazy body, and immediately said:

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Su Wei stood tall and straight, with a stern expression, and responded:

"Your Majesty, I discovered in the city today that one of King You's spies came to look for King Hou."

The emperor glanced at Eunuch Li, and then asked suspiciously:
"Hou Wang? Didn't you leave the capital a few days ago? What ghost are you looking for at this time?"

"Ahem." Su Bing coughed a few times.

This move made Eunuch Li on the side a little nervous.
He lowered his voice and explained to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager previously ordered Su Zhugong to assassinate him secretly. How could he know that Su Zhugong's affairs are so unfavorable that the whereabouts of the Hou Wang are still unknown."

hear this,

The emperor was obviously a little angry, his brows and eyes widened and he scolded:

"Why didn't you report it to me at this time, and didn't take me seriously? The queen mother is also true. I just wanted to manage the country well. If the prince disappeared, wouldn't it be unhappy with the state of Jin?"

"Your Majesty, of course peace in the world is good, but if other countries intend to fight, please don't worry about it. The prestige of a great general has made many enemy countries fearful."

Su Yan listened to Eunuch Li's flattering words, and couldn't help sneering.
Seeing Su Bing's move, Eunuch Li said angrily:

"Prince Su, what do you mean by that smile?"

"I'm just laughing, my father-in-law is talking nonsense to prevaricate the emperor, the emperor, according to what I see, even if the general is famous, Jin and our country are evenly matched."

"Peace can be achieved today because the first emperor led the courtiers at that time to work hard before reaching an agreement with Jin that they would not invade each other. If a war is provoked by the prince this time, it will only hurt both sides."

"Not to mention, in recent years, our country has been troubled by other enemy countries, and the people in some areas are struggling to survive, and there are repeated wars. Therefore, your majesty, the Jin country cannot be moved at this time."

After Su Yan finished speaking, he looked at the emperor with serious eyes.
"Cough" The emperor coughed dryly, touched his chest with his hands, trembling fingers, obviously flustered.

but still,
Pretending to be calm, he said: "What the Lord Su said is reasonable, so what does the Lord think I should do?"

At this time, the emperor still listened to and trusted Su Bing.

and,
Eunuch Li, who obeyed the orders of the Empress Dowager, spoke first:
"Your Majesty, this servant thinks it's better to report this matter to the Empress Dowager first and discuss it at another time?"

The Emperor Longyan was furious:
"Li Baode, you dog slave, you know how to spread small words in front of your mother all day long. Don't forget, when your mother grows up, I will be the emperor and the master of this country..."

Eunuch Li was so frightened that his legs softened and immediately knelt down:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This servant made a mistake. This servant is really thinking of the Emperor. Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, so you have the final say."

"Then shut up and kneel, I didn't let you get up, just keep kneeling, come to Su Bing to tell you"

Su Bing was overjoyed secretly, and said:
"Yes, Your Majesty, I have been trying my best to find the King Hou. As long as I find him, I will personally send him back to the Kingdom of Jin. I will explain it. I don't think that the Kingdom of Jin will be able to do so. I will hold on to this matter."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you to handle this matter. I order you to deal with this matter within three days. Step back. I'm still going to find my concubine for dinner."

At the end, the emperor smiled, as if he was imagining something...
"Yes, I retire."

Su Yan stepped back slowly, thinking about something in his eyes, turned around, and walked outside the hall
and,
Zhao Xian, who was waiting outside the hall, saw his master come out,
Immediately ran to the side and asked, "How is it, sir?"

"According to what Ben Gong said, by the way, did you find anything about Liu Xianyu's movements?"

Su Yan walked and talked, and handed over the saber in his hand to Zhao Xian to hold it.

Zhao Xian responded neatly:

"The general has already returned to the barracks. There is nothing unusual. Now Guizi is watching."

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(End of this chapter)