Doting on concubines and destroying wives? I don’t want to be the mistress of the Hou clan anymore.

Chapter 120 Soothing Tea

If someone dared to treat Chen Jue like this in normal times, he would definitely brush the other person's hand away angrily, even if the other person was His Royal Highness, he would not give him face.

But today, in the midst of such a fire, he looked at the affection shown in the prince's eyes and was suddenly moved.

Watching his leaving figure, he clenched his fists and returned to the emperor with his own guards.

"Uncle, Brother Prince and the others are putting out the fire outside. I'm here to protect you."

Chen Jue said, standing beside the emperor to guard him in a decent manner,
He also took the time to comfort the female family members outside loudly: "Don't worry, everyone, there is just some fire outside, they will put it out soon."

There are not many of you, and there are no more than fifteen people including a few palace maids. They all came here to accompany the second princess, and were not allowed to bring their own people to serve them specially.

Several familiar girls were sitting together, looking particularly nervous. Even after hearing Chen Jue's words that it was safe now, they couldn't help but feel afraid.

The maid next to the second princess stayed with Lin Miaofu.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and there was a faint sound of fire outside.

Lin Miaofu couldn't help but shook her head.

No wonder people look down on women. They have been raised in a boudoir since childhood and have never seen the storms of the world. How can they deal with it calmly?

Lin Miaofu discussed with several palace maids: "Those ladies seem to be cold. I wonder if you can discuss with the adults around His Majesty whether you can give some blankets or something like that. If there are no blankets, can you burn some?" Hot tea.”

"This...servant doesn't dare to go."

Without the presence of the second princess, they would not dare to go to His Majesty at all.

"Then help me invite the young Marquis to the screen to talk."

Lin Miaofu sighed. She was a soft-spoken person, so she could only see if Chen Jue could think of anything.

This time the palace maid did not refuse and passed quickly.

The firelight shines through the tent, and it doesn't look like a dark night outside, which makes people feel very restless.

Chen Jue ran over and asked the guards to protect the emperor for him.

The emperor has been through many things, and he has naturally developed the ability to remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai.

Today, he is still dealing with his own affairs.

Even when visiting Xiangshan, he still had to find time to correct some urgent memorials.

"Sister-in-law...Ms. Lin, what do you want from me?"

Chen Jue cleared his throat and said in a very gentle tone: "I'll ask people to inquire about what's going on outside. I'll tell you as soon as I have any news."

"His Royal Highness is commanding us outside, so there will definitely be no problem. The night dew is heavy, and I would like to ask for some blankets and hot tea."

"It turns out that this is the case. It's easy to handle."

This was the place where the emperor rested. The blankets and bedding were not convenient for the women, so the emperor had the charcoal stove moved outside for them to keep warm, and a small stove was put in to warm tea.

However, the water in this big tent was also rationed, and each of them only got a glass of water.

His Highness the Crown Prince took the time to send some new quilts.

The female relatives sat around the brazier, shared by several people, cuddling each other, and fell asleep quickly.

Lin Shuangyue fell asleep leaning on Lin Miaofu's back. Lin Miaofu felt strange that she was not sleepy at all at first, but then she slowly started to want to sleep, and pinched herself hard. Resisting sleepiness.

Lin Miaofu felt strange. Someone must have wanted them to sleep. Maybe there was a soothing drug in the tea, so everyone just fell asleep regardless.

However, Lin Miaofu drank less and got through that period, so she was fine.

"Go, cover the door over there with a thick curtain, and make a separate opening here."

The speaker is the emperor.

Lin Miaofu heard the sound of a sharp blade cutting through the fabric, not far behind the screen. It seems that this is the only way to seal the front door, so that people who come to report do not have to pass by the group of female relatives who are blocked by the screen.

This is a tent again, so it's not difficult to open the door again.

Lin Miaofu put Lin Shuangyue on the quilt and let her sleep peacefully. She also sat aside, hoping that this matter would pass quickly.

Several chamberlains came in to seal the door, glanced sideways at Lin Miaofu, and went back to their work.

Some people were sleeping restlessly, frowning, murmuring, and looked pitiful.

"Uncle, they are all asleep, do you want to take a rest too?"

Chen Jue lowered his voice and asked.

The emperor glanced at him and continued to read the memorial.

Soon someone came over to report: "Your Majesty, I saw a moving figure outside the firelight. His Highness the Crown Prince guessed that the rebels were about to attack. Please take care of yourself."

"Tell him to just focus on defending against the enemy and don't worry about me."

Although the emperor does not know how to use force, he is accompanied by top-notch masters. Otherwise, the prince would not place his female family members here.

Chen Jue was a little bored and sat on the ground leaning against the emperor's desk. When the messenger left, he looked sideways at the emperor with some innocence and asked, "Uncle, have you guessed who is going to assassinate you?"

The emperor didn't even raise his head and ignored Chen Jue.

Chen Jue guessed boredly: "If I think about it, I'm afraid it was done by a few princes."

"Anyone who hasn't come here will be suspected." Chen Jue touched his chin: "After all, if he can succeed and take all the uncle and the prince's brother... well, then the most powerful ones will definitely be those princes."

Su Neiguan, who was helping His Majesty grind the ink, shook his hands and almost spilled the ink.

He raised his head and glanced at the emperor, feeling a little sigh in his heart.

The empress still pampered her nephew so much that he developed a character that was fearless.

Is it possible to say this kind of thing freely and casually?

I'm afraid the young Marquis will fall for his mouth sooner or later.

"Uncle, do you think what I said is right?"

The emperor paused and wrote a wrong word.

He calmly crossed out the word and then approved the memorial.

Seeing that His Majesty ignored everyone, he said to himself: "But maybe the prince brother saw it wrong. There was no one surrounding him outside at all, and the fire was probably just a fire from heaven."

"Where did you get in this competition?"

Chen Jue shrank his neck and looked outside the tent again, thinking about the possibility of running out.

"I remember, it seems that it is not under thirty."

"Uncle..." Chen Jue said with a sad face: "It's not that you don't know that my father doesn't care about me at all, let alone hire a good tutor for me. It would be great if he can get a good one."

"When you get back, you and Xiaoba will practice riding and shooting in the palace every day."

"what?"

Chen Jue remembered that his uncle never liked to take care of him, and even felt that his aunt was too lenient. What happened today?
Wait!
Chen Jue's thoughts jumped for a long time before he realized a very serious problem: "Uncle, isn't Xiaoba only six years old?"

"Why are you still worried that you can't compete with him?"

(End of this chapter)