Vol 4 Chapter 2: Zhao An's temptation

Zhao An returned to the palace and did not see Gu Yunyao. When he was puzzled, Tu Muxue stepped into the main hall in a pink skirt.
"Hey, Father Zhao, why didn't you go to rest until the next night?"
The girl smiled sweetly, shaking the drops of water on her hand while talking to him.
Those two small palms are delicate and delicate, soaked in water, their fingers are white and eye-catching.
Zhao An instantly stared at him with shock, and the expression on his silent cheek was tense.
I just met with the "Gu Yunxi" in the East Factory, and now Zhao An knows that the girl in front of him is not Gu Yunxi at all.
No wonder that the first time I saw her, I felt a strange feeling of alienation in my heart, but the kind of enthusiasm and warmth like seeing a loved one can only be clearly felt when facing the Dongchang "guard".
For a while in the teahouse today, it can be considered that Zhao An has solved the long-standing mystery in Zhao An's heart!
"Grandpa Zhao, the servant girl sees your eyes puffy and wet, have you ever been sad?"
The girl suddenly took a step forward, her eyes gleaming, staring closely at Zhao An's eyes, and inquiring.
Her vision is really tricky!
Recognizing Zhen Yunxi, and mentioning the sad things in the past, the kind-hearted man inevitably shed tears for a moment.
"Oh, nothing. Two days ago, there was an accident with the master. Our family got angry and weeping. In leisure time, just grab a few sets of gunpowder and eat."
Zhao An wiped the corner of his eyes, his expression dodging.
The girl blinked her eyebrows, slightly lowered her head and half of her cheek sank into an inch of shadow, her expression complicated and unclear.
Because he was thinking of what the little master had instructed him in the teahouse, it was Gu Yunyao in front of him. He could not reveal the identity of the fake Yunxi, let alone raise the matter to Gu Yunyao, so as not to backfire, not only would it make her hit again, but the situation would be worse. It is a branch out of the knot, which is noticed by a scheming fake cloud.
What Zhao An has to do now is to monitor this fake Yunxi's every move for Leng Qingtang and Dongchang.
Xu realized that the atmosphere at the scene was a little dull, and the girl pursed her lips and chuckled:
"That's it, you go back to the penthouse and rest. The master has gone to the Imperial Garden, and will return later."
Zhao An nodded, her eyes drooping, the deep eyes faintly transmitted cold light, but her voice was tactful and full of warmth:
"Xi'er, you have come to our Jingyang Palace now, but the master has a wish. You should know that since childhood, among the three sisters in Gongyuan, the master has loved you the most.
Do you remember that when you were nine years old, you hid and played with lanterns on the Lantern Festival, and burned most of the kitchen.
The master was afraid that you would be punished, and stupefied that she had committed all the guilt for you, but was beaten up by Mama Gu. "
The girl listened carefully, her eyes flickering. The complexion was stagnant for a while, and then relaxed, gurgling brightly:
"Grandpa Zhao, don't worry, Xi'er has always kept that past thing in his mind. Xi'er knows his sister best, and I dare not forget the day when I die. From now on, Xi'er will spend her whole life protecting her sister and repaying her sister's kindness. "
Her eyes widened and looked at the girl, her gentle face always smiled lightly, without any waves:
"That's good, that's good, you go and do things."
"it is good ."
The girl happily agreed, turning lightly and walking away.
In an instant, the pigment in his eyes was cold, and Zhao An's expression became as cold as the ice of the lake, his teeth clenched, and the jade-white cheeks protruded with clear edges.
What she said just now was completely fictitious, but she readily accepted it.
Her "Gu Yunxi" is really fake!
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Emperor Xiao and Empress Qian rushed to the north side of the imperial garden. Before Diyingting, they saw a crowd of people under a cypress tree.
Grandpa Zhang shook his hand, and his sharp voice raised loudly:
"The emperor, the queen empress arrives ‐‐"
In a moment of chaos, a group of people formed into two neat rows, bowed their heads, and shouted in unison:
"Long live, long live, long live the emperor, long live the empress, thousands of years, and thousands of years."
Emperor Xiao walked at the forefront of the ceremonial war with his hands, his sharp eyes rolled and looked at both sides, before he rushed to the tree.
The cypress is a little old, the trunk is thick and hug by three people, the branches are dense, but there are few leaves before summer.
The roots of the cypress are thick, and a few main whiskers arch out an inch from the loess ground. Right where the root tree meets the loess, the scenery is spectacular:
Tens of thousands of ants squeeze and roll over each other at this moment, forming a strange pattern.
If you look at it from a certain distance, the pattern of activity is indeed like eight independent black letters:
Concubine Yu Min has a son
The pupils suddenly expanded, and the emperor was completely shocked, staring blankly at the creeping black spots on the ground, and his mind was blank for a while.
Concubine Yu's birth had already injured her pulse, and all the educated physicians of the Imperial Hospital judged that she was no longer able to bear children.
And the ants gathered here to form words, is it a sign of failure?
Empress Qian felt embarrassed when she stood beside the emperor, her five fingers in her sleeves clenched into a fist, her eyes deepening to promote a narrow cold light.
At this time, there was another internal communication:
"His Majesty, Concubine Yu is here."
When everyone turned around and saw the jade falling down, the elegant man with pure makeup, a little confused and a little panicked, walked slowly, and bowed to the emperor Yin Yin:
"The concubines have seen the emperor and the empress."
"Yao'er get up quickly, the sky is gloomy, why did you run out of Jingyang Palace again, how can I feel at ease with such willfulness?"
The emperor's soft palm supported the woman's elbow and asked her to straighten up, frowning and nagging.
Gu Yunyao's eyes were dark as mist, and her hands were grieved:
"The court concubine heard in the palace that Qi Jing from the Imperial Garden was involved in the court concubine. I think that something happened frequently in the harem in recent days. The court concubine may come to watch it because he is implicated again. It's better to see what is true than to come from nothing."
"It's very true," the emperor nodded in agreement, and let out an angle from his side:
"Come and see."
Gu Yunyao frowned and stepped, glanced at the ground and suddenly turned and screamed, stumbled on the emperor’s chest, her voice trembling:
"The emperor, why is this? Could it be that the heaven knows that the concubine can no longer continue the blood of the Hua Nan clan, so will he condemn the concubine? The concubine is so afraid!"
"No, no..."
The emperor took pity for her, trapped her light body in his arms, and patiently coaxed:
"I don't have to panic, I will send you back first, and I will know everything when I send someone to ask Master Ming."
Rumble, the thunder above my head came in time. The cold and damp wind carried heavy water vapor, which hit everyone's face heavily.
The Emperor said to Queen Qian:
"You let everyone go, I will go to Jingyang Palace first."
"Send the emperor respectfully." Empress Qian nodded and lowered her eyebrows.
When the honor was gone, the woman raised her scarlet eyes, her eyes full of hatred, becoming more and more gloomy.
The sandalwood in the Four Elephants Lu, the handsome and cold man changed the medicine patch on his shirt and slowly closed the fiery red fairy clothes, with a disdainful smile on his eyebrows:
"Mediocre people are disturbing themselves, if there is no external intervention in the world, where is the astronomical wonder!"
Dao Tong stood with his hands down, wondering:
"If it is not God's will, why would countless ants gather together into words?"
There was thunder trembling outside the cottage, and then the rain fell sparsely.
Yuxuanji's smiling arc is cold:
"In the old days when Chu and Han fought, Liu Bangsheng and Xiang Yu retreated step by step. When he finally fled to Wujiang, he saw countless ants gathering on the avenue, showing the four-character'Xiang Yu must die'. Xiang Yu thought this was God's will, so he drew his sword and killed himself. Wujiang.
As everyone knows, that is exactly what Liu Bang's military commander Zhang Liang tried to condemn. Knowing that Xiang Yu would go to Wujiang when he was defeated, he sent someone to the river to mention the words with honey.
The so-called gathering of ants is just attracted by the aroma of honey.
Look, now that the rain washes the loess, it will leave no traces afterwards. "
Dao Tong heard Mao Sai suddenly opened, and for a moment Nono spoke:
"Now that the emperor's messenger asks about the Royal Garden, how should Immortal Chang respond?"
The light eyebrows were raised once, and the man smiled:
"After the catastrophe, the Concubine Yu lived and understood more and more, and finally understood how to take the initiative to attack. That's all, there is something to do. This time, she is just fighting for the Seventh Prince in the East Palace. It is also beneficial and harmless to us. Xuyue, the pen and ink serve."
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As soon as Emperor Xiao and Gu Yunyao entered the Jingyang Palace Outer Garden, the line of rain fell down.
The maidservant in a pink skirt ran towards him, holding an umbrella:
"The master is back, and the slave and maid will take the umbrella for you! You can't get wet."
Qing Qian's voice stopped abruptly, and she saw the middle-aged man in the bright yellow brocade next to the woman.
Grandpa Zhang waved the whisk to prevent the girl from approaching, and shouted angrily:
"Bold‐‐"
The girl backed away in horror, and a shivering umbrella fell on the gravel road, rolling out a full arc.
Gu Yunyao was shocked and hurriedly explained:
"The emperor, Xi'er is only worried about the body of his concubine, not deliberately offending Long Yan."
"Xi'er? It's... Xi'er who came out of Yongning Palace?"
Emperor Xiao turned his eyes and looked around, and saw that the girl had a beautiful face, with a radiant complexion and a slender figure standing in the rain and mist, as beautiful as a fairy.
"The emperor calmed down his anger, the servants didn't mean to..."
The girl nodded and muttered, her exquisite body swayed slightly, and the stars in her eyes flickered, like panic and naughty.
"I didn't blame you..."
The emperor looked at her fixedly, feeling inexplicable.
Not to mention, this pink dress really looks good on a young girl who is not out of the pavilion, and only this color can decorate her tender and tender temperament just right.
In a moment of trance, the emperor bent over to pick up the umbrella and held it up for Concubine Yu, turning his eyes to a few words to the girl:
"Go down, you are interested."
"Yes."
The girl smiled and ran away like a cheerful Xiaoyan, her skirt blooming like a lotus.
Under the gentle reminder of Zhang Gonggong, the emperor retracted Pianpin's gaze and walked into the main hall with Gu Yunyao.
On the side of the corner gate, Zhao An recalled the scene just now, the expression on Jun Bai's face was ups and downs, changing rapidly.
When having lunch in Jingyang Palace, a Taoist boy came and sent the words written by the national master to the emperor.
Emperor Xiao took a closer look, his brows stretched and the bowls and chopsticks fell.
"I love concubine, you have been in the harem for two years, and you have always behaved in a gentle and decent manner. I plan to hand Lin'er to you to raise, are you willing?"
Gu Yunyao looked startled for a moment, got up and knelt on the ground, her voice soft:
"The concubine thanked the emperor for being sympathetic, but the concubine is already a guilty person for failing to open up branches and leaves for the royal family, how can he still be qualified to take on this important task?"
The emperor sat down and muttered, and helped her to press on the chair again:
"I didn't blame you for that matter. I think your father Min Rui guarded Weihai for half his life to protect Dayi's sea defense and tranquility, but I failed to take care of his daughter. After all, it is the South China family who has lost the Min family.
I have asked the national teacher, and the words are clearly written. You are the best match for Lin'er with the five elements and the eight characters. At the moment, I am most relieved if you raise him. "
Gu Yunyao lowered her eyes and smiled, her thick and long eyelashes blocked all her eyes, and she whispered back:
"So it's better to respect your concubine than to obey your order. The concubine thanked the emperor for his grace."