0p0 Chapter 209 Everyone has their own agenda
Chapter 209 Everyone has their own agenda
When Xuanyuan Che came out of the room carrying Mei Susu, Mei Susu had already fallen asleep with a red face.
When I entered the house, the sun was hanging in the east. When I came out, the sun had already set in the west, with a touch of red clouds hanging in the west.
Zhui Ying fell from the beam: "Master."
"Have you found the person?" Xuanyuan Che asked.
Zhuiying said, "I found it. It's behind the screen in Chaoyang Palace."
Hearing him say this, the last bit of doubt in Xuanyuan Che's heart was dispelled.
That tortoiseshell cat was indeed the one he had seen when he was a child. It could transform into a human form at will, and it seemed to be different from Susu.
"Zhuiying, have you ever seen a monster?"
Zhuiying's body stiffened and his eyes fell on the person in Xuanyuan Che's arms.
After hesitating for a moment, he chose to tell the truth: "I have seen it."
His answer made Xuanyuan Che frown: "Oh? When?"
Zhuiying said, "Today when I was carrying someone in the backyard."
When Xuanyuan Che knocked Zuo Qingxian unconscious and left, he noticed that the cat that was there suddenly disappeared in an instant. It must be a monster.
As for the one in Xuanyuan Che's arms...
Even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare to say that the other party was a monster.
Knowing that he was afraid, Xuanyuan Che did not expose him, but only asked: "Where is Liu Gao?"
"Watching Gong Anyan."
Xuanyuan Che hummed softly: "Tell him to come see me, I'll wait for him in the dungeon."
"Master, you won't go to the banquet?"
Today's palace banquet has not yet ended. If the prince does not go, people will inevitably seize the opportunity to make a fuss about it.
Xuanyuan Che didn't care. He held Mei Susu in his arms and strode towards Chaoyang Palace: "That old man will take care of it himself."
As the night deepened, the Yongping Palace was ablaze with lights and a scene of prosperity and dance.
After Emperor Shunde drank a glass of wine offered by his ministers, his face flushed.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen hurried forward to remind him: "Your Majesty, drinking too much is harmful to your health."
Empress Cao sat aside and glanced at the empty seat at the bottom of the stairs. She said coldly, "What kind of political matter must be dealt with today?"
Emperor Shunde waved Zhao Zhen away and put down his wine cup: "Feng'er also handles government affairs. The Queen can ask Feng'er."
Empress Cao was about to say that Feng'er had never handled government affairs, but Emperor Shunde clapped his hands and said, "I forgot that Feng'er didn't handle government affairs. This is a headache. How should I explain to the Empress how complicated these government affairs are? Zhao Zhen, you explain it."
Zhao Zhen, who was suddenly named, shuddered, bent over, and adjusted his hair crown at a loss. Then he said to Empress Cao with a fake smile, "Your Majesty, there have been bandit attacks in Cangliang Mountain, floods in Pingqing, and severe drought in Liangzhou. All of them need to be dealt with.
Your Majesty has been exhausted from this foreign audience, and you left the rest of these trivial matters to your subordinates to handle. Who knew that they would not be able to come up with a satisfactory solution in more than half a month? Your Highness the Crown Prince was also entrusted with this important task temporarily, so he must be worried right now."
Having said that, Empress Cao is not stupid. Palace banquets are important, but compared with people's livelihood, they are not worth mentioning.
Empress Cao glanced at Zhao Zhen and snorted coldly: "With your majesty protecting me, what else can I say?"
Emperor Shunde looked at Empress Cao with a sharp look in his eyes and said, "I heard that the Empress met with the Princess of the Northern Territory alone. What did they talk about?"
Empress Cao was leaning over to pinch the grapes on the plate. Upon hearing what she said, she crushed the grape with her long nails stained with nail polish. The juice burst out and soaked her hands.
She withdrew her hand in disgust, took the handkerchief from the palace maid and began to wipe it slowly.
"The princess has just arrived and she expressed her love for Dashun. She came to the palace to ask me what delicious food and fun things there are in the imperial city. I told her some of them."
"What a coincidence. I want to go on a private visit these two days. Since the princess wants to see the beautiful scenery of Dashun, I will take her for a walk."
Emperor Shunde pointed to Gong Anyan at the bottom of the stairs and ordered Zhao Zhen, "Go, summon the princess up."
Queen Cao paused while wiping her fingers, panic evident in her eyes.
She and Gong Anyan did not simply talk about the scenery of Dashun. It was she who first invited Gong Anyan to meet them.
If Gong Anyan let the secret slip, wouldn't she be suspected by Emperor Shunde?
Gong Anyan followed Zhao Zhen up the stairs and bowed to Emperor Shunde and Empress Cao.
"The emperor summoned An Yan?"
Emperor Shunde nodded and sat on the dragon throne, looking majestic and handsome.
"Well, I'm going to go on a private visit in two days. What do you think about taking you with me?"
Gong Anyan was slightly surprised: "This.....An Yan is flattered."
Empress Cao chuckled and explained.
"Don't be surprised. The emperor just asked me what you talked about this afternoon. I heard that you were interested in the beautiful scenery of Dashun, so I wanted to take you to see it. This is a good thing."
Gong Anyan raised her eyes to look at Queen Cao, and when she saw the light in her eyes, she immediately understood her intention.
She sneered in her heart but looked extremely surprised. She looked at Emperor Shunde with a pair of charming eyes and bowed: "An Yan is flattered. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Seeing that she understood what she meant, Empress Cao finally felt relieved.
Emperor Shunde laughed with joy and asked Zhao Zhen to go and add another chair.
Zhao Zhen, who was standing quietly, was suddenly called again, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead: "Your Majesty, where should I add this chair?"
There are a number of spaces on the stairs, so why is there an extra space?
There are so many ministers watching here. Once this chair is added, it will confirm their speculation that His Majesty is going to take in a new person.
Emperor Shunde rolled his eyes at him, flicked his sleeves and said nothing.
Zhao Zhen sweated even more coldly. This was going to kill him.
However, since he could accompany Emperor Shunde, he was not a person who just sat there and did nothing.
Not long after, Zhao Zhen brought a small chair and placed it in front of Queen Cao's desk, then smiled and asked Gong Anyan to sit down.
After making the arrangements, Zhao Zhen glanced at Emperor Shunde, and wiped his sweat when he saw that he had no objection.
Fortunately, he was smart and placed the chair in front of the Queen's desk.
The host sits inside and the guest sits outside.
In this way, even if the ministers saw Gong Anyan's position, they would only think that the Queen was talking to her about something intimate and would not think too much about it.
Zhao Zhen looked at the queen's face again, and seeing that she looked normal, he was completely relieved.
If Your Majesty wants to replace the eunuch in charge, just say so directly. Why bother him like this?
He feels cold with his head on his neck now, and he might lose his head for no reason one day.
Gong Anyan sat opposite Empress Cao, smiling sweetly. She picked up the teacup and took a sip: "The Empress didn't inform An Yan in advance. If An Yan hadn't reacted in time and ruined the Empress's good deeds, wouldn't An Yan be guilty?"
Her voice was not loud, and only she and Queen Cao could hear it clearly.
By this time, Queen Cao had regained her dignity and composure.
The white knuckles stained with bright red nail polish picked up a bunch of grapes and placed it in front of Gong Anyan.
"I know you are smart. Don't worry, I will take your affairs to heart."
Gong Anyan pulled a grape off the tree, peeled it and put it into her mouth.
Then she raised her eyes, looked at Queen Cao and smiled.