funbook-pk Chapter 494 You Are the Most Obedient
Chapter 494 You Are the Most Obedient
Gao Changjin knelt for a while before he realized that the emperor was in a bad mood.
Only then did he quietly kneel down and retreat to the door, then quickly stood up and walked backwards out the door.
Seeing this, Xiao Xiazi hurriedly handed the teacup to him.
"Eunuch Gao, your honey is just right, it's the perfect time to drink it..."
"I have something important to attend to, so I won't delay any longer."
Gao Changjin was worried about whether he had angered the emperor somewhere, so he had no time to taste the honey.
Seeing his hurried steps, Xiao Xiazi saluted silently.
I wonder if his temporary embarrassment to Gao Changjin today can help Concubine Shu?
About a quarter of an hour later, the emperor called Xiao Xiazi into the Yangxin Palace.
"Go to Yongshou Palace and bring back two jars of lamb wine. Forget it, let Concubine Shu bring the lamb wine and come to talk to me."
"Yes, I will do it right away."
Xiao Xiazi hurried to Yongshou Palace and reported truthfully what he had seen and heard in the past two days.
"Your Majesty, Gao Changjin went to the Imperial Hospital after entering the Yangxin Palace yesterday. I accidentally learned from Imperial Physician Li Songling that he went to see Wen Shichu, and that Master Wen was not on duty at the Imperial Hospital today."
"I would venture to speculate that perhaps something has happened to the person on Lingyun Peak."
An Lingrong saw Baoque and Baoge guarding the door and spoke quickly.
"Mrs. Zhen is pregnant. Time is limited today, and I will tell you more details another day. Now you must be careful while serving in the Yangxin Palace and try to avoid matters related to Mrs. Zhen. If you really can't avoid it, let Su Peisheng rush in first."
"My lady, I understand."
Xiao Xiazi responded in a low voice, then raised her voice with a smile.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has sent me to speak with you."
"Okay, please allow me to clean up first."
Before entering the bedroom, An Lingrong gave Baoque a wink, indicating that she should take Xiao Xiazi to get the lamb wine.
Baoque helped his master change into dignified palace clothes and wear exquisite armor with a worried look on his face.
"Your Majesty, is the Emperor unhappy that we didn't send soup and cakes to the Yangxin Palace?"
"The Emperor is currently preoccupied with many things and has no time to pay attention to trivial matters like delivering soup and snacks to the harem."
An Lingrong gently turned the armor and comforted her in a gentle voice.
"Take good care of the Eighth Prince and the Princess. I'll be back tomorrow morning."
The emperor always likes to drink when he is upset, and she is already very familiar with getting people drunk.
Even if the emperor did something excessive, she would have a plan.
Seeing that Baoge was still frowning, An Lingrong whispered an order.
"Baoli will be leaving the palace at the end of July. Go and ask her if she needs any help."
The selection of palace maids began on the second day of the second lunar month. Leaving the palace in spring was a common practice. However, the emperor's harem did not have so many masters to serve, so a group of maids would be sent out every summer.
After discussing with her brother, Baoli decided to leave the palace early as her master had previously said.
The sooner she leaves the palace, the more she can do things for her master outside.
There was indeed a need for manpower outside the palace, so An Lingrong mentioned it to Concubine Hua, and Baoli was put on the list of people leaving the palace.
"Yes, slave, go right away."
The June wind was slightly warm, but as soon as she stepped into the Yangxin Palace, An Lingrong felt the solemn atmosphere in the air.
This time there was no palace maid to grind ink, and An Lingrong greeted him softly.
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."
"Rong'er, you're here."
The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and stood up immediately.
"I have someone prepare some snacks. Let's go and talk over there."
The emperor felt that his hot big hand holding the cool little hand was instantly relieved a lot of his boredom.
"I, my concubine, listen to your Majesty."
An Lingrong followed the emperor out.
When the two sat down at the table, four dishes were already placed on it: roasted deer tendons, pork tenderloin, braised vegetarian meatballs and red plum beads.
An Lingrong's gaze stayed on the last dish, and her eyes flashed. The emperor had clearly put down his chopsticks that day because of the fragrance of Hongmeizhu. Why was there this dish today?
But she wouldn't be so foolish as to ask, as even the ancient sages have lamented that "the king's heart is hard to predict."
An Lingrong took the wine jar and poured eight-tenths of the wine into the bowl in front of the emperor, and then added half of it to her own bowl.
"Your Majesty, I salute you!"
"Well, Rong'er is still generous."
The emperor likes people who don't ask anything when drinking.
In the past two days, he was annoyed by the concubines who brought him soup and snacks. As soon as they stepped into the Yangxin Palace, they asked about his well-being, which made him very annoyed.
If there were only one or two people asking this question, the emperor would have just casually answered with a few words, but he couldn't handle the excessive amount of soups and drinks that were delivered.
When the emperor thought of these diligent concubines, his thoughts inevitably drifted to Zhen Huan who was persisting in Lingyun Peak.
Why did she want to stay away from home to take care of her pregnancy alone? And why did she specifically ask her childhood sweetheart Wen Shichu to help her take care of the pregnancy through Gao Changjin?
Concubine He once inadvertently revealed that after the election list was finalized, Wen Shichu boldly expressed his feelings to Concubine Wan.
Even if Zhen refused at that time, the emperor had witnessed her simple life on Lingyun Peak. Would Wen Shichu take advantage of the situation when the two were quarreling?
The emperor then drank another bowl of wine and shook his head. Zhen had always been stubborn and aloof. How could a mere imperial physician be worthy of his attention?
An Lingrong looked at the emperor's face, sometimes gloomy, and sometimes wry smile, and poured him more wine at the right time.
She thought silently in her heart: Anyone trapped in love is not a normal person. Looking at the emperor now, she felt that he was a bit pitiful.
As the two jars of wine were empty, the emperor, who had been drinking silently, finally spoke with a thick tongue.
"Do you know why I like you?"
An Lingrong was slightly stunned. The emperor was indeed drunk and was even talking nonsense.
She responded softly.
"I don't know."
The emperor gently took An Lingrong's hand and stared at her with misty eyes.
"Because you are the most obedient!"
At this moment, An Lingrong seemed to see a light flash in the emperor's eyes.
But reason told her that the emperor was thinking of someone else.