Looking at her calm appearance, Concubine Xiao suddenly laughed.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
She stood up from the couch, came to Chu Yue, stretched out her hand to lift her chin, and opened and closed her red lips slightly.
"I don't know that Lord Heyue County has been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger."
As she spoke, she sneered with disdain and loosened her hand. The force of the throw made Chu Yue take two or three steps back.
"Since I can't touch you, I can touch that little maid outside who is loyal to you, right?" Seeing Chu Yue's moved expression, Concubine Xiao continued, "Do you think His Majesty will destroy me for that little maid? Offending the Duke Xiao's family, which is full of loyal people? You must know that my eldest brother is currently on the battlefield in Northern Xinjiang, fighting side by side with Prince Jing."
Chu Yue's pupils shrank.
Although she has never been in the capital and does not understand the things in the court, she also understands that whether it is the high-ranking Concubine Xiao or the powerful Duke Xiao, the interests involved are huge, and it will never be because of one person. What a difference the winter brings.
Even if Concubine Xiao kills her, I believe that the Duke of Xiao will still have a way to protect her.
She hates being threatened.
But even if I hate it, I have to bow my head for now.
Thinking of this, Chu Yue suppressed the unwillingness in her heart and softened her tone.
"What do you want, Concubine Xiao? I think we can talk again."
After hearing this, Concubine Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
"It seems that County Master Heyue is on the right track." She sat back on the couch again, staring at Chu Yue with her beautiful eyes, "My request is very simple. I want to have a child of my own, that's all."
"Otherwise, not only will the little maid outside die, but you will also have no chance of survival. Even..." she paused, with a hint of danger in her beautiful eyes, "all your relatives in Nanping Town will die!"
Hearing this, Chu Yue's heart skipped a beat.
Her family is her weakness.
It has been more than three years since she married into the Lu family. Although her husband-in-law has not had contact with the family for more than a year, she gets along very well with her mother and Xingping Xingan and is very comfortable. She really regards them as her own. My family is looking at me, and they have always been very protective of me.
She had no doubt that Concubine Xiao was vicious.
After all, she had already seen Concubine Xiao's madness just now.
Just when Chu Yue hesitated to diagnose Xiao Guifei's pulse again, a young eunuch hurried into the room and knelt down in front of Xiao Guifei.
"Your Majesty, it's not good, Eunuch Li from the Emperor's side is here."
"Li Dezheng?" Unknown emotions flashed across Xiao Guifei's eyes, "What is he doing here?"
The little eunuch wiped the sweat from his forehead due to being too nervous.
"This servant doesn't know. He just watched Eunuch Li from a distance leading a group of people to our Changqiu Palace, and then came to report the news to the empress."
Concubine Xiao's beautiful eyes looked at Chu Yue with doubt.
"Is it your backup plan?"
But she is a county head with only a title but no power. Ever since Zhao Shicai went to Nanping Town, she has been under his own supervision. How did she get in touch with the capital in such a short period of time and let her His Majesty personally sent someone to Changqiu Palace to find her?
After all, before Zhao Shicai went to Nanping Town, she specifically told him to ask whether Zhang Zheng was there.
If not, you can take action with peace of mind.
When the matter was over, he would give the person some reward and send him back. Even if Zhang Zheng learned afterwards that the matter was settled, he would not say anything more about this trivial matter.
And Shicai Zhao also strictly followed his instructions.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't be so fast.
Chu Yue's clear eyes looked directly at Concubine Xiao.
"The imperial concubine thinks highly of me too much. I am a woman from a peasant family, but I don't have such great hands and eyes."
It all depends on Master’s support and love.
She didn't say the last sentence.
It seems that the master also traveled for half a month like her, otherwise he would not have reached the capital so quickly.
Even though the old man is old, he doesn't know if his body can still bear it.
I have to cook two roast geese for Master to replenish his body. Since returning from Yongzhou last year, he often said that he hadn't cooked it for him for more than a year.
After hearing this, Concubine Xiao still felt lucky in her heart.
Perhaps, Li Dezheng came to Changqiu Palace not necessarily for the Lord Heyue County.
At this moment, a high-pitched voice from outside the door destroyed Concubine Xiao's fantasy.
"Concubine Xiao, on your Majesty's order, this servant has come to Changqiu Palace to take Lord Heyue County to the royal study."
As soon as Concubine Xiao heard this, she knew that she could not keep the Lord of Yue County.
Such a safe arrangement this time did not allow the Lord Heyue County to cure her infertility. It will be even more difficult to find her in the future.
Thinking of this, Concubine Xiao became even more upset, and in the end she could only leave the Changqiu Palace with a dark face and let Li Dezheng lead the people.
On the way from Changqiu Palace to the Royal Study, Ningdong let out a long breath. Concubine Xiao's explosive voice was heard outside the palace. She almost wanted to rush in, for fear that she would hurt her master.
Fortunately, her master was fine, otherwise she would have died of guilt.
Along the way, Chu Yue said nothing.
When she learned from Li Dezheng that it was her master who came to the emperor to ask for someone, her expression relaxed.
It seems that there is no danger this time.
Chu Yue followed Li Dezheng up the steps in front of the imperial study, signaling Ningdong to stay outside.
Knowing that Zhang Zheng was also in the imperial study and that there was no danger for his master to meet the emperor, Ningdong readily agreed this time.
The person inside was the emperor of Nanyuan. Chu Yue couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She took a deep breath, then raised her legs and entered the imperial study.
What made her flustered was that her master was not in the study room at the moment.
Chu Yue didn't even dare to raise her head, and knelt down in the middle of the imperial study.
"He Yue pays homage to His Majesty."
She didn't understand the rules in the palace either. On the way here, Li Dezheng asked her how to salute the emperor, so she followed it.
Chu Yue couldn't help but feel that the people in the capital were complicated, and if they really came here, they would have to kneel down at every turn.
It looks like it's not as comfortable as the county seat.
Gu Jinghe, who was reviewing the memorial, put down the pen in his hand and raised his eyes to look at the woman kneeling in the study.
"Are you the Lord of Heyue County?"
"Your Majesty, yes."
"Get flat."
How dare he make people kneel down too much?
When he turned around, his knees turned blue, and the old man Zhang Zheng had to hold him and chatter for a long time.
Hearing the sound, Chu Yue climbed up from the ground calmly, trying not to appear panicked.
Gu Jinghe looked at the girl in front of him.
I saw that she had a slender figure, a graceful figure, fair and delicate skin, and a low eyebrow that pleased her eyes.
But he knew in his heart that a woman who had the courage to enter the battlefield could really be such a submissive person on the surface.
"how old are you?"
"Just turned seventeen."
"Keep your head up."
Chu Yue was a little nervous, but she still followed Gu Jinghe's instructions and slowly raised her head. Out of curiosity, she did not forget to glance at the man behind the desk, wanting to see the most noble emperor of the Nanyuan Kingdom. , what exactly does it look like.
