The maids and eunuchs on duty outside the palace knelt on the ground tremblingly, not daring to breathe. Their faces were pale and without a trace of blood. If you look carefully, it is not difficult to see their trembling bodies.
Under the stone steps outside the palace, Emperor Mu, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, stood for an unknown amount of time. There was no emotion or anger on his cold and solemn face, but a biting cold air flowed from his body.
Yang Dexi, the personal eunuch, stood aside with a bow, and it was he who stopped the palace attendants' announcement in time.
The emperor said that he wanted to see what the imperial concubine did to pass the time in the palace on weekdays, and there was no need to inform him. Unexpectedly, he heard such a treacherous "conspiracy" for the first time without informing him. The imperial concubine even looked forward to the emperor's sudden death.
Yang Dexi only felt that there was going to be a bloody storm in the palace, and the smell of blood was faintly coming to his nose...
Emperor Mu clenched his hands tightly behind his back, glanced gloomily at the door of Zhaochen Palace, then turned and left.
"Tell them to keep their mouths shut, and there is no need for the noble concubine to know that I have been here." Emperor Mu ordered, his calm tone seemed to convey the aura of imminent rain.
Yang Dexi accepted the order and lowered his voice to warn everyone: "Did you all hear it? Keep your mouth shut. I will transfer you to other palaces when I have time in the future. Whoever speaks dishonestly will know the consequences."
Transferring to another palace means there is still a chance of survival. When the imperial concubine is dealt with in the future, they will not be implicated.
This is the chance of life that Eunuch Yang gave them, and the condition is to keep their mouths shut.
After leaving these words, Yang Dexi turned around and followed Emperor Mu.
There was no royal chariot, no guard of honor, only Emperor Mu took Yang Dexi, followed by two young eunuchs, coming quietly and leaving quietly.
It didn't alarm the three members of the family talking in the hall at all.
Emperor Mu returned to Qinzheng Hall.
The Qinzheng Hall was the place where the emperor handled government affairs and summoned ministers to discuss matters. The back hall was the emperor's bedroom. If Emperor Mu wanted to summon his concubines to sleep with him that night, he would go back to his own bedroom. If there were too many government affairs and he needed to be busy, Very late, he usually goes to bed in the warm pavilion of Qinzheng Hall.
When he returned to Qinzheng Palace, he walked directly into the Nuan Pavilion and sat down in front of the couch without saying a word. His eyebrows were like frost, and the aura around him was cold and sinister.
And this aura has a tendency to gradually spread, and the entire Nuan Pavilion does not look like Nuan Pavilion, but more like the arrival of cold winter in advance.
Yang Dexi gingerly made a cup of tea and placed it in front of the emperor, then quietly stood aside with his eyes lowered, not daring to speak without permission.
There was a low pressure in the Nuan Pavilion.
Emperor Mu was leaning on the couch, his eyes as deep as the sea flashed with overwhelming rage, like a volcano on the verge of erupting. However, this did not last long, and a lifeless calm soon returned.
It is a kind of calm that makes people feel cold from head to toe.
I don't know how long it took, until Yang Dexi's neck felt sore and painful, and then he heard an extremely calm command: "Yang Dexi."
"Slave... this slave is here!" Yang Dexi knelt down with a bang, his voice trembling with fear, "This slave is listening to the emperor's orders."
Emperor Mu gently closed his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air from his chest: "It was reported that Qi Jin had entered the palace, and the Minister of Staff and Uncle Xie Xiaoguo were called over."
Yang Dexi took a moment to react and quickly responded: "Yes."
After agreeing, he hurriedly turned around and ran out.
Arranging the emperor's orders to the young eunuch waiting outside, Yang Dexi specifically said: "Remember to speak less. You are only responsible for conveying the emperor's orders. Anyone else who asks will not know. Do you hear me?"
"Yes, Eunuch Yang."
The two young eunuchs went to deliver the message separately, one was in charge of the outside of the palace, and the other was in charge of the Yamen. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Uncle Xie Xiaoguo could deliver the message together.
Yang Dexi stood on the steps of the palace, looking at the rows of palaces and pavilions in the palace, feeling a little weak under his feet.
Things are going to change in the palace... No, things won't change for the time being, but a small-scale bloody storm is coming soon.
Yang Dexi turned around and returned to Nuange.
Emperor Mu held the tea cup and sipped slowly, his calm and powerful face seemed to have suppressed all the emotional fluctuations, making it easy for people to see clearly what was in his heart.
"Chu is a big country, and many things are happening every day. The country needs the emperor, and the country needs the emperor." Yang Dexi respectfully consoled him, "Please take care of your dragon body, and don't be sad about anything."
Emperor Mu put down the tea cup and said in a deep voice: "Are you trying to say that I have experienced too many storms over the years and that this little episode today is nothing. I should be more open-minded?"
"Slave...slave..."
"I also came from the period of being a prince. I should be used to the coldness and indifference in the palace. How can I believe in the sincerity of the concubine and the filial piety of my son?" Emperor Mu sneered, "I really should be more open-minded."
Yang Dexi was frightened: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Emperor Mu closed his eyes and said no more words.
Yang Dexi had no choice but to step aside and stand, feeling the extremely slow passage of time in the cold air.
I don't know how long it took, but footsteps sounded outside: "Eunuch Yang."
Yang Dexi was about to turn around and go out when he heard Emperor Mu say: "If Uncle Xie Xiaoguo and Shangshu Dou arrive first, let Uncle Xie Xiaoguo come in alone and Shangshu Dou wait; if Qi Jin comes, let him come in first."
"Yes." Yang Dexi took the order and walked outside the Qinzheng Hall. As expected, he saw Uncle Xie Xiaoguo and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel who had arrived first.
Yang Dexi saluted: "Your Majesty ordered Uncle Xie Xiaoguo to go in first."
One of the two officials is Uncle Xie Xiaoguo. He is tall and slender, wearing a dark red official robe with a black collar. He has a handsome face and a handsome figure, which is most in line with the sentence in the book, "The stranger is like jade, and the young master is unparalleled in the world."
If Qi Jin was rebellious, then Uncle Xie Xiaoguo was obviously gentle and harmless.
However, only people who are familiar with their temperaments know that Uncle Xie Xiaoguo is a hundred times more dangerous than Qi Jin. Qi Jin's unruly behavior is reflected in his words and deeds, which are somewhat unconstrained by ethics, while Uncle Xie Xiaoguo... tsk.
Even though he has a pair of dark and gentle eyes open at this time, and his smile is like a spring breeze, he still does not change the method he used to scare the prisoners when he was in prison.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who was over fifty years old, nodded, and Uncle Xie Xiaoguo said very politely: "I will go in first, Master Dou will wait for a moment."
Dou Shangshu didn't even dare to say.
Uncle Xie Xiaoguo lightly lifted the hem of his robe with one hand, walked steadily up the palace steps, and headed towards the Nuan Pavilion of the Qinzheng Hall.
Someone in the distance was approaching gradually, coming towards the Qinzheng Palace. Yang Dexi looked up and saw that it was the young eunuch and Qi Jin who were leaving the palace to deliver the order.
"Eunuch Yang." Dou Shangshu lowered his voice and said, "The emperor suddenly summoned us here. Why?"
Yang Dexi said: "Who can guess the emperor's thoughts? But don't worry, Lord Dou, the emperor is not asking about your guilt."
