"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I will go back and prepare now."
Concubine Li originally had a lot to say, but when the emperor said she was going to Liyuan, she stopped talking.
When a man was in bed, he would agree to whatever she said to him, so she left what she was planning to say until night.
The emperor has not been to her Liyuan for more than a year, and now that she has tied his heart with these soups, her efforts have not been in vain.
"cough……"
Liu Xi, who was standing next to the emperor, raised his voice. Concubine Li suddenly raised her eyebrows in displeasure. She knew that Liu Xi wanted to remind the emperor that it was not appropriate to approach women now.
She originally wanted to scold him, but due to the emperor's presence, she quickly changed her tone.
"Your Majesty, I have long thought that your health is not serious. I will go back and wait for you to come to Liyuan."
Leave early to avoid the emperor changing his mind.
After leaving these words, she glanced at Liu Xi disdainfully, turned around, twisted her graceful figure, and walked out of the Yangxin Hall.
Liu Xi whispered worriedly:
"Your Majesty, you have just recovered. You should take it easy tonight."
After the emperor drank another bowl of soup, he wiped his mouth and waved his hands.
"I know that my old life was snatched back from the gate of hell. I will not be stupid."
After Liu Xi glanced at the soup bowl, he bowed and replied:
"Your Majesty is right. Please rest for a while while I put this bowl away."
"Ask them to clean up. Didn't I tell you not to do these chores?"
"I know that the emperor cares about me, but I can't stay idle forever. By the way, I heard that a new pastry shop has opened in the city, and the plum blossom cakes in it are particularly delicious. I want to buy some for the emperor in exchange."
"You want to visit the palace, right?"
The emperor looked at him with raised eyebrows,
"Go ahead. I'm not in good health these days. You've been staying by my side and you don't have time to go out for a walk. Come back soon."
Liu Xi didn't expect that the emperor would speak directly to his heart, and he nodded sheepishly.
"Your Majesty still knows what I'm thinking, so I'll ask people from outside to come in and serve you."
"No, I'll take a nap. You can go and come back soon."
"yes."
After Liu Xi saluted, he picked up the bowl on the table and walked quickly outside the Yangxin Hall.
The reason why he was in a hurry to go out was because he had long suspected that there was some ulterior seasoning added to the soup sent by Concubine Li.
Otherwise, why would the emperor, who was used to eating delicacies from all over the world, be so addicted to this soup?
Thinking of this, he put the bowl into his sleeves, held it carefully against his chest, and walked straight out of the palace.
It was afternoon now, and according to the rules set by Princess Yu, she should be at home at this time, so he did not go to Huichun Hall and went straight to Prince Yu's Mansion.
Leng Yu came back early today, because Prince Yu's Mansion was looking for a martial arts teacher. In recent days, people have been coming for trial lessons. This was no small matter, so Leng Yu paid special attention to it. He always rushed home in the afternoon when he was not busy to provide lessons for his children. They hold hands and eyes.
Just after seeing off the last person of the day, Luo Lan sighed helplessly,
"Good at kung fu, but not good at character. Good at character, but not good at kung fu. Someone who looks strong, has a bad temper, has standard appearance, and is a bit effeminate. I didn't find it so difficult to find someone before, but now I realize that I want to It’s really difficult to find the right person to come to Prince Yu’s Mansion.”
Leng Yu picked up the tea that A Cai had just handed over, took a sip, and the moment he put it down, he said in a deep voice:
"It's not an option to choose like this, and it's a waste of our time. Why not hold a competition on a different day and find someone who is good at both civil and military skills? Someone who has read books about sages will definitely have good character."
Luo Lan looked at him with interest,
"Isn't this...a bit too aggressive?"
"In the past few days, the threshold of Prince Yu's Mansion has been almost crossed by people. Rather than bothering to receive these scattered people every day, it is better to come here and let everyone rely on their abilities and the selected ones will stay. This will also save us. It takes time to screen each person one by one.”
Luo Lan pondered for a while and nodded.
"What your husband said makes sense, so as you wish, the Mid-Autumn Festival will be in three days. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, you need to bring your children into the palace to pay respects to your father. You need to make more preparations in the past few days, so wait until the end of August!"
"Okay, you decide the date, and ask people to post the notices. It's not limited to the capital, but can be posted in nearby cities. I'll order people to notify the brothers of the Rebirth Hall, and anyone who wants to can come and participate."
"Okay, merit-based admission is fair and just. Finding a martial arts teacher for these children is no small matter. The master has a good character, and the children will benefit from it. This is not only about their martial arts practice, but also about their Their growth.”
Leng Yu nodded in agreement,
"Well, the salary from our Prince Yu's Mansion is high, so it is reasonable to carefully screen them."
While the two of them were discussing the matter, A Gang hurriedly came to report,
"Your Majesty, Princess, Eunuch Liu is here..."
Eunuch Liu?
Leng Yu and Luo Lan looked at each other in surprise, then stood up together and walked toward the door.
Liu Xi, alone, came in a hurry with small steps.
Regarding his sudden arrival, Leng Yu and Luo Lan both had a bad premonition.
While there was still some distance between him and him, Leng Yu couldn't wait to ask:
"Eunuch Liu, why are you here? What happened?"
Liu Xi glanced at the servants beside him, winked at Leng Yu and Luo Lan, and walked into the main hall without saying a word.
Luo Lan waved his hand to Ah Gang, and Ah Gang called all the servants to retreat together.
Eunuch Liu looked so nervous, which also made Leng Yu and Luo Lan nervous.
They guessed that something must have happened to the emperor.
Although the emperor once hurt Leng Yu, he has attached great importance to Leng Yu in the past year, especially during the period when An An was missing. He issued a large bounty. This made Leng Yu and Luo Lan feel that he had changed and treated him Also a little more concerned.
Especially now that Leng Yu is not ready to take over the throne, so they are worried about the emperor's health.
Liu Xi came to the main hall and saw that only Leng Yu and Luo Lan were left here, then he took out the bowl from his sleeve.
His actions made Leng Yu and Luo Lan look at him with puzzled eyes.
"Eunuch Liu, this..."
"Princess Yu, the soup in this bowl has just been drunk by the emperor. The emperor has been relying on this soup recently. I would like to ask Princess Yu to check and see if there is anything abnormal in this soup."
Luo Lan looked at the used bowl and asked in confusion:
"Did Eunuch Liu be suspicious of the person who delivered the soup?"
"It's Concubine Li."
Concubine Li?
Luo Lan glanced at Leng Yu and said to Liu Xi:
"She was almost thrown into the cold palace last time because of the little pill. Will she dare to do the same thing again this time?"
"I'm not sure. I'd better check it before I rest assured. Otherwise, the emperor drinks the soup she brings every day, and I'm always worried about something happening."
