C27

(27) Passage II: Court

Ling Chu, who was dressed in casual clothes, heaved a sigh of relief. When he turned around, he saw the Regent, who was also dressed in plain clothes, looking at him with interest. He immediately felt a little awkward. Taking the candied fruits from the servant, he asked, "Why did you come out as well?" After watching the show, the Regent walked over and said, "Let's talk about this when we get back. There are too many people here, I'm afraid …" He did not finish his sentence, but Ling Chu understood what he meant and nodded.

Returning to the palace, Ling Chu made the Regent wait outside for a while and walked the entire day. His body felt sticky and uncomfortable, and he wanted to take a bath and change his clothes before he spoke. Soaking in the warm water, Ling Chu breathed a sigh of relief comfortably, his fair skin was faintly discernable under the cover of the bucket. Before Ling Chu could get up, he suddenly heard a sound coming from the window, which startled him so much that he sat back down in the tub and shouted, "Who's there?"

After waiting for a while and not hearing anything, Ling Chu carefully got up. As he exited the tub, he quickly put on his clothes, called for the guards, and asked: "Did you see anything suspicious come in?" "Your Majesty," said the attendant, "nothing comes in."

Although Ling Chu was still puzzled, but since the guard at the door said there was no more, it should be some wild cat. After tidying himself up, Ling Chu went to the hall to see the Regent, not thinking too much about it.

When Ling Chu who came to the hall saw the Regent, he was surrounded by many maids, as if they were doing something. Seeing that Ling Chu had arrived, the maid knelt on the ground and replied, "Your Majesty, the Regent suddenly has a nosebleed. The servants are currently stopping the bleeding for Your Highness." Ling Chu waved his hands as he looked at the Regent, who had finished his work, with a trace of a smile in his eyes.

"My beloved official is a little angry lately. Do you want us to ask the imperial physician to take a look for our beloved official?" This was the first time he had seen such a pure and shy Regent, Ling Chu, and appreciated his shy appearance. Ling Chu coughed and said, "Your beloved official was looking for me for something, right? "Just say it."

The Regent said in a rough voice, "Tell the attendants to leave first." Ling Chu smiled as he dismissed the servants in the room, saying, "That should be enough, speak." He had not expected the Regent to walk directly towards Ling Chu, and upon seeing this familiar sight, Ling Chu immediately became vigilant. He took a step back and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Do you know how to take concubines? Will you marry later? " The Regent walked towards Ling Chu as he spoke. It was just a short few steps, but it forced the Regent to walk a thousand miles away from him. Without waiting for Ling Chu to say anything, the Regent took care of himself and said, "That's right, it will definitely be, but …"

The Regent, who had already walked in front of Ling Chu, looked at him quietly. Under the pressure of the Regent, Ling Chu braced himself and said, "Regent, you have crossed the line." "Is that so?" The Regent's eyes flashed with a light that Ling Chu could not understand. Ling Chu's tense and tense hands had already pressed against the Regent's approaching chest.

Seeing the resistance in Ling Chu's eyes, the Regent stopped in his tracks and withdrew his foot. He then said to Ling Chu, "This subject has crossed the limit. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Ling Chu's heart was beating rapidly. When he heard the Regent's words, his tensed nerves relaxed a little. "Perhaps the Regent has been under a bit too much pressure recently. This Emperor will get someone to bring you some tonic."

Ling Chu, whose back was covered in sweat, looked at the distant Regent and felt a little upset, but he did not say anything. He could only attribute what happened today to him being that he had not had a good rest.

The next day at court, the Minister of Revenue reported to Ling Chu that this year's consort selection had begun in the private sector, and the process would take around two days. Ling Chu nodded. He was actually not interested in this. As he listened, he became lost in thought and started chatting with 112. In the eyes of others, the emperor valued this matter a lot. The Regent was such a person.

The Regent's heart sank as he watched the little emperor attentively reading the report of the Minister of Revenue. At this time, the Regent was still unaware of his feelings for Ling Chu. He only felt that he was an interested person who had been snatched away by someone else out of impatience and awkwardness. "Let's see what you'll do now that Ling Ling has been snatched away! I won't let you make my Ling family suffer any more, hmph!

112: "Ling Ling, do you really plan on taking a concubine?!"

Ling Chu said, "I've never thought about it, but it sounds okay, but I can only find one. I definitely can't have more."

112 looked at the excited Ling Chu, and asked curiously, "112, if you have something to say, say it, what's wrong?"

112: "Ling Ling, maybe you …" He could not accept a concubine. Before he could finish, Ling Chu's thoughts were pulled to reality as he looked at him expectantly after the Minister of Revenue had finished speaking. Ling Chu:? What happened?

"112, what did the Ministry of Revenue say just now?"

"He said he wants his daughter to join the selection process, okay?"

"Is his daughter good-looking?"

"..." It's pretty good. "

Ling Chu looked down at the Minister of Revenue's letter, revealing a smile, "Then let's do as your beloved one says."

112:... I have a bad feeling about this.

After waiting for the answer he wanted, he returned to the Ministry of Revenue. He felt a gaze full of malice staring at him. He turned around and saw a Regent who was staring at him intently. "You must have felt wrongly." The Ministry of Revenue muttered.

Every day the regent, who had been eating his stale vinegar in silence, did not know what he was really thinking, and now he looked at the stately little Emperor sitting on the Dragon Throne with a sullen anger in his heart. Oh, but I do not know what I am angry about.

The morning assembly had ended, and Ling Chu did not see the Regent, who had appeared in his own Zi Su Palace as usual. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he was still in the range to accept it. He decided to go to the back garden and see if there was anything fun there.

As a result, the back garden was filled with only flowers and trees, with very few bees. Ling Chu was sitting in the pavilion, bored, drinking cold tea poured by the maid. His eyes wandered around, and after an unknown period of time, he saw a foot among the flowers.

Hm? Foot, how could there be a foot in the back garden? I must be feeling a little dizzy from the sun, so I might as well go back. Ling Chu rubbed his eyes and looked over there. ...wc There really was a foot. What was going on? Did he catch up with the murder scene?

Ling Chu went over boldly, carefully pushing aside the flowers and seeing a man lying on the ground, dressed in black, not knowing if he was alive or dead. Who was this person? 112 explained that this was the second male lead. He did not expect that the plot would be brought to the back garden so early in the morning. The woman who came to the garden to see the flowers met the second male lead and brought him back to be taken care of. The second male lead said that she was the sect master of a cult, but he was moved by the female lord's kindness and sincerity. He fell in love with the female lord, and in the end, the female lord and the male lead were together.