mesbooks Chapter 274 How Hard Is This Neck?
Chapter 274 How Hard Is This Neck?
Royal study room.
Huang Ye decided to make another effort: "When I came back from paying my respects this morning, I heard a young eunuch in the yard talking about a disciple of a disciple of his master's uncle, who went out of the palace to buy vegetables this morning. At the vegetable market at the south gate, he saw a huge beheading scene. I heard that the blood was flowing... like a river." Huang Ye patted his chest in fear.
"He also said that there are people with such a hard neck that even the executioner's knife can't work on them, and it takes several cuts to chop off their heads... I was scared to death." Huang Ye pretended to cover her eyes, and she looked so fake.
An Ning: I went to Ningyuxuan early in the morning, how come I didn’t know that the eunuch said that?
The emperor grinned as he looked at the yellow leaf that was peeking through his fingers. This yellow leaf was so considerate. It knew that as a king of a country, he would not and could not argue with an ignorant woman. So it took the initiative to rush in front of him to charge into battle. When it saw the woman's face suddenly turn pale, what else could he not understand? The woman would definitely not dare to make trouble anymore.
"Your Majesty, my son is unlucky and not worthy of Her Royal Highness the Princess. I beg Your Majesty to order them to divorce." Father Xu knelt weakly on the ground, and Mother Xu knelt in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking. However, she did not dare to say anything about banging her head against the pillar.
Xu Yan also knelt there without saying a word. At this moment, he only hated that he was only a juren... He swore that as long as he no longer had the title of a royal consort, he could take the exam. He must stand out and let these people see what kind of a talented person he, Xu Yan, was. At that time, he wanted to see what kind of faces these people had.
Watching the family leave in disgrace, the emperor looked at Huang Ye with satisfaction. It was no wonder that Huang Ye won his heart. She was a capable person. Look, she defeated the shrew of the Xu family with just a few words. If the queen was here today... the queen loved to flaunt her own virtues, and would definitely not agree to An Ning's divorce. She might even try to persuade them to reconcile.
Huang Ye was puzzled by the emperor's gratified look. She knew that the emperor could not come out in person to argue with Xu's mother, and it was not easy for Eunuch Yu, a eunuch, to interrupt. An Ning was even more unreliable and was frightened at the sight of her former mother-in-law. She was the only one at the scene who was suitable to confront Xu's mother.
In fact, Huang Ye felt that her current relationship with the emperor was somewhat similar to the relationship between superiors and subordinates in her previous life. The emperor was the boss and she was an employee under the boss. As a subordinate, wasn't it her duty to share the worries of her superiors? Besides, if the emperor remembered her kindness today, maybe he would ask him for help in the future, and he might help her because she performed so hard today.
"Eunuch Yu, what time is it now? Why do I feel hungry?" After the task was completed, An Ning completely relaxed. She touched her empty stomach. She clearly ate a lot in the morning, so why was she hungry so soon?
"Princess, it's already past lunchtime." Eunuch Yu replied with a smile. The court session ended late today, and he had spent so much time in the imperial study, so it was not surprising that it was past lunchtime.
"Huangpin, let's go back and eat." An Ning pulled Huang Ye's hand and stood up: "Why are you so hungry? Lu Dou must have prepared the meal and is waiting for us. We have to hurry up, otherwise she will be impatient..."
Huang Ye broke free from her hand and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
Eunuch Yu kept winking at Huang Ye anxiously. Wasn't Huang Ye very smart just now? Didn't she see the emperor's eager eyes? Was it so difficult to invite the emperor?
Huang Ye was confused by Eunuch Yu's look. She really didn't understand: "Eunuch Yu, is there anything else?" she asked cautiously.
Eunuch Yu: He has no other choice. Concubine Huang is just not smart enough.
"How about you stay and have dinner with the emperor?" He decided to change the topic.
"No, Ning Yuxuan has already prepared it. It would be a waste if we don't eat it." Huang Ye refused outright. She didn't want to eat at the same table with the emperor, even though... the steamed spareribs in the imperial kitchen were indeed delicious.
"Eunuch Yu, you'd better stop talking. The food in the Imperial Study is not as delicious as the food in Ning Yuxuan." An Ning said heartlessly.
Eunuch Yu felt very hurt, and he thought that he could still save the situation: "Well... how about we go to Ningyuxuan for dinner together..."
"Maybe not that many mung beans were cooked." Huang Ye said with embarrassment. It was not that she was stingy and didn't want to take care of Eunuch Yu's meals. The key point was that since Eunuch Yu was here, the Emperor would definitely come with him. She didn't want the Emperor to come to her Ningyuxuan, so she pretended to be stupid and pretended not to understand what Eunuch Yu meant.
"Old Yu, I asked you to go to the Secretariat to draft the imperial edict, but you haven't gone yet. What use are you?" The emperor suddenly scolded Eunuch Yu. Didn't he see that Concubine Huang didn't want them to pass? She really had no vision.
Eunuch Yu: Well, the emperor is angry, and it’s really not his fault. He should run away as soon as possible.
Ningyuxuan.
Huang Ye and the others returned to Ningyuxuan, but unexpectedly saw the emperor sitting in the corridor of their Ningyuxuan, staring at her.
"The Emperor is such a rare guest. Why is he so happy today that he comes to our Ningyuxuan?" Huang Ye had a bad feeling and hurried over to flatter him.
The retired emperor looked at the cunning girl from the Huang family and thought about letting her go first: "An Ning, how is the matter going?" But seeing the child's happy look, the matter was almost done. He said that with that girl around, nothing could be done. It was he who suggested to An Ning to ask the girl for help.
"Father, everything went smoothly. Eunuch Yu has gone to the Secretariat to draft an imperial edict." An Ning said happily, "But...Father, why did you come to Ning Yuxuan today?"
"Aren't I worried about you?" This is a heartless person. He knew that he was worried, but he didn't go to his Qiyun Palace first. He would never admit that he came here for a bite of food.
It turned out that he had walked back from the grove in the morning, and the eunuch who delivered his dining utensils to the imperial kitchen came back and told Eunuch Ai what he had heard. It was said that Concubine Huang had delivered fresh food to the emperor today, so Eunuch Xiaoyinzi from the imperial study specially sent someone to the imperial kitchen to tell them not to deliver breakfast to the emperor today.
The people in the imperial kitchen must have been trying to find out what kind of fresh food made the emperor stop eating the food in the imperial kitchen. The people who came to find out said that it was sent by Concubine Huang. It was a food called wonton. It was said that even Eunuch Xiaoyinzi got a big bowl of it. Eunuch Xiaoyinzi was also a generous man. He gave each of the eunuchs who were eating with him a wonton and a spoonful of soup.
"I heard..." Eunuch Ai said to the emperor, "I heard that the eunuchs who had eaten it were all amazed and said that after eating the wontons, they would not trade them for anything even if they were given a god."