mesbooks Chapter 159 Visiting in person
Chapter 159 Visiting in person
Seeing that Shen Zhiyao remained indifferent, Bo Muxi flicked his sleeves, turned around and really left.
After seeing the emperor off, everyone in Cuiweixuan looked at Shen Zhiyao with pale faces.
"Are you panicking again?" Shen Zhiyao's expression changed quickly, and now she was actually smiling: "Don't worry, just wait and see. No matter how angry the emperor is now, I have a way to appease him."
Everyone's face was filled with disbelief. How could the emperor be so easily fooled?
"Master, should we chase after him?" Qiu Ji asked hurriedly. If chasing after him would work, she would have chased after him by now.
"Look at you, be patient. Your master is not that 'worthless'!" Shen Zhiyao said helplessly.
"But..." Qiuyue still wanted to persuade.
"You guys should put your mind at ease!" Shen Zhiyao didn't want to say it too clearly, but seeing their panic, she couldn't bear it: "If I compete for favor with other concubines like this, the emperor might be disgusted, but with Hu Baolin, the emperor and the queen are happy to see it."
"I think what the master said is right, and we should believe in the master!" Zhe Ni finally couldn't help it and stood up to comfort everyone.
Everyone's expressions relaxed a little. Although they were still suspicious, they felt a lot more relieved.
After so many comebacks against all odds, they never doubted their master's abilities.
Shen Zhiyao smiled and sat back at the table to eat some snacks. She was sure in her mind that Bo Muxi's leaving in anger today just proved that he was not that angry. He was just putting on an act for her to see!
At this time, Bo Muxi was sitting on the imperial carriage and savoring the past. It was the first time he discovered that Shen Zhiyao was actually a jealous person.
He always thought that this little concubine did not want to be favored by him alone.
"Lin'en, is anyone chasing us?" Bo Muxi asked indifferently.
Lin En looked back carefully before bowing and replying, "To reply to the Emperor, there is no..."
"Heh..." Bo Muxi laughed. This was exactly what he expected. This little concubine was indeed quite interesting...
Then, two days later, the emperor and the empress held a grand prayer ceremony, praying to God for snow, but still not a single snowflake fell on the land of Zhao State.
Bo Muxi was extremely annoyed by the increasing number of rumors, and naturally had no intention of "fighting" with the concubines in the harem. He never set foot in the harem again, nor did he want to summon the concubines to Changde Palace to sleep with him.
At this time, in the imperial study, Bo Muxi was summoning several trusted ministers to discuss countermeasures.
"Your Majesty, the fire in Yongfu Palace broke out at an inopportune time. It happened to be when there was no auspicious snow. Recently, rumors were spreading in the court, pointing fingers at the emperor and the queen. I'm afraid..." Prime Minister Hu Hongfei frowned.
Hu Hongfei knew everything clearly in his mind. He was also one of the people behind the scenes, but now he had to pretend to be very indignant.
Bo Muxi glanced at Yan Yuanbo, the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy. He had assigned Yan Yuanbo a task the day before, asking him to look through the classics and find a reasonable explanation that the matter had nothing to do with the royal family.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Since the founding of the Great Zhao Kingdom by Emperor Gaozu, we have never encountered such a situation. We have only had two snowstorms..." Yan Yuanbo's sweat drops were dripping to the ground. He had already seen the emperor's angry expression.
"If I can't pray for snow, I can only issue a 'repentance edict'..." Bo Muxi sighed, his face full of helplessness.
"Your Majesty, the reason why it doesn't snow is because we, the ministers, failed to share your worries. How can we let Your Majesty bear the blame alone?" Zheng Yi, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, knelt down and said.
"I appreciate your kindness, my dear minister. However, I still need to step in to quell the resentment of my subjects," said Bo Muxi.
"I think that it is not the New Year yet. We should wait a few more days. If there is still no snow, when the emperor issues an edict of guilt, all ministries and commissions should also issue edicts of guilt to appease the people's grievances!" Hanlin Grand Secretary Yan Yuanbo bowed his head and begged. If he was not desperate, he would naturally not want the emperor to admit his mistakes in public.
"Okay... I'll wait a little longer..." Bo Muxi waved his hand, indicating that he was tired.
Upon seeing this, everyone knelt down and said goodbye.
After everyone left, Bo Muxi threw all the memorials on the table to the ground, stood up and paced back and forth in the study room in annoyance.
Seeing this, Lin En hurriedly and quietly slipped to the desk and silently picked up the scattered memorials on the ground.
It seemed that the emperor was in a terrible mood at the moment. Lin En felt that even breathing was wrong.
As Bo Muxi paced, stroking the jade pendant around his waist, he suddenly remembered the jade pendant he had given to Shen Zhiyao. Then he suddenly remembered Shen Zhiyao who was still angry with him.
The fighting in the harem is no less intense than that in the previous dynasty. However, Shen Zhiyao's attitude this time is simple and straightforward.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Eunuch An trotting into the imperial study: "Your Majesty, Concubine Jin is here, and she said she wants to see Your Majesty."
Bo Muxi was very surprised when he heard this. Wasn't he still angry? Why did he suddenly rush to see him?
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!
"Has anything unusual happened in the harem these two days? Has Concubine Jin been wronged and wants to ask me to settle the lawsuit?" Bo Muxi asked, staring at Lin En and Eunuch An.
He subconsciously felt that if Shen Zhiyao didn't have something to ask for, she would definitely not choose to come to him at this time.
Lin En and Eunuch An looked at each other.
Seeing Lin En shaking his head in confusion, Eunuch An stepped forward and said, "I have not received such news. Besides, given Concubine Jin's personality, she would not have come to ask the emperor for something. I saw that she looked like she was dressed up carefully. She must have come to apologize to the emperor on purpose."
"That's new." Upon hearing this, Bo Muxi's frown immediately relaxed, and he said with a smile, "It's so cold, and since she is so willing to come here to admit her fault, it would seem that I am petty if I don't see her. So bring her in."
Bo Muxi spoke in a high-sounding manner, and Lin'en laughed in his heart after hearing it. The Emperor was really good at finding excuses for Concubine Jin, and she might not be here to seek peace!
When Eunuch An went out to pick up Shen Zhiyao, Lin'en felt worried again. He couldn't help but feel a little concerned. If Concubine Ruojin came here to cause trouble, she would be in trouble. If that happens, she wouldn't let the servants suffer as well!
Soon, Shen Zhiyao followed Eunuch An into the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health." Shen Zhiyao paid her respects to the emperor as soon as she entered the room, appearing very well-behaved.
"Stand up." Bo Muxi had already sat back at his desk, pretending to review the memorials, but in fact he didn't read a single word.
"You came to see me today specially, but what's the matter?" Bo Muxi asked indifferently, without even raising his head, his eyes still fixed on the memorial on the table.
Shen Zhiyao secretly laughed in her heart when she heard this. The emperor was still angry. Not only did he ignore her, he even refused to call her "beloved concubine"!