The charming empress is too good at fishing, and the ruthless emperor has fallen

Concubine Ning's eyes were slightly startled when she heard this question, as if she was a little surprised.

She paused for a moment before replying very cautiously: "I don't dare to say anything."

"I forgive you for not being guilty." Lu Zan said immediately.

He was sitting on the couch, half leaning on the coffee table, his posture looking very leisurely.

However, the hand resting on the coffee table tightened slightly. If you look closely, you will find that he seems to be afraid of hearing an answer he doesn't want to hear from Concubine Ning.

Concubine Ning looked at him, considered her words, and then said as truthfully as possible:

"At that time, Empress Yuan told her that she had committed a capital crime and was afraid that the emperor would kill her if he found out about it. I did not know what kind of capital crime she had committed, but in my opinion, the reason why Empress Yuan felt that the emperor would kill her was I killed her because she felt that the emperor was too ruthless."

"Heartless?" Lu Zan moved his fingers, and his low and gloomy tone seemed to fluctuate, as if he was very angry, "I let her dote on her, but she actually thinks that I am unkind? When have I ever been so unkind to her? !”

"The Emperor treats the Empress Yuan very well, and everyone in the palace knows this." Concubine Ning said quickly.

She observed Lu Zan's expression and continued to speak cautiously, "However, the authorities are confused by the onlookers. Empress Yuan once told her concubine that Zhang Zhaoyi was kind to the emperor, but she was killed by the emperor just because she comforted herself in his bedroom. .

"In addition, Zheng Liangdi's matter...

"Empress Yuan felt that Zheng Liangdi and the emperor had been together since childhood, but the emperor treated her too coldly.

"When the emperor chose to protect Mr. Xie between Zheng Liangdi and Mr. Xie, it made her deeply grudged and resentful.

"Perhaps these two things made her feel a little scared.

"Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Empress Yuan said that she had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. If the emperor knew about it, he would kill her. Especially after she learned that she was pregnant with the emperor's dragon descendant, she became even more afraid.

"Your Majesty, I feel that Empress Yuan is just timid and wants to protect herself and the dragonborn in her belly, so she insists on escaping from the palace in a panic."

After Concubine Ning finished speaking, the palace fell into a long silence.

Lu Zan sat there, half of his handsome face was in shadow, his eyes were slightly lowered, making it impossible to tell whether his emotion at this time was anger or something else.

After a long time, his slender jade-like fingers lightly pressed twice on the coffee table. He stretched his body and leaned back. He slightly raised his handsome face with sharp features, but he let out a long sigh of relief as if he was inexplicably happy.

"It turns out it's just because you're afraid of me."

He murmured in a clear voice, clearly showing some satisfaction and pleasure, "Her courage is indeed a little weak sometimes."

Lu Zan glanced at Concubine Ning, suddenly stood up and said, "I will come see you another day."

He didn't actually have any murderous intention towards Concubine Ning.

After saying that, the person quickly left Xianfu Palace.

"I respectfully send you to your Majesty."

Concubine Ning stood up quickly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief as she watched his figure disappear quickly.

"Miss."

At this time, Pei Shanyu, the eunuch who was Concubine Ning's childhood sweetheart, came out of the inner hall.

He looked at Concubine Ning's appearance as if she was escaping from a tiger's mouth, and stepped forward to gently squeeze her shoulders with some distress, with a bit of surprise in his tone: "I was really scared to death just now, but with His Majesty's always cold and cold temperament , he was so merciful this time and let the empress go."

"That's because I made the right bet." Concubine Ning sighed.

"Bet? What does the empress mean?" Pei Shanyu seemed to understand somewhat.

"Since the Holy One already knows about Empress Yuan's fake death, how could he not find out what capital crime she committed?"

Concubine Ning said, "He came here specially, not to ask me what kind of capital crime Jingshu had committed, but to ask why I would rather die than to escape from him. It can be seen that what the Holy Emperor really cares about is whether Empress Yuan is in her heart." There is him."

"So, as long as the empress attributes the reason why Empress Yuan fled to death as 'fear', the Holy Emperor will think that Empress Yuan's escape is not because she doesn't have him in her heart? She has him in her heart, just because she is afraid?"

Pei Shanyu heard the sound of the string and knew its elegant meaning, and immediately continued.

"Yes, our Holy Lord has always been cold and ruthless to the extreme. He does not care about any woman in the harem. Even if he was favored by Concubine Xie and loved him so much, once he becomes ruthless, he will not care about him at all. She takes her love seriously, but there is someone who can really make him feel sincerely."

Concubine Ning chuckled lightly, "Who would have thought that the Holy One would actually start to care about the gains and losses in the relationship between men and women like ordinary people in the world.

"My words are so omitted, but even the Holy One believed me."

"Once you are tempted, even if you just lie to him, he will believe it." Pei Shanyu said.

"Yes, Your Majesty has become so affectionate and has lost his usual wisdom...if other women in the harem knew about it, they would be so jealous that they would go crazy!"

Concubine Ning seemed to be feeling something, "Do you believe it or not? Even if Empress Yuan is found and captured by the Holy One, the Holy One will definitely not be willing to embarrass her."

Pei Shanyu also laughed after hearing this.

"I believe what the empress said. Now the empress is the safest person in the harem no matter what. The holy purpose is to make the Empress Yuan no longer afraid of him, and she will never kill the empress again." He Said softly.

"That's right. I know that you understand my thoughts best." Concubine Ning turned to look at him, with gentle affection floating in her eyes.

……

……

Another early morning.

The courtiers soon discovered that the Holy Emperor was in a good mood today. Even Xue Gaoyi, the Minister of War, carefully reported to the Ministry of War the latest progress of the movement in the north of the Great Wall and came up with not very good suggestions. Lu Zan did not scold him.

Zhou Liangzhi, the Minister of Etiquette, was humiliated when Lu Zan publicly revealed that he had been cuckolded by his step-brother.

After returning, he quickly and resolutely found out everything, and then divorced his step-brothers, several sons who had no blood relationship with him, and the housekeeper who cuckolded him. These people were not allowed to take anything away. Just like that, he drove out of the house.

Only then was he finally proud.

Seeing that Lu Zan was in a good mood, he boldly mentioned the draft again.

This time Lu Zan did not scold him. Instead, he reasonably refused again on the grounds that the border was unstable and war might break out, so it was inappropriate to draft a draft and waste the treasury.

Seeing this, the courtiers did not miss the opportunity and immediately put forward many suggestions.

Regardless of whether it was adopted or not, at least I was not scolded.

Lu Zan's good mood lasted until he received the latest two secret reports from the secret guards.

"Ying Tian intends to find a husband for his daughter?"

Lu Zan's fist hardened instantly, and he felt that his father-in-law could be beaten to death directly.

However, the next one made him frown and his expression became extremely solemn.

"The Restoration Society has arranged a group of female agents. They plan to kidnap the beautiful girls on their way to the palace this year, and then enter the palace as beautiful girls?"