Raiders of the Villainous Emperor[Transmigration Book]

"Second brother, what's wrong with you?" Murong Xi grabbed Murong Lin's arm, "Yesterday you came back from Prince Ping's mansion like this, what happened?"

Murong Lin clenched his hands into fists.

There are some things that he doesn't want to say, but he just doesn't know where to start.

Said that the concubine is back?Or is it that the mother concubine actually hooked up with their uncle?

"Second brother! You and I have become like this now, what else can we not lose? Second brother always holds back, how do I know what second brother is thinking?" Murong Xi frowned. He felt that Murong Lin's state was very strange.

Murong Lin was still hesitant.

Murong Xi held his hand tightly and said angrily: "Second brother, do you want to wait until we are both dead before telling me the matter?"

Murong Lin was shocked.

"No nonsense!"

"Second brother, tell me, what happened?" Murong Xi pressed every step of the way.

Murong Lin took a deep breath, turned to look at Murong Xi, his eyes were full of complexities: "I saw the concubine mother in Prince Ping's Mansion."

Murong Xi took two steps back and was extremely shocked: "The concubine mother is really still alive? But why did she appear in Prince Ping's mansion?"

They had heard of Concubine Li's traces long before returning to Beijing, and now that Concubine Li was indeed alive, Murong Xi felt more vigilant than shocked and delighted.

Be wary of Concubine Li's sudden appearance, be wary of Concubine Li's appearance in Prince Ping's Mansion.

When the accident happened ten years ago, Concubine Li was still Concubine Li. When the late Emperor was still alive, he sent people to search everywhere, hoping to find Concubine Li.

But whether it was Murong Lin or Murong Xi, civil and military officials, princes and nobles, they knew very well that even if Concubine Li was found back then, she would be jealous of the former emperor and might not be able to gain a foothold in the harem.

When a woman is away, her life is at stake when she is involved in matters of fame, not to mention that the one missing is Concubine Li who was extremely favored at the time.

Now that the former emperor is gone, the new emperor ascends the throne, and Concubine Li becomes Concubine Li, if she can be brought into the palace, she will be able to live in peace without worrying about food and clothing.

Concubine Li's status is far better than that of Lao Shizi's who is unclear, but Concubine Li actually settled down directly in Prince Ping's Mansion without any intention of inviting her into the palace.

Murong Lin knew what Murong Xi was asking, and said with a sullen face, "The concubine mother and the uncle are indeed together."

Murong Xi sat down on the chair: "If the emperor finds out about this, the life of the concubine mother will be in danger."

Even if the previous emperor had passed away, the new emperor would not allow the concubine to have an affair with another person, let alone this other person was King Ping.

"Even if the concubine mother is not with the uncle, the concubine mother's life may not be preserved." Murong Lin confirmed.

"Second brother, what should we do now?" Murong Xi asked.

"Tomorrow morning, we will go to the imperial mausoleum together to pay homage to the emperor, the emperor intends to do something at that time..."

"Second Brother!" Murong Xi suddenly stood up.

"Calm down," Murong Lin's hand fell on Murong Xi's shoulder, and pressed him down again, "At that time, you and I have the right to pretend that we don't know anything, just pretend that I have never seen my concubine mother today, nor have I seen concubine mother and concubine with each other. Uncle Huang has an affair, this matter has nothing to do with you and me."

"But second brother, what if something happens?" Murong Xi asked nervously.

"Even if the incident happens, it has nothing to do with you and me." Murong Lin gritted his teeth.

Murong Xi's eyes were even more worried: "Second brother, no matter whether this matter is related to you or me, if the emperor finds out by accident, we may be doomed. Second brother really wants to make this bet?"

Murong Lin turned his head, hesitating in his heart.

The matter of King Ping really has nothing to do with them, but after all, Concubine Li is in Prince Ping's mansion.

"My lord, Mr. Lu is asking to see you."

"No see!" Murong Lin was feeling upset and irritable, and his tone became even more impatient.

"Yes, my lord."

"Wait a minute," Murong Xi got up and looked at the servant who reported, "Which Mr. Lu is here?"

"Reply to the king, the man called himself Lu Xiuran, and said that he once met the two princes in Hangzhou." The servant replied seriously.

"It turned out to be him?" Murong Xi thought of something, "By the way, when he was in Hangzhou before, he said that he would go to Beijing to take the exam. Now, at this time, he should indeed be in the capital. Please invite him in. We haven't seen each other for a long time gone."

A trace of dissatisfaction appeared between Murong Lin's brows: "It's just a scholar rushing for an exam, what do you see him doing?"

"Scholars are also different. When we were in Hangzhou, he was just a scholar. Now that he has arrived in the capital, he must be a scholar. He has such outstanding abilities at a young age, and his future is boundless." Murong Xi praised.

That being said, the reason why he valued Lu Xiuran the most was not this, but when they first met in Hangzhou, Lu Xiuran treated the scar on his face as if he hadn't seen it, and when getting along with him, he was not at all embarrassed.

Since Murong Xi was disfigured, she has always felt inferior. She seldom dares to show her true colors to others, and even seldom meets outsiders.

Only this Lu Xiuran has a different position in his heart than ordinary people.

Murong Xi once accidentally showed his face in front of Lu Xiuran. When he was in a panic, he didn't get any special treatment from Lu Xiuran. Since then, he has been meeting him with his true face.

Fortunately, what Lu Xiuran did afterwards did not disappoint his trust.

While the two were talking, Lu Xiuran was brought to the front hall by his servants.

"Caomin pays homage to the two princes."

"Get up quickly, I had a farewell to Hangzhou before, but I never expected to meet you in the capital." Murong Xi felt a little happy when the old man reunited.

"Caomin didn't expect to see the two princes again." Lu Xiuran laughed.

"You're not right," Murong Xi said with a smile, "Since you are going to be an official in the court, you will see each other more often in the future, how come you don't see each other?"

Lu Xiuran smiled wryly: "I'm not afraid of the prince's jokes when I say it. When Cao Min was in Hangzhou before, he still didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth. Only when he arrived in the capital did he realize that there are people outside of people, and mountains beyond mountains."

"You are a famous talent in Hangzhou, how can you belittle yourself so much?" Murong Xi asked curiously.

"It's a long story, so don't mention it." Lu Xiuran shook his head, he knew what to say and what not to say.

Almost entering the palace as a concubine is hard to say to others, let alone Murong Xi.

Murong Xi saw his reluctance, stopped forcing, and suddenly remembered something: "There is one thing, maybe you can help the staff."

Murong Lin looked over, his eyes full of warning.

Murong Xi shook his head lightly, indicating that he knew how to measure and would not talk nonsense.

Lu Xiuran didn't notice the interaction between the two, and directly cupped his hands: "My lord, please speak."

Murong Xi thought for a moment: "You have been in Beijing for some time, have you heard about the Emperor?"

Lu Xiuran was slightly stunned, then sighed: "This is the emperor... the emperor is the Ninth Five-Year King, how could the grassroots be able to inquire about it?"

Murong Xi came back to her senses, knowing that her question must be in vain, she didn't know what kind of evil she had fallen into, so she thought of asking Lu Xiuran.

It's okay to ask others about this kind of thing, but naturally you won't get an answer if you ask Lu Xiuran.

He shook his head, and simply took it as admonishment: "The emperor's temper has always been vengeful. If you are a high school student and become an official in the court, you must not offend the emperor. Once you offend the emperor, no one will be able to save you."

Lu Xiuran thought about it, raised his eyes to look at him, and said softly: "If you offend the emperor, maybe you can try to ask the concubine Hong to intercede."

"The Red Concubine?" Murong Xi frowned.

"Yes, Empress Hongfei," Lu Xiuran heard Murong Xi's voice-over, and was unexpectedly persuaded. His mind softened, and he subconsciously revealed a little, "Cao Min had the honor to meet the emperor and Empress Hong Concubine before. It's just that the emperor treats the red concubine in a special way..."

Speaking of this, Lu Xiuran paused, and hastily added a sentence.

"However, this is just speculation by the grassroots. The grassroots have no way of knowing what the truth is, and the grassroots know nothing about the court affairs."

Murong Xi looked at him carefully.

He thought that Lu Xiuran really didn't know, but now it seems that he knows something inside.

"This king has also heard about the reputation of Hongfei before, but that Hongfei seems to be a man?"

"Yes, it's just that this Concubine Hong has now moved to Qiwu Palace." Lu Xiuran said in a low voice.

Murong Xi was shocked and asked back: "Wu Palace?!"

"indeed."

Murong Xi and Murong Lin looked at each other, probably no one in the world knew what was going on in Qiwu Palace better than the two of them.

"My lord, forgive the grassroots for overstepping the rules. The grassroots have been in the capital these days, and they have heard of the emperor's reputation. Not to mention, I am afraid that this temper is not patient, and the emperor's heart is deep. Officials can't guess what the emperor is thinking, and the common people think that the emperor's thoughts may be deeper than everyone thinks, just like playing chess, others take one step to see three moves, but the emperor may take one step to see ten moves."

Lu Xiuran really thought that the emperor liked Zhang Zhihui before, so he thought of a way to bring him into the harem, just to break the connection between him and Zhang Zhihui.

But later, when he met Zhang Zhihui by chance, he realized that things were not as simple as he thought.

That person's thoughts...ordinary people can't guess at all.

Whether it's the imperial court or the aristocratic family, that person has never been taken seriously.

Zhang Zhihui said that in the eyes of that person, only the red concubine was special.

Perhaps only the red concubine could guess what that person was thinking.

"That's all Cao Min said. The two lords seem to have something important to discuss. It is inconvenient for Cao Min to disturb you, so I will leave."

After saying what he had to say, Lu Xiuran directly bowed and said goodbye.

Murong Xi and Murong Lin looked at each other.

After a long time, Murong Xi said in surprise, "He let a man live in Qiwu Palace?"

"Favouring a man, it's lucky that he can figure it out, but I don't know how the concubine mother will feel about this matter?" Murong Lin unexpectedly thought of the man who was in Prince Ping's mansion.

"Second brother, hurry up and make a decision. After today, there will be no room for change."

……

Habitat Wu Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor said that he has something important to do today, so he can't come for dinner."

Holding the pen, Si Jin looked up: "What's the matter?"

The little eunuch lowered his head: "Tomorrow is the anniversary of the late emperor's death. The emperor has many things to decide, so it is inconvenient to come here."

"I know, you can go down." Si Jin nodded.

"Your Majesty, this is a pastry specially sent to you by the emperor's servant. There is also a milk tea in it. The emperor specially ordered the imperial dining room to make it. It is still hot now. Once this tea is ready, the servant will rush to you. Here we come." The little eunuch put together the baskets he had brought, and served out the dishes one by one.

Ruyi stepped forward to help, but was stopped by the little eunuch.

"Don't bother sister Ruyi, the slave will come."

Ruyi nodded, then turned to look at Si Jin: "Your Majesty, this servant is going to let someone prepare the dishes."

Si Jin nodded: "Go."

After Ruyi left, only the little eunuch was left in the room.

The little eunuch came from Never Yang Palace. Ruyi trusted the little eunuch very much and didn't think about keeping him.

"Your Majesty, the cakes are all set up, you can eat them while they are hot."

As the little eunuch said, he turned to face Si Jin.

Si Jin looked up, and watched helplessly as the little eunuch deliberately stuffed a piece of paper under one of the plates of pastries in front of him, then turned and left with his head down.

Si Jin frowned.

Ruyi is leading people to prepare dishes, and there are no extra people in the house.

I'm afraid the little eunuch also deliberately put down the things at this time.

Si Jin put the pen in her hand on the pen stand, got up and walked to the small table where the pastry was placed, and reached out to pull out the note placed under the plate.

Look down.

"Tomorrow's Shenshi, Canglan Pavilion, screen back to the left and right."

"Ma'am, do you want to eat now?" Ruyi walked slowly into the room and asked in a low voice.

"Use it."

Si Jin turned around and quietly hid the paper deep in her sleeve.

【Are you crazy?Do you know what it means to be guarded by Murong Qi? ! 】

【die. 】

【you……! 】

Si Jin folded her hands behind her back, her eyes determined.

[I have my own measure. 】

[Next time is your last chance! 】

Si Jin lowered her eyes and smiled lightly.

【How?It's not over yet, is it? 】