There was a death in the summer resort. The emperor thought it was unlucky, so he drove back to the palace that night.

As soon as Chen Jian'an arrived home, the emperor also arrived in the capital with his concubines and beautiful ladies.

Jiang Guangyao acted quickly. When Chen Jian'an returned home, Chen Shilang and his family had already been released.

Chen Shilang was already in his forties this year. After being subjected to such a severe punishment, he became visibly older and had a lot of gray hair on his head, which made Chen Jian'an feel very uncomfortable.

If he hadn't taught the imperial concubine's brother a lesson, he wouldn't have caused such big trouble to the whole family. Jiang Guangyao was right. He was young and energetic and could not hold his temper, and he failed to live up to the years of training from his father and teachers.

Chen Jian'an walked into the study and knelt down in front of Chen Shilang with a "pop" sound.

"Father, the child is unfilial and has caused his father to suffer."

Chen Shilang stood behind the desk with his hands behind his back and did not ask him to get up.

"Suffering for your father is a small thing, but Eunuch Xu being arrested is a big thing. What happened?"

Chen Shilang's expression was serious, and there was no trace of a father's love for his son on his face. His tone was serious, as if he was in a superior-subordinate relationship.

Chen Jian'an knelt on the ground and told his father everything that happened after he was taken away by Jiang Fu.

The more Chen Shilang listened, the more solemn his face became, and his eyes were full of dissatisfaction with Chen Jian'an.

"Why are you so impulsive to confront Yan Mingxi directly? He has been in front of the emperor for many years, how can you defeat him in one fell swoop?

Now that you have registered your name in front of Yan Mingxi, that person is famous for his vengeance. From now on, I am afraid that he will treat you as a thorn in his side, and he will definitely deal with you quickly!"

Chen Jianan lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

"It's all the child's fault. Father, please calm down."

Chen Shilang rolled his sleeves and sat on the Taishi chair in front of the desk, sighed, and asked Chen Jian'an to get up.

"Get up, I can't blame you entirely for this. Eunuch Xu has always refused to serve in the West Factory. If it hadn't been for the late Emperor's decree that he be stationed at the Summer Resort, I'm afraid he would have been eliminated by the West Factory long ago.

This time I will teach you a lesson. You must always remember that what is tied to you is not only your own life, but also the lives of all the loyal officials of the previous dynasty. If you are not careful, you may be fine.

But someone has to pay for your mistakes."

Seeing Chen Jian'an's face of shame, Chen Shilang thought for a while and then said:

"General Huo's superstition must have mentioned some bad news for us, and we must prepare in advance.

You said that Jiang Fu has that kind of interest in you, then you go to the Jiang family to propose marriage as soon as the draft is over. As long as you marry the Jiang family daughter, we will have the talisman of Dongchang, and even Yan Mingxi will not dare to touch it easily.

you."

Hearing this, Chen Jian'an suddenly raised his head and looked into his father's eyes, his brows furrowed tightly, his eyes full of disapproval.

Jiang Fu's attitude towards herself is indeed ambiguous and abnormal, and she has defended herself many times. It seems that she does seem to be somewhat sincere towards herself.

If she only cares about her skin, then she doesn't mind everyone getting what they need, but that's not the case now.

Then I can't take advantage of the girl's infatuation just for my own comfort!

"Father, I don't think so! This court is a man's business, so why bother involving her, a woman's family?"

Besides, marriage is a matter of lifetime, how can it be a piece of cake?"

Chen Shilang was so angry at his rare disobedience that he stood up and reprimanded:

"Women's kindness! Since ancient times, marriage has been a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's advice. Your objection is not needed.

You are someone who wants to achieve great things. Go read the poetry books and see, which emperor does not have the daughters of several important ministers in his harem? For ordinary people, marriage is a lifelong matter, but for the royal family, marriage is a business, which is beneficial.

If you can figure it out, you can do it!

Don’t forget your identity. If you want to achieve great things, don’t stick to trivial matters, let alone your children’s personal relationships.”

This wave of moral kidnapping could be written into textbooks. Chen Jianan was speechless and could only resist silently.

But in front of Chen Shilang, his resistance has always been useless. In his eyes, Chen Jian'an is not his son, but a tool. He wants to train Chen Jian'an into a qualified emperor, a qualified believer who can win over the officials of the previous dynasty.

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"But... the daughter of the Jiang family is currently being auditioned in the palace, and she may not necessarily be eliminated from the palace."

Chen Jian'an felt very complicated when he said this. On the one hand, he hoped that Jiang Fu would not be selected. After all, her flamboyant, bright and quirky personality was really not suitable for survival in the palace.

But on the one hand, I don't want her to be eliminated from the palace, because once she is eliminated, she will become a prey in the eyes of her father and others, and become a pawn for those who want to subvert the imperial power.

Chen Shilang was not worried about this. He sat down again on the ground, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said firmly:

"You don't have to worry about this. I understand our Majesty's temperament better than Jiang and Yan. He can let them dominate the country, but he will never let their daughters become his bedside ones."

Otherwise, whoever wants to rebel one day may be stabbed to death by their woman on the dragon bed.

If we don't say that the authorities are confused, Yan Mingxi cannot understand things that Chen Shilang can understand.

Seeing the emperor return to the palace, his mind began to become active. After thinking about it, he decided to arrange for Wu Mingyu to go in and wait on the emperor while he was taking a bath that night.

As long as you turn raw rice into cooked rice, are you still worried about being eliminated in the palace election tomorrow?

Wu Mingyu received the notice from the young eunuch, and when the show girls were having evening classes, he lied about feeling uncomfortable in his stomach, asked Bai Wanying to accompany him to the toilet, and then sneaked out with her.

"This is a rare opportunity. You can help me guard the outside of Tangquan. You must not let anyone in. Do you understand?

As long as this happens, I will definitely remind you before the emperor, and let you enter the palace first to make a promise."

Bai Wanying's background was too low. In Wu Mingyu's eyes, she was no different than a slave. He was already flattering her by asking her to make a promise. Otherwise, as long as she told her godfather, she wouldn't even be qualified to see the emperor.

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Just seeing that Wu Mingyu could meet the emperor privately, she knew how much power Yan Mingxi had in this palace. Bai Wanying knew that she was a humble person, and in the eyes of this group of people, she was like an ant with a low life.

If I want to climb up and take revenge, I can only rely on her and use her.

Bai Wanying nodded to Wu Mingyu very meekly, put on the palace maid uniforms that Yan Mingxi had prepared for the two of them in advance, and then, under the leadership of the young eunuch, she sneaked into Tangquan Palace while dodging the patrolling guards along the alley.

"Your Majesty is in the palace on the right. Your Majesty doesn't like eunuchs to come near you when you are bathing, so no one is allowed inside or outside the room except two maids.

The slave will retire first, and I wish the two young masters will get what they want and rise to the top."

After the little eunuch finished speaking, Wu Mingyu stuffed him with a heavy purse, and then he left with satisfaction.

Wu Mingyu asked Bai Wanying to stay at the door, then opened the door and walked in carefully.

"Come here and rub my back."

The emperor's voice rang out in the hot spring, Wu Mingyu's heart was beating fast, and she boldly walked in.

Walking into the edge of the hot spring, she picked up the snow-white towel and raised her hand to wipe the emperor's back twice.

The sight of the man's naked back made her blush slightly. Thinking of her purpose, she bit her lip and her hand on the emperor's back began to look dishonest.

"Oh, you are taking the initiative."

The emperor felt Rou Pan walking on his shoulders, raised his lips with a smile, took Wu Mingyu's hand and pulled her into the hot spring.

Wu Mingyu fell into the emperor's arms, and the next second the emperor kissed her earlobe and strangled her neck fiercely.

She was pressed into the water, and her nasal cavity was filled with hot spring water poured in. The strength on her neck became tighter and tighter. Her eyes bulged slightly, and her entire face turned purple. She felt that she had never been so close to death.

Closer!

Just when she almost suffocated, the emperor, as if he hadn't had enough fun, let go and let her surface.

Wu Mingyu coughed and gasped. The emperor reached out and pulled her hair close to him, then bit her shoulder hard. The bright red blood flowed down her shoulder into the hot spring.

Wu Mingyu was frightened and subconsciously shouted:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! This slave is not a palace maid, but the daughter of Yan Mingxi, the Duke of Xichang Factory!"

These words were useful. When the emperor heard this, he opened his mouth. There was her blood on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at her with a sinister expression.

"Who asked you to sneak in? Get out of here!"

Wu Mingyu apologized to the emperor in embarrassment, but was unwilling to leave just like that. He looked down at the place where the emperor was already excited, took a breath and said:

"Your Majesty, why don't you let me stay and serve you..."

"Didn't you hear me tell you to get lost? "

Wu Mingyu was frightened by his sinister expression and tone, and she didn't dare to stay any longer, so she ran out of the palace crawling on the ground.

She ran so fast that she even forgot about Bai Wanying waiting outside the palace, and ran back wrapped in wet clothes.

Bai Wanying looked at her figure as she left in embarrassment, then glanced at the palace with a gap open, hesitated for a few seconds at the door, and then walked in resolutely.

Wu Mingyu was also unlucky. Not only was the product returned to her doorstep, but when she ran back in a panic, she happened to meet Jiang Fu eating melon seeds in the yard.

Jiang Fu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and came up to her, looking her up and down.

"Hey, Sister Wu's hobbies are quite unique. Did you go swimming at night?"

Wu Mingyu covered her torn collar with a look of embarrassment and anger, and bumped towards Jiang Fu with her shoulder, trying to knock the thing blocking the way away.

"Get out of my way!"

Jiang Fu's movements were faster than hers, and she dodged sideways. Wu Mingyu rushed forward before Wu Mingyu could catch her, and almost fell into the lotus pond nearby.

Jiang Fu laughed loudly, threw down the melon seeds in her hand and clapped her hands.

"Pfft... It turns out that I blocked Sister Wu from swimming at night, and you were so anxious that you floated over, hahahaha."

Wu Mingyu was almost mad at her. She gasped and turned around to leave in order to live a few more years, fearing that her life would be shortened if she looked at Jiang Fu again.

After she left, Jiang Fu stopped laughing, calmed her expression, frowned and looked at Bai Wanying's house.
Chapter completed!