His Majesty pulled Su Yu out of Ci 'an Palace. Looking at the time, it was time for Su Yu to go to Anguo Tower to pay his respects. An Hong-chul also had to practice martial arts, so he wanted to go together.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager just summoned Prince Zhao to the palace. His Highness sent a message, saying that he can't practice martial arts today." Wang Gonggong came up and reported.
His Majesty frowned, "Then we won't go either." His younger brother was not here, so he had nothing to play with.
"The National Tutor is going to be tested today. We can't not go, right?" Su Yu blinked. In fact, he was curious whether the National Tutor was really beaten by the Emperor yesterday, or if the Emperor was just bragging.
An Hong-chul glanced at him. The agarwood made people sleepy. Su Yu was still a little sleepy and yawned from time to time, "The imperial physician said you should rest."
"Then at least go and ask for leave." Su Yu couldn't. He was still a little sleepy, but it didn't matter. He understood a lot of 《Fish Killing Mantra》 under the Emperor's guidance yesterday. Today, he went to verify it. If it was correct, he could start learning seriously. As a chef, he also had the ambition to become the best chef in the world.
The two didn't take a carriage along the way. They held hands and went to Anguo Tower.
After coming out of Ci 'an Palace, the two's hands didn't separate. The Emperor didn't let go, and Su Yu was also reluctant to let go. The Emperor's hand was slender and strong, but the palm and fingertips were very soft. It was warm and comfortable to hold. The feeling of skin touching skin made people's heart beat faster. They didn't look at the scenery along the way. Their attention was on their hands.
Su Yu finally understood why those lovers could hold hands and walk on the road all night. It was because holding the hand of the person you like was a kind of enjoyment in itself. Time suddenly passed very quickly. The distance was very far, but they arrived in a moment. When they arrived in front of Anguo Tower, he didn't even react. "We're here?"
His Majesty glanced at him. "We've been walking for almost an hour, and you still think it's too close?"
"… Is, is that so?" Su Yu was a little embarrassed. They had already walked for an hour?
"Stupid slave." An Hong-chul sneered and pulled the stupid slave inside. He didn't report and directly went upstairs.
The National Tutor was not on the second floor, so the Emperor pulled Su Yu upstairs.
"Your Majesty, this subject can't go up, right?" Su Yu looked up. Although he was curious about what was on the second floor, he clearly remembered that it was written in the law that no one other than the royal family was allowed to enter the second floor of Anguo Tower.
"You've been to the second floor. Of course, you can go to the third floor as well," His Majesty said carelessly. "You just need to report and don't disturb me."
"How do we report this?" Su Yu looked left and right. The servants in Anguo Tower didn't even go to the second floor. Only the royal family was on the third floor and above. Who would report this?
His Majesty the Emperor didn't answer. He just raised his head and shouted towards the second floor: "Imperial Uncle, zhen and Su Yu are going up!" Then, he pulled Su Yu upstairs.
Su Yu's eyes widened. This kind of reporting was really … not in line with the style of Anguo Tower.
The third floor was a library pavilion. The eight walls were filled with bookshelves, and the floor was covered with a thick, plain cushion. If it was a sunny afternoon, it would be very comfortable to sit here with a book in hand.
The National Tutor was leaning against the window, casually flipping through a book. He didn't raise his head when he heard the two people coming up. "Where's Hong Kuan?"
"He was called by Muhou," His Majesty the Emperor pulled Su Yu to sit down on the cushion. "Something happened in the palace today. Zhen came to ask for leave from Consort Xian."
The National Tutor slowly raised his beautiful eyes and looked at Su Yu. "He inhaled the nerve-soothing incense?"
Su Yu looked at the Emperor in surprise. How did the National Tutor know?
The Emperor didn't seem surprised at all. "His body is too weak. He won't study today. Let's go back first."
"If Your Majesty wants to slack off, don't drag others along." The National Tutor put down the book in his hand. His cold eyes looked between the two people and finally fixed on the hands that were clasped together.
Su Yu finally realized that the two people were still holding hands. He was a bit embarrassed and pulled his hand back into his sleeve.
"Hmph, how can zhen be lazy," An Hong-chul said with dissatisfaction. "Zhen is worried that Imperial Uncle is old and can't handle it."
The National Tutor quietly stared at the Emperor. The Emperor also quietly looked back.
Su Yu turned his head to look at the two people. They were clearly quietly looking at each other, but it made people feel like they were about to fight in the next moment. He quickly said something else, "Yesterday, I asked Your Majesty for advice. I roughly know how to use internal strength. However, this subject has already missed the age to learn internal strength. I don't know if I can still learn it."
"It's fine," The National Tutor waved his hand. "This National Tutor has a way to make you use internal strength." After that, he didn't ask anything. He only told Su Yu to memorize the book for tomorrow's exam. Then he drove him out, saying that he had something important to discuss with the Emperor.
"Memorize, memorize it …" Su Yu swallowed his saliva. Although the book wasn't thick, it was still an entire book! Leaving Anguo Tower, he looked back three times with each step. At this time, he really believed that the Emperor had fought with the National Tutor yesterday. He didn't know if the Emperor would be injured today.
"Niangniang, let's go back first," Wang Gonggong didn't seem to be worried about the Emperor's safety at all. He smiled as he led Su Yu back to the North Pole Palace.
"Gonggong, it's not appropriate for me to live in the North Pole Palace, right?" Su Yu was a bit troubled. He didn't feel at ease to live in Ye Xiao Palace right now. Who knew which palace maid or eunuch would drug him again. However, it was even more inappropriate for him to live in the Emperor's bedchamber. The Imperial Censor would probably hit his head on a pillar tomorrow.
"It's not night yet. Ye Xiao Palace is still in chaos. Niangniang should rest in the North Pole Palace for a while. We'll talk about it at night," Wang Gonggong hurriedly advised.
The palace maids and eunuchs in Ye Xiao Palace were all locked up, waiting for the Empress Dowager to deal with them. There wasn't a single person to serve. Su Yu couldn't live there even if he went. As a male consort, he couldn't go to the other concubines' houses and stay there. It was reasonable for him to live with the Emperor temporarily. Didn't you see that the Empress Dowager didn't object?
His Royal Highness King Zhao had been called by his Muhou to identify incense. He had a bitter face as he sneezed incessantly.
The concubines behind the screen couldn't see the situation in front of them. When they heard Prince Zhao sneeze after sneeze, they only felt alarmed.
"Achoo, this one is similar to this one. It's … … achoo … …" Prince Zhao pointed at the two boxes and looked pitifully at his Muhou.
The Empress Dowager hurriedly had someone bring water to Prince Zhao to clean his face. She personally took a handkerchief and wiped his little chubby face, "My son is tired. Quickly go rest. Muhou already told your Imperial Brother that you won't be practicing martial arts today. Go play."
When Prince Zhao heard that he didn't need to practice martial arts, his wrinkled face immediately relaxed, "Thank you Muhou, achoo … …"
The room was filled with the smell of incense. It was uncomfortable to stay a moment longer. His Royal Highness King Zhao bowed to his Muhou and ran away like the wind.
Lin Gugu looked at Prince Zhao's back and couldn't help but laugh. She whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear: "His Highness is practicing martial arts with the Emperor. His body is much lighter."
"He's not slow to begin with," The Empress Dowager also laughed lightly. She immediately stopped smiling and coldly said, "Come out."
The concubines all walked out with lowered heads, not daring to speak.
"Aijia already knows who is involved in today's matter," The Empress Dowager's face was frosty as she swept a glance over everyone, "If you admit it yourselves, perhaps the net will be lenient. If you refuse to admit it, then don't blame aijia for being ruthless!"
"Empress Dowager, please calm your anger!" The concubines all knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
His Royal Highness King Zhao left the frightening incense and quickly ran towards the North Pole Palace. Today, he had committed such a great crime. It was all his older brother's fault. No matter what, he had to get some benefits.
So when Su Yu pushed open the door to the North Pole Palace, he saw a yellow and white little furball happily eating a small fish cake on the small table.
At the Emperor's request, Su Yu had made a lot of seafood pastries and placed them in the North Pole Palace. There were fish cakes, crab sticks, and the like on the small table. It could be eaten anywhere.
"Little Fatty!" Su Yu happily walked over and rubbed the little furball's head.
His Royal Highness King Zhao didn't have time to run away with the fish cake and was touched by Su Yu. The fur on his body instantly exploded. He stumbled off the small table with the fish cake in his mouth and fell, breaking the small fish cake.
Su Yu didn't understand. He had always thought that he was very close to cats. For some reason, this little fat ball ran away when it saw him.
"Don't be afraid. Come here and I'll give you something to eat." Su Yu took a crab stick to tease him.
The little fat cat shrank back and stared vigilantly at Su Yu.
When the Emperor returned to the North Pole Palace, he saw Su Yu sitting on a cushion. He was memorizing 《Fish Killing Mantra》 with one hand and feeding the cat a crab stick with the other. His stupid younger brother was gnawing on the crab stick while staring at Su Yu's hand. He was afraid that he would suddenly reach out and take advantage of him.
"This little guy still won't let me touch him." Su Yu said with some grievance.
The Emperor's furrowed brows finally relaxed. He walked over and sat next to Su Yu. He picked up the little fat ball and rubbed it hard, "That's right!"
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