The courtiers discovered that His Majesty the Emperor's mood was exceptionally good today. He didn't lose his temper, didn't tear up memorials, and even agreed to Marquis Of Changchun's request to release his daughter early. Such an abnormal situation made Prime Minister Lu's faction even more uneasy.
After court, Prince Su and Prince Ling looked at each other. The two tacitly walked towards the imperial study together. His Majesty was in a good mood today. Perhaps he could keep them in the palace for a meal.
In the imperial study, His Majesty the Emperor was absent-mindedly reviewing memorials. Today, he didn't have the stupid slave cushion, so the memorials looked much more boring than usual. An Hong-chul stuck out the tip of his tongue and lightly licked the corner of his mouth. Recalling the delicious taste from last night, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. Oh, he had to quickly finish reviewing the memorials and let the stupid slave accompany him back to sleep.
When the two princes came in, they saw His Majesty the Emperor writing at a rapid pace.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The two imperial uncles respectfully saluted.
An Hong-chul didn't even raise his head as he waved his hand, "Is something the matter?"
Prince Ling elbowed his elder brother. He didn't have anything to report. He was purely following his elder brother to freeload off the meal.
Prince Su coughed lightly and said, "The matter of the assassin the day before yesterday has been investigated. The previous matter has also taken shape."
The tip of the brush paused. An Hong-chul finished writing the word "approved". He threw the brush to the side and raised his head to look at the imperial uncles with solemn expressions, "Speak."
"His Majesty's guess was correct. They were indeed targeting Consort Xian." Ever since the Emperor was attacked in the hunting grounds, Prince Su had been investigating the assassin. He had a lot of clues, but they were as messy as hemp and difficult to distinguish. The assassin he took over yesterday, however, gave him a clue.
"Who did it?" His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes. The smile on his face due to his good mood was swept away.
Prince Su furrowed his brows. He didn't hide it and bluntly said, "I suspect it's that brat An Hongzhuo."
The Emperor gave Princess Mu's fief to the northwest. Prince Su couldn't be more familiar with the roads to the northwest. From the route provided by the assassin, he could tell that they were planning to capture Su Yu alive and transport him to the northwest. Throughout the entire northwest border, other than An Hongzhuo, there was no other person who would do such a senseless thing.
The imperial study was silent for a moment. Suddenly, His Majesty raised his hand and slammed it on the table, instantly shattering the cups on the table. "This is rebellion!"
The two imperial uncles were were His Majesty the Emperor..
Recalling the way Lord Mu looked at Su Yu when they were in Xian Man Hall, and how he later gave him three thousand taels of silver to add to his dowry, An Hongche stood up and paced back and forth behind the table with his hands behind his back. Dammit, he should have thought of this earlier. That despicable fellow actually dared to covet his stupid slave! . "Write an edict. Escort Prince Mu back to the capital tomorrow!"
"Your Majesty, this matter shouldn't be made public." Prince Ling hurriedly advised.
"Then execute him on the spot." His Majesty the Emperor was furious. "Daring to covet the Imperial Consort. Zhen will put him to death by a thousand cuts!"
Prince Ling, who was about to say something, choked. Prince Su's cold and stern face twitched. "Your Majesty, please calm down. He should be like this because of the alien star."
An Hong-chul froze. He slowly sat back down on the dragon throne. His face was cold and he didn't speak.
"I don't know where that brat heard that the person who obtained the alien star could gain the ability to control the world." Pulling His Majesty the Emperor back to the main topic from the evil path of jealousy, Su Wang hurriedly revealed all the clues he had found.
Previously, because Prince Mu controlled part of the inner palace guards, Prince Su suspected that he had something to do with the pursuit of the sacred cat. Thus, he had been monitoring his every move. Then, he gradually discovered his abnormalities. Prince Mu was the son of the late Emperor, but he was a "young man" who didn't have the right to inherit. Since the oracle came to the world, Princess Mu had been secretly searching for the alien star. He was very sure that the alien star could change his fate for him!
"What a pity." Prince Ling shook his head and sighed.
"Seal off the news. Clean up Prince Mu's men along the way." An Hong-chul coldly said. "The information about the alien star must not be leaked. Send troops to guard the strongholds near the fief. Closely monitor the people who come in contact with Prince Mu."
"This subject obeys." Prince Su received the order and left. When he stepped out of the Imperial Study, he remembered that he had only come to ask for merit and get a free meal. How come he didn't get a meal and instead had so many things to do?
"Seventeenth Uncle, is there anything else?" An Hong-chul looked at Prince Ling, who was still standing in the study.
"This subject will leave." Prince Ling came back to his senses and quickly left.
Because of the delay caused by the two princes, it was already noon when the Emperor finished approving the memorials.
"Your Majesty, Niangniang hasn't gotten up yet. The lunch …" Wang Gonggong came forward to ask with a troubled expression.
An Hong-chul slightly frowned. "Put it in the North Pole Palace."
The bright yellow curtains were slowly pulled up and golden sunlight poured in. The black head buried in the brocade quilt shrank down, trying to avoid the dazzling light.
The Emperor waved his hand to let everyone leave. He lightly jumped onto the dragon bed and sat at the head of the bed. He tilted his head and looked for a while. He raised his hand and pulled the quilt away, revealing a face that was red from sleeping.
"Ugh …" Su Yu struggled to open one eye. The sunlight was so dazzling that he couldn't open it, so he simply closed it again.
An Hong-chul slowly leaned over and saw that the red mark at the corner of the eye had already disappeared. Only the good-shaped lips were still a bit red and looked much softer than usual. He lightly licked it. The sweet taste was no different from last night. This made the Emperor's somewhat anxious mood calm down again. He reached out and pulled Su Yu into his arms, rubbing his cheek against his forehead.
Such a good stupid slave, there will definitely be many people coveting him. Fortunately, zhen protected him in time and brought him to the palace early. Humph.
"Your Majesty?" Su Yu was licked and rubbed. He finally woke up and yawned. "What time is it?"
"It's past noon." The Emperor pretended to not care.
"Noon? Oh no! " Su Yu immediately opened his eyes wide and sat up. Then, with a muffled groan, he weakly fell to the side.
An Hong-chul caught him and looked at his suddenly pale face. He was very nervous. "What's wrong? Where does it hurt? " Last night, Su Yu had been in a lot of pain and had scared him. After the examination, it was confirmed that he was injured. Fortunately, it wasn't serious. Seeing him like this, he immediately panicked.
"I'm fine." Su Yu calmed down and found that there wasn't anything serious. He asked the Emperor again in disbelief, "It's already past noon?"
Hearing this, the Emperor's tightly pursed lips gradually curled up. This stupid slave was indeed thinking about making lunch for him. Oh, seeing how pitiful he was, as a forgiving master, he could forgive him for being lazy once in a while. "Of course, I asked the imperial kitchen to bring lunch over."
"I agreed with the National Tutor to kill Ying Yu today." Su Yu scratched his head in distress. "It's already past noon, so I can't kill her today."
The smile on the Emperor's face froze.
The imperial kitchen hadn't served the Emperor for a long time. Today, when they learned that the Emperor was calling for lunch, they were pleasantly surprised and worked hard. They didn't expect the Emperor to return to his original state, but they hoped that the Emperor would be satisfied and remember to eat the imperial kitchen's dishes every few days.
However, the Emperor didn't show a trace of a smile throughout the meal. His face was dark from beginning to end. He only took a bite of each dish and then stopped eating. In the end, he simply put down his chopsticks.
Su Yu blinked. He didn't know why the cat was angry. "What's wrong?"
"It's not good!" An Hong-chul said with dissatisfaction.
"It's quite good." Su Yu looked at the dishes in his bowl. In fact, the imperial kitchen's cooking was very good. They made many traditional seafood dishes better than him.
"Humph!" The Emperor snorted and ignored him.
Scratching his head, Su Yu moved closer to the Emperor. He picked up a piece of fish for him and dipped it in the sauce. "Eat some more. In a while, we'll go to Ye Xiao Palace to bask in the sun."
Looking at Su Yu's awkward sitting posture, An Hong-chul pursed his lips and raised his hand to eat the food in his bowl.
The cat was actually very easy to coax. Su Yu couldn't help but smile. He looked around and saw that the palace servants all had their heads lowered. He quickly leaned over and kissed the corner of his mouth.
"Eat properly!" The Emperor glared at him. He picked up a large amount of food with his chopsticks and piled it into Su Yu's bowl.
When Su Yu was almost done eating, the Emperor, who was no longer angry, happily picked him up and carried him to Ye Xiao Palace.
The sun was just right today. Lying on the waterside pavilion and basking in the sun while waiting for the grilled fish was a great joy in the world.
Su Yu looked at the water for a while. The cage of the Ying Fish was still there, but there was no sound. Through the water, he could faintly see the winged figure swaying in the water. He didn't care about it anymore.
The Emperor casually swatted a carp and threw it to Su Yu. The meaning was clear. Zhen wasn't full yet, so let's grill it.
After making a charcoal fire, Su Yu relaxed his body and leaned against the soft cushion. From time to time, he would flip the grilled fish. Looking at the Emperor's narrowed eyes and basking in the sun, he suddenly thought of a question, "Emperor, last time at Anguo Tower, what was up with the cats that ate grilled fish with you?"
"That was … …" An Hong-chul turned over and slightly frowned. Although he didn't want to admit it, "That was Hong Ting and the two Imperial Uncles."
Imperial, Imperial Uncles? Su Yu's eyes widened. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw a black and yellow cat sitting on the roof not far away.
His Imperial Highness King Ling was afraid of being caught by his older brother to work together, so he turned a corner and prepared to hide in Anguo Tower for the afternoon. Suddenly, he smelled the tempting aroma of fish and unknowingly found this place.
Looking at the Emperor who seemed to be asleep and then looking at the grilled fish sizzling in Su Yu's hands, the big tabby cat jumped off the roof and lightly jumped onto the waterside pavilion. He tilted his head and looked at the dazed Su Yu and wagged his tail. His nieces didn't know who he was, so it shouldn't be a problem to ask for a piece of grilled fish, right?
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