"Thank you, Your Majesty." The mermaid was very tactful and didn't look like someone who lived in seclusion in the deep sea. She bowed gracefully and looked at the Emperor with a smile in her eyes.
The Emperor waved his hand impatiently, indicating for the guards to take her away.
Su Yu secretly sighed in relief. Today in the kitchen, this fellow nagged at him for a long time, saying that Prince Jing had sent a big fish. He didn't know what it looked like and told him not to get close to it during the banquet.
At first, he guessed that it was some strange ingredient, but he never expected it to be a mermaid from the deep sea — the mermaids in the stories from his previous life. This world was far crueler than the fairy tales. Su Yu didn't think that the mermaids here were kind people who would turn into bubbles for the prince. According to the "Illustrated Handbook of Mountains and Rivers", mermaids were fierce and dominated the deep sea.
When he saw the Emperor walk down the stage, he knew that the cat was curious and wanted to see what was going on. He couldn't stop it in time, afraid that the mermaid would attack and hurt the curious cat. Fortunately, nothing happened.
However, to let the mermaid live in Bixiao Palace … Su Yu frowned slightly and looked up at the Emperor.
The Emperor had already returned to his high seat and happened to look over. He raised his chin at him and lowered his eyes, indicating for Su Yu to come up the stage and serve him congee. The fishball congee had already been finished and he wanted another bowl.
Su Yu winked at the Emperor with a headache. It was fine to change the Laba congee to fishball congee before putting it on the table, but if he served another bowl in front of the concubines, it would be easy to expose him.
The Emperor glared at Su Yu with dissatisfaction.
The imperial concubines, who had been waiting to see a joke, froze in midair. The Emperor had just excitedly bestowed a palace to the new beauty. Why did he turn his head and start flirting with Concubine Xian?
This small family banquet wasn't like the big palace banquet on New Year's Eve. After eating the Laba congee, it was almost time to disperse.
The Emperor didn't even look at the concubines' performance. He stared at the empty bowl in front of him for a moment and snorted coldly. "Disperse." He threw the furball that had sneakily crawled into his arms back to his mother and walked down the stage. He grabbed Su Yu who was stuffing snacks into his mouth and turned to leave.
In the center of the hall, Zhang Zhaoyi, who was still trying her best to perform the Moon Dance, suddenly sprained her ankle.
"Even that kind of beauty can't move His Majesty. It seems that His Majesty really doesn't like women." On the way back to the palace, De Zhao Yi angrily said to Shu Zhao Yi.
"If he didn't like her, why would he allow her to stay in the Bixiao Palace?" Shu Zhao Yi disagreed, "The Emperor has favored Imperial Concubine Xian for so long. Naturally, she won't fall out of favor overnight. However, once a man's heart is divided into two halves, it can be divided into three halves, four halves. Just wait and see."
Zhaoyi De was about to say something when a young eunuch suddenly rushed in and whispered: "The Emperor went directly to Bixiao Palace."
"What did I say?" Zhao Yi Shu curled her lips and smiled at Zhao Yi De.
When the Emperor visited the Bixiao Palace, the harem immediately exploded. The days of only favoring Concubine Xian had finally come to an end! The imperial concubines were so excited that they couldn't sleep. Right now, there was only the eldest prince and no crown prince. They still had a chance!
The four imperial concubines' palaces were divided into Bixiao Palace, Zi Xiao Palace, Yu Xiao Palace, and Ye Xiao Palace. An Hong-chul previously had three imperial concubines. Only Bixiao Palace was unoccupied and had never been properly renovated.
There was a pond in the front yard of Bixiao Palace. This pond wasn't big, only two zhang square. It was supposed to be used to plant water lilies or raise goldfish. Because there was no one to take care of it, there was no fish or flowers.
Now, the beautiful mermaid was soaking in this clear and shallow water.
The mermaid's silk didn't get wet when it came in contact with the water. The woman's dress was intact, but under the skirt, her legs turned into a fish tail when it came in contact with the water. The blue scales on her body sparkled under the bright palace lanterns.
A handsome man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe stood at the edge of the pond with his hands behind his back. He stared at the woman in the pond with a grave expression.
The mermaid lowered her eyes to hide the disdain in her eyes. These men on the continent were really the same. When they saw a beauty, they couldn't move. Soon after, she said with a slight grievance, "Your Majesty let this slave live here. Why did you let a group of imperial bodyguards guard it?" As she said this, she seemed to inadvertently reveal the red marks on her wrists.
Just now, a group of imperial bodyguards had sent her here. She originally thought that there would be servants waiting to welcome her. Unexpectedly, the commander of the imperial bodyguards, Prince Lu Gao Peng, didn't say anything. He grabbed her and threw her into the pond with a plop.
The weather was cold and the ground was frozen. The water in the pond was still covered with a thin layer of ice. Although mermaids didn't fear the cold, it was still very painful to fall on the thin layer of ice. The delicate beauty looked aggrievedly at the tall commander of the imperial bodyguards. "Big Brother Imperial Bodyguard, why is this?"
Gao Peng ignored her and selflessly guarded the edge of the pond with his saber.
The other imperial bodyguards looked at the sobbing beauty and couldn't bear it. "Boss, why didn't you let her go in to rest?"
Prince Lu pointed at the pond and said expressionlessly, "This is the place the Emperor granted her to live."
The imperial bodyguards widened their eyes. They looked at the magnificent main hall of Bixiao Palace behind them and then looked at the simple and crude pond. They suddenly felt that the Emperor's heart was unpredictable.
His Majesty the Emperor didn't answer the mermaid's question. He still looked straight at her.
The mermaid didn't respond for a long time. She raised her head and looked at the person by the pond. Under the bright light of the palace lanterns, His Majesty the Emperor's tall and straight figure appeared even more slender. His impeccable handsome face was even more beautiful than the mermaid men. Today in the main hall, her heart was in a panic and she didn't look carefully. Only now did she realize that the Emperor of the mortal world was actually so handsome.
Su Yu, who was standing behind the Emperor, quietly poked his head out to take a look. He was immediately unhappy.
After coming out of the East Warm Hall, Uncle Cat dragged him straight to Bixiao Palace. Because he was afraid that the mermaid would jump out of the water and bite people like mackerel, the Emperor protected Su Yu behind him. He knew that Uncle Cat was good-looking. This woman was just looking at him. Why was she blushing?
The mermaid swam closer with a red face. She clung to the edge of the pond and gently swung her blue fishtail. "This slave was originally a person of the sea. I encountered a sea monster in the East Sea and was saved by His Highness Prince Jing. Now that the Emperor has taken me in, my daughter …"
Su Yu couldn't stand it anymore. He walked to the front and stood side by side with the Emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor turned to look at him and asked with a serious expression, "How do you eat this?"
Ka ka ka! The mermaid's moving words were stuck in her throat.
Su Yu widened his eyes and stiffly turned to look at the mermaid with a distorted expression. He then looked at the serious Emperor and laughed dryly. "This … can't be eaten, right?"
"Isn't this a fish? Why can't it be eaten? " An Hong-chul frowned and looked at the stiff blue fishtail in the water. He said unhappily, "If it can't be eaten, why did Prince Jing send it here?"
Su Yu's mouth twitched. He didn't dare to look at the mermaid's expression in the pond. Seeing that Uncle Cat was about to lose his temper, he hurriedly pulled him and coaxed, "I haven't seen a mermaid. Maybe … it can be eaten …"
His Majesty the Emperor's expression softened when he heard this. He looked at Su Yu expectantly.
"Well, I'll go back and look at the menu." Su Yu swallowed his saliva. "See if there are any … dishes related to mermaids …"
"Okay." His Majesty the Emperor responded. He looked at the big fishtail in the pond again and pulled Su Yu back to the North Pole Palace. "I'm not full yet." Since he couldn't eat mermaids today, he would eat something else.
"What do you want to eat?" Su Yu asked gently.
"Well, seafood noodles." His Majesty the Emperor didn't want to walk anymore. He looked around and saw that the guards didn't follow, so he hung on Su Yu's back.
"Okay, but it's already so late. You can't eat too much. Just one bowl …"
Their voices gradually faded away, leaving the mermaid who looked as if she had been struck by lightning in the cold wind. She finally knew why the Emperor didn't answer her just now. It was because … she was food! The mermaid race also had this rule. They didn't talk nonsense with food …
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