The other women in the field just turned their heads to look at him one by one, and then continued with their own work.
When the man with the hoe and the woman with the basket stepped into the woods, Gao Guan and Tian Yuan cupped their hands and bowed. "Your Majesty, Your Highness!"
The man and the woman's looks were not outstanding, but their high and mighty temperament could not be concealed by ordinary clothes. Especially the man, his disdainful look made it seem as if he viewed everything in the world as ants, and everything around him as fleeting clouds.
Gao Guan and Tian Yuan addressed this ordinary-looking man and woman as' Your Majesty 'and' Your Majesty '. Other than the supreme dragon and phoenix of the Heaven Court, there was no one else. They were the Heaven Emperor and the Heaven Empress, also known as Qing Zhu and Xiahou Chengyu.
If one did not know them, it would be hard to believe their true identity, especially under such circumstances.
Qing Zhu, who did not look sideways, directly walked past Gao Guan and Tian Yuan, who quickly moved aside.
But Empress Xiahou smiled when she walked past them. "Right Emissary Gao, Marquis Tian Yuan is here."
"Yes!" The two cupped their hands again to show their respect.
In the forest, there was a simple wooden table and stools. It was so plain that it couldn't be more plain.
Qing Zhu removed the hoe and placed it against a tree. He turned around and sat beside the wooden table, looking at the group of women working in the fields.
Gao Guan and Tian Yuan did not dare to block his line of sight, so they stood under a tree.
Empress Xiahou put down the basket and poured tea for Qing Zhu. "Your Majesty!"
The tea was ordinary coarse tea, and the cups were porcelain cups used by ordinary people.
Qing Zhu ignored them and slowly walked forward with his hands clasped behind his back. He stood beside Gao Guan and Tian Yuan, staring at the group of stunning beauties in the field. In a deep voice, he said faintly, "Do you think it is strange for these women who usually live in luxury to appear here?"
Gao Guan glanced at the fields, then turned back and stood quietly without saying a word.
Tian Yuan sneaked a glance at Empress Xiahou and smiled. "It's a beautiful scene."
Qing Zhu said, "But why do I feel more and more uncomfortable?"
Empress Xiahou put down the teacup and walked to the side. She smiled. "We just want to express our sincerity. We are willing to share the joys and sorrows with Your Majesty!"
Tian Yuan muttered in his heart. What do you mean share the joys and sorrows? You just want to fight for favor.
Gao Guan understood this even without saying it out loud. At the very least, he often walked around the Heavenly Court, so he knew this better than Tian Yuan.
The Heavenly Emperor's harem was filled with beauties. If not ten thousand, there were at least eight thousand of them. Many of them were only favored by the Sky Emperor once before being left to the side. Most of them found it difficult to even see the Sky Emperor, so when this opportunity presented itself, they all rushed out like a swarm of bees to put on an act. Usually, all of them were noble, so who would run over to do this kind of work? At this time, they just wanted to show their faces in front of the Celestial Thearch, hoping that when the Celestial Thearch came, they would be in a good mood to serve him.
What was more, the Celestial Emperor didn't even touch them after they were presented to him.
Actually, Gao Guan was quite pitiful for these women. In other places, they would be beauties that men would fight over, but in the Heavenly Court, they would be widows for the rest of their lives. However, he was carrying a mission, hoping to use his body to win the favor of the Celestial Emperor. She was able to let her family have a meteoric rise, and she was looking forward to becoming a supreme woman.
However, whether it was the secular palace or the Heavenly Court, there were many places where women gathered. The struggle for favor in the harem had always been an incomparably cruel matter. It was unknown how many stunning beauties had died. In this harem, it was almost impossible for someone without a family background to stand out. Could it be that one could stand out just because they were beautiful? Did the Celestial Emperor lack beautiful women? It was the reason why Empress Xiahou could become the Empress with ordinary looks. However, there were some women who didn't know the meaning of death and just had to daydream.
Since Empress Xiahou had spoken, Gao Guan and Tian Yuan naturally wouldn't say anything else.
Qing Zhu didn't continue. He gazed into the distance. "Chengyu, I heard that your maiden family's shop was raided by a commander. Is this true?"
Empress Xiahou glanced at Tian Yuan. She forced a smile and said, "It seems that it did happen."
Qing Zhu coldly snorted. "Who is so bold that he doesn't even give me face and dares to raid the Empress' maiden family's business!"
Gao Guan was silent. Tian Yuan secretly stared at Qing Zhu's expression, wanting to see if he was really angry or just pretending. As the saying goes, accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger. Once he misunderstood, it wouldn't be a good thing.
Empress Xiahou's heart tightened. Even I know. Your eyes and ears are all over the world. How can you not know who did such a big thing? She hurriedly said, "This concubine has specially asked about this matter. It was all the people under this concubine's maiden family who used their connections to intimidate others. For this, this concubine has severely reprimanded them, saying that the raiding was good. This is to teach them a lesson so that they don't do anything lawless in the future."
Qing Zhu seemed to be unwilling to let this matter go. "Gao Guan, go and investigate. See who is so bold!"
Gao Guan cupped his hands and replied, "There is no need to investigate. Your Majesty has heard of this person."
Qing Zhu said, "A mere little commander. We have heard of him? Could he be a disciple of some great family? "
Gao Guan replied, "He took first place in the last centennial examination. His Majesty personally conferred the title of Purple Armored General Niu Youde."
Qing Zhu said, "So it's him! Does he think that with this conferment, he can be lawless and disregard my Empress? Gao Guan! "
Gao Guan immediately cupped his hands. "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Qing Zhu indifferently said, "Immediately send someone to investigate that brat who doesn't know the immensity of the heavens and earth and give the Empress an explanation!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Guan accepted the order.
"Wait!" Empress Xiahou stopped him and went to plead with Qing Zhu. "Your Majesty, please calm down! The fault isn't on Niu Youde. This concubine believes that those who were raided deserve to die. A group of merchants dared to openly oppose the commander of Celestial Street, who serves Your Majesty, just because they have some background. If this continues, where will the dignity of the heavens go? This concubine pleads for Niu Youde and Your Majesty to investigate these unscrupulous merchants! "
Gao Guan and Tian Yuan stole glances at the empress.
As for the empress herself, only she knew her own bitterness. She had to constantly prove that she was on the Celestial Emperor's side, not House Xiahou's.
"Since the empress is pleading, we'll talk about it after court!" Qing Zhu waved his hand. Empress Xiahou understood and left with her basket, returning to the fields.
Qing Zhu sat back down on the wooden bench. "Gao Guan, how is the test going?"
Gao Guan and Tian Yuan walked over and stood beside him. Gao Guan replied, "It's progressing smoothly."
Just as Tian Yuan's thoughts were about the assessment, Lord Qing suddenly said, "Tian Yuan, if I remember correctly, the Heaven Yuan Planet was named after you, right?"
Tian Yuan quickly answered, "Yes!"
Qing Zhu said, "I hear that your wife has been guarding Celestial Street?"
Tian Yuan's heart tightened again. He didn't know what the heavens were thinking, but he couldn't hide it. He replied respectfully, "Yes! After all, this subject has received Your Majesty's grace. I couldn't bear to abandon it, so I sent my wife to guard it. "
Qing Zhu picked up the teacup on the table and slowly brought it to his lips. "Thousands of heads and hundreds of merchants raided. Where did a mere commander find the courage to do so? Why didn't your wife put a stop to such a thing happening right under her nose? "
This was probably the reason why Gao Guan asked him to come along! Tian Yuan was bewildered. The scene of the Empress pleading for mercy flashed in his mind. He quickly lifted his robe and knelt on the spot. "Your Majesty is wise! This subject is guilty! The reason why Niu Youde dared to do so was because of my connivance! "
There was one thing that he was very clear about. No one understood Sky Emperor's intentions better than the Heaven Empress, who was by his side. Even the Heaven Empress pleaded for Niu Youde … That was why he took the initiative to help his wife shoulder the 'responsibility'.
Qing Zhu took a sip of tea and put down the teacup. "Whether you are guilty or not, we'll see what everyone says after the court meeting. Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tian Yuan got up.
Unexpectedly, Gao Guan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Supervisor Department needs someone who will carry out his orders. Please transfer Niu Youde from Marquis Tianyuan's side."
Qing Zhu's attitude towards him was more lenient. He revealed a rare smile and said, "It's not appropriate for me to ask for a small commander, right? He is Madam Tian Yuan's subordinate. You should discuss this with Tian Yuan. "
Gao Guan turned around and asked, "What do you think, Marquis?"
Tian Yuan cupped his hands and sighed. "Right Emissary Gao, it's not that I don't want to give you face. The reason why I want to clean up the Heavenly Street at all costs is to sweep away the corruption. It's not easy to find a useful person. If you want to take him away, even if I agree, I won't agree!"
Gao Guan did not say anything more.
Qing Zhu smiled again. "I didn't expect Tian Yuan to be a henpecked person. I heard that you have many women outside."
Seeing that Heaven Emperor was teasing him, Tian Yuan immediately knew that he had made the right bet. He said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, it's not henpecked. After all, it's a relationship."
"That's still henpecked!" Qing Zhu shook his head and waved his hand. "Alright! If there's nothing else, you can leave. "
"This subject will take his leave!" Tian Yuan cupped his hands and retreated out of the small forest before flying away.
After he left, Qing Zhu stood up again and strolled in the forest with his hands clasped behind his back. He asked, "Have you found out the background of Niu Youde, who won the first place?"
Gao Guan followed behind and said, "It has been found out! His master said that Your Majesty knows him as well. "
"I know him?" Qing Zhu stopped in his tracks and asked curiously, "Who is he?"
Gao Guan replied, "Fire Asura!"
Qing Zhu was surprised. "Wasn't Fire Asura killed by Third Brother Bai? Why would there be another disciple? "
Gao Guan said, "Strictly speaking, he's not really Fire Asura's disciple. He only obtained Fire Asura's relic by chance and achieved some success in his cultivation. When he was still a fledgling, he was only at the Red Lotus realm. Then, he entered the Vitality Sect of the Formless Planet and became their Honorable Guest. After that, he found Madame Tianyuan's spiritual pet on the Formless Planet and helped the Vitality Sect obtain a shop in the Celestial Street. Then, he went to the Celestial Street to help the Vitality Sect establish the Vitality Sundry Goods Store …"
After explaining Miao Yi's background in detail, he concluded, "His background is still considered clean. He can be used!"
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