The fact that the emperor rewarded Chu Shangshu and transferred Chu Ze to the imperial court made many ministers unable to sleep. All night long, they guessed the meaning of the emperor's move. On the surface, Chu Xiang had saved the emperor, so it was normal for the emperor to reward the Chu clan. However, because there was a regent who kept the emperor in check, the officials couldn't help but wonder if there was a deeper meaning behind his actions.
Chu Shangshu and Chu Ze also talked for a long time in the study. In order to protect the safety of his son and daughter, Chu Shangshu had always been a firm neutral party. He was not happy when he was rewarded. Instead, he frowned and worried. He felt that this was not a good thing.
But Chu Ze was young and ambitious. He had nowhere to put his ambitions. This time, he was appointed as the commander of the imperial court and became a close minister. It suddenly ignited the fire in his heart.
He looked at Chu Shangshu seriously and advised, "Father, the battle between the emperor and the regent will sooner or later come to a point of life and death. You are a second-rank official. You can't avoid it. Our family wants to protect ourselves, but the emperor and the regent will not let us avoid it.
Moreover, her younger sister was still in the palace. She was the Imperial Noble Consort, one step away from becoming the Empress. If she was given the position of Empress, she would have to submit to others. Without the strong support of her maternal family, with her kind personality, how could she be safe? Father, even if you want to protect my sister, you have to choose the emperor. "
Chu Shangshu's face was gloomy. He didn't speak for a long time.
They didn't know that Chu Xiang was going to fake her death to leave the palace. Thinking of Chu Xiang's identity as the imperial noble concubine, they really should fight for it. This time, Chu Xiang made such a great contribution to win the emperor's favor. If her family held her back, they would be sorry for her.
Chu Ze saw that Chu Shangshu's attitude was relaxed, so he lowered his voice, "The regent is narrow-minded, crony, and ambitious. He is not on the right path. If one day he is in power, how many people will be suppressed? How many traitors will appear? At that time, the court will be in chaos, the people will suffer, and the people will die! "
The word "die" was deafening. Who didn't have the dream of serving the country? Chu Shangshu was the same. It was just that the regent was powerful and the emperor didn't show too much strength, so he had to protect himself to protect the whole family.
Although he was being pushed into the situation step by step and was about to oppose the Regent, wasn't this also an opportunity? Good men should be loyal to their king, love their country, and serve their country. As long as the emperor showed them a glimmer of hope, they would be willing to do their best. Moreover, Chu Xiang was the Imperial Noble Consort. Whether it was for the country or for their family, they could no longer remain neutral!
The father and son decided to assist the Emperor. The first thing they discussed was to test the Emperor's depth. If the Emperor was incompetent, they would have nowhere to put their ambitions to. Then, there was also the hiding of the family's power, how Chu Ze acted after he became the Imperial Commander, and how Minister Chu's power was taken back.
The study was brightly lit for the entire night as the two of them chatted by candlelight.
The ones who had the best rest tonight were Chu Xiang and Xiao Yuanzhao. Both of them had a plan in mind, and their arrangements and plans were going smoothly. There was nothing to worry about, so naturally, they slept soundly.
The next day, Chu Ze finished the handover at the Imperial Guards' camp and entered the palace to take over the position of Imperial Commander, guarding Xiao Yuanzhao's safety.
Minister Chu had very little power now, and the regent ordered the officials not to disturb the Emperor's recuperation. Therefore, he didn't have a chance to see the Emperor and test his thoughts. Therefore, the task of probing fell to Chu Ze. Chu Ze spent the entire day thinking about how to naturally probe the Emperor's depth.
Who knew that before he took action, Xiao Yuanzhao gave him a surprise first.
After Xiao Yuanzhao finished reading the memorials, he took Chu Ze directly to Taihe Palace to let the siblings talk. Although men were not allowed to walk around in the harem, the status of the Imperial Guard Commander was different. Moreover, with Xiao Yuanzhao accompanying him, no one would find anything inappropriate.
The eunuch went to Taihe Palace to report first, giving Chu Xiang time to change and prepare. Chu Xiang was very surprised. The Emperor treated her too well. If she didn't see love in the Emperor's eyes, she would have thought that the Emperor was moved by her.
She thought of the scene when the Emperor summoned the secret guards at night and sneered. This was most likely using the Chu family as a cover. He pretended to be a hothead, but because of one thing, he doted on her and attached importance to her family. Outsiders only saw the surface, so it was inevitable that they would let down their guard. Didn't she think that the Emperor was stupid before?
Before the Emperor overthrew the Regent, this was the most correct thing to do. However, from Chu Xiang's point of view, the Regent's failed assassination attempt already bore a grudge against her. Now that her family had been placed in an important position by the Emperor and had become vested interests, wouldn't the Regent treat them as a thorn in his side and pull them out like a thorn in his flesh?
Letting her family attract the firepower, the Emperor was dreaming! She had to find a way to make him dislike her and not be able to continue on this path.
Chu Xiang made up her mind. Of course, she would do whatever she could to make the Emperor unhappy. Normally, the imperial concubines had to dress up carefully when they saw the Emperor. At the very least, they had to be dressed neatly, and their hair, hair, and makeup had to be more formal. Chu Xiang was more casual. She didn't even change her clothes and only had Qing Zhu do her hair in a loose bun.
Qing Zhu did her hair while softly expressing her worries, "Niang niang, His Majesty allowed Young Master to come see you. This means that he values you. Niang niang, why don't you change into the new palace dress? This servant will comb your hair in a neat bun. When His Majesty sees it, he will like it and it will show that niang niang values His Majesty. "
Chu Xiang lazily leaned back in the chair and fiddled with her rouge. She casually rejected, "No need. I'm injured. Changing back and forth is too tiring, and it hurts my wound. It's inconsistent with His Majesty's original intention. His Majesty cares about me and wants me to recover well. Then, I should follow His Majesty's wishes and do it in a comfortable way. "
Qing Zhu and the palace servants around her were startled. So it was like this? Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be right. Since His Majesty cared about Master so much, then he naturally wouldn't be willing to let Master go back and forth. Comfort was the most important.
But even though they accepted this method, they still felt strange. Who in the palace didn't dress up formally when they were going to see His Majesty? Their Master looked like she was lazily resting in her room. Was it good to see His Majesty like this?
No matter what they thought, once Chu Xiang decided to talk, no one could change her mind. In the end, he followed her wishes and only tied her hair into a simple bun with a jade hairpin inserted. It matched her light green dress very well, and she wore a pair of delicate jade droplet-shaped earrings. Unexpectedly, she was also very beautiful.
The palace servants couldn't tell what was different about their Master, but they felt that their Master was more beautiful than before and had become more attractive.
Chu Xiang leaned against the chaise lounge, holding a storybook and reading. The sunlight shone in from outside the window, as if her entire body was emitting a gentle halo. It made her look delicate and delicate, but also gentle and graceful. Just by looking at her, one would feel that the years were peaceful and good.
Xiao Yuanzhao didn't have anyone announce his arrival as usual. When he entered, he saw Chu Xiang like this. His first reaction was surprise because no one had ever seen him dressed like this before. It was too casual, giving him a feeling that they didn't care about him.
But he didn't feel uncomfortable inside. It was probably because he already knew that Chu Xiang didn't have any feelings for him and was truly indifferent. Seeing Chu Xiang like this, he felt that it was in line with what she wanted and didn't pretend too much in front of him.
No one liked a person who pretended in front of them and was full of lies. So seeing Chu Xiang like this today, he felt a bit of good fortune for Chu Xiang.
He didn't wait for Chu Xiang to raise her head and walked over with a smile, "Beloved concubine's complexion is much better. How do you feel today?"
Chu Xiang seemed to be engrossed in reading. Hearing his voice, she raised her head in surprise, "His Majesty came?"
She stood up and slightly furrowed her brows, saying in displeasure: "Why didn't these people announce his arrival? Chenqie didn't even go out to greet His Majesty. " Then she looked nervously and nervously at Xiao Yuanzhao, saying, "His Majesty, chenqie was impolite. Just now, I was engrossed in reading and forgot that His Majesty was coming. Please forgive me, His Majesty."
She seemed to have exposed a bit of her true nature without warning. Then she was afraid that the Emperor wouldn't like it and hurriedly turned back to her usual weak appearance in front of the Emperor. Her explanation when she was nervous also showed that her intelligence was very low. She actually forgot that the Emperor was coming. How careless and how little importance did she have to place on the Emperor to do this? Even the Emperor would be angry, right?
Stepping on the bottom line of the Emperor's anger, it wasn't a big deal. She had the merit of saving the Emperor and wouldn't be punished. Making the Emperor annoy her, perfect.
Xiao Yuanzhao was already holding her hand, so when he saw her reaction, he also heard her thoughts. He was instantly speechless. How did he not know that his imperial gui fei had so many thoughts? Wasn't she fine at dinner last night? Why did she purposely make him dislike her today?
Chu Xiang's strange thought suddenly appeared in his mind. It was because he had too many women, forget it.
At that time, he was suspicious. Did "forget it" mean that she didn't want to serve him in bed? Today, when he found out that Chu Xiang wanted to make him dislike her, it immediately confirmed his guess.
This woman, it was fine if she didn't fight for favor. He felt that her personality was very good, but she actually didn't even want to serve him in bed. It was as if she disliked him for being dirty. What was she thinking in that head of hers?! Also, he had never touched a woman before. How was he dirty?
Xiao Yuanzhao was angered by his own thoughts. How did he get led astray by Chu Xiang? What was he thinking about for no reason?!
Xiao Yuanzhao's grip on Chu Xiang's hands slightly tightened. Just when Chu Xiang thought that he was going to get angry, Xiao Yuanzhao raised his hand and gently caressed her cheek. He smiled gently: "How could zhen bear to blame my beloved concubine for such a small matter? My beloved concubine was injured because of zhen. Zhen doesn't even have enough time to love my beloved concubine. "
Chu Xiang felt goosebumps rise on her skin from his nauseating appearance. Since one plan didn't work, she instantly thought of another plan.
"Achoo — —" She directly sneezed heavily in front of him!
Xiao Yuanzhao's expression froze. He was very close to Chu Xiang. Although he didn't see anything dirty being sprayed on him, he still felt uncomfortable all over and wanted to take a bath … …
Chu Xiang took out a handkerchief in fear and trepidation to wipe him. Even her voice was trembling, "Emperor, chenqie, chenqie didn't do it on purpose. Em-Emperor, please forgive me."
[You should be angry now, right? It's best if you don't come in the future.]
Xiao Yuanzhao heard her thoughts and gritted his teeth. He didn't let himself take half a step back. Instead, he hugged Chu Xiang and said with concern: "It's fine, my beloved concubine, don't worry. Did my beloved concubine catch a cold? Liang Zhong, summon the imperial physician! "
Then he frowned and looked at the palace servants around him. He coldly said: "How do you serve the imperial gui fei? If you can't even do this well, zhen doesn't think you need to serve here anymore! "
Xiao Yuanzhao secretly looked at Chu Xiang. Seeing that Chu Xiang was stunned, his heart finally felt much better. If you put on an act, I'll change your people and give you a warning.
Chu Xiang blinked, [I was just thinking of finding an excuse to change the palace servants. It really is sending a pillow when I'm sleepy!]
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