blueteamnovel Chapter 149 Is the Female Emperor Interested in the Young Gentleman?
Chapter 149 Is the Female Emperor Interested in the Young Gentleman?
in front of the pavilion, gu lan halted his steps and turned around to look at luo chen, lightly curling his lips. "why am i alone here? you should ask his majesty about that... as for what i wrote, it's right there on the table. can't you see with your own eyes?"
luo chen was momentarily choked by his words. his face immediately darkened. however, unsure of the extent to which gu lan had gained favor from the female emperor, luo chen felt a bit wary. after giving gu lan a stern look, he slowly approached the table.
luo chen opened one of the memorials and focused on it. what caught his eyes was the glaring red cinnabar, causing his pupils to contract sharply.
"her majesty's red-penned edits... you! how dare you tamper with the memorials!?"
not only did i tamper with them, all the words on it were written by me... gu lan appeared indifferent. "take a good look. this is the edict from her majesty."
luo chen was momentarily stunned. he then saw the paper with the female emperor's handwriting. his brows subconsciously twisted into a complicated expression. "why would her majesty let you review the memorials?"
gu lan: "..."
after locking eyes with gu lan for two seconds, luo chen realized that the other party was looking at him with an expression that seemed to be gauging sand. he couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
"her majesty lets you review memorials. does that mean... your relationship with her majesty is not ordinary?"
luo chen's tone had softened a lot!
although the questioning attitude still appeared arrogantly high, he was somewhat cautious now.
because handling the female emperor's pen was a privilege that even the great chancellor sima rarely had. those who received such an honor were highly favored individuals under the female emperor!
realizing this, he became somewhat apprehensive!
gu lan smiled gently. "what's it to you? do you have the right to inquire about the female emperor's relationships?"
it wasn't an attempt to get closer to the female emperor with these words, but rather, gu lan didn't want to indulge this guy in front of him.
luo chen: "..."
he watched gu lan, who was wearing an exaggerated and somewhat punchable outfit, strolling casually toward the palace gate, his face looking extremely unpleasant.
"damn pretty boy... what's with the arrogance? even now, you don't have a proper status; you're just a poor scholar who hasn't even met her majesty!"
thinking of his imperial consort mother behind him, luo chen couldn't help but straighten his posture a bit more.
"whether you can enter the palace or not is still uncertain. even if you can enter, it doesn't necessarily mean you can contend against me..."
he gritted his teeth in hatred and looked at the memorials gu lan had reviewed, but he still couldn't help but feel jealous!
finally, after hesitating for a while, luo chen, still silent and somewhat uneasy, glanced around, then opened the memorials.
he was still worried!
if gu lan truly had talent and was invited to the palace by the female emperor, it wouldn't be easy for him, the commander of the imperial guards, in the future...
however!
mu yuyan leaned forward, breathing rapidly, her beautiful eyes fixed on liu yexi.
after a moment of silence, liu yexi's eyes turned red, and she slapped herself on the face with a "pop" before kneeling on the ground.
"your majesty, even death cannot atone for the offence! that sun official was likely planning to leave the capital today. those girls have all disappeared. it seems that before he came out, they were all... eliminated!"
bang!
mu yuyan stood up from her wooden chair the moment she heard this, her knuckles turning white as she gripped her sleeves. her body trembled slightly.
a furious and stern expression emerged on the female emperor's ice-cold face.
"the guards from the sun residence who were subdued are to be thrown into the prison. investigate thoroughly... regardless of the results of their interrogation, they will be paraded through the streets, skinned, and torn apart to feed the dogs!"
"the special envoy from the imperial announcements bureau will also be sent to pursue this fugitive. the entire city will be under martial law, with no one allowed to enter or leave! i absolutely won't allow such a person to escape the capital. the forces behind them must be rooted out and exterminated!"
"yes..."
liu yexi choked on her words. stay connected via empire
she didn't need the female emperor to say these words; she had already begun to implement them. however, those innocent girls, who were as beautiful as flowers, could never come back!
the pain of losing them couldn't be compensated even if the evildoers were punished a thousand times!
liu yexi knelt on the ground, grieving and choking on her sobs.
after a long time, after the female emperor vented her anger, she sat back in her chair, looking somewhat exhausted.
she slowly closed her eyes, deeply distressed. she rubbed her chest, which felt stifled, and sighed faintly, "console the families of those girls and allocate a sum of compensation from the internal affairs department... try to make amends as much as possible!"
"however, the news will spread at most within three days. if there are no results from the investigation within three days, i will immediately issue a self-blame edict to apologize. i hope... it can calm the public anger at that time."
liu yexi looked up at the female emperor, her body trembling.
a self-blame edict was the most valued and, at the same time, the least desirable edict throughout the ages of emperors because it directly affected the judgments of future generations!
the female emperor had long been misunderstood by the people. if this matter further tarnished her reputation, all her efforts over the years might be in vain!
however, there was another way... which was to block the news, treating it as if nothing had happened. the court could completely evade responsibility! but in that case, those poor women would die unjustly!!
this was something mu yuyan couldn't bring herself to do!
in some matters, she always seemed out of place with the ruthless nature of emperors, unable to be an indifferent monarch who remained aloof from the turmoil.
liu yexi continued to kowtow repeatedly.
"when a ruler is disgraced, a subject should die in loyalty! within three days, i will do my utmost to uncover their hidden forces. i will not let your majesty bear this accusation!"
"..."