Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Inside the main hall, the emperor, who had just finished his morning court session, was still sitting on the dragon chair reviewing memorials when he heard the eunuch at the door reporting.

"King Yun is here to see you~"

Emperor Mingren put down the pen in his hand, raised his eyes and saw Mu Yi ushering Xiao Zuochen and Chu Yao in. Emperor Mingren narrowed his eyes and looked at Chu Yao steadily.

"Father."

After the two came in, they stood still for a few seconds, but saw that the emperor did not say anything, but just squinted at Chu Yao, as if he wanted to see through him. Chu Yao also felt uncomfortable looking at Emperor Mingren at this time, but he was still young after all. Facing the momentum exuded by Emperor Mingren at this time, he was still a little at a loss, and looked at Xiao Zuochen for help.

Xiao Zuochen turned his head and found that Chu Yao had not saluted yet, so he signaled him with his eyes. Chu Yao knew that Xiao Zuochen was saluting him, but he didn't want to kneel down to the dog emperor.

Xiao Zuochen: Hurry up!

Chu Yao: He is the enemy who killed my sister!

Xiao Zuochen: If you don't show respect, he will kill you!

Chu Yao:...

Just as the two were exchanging pleasant eye contact, Emperor Akihito suddenly spoke.

"You two have been winking at each other for quite some time. Do you understand?"

Emperor Akihito's words successfully interrupted the "communication" between the two.

"You don't show respect to me when you see me?"

Emperor Mingren did not indulge Chu Yao. Under his constant gaze, Chu Yao finally knelt down and saluted. Seeing that he finally saluted "well-behaved", Emperor Mingren stopped staring at him and looked at his beloved son.

"Since you entered the palace today, why didn't you come to the morning court?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, I dreamt last night that my mother was in danger. After waking up, I tossed and turned in bed, and my heartbeat could not calm down for a long time. So I went to visit my mother as soon as the palace gate opened this morning."

Xiao Zuochen started giving his reasons without any pause, which won Chu Yao's admiring look.

"What's wrong with him? His heartbeat hasn't calmed down for a long time?"

Emperor Akihito's words were filled with disbelief and dissatisfaction.

"Doesn't the emperor know his identity? Originally, I thought the dream yesterday was caused by missing my mother too much. But this morning I heard Chu Yao tell me that he had a similar dream yesterday, but in the dream, he dreamed that his elder sister was in danger. I didn't think much about it at first, but then I thought that maybe he didn't dream about his elder sister, but my mother! And I was uneasy, so I took him to visit my mother early in the morning."

Emperor Mingren pursed his lips and spoke again after a long while.

"What did your mother say when she saw him?"

"My mother likes Chu Yao very much and has adopted him as her adopted son."

"Oh? Since your mother has adopted him as her adopted son, shouldn't I also express my opinion~"

Emperor Mingren was about to stand up, but was interrupted by Chu Yao.

"No need, Your Majesty!"

Chu Yao shouted out, and made a gesture of refusal with his hands, which made the emperor, who had just stood up, very embarrassed. Chu Yao and the half-standing emperor looked at each other for a moment, and Xiao Zuochen immediately thought of a new excuse.

"Father, I have discussed this matter with Chu Yao on the way here. If we count from mother's side, Chu Yao is the adopted son, and if you agree, it is not an exaggeration to call you the adopted father. But if we count from his sister Chu Yiyi's generation, he is your brother-in-law!"

Emperor Mingren raised his eyebrows. He had actually forgotten about this relationship.

"So in order to avoid this kind of embarrassing situation, you and Chu Yao should have the best relationship as a monarch and a subject!"

Chu Yao: It turns out that Xiao Zuochen has a good mouth!

Emperor Mingren nodded after hearing this.

"Indeed, I think it's best this way."

Regardless of whether Emperor Mingren believed their reasons for entering the palace or not, the matter was finally settled, and Emperor Mingren began to change the direction of his questions.

"Did your mother talk to you yesterday and today?"

"What? What did Father mean? Mother didn't tell me anything special, but she told me a lot. Father, can you give me a hint? And what is it about?"

"Um, it's about your mother and me..."

"The matter between my father and my mother? Why would my mother tell me about the matter between you two~"

As Xiao Zuochen spoke, he covered his mouth and laughed secretly.

"Father, the secrets of the boudoir cannot be told to you. Mother would never tell me unless she is anxious about my marriage."

Xiao Zuochen's words successfully made Emperor Mingren's face darken.

Emperor Mingren: Who said it was a boudoir matter? I want to hear if your mother said anything bad about me!

"Forget it, leave if you have nothing else to do!"

Emperor Mingren didn't want to ask any more questions. It would be a waste if he asked something that aroused his son's suspicion.

"Then I'll take my leave~"

Xiao Zuochen bowed, Chu Yao followed his example and bowed as well, and the two turned around and left. However, the moment he turned around, Xiao Zuochen's smiling face suddenly became serious. The face of Emperor Mingren behind him also darkened. After confirming that the two of them had left, Emperor Mingren called out.

"Muyi."

Mu Yi walked over from the side.

"Your Majesty, I am here~"

"I can't wait any longer, let's start planning tonight!"

Mu Yi was stunned at first, then some joy showed on his face.

"Yes! I will do it tonight!"

Meanwhile, Concubine Yun was drinking tea in the room, and there were several iron boxes that looked like incense on the table. Yun'er and Miao'er were cleaning the room. Just as Concubine Yun was blowing the hot tea, a small iron box on the table seemed to move. Concubine Yun seemed to notice it, and paused with her hand holding the teacup, then looked up outside the courtyard and spoke softly.

"Miao'er, someone is coming outside."

Miao'er turned around. In fact, there was no way to see the gate of the courtyard directly from inside the house, but Miao'er understood what Concubine Yun meant, so she walked out of the courtyard after listening to her.

After a while, Miaoer led a maid in. The maid was dressed like a maid in the Little Red Tower, with a blank expression on her face, and her walking and bowing movements were a bit stiff. But Concubine Yun didn't care at all, and Yuner and Miaoer also ignored her. After leading the maid in, they went back to their work.

Concubine Yun listened quietly to the palace maid reporting what had just happened in the hall, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Well, let's go down."

Miao'er sent the person out again. When she came back, she saw that her queen still had a smile on her face, and she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"What interesting things did your Majesty hear? There's a smile on the corner of your mouth."

"Of course it's interesting. What kind of person do you think King Yun is?"

"Ah? How dare this servant talk about His Royal Highness Prince Yun? Your Majesty is really good at giving this servant troubles."

Yun'er, who was standing by, also came over upon hearing the sound.

"What's wrong, my lady?"

"That's great. You can also tell me what kind of person His Royal Highness Prince Yun is?"

"Ah, this... His Royal Highness Prince Yun is naturally a very filial person. He would come to visit the Queen every time he entered the palace. Moreover, His Royal Highness Prince Yun is handsome, and all the ladies in the capital want to marry His Royal Highness Prince Yun. And..."

Yun'er glanced at Miao'er with an expression that said, "Hurry up and tell me."

"Okay, okay, isn't there anything else? Just some compliments on him, nothing else, like telling lies?"

Concubine Yun asked them with a smile, which frightened them both.

"Forget it, forget it. I won't embarrass you any more."

When Concubine Yun said this, the two maids looked at each other and ran away.