Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

A few days passed, and no clues were found in the serial murder case, but the weather in Tai'an City gradually became warmer.

After lunch that day, the emperor and the empress went for a walk in the imperial garden to digest the food.

"I heard that the Queen has been taking a bath at noon recently, but is there something wrong with her body?"

Emperor Akihito's voice was intimidating without him getting angry, as if he was questioning the Empress's extravagant lifestyle.

The queen showed no expression on her face after hearing this, but she still knelt on the ground and pretended to cry.

“Your Majesty knows that I have been in poor health since I was young. In order to cure my illness, my parents and brother traveled all over Tai’an to find a cure.

When I gave birth to the Third Prince, I was still young and in good health. But after giving birth to the Seventh Prince a few years ago, my body has not been well. The Imperial Hospital has also recorded it. I was helpless, so I asked my brother to find a famous prescription.

Recently I heard that taking medicinal baths regularly can help nourish the body, so I want to give it a try. If I recover in the future, maybe I can even give birth to another princess.

But if anyone embarrasses the emperor because of this, then I will stop taking this medicinal bath, so as to avoid being slandered for the extravagance of the harem."

The Queen's words were so sincere and heartfelt that the servants and eunuchs behind the Emperor were all moved.

The queen was indeed ill in her early years, so it was reasonable to use this as an excuse. In addition, the emperor now only has one princess, and the queen's wish to add a princess to the royal family is also in line with the emperor's wishes. Moreover, the queen has already given birth to two princes for the emperor, so she has done a good job without any fault.

After hearing this, the emperor waved his hand and quickly turned around to help her up.

"It's really acted like that, but the expression isn't very good. It doesn't show any fear at all."

The queen snorted coldly, and her personal maid came up and used a handkerchief to wipe the mud off her queen's skirt.

"Your Majesty, if you want to act, I am already acting with you. If your acting is not good, you can't blame me~"

This bastard, he clearly knew what was going on, but he still suddenly attacked me. He just wanted to put on a show. When he knelt down just now, he didn't think about helping me up. He only pretended to feel sorry for his wife after I had explained myself.

"Is the Emperor angry with me?"

The queen continued to act like a little girl, looking at the emperor cautiously, as if she was really afraid that the emperor would be angry. The emperor glanced at her and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the queen was really well maintained. This face made people reluctant to say harsh words.

"How could I be angry with you? If you need any medicine in the future, just tell the Imperial Hospital."

The emperor really liked this, as it gave him a sense of accomplishment as a man.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The emperor laughed a few times and continued walking forward. The queen stood still behind him and looked at him coldly.

"I really don't know what's wrong with him that he loves acting so much!"

"My Queen~"

The maidservant at the side reminded quietly, fearing that her mistress might speak too loudly and be heard by someone with ulterior motives.

"Humph~"

......

A few days ago, the prime minister and other officials wrote to the emperor, proposing that for the sake of the stability of the country, a crown prince should be appointed as soon as possible. However, the emperor made up various excuses and neither appointed the third prince nor the sixth prince. As a result, some ministers in the court even thought that the emperor was interested in the eldest prince. After all, the eldest prince already had a legitimate son, while the other princes had not even started a family, and the emperor had ignored the eldest prince for so many years just to train him.

The queen scoffed at this. There is an order of seniority and distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. Even if the third prince is not enthroned, there is still the seventh prince. What is he, an unpopular eldest prince? If anyone dares to stand in my way, I will kill him!

After returning to the study from the Imperial Garden, the emperor lay in a rocking chair and flipped through a history book that recorded the disputes of the royal family over the past few hundred years. Eunuch Mu Yi was beside him, fanning the emperor gently.

"How's Old Six doing lately?"

Eunuch Mu Yi was a little dozed off at first, and the feather fan in his hand was about to fall off. But after being asked by the emperor, he instantly perked up.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Yun..."

Eunuch Mu Yi was thinking, there seems to be no news about King Yun recently?

"...Didn't you ask His Highness Prince Yun to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors in your residence?"

"Reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors?"

The emperor thought about it seriously, and it seemed that he was very excited when he received the news that the sixth son was coming back a few days ago, but at the same time he was a little angry. This kid said he was going to recuperate, but after he recovered from his illness, he traveled around everywhere and didn't even come back to see his biological father, so he got excited and ordered him to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion in the palace after returning to Tai'an City.

The emperor slapped his forehead and then spoke.

"Will he really stay in the mansion obediently? My son doesn't get into trouble on weekdays, but he always does bad things behind his back, and he always does bad things to his father!"

"Oh~ You are His Royal Highness Prince Yun's father. His Royal Highness Prince Yun is relying on your love to let you clean up the mess for him."

Eunuch Mu Yi comforted the emperor. He knew that the emperor had a love-hate relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Yun. His Royal Highness Prince Yun stood out among the princes since he was young. There were many open and secret attacks against him over the years, but he could easily resolve them every time, which made the emperor look at him with new eyes.

But the older he got, the more rebellious he became. He spent his time hanging out with prostitutes and even bought things on credit from brothels. The madam had to go to the palace gate to ask for money! There was even one time when two married women from the outer city fought over him and took him to court, insisting that he tell them which one of them he fell in love with first! In the end, they even went to the imperial capital, saying that it was His Royal Highness Prince Yun who said that the emperor should personally choose one of them as his daughter-in-law. It was really a sin~

"Hey, please ask Sixth Brother Xuan to come to the palace for dinner. I miss him a little. Isn't it strange? The Third Brother is always hanging around me, but I just want to see the careless Sixth Brother."

As the emperor spoke, a kind smile appeared on his face.

Eunuch Mu Yi saw this and started laughing too.

"It is only natural for a father to want to see his son. Your Majesty cannot hold yourself to the standards of a saint."

"Oh? Why can't I hold myself to the standards of a saint? Can't I be a saint?"

Facing the emperor's question, Eunuch Mu Yi spoke calmly.

"Because no saint in history has ever been able to become an emperor, so since Your Majesty is the emperor, you must be better than that saint!"

"Hmm~ You're right, you're still good at flattering me!"

Although he knew it was flattery, the emperor was still in a good mood.

"No, I took the picture. It was a dragon's fart!"

"Hahaha......"

The emperor laughed so hard that tears were about to come out. He wiped his eyes. Eunuch Mu Yi helped the emperor up, put down the history book in his hand, and prepared to continue reviewing memorials.

In a flash, the entire afternoon passed.

Before dinner, the emperor heard from the person who came back to report that Prince Yun was ill and could not enter the palace for dinner.

"Sick? You just recovered, why are you sick again?"

Emperor Mingren was puzzled. He had written a letter on the road a few days ago saying that he felt good. How could he get sick while resting at home? Could he be faking illness?

"Is this kid angry with me?"

The emperor closed the memorial and threw it on the table, instantly looking like someone owed him money.

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. His Royal Highness Prince Yun is your son. How could he be angry with his own father? With His Royal Highness Prince Yun's personality, he might be... might be..."

Eunuch Mu Yi suddenly felt that it would be better for him not to say anything.

"That's right. Lao Liu might have gone to the brothel under the pretext of being sick. No wonder he can't get well and doesn't know how to control himself. Never mind. This is his only hobby. Send someone to urge him to return home and take good care of himself, so that those with ulterior motives don't get hold of him!"

"Yes~"

But the emperor only guessed two-thirds of it right. Pretending to be sick was true, and being in a brothel was also true, but the difference was that Xiao Zuochen was not in the brothel in Tai'an City, but in the brothel in Wangyan City!

Wangyan City is located in the southwest of Tai'an, and is only separated from Tai'an City by a city. To the southwest of Wangyan City is Miaojiang. Half of the two cities are separated by a river, and the other half are separated by mountains. In order to prevent the poison of Miaojiang, almost everyone in the city has to learn simple skills of identifying and removing poison from childhood. The name of Wangyan City has existed since the founding of Tai'an three hundred years ago. It is said that because of the war, the people in Wangyan City were displaced. In the end, the rich fled, the men had to go to the battlefield, and the poor waited to starve to death. In the end, it became a deserted city.

Later, a fairy came to the city and restored the city to life with the fragrance of flowers in just two years. People from all over the world came here to settle down. Since then, Wangyan City has become prosperous and has become increasingly wealthy, enjoying the reputation of being the first city in Tai'an.

But no one has ever seen the appearance of that fairy.

Prince Yun sat by the window, listening to the music coming from the flower house. He closed his eyes and tapped the table with his fingers. Even the pigeon that suddenly flew in from the window tilted its head to listen to the music. But this harmonious scene was destroyed when Yun Wei grabbed the pigeon roughly.

After listening to the song, King Yun slowly opened his eyes, and Yun Wei handed over the small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon.

Prince Yun took it and couldn't help laughing after reading the note.

"This old man finally remembered me. Pass the order and return home tomorrow."

“回哪个府？”

Yun Wei was a little confused.

"Tai'an City, Prince Yun's Mansion."

"Yes!"

"By the way, let Huayu come up."

Yun Wei received the order and went downstairs immediately. After a while, a woman came in. The woman was dressed in plain clothes and hugged the guqin. She was the flower girl who was playing the guqin downstairs just now.

"Master~"

The woman put down her guqin and bowed gently to King Yun.

"I wonder why the master called Hua Yu here?"

Although they were all under the command of the King of Cloud, everyone in the brothel was named after the surname Hua. The brothel only sold their skills, not their bodies, and all the prostitutes had undergone special training. The brothel was open for three hours a day and did not allow guests to stay overnight, also to protect these women.

"You played a wrong note just now."

"what?"

Hua Yu was shocked by her master's words. She had played this piece of music at least a thousand times, how could it be wrong?

"Play it again~"

"Yes."

No matter if I played it wrong or not, since my master asked me to play it, I should just play it again obediently.

After the music started, King Yun closed his eyes and began to rest.