Chapter 266: At a Loss

Marquis Yongning did not notice that Gu Junqing was looking at him from the other side. He just lowered his head. His eyes, covered by his eyelashes, showed fluctuating emotions and he looked a little helpless.

Now he was thinking exactly the same thing as Gu Junqing. He was flattered and wanted to do his part to help the emperor.

"I understand. When will you set off?"

Yongning Hou was silent for a while before he agreed.

Gu Junqing didn't want to know what he was thinking, but since he had agreed, it was fine.

Qi Yunjin: "The sooner the better, tomorrow morning"

Yongning Hou thought that there was no time to delay regarding the plague. Besides, Nanyu City was far away from the capital, so by the time he really got there, it would probably take ten days, and at least six days if he rode at full speed.

After keeping Yongning in the Qinzheng Hall to discuss for a while, Qi Yunjin let people leave.

Gu Junqing was the only person who heard the whole process. When she saw the emperor looking at her, she couldn't help but cough lightly. After putting the chessboard on the table back in place, she stood obediently not far from the emperor, standing straight.

In midsummer, the night always comes slowly. Not long after Yongninghou left, the sky finally darkened.

It was a bit quiet here, and the emperor kept his eyes on the table. Seeing him lower his head and look serious, as if he would not look up until he finished reading, Gu Junqing praised him for his professionalism in his heart, and then focused his thoughts on Qi Anyi without any consideration.

All of this must have been his doing, but his current actions are closely watched by everyone, so how did she avoid the eyes of these people and release the source of the plague? Gu Junqing thought it would be better to let Duan Jun take action on this matter.

Qi Yunjin was thinking about something and was too absorbed in it, so after reviewing the memorials, he wanted to talk to Gu Junqing and had to call him a second time before Gu Junqing came back to his senses.

"General Gu was distracted a lot today."

Qi Yunjin said jokingly.

Gu Junqing was startled by the teasing remark. He was about to kneel down and confess his guilt, but was stopped by Qi Yunjin who had already sensed something.

"It's always like this... I just said it casually, as a joke, General Gu, don't take it to heart."

The first half of the sentence seemed to be complaining about her, while the second half was trying to persuade her to relax.

Gu Junqing was so choked by the emperor's words, which were so gentle that they seemed to have no temper, that he didn't know what to say.

In recent days, the emperor's attitude towards him has become better and better, which makes Gu Junqing confused and a little wary. How can the emperor treat his subjects like this, like a child...

This thought did not continue, Gu Junqing was first disgusted by his own thoughts.

Wow, how could she have such an idea? She is so shameless and unethical.

Before he had time to think about it, he heard the emperor calling Li Yuan's name. Gu Junqing thought about it and thought that at this time, the emperor might be preparing to take a bath.

Gu Junqing was so frightened that he wanted to leave immediately. He took the initiative to say to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please have a good rest. I will go find Eunuch Li right away."

After he finished speaking, seeing Qi Yunjin nodded in agreement, Gu Junqing disappeared from his original position in the Qinzheng Hall in a flash.

After Li Yuan prepared the bathing water, he stood at the emperor's door, waiting for the emperor's possible instructions.

Ever since Gu Junqing was embarrassed when she handed over the emperor's inner garment while he was bathing, she dared not follow the emperor when he was bathing. At most, she would stand behind the door and wait.

This time is no exception.

The wind tonight seemed particularly cool. Gu Junqing stood outside the door, feeling the breeze. His face felt so cool and comfortable that his frowning brows finally relaxed.

However, it didn't take long before Gu Junqing vaguely smelled the scent of gray sand. The next second, she was stimulated by the smell and immediately sneezed, followed by a series of sneezes.

Qi Yunjin, who was bathing in the room, was originally thinking about Prince Yuan, but was suddenly brought back to his senses by hearing a few familiar coughs.

He frowned slightly, and then called out Li Yuan.

Li Yuan hurriedly walked in, without looking up to see the emperor's current appearance, and stood there honestly, waiting for the emperor's next order. "Ask General Gu to bring me a cup of warm tea."

Qi Yunjin's order was not a difficult task or a waste of time. He just simply felt that if Gu Junqing continued to stay here in the wind, he might catch a cold.

He couldn't bear it.

Li Yuan walked out, and he told Gu Junqing in a gentle tone what the emperor had said.

Gu Junqing could only accept the oral order and ran to the back kitchen to make some tea for the emperor.

I couldn't help but feel deeply moved that the emperor actually liked to drink tea while taking a bath.

After the tea was ready, Gu Junqing stood outside the door, thinking about handing the tea to Li Yuan and asking him to give it to the emperor.

As a result, Li Yuan dodged the cup of tea that Gu Junqing wanted to pass to him, and stretched out his hand to open the palace door, which clearly meant that he wanted to give it to him. Gu Junqing held the cup of tea in her hand, and for a moment she didn't know how to react. It was not until Li Yuan urged her that Gu Junqing slowly came back to her senses, with a dazed look in her eyes and a face that still seemed to have no human touch, but a closer look revealed that the person in front of her was a little at a loss.

It’s a pity that Li Yuan seemed to be feeling guilty. After saying that, he didn’t dare to look up to see what expression Gu Junqing had.

Only after Gu Junqing went in did Li Yuan raise his head. His eyes flickered and he couldn't help mumbling something.

The second time he came here, Gu Junqing took a deep breath and exhaled heavily. He felt his heart beating faster and more helpless in the unreasonable silence and the faint sound of flowing water.

He hasn't recovered from the last experience yet, and now it happens again. Gu Junqing just feels that he should be more careful in his next actions so as not to end up like last time.

I moved closer to the screen. It was exactly the same as the last one, including the pieces of clothing hanging on it. The colors and textures were the same, only the styles inside were different.

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Gu Junqing turned his eyes away from the clothes and focused all his attention on the cup of tea in his hand. He stared at the tea without moving his eyes, and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, your tea"

Qi Yunjin said casually: "Bring it in."

Gu Junqing was shocked: "..."

This time, the emperor didn't even want the screen. He wanted her to go in directly and see him naked?

Gu Junqing's hand holding the tea was trembling slightly. She thought to herself, if she were really a man, then she would not have so many concerns and there would be absolutely no problem just barging in.

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