The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Emperor Longqing lay on his side on the dragon bed, hugging the quilt, with his dry hands hanging over the edge of the bed, motionless.

Eunuch Wang leaned forward with a pale face, then stretched out two fingers and slowly approached.

Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes, "Ning An, you are here."

Eunuch Wang quickly retracted his hand, put on a smile, and carefully helped the old man up and leaned him against the pillow behind him. "Your Majesty, would you like some ginseng soup?"

Emperor Longqing took a deep breath and shook his head slowly. "Go away. I have something to tell you."

The door closed behind her, and Lu Yun lowered her head to look at the pattern of the carpet beneath her.

"Come, come to my side."

Lu Yun stood up and stopped four steps away from the bed. She could already smell the rotten smell coming from the old man.

"Not enough, closer." The old man patted the mattress under his hands with effort.

The person in front of him was the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, the ruler of a country, and he asked himself to move closer.

Lu Yun already felt that the distance between them was close enough, so she took two more steps forward.

The fingers hidden in the sleeves curled up and clenched. Lu Yun lowered her eyes, moved her body and took another step forward.

"Not enough." The old man still shook his head.

If she took another step forward, the old man would be only an arm's length away from her. The old man, frail and with barely a breath left, moved her around like a chess piece.

Cold sweat soaked through Lu Yun's shirt, but she stood still.

"It's not enough, it's still not enough." The old man was still shaking his head, a strange smile on his face. "I'm almost dying, don't be afraid."

Lu Yun: "I dare not."

"Why not?"

"Because you are the emperor, I am afraid of the power you hold."

As soon as these words came out, the old man laughed "Wang Quan!"

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Wang walked up quickly.

The old man said calmly, "If anything unexpected happens to me today, it has nothing to do with the princess. Do you hear me?"

Eunuch Wang was shocked and fell to his knees with a thud. "Your Majesty, I dare not."

"Go out."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Wang knelt down to the outer room before he stood up, bowed, and retreated outside the hall. The door closed again.

"My words are golden. You can rest assured now." The old man raised his finger with difficulty and tapped the mattress beneath him. He breathed in more than out, and his voice was hoarse. "Come closer. Don't be afraid."

Lu Yun raised her eyelids and looked at the old man in front of her seriously. "Your Majesty, why do you force me? Aren't you afraid?"

The old man didn't answer. His cloudy eyes were fixed on the front, and his mouth opened and closed. "Come closer."

Lu Yun exhaled lightly, lifted her foot and took two steps forward.

At this moment, she was only a fist away from Emperor Longqing. Under the old man's slightly surprised gaze, Lu Yun took half a step back, bent her knees, straightened her back, and knelt down.

Lu Yun's gaze fell on the old man's chest. "Your Majesty, if I move any further, I will reach your dragon bed."

Emperor Longqing laughed loudly, his chest heaving violently, and he coughed softly, "You, you are great."

Lu Yun covered her chest, her buttocks had already touched her heels, and she knew that she had passed this level.

The old man called Wang Quan in again and said, "Bring me the things I gave you before."

A piece of bright yellow silk was placed in front of Lu Yun.

Emperor Longqing: "King Zhou Chong of Nanyue was a great general who followed Taizu in his conquest of the empire. During the Qin Dynasty, the empire was divided into seven parts: Taizu received three parts and the King of Nanyue received three parts. To ascend to the throne, Taizu resorted to some means and expelled Zhou Chong from the capital to resolve the fragmentation of Nanyue caused by years of local chieftain infighting. He was away for thirty years."

Lu Yun listened quietly, her eyes involuntarily falling on the silk.

"The Qin Dynasty and Nanyue are one family."

"In terms of wisdom and talent, the King of Nanyue was no less capable than Taizu. His downfall was due to his excessive emphasis on brotherhood."

"But," the old man sighed, "Xiao Wu is no match for the King of Nanyue. When Ning is peaceful, the people suffer; when Ning is defeated, the people suffer. How can we start a war again when the people are not doing well? I hope you can dissuade Nanyue from attacking the Qin Dynasty, unless—"

"Xiao Wu is incompetent and unjust, and the people are living in misery."

Lu Yun picked up the silk on the ground and asked, "Your Majesty, by giving me this letter of request in advance, aren't you afraid that Nanyue will harbor ill intentions?"

The old man coughed softly, "I don't trust Nanyue, but I trust you."

Lu Yun stood up holding the silk, found the fumigation cage behind her, raised her white wrist slightly, and the yellow silk fell from the gap of the fumigation cage onto the charcoal inside.

"Since Your Majesty trusts me, then it makes no difference whether I have this letter or not."

The old man looked at the incense burner with a gloomy look in his eyes. "That's fine."

A letter of request may not be of any use until the end, but it can make the Qin Dynasty on guard and the South Vietnam suspicious.

Lu Yun's act of burning the letter of request was indeed risky, but it also allowed Emperor Longqing to see her determination, and she was also taking a gamble.

From the moment she entered the palace, Emperor Longqing had been constantly testing her limits. If she showed even the slightest disrespect, her fate would be no better than that of the Third Prince. She would likely be beheaded the moment she set foot on South Vietnam.

Lu Yun held her forehead and smiled bitterly. If she was really an ignorant fourteen-year-old girl, she might have been fooled by Emperor Longqing and accepted the request.

As usual, Eunuch Wang led the way and took him out of the palace.

When they arrived at Shun'an Gate, Lu Yun nodded silently to Eunuch Wang, got in the car and left.

When the carriage turned around, Eunuch Wang stood up straight, sighed deeply, and his chubby figure disappeared into the vermilion palace gate.

As soon as Lu Yun came back, she saw Roujia sitting in the hall waiting for her with a nervous look on her face.

"You're back. How is father's health?" Roujia stared at Lu Yun's expression nervously.

Lu Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty seems to be in good health, don't worry."

Roujia nodded blankly, but her eyes were still fixed on the expression of the person in front of her, trying to find out what was wrong.

Lu Yun tensed up and smiled, "What's wrong? You keep looking at me. Is there something on my face?"

Roujia looked away embarrassedly. "I was just thinking that you would be leaving the day after tomorrow. If the emperor said something unpleasant, you would probably be sad. But - I'm relieved to see that you are okay."

Lu Yun lowered her eyes. "Don't say anything, Your Majesty. You don't have anything to tell me."

Roujia blinked her eyes and said, "Lu Xiaosan, are you hungry?"

Everyone in the hall burst into laughter. Cai He wiped away the tears from her eyes and said, "The princess reminded me that the master hasn't had any snacks since entering the palace at noon. She must be hungry."

Lu Yun pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. "I'm really hungry. I'm tired and hot from walking all the way. Most of my clothes are wet. Let me take a shower first."

Cai He: "Master, the soup has been prepared long ago."

He untied his Taoist robe and handed it to Cai He. Wearing only a middle garment, Lu Yun entered the inner screen, and a moment later, the sound of water could be heard from inside.

Caihe knew that her master didn't like being served while bathing, so she packed up the other clothes and left.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Lu Yun leaned against the wall of the tube weakly.