The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

Shen Leyan watched the two people in the pavilion stand up, and guessed that they must have finished their discussion and were finally preparing to leave. She could finally go back and rest.

Emperor Yong'an's eyes were filled with coldness as he looked at the two people standing up. Not only did they disturb the hot spring bath he had carefully prepared for Shen Leyan, but they even secretly planned a marriage.

He was even more disgusted with the Lu family and Bai Jingxuan, and was also very dissatisfied with the Queen and the Third Prince. Just after he dealt with the Imperial Concubine and the First Prince, the Queen and the Lu family behind her began to make moves.

Emperor Yong'an's face darkened and his eyes became cold and stern.

Perhaps it was because he had given up his murderous spirit and started to cultivate his character in the past two years that made those people think he was too gentle.

Since they wanted it so much, he would first grant their wish so that they could experience the feeling of falling from a high place to a cliff.

Besides, it would also help them give up their plans for the little woman next to them.

In fact, the Queen had planned from the beginning to let Shen Leyan enter the palace to suppress the Imperial Concubine, but now the Imperial Concubine and the others have been dealt with by the Emperor, and they can't cause any trouble in the short term.

The Queen was initially happy that Emperor Yong'an punished the Imperial Concubine and the others for Shen Leyan's sake, but later she was secretly worried that she would become the second Imperial Concubine.

Moreover, after the Spring Banquet, there was no news from the Emperor about asking Shen Leyan to enter the palace. Instead, news came from outside the palace that the Shen family was preparing to arrange a marriage for her.

In order to avoid raising a tiger to cause trouble, the queen gave up the idea of ​​letting Shen Leyan enter the palace, and sent a letter home asking Lu's father to find a way to interfere with Shen Leyan's marriage so as to win over the Shen family.

It just so happened that Bai Jingxuan also wanted to marry Shen Leyan, so Lu Haiqing took the opportunity to help him and take the opportunity to let him join the third prince's camp.

After all, the Shen family, with its background and unique family tradition, does not attach as much importance to matching as the aristocratic families. Instead, they value people like Bai Jingxuan who have good character and a clean and simple family background.

However, such people have always found it difficult to gain a foothold in the court, unless someone as talented as Shen Hongan has gained the emperor's favor and been promoted to become prime minister, but such cases have always been rare.

Therefore, it was extremely difficult for Bai Jingxuan to support the entire declining general's mansion on his own, and in the end he had to rely on the third prince.

The Queen and the Lu family valued this point and wanted to win over Bai Jingxuan. Otherwise, a small sixth-rank Zhaowu captain would not be in their eyes, let alone bother to win him over.

Only after the two men had gone far away did Emperor Yong'an come back to his senses and put away the gloom on his face.

He turned to Shen Leyan and said softly, "It's getting late. I'll take you back."

She nodded slightly, then followed Emperor Yong'an down the mountain and left.

The two of them walked in silence all the way, but Emperor Yong'an held her hand because he was afraid that the road would be slippery when going down the mountain after dark.

Shen Leyan couldn't break free from his hands, so she had to give up.

Baoshun, who was standing at the foot of the mountain, looked at the two people holding hands from afar and thought it was a beautiful sight. The Emperor and Miss Shen were truly a perfect match.

Unfortunately, their joy did not last long as the emperor finally got what he wanted, and the two of them let go of each other's hands.

Looking at the two people distancing themselves from each other, Baoshun almost thought that his eyes were blurry.

I don’t know how long I have to wait for this day!

"I'll go back to the camp to deal with the memorials first. Please take Miss Shen back to the camp."

"I obey your command." Baoshun quickly put away the messy thoughts in his mind and bowed respectfully to receive the order.

The moon is high in the sky and the night is warm.

Caiyue and Zhiyue, who were at the door, saw that the young lady had finally returned and hurried to greet her.

After thanking Bao Shun, the two of them helped Shen Leyan into the tent.

"Miss, the eldest master just came over. I have already told him that you have rested, as instructed by you."

"Did my brother tell me what he wanted to talk to me about?"

"No, the eldest master heard that the young lady had rested, so he went back without entering the account."

"Okay, got it."

Shen Leyan asked Caiyue to help her change into pajamas, and after Zhiyue tidied the bed, she lay down directly.

Caiyue chuckled as she helped Shen Leyan tidied up her bedding: "Go to sleep quickly, young lady. You've been tired all day and have to get up early tomorrow."

She smiled, nodded, and fell asleep peacefully.

After Emperor Yong'an returned to the camp, he began to deal with the remaining memorials.

At this time, the palace maid who had been secretly watching the emperor's tent also quietly left.

"You said the emperor is returning to the camp now?" The queen suddenly stood up from the couch, looking surprised.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. I have been watching from outside and only saw the Emperor come back from outside. I think he must have gone out again shortly after returning from hunting."

"Was there anything unusual when the Emperor returned?"

The maid thought for a moment and shook her head: "It's just that I didn't see Eunuch Baoshun beside the emperor."

Upon hearing this, the queen waved her hand, asked her to leave, and then fell into deep thought.

Although she had long been accustomed to the emperor not summoning concubines, in recent years, whether in the palace or outside the palace, the emperor basically regarded the concubines as decorations.

Not to mention flipping through the green cards at night, now even concubines rarely accompany the emperor. They only occasionally go to a few fixed palaces to sit and relieve boredom.

But even if he relied on the rare rain and dew, it was enough to call the shots in the palace.

Therefore, the concubines who have given birth to royal heirs will always have more hope, because at least the emperor will occasionally think about his own offspring.

But it is really hard for a woman who has no favor and no children to live in this deep palace.

So today, Concubine Lan dressed up carefully to visit the emperor. I heard that she also prepared dinner carefully. However, she didn't even see the emperor and returned home in shame.

Concubine Lan, who had just entered the palace, played the zither very well and was much loved by the emperor. Even though she had never conceived a prince, she successfully secured her position as a concubine with her outstanding talent.

I heard that the guard who stopped us said that the emperor was dealing with memorials and no one was allowed to disturb him.

It seems that the Emperor was not in the tent at all at that time, but where did he go? Why was Baoshun, who always served him, nowhere to be seen?

The queen thought about it and always felt that something was wrong, but the emperor's whereabouts had never been discovered.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. The queen has been with the emperor for so many years and would never be so foolish as to inquire about his whereabouts and make him unhappy.

So he sent someone to secretly keep an eye on what was happening over there with Shen Leyan.

She had already heard about what happened at the horse farm yesterday, and at that time she did not think that the emperor was personally teaching her daughter Shen Leyan to ride a horse out of sympathy for Prime Minister Shen.

Perhaps others could believe it a little, but she noticed the emperor's special treatment of Shen Leyan last time, and he happened to punish the imperial concubine.

The queen felt a little uneasy. If the emperor was really with Shen Leyan tonight, she might have another strong opponent like the imperial concubine.

The marriage between Shen Leyan and Bai Jingxuan must be settled quickly to avoid any unnecessary complications. It would be a disaster if she could not use this woman.