Time travel, quick transmigration

The next day, after having breakfast, Shi Yan went to Ganlu Palace to see Li Longji.

Li Longji stayed at Consort Wang's palace yesterday. He almost missed the morning court session because of his indulgence in pleasure. As a result, not only did Gao Lishi receive a severe scolding from Li Longji, but Consort Wang, who had dragged him into his foolishness, also became disliked by Li Longji.

After leaving the Taiji Hall, Li Longji returned to the Ganlu Hall, suppressing his anger.

Gao Lishi knew that His Majesty the Emperor was taking his anger out on him because he was upset. Although he felt wronged after being scolded, he didn't show it on his face. In his heart, the master was the emperor, and Li Longji was the most honorable person in the world. He was their sovereign. How could they, as servants, harbor resentment towards their sovereign?

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This is new tea that was presented as tribute this year. Please try it."

Gao Lishi took the teacup from the palace maid Xiaohan and placed it next to Li Longji, a pleasing smile plastered on his face.

The tender green tea leaves in the porcelain white teacup looked quite appealing, and the faint fragrance of the tea leaves wafted into Li Longji's nose, instantly making him feel refreshed and relaxed.

So he picked up the teacup, smelled the aroma of the tea, and then took a few sips.

"The pre-rain tea this year is quite good. Send some tea to the Imperial Concubine later."

Seeing that the emperor's expression had softened somewhat, Gao Lishi breathed a sigh of relief. Now, hearing that the emperor had enjoyed the fine tea but still remembered to share some with Nanxun Palace, he smiled and flattered him.

"This servant will send it over shortly. Your Majesty, why don't you go and visit the Imperial Concubine? She will surely be pleased if you do."

Li Longji was somewhat tempted upon hearing this.

"That's fine. I was supposed to be with her yesterday, but..."

At this point, he felt even more disgusted with the culprit, Lady Wang.

Just as Li Longji was about to set off, someone outside came to announce that the Imperial Concubine had arrived. Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Li Longji's eyes.

"If that's true, then hurry up and welcome them in."

"Li Shi, go."

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty," before going out to greet Shi.

As soon as Shi Yan entered the inner hall, she bumped into Gao Lishi, who had come to greet her.

When Gao Lishi saw her, it was as if he had seen a savior.

"This servant greets Your Highness the Imperial Concubine. Your Highness, your arrival is perfectly timed. His Majesty is in a bad mood and had just lost his temper. This servant dared not say anything and was troubled, not knowing what to do."

Seeing Gao Lishi's distressed expression, Shi Yan deliberately feigned confusion and asked.

"Why is Your Majesty angry? Has something happened, or has someone displeased Your Majesty?"

Gao Lishi opened his mouth but ultimately didn't dare tell Shi Yan that Li Longji and Consort Wang had spent the night indulging in passion, causing him to wake up late and almost miss the morning court session.

"It's just some troublesome matters in the court, which this servant shouldn't comment on..."

Seeing that Gao Lishi seemed to be hiding something and was hesitant to speak, Shi Yan understood and did not press the matter further.

"Please don't treat me like a savior, Eunuch Gao. Even if it's a matter of court, it's not appropriate for me to ask or say too much. I've come to see His Majesty today to discuss something with him. If His Majesty is troubled, I won't disturb you and will come another day."

Shi Yan smiled slightly, hiding a faint smile in her eyes, and then turned to Xiao Die and A Man.

"Let's go back."

Gao Lishi was dumbfounded. He was unwilling to watch Shi Yan leave, as his beloved emperor was eagerly awaiting her departure.

“Your Highness, you cannot leave now. His Majesty specially ordered me to come and welcome you when he heard that you were coming to Ganlu Palace. He didn’t care about disturbing you. He was overjoyed to see you. Please come with me into the palace to see His Majesty.”

Shi Yan was actually deliberately trying to make Gao Lishi anxious, since Gao Lishi was dishonest and wanted to hide the truth.

"Eunuch Gao, why didn't you say so sooner? Please take me to see His Majesty quickly, so that His Majesty won't have to wait too long."

Shi Yan gave Gao Lishi a slightly reproachful look, then took Xiao Die and A Man and went straight to find Li Longji, leaving Gao Lishi stunned for a while before hurriedly following behind Shi Yan, wiping the sweat from his forehead and apologizing to her.

"Bless your Majesty."

As soon as Shi Yan entered the hall, he stepped forward and bowed to Li Longji.

Following behind her, Xiaodie, Aman, and Gao Lishi also bowed to His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting on the soft couch, and said "Greetings." After receiving the imperial decree, they all withdrew.

"Yu Huan, don't stand, come and sit next to me."

Li Longji smiled and waved.

Shi Yan didn't stand on ceremony and slowly walked to sit down next to Li Longji. Then she smiled sweetly at the emperor who was staring intently at her.

"Why is Your Majesty looking at Yu Huan like that? Is there something on Yu Huan's face?"

Looking at Shi Yan's charming appearance, Li Longji shook his head with deep affection in his eyes.

"I just feel that after only a day apart, Yu Huan seems even more beautiful than before."

Furthermore, I already said before that Yu Huan should call me San Lang from now on. How could Yu Huan forget?

Shi Yan's eyes flashed, she lowered her brows and whispered.

"I was just looking around because there were other people present. I wanted to maintain Sanlang's dignity when there were others around."

Li Longji didn't understand the complexities of a woman's heart, but he was naturally happy that his beloved woman was thinking of him. This made Consort Wang and his Imperial Concubine even less appealing in his eyes.

"I know that Yu Huan is devoted to me. Yu Huan, just remember that in my heart, none of the women in the entire harem can compare to you. You can be unrestrained and throw tantrums in front of me. As long as you have me in your heart, I have no other desires."

Shi Yan silently complained a few times as she looked at the affectionate emperor, but her face still showed a look of being moved.

"Oh right, I almost forgot the important matter. Sanlang, Yuhuan has come today to ask you for a favor."

Li Longji's expression turned serious, clearly showing his curiosity, since Shi Yan had never asked for anything before.

"Yu Huan, please speak frankly about whatever you have to say."

Shi Yan nodded.

"Sanlang, could you assign that guy named Xiao Shen from your Imperial Guard to work in my palace?"

Li Longji looked at Shi Yan with a puzzled expression.

"Why did Yu Huan think of this Imperial Guard named Xiao Shen? If you need manpower to guard Nanxun Palace, I will make the arrangements myself."

Shi Yan shook her head.

"Your Highness has misunderstood Yu Huan. I only wanted that person to create some opportunities for the two lovers to spend time together. Your Highness is unaware that Xiao Shen and Xiao Die knew each other before, and they occasionally visited each other. Over time, feelings developed between them. I thought that Xiao Die had been with me for many years, always diligent and loyal, and she was beyond reproach. But I cannot let Xiao Die stay in the palace with me forever. Seeing that Xiao Die is of marriageable age, so..."

"Sanlang, would you agree?"

In order to eliminate any potential threats and allow Xiao Shen and Xiao Die to leave Chang'an smoothly, Shi Yan felt that the best course of action was to directly confront Li Longji about their affair.

Shi Yan's decision was clearly the right one, and Li Longji immediately smiled after hearing her words.

"Why can't we agree to this? It's a good thing."

In fact, Li Longji had already been informed of the private relationship between Xiaodie and Xiaoshen. He didn't pay much attention to it, but as the ruler of a country, he was used to having control over everything, so he still ordered people to keep an eye on their movements in secret.

However, he was quite surprised that his concubine, who never asked for anything, would make a request of him regarding Xiaodie's matter.

“Yu Huan was truly a person of deep feelings and true character; she cared so much for a mere maid.”

"Since Yu Huan is willing to help others achieve their goals, I will issue an edict to send Xiao Shen to Nanxun Palace to serve. I will appoint him as the Left Valiant Guard, specifically responsible for the safety of Nanxun Palace. This will also make it easier for him to cultivate his relationship with your girl Xiao Die."