amaotonovel Chapter 732 Shu Yan Sends Snacks
Chapter 732 Shu Yan Sends Snacks
The fire was not big and was discovered in time, so it was quickly put out. The imperial physician also came to check on the little princes and princesses, and it was nothing serious. The third princess only had her throat choked by the smoke.
Jiang Fenghua was furious. "Who set the fire? Who is on night duty at Kunning Palace today?"
Madam Wang called the eunuch on night duty to her side and said, "Madam, Xiao Chuanzi and Xiao Guizi are on night duty tonight. It was Xiao Chuanzi and Xiao Guizi who discovered the fire in the side hall. They immediately sent people to put out the fire and woke up the others."
Jiang Fenghua stared at them, "Where were you when the fire started? Did you see anyone suspicious?"
Xiao Chuanzi said, "My servant and Xiao Guizi had just finished their inspection and were about to return to their rooms, but I ran out because I had to go to the bathroom. I saw a fire in the side hall and ran to check it out, only to find that it was on fire."
Nanny Wang said, "The people in Kunning Palace were carefully selected by me. Their family backgrounds are clean, so they dare not deceive."
At this time, Aoxue ran in, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Have you found the person?" Xie Shang asked in a deep voice.
"We didn't find Ye Ying. The soldiers guarding the palace gate said he had left the palace." Aoxue added, "Before the fire, Ye Ying was patrolling outside Kunning Palace. He sent away the secret guards who were with him."
Xiao Guizi also said: "Before the fire, I ran into Lord Yeying in the side hall. He said that they were patrolling the palace and asked me to go back to my room to sleep."
Xie Shang said coldly: "Lin Feng, the whole city is looking for Ye Ying, you must bring him back to me."
Lin Feng did not expect Ye Ying to betray the emperor. He said, "I will obey your order."
Aoxue said anxiously: "I don't believe that Ye Ying set the fire. He must have his reasons for suddenly leaving the palace." She was sleeping in Princess Qian's room at the time, and she didn't believe that Ye Ying had the heart to burn them all to death.
"My queen." Aoxue knelt in front of Jiang Fenghua, "Let me find him and find out what's going on."
Jiang Fenghua said: "It's the same if Lin Feng takes people to look for him. Find him and then ask him. Now you just stay in the palace! He is indeed the most suspicious."
Lian Ye pulled Aoxue up and said, "Don't worry, the truth will be revealed when we find him. If it's not him, he will definitely come back."
Aoxue didn't say anything more. She had known Yeying since she was a child. Yeying was also an orphan and was good at martial arts. They were all the emperor's secret guards. How could he betray the emperor? Even if a knife was put to his neck, even if he died, he would never betray him!
Jiang Fenghua was tired after a night of sleep and finally lay down on the bed. The side hall was burned, so she took the children to sleep in the main hall. Xie Shang returned to the Qianqing Palace overnight because he had to get up early to attend court.
Before leaving, he said to Jiang Fenghua: "You stay with the children. I will take care of the rest. From Zhang Anyu's investigation, Jin Ji should be fine."
Jiang Fenghua didn't say much and went to sleep with the child.
As soon as Xie Shang arrived at the Qianqing Palace, he saw Shu Yan waiting at the door with a food box.
Shu Yan was wearing a pink flowing dress and had put on a very pretty makeup. When she saw the emperor coming back, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Xie Shang hated Shu Yan very much. The reason he remembered her was because she had a father who was even more difficult to deal with than a shrew. A hint of impatience flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly, "Why are you here so late?"
Shu Yan said in a gentle voice: "This is the snack I just learned to make. Your Majesty, please try it and see if it tastes good."
Wu Xin stood aside. Shu Ronghua also came to deliver snacks last night, but the emperor didn't see her. She came again tonight. It was obvious that she was trying to seduce the emperor on purpose.
Wu Xin said, "Empress Ronghua, please go back. Your Majesty doesn't like sweets."
"Your Majesty has not tasted it, so how does Eunuch Wuxin know that Your Majesty doesn't like it? I have been making it for a long time, especially for Your Majesty." Shu Yan bit her pink lips, looking pitiful and lovable.
Xie Shang was also very tired because of the fire in Kunning Palace. Thinking of Ye Ying's betrayal, he was in a bad mood. Just as he was about to enter the bedroom, he suddenly thought that Shu Yan might know something about the Shu family.
He said coldly: "Send the cakes in, I'm hungry."
Wu Xin was stunned and respectfully made way. Shu Yan immediately smiled and said, "Yes."
Wu Xin also followed in silently. The emperor was originally going to stay in Kunning Palace to accompany the empress tonight, but the bedrooms of the young masters were burned down, so the empress let the young masters live in the main palace.
He skillfully helped the emperor change his brocade robe, and had someone bring toiletries. Xie Shang washed his hands and face slowly and leisurely, his movements comfortable and unrestrained. Shu Yan stood obediently by the side, also attracted by the elegant and handsome emperor, she was almost obsessed with him.
Shu Yan suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I will help you wash up." Concubine Chang said that women in the palace should be thick-skinned and wait for the emperor to summon them. Some women have never been summoned by the emperor in their entire lives, and as a result, they end up living alone and becoming resentful women in the deep palace.
Xie Shang handed her the handkerchief.
Shu Yan felt flattered and quickly took the handkerchief to wipe the emperor. If she could get close to the emperor, he would take her. Thinking of what would happen next, her heart was beating fast.
However, just as her fingers touched the back of the emperor's hand, Xie Shang suddenly turned sideways and sat in front of the table, "Show me what dessert Shu Ronghua made."
When Wuxin heard this, his heart suddenly tightened. What did the emperor mean?
Shu Yan had a smile on her lips. She put down her handkerchief and quickly opened the food box, only to see two layers of exquisite pastries in it.
Xie Shang glanced at her and praised, "Shu Ronghua is indeed very clever and skillful. She made beautiful snacks."
Wu Xin quickly took the cake away and said, "Your Majesty cannot eat it without testing for poison."
When Shu Yan heard this, she quickly said, "I made this myself. It's not poisonous."
After that, she picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. "See, it's not poisonous."
Xie Shang raised the corners of his lips slightly, "I believe Shu Ronghua will not harm me, and you don't have the guts to harm me either."
Shu Yan smiled and said, "I am your majesty's concubine. I am your majesty's person in life and your majesty's ghost in death."
Xie Shang's lips twitched, "Does Shu Ronghua know how to play chess?"
Shu Yan was stunned. "I know a little, but I am not proficient. My chess skills are not as good as the Queen's."
"Since you can, play the next game with me!" Xie Shang said calmly.
"Yes." Shu Yan had long known that the emperor was good at chess. In the past, Concubine Gao often played chess with the emperor and won his favor, so she had also studied how to play chess in the past two years.
At this moment, she was also very nervous. The night was long, and she sat up straight, deliberately exposing her fair neck and the area below her collarbone. The emperor was full of vigor and vitality, and she had dressed up carefully. How could the emperor bear not to touch her?
After a few moves, Xie Shang said, "Shu Ronghua and your cousin often interact with each other, right?"
"Ah!" Shu Yan was stunned.
"Your cousin Shu Xue is dead, and Shu Ronghua doesn't know about it?"
Shu Yan nodded and said, "I know a little bit. My mother asked someone to pass a message to me, but she didn't say anything specific."
"Aren't you sad?"
Shu Yan's fingers holding the chess piece trembled slightly. "Of course I'm sad, but the dead are gone. Maybe this is cousin Xue's fate."
Xie Shang stared at her. She was dressed brightly and had delicate makeup on. She didn't look like her cousin had died at all.
Why did it feel a little funny when she said the words "the dead are gone"?