PaiPai-Romane - Kapitel 66
He looks like someone important.
Tang Leyan was surprised, but continued to walk forward, her eyes still fixed on the man's back.
Just as he reached the entrance of the Imperial Study, the accompanying eunuch approached the man and bowed. They exchanged a few words.
The man seemed to nod, and then suddenly turned around.
Tang Leyan was startled.
She had practiced martial arts since childhood, which gave her sharp eyesight, allowing her to see over there from such a distance.
As the person turned around in an instant, she felt a pair of icy eyes staring coldly at her, meeting her gaze directly.
In that instant when their eyes met, she could almost feel the coldness emanating from those gazes, a chill that stung her eyes.
Such sharp eyes, such a formidable person.
Le Yan looked away.
But in that instant, he also got a general idea of what the other person looked like.
It was a pale pink face.
It looked as if she had applied powder; her cheeks were very white, but her lips were very red. Her cheekbones were high, and when she looked over, her slightly gray eyebrows were tightly furrowed together, and wrinkles seemed to be visible on her forehead.
She's clearly not young anymore.
As Le Yan withdrew her gaze, a thought suddenly struck her. She remembered someone.
That legendary figure who has retired from the public eye.
Could it be him?
Le Yan turned to look again, but in that instant, the bridge was completely empty. The white figures had vanished as if they had disappeared into thin air.
Le Yan was startled. She looked around, but could no longer find that unique figure. Only the accompanying eunuch was still slowly returning along the same route.
That's strange.
She wondered to herself, when she heard someone laugh and ask, "Is Guard Yue here to see the Emperor?"
Le Yan was taken aback, then smiled and said, "That's right, thank you for your help in announcing this, brother." The emperor sat upright behind his desk, his back as straight as a bamboo stalk.
Tang Leyan bowed and stood to the side, turning her head to look, secretly envious.
The emperor sat there, exuding an imposing and powerful aura. His face was exquisitely handsome, a blend of majesty and charm that was undeniably captivating. He coldly lowered his head, showing no sign of a smile, and earnestly examined the memorials submitted by his subordinates. Occasionally, he would pick up his pen, add a few strokes, and write down his comments. Men who are focused on their work are always the most charming. Le Yan's mouth dropped open as she watched, and without realizing it, she sat down on the jade steps beside him, cupping her cheeks in her hands and enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Her temperament was similar to Yu Fengqing's; both were restless. Back on Tianmiao Peak, when she was asked to practice meditation, she would always break the rules by sitting still.
Originally intending to roam freely outside for a while, she was thwarted by Chu Gexing and obediently returned to this caged palace, feeling inexplicably resentful. However, the scenery before her was breathtaking, and she slowly appreciated it. Each view presented a different vista, and she didn't feel too lonely.
Perhaps the evil gaze was too intense, finally alerting the person behind the imperial desk.
With a flick of his wrist, he quickly finished revising the last memorial, set it aside, and then turned to look at it.
Le Yan quickly jumped up from the ground, patted her sleeves, and stood there nonchalantly.
"Ha..." The emperor chuckled softly.
She then turned around, looking as if she hadn't done anything or slacked off.
The emperor looked at her and said, "Leyan, come here."
"What?" he blurted out.
After thinking it over, he realized it wasn't right, so he cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Your subject obeys."
He strode up the jade steps and walked to his side: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Tell me about anything interesting you saw or heard when you went out this morning."
The emperor, seemingly bored out of his mind, turned to look at her.
"Ah? No..." She frowned. "I just went to..."
"What did you go to do?" he asked with a smile.
When the emperor smiled, his eyebrows would furrow slightly, as if carrying a hint of suppressed depression, but he himself was unaware of it. Or perhaps it was a habit ingrained in his bones that was difficult to change.
Tang Leyan frowned slightly as she looked at that spot, then reached out her hand, tapping her fingers in front of him before finally pulling them back.
"Hmm?" He was puzzled, and the slight frown on his face widened.
The black and white eyes were right in front of me.
It turns out that the emperor's beauty was an indescribable, fluid beauty.
It's not about being beautiful at first glance.
His beauty lies in movement, in conversation, and in the charm he exudes unintentionally.
Le Yan was stunned.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" he asked quietly, his expression more like that of a curious child than an emperor.
Le Yan suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty already knows, why ask your subject?"
In that instant, she had figured it out.
The emperor probably already knew she had gone to the Zhongtang Mansion.
They probably knew who she had met, but they deliberately came to tease her.
The amusement in his eyes was a way of seeing how she would respond.
After she finished speaking, she pouted slightly in a coquettish manner.
The emperor burst into laughter, a laugh that seemed to make a thousand trees bloom, revealing his pearly white teeth, and said, "Hahaha, although I know it, I still enjoy hearing you say it."
"I won't tell," she said defiantly, her eyes darting around. "I just won't tell."
She's just a child.
The emperor sighed, looked at her, and suddenly reached out his hand.
Tang Leyan felt a warmth in her hand; it was him holding her hand.
She was slightly taken aback, but the emperor said softly, "That night, I did not stay in Consort Xu's palace."
Her eyes, with their fleeting glances, possessed a tenderness that could kill.
Le Yan was stunned.
Dragon and Tiger Fight in the Capital Chapter 81 The Emperor
No one could fathom what kind of person this young emperor of the Shun Kingdom, who had experienced several ups and downs, truly was.
Tang Shaoxuan.
Over the years, he has become increasingly unpredictable.
In his early youth, he occasionally showed some fiery anger, and when faced with major events, he would panic and be at a loss. But in recent years, he has become more and more calm, like a pool of clear jade water, still and undisturbed.
In the entire Shun Kingdom, only the Grand Councilor of the Military Affairs Department is second only to the emperor. In recent years, the emperor has repeatedly given important positions to members of the Chu family. Chu Gexing holds the power of the Nine Gates, and his younger brother Chu Gexun is also a Tiger General. In addition, the Empress Dowager of the Chu family is also present. Some conservative ministers are inevitably uneasy, feeling that there is a strong suspicion that the "relatives of the empress" are interfering in the power.
Therefore, some disgruntled ministers once suggested that the ministers' power was too great and should be reduced, but the emperor ignored them completely. Despite the ministers' desperate pleas, the man on the throne remained calm and composed with a smile.
Although it turned out that the emperor's decision was correct, Chu Zhen single-handedly suppressed all the restless forces in the court. With Chu Gexing and Chu Gexun standing by his side like the wings of a tiger, no one dared to provoke them.
The safety of the capital region is a given.
Therefore, although the ministers still harbored "the worries of the man of Qi," they were nonetheless convinced of their submission.
The emperor who made this power arrangement back then had an increasingly indifferent smile.
No one knew why the emperor's heart was so resolute, how much confidence he truly had in the Chu clan, or whether he valued the country and the world as much as he did.
He seemed indifferent to everything, yet he was remarkably methodical in his actions, appointing Chu Zhen and heavily relying on Chu Gexing and Chu Gexun. He assigned the Xue brothers, Xue Xin and Xue Nuo, to the northern frontier and the eastern sea, respectively. The border of Danning was guarded by the Iron-Blooded General, a position that remained unchanged for ten years.
The Empress Dowager was clearly not his biological mother, yet he treated her extremely well. He would visit her every few days to pay his respects, and his manners were impeccable.
The only regret is that the position of empress has been vacant for more than a decade. Although a few concubines were taken in due to the advice of ministers, none of them were actually made a concubine. The only one who was relatively favored was Xu Yan, but unfortunately, she has remained just a beauty to this day.
But the matter of "carrying on the family line" is clearly being done...
Although he was always reminded that "the emperor should choose a concubine," he never refused this "obligation" when it was "time to choose."
So... it seems that no one can find fault with the emperor.
His Majesty of Shundu. A perfect man indeed.
Holding the hand of the person in front of him, Tang Shaoxuan smiled broadly.
He held Le Yan's hand with one hand and reached towards her waist with the other.
Tang Leyan was very surprised and almost dodged.
Fortunately, she was quite confident in her own skills: even if an emperor really became unruly, she was not someone to be trifled with.
Sure enough, the emperor seemed to have a perverse sense of humor, moving extremely slowly. This only added to the ambiguity.
She glanced at him sideways.
He glanced at her with a smile, his jade-colored fingers resting on the small fan tucked into her waist.
"Ha..." Tang Leyan chuckled inwardly. Just as she expected.
The emperor raised an eyebrow.
It seemed somewhat uninteresting because of her lack of resistance.
He reached out, pulled out her fan, and held it in his hand: "My dear minister, this fan is truly fascinating. Would you mind giving it to me?"
Le Yan rolled her eyes.
The emperor truly lives up to his title; he has an excellent eye for talent.
Her fan, seemingly plain, actually holds a hidden secret.
There's another mechanism at the bottom of the fan. The fan surface, with its thirty-eight ribs, is made of fine steel. Ten of these ribs are hidden arrows, while the other twenty-eight have their own ingenious uses. They are for self-defense and surprise attacks, and for turning the tide of battle. An essential item for home and travel (?), this is perhaps the only truly exceptional fan in the world. It was given to her by her father before she left.
It was only thanks to her exceptional memory that she was able to clearly remember the secrets hidden within the fan.
If we were to give it to the emperor so easily, wouldn't that be like casting pearls before swine?
Last time, when Chu Gexing made things difficult for me, I almost managed to escape thanks to this fan.
Sigh, a good woman doesn't dwell on past embarrassing moments.