"Okay, let her in."
The person inside the pavilion smiled, and the whole pavilion seemed to glow; their tone was cheerful.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Luzi knew that the Emperor was acting because of Miss Ji, and respectfully gestured to the people behind him, "Miss Ji, please come in. The Emperor is waiting in the pavilion."
Hai Ling raised an eyebrow and went inside, while Shi Mei, Shi Lan, and the others waited outside.
Ji Shaocheng stood far away and did not follow.
In the pavilion, Hai Ling looked at the man sitting there, who was in a good mood. He was radiant and dazzling, and his face was incredibly handsome. He couldn't be happier at the moment. But she was in a bad mood. It was late at night, and she should have left the palace, but because of his order, she had been brought back. How annoying! So Hai Ling walked over and sat down opposite Ye Lingfeng with a sullen face.
"Ye Lingfeng, are you very free?"
"Ling'er, come and have some tea, it will help with digestion."
Hai Ling was a little confused. Did he send someone to bring her here so late at night just so she could drink tea to aid digestion?
The man sitting at the stone table, exuding an air of nobility and radiance, reached out and pulled her down to drink tea, clearly in a very good mood.
Hai Ling wondered curiously what good thing had happened to her uncle tonight that made him so happy, beaming with joy.
"The Emperor seems to be in a particularly good mood. Could it be that he has found a treasure or acquired something good?"
"Ling'er, have some tea."
Ye Lingfeng was indeed in a good mood because Hai Ling didn't react negatively when she sat next to him tonight. When he served her food, she ate it all, which meant that she was subconsciously getting closer to him. So how could he not be happy?
He thought he might be able to marry her soon, which was why Ye Lingfeng was in such a good mood and ordered someone to bring her back from the palace.
However, seeing the girl's cold expression, her pouting lips, and her eyes that seemed to want to kill him, Ye Lingfeng was not annoyed at all. On the contrary, he felt better and better because all of the girl's emotions were for him.
Hai Ling had no idea what Ye Lingfeng was thinking. Seeing that he was only focused on making her drink tea, she picked up the teacup and took a big gulp, then choked and started coughing in the pavilion.
Ye Lingfeng naturally moved closer and reached out to pat her back: "Drink slowly, no one's going to take it from you."
"It's all your fault. Speak up, what's the matter? You don't just want to have tea with me, do you?"
Hai Ling glared angrily at the culprit, while Ye Lingfeng looked at her with amusement before speaking with utmost seriousness.
"I invited you here for tea."
"Drinking tea so late at night instead of sleeping? Fine, I admire you."
Hai Ling raised a hand and waved her thumb at Ye Lingfeng twice, completely convinced of his superiority.
However, before she could retract her movements, Ye Lingfeng added another sentence, which made her face turn black with anger.
"By the way, we have a two-week period, and several days have already passed. Have you thought about your two test questions yet?"
A deep, magnetic voice, as sweet as wine, gently rang in Hai Ling's ear. Hai Ling's expression changed drastically. When had he gotten so close to her? She leaned back slightly and said, "I'll let you know when I think of the exam questions."
After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave.
It was late at night, and the two of them were sitting in this warm and fragrant pavilion. The man was even giving her a seductive look. If she wasn't mistaken, he was trying to seduce her. And with someone so outstanding, she'd better be careful.
Ye Lingfeng did this just to tease her. By teasing her like this, the two of them grew closer and closer, which is why he did it this way.
However, before Hailing could go out, she heard footsteps outside, very urgent. The two couldn't help but look at each other and then looked out of the pavilion.
Ye Lingfeng, his previous alluring charm gone, replaced by a cold and fierce aura, shouted towards the pavilion, "What happened?"
Xiao Luzi had already come over and was respectfully answering questions outside the pavilion.
"Your Majesty, something has happened?"
"What happened?"
Ye Lingfeng raised an eyebrow, his sharp eyes narrowing, a cold glint in his eyes. He wondered what had happened so late at night.
Xiao Luzi quickly reported, "Your Majesty should go to Qingqian Palace to take a look. It's not good that a eunuch came to report this."
"Um?"
Ye Lingfeng got up and walked out. Hai Ling, out of curiosity, followed closely behind him. They walked out of the pavilion and found many eunuchs and guards standing outside. Even Ji Shaocheng was alerted and led several of his men to stand outside the pavilion.
Ye Lingfeng was not surprised by Ji Shaocheng's appearance, nor did he stop the Ji family siblings from following him. The group followed a small eunuch in a grand procession to Qingqian Palace.
Outside a side hall of Qingqian Palace, a number of palace maids and eunuchs stood, all blushing and extremely uncomfortable. As soon as they saw the Emperor approaching, they all knelt down. They were about to speak, but Ye Lingfeng waved his hand, and no one dared to utter a word.
The eunuch who had reported earlier stepped forward to reply.
"Your Majesty, there are sounds coming from this side hall of Qingqian Palace. We servants do not know who dares to come here?"
No one spoke in front of the side hall. Inside, soft moans and faint sounds of lovemaking could be heard from time to time, intense and lingering.
Ye Lingfeng's handsome face was covered with a cold and fierce aura, and his eyes were sharp and piercing. In fact, there were no concubines in the harem, so he was not worried about anyone doing anything behind his back. However, this audacious adulterer actually came to his Qingqian Palace to do such a thing, so it was too hateful.
"Open it and let me see who dares to be so audacious."
At the Emperor's command, Xiao Luzi was the first to open the main gate. There was a carved bird screen in front of the side hall, so the situation inside could not be seen. Even so, clothes were scattered all over the ground, some men's and some women's, even undergarments were scattered on the ground, which showed that the two of them could not wait.
The eunuchs and palace maids were terrified, barely daring to breathe, for fear of angering the emperor and dying without even knowing how.
Ye Lingfeng's face was cold, and he did not go in. He simply ordered Xiao Luzi, who was standing to the side, "Go in and see for me immediately who did such a thing in Qingqian Palace?"
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
There was no sound behind the screen. Xiao Luzi went in and came out quickly, his face full of horror. He knelt down on the ground with a thud.