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Hua Shi ran back in a panic, and hid in the place of her own mother, the Empress Dowager, during the lively banquet.

The emperor was surprised to see him like this.

But Empress Feng Boyang kept watching the non-stop performance, with a deep smile on her face, as if she didn't see anything.

The Empress Dowager Bao had been staying with the emperor all this time, and seeing her son running back in a panic, she gave a little panic-stricken body, but quickly calmed down, and angrily shouted at him:

"Why are you panicking? Your Majesty will support you for anything. Who else in this world can harm you?"

Hua Shi glanced nervously at the Empress Dowager Bao, then at the Emperor timidly, and then whispered falteringly:

"I just wanted to see what happened to Shen Shizhong...how is it? It doesn't matter if he's drunk or not, but he wasn't drunk at all. Before I could say a word, that fake man kicked open the door, scaring me to death .”

When the emperor heard this, his face was slightly displeased, but he still taught him in a good voice:

"You mean Xie Yuan?... I want to call you General Xie."

That tone was like teaching a three-year-old child how to speak.

Hua Shi glanced at his own mother, and saw the Empress Dowager Bao winking at him, so she answered honestly:
"Yes, General Xie."

The emperor turned to the little eunuch and said:
"Go and ask what's going on."

The little eunuch went, the emperor saw the Empress Feng Boyang sitting not far away through the face of the Empress Dowager Bao, saw a secretive smile appearing on her face, immediately turned his deep eyes, and thought:

The queen must know something, but she never told him.

After a while, amidst Hua Shi's trembling, Shen Liuzhen and Xie Yuan came back side by side behind the little eunuch who had gone to deliver the message.

They walked to the emperor's side and bowed in salute.The two looked at Hua Shi who was hiding behind the Empress Dowager Bao.

Shen Liuzhen had a smile on his face, while Xie Yuan's brows were sharp, clearly showing disgust and forbearance.

Shen Liuzhen cupped his hands, and his wide sleeves formed a door in front of his eyes, but it was just enough for Emperor Ulay to see a little red scar on his wrist.

Shen Liuzhen said:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's nothing serious. I was sleeping in a daze at the time, and suddenly felt someone was nearby. I was frightened and yelled, which happened to be heard by A Yuan who came over, thinking that I had met an assassin again, so ...the line is a little more excited."

Emperor Wu Lei's eyes flicked past the red on Shen Liuzhen's wrist, feeling a little disbelieving in his heart, so he gently asked Xie Yuan next to him:

"Is that so, General Xie?"

Shen Liuzhen bowed his body at that time, while Xie Yuan stood with his back straight.

Her eyes kept staring at Hua Shi, even if the Empress Dowager Bao frowned and looked at her in disgust, she pretended not to see it at all, and stared at Hua Shi with a sense of threat.

The Huashi who was looking straight ahead dodged his eyes, and then hid behind his own mother. Looking at that, he wished he could hide in his mother's belly again!

Xie Yuan heard the emperor's question, so he looked away, glanced at the emperor, then at Shen Liuzhen, who was bowing beside him, then pursed his resolute lips, clasped his fists in salute, and said two words briefly :
"Yes."

The emperor naturally could see that she was a little reluctant, knowing that there must be something hidden about this matter, but now that Shen Liuzhen was unwilling to talk about it, he planned to ask in private when he had a chance later.

"Oh... so it was a misunderstanding." The emperor looked contemplative, and then said again, "Okay, it's getting late, I guess many people have left earlier, you should go back too."

"Yes." Shen Liuzhen and Xie Yuan agreed together, then took their leave and left the harem hall.

……

After the banquet was over, Emperor Ulei settled the Empress Dowager Bao and the others, and went to the palace.

Empress Feng Boyang was taking off her make-up, when she heard that the emperor was coming, she immediately became alert and hurriedly put on her middle coat to meet him.

Ulay and her looked at each other for the first time, and both of them could see what was going on in the other's heart, and they froze there.

The queen said directly:
"Your Majesty is too greedy today."

The tone is somewhat impolite.It actually means: you are drunk, don't come to me, I don't trust you.

Ulay immediately replied:

"Those few cups won't make you drunk, I'm very sober now."

His tone was not very polite, as if he was arguing with someone seriously, with a sense of confrontation.

The meaning in that tone is: You think too much, if I'm drunk, I won't come to your place yet!

Feng Boyang sized him up a few more times with smoky eyebrows, then turned around and walked back. He didn't speak, and he agreed.

The palace people were very winking, and when they saw this, they all bowed their heads and retreated outside the curtain, leaving the emperor and empress alone.

The emperor pulled a stool and sat down, just behind the emperor Feng Boyang, watching where she was taking the hairpin and jewelry from her head.

The queen glanced at him in the mirror, knowing that he was full of doubts, but she just pretended not to see it.

Finally, Emperor Ulei couldn't bear it anymore, and leaned forward slightly.

In the mirror, he could just see that he turned his head to the side, revealing his whole face, as if he was next to the queen's face.

he asks:

"Do you know anything about what happened today?"

"What are you talking about, Your Majesty?" Empress Feng Boyang looked at Wu Lei in the mirror, as if they were as close as an ordinary couple, and couldn't help but feel rippling in his heart, and his joy surged upwards.

But on the surface, she still pretended to be stupid with that kind of gentle expression that made people unable to see through her mind, and asked a question like this.

"That's... the Queen Mother Bao's son. You were not surprised at all when Hua Shi ran back in a panic. Looking back, when you asked Xie Yuan to visit Shen Liuzhen, you were obviously deliberate. Do you really know? What, can you tell me something?"

Upon hearing this, Empress Feng Boyang turned around, sat facing Wu Lei, and asked gently:
"Your Majesty really wants to know?"

"Yes." Ulay's deep eyes flickered, very firm.

Feng Boyang lowered his eyes, concealed his emotion, and said:

"Actually, the concubine didn't know what exactly happened to them. It's just that I was in the harem these few days, and I heard reports from the palace people, saying that Hua Shi had the habit of Longyang. The two handsome little eunuchs have been murdered by him."

"Ah?!" Ulay's eyes widened in surprise, his voice was raised high, his eyes flickered, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Empress Feng Boyang turned her face slightly, looked at him and asked:
"Why? Your Majesty doesn't believe what the concubine says?"