The emperor's scheming: alluring the world

Chapter 124
Empress Wu's eager expression made Emperor Cheng confirm that Wu Shaoyou's return to Beijing was secretly planned by Duke Anguo and his son. The one that was robbed, can be retrieved now, and it can be regarded as a comfort to the late emperor's spirit in heaven, so Emperor Cheng's intention of blaming Wu Shaoyou was dispelled.

"The empress does not need to rush to intercede for Wu Shaoyou. As the saying goes, there are priorities. I will not blame Wu Shaoyou for such trivial matters." Emperor Cheng calmly opened his mouth to warn Empress Wu. Bai Shi shut his mouth in a hurry.

Seeing this, Emperor Cheng was fair to Anguo: "Since Wu Shaoyou is already waiting to be summoned in the side hall, let him be called into the main hall to answer!"

An Guogong saw that although there was no smile on Chengdi's face, but no anger in his tone, he felt a little relieved, and hurriedly saluted, and went to the side hall to summon Wu Shaoyou in person.

Among the sons of Duke An, Sister Li had only met Wu Haolong, who was also a young man with some military talents, but it was a pity that in the end he became the pawn sacrificed by Empress Wu. The woman is buried.

After An Guogong left for a while, he returned to the main hall again. Behind him was a young gentleman in black and black uniform. He was Wu Shaoyou.

Wu Shaoyou was tall and straight, with handsome eyebrows and starry eyes. He was different from the rich and noble sons that are often seen in Beijing.After all, what appeared in front of them was an outstanding man who had just made outstanding achievements in the army, came from a prominent background, and was still heroic. He was the ideal husband in their hearts.

After Wu Shaoyou entered the palace, he didn't pay attention to the rich and noble girls sitting there. The only one who caught his eye was Li Meiying, the girl who could make his father and aunt fail again and again. The first one, and his younger brother's future was ruined because of Li Sister's counter-design, how could he not pay attention to Li Sister.

What surprised Wu Shaoyou was that apart from her unparalleled beauty, Li Sister-in-law's temperament was quite like a cold fairy who did not eat the fireworks of the world, and she was completely different from the scheming and gaudy girl in his imagination.

Feeling Wu Shaoyou's scrutinizing gaze, Li Sister-in looked at him openly, and then looked away after a while, Wu Shaoyou woke up because of this, and hurriedly knelt down to salute: "I haven't got the order, so I withdraw myself. Palace, I ask the emperor to punish me."

"You have made a great contribution, Shaoyou, and you have recovered the lost hundred altars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. What is your crime? Hurry up and forgive me." Emperor Cheng did not pursue Wu Shaoyou's loss of focus at that moment, and said in a friendly tone.

An Guogong has been paying attention to the expression of Emperor Cheng, and seeing that Emperor Cheng did not take the matter of his son's return to Beijing without authorization, he was really relieved. This risky move this time was the right move, and soon Wu The family will regain its former glory, and when he regains control of the military, the first person he will deal with is Li Meizhen, and he will avenge the destruction of the future of the four sons.

Wei Jinyang, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, saw a sinister look in Duke An's eyes. He looked at Li Meiying worriedly and said in a low voice, "If Duke An regains power, you must be the first one to deal with him. If you are sure it will make him busy this time, if you are not sure let me help you!"

Li Meizhen didn't expect Wei Jinyang to say such a thing, she stared at him for a long time before she said indifferently: "Don't bother you, I have my own discretion in my affairs."

Knowing that she had made all the preparations, Wei Jinyang no longer insisted on intervening, just smiled, sat upright and drank tea by himself.

With Emperor Cheng's permission, Wu Shaoyou stood up slowly and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to send someone to move the hundred altars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine into the palace, and ask your Majesty to personally check the authenticity."

Emperor Cheng agreed, and Wu Shaoyou hurriedly ordered to move the osmanthus wine. About a quarter of an hour later, a hundred altars of osmanthus wine entered the Chengfu Palace. Emperor Cheng ordered Eunuch Zhang to carry the altar to the imperial case at will. After carefully identifying the seal on the wine jar, he said to Mr. Zhang: "It's the sweet-scented osmanthus wine collected by the late emperor. You order people to move the hundred jars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine to the warehouse for safekeeping."

Eunuch Zhang responded and called his servants to move the hundred altars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine out of Chengfu Hall.

"Father, An Guogong is good at teaching his sons, and Wu Shaoyou is a young hero. You should reward them well." Princess Bingying has lived in the mansion for a long time since she was frightened last time. When she saw Li Sister-in-law, she was already so frightened that she couldn't stand still, but now that she saw her uncle's family made such great achievements, she knew that someone must stand up to ask for rewards for their father and son, so she got up and spoke boldly.

When Emperor Cheng heard the words, he smiled boldly and said: "Bingying is right. If you have meritorious service, you should be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you should be punished. This is an eternal truth. As a wise king, I should make sure that rewards and punishments are clear."

After hearing these words, Princess Bingying sat down with a little peace of mind, her eyes inadvertently met Li Sister's pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, her heart trembled again, and she leaned towards Wei Mingyu beside her in fear .

Wei Mingyu sensed Princess Bingying's abnormality. He glanced in Li Meiying's direction, and then patiently lowered his voice and comforted him: "Princess, don't be afraid. With me here, no one will dare to hurt you again."

It's just that the deep-rooted fear cannot be dispelled by a few words from An Wei. Despite Wei Mingyu's gentle coaxing, Princess Bingying was still trembling with fright. She pinched Wei Mingyu's arm tightly with her slender fingers, but Without knowing it, Wei Mingyu frowned displeased.

Li Sister-in-law had a panoramic view of Wei Mingyu's annoyance towards Princess Bingying, but her face remained calm. She only picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and then listened to Emperor Cheng, "An Guogong, Wu Shaoyou stepped forward to listen seal up."

When An Guogong and Wu Shaoyou heard the words, both of them were overjoyed, but they didn't dare to show it on their faces. The father and son knelt down and were about to accept the reward from Emperor Cheng. He entered the palace through the side door, and he walked to Eunuch Zhang and whispered a few words, not knowing what the servant said, Eunuch Zhang changed his face instantly, and waved the little servant away, he did not dare to approach Cheng with the slightest hesitation. The emperor said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the guards of Hulong Pavilion have just reported that something happened to Hulong Pavilion."

When Emperor Cheng heard the words, his face changed suddenly, he didn't care that An Guogong and his son were still waiting for the reward, so he got up and left in a hurry.

The sudden departure of Emperor Cheng made all the ministers in the palace startled. Some of the more sensitive ministers had already sensed that something was wrong, and they thought that something big was about to happen, and they hoped that they would not involve themselves.

(End of this chapter)