Helian Chacha stumbled and her legs started to shake unconsciously. She turned around with fear in heart, bowed down and asked him, “What else can I do for you, Your Majesty? I will do whatever I can!”
“Get me a glass of water.” Helian Chacha thought her camouflage was quite good yet she didn’t know that Ye Shengxuan had noticed all of her expressions.
The man closed his eyes after setting this order vaguely.
Hearing that, Helian Chacha was so surprised that she thought it was just the right timing for her!
“Yes!” She went to prepare the tea for Ye Shengxuan excitedly and took out the chronic poison she had kept in her sleeve for long, as she thought she could just put it into the tea without being noticed by anyone.
She had failed so many times, so she thought she could definitely make it this time since no one would bother her this time!
However, right at the moment when she was about to put that white powder into it, Helian Chacha suddenly stopped.
Thinking of her previous experiences, she couldn’t help shivering and immediately put the chronic poison back into her sleeve. Since she was still recovering from the snake bite, it was better for her to wait a few more days.
As for Ye Shengxuan, although he seemed to be reading the memorial in his hand, he was actually keeping an eye on Helian Chacha as he saw it clearly that she tried to put the poison but stopped.
There seemed to be a little bit complicated look in his dark eyes when Helian Chacha served the tea to him, “Your Majesty, here is your tea.”
Ye Shengxuan stared at Helian Chacha’s face only to see an obedient eunuch with her head lowered, yet her rolling eyeballs showed that she was probably plotting something.
The man took a sip of the tea and stared at her silently for a while then asked, “Lin Daogou, why did you save me so many times?”
“You devote yourself to the people and work every day. Me, as a eunuch, can do very little but to protect you, Your Majesty.” Helian Chacha giggled and tried to please him with some compliment.
Ye Shengxuan said with a vague smile, “It is the duty of the imperial guardians to protect me. You look pretty cute, and if you were a woman, probably I would grant you as a concubine so that you could solve some other troubles for me and save me from the daily worries.”
“What?” Helian Chacha was so shocked as she wondered if this bastard emperor had already realized that she was a girl, or why would he say something like that?
She was so scared and then stuttered, “Please don’t make fun of me, Your Majesty. I… I would just pretend that I never heard of it. I am just a eunuch and I would never dare to offend your noble presence, Your Majesty…”
It was just so hard for her to speak a full sentence while stuttering.
And it would be really embarrassing if the emperor was gay.
Ye Shengxuan looked at her and took another sip of his tea, saying calmly, “Alright, I was just kidding. You look so nervous right now, are you hiding anything from me?”
Helian Chacha smiled awkwardly as she was indeed hiding something from him… A girl dressed up as a eunuch would be beheaded if she was exposed!
*
Inside the Ruichen Hall, Concubine Yun was sitting in front of her dresser and having a little palace maid help her put on makeup.
She, Xu Ruyun, was the daughter of the prime minister. She got a beautiful face with delicate features and enjoyed her special position in the harem.
However, she had been long unfavored by His Majesty, so she came up with such an evil trick that day.
She had planned to win the love of Ye Shengxuan that night and then made him forget about the philter. Yet she never expected that her plan was sabotaged and she was kicked out by the emperor in the end!
A ferocious and scary face showed up in the mirror, and that made the little palace maid really frightened that she couldn’t dare to speak up before mincing her words, “Ma’am, you don’t have to be so mad. His Majesty is never good at reading women’s minds…”
That was absolutely the truth as quite many concubines had been kicked out of the bed of Ye Shengxuan…
“You know nothing!” Xu Ruyun cursed as it reminded her of the night when she got married and moved into the palace. She got the title of a concubine right after the marriage, but on the night of their wedding, there had been something really urgent from the court, so Ye Shengxuan had left her alone in their bedroom all night. Then she became a laughing stock in the palace.
Who would have ever thought that she would be kicked out by His Majesty this time…
“No way!” Xu Ruyun stopped touching her hair and pounded the table all of a sudden, “I can’t just wait here whining! Lian’er, go ask the kitchen to make a bowl of icy lotus seed soup. His Majesty must be exhausted with court affairs.”
*
Inside the imperial study, Ye Shengxuan was reading his memorials. Helian Chacha was completely not interested in this, so she stood aside and almost fell asleep.
While she was in a daze, the sharp voice of a eunuch came in from the door of the hall.
“Concubine Yun is here…”
The woman in front of the hall wore delicate makeup and she could attract everyone’s attention with her gentle eyes and the lovely smile.
“Your Majesty!” She bowed in a gorgeous gesture.
Helian Chacha was so stunned as she now realized how blessed an emperor in ancient times could be.
Ye Shengxuan stopped writing and helped Xu Ruyun stand up, “What brings you here today, Yun?”
He didn’t appear to be especially warm or cold but just led Xu Ruyun to sit next to him and asked.
Seeing that Ye Shengxuan was not mad at her, Xu Ruyun felt a bit relieved and started to flirt with him, “I miss you so much, Your Majesty. But I know you are always busy with court affairs. I’m afraid you may exhaust yourself so I made this lotus seed soup for you. It is quite dry and hot these days, please take care of yourself, Your Majesty.”
Her words were so comfortable and sweet, even Helian Chacha was touched. Ye Shengxuan felt quite delighted as well, so he beckoned to her, “Thank you for your kindness, bring it to me then!”
Xu Ruyun was so happy and she took the case from the palace maid standing behind, trying to serve it in a bowl.
However, she was stopped by Ye Shengxuan, “How can I let you do this? Lin Dagou!”
“I am right here!” Helian Chacha stepped up immediately and took the case from Xu Ruyun, “Please let me do it, Your Highness.”
Xu Ruyu nodded and looked at Helian Chacha with a slight smile. She didn’t really care about her but was just a bit surprised, “How come it isn’t Eunuch Fu who serves you today, Your Majesty?”
Helian Chacha brought the case to the side and try to serve it in a bowl while listening to the emperor and Concubine Yun chatting. She suddenly came up with an idea when she prepared the first bowl, so she put the chronic poison kept in her sleeve into the bowl and prepared another bowl of the soup.
“Please enjoy, Your Majesty and Your Highness.” She served the soup to Concubine Yun and then the emperor. But the bowl of icy lotus seed soup fell to the ground with a splash when Ye Shengxuan was trying to take it from her.
“How dare you!” Concubine Yun was super angry as she tried so hard to please the emperor in person and she would never let a little eunuch ruin her plan.
Helian Chacha trembled and kneeled down immediately, “Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I… I don’t know…”
She had definitely held it still when passing it to Ye Shengxuan. And now the man was staring at her with his dark eyes as unfathomable as the ocean in the night, as if numerous meanings were hidden inside.
Helian Chacha stumbled and her legs started to shake unconsciously. She turned around with fear in heart, bowed down and asked him, “What else can I do for you, Your Majesty? I will do whatever I can!”
“Get me a glass of water.” Helian Chacha thought her camouflage was quite good yet she didn’t know that Ye Shengxuan had noticed all of her expressions.
The man closed his eyes after setting this order vaguely.
Hearing that, Helian Chacha was so surprised that she thought it was just the right timing for her!
“Yes!” She went to prepare the tea for Ye Shengxuan excitedly and took out the chronic poison she had kept in her sleeve for long, as she thought she could just put it into the tea without being noticed by anyone.
She had failed so many times, so she thought she could definitely make it this time since no one would bother her this time!
However, right at the moment when she was about to put that white powder into it, Helian Chacha suddenly stopped.
Thinking of her previous experiences, she couldn’t help shivering and immediately put the chronic poison back into her sleeve. Since she was still recovering from the snake bite, it was better for her to wait a few more days.
As for Ye Shengxuan, although he seemed to be reading the memorial in his hand, he was actually keeping an eye on Helian Chacha as he saw it clearly that she tried to put the poison but stopped.
There seemed to be a little bit complicated look in his dark eyes when Helian Chacha served the tea to him, “Your Majesty, here is your tea.”
Ye Shengxuan stared at Helian Chacha’s face only to see an obedient eunuch with her head lowered, yet her rolling eyeballs showed that she was probably plotting something.
The man took a sip of the tea and stared at her silently for a while then asked, “Lin Daogou, why did you save me so many times?”
“You devote yourself to the people and work every day. Me, as a eunuch, can do very little but to protect you, Your Majesty.” Helian Chacha giggled and tried to please him with some compliment.
Ye Shengxuan said with a vague smile, “It is the duty of the imperial guardians to protect me. You look pretty cute, and if you were a woman, probably I would grant you as a concubine so that you could solve some other troubles for me and save me from the daily worries.”
“What?” Helian Chacha was so shocked as she wondered if this bastard emperor had already realized that she was a girl, or why would he say something like that?
She was so scared and then stuttered, “Please don’t make fun of me, Your Majesty. I… I would just pretend that I never heard of it. I am just a eunuch and I would never dare to offend your noble presence, Your Majesty…”
It was just so hard for her to speak a full sentence while stuttering.
And it would be really embarrassing if the emperor was gay.
Ye Shengxuan looked at her and took another sip of his tea, saying calmly, “Alright, I was just kidding. You look so nervous right now, are you hiding anything from me?”
Helian Chacha smiled awkwardly as she was indeed hiding something from him… A girl dressed up as a eunuch would be beheaded if she was exposed!
*
Inside the Ruichen Hall, Concubine Yun was sitting in front of her dresser and having a little palace maid help her put on makeup.
She, Xu Ruyun, was the daughter of the prime minister. She got a beautiful face with delicate features and enjoyed her special position in the harem.
However, she had been long unfavored by His Majesty, so she came up with such an evil trick that day.
She had planned to win the love of Ye Shengxuan that night and then made him forget about the philter. Yet she never expected that her plan was sabotaged and she was kicked out by the emperor in the end!
A ferocious and scary face showed up in the mirror, and that made the little palace maid really frightened that she couldn’t dare to speak up before mincing her words, “Ma’am, you don’t have to be so mad. His Majesty is never good at reading women’s minds…”
That was absolutely the truth as quite many concubines had been kicked out of the bed of Ye Shengxuan…
“You know nothing!” Xu Ruyun cursed as it reminded her of the night when she got married and moved into the palace. She got the title of a concubine right after the marriage, but on the night of their wedding, there had been something really urgent from the court, so Ye Shengxuan had left her alone in their bedroom all night. Then she became a laughing stock in the palace.
Who would have ever thought that she would be kicked out by His Majesty this time…
“No way!” Xu Ruyun stopped touching her hair and pounded the table all of a sudden, “I can’t just wait here whining! Lian’er, go ask the kitchen to make a bowl of icy lotus seed soup. His Majesty must be exhausted with court affairs.”
*
Inside the imperial study, Ye Shengxuan was reading his memorials. Helian Chacha was completely not interested in this, so she stood aside and almost fell asleep.
While she was in a daze, the sharp voice of a eunuch came in from the door of the hall.
“Concubine Yun is here…”
The woman in front of the hall wore delicate makeup and she could attract everyone’s attention with her gentle eyes and the lovely smile.
“Your Majesty!” She bowed in a gorgeous gesture.
Helian Chacha was so stunned as she now realized how blessed an emperor in ancient times could be.
Ye Shengxuan stopped writing and helped Xu Ruyun stand up, “What brings you here today, Yun?”
He didn’t appear to be especially warm or cold but just led Xu Ruyun to sit next to him and asked.
Seeing that Ye Shengxuan was not mad at her, Xu Ruyun felt a bit relieved and started to flirt with him, “I miss you so much, Your Majesty. But I know you are always busy with court affairs. I’m afraid you may exhaust yourself so I made this lotus seed soup for you. It is quite dry and hot these days, please take care of yourself, Your Majesty.”
Her words were so comfortable and sweet, even Helian Chacha was touched. Ye Shengxuan felt quite delighted as well, so he beckoned to her, “Thank you for your kindness, bring it to me then!”
Xu Ruyun was so happy and she took the case from the palace maid standing behind, trying to serve it in a bowl.
However, she was stopped by Ye Shengxuan, “How can I let you do this? Lin Dagou!”
“I am right here!” Helian Chacha stepped up immediately and took the case from Xu Ruyun, “Please let me do it, Your Highness.”
Xu Ruyu nodded and looked at Helian Chacha with a slight smile. She didn’t really care about her but was just a bit surprised, “How come it isn’t Eunuch Fu who serves you today, Your Majesty?”
Helian Chacha brought the case to the side and try to serve it in a bowl while listening to the emperor and Concubine Yun chatting. She suddenly came up with an idea when she prepared the first bowl, so she put the chronic poison kept in her sleeve into the bowl and prepared another bowl of the soup.
“Please enjoy, Your Majesty and Your Highness.” She served the soup to Concubine Yun and then the emperor. But the bowl of icy lotus seed soup fell to the ground with a splash when Ye Shengxuan was trying to take it from her.
“How dare you!” Concubine Yun was super angry as she tried so hard to please the emperor in person and she would never let a little eunuch ruin her plan.
Helian Chacha trembled and kneeled down immediately, “Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I… I don’t know…”
She had definitely held it still when passing it to Ye Shengxuan. And now the man was staring at her with his dark eyes as unfathomable as the ocean in the night, as if numerous meanings were hidden inside.
