books44 Chapter 411 The Emperor’s Heart is as Deep as the Abyss
Chapter 411 The Emperor’s Heart is as Deep as the Abyss
Capital City, Imperial Palace.
Murong Shu was in her palace, looking into the distance, wondering what she was thinking.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
At this moment, a sudden voice quickly brought her back to her senses.
Not long after, the emperor walked in from the door.
"I see you, Your Majesty."
Murong Shu bowed respectfully.
"No need to pay tribute."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Shufei, what have you been doing these days?"
Emperor Zhu Hou said this as he sat down in his seat.
"Your Majesty, I haven't done anything. I'm just reading and painting."
"Oh? You seem to be in a good mood. I heard that Liu Xi has been targeting your Murong family recently. Are you still in the mood to read books and paint? Shouldn't you be thinking about how to deal with Liu Xi?"
Zhu Hou said with a smile.
Murong Shu was shocked when she heard this and immediately knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just want to protect myself."
"My beloved concubine, what are you doing? Why are you kneeling down all of a sudden? Get up, get up. You and I are husband and wife, why do you have to do this?"
Although Zhu Hou said this, he did not make any move to help her up. He just looked at her with a smile.
This look made Murong Shu dare not even raise her head.
"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have touched Liu Xi."
"Oh? You actually know this. I thought you wanted to try being an empress."
Murong Shu was shocked and immediately knocked her head to the ground.
"Your Majesty! I have absolutely no such idea! It is really because Liu Xi has gone too far. Not only does he covet the assets of my Murong family, he also has his eyes on my younger sister and my pure Yin body. I was forced to protect myself and take action against him.
I have absolutely no intention of interfering in government affairs!"
"Do you think I am confused? Do you not know what Liu Xi is thinking? If I don't know that he is making such a big fuss, wouldn't I be deaf and blind?
You are my concubine, do you think I can't protect you? Would you let a servant like Liu Xi hurt you? Don't you trust me?"
"Of course I believe in Your Majesty. I will cancel the operation immediately and let Your Majesty handle the matter."
At this time, Murong Shu's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Zhu Hou's words were so serious that she felt that she might be deposed at any time.
It is naturally not a good thing for the emperor for a concubine in the harem to deal with the Eastern Depot.
This is true even if she is acting in self-protection.
Zhu Hou stood up, and Murong Shu felt even more nervous.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Hou actually helped her up.
"His Majesty……"
When their eyes met, Murong Shu saw the smile in Zhu Hou's eyes.
"Since my beloved concubine believes in me, I don't want to argue with her too much. After all, Liu Xi wants to deal with my beloved concubine, and he deserves to die.
It is understandable that my beloved concubine wants to deal with him. So there is no need to cancel the action. However, I hope my beloved concubine will remember one thing, that I am your support, and if there are similar things in the future, you need to explain it to me.
If you act on your own, whether you succeed or fail, it will not look good on my face."
Murong Shu was stunned. She didn't expect that Zhu Hou could get away with it so easily after such a heavy blow.
What is this going to do?
Although she couldn't figure it out, Murong Shu immediately said, "I will remember this."
"You have good vision. Jiang Yin is a talented person. I am surprised that you can let him do things for you."
"Your Majesty, Jiang Yin is a knight-errant. As long as the price is right and it does not violate his principles, it is not difficult to get him to do something."
Murong Shu quickly explained.
"Oh? That's quite interesting. I thought it was just his excuse, but is it true?"
"it is true."
"It's interesting. Well, if Liu Xi dies today, I will take care of the aftermath for you. This matter has nothing to do with the harem and the Murong family. Do you understand?"
"I understand!"
"Okay, my beloved, you should rest first. I will come to see you again tonight."
After Zhu Hou finished speaking, he left.
Murong Shu breathed a sigh of relief only after seeing him leave.
“I didn’t expect that His Majesty had been monitoring my every move and knew everything I did.
Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to object to my dealing with Liu Xi. Could it be that he wanted to deal with Liu Xi in the first place? But he just couldn't find the opportunity?
Now that I'm doing this, it just happens to suit his wishes?
You came here today just to beat me up?"
Murong Shu's mind raced, and he came to this conclusion. "It seems that since taking over the West Factory and the Imperial Guard, His Majesty also wants to take over the East Factory. Between Liu Xi and Cao Zhengchun, he chose Cao Zhengchun.
Your Majesty just mentioned Jiang Yin and seemed quite interested in him. His words clearly indicated that he was testing the relationship between Jiang Yin and me.
Rumor has it that His Majesty once tried to recruit Jiang Yin, but was rejected. Not only was His Majesty not angry, he even gave him a gold medal. Now it seems that this rumor is true.
Could it be that Jiang Yin has long been His Majesty's man? This time he helped me because of His Majesty's order? That's why His Majesty knew about his actions?"
Thinking of this, Murong Shu felt suddenly enlightened.
That must be it!
However, this made Murong Shu even more afraid of Zhu Hou.
She had been in the palace for several years, but she could not see through the emperor.
Originally thought to be just a cowardly emperor, but in the past two years, he has gradually revealed the image of a terrifying emperor.
Facing the powerful Zhu Hou just now, even Murong Shu couldn't hold on.
"Although His Majesty was angry about this matter, he did not blame me. If I come again tonight, I am afraid I will wait for the news of Liu Xi's murder.
Does Your Majesty want to decide how to treat me based on the results? "Since ancient times, the emperor's heart has been as deep as the abyss, and Murong Shu didn't know what kind of result would satisfy Zhu Hou.
Although it can be seen from his words that Zhu Hou hopes Liu Xi will die, who knows what his real thoughts are.
"No matter what, I still hope that Xian'er and the others will have a smooth trip. As long as it goes smoothly, no matter what, Xian'er and the others will always be safe."
Murong Shu looked into the distance, and that was the direction where Murong Xian and others left.
On the other side, in a valley a hundred miles outside the capital.
Tie Ruyun and his daughter, Xiao Yuer and Murong Xian were taking a short rest here.
"We are already a hundred miles away from the capital, so it should be safe. Let's rest for a while and then set off again. The East Factory should not have discovered us yet, so we have plenty of time to escape to Yihua Palace.
When we get to Yihua Palace, given the friendship between me and Lao Hua, he will definitely protect us."
Xiao Yuer whispered.
Tie Ruyun and others were shocked when they heard this.
Because this is a code.
Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Yuer finished speaking, he heard a loud laugh.
"Hahaha! Xiaoyu'er, oh Xiaoyu'er, you are so smart. Do you think you can escape my eyes like this? You will never be able to reach Yihua Palace. Today, I want you to die here!"
Liu Xi was seen rushing over from a distance, and then countless black-clad archers appeared around the valley and surrounded them!
"Liu Xi!"
Xiao Yuer was startled, then smiled faintly.
"You finally came."