The Scum Gong’s Redemption Manual (Quick Transmigration) 110

Chapter 110

The days at the palace were relaxed and happy.

Because they were under the emperor’s nose, the court officials were all well-behaved and did not dare to do anything messy. On weekdays, there were no major matters, so the Capital Investigation Department was also idle. Besides the matters of the Directorate of Ceremonial, Yan Lingqiu would spend more time with Lu Ze every day. Lu Ze also did not shy away from it. Even if they didn’t do anything, he would have someone accompany him while he was reviewing memorials, and Yan Lingqiu was also happy to do so.

Only Fushun, in order to avoid suspicion, had fewer and fewer opportunities to serve in front of the emperor. Some young eunuchs were anxious in their hearts and tactfully advised him that if this went on for a long time, His Majesty would probably forget him, but Fushun was cheerful and said that there was no hurry.

The fact that His Majesty and Director Yan could be as they were now, the credit he had played was also seen by His Majesty. What was there to worry about?

Fushun was very happy in his heart and felt that he had really done a very remarkable thing.

In a flash, another half a month had passed. By the beginning of June, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and ice was also being used in various parts of the palace. Fortunately, Lu Ze’s palace was surrounded by water on both sides, and there was also a bamboo forest behind it, so it was quite cool.

Because of the great drought in Shaanxi last year, in order to prevent this from happening again this year, and the local officials from concealing the real situation, the emperor had sent the Capital Investigation Department to go there, on the one hand, for prevention, and on the other hand, for supervision. Yan Lingqiu had been busy with this matter recently, and he would go out early and come back late. Not to mention Lu Ze, he himself also wanted to deal with it as soon as possible and accompany him as soon as possible.

Today, he finally handed over all the matters. Yan Lingqiu hurried back to the Lingbo Hall. Because of the distance, he had specially taken a detour through the bamboo forest behind the hall, but he didn’t expect to see a woman in a blue dress wandering around outside the bamboo forest, looking around from time to time, her whereabouts suspicious.

Yan Lingqiu’s eyes sharpened, and he asked in a deep voice, “Who is being so sneaky here?”

The woman was shocked in her heart and quickly turned her head. Her hairpin swayed slightly, revealing a pretty face. She seemed to be very surprised to see Yan Lingqiu, and there was also a well-hidden disappointment.

The woman curtsied and bowed. “Greetings, Director. I am the daughter of Lu Deyong. I was originally out to play, but I was not careful and got separated from my maid, and I came here without knowing it.”

“The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lu Deyong?” Yan Lingqiu’s gaze fell heavily on her. He saw that her clothes were bright and beautiful, her makeup was exquisite, and she was very well-dressed. She said that she had gotten separated from her maid, but she did not look flustered or nervous at all. He said, “Are you really separated?”

The woman bit her lower lip. “Yes.”

Yan Lingqiu asked again, “Where did you get separated?”

The woman said, “Replying to you, master, it was at the Shuixin Pavilion.”

“Shuixin Pavilion.” Yan Lingqiu silently repeated, and his gaze on her was cold and dark. The woman was a noble lady of an official family after all, and she had been pampered since she was a child. How could she stand this? Especially since she had other intentions, she was even more nervous, and the hand holding the handkerchief couldn’t help but tighten.

Yan Lingqiu looked at him and remembered that it had been hot recently, and the emperor would often come out for a walk during the intervals of dealing with political affairs, either in the pavilion by the lake or in the bamboo forest.

For this woman to be wandering outside the bamboo forest, he knew what she was up to.

He had thought that those people had finally become a little more honest, but he didn’t expect that they were still secretly using tricks.

His eyes became colder and colder. Yan Lingqiu also knew that it was meaningless to make things difficult for a woman. If it weren’t for her father’s instructions, how would she dare to come here and have a chance encounter with the emperor?

“Come,” Yan Lingqiu ordered in a deep voice, and the subordinate who was following him immediately came forward. “Director.”

Yan Lingqiu’s gaze swept over her, and his expression was sinister. “Send this Miss Lu back, and by the way, ask Master Lu, since I have sent his daughter back intact, how should he repay me?”

The subordinate cupped his hands and agreed, and strode up to Miss Lu, his face serious. “Miss Lu, please follow me.”

Miss Lu’s goal was not achieved, and she was unwilling. But although she had grown up in the inner chambers, she had also heard of this Director Yan’s ruthless methods. At this time, it was not good to struggle too much, for fear of being exposed, so she had to leave obediently.

Before she left, she bowed and forced a smile. “Thank you, Director.”

With that, her gaze also swept over the bamboo forest, and the disappointment in her eyes was captured very well by Yan Lingqiu.

It wasn’t until the figures of the two had slowly disappeared that Yan Lingqiu finally took a deep breath and slowly pondered Lu Deyong’s name, his eyes dark.

He wouldn’t bother with a woman, but Lu Deyong…

After composing himself, Yan Lingqiu finally strode through the bamboo forest and, when he reached the outside of the hall, Fushun was waiting outside. Seeing this, his eyes immediately narrowed into a smile. “Master Yan is back.”

Yan Lingqiu glanced at him. Fushun flicked his whisk and said with a smile, “You should go in quickly, Master Yan. His Majesty has been talking about you.”

Yan Lingqiu nodded slightly at him and pushed the door open to enter the main hall. Lu Ze had heard the noise early on and looked up, his expression gentle. “You’re back?”

Yan Lingqiu looked at his smiling and handsome face, and then he thought of his usually gentle temperament, and his heart was in a mess, thinking that with his appearance, how many girls would he attract? This time, he was lucky and had solved it in advance. What about in the future? Could he still be on guard at all times?

Lu Ze keenly sensed that he was in a bad mood, and his face became serious. “What’s wrong? Did something happen at the Capital Investigation Department?”

Yan Lingqiu shook his head. He didn’t want to tell him about that matter in his heart, until, “It’s hot outside, and my heart is troubled. I’ll be fine when I get back.”

Lu Ze let out a light laugh and patted the seat next to him. “Fushun has ordered someone to prepare a pot of herbal tea. It tastes good. Come and have a taste.”

Yan Lingqiu walked over as he was told, picked up the teacup and took a sip. It was indeed cool in the mouth, and the irritability in his heart also slowly calmed down. Lu Ze raised his hand and brushed his brow, and said, “In the evening, have them prepare some cool and refreshing food. How was the matter handled today? Are there any problems?”

Yan Lingqiu had already composed himself. Hearing this, he smiled and said, “It’s fine as long as you arrange it, Your Majesty. The matter of the Capital Investigation Department is almost over, so I don’t have to go tomorrow. There are also some matters of the Directorate of Ceremonial. I can just have them sent over.”

Seeing that he was unwilling to say it, Lu Ze did not force him and just pinched his earlobe. “Alright.”

He said, “I haven’t seen you all day today. You can sit here with me.”

Hearing this, Yan Lingqiu obediently leaned against him. Lu Ze was reviewing the memorials. He glanced at them casually, and then he moved his gaze away. Lu Ze noticed his action and said, “If you want to look, then look. There’s no need to be shy.”

Yan Lingqiu was not very interested to begin with. After thinking for a moment, he still let his gaze fall on the desk. It was just a casual glance, but he unexpectedly saw an imperial decree next to it.

“This is…” He was a little puzzled. Lu Ze spread out the imperial decree and said, “Today, the Ministry of Rites submitted a memorial, saying that I have been in mourning for all these years, and my birthday has also been simple. Now that I am out of my mourning period, they want to hold a grand celebration for this year’s Wanshou Festival, and I have agreed. I also haven’t seen the various imperial uncles and brothers of the fiefdoms for a long time, so I’ll just take this opportunity to summon them to the capital for a gathering.”

Yan Lingqiu saw that the imperial decree not only summoned the various princes of the fiefdoms to the capital, but also had them bring their families, which was basically the whole family. He thought, could it be that these princes have been a little restless recently, which is why the emperor wanted to take this opportunity to summon them to the capital to give them a warning?

Thinking this, he also asked this. Hearing this, Lu Ze let out a light laugh and said, “Not really. It’s not that complicated. I just simply want to see the various imperial clan members, so that I can have a better idea in the future.”

Yan Lingqiu thought for a moment and agreed. Before he ascended to the throne, His Majesty was just an unknown prince in the palace, and he had no interaction with the various princes of the fiefdoms, and he did not know much about them. In the long run, it would be detrimental to the country.

He also didn’t think much of it and just said, “Your Majesty’s arrangement is very good.”

The two of them leaned against each other like that. Lu Ze was holding a vermilion brush and reviewing the memorials, and Yan Lingqiu was also by his side, holding a book in his hand, but he was a little absent-minded.

He was thinking, what kind of gift should he prepare for His Majesty’s birthday?

All sorts of ideas flashed through his mind, and then they were rejected by him. Yan Lingqiu’s brows were tightly furrowed for a moment, and he was in a dilemma.

Just then, Lu Ze suddenly called him, “Lingqiu?”

Yan Lingqiu came back to his senses and looked at him. “Your Majesty?”

Lu Ze tapped his head with the handle of his brush and couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you thinking about?”

Yan Lingqiu stammered and hummed, and didn’t say anything, but just said, “What did you just say, Your Majesty?”

Lu Ze said, “I asked you if you like children.”

Hearing this, Yan Lingqiu paused. He almost instantly thought of the ill-intentioned Miss Lu outside, and then he thought of what the court officials had said before when they were urging him to establish an empress, about the imperial heir. He didn’t understand what Lu Ze meant by suddenly asking this question.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and his heart was a little confused. He said against his will, “Of course I like them.”

Lu Ze glanced at him and asked again, “Then what age group of children do you like?”

“What?” Yan Lingqiu didn’t react for a moment. He met Lu Ze’s gaze and was stunned for a long time before he slowly said, “About… five or six years old.”

“They’re a little more sensible, and they won’t cry and make a fuss, and they’re a little more well-behaved.”

Lu Ze nodded thoughtfully. But Yan Lingqiu looked at him and, after enduring it for a long time, he still said, “Why did you suddenly ask this question, Your Majesty?”

Lu Ze’s eyes were smiling. “It was just when I was drafting the decree just now that I suddenly thought that in recent years, many of the clan members have submitted memorials to ask for the establishment of an heir apparent. I was thinking that their children are also abundant. This time they are coming to the capital, and there will be many children, so it will probably be particularly lively.”

Hearing this, Yan Lingqiu’s heart settled a little, but thinking of the coveted position of the empress and the nagging imperial heir, he was in a state of turmoil again.

Just as his thoughts were in a state of turmoil, Yan Lingqiu’s body suddenly rose into the air. He was shocked in his heart and his eyes widened. He saw that Lu Ze had already stood up and was holding him face to face, like holding a child, and was walking to the side.

He subconsciously wrapped his hands and feet around his body and exclaimed, “Your Majesty?!”

Lu Ze’s steps paused. He looked down at him and said lightly, “You were just absent-minded just now, Lingqiu. I don’t know what you were thinking, and you didn’t even look at me.”

Yan Lingqiu looked back in that direction, and his face turned red. He said in a soft voice, “Your Majesty, this subject was just thinking… about the matter of Shaanxi. I was a little worried if they could handle it well…”

“Hmm,” Lu Ze replied lightly. “Then now, have you thought it through?”

Yan Lingqiu knew what was about to happen, and his heart was a little nervous, and also a little shy. “I-I’ve thought it through. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, A Ze…”

Before his voice fell, his whole person was thrown onto the bed. Yan Lingqiu wanted to dodge to the side, but his ankle was grabbed, and his whole person was pulled back. Lu Ze then covered him, propped one hand by his ear, and the other on his waist, and looked down at him. “Then now, can you think about me?”

Yan Lingqiu’s Adam’s apple rolled up and down.

The chaotic belt was thrown on the ground, and with the falling curtains, it swayed gently.

Outside the window, the setting sun was like molten gold, and the light was bright.