Liao Tingyan couldn't help but glance at the palace door for the third time. Gui Ye, who was serving her, came over with a bowl of cold soup. Seeing her eyes passing by the palace door, he understood and knelt beside her, saying softly, "Are you waiting for His Majesty?"
In fact, Liao Tingyan was not waiting for Sima Jiao. She even hoped that he would not show up. However, he always came over these days and tormented her for a while before stopping. But today he suddenly disappeared, which made her uneasy. She was always worried that Sima Jiao was planning some big move, and she couldn't help but scare herself.
However, Gui Ye mistook her fear of mental illness for the longing of the inner palace, and she explained to her: "Your Majesty should be in the East Hall of Taiji Palace, discussing state affairs with the Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor. I believe he will come to visit the imperial concubine in the afternoon."
After coming here, Liao Tingyan realized that the emperor did not attend court every day. Like the current emperor, since he ascended the throne, he has always held a large court every half a month and a small meeting every three days. The large court was held in the Taiji Hall, and usually important events were reported. The small meeting was held in the East Hall of the Taiji Hall, and only a few senior officials and the emperor had a private meeting to discuss various matters in the court.
However, Sima Jiao was not a very competent emperor. Even for a small meeting like this, he would attend if he wanted to, and not attend if he didn't want to. Almost all matters were decided by the prime minister, the grand tutor and the grand guardian. Every day, he was just a bucket, ready to blow up one or two people at any time.
When Liao Tingyan heard Gui Ye talking about the Prime Minister and Grand Tutor, his mind was a little confused. At this time, the situation in the court could be described as a "three-kingdoms tripod", with basic power in the hands of three people. One was the Prime Minister, who was born in a humble family and was favored by the late emperor. He had fought off countless foreign enemies for the late emperor and was a talented general. Before the late emperor died, he entrusted his young son to him and ordered him to assist the young emperor. Now he can be said to be extremely powerful.
One of them is Taifu Duan, the representative of the wealthy and aristocratic families and the head of the Duan family. Behind him stand the major families that have continued for hundreds of years. He is also the biological father of the late queen, and the grandfather of Emperor Sima Jiao.
The last person is Gao Taibao, who is in charge of the troops in Taicheng and the defense of the palace. He often reviews memorials and handles important matters on behalf of the emperor. He is the old eunuch most trusted by the emperor.
The reason why Liao Tingyan remembered these three people so clearly was because all three of them had quite a few roles in the original novel. Well, to be honest, Master Duan and Master Gao had more roles than Sima Jiao, as they were the two old foxes who did a lot of big things after Sima Jiao's death in the original novel.
In the east hall of Taiji Palace, Sima Jiao sat casually at the top, tapping the wine glass in front of him in an inattentive manner.
"Your Majesty! That man named Guo must not be let off easily. I request Your Majesty to issue an order to arrest Guo Yan and behead all of the more than 30 members of his family as a warning to others!" The middle-aged Prime Minister Du, wearing a military cap and a long beard, had a voice like a bell and fierce eyebrows. When he bowed, his murderous aura was revealed, with a faint sense of oppression.
The white-haired and white-bearded Shangshu Ling stepped out and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please think twice. Although Guo Yan is disrespectful to Your Majesty and the late emperor, he is a man of great talent. If you really want to behead him and implicate his family because of his drunken remarks, I think it is inappropriate."
The Prime Minister snorted and said bluntly: "The Minister of the Chancellery is protecting Guo Yan so much, is it really because he values his talent, or is it because of Grand Tutor Duan?!"
Grand Tutor Duan, who had been standing quietly at one side, spoke slowly when he saw that he was involved: "The Prime Minister is worrying too much. Not to mention that Guo Yan has no close relationship with my Duan family, even if he really has a relationship with my Duan family, as long as he breaks the law, my Duan family will not tolerate him."
Prime Minister Du: "How dare Guo Yan, a mere minister, spread such slanderous words!" He turned to the emperor Sima Jiao, "Your Majesty, I ask you to thoroughly investigate the source of this matter! There must be someone behind Guo Yan who is the mastermind!"
Several ministers were arguing off the stage, but Sima Jiao looked indifferent, as if he was in a trance and didn't hear what they were saying. At this time, Prime Minister Du was in a strong position, so he looked down and said indifferently: "Who did Prime Minister Du say to kill just now? The one called Guo something?"
"Your Majesty, I request that Guo Yan and more than 30 members of the Guo family be beheaded!" Prime Minister Du spoke again.
Sima Jiao waved his hands impatiently, "Since the Prime Minister said to kill him, then kill him."
Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister smiled smugly and glanced at Master Duan. The aged Shang Shu Ling had a sad face and stood silently behind Master Duan, but Master Duan did not show any emotion and remained calm.
Sima Jiao seemed to be very annoyed. He stood up and said, "Are you done? Since you're done, let's go." After he said that, he strode away without caring what others thought.
The ministers had long been accustomed to Sima Jiao's style. They said nothing and withdrew one by one. Only two old ministers showed expressions of grief and sorrow, shaking their heads and sighing.
Sima Jiao walked out of the East Hall, slowed down his pace, and walked back along the empty corridor with a gloomy face. The eunuchs serving him followed him from a distance, and they walked all the way to Liao Tingyan's Furong Hall.
Sima Jiao walked into the hall and saw Liao Tingyan lying on the beauty couch, sleeping soundly with the gentle breeze from the window. Seeing her sleeping so soundly, Sima Jiao suddenly felt even worse. Why could she sleep so soundly no matter what happened? He walked to Liao Tingyan, stared at her expressionlessly for a long time, and suddenly reached out to grab her wrist.
Liao Tingyan wore a white jade bracelet on her wrist, which he had given her last time. The white jade was smooth and the skin was smooth. When the two were pressed together, it was hard to tell which one was more beautiful. Liao Tingyan's hands were always warm, and even the jade bracelet on her wrist seemed to be stained with the warmth of her hands after wearing it for a long time. Sima Jiao grabbed the jade hand and suddenly lowered his head to take a bite.
Why did I find Sima Jiao biting my hand after being woken up by the pain during a nap? Liao Tingyan's first reaction was that there was no rabies vaccine here, and then she was stunned. Sima Jiao not only killed people but also ate them? What kind of devil is this who eats raw human flesh
Finding that she was awake, her eyes stared at him in disbelief, Sima Jiao let go of her hand with a smile, and even touched the teeth mark he left, "You're awake."
Liao Tingyan: “… Your Majesty.” Why could this guy greet her with a normal look on his face when there were still teeth marks on his wrist? Did he think she was blind and couldn’t see
"Your Majesty, are you here?"
Sima Jiao groaned and said casually: "I wanted you to accompany me, but you didn't wake up, so I woke you up."
Your way of waking people is really unique. The last time I heard of someone biting someone just to wake them up was when it happened to my roommate and her dog.
Liao Tingyan smiled and said, “So that’s how it is.” - Fuck you.
"Your Majesty, what do you want me to do with you?"
Sima Jiao said: "I don't know, anyway you have to make me happy."
If it weren't for the emperor, such a person would have been pushed into the toilet and flushed away. Liao Tingyan was extremely gentle, showing a bit of embarrassment, "But I don't know what I can do to make your majesty happy."
Sima Jiao looked at her expression and suddenly asked, "Can you curse? Say one for me to hear."
Liao Tingyan's eyes swept over the red tooth marks on his hand, and his lips moved. Fuck, fuck, did you hear that, idiot!
She cursed in a delicate voice: "...Your Majesty is so evil!"
Sima Jiao laughed himself into pieces, grabbed Liao Tingyan's hand, and gasped, "You, you curse again."
Liao Tingyan: I have never heard of such a perverted request.
A loud laugh broke out in the Hibiscus Palace, startling Gui Ye and others who were guarding the outer palace. In particular, Jin De, the eunuch who had served Sima Jiao for more than ten years and the general manager of the Taiji Palace, looked at the palace door with a surprised look. Although the emperor was moody and smiled a lot, it was rare for him to laugh so loudly. What kind of means did Concubine Liao have to please His Majesty to this extent
Liao Tingyan said that there was no special technique, and it was mainly due to Sima Jiao's erratic illness and unpredictable sense of humor. God knows where he was touched every time he laughed.
Sima Jiao laughed enough and pulled Liao Tingyan up. Liao Tingyan thought he was going to take her somewhere again, so she stood up. But when she stood up, Sima Jiao lay back down in the same position as before.
Without waiting for Liao Tingyan to react, Sima Jiao exerted more force, pulled her onto the beauty bed, and let her lie on top of him.
Liao Tingyan was motionless, feeling a hand around her waist and a chin on her head. She lay in Sima Jiao's arms, feeling that this situation was not good. It was broad daylight, the windows were open, the couch was so small, and the cushions were not soft enough... So did Sima Jiao, this sudden hooligan, want to sleep with her? Is there any hope for the original novel? !
Sima Jiao held her in his arms and lay down together. He took up her bitten hand with one hand. The red mark was still there. He just rubbed the tooth mark slowly without saying anything or making any other movements.
Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, Liao Tingyan's heart slowly relaxed unconsciously, and then she collapsed. After a while, she felt that Sima Jiao behind her was like a cool mat, and it was cool to sleep on it. If she hadn't felt the beating of his heart in his chest, she would have suspected that it was a corpse. It seems that his body is too weak, and his hands are so cold.
Was he not sleeping with the heroine because he was too weak? Liao Tingyan was daydreaming when she suddenly felt Sima Jiao sniffing at her head. "What smells so good on you?"
Liao Tingyan was startled. Fragrance? What fragrance? She didn't use any perfume powder or anything like that today. It couldn't be so vulgar, could it be that Sima Jiao said it was her natural beauty fragrance? The fragrance of virginity? And then the topic became more and more dangerous, sliding towards some indescribable direction
Liao Tingyan had just become alert when he heard Sima Jiao ask, "Did you eat something delicious?"
Damn, I guessed wrong! This man is really a mudslide! Liao Tingyan kept her expression: "I just... drank some honey fruit wine."
Sima Jiao: "It smells good. Give me some."
The waitress who appeared at some point quietly went down and soon returned with a sweet and fragrant honey fruit wine, presenting it to Sima Jiao. Sima Jiao took only one sip, then frowned and threw the honey fruit wine and the cup out of the window, "What the hell is this? How can I drink it when it's so sweet?"
Liao Tingyan: I have never seen someone so difficult to serve.
"Your Majesty, Gao Taibao is back." Eunuch Jin De suddenly came in to report.
Sima Jiao moved his fingers, put his arm around Liao Tingyan and sat up, "Let him come over."
Hearing the name Gao Taibao, Liao Tingyan's heart moved. This Gao Taibao lived for a long time in the original novel, and could even be said to be the main boss that the male protagonist dealt with in the later period. He was the eunuch who took care of Sima Jiao and was also his confidant. Even after Sima Jiao died, Gao Taibao escaped and still gathered a group of people to restore the country, causing a lot of trouble for the male protagonist. Later, when the male protagonist became emperor, he was still deeply troubled by him because he had planted countless hidden chess pieces in the palace, and the male protagonist was unable to find out all of them when he entered the palace, which led to his almost assassination.
This Gao Taibao is a powerful and cunning person.
Such a person looks very honest and amiable, with an ordinary appearance and not very noticeable. Even his eyes do not reveal a single gleam when he looks at people. On the contrary, those brown eyes have the generosity and kindness of an elder - completely different from the Gao Taibao that Liao Tingyan imagined.
"Gao Mi, is everything going well for you on this trip?" Sima Jiao stood up and put the pillow Liao Tingyan in his arms back on the beauty couch.
"Your Majesty, everything is going well." After answering the emperor's words, Gao Taibao also took the time to bow to Liao Tingyan. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was actually a little... loving