When Guo Shao heard about Lady Huarui, he cursed Wang Zhong in his heart: This eunuch is flattering the horse but it hits the horse's leg.
But he did not want to blame Wang Zhong, because although Wang Zhong did not do the job well, his attitude was not wrong, and Guo Shao did not like to blame the people below him.
There was no festival or ceremony, and they directly summoned Lady Huarui to the palace. What does it mean? Anyway, no matter whether she goes to the palace or not, those who knew about it, including Meng Chang, believed that Lady Huarui, a married woman, was humiliated. It was like a piece of yellow mud falling into the crotch.
Of course, this was not a big deal. Guo Shao could have visited Lady Huarui without any pressure, because Meng Chang was a king who lost his country. Meng Chang had no choice, and the world just watched him as a joke.
However, Guo Shao didn't want to do this at all and didn't want to make things so ugly. If he was really obsessed with Lady Huarui, he could have just killed Meng Chang and taken Lady Huarui into the palace. This would have been much better than humiliating him like this. After all, Meng Chang was also an emperor, and as a superior, he should give such a person minimum respect.
If we consider that Meng Chang is no longer a threat and wants to show his benevolence and righteousness, then what does it mean to touch Lady Huarui again
Guo Shao glanced at Madam Huarui with an embarrassed look on his face, and said meaningfully: The eunuchs nowadays are still a little less sensible than the serious officials.
Madam Huarui bit her red lips lightly, bent her knees and said: It's only my fault that I have put Your Majesty in such a dilemma.
Hey, when Guo Shao heard this, he couldn't help but look at Madam Huarui, pointed to a couch next to the table and said, "Madam, there is no need to be so polite. Please take a seat."
Madam Huarui said: “Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing me to sit down.”
She understood what Guo Shao meant, and for a moment she felt a little disappointed. Although Lady Huarui acted sensible, she was also looking forward to someone being willing to do anything for her. People scolded beauty as a disaster, but in fact, women were willing to be such people.
When she was in Shu, she heard that Guo Shao was very lustful. Now she thought that rumors were not to be taken seriously. Guo Shao had that reputation, probably because of Yang Yue'e. At that time, the first emperor of Zhou gave Yang Yue'e to Zhao Kuangyin, and the emperor and his ministers rejected her three times. Later, she gave her to Guo Shao, and Guo Shao accepted her. So some people said that he was greedy and lustful.
Lady Huarui walked over slowly, wondering: Is it that Guo Shao is not lustful or that I am not pretty enough
Once again, she felt that she was not dressed well today and was in too much of a hurry, and she just felt uncomfortable.
She sat upright on the couch with a dark purple cushion. As soon as her fingers touched the silk surface of the cushion, she knew that the silk was a fine fabric. Lady Huarui was originally of low status, but she had seen a lot of places of extravagance and spent a long time in the Shu Kingdom Palace; she could easily judge whether an item was valuable.
There is also the table in front of me. The wood has a faint golden luster. It should be the nanmu that has been deposited for many years.
Madam Huarui glanced casually at the furnishings in the study and understood everything in her heart. She never said it, but she really liked luxury things. Perhaps, because she had experienced the taste of being sold back and forth because of her low status, those expensive and luxurious things made her feel not so lowly.
At first glance, Guo Shao's study is very ordinary, with dull colors and almost no bright red and green colors. It is not as splendid as the Shu Kingdom's palace, but it is still very luxurious, just in a different style.
In such an environment, facing people of respected status, Lady Huarui became more concerned about her own image.
Just then, a palace maid in a moon-white dress came up with tea and a few plates of cakes.
Guo Shao picked up a piece and said with a smile: You're welcome, I'm actually a little hungry.
Lady Huarui glanced at Guo Shao and felt that the atmosphere was very subtle. It didn't look like a monarch-subject relationship, nor was it that close. It was more like a good friend. She couldn't help but say carefully: Your Majesty, please eat less. It's a pity to use this kind of snack to fill your stomach.
Unfortunately, Guo Shao felt a little surprised while chewing.
Madam Huarui said softly: This little pleasure of the tongue is a great pleasure in life, and we can enjoy it three times a day. Isn't it a pity to just use it to fill our stomachs
Guo Shao nodded in agreement.
Madam Huarui smiled and said: "But if you are full, no matter how delicious the delicacies are, they will not taste good." Her tone changed a little, and she whispered, "It's not that the food is bad."
Yes. Guo Shaorao said with interest, there is truth in everything ordinary.
Madam Huarui turned her head to look at the sky outside the window and said, "Your Majesty, please eat some snacks. I will go to the kitchen to make some side dishes for you."
Guo Shaodao: I feel it's a bit insulting to you to let your wife cook.
Madam Huarui stood up and said with a smile: "I am a woman, so I don't need to pay attention to the saying that gentlemen should stay away from the kitchen. I will leave first, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Guo Shao nodded in response, regardless of any polite words about whether it was a crime or not.
He watched the graceful back of Lady Huarui walking briskly out of the room, and thought that she was going to get him something to eat. He had a strange feeling that this woman was not a famous concubine of Shu Kingdom or a female poet, but a gentle woman from an ordinary family, full of the breath of simple life. Everything seemed to have returned to nature.
When Madam Huarui walked out of the door, she turned back and smiled: It will be fine soon.
That slightly charming smile lingered in Guo Shao's eyes.
Guo Shao stood up and sat at the desk, looking at the files in front of him. He felt that these things were very boring and he couldn't calm down.
Before this, Guo Shao knew that Madam Huarui was beautiful, but he did not have much desire to possess her because he had no shortage of beautiful women. Today, for some reason, he felt very restless.
Guo Shao reached out and touched his forehead, remembering what Lady Huarui said: delicious food is one of the great pleasures of life, and it can be enjoyed every day. Thinking of the most basic enjoyment, in addition to food, there is also sex. As the saying goes, food and sex are human nature.
Since it can't be explained clearly anyway, why not just do something that will make sense to you.
He did nothing and lingered in the study for a long time. As expected, Madam Huarui was right when she said it would be done soon. Not long after, a palace maid came in and called Guo Shao to eat.
Guo Shao walked out of the study and saw three dishes on a round table: a plate of stir-fried pork with green onions, a plate of scrambled eggs with lettuce, and a bowl of water chestnut soup. It was indeed just a simple side dish.
As he sat down on the round stool, he asked Madam Huarui, who was standing next to him, to sit down and eat with him.
Lady Huarui smiled and said: When I heard Your Majesty said you were hungry, I simply made a few dishes to go with the rice. They are not presentable, so I am sorry to have embarrassed Your Majesty.
Guo Shao casually said: The simpler the things are, the more craftsmanship they require.
He didn't mean to say it. Not only because of Madam Huarui's fame, Guo Shao had tasted the yam slices she made last time, and they tasted very good.
Madam Huarui served him a bowl of rice and looked at him with a smile.
Guo Shao picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of shredded pork, and put it in his mouth. He first tasted the spicy taste, which should be the seasoning of mugwort and ginger, and then the salty taste of the meat with just the right amount of scallion. After chewing, there was a slight sweetness between the tongue and the taste was layered. The knife skills and cooking time of the shredded pork were very good, and it seemed to be cut along the texture of the lean meat.
Guo Shao couldn't help but take a big chopstick. The spicy taste stimulated his saliva and it was very delicious when eaten with rice. It was indeed a good dish to go with rice.
He looked at the bowl of scrambled eggs with lettuce, and his appetite was aroused. The yellow scrambled eggs, green lettuce, and a few red cherries decorated it, and it looked very beautiful before he even ate it.
Guo Shaodao: Madam, please eat too.
Madam Huarui said: It’s not time for dinner yet, I’m not hungry.
Guo Shaodao: It would be so boring if you just watch me eat.
Madam Huarui whispered: I am actually very happy to see Your Majesty eating the food I cook when he is hungry.
Guo Shao stopped chewing for a moment, and for some reason he felt something warm flowing through his heart. He looked up at Madam Huarui, who had a gentle face, and said nothing, and continued to eat.
He did not comment on Madam Huarui's dishes, but just ate all three dishes with great enjoyment, leaving nothing behind.
I am full. Guo Shao picked up the teacup with a satisfied look on his face, took a sip of warm tea, gargled it in his mouth, and then swallowed it.
Guo Shao said calmly: Let's go and rest for a while.
Madam Huarui lowered her head and agreed obediently.
Guo Shao led her out of the hall and into the living room, then turned and approached Madam Huarui. She took a half step back in confusion, then stopped, her face flushed.
Guo Shao saw this and realized that she didn't dare to refuse. But he never wanted to force a woman, but he didn't know how to ask her what she thought.
He tentatively reached out his hand to touch her body, moving slowly to observe her reaction.
Madam Huarui's body trembled, her eyes dodged and she looked very nervous. Emotions are contagious, which made Guo Shao a little nervous. After all, he didn't say anything and had no reason to be named.
However, Guo Shao was still calm, but he was a little surprised why Madam Huarui reacted so strongly to such a thing. She was a married woman, and her reaction should not be so strong that her whole body was trembling.
Seeing that she had no intention of resisting, Guo Shao put his arms around her back and pressed her into his arms.
Her upper body slightly lost balance, so she gently grabbed Guo Shao's collar, and her breathing also changed.
She also pulled Guo Shao, making Guo Shao feel that she liked him. A woman would not take the initiative to pull a person she hated. Being leaned against by the soft body, Guo Shao felt as if he was very tall and powerful, and instinctively had a sense of self-expansion like a real man.
The tense atmosphere even brought Guo Shao back to the youthful feeling of his first experience, which was wonderful.
The two of them said nothing, but the delicate fragrance of the beauty, her weak and heavy breathing rhythm, mixed with the subtle scent of lust, had already filled the entire room.
Your Majesty, Madam Huarui called out weakly.
Guo Shao whispered: "When you come to the palace, no matter if we have any problems or not, others will think that we have problems. Instead of this, why not just get close to us?"