Quan followed Fu Yuheng all the way into the imperial study, and the silence between the two of them almost gave birth to flowers.
Except when facing Shen Qingwan, he can put away his imperial demeanor and put down some of his arrogance, but no one else has this privilege.
After entering the imperial study, Fu Yuheng walked straight up to the dragon throne and sat down. His obsidian black eyes stared at the man below. His sitting posture was leisurely, yet he had an air of looking down on the world, which made people feel oppressed when they looked at him.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have been so frightened by his aura that they would not dare to raise their eyelids. However, Quan was not a person who had never seen the world. He had one hand elegantly behind his back, looking a bit like a scholar. His deep eyes were calm without any ripples, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, his face was gentle and elegant, and the white clothes made him look like a god in the sky, gentle but people dared not approach him.
The two of them didn't talk but they didn't feel awkward. They just had good temperaments and were very pleasing to the eye.
"Why did the owner of Moyou Manor appear in the palace?" His black eyes were like a whirlpool, and it was hard to tell what was hidden inside. His voice was slightly deep, and one hand was placed on the table. A sense of oppression came over him, but Quan just smiled faintly.
Quan usually likes to travel around the world and wander around. The thing he least wants to come into contact with seems to be this square courtyard wall. But today he came to the palace, which inevitably made him suspicious.
"I have never had any dealings with the imperial court in the past." He had a slight smile on his face, spoke gently, nodded slightly, and was so modest and polite that no one could find fault with him.
He didn't directly tell the reason, as if beating around the bush. Fu Yuheng was not in a hurry either, and seemed to be waiting for him to continue speaking leisurely.
Quan chuckled, knowing that if he didn't explain the reason, he would not let him go. His eyes became a little lazy, "Now, I have important things to do."
"Important matter?" Fu Yuheng raised his eyebrows, as if he was savoring the taste of these two words, and seemed to be doubting the meaning behind these two words.
"yes."
Fu Yuheng slowly retracted his slightly forward leaning body, and his eagle-like eyes swept across his calm face, and he did not care and did not ask any more questions. He was an emperor, and there were some things that he did not need to ask clearly. It was his majesty to let others speak for themselves, and it was his ability to guess it himself.
"You should be rewarded for saving the virtuous concubine." As always, he spoke in an imperial tone, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but the smile did not reach his eyes, "I will give you a thousand gold coins as a token of my gratitude."
"I am an ignorant commoner. Your Majesty, there is no need to reward me in this way."
His refusal gradually filled Fu Yuheng's dark eyes with interest, but there was a coldness in his eyes.
"I have a connection with Her Majesty the Concubine, which is why I came to her rescue." His voice was soft and casual, yet it contained a firm tone.
Fated with the virtuous concubine? These words sounded so uncomfortable that Fu Yuheng narrowed his eyes, as if trying to explore his words.
"Therefore, please revoke your order, Your Majesty."
The gloom in his eyes gradually dissipated, and his pupils suddenly brightened. He waved his hand and said, "Okay!" Since he didn't want the gold, he wouldn't force it. He would just consider it as his contribution to enriching the national treasury.
Quan smiled indifferently without saying anything, but he understood in his heart.
How could Fu Yuheng not see his compassion? Outside the palace gate, his attitude towards Shen Qingwan and the way he looked at her were more than what people who met by chance should have? Because fate helped her, how could he not know that his feelings for her were not simple? His voice could not help but become a little colder, and his dark eyes were unpredictable and dark, "Since she is my concubine, I will thank her on her behalf."
The emperor's temper is changeable, which is why it is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Although this sentence is not clear, it is very declarative.
Shen Qingwan is a concubine in the harem and can only be his woman. It is inappropriate for other men to have even the slightest thought about her.
Wen Yanquan's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were still not calm. He shook his head mockingly and said, "I will not hinder the emperor. I will take my leave."
A warning was enough, and Fu Yuheng did not keep him and said "hmm" lightly.
Unexpectedly, when Quan reached the door, he suddenly stopped, straightened his back, and said in a bright and clear voice, "Keep an eye on her." Then he left quickly.
As soon as he left the imperial study, he saw Shen Qingwan in the pavilion not far away. His eyes lit up. At this moment, she happened to look back, and their eyes met in the air for a while.
His gentle eyebrows curved, he looked away and walked in front of her, "Why are you out again?" She had just returned to the palace and should be recuperating.
"Thank you, Mr. Quan, for saving me." Shen Qingwan smiled leisurely.
Quan couldn't help but smile, his lips were even gentler, "How many times have you said thank you?" Having said that, she couldn't think of how to thank him if she didn't say thank you.
"Saving you is my job. You don't have to thank me anymore." He said this in a decisive tone, interrupting all her thanks.
Shen Qingwan had to give up, remembering that he had just come out of the imperial study, "What did the emperor tell you?" She was curious about what Fu Yuheng talked to him about. After all, her temper was hard to guess.
"Nothing, just thanking me for saving you."
His frank words did not make Shen Qingwan suspicious, but she did not believe that it was just such a simple conversation. If he wanted to thank her, it would be better to do it in front of her. But she did not ask any more questions. Suddenly, a carrier pigeon flew over and landed in his hand.
He opened a note on the carrier pigeon and his face changed suddenly.
Shen Qingwan noticed that he looked strange, and was about to ask what was going on when he spoke first.
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You should be more careful in the future." Even if it was an emergency, his tone was still gentle, making people unable to resist.
Knowing that he was doing this for her own good, Shen Qingwan nodded gratefully.
"My lady, who was that young man just now?" Lianyun couldn't help asking as soon as he left. A man dressed in white with an extraordinary temperament, smiling so gently, made people unable to look away. "She seemed to be familiar with my lady, I am really curious about his identity, I have never seen him before." Lianyun couldn't help but take a few more glances at Quan's back as he left.
Shen Qingwan chuckled. She was as curious about his identity as Lianyun, but he was too mysterious for her to guess.
Seeing that she didn't answer her, Lianyun continued to ask, "Madam...ah!" But just as she opened her mouth, she was hit on the head. Although it didn't hurt, she felt something. She stared at Shen Qingwan with some grievance.
"The queen has turned bad." He joked while rubbing his forehead.
"Don't think too much about his identity. We won't have any intersection in the future." She thought he just helped her a few times out of kindness, and they would never see each other again.
Lianyun didn't want to guess, Zuo was just an irrelevant person. But suddenly she remembered something and panicked, "I promised Xiaoman to help her get clothes from the laundry, but I forgot!"
Shen Qingwan smiled faintly. She had become unsteady. "Go ahead. I will stay here alone for a while."
"Then I'll go first." After saying this, she left in a hurry.