Empress with no Virtue Chapter 3: Deceiving the king

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Although Ji Wu Jiu didn't want to admit it, to a certain extent, Ye Zhen Zhen did know the truth. However, the emperor's pride did not allow Ji Wu Jiu to admit that he had betrayed his country for the sake of border stability, so he automatically ignored part of the reality.

But reality soon struck.

Concubine Li stood outside the door of the imperial study. The palace maid behind her was holding a red lacquered and gold-painted tray. On the tray was a bowl with a colorful lotus pattern.

Feng Youde bent down and said respectfully: "Empress, the emperor is approving the memorial. Please give the things to the slave." Then you can leave.

How could Concubine Li be willing to leave like this? She originally went to the Queen to show off her power today, but who knew that she suffered a big loss in Kunning Palace, and was ridiculed by that **** when she came out? How could she bear this tone, so she wanted to file a complaint with the Emperor. shape.

"This ginseng soup was cooked by me personally. The emperor is working hard for state affairs, so I should serve you wholeheartedly. I can just send it in myself for my father-in-law's troubles."

Feng Youde hinted a few words implicitly, but Li Fei didn't know whether she really didn't understand or pretended not to understand, so she insisted on going in. Feng Youde couldn't directly tell the emperor that he was in a bad mood today. He was in a stalemate when a cold voice came from the study: "Who is making noise outside the door?"

"Back to the Emperor..."

"Your Majesty, I have cooked a bowl of ginseng soup for you, and I will serve it to you."

"Feng Youde, let Concubine Li come in."

Concubine Li took the tray from the maid's hand, glanced at Feng Youde proudly, and walked into the study. Feng Youde bowed his head obediently and stopped talking.

Ji Wu Jiu watched the beauty with a charming smile walk in and put the tray in her hand on the table. Every move she made was filled with a natural grace, and every frown and every smile revealed a sense of romance.

In fact, even without the factor of General Su, Concubine Li still has the capital to be a favorite concubine just because of her beauty.

What’s more, she knows how to please Ji Wu Jiu.

If Ji Wu Jiu was usually in a bad mood, his expression would probably brighten a little when he saw Concubine Li like this, but today there was always a knot in his heart, and when he saw her, the knot grew bigger.

Concubine Li brought the ginseng soup to Ji Wu Jiu and took a small spoonful, "Your Majesty, would you like to try it?" her voice was charming.

Ji Wu Jiu took a sip from her hand, without any smile on his face, "Thank you for your hard work, my beloved."

"I feel very happy to do this for the emperor." Concubine Li's voice was so soft that it could be as soft as one's bones.

Ji Wu Jiu shook Concubine Li's hand, his expression still calm, "I know."

"What's more," Concubine Li took advantage of the situation and sat in Ji Wujiu's arms, holding his neck with her hands and leaning docilely on his arms, "Your Majesty, working on state affairs every day is really hard work. Your Majesty, Although national affairs are important, you must also take care of your body."

Every word was full of affection, but Ji Wu Jiu only heard two words: state affairs. Then four big words appeared in his mind at an inappropriate time: Sell yourself to save the country.

"I still need to approve the memorial. My beloved, please go back first." Ji Wu Jiu pushed away the gentle beauty in his arms.

"...Your Majesty?" Li Fei was a little stunned and didn't understand what was going on. This was completely opposite to her expected effect.

"By the way, my beloved, don't come to the Imperial Study Room anymore. This is not a place where women should come."

Concubine Li hurriedly knelt down, and when she looked up again, tears were already in her eyes, "Your Majesty, I have done something wrong. Please make it clear to me."

Ji Wu Jiu looked at her coldly, "It seems that I do love you too much."

***

In Kunning Palace, Ye Zhenzhen unfolded a drawing and looked at it carefully. What was drawn on the drawing was the structural diagram of a fire gun. Ye Zhenzhen followed the lines obsessively, her eyes getting brighter and brighter.

Su Feng pressed the four corners of the drawing with a paperweight and asked worriedly: "My Lady, aren't you afraid that Concubine Li will complain to the Emperor?"

Ye Zhenzhen said nonchalantly, "Complain? I didn't do anything wrong."

"But..."

"Besides," she put away her gaze and looked up at Su Feng, "even if she doesn't complain, the emperor still hates me."

"Mother, aren't you in a hurry?"

"I'm anxious, I'm dying of anxiety," Ye Zhenzhen pointed at the drawing, "I have to make it quickly!"

Su Yue looked at the two of them and shook her head helplessly.

At this moment, a high-pitched voice shouted from outside, "The Emperor has arrived—" As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Wu Jiu walked in with brisk steps. He wears bright yellow uniforms, with dragons flying in the clouds embroidered on the chest and corners, with fine and complex patterns; the jade belt around his waist is slightly tighter, making his shoulders wider and legs longer, and his figure tall and straight; his whole body is as graceful as a orchid and jade tree. Make the room full of light.

Ye Zhenzhen stood up and blessed him. She was surprised, why did the emperor come to Kunning Palace for nothing?

Ji Wu Jiu's eyes swept around the room and finally landed on the drawings on the table. He thought Ye Zhenzhen was writing or painting, but when he looked closer, he saw that what was drawn on the paper was a gun with a beak. The sizes of each part were marked, and there were several parts drawn next to it. This gun was originally seized from pirates. It was modified by Daqi's firearms craftsmen and some equipment was trial-made for the Shenji Camp. Half a year later, the admiral of the Shenji Camp wrote a special memorial to blast this thing. He boasted, so not long ago he ordered the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of Industry to make an additional batch.

Ji Wu Jiu narrowed his eyes, "Where did the Queen get this drawing?"

"Picked it up."

"Oh? Where?"

"Royal Garden."

"What the Queen means is that an official from the Ministry of Industry broke into the Imperial Garden with a structural diagram of a bird cannon and lost the structural diagram here?"

"..." Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help rolling her eyes, thinking, I mean, your ability to talk nonsense is much better than mine.

Ji Wu Jiu nodded and said seriously, "Since the Queen said so, then my guess is not wrong. Those losers from the Ministry of Industry should indeed be punished. I will issue an order to deal with them strictly."

"Your Majesty!" Ye Zhenzhen hurriedly knelt down, "This matter has nothing to do with the Ministry of Works, nor does it have anything to do with my second brother." Her second brother was the Minister of Works, and Ji Wu Jiuruo used this opportunity to rectify the Ministry of Works. Her second brother would be implicated no matter what.

Ji Wu Jiu looked at Ye Zhen Zhen condescendingly. He was satisfied with her submission. He frowned and snorted, "Then where did this drawing come from? Don't tell me that you drew it yourself."

Ye Zhenzhen said with a sad face, "I drew it myself."

Ji Wu Jiu's eyes flashed, and he picked up the drawing again and looked at it carefully. Only when he looked carefully did he realize that although the blunderbuss was drawn in a decent way, the strokes were a little unfamiliar and some of the details were not accurate. At first glance, it looks like it was done by a newbie. But——

"How did you draw it? Where did you copy it from?"

"It's not a copy. I stole a gun from my cousin and dismantled it myself." Ye Zhenzhen paused and saw Ji Wu Jiu's slightly narrowed dangerous eyes, "I later I secretly returned it!"

"Cousin?" Ji Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows. He naturally knew who Ye Zhenzhen's cousin was. Lu Li, the commander of the inner bodyguards, was always in front of him every day, and it was difficult to ignore him. Lu Li does know how to shoot a bird, so Ye Zhenzhen can take out her second brother, and Lu Li will not be punished for it. Regardless of whether Ye Zhenzhen is telling the truth or not, she is smart enough.

Ji Wu Jiu did not intend to spare her, and gently tapped the drawings on the table with his slender fingers, "So, you did lie to me."

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!" Ye Zhenzhen was a little scared. She couldn't bear the charge of deceiving the emperor.

Looking at Ye Zhen Zhen's fear, Ji Wu Jiu felt a little better, "Since this is your first offender, I won't care about it for the time being. I will let you remember it first. If you commit it again in the future, you will be punished for the same crime. "In the little black book in Ji Wu Jiu's heart, there is another stroke after Ye Zhenzhen's name. If she continues at this rate, she may be able to surpass her grandfather soon.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Zhenzhen looked up to him sincerely.

"Okay, let's get back on our feet." Ji Wu Jiu said, then lowered his head to study the picture of the bird gun.

Ye Zhenzhen sat opposite him, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. She looked at him worriedly. He was half-lowering his head. From her angle, she could see that his nose bridge was straight, his eyebrows were clear, and his forehead was high. He had an extremely noble face. His eyes blinked from time to time, and his eyelashes were long and thick. As his eyelids were raised, It fell again, like a butterfly flickering its wings; the skin on its face was like jade, white and delicate.

It looks pretty good. Ye Zhenzhen curled her lips.

"Your drawing is wrong." Ji Wu Jiu suddenly said.

"Where?" Ye Zhenzhen leaned forward and frowned at the drawing. The curve of her chest accidentally rubbed against the paperweight, causing it to move an inch, but she didn't know it.

"..." Ji Wu Jiu pursed his lips and moved his eyes away, "A lot of places."

Ye Zhenzhen was a little discouraged. She revised this picture many times before she was satisfied. Now she thought it was finally ready to start, but who knew it was still far from done.

Ji Wu Jiu said in a gentle tone, "It doesn't matter, I have an accurate structural diagram."

Ye Zhenzhen’s eyes lit up, “Your Majesty, will you show it to me?”

Ji Wu Jiu replied with a smile: "Of course not."

Ye Zhenzhen finally understood that he came here just to stimulate her.

Seeing Ye Zhen Zhen's expression as if she had eaten a fly, Ji Wu Jiu felt better again.