bookrebus Chapter 369: Stealing a Wife in the Palace
Chapter 369: Stealing a Wife in the Palace
After all, Shen Wen didn't have time to find his stand-in Jesse to get to know his couple. At the gate of Ruan Qingxia's mansion, he was blocked by the eunuch who came on a fast horse to deliver the imperial edict. The eunuch got off the horse and said to Shen Wen: "Sir Shen, pass on the oral order to tell Sir Shen to enter the palace immediately without delay. Sir Shen, come with me now."
Shen Wen pointed at himself and said, "Me? Only me? Didn't His Majesty summon Lord Ruan to the palace? This doesn't make sense. You guys wouldn't be falsely conveying the imperial edict, right?"
When the young eunuch heard this, he was unhappy and took out two tokens from his waist to show Shen Wen. He said, "This is the token I use to pass the imperial edict. There are rules about who is qualified to pass the imperial edict in the palace. How can the guards at the palace gate let me leave without the token? The other one is the personal jade token of His Majesty. This time His Majesty ordered me to pass the imperial edict, so he gave me a personal item as a certificate. This jade token is only worn by the emperor. All the officials in the court have received the imperial edict, so they all know it."
Then the young eunuch looked at Ruan Qingxia and said to Shen Wen, "If you don't believe me, ask Lord Ruan. Show Lord Ruan this token and see if I am the one who forged the imperial edict."
When the eunuch took out the token, Ruan Qingxia had already seen the appearance of the token clearly. He recognized both tokens and there was no mistake.
Shen Wen looked frustrated. He had no choice but to follow the eunuchs. No matter how ignorant he was, he knew that the emperor summoned him to leave immediately. It was impossible for him to delay and go tomorrow. What were the two eunuchs doing? They were here to monitor him and take him away without saying a word.
Shen Wen rode a horse, and the two young eunuchs rode on the same horse, and they galloped away one after the other.
Soon they arrived at the palace. The eunuch who was delivering the imperial eunuch was very polite to him, as if the previous questioning had never happened. Otherwise, it would be said that he could be a eunuch delivering the imperial eunuch by the emperor's side. Shen Wen admired this kind of person very much. He was very polite to him along the way and apologized for the previous questioning. The eunuch was very pleased with his sweet talk. More importantly, it was because of the emperor's attitude towards Shen Wen. The eunuch also spoke a lot of words from his heart to Shen Wen, telling him whether the emperor summoned him for a good thing or a bad thing, and told him the emperor's temper and preferences, etc.
The young eunuch brought Shen Wen to the door of the imperial study and asked him to wait at the door while he went inside to report.
Shen Wen watched the young eunuch close the door, and he felt relieved. Anyway, things had come to this point, so he just let it develop.
There were imperial guards guarding on both sides of the imperial study, and three or two eunuchs and palace maids serving in the corridor. Shen Wen was outside the corridor, walking around aimlessly, thinking about something.
Just when he was careless, he heard footsteps other than his own. He turned around quickly to look, but bumped into that person. Shen Wen fell into the person's arms.
When they looked up, their eyes met...
It turned out to be Lord Chu Yanqiuchu?
In front of the palace maids and eunuchs who were guarding the palace, Shen Wen quickly took a step back from Chu Yanqiu's chest, bowed respectfully, and saluted Lord Chu.
Who would have thought that Chu Yanqiu would be so bold in this palace? He grabbed Shen Wen's arm, hugged him, and then...
Then she kissed him mouth to mouth very naturally in public.
It wasn't enough that he kissed Shen Wen so affectionately and rhythmically...
He hugged Shen Wen tightly and kissed him deeply. Shen Wen pushed him away several times but failed. Finally, Chu Yanqiu pressed acupoints on him, and his body softened and he fell into Chu Yanqiu's arms.
The guards, palace maids, eunuchs and other spectators were all dumbfounded, thinking that these two gentlemen were simply very bold.
At this time, the door of the imperial study happened to open, and the little emperor's personal eunuch Guo Sheren personally welcomed Shen Wen on behalf of the little emperor. Seeing such an exciting thing, he forgot how to walk. He didn't take a step, but leaned forward and lay on the threshold with his arms and legs spread out.
After a long while, Sheren Guo struggled to get up from the ground, and hurriedly put on his clothes while repeatedly trying to stop them, "Hey, my two lords, how can you...how can you wrestle and fight in front of the imperial study?"
The shameless words were on the tip of his tongue, but Guo Sheren rolled his tongue and turned it into a fight between two people.
Chu Yanqiu gave Guo Sheren a deep kiss, which ended when Guo Sheren took the last step closer.
He still hugged Shen Wen's soft body tightly, turned his head to look at Guo Sheren and said, "Who does the emperor want to summon into the palace?"
Eunuch Guo looked at them with a grin on his face, his index finger raised in the air, visibly trembling. He wanted to come up and pull the two people apart, but the disparity in their status did not allow him to do so.
His eyelids were twitching wildly, and he wondered how this Lord Chu, who used to be so upright, could become such a reckless person?
Lord Shen is a person favored by the emperor. What this guy did at the door of the imperial study is simply a provocation to the emperor.
Guo Sheren said, "Lord Chu! Lord Chu, listen to me first. You should release Lord Shen as soon as possible. You are behaving like this in front of the palace. You will be punished for this."
Who would have thought that after he finished speaking, Chu Yanqiu's expression did not change at all, and he did not listen to his words at all. He hugged Shen Wen even tighter, and said, "It seems that His Majesty wants you to summon the two of us in, so let's go in now."
After saying that, he held Shen Wen in his arms and walked into the imperial study with steady steps.
When they arrived before the Emperor, he saw that Chu Yanqiu was hugging Shen Wen, and the two looked like a close couple.
The emperor was startled and jumped up from his seat for a moment, but when he realized that he was too emotional, he sat down on the throne calmly again.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said to Chu Yanqiu, "Why are you hugging Lord Shen? Is Lord Shen feeling unwell? If so, I will immediately ask the imperial physician to come and treat Lord Shen."
Unexpectedly, Chu Yanqiu said, "He is not ill. Your Majesty knows that. I want to ask Your Majesty to grant me and him a marriage. I want to marry him. To be honest with Your Majesty, I haven't seen him for a long time. Today, I have the opportunity to meet him here. We are just doing this to relieve the pain of missing each other. Your Majesty is a man of temperament. I believe Your Majesty will be happy for us. Your Majesty, please issue an order to grant us a marriage."
When the emperor heard this, he finally lost his composure. He slammed the imperial desk and shouted angrily, "How dare you! Chu Yanqiu, do you know what you are saying?"
Chu Yanqiu remained calm in the face of the emperor's anger. He even held Shen Wen's hand and rubbed Shen Wen's waist and back dishonestly. He said, "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that you promised me that you would not use the imperial power to interfere in my marriage, especially my legal wife. As long as I really want to marry her, Your Majesty will issue an order to grant the marriage."
The emperor was stunned when he heard this. He opened his mouth and his mind was working at high speed, recalling what had happened before.
At this time, Eunuch Guo quietly came in from outside and came to the emperor's side. The emperor looked at Eunuch Guo and asked, "Have I ever promised such a thing?"
Eunuch Guo looked constipated and said carefully, "Yes, that's what your majesty said. Have you forgotten? Later, you forgot about it on a whim and wrote an imperial decree to marry Prince Consort Zhan's daughter to Lord Chu as his principal wife. Even Lord Chu's concubines were selected in the imperial decree. A complete set of arrangements was made for Lord Chu. Lord Chu came to you to mention the gentleman's agreement for this matter, and you wrote an imperial decree to demote Prince Consort Zhan's daughter to a concubine and marry her to Duke Ji's mansion. This...how did your majesty forget it again?"
The emperor's face was gloomy. He was very offended by the way Chu Yanqiu was hugging Shen Wen. He pointed at them and said, "Chu Yanqiu, what did you do to Lord Shen? Why is he so weak that he has no strength to resist you?"
Chu Yanqiu grabbed Shen Wen's hand, bit it gently and said, "Your Majesty is wrong, because he is in love with me and is willing to lie in my arms. We are both willing to do this."
The emperor was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head. He said, "I don't believe it!" He had already stood up from his seat and came to Chu Yanqiu in a few steps. He reached out to grab Shen Wen and said, "Why can't he speak? You must have done something to him."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the emperor stretched out his hand, he was pushed out by an inexplicable force. The emperor leaned back, but fortunately, there was a man named Guo who saw clearly and grabbed the emperor's body.
Facing the two people who were looking at him in horror, Chu Yanqiu was not panicked at all. He picked up Shen Wen like a princess and held him in his hands, saying, "Your Majesty, please issue an order today. Anyway, Lord Shen and I have already had physical contact. Who else can he marry if not me? This will also fulfill your Majesty's promise. I will take Lord Shen back and wait. On the auspicious day of the wedding, Your Majesty is welcome to come as a guest."
The little emperor used to be a bully, Chu Yanqiu knew him very well. Now that things had come to this point, Chu Yanqiu had no choice but to put aside the monarchy and the imperial power and grab his beloved without any scruples. As for the consequences of doing so, Chu Yanqiu could not care so much. At most, he would abandon his status and take Shen Wen away to the ends of the earth.
The emperor behind him was confused and his expression changed again and again. Eunuch Guo could no longer bear it and scolded him, "Master Chu, are you so bold? You dare to attack His Majesty. Could it be that the Jiguogong Mansion has rebellious intentions against the Daju Dynasty?"
Chu Yanqiu held Shen Wen and looked back at Eunuch Guo. He just glanced at Eunuch Guo calmly, and an invisible pressure descended upon Eunuch Guo. Eunuch Guo did not dare to look at him and turned his head away.
Chu Yanqiu smiled and said, "There is no place for you to be noisy. When I rescued His Majesty the Emperor, you were still a eunuch cleaning toilets. You, a rootless eunuch, dare to sow discord between the Jiguo Mansion and His Majesty with just a few words. I think you are the traitor who persecutes the country and has the intention of rebellion."
After saying this, Chu Yanqiu looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, are you just going to watch a slave sow discord between us as the monarch and his subjects?"
The emperor didn't react because he remembered what Chu Yanqiu said about being rescued that year.
Eunuch Guo beside him was even more angry at Chu Yanqiu's tyranny. He gritted his teeth and said, "You are still blaming others. Then tell me, if you have no rebellious intention, how could you disobey His Majesty and snatch Lord Shen away? If you have no rebellious intention, how could you attack His Majesty?"
Chu Yanqiu was really annoyed by Eunuch Guo's constant pestering. He frowned and said, "When did I rob Lord Shen? When did I attack His Majesty? You dog slave, how dare you frame me in broad daylight?"