Blood-Sucking Empress

Feng Xue and Liu Jin were arranged to stay in the Lingxue Pavilion. There was no title bestowment and no ceremony, but almost everyone outside the Imperial palace thought Feng Xue was the new favorite of the Empress and thought it was very likely that he would be the next candidate for Imperial consort. After all, Feng Xue possessed stunning beauty, everyone knew this, and such a result would not be unexpected.

Yun guiren recovered from his illness and finally took a step outside Chuyun Palace. But, this was obviously a trivial matter and everyone did not pay much attention to it.

Guifei: Imperial Consort of the highest rank and is below the Empress (King Consort in this book)

Guiren: Noble Consort below Guifei and Empress (King Consort in this book)

The Empress stayed in the King Consort’s palace for the night and did not leave until it was time for morning court. The palace attendant in charge of cleaning found a very messy bed and the topic of the King Consort being favored spread like wildfire in the palace.

The male pet, Young Master Mu was summoned by the Empress to serve her personally. It was said that they ate and slept together and that the Empress loved him very much. It seemed very likely that an Imperial order would come down, commissioning for this male pet to be lifted into the ranks of concubine.

Although the Bewitching guifei, Situ Hongyu, had been banished to the Cold Palace, the Empress issued an Imperial decree and instructed the Imperial Doctors to stabilize the fetus and told Chief of the Guards Fengying to give an order that no one was allowed to bully this matter and his servant. Otherwise, the person would be severely punished. This made everyone continuously conjecture that the Bewitching guifei most likely still had some honor and favor due to her unborn child.

Because of the Empress’s various actions, the Imperial palace was very lively and various rumors were floating everywhere, but compared to the liveliness of the outsiders, the parties in question appeared to be exceptionally silent, and no one related to these topics had mentioned a word about those rumors.

Three days had passed since Sang Zixin had been poisoned. For these three days, Qianhe Liyou had been carefully observing Sang Zixin, only to find that this person was acting no differently than usual. If one really wanted to say something was different, then one could say that this little poor thing seemed to be extremely happy, acted less cautiously and it felt as if he had just picked up a treasure…

Had he really been poisoned? Qianhe Liyou was very suspicious…

“The King Dowager arrives..”

Qianhe Liyou had been reading a book, and when he heard the announcement, she stood up and looked at the entrance, waiting for Luo Yu to come in.

“You’er.” Luo Yu dismissed all the attendants and came in alone. At first glance, when he saw Qianhe Liyou, a little warmth was contained in his eyes, but then he saw Sang Zixins standing to the side. The warmth in his eyes faded, returning to a cold and unrippling stagnant appearance.

Is this your new favorite? Doesn’t seem like much… Luo Yu silently commented this in his heart.

“What’s the matter?” Luo Yu rarely came to find her, so she asked directly and her body naturally greeted him and she went to stand in front of Luo Yu.

“It’s nothing. Can I only come to see if I have something?” Luo Yu asked this with some dissatisfaction. Why did she have to ask him what was wrong, couldn’t he come to see her even when nothing happened?

“Of course not, come and sit.” Qianhe Liyou naturally took Luo Yu’s hand and led him to the side of the couch. Sang Zixin leaned over from behind and poured a cup of hot tea for Luo Yu.

“King Dowager, please use the tea.” It was not the first time he saw the King Dowager, but this was the first time he first handly felt this man’s aura so closely: cold and aloof, elegant and peaceful. Even in such close proximity, this man could make one feel that the distance and difference between the two was extremely big, it was simply like a comparison between stars and dust.

Luo Yu’s gaze rested on Sang Zixin again. Once again, he did not think this boy was anything special. But, he was just young and at the age that perfectly matched up with You’ er….

Qianhe Liyou noticed Luo Yu’s sharp look, looking as if he was evaluating something. She did not say anything, but looked at the scene playfully.

Luo Yu retracted his gaze, elegantly taking a sip of tea. He slowly said, “You’ er, why are you…have you been busy lately?” He wanted to ask You’ er why he had not seen her for several days, but he felt that it would be inappropriate to ask this, so he temporarily changed his question.

“It’s alright.” In the past few days, she had been preoccupied with observing Sang Zixin in addition to dealing with court affairs. After three days, Sang Zixin still made no movements.

“…” Luo Yu did not know why, but he felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Qianhe Liyou’s reply. Fortunately, it could be interpreted as she was not busy, but why hadn’t she come to see him if this was the case? Or did she spend all her free time with these people?

That’s right, he is just her father. Of course, compared to him, it felt much better to be with these young boys than him. He had always hoped to see You’er happy, but now that You’er had actually done so, what else could he be sad about!

“That’s good, don’t let handling court affairs affect your health, pay attention to resting.” This type of phrase could only be said by him.

“I will. Lunch will be served soon, let’s use it together…” Qianhe Liyou had perceived that Luo Yu’s mood was off, but she did not know why, so she decided to keep him for a meal to see if he would say something later.

“Alright.”

Qianhe Liyou signaled Sang Zixin with her eyes. Sang Zixin replied and happily retreated to prepare lunch. Only Qianhe Liyou and Luo Yu were left in the room.

Qianhe Liyou picked up Luo Yu’s hand and pulled Luo Yu a bit closer across the tea table. She leaned forward, looking at Luo Yu with a probing look, “You are not happy, why?”

“No.” Luo Yu instinctively retorted, but the expression in his eyes became saddened and he stared blankly at his grasped hand.

“Don’t lie.’ Qianhe Liyou’s tone became a tad bit heavier and her eyes became sharp.

“I didn’t lie, just…You’er did not come to see me, I missed You’er.” He thought, it should be normal for a father to miss his daughter.

Qianhe Liyou froze for a moment, but soon showed a wicked smile and let go of Luo Yu’s hand. She replied jokingly: “If you miss me in the future, come and see me, don’t feel embarrassed.”

“I don’t want to interrupt you while you are handling state affairs.” Luo Yu quietly said. He had lived in this palace for more than 20 years. How could he not know what people in the harem should or shouldn’t do?

“It’s fine.” As for Luo Yu, she always felt very strange. This feeling was very vague and she was unsure how to describe it, but she knew that she really liked the feeling of being with him.

“Is it really fine?” He was afraid that You’er would be annoyed by him…He was not like this before. He never cared about other people’s gazes, and would never say such things and he would not have so many thoughts. However, the only exception was You’er. He used to be worried, caring, but now he felt a lot of different emotions. He himself even felt lonely and sad…

This was really too strange!

“Trust me, don’t doubt my words.”

“Empress, lunch is ready..” Sang Zixin entered, trailed by several attendants carrying lunch. After arranging everything onto the table, he stood quietly on one side, waiting on the side for the Empress and King Dowager to eat.

Two were seated, but Qianhe Liyou looked at Sang Zixin.

“Empress….King Dowager is here. With King Dowager here, there is no need for this slave to dine with you, this slave will serve the food for both of your esteemed selves instead.” These past few days, he had been dining with the Empress. This kind of honor made him feel uneasy, but after thinking he did not have much time left, he also cautiously enjoyed this little happiness.

“Sit, don’t let zhen say it a second time!”