Chapter 142: Temptation
"Don't talk about this yet, I don't know who is going to recruit you into the palace this time, so you have to be careful."
Su Mingyue frowned and said, judging from the words of the guys, this time only Du Ruonan was recruited into the palace alone, so there was no reason for her to go together.
With her identity, it is not enough to enter the palace without any obstacles. If she was the wife of the second prince, then it would be normal to enter the palace, but now she is not.
And she is also worried about this matter, what Concubine Jing said is not unreasonable, will the emperor accept herself?
"Don't worry, it'll be fine."
Du Ruonan said with a smile, not looking very concerned.
"Ruonan, if I tell them that you have gone back, it will be impossible to come back for a while, let them slow down this matter, maybe in a few days, they will forget about looking for you."
Su Mingyue was still worried about Du Ruonan, so she made an idea for her.
"This will definitely not work, it would be fine if I really went back, but I didn't go back now, if I lied to the palace, and we were found guilty of deception, then the fault would be great."
Du Ruonan directly denied Su Mingyue's idea. After all, if the emperor or Concubine Jing summoned her, they would definitely be able to find out if she had gone back.
"Then you leave now, and when they come to question you, I will delay it for another two days, and by the time they really investigate, you will have already returned."
Su Mingyue was extremely worried about Du Ruonan's life safety at this time, so she tried her best to keep Du Ruonan just now, and at this time she was pushed out.
"Mingyue, you don't have to worry about me, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, even if I go back, will Concubine Jing let me go? Will the fourth prince let me go? They don't look like people who give up. ”
Du Ruonan said with a smile.
"Okay, but you must be careful, if you are in trouble, find a way to inform the second master, and the second master will definitely find a way to rescue you."
Su Mingyue said worriedly, if Concubine Jing wanted to harm Du Ruonan, they were really helpless.
"I think it shouldn't be Concubine Jing who summoned me today, after all, she was looking for the two of us from the beginning, and every time the two of us went to see her together, she never summoned any of us alone, so it's very likely that Concubine Jing didn't summon me."
Du Ruonan analyzed, on the one hand, he wanted to make Su Mingyue feel at ease, and on the other hand, he was cheering himself up, there was no big deal, he would definitely be able to deal with it.
"But if it's not Concubine Jing, then who else will summon you, could it be the emperor?"
Su Mingyue also felt that what Du Ruonan said made sense, but if it wasn't Concubine Jing, it could only be the emperor, the emperor's face changed too quickly, and the slightest carelessness would be a ghost under the knife.
Thinking of this, Su Mingyue was even more worried, although it was not Concubine Jing, but the emperor was becoming more and more dangerous.
The east entrance of the Royal Palace.
"You are Du Ruonan."
A eunuch saw Du Ruonan looking around alone, and he didn't look like a person in the palace at all, and thought that this must be the person he was waiting for.
Du Ruonan nodded, looking at this eunuch with a puzzled expression, and he had never seen this person in his impression.
"His Majesty sent me here to wait for you, saying that he would take you to see him when you came."
As if seeing Du Ruonan's doubts, the eunuch said slowly.
"I'm tired of my father-in-law."
For polite people, Du Ruonan has always been very polite.
Originally, Gonggong Li also knew about this matter, and he also knew that the relationship between Du Ruonan and the second prince was extraordinary, so he thought about informing Du Ruonan in advance.
However, the emperor did not send him to wait for Du Ruonan, because Gonggong Li was his confidant, and many important things were entrusted to him on weekdays.
Although he had a good impression of Du Ruonan, her weight in the eyes of the emperor was not heavy, so she was just a little eunuch who came here at this time.
"Father-in-law Li, what do you think of Du Ruonan, a girl, being a concubine for Xuan'er?"
The emperor asked Gonggong Li, who was standing aside.
"Back to the emperor, this girl is really good and very lovable, but didn't she say that she already had a marriage contract at the last banquet? If you make a concubine for the fourth prince, will you have a quarrel? ”
When Gonggong Li heard the emperor ask, he thought that the emperor must be quite satisfied with Du Ruonan, so he praised Du Ruonan twice, but he also knew that Du Ruonan was the person next to the second prince, and he definitely couldn't push her into the camp of the fourth prince.
So he directly moved out of this matter, which was a headache for the emperor, the fourth prince and Concubine Jing.
"Let's not talk about these first, let's talk about Du Ruonan, this girl, what do you think, can you match my Xuan'er."
The emperor didn't seem to care about it.
"With Du Ruonan's identity, she is definitely not worthy of the four princes, but she also has many characteristics that the official eunuch lady does not have, so she must have attracted the four princes."
Gonggong Li's words were ambiguous, and there was neither an idea of approval nor opposition.
"You old fox."
The emperor pointed at Gonggong Li and scolded with a smile, how could he not hear the ambiguous meaning of Gonggong Li's words, but it was obvious that he was not only not angry because of this, but was also very satisfied with Gonggong Li.
Although he asked Gonggong Li just now how he did this, he didn't want Gonggong Li to say good or bad, if it sounded good, it would be a compliment to himself.
But if it doesn't sound good, wouldn't it prove that he is better than himself, and where to put his face, so he is still very satisfied when he hears Gonggong Li's ambiguous words.
It's no wonder that Gonggong Li is so favored by the emperor, and they all say that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, but Gonggong Li can be at ease here, who dares to underestimate him.
"Your Majesty, Du Ruonan is here." 29GG
Just when the emperor and Gonggong Li were chatting heartily, the little eunuch came in to make a statement.
"Let her wait outside for a while."
The little eunuch's face was full of doubts when he heard this, and the emperor summoned people and didn't see any reason. But he immediately nodded, how dare the emperor disobey.
Besides, what the emperor does has nothing to do with him, he is just a little eunuch, and there is no need to speculate on the emperor's thoughts.
He didn't have to speculate, but Gonggong Li had to speculate and figure out what to do with it in a very short time.
"The emperor asked you to wait here."
The little eunuch went out and said to Du Ruonan, who was standing outside.
Du Ruonan nodded, without words, she felt that this was also understandable, after all, as the emperor, there must be a lot of things to deal with every day, and they are all national affairs.
So let yourself wait for a while, it's normal.
"Gonggong Li, do you know my intention in doing this?"
After the little eunuch went out, the emperor asked Gonggong Li on the side.
"Could it be that the emperor wants to temper her temperament?"
Gonggong Li hunched his waist and said, of course, this is not the true thought in his heart, how can he not see that this is the emperor testing Du Ruonan, wanting to see what the nature of this woman is.
"What you said can be regarded as one of the reasons, I don't just want to hone her character, the main thing is that I also want to see her character and deal with things, and then discuss whether she is worthy of my Xuan'er."
The emperor said with a smile.
"Your Majesty."
Father-in-law Li did not hesitate to praise himself.
"Okay, just the two of you, there's no need to be so polite."
When the emperor heard Gonggong Li say this, he was naturally very happy, and it could be heard from his words that he trusted Gonggong Li very much.
But if you really believe what he said, then Gonggong Li is really stupid, even if there are only two people here, he and the emperor, the emperor is still the emperor, if he offends the emperor, he doesn't know how he died.
But Gonggong Li never dared to say this.
In the second prince's house.
At this time, Su Mingyue was very anxious, like an ant on a hot pot, Du Ruonan had been in the palace for so long, and the longer it was, the more worried she became.
In fact, it didn't take long, but Su Mingyue was in a hurry, so it felt like a long time had passed.
"Hasn't the second master come back yet?"
Su Mingyue asked the guard at the door, this was the sixth time she had come here today.
"Miss Su, we will tell you as soon as the prince comes back, you better go back and rest."
The two guards are also very helpless, and they haven't seen Miss Su look for the second prince in such a hurry on weekdays, what's wrong today?
Su Mingyue had no choice but to return to the room.
"You said that Miss Su was in such a hurry to find the prince today, didn't something happen?"
Waiting for Su Mingyue to leave, one of the guards said curiously.
"No matter what happens, let's do our things well, and there are things that the second master can't solve."
The other guard said firmly.
"Yes."
The guard who provoked the topic thought about it and felt that what he said was right, so he straightened his waist and continued to stand guard.
"Lord Wang, you can be regarded as back."
After a while, the second prince returned.
"Listening to what you say, why do you seem to miss me so much, you are all big men, don't be so sensual."
The second prince said to the two with a smile, there is no prince shelf.
"It seems that the prince is in a good mood today, but Miss Su seems to have something to look for you, she has asked us several times today where you have been, have you come back?"
Hearing the second prince say this, the two of them were also very happy, but of course they would not forget to tell the truth.
"I see."
As soon as the second prince heard that the two of them said that Su Mingyue had something to look for him, he hurriedly came to find Su Mingyue.
"Second master, you're back."
When Su Mingyue saw the second prince coming back, she also had a bottom in her heart.
"Mingyue, what's going on? Are you in such a hurry? By the way, Ruonan, why didn't I see her when I came back, shouldn't she be with you? ”
The second prince asked Su Mingyue what happened while looking around.