Zhao Yufeng was very silent on the way back to the study, and he didn't take the imperial chariot, Xia Chutao almost followed Zhao Yufeng back to Zhao Yufeng's study.

The more Zhao Yufeng was so silent, the more Xia Chutao felt that something was wrong.

Although Zhao Yufeng had only just ascended the throne for a short time, some of the inherent characteristics of the emperor began to become clear in him.

Suspicious, silent, and most often unpredictable state of mind.

Just like now, Xia Chutao couldn't see through what he was thinking, and he didn't know anything about what he was going to face next.

"Get on your knees."

This is just entering the study, Zhao Yufeng walked in front of Xia Chutao with a blank face behind his back, but he didn't say anything, just coldly squeezed out these two words, and suddenly Xia Chutao was completely stunned.

Xia Chutao originally remembered that Zhao Chufeng knew that he had a child in his belly or pardoned himself and did not have to kneel in front of many people, but in front of him, he told himself to kneel, just such a simple two words, Xia Chutao knew that things were not simple.

But Xia Chutao knew that Zhao Chufeng would not call himself to do these things for no reason, since he said it, there was a good reason, Xia Chutao didn't ask, he just knelt down slowly in front of Zhao Yufeng.

"Kneel, I didn't tell you to get up, you can't get up."

After Zhao Yufeng finished saying this, he sat down at his desk and began to correct the music in his hand.

Although kneeling is uncomfortable, but fortunately, Zhao Yufeng's study is cushioned with a very thick carpet, no matter how you say it, kneeling is much more comfortable than when you were in Mingjing Palace that day.

Xia Chutao himself didn't know how long it was, and he could still feel some soreness in his waist and knees in the end, but Zhao Yufeng still lowered his head to review the folds, and Xia Chutao could only continue to kneel.

After a while, Xia Chutao saw Zhao Yufeng slowly put the brush in his hand and put it on the inkstone, so he asked lightly.

"Do you know why I told you to kneel?"

Xia Chutao also looked directly at Zhao Yufeng, and couldn't see the slightest weakness, and said indifferently.

"Your Majesty naturally has Your Majesty's reasoning, the slave and maid dare not ask, Your Majesty wants the slave and the maid to kneel, then the slave and the maid just kneel."

Zhao Yufeng's eyes narrowed, and then he slowly leaned back in his chair, looking at Xia Chutao with such an indifferent expression.

It's still been a while since Xia Chutao got along with Zhao Chufeng so closely, it's not that Xia Chutao felt wrong, she could indeed feel that some things on Zhao Chufeng's body had been changing since he became the emperor, and he couldn't say it, but the person in front of him did make Xia Chutao feel strange gradually.

"Looks like you don't know what's wrong with you."

Xia Chutao's heart was a little uneasy, but he didn't know if this was a temptation, so he set his mind and said it firmly.

"The slave maid has been trembling since she did this Shang Yi, and she didn't dare to forget what His Majesty said to the slave maid for a moment, and the slave maid really didn't know what His Majesty meant when he said he had done something wrong."

Speaking of Xia Chutao, he crawled on the ground with some difficulty.

"The slave is stupid, and I hope Your Majesty can point it out."

"Xia Chutao, I let you stay in the palace, and I did it with a trace of kindness to you. But I don't seem to want you to do something against me. ”

Zhao Yufeng's tone was very unhappy, and Xia Chutao could already clearly feel that Zhao Yufeng's mood was not very right.

But Zhao Yufeng's words made Xia Chutao feel a little scared, and such a charge was directly detained on Xia Chutao's head, which inevitably made her feel very uneasy.

"The slave maid has always been conscientious in her duties since she did this Shangyi, and the things that Your Majesty ordered were also done properly, and the slave and maid really didn't know where to make Your Majesty feel dissatisfied. What's more, His Majesty said such a thing as going against His Majesty, the slaves and maids were terrified, and they didn't dare to do it. ”

"Don't you dare? And you did. ”

Zhao Yufeng slowly stood up from his chair, and then walked to Xia Chutao with his hands behind his back and paced in front of Xia Chutao.

"Tell me, did you do what Ji promised? Ji promised her that she would avoid me like this? ”

Xia Chutao's heart was shocked, she thought of Zhao Yufeng's silence at that time, could it be that Zhao Yufeng really noticed something?

Cold sweat suddenly poured out from the corners of Xia Chutao's forehead, and she didn't think that there was something wrong with this matter even if she wanted to break her head, why would Zhao Yufeng know?

Xia Chutao didn't dare to speak, now Zhao Yufeng is angry not only about himself, if he says the wrong thing at this time, Ji Promise, who is waiting in Qingquan Palace, will also suffer together.

"Speak! Isn't that mouth of yours very good at talking?! ”

Zhao Yufeng's tone suddenly increased, and Xia Chutao, who was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, was almost a spirit.

The eunuch guarding the door heard the movement inside and thought that something was going on inside, so he hurriedly pushed the door in, and looked at Zhao Yufeng with some trepidation.

"Your Majesty......"

"Get out! Did I call you in?! ”

The eunuch was driven out by Zhao Yufeng very simply as soon as he came in, and the eunuch could only go out only and then close the door of the hall, which was almost as silent as death, and Xia Chutao could even hear his own breathing very clearly.

"I'm afraid that you have been in the palace for too long, too comfortable, and you have forgotten that there is a waste Fu Rin in the General's Mansion outside the palace."

As soon as he heard Fu Rin's name, Xia Chutao's heart was almost tingling, Fu Rin was almost Xia Chutao's reason to grit his teeth and persist despite all the pressure in the palace, at this time Zhao Yufeng mentioned Fu Rin, Xia Chutao really didn't know what he wanted to do.

"What do you want?"

Xia Chutao raised his head at this time and looked at Zhao Yufeng coldly, if Zhao Yufeng dared to hurt Fu Rin at this time, Xia Chutao was really not afraid of a jade burning.

"Stay in the palace and treat me well, you're just a proton I left in the palace, you really think you can endure it."

"Do you think you're saving Ji and agreeing? A woman without grace and no heirs is a sorrow in the palace! ”

Xia Chutao's heart froze, and he didn't speak, but slowly closed his eyes.

She didn't know how Zhao Yufeng knew about this, but she knew that what she was facing was indeed a big thing.

If the thing he promised to Ji was really known by Zhao Yufeng, this was a crime of bullying the king, Xia Chutao knew such a crime, and Zhao Yufeng in front of him would be light even if he dragged himself out and beheaded him.

"Ji promised that she was still young, and it was indeed not the right time for her to do such a thing, not to mention that she herself was unwilling."

Xia Chutao slowly opened her eyes, except for worrying about Ji's safety, Xia Chutao herself had nothing to be afraid of.

"Is there any choice for her to enter the palace?"

"She can't choose, but Your Majesty you can."

Xia Chutao looked at Zhao Yufeng steadily, and his tone was also firm, now that he knew that Zhao Yufeng had already understood this matter, Xia Chutao knew that there was no need to hide it in front of Zhao Yufeng.

"How many of these women are willing to enter the palace? In the end, she was forced to come in, Ji promised that she was the youngest and had a bad family background, she was a duckweed-like existence among these concubines, if the emperor's favor was too strong, it would be a bad thing for her. ”

"I don't need you to tell me the truth of the harem, you just need to know that what you did today is to deceive the king, I only allow this kind of thing once, in the end, there is still some use in reading you, otherwise I will drag you down and execute you now."

"Don't be a fool to the people in the palace, it's okay for you to be smart outside the palace, how many things the people in the palace have experienced, they are all so shrewd and smooth, you want to play tricks under my nose, or be naïve."

Although he said something, Zhao Yufeng didn't say anything about Xia Chutao, but Xia Chutao was still scared into a cold sweat.

To tell the truth, she didn't have much meaning in this palace, and it didn't matter if her bad life was worth it or not, the main reason was that she was afraid of delaying the people behind her.

"Get up."

After Zhao Yufeng said so lightly, Xia Chutao stood up tremblingly, but because he had been kneeling for too long, Xia Chutao only felt that his knees were sore, and it was difficult to support his heavy body, so he had to kneel down again.

But Zhao Yufeng has always looked at everything like this coldly, and he has no intention of stepping forward at all.

At this time, the door of the main hall was opened again, and a eunuch came in to report.

"Your Majesty, the noble Min is here."

Xia Chutao's heart moved slightly, and his face showed a very obvious embarrassment, Zhao Yufeng naturally saw all this in his eyes, and knew what Xia Chutao was worried about, so he said lightly to Xia Chutao.

"You go out through the side door of the main hall, lest your belly be bumped into by the Min nobles."

Although it was to relieve Xia Chutao's siege, Zhao Yufeng was really cold when he said these words, and he didn't know when it started, Xia Chutao felt that Zhao Chufeng's attitude towards him was like treating strangers.

Although Xia Chutao felt that there was no harm to him, he always felt that something was wrong.

When Xia Chutao felt that he could walk, Xia Chutao didn't want to stay in the hall longer, so he bowed to Zhao Yu and retreated.

"The slave and maid have thanked Your Majesty."