Chapter 398 (2/2)

Zhang Yuan took a few steps toward the small path and called an imperial guard over, asking: “What happened?”

The imperial guard immediately saw the Emperor’s sleeve stuck in the gate, and the corners of his lips twitched for a while. After a while, he finally managed to reply: “Replying to your Majesty, Princess Ru Jia, who had been in the imperial palace, has gone missing. His Highness the ninth prince has ordered everyone to search the palace.”

“What?” The Emperor became furious, “Fucking hell, Qian Zhou really is courting death! Both the men and women are courting death. If we don’t show them a stern countenance, it really does not work!” He ordered the soldier: “Quickly go search. Search carefully for Us. Even if you must dig them up from three feet under, find them.”

The soldier was without fear and immediately complied: “Yes!” He then quickly ran off.

The Emperor was a little frantic. He no longer thought of getting into Winter Moon Palace. Waving to Zhang Yuan, he said: “Quickly! Get a sword for Us to cut off this sleeve. We must quickly return.”

Zhang Yuan said: “You wish to cut up the robe? Isn’t that too unlucky?”

“Then what do you think should be done?”

“How about… you take off your outer clothes!” Zhang Yuan gave him an idea, “Just treat it as leaving imperial concubine Yun something to remember you by. It’s better than cutting it.”

The Emperor thought that this was how it was, thus he turned around and removed the outer clothes on his own.

“Go, go, go, we shall return to Heavenly Hall!” A certain emperor dragged his eunuch and began to walk back, but after just a few steps, he felt that something was a little off and looked down. Huh? All that remained was his white underclothes? How unsightly was this? “That, uh, let’s go this way.” He pulled Zhang Yuan to the side, and the two walked along the side roads.

Like this, they sneaked back in the direction of Heavenly Hall. Zhang Yuan thought to himself, why were they acting like criminals? Who could have known that just as he thought this, he heard someone loudly shout from the side: “Who’s there! Come out!”

Zhang Yuan thought to himself, it’s over! This time, they would lose a lot of face.

Immediately following this, the spear moved from their shoulders toward them. This scared Zhang Yuan into shouting: “Impudent!”

The imperial guards had been searching for Ru Jia and ended up here. He noticed some movement coming from the shrubs on a small path. Who knew that at the moment he moved his spear, he would hear a eunuch’s voice.

Immediately following this, they saw the Emperor’s personal eunuch, Zhang Yuan, came out with some leaves on his head. Behind him, another person wearing white stood up too.

The imperial guards were a little unable to understand what was happening. It was dark at night, and the Emperor was hiding behind Zhang Yuan. Like this, nobody was able to see anyone clearly. One of the imperial guards asked Zhang Yuan: “What is eunuch hiding here for instead of taking care of his Majesty?” He then looked back and felt that something was not quite right. This was the inner palace. How could men enter the inner palace? Could it be that it was another eunuch? Why would a eunuch be dressed like that? Countless questions came up, and the imperial guard expressed his doubts once more: “The one behind eunuch… is which eunuch?”

“My ass!” Upon hearing that he had been called a eunuch, the Emperor immediately exploded. Cursing, he walked forward and kicked the imperial guard.

The imperial guard acted on reflex and dodged back while stabbing forward with his spear. The Emperor angrily grabbed the spear and tugged it. Using some force, he caused the imperial guard to fall.

The soldiers finally managed to see clearly. How was it a eunuch, it was clearly the Emperor! Thus they kneeled and begged for forgiveness. They then heard the imperial guard that had called the Emperor a eunuch say: “This subordinate did not know that it was your Majesty that was here. Would your Majesty please spare me!”

The Emperor always took face very seriously. Otherwise, how could he bother with hiding under some brush. Who knew that they would end up being discovered. At this moment, his mind was on the verge of collapse.

The Emperor felt that he no longer had the face to see people, thus he pulled Zhang Yuan in front of him once more.

Zhang Yuan was also feeling quite ashamed, but he was the Emperor’s personal eunuch. At this sort of time, he had to stand in front of him. Thus he straightened himself out and loudly said to the imperial guards in front of them: “After his Majesty heard that Qian Zhou’s princess escaped, he prepared to catch her personally. Don’t go screaming all over the place. Dismissed, dismissed!”

The imperial guards had all kinds of criticisms. Who were they lying to? Wearing underclothes to catch someone? Was there really that much interest?

But these things were only thoughts. He was the Emperor. No matter what he wore or what he did, he was always in the right. Thus the imperial guards listened to what Zhang Yuan had said. After telling the Emperor of their departure, they all dispersed. The two then heard the imperial guards that had just dispersed shout at another group: “There is no need to search that area! His Majesty just came from Winter Moon Palace and has not had a chance to put on his clothes. Don’t go over there to cause trouble.”

Zhang Yuan immediately grabbed the Emperor’s arm: “Your Majesty, stay calm! They are your people. You absolutely must not be impulsive!”

The Emperor was puzzled, “Why would We be impulsive?”

“They said…”

“They said that We just came from Winter Moon Palace and did not have time to put on clothes. Hah! Very good, this is very good. The story that they came up with for this old one was quite entertaining. Let’s go, we are returning to Zhao He Hall.”

Zhao He Hall was his bedroom. While Qian Zhou was causing a stir, and the entire palace was searching for Ru Jia, the Emperor was actually choosing to go back to sleep!

Zhang Yuan’s eyes became a little moist, and he became a little choked up. He knew that the Emperor was escaping. He had chosen to use this lie to lie to himself. He would rather live in that lie than accept reality.

He turned around and looked at Winter Moon Palace, feeling that imperial concubine Yun was too mean. The Emperor was willing to do this much for an imperial concubine, but what was she scheming? Really… willful!”

At that time, inside Winter Moon Palace on this Summer night, imperial concubine Yun sneezed while walking. She stopped and asked a palace maid: “Say, is that old man cursing me behind my back?”