The First Lackey Under The Empress

"What did you say?"

Princess Yunyang stood up abruptly, her red纱 skirt swaying, an astonished expression appearing on her face beneath her cloud-like hair.

Zhao Du'an leading a group of eunuchs to her door?

This undoubtedly sent a bad signal.

But she couldn't immediately figure out why, while the smile that had just appeared on Li Shuping's lips beside her vanished instantly.

It's him!

Li Shuping's pupils contracted. At that moment, he recalled the fear of being threatened by Zhao Du'an at the Pear Blossom Hall that day.

Although he didn't want to admit it, since that incident, he had developed a fear of this recently rising "Little Yama".

"How could he bring people to the residence? Could it be that he dares to force his way into the驸马 residence?" Li Shuping blurted out subconsciously.

He trailed off halfway through his sentence.

Because he suddenly realized that with Zhao Du'an's lawless character, it was hard to say.

After all, he dared to break into a crucial place like the Three Law Courts last night, not even taking third-rank officials seriously.

It seemed like nothing for him to barge into his powerless and influence-less 驸马 residence, which only had a nominal title.

Thinking of this, panic appeared on his face, and he subconsciously looked at his wife beside him:

"Yunyang, that cursed star is here, could it be that he knows about you..."

He believed that Zhao Du'an had come to seek revenge.

Princess Yunyang also thought of this, but felt it was wrong. She frowned and asked the family servant:

"You said he led many eunuchs?"

"Yes." The family servant nodded, but couldn't explain why.

After all, in their stereotypes, it was difficult to associate Zhao Du'an, an outside official, with delivering imperial decrees.

Princess Yunyang frowned, coldly instructed the servants to remove breakfast, sweep the courtyard, and wait and see what happened.

She said expressionlessly:

"No need to stop him. If he wants to come in, let him in. This princess wants to see what he intends to do."

At this moment, she completely lacked the vulgarity of being "licentious", instead displaying the nobility of a royal aristocrat.

Shortly after.

A clamor was heard outside the residence gate. Zhao Du'an was too lazy to wait for someone to report, got off his horse, and directly led a group of eunuchs behind him, marching mightily into the central courtyard.

The 驸马 residence was quite impressive. Stepping into the spacious central courtyard, he was surprised to see that the servants in the residence were sweeping the courtyard in an orderly manner.

In the main hall, a couple sat separately in two high-backed chairs, with a landscape painting hanging behind them.

He glanced at 驸马 Li Shuping. The cowardly 驸马 was now sitting upright, with the air of a master.

Zhao Du'an was too lazy to look at him again, shifted his gaze, and his eyes lit up slightly when he landed on the beautiful woman in a red纱 skirt beside him.

He couldn't help but envy the 驸马 for his good fortune... well, ignoring the number of hats.

"Commander Zhao has quite the pomp. Coming to visit without sending a greeting card in advance, you really treat the capital as the Zhao family's backyard."

Li Shuping put on the posture of a master in front of outsiders, his tone faintly angry, his eyes searching the eunuchs.

He couldn't figure out where they came from.

The couple didn't move their butts at all, just sat upright in the main hall, like the officials under the bright mirror in the yamen hall.

Zhao Du'an's lips curled up. Before he could speak, a eunuch behind him stepped forward, held up the imperial decree with both hands, and said in a stern voice:

"By the Emperor's decree, 驸马 Li Shuping, Princess Yunyang, receive the decree!"

Imperial decree?!

This shout shocked not only the servants in the residence, but also the Grand Princess, who had been silent, her back straight, and looking like a cold and beautiful noblewoman.

In Zhao Du'an's previous life, kneeling to receive imperial decrees only developed after the Ming Dynasty.

The process of issuing imperial decrees was also very cumbersome, but the Dayu Dynasty was similar to the rules in TV dramas.

Princess Yunyang's pretty face changed slightly. She reluctantly got up, lifted her red skirt, and walked quickly to the courtyard.

She glared at Zhao Du'an hatefully, but still knelt down, squeezing out a sentence from between her silver teeth:

"Yunyang... receives the decree."

After she set an example, Li Shuping also hurriedly knelt down, along with all the servants in the central courtyard, kneeling down in a flurry, for fear of bearing the crime of "despising imperial power and disrespecting etiquette".

Heh... continue to put on airs, didn't you still obediently roll out... Zhao Du'an curled his lips.

Looking down at the couple kneeling in front of him, he raised his hand to pick up the imperial decree, unfolded it, and said lightly:

"Now, We have heard that the Grand Princess Yunyang is impetuous, so We request the Abbess of the Jizhao Nunnery to prepare a meditation room, a lamp, and a futon. From today onwards, Princess Yunyang will enter the Jizhao Nunnery to cultivate her character. This is the decree."

The content of the imperial decree was short and casual, and Zhao Du'an finished reading it in one sentence.

However, this light sentence fell into Princess Yunyang's ears, but it was like a bolt from the blue.

She suddenly raised her head, her eyes widened, and her charming face beneath her dark hair turned pale!

Although she was kneeling, she still staggered, looking incredulous.

Nunnery!

Her good niece didn't leave any room for sentiment.

The imperial decree didn't mention a single word of "punishment", but who couldn't hear what the Empress meant?

"Nunnery... is Yunyang going to be sent to a nunnery?"

驸马 Li Shuping was also stunned. At this moment, he didn't have any joy. His mind buzzed, and anger appeared on his face. He suddenly shouted:

"It's you! What did you say to His Majesty?"

Although his status was low at home, Li Shuping understood even more that if the princess fell, he wouldn't be in a good position either.

What kind of good place was Jizhao Nunnery?

Even if it wasn't a cold palace, it wasn't much different.

Zhao Du'an's expression was indifferent. He looked down at him, rolled up the imperial decree casually, looked at the Grand Princess who was sitting on the ground, pale, with a smile that was not a smile:

"The princess should take good care of her own man, lest he be let out to bite people."

Li Shuping was extremely angry, but he didn't dare to resist.

Zhao Du'an was inexplicably reminded of the dog raised in his hometown in his previous life, which barked loudly when it was chained by its owner.

But once the chain was released, and the owner was no longer behind it, it would only whimper with its tail between its legs.

"Princess, get up and receive the decree."

Princess Yunyang calmed down at this moment. She pursed her lips, slowly stood up, and took the imperial decree.

She unfolded it and looked at it again. The ink characters on the cloth were like arrows, piercing her again and again.

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and then opened them:

"Yunyang, receives the decree."

A gust of wind came, and the big red纱 skirt fluttered, the slit was very low, and the loose-fitting neckline rippled like water.

Zhao Du'an, at close range, scrutinized this woman who had caused him a lot of trouble, but only now did he get a first glimpse of her beauty, and suddenly smiled:

"Princess, won't you invite this official to have a cup of water?"

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Inside the residence.

Inside a room modeled after a meditation room, with cool mats on the floor and a full set of tea sets.

As the door closed, only Zhao Du'an and Yunyang were left in the room.

Outside the door was the 驸马 acting as the door god, and further out, the eunuchs waiting patiently in the courtyard.

Zhao Du'an sat cross-legged on the cool mat, his eyes passing over the dark purple sandalwood, quite heavy, door-like tea tray, and the set of precious purple clay teapots placed on it.

He raised his hand to pick up the exquisite tea pet in the shape of a jade toad, played with it, and smiled:

"As expected of the items in the Grand Princess's mansion, this grade is many times better than the ones used to entertain guests in Zhao's house."

Opposite him, because she was sitting on the floor, her two white legs, longer than Zhao Du'an's life, were bent. Even in this situation, Yunyang, who was not diminished in her beauty, sat expressionlessly.

Her upper body, strictly trained by the court etiquette officer, had a straight back, and her slender neck was raised proudly.

Her eyes coldly swept over his hand, and she said disgustedly:

"Is Commander Zhao here to freeload at this princess's place? If you like it, take it away, lest the maidservants break it and throw it away later."

Zhao Du'an pretended to be surprised: "Why throw it away?"

Princess Yunyang stared at him and said, "This princess finds it dirty."

Zhao Du'an couldn't help but laugh and said, "So the princess also knows to find it dirty. In my opinion, the tea pet is much cleaner than people."

The current emperor's aunt, the old emperor's sister, ignored his mockery and said coldly:

"What exactly do you want to say? Could it be that you sought out this princess alone to sit down just to say these nonsense words, or to enjoy the triumph of the victor?

You beat my son, you beat my husband.

I heard that He Zheng, who only slightly offended you, was also injured by you, and Marquis Xiajiang has been thrown into the诏獄, and his head may not be safe in a few days...

Now, this princess is also going to be thrown into the nunnery for confinement, and I don't know when I will be able to come out. You should be very proud."

She paused and said:

"Or, are you still not satisfied?"

Zhao Du'an gently put down the tea pet and smiled:

"As the saying goes, grievances have their heads, and debts have their owners, but this official is not a petty person. It's just that although I have beaten all the men around you, I still have some anger that is not smooth, so I want to collect a little interest from the Grand Princess.

After all... when the princess enters the nunnery tomorrow, it will be difficult for this official to find you."

Interest?

Princess Yunyang was stunned for a moment, looked at him fixedly, as if she understood something, her eyes containing a bit of disdain and contempt. She suddenly smiled, and her eyes had some inexplicable meaning.

She thought: Heh, all men in the world are the same.

Without any warning, she stretched her waist, raised her hand to pull a cushion on the ground over, stuffed it behind her lower back, and lay down backward.

Her two white python-like legs stretched out, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, bit her red lips, smiled charmingly, and hooked her fingers at Zhao Du'an, full of charm:

"If you have the guts, then come. Li Lang offended you, does Commander want his mother to apologize in person?"

She was clearly smiling, her posture was alluring, but her eyes were cold and indifferent.

Zhao Du'an was inexplicably reminded of a sentence: half is volcano, half is sea water.

Then he smiled, stood up, walked around the tea table, and walked to Princess Yunyang, slowly squatted down.

With his pincer-like hands, he pinched her pointed chin, his eyes full of smiles, and looked at her.

Princess Yunyang closed her eyes.

"Pa!"

An extremely crisp sound.

Princess Yunyang opened her eyes in astonishment, feeling the burning pain on her face, and incredulously reached out to cover her red cheek.

Zhao Du'an retracted his hand and whispered in her ear:

"For the sake of His Majesty, I'll only slap you once this time. If you provoke me again next time, I'll spank your ass."

After speaking, Zhao Du'an stood up, laughed loudly, and walked out.

Leaving Princess Yunyang sitting sideways on the ground, covering her cheeks, silent.