RPAGF Chapter 116 The Prime Minister is actually a woman, and His Majesty the Emperor drools over her.
Chapter 116 The Prime Minister is actually a woman, and His Majesty the Emperor drools over her.
Upon hearing this, the joy that had just welled up in Mu Wanwan's heart vanished instantly.
She frowned slightly, turned around, and saw Consort Xiao leading a large group of palace maids walking towards them.
According to court etiquette, she was merely a subject, while Consort Xiao was the Emperor's only Consort!
Within this deep palace, the Empress should be in charge of all matters, large and small, concerning the six palaces.
However, Mu Chenfeng has yet to officially appoint an empress, so Consort Xiao is the head of the harem, holding a position equivalent to the empress and possessing supreme power within the harem.
"May Your Highness be blessed!"
Despite Mu Wanwan's immense reluctance and displeasure, this utterly detestable ancient court was filled with so many tedious formalities.
There was nothing she could do; even if she was unwilling, she still had to respectfully bow to the arrogant woman in front of her.
"No gifts!"
Consort Xiao waved her hand casually, her haughty demeanor making people feel disgusted.
"Thank you, empress!"
Mu Wanwan suppressed her displeasure, stood up, and carefully stood aside.
Consort Xiao lowered her eyelids and looked Mu Wanwan up and down with a disdainful gaze. She coldly said, "Prime Minister Mu, judging from your appearance, your injuries should have almost healed by now, right? Why are you still lingering here with the Emperor?"
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Mu quickly lowered his head slightly, appearing utterly apprehensive.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has decreed that I must wait until my injuries are fully healed before I am allowed to leave this place. I am of low rank and position, and I dare not disobey His Majesty's will, so I have no choice but to stay in the palace to recuperate for the time being."
Anyway, the emperor said before that he would be about 70-80% recovered, so there shouldn't be any big problem if I said I was fully recovered now.
Consort Xiao bowed slightly, and Mu Wanwan bowed in return, closing the distance between them.
"Prime Minister Mu, I have some private matters I wish to discuss with you privately. Would you mind if we spoke in private for a moment?"
Mu Wanwan couldn't help but feel uneasy. She couldn't recall ever having any grudges or conflicts with this Consort Xiao.
Could it be that the fact that she disguised herself as a man to serve as an official in the imperial court has been discovered?
But it doesn't quite look like it...
Since the other party had already spoken, she naturally couldn't refuse.
So he reluctantly replied, "Of course."
The others who were with them all stepped back, and in the blink of an eye, only the two of them remained standing facing each other by the large garden lake.
A gentle breeze rippled across the lake, but it could not soothe the tense atmosphere.
"Prime Minister Mu, I advise you to move out of the Emperor's residence as soon as possible! Rumors are spreading throughout the court and the palace, and it is all because of you."
Her eyebrows furrowed, her beautiful eyes widened, and she glared angrily at Mu Wanwan in front of her.
Upon hearing this, Mu Wanwan quickly bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. This humble subject also does not wish to remain in the Emperor's palace for long. Sleeping with His Majesty every night makes this humble subject feel truly apprehensive! I wonder if Your Majesty could plead with the Emperor on my behalf and allow me to leave this place."
The emperor sleeps with her in his arms! Ha, if this doesn't disgust Consort Xiao to death, then Mu Wanwan has lost!
Consort Xiao snorted coldly at Mu Wanwan's request.
What an arrogant fool! How dare he spout such nonsense here.
"You... Prime Minister Mu, do you know what you just said really means?"
"Your Majesty, I understand the deeper meaning behind this. But both Your Majesty and I are upright men, and we have always acted with integrity and a clear conscience."
He is the ruler, and I am his subject. I dare not disobey his words.
Mu Wanwan answered with neither humility nor arrogance.
Seeing this, Consort Xiao trembled with anger. She held her forehead with her hand, as if only in this way could she suppress her inner rage.
"Prime Minister Mu, it's clearly you who's refusing to leave, yet you're trying to shift the blame onto the Emperor. You're utterly audacious!"
Since you are so ungrateful, for the sake of the Emperor's reputation, don't blame me for being ruthless and heartless towards you!
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly reached out her delicate hand and tore open the thin garment she was wearing without hesitation.
With a sharp "ripping" sound, the originally exquisite clothes were torn open in several places, and the clothes on her shoulders slid down, revealing a snow-white shoulder.
"Ah! Help! Prime Minister Mu has assaulted me! Guards!"
The scream echoed throughout the garden. Mu Wanwan could hardly believe her ears; she was completely stunned.
Good heavens! What's going on with this Consort Xiao? With such a clumsy performance and acting skills, do you really expect anyone to believe it?
Several burly, cold-faced guards suddenly appeared and rushed straight towards Mu Wanwan and Cui'er beside her without saying a word.
Before Mu Wanwan could react, she was firmly grabbed by the guards and forcibly pushed to the ground.
She felt a sharp pain in her knees and involuntarily knelt down, while her hands were roughly twisted behind her back.
Mu Wanwan felt a surge of anger. She tried her best to break free, but the guards were too strong, and her resistance was futile.
What's worse, because of the excessive struggle she had just made, her wounds, which had only just begun to heal, seemed to be reopening.
Upon seeing this, Consort Xiao's personal maid, Xiaoling, hurriedly ran forward and stood tightly in front of her mistress.
Her eyes widened in anger, and she pointed at Mu Wanwan, launching into a tirade of accusations: "Prime Minister Mu, how dare you! How dare you disrespect our noble Consort in broad daylight! Do you know your crime?!"
Consort Xiao was huddled behind Xiao Ling, her body trembling uncontrollably, as if she had been greatly frightened.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, like pearls falling one after another from a broken string, making her look pitiful.
Faced with Xiaoling's accusations, Mu Wanwan endured the pain, straightened her body, and spoke righteously.
"The innocent are innocent. I did not touch Consort Xiao in the slightest. How can you say I was being disrespectful? Stop making baseless accusations!"
Before she could finish speaking, Xiaoling kicked Mu Wanwan hard.
The kick landed squarely on her already aching wound.
Suddenly, a piercing pain struck, and Mu Wanwan couldn't help but groan.
Immediately afterwards, she felt a warm sensation from the wound, and fresh blood began to slowly seep out...
Her face was pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, but she still struggled desperately to get up from the ground.
Cui'er glared at Xiao Ling and the others, her eyes wide, and shouted, "Shut up! You're making false accusations! My mistress has always been a person of integrity and purity, how could she possibly harbor ill intentions towards Consort Xiao?"
Her mistress is a woman and has no interest in women; this is clearly a conspiracy by Consort Xiao.
Xiaoling was not intimidated by Cui'er's imposing manner at all. Instead, she sneered, strode forward, and slapped Cui'er hard across the face.
With a sharp "smack," Cui'er's cheek instantly swelled up, and a trickle of blood even oozed from the corner of her mouth.
Even after suffering such a heavy blow, Cui'er gritted her teeth and refused to show weakness.
Seeing this, Xiaoling mocked even more savagely, "Hmph, look at your loyal appearance, could it be that you, this lowly servant, have already secretly become Prime Minister Mu's woman? You can actually do something like this, secretly carrying out your mission?"