Seeing Sun Shaozong's back disappear outside the door, the expression on Emperor Guangde's face gradually faded. His cold gaze tilted towards Dai Quan, who hurriedly said, "I'll go see him off."

As he spoke, he also bowed and stepped back out of the hall.

Emperor Guangde, expressionless, rolled up his sleeves behind him, pushed open the Hunan curtain with his hands down, and entered the interior.

However, as he bypassed the screen in front of the door, his face was calm and unpretentious, but suddenly it shattered into pieces.

In front of a half-person-tall glass mirror in the northwest corner, there was a woman dressed in red makeup, folding her plump and moderately delicate body back in half, with both hands and one foot supporting the ground, trying her best to lift a slender and symmetrical leg high into the air.

This posture was not easy to maintain. Even if the woman tightly bites a strand of green silk in her mouth and struggles, her jade feet without stockings are still swaying in mid-air, like white porcelain, rippling with a sparkling jade halo.

And those five tightly closed toes pinched out a rosy tip in that shimmering light

This scene was already beautiful and delicious, but in the glass mirror, there was a completely indistinguishable shadow that complemented each other like a lotus!

Even Emperor Guangde, who was accustomed to the powder and daisy of the palaces, couldn't help but feel his throat and hair dry, and his restlessness surged up. He didn't need any more pills, and the spirit of the dragon and horse awakened.

He instinctively swallowed his saliva, but suddenly startled the woman in front of the mirror.

However, the woman stood up calmly and saluted, and said in a soft and angry tone, "Your Majesty never spoke a word, only focused on watching me making a fool of myself."

As she spoke, half of the loose green silk slipped from her mouth and swayed on her bulging collar, but there were still several sticks sticking to the corner of her mouth.

The shiny black hair, paired with her slightly parted cherry lips and flushed cheeks, was so overwhelming that it made people want to immediately remove the strands of hair and replace them with something else to *'fill'* them.

This could be considered a disgrace. What else in the world can be considered a *'beauty?'*

That was to say, Emperor Guangde has advanced in age. If it had been in his early years, he might have gone up early and confided in her!

Emperor Guangde placed his right hand horizontally in front of him, shook off his bright yellow robe sleeve, and smiled, saying, "You have become more and more proficient in the *'Asking for a Son Technique.'* Imperial Concubine Rong and others are still stuck in the first twelve moves; only you have practiced them until the final act."

The woman, however, didn’t dare to respond to these words and quickly humbly said, "Your Majesty, do not falsely praise me. I am just too greedy. How can I be as steady as my sister, Imperial Concubine Rong?"

Emperor Guangde smiled again, no longer entangled in the topic, and asked, "I just heard you laughing behind the door, but did you start practicing this *'son-seeking technique'* again?"

At first, when he saw the woman putting on such a seductive posture, he also suspected that she was on the brink of battle, but upon closer inspection, the fragrant sweat on her eyebrows and temples was not something that could be triggered in just a moment.

The woman smiled and led Emperor Guangde to sit on the low couch before saying, "At first, Your Majesty only asked about food, drink, and daily life. It doesn’t matter if I listen to it. However, when it comes to military and state affairs later on, it's not something that women in the harem should be concerned about. Coincidentally, I remembered that this *'son-seeking technique'* was presented by the Second Master of the Sun family, so I took the opportunity to practice it."

This statement was lukewarm and reasonable. Even though Emperor Guangde knew it well, any powerful concubine in the palace was intricately involved in the court's politics, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

So he reached out and took the woman into his arms, saying with a smile, "No wonder the Empress often says that you are a knowledgeable and interesting person in this palace."

After a pause, he couldn't help but sigh and say, "It seems that the Duke of Rongguo has left his legacy untouched. Although he has raised a few dumbasses, he has also taught a woman like you to marry the Wang, Sun, Zhen, and Shi families."

As he spoke, the other big hands had already gathered around the woman's lower abdomen, and he said softly, "If you could give birth to a dragon son for me, it would save me the trouble of selecting someone to assist."

This woman was naturally Jia Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of Rongguo Mansion.

After hearing Emperor Guangde's words, she didn’t dare to respond, so she had to pretend to be shy and happy, burying her head in Emperor Guangde's chest.

At the same time, she was pondering in her heart that among the several in-laws of her family, the Sun family ranked ahead of the Zhen family and the Shi family, which showed the Emperor's respect for the Sun Brothers. It seemed that in the future, she wpuld also need to remind her family to have more close contact with the Sun family.

Two flowers bloom, each representing one branch.

Sun Shaozong had left the courtyard and was unsure whether to follow the corridor back to find Eunuch Li or wait for the palace maid who had just led the way. Suddenly, Dai Quan followed out with a smile and pointed to the northwest corner, saying, "Let's go and rest with me."

Sun Shaozong was curious just now why Emperor Guangde didn't ask a word about the White Lotus Sect, and even forgot his original purpose, that emotions were shared with him through Dai Quan.

So he respectfully agreed and followed Dai Quan, who had straightened his waist, to the pavilion in the northwest corner.

Dai Quan first chose a leeward corner, lazily leaned against the pillar, then pointed to the long stone bench diagonally opposite and said, "Sit down and speak. It's not in front of His Majesty; there's no need for such restraint."

He spoke casually, but how could Sun Shaozong dare take it seriously?

Half kneeling, he saluted and said solemnly, "I have received a lot of favor from you, but this etiquette cannot be lacking. I, Sun Shaozong, have seen the commanding officer!"

The smile on Dai Quan's face suddenly warmed up a bit, and he pointed at Sun Shaozong and said, "You are really well behaved, no wonder His Majesty and the Crown Prince both favor you."

As he spoke, his eyes flickered slightly as he casually asked, "I heard that the Crown Princess’ family is going to join forces with your family recently?"

Sun Shaozong's heart suddenly shuddered. Although the Crown Prince had revealed his intentions in this regard, there had been no news of it these days. Now, he was suddenly exposed by Dai Quan. Was it because the Emperor thought that he was too close to the Crown Prince and was dissatisfied with him?!

Several thoughts turned in his heart, but Sun Shaozong didn’t dare to neglect them at all. He quickly arched his hand and said, "The Crown Prince has indeed casually mentioned the matter of the alliance, but such a wrong love is truly unworthy."

"What is there to be ashamed of?"

Dai Quan smiled again and said, "It would be a great achievement to persuade His Highness to get close to the Supreme Emperor and win over those anxious nobles. The grace of the alliance would be enough."

***The f*ck!***

At that time, even the idea of *’filial piety and nurturing power’* fell into Dai Quan's ears, even though he was speaking in a hollow and open space in the garden.

Not right!

It shouldn't have been that day; someone eavesdropped on him.

Most likely, it was the Crown Prince who acted too hastily and exposed his flaws in front of others, allowing Dai Quan and the Emperor to follow suit and find out about him. After all, only a few people have had the opportunity to speak to the Crown Prince these days.

*Pig teammate, what a special pig teammate!*

Under his heart, Sun Shaozong cursed loudly. He quickly changed to kneeling on both knees and said, "Commander, I..."

"Okay, okay."

Dai Quan casually lifted his hand a few times before Sun Shaozong cautiously stood up from the ground. He then smiled and said, "Filial piety is the top priority. As a vassal, why should you be so anxious when you persuade His Highness to be devoted to goodness?"

However, his smile immediately subsided, and he said with a half smile, "But everything must have a tolerance. If it goes beyond the duty of being a vassal, then the disaster of destruction may not be far away."

Why the hell was his mood going on and off? Who was he scaring?!

Sun Shaozong couldn't help but burst out foul language in his heart, but on his face, he respectfully said in a fearful and respectful voice, "I obey your teachings!"

"I'm just beating the drums for you. In fact, if you can take the initiative to propose a rebellion in Huguang today, it shows that you haven't completely lost your mind!"

Dai Quan stood up from the stone bench, stretched lazily, took out a snuff bottle from his sleeve, poured out some powder, rubbed it into his nose, and took a few puffs with force.

"Ah... Achoo!"

He let out a big sneeze as if his whole body had become much more relaxed. He lazily paced around the pavilion, explaining without a trace, "Since you want to go south, don't interfere with the affairs in the Capital. Just take care of your own affairs."

Sun Shaozong responded respectfully, and Dai Quan casually threw something over, "Go ahead, those thieves of the White Lotus Sect should also wake up. You are better at investigating cases. If you have any important news, remember to send someone to inform me."

Sun Shaozong held the object in his hand, but it was a waist tag of an Imperial City Guard; this was a slap, and giving a sweet date?

As Sun Shaozong was about to leave this place of trouble, he suddenly heard a gentle voice that sounded like a hundred spirits outside, "Oh, why is there another outsider here?"

Sun Shaozong instinctively followed the sound, but the first thing that caught his eye was a pair of deadly weapons!

It turned out that outside the pavilion, there was an additional group of women at some point. The leader was dressed in Tang palace costumes, with a straight-wrapped cola bottle, not too tall, but with a chest size that matched Siqi’s.

At first glance at this outfit, he knew it was not a palace maid!

Sun Shaozong didn't even dare to look closely at the face, so he quickly moved his eyes away from her chest, bent back, and waited to come forward to answer.

"Imperial Concubine Rong, please forgive me."

He saw Dai Quan greet her with a smile and bow, saying, "Inspector Sun is summoned here. As I also led the Northern Town Governor, I chatted with him in the pavilion for a few words, but I didn't want to disturb you."

Imperial Concubine Rong?

Wasn’t this title from the word *'Greatness?'*

Sun Shaozong was having wild thoughts here, while Imperial Concubine Rong had already picked Dai Quan up. She even said, "Why be polite?" But she never looked at him again.

It seemed that this person should have come for Dai Quan.

Fortunately, Dai Quan remembered that Sun Shaozong was by his side. He turned his head and called on him to come forward to pay respects to Imperial Concubine Rong. He also ordered, "The harem is a very important place, and as a foreign minister, you can’t stay for a long time. Li Zhong, take Inspector Sun out of the palace."

With a greeting from Dai Quan, the former Eunuch Li sneaked out of nowhere and approached with great enthusiasm to meet Imperial Concubine Rong, then led Sun Shaozong outward.