Chapter 98: False Information
The Canglan Emperor lay on the dragon bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Before this, he had a short nightmare that was very terrifying to him.
He dreamed that he had lost something important.
After thinking it over and over, he still sat up and shouted to the outside, “Someone!”
The head eunuch on night duty outside the door was drowsy. Hearing the noise inside, he suddenly stood up with a start and ran into the room.
“This servant is here.”
The Canglan Emperor rubbed his temples. “Go and send someone to find out if there is anything unusual in the Crown Prince’s bedchamber.”
“If there is anything unusual, report to me immediately.”
“Yes.” The head eunuch replied respectfully, and at the same time, he felt very strange.
Why was the emperor not sleeping in the middle of the night and caring about the Crown Prince? But these questions were clearly not something a head eunuch like him should consider.
He turned and went out of the room.
Besides him, there were a few maids on night duty.
For such a small matter, the head eunuch would definitely not go himself.
So he began to choose a runner among the maids again.
“That one, you!”
The head eunuch pointed at one of the maids.
Coincidentally, this maid was the one who had served wine to Luo Yunxuan and the others at night.
The maid pointed at her nose. “Ah? Me?”
The head eunuch showed an impatient expression. “Nonsense. You go to the Crown Prince’s bedchamber now and see if there is anything going on. If there is, come back and report to me.”
“Ah, this, this servant is on her first day…”
Before she could finish saying that it was her first day at work, she was interrupted by the head eunuch’s loud voice.
“If you can’t even handle such a small matter, be careful of your head!”
“Go now!”
Faced with the fierce head eunuch, the maid could only do as she was told.
In fact, she had always wanted to say that she didn’t know the way.
What if she messed things up then?
If she told the truth, the head eunuch was so fierce. The maid was terrified.
After a brief weighing of the pros and cons, the maid still went with a lantern.
The imperial palace was extremely quiet at night. The maid had just taken two steps when she remembered the ghost stories her sisters had told her about the imperial palace.
So she quickened her pace, wishing she could fly to the Crown Prince’s bedchamber.
But… she didn’t know the specific location of the Crown Prince’s bedchamber.
She only knew a general direction.
And so she walked step by step. Soon, she saw a palace that she was familiar with.
This palace was luxuriously built. The maid’s mind raced, and she determined that this was the Crown Prince’s bedchamber.
Seeing that there was no one around, the maid put the lantern aside and tiptoed to the door.
She pricked up her ears to listen.
In the quiet night, the maid could hear a pin drop.
Of course, there was movement inside the door, because this was the princess’s bedchamber.
She heard some sounds of playfulness.
And some sounds that made her imagination run wild. The maid’s face instantly flushed.
But she had never experienced such a thing and was very curious.
She clutched the corner of her clothes and couldn’t help but eavesdrop for a while longer. Suddenly, her lantern was blown out by a gust of wind.
The maid’s vision suddenly went dark, and she couldn’t help but scream.
The maid who had come to her senses quickly covered her mouth. But fortunately, the people in the room were quite engrossed.
They didn’t realize that there was someone outside.
Even if the maid wanted to listen, she didn’t dare to listen anymore. She picked up the extinguished lantern and turned to run back.
After running for who knows how long, the maid was sweating.
Fortunately, she remembered the way back. The maid soon came to the head eunuch’s side again.
The head eunuch looked at the maid’s hurried appearance and couldn’t help but lecture her again. “What’s wrong with this? What’s the point of being so flustered?”
The maid took a deep breath and then replied, “This servant was lost for a moment and was afraid of wasting time, so I ran for a while.”
The head eunuch had no time to listen to her explanation. “Alright, is there any movement on the Crown Prince’s side?”
The maid nodded. “There is.”
“What kind of movement?”
“That is… uh…” Seeing that there were people around, the maid was too embarrassed to say everything clearly.
So she walked to the head eunuch’s side and whispered a few words.
The head eunuch was originally dozing off. When he heard what the maid said, his eyes instantly widened.
So he confirmed it again and again. “Is what you said true?”
The maid nodded. “Absolutely true!”
The head eunuch took a deep breath. This news was too explosive.
And at the same time, it had dealt him a physiological blow.
The head eunuch waved his hand. “Alright, you can go down first.”
“Remember not to tell anyone about what happened tonight. Otherwise, be careful of your head!”
The head eunuch also made a throat-slitting gesture.
The maid lowered her head and repeatedly agreed.
The head eunuch paced back and forth outside the room. After a long while, he finally took a deep breath and walked in.
Because he was not sure if the Canglan Emperor would be angry when he heard this news. What if he was?
At that time, the first person to be blamed would be him.
As the saying goes, accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger. This was the principle.
But since it was a matter of the imperial family, the head eunuch could not hide it.
In the room, the Canglan Emperor was reading a book by candlelight. When he saw the head eunuch enter, he closed the book.
He asked in a deep voice, “How is it? Is there any news on the Crown Prince’s side?”
The head eunuch first knelt down and said with some fear, “There is indeed a situation on the Crown Prince’s side…”
“What situation? Tell me in detail.”
The head eunuch hesitated for a moment and then gritted his teeth and told the truth. “The person sent out said that he heard some… sounds of lovemaking… in the Crown Prince’s room…”
Who knew that the Canglan Emperor would burst out laughing when he heard this.
“Hahaha, heaven is truly blessing my Canglan. The matter is finally settled!”
Faced with the Canglan Emperor’s sudden laughter, the head eunuch kowtowed on the ground and remained silent.
He thought that the Canglan Emperor had gone mad with anger. After all, as the Crown Prince, to do such a thing without a dao companion was a bit of a disgrace to the imperial family.
Little did he know that this was all arranged by the Canglan Emperor.
“Go down. Don’t tell anyone about what happened today.”
“Those who know, go to the Internal Affairs Office tomorrow to receive a few high-grade spiritual crystals as a reward and distribute them to everyone.”
The Canglan Emperor was very happy. With a wave of his hand, he rewarded all the relevant people.
The head eunuch was a little in disbelief at this sudden reward.
He kowtowed heavily three times.
“This servant will definitely keep the secret and will not leak a single bit.”
“Mm, go down!”
Only then did the head eunuch retreat. He knew that he would definitely not be able to sleep tonight.
Those were high-grade spiritual crystals. For servants like them who had no cultivation, a single high-grade spiritual crystal was enough to last for a long, long time.
The Canglan Emperor in the room was finally at ease. He lay on the bed and began to fantasize about the beautiful future of the Canglan Nation.
