"Summon Concubine De!"
Qin Huaiqiu had just undressed and was about to go to bed. Hardly had his head touched the pillow when Xu Xian's voice came from the door.
"What the hell! It's the middle of the night!" Qin Huaiqiu cursed. He quickly sat up, put on his clothes, and walked to the front of the hall to greet them.
Xu Xian held a whisk and had a lecherous smile on his face. Qin Huaiqiu glanced at him and couldn't help shivering at that smile. He couldn't help asking, "Why is the eunuch staring at this concubine like this?"
Xu Xian smiled even more cheerfully. He said to Qin Huaiqiu, "This servant is here to inform the imperial concubine that your lucky day is coming!"
"Huh?" Qin Huaiqiu looked at Qin Lan standing beside him. Qin Lan was also completely at a loss and could only shake her head.
"Hehe..." Xu Xian said, "Oh! Concubine De, why haven't you figured it out yet? It's late at night, and this servant is here by the emperor's order. Isn't it about that thing..."
That thing? Qin Huaiqiu frowned, looking utterly confused.
It was Qin Lan who reacted quickly. She grabbed Qin Huaiqiu's sleeve and looked at him with a deathly pale face. Qin Huaiqiu was startled by her pallor and quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Seeing that Concubine De was so slow-witted, Xu Xian didn't bother to keep him in suspense anymore. He smiled and said, "Oh, the emperor wants Concubine De to serve him in bed."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Huaiqiu felt as if he had been slapped hard. He froze on the spot, too shocked to say a word for a long time.
Xu Xian thought Qin Huaiqiu was just shy and comforted him, "Concubine De, this is a huge matter. Don't miss the time."
Qin Lan was the first to react. She quickly said, "Eunuch, eunuch, our imperial concubine was just frightened yesterday and hasn't recovered yet. She is still in a state of panic. If she goes now, she might scare the emperor. Eunuch, do you think you could tell the emperor that our imperial concubine really..."
Hearing this, Qin Huaiqiu suddenly started coughing and pretended to be very scared. He ran into the room without looking back, shouting, "So scary! So scary! Don't kill me! I want to go back!"
"Imperial concubine! Imperial concubine!" Qin Lan called out several times, but Qin Huaiqiu ignored her. He slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
Qin Lan quickly turned to Xu Xian and said, "Eunuch, look, our imperial concubine is so scared that she doesn't even dare to leave the palace gate. We hope the eunuch could tell the emperor about this..."
Xu Xian was stunned for a moment by Qin Huaiqiu's behavior. Coming back to his senses, he said, "Ah, in that case... This servant will go back and inform the emperor right away. Please ask the imperial concubine to take good care of herself."
"Hey, yes, the eunuch is right." Qin Lan bowed and scraped.
Only then did Xu Xian leave. Qin Lan let out a long sigh of relief. She turned around and rushed into the room, only to see Qin Huaiqiu pacing anxiously inside.
"What should we do? What should we do?" Qin Huaiqiu bit his nails and cursed, "What the hell is Si Kongting up to! In the middle of the night! Serve in bed? Serve his grandma's legs!"
He stamped his foot angrily and cursed, "It's okay for him to be handsy with me on weekdays, but serve in bed? If he dares to let this young master serve in bed, this young master will directly castrate him with a knife!"
"Young master, young master." Qin Lan quickly advised, "Xu Xian has already left."
"Left?" Qin Huaiqiu asked, "What did he say?"
"He said he would tell the emperor the truth." Qin Lan replied.
"We can only avoid this for a while, not forever!" Qin Huaiqiu was almost on the verge of crying with his head in his hands. "What does Si Kongting want? Have I been exposed? Why does he still want me to serve in bed if I've been exposed? And if I haven't been exposed, he's impotent. Why does he still have such a need?!" Qin Huaiqiu was a bit incoherent.
He bit his nails and paced back and forth in the room, saying, "This won't do. If Si Kongting gets away with it this time, there will be a second time. What excuse can we use the second time? We still have to find Qin Huailian back as soon as possible."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help cursing, "Damn it! That bitch Qin Huailian! She's ruined me!"
Qin Lan said, "Xu Xian has gone back. There should be no problem today... I'll go and contact Nie Rong now and ask him to hurry up."
"Yes, yes." Qin Huaiqiu said, "Didn't he leave a pigeon for you? Send him a message quickly."
Qin Lan nodded and turned to go out.
Qin Huaiqiu was extremely annoyed. He simply found a stool and sat down, sulking alone.
After a while, Qin Lan came back. She came back and comforted Qin Huaiqiu a few words, and Qin Huaiqiu felt a little better. It was already the third watch by then. She looked at the time and urged Qin Huaiqiu to go to bed quickly.
Since Qin Huaiqiu knew that thinking on his own wouldn't solve the problem, he had no choice but to undress again and get under the quilt.
Qin Lan blew out the lamp for him and then walked out and returned to her own room.
Just as Qin Huaiqiu had lain down and was about to fall asleep, Xu Xian's voice came from the door again —
"His Majesty the Emperor is here!"
"???"
"Damn it!" Qin Huaiqiu sat up with a sudden movement like a carp flipping. He grabbed his clothes and put them on.
Damn it! Why did Si Kongting come! What should he do! What should he do!
Qin Huaiqiu didn't have time to put on those cumbersome clothes. He could only grab an outer robe and put it on, and then did the only thing that came to his mind at the moment.
— Run!
He rushed to the wall of the room facing the back door at the fastest speed. He "snapped" open the latch of the window and then pushed it hard.
He didn't have time to think. He moved a stool over and lifted his leg to step out. But just as he had stepped out one leg, the door was pushed open with a bang.
Qin Huaiqiu was startled and almost lost his balance.
"Concubine De!" Si Kongting bellowed with all his might.
He glared angrily at Qin Huaiqiu, whose half body was already faintly visible behind the screen.
"Come back!" Si Kongting gritted his teeth.
Qin Huaiqiu had one leg outside the window and one leg inside the room. He was sitting on the window sill, not knowing whether to run or not.
"Does Your Majesty need to say it again?!" Si Kongting said almost gnashing his teeth.
Qin Huaiqiu shivered all over and resignedly retracted his leg. He stood with his back to Si Kongting in front of the window, motionless.
Si Kongting had a gloomy face. He walked over, bypassed the screen, and saw Qin Huaiqiu's thin body wrapped only in an outer robe.
Qin Huaiqiu lowered his head. He had no idea what kind of expression he should use to face Si Kongting. There were only two words in his mind at the moment: It's over.
"Not coming over yet?" Si Kongting said again. He felt that talking to Qin Huaiqiu now was like poking a frog. It would only jump when poked.
Qin Huaiqiu swallowed hard and turned around to face Si Kongting.
Si Kongting looked at Qin Huaiqiu, who had his head down in front of him. He was originally full of anger, but when he saw his appearance, half of his anger was instantly extinguished. He looked at Qin Huaiqiu, sighed, and asked, "Why did you run away?"
Qin Huaiqiu pursed his lips and didn't say a word.
Si Kongting looked at him. In fact, not only Qin Huaiqiu but also Si Kongting himself was in a very complicated mood at the moment. He couldn't say why he had come to see him in person. He clearly knew that the person in front of him might be deceiving him. He was silent for a while and then said, "Just say what you want. I won't punish you."
Seeing that there was no way out, Qin Huaiqiu simply decided to take a chance. Anyway, if Si Kongting forced himself on him, he would rather die than let Si Kongting discover his secret. Thinking of this, he said, "This concubine doesn't want to serve the emperor in bed."
Si Kongting raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you want to serve in bed?"
"Because... because..." Qin Huaiqiu stammered for a long time but couldn't find a reasonable reason.
"Because of what?" Si Kongting narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of danger in his eyes. He took a step in Qin Huaiqiu's direction.
Qin Huaiqiu wracked his brains and kept backing away. He was so scared that his whole body was trembling. Just when he felt that his secret was about to be exposed, Xu Xian's hurried voice suddenly came from the door.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Concubine Xian is in trouble!"