"Jing Fei, what is going on?"
When the Emperor asked this, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the surrounding temperature dropped several degrees.
"Your Majesty, your concubine, your concubine also doesn't know what's going on!"
Jing Fei continued to play dumb.
Even Jun Nansheng smiled upon hearing Jing Fei's words.
However, the Emperor, not even bothering to look at Jing Fei, allowed Jun Mohan to enter Jing Fei's secret chamber to investigate.
Afterward, Jun Mohan and Leng Ruoli entered Jing Fei's secret chamber one after another.
When the couple entered, they were stunned by the furnishings and decorations in the secret chamber. Not only was there a jade bed, a dressing table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs, and a tea set, but there was also a small lotus pond in the center of the secret chamber. Moreover, the walls of the secret chamber... were covered with many erotic paintings, which made the Cold King and his consort very embarrassed.
Ancient women were truly pitiful. With several or even dozens of women serving the same man, it was impossible to achieve equitable favor. Furthermore, the man they married was the Emperor... How could they endure so many lonely nights?
The Emperor, seeing that the Cold King and his consort had stopped talking after entering, felt very curious and knitted his brows slightly.
Then, he also walked into the secret chamber. However, Jing Fei, who was behind him, was so frightened that her face turned ashen.
Because when the Emperor entered the secret chamber and scanned the furnishings, his face gradually darkened again. Especially when he saw the erotic paintings hanging on the walls, he revealed a strange expression, and even the muscles on his face twitched, revealing a hint of cold ferocity.
This woman is truly...
After the Emperor finished looking at the erotic paintings on the walls, his old face turned red. Although he was experienced in this regard, now that he was standing in front of such erotic paintings with his son and daughter-in-law, he felt as if he had lost all his dignity.
However, the Cold King and his consort's faces were no better.
Thus, the Emperor immediately called Eunuch Li into the secret chamber and asked him to take down those erotic paintings from the walls.
Although Eunuch Li was not a man, seeing so many erotic paintings at once made his old face blush.
"Luo Yulan, are you this desperate?" The Emperor's face was covered with a thick layer of frost as he questioned Jing Fei.
Then, he casually took an erotic painting from Eunuch Li's hand and threw it at her face.
At this moment, Jing Fei didn't know how to defend herself. She had hung these erotic paintings in the secret chamber when she still had feelings for Lin Zhenfan in the past. Later, after falling out with Lin Zhenfan, she was somewhat reluctant to take them down, so she kept them hanging there.
A few days ago, she thought that by having Xiao'er seal off the entrance to this secret chamber, the Emperor wouldn't discover her little secret inside. Therefore, she boldly kept these erotic paintings in the secret chamber. She never expected that her secret chamber door would still be found and opened.
Now, she was in trouble.
Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan, standing on the side, felt it was inappropriate to watch the elders argue, so they quietly retreated.
"Your Majesty, your concubine is also a normal woman. These... these are all your concubine's..."
Jing Fei shamelessly stuttered an explanation to the Emperor.
When the Emperor heard Jing Fei's words, he should have been angry. However, after pondering for a moment, he suddenly felt that there was no need to be angry at all, because he had no affection for the woman in front of him. He had only taken her into the palace to continue the royal bloodline, and after completing the task, he had cast her aside.
It was normal for her to desire a man, but he was not only an emperor but also a man, and he could not tolerate a woman in his harem betraying him.
But at the moment, he had not caught Jing Fei being intimate with another man, so this matter could only be postponed.
However, he would absolutely not let her off for stealing the Imperial Jade Seal.
"Alright, I will not pursue the matter of these erotic paintings for now, but you must honestly confess to stealing the Imperial Jade Seal."
The Emperor then changed the subject.
"Your Majesty, although my sleeping quarters have a secret chamber, these do not prove that I stole the Imperial Jade Seal and hid it in the secret chamber."
Jing Fei argued.
"Jing Fei, I can tell you a secret. The jade used to craft the Imperial Jade Seal is not ordinary jade. It was found by the founding emperor of Tianwu in a fairyland under the guidance of an old immortal, and it was also consecrated by an immortal, imbued with the dragon energy of the previous emperor. It can speak. You had better honestly tell me whether you secretly stole the Imperial Jade Seal from my imperial study back then when I was arguing with the Empress in Fengqi Palace."
Seeing that Jing Fei was still being stubborn, the Emperor's expression became exceptionally stern.
"Your Majesty, your concubine truly did not..."
"Good, very good, Jing Fei, you are very strong-willed."
The Emperor sneered.
Although Jing Fei was very scared, she dared not admit it. If she confessed to stealing the Imperial Jade Seal, her son would also suffer.
The theft of the Imperial Jade Seal was her fault for acting impulsively back then... which led to this situation.
"Eunuch Li, withdraw. Call the Cold King and the Cold Consort back in. I want to let Jing Fei watch a play." At this moment, the Emperor suddenly said again.
After waiting for a moment, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan were called into Jing Fei's secret chamber by Eunuch Li, unaware of what was happening.
Then, the Emperor unceremoniously handed the Imperial Jade Seal he was holding to Jun Mohan.
"Han'er, place the Imperial Jade Seal on that white jade bed first."
Jun Mohan heard this, readily took the Imperial Jade Seal from the Emperor's hand, and placed it on Jing Fei's white jade bed. Then, Jun Mohan returned to the Emperor's side.
At this moment, the Emperor took out a five-colored stone the size of a quail egg from his sleeve. Immediately, he asked Leng Ruoli to hand him a silver needle to quickly prick his finger for blood. Then, he dripped his finger blood onto the five-colored stone.
After a few seconds, the five-colored stone instantly emitted light, projecting a beam of light onto the Imperial Jade Seal. Then, a figure of an old man with silver hair and an imposing aura slowly appeared behind the Imperial Jade Seal.
This figure was the residual dragon energy of Jun Can'ao, the founding emperor of Tianwu, which was what the Emperor called "dragon energy."
The Cold King and his consort, as well as Jing Fei, showed shocked expressions upon seeing the figure of the old man.
The Emperor, however, was more composed because the former emperor had allowed him to see the figure of the royal ancestor of the Jun family once before he passed away.
"Are you the eighteenth-generation emperor of the Tianwu Dynasty?" Jun Can'ao's phantom pointed at the Emperor and asked.
"Yes, Ancestor!"
The Emperor immediately knelt and replied respectfully. Jun Mohan and Leng Ruoli also knelt behind him, leaving only Jing Fei, who was still in a daze.
"Emperor, the woman by your side cannot be kept. She has trapped me in this secret chamber for over ten years, almost exhausting my dragon energy..."
Upon hearing the phantom's words, Jing Fei immediately fell to the ground.
But the phantom paid no further attention to her. Instead, it looked at the Cold King and his consort and said, "These two young people are quite good. The woman is like a phoenix reborn, emerging from the fire. The man is like a reclining dragon finally finding water, standing firm and overturning the world."
When the Cold King and his consort heard the phantom's words, their faces suddenly changed.
Was this ancestor's statement not a trap for them? The current Emperor was still here... As the saying goes: One mountain cannot harbor two tigers.