I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 14 Who is that?

It has been said that those who can make it in the officialdom, no matter how they appear on the surface, are all shrewd people inside.

Although Empress Zhong ordered everyone to keep silent, the news of Concubine Xin's death still secretly reached the ears of some people.

Xinpin had just died, and then the Li and Lu families were wiped out. Maybe some royal family scandal was involved.

Gradually, the ministers shut up one after another.

It wouldn't be described as dead silent, but it certainly got quieter.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally looked at the emperor at the top.

It was really a good show for him.

Xiao Jingfan was in a good mood and supported his head with one hand, glancing lazily at Zhou Yuande with his narrow eyes.

Zhou Yuande immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

"I have a memorial to report." Grand Secretary Zhang stepped out with his tablet in hand. "Regarding the matter of salt permits, I..."

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When the court was heatedly discussing the new regulations on the sale of salt and iron, Chu Liuzheng had just returned from the Imperial Hospital.

She got up early and went to check on Xia Qiaoru.

Perhaps someone from Huaqing Palace had made the call, and the eunuch in charge of the pharmacy allowed Xia Qiaoru to work in the pharmacy again after she recovered from her injuries.

Now Xia Qiaoru rests in bed every day. Xiao Xiazi helps her bring meals and hot water. She doesn't have to work, and her injuries are recovering well.

Nanny Qian did indeed order someone to send some supplements over. Although it wasn't much, it was better than nothing.

Chu Liuzheng was worried that Xia Qiaoru would ask someone to sell her things and send the money back home for support, so he specifically advised her to eat and drink as usual, and that the most important thing was to keep her body healthy.

Xia Qiaoru was reluctant to eat it, but she couldn't persuade Chu Liuzheng, so she had to agree.

Chu Liuzheng was thinking about how to get some better medicine for the wound. Although Xia Qiaoru said that she didn't mind leaving a scar, Chu Liuzheng knew that she must mind it in her heart.

Even if not for others, at least for your own comfort, right?

Chu Liuzheng was distracted when boiling water because she had something on her mind. She accidentally scalded her hand on the stove. A large area on the back of her hand immediately turned red, and two blisters appeared. It looked horrifying on her fair skin.

"hiss--"

Soaking his hands in cold water, Chu Liuzheng frowned in pain.

Cuiyun looked at her worriedly: "Sister, how are you going to serve tea to His Majesty like this?"

"Don't we still have you?" Chu Liuzheng tilted his head to look at her, "I'll talk to Eunuch Zhou later and ask Sister Moxiang to take my place for two days. Sister Moxiang is an old lady serving in front of the emperor, so you can just follow her without any worries."

Moxiang was also a palace maid serving tea in the imperial court. When Chu Liuzheng was first transferred to serve in the imperial court, she had taken Chu Liuzheng under her wing for a while.

After Chu Liuzheng was able to work on his own, he was assigned to train new people together with Moxiang.

There were four palace maids serving tea to the emperor, divided into two shifts, alternating day and night.

Emperor Shunguang was diligent in his government affairs and even when he stayed up late at night reviewing memorials, he still had to have someone serve him tea and water.

The palace maids serving in the emperor's presence were replaced very quickly. Some of the reasons were that the superiors were in a bad mood and took their anger out on the palace maids, but more often it was because the palace maids themselves wanted to climb up, and when they failed, they were attacked and even lost their lives.

Thinking about it carefully, Chu Liuzheng could also understand the thoughts of those palace maids who wanted to climb up the social ladder.

People go to high places and water flows to low places.

It is said that power is the best aphrodisiac, and the emperor stands at the pinnacle of power, holding the power of life and death. How could he not attract people to throw themselves at him?
What's more, the tyrant looks like a monster and is only 23 years old. Compared with those old emperors, his attraction to young girls is simply many times greater.

Ever since he came to serve the emperor, Chu Liuzheng has adhered to the principle of giving appropriate advice and never interfering, and has respected the fate of others 100%.

This was true for Jiang Wantang, and it was also true for Cuiyun now. Zhou Yuande learned that Chu Liuzheng had injured her hand, and he personally rushed to the tea room. Looking at the back of her hand that was still red after applying the medicine, he felt so distressed.

Chu Liuzheng felt puzzled and hid his hands behind his back, feeling a little alert.

——Could this guy be interested in her and want to be her’s partner?
There were many palace maids and eunuchs who were secretly looking for partners in the palace. Because they felt lonely in the deep palace, they all wanted to find a companion.

But Chu Liuzheng had no such idea at all.

She can keep the system company, eat melons every day, and not feel lonely at all!
"Eunuch Zhou, my hand is injured. If I serve tea to His Majesty, I am afraid it will offend His Majesty." Chu Liuzheng pulled a smile from the corner of his lips and said politely, "I will let Sister Moxiang take over for me for two days. I will come back to serve His Majesty after my hand injury heals."

"The young lady has injured her hand, so she should take good care of it." Zhou Yuande turned to his apprentice and said, "Xiao Anzi, go to my room and get the Bihen Cream that His Majesty gave me and apply it on the young lady."

——His Majesty now values ​​this person so much that he takes him with him wherever he goes. If these jade hands are scarred, His Majesty will probably skin him alive!

"No need. The Green Scar Cream is so precious. How can a mere palace maid like me deserve it?" Chu Liuzheng quickly refused.

——Is it so easy to get the medicine from Manager Zhou? Although she wanted to get some good ointment for Qiao Ru, she didn't intend to lose herself.

"We are all servants of His Majesty. Why are you being polite to me, young lady?" Zhou Yuande did not allow Chu Liuzheng to refuse. He was determined to heal the burns on Chu Liuzheng's hands as soon as possible.

——What if Your Majesty asks him for someone and he doesn’t give an explanation? How can he end up well?
Chu Liuzheng couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it. She secretly thought about finding an opportunity to repay the favor as soon as possible. She couldn't let this guy use the favor to control her.

Chu Liuzheng returned to Nong Yunyuan with a worried look on his face. He mentioned it to Moxiang and she agreed.

"Thank you, sister." Chu Liuzheng took off the silver hairpin on his head and inserted it into Moxiang's bun, smiling, "Sister and this hairpin really match each other, consider it my thank you gift to you."

"You!" Moxiang raised her finger and tapped Chu Liuzheng's smooth forehead, "You are always so polite, you don't owe anyone anything."

Chu Liuzheng smiled and said, "Thank you for your teaching, sister. I owe you a lot. It's because you are kind and gentle that you don't hold it against me."

"You are just sweet-talking." Moxiang looked carefully at the wound on the back of Chu Liuzheng's hand and frowned, "Such a beautiful pair of hands must be carefully taken care of, it would be bad if scars were left. Don't worry about serving in front of the emperor, I will take care of everything."

"I will naturally feel relieved to leave it to my sister."

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Inside the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Shunguang felt that his ears were a little quiet today.

The quietness was something he was not used to.

He raised his eyes and looked around, but didn't see the familiar figure.

He put down the brush, raised two fingers and tapped the desk, and uttered a word from his thin lips: "Tea."

Zhou Yuande immediately shouted outside the hall: "Change the tea!"

Cuiyun walked in carrying a mahogany tray, respectfully placed the teacup next to Xiao Jingfan's hand, and glanced at him shyly, her eyes full of charm.

Xiao Jingfan frowned. Who is this?

Poor Cuiyun had already been serving in the imperial court for two days, but Emperor Shunguang didn't even remember her face.

"Then..." Xiao Jingfan wanted to ask where Chu Liuzheng had gone, but just as he started to speak, he suddenly realized that he couldn't remember the woman's name.

What is the flow called?

"Zhou Yuande." Emperor Shunguang decided not to embarrass himself and called his chief eunuch.

Zhou Yuande bowed and asked, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"

Pointing at the teacup, Xiao Jingfan asked, "Who is that?"

Which who?
Zhou Yuande glanced at the teacup and understood instantly.

"Reporting to your Majesty, Miss Liu Zheng accidentally burned her hand on the stove while boiling mountain spring water. I am afraid that it will hurt your Majesty's eyes, so I asked Miss Moxiang to take her place. She is now resting in Nongyun Garden."