I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 28 I cried under the quilt for half the night
"A-choo!" Chu Liuzheng sneezed for the twenty-third time since he woke up this morning.

"Miss, have you caught a cold?" Chen Shouping asked with concern.

"No, maybe my family is thinking about me." Chu Liuzheng handed over the letter and a paper package, "I'm sorry to bother you with this letter, the paper package contains Anxi Tieguanyin, please try it."

"Oh, young lady, how did you know that I like this?" Chen Shouping took it with a smile and put the two things into the bag he was carrying. "Don't worry, young lady, I will definitely deliver this letter to you. If there is a reply in the next two days, I will also bring it in for you."

"Thank you, eunuch." Chu Liuzheng bowed and said, "It's getting late, I won't delay you from leaving the palace to do your work."

Chen Shouping returned the greeting and said with a smile, "Take care, young lady."

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"Ah sneeze!!"

While walking on the palace road, Chu Liuzheng suddenly sneezed again.

Could it be that I really caught a cold?

She raised her hand and touched her forehead and cheeks, the temperature was normal.

[I don't know how my brother is doing now, let me check. ]

[Hmm... Hmm? Chu Shangming cried under the quilt for half the night! ]

Chu Liuzheng's eyes widened in surprise. Why did she cry when she wasn't beaten or scolded? She quickly searched for gossip.

[I wasn't bullied by the Jinyiwei. Strange, why is Big Brother crying? ]

[Could it be that he was so happy to be released from the imperial prison that he cried with joy? ]

"Ah sneeze!!"

Another sneeze, Chu Liuzheng rubbed his nose, thinking that this might be a sign of a cold.

Those who served the emperor could not easily fall ill. If they passed the disease to the emperor, it would be a serious crime punishable by death.

Chu Liuzheng turned around and went to the Imperial Hospital.

Chu Liuzheng asked for silver to buy two doses of medicine for treating typhoid fever and waved to Xiao Xiazi, "Can I have a word with you?"

Xiao Xia Zi put down the pestle in his hand, stood up and went out with Chu Liuzheng.

I looked around, and there was no one around.

Chu Liuzheng motioned Xiao Xiazi to come closer, whispered a few words in his ear, and then quietly slipped him two taels of silver.

"However, how can I accept money from the girl for running errands?" Xiao Xiazi pushed back, "The girl is being distant with me, isn't she?"

"We all know the rules of the palace. Who can we order around without money?" Chu Liuzheng put the silver in Xiao Xiazi's hand. "You help me with my work, I can't let you pay for it."

Xiao Xiazi wanted to push it again, but Chu Liuzheng immediately said, "If you don't accept it, I won't dare to look for you again."

Xiao Xiazi accepted it immediately and assured her, "Don't worry, young lady. I will definitely do everything you ask."

He glanced at the medicine bag that Chu Liuzheng was carrying and said with a smile, "It's not convenient to boil medicine in Nongyun Garden. Miss, give me the medicine. I'll bring it to you when it's done."

"You have so much work to do. Anyway, I am not on duty during the day, so it won't take much effort to boil the medicine."

When Chu Liuzheng first entered the palace, he was assigned to the pharmacy because he knew a few words. He knew that the work in the pharmacy seemed easy, but it was tedious and tiring. How could he save trouble and let Xiao Xiazi make medicine for her? He had to let Xiao Xiazi get scolded.

Xiao Xiazi wanted to continue insisting, but Chu Liuzheng changed the subject and asked, "Why isn't Qiaoru here?"

Xia Qiaoru had already returned to the pharmacy to work yesterday.

Although her wounds were not fully healed yet, how could the eunuch in charge of the pharmacy really let a little palace maid do nothing and receive monthly salary for nothing to recover for ten days or half a month?
It is thanks to Huaqing Palace that I can rest and recuperate for three to five days.

Xiao Xia Zi said: "Miss Qiao Ru went to Huaqing Palace to deliver medicine, and by the way, she kowtowed to Concubine Rong to thank her for her kindness." Chu Liuzheng sighed lightly. Although he didn't like it, this was the rule of survival in the palace.

"I go first."

"Girl, walk slowly."

Only after she could no longer see Chu Liuzheng's back carrying the medicine did Xiao Xiazi withdraw her gaze and go back to work.

"What did Miss Liu Zheng say to you just now?" Xiao Yunzi, who was grinding medicine nearby, tilted her head and looked over, asking curiously.

Xiao Xiazi put the Poria cocos cubes into the stone trough and said, "I just want to ask if Miss Qiaoru's injuries have healed. Please let me help take care of her."

"Miss Liu Zheng is a sentimental person."

Xiao Yunzi sighed, "For people like us, being transferred to the imperial court to serve His Majesty is a great success. If it were someone else, they would have pretended not to know us. How could they welcome us with such a smile?"

"Do you still remember Xiao Fuzi who left us? He was just lucky enough to be transferred to Xinning Palace to serve Shen Chongyi. Look at how he acted when he came back last time. He bossed us around, his eyes were not eyes, his nose was not a nose, and he had the face of a smug villain. He is far worse than Miss Liu Zheng."

Xiao Xiazi still remembered that Chu Liuzheng taught him to be careful with his words and actions, so he did not follow Xiao Yunzi's lead and only said, "Ms. Liuzheng is naturally good. The lotus cake I shared with you last time was given by Miss Liuzheng, and you even said it was delicious and asked me for more."

Little Yunzi smacked her lips, as if she was savoring the taste of the lotus cake.

He rolled his eyes, nudged Xiao Xiazi's waist with his elbow, and said with a wink: "Next time you do something for Miss Liu Zheng, take me with you, and I will get a reward too."

"Go to hell!" Xiao Xiazi pushed him away, "When did I not share the good stuff with you?"

The two were from the same hometown, so their relationship was closer than others. In addition, when one of them got something good, he would think of the other, and they would help each other in daily life, so they had developed a brotherly relationship in this cold palace.

Little Yunzi came over again and said with a smile: "I just want to help. Can you talk to Miss Liu Zheng for me? As long as I can be of use to her, she will tell me to go through fire and water for me."

He entered the palace at the age of seven. Many people had seen her and they all felt that Miss Liu Zheng would have a promising future.

He tries to curry favor with others while they are still young. If they really become powerful, won’t he be able to rise to prominence along with them?

He's been in this pharmacy for a long time!

Xiao Xiazi didn't have as many thoughts as Xiao Yunzi, so she just said, "Let's talk about it when we have a chance."

"What do you mean by chance? You have to take your brother's business to heart." Xiao Yunzi said, "I'll treat you to a drink when it's done."

"Okay, okay, I'll keep it in mind." Seeing the eunuch in charge walking towards him, Xiao Xia Zi quickly agreed and pushed Xiao Yun Zi back.

Xiao Yunzi also saw the eunuch in charge and didn't dare to chat with Xiao Xiazi anymore. He concentrated on doing his own thing.

*
In the evening, the sun sets in the west, creating a gorgeous sunset.

Yan Kang tapped his dizzy and aching head, walked into the Yulin Guard Station, raised his hand and greeted his colleagues.

His colleague paused and asked him, "Drinking again?"

"I drank it last night, only a little." Yan Kang gestured with his hand.

Colleagues thought, looking at the hungover look on you, are you kidding me?

He pointed to the inner hall and said, "The boss is looking for you, go quickly."

Yan Kang was so frightened that he almost sobered up and asked, "What do you want from me, Boss?"

"Then go ask the boss." The colleague was in a hurry to hand over his shift, so he said goodbye and left.

Yan Kang walked into the inner hall with a nervous mood, bowed to the person sitting in the upper seat, and said, "Your subordinate Yan Kang greets you, sir."

(End of this chapter)