I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 36 A’s honey, B’s arsenic

After seeing Zhou Yuande and his party off, Chu Liuzheng moved his things back into the house with a nervous mood.

She didn’t find the answer in the system, so after much thought, she decided to put these things on display.

She couldn't control the spread of the news, so she could only temporarily refrain from wearing these imperial gifts to dazzle certain people's eyes.

It would be great if I could sell these things for silver.

Caiyue sat up from the bed, looked at the good things on the tray, her eyes gradually dimmed, and her hands clenched quietly under the quilt.

"I really envy my sister, you are so smart and clever, unlike me, I can't do anything well, even grinding ink will only make His Majesty despise me."

Her eyelashes drooped, and because she was still ill, her voice was hoarseer than usual and no longer clear.

Chu Liuzheng seemed to hear the sound of "hatred value +1+1+1" in his ears when hearing these sour words.

She thought for a moment, picked up a box of perfume powder and handed it over, "Your Majesty doesn't like perfume powders with strong scents. This one has a light scent. Would you like to try it?"

Caiyue froze, her whole body tensed, her eyes fixed on the silver powder box, "Sister, are you going to mock me for being wishful thinking too?"

【also?】

[Is this girl being too stubborn? Moxiang and Yuzhui are both sincerely advising her, so is it possible that she is taking it as sarcasm? ]

"I don't have the time." Chu Liuzheng pulled up her hand that was outside the quilt and stuffed the perfume powder into her hand. "Your life is your own. You only get one life. If you really can't let go of that thought, I advise you to find out what that person likes first, and don't make a stupid mistake like perfume powder again."

Caiyue pinched the scented powder and suddenly grabbed her hand, "Sister, please help me, when I become..."

"I refuse." Before she could finish her words, Chu Liuzheng pulled her hand away, "I don't like to get involved in these things."

Caiyue looked up at her and said, "Sister, have you really never thought about this? With your character and appearance, it might be possible. Why don't you try your best? Even if not for yourself, for your family. Don't you think about them?"

"One man's meat may be another man's poison." Chu Liuzheng smiled with his eyes curved. "My family doesn't want me to compete for the top spot. They are all waiting for me to leave the palace and reunite with them."

"But……"

"Have a good rest." Chu Liuzheng raised his hand and pressed Caiyue's shoulder to stop her from continuing. "A dose of typhoid medicine costs two coins. Since we live in the same room, I won't charge you for the nursing care. Remember to pay me back for the medicine."

Caiyue: "..."

*
Wenhua Hall.

"His Majesty."

"She's back." Xiao Jingfan raised his eyes. "How did she react when she received the things?"

Zhou Yuande smiled and said, "Miss Liu Zheng is very happy."

Just be happy.

Xiao Jingfan lowered his head and instructed while reviewing the memorials: "Send two boxes of perfume powder every month from now on."

——That woman has made a lot of contributions these days. It is not convenient to reward her openly for the time being. We can only remember her and reward her with some small gifts.

Zhou Yuande glared at him, wondering why the emperor didn't just take her into the harem if he had taken a fancy to her?

"Zhou Yuande."

Zhou Yuande was startled, thinking that he was discovered while peeping, and hurriedly bowed and said, "The servant is here."

Throwing the approved memorial aside, Xiao Jingfan said, "Announce the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Works, and the Minister of Revenue to see you."

"only."

*
The news that Emperor Shunguang specially asked the Imperial Pharmacy to prepare perfume powder as a reward to a little palace maid spread like wildfire throughout the harem within an hour.

Many things were broken in the palaces.

In the small garden of Changchun Palace, Empress Zhong cut off a chrysanthemum and handed it to Qiu Sui who was standing beside her. "It's been very dry these days. Ask the Imperial Hospital to send some chrysanthemum tea to each palace to help them cool down." Qiu Sui smiled and bowed, "Yes."

Empress Zhong washed her hands in a jade basin, took the towel handed to her by Qiu Sui and dried them, then asked, "It will be my mother's birthday in a few days. How are the preparations for the birthday banquet going?"

"The Empress has personally ordered this, how dare the Ministry of Internal Affairs not do its best?" Qiu Sui said, "I went to check, and everything is almost ready."

"That's good." Empress Zhong said, "This time, envoys from Annan, Xixia, Goryeo and other countries have come to celebrate the birthday, so we must not be disrespectful. You should keep a close eye on them, and those who dare to cheat and act cunningly will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment."

"only!"

……

Huaqing Palace.

Concubine Rong waved her hand and overturned the tray, and the dried chrysanthemums in the box immediately scattered all over the floor.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Xiang Lu turned her head to look at the kneeling eunuch and said lightly, "Get down quickly!"

The young eunuch had no time to pack up and hurried out of the hall.

Xianglu called two young palace maids to clean the floor, helped Concubine Rong to sit on the chaise longue on the other side, and turned around to serve her a cup of honey tea.

"Your Majesty, please drink a cup of honey tea to calm down. There is no need to get angry with that tactless servant."

Concubine Rong took it and snorted coldly, "The Queen is so generous, she never forgets to show off her virtue. I don't believe she won't be angry when she hears that news!"

"My lady, she is just a little maid. You don't need to take it to heart."

Xianglu massaged her legs and persuaded her softly.

"Your Majesty is just looking for something new. Think about Concubine Wen. How did Your Majesty spoil her? He sent good things to Xuexiang Garden like water and visited her every now and then. But now he has forgotten about her, hasn't he?"

"That's true." Concubine Rong lowered her head and drank a sip of honey tea, and her anger eased a little. "Your Majesty hasn't been to Xuexiang Garden for half a year, right?"

"How can it be only half a year? It's almost a year." Xianglu looked at her face and flattered, "Your Majesty is really affectionate to the Empress. He sends all the good things to our Huaqing Palace. How can those little fairies who come along halfway compare to the affection between you and Your Majesty?"

Recalling the tenderness and sweetness when she first entered the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Concubine Rong couldn't help but smile.

Seeing her smile, Xianglu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked softly, "Madam, are you still going to have someone investigate that palace maid?"

"Check." The smile on Concubine Rong's face disappeared, "I want to see which little devil is so seductive."

……

"boom!"

The nice gilded and enamel vase fell to the ground and turned into a pile of broken porcelain pieces.

"Wanyi, that was given to you by the Empress Dowager. You can't smash it."

Chunlian rushed forward and hugged Xu Rushuang's waist, while reaching out to grab the jade ruyi and persuading:

"Calm down, if His Majesty knew that you smashed the things the Queen Mother gave you, even I can't protect you!"

"Since I moved to the Huayin Temple, I have been doing as he asked, chanting Buddha's name every day, and copying scriptures until my hands are swollen. But has he ever come to see me?" Xu Rushuang was unwilling to give in.

When I pamper her, I think everything about her is good, but when I let her go, I don't hesitate at all.

She just added a few drops of oleander juice into the bitch Dou's beauty cream. It wouldn't take that bitch's life. Your Majesty is too partial!
Chunlian snatched the jade ruyi, and her heart finally settled down.

He turned around and put it in a box, then asked someone to take it out and put it away in the warehouse.

"Perhaps the previous dynasty is busy and His Majesty is not free for the time being." Chunlian persuaded while helping Xu Rushuang sit down, "Although His Majesty has not come to our Huayin Palace these days, he has not been to Huaqing Palace either, right?"

Hearing this, Xu Rushuang's complaints were less intense, but she still couldn't help but grumble, "But your Majesty went to Maohua Palace and was seduced by Yan's bowl of chicken soup."

(End of this chapter)