I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 37: I still need to take care of it

"Your Majesty doesn't care about food, so why would you care about a bowl of chicken soup?" Chunlian advised softly, "The Yan family stands behind Chun Zhaoyi. Master Yan is not only your majesty's teacher, but also your right-hand man in the court. Even if it's for the Yan family, your majesty will pay more attention to Chun Zhaoyi."

Excluding those emperors who were inherently lustful, the emperors had many concubines in their harems in order to balance the previous dynasty.

"In the final analysis, it's still my fourth brother who is not doing his best." Xu Rushuang slapped the armrest in anger. "She's just an Oiran, not a good thing. Is there any need to fight with others for her? Not only is he in jail now, but he also caused trouble for my father to plead for me in front of the emperor. When he comes out, I will let my father teach him a lesson!"

Chunlian was a servant, so she could neither join in the scolding nor give any advice. No matter how bad the Fourth Young Master was, she had no say in the matter.

She could only change the subject, "The Queen Mother's birthday is coming up in a few days, and Wanyi is still short of a few scrolls of scriptures for her birthday gift. Why not copy some more while the sun is still shining? If you copy them all at night, you'll tire your eyes out."

Xu Rushuang didn't want to copy the sutras, but in order to please the Queen Mother, she nodded and said, "Okay, put out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and copy for an hour."

*
After the political affairs were discussed, the three ministers left one after another.

Zhou Yuande walked into Wenhua Hall lightly, and seeing Xiao Jingfan rubbing his brows with a tired look on his face, he could not help but persuade him:
"Your Majesty, you have become thin and tired these days. I feel sorry for you. How about summoning the Wuyuan Envoy to give you a few acupuncture treatments to relieve your fatigue?"

Xiao Jingfan rubbed his eyebrows and said nothing.

Zhou Yuande ordered someone to go to the Imperial Hospital and invite Envoy Wu.

"Your Majesty has been overworked these days and has had very little sleep. If this continues, I'm afraid you will become restless and sick from worry and fatigue."

Director Wu took out the silver needle, wiped it clean and put it back into the needle bag.

"I will now prescribe a dose of soothing and calming medicine to help Your Majesty recover from the stress."

Xiao Jingfan nodded, and suddenly thought of a certain woman's voice, and asked: "I heard that Concubine Wang has been ill for several days. Has the Imperial Hospital sent anyone to see her?"

Wu Yuanshi was shocked. Wasn't Concubine Wang unpopular? Why did His Majesty suddenly ask about it?
He immediately knelt down and apologized: "I was busy taking care of the Queen Mother's health and was negligent for a moment. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

"Stand up." Xiao Jingfan leaned back on the soft pillow. "The health of our mother is of course the top priority, but others should not neglect it either. You are the head of the Imperial Hospital, so please do not neglect it again in the future."

"only!"

……

"Talented Lady, the imperial physician is here." Chun Xing ran into the room excitedly and helped Talented Lady Wang up from the bed.

But within a few days, the beauty who was originally as fresh and delicate as a flower bud lost a lot of weight, her face became pale, her expression was listless, and she had no energy at all.

"Doctor, my master has been like this for three days. He suddenly seems to have lost his soul. He has no appetite and is almost losing weight. Please think of a solution."

"Don't worry, young lady." Doctor Li took out a medicine pillow from the medicine box and placed a handkerchief on Lady Wang's wrist. "Let me feel your pulse first."

"Okay." Chun Xing wiped away her tears and didn't dare to disturb her at all.

"This pulse..." Doctor Li frowned, "Excuse me, young lady, has the talented person been frightened?"

Chun Xing's eyes flickered and she shook her head, "No."

"That's strange." Doctor Li looked at Lady Wang's face and asked, "Has Lady Wang slept well these days?"

Chun Xing said: "I didn't sleep well, and I had a lot of dreams and night sweats."

Doctor Li looked at her and said, "This is clearly caused by shock. If you still don't tell me the truth, please forgive me for my lack of knowledge and ability to treat you."

Chun Xing looked hesitant and felt someone gently pulling her hand.

She turned to look at Wang Cairen and saw Wang Cairen nodded at her.

Chun Xing pursed her lips and then told the whole story.

*
At night, Wenhua Palace. [Let me see if the ghost story in the harem a few days ago has been investigated.]

Xiao Jingfan's ears moved slightly, and he raised his eyes to look in the direction where Chu Liuzheng was standing.

Chu Liuzheng stood against the wall, her attention completely focused on the system, and did not notice that Xiao Jingfan was looking at her.

[Emperor Shunguang sent the Imperial Guards to stake out the Changchun Palace for two days, but the ghost never showed up.]

[Of course she won't come out. She's hiding from the limelight now, so she won't run into a trap. It's just a pity for Concubine Wang, who got sick from being frightened by the ghost. I wonder if Concubine Xie will feel guilty after knowing this.]

Xiao Jingfan's eyes darkened. It was her.

[Those who know you are seeking revenge for Maomao and want to scare the Queen, while those who don’t know you may think that Wang Cairen is your enemy.]

[Hmm? The tyrant knew that Concubine Wang was ill, so he sent the imperial physician to treat her. Wow! I thought Concubine Wang was a nobody in the harem, but I didn't expect the tyrant to remember her.]

[The tyrant will remember this. When Wang Cairen recovers from her illness, will there be another favorite concubine in the harem? ]

[You can’t offend the favorite concubine. Let me take a look. Concubine Wang’s father is Wang Yao, the ambassador of the Beijing Military Equipment Bureau. He is a sixth-rank official, tall and strong, and looks like a bear.]

[Hahaha, how could a bear give birth to a fairy like Wang Cairen? Could it be that she is not his biological daughter... Shit! It turns out that she is not his biological daughter! ]

Xiao Jingfan put down the red brush, picked up the teacup, and pricked up his ears.

Chu Liuzheng was so absorbed in gossiping that he didn't notice there was someone eavesdropping.

[Because my wife gave birth to three sons in a row, I took a baby girl from the orphanage and raised her as my own daughter.]

[At least he gave the orphan a home, and he was a nice guy... Wait, let me take back what I said before.]

[When the adopted daughter was two years old, Mrs. Wang gave birth to a baby girl. Since she had a biological daughter, Wang Yao wanted to send the adopted daughter to a nunnery, but Mrs. Wang developed feelings for her and kept her.]

[The adopted daughter grew up to be fifteen years old and was very pretty. When she went to burn incense, she was spotted by Gu Zexian, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, who wanted to take her as his seventh concubine... Oh my! Gu Zexian is almost sixty years old, older than her father, and he actually had the nerve to ask for it! ]

[Damn! In order to get promoted, Wang Yao agreed! Mrs. Wang didn't object either, and even said that her adopted daughter had found a good marriage.]

[Pah! Whose good marriage is to marry an old man as a concubine? ]

Chu Liuzheng quickly scrolled down to read the follow-up.

[When the new emperor ascended the throne, he expanded the harem. Lady Wang was reluctant to send her biological daughter to the palace, so she asked her husband to let her adopted daughter go. After she failed in the selection, she could still become a concubine to Doctor Gu. Unexpectedly, the adopted daughter was selected and a name card was kept. Naturally, the plan to become a concubine fell through. ]

[Ah, this... the tyrant did a good thing, right? Although the concubine is also a concubine, and although the palace is not a good place, but at least the tyrant is young, not a sixty-year-old old man, so... just take it as two free rides? ]

Duck?

The veins on Xiao Jingfan's forehead twitched twice. He was really bored to listen to this woman's nonsense!
After drinking half a cup of tea, he tapped the table with his fingers, "Add more water."

Chu Liuzheng came forward carrying a small copper kettle, adding water while continuing to eat the melon.

[Speaking of which, Wang Yao is not a good guy, and Doctor Gu is even less so. He actually beat his wife and killed several concubines and concubines. Isn't this a disregard for human life? ]

Xiao Jingfan frowned slightly.

——Having bad personal ethics will not affect one's official position. As long as Gu Zexian does his job conscientiously and does not cause any trouble for the royal family, then...

[Wow! There are actually twenty boxes of gold hidden in the Gu family's ice cellar! ]

Xiao Jingfan, who was very short of money: ...I still have to take care of it.

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