I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 41: The Mad Prince
Led by Changchun Palace and Huaqing Palace, the other palaces also sent gifts to Qiushuizhai to express congratulations. Even the empress dowager sent people to deliver gifts.

For a moment, the originally deserted Qiu Shui Zhai suddenly became very popular.

From being deserted to being crowded with people, it was just a promotion.

Looking at the gifts that were delivered one after another and listening to the compliments coming from different servants, Zhu Hanyu finally understood what "imperial favor" meant.

No wonder everyone in the harem tries every possible way to win favor and step on others to climb up. In this palace, people flatter the powerful and trample on the weak. If you don't fight, you can't survive.

The slender white fingers gently stroked the lotus pattern on the embroidered satin and pressed down suddenly.

——She no longer wants to live the life of being ignored and looked down upon as before!
In contrast to the bustling harem, Wenhua Palace was as quiet as ever.

Chu Liuzheng, who was transferred to the day shift, was on duty in the Wenhua Hall and had no idea that someone wanted to ask him for advice on the skill of making tea.

It is easy to get cold hands when writing, so the thoughtful Steward Zhou has ordered people to turn on the floor heating, so the hall is very warm, and Chu Liuzheng can also benefit from it.

Xiao Jingfan did not summon any ministers to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters today. After Chu Liuzheng replaced Xiao Jingfan's tea, he became idle.

[Apart from the fact that the tyrant's moods are unpredictable and the death rate of those serving in front of the emperor is slightly high, this job is really suitable for slacking off. ]

Chu Liuzheng moved his feet which were a little numb from standing, and habitually opened the system to eat melons.

[Eh? The chosen concubine has been upgraded to a beauty. It seems that the tyrant is quite satisfied with her dancing. Damn it, I want to see it!]

[Every palace has sent gifts to congratulate. Tsk tsk, isn't this the time to start making sarcastic comments? Don't be too quick to slap someone in the face.]

[Speaking of which, the person who drugged Zhu before didn't want Lady Zhu to be favored. According to the routine, that person should make another move after hearing the news of Lady Zhu's promotion. Let me see, has he made a move? ]

The tip of the pen paused, Xiao Jingfan restrained himself from looking in Chu Liuzheng's direction, and just pricked up his ears quietly.

Last night he only arranged for the secret guards to investigate the source of the gold from the Gu family, but did not investigate the matter of Zhu Hanyu being drugged.

He knew that promoting someone would definitely attract the woman's attention. Isn't the answer obvious?
Chu Liuzheng had no idea that she had been tricked by the tyrant, she was just browsing the system.

[Ah, I’m ready to start, and I even want to use almond powder. That’s enough! ]

Chu Liuzheng curled his lips.

[Ms. Zhu is allergic to almond powder. When she first entered the palace, she accidentally ate almond powder and developed a rash all over her face. She was treated for half a month but it didn’t get better. If it weren’t for her constitution that was not prone to scarring, her beautiful face would have been ruined long ago.]

[This person is really careless. The Imperial Hospital is full of experts. It's just a minor allergy. How could it not be cured after half a month of treatment? This clearly shows that there is a problem! At least check it out! ]

[However, if Prince Shun had not gone mad, Lady Zhu would not have had to suffer this. Meeting the wrong person is really fatal.]

Chu Liuzheng's heart was filled with silence.

Meet the wrong person?

Xiao Jingfan frowned when he heard this, and felt a little green on his head.

Forcibly suppressing the urge to turn around, he pretended to pick up a memorial and open it, but out of the corner of his eye he glanced in the direction of Chu Liuzheng's station.

Keep talking!
Do I have a second green hat on my head?
Eunuch Zhou, who was waiting nearby, saw everything and couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

Your Majesty, if you want to watch it, just do it openly. You can even call someone over and stare at it for a few hours. But what's the point of looking at it furtively?

Don't be so sentimental! ! In Eunuch Zhou's mind, whatever His Majesty does is right, and the only one who is wrong is Chu Liuzheng.

He couldn't help but blame Chu Liuzheng in his heart.

She looks so clever, but why doesn't she learn from those little goblins and take the initiative to give His Majesty a way out?

[Hmm? Why is Eunuch Zhou secretly glaring at me? ]

Chu Liuzheng was quite sensitive to unfriendly glances, and when she raised her eyes she found Zhou Yuande was glaring at her.

She blinked her eyes, thinking that she hadn't offended this person recently.

Xiao Jingfan, who didn't hear the follow-up, said: "..."

A troublesome slave!
He put down the memorial, glanced at his chief eunuch, and said coldly: "Go to Huaqing Palace, I will have dinner there tonight."

Normally, Zhou Yuande would not have to do this kind of errand work, but since the emperor had spoken, Zhou Yuande had to go there in person.

Chu Liuzheng sighed secretly.

[Sure enough, Rong Guifei is still the most favored in the entire harem. ]

Xiao Jingfan didn't want to hear about Concubine Rong now. He just wanted to know if he had a second green hat on his head.

He was reading the memorial and thinking about how to draw Chu Liuzheng's attention back to "meeting the wrong person", but he didn't expect Chu Liuzheng to turn his attention back on his own.

Chu Liuzheng had only eaten half of the melon when he realized that he had nothing to do for the time being, so he continued to eat the melon.

[Tsk tsk, this Shunjun Prince is really a jerk! When he was liked, he treated me like a weed, summoned me and dismissed me, which was very cruel. Not only did he forget all the promises he made to save my life, but he also despised me because I was born out of wedlock and fell for my elder sister, saying that the sister of the Zhu family was a goddess, and that I had met her in my dream and that she was my destined wife.]

[It is so refreshing to describe the love for someone new, I deserve a big reward~]

Xiao Jingfan: Although concubines are not supposed to have any involvement with other men before and after entering the palace, it seems that he doesn’t have a second cuckold?

Chu Liuzheng didn’t know that someone was concerned about the cuckold issue, and continued to complain while scrolling the progress bar.

[Well, finally, Lady Zhu gave up and broke up with the Crazy Prince, and entered the palace to participate in the selection and prepare to start a new life. The Crazy Prince suddenly realized that his true love was Lady Zhu, regretted it and ran to stop the carriage, but halfway through, he heard that the eldest daughter of the Zhu family fell into the water and was frightened, so he immediately turned his horse back. ]

[Ahhh! Use your brain! How can it be such a coincidence?] Chu Liuzheng roared in his heart, [Where is the true love you promised? Is true love meant to be abandoned? Who is the true love?]

Chu Liuzheng was so angry that he felt silent for a while.

Xiao Jingfan thought that was it. Just as he picked up the red pen and wrote a word, the voice of a certain woman came out again.

[Haha, others chase their wives and end up in the crematorium, at least they torture themselves first, but this crazy prince is so good, he just tortures the other party. To be honest, did Zhu Mei owe you anything in her previous life? ]

[First, he bribed the palace maids to put almond powder in Concubine Zhu's food, and then bribed the imperial physician to delay the treatment, just to preserve her so-called chastity.]

[Not only did they have to endure the itchy skin pain every day, but they also had to endure the cold shoulder and neglect in the harem because they missed the chance to be favored. At their worst, the food was rotten, and there was not even a piece of charcoal in Qiushuizhai on a snowy day.]

[After the Dian Gong prince knew about this, he said that she was asking for trouble. If she stayed by his side, she would have everything. She should suffer a little so that she would know how good he is.]

[Haha, isn't it true that I suffered the most when I was with you? There must have been hundreds of them, big and small? Even Tang Monk had only eighty-one difficulties in his pilgrimage to the West.]

(End of this chapter)