novelaction Chapter 543: Damn it! Hateful!
Chapter 543: Damn it! Hateful!
On the day the Imperial Noble Consort was canonized, she was sent to the Palace Administration Office. Such a thing had never happened in the history of Daliang, let alone in history.
The court and the people were shocked.
Well-informed people, upon hearing of the fire in Chunxi Palace and the discovery of the dragon robe, discussed the matter privately, but dared not speak openly. As it involved treason, everyone was utterly secretive.
Those who were more informed were even more surprised when they heard that Fei Wan was helping the emperor review memorials.
As the year draws to a close, all the ministries and government offices in the capital are preparing to close down and take a break, but suddenly something like this happens, and officials at all levels feel that there will be another round of excitement.
Sure enough, the next day a censor submitted a memorial, in which he indirectly advised the emperor not to act rashly, implying that it was not a good sign for women to interfere in politics.
Lu Guinian stood up and spoke.
During the cabinet's routine meeting, he held up the memorials and angrily shouted:
"Based on hearsay, you're advising His Majesty based on nothing more than gossip. Is this how a censor should act? Has anyone seen His Majesty having a woman review memorials on his behalf? If not, rumors should be stopped by the wise, and the right to 'report on hearsay' should not be abused!"
Someone said: "If there is something wrong, correct it; if there is nothing wrong, learn from it. What if it is true..."
"If it's true, I'll be the first to disagree! The king is the Son of Heaven, and dignity and majesty are paramount. How can he be casually criticized and advised without evidence?"
After he made such a fuss, no one dared to submit a memorial to persuade the emperor to approve the memorials himself.
But Lu Guinian shocked his colleagues, and then he took the opportunity to visit the emperor in the palace to advise him in person.
"Although I angrily rebuke those who believed the rumors, privately, in the interest of impartiality, I still want to advise Your Majesty not to favor Concubine Zhao too much. Forgive my presumptuousness, but Concubine Zhao once quarreled with me and is clearly not someone who will rest content. Even if she was wronged this time, having rumors spread about her reviewing memorials is something no ordinary concubine would encounter. Your Majesty is simply being too lenient with her! The affairs of the inner chambers are your Majesty's family affairs, but they are also state affairs. Favoring only one person is not good for the country, Your Majesty!"
He was muttering in his bedroom.
The emperor was already angry because of Fei Wan's disrespect, and he became even more annoyed when he was nagged.
"You're the ones who interfere with my favoritism? When did I ever favor her? I favored the He family, and you submitted memorials saying they were the remnants of treacherous officials. I favored the Yu family, and you're the ones who interfere again. I think you don't just think there's something wrong with one of the concubines, you're just deliberately trying to go against me!"
Lu Guinian was scolded so hard that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed. The emperor himself was breathless and his face turned pale.
Cao Bin quickly brought people forward to serve.
When the emperor had caught his breath, Lu Guinian lay on the ground and whispered:
"It was not me who submitted the memorial accusing He. I have been busy rebuilding the Shenji Camp recently. It is not me who submitted the memorial criticizing Concubine Zhao. However, all the concubines favored by Your Majesty have had problems, right..."
He paused and then tactfully suggested, "Is it better for Your Majesty to focus on recuperating first?"
"roll!"
The emperor threw the welcoming pillow on Lu Guinian's head.
It's soft and can't hurt anyone, it's just a way to vent the king's dissatisfaction.
This guy is just about to point at my nose and say that he doesn't know people well!
If it were someone else, the emperor would not have lost the pillow, but the vase!
After Lu Guinian left in disgrace, the emperor ordered that no more court officials were allowed to see him, as he wanted to rest.
Yet there was no rest.
It was strange that day, he couldn't sleep well no matter how hard he tried.
I have been feeling weak recently and often fall into a deep sleep. But today, as soon as I closed my eyes, I inexplicably thought of Fei Wan.
Fei Wanzhu's tears fell, but she clenched her teeth, looking stubborn and fragile.
The way she recited "I will never think about you, so don't think about me."
She saw the flying knife flash by and hurried forward to protect the emperor.
And the way she stepped aside afterwards, lowering her eyes and not even looking at him...
"I will go and accept the interrogation myself."
She left without looking back.
hateful!
hateful!
As soon as the emperor closed his eyes, he thought of Fei Wan.
I get angry whenever I think of Fei Wan.
I was so angry that I opened my eyes.
This happened several times, and I couldn't sleep at all during the day.
"Your Majesty, may I bring you a bowl of calming soup?" Cao Bin said cautiously.
Calming Soup...
At that time, He had not yet entered the palace.
Feiwan slept with him many times.
Afterwards, she would often serve him a bowl of soothing soup, shyly explaining that it would help him sleep more soundly and replenish his energy.
Once he teased her on purpose, drank the tranquilizing soup, slept for a while, and then got close to her again.
"I drank the soup and felt full of energy. It turns out Zhao Qing wanted me to get closer to him more often."
After that, she would blush every time she served the soothing soup.
But she still insisted that he finish the soup and take care of his health.
She was still pretty nice to him.
pity……
After being favored for a long time, his temper became worse. He couldn't stand the grievance and even dared to go to the Palace Administration Office out of anger!
"What kind of calming soup do I need? Do I look so listless?!"
The emperor suddenly became angry and scolded Cao Bin.
Cao Bin quickly shrank his neck and apologized.
I don’t know where I went wrong.
Isn't it normal to drink tranquilizing soup when you can't sleep? Why did His Majesty's face become gloomy and he even got angry when he mentioned it?
It has something to do with Empress Zhao...
But he didn't dare to persuade her.
Knowing the timing was wrong, I didn't even dare to mention it.
The emperor ordered in a cold voice: "Bring the memorial here, I want to review it!"
"...Your Majesty, your health has not yet fully recovered. The imperial physician has advised you to rest more, but I'm afraid you can't..."
"Stop talking nonsense and get it!"
"……Yes."
Cao Bin brought over a stack of memorials in a flash, even with pen and ink ready.
There is a small desk at the head of the bed.
The emperor half leaned and half lay down and began to read the memorials.
——I will review it myself to avoid the censors’ clamor!
——If you're willing to stay in the Palace Administration Department, then stay here forever. Don't tell me I can't leave you?!
One stick of incense time.
The emperor felt dizzy and dropped his pen, asking Cao Bin to move the desk away quickly.
Then he closed his eyes, feeling short of breath, and lay back on the pillow.
Lack of energy!
It gives me a headache to read the words!
I can only rest!
He closed his eyes to rest, but still couldn't fall asleep. After resting for a long time, he felt better and asked for another folder.
Tried to watch for a while.
Give up completely.
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. I will call the Imperial Physician!"
Cao Bin put the memorial far away. Seeing that the emperor looked unwell and had cold sweat on his forehead, he quickly summoned the imperial physician.
The judge of the Academy of Literature came to take the patient's pulse in person.
After carefully examining it for a moment, he solemnly warned the emperor not to worry or get angry.
He was told that his liver qi was stagnant and his qi and blood were not flowing smoothly, which would seriously affect his recovery from his injuries. He was advised not to get angry again or do anything that was strenuous, but to rest well and do some light exercise to recuperate.
The emperor sneered on the spot: "While I am resting, who will review the memorials? If so, the court officials will be in an uproar. Are you going to deal with it?"
Doctor Wen was so frightened that he had to kowtow.
Finally, Doctor Wen prescribed two doses of sedatives and told me to use them when I really couldn’t sleep.
The emperor drank a bowl of medicine and finally fell asleep for a while.
After waking up, he felt better and asked the eunuch in charge of documents to bring the memorial and read it to him by the bed.
After listening to two letters, my head hurts again.
Cao Bin saw that there was no solution, so he mustered up his courage and secretly went to the Gongzhengsi prison cell to deliver the message to Fei Wan.