novelaction Chapter 243 He wanted everyone in Anguo to know that Changle was the most important to him.
Chapter 243 He wanted everyone in Anguo to know that Changle was the most important to him.
Ask for medical advice?
Shen Changle knew without hesitation that it was not that simple.
But after hesitating for a moment, she still summoned him. She also wanted to know what Prime Minister Zhuang was planning.
Mrs. Zhuang came in and first said a lot of polite words, then praised Shen Changle's beauty, and finally turned the topic to medical skills.
"The Queen is kindhearted and skilled in medicine. To be honest, Your Majesty, I came to the palace this time hoping to ask you for a prescription to cure illnesses and save lives."
"Oh?"
Shen Changle smiled lightly and asked kindly:
"That person...what are his symptoms?"
Mrs. Zhuang thanked Qingying for the tea and bowed her head to speak.
"I also heard from others that in a village in Linzhao City, most of the villagers were suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, and high fever.
I wonder... has Her Majesty ever heard of this disease?"
Shen Changle held the teacup and after a moment of thought, he knew why she came.
But she didn't say it explicitly, but continued to follow her words and waited for her to reveal it herself.
"It sounds like a human plague... but it could also be poisoned."
Madam Zhuang was startled for a moment, then asked indirectly:
"I am ignorant and would like to ask the Queen, if you were to pass by this village, would you lend a hand?"
Shen Changle chuckled and took a sip of hot tea.
"Of course we need to save them, but we have to do it in a reasonable and legal way!"
Having said this, Mrs. Zhuang knew that Shen Changle had already guessed her purpose.
Stand up and kneel down.
"Your Majesty is wise and virtuous, and I dare not deceive you.
My wife's cousin was ordered to go to Pinghu to provide disaster relief. On the way, he passed by Linzhao and met villagers asking for help.
The younger cousin couldn't bear it and offered help, but because he delayed the journey, he was sentenced to death by the emperor, and even implicated his father at home...
I know that the Queen is kind-hearted, so I beg her to spare my cousin's life!"
Shen Changle sighed and put down the teacup.
With his hands folded on his knees, his voice was clear and soft:
"Mrs. Zhuang, you get up first."
Seeing Madam Zhuang standing up with Qingying's support, she continued speaking.
"I heard what Madam Zhuang said yesterday, but..."
She pondered for a moment and said directly:
"I can't help you."
Mrs. Zhuang widened her watery eyes in surprise and staggered half a step.
"Empress, everyone in Anguo has heard that His Majesty loves you deeply. Could it be that...even you can't protect the life of my cousin?"
If even the Queen can't do it...
Doesn't that mean my brother is doomed to die?
Shen Changle shook his head lightly and sighed:
"The harem cannot interfere in government affairs. This is one reason why I do not want to interfere with your Majesty's decision-making.
Secondly… your brother may have good intentions, but do you know what the consequences would be if he delayed his journey for a few days?”
Mrs. Zhuang raised her head hesitantly, her eyes blurred with tears.
Shen Changle continued speaking.
"Three thousand people from Pinghu were swept away by the floodwaters that broke through the dam, and their fate remains unknown.
If he hadn't delayed his journey, a few days would have been enough to rescue the people and leave Pinghu."
Madam Zhuang was still dissatisfied and asked with a frown:
"But, Queen, shouldn't the people in that village be saved?"
“If it were someone else, they could have left a few doctors and allocated funds to save people without any delay.
But because of a momentary lapse of judgment, he delayed disaster relief, leaving Pinghu littered with corpses..."
She sighed with a gloomy look.
"Also, if my information is correct, the envoy sent to provide disaster relief this time was not originally him, but your half-brother, right?"
Mrs. Zhuang took a half step back in a guilty and panic mood, her eyes wandering.
"This matter...I don't know."
I don’t know…
What's there to not know?
He just wanted to give the opportunity of promotion to his legitimate son, but he ignored the fact that he had no ability to do so!
Instead, it backfired...
However, Shen Changle did not explain the whole story, nor did he blame him.
Just a warning:
"Since you don't know the inside story, go find out and then come and plead for him..."
Madam Zhuang lowered her head and, with the help of her maid, knelt down to withdraw her greeting.
"Your Highness, I obey your command."
She originally thought that her brother's death and her father's imprisonment were inevitable, and she couldn't help crying all the way.
But it’s unexpected...
Before the carriage entered the house, she heard her mother's excited voice.
"Yuan'er, Yuan'er, asking the Queen for help really worked! The Queen helped us!
Your father was released and your brother was spared the death penalty. Although he was beaten with a stick and was never employed again, at least he saved his life!
Thank you, Bodhisattva, thank you, Goddess..."
Mrs. Zhuang was bewildered, with tears still hanging in the corners of her eyes, and she was extremely confused.
"I... the Queen said she can't help!"
"Oh, silly child, the Queen must have said that on purpose for you to hear. She must have been pleading for your brother behind your back!"
Mrs. Zhuang was still puzzled and couldn't figure it out.
"But... why is the Queen like this?"
"They must be worried that others will follow their example and come to the palace to plead for mercy, so they're deliberately trying to evade you like this!
Ah, at least your father and your brother are saved...
Thank you, thank you Bodhisattva, thank you Goddess..."
The old lady was muttering something, but Mrs. Zhuang was still skeptical.
The Queen...
Did you really plead for her?
Shen Changle was also a little puzzled.
She asked this question when Jiang Ci'an came over for dinner in the evening.
"Why did Ci'an withdraw the punishment on the disaster relief envoy?"
Jiang Ci'an drank the soup made by Shen Changle himself, and drank a large bowl of it with satisfaction before replying:
"Well... they were right. Although Tong Bai was guilty, his actions were justified. So, at the request of the court officials, he was spared, and so was his father."
"Really?"
"That's true!"
Jiang Ci'an turned his eyes away, asked the eunuch to serve another bowl, and drank the soup himself.
He didn't tell Shen Changle his secret thoughts:
He didn't want Shen Changle to think that he was ruthless, this was one of the reasons;
But more importantly...
He knew that Tong Bai's sister, Tong Yuan, had come to the palace today to ask for Chang Le's help.
Although Changle rejected her and did not plead for her, he did not want people to think that asking the queen for help was useless when encountering problems.
He wanted everyone in Anguo to know that Changle was the most important thing to him.
Since he had come to the Queen's palace for help, he had to show some mercy as long as it did not affect the overall situation.
Shen Changle looked at him suspiciously with his eyes rolling around, and couldn't help laughing.
Even if he refused to say it, she knew what he was thinking!
He is such a grown man and the king of a country, but when it comes to her affairs, he is always as naive as a child.
I really don't know what to say about him...
"Okay, don't just drink the soup, eat some vegetables, okay?"
Jiang Ci'an then put down the soup bowl, smiled innocently, and his words were full of sweetness and attachment.
"It's been a long time since I had the soup made by Changle. I miss it so much!"
"Are you stupid?"
Shen Changle smiled lightly and didn't tell him.
That was what his son drank...