Chapter 141: Telepathy

Rong An listened with his ears perked up, feeling extremely happy.

Why is Concubine Liang saying all this nonsense? She's just trying to make the Emperor uncomfortable. If the Emperor is uncomfortable, then of course she'll make you uncomfortable even more.

Repair "Historical Essays"?

Those Grand Secretaries in Wenyuan Pavilion are still complaining every day, let alone her, a pampered concubine in the harem!

Your Majesty, this punishment is really good and wonderful.

Ever since Liu Miaoyi's misfortune, Rong An had realized that Concubine Liang was attempting to seize control of the Yangxin Palace and replace him, the Imperial Chamberlain, with one of his own men. He no longer had any respect for Concubine Liang. Now, seeing her in such misfortune, he felt nothing but gloating.

He seized the opportunity and interjected, "Your Majesty, I remember that the Imperial Concubine instructed that this sachet be embroidered with the Baoxiang flower pattern. The Baoxiang flower is elegant and auspicious, and is one of the three treasures of Buddhism. It is most suitable for your noble status, not some morning glory."

After he said it, he felt a little regretful. This was obviously a slap in the face of the emperor. After all, the emperor himself was wrong.

Unexpectedly, Lu Haozhi remained calm after hearing his words, nodding his head in admiration. "I've already seen that this sachet is embroidered with a precious flower pattern. The imperial concubine is of distinguished birth, well-educated, and devoted to me. Everything she produces always accords with my heart."

Rong An was stunned. The Emperor truly lived up to his name. He lied to his face like it was the truth. What's that saying? "Even if Mount Tai collapses before you, you remain unfazed." That's roughly what it means, right?

Only such a person can rule the country.

Liang Chengbi's expression became increasingly grim. Were they setting a trap for her to fall into?

Since Meng Yan had already said that this was Baoxianghua, why didn't Lu Haozhi correct her just now?

But then Lu Haozhi said, "Princess Liang is so young, but her eyesight isn't very good. Let the imperial physician take a look at her another day. If you don't have anything else important, you can go back."

He came to show his courtesy, but instead of saying a single good word, he was scolded.

Liang Chengbi refused to give in, so she steeled herself, pouted at Chunqing, and forced a smile, saying, "Your Majesty is right, I am blind. But no matter how foolish I am, I am still concerned about Your Majesty's health. Please don't despise this bowl of lotus seed soup, please keep it and enjoy it slowly. I will be leaving now."

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Lu Haozhi to say anything, Chun Qing took the lid of the food box, stepped forward, picked up the bowl and was about to put it on the desk.

The upper hand tilted and the soup immediately spilled out, about to splash onto the sachet!

Lu Haozhi was quick-witted and grabbed the sachet and held it in his arms. The sachet was safe, but the bowl of soup spilled all over the emperor.

Liang Chengbi was horrified and knelt down hurriedly, kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This maid only made a mistake..."

Before he could finish his words, Lu Haozhi suddenly raised his leg and kicked Chunqing in the shoulder, knocking her to the ground.

Liang Chengbi was immediately shocked. Since the time when the prince was in the palace, she had never seen Lu Haozhi lay hands on a woman!

But Lu Hao's voice was cold and clear, "This lowly servant lost her manners in front of the emperor and offended me. Drag her out and order the Ministry of Punishment to beat her to death."

Chunqing fainted from fear. Liang Chengbi, regardless of her status, threw herself at the emperor's feet, sobbing and begging, "Your Majesty, Chunqing is the dowry I brought from my mother's family. I have endured hardships in the palace these years, and it is thanks to her service and companionship. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on me..."

Before she could finish her words, Lu Haozhi interrupted her with a cold voice, "Liang, I haven't yet held you accountable for your crimes, and you still have the time to plead for this palace maid? You are incompetent in managing your subordinates, causing a palace maid to lose her composure in front of the palace. This is a crime of disrespect, and I am demoted to..."

"emperor!"

Liang Chengbi's eyes widened, her face filled with fear. She had already fallen from Imperial Noble Consort to Consort. If she were to be demoted further, how would she survive in this harem? How would she cope with herself among the other concubines?

In fact, recently there was news from the Liang Mansion that Liang Benwu was planning to send her two concubine sisters into the palace...

She must not end up like this!

"Your Majesty, I am guilty, but my mother's family recently discovered a prescription that they say is very effective against this recent epidemic. I, your majesty, would like to present this prescription to you, your majesty, as a token of my merit in atonement."

So this is what Liang Benwu was planning.

Lu Haozhi narrowed his eyes and twitched his thin lips slightly.

He then said that the guy had been acting strangely recently, and it turned out that he had been secretly hiding such a treasure.

The epidemic in the suburbs of Beijing is getting more and more serious, and the symptoms are so strange that all the imperial doctors say they have never seen it before, and there is no prescription for the disease at the moment. There have been reports that entire families have contracted the disease and died.

The people in the capital were all in panic.

No one knew where Liang Benwu got this set of prescriptions from. He must have used them when the epidemic became severe and he was helpless. This not only won the hearts of the people, but also weakened the influence of the imperial power, and further demonstrated his loyalty as a veteran minister of two dynasties.

He is indeed an old fox who has lived since the time of the previous emperor. He is so cunning.

Unfortunately, he was not good at educating his children and raised an incompetent daughter, which disrupted Liang Benwu's plan.

Lu Haozhi remained silent. Liang Chengbi, who was standing straight, was startled. Then he spoke again, "Since that's the case, then send the prescription to the palace first. Once it's proven to be effective, I will pardon your crime this time. I can also spare the life of that palace maid."

Liang Chengbi burst into tears of joy and was about to kowtow in gratitude when she heard Lu Haozhi say, "Well, the death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment for living cannot. Rong'an, give orders to send this palace maid to the Ministry of Punishment for hard labor and never leave."

Liang Chengbi's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

This kind of punishment would only allow Chunqing to linger for a few more years. No one had ever been heard of walking out of that sunless place alive.

The most important thing is that she broke another arm since then.

Lu Haozhi glanced at her twice, his face full of disgust, as if he had seen something filthy. He didn't even speak to her, but called in two eunuchs, "Help Concubine Liang out and send her back to Yikun Palace."

Looking at Liang Chengbi's miserable appearance, Lu Haozhi suddenly remembered the situation in his previous life when he broke up with Meng Yan.

Even though she was in such a dangerous situation, she was still calm and composed, with no intention of begging for mercy from him, and even stabbed him with a knife.

She is different from these people.

After sending Liang Chengbi away, Lu Haozhi went into the inner hall, changed his clothes that were soaked by the soup, and told the palace maid to take two incense pills and put them in the sachet, which he then tied carefully around his waist.

He immediately felt refreshed and smiled at Rong An, "Look, the gift Yan'er gave me is indeed auspicious. She has brought me good news."

Rong An was speechless and could only smile apologetically, "Your Majesty, you are absolutely right."

Lu Haozhi suddenly remembered what happened earlier, walked forward, and twisted Rong An's ear, "You cunning servant, since the imperial concubine said this was Baoxianghua, why didn't you tell me earlier?! And just watched me make a fool of myself?!"

Rong An cried out in pain, but didn't dare to struggle. He smiled as the emperor's hand reached him, "Your Majesty, please spare me for now. The Imperial Concubine has something to tell me. My ears are about to fall off."

Hearing that Yan'er had something else to say, Lu Haozhi let go.

Rong An rubbed his ears before replying, "The Imperial Concubine asked me to tell the Emperor. She said she knew everything."

Lu Haozhi slowly sat down on the edge of the bed, his heart pounding. He wanted to laugh but ended up just curling his lips.

She knew, she understood everything, she would not hate him anymore!

After a while, he said, "Rong'an, I will move to Shanghe Garden during the Mid-Autumn Festival."