Chapter 146 The Quality of the Melon Eater

After hearing what her master said, Qiu Sui was shocked to realize that more than half of the favored concubines in the harem had been killed.

The harem is declining. This has never happened since Your Majesty ascended the throne. How could it suddenly happen?

"Ha Qiu!" Chu Liuzheng suddenly sneezed and felt like someone was talking about her.

The emperor was rewarding the soldiers of the Firearms Battalion, and the whole place was filled with the soldiers' uniform shouts. Except for Chen Xing who heard the sound and turned to look at her, the sneeze did not attract anyone else's attention.

Chu Liuzheng sniffed and felt his nose was blocked and his head was a little dizzy.

The wind was freezing on the high platform. She hadn't felt how cold it was when she was eating the melon just now, but now that she had come to her senses, the coldness was creeping up along the extremities of her limbs, and the wind was blowing into her neck, making her hands and feet stiff with cold.

[Goddamn tyrant, I should be sleeping soundly in my warm bed right now, but now I've been dragged here and given a bellyful of cold air. If you get a fever again, I'll draw a circle and curse you!]

Chu Liuzheng muttered to himself, his head felt dizzy and filled with paste.

"Let's go." Chen Xing suddenly reached out and pulled her arm. Chu Liuzheng was startled and realized that the emperor had already rewarded the soldiers and was preparing to return to the palace.

She hurriedly raised her feet to catch up, but she felt dizzy and it was like she was walking on cotton.

She shook her head vigorously. The last step was higher, and she didn't pay attention. When she was about to step on empty air, a hand suddenly reached out from her side and held her tightly.

Chu Liuzheng squinted and saw that it was Chen Xing, so he smiled at her gratefully.

Chen Xing looked at her with concern. She was fine just now and looked energetic, so how come her lips suddenly turned pale?

[Those who practice martial arts are supposed to be in good health. Chen Xing has been exposed to the wind for so long, but he seems to be fine.]

Chu Liuzheng felt envious, but didn't notice that someone was secretly watching her from across the crowd.

This person was none other than Wei Mingliang.

Wei Mingliang has seen countless women and can tell whether a man or a woman at a glance. In his eyes, Chu Liuzheng's disguise is no different from running naked.

It's interesting to let women dress up as eunuchs and accompany the emperor.

He raised the corner of his lips slightly and touched his chin with his hand.

Who is this woman to Emperor Shunguang? A concubine or a new favorite?

[How come the tyrant is walking faster and faster? What a great thing about having long legs!]

Chu Liuzheng found that the team was moving faster and faster. If Chen Xing hadn't supported her, she would definitely not be able to keep up with her current unsteady steps.

The ministers were also wondering, Your Majesty was in such a hurry, was he in a hurry to go to the toilet?

The emperor returned to the palace faster than when he came.

Inside the carriage, Chen Xing poured a cup of hot water for Chu Liuzheng to drink.

Going to the bathroom while traveling was a real hassle, so Chu Liuzheng hadn't touched any water except for a glass of water when he woke up early. Luckily, since he didn't talk much, he wasn't thirsty, but his lips were dry and cracked from the cold wind, so drinking some water would be helpful.

Just as she finished her water, a voice came from behind the screen door: "Tea."

Chen Xing quickly put down the cup and poured in the hot tea he had just brewed.

Chu Liuzheng knelt on the cushion, his head seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, confused, and it seemed that everything he saw was spinning.

She bit her lip hard, not wanting to faint at this moment. Who knows if that would anger the emperor and make him never wake up again?

She moved her body and leaned lightly against the carriage. There was a buzzing sound in her ears, as if someone was talking.

It took her a while to realize that the emperor was instructing Chen Xing to do something. She didn't hear clearly what it was, or maybe she heard it but her dizzy mind couldn't make it out.

She half-closed her eyes and opened the system in a daze, intending to distract herself by eating melons, hoping that maybe after reading some gossip, she would stop feeling dizzy.

【I remember there was a piece of gossip I didn’t finish reading.】

Out of the persistence of a fun-loving person, she perked up and flipped through it.

[The Wen Mansion punished the servants because... Concubine Yun had a miscarriage. What does Concubine Yun's miscarriage have to do with the servants of the Wen Mansion? She wasn't... Oh, Madam Wen sent someone to find the fake pregnancy drug for Concubine Yun.]

Chu Liuzheng was stunned for a moment before he realized what he had seen, and immediately became alert.

[Wait a minute! Madam Wen is actually an insider. This isn't just a matter of concubines competing for favor. Minister Wen knows... eh? He was actually kept in the dark. It was only when he learned of his 'grandson's' death and told her about it back home that he noticed Madam Wen's awkward reaction. Only after further questioning did he learn the details.]

[No wonder they had to deal with the servants overnight. These people were the ones who handled the fake pregnancy pills. If they weren't dealt with, the Wen family would be implicated in this matter.]

[Tsk tsk, Minister Wen is very disappointed with his wife. Not only did he take away Madam Wen's housekeeping power, but he also handed all the affairs of the mansion to his eldest daughter-in-law, whom Madam Wen disliked. Isn't this a deliberate slap in Madam Wen's face?]

Minister Wen has already written a letter of apology and plans to wait and see what happens in the palace before taking any action. So, the tyrant has placed Concubine Yun under house arrest, forbidding any leaks of information. Could it be that he's already suspected the fake pregnancy drug came from the Wen residence and wants to take this opportunity to gauge Minister Wen's attitude?

[Hmm... that's not right. A tyrant's style shouldn't he summon Minister Wen into the palace, show off his power and scare him half to death, then interrogate him, and then punish him decisively? Going so far over a fake pregnancy pill is unkind!]

Chu Liuzheng frowned and tried to think hard but failed, so he had to look for the answer in the system.

[There must be something else going on here. Let me look for it... Hmm? Funny! Wen Shangshu and Prince Xiao—]

Xiao Jingfan was listening with his cup of tea in his hand when his thoughts suddenly stopped.

He turned around in confusion, and after seeing Liu Zheng's condition clearly, the corners of his lips twitched.

Just by listening to her inner voice, he thought the woman was fine, but... she was still eating melons at the last moment before she fainted. What was going on in this woman's mind?

Chen Xing leaned over to feel Chu Liuzheng's pulse, then touched her forehead with the back of his hand, then turned around and said, "Master, she has a fever."

Xiao Jingfan guessed it and said, "Cover her with a blanket and ask the imperial physician to take a look when we return to the palace."

Chen Xing nodded, shook out two woolen blankets, and wrapped the cold Chu Liuzheng in them.

The wool was soft, and Chu Liuzheng rubbed it unconsciously, mumbling a few unclear words.

Chen Xing leaned in to listen, and his expression gradually became strange.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingfan, who had been looking at this side, asked: "What did you say?"

Chen Xing looked back at him and said bluntly, "You're cursing."

Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows with some interest: "Be more specific."

Chen Xing looked at him, his cute face wrinkled into a bun: "I dare not say."

Well, I scolded him.

Xiao Jingfan didn't know if he was looking for trouble or was simply bored, so he said, "I forgive you."

Then Chen Xing dared to say it.

She repeated word for word, "Damn tyrant, I curse you to become bald soon."

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

Chen Xing wasn't really desperate. Seeing Xiao Jingfan's bad expression, he asked, "I have two more words. My Lord, will you listen?"

Xiao Jingfan hesitated for a moment and waved his hand. He decided not to make things difficult for himself.

Seeing this, Chen Xing felt a little regretful.

The next sentence is really interesting. The master actually didn't listen. The inhuman tyrant gave birth to a son without an anus. The master must have been furious to hear that.

Hehe, I want to see it!