Chapter 41 The Crazy Prince

Led by Changchun Palace and Huaqing Palace, the other palaces also sent gifts to Qiushuizhai to express congratulations, and even the empress dowager sent people to deliver gifts.

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

From having few visitors to being crowded with people, it is 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 this harem is trying every possible way to vie for favor, stepping on others to climb up. In this palace, the powerful are flattered and the weak are trampled upon. It's impossible to survive without striving.

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

——She never wants to live the life of being ignored and looked down upon like before!

In contrast to the bustling harem, Wenhua Palace was as quiet as ever.

Chu Liuzheng, who was transferred to the day shift, didn't know that someone wanted to ask him for advice on the art of making tea, and was on duty in the Wenhua Hall.

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.

[Aside from the tyrant's mood swings and the slightly higher mortality rate of those serving in his presence, this job is truly perfect 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 already been upgraded to a beauty. It seems the tyrant is quite pleased with her dancing. Damn it, I want to see it!]

[Every palace has sent gifts to congratulate them. Tsk tsk, now is not the time to start sneering and mocking them? Don't be so quick to slap someone in the face.]

[Speaking of which, the person who drugged her earlier really didn't want Lady Zhu to be favored. According to routine, he should have attacked again after hearing the news of Lady Zhu's promotion. Let's see, has he done anything yet?]

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

Last night he only arranged for the secret guards to investigate the source of the gold in 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 in the middle of looking through the system.

[Ah, I'm ready to make it! I'm even thinking of using almond flour! That's enough!]

Chu Liuzheng curled his lips.

[Lady 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 heal. If it weren't for her physique being resistant to scarring, her beautiful face would have been ruined long ago.]

"This person is so careless. The Imperial Hospital is full of top-notch doctors. How could it be that it's just a minor allergy and still not be cured after two weeks of treatment? There's clearly something wrong! At least get it checked out!"

[However, if Prince Shun hadn't gone berserk, Lady Zhu wouldn't have had to endure this. Meeting the wrong person is truly fatal.]

Chu Liuzheng's heart was filled with speechlessness.

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.

Go on!

Do I have a second green hat on my head?

Eunuch Zhou, who was waiting nearby, took it all in and couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

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

Don’t be so stealthy!!

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.

You seem to be such a clever person, why don't you learn from those little goblins in front 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 gazes, and when she looked up, she found Zhou Yuande glaring at her.

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

Xiao Jingfan, who didn't hear the rest of the story, 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 what happened to Concubine Rong now. He just wanted to know if he had a second green hat on his head.

He was looking at the memorial and thinking about how to draw Chu Liuzheng's attention back to the issue of "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 started to hold the melon and continue eating it.

[Tsk tsk, this Shunjun Prince is truly despicable! He treated me like a piece of grass when I was liked, summoning me whenever I wanted and dismissing me whenever I wanted. He's been so heartbreaking, not only has he completely forgotten all the life-saving grace and promises he made to me, but he also despises me for being born out of wedlock and has his eyes set on my legitimate sister. He says that the Zhu family's sister is a goddess, that she once met me in a dream, and that she's my destined wife.]

[The way you describe your love for someone new is so refreshing and refined, it's a great honor~]

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

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

Well, finally, Concubine Zhu gave up, broke off all ties with the Crazy Prince, and entered the palace to participate in the selection, preparing to start a new life. The Crazy Prince suddenly realized that his true love was Concubine Zhu, regretted his actions, and ran to stop the carriage. However, halfway through, he heard that the eldest daughter of the Zhu family had fallen into the water, and was frightened, so he immediately turned his horse back.

[Ahhh! Use your brain! How could such a coincidence happen?] Chu Liuzheng roared in his heart, [Where is the true love we promised? Is true love meant to be abandoned? Who is true love after all?]

Chu Liuzheng was so angry that he felt speechless for a long time.

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.

[Hehe, others chase their wives to the crematorium, at least they torture themselves first. But this crazy prince is so good, he just tortures the other party whenever he can. Seriously, did Zhu Meimei owe you anything in her past 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, all in order to preserve her so-called chastity.]

Not only did she have to endure the daily pain and itchiness of her skin, but she also suffered from the cold shoulder and indifference of the harem because she had missed the opportunity to be favored. At her worst, the food was rotten, and on a snowy day, there wasn't even a piece of charcoal in Qiu Shui Zhai.

[After the Dian Gong prince found out, he said that she had asked for trouble. If she stayed by his side, she would have everything. She should have suffered a little to realize how good he was.]

[Haha, isn't it true that the most suffering happened when I was with you? There must have been hundreds of things, big and small, right? Even Tang Sanzang's journey to the West only had eighty-one difficulties.]

(End of this chapter)