Chapter 241 Medicinal Oil

Chu Liuzheng, who finally grasped the key point, almost huddled the lantern in his arms and said calmly, "Your Highness, please let me down. This is against the rules."

"Giving me a stick so I can hop back on one foot is better than being carried back by you! How did things turn out like this?"

"You're a prince, so you don't have to be this kind of person, right? Just find two people to carry me back!"

"People are more important than rules." Prince Rui tightened his arms and soothed him, "Don't worry, no one dares to talk nonsense."

"Haha, you're so naive! The imposter simply doesn't know how deprived the palace's entertainment life is. I bet a penny that by tomorrow at the latest, gossip about me and the imposter will be everywhere, and there will be seventeen or eighteen different versions!"

Thinking of those weird rumors, Chu Liuzheng looked hopeless.

[People really can't lie so easily. Retribution comes so quickly. If I had known this, I would have said it differently, for example...]

Just as she was preparing for her next lie, Xiao Shiyi, who was hiding in the dark and watching her, raised his hand and scratched his chin.

Shouldn't this matter be reported to the Lord?

Wenhua Hall.

After hearing the report, Xiao Jingfan's face turned dark. He squeezed the Bodhi beads with his fingertips, making them creak.

Why is that woman everywhere!

You all know it's a fake, don't you know to stay away from it?

Chu Liuzheng, who had just returned to Yiran Garden, sneezed loudly, feeling extremely wronged.

She's super far away, okay?

He even hid in the shadow of the water tank on purpose. Who knew that the faker's eyesight was so sharp, like eyes of fire and gold.

"This is medicated oil." Prince Rui handed her the oil he had sent for from the Imperial Hospital. "If you rub it in more, it will heal faster. If it's not healed by tomorrow, there's no need to force yourself to serve. Just send someone to tell me, and I'll speak to Eunuch Zhou on your behalf."

[That's not necessary. I'm very good at taking sick leave.]

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chu Liuzheng smiled politely, "I should be fine after a night's rest. There's no need to worry about it. It's getting late, and staying up late is bad for your health. Your Highness should go back and rest quickly."

"Okay." Prince Rui stood up from the stool. "I will come to visit you tomorrow."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

[Either I've stumbled into some Mary Sue plot where a domineering prince falls in love with me, or this imposter's suspicions about me haven't been dispelled at all!]

Looking at the pale back of King Rui, Chu Liuzheng decisively eliminated the possibility in front of him.

The brocade gauze dress is indeed very light and ethereal, but it is not overbearing at all.

Moxiang sent King Rui out, closed the door, turned around, and her eyes fell on Chu Liuzheng.

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

[Don't look at me like an endangered animal!]

"You were fine when you went out, how did you sprain your ankle?" Moxiang walked over and sat down beside the bed, reaching out to take off Chu Liuzheng's socks, wanting to see how badly she was injured.

Chu Liuzheng quickly reached out to stop him: "I'm fine."

Moxiang paused, then looked up at her with some confusion in her eyes: "If you're fine, why would King Rui send you back?"

Thank you for not using the word "hug".

"It's all coincidence. I can't explain it in a few words. Sister, please don't ask." Chu Liuzheng was not in a position to explain the lie she had told. There were too many things involved, and she didn't want to involve Moxiang in the incident.

Moxiang stared at her for a while, then sighed softly, "Okay, I won't ask."

She reached out and took off Chu Liuzheng's socks, poured the medicated oil into her palms, rubbed them to warm them up, and then massaged her ankles.

"This medicated oil is certainly useful, but it also has a strong smell. Since you said you sprained your ankle, you should use the medicated oil."

As she rubbed it, Chu Liuzheng smelled a cool scent similar to mint. She looked down at Moxiang and sighed silently.

[Sister Moxiang is truly a very perceptive person. Even without me saying a word, she was able to discover some clues from a bottle of medicinal oil.]

[The counterfeiter gave me this bottle of strong-smelling medicinal oil specifically to test me, wasn't he? What if I'm lazy and don't use it, and tomorrow I don't smell like medicine at all, wouldn't that let him know I'm pretending?]

She couldn't help but say, "Sister, you are so smart. Since you have made up your mind to stay in the palace, why don't you put more effort into serving the emperor?"

[The tyrant is the most powerful person in the entire palace. If Sister Moxiang can gain the tyrant's trust and become his confidant, she won't have to worry about the rest of her life.]

"There are some things I don't need to tell you, but you should understand." Moxiang wiped the remaining medicinal oil from her palms with a handkerchief, then went to wash her hands on the shelf. She said softly, "Your Majesty will never have another Eunuch Zhou by your side."

"But Sister is not Eunuch Zhou." Chu Liuzheng felt that there was a difference between palace maids and eunuchs. "How will you know if you don't try?"

Moxiang slowly dried her hands and turned to look at her, "How do you know I haven't tried it?"

Chu Liuzheng blinked.

[Have you tried it? It's not in the system either.]

Moxiang curled the corners of her lips, stared at her and smiled: "My way out is not there."

Chu Liuzheng pondered these words carefully, and felt that they seemed to have a hidden meaning.

[Could it be that Sister Moxiang has already found a concubine in the harem to support her? ]

"That's not right. The harem is only in its infancy right now, with not even a prince in sight. If you surrender so early, you'll easily lose. With Sister Moxiang's intelligence, she shouldn't fail to understand this."

Moxiang picked up the copper basin and said, "I'll get you some hot water."

"No, I can do it myself..."

"If you're hurt, just lie down and rest." Moxiang said this and went out.

Watching the door close, Chu Liuzheng raised his hand and rubbed his face, secretly sighing that he was not careful enough.

What if the fake person has someone tailing me in Yiran Garden? Wouldn't I be exposed if I ran out?

Thinking of this, she lifted her legs and lay down on the bed.

[I wonder which empress would earn Sister Moxiang's loyalty? Is it the Empress, Consort Shu, or Consort Chun Zhaoyi?]

*

The next day, the weather was sunny, but Chu Liuzheng's mood was not very sunny.

There are two reasons.

First, the tyrant is in a bad mood.

Second, the tyrant is in a bad mood.

I don’t know who the reason was for the former, but it was definitely because of her.

In order to prepare for possible spot checks by King Rui, she got up this morning and rubbed some medicated oil on her ankles.

Since it's fresh, it's inevitable that it has a strong smell, so it seems, probably, perhaps it's smoking the noble emperor behind the imperial desk.

But there was no way. Chen Xing was sent by Zhou Yuande to do something, and she was the only one in the tea room, so she had to serve tea.

She felt as if the emperor was staring at her as if he wanted to skin her alive, and she couldn't help but tremble in her calves.

[Can I kowtow to the Tyrant right now?]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He often felt that what this woman said was not human language.

He withdrew his gaze, picked up the teacup beside him and was about to drink, but he saw a large blooming rose floating in the light red tea. It should have been pleasing to the eye, but he inexplicably found it annoying. He put the teacup on the table and said, "Change the tea."

Chu Liuzheng had no choice but to put the teacup back on the tray.

[Rose is good for soothing the liver and regulating qi, and is perfect for people like Tyrant who have a hot temper. I even picked the biggest one, and you don't like it? I'll try again next time...]

"Take it back." Xiao Jingfan suddenly felt that it was okay to try it.

[Tsk tsk, the tyrant is still so moody.]

Chu Liuzheng obediently put the teacup back.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at her and said, "It smells like medicinal oil. Are you hurt?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, I..." Before Chu Liuzheng could finish his words, Zhou Yuande came in to report that King Rui had arrived.