Chapter 31: Bah! Scumbag!

At night, when there is no moon in the sky, you can see stars twinkling.

In Nongyun Garden, Chu Liuzheng reached out and touched Caiyue's forehead and found that the temperature had returned to normal.

She breathed a sigh of relief. The girl had finally made it through. It was worth her while feeding her medicine and wiping her body.

After feeding Caiyue some more water, Chu Liuzheng got up and went out to the tea room in Wenhua Palace.

Caiyue was sick and didn't have to go on duty, but she had to go anyway.

The door closed with a creak, and the person on the bed slowly opened his eyes with his eyelashes trembling.

A crystal teardrop slid down the corner of her eye and disappeared into her hair.

Chu Liuzheng walked into the tea room. Moxiang and Yuzhu were sitting at the table talking. When they saw her, they stood up with a smile.

Moxiang asked, "How is Caiyue?"

Chu Liuzheng said, "The fever has subsided, and his life is safe. However, soaking in cold water for so long in such cold weather must have injured his body. He needs to be carefully rested for a while before he can recover."

"I have some tonic medicine here. I'll go see her later." Moxiang sighed slightly, "I hope she can figure it out after going through this."

Hearing this, Yuzhui's face turned red.

At first, she was also trying to get close to the rich and powerful, but it was Sister Moxiang who saw through her thoughts and patiently analyzed the pros and cons with her, which made her gradually give up the idea.

Now she has been in the imperial court for quite some time and has seen many palace maids who came with the same idea as her, but none of them had a good ending.

She couldn't help but feel extremely lucky that she met Moxiang. If Moxiang hadn't persuaded her, she would probably have followed the same fate as those palace maids, and now she wouldn't even know where her body was.

"I'll go too." Yuzhui said, "I'll talk to her."

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After handing over the task to the two of them, Chu Liuzheng boiled some water and had nothing to do. As he stood there, he couldn't help but yawn.

I have been taking care of Caiyue during the day and have no time to sleep, so I feel sleepy when I work the night shift.

"Standing by night is not a job for humans." Chu Liuzheng muttered, brought a chair over, and wanted to take a nap leaning against the back of the chair.

Before Keren could even close his eyes, Xiao Anzi came running over.

"My lady, His Majesty has summoned Marquis Wenzhao, Grand Secretary Cao of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Left Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple to an audience. Master has instructed that His Majesty will eat a small dinner, so please prepare some snacks."

[Is Tyrant addicted to working the night shift? ]

Chu Liuzheng complained in his heart, but replied, "Okay, I'll get ready right away."

To go with the snacks, one naturally needs black tea or oolong tea. Chu Liuzheng opened the cupboard and took out a black teapot with a peony painted on it.

I just went to the Imperial Household Department to get the Tieguanyin tea today, so I’ll use this.

She sent someone to the imperial kitchen to ask for some easily digestible snacks, both savory and sweet.

When everything was ready, the three ministers also entered the palace.

Worried that Chu Liuzheng couldn't handle it alone, Zhou Yuande specially sent two young palace maids to her for her to take charge of.

Chu Liuzheng is no longer afraid that Zhou Yuande will have any feelings for her.

The palace is conducting a strict investigation. Eunuch Zhou cherishes his life as much as she does, so he will definitely not commit a crime in defiance of the law.

She ordered two young palace maids to pack the snacks. Not long after, a young eunuch came to report that the ministers had arrived.

Chu Liuzheng began assigning tasks and said to the assistant on his left, "You're in charge of serving snacks. Marquis Wen Zhao likes salty treats, while the other two adults prefer sweet treats. Don't get them mixed up."

"yes."

Chu Liuzheng then said to the assistant on his right, "The tea is all the same. You are responsible for serving tea to the three adults. Be careful not to burn your hands."

"yes."

"Okay, let's go." Chu Liuzheng picked up the mahogany tray. This one was for Emperor Shunguang, and it contained tea and snacks.

It wasn't that Chu Liuzheng wanted to rush to get close to Xiao Jingfan, but she was worried that the two little palace maids had never served in front of the emperor. If they were frightened by the tyrant's domineering aura and lost their composure, they might end up pouring tea on the tyrant. She didn't want to be in trouble with them.

This has happened before. According to Moxiang, before she was transferred to serve tea in front of the emperor, such things happened once or twice every month.

Of course, some people are indeed frightened by the tyrant's aura, while others simply want to use this opportunity to seduce the tyrant.

We have seen too many TV dramas where people take advantage of the time to wipe the tyrant's robe to have close contact with him, and make eye contact with each other.

The trick is old, but it works.

When the tyrant first ascended the throne, Lady Wen succeeded in ascending to the throne in this way. She was favored by the tyrant for a period of time, which led to later generations coming one after another, all wanting to replicate this success story.

Chu Liuzheng walked into the Wenhua Hall with his head slightly lowered, and went straight to Xiao Jingfan. The two little palace maids each performed their duties, placing tea and snacks on the table next to the ministers.

Three pairs of eyes fell on Chu Liuzheng at the same time, full of scrutiny and scrutiny.

Chu Liuzheng pretended not to know and placed the teacup and two plates of snacks on the desk in front of Xiao Jingfan without even looking away. He stood there quietly for a while, and when he didn't hear any other instructions, he quietly retreated to the side and stood against the wall.

Xiao Jingfan was a little uncomfortable not hearing his inner voice, so he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Marquis Wen Zhao said, "Your Majesty, going out to sea to search for the sacred object is a matter of national destiny. We must discuss it carefully and select those who will go out to sea with great care."

"I summoned you all here to discuss this matter." Xiao Jingfan looked at the Left Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. "At today's court meeting, someone recommended You Qing to me. Do you think you might be able to take on this task?"

If you can go out to sea and find these three magical objects, you will surely be remembered forever.

How could You Shaoqing miss such a good opportunity? He silently thanked the colleague who recommended him in his heart, forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart, and was about to express his loyalty when a voice reached Xiao Jingfan's ears faster than his.

[Bah! Scumbag! ! ]

Xiao Jingfan: “?”

Scold him?

Didn't this woman always call him a tyrant? When did she start calling him a scumbag?

[This Zuo Shaoqing is a scumbag who cheated on his feelings! How could the tyrant want such a person to join the sea-going team? Didn't he even let the Jinyiwei check his character before selecting him?]

Cheating in love?

Xiao Jingfan's eyes dimmed. Could it be another Qin Lang?

He glanced at the pretty figure beside him, completely unaware that the Left Shaoqing of the Dali Temple had already knelt down to express his loyalty, and patted his dragon's butt a little, waiting for his response with great anticipation.

[This scumbag, not only was he having an affair with his cousin without telling his wife, but he actually allowed his trusted guard to sleep with his wife just because he didn't like her. Even on their wedding night, the guard went to sleep with her while he went to his cousin's room.]

This deception lasted for five years, to prevent the wife from getting pregnant with the guard's child. He also secretly gave her a sterilizing drug, preventing her from ever having children. The wife had been married for five years without a child, and she felt guilty towards the scumbag. She even offered to take a concubine for him, welcoming her cousin into the family. If the marriage hadn't been arranged by imperial decree, her cousin would have almost become his concubine.

[Tsk tsk, this lady is really pitiful. I've never seen a scumbag like Zuo Shaoqing who would rush to cuckold her. Ugh!]

Xiao Jingfan: “!!!”

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If I remember correctly, Zuo Shaoqing's marriage was arranged by the late emperor himself, and his partner was Princess Mingxia, an orphan from the Chongde Marquis's mansion.

(End of this chapter)