Chapter 428 The Queen is Giving Birth

Since returning to the palace, Prince Rui would come to the Imperial Garden for a walk in the morning and practice the health-preserving boxing taught to him by Feng Jing.

Chu Liuzheng dared to chase the young eunuch and beat him, firstly because he wanted to lure out the person behind the young eunuch, and secondly, it would be a waste not to use the Prince Rui's strong thigh.

Seeing that Prince Rui seemed to be very familiar with Chu Liuzheng, Dou Jingwan secretly tightened her handkerchief, "Your Highness, are you trying to protect this lowly servant?"

"So what?" Prince Rui tapped his palm lightly with the Shanshui Fan. He tilted his head slightly, his eyes still smiling. "I am biased. What can you do about it? Go and complain to my brother?"

【puff--】

Chu Liuzheng pursed his lips and suppressed a smile. He hadn't expected Prince Rui to be this kind of person. The words "I have the Emperor's support, so I'm bullying you" coming out of his mouth seemed so natural.

Dou Jingwan was choked by these words and was speechless for a while.

Prince Rui had never been so rude to her before. What happened today? Was it because she was no longer a noble concubine?

Seeing that she didn't speak, King Rui turned his eyes and swept his gaze over Chu Liuzheng, noticing her torn sleeves. "Why is it torn?"

Chu Liuzheng pointed at the young eunuch and complained, "He tore it. I was just sweeping the floor when he ran out like a mad dog, barking and biting me. I couldn't dodge in time, so he tore my sleeve."

The young eunuch was so frightened that he kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Hmm..." Prince Rui rested the end of his fan on his chin. "Of course, if you damage something, you have to compensate. Yuehua satin is priceless. According to the market price, a piece of it is worth at least three thousand taels. This dress is exquisitely embroidered. If it were on the market, it would be worth about seven or eight hundred taels."

He looked at the kneeling eunuch, his eyes slightly curved: "How are you going to compensate?"

Young eunuch: “…”

He just wanted to get close to a master and transfer out of the Imperial Garden for a more lucrative job, but he didn't expect to kick against Chu Liuzheng's iron wall. A piece of clothing is worth seven or eight hundred taels, even if he sold it, it would not be worth this price!

The young eunuch was so frightened that he rolled his eyes and fainted.

Prince Rui curled his lips slightly, unfolded his fan and fanned Chu Liuzheng, asking, "How do you want him to compensate you?"

Chu Liuzheng was genuinely stunned by the question. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I'll pay you whatever you have. I'll make sure he avoids me the next time he sees me. I don't want to see him again."

"Did you hear that?" Prince Rui looked at the eunuch in charge. The eunuch immediately ordered people to carry the young eunuch away and secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Fortunately, he stood firmly on Chu Liuzheng's side and spoke for Chu Liuzheng, otherwise he would be the one being carried away now.

This Miss Liu Zheng has too many people to rely on. Now she has the support of Prince Rui. Won't she be able to act like an arrogant person in this palace in the future?

Chu Liuzheng also felt that Prince Rui was a powerful figure. But while she was happy, Dou Jingwan wasn't. Her foxy eyes seemed frozen. "The prince is so reckless and disregards palace rules. If word got to His Majesty, what would he think?"

"If you don't know, you can ask." Prince Rui waved his fan. "Your Excellency, please come with me to see my brother. I will explain this matter clearly to him and see if he thinks I am disregarding palace rules and acting recklessly."

Dou Jingwan was choked again.

Why didn't she think Prince Rui was so shameless before? She knew which side the emperor would stand on with just her toes!

She made excuses to leave, but Prince Rui didn't give her the chance at all. With just a few words, he forced her to go before the emperor.

Chu Liuzheng watched a great show and felt very relaxed. He continued to pick up the broom and clean his own piece of land.

This time, no one would dare to pick a fight with her.

An hour later, news came from Wenhua Palace that the emperor thought Concubine Dou was unreasonable and unfair, so he punished her by making her recite the palace rules every day and stay in the palace for three months to reflect on herself.

Dou Jingwan was imprisoned again after only three days of being released. She threw things around in Huaqing Palace and fell ill due to anger.

Chu Liuzheng received all the belongings of the young eunuch and five taels of silver from the eunuch in charge.

The eunuch in charge smiled like a flower: "Don't worry, young lady. We have already banished that brat to the cold palace to serve. He will definitely not appear in front of you and be an eyesore in the future."

"Thank you, eunuch." Chu Liuzheng handed him two taels of silver and said some polite words with a smile.

The eunuch in charge put the silver in his pocket. As Chu Liuzheng became more and more concerned, he even reserved food for her in advance to ensure that no one else would snatch it away.

Chu Liuzheng swept the floor for half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening every day. He had nothing to do the rest of the time, which was much more leisurely than when he served in front of the emperor.

She was quite happy with herself, but Xia Qiaoru and others were so anxious for her that they were foaming at the mouth. They took turns to visit her, wondering why His Majesty suddenly sent people to sweep the floor in the imperial garden.

Chu Liuzheng himself didn't know the reason, so how could he help them solve their confusion? Seeing everyone so anxious and angry, she felt a little amused and helpless.

The emperor's temper was unpredictable. It wasn't uncommon for him to be so fond of something one moment and so discarded the next. She was just an ordinary little maid, and there wasn't much for the emperor to remember. She had expected this to happen.

It took more than half a month to sweep the area. Although Chu Liuzheng still lived in the side room of the rear hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he never met the emperor once. Instead, he formed a friendship with Prince Rui, who came to the Imperial Garden every day to practice health-preserving boxing.

She found that Prince Rui was really a wonderful man. Although he looked gentle and gentlemanly, he was actually quite self-willed and had clear likes and dislikes.

Chu Liuzheng has a handsome guy to look at every day, and his days of sweeping the floor in the imperial garden are quite enjoyable.

That day, Prince Rui brought Chu Liuzheng a message: the admiral had been dismissed from his post and sentenced to death by beheading after being found guilty of lying about military intelligence. The new admiral's first order of business was to suppress the pirates on Wangyue Island and provide protection for merchant ships.

After hearing this, Chu Liuzheng suddenly thought of the Huang Mansion and Scholar Yi. He felt that with Scholar Yi's temperament, this matter might make progress soon.

Prince Rui also brought a piece of news: "The two hundred treasure ships that will go out to sea in search of the three sacred objects have been built. Five days from now will be an auspicious day. My brother has left the palace to personally conduct the ceremony for the brave men who will go out to sea."

[Two hundred treasure ships, it would be spectacular to see them live, right?]

Chu Liuzheng felt a little regretful that he couldn't see the scene, and could only pray silently that everyone could return safely and bring back potatoes, corn and sweet potatoes suitable for planting in Dasheng.

The peaceful days passed like flowing water. The emperor returned to the palace and the queen was about to give birth.

Everyone's nerves were on edge, especially the people in Changchun Palace. From top to bottom, they were on high alert. Even the mosquitoes flying by had to be checked to see whether they were male or female and whether they were harmful or not.

That day, Chu Liuzheng finished sweeping the floor and was just about to find a place to take a nap when the harem suddenly became restless. The queen was about to give birth.

The emperor was still in the morning court, but Concubine Shu and others had already rushed to Changchun Palace. Even the empress dowager sent Nanny Zhao to take charge to prevent anyone from causing trouble.

【The wait is finally here! 】

[Please, please, it has to be a prince! !]

Chu Liuzheng prayed silently, and walked back and forth holding the broom, which was a rare moment of restlessness.

(End of this chapter)