Seeing that Li Yuanjing was about to lose his temper, Eunuch Deshun took the initiative to speak and told Liu Ruyan in a friendly manner: "Don't be sad, Concubine Mei. Tomorrow I will notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs to renovate the courtyard of Yuxiu Palace and transplant dozens of top-quality plum trees that were tributed by Donglin Kingdom. It's windy tonight, please take care of yourself and go inside and have a cup of hot tea first."
Liu Ruyan stood on the scorched earth, tears in her beautiful eyes, feeling lost: "Even if the tree is full of flowers when I return, the new branches are not the same as the old ones."
The burnt plum tree represents the past of the former Prince Yan’s Palace.
Burnt, the past is gone.
Eunuch Deshun choked. He, who was always eloquent, didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Li Yuanjing became increasingly impatient, and turned away, "Let's go back to Xuanming Palace."
Eunuch Deshun hurriedly chased after him and did not mention going to Concubine Shu's palace again.
Liu Ruyan stood alone in the burnt yard, tears rolling down her cheeks. She watched the emperor's cold back as he left, and murmured softly, "How could he be so cold-hearted..."
The emperor's sedan chair left Yuxiu Palace.
Li Yuanjing was exhausted and too lazy to go to any concubine to waste his time pondering over their words and examining their indirect hints.
He returned to Xuanming Hall and prepared to go to sleep. Eunuch Deshun hurriedly replaced the pillow with a new one and put the calming incense into the incense burner.
Li Yuanjing felt sleepy and asked, "Where did the incense come from?"
It smells pretty good.
There seems to be some medicinal herbs, which make you feel relaxed and comfortable.
Eunuch Deshun replied, "Your Majesty, it was the tranquilizer prepared by Imperial Physician Mo that was prepared by Imperial Concubine Chen. Imperial Concubine Chen was worried that Your Majesty would have trouble sleeping at night, so she asked me to light it."
Li Yuanjing raised his thin lips, closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.
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The next day, it was daybreak.
Zhang Miaoyu curled up in bed and took a nap. The maid Xiangyu lifted the bed curtain and said, "My Lord, it's time to get up. We have to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the morning. There was a fire in Mei Fei's palace last night. You need to review the loss of silver."
Zhang Miaoyu was half asleep: "I don't care about this matter, but Sister Shen Wei will."
Xiang Yu's fat face showed helplessness: "Master, you forgot that Concubine Chen and the Queen Mother went to Anguo Temple to pray. Now you are in charge of the harem."
Zhang Miaoyu covered her ears in pain.
Oh my god, she doesn't want to manage a harem!
She wants to sleep in!
Even though she was extremely reluctant, Zhang Miaoyu still struggled to get up. At daybreak, Li Nanzhi had already woken up, and Zhang Miaoyu called her to have breakfast together.
Li Nanzhi looked at the table full of delicacies and was stunned: "Madam Yu, you eat so much for breakfast?"
Zhang Miaoyu generously handed over a plate of jade white dumplings: "Only when you are full can you have the strength to work. Eat more, the little girl is as thin as a cat, this is not good."
Li Nanzhi ate dumplings silently.
Zhang Miaoyu had just finished her breakfast when the palace maid announced that Rong Mama from Concubine Chen's palace had come to report on palace affairs. Zhang Miaoyu was extremely sleepy and wanted to give up everything, but she forced herself to stay awake and went to meet Rong Mama.
Aunt Rong reported several things in an orderly manner and asked Zhang Miaoyu to make the decision. Zhang Miaoyu just kept saying "okay, okay" to get by.
In the morning, Zhang Miaoyu went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to look at the account books and check the expenses of each palace;
At noon, she had lunch with Li Nanzhi;
In the afternoon, Zhang Miaoyu was preparing to go back to her room for a nap. Just as she lay down on her beloved chaise longue and closed her eyes, her chief maid Xiang Yu came in in a panic and reported: "Master! It's bad, it's bad!"
Zhang Miaoyu opened her eyes, looking hopeless: "What happened again? Is there another fire?"
Xiang Yu shook her head and told Zhang Miaoyu: "My Lord, today the eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were cleaning up the scorched earth in Yuxiu Palace. Under a burnt plum tree, they dug up a strange bronze plaque."
Zhang Miaoyu yawned: "What's so surprising about digging out a bronze medal? Call me when you dig out some cakes and wine."
Xiang Yu said quickly, "The bronze plate has a dragon pattern carved on it, with the word [Qing] in the middle, and an iron needle with a spell carved on it pierces the bronze plate. This is a curse on our Qing country, to destroy, destroy the dragon and ruin the country's fortune."
"It's rumored in the harem...that Concubine Mei is a demon, unknown."
The sleepiness in Zhang Miaoyu's head disappeared completely.
She climbed up in despair, covering her fat face and wailing, "Can this harem be a little calmer? Since Sister Shen Wei left, all kinds of bad luck have happened to me!"
There was a fire in Liu Ruyan's yard yesterday.
Today, a bronze plaque cursing the Qing Kingdom was dug out in Liu Ruyan's yard.
Zhang Miaoyu washed her face and asked Xiangyu, "Where is the emperor?"
Xiang Yu answered truthfully: "The Emperor went to the Ministry of War today. Master, everyone in the harem is saying that Concubine Mei is a demon. What do you...what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Miaoyu spread out her palms and said helplessly, "What can I do? I am also desperate! Go and take care of Yuxiu Palace temporarily. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Wait for the emperor to come back and make a decision."
Xiangyu was busy doing things.
Zhang Miaoyu walked around the room twice. She and Liu Ruyan have known each other for many years. Liu Ruyan is a sad person and would never do such a bad thing as cursing the Daqing Kingdom.
Obviously, someone was framing Liu Ruyan.
Zhang Miaoyu rubbed her chubby face and thought about who Liu Ruyan had offended in the harem. If you don’t think about it, you won’t know. If you think about it, you will be shocked.
Liu Ruyan thinks herself to be noble, looks down on this and that, and offends people wherever she goes.
Throughout the harem, Liu Ruyan had offended quite a few concubines. Even many court ladies outside the palace disliked Liu Ruyan, not to mention the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace who had been ridiculed by Liu Ruyan.
"Sister Chen Wei, you left at such a good time!" The more Zhang Miaoyu thought about it, the more painful it became. If Shen Wei were here, she would definitely be able to find out who framed Liu Ruyan in the shortest possible time.
After much thought, Zhang Miaoyu decided to go to Yuxiu Palace first.
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