Deshun obeyed the order.
The palace guards took action and dragged away the two eunuchs who were gossiping. The two young eunuchs were so scared that they begged for mercy again and again, but unfortunately they didn't even have the chance to argue before they were covered with their mouths and dragged away.
The night wind was chilly, and Li Yuanjing said again: "Go and check. I want to see who is blind enough to spread rumors."
Deshun: "I will check it right away."
The emperor's sedan chair headed towards Yongning Palace.
Eunuch Deshun did not follow the imperial carriage, but handled the situation on the spot.
When the sticks fell, the two gossiping eunuchs fell silent and casually wrapped themselves in the cool mat.
Eunuch Deshun threw the whisk in his hand and warned the palace servants around him with a cold look: "In this harem, watch your mouth - carry the bodies of these two people and walk around the palace. Don't spread things that shouldn't be spread. If you anger the emperor, you deserve to be beaten to death."
The other palace servants were trembling with fear, as if they were falling into a cold river, and they lowered their heads and answered: "Yes..."
The rumors that had just emerged in the palace were abruptly stopped in the face of the horrifying blood warning.
In a hidden corner of the palace, Xiaoqin, a maid from Changxin Palace, frowned secretly, her fingers still trembling slightly.
Tonight, Xiaoqin specially bribed two young eunuchs and deliberately asked them to spread the scandal along the palace road where the emperor passed by, in order to attract the emperor's attention and then expose Concubine Chen's scandal.
But she never expected that the emperor would beat the two men to death.
Xiaoqin was too far away to hear what the emperor said. Xiaoqin leaned against the cold palace wall, sweat on her forehead, and murmured to herself: "I didn't expect the emperor to trust Concubine Chen so much... This is not a good sign..."
Concubine Chen's favor means Lu Xuan will fall out of favor, and the future of the Lu family is uncertain.
For the sake of the Lu family and her master, Xiaoqin must find a way to drag Concubine Chen into the abyss.
She stood in the darkness for a long time, turned around, and ran quickly towards the Changxin Palace.
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Yongning Palace.
As soon as Li Yuanjing stepped into the inner courtyard, he saw Shen Wei busying herself. There was a hint of haggardness in Shen Wei's eyes as she was looking through the medicinal herbs, silks, and warming tools handed to her by the palace servants.
Chen Wei ordered, "Doctor Mo has written a new prescription for the Queen Mother. Tomorrow, we will boil the medicine according to the new prescription. Cailian, check each package of medicine carefully again. If there is any medicine that is moldy or the wrong color, replace them all."
"The Queen Mother is afraid of the cold. Ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send the plum blossom charcoal from the warm room. The room should not be closed for too long. Keep it ventilated."
"Tomorrow this palace will go to the Cining Palace to attend to the sick. Let Sister Miaoyu arrange charcoal and cotton clothes for each palace."
Li Yuanjing stood at the gate of the yard, watching Chen Wei busy like a top, his eyes darkened.
Shen Wei seemed to have just noticed Li Yuanjing at the door. She smiled brightly and complained while holding her stomach: "Your Majesty, you are finally back. I am almost starving to death."
The steaming hot dinner was served.
Shen Wei took Li Yuanjing to have dinner together.
Li Yuanjing put a jade shrimp into Shen Wei's bowl and said, "You are so grown up, but you are still so childish. I don't need dinner, so you won't eat it?"
Shen Wei refuted confidently: "The emperor is so old, but he doesn't even eat dinner on time. He has a stomach disease that is very difficult to cure."
Every word and action showed his concern for Li Yuanjing.
Li Yuanjing's heart was warmed.
Shen Wei was obviously very hungry. She ate two bowls of rice for dinner. Her favorite lotus duck and emerald shrimp also quickly fell into her stomach.
After dinner, Shen Wei did not rest. She called Cai Lian, Cai Ping and Rong Mama and told them carefully what to do. Li Yuanjing read a book in the bedroom for more than half an hour. When it got darker, Shen Wei returned to the room sleepily.
Chen Wei seemed to have been drained of energy, her head limply leaning in Li Yuanjing's arms, as if she was acting coquettishly, but also as if she was worried: "Your Majesty, I am so tired today..."
Her voice was soft, revealing her fatigue.
Li Yuanjing held her in his arms and asked, "Has the mother's condition improved?"
Shen Wei shook her head and said sullenly, "Mother is still the same, unhappy and depressed. Today, I stayed with her in the Cining Palace for an afternoon and read her the letter sent by Zhaoyang. She finally felt better. But she is still very weak and has a poor appetite. She only ate two bites of dinner..."
Li Yuanjing was busy with state affairs. Every day he would just go to the Cining Palace to pay his respects and then leave in a hurry. The responsibility of taking care of the Queen Mother fell on Shen Wei's shoulders.
Seeing Shen Wei’s tired appearance, Li Yuanjing felt very distressed: “Weiwei has worked hard.”
Shen Wei said sullenly, "My mother treats me like her own daughter, and it is her duty to take care of her."
The bed curtain fell, and Shen Wei's head pressed on the soft pillow. After a while, she turned around and looked at Li Yuanjing for a long time with her dark eyes.
Li Yuanjing raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why are you looking at me like this?"
Chen Wei's eyebrows were serious. She held Li Yuanjing's hand and said seriously: "Your Majesty, you must eat on time in the future. My mother is sick, and I don't want you to get sick too..."
Her voice trembled a little, and her black crow-feather eyelashes trembled.
Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's warm hand, his heart beating fast. He could sense Shen Wei's worry and fear. His Vivi, seeing the empress dowager bedridden, became worried that he might be seriously ill too.
"Okay, I will eat on time from now on." Li Yuanjing made a promise.
Shen Wei seemed relieved.
She felt sleepy and sat next to Li Yuanjing, and soon fell asleep.
The room was quiet, but one could faintly hear the leaves swaying in the wind outside the yard. The rouge-colored bed curtains were very warm, with a faint dark light seeping in. Li Yuanjing lowered his eyes and could see Chen Wei leaning against him.
Chen Wei's back injury has not healed yet, and she has been busy taking care of the empress dowager recently, so she is exhausted and unable to spare any time. Some people in the palace with ulterior motives took this opportunity to spread rumors. This behavior is truly disgusting.
Li Yuanjing knew that Shen Wei was too busy recently to deal with the rumors in the palace.
In that case, he took the time to help her clean up the gossip in the harem.
Late at night, Li Yuanjing embraced Shen Wei and soon fell asleep.
The wind rustled in the yard. Chen Wei slowly opened her eyes in the darkness, and the corners of her pink lips curled up quietly.
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The next day.
After seeing Li Yuanjing off to court, Shen Wei immediately returned to her room to pack up, preparing to run to the Cining Palace to take care of the sick empress dowager. Before she left the house, Zhang Miaoyu arrived in a hurry.
Zhang Miaoyu rushed into the room and quickly sent the other palace servants away.
In the inner hall, Zhang Miaoyu grabbed Shen Wei's hand, her fat face anxious: "Sister Shen Wei, what's going on between you and Doctor Mo? I heard the rumors last night and was so anxious that I didn't have enough dinner. I wanted to ask you, but the emperor was here last night."
Shen Wei let go of Zhang Miaoyu's hand, sat in front of the dressing table, and calmly pinned a white jade hairpin into her hair: "Dr. Mo and I have a clean record."
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