"Yao'er?"
Emperor Xiaoming paid more attention to his second son than to his other children. After all, Concubine Ling would mention him from time to time.
"After Yao'er got married, I arranged for him to work in the Ministry of Personnel. How else can he help me share my worries?"
Perhaps it was the effect of the calming incense, or perhaps it was because Concubine Ling's gentle caress on his chest was too comfortable, Emperor Xiao Ming felt that his mind, which had just been clear for a short while, began to become cloudy again.
"His Majesty……"
Concubine Ling gently nudged Emperor Xiaoming, and seeing that he looked drowsy, she tentatively said, "If you keep skipping court, the court officials might criticize you, but you are not feeling well right now...why don't you ask Yao'er to listen to the ministers' nagging for a few days, so that you can rest more."
"Um……"
"Your Majesty, do you agree?" Concubine Ling suppressed the excitement in her eyes.
Emperor Xiaoming was by no means a diligent emperor.
As long as Emperor Xiaoming agrees to let Yaoer act as the agent for state affairs, she will have the ability to make Emperor Xiaoming remove the word "acting" in the future.
Besides, when Yao'er really holds that position long enough, will Emperor Xiaoming's opinion still be important?
As long as Yaoer shows talent that is not inferior to Emperor Xiaoming, he can convince the court officials. By then, the previous dynasty had no objection to Yao'er's succession to the throne, and the harem had the support of the Empress Dowager, so it didn't matter whether Emperor Xiaoming agreed or not. Just do it secretly and send him to hell.
…
"Did this fool on our throne actually agree to the request of the guy from Qionghua Palace?"
In the Cining Palace, the graceful Empress Dowager sat at the head of the table.
Hearing the report from his subordinates, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After waving her hand to let the people in the hall leave, she said to Aunt Xiu Lian who had been accompanying her the whole time, "That's good. With the person from Qionghua Palace and Qi Yao at the forefront, my Nan'er will have more time to prepare. Let them enjoy themselves for two days first."
"My lady, the Marquis of Jinyang's son..."
Nanny Xiu Lian reminded softly.
"Can the substance called alcohol be made according to the recipe they gave?"
"Yes, the Imperial Hospital's Lu Yuanpan has seen it and said it can be used to clean wounds and prevent them from rotting and festering. There is also a type of alcohol that is made more easily and less frequently. It can temporarily reduce fever in people with fever and prevent them from fainting from a high fever."
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Regardless of their uses elsewhere, they can definitely come in handy on the battlefield. There is not enough time to carefully treat and recuperate the wounded on the front line, and what is most needed is something like this that can prevent the injuries from getting worse.
"This Marquis of Jinyang is quite useful."
"Pass on my order to send this alcohol and the recipe to the north and give it to Nan'er."
Nanny Xiulian said yes, then said hesitantly, "Madam, in my opinion... the recipe was probably not thought up by the Marquis of Jinyang, but by Mrs. Xue in his house."
The Queen Mother's expression did not change at all. She nodded lightly and motioned for Nanny Xiuxiu to continue.
"Why don't you also order Xue to be taken away so that we can control it in our own hands?"
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother shook her head.
"I am not someone as shallow-eyed as those in Qionghua Palace. I cannot force a cow to eat grass when it refuses to eat."
"What I want is that they are willing to take the initiative to bring everything they can to me."
"The Marquis of Jinyang's son is still somewhat useful, so keep him for now. Tell him to work hard for me. I won't treat him unfairly."
"Yes, Madam..."
Nanny Xiu Lian took the order and retreated.
As the night fell, the young eunuch sent from the palace finally arrived at the Jinyang Marquis Mansion.
Chen Feng took out the best tea in the mansion as a treat, and at the end he quietly put a silver ingot into the other person's hand, "Thank you for making this trip, eunuch. When you go back, please help me say a few good words in front of the Empress Dowager."
"No problem, no problem." The young eunuch added, weighing the heavy silver ingot in his hand with a satisfied expression.
Turning around, there was amusement in his eyes.
He was just a eunuch of low rank in the Cining Palace. He was usually assigned tasks by the maidservants surrounding the Empress Dowager. How could he be qualified to meet the Empress Dowager?
And also help with good words, haha...
Chen Feng didn't know that all his good tea leaves, which cost him hundreds of taels of silver, and the silver ingots were gone.
When I returned to Qifeng Courtyard, I saw Xue Linglong put down what she was doing and came over. "How is it? What did the Queen Mother say?"
"The recipes you gave have been made, and the Queen Mother is very satisfied." Shen Feng said with a smile on his face.
At this moment, the two of them stood together, and they really looked a bit like the way they were when they were getting along before they had a falling out.
Xue Linglong raised the corner of her mouth proudly, "Of course, how could the prescription I gave you be wrong?"
This is not only a recipe she derived from modern knowledge, but also a recipe that the Second Prince's men in the dream had tested many times and was guaranteed to be successful. How could there be any mistake?
"Don't forget, you promised me that when you succeed in becoming a noble, you would ask for the title of Marquis' Lady for me."
Xue Linglong said, stretching out her hand to push Chen Feng's arm, and asked: "By the way, has the Queen Mother told you when you will be given the title? Will the decree come down in the next few days? Then you better hurry up, don't make up nonsense to fool me like before..."
The smile on Shen Feng’s face froze.
Xue Linglong's raised mouth corners suddenly fell down, she frowned in dissatisfaction, grabbed Shen Feng's arm and said, "Why, are you really fooling me? You let me take out the prescription, but you don't ask for the imperial decree for me?"
“No…” Shen Feng took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
"The Queen Mother didn't say when I would be given the title. She only promised to do a good job and not to treat me unfairly."
After hearing what he said, Xue Linglong looked at him as if he was a fool.
Can you believe such empty promises?
Why didn't she realize before that Shen Feng was so brainless?
Chen Feng was hurt by Xue Linglong's look that seemed to be looking at a fool, and he pushed her away, "What do you know? The Queen Mother will come in the future..."
When the words came to his lips, they were suppressed by Shen Feng.
Xue Linglong is not the type of person who keeps her mouth shut. If she says so much now, if someone with ulterior motives gets to know, it would be a crime of treason.
"Why are you so anxious, Chengjue? With the Queen Mother here, this title will definitely not be taken away. Why are you so anxious?"
These words were not only spoken to Xue Linglong, but more like Chen Feng trying to convince himself. Taking a deep breath, he continued:
"In short, the Queen Mother said she won't treat us unfairly, and that means she won't treat us unfairly. We just listen and do our best for her!"
After saying that, Shen Feng flicked his sleeves and strode back into the room.
Looking at his back, Xue Linglong rolled her eyes speechlessly, spat fiercely, and cursed, "Unreasonable!"
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