Chapter 137: You Are My Blessing
Over the past few days, with the help of the Han mother and daughter, Deng Youning's batch of cloth was sold for nearly one million taels.
And made a profit of 200,000 taels!
Coincidentally, Tianfulou recently launched a new medicinal chicken soup, which became a sensation in the city as soon as it came out. Deng Youning also asked Li Tianzhuo to go and taste it together.
"To thank you for helping me this time, Master Li, I would like to invite you to have some chicken soup."
As soon as the delicious chicken soup with a special medicinal aroma was served on the table, Deng Youning couldn't wait to serve a bowl to Li Tianzhuo first.
"Ningning, why are you in such a good mood today? You brought me here to drink chicken soup?"
Li Tianzhuo looked at Deng Youning with amusement.
No one comes to visit you for no reason. Based on my understanding of her, she probably wants to ask me for something again.
Deng Youning raised his lips and smiled, then threw a pill of antidote into the chicken soup and let it dissolve naturally in the soup.
"My grandmother went to the palace yesterday and heard from the Empress Dowager that the emperor was not seriously ill. It was just that he couldn't sleep at night because it rained."
"Although it has stopped raining these days, the emperor's illness seems to have become more serious. He always says he can hear thunder."
"Why do I feel that the emperor is not ill, but rather has been poisoned with hallucinations!"
A trace of sadness flashed across Deng Youning's brows and they wrinkled slightly.
When Li Tianzhuo heard what she said, he had already made up his mind.
"So, you want me to use the name of sending soup to detoxify him with soup spiked with medicine?"
Deng Youning smiled with relief. He really was just like the worm in his stomach.
"Sir Li, will you accept this favor or not?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
Li Tianzhuo also felt worried. "I can only try my best. I'm not sure if His Majesty will really drink this soup."
"I understand, let's just do our best!"
Deng Youning certainly knew that the emperor was very suspicious and would not eat anything of unknown origin.
If this dog emperor recovered, perhaps he would not force Han Xian to sacrifice himself like this, right?
I hope he doesn't let himself down.
Otherwise, Deng Youning felt that he was really planning to rebel!
"Alas, I feel like I have become a medicine deliveryman!"
"This morning, the Ninth Prince also asked me to deliver a dose of medicine to the Queen Mother."
"It's just a pity for the Queen Mother. She has one foot in the coffin, but she still has to worry about the Emperor."
Jun Chenyi heard that the Queen Mother was not in good condition due to the Emperor's illness. Although he had some misunderstandings with the Queen Mother, he was still concerned about his grandmother.
Because the misunderstanding was not resolved, he did not dare to deliver the medicine, so he asked Li Tianzhuo to perform this filial duty on his behalf.
"Thanks to my cousin's filial piety, he was far away in the suburbs of Beijing comforting the refugees, but he still sent someone back to deliver medicine!"
The rain has stopped in the past few days, and everything is in ruins, with countless refugees waiting to be resettled.
Jun Chenyi has already requested permission to follow Deng Ren to provide disaster relief.
They are responsible for building bridges and roads, and post-disaster reconstruction.
It can be said that he is so busy that he has no time to relax.
Jun Chenyi still has the Queen Mother in his heart, but unfortunately, he cannot express his filial piety out loud.
When mentioning Jun Chenyi, Li Tianzhuo gradually became serious.
Twenty-three years ago on the Lantern Festival, Changchun Palace where Concubine Han lived caught fire for unknown reasons. The fire was so severe that it took three full hours to be put out.
Fortunately, the newly born Jun Chenyi was taken by his wet nurse to the Queen Mother to see her grandson and was not in the palace, so he escaped the disaster.
However, it was said that Concubine Han and her two maids who were brought from the Han family were burned to charcoal, beyond recognition!
Anyone could see that there was something fishy about Concubine Han's death, but it was ruled as suicide.
What’s even more hateful is that even the emperor was indifferent to this.
There was no desire to find out the truth.
This made Li Tianzhuo feel very strange!
After the two separated, Li Tianzhuo brought chicken soup into the palace.
The sun is shining today, and it is a rare warm day in winter.
The emperor was also quite interested and was taking a walk in the imperial garden.
When he heard his servants report that Li Tianzhuo had arrived, he was very happy and his eyebrows were beaming with joy.
He had so many children, but none of them could often accompany him. They were not as good as Li Tianzhuo, a nephew.
"Your humble servant greets you, Your Majesty."
"I have seen Your Majesty not feeling well these past few days, so I bought some medicinal chicken soup and would like to ask Your Majesty to try it."
"This soup is the treasure of Tianfulou. It has a unique taste and is nourishing and healthy."
Li Tianzhuo placed the food box on the table as if presenting a treasure.
Open the lid and the aroma of chicken soup spreads instantly.
The emperor couldn't stop smiling.
His nephew is still filial, much better than those sons who only care about his throne!
"Tian Zhuo, you are such a thoughtful kid!"
The emperor felt that his thoughtful and useful knife had returned.
Li Tianzhuo smiled and handed the bowl of soup to the emperor. Eunuch Fu, who was standing by, saw this and was about to step forward to test the poison, but the emperor waved his hand to refuse.
"If Tian Zhuo wants to harm me in this world, then I am really disappointed!"
The emperor seemed to trust Li Tianzhuo very much.
Li Tianzhuo chuckled, served himself a bowl as well, and raised the bowl to clink glasses with the emperor.
"Uncle Gan, Tian Zhuo will use soup as wine today to toast you. I hope your holy body can recover soon and turn back into the heroic Emperor Dongji."
After saying this, he took a sip of the soup as a gesture of respect. The taste was so delicious that it made his eyebrows drop, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The store chosen by Ningning is just great!
The emperor was even more satisfied with Li Tianzhuo's performance.
He drank all the soup with a smile. One bowl was not enough, so he got another one.
"Eunuch Fu, this is great!"
"Tell the people in the imperial kitchen to learn from them and come back to cook for me!"
The emperor was pleased with the soup and even more pleased with the person who brought him the soup.
Seeing that the emperor was happy, Eunuch Fu also smiled.
This was the first time the emperor laughed so happily in the one and a half months since the continuous rain!
Lord Li really has a solution!
"What's in this soup? Why does it taste like rust?"
The emperor smacked his lips and felt a mouthful of blood, a very faint smell that an ordinary person would not have noticed, but he had lost his appetite recently due to illness, so the smell was particularly obvious.
"Maybe the chicken's blood wasn't drained cleanly!"
"It is my fault that I should not have given Your Majesty these things from outside the palace."
Li Tianzhuo quickly bowed and apologized.
The emperor suddenly realized that it might indeed be chicken blood.
I haven't eaten meat for a month and a half, and I have forgotten what chicken tastes like.
"Tian Zhuo, I know you won't hurt me, don't worry, I'm fine!"
The emperor patted Li Tianzhuo's hands as he bowed, telling him to put his mind at ease.
"I heard that you also sent some precious medicinal herbs to the Queen Mother this morning. It is my blessing to have you by my side!"
"Tian Zhuo, no matter who succeeds to the throne, you must protect our Dongji Kingdom for me and your uncle!"
The emperor patted Li Tianzhuo's hand, seeming to have high hopes for him.
He knew that Li Tianzhuo was very close to the Deng and Han families. He hoped that if the two families really rebelled because of Han Xian's sacrifice, he, Li Tianzhuo, would not be seen among the rebels!
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