There was a moment of silence in the hall.
Mo Yunzhao slowly picked up the memorial and continued to read it.
How could he not know that Mo Yunhan would never wear mourning clothes for the Empress Dowager?
The purpose of deliberately letting Qin Run cause trouble was to establish in the world the accusation that the Ninth Prince was extremely unfilial.
Furthermore, the blame for the Empress Dowager's death must be firmly pinned on Mo Yunhan.
If this imperial edict is issued, it will be a slap in the face to the retired emperor.
He only has a few months to live; he has plenty of time to wait.
"Xiao Jiu's temper is because the Emperor Emeritus and I have spoiled him too much. Now that the Empress Dowager has passed away, I really have no mood to argue with him. If he is unwilling to fulfill his filial duty, then so be it. If I force him, he will have no respect for me. You may leave."
Qin Run was stunned.
How can you just let it go?
Disobey the imperial decree!
What a serious crime!
Why not take this opportunity to capture them all at once?
He was eager to offer further advice.
The chief eunuch had already bowed and dismissed them.
"Your Highness, the Emperor is still troubled by the Empress Dowager's matter. Please listen to me and do not say anything more."
Qin Run was displeased, but dared not disobey, so he could only give up.
He knelt down and bowed again.
"Your subject takes his leave."
After everyone left, the chief eunuch stepped forward to serve tea.
"Your Majesty, this old servant noticed that you slept soundly last night and your complexion is much better today. It seems that the incense from Physician Chen is quite effective."
Mo Yunzhao paused in his work of reviewing memorials.
He knew it wasn't because of the fragrance.
The words the Empress Dowager whispered in his ear before she died were like knives etched into his heart.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and gently touch his lower abdomen.
In the dantian, besides internal energy, there was also a warm ball of spiritual energy.
It was injected into his body by the Empress Dowager before she died.
He didn't know what it was, but he had it.
He no longer needs to search for any elixirs to maintain his health.
My thoughts are in disarray.
Suddenly, I smelled a faint fragrance of plum blossoms.
He looked up and saw a palace maid dressed in a pinkish-red dress kneeling before the prince with her eyes lowered.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is worried about your health, so she brewed some tonic soup and sent it to me."
The chief eunuch tapped Mo Yunzhao's expression, and seeing that she showed no resistance or impatience, he bowed and said, "Your Highness is very kind."
He was about to reach out and take it.
Mo Yunzhao suddenly said, "Have her bring it over."
The chief eunuch was taken aback.
Whether it was a palace maid or a eunuch representing the masters of the palace to deliver food, they were not qualified to serve them closely.
Today is...
He immediately bowed and stepped aside, gesturing for the palace maid to come forward.
The palace maid opened the food box, respectfully carried the soup bowl to Mo Yunzhao, and knelt on the ground again.
"Please have a meal, Your Majesty."
The fragrance of plum blossoms grew stronger.
Mo Yunzhao looked at the young palace maid in front of him, who was like a delicate plum blossom yet to bloom.
A sudden urge stirred within me.
A wave of heat from his dantian washed over his limbs and bones.
He seems to have rediscovered the vigorous energy he had in his youth.
Suddenly, he reached out and pulled the person into his arms.
The palace maid was quite startled, and spilled the soup bowl in her hand.
Startled and bewildered like a rabbit.
"emperor……"
With a warm, soft body in his arms, the restless desire within him could no longer be suppressed.
"You smell so good."
Mo Yunzhao bent down, picked the person up horizontally, and strode into the inner room.
Before long, heavy breathing and the sound of splashing water could be heard from inside.
The chief eunuch was stunned for a long time before he reacted.
He quickly packed up the soup bowl, hurried out of the palace, and had the palace door closed tightly.
But the lewd moans could still be heard from inside.
The eunuchs outside the door looked at each other in bewilderment.
The Empress Dowager had just died, and the Emperor not only failed to observe mourning, but also couldn't wait to favor a palace maid in the Imperial Study.
It's really...
"What are you all looking at? Don't you want your heads?"
The chief eunuch coldly surveyed the crowd.
"Keep this matter to yourselves, and anyone who dares to utter a single word of it will die!"
The eunuchs were so frightened that they immediately knelt down.
The chief eunuch looked back at the palace gate with suspicion.
The noise from inside the door grew louder and louder.
He was an old man who had served Mo Yunzhao since he was a prince.
I have never seen Mo Yunzhao so out of control.
He had been observing that palace maid for several years; although she was pretty, she wasn't attractive enough to captivate the emperor.
What exactly happened?
...
Qin Run walked out of the palace.
Then I saw Su Yulan and Qin Minglang arguing by the carriage.
She would occasionally pat Qin Minglang, displaying her fierceness.
Qin Minglang, however, dared not speak out in anger, his face turning purple with suppressed rage.
Seeing this, Qin Run felt only disgust.
He now holds a prestigious position, and these two people are making him look bad in every way.
If it weren't for the fact that he needed them to contact the Cheng family and the Su family, he wouldn't bother with them at all.
"I still need to go to Kunning Palace to keep vigil for my grandmother, the Empress Dowager. You two should go back."
Qin Minglang immediately broke free from Su Yulan's grasp and took two steps forward.
"Run'er, what did the Emperor say? Has the imperial edict been issued?"
Qin Run frowned and scoffed coldly.
"I am a prince. If you dare to call me by my childhood name again, I will not let you off easily."
Qin Minglang was stunned.
Su Yulan immediately agreed.
“Run’er is right. His Highness is His Highness. He is not a member of your Qin family. Stop trying to make yourself look good.”
She gave a perfunctory curtsy.
"Your Highness, are we going to lead troops to raid the Ninth Prince's residence next?"
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