Chapter 367
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Shen is outside the tent. He says he has important business to discuss with His Majesty," Xia Zi whispered to Shen Qingnian.
Shen Qingnian glanced at Song Xuan, who was lying down behind the screen. A cold glint appeared in her eyes as she ordered, "Just say His Majesty is busy."
Xiazi agreed and left.
After leaving the tent, he approached Shen Zheng, bowed and smiled, saying, "Prime Minister Shen, His Majesty is currently unavailable, so please return first."
Shen Zheng looked at the head accountant, his voice tinged with doubt: "Eunuch Xia, may I ask what has kept His Majesty from meeting? I have important matters to discuss with His Majesty, and I would appreciate it if you could inform him again."
His Majesty has not left his tent since yesterday, and has not seen anyone except the Imperial Concubine. This is truly strange.
After the late Empress passed away, His Majesty's temperament changed drastically, and he spent a lot of time in the Ice Palace. At the time, he felt that if His Majesty continued to endure this, his body would eventually give out. Who knew that he would not see that day come, but instead, he saw the Imperial Concubine enter the palace...
However, His Majesty's condition seemed somewhat strange at the bonfire banquet the night before last, and considering that His Majesty summoned the imperial physician yesterday, the matter becomes even more perplexing.
The smile on Eunuch Xia's face was very sincere. He bowed to Shen Zheng and explained again, "His Majesty has just told me that he is not seeing anyone at the moment. Please do not make things difficult for me, Prime Minister Shen."
As the chief eunuch in charge of the emperor's affairs, Xia Xiazi's attitude was already very humble, but Shen Zheng's face still darkened.
He sneered, "Eunuch Xia is truly formidable, daring to even make decisions for His Majesty. He truly doesn't take His Majesty seriously."
This statement is clearly meant to provoke someone.
Upon hearing this, Xia Zi's smile froze, and his expression turned cold. However, a smile quickly returned, and he said, "Prime Minister Shen is truly joking. How could a servant make decisions on behalf of His Majesty? What this servant says is His Majesty's personal edict."
He was smiling, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
The more Xia Zi said this, the more Shen Zheng felt that something must have happened to His Majesty. He lifted his foot to walk into the tent, but when he reached the door, he was stopped by a guard who drew his sword.
"Prime Minister Shen, please don't make things difficult for this servant. His Majesty will summon you whenever he has time," Xia Zi said with a smile, trying to persuade Shen Zheng to leave.
Shen Zheng looked at the two guards blocking his way, took two steps back, and knelt down at the entrance of the main tent.
"Your Majesty, I have important matters to report. I request that Your Majesty grant me a audience," he said loudly, kowtowing towards the main tent as if he intended to force Song Xuan out of the tent.
Xiazi, standing behind him, broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing this. She wanted to step forward and persuade him, but she didn't know what to do.
How can he possibly dissuade someone from rushing to their death?
Shen Zheng had only called out twice outside the tent when Ye Lingzhou rushed over, and Shen Qingnian also came out with Zhu Lan's help.
Shen Qingnian's expression was solemn and dignified, exuding the nobility of a royal consort.
She looked at Shen Zheng kneeling on the ground and said sternly, "Prime Minister Shen doesn't even listen to His Majesty's words. He really wants to defy the imperial decree."
Shen Zheng glanced at Shen Qingnian's skirt and felt a surge of displeasure. He immediately stood up and said coldly, "The Imperial Concubine is a woman of the harem. How dare she speak so arrogantly in front of me?"
So what if she's a concubine? She doesn't even have a powerful maternal family. What right does she have to act arrogantly in front of him?
Shen Zheng already disliked the Imperial Concubine because of Shen Man, and now that the Imperial Concubine had stepped in to stop him, he naturally didn't give her a pleasant look.
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