Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Morning next day.
Nangong Jiu hung on Emperor Dongling's body with a smile and entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony together.
As soon as the ministers saw Nangong Jiu, they all lowered their heads, looked at their noses and their hearts, and remained silent.
Nangong Jiu pouted when he saw this.
[Meow, these guys don't even give me any respect. They just hang their heads when they see me. Do they think I'm a monster? Humph!]
[Ah, maybe I scared them before. Forget it, I'm just here to accompany my grandfather to court today. I'll be a nobody and won't play tricks on them.]
Emperor Dongling couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
After observing Nangong Jiu's expression, Eunuch Wei took the snacks from the eunuch and quietly filled the small bag on Nangong Jiu's chest.
"Princess, this is a dish that the imperial kitchen has just devised. I'm sure you'll like it!
We shouldn't get angry with them. It's not worth it to get hurt.
They are afraid of you, which means you are powerful and can subdue these monsters and demons."
Nangong Jiu was so coaxed that she smiled happily: "Well, I'm a princess, I won't give them the same experience!"
"Hey, that's right. Let's act like a princess and make them afraid to do anything bad."
Seeing Nangong Jiu smile, Eunuch Wei turned around and took a few steps forward.
"If you have something to report, please do so. If not, please leave the court!"
The ministers were silent for a few moments before some of them came out to talk about government affairs.
Nangong Jiu stared at the food in his hand the whole time, as if he didn't hear what they were saying at all. This made the ministers feel relieved and became more active.
Half an hour later, Nangong Jiu had almost finished his snacks. He burped, clapped his hands, and prepared to go home.
Emperor Dongling also relaxed himself and leaned back in his chair.
Eunuch Wei looked at the quiet ministers and was about to shout for the court to be adjourned.
At this time, an old minister with a white beard stood up and knelt down without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision for this old minister's daughter."
Emperor Dong Ling sat up straight: "Lord He, what happened?"
Nangong Jiu clearly felt that his royal grandfather's body had become tense from being relaxed just now.
Lord He's eyes were filled with sadness, and he answered the question irrelevantly in a trembling voice.
"Your Majesty, my daughter is dying. There's no cure. The imperial physician has ordered us to prepare for her funeral. I beg Your Majesty to take charge of this for my poor daughter!"
Emperor Dongling asked again, "Lord He, what happened to your daughter? Tell me the truth."
Lord He wiped away his tears.
"Five days ago, my daughter was invited to attend the flower viewing banquet at the Princess's residence. After returning, she fell asleep and couldn't get up.
On the first day, she woke up briefly and said she had only drunk the tea given to her by the princess's personal maid.
Lord He trembled all over and said with difficulty: "A few days ago, the doctors we called in diagnosed it and they all said it was a cold.
But my daughter has been in a coma. I felt something was wrong, so I went to the palace yesterday evening and asked the Queen Mother to invite the imperial physician to come to the palace for treatment.
After examining her pulse, the imperial physician said that my daughter had been poisoned by a kind of forgetfulness poison. It was discovered too late, and the poison had already entered her lungs. The best time for treatment had been missed.
Now, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.
The ministers all lowered their heads and pretended not to hear, but they were very excited in their hearts.
That Miss He is so pitiful.
Alas, it's her fault that she and the eldest princess like the same man.
The eldest princess is so cruel and ruthless!
One is the emperor's daughter and the other is the minister's daughter. This is going to be difficult.
…
Nangong Jiu listened to the ministers' thoughts and was about to turn around to look at his royal grandfather, but he heard a sigh.
Alas, how could I have such a useless daughter? How can I explain to Lord He how I would handle such a thing?
The poison of forgetfulness only exists in the palace. It is so obvious. Does she really think that everyone else is a fool?
Nangong Jiu frowned.
[The eldest princess? I should call her aunt. This is a serious matter.]
Forget it, for the sake of my grandfather, I'll go to Lord He's residence later and rescue Miss He, and try to make things less serious.
Emperor Dongling hugged the little person in his arms.
Yes, I still have Jiuer, so things are not too bad.
"Laifu, adjourn the court and bring Lord He to the Imperial Study to see me!"
After saying this, Emperor Dongling held Nangong Jiu in his arms and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony and headed towards the imperial study.
The ministers left the Hall of Supreme Harmony whispering to each other.
"Princess Dingguo is attending court today, so we finally have nothing to do."
"Yes, today we have seen the emperor's good show."
A minister of a higher rank shouted, "How dare you laugh at the emperor and Princess Dingguo? Don't you want to live?!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and walked away angrily.
The emperor's spies and gods are everywhere. If you dare to laugh at the emperor and the princess, you must be tired of living.
After the other ministers understood the situation, they quickly dispersed.
Nangong Honglie and his son walked at the end.
Nangong Yunsheng smiled and said, "In the past, whenever Jiuer came to court, those ministers would definitely be up to no good. Today, it's rare that they don't have anything to do. If they don't chat and laugh a little, they will definitely feel unbalanced."
Nangong Honglie nodded happily: "Wait, Jiuer is busy again!"
Imperial study.
Lord He knelt in the imperial study and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so grief-stricken that I lost my mind. I was inconsiderate and shouldn't have spoken in court. Please punish me."
Emperor Dongling took a deep breath.
"Get up! I have sent someone to inform the princess. I will give you and your daughter an explanation.
However, the most important thing right now is to save Miss He. You should return home immediately and send Miss He to the palace. I will have someone do their best to cure her."
Lord He knelt down again and asked, "Can this old minister's daughter be saved?"
Emperor Dongling looked at Nangong Jiu and saw him nod. He then said with some reservation, "I can only say that the Forgetfulness Poison is not hopeless. I will do my best."
Lord He kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty...
As long as we can rescue my daughter, we will pretend nothing happened and not pursue the matter any further."
"Okay, go back quickly, saving people is important."
Lord He stood up, bowed, and ran out stumblingly.
After the people ran away, Nangong Jiu started to ask.
"Grandfather, is there any dispute between Miss He and the Imperial Aunt?"
"Oh, this is a long story."
Emperor Dongling took a sip of tea and calmed down his rage.
"Your imperial aunt Liu Xuan and Consort Shu are of the same character, both are troublesome. When they were still unmarried in the palace, they were troublesome.
One year after a palace banquet, she ran to the imperial study and told her grandfather that she wanted to marry the prince of the Ningguo Mansion.
The Emperor's grandfather thought that the Ningguo Mansion was of good family background and Ning Changrong, the Ningguo Prince, was also good-looking, so it would be good to marry her off as soon as possible.
After consulting Duke Ningguo, he issued an edict to grant the marriage.
Who would have thought that it was Liu Xuan's wishful thinking. Ning Shirong already had someone in his heart, and he was forced to give in and marry Liu Xuan due to various reasons.
After marriage, he got drunk and spoke the truth...
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