The little girl's lazy and listless manner was something the Crown Prince should dislike the most, but seeing her with her eyes closed and still half asleep, he found her somewhat adorable.
He strode forward, while Prime Minister Fang looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy.
The Crown Prince didn't say anything, he just glanced at Prime Minister Fang, and the little girl was easily pulled in front of him.
Fang Ruotang has had a heart condition since birth, and her family has never set any restrictions for her. She has always grown up wildly, so she doesn't feel anything about being lazy with her grandfather like a five or six-year-old child in front of others.
What are you doing?
With her arm held in the Crown Prince's hand, Fang Ruotang spoke softly.
The prince slid his hand down and took Fang Ruotang's small hand in his, squeezing it almost imperceptibly twice, finding it very pleasant to the touch.
"Sit here."
"ah?"
Before Fang Ruotang could recover from the shock of the Crown Prince taking her hand, she was placed in a large chair.
She looked up at me, a little confused, and asked, "Is this a seat I can sit on?"
During the morning court session, only the Emperor could sit on the dragon throne in the entire hall. Even the Crown Prince had to stand at the lower end. How could she, a newcomer who had just emerged, have a seat?
Fang Ruotang found it a bit amazing.
"Okay, I'll sleep a little longer if I'm sleepy."
Fang Ruotang looked at the Crown Prince suspiciously, silently tapping her inner mirror.
What's going on? Why has the Crown Prince suddenly changed?
[Nothing's changed, I'll be even more sycophantic from now on.]
Fang Ruotang learned the meaning of licking from the previous world.
She glanced at the Crown Prince, her face slightly flushed.
Does the Crown Prince like me now? What do you think he likes about me?
[You're beautiful, and you can produce elixirs of immortality, isn't it normal for him to like you?]
Fang Ruotang thought about it and realized that seemed to be true.
She straightened her back instantly and looked at the Crown Prince with delight.
He has excellent taste.
Of course, even a blind person would like you. You're so wonderful, who could resist you? Who wouldn't like you?
You have good taste.
This master and servant, one dares to speak, the other dares to listen.
The prince was stunned for a moment, realizing that he had actually fallen for her. At least it was the first time that a girl had made him feel that just listening to her talk was interesting.
Some of the other ministers in the court couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Some even stepped forward to ask Prime Minister Fang.
"How did you raise your granddaughter? She's so innocent and naive."
Prime Minister Fang rolled his eyes at the other party.
Our sixth daughter is born beautiful and lovely, but she suffers from a heart ailment. From top to bottom in the Prime Minister's mansion, everyone treats her like a treasure. Who would have the heart to use worldly rules to restrict her?
They were already prepared to keep her in the manor forever, and she wasn't going to get married, so what was wrong with keeping her simple? Besides, Fang Ruotang's mind wasn't complicated.
A short while later, the Emperor arrived.
Fang Ruotang tried to stand up, but the Crown Prince pressed her shoulder down. She glanced at him, pouted, and her big eyes seemed to say, "You're the one who made me sit down. If the Emperor scolds me later, you'll have to help me."
The Crown Prince thought this little girl was too easy to understand; even without listening to her true feelings, he could guess most of what she was thinking.
A chair was suddenly added to the main hall. Who would dare to do this without the emperor's permission?
These privileges, to put it bluntly, are just to please the young girl; only when she's happy will she reveal what she has in her hands.
The first thing the emperor did upon entering court was to thank the newly appointed imperial advisor for the elixir of immortality, and he then bestowed a series of rewards upon him on the spot.
Gold and silver jewelry were the least impressive things; among them were fiefdoms, estates, and the most important thing was that she would no longer have to kneel before the emperor.
Fang Ruotang happily expressed her gratitude. No wonder she didn't feel much when she was appointed as the Imperial Preceptor yesterday; it turned out that the reward wasn't sufficient. Today was different.
[This emperor is quite kind. My grandfather gave him the longevity elixir; did that change his fate and add ten years to his life?]
[Not necessarily. Under normal circumstances, longevity pills can add ten years to one's life, but your emperor brought this upon himself by ingesting some poison made by sorcerers, and his health collapsed long ago.]
【ah? 】
Fang Ruotang glanced at the Emperor and spoke earnestly to the little mirror.
I don't think he looks like he's about to die.
The elixirs made by sorcerers are filled with poisons like mercury and cinnabar, and they even add menstrual blood. Taking any one of those alone would be fatal!
【Huh…】
Upon hearing that menstrual blood would be used, Fang Ruotang could hardly look the Emperor in the eye.
The emperor himself felt nauseous.
He decided to dismiss the court and had all the sorcerers dragged out and beheaded.
[The Emperor's hobbies are truly peculiar. Perhaps we should give him a Marrow Cleansing Pill? Let him live a few more years. I remember my grandfather saying that the Emperor is a diligent and good ruler; having him around is better than the Crown Prince ascending the throne. Look, the Crown Prince has only just taken a liking to me, and things are already acting strangely. This is not good, not good at all.]
The prince looked at the little girl who was silently chirping to him, and for a moment he didn't know what expression to make.
The Emperor simply raised an eyebrow at him, thanking the Crown Prince for his love-struck mind, which had brought him a Marrow Cleansing Pill.
The Crown Prince's face darkened; it was clearly his father who had instructed him to curry favor with the sixth young lady of the Fang family.
Okay! Do your best on the task.
【I did it! The Crown Prince just held my hand, and held it for a long time. Doesn't that deserve a Marrow Cleansing Pill?】
[...]
Besides, this is about saving the Emperor; saving him will save many others.
"...Alright! Here you go."
The ministers said: "See! We told you this elixir was easy to obtain."
Fang Ruotang didn't wait after receiving the Marrow Cleansing Pill; she immediately presented it to the Emperor, as he had just bestowed many gifts upon her, and it was only a matter of reciprocity.
After handing out the food, Fang Ruotang reminded him with a heavy heart, "Your Majesty must find a less crowded spot to eat. This smells terrible after you finish eating it."
The Emperor not only learned about the effects from the secret guards, but Cao Yuedi was even brought to the palace last night so that the Emperor could see the effects with his own eyes.
So at this moment, no matter what Fang Ruotang said, the Emperor was happy. He wasn't afraid of the smell; he could stand it.
"If you have something to report, please do so; if you have nothing to report, please leave the court."
The Emperor was eager to return to the inner palace to take his medicine.
Cao, the Imperial Censor, didn't want to be so tactless, but he couldn't help it. He was, after all, an Imperial Censor responsible for investigating the conduct of all officials.
Dou, the Vice Minister, had fallen into his hands and humiliated his daughter. The matter was delayed overnight because of the Marrow Cleansing Pill; any further delay would be seen as a sign of his incompetence.
Imperial Censor Cao stepped forward, "I hereby impeach Dou Xun, the Vice Minister of Revenue, for disregarding human ethics, accepting and accepting bribes, abusing his power, failing to manage his family properly, and allowing his clansmen to seize others' fertile land..."
All the officials' eyes were on Imperial Censor Cao's thick memorial.
Dou Xun felt a sense of relief, as if the day had finally come.
Emperor Jiankang was in a good mood at the moment, but when he glanced at Dou Xun, it was as if he had seen something dirty.
The emperor neither verified the authenticity of the memorial brought by the eunuch nor gave Dou Xun a chance to defend himself. Instead, he directly demoted Dou Xun to a lowly ninth-rank official position in one of the poorest counties.
Dou Xun, his face as white as a ghost, accepted the imperial decree and expressed his gratitude.
He's not stupid to have climbed this far; the Emperor clearly doesn't want to see him and wants to deal with him. No matter what he says, it's useless.
However, this time when he takes office, he may never return, and he may not live to see the end of his journey.
For the first time, Dou Xun felt a pang of regret; at the very least, he shouldn't have used those methods on his legal wife.
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