Chapter 231 Jealousy
Xiahou Yu's tall and slightly thin figure walked away in the drizzle, looking desolate and lonely.
Finally, his back turned through the moon gate and disappeared.
Meng Yan sighed lightly, turned around, sat down on the recliner, pressed two fingers on the temples, and pressed gently.
Ruizhu, who was standing by, understood what was going on and hurriedly took out a small blue and white porcelain box with a picture of a maid breaking branches and handed it to the queen.
Meng Yan took it and unscrewed the lid. Inside was a pool of emerald green gel, and the cool jasmine fragrance immediately spread all around.
There was a faint fingerprint on the gel, and it was slightly concave, obviously it had been used several times.
Meng Yan picked up some cream, spread it evenly on her fingertips, pressed it on her temples, and rubbed it for a while. Her originally slightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
Ruizhu carefully observed the Empress's expression, and judging that she was in a good mood, she smiled apologetically, "This jasmine ointment is much better than the peppermint ointment she's used to. It's both fragrant and refreshing, unlike the peppermint ointment, which only makes you feel uneasy. Ever since she became pregnant, the Empress has suffered from frequent nausea, and any smell that doesn't suit her makes her gag. She also suffers from frequent headaches, and can't take random medications during pregnancy, so she has to use the peppermint ointment. But even then, the smell makes her want to vomit. It's truly a dilemma. Seeing the Empress suffer, we servants feel so bad that we wish we could take her place. It's thanks to the Imperial Hospital that they prepared this jasmine ointment, solving this difficult problem."
Meng Yan understood what he said, but looking at the many attendants around her, she felt it was inappropriate to say anything, so she put it aside for the time being and said calmly, "The rain is about to stop, so tell them to return to the palace. By the time, Doukou should be back from school."
When the palace servants received the order, they hurriedly packed up all the things.
The weather was just as Meng Yan had described. It was just a sudden downpour that lasted for half a meal, like beans hitting the ground, and then it stopped.
The eunuchs serving below then brought over a sedan chair, asked the empress to ride on it, and then returned to Changchun Palace.
In the Yangxin Palace, Lu Haozhi sat upright behind the desk, looking down at the memorial in front of him, as if he was oblivious to what the people kneeling in the hall were reporting.
After a while, he picked up the doucai porcelain tea bowl with a double dragon and a pearl in gold and took a sip. The cold tea suggested that this handsome emperor was not as calm and composed as he looked.
After drinking the tea, Lu Haozhi put down the tea bowl and said calmly, "Did you hear clearly? Did the Queen really say so?"
"Your Majesty, I heard clearly that the Empress did indeed say that she would issue an imperial decree ordering Xiahou Yu to leave the palace immediately and take charge of the capital's medical clinic."
The person kneeling on the ground was wearing a common palace eunuch's collar, but there was a mole embroidered on the collar.
This person is slightly fat and has a very ordinary face. When he walks in the streets, no one will even glance at him.
After he had just reported what happened in the Imperial Garden, he heard nothing from the Emperor for a long time. He lay on the ground, not daring to look up or even to make a sound.
Despite its huge body, it lay curled up in the ground, not moving at all.
After finally hearing the emperor's voice, the man was shocked and quickly replied, but his head was still buried in the ground, not daring to glance up.
Lu Haozhi listened to his reply without commenting, then smiled for a moment, "You have always been prudent in your work, and I trust you. It's just a useless question. The court and harem have been quite turbulent lately, with so many things to do. You've been working hard, so go down and rest."
The man kowtowed and left as if he had been pardoned.
When we left the Yangxin Palace, the clouds and rain had cleared outside, and a gust of wind blew in our faces, making us feel cold all over.
The man wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and looked back. He saw that the hall was completely silent without any human voice. He then stepped down from the steps with lingering fear.
Today's Majesty is even more decisive and ruthless than the previous emperor.
This man's name is Zhu An, he is about thirty years old this year, and he serves as the head of the Internal Guard Department.
He entered the palace as a servant at the age of eighteen and followed and served the late emperor in his last few years. He was alert, perceptive, cautious and steady. He had also investigated and dealt with several secret cases in the previous dynasty and the harem, and made many contributions. Finally, after the Regent case, he took the position of the Cabinet Leader of the Internal Guard.
In the past, when the late emperor was in power, Zhu An had met the current emperor a few times when he was still the crown prince. At that time, he felt that although this young crown prince was gentle and sincere, he was more elegant than courageous. In terms of skills, he was not as good as the eldest prince, let alone the late emperor's empress dowager. He even lamented that the Great Zhou Dynasty was handed over to this man, and there might be unexpected events.
Even when he later ascended the throne, killed the regent and stabilized the political situation, Zhu An felt that most of it was the work of the empress dowager rather than the young emperor.
It was not until the entire Internal Guard Bureau was handed over to the emperor and he took orders directly from the current emperor that he realized how absurd and ridiculous his previous thoughts were.
The emperor seemed indifferent to the situation in the court, but in fact he saw through it clearly. Every move of his ministers was under his control. He laid a tight net silently and waited for the right time to wipe out the old ministers who were entrenched in the court.
Liang Benwu was a loyal minister who had served the late emperor in his career and had also served as prime minister for two dynasties. The Liang clan was deeply entrenched in the capital, and while the late emperor was still alive, he had discussed suppressing it several times with the then head of the Imperial Guard, but due to considerable fear, the idea was shelved. Later, he even had to appoint Liang's daughter to the Crown Prince's palace as a gesture of appeasement.
It only took the Emperor a few months to destroy such a huge monster like a tornado!
Beneath that handsome, godlike face lies an unfathomable mind and scheming.
However……
Your Majesty, why did you secretly order me to keep an eye on the Empress?
Isn't it widely rumored in the palace that the Emperor and the Empress are in perfect harmony and deeply in love, and that the Empress is the apple of the Emperor's eye?
And then there's the imperial physician Xiahou...
Zhu An shivered involuntarily, feeling a chill on the back of his neck. He couldn't help but raise his hand to touch it, and saw that the head was still firmly sitting on his neck. He felt lucky, suppressed the rebellious idea, and walked away quickly.
After Zhu An left the hall, Lu Haozhi's face suddenly fell and he shouted, "Rong An! Where the hell have you been?!"
Rong An was outside the hall reprimanding several new disciples when he suddenly heard the emperor summoning him. He hurriedly turned around and ran into the hall in two steps.
The young eunuchs who were just listening to the lecture looked at the flexible and plump body of the chief steward Rong and exclaimed to Xiao Tang, "Big Brother, our master has eaten so much fat, but he runs like the wind. Isn't he afraid of falling?"
Xiao Tang had been suffering from his master's slapping for over a year. Now that a few junior apprentices had finally arrived and had shaken off the younger generation, he started to show off his power. With a frown on his face and nose in the air, he said, "This is in the palace. When the master summons you, if you're not nimble enough, are you going to get a beating?! You little bastards, you dare to talk about the master behind his back? You'll each have a steamed bun taken away from your dinner!"
Rong An did not hear the wailing of the disciples behind him, who were like those who had lost their parents. He walked quickly into the inner hall, and when he came to the imperial desk, he saw the emperor's extremely long face, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
This, this is something...
Could it be that Lord Zhu really found out something?
Impossible, absolutely not!
At that moment, Rong An was cautious and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, are you calling me?"
Lu Haozhi threw the memorial in his hand onto the table, and it happened to hit the tea bowl, splashing tea all over the table.
"You're such a jerk! The tea's already cold, and you didn't even bother to come in and change it! Is this how you guys work when the Queen's not around?!"
But didn’t you tell me not to come in and disturb you?
Rong An complained in his heart, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground.
Judging from the situation, it's probably okay.
The master of this family was jealous, but he couldn't bring himself to admit it, so he got into a dilemma.
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