Chapter 64 Love Who is Who
"Your Majesty? Isn't Your Majesty well and sound in the Yangxin Palace?"
Meng Yan looked intently at the herbs on the brass scale, carefully weighing the dosage, as if she hadn't heard Bai Yuxin's words at all.
"My younger sister wants to ask my elder sister, is the emperor a useful man?"
What kind of stupid question is this?
Meng Yan glanced at Bai Yuxin, and saw that she was smiling with clear eyes, looking at her.
"Your Majesty is the ruler of the Great Zhou, so of course it is useful, extremely useful."
Mentioning Lu Haozhi, Meng Yan felt a little annoyed and said something perfunctorily.
She had important things to do right now and was too lazy to think about him, and there was nothing good to think about anyway.
Bai Yuxin was kind and considerate. Seeing that she was unhappy, she didn't ask any more questions and changed the subject. "Lin Changzai finally won the first place, but who knew such a thing would happen? It's really a waste of time and effort. I just don't know who will take the place next."
Love whoever you want.
Meng Yan didn't respond and didn't care about these things.
At this time in his previous life, Lu Haozhi was preoccupied with military affairs and state affairs, completely disregarding the harem. For a full month, he hadn't even set foot inside. Back then, Lin Yanrong was still exiled to Gyeongbokgung Palace, and the other concubines were merely supporting roles. They never caught Lu Haozhi's eye, let alone approached him. More importantly, she remained confined to the Yangxin Palace, and others wouldn't dare approach even if they wanted to.
In this life, she will never go up and cause trouble again. Although Lin Yanrong is sick and unable to move, there is no guarantee that Zhang Yanrong or Li Yanrong will appear.
The newly selected concubines this time include the unlucky Song Xiyue who was demoted by the emperor as soon as she entered the palace, and Bai Yuxin who was like a fairy by his side, as well as the maid Han Xiaomei, the concubine Liu Miaoyi and Shen Zhaohui.
Meng Yan rummaged through her memories and it seemed that each of them was a tough guy, in addition to the concubines originally in the palace.
In this life, she was happy to watch the excitement from the sidelines, as she didn't know how many more good shows were going to be staged in the Yangxin Palace.
"My two masters, you are talking about the matter of serving the emperor in the palace. I just returned from the Imperial Household Department and heard from the eunuch in charge that the imperial court has issued a message to have all the green cards of the masters and ladies in the harem hung up. The emperor has personally ordered that if anyone acts on their own again, they will be severely punished."
Bai Yuxin's personal maid Hongdou came in from outside and interrupted them while listening to the two talking about sleeping with the emperor.
Meng Yan was a little surprised. This had never happened before.
Although Lu Haozhi was not a monarch who indulged in sensual pleasures and was obsessed with the harem over the years, and he had hardly ever favored anyone else, that was mostly because of her interference.
Now that she has given up, why did Lu Haozhi do this himself?
Meng Yan's mind turned slightly, and she understood in a moment.
Lu Haozhi was crowned Crown Prince from infancy, deeply favored by the late Emperor. A gifted genius, a rare talent, he had been held in high esteem for as long as he could remember. Upon ascending the throne, he executed the Regent, quelled civil unrest, and wielded immense power. This young Emperor, full of vigor and ambition, believed he had everything under control. How could he allow anyone to play tricks on him?
Liang Chengbi's previous actions touched his sore spot.
Meng Yan suddenly found it a little funny. Liang Chengbi and Lin Yanrong were both powerful figures in the harem in their previous life. How come they have made no progress now that she is not there to disrupt the situation?
Ruizhu looked at her expression and said with a smile, "That's good now. Those people can finally put their minds at ease. The Emperor won't be favoring anyone these days."
"State affairs are busy, as they should be."
After saying this lightly, Meng Yan lowered her head and fiddled with the herbs again.
From that day on, the gates of Changchun Palace were closed, and people were only sent to the Imperial Hospital from time to time to look for medicinal materials.
The people in the palace were all amazed at the various precious medicinal herbs being sent into Changchun Palace like a stream.
As everyone knew, the Imperial Concubine was proficient in medicine, and sometimes when people in Changchun Palace were sick, they didn't have to go to the Imperial Hospital to ask for help from the imperial physician. So they privately discussed that the Imperial Concubine's illness might not be getting better.
Meng Yan ignored all the rumors outside and focused on preparing medicine for her brother.
According to the plot development in the previous life, Lu Haozhi will definitely come to Changchun Palace in less than ten days to tell her about this.
She had to prepare the medicine before that.
Two days later, Ruizhu got some information from outside and found out about the Rose Jade Dew Cream case.
Lu Xuanming confessed to the Ministry of Punishment that the jar of rose jade cream was indeed made by him. When Yinqiao came to inquire about it, he gave the item to Yinqiao for money.
As for the rest, I know nothing.
He claimed that he had no grudge against Lin Yanrong and was only seeking wealth. The jar of ointment was his imitation of his master's, and it was inevitable that he had been inappropriate in the use of the medicinal ingredients.
He had not expected that Lin Yanrong would actually smear it all over her body, which was why such a big commotion occurred.
The Ministry of Punishment interrogated the case repeatedly but could find no other explanation. Originally, according to Imperial Noble Consort Liang Chengbi's instructions, they were to find a way to connect this incident to Changchun Palace, but after several days of hard work, the eunuchs found no evidence.
Lu Xuanming was Xiahou Yu's apprentice, so for Xiahou Yu's sake, they didn't dare to make too much trouble and had to close the case hastily.
In this case, although Lu Xuanming violated the palace rules, Lin Yanrong was also at fault first. The Ministry of Punishment did not dare to give each of them fifty lashes, but still presented the case to Liang Chengbi.
Liang Chengbi had a headache and felt upset. Lin Yanrong had not accomplished anything since entering the palace, but instead caused a lot of trouble. He had no choice but to follow her and clean up the mess.
But now that things have come to this, they are at least in the same boat. The most important thing now is to bring down Meng Yan. No matter how reluctant she is, she can only hold her nose and clean up Lin Yanrong's mess again.
Fortunately, Lu Haozhi had been concentrating on state affairs recently and had no time to take care of the affairs of the harem. She took the initiative to fine Lu Xuanming three months' salary, sent him back to the Imperial Hospital, and handed him over to Xiahou Yu for strict discipline.
As for Lin Yanrong, she was only confined for a month - she was lying in bed recuperating anyway, so it didn't matter whether she could come out or not.
This way of handling the matter not only saved the situation, but also took Xiahou Yu's face into consideration. Most importantly, it also covered up Lin Yanrong's past.
Liang Chengbi thought that his skill in manipulating people was quite impressive.
After the case was settled, Liang Chengbi asked Chunqing to pick out some supplements to take with her, and then took a sedan chair to Yongshou Palace.
Although Lu Haozhi asked her to reflect on her mistakes in seclusion in the Yiku Palace, the emperor did not enter the harem and did not issue strict orders to keep her under surveillance, so no one pursued the matter.
When they arrived at Yongshou Palace, Xiuzhi invited her in after the palace maid informed her.
Yinqiao had been sent to the Ministry of Punishment to do hard labor, and Lin Yanrong had no one available, so she had to pick up Xiuzhi.
Xiuzhi had been beaten with a stick before and had not recovered yet. She limped as she led Liang Chengbi in.
As soon as he entered the inner room, Liang Chengbi smelled the pungent smell of medicine.
Walking to the bedside, Xiuzhi lifted the curtain and whispered, "My lady, the Imperial Noble Consort is here to see you."
Liang Chengbi took a quick look and saw that Lin Yanrong was covered with herbs all over her body, her face was also wrapped, and her lips were swollen so high that she looked like a piece of steamed cake on a steamer.
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