Chapter 29: Delicate Palace Maid VS Cold Emperor 29
"Ruan Ruan?!"
When Shen Qi saw the person coming, he was stunned.
Then he muttered to himself, "Is this a hallucination?"
"Your Majesty is not hallucinating, it's just me," Su Zhiruan approached the hot spring, then sat on the edge, stretched out her hand to scoop up some warm water from the pool, her fingertips instantly became crystal clear and moist, she smiled, "I'm back."
Shen Qi looked at her in a daze, and it was at this moment that he realized that his consciousness was extremely clear.
The heat in his body still did not go away, but became more and more intense, especially after seeing her, it increased exponentially. His whole body seemed to be divided into two parts, one part was his consciousness, clearly admiring his sweetheart with a sweet smile, and the other part was his body. He was so eager to pull her down from the altar, down to the hot spring, and reach the peak together.
"It's really you."
Shen Qi felt a little dry in the mouth at this time. He swam over, pursed his lips, and his expression was filled with grievance and confusion, but more of it was surprise.
In Su Zhiruan's eyes, Shen Qi now has nothing to do with the high and mighty ruler of a country. He is now like a child who feels aggrieved because he can't get candy, but is surprised because he gets other gifts.
"Ruan Ruan...you're here. Someone drugged me just now. I feel so uncomfortable now. Look at me...Ruan Ruan, help me, please help me..."
At this time, Shen Qi looked like a water monster. A tall and slender man walked out of the water slowly. His shirt was all wet. He stood up with broad shoulders and narrow waist. Su Zhiruan looked up at him, and after seeing the dark color in his eyes, she sighed in her heart.
There is no need to ask the servants to prepare breakfast tomorrow.
Shen Qi stood in front of her with an innocent look on his face, but his movements were decisive and he directly pulled Su Zhiruan down from the hot spring.
In an instant, Su Zhiruan felt a pair of warm hands around her waist, protecting her from bumping into the rocks around the hot spring, and then she felt dizzy.
The warm hot spring water instantly enveloped her whole body, and two pieces of clothing were missing from her body - they were taken off by Shen Qi. She didn't even know when her coat and cloak were gone, and now the collar of her skirt was also loose.
Spring is here.
Then, the hot spring water rippled out layer by layer. She was not affected by the aphrodisiac, but under the man's vigorous actions, her cheeks gradually turned red and rosy.
Then, her consciousness gradually became blurred.
Another good night.
Perhaps it was because the drug was too strong. Su Zhiruan woke up in the middle of the night and still felt that the two of them were together. She moved slightly and heard the other party's low and hoarse voice, "The drug is still effective. If Ruan Ruan still wants... then I can give you that."
Su Zhiruan froze upon hearing this, but it was too late. Those who should have moved had already started.
Because of the imperial concubine's aphrodisiac, Shen Qi today completely disregarded all gentlemanly conduct and etiquette and threw them all out the window. He was simply crazy, doing whatever he wanted and whatever he wanted.
Throughout the entire evening, Su Zhiruan was the one who could feel things most deeply.
The next day, as soon as she woke up in the morning, she could feel her waist and legs were sore. She raised her arms and saw they were covered with red marks. It went without saying that her neck was also covered with red marks.
She lay down and sighed deeply. She didn't know where the imperial concubine got the medicine from, but it was so strong.
After this ordeal, she was almost broken into pieces. If it happened a few more times, she would probably be turned into powder.
While she was sighing here, Shen Qi, on the other hand, felt refreshed and full of energy.
When he was sitting in the imperial study reviewing memorials, his mind was full of these thoughts.
This medicine is effective, but it has caused Su Zhiruan a lot of trouble. Judging from her condition this morning, I’m afraid she won’t be able to get out of bed today.
Although the imperial concubine is not popular in other aspects, it is unexpected that her ability to find medicine is quite good.
Shen Qi's thoughts gradually turned to the indescribable aspects.
Even though my thoughts may have gone astray, no one I have to deal with today can escape.
When Shen Qi thought about how the imperial concubine dared to drug him yesterday, his eyes turned cold.
In this matter, he thought the same as the Queen Mother. If someone dared to drug him today, he would dare to poison him tomorrow, or even poison Su Zhiruan and their children. If the consequences were like this, it would be unimaginable.
So Shen Qi stood up and said, "Someone come here!"
Xiao Fuzi hurried in, "Your Majesty, I am here."
"Go to Cining Palace. I want to go find the Queen Mother," Shen Qi said as he walked out. Thinking of Su Zhiruan, he gave her one more instruction, "Ask the maid of Concubine Yue to take good care of her and let her have a good sleep today. Don't disturb her for breakfast. I'll go find her for lunch."
"Yes, I will go and tell the servants." Xiao Fuzi instructed his apprentice to convey the emperor's order, and then followed Shen Qi to the Cining Palace.
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In the Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother looked unhappy and was talking in a low voice to the old nanny beside her.
Shen Qi saw this scene as soon as he came in. He bowed and said, "Son greets the Queen Mother."
"Your Majesty, please get up first. I was just about to send someone to look for you." When the Queen Mother saw him coming, she asked the old nanny to take good care of the little prince, and she motioned Shen Qi to sit down and talk, and poured him a cup of tea. Shen Qi took it with both hands and listened to the Queen Mother's next words. "I have already investigated the matter of the Imperial Concubine yesterday. It was a maid under the Imperial Concubine who used the eunuch who went out of the palace to buy the medicine and brought it in. I have also dealt with it."
Shen Qi knew the Queen Mother's methods. She should have a countermeasure, whether it was for that palace maid or the Imperial Concubine. He nodded, "The Queen Mother should have made the decision."
"Yes, I do have this idea," the Queen Mother drank her tea and used the lid of the teacup to smooth the tea leaves, "and the entire harem should all come up with a plan."
After the Queen Mother said this, Shen Qi remembered that he still had a large harem.
Ever since he had Su Zhiruan, he had been immersed in having a beautiful family and playing the role of a father. As for the women in the harem, he had forgotten them all and couldn't even remember that they existed.
"What good solutions do you have, mother?" Shen Qi knew his mother. If she didn't have a solution in mind, she would definitely not bring up this issue with him. "Your son will listen to your instructions."
The Queen Mother then said, "Now that you have Ruan Ruan and the Crown Prince, there is no guarantee that the concubines in the harem will not attack them in order to gain power. However, the court has many connections, and I think that we can dismiss the women below the rank of concubine and let them leave the palace to find other ways out. You don't like to enter the harem, and there are very few concubines below the rank of concubine who are favored. Most of them still have uterine blood. You can make them female officials, double the reward for female officials leaving the palace, and send them back home to find other good men."
"As for the Imperial Concubine, she will be demoted to a noble lady, the lowest status in the entire harem," the Queen Mother's eyes flashed, "She has oppressed so many concubines before, and now she is reaping the fruits of her own labor. They are both noble, but one is in heaven and the other is in hell. Let her feel it for herself."
"I interrogated the maid who bought medicine for the imperial concubine. She had her own reasons, so I sent her to the laundry department. Is that a good idea?"
Of course Shen Qi had no objection. This way of handling the matter was indeed very good. It would not cause the ministers to make a fuss, and at the same time it would punish the imperial concubine. She would suffer the consequences of her own actions. Evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers.
(End of this chapter)