Those palace maids, eunuchs, and imperial physicians were all opportunistic scoundrels.
Only his Ah Miao remained steadfast in her devotion to him.
She still had an injury on her shoulder, but she stayed by his side, personally feeding him medicine and water.
Even if she herself was dirty or smelly, Consort Xiao would not be disgusted at all, but would instead wipe her body and change her clothes.
"My sage! You must get better!"
Besides feeding him and wiping his body, Consort Xiao would also massage the emperor.
While rubbing the saint's stiff limbs, she chatted with him in a soft voice.
"I heard that Her Majesty the Empress has issued an imperial decree summoning the Prince of Yue and the Prince of Yong back to the capital!"
When the King of Yue was mentioned, Consort Xiao, his own mother, showed no unusual reaction whatsoever.
Her tone was flat, and her eyes were even more indifferent, as if the person she was referring to was not her own flesh and blood, but a complete stranger.
"Waaaaah! Waaaah!"
The saint's eyes almost bulged out.
His eyes were bloodshot.
He was angry, he was anxious, he was filled with hatred!
That Ashina clansman, how dare he make decisions on his own!
What is she going to do?
Do you want to be like Empress Lü of the Zhou Dynasty?
Then there's Helian Jue, a willful and unruly rebellious son.
Every time the sage saw him, he would think of the past when he had to flatter the Turkic princess Ashina in order to maintain stability in the north.
That was his disgrace.
Helian Jue and his adoptive mother, Empress Ashina, are representatives of shame.
The existence of the mother and son was like thorns piercing the heart of a saint.
These are like stains, proving the saint's past weakness and incompetence.
In the heart of the sage, Helian Jue was no longer considered his own son.
He never intended to hand over the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty to Helian Jue!
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