Chapter 162
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When Zhou Feiyuan heard the three words "severance of engagement letter", her face turned ashen. She looked at the now high and mighty, beautiful and cold Zhou Ruogu with horror. Only then did she realize that she was no longer the Zhou Ruogu who could be bullied by them at will, pushed to sleep in the woodshed, ridiculed by them, and driven out of the house by them.
She really doesn't care about the Zhou family's life or death, and even wants to kill them.
If I had known this would happen, I would not have treated her like that and would have gotten along with her better. Zhou Feiyuan felt so regretful at this moment.
When you grit your teeth.
She gurgled and crawled up and knelt in front of Zhou Feiyuan, reaching out to grab her long skirt.
"Sister, this is all our fault. We are the ones who let you down. I apologize to you, but sister, wouldn't it be better for you to have a dog in the palace that you can use at your own will? And they are all from the Zhou family, so they won't have any ulterior motives. If you don't trust me, use me for a while, and if you're not satisfied, you can drive me away."
Listening to Zhou Feiyuan's words, the mockery in Zhou Ruogu's eyes burst out in front of everyone. She really didn't expect that Zhou Feiyuan, who used to be so high and mighty in front of her, would actually crawl in front of her like a dog and beg for mercy.
"I can help you consolidate your favor. I can serve you like a maid. You can do whatever you want to me."
In the final analysis, she still wants the emperor's favor and wants to turn things around.
Zhou Feiyuan looked up at Zhou Ruogu, whose eyebrows and eyes were becoming increasingly sharp, making people dare not look directly at her. When she grabbed her long skirt, the softness of the fabric made her jealous so much that she wanted to go crazy. Why did she have the right to wear such good material and such gorgeous clothes? If these clothes were on her, she would be able to stand out just as well.
"You want the emperor to favor you?"
Zhou Ruogu was helped by the aunt in charge to sit down slowly, playing with the golden armor in her hands. Zhou Feiyuan saw that she was relaxed and knew there was hope, so he knelt in front of her and shook his head.
"It doesn't matter whether I am favored by the emperor or not. I just want our Zhou family to get better. As you know, my father is at home now. He is arrogant and refuses to open a clinic. He only wants to return to the Imperial Hospital. Sister, even if you sign the severance agreement, no one outside knows that you and the Zhou family have severed your relationship. We still need to help each other, don't we?"
“I see.”
Zhou Ruogu thought for a moment, then turned and talked to Qingyu.
"Tell them to get me a document and post it all over the capital, telling them that I have signed a severance agreement with the Zhou family, and my life and death have nothing to do with the Zhou family anymore."
"Yes, I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle this matter later."
Qingyu bowed and accepted the gesture, then Zhou Ruogu lowered his eyes and looked at Zhou Feiyuan.
"If I don't let you see the emperor, I'm sure you won't give up."
Then he looked at the aunt in charge.
"Aunt, please have someone report to the Emperor and tell him that I'm feeling a little tired and want him to come pick me up."
The aunt in charge was shocked to hear Zhou Ruogu talking as if it were an ordinary person's daily affairs. Even if he was favored, it was impossible for him to be favored to this extent. But she dared not disobey, so she sent a palace maid to report to the emperor.
Zhou Feiyuan's eyes lit up as she listened, and joy overflowed. She stroked her hair and quickly stood up and said.
"I have to dress up. It's too rude to meet the emperor like this."
Speaking of.
She ran out alone.
Zhou Ruogu looked at her crazy back, snorted coldly, and stretched out his hand.
"Come, let me take your pulse."
The director aunt looked unwell, and her eyes were even a little yellow. She must have been ill for a few days. Perhaps she herself didn't even know she was ill. The director aunt knelt down in front of Zhou Ruogu with a plop, and tears welled up in her eyes with excitement.
"My lady, I have been feeling unwell for quite some time, but I don't think I have any serious illness."
"I know."
Zhou Ruogu examined it carefully and asked questions, then wrote a prescription for her.
"This disease is easy to be ignored. If it is not treated, the consequences will be very serious. Aunt Zhang, you have to eat lighter and lose weight, then you can gradually see the effect. In about half a year to a year, you will be completely cured."
"Yes, I've made note of it."
The aunt in charge felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. Although she could not compare to others in the lighting room over the years, she had no worries about food and clothing. Her clothes were getting bigger and bigger, and they felt heavy when she walked. Madam Zhou spoke very tactfully, but she also knew that she was too fat.
"You are free anyway. If anyone feels unwell, come and see me. If you can't get medicine, go to my palace and find Qingying. She will help you."
The girls in the lighting room were all excited after hearing this. They lined up in a short moment and knelt in front of Zhou Ruogu. Zhou Ruogu looked at them carefully one by one, took notes, and wrote out prescriptions. After listening to this, he found that almost every girl had problems.
Especially when it came to the part about menstruation, Zhou Ruogu frowned as he listened.
When the emperor came, he saw her with her brows furrowed and a heavy look on her face.
Speaking of which.
If any other concubine asked him to pick her up, he would be furious, but Zhou Ruogu asked him to pick her up, and the whole journey gave him a feeling as if they were in love when they were young, which made him very comfortable.
"What's wrong? What makes my beloved concubine so sad?"
The lamp room was filled with all kinds of beautiful lamps. Under the soft light, Zhou Ruogu was sitting there so elegantly and noblely. When he saw him coming, he didn't greet him. He just sighed softly, looked up, took the emperor's hand and whispered.
"While waiting for the emperor, I took their pulses and found many problems."
"oh?"
The Emperor sat down beside her.
"Most of the women in the palace work hard, so when they have their period, they have more or less problems. Some even faint from the pain. This problem happens every month, so I think that all women in the palace who have their period should be allowed to rest for at least two days during this period. After their period, they can go to the Imperial Hospital to get three doses of blood-replenishing or conditioning medicine. Of course, I will be responsible for all the expenses."
"My beloved concubine, do you know how many women there are in this palace?"
Not to mention the three thousand concubines in the harem, the number of palace maids is astonishingly large. She will need a lot of money in this month.
"I know. The money was not from me, but from Zhaoying. She said that she saved all the money she earned, firstly to support me, and secondly, if the family or country was in trouble, she would give it out when needed."
"oh?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't know about this matter. He didn't expect that Jiang Zhaoying was such a sensible person.
"Your Majesty, even though she's been divorced, she's innocent. Song Chengyu never even touched her finger. And the reason she married into the Song Mansion was because of a conspiracy between Madam Jiang, Jiang Fuqin, and Madam Song. It was all for the things in her hands. Not all divorced people are at fault. Sometimes, the fault lies with the man. In the husband's family, if everything is blamed on the woman, it's unfair to the woman."
After hearing what Zhou Ruogu said, the people in the lighting room were so scared that they knelt on the ground, but their hearts were inexplicably excited.
They felt that every word Empress Zhou said was right and they felt that she was irreplaceable.
This world.
It's unfair to women.
"Well, it's up to you."
The emperor patted Zhou Ruogu's hand. Although this matter would cost a lot of money, it would also be beneficial to the palace.
Just saying.
A figure ran in from the door. It was Zhou Feiyuan, dressed in a new outfit, with a shy look on her face. She was obviously afraid but she bravely came over to greet him.
"Your servant Zhou Feiyuan, the younger sister of Madam Zhou, greets His Majesty."
After she introduced herself like this, the emperor remembered who she was. He turned around to look at her, then looked at Zhou Ruogu, who smiled bitterly.
"She said that Master Zhou and Madam Zhou sent her here to be an imperial concubine, not to do these menial jobs. She insisted that I arrange for her to meet the Emperor."
The emperor now understood why Zhou Ruogu asked him to pick her up, and his face turned gloomy.
Zhou Feiyuan kowtowed hurriedly, tears welling up in her eyes. She was about to cry out in a choked voice, but she saw the emperor had an expressionless face and was playing with Zhou Ruogu's fingertips.
"Doctor Zhou has always been a man without measure. Since they have offended my beloved concubine, we will drive all the people in Zhou's mansion out of the capital and give these two sisters to capable eunuchs."
Zhou Feiyuan was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she threw herself at the emperor crying. However, the emperor impatiently kicked her in the heart, ignored her cries, and took Zhou Ruogu away.
"My beloved concubine, don't be angry. You can deal with these people however you want. You don't have to tell me."
"good."
Only then did Zhou Ruogu smile with satisfaction.
Zhou Feiyuan cried and crawled towards the emperor, reaching out to grab the emperor's robe, but was kicked away by the aunt in charge. Zhou Feiyuan was so anxious that she gritted her teeth and shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not like this, not like this."
…
Zhou Ruogu didn't shake his head until the screams behind him faded away.
"The whole city is in a panic, worried about the evil spirit entering the city, but she is still only thinking about how to gain the emperor's favor. Madam Zhou has taught them really well."
"Don't bother with such people. If you are willing, you can build a better tomb for your mother, or have the Zhou Mansion renovated to your liking. The mansion will be left to you."
"The Emperor is so kind to me."
Zhou Ruogu threw herself into the emperor's arms. When her eyebrows were slightly curved, she raised her eyes and looked at the emperor coldly. The emperor laughed at her changeable appearance.
"What happened again?"
Zhou Ruogu reached out and pinched the emperor's ear.
"Have you done anything to offend me recently?"
The emperor couldn't help laughing at her little wife-like appearance, and took her into his arms.
"How could I do anything to let you down? Besides, I have been on guard against evil spirits these days, but I am busy. You should not run around everywhere to avoid any trouble."
Zhou Ruogu's eyes turned cold as she listened, but her red lips were slightly pouted, revealing the beauty of a petite girl. She snuggled into the emperor's arms and smelled his scent.
"I don't smell anyone else's scent. Since I have to take care of the palace maids, I naturally want to help take a look at the ladies in the palaces. It would be great if they can give birth to a son or daughter for the emperor. But I don't like new people."
When she was in love, the emperor promised her personally that he would no longer take anyone into the palace.
But it's only been two days since I saw that little bitch Liu Xianle, and I couldn't control that thing anymore, and I started poking everyone I saw.
She had to be on guard against the possibility that Liu Xianle would fail to become Princess Yueming and instead become the Imperial Concubine.
but.
The more she tried to stop him, the more the emperor might like him, so she had to find a way to kill Liu Xianle.
Long eyelashes shimmering.
It's unfair for her to know this matter alone. Why not let the Queen and the ladies know it together?
"Okay, I said I won't accept any new people."
He is indeed not prepared to take anyone into the palace for the time being, and he is still very satisfied with the current balance between the court and the harem.
Besides, no one knew how things would change in the future, and he also didn't know whether Zhou Ruogu would still win his heart, so he would tell her stories since she liked to listen.
After returning to his palace, Zhou Ruogu began to report to the Queen about giving the palace maids two days off every month and three days of medical allowance afterwards.
Then he asked someone to invite more than twenty ladies, and they all entered the queen's palace together.
When Zhou Ruogu explained everything one by one, especially when he talked about working with the imperial physician to nurse the empress to health so that she could give birth to a child for the emperor, the empresses' indifferent eyes suddenly brightened.
The queen took a sip of tea, thought about it, and nodded.
"Indeed, if the harem does not give birth to children, the emperor will definitely think of bringing in new people, but if someone among us continues to get pregnant, the emperor will have nothing to worry about."
When the concubines saw that the queen had relented, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Ruogu continued.
"But one more important point is who will be responsible for the safety of the concubines after they become pregnant. If they become pregnant, they will be framed."
"kindness."
The queen's long fingers trembled slightly, and her eyes were extremely gloomy when she lowered her eyes.
She knew that this was true, but it pierced her heart like a thorn.
Everyone who lives in this palace has done something like this.
But if they really did what Zhou Ruogu said, it is possible that all the concubines in the palace would become pregnant and give birth to children.
But it's better than hiring new people.
"I will discuss this matter with the Emperor and give you the final word later."
When things were almost discussed, the concubines said goodbye. Zhou Ruogu stood up and trimmed her hair. Just as she was about to leave, the queen called her.
"You are so considerate of the harem, which is much better than those who only fight for favor. It's time to mention your status. In addition, why did you suddenly bring up this matter?"
Zhou Ruogu lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, seeming a little embarrassed, but still spoke.
"I discovered that the emperor seems to be having a tryst with a woman recently, and the Green Algae Palace is prepared for her."
"What?"
The queen stood up in shock and her face changed drastically.
In the past, didn’t the emperor take anyone he wanted directly into the palace?
Why did they have to meet secretly this time?
"Who is it? Who is it?"
Zhou Ruogu shook his head.
"I don't know, and I dare not check."
The queen thought it made sense. She was just a minor concubine and really didn't dare to investigate the emperor.
"Don't make this matter public. Leave it to me."
"yes."
Zhou Ruogu bowed.
"I wanted to prevent that woman from entering the palace, fearing that she would cause chaos in the inner palace, so I came up with this idea. Madam, I have no other choice."
After hearing her explanation, the queen understood some of the truth in it. She nodded and held Zhou Ruogu's hand.
"Then you should also try your best to give birth to a child for the emperor as soon as possible."
"Yes, Ruogu listens to the Queen."
When the queen saw her pious eyes and cleverness, she was immediately satisfied. Knowing that Zhou Ruogu was interested in joining her, she turned around and ordered the nanny to give her a generous reward and then personally sent Zhou Ruogu back to the palace.
Zhou Ruogu stepped out of the Phoenix Palace and looked at the stars hanging in the night sky, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
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