The Right Chancellor's wife sighed, "How could he have suddenly become so seriously ill?"
The Right Chancellor didn't say anything. A servant drove the carriage over, and Yinshuang helped Shenwan into the carriage. The Right Chancellor and his wife bowed and saw Shenwan off.
Inside the carriage, Shen Wan leaned against the side, thinking about the Minister of Rites' serious illness.
In his previous life, the Minister of Rites also fell ill before the Emperor's birthday banquet. He never recovered and passed away a few days later. The position of Minister of Rites became vacant and was taken over by the Earl of Anding. Naturally, he was also entrusted with the responsibility of the Emperor's birthday banquet. I wonder if the Emperor will make the same arrangement in this life.
In general, when the position of Minister is vacant, it is usually promoted by the Vice Minister. It is just a pity that the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites was reinstated after being released from mourning and is still observing mourning. The Emperor's birthday banquet is a major celebration, so it is unlikely that it would be the turn of Minister Chen.
The carriage rolled forward, and Shen Wan stopped thinking and closed her eyes to rest.
After running for a while, the carriage slowly came to a stop. Yinshuang asked, "Have we arrived?"
The servant said, "It's the Prince who's here."
I've never seen a prince cherish his princess so much.
He accompanied her wherever she went, and even if he wasn't with her, he would still go to pick up the princess.
Shen Wan lifted the carriage curtain and saw Xie Jingyan riding over. Shen Wan said, "You're not here to pick me up, are you?"
Xie Jingyan said, "The Emperor summoned me to the palace."
servant, "..."
The servant silently took back what he had just said about the prince.
It turns out it's about entering the palace...
Shen Wan's heart began to stir with desire.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "The Minister of Rites is seriously ill, and it seems that the Emperor intends to arrange for someone to take over the position."
Xie Jingyan raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
Shen Wan said, "Although there's not much hope, you can try recommending the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites."
Xie Jingyan's forehead creased with annoyance, his eyes filled with suspicion. "Are you asking for trouble for me?"
Is it really that obvious?
Shen Wan blinked and said, "I've found one for you, so you don't have to think about it yourself anymore, right?"
Xie Jingyan, "..."
What a wonderful wife!
He must have been incredibly lucky in his past life.
The servant, Yinshuang, and Chen Feng were all nearly bursting with pent-up frustration.
Although this wasn't a bustling street, quite a few people still passed by. When a carriage came by, Shen Wan lowered the curtain.
The servant drove the carriage back to the Prince's residence, while Xie Jingyan continued riding into the palace.
The carriage slowly came to a stop in front of the Lingwang Mansion. After Yinshuang got off the carriage, she helped Shenwan down and stepped into the mansion.
Neither the master nor the servant noticed that a young servant rode up behind them and presented the visiting card to the gatekeeper.
As Shen Wan reached the second gate, she heard a maid calling out behind her, "Your Highness..."
Shen Wan stopped in her tracks, and a maid ran over and said, "The Minister of Rites is seriously ill and has brought a visiting card to invite Doctor Tao to treat him."
Since the Emperor has sent the Right Chancellor to visit the Minister of Rites on his behalf, he will definitely send Chief Physician Zhao to treat the Minister of Rites. If they come to invite Doctor Tao, even the imperial physicians and Chief Physician Zhao will be helpless.
He specially sent a visiting card to invite her, and Shen Wan would not refuse such a favor, so she agreed immediately.
As for Xie Jingyan, after riding into the palace, he went straight to the Imperial Study.
From afar, he saw Zhao Yuanzheng enter the Imperial Study. As he walked in, Zhao Yuanzheng was replying, "The Minister of Rites is seriously ill and should be gone in the next couple of days."
The Emperor waved his hand, and Zhao, the Imperial Physician, withdrew.
Xie Jingyan stepped forward and asked, "What does Father want with me?"
There's nothing wrong with what he said, but the problem is that his voice was full of impatience.
Upon hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but want to order Xie Jingyan to be dragged away and beaten.
He glared at Xie Jingyan and said, "Can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong?"
Xie Jingyan frowned. "Has Father finished reviewing the memorials?"
Eunuch Yuan, "..."
The Emperor picked up the memorial and was about to throw it at the Prince, but Eunuch Yuan held him down firmly. "Your Majesty, please calm down. Prince Ling is just concerned about you and afraid that you are tired."
The Emperor laughed in exasperation, "Which eye of yours saw that?!"
Eunuch Yuan dared not respond.
However, the memorial was blocked.
The Emperor glared at Xie Jingyan and said, "The Minister of Rites is seriously ill. I entrust you with the task of preparing my birthday banquet."
Xie Jingyan, “…???”
Ask him to prepare the birthday banquet?
Has Father lost his mind? How dare he entrust this matter to him?
Xie Jingyan looked at the Emperor with suspicion, "Father, you can just say you don't want to hold a birthday banquet. The civil and military officials won't force you to do it."
The emperor's anger surged to the top of his head.
Eunuch Yuan made a decision: from now on, whenever the Emperor summons Prince Ling, he will take laxatives. He would rather stay in the outhouse than in the Imperial Study where both the Emperor and Prince Ling are present.
The Emperor is really something. There are so many officials in the court, and several princes who could take on this task. Why does the Emperor insist on making Prince Ling take charge of it?
To be honest, not only did Prince Ling think this way, but he also suspected that the Emperor didn't want to hold the birthday banquet.
There wasn't a single time when Prince Ling didn't annoy the Emperor. Did the Emperor want the birthday celebration to be a nightmare from beginning to end, with Prince Ling being tasked with preparing the banquet?
Fortunately, at this moment, Xiao Xizi came in and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Cheng requests an audience."
The Emperor said, "Let him in."
Xiao Xizi withdrew, and then King Cheng entered.
The Emperor's anger subsided somewhat when he saw Prince Cheng, who then asked Eunuch Yuan, "What happened?"
Eunuch Yuan said, "The Minister of Rites is seriously ill, and His Majesty wishes to have Prince Ling take charge of the birthday banquet arrangements..."
Prince Cheng glanced at Xie Jingyan, then looked at the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have come here regarding the matter of Your Majesty's birthday banquet. Just now, I went to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. When she heard about the Minister of Rites' serious illness, she felt that I had not shared any of Your Majesty's burdens over the years because of Yun'er's illness. Now that Yun'er's condition has greatly improved, it is time for me to share Your Majesty's worries. Since Prince Ling is unwilling to take charge of Your Majesty's birthday banquet, I will handle this matter."
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