Chapter 1 The List
In the tea room of the side hall of Wenhua Palace, after Chu Liuzheng finished preparing to make tea, he took a break from his busy schedule and found Zhang Wuzi to sit down, and used the system in his mind to browse the latest gossip.
Consort Chun has acquired a new book of secret sex scenes and has been practicing quietly in the palace for three days, intending to surprise the Emperor. Tsk tsk, I hear Consort Chun lives up to her name, with a lusty face and a torrid figure. Wouldn't those poses be... ahem, I envy the tyrant's good fortune!
Last night, the Imperial Concubine tried the beauty cream from the Imperial Hospital. This morning, she woke up with a red rash on her face. If it's not healed quickly, it might leave scars. Serves her right! Evildoers will be punished. You've been slapping the palace maids for fun, and now you're getting your comeuppance!
[The eldest princess and her husband use a concubine...]
Chu Liuzheng had just read the beginning when he suddenly heard a slightly shrill voice.
"Miss Liu Zheng, the court meeting has ended. His Majesty has summoned the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Personnel, and Grand Secretary Zhang of Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss matters in the Wenhua Hall. Is the tea ready?"
Zhou Yuande, the eunuch serving beside Emperor Shunguang, walked quickly into the tea room with a whisk in his hand. Seeing Chu Liuzheng sitting on the stool in a daze again while on duty, he couldn't help but want to scold him.
But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly remembered how his Majesty treated this person differently, and he immediately swallowed the criticism back, causing his expression to become slightly distorted.
"Eunuch Zhou, please rest assured that I will be your ambassador."
Chu Liuzheng stood up, bent down to smooth out a wrinkle on her skirt, and pointed at the long table.
"The autumn weather is incredibly dry, and Your Majesty has been up late these past two days reviewing memorials, which has been quite taxing. I've specially prepared lotus seed, lily, and longan tea, which is supposed to clear the heart and moisten the lungs, and calm the mind."
"For those of you who often come to Wenhua Hall for meetings, I've prepared your favorite teas. The three of us today, the Minister of Revenue likes Pu'er, the Minister of Personnel likes Longjing, and Grand Secretary Zhang likes Dahongpao. Could you please tell me if I remember correctly?"
"That's right." Zhou Yuande smiled with satisfaction. "As expected of someone trained by the Empress, he's always thorough and considerate when doing his job."
Chu Liuzheng gave a fake smile, thinking to himself:
[No wonder he was able to secure his position as the top leader beside a tyrant. Look, this one sentence praised two people and even gave the Queen a small compliment. If the Queen heard this, how could she not remember his kindness?]
Zhou Yuande urged, "Since everything is ready, don't delay. His Majesty and the three adults are still waiting."
"Yes." Chu Liuzheng took the copper kettle from the charcoal stove and lowered his head to make tea according to the steps.
Her fingers are slender and white and tender like the tips of lotus roots. Even when she makes tea, it looks better than others.
Zhou Yuande stared at them for a few seconds and thought to himself that just this pair of white jade-like hands could attract His Majesty to look at them a few more times.
"I remember Miss Wan Tang was also on duty today, why is she not here?"
Judging from Zhou Yuande's tone, he seemed to be about to lose his temper.
Chu Liuzheng's hands kept moving as he explained softly, "She got up this morning and drank some cold water to save trouble. She suddenly had a stomachache and went to the toilet. She'll be back soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man came back.
Seeing Zhou Yuande standing in the tea room, Jiang Wantang was startled and quickly knelt down to greet him: "Hello, Eunuch Zhou."
Zhou Yuande turned around, scolded her with a sullen face, and gave Chu Liuzheng some instructions before leaving.
Jiang Wantang stuck out her tongue at his back, then leaned over and affectionately took Chu Liuzheng's arm. "Thank you so much, sister, otherwise who knows how Eunuch Zhou would have lectured me."
Chu Liuzheng handed her a wooden tray and said, "Eunuch Zhou is doing this for your own good. Will you still drink cold water from now on?"
"I don't dare drink anymore." Jiang Wantang helped put the glass teacups on the table onto the tray.
There were two trays in total, one for the emperor's tea and one for the other three cups of tea.
"Sister, let's go quickly." Jiang Wantang picked up the tray with lotus seed, lily and longan tea and walked out first.
Chu Liuzheng knew Jiang Wantang's little thoughts clearly. Not only did he not want to argue with her, he also wanted to grab her hand and thank her.
May good people have a peaceful life!
She lowered her head and carefully wrote down what the three cups of tea were. After confirming that she was correct, she picked up the tray and followed.
…
“Bang!”
In the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Shunguang Xiao Jingfan threw the memorial in his hand to the ground.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." The three ministers in the hall immediately knelt down. The Minister of Personnel trembled slightly and sweated profusely.
"Calm down?" Zhang Yang raised his eyebrows, and Xiao Jingfan snorted coldly, "A county official, instead of seeking benefits for the people, actually condoned cruel officials to plunder the people's wealth. In just two years in office, he embezzled as much as 50,000 taels. The people under his rule are full of resentment and suffering. If Zhang Qian hadn't secretly investigated and uncovered this, how long would you have continued to deceive me? How can I calm down?!"
The three ministers trembled in unison, shouting, "The emperor's health is the most important thing. Your Majesty, please calm down."
Looking at the three old foxes in the court below, Xiao Jingfan's anger rushed to his forehead.
Calm down, calm down. Besides calming him down, what else can these so-called loyal ministers do?!
How could an eighth-rank county magistrate have such great ability to conceal the truth?
He didn't believe that these three old guys really knew nothing about it!
[Dad, the tyrant is angry, you came at the wrong time!]
Hearing this familiar voice, Xiao Jingfan's anger, which was about to make his hair stand up, suddenly stopped. He shifted his gaze to the entrance of the hall, and sure enough, he saw a familiar figure standing against the wall.
[Are you still going to give me this tea? The tyrant is so angry, today must be the day this glass teacup will be buried. Ugh, what a waste of something.]
[The three of you are kneeling on the ground. I guess you don't have time for tea. How about I go back to the tea room first?]
Chu Liuzheng was about to slip away, but he didn't expect Jiang Yongshi beside him to walk towards the tyrant gracefully with a tray in his hand.
“!!!”
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If you don't want your life, I will!
Seeing Chu Liuzheng standing there motionless, Zhou Yuande quickly winked at her: Go quickly!
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
Just grit your teeth and go!
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Damn tyrant! I was doing my job well in Changchun Palace, why did you transfer me to serve in front of the emperor?!]
[The tyrant is so angry, and the group of people behind the corrupt official are greedy for no less than 50,000 taels. If they were all found out, wouldn't the tyrant be so angry that he would die?]
I still remember the list in the gossip. It included Zhejiang Provincial Governor Lu Jiarui, Commander-in-Chief Zhong Zhichen, Taizhou Prefect Cao Junhao, and Assistant Official Liu... Fourteen people in total. Wow, there are so many corrupt officials.
Xiao Jingfan, who didn't hear a word, said: "..."
Thanks for the invitation, I'm so pissed off!!
He suddenly grabbed the glass teacup and threw it to the ground. The scalding tea mixed with the fragments flew everywhere, frightening Jiang Wantang so much that she covered her face and cried out in shock, "Ah!"
Xiao Jingfan didn't even look at her, and said coldly: "Drag him out and beat him to death!"
Immediately, a young eunuch came forward, blocked Jiang Wantang's mouth, and dragged him out.
He didn't even give me a chance to beg for mercy.
Jiang Wantang was so scared that her face was covered with tears, and she looked at Chu Liuzheng for help.
Chu Liuzheng lowered his eyes and sighed in his heart.
Silly girl, no matter how handsome a tyrant is, he is still a tyrant who kills people without blinking an eye.
Sigh! This month's third warrior is gone, and she has to find a new roommate. I wonder if she dares to find someone who can stick with her for a little longer!
She doesn't want to serve the tyrant alone!!!
While the tyrant wasn't paying attention, Chu Liuzheng quietly put down his teacup and tried to slip away, but he suddenly heard an angry voice: "Stop!"
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