Chapter 124 Acting skills are essential
【Wow, I was able to make it to the event! 】
Chu Liuzheng, supported by Moxiang, came to Huayin Palace with the eunuch who delivered the message. Even outside the door, he could hear Concubine Yun sobbing.
Concubine Yun is acting really hard, crying herself hoarse. When the tyrant comes, won't he be heartbroken? If the tyrant is heartbroken, won't Concubine Rong, the "murderer," be in trouble?
The young eunuch said to Chu Liuzheng and Moxiang, "Young ladies, please wait here. I will go in and tell Doctor Li."
"Thank you." Chu Liuzheng nodded to him. In order to avoid attracting too much attention by standing here, she and Moxiang deliberately stood in the corner.
Now everyone's attention is focused on Concubine Yun's miscarriage. Concubines who have received the news keep coming to visit, but no one pays attention to the two palace maids in the corner.
Chu Liuzheng and the others didn't have to wait long before Doctor Li came out with a medicine box, "Young ladies, follow me."
Just now, he was about to go to Yunyuan to change Chu Liuzheng's dressing, but before he even left the Imperial Hospital, he heard the bad news about Concubine Yun. Yuanshi Wu grabbed him and ran towards Huayin Palace, not giving him a chance to speak.
Judging from the situation in Huayin Hall, it is estimated that it will not be over in a short time, but the injury on Chu Liuzheng's hand is in the critical recovery period and the dressing must be changed in time.
After the incident where Nanny Wu tampered with the medicine, Doctor Li was worried about handing over the dressing change to other people. Besides, most of the doctors had come to Huayin Palace, and he couldn't find anyone reliable to entrust the task to.
After thinking it over, Doctor Li came up with a compromise. He sent someone to Nong Yunyuan to pass on the message, asking Chu Liuzheng to come over, change the medicine, and then send him back.
"I really can't get away, so please make this trip." Doctor Li led Chu Liuzheng and the other person to the uninhabited Zuixiaxuan.
Because he had given instructions in advance, palace servants had already lit candles inside, which just happened to illuminate the small world beside the table.
Moxiang helped Chu Liuzheng sit down on the chair and helped untie the gauze wrapped around her hands.
Just as Doctor Li opened the medicine box, the eunuch who had delivered the message came in with a basin of warm water.
Doctor Li mixed the medicine juice with warm water. After washing Chu Liuzheng's hands, he first looked at the wound in the candlelight to make sure there was no mistake before mixing the medicine powder and applying it.
Moxiang helped with the bandaging and changed the medicine in no time.
The young eunuch took the water out and poured it out. Doctor Li quickly packed up his medicine box and said to the two of them, "I have something else to do. You two ladies, please go back first. I will send someone to deliver the medicine to Nong Yun Garden tomorrow."
"Thank you, Doctor Li." Chu Liuzheng and Moxiang followed him out.
After separating from Doctor Li, Moxiang supported Chu Liuzheng's left arm and whispered, "Let's go back quickly."
"Okay." Chu Liuzheng responded lightly.
[Concubine Yun just had a miscarriage. We are not from Yaohua Palace. If we stay here, we might get implicated in something fatal. It would be a disaster. We're running away~]
Chu Liuzheng and the other man avoided the nobles and quickly walked out of the gate of Yaohua Palace. Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, a familiar sharp voice suddenly rang out, "Your Majesty has arrived!"
The ceremonial procession stopped and Xiao Jingfan got off the carriage.
Moxiang hurriedly helped Chu Liuzheng kneel down and greeted him along with the other palace maids: "Your Majesty, may you be well and safe."
Xiao Jingfan glanced at the familiar head.
Why is this woman in Yaohua Palace at this time?
Zhou Yuande was also surprised to see Moxiang and Chu Liuzheng here, but Xiao Jingfan had already started walking towards Yaohua Palace, so he didn't have time to think too much and hurriedly followed him with his whisk in hand.
Xiao Jingfan had only taken a few steps when he suddenly remembered something and ordered Zhou Yuande: "Call him in."
Zhou Yuande: ???
Who to call?
His mind raced, and he suddenly realized, who else could it be except the person at the door?
He immediately turned around and instructed his apprentice, "Please invite Miss Moxiang and Miss Liuzheng in."
He is familiar with this job.
Xiao Anzi agreed and turned to run to ask for help.
On the palace road, Moxiang supported Chu Liuzheng and walked less than ten steps when they heard footsteps approaching from behind. They both stopped and looked back.
Xiao Anzi ran up to catch up with a smile on his face: "Master asked the two girls to enter the palace to accompany him."
Enter the palace and follow the emperor?
Moxiang was surprised and glanced at Chu Liuzheng secretly, thinking, could this be what His Majesty meant?
Chu Liuzheng felt that this plot was somewhat familiar.
[Hehe, does every tea-serving maid have a setting that forces them to passively follow the tyrant? It was like that last time in the Imperial Garden, and it's the same this time in Yaohua Palace.]
"I can't serve tea or water right now, but he always takes me along. What on earth is Eunuch Zhou thinking? Is he jealous of me recuperating so leisurely that he wants me to stand in the corner as punishment?"
Chu Liuzheng didn’t understand, but no matter whether he understood it or not, Xiao Anzi had come to deliver the message, so he had to go back.
This also means...
【Wuhu~Eat melons live, double the fun!!】
Xiao Anzi led the two of them back into the hall and stood by the door waiting for instructions.
With the arrival of the emperor, the Huayin Palace, which had been a bit noisy, had become completely quiet, with only the sobbing and whimpering of Concubine Yun behind the screen.
On the other side of the screen, the concubines took their seats one by one.
Concubine Xiao, who was sitting in the middle, was wearing a purple-plum palace dress embroidered with magnolias. She looked down at her hands with her brows slightly furrowed.
She knew the effects of the incense she mixed best. The amount mixed into Yunfei's incense would take at least half a month to be effective. Why did Yunfei lose the baby in her belly in just one day?
Could it be that someone else has also tampered with Huayin Hall?
Thinking of this, she raised her eyelids and her gaze quietly swept across the faces of the concubines.
Unexpectedly, she met Concubine Xie's gaze, which startled her heart. She quickly looked away and clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
Xie Jieyu was slightly surprised. This Xiao woman didn't even dare to look at her. She was so guilty. Could it be that she was really the one who caused Concubine Yun to have a miscarriage?
She felt both surprised and amused at the thought of this possibility.
She could be instigated with just one sentence... The Empress Dowager always scolds her for being stupid. She should take a look at this Xiao. There are many people in the harem who are stupider than her!
She straightened her back imperceptibly, feeling that she had regained a lot of confidence from Concubine Xiao.
Chu Liuzheng, who was standing by the door, quietly moved his feet, adjusted his side angle, and glanced at the people in the hall calmly.
[Wow, so many beauties, what a visual feast! ]
[Tsk tsk, if you want to get ahead in the palace, you absolutely need good acting skills. Look at the ladies' lively expressions. How many little golden statues would that have to win?]
As he was sighing, Chu Liuzheng suddenly realized that someone was missing.
[Eh? Why isn't the Queen here?]
[Ah! That's right, the Queen pretended to have a miscarriage, but she was too lazy to intervene, lest the unclean things in Huayin Palace cause her to have a real miscarriage. Tsk, if she weren't the Queen, she would have noticed that something was amiss with Concubine Yun. She pretended to be ignorant and quietly watched Concubine Yun's performance.]
Xiao Jingfan:?
The Queen's miscarriage was actually faked?!
[Alas, survival in the harem is not easy. Being favored makes others jealous, and being pregnant is even more of a target. Although the tyrant has his will, there are many people secretly manipulating it. One or two of them are afraid that Concubine Yun will give birth to a prince first and seize the throne.]
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