Chapter 194 Another one comes to snatch people
"Your Majesty gave it to Liu Zheng, and Liu Zheng gave me a box." Cai Luoyu sighed with a smile, "When I was in Nongyun Garden, Liu Zheng took good care of me and was like a sister to me. I ran into her on the road just now when I came here. She looked a lot thinner."
Is there?
Xiao Jingfan thought about it secretly, and his attention unconsciously fell on what Cai Luoyu said, and even his face turned away a little.
Although this was exactly what she had intended, seeing the completely different reactions from the people in front of her, Cai Luoyu felt as if a ball of cotton was blocking her chest, making her feel suffocated.
She risked her life to become His Majesty's concubine, and Chu Liuzheng was just a palace maid. Why was she still no match for Chu Liuzheng?
She suppressed her anger, and when Xiao Anzi brought the soup bowl back, she quickly calmed down and said with a smile, "The stew tastes bland when it's cold. Your Majesty, please try my cooking while it's still hot."
"I'm not hungry now." Xiao Jingfan had no intention of drinking the soup and said to her, "If you have nothing else to do, please leave."
The smile on Cai Luoyu's face froze, and her palms clenched quietly. Does His Majesty really not want to see her?
We finally met, wouldn't it be a waste if we just went back like this?
She bowed and said, "I have something to ask."
"What's the matter?" Xiao Jingfan frowned slightly, already a little impatient.
Cai Luoyu said: "I just said that Liu Zheng took good care of me. In fact, he saved my life. I think..."
She studied Xiao Jingfan's expression and said, "I'd like to ask His Majesty to let her go to Chengbi Hall and do my best to repay him. I wonder if His Majesty would agree to this."
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Well, here comes another one to snatch his people away.
His brows suddenly turned cold as he stared at Cai Luoyu, his voice as cold as ice: "Your so-called reward is to make her your slave?"
"No." Cai Luoyu's heart tightened at his words, and she hurriedly explained, "I will treat her like a sister, no matter how big or small, and I will not treat her harshly."
Xiao Jingfan sneered: "You don't distinguish between high and low, and you disregard palace rules. You are very good."
"I dare not!" Cai Luoyu knelt down in shock, "I, I just want to..."
Xiao Jingfan: "Get lost."
"Your Majesty?" Cai Luoyu suspected that she had misheard. His Majesty actually told her to get out?
Seeing that she didn't move, Xiao Jingfan ordered Zhou Yuande: "Drag her out."
Zhou Yuande shook his head secretly. He thought that the emperor treated this person a little differently, but he didn't expect that he was also a useless person who couldn't read the emperor's mood.
Can you just ask for someone to serve you in front of the emperor?
Even the Queen doesn't dare to say this, let this person be so capable.
He took his men to carry Cai Luoyu out.
Cai Luoyu was dragged out of the hall in public. Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Master." Doukou ran over to help her, patted her back to soothe her breath, and advised, "Let's go back."
"Let's go." Cai Luoyu wished she could disappear right there, and walked quickly with her head down.
Doukou hurried to follow.
Zhou Yuande glanced at the two men's backs, then turned and instructed Xiao Anzi, "Ask Yuzhui to make a cup of Sanhua tea to help His Majesty calm down."
Xiao Anzi was in no hurry to leave. He asked, "Master, what about the soup that Cai Baolin sent?"
"Of course he fell down." Zhou Yuande hit him on the head with his whisk, "Be careful, or you'll die."
"Oh." Xiao Anzi rubbed his head and gave up the idea of leaving the soup for later.
On the other side, Cai Luoyu and his servant were running so fast that they almost slipped and fell.
"Master, be careful." Doukou looked at Cai Luoyu's unpleasant expression and gently advised, "Don't be upset. His Majesty is willing to summon you into the palace, which is much better than others."
"Really?" Cai Luoyu turned to look at her, the heat on her face still not subsiding.
Thinking of what had just happened, she felt annoyed. She didn't know how she would be laughed at if it got to the harem. She wished she had never been to the Yangxin Palace.
Doukou nodded: "Master used to work for the emperor, so he should know more than this servant."
Cai Luoyu thought that she had not stayed in the imperial presence for many days. After being thrown into the Moon Pool, she caught a cold and she spent most of her time recuperating in Nongyun Garden.
However, when she was on duty and from the casual conversations of Chu Liuzheng and others, it seemed that the emperor really did not like to summon concubines to the palace to keep him company.
She got in anyway.
Thinking of this, she felt a little better.
Seeing her expression ease up a bit, Doukou continued to persuade her, "Master, don't be upset that Your Majesty doesn't eat that bowl of stew. I once heard a young eunuch serving in the Imperial Court say that since Your Majesty ascended the throne, no matter which concubines brought him food, Your Majesty would not touch it at all, even if it was brought by the Empress herself."
Cai Luoyu didn't know about this and asked in surprise, "Why is this happening?"
"I just heard a little rumor." Doukou looked around. Cai Luoyu also realized that this was not the place to talk, so she said, "Let's go back to Chengbi Hall first."
"Wei." Doukou tilted the umbrella a little to prevent a single snowflake from falling on her.
Chengbi Hall and Yinyuexuan belong to the Yanfu Palace, and are the farthest away from the Yangxin Palace. They are quiet but also deserted.
When Cai Luoyu first learned that she was assigned here, she was naturally dissatisfied, but the order came from the emperor, so no matter how dissatisfied she was, she could only swallow it.
She originally thought that the emperor would take care of her a little because she risked her life to save him, but after these days she realized that the emperor had used up the life-saving grace when she asked to enter the harem.
If she wants to climb up, she can only rely on herself.
"Go ahead." Cai Luoyu sat down on the couch and waved her hand to ask all the servants in the room to leave.
Doukou squatted down and massaged her legs while saying, "This servant only heard it and can't take it seriously. Master, just listen to it for fun."
Cai Luoyu said softly "hmm".
Doukou asked, "Do you know why Concubine Zhen was given the posthumous title 'Zhen'?"
"I heard it was drafted by the Queen Mother herself," Cai Luoyu said, "and it's related to the harem struggle."
"Yes and no." Doukou's voice was very soft. "There are rumors in the palace that the late emperor's sudden death is closely related to the care of the Concubine Dowager."
Cai Luoyu blinked slowly. Serving the sick must include serving soup. What does this mean?
"You mean the late emperor didn't die of illness, but was poisoned by Concubine Zhen..."
"Master, please be careful with your words." Before she could finish her next word, Doukou interrupted her hurriedly.
Cai Luoyu pursed her lips, shocked by the news.
There is such a hidden story behind the late emperor's death.
"I also heard that Concubine Zhen did not follow the late emperor voluntarily." Doukou looked at the door and whispered in Cai Luoyu's ear, "There are rumors in the palace that Concubine Zhen was killed by His Majesty himself."
These words were barely audible, but they frightened Cai Luoyu so much that she almost fell unconscious.
She gripped the corner of the table tightly and tilted her head to look at Doukou: "How could you know such a secret?"
"I heard it all from Aunt Qi in the cold palace," Doukou explained, kneeling down. "She was drunk that day and blurted it out without thinking. I don't know if it's true or not, and I've never told anyone else."
Hearing this, Cai Luoyu felt strange. "How could a maid in the cold palace know such a secret? Are you trying to trick me?"
"I dare not lie to my master," Doukou secretly regretted showing off. "Madame Qi once served Concubine Dowager Jing. It was Madame Qi who really told me."
Cai Luoyu didn't believe it, but Doukou probably wouldn't have the guts to lie to her. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Go and get Aunt Qi. I have something to ask her."
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