Chapter 37: I still need to take care of it
"Your Majesty doesn't care about food, so why would you care about a bowl of chicken soup?" Chunlian advised softly, "The Yan family stands behind Consort Chun. Grand Tutor Yan is not only your majesty's teacher, but also a key figure in the court. Even if it's for the Yan family, Your Majesty will pay more attention to Consort Chun."
Excluding those emperors who were inherently lustful, the emperors recruited concubines to balance the previous dynasty.
"In the final analysis, it's all because of my fourth brother." Xu Rushuang slapped the armrest in anger. "He's just an Oiran, not a valuable thing. Is there any need to fight for him? Not only is he in jail now, but he's also causing trouble for father, making it difficult for him to plead for me in front of the emperor. When he gets out, I'll make sure father gives him a good lesson!"
Chunlian was a servant, so she could neither join in the scolding nor persuade the Fourth Young Master. No matter how bad the Fourth Young Master was, it was not her place to make any comment.
She could only change the subject. "The Empress Dowager's birthday is in a few days, and Wanyi is still short of a few scrolls of scriptures for her birthday gift. While the day is nice, why not copy some more? If you leave it all to copy at night, you'll tire your eyes."
Xu Rushuang really didn't want to copy the scriptures, but to please the Queen Mother, she nodded and said, "Okay, put out the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and copy for an hour."
*
After the political affairs were discussed, the three ministers left one after another.
Zhou Yuande walked into Wenhua Hall quietly and saw Xiao Jingfan rubbing his brows with a tired look on his face. He couldn't help but persuade him:
"Your Majesty, you have become so tired and thin these days that I feel so sorry for you. How about summoning the Wuyuan Envoy to give you a couple of acupuncture treatments to relieve your fatigue?"
Xiao Jingfan rubbed his eyebrows and said nothing.
Zhou Yuande then ordered someone to go to the Imperial Hospital and invite Wu Yuanshi.
"Your Majesty has been overworked and sleep deprived these days. If this continues, I'm afraid you'll become restless and sick from worry and fatigue."
Wu Yuanshi took out the silver needle, wiped it clean and put it back into the needle bag.
"I will now prescribe a tranquilizing and soothing decoction to help Your Majesty regain his composure."
Xiao Jingfan nodded, and suddenly remembered a certain woman's thoughts, and asked, "I heard that Concubine Wang has been ill for several days. Has the Imperial Hospital sent anyone to see her?"
Wu Yuanshi was shocked. Wasn't Consort Wang out of favor? Why did His Majesty suddenly ask about her?
He immediately knelt down and apologized: "I was busy nursing the Empress Dowager and was negligent for a moment. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
"Stand up." Xiao Jingfan leaned back against the soft pillow. "The Queen Mother's health and well-being are of course the top priority, but others must not neglect you either. You are the head of the Imperial Hospital, so please do not neglect us again."
"only!"
…
"Talented Lady, the imperial physician is here." Chun Xing ran into the room excitedly and helped Lady Wang up from the bed.
But within a few days, the beauty who was originally as fresh and delicate as a flower bud lost a lot of weight, her face was pale, her expression was listless, and she had no energy at all.
"Doctor, my master has been like this for three days now. He's suddenly lost his soul, has no appetite, and is almost losing weight. Please think of a solution."
"Don't worry, young lady." Doctor Li took out a medicine pillow from the medicine box and placed a brocade handkerchief on Concubine Wang's wrist. "Let me feel your pulse first."
"Okay." Chun Xing wiped away her tears and didn't dare to disturb her at all.
"This pulse..." Doctor Li frowned, "Excuse me, young lady, has the talented man been frightened by something?"
Chun Xing's eyes flashed, and she shook her head, "No."
"That's strange." Doctor Li looked at Concubine Wang's face and asked, "Have you been sleeping well these days?"
Chun Xing said, "I didn't sleep well, and I had a lot of dreams and night sweats."
Doctor Li looked at her and said, "This is clearly caused by shock. If you still don't tell me the truth, please forgive my lack of knowledge and ability to treat you."
Chun Xing showed hesitation and felt someone gently pulling her hand.
She turned to look at Concubine Wang and saw Concubine Wang nodded at her.
Chun Xing pursed her lips and then told the whole story.
*
At night, Wenhua Hall.
[Let me see if anyone has found out about the haunted harem a few days ago.]
Xiao Jingfan's ears moved slightly, and he raised his eyes to look in the direction where Chu Liuzheng was standing.
Chu Liuzheng stood against the wall, her attention completely focused on the system, and did not notice that Xiao Jingfan was looking at her.
Emperor Shunguang sent the Imperial Guards to stake out the Changchun Palace for two days, but the ghost never showed up.
[Of course she won't come out. She's hiding from the public and won't run into a trap. It's just a pity for Concubine Wang, who got frightened sick by the ghost. I wonder if Concubine Xie will feel guilty after knowing this.]
Xiao Jingfan's eyes darkened. It was her.
Those who know you are seeking revenge for Maomao and want to scare the Queen, while those who don't would think that Consort Wang is your enemy.
[Hmm? The tyrant knew Consort Wang was ill and sent the imperial physician to treat her. Wow! I thought Consort Wang was a nobody in the harem, but I didn't expect the tyrant to remember her.]
[Being remembered by the tyrant, when Wang Cairen recovers from her illness, will there be another favorite concubine in the harem?]
[The favorite concubine must not be offended. Let me take a look. Concubine Wang's father is Wang Yao, the ambassador of the Imperial Military Equipment Bureau. He holds a sixth-rank official position and is tall and strong, resembling a bear.]
[Hahaha, how could a bear give birth to a fairy like Wang Cairen? Could it be that she's not his biological daughter... Shit! She's really not his biological daughter!]
Xiao Jingfan put down the red brush, picked up the teacup, and pricked up his ears.
Chu Liuzheng was so absorbed in gossiping that he didn't notice there was someone else eavesdropping.
[Because my wife gave birth to three sons in a row, I took a baby girl from the orphanage and raised her as my own daughter.]
[At least he gave the orphan a home, and he's a pretty good person... Wait, let me take that back.]
When the adopted daughter was two years old, Madam Wang gave birth to a baby girl. Having a biological daughter, Wang Yao wanted to send the adopted daughter to a nunnery, but Madam Wang had grown attached to her and kept her.
[The adopted daughter grew up to be fifteen and very pretty. While she was going to burn incense, she was noticed by Gu Zexian, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, who wanted to take her as his seventh concubine... Oh my god! Gu Zexian is almost sixty, older than her father, and he actually has the nerve to ask for it!]
[Damn! To get promoted, Wang Yao agreed! Madam Wang didn't object, and even said her adopted daughter had found a good match.]
[Bah! Whose ideal marriage is to marry an old man as a concubine?]
Chu Liuzheng quickly scrolled down to read the follow-up.
When the new emperor ascended the throne and expanded the harem, Lady Wang was reluctant to send her own daughter into the palace, so she asked her husband to send her adopted daughter instead. If she wasn't chosen, she could still become Doctor Gu's concubine. Unexpectedly, her adopted daughter was chosen and a nameplate was left, so her plans to become a concubine fell through.
[Ah, this... the tyrant did a good thing, didn't he? Although the concubine is also a concubine, and although the palace is not a good place, at least the tyrant is young, not a sixty-year-old old man. So... consider it a couple of free rides?]
Duck?
The veins on Xiao Jingfan's forehead twitched twice. He was really bored to listen to this woman's nonsense!
After drinking half a cup of tea, he tapped the table with his fingers and said, "Add more water."
Chu Liuzheng came forward with a small copper kettle, adding water while continuing to eat the melon.
[Speaking of which, Wang Yao is not a good person, and Doctor Gu is even less so. He actually beat his wife and killed several concubines and concubines. Isn't this just taking human life lightly?]
Xiao Jingfan frowned slightly.
——Having bad personal ethics won't affect his official position. As long as Gu Zexian does his job conscientiously and doesn't cause trouble for the royal family...
[Wow! There are twenty boxes of gold hidden in the Gu family's ice cellar!]
Xiao Jingfan, who was very short of money: ...I still have to take care of it.
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