Chapter 470: It's a Hard Life
The insects and ants in the imperial garden formed four large characters on the ground in an orderly manner: The disaster started with the Chu family.
Lu Fei squatted down and touched the ground with his hand. It was a little sticky. He put his finger to his nose and smelled it. It had a faint sweet smell, like honey.
He glanced at the word "Chu" and ordered someone to fetch water to wash away the honey water on the ground.
Without the attraction of honey, the insects and ants that could not be driven away just now dispersed spontaneously, as if nothing had happened.
When Xiao Jingfan returned to the palace, there was a list on the imperial desk, a list of all the people who had been to the imperial garden before the incident.
Chu Liuzheng tilted his head and took a look, and saw several familiar faces on the list.
[The Queen Mother's move is harmless and didn't even scratch my skin. What's the point?]
"Could it be that she's trying to use public opinion to arouse the tyrant's suspicion and make him dislike me, her alluring concubine? But it washes away with just a quick rinse of honey. It's clearly a contrived move. The Queen Mother was the victor of the previous palace fight, after all. Her methods wouldn't be so low, right?"
Chu Liuzheng couldn't understand why the Queen Mother would suddenly use such a trick. According to her thinking, this trick should be used on her by the Queen or Consort Shu.
But Xiao Jingfan understood.
He put the list down and turned to look at the woman beside him. "Tomorrow we will go to the Queen Mother's palace for dinner."
Chu Liuzheng blinked and said, "You haven't grown up yet...Okay, go."
The tyrant has a look on his face that forbids any disobedience, dragging a little lamb like me right into the clutches of the Empress Dowager. Ugh~ My life is so miserable.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
His Majesty the Emperor suddenly felt that it was quite unfortunate for him to fall in love with such a woman.
It has been decided that we will have dinner at Wanshou Palace tomorrow.
The next evening, Xiao Jingfan held Chu Liuzheng's hand, and the two of them walked into the gate of Wanshou Palace together.
The empress dowager, dressed in a graceful manner, leaned against the Wanfu pillow with a slightly frown on her face. She sat up straighter only after hearing the announcement.
Xiao Jingfan saluted: "Son pays respects to the Queen Mother."
Chu Liuzheng followed with a blessing: "Greetings to the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother's eyes swept over Chu Liuzheng and she smiled at Xiao Jingfan, "It's rare to see you come so early. Please sit down and talk. Madam Zhao, bring the nourishing meal I cooked myself to fill the prince's stomach."
Xiao Jingfan had just sat down when he heard the word "supplementary meal" and suddenly felt overwhelmed and wanted to get up and leave.
Chu Liuzheng also looked at him sympathetically.
The Empress Dowager's meal contains a lot of aphrodisiacs. It's okay for the tyrant to eat something while he's still recovering from his illness. It might just make him feel a little hot. But if he eats it now... well... I'd better go to Qingliang Palace to sleep tonight.
Never stay with dangerous people.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Seeing the hot tonic meal already served, His Majesty the Emperor had an idea and brought out Doctor Feng. "Mother, Doctor Feng has instructed us not to take any tonics casually, otherwise it might aggravate the condition."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was worried that the condition would worsen as she wanted to have more grandchildren, so she quickly asked everyone to leave.
The title of this miracle doctor is really useful. Xiao Jingfan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and decided to send someone to give Feng Jing some rewards later.
Dinner was not ready yet, and the empress dowager was chatting with the emperor, leaving Chu Liuzheng, a grown man, aside.
Chu Liu couldn't get what he wanted, so he just opened the system and ate melons.
The empress dowager was unaware of the true situation. Seeing that Chu Liuzheng's expression did not change from beginning to end, she could not help but look at her with respect, thinking that there must be something good about this girl that the emperor liked her.
Xiao Jingfan didn't think so, because all he could hear was...
Prince Rui is surrounded by Censor Wang in various ways every day. Now he has to climb over the wall to leave the palace... Hahaha! I've always seen Prince Rui play tricks on people, but this is the first time he's been forced into such a state of humiliation. Censor Wang's persistence means he'll succeed in everything he does!
Chun Man Yuan has transformed itself into a restaurant, with Hua Niang selling her art instead of her body, and business is booming. Wow, the owner of Chun Man Yuan is quite good at adapting to the changing times. If things continue like this, Chun Man Yuan will be able to compete with the largest restaurant in the capital.
The director of the Imperial Observatory invited his colleagues over for a drink, announcing that he had two grandchildren. His colleagues arrived bearing gifts and saw... Haha, it turned out to be the director's dog giving birth to two puppies. His colleagues were utterly ecstatic!
[Master Dong went to buy rouge for his wife...]
Chu Liuzheng had just read the beginning when she suddenly heard the emperor calling her. She turned around and saw that the empress dowager and the emperor were staring at her together.
[This is over. I didn't hear a word these two were talking about. Why are they suddenly calling me? Can you please ignore me and continue chatting?]
Xiao Jingfan coughed lightly and winked at her.
Chu Liuzheng: ???
【If you have something to say, please speak directly.】
There was indeed no telepathic connection between her and the emperor.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
He was about to make it more obvious when the Queen Mother spoke coldly, "Even if you don't want to, I won't force you."
【What are you willing to do? 】
Chu Liuzheng quickly opened the system and searched.
[Oh, so the tyrant told the Queen Mother that I was good at massaging her head, and he wanted me to do it for her to help her sleep.]
【Why didn’t you say so earlier! 】
"Don't misunderstand, Queen Mother. Your situation is slightly different from His Majesty's. I was just thinking about what method to use." Chu Liuzheng smiled and stood up. He washed and dried his hands before walking to the Queen Mother's side. His slender fingers gently pressed on both sides of the Queen Mother's forehead. "It will be a little sore if you press here, but please bear with it. It will be fine after rubbing it."
The Queen Mother glanced at her and said nothing.
Chu Liuzheng didn't care and continued to press the buttons while explaining.
"Pressing here more often can dredge the meridians and invigorate the blood circulation, making the face rosy."
"When you can't sleep, rub this area to help you sleep."
"If your eyes are dry and you see things blurry, press these acupoints more often."
"When you have a headache, press here with 30% force to relieve the pain."
Her voice was soft and slow, and the strength of her fingertips was just right. At first, the Queen Mother wanted to find fault with her, but then she fell asleep somehow, with her head hanging down and snoring softly.
Nanny Zhao quickly took a blanket and wanted to help the empress dowager lie down.
Chu Liuzheng waved his hand, took the blanket, unfolded it, and draped it over the Queen Mother, saying softly, "If you move, she'll wake up easily. Bring a few more soft pillows so the Queen Mother can lean on them and take a nap. Sleep for two quarters of an hour, and she'll wake up in time for dinner, so she won't be unable to sleep at night."
Hearing this, Nanny Zhao looked at the emperor beside her.
Xiao Jingfan nodded slightly, and Nanny Zhao did as Chu Liuzheng said.
【My hands are sore.】
After settling the Queen Mother, Chu Liuzheng sat down and stretched her fingers. Just as she was thinking about soaking them in hot water, Xiao Jingfan came over, took her hands, and rubbed them one by one with his eyes downcast. "Are you tired?"
"A little bit." Chu Liuzheng lay on the table and looked at him, from the smooth chin to the light red lips, straight nose bridge and deep eyes, all nose, eyes and mouth. How can someone be so good-looking?
[Although I have never seen what the Evil Emperor looks like, to be able to give birth to a son like the Tyrant, the Tyrant's biological mother must be an unparalleled beauty.]
She whispered, "Your Majesty, tomorrow I will teach this method to the palace maids in Wanshou Palace. I will have them massage the Empress Dowager before she goes to sleep so that she can sleep more peacefully at night."
"Hmm." Xiao Jingfan rubbed carefully from his fingertips to the palm, and then pressed back, "I will talk to my mother later and pick a few people for you. If you teach them well, you will be rewarded."
"What reward?"
"Teach him first."
"oh."
(End of this chapter)
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