Chapter 93 The Daring One Dies
Outside the door, Moxiang glanced at Dong Wu who was still kneeling, then knelt down to greet Xiao Jingfan: "Your Majesty, may you be well."
"Stand up."
Dongwu followed Moxiang and stood up.
Xiao Jingfan glanced at her.
There was no emotion in this glance, but Dong Wu felt as if a mountain was pressing down on her. She was so scared that her legs went weak and she felt that all her little thoughts were seen through by this emperor.
That's right, she came out to pay her respects just now because she wanted to take a gamble.
If she could please His Majesty, she could be transferred to the tea room to serve tea without asking anyone for permission.
Even if you don't serve tea, you can still do some work like grinding ink and folding paper.
She originally expected Shen Chongyi to help her, but Shen Chongyi was suddenly demoted to Shenpin. Now he can't even protect himself, so how can he take care of her?
She has been working as a handyman in Wenhua Palace for three years. She thinks she is good-looking and nimble. Why is it that Chu Liuzheng and Yuzhu can come from behind and stay in the leisurely tea room, and get some rewards from time to time, while she can only do the hard work of sweeping and cleaning?
She was unwilling to accept it.
She doesn't want to wait any longer!
Seeing Xiao Jingfan about to leave, Dong Wu bit the tip of her tongue and said boldly, "Your servant Dong Wu, I have learned some tea-making skills from Miss Liu Zheng. I would like to be transferred to the tea room to serve Your Majesty. Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty."
As she spoke, she knelt down again and kowtowed to Xiao Jingfan's back.
Xiao Jingfan didn't even stop, he stepped over the threshold and walked into the house.
Dong Wu looked up, his eyes filled with unconcealable resentment.
She didn't dare to blame the emperor, so she blamed everything on Chu Liuzheng who didn't come out of the room.
Shameless vixen! She's seduced His Majesty here several times. When she spreads the news to the harem, this vixen will suffer!
She supported herself on the ground and was about to stand up, but unexpectedly two young eunuchs suddenly came forward and held her down.
Zhou Yuande said in a shrill voice, "Disobeying the Emperor is a capital offense. Your Majesty is magnanimous and will not bear grudge against you. I will punish you by sending you to the laundry to reflect on your mistakes."
Dong Wu was stunned for a moment, then began to struggle violently, crying out for injustice and begging His Majesty for forgiveness inside the house.
But after shouting twice, his mouth was blocked.
Two young eunuchs grabbed her arms tightly and dragged her to the laundry room.
Dong Wu glared with anger and fear, and his legs rubbed against the ground as he struggled, leaving two long black marks on the ground covered with thin snow.
Seeing this, Moxiang pursed her lips and sighed softly.
Zhou Yuande glanced at her and said, "Miss, you have a kind heart, but please allow me to say a few words. Some people don't deserve your kindness."
How could Dong Wu's little thoughts escape his eyes?
Dong Wu has been in the palace for seven years and is considered an old man in the palace. How could he not understand the rules of the palace?
His Majesty clearly did not allow it to be announced, so he should have come out and paid his respects. But he was so stupid as to make a sound. He is truly hopeless.
She even dragged Miss Liu Zheng into the conversation, clearly hoping His Majesty would show some leniency for her sake. But she didn't consider that, aside from Concubine Wen and the newly ennobled Cai Baolin, who among those who had approached His Majesty on their own initiative in recent years had a good ending?
It’s good enough to be alive now.
"Thank you for the advice, eunuch."
If Zhou Yuande can see it clearly, how can Moxiang not see it?
She sighed, not because of the winter fog, but because of Chu Liuzheng.
Now that His Majesty is so devoted to Liu Zheng and visits him so often, I wonder how many people have held a grudge against him. Now that His Majesty is protecting him, it's no problem, but what if His Majesty ever withdraws this favor?
Emperors are all heartless people. Moxiang doesn't dare to imagine what kind of situation Chu Liuzheng will face when that time comes.
She couldn't help feeling worried and melancholy in her heart.
Inside the house, Chu Liuzheng was completely unaware of Moxiang's worries.
As soon as Xiao Jingfan came in, she was ready to meet the emperor, but for some reason, she closed her eyes.
Xiao Jingfan didn't even send anyone to wake her up. He just leisurely sat down on the small stool where Moxiang had originally sat, stretched out his hand and leisurely warmed himself by the fire.
Chu Liuzheng pricked up his ears to listen to the noise.
[Tyrant, why don't you let anyone wake me up? ]
[Should I wake up now? Wouldn't that sound fake?]
[Open your eyes? Don't open your eyes?]
Chu Liuzheng was so troubled that he wanted to tear off the petals.
Xiao Jingfan glanced at the motionless bed, curled the corners of his lips slightly, and continued to leisurely warm himself by the fire.
【I'd better take a sneak peek.】
Chu Liuzheng was uneasy because of the quiet room and the quiet tyrant. He couldn't help but quietly open his eyes a little, slightly turned his head, and looked towards the bed.
Through the gauze curtain, you can see a man in black clothes sitting beside the bed.
[Fuck! The tyrant is the only one in the room!]
【No, I am also a person.】
【It’s just the two of us!!】
Chu Liuzheng was so scared that he closed his eyes again.
[May God bless the tyrant and let him go quickly! ]
Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows and glanced at the bed.
Wasn't she cursing happily just now? Now she's scared. He wants to see how long this woman is going to pretend to be asleep.
Xiao Jingfan changed his posture while warming himself by the fire.
It was silent outside.
The house was equally silent.
Chu Liuzheng was so nervous...that he almost fell asleep.
"Hey, why isn't the tyrant leaving yet? Wenhua Hall doesn't need this little bit of charcoal."
[Could it be that the tyrant suddenly regretted giving me this silver charcoal as a gift, and because he couldn't accept the money from me, decided to use it all himself?]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
I'm not as stingy as you!
[Although it's a bit outrageous, it's not impossible. Last time, the tyrant made Lady Zhu dance for half the night and then refused to burn charcoal, causing her to freeze sick.]
Xiao Jingfan: I just forgot!
[Tsk tsk, the tyrant is so concerned about charcoal fire, is it possible that the palace didn't purchase enough charcoal this year?]
Chu Liuzheng used his divergent thinking to make bold guesses, then opened the system to carefully verify the information.
[Hmm... there's plenty of charcoal. It's just that the tyrant was once again taken advantage of. Luo, the head steward in charge of purchasing for the Imperial Household Department, inflated the price by a full double, and all the extra money went into his and his accomplices' pockets.]
"It's easier to make money working for a tyrant than to work for a tyrant. Just by making a profit from the price difference of buying charcoal, you're already rich."
Xiao Jingfan opened the little death notebook in his heart and wrote down "General Manager Luo of the Ministry of Internal Affairs".
Chu Liuzheng was still sighing.
It's true that the bold die of overeating, while the timid die of starvation. Isn't it because I'm too timid and don't dare to be greedy that I'm so poor now? If I were a little bolder and had lower moral standards, I could have saved enough for my retirement in several lifetimes. Why would I have to work so hard?
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
You're quite sorry.
[Why hasn't the tyrant left yet? Is it comfortable for a tall person to sit on a small stool?]
Xiao Jingfan: I feel uncomfortable.
But the rebellious emperor sometimes just doesn't want to do what a certain woman wants.
Chu Liuzheng felt an itch on her back while lying down, and she wanted to rub it, but she was worried that if she moved too much, Xiao Jingfan would notice and accuse her of "pretending to sleep and deceiving the king."
[If you don't leave now, I'll... continue eating melons! ]
Trying hard to ignore the itch on his back, Chu Liuzheng opened the system and found the half melon he had just eaten.
[Let me take a look. What happens next in the secret passage is... After the pursuers leave, Princess Mingxia believes the story of the real princess and her childhood sweetheart eloping, and takes the four of them to a secluded courtyard in the suburbs.]
[Hmm? This statement is full of mistakes and omissions. Given your intelligence, isn't it a bit too quick to believe it?]
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