Chapter 256 Laid-off
Xiao Jingfan closed his eyes again, feeling the moderate force on his forehead, and thought it would be a good idea to transfer Chu Liuzheng to serve him closely.
Chu Liuzheng felt an inexplicable chill on his back, and the strength of his hands inadvertently increased by two points.
She immediately looked at the emperor cautiously, and was relieved to find that the emperor just frowned but did not open his eyes.
She pressed and sighed.
My previous thoughts might be wrong. The tyrant's refusal to stay overnight in the harem is entirely due to poor sleep, and has nothing to do with psychological trauma. He's a light sleeper, and the slightest shift in the next person would wake him up, making it impossible to sleep at all.
She glanced down at the emperor who seemed to have fallen asleep again, and she was filled with envy.
She also wanted to sleep while getting a massage.
"Speaking of which, I need to find a way to tell the tyrant about the Fifth Prince's wife's conspiracy. I don't want to have seven or eight more worms hatching in my body, and I don't want to work with a Gu master. It's too disgusting."
Chu Liuzheng thought seriously.
[Hmm... What kind of lie should I make up that would be believable?]
Xiao Jingfan pretended to be asleep: "..."
This audacious woman is not afraid of deceiving the emperor at all.
"Or I should pass on the information to the Secret Guards or the Imperial Guards. It's too terrifying to confront the tyrant directly. I feel like even a glare from him could shorten my life by ten years."
Xiao Jingfan pretended to be asleep: "..."
Just talk nonsense.
I can't use the secret guards' method of passing messages, but I can submit anonymous articles to the Imperial Guards. Just as a thank you for helping me out earlier.
[Hmm… I need to get a list of the people involved in the Fifth Prince's Consort Plan so the Imperial Guard can arrest them. Also…]
Chu Liuzheng muttered to himself, thinking about everything he could do.
As for whether the Jinyiwei would believe it and report it to the emperor, as long as Lord Xie is sane, he would report such a big thing to the emperor even if it is false.
Xiao Jingfan originally wanted to get up and do something after listening to it.
I still have half of the memorial to read. The Gao family's affairs need to be investigated as soon as possible. I need to have the secret guards lure the Jinyiwei away to cooperate with this woman. I need to send a message to the secret guard camp to make an antidote for the poisonous insect. And...
But as he listened to the mumbling in his ears and felt the gentle massage on his forehead and temples, his mind gradually became dull and he fell into a deep sleep surrounded by the fragrance of jasmine.
Snowflakes were falling, and before I knew it, the sky had become dark.
"His Majesty."
A soft call came from his ear, Xiao Jingfan's eyelids trembled for a moment, and he opened his eyes and saw the familiar fat face next to him.
Seems to have gained weight again.
"How long have I slept?" He sat up, the blanket covering him falling to the ground. His voice was a little hoarse because he had just woken up.
Zhou Yuande smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you slept for two hours."
So long!
Xiao Jingfan frowned immediately: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Zhou Yuande quickly knelt down to apologize. "You only slept for a little over an hour last night, and you woke up with a headache this morning, yet you refused to summon the imperial physician. I saw that it was rare for you to sleep so soundly, so I didn't wake you up."
After he mentioned this, Xiao Jingfan found that his head did not hurt after waking up.
He glanced at Zhou Yuande and said, "Get up."
Zhou Yuande stood up and asked, "The imperial kitchen has prepared dinner. Your Majesty, would you like to eat now?"
Xiao Jingfan nodded, and suddenly a faint scent of jasmine brushed his nose. He turned around and saw an open box of ointment on the table. The jasmine scent came from there.
He reached out and picked up the box.
Zhou Yuande glanced at the box and smiled, "This was specially left by Miss Liu Zheng. She said that smelling the scent before bed will help you sleep more deeply and won't wake up easily."
He felt that this made sense. After all, it was rare to see His Majesty sleeping so soundly.
"Where is she?" Xiao Jingfan closed the ointment box and placed it on the table.
Zhou Yuande said, "In reply to your Majesty, Miss Liu Zheng does not need to be on duty tonight. She should be in Yiran Garden right now."
Xiao Jingfan recalled his thoughts before falling asleep and ordered, "Call her over."
"A-choo!" In Yiran Garden, Chu Liuzheng, who was having dinner with Yuzhui and Chenxing, suddenly turned around and sneezed.
She raised her hand to rub her itchy nose and listened to Yuzhui say, "I heard that Nongyun Garden is almost completed. When we move back there, we won't have such good food."
The voice sounded rather reluctant.
Chen Xing smiled and picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with black fungus for her with chopsticks, "Then eat more now, sister."
"Moving back has its advantages," Chu Liuzheng said. "Nongyun Garden is right behind Wenhua Palace, so it's convenient for us to do our work. Now living in Yiran Garden means we have to walk half the distance, and we have to tell Eunuch Zhou when we come back to get something. How can it be cheaper than staying in Nongyun Garden?"
"That's true." Yu Zhui nodded. "If I move back to Nong Yun Garden, I can sleep an extra quarter of an hour in the morning."
[It turns out that workers don’t like to get up early. ]
Chu Liuzheng felt the same way.
While eating, there was a knock on the closed door. Chen Xing asked loudly, "Who is it?"
"Is Miss Liu Zheng here?" came the voice of a young eunuch.
Chen Xing wanted to open the door, but Chu Liuzheng had already recognized who it was, so he told her to sit down and eat while she went to open the door.
"Hello, young lady." The young eunuch smiled and handed the box forward. "The prince sent me to bring it to you, young lady. Please accept it."
Chu Liuzheng didn't extend his hand, but raised a polite fake smile at the corner of his lips: "I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness, but I won't accept rewards without merit. Please take it back, eunuch."
The young eunuch didn't expect Chu Liuzheng to refuse. Hadn't he accepted all the things that were sent to him before?
Chu Liuzheng bowed to him and said, "Goodbye, eunuch. I won't see you off."
Before, the counterfeit would personally deliver the things and just leave without giving her a chance to refuse.
The young eunuch in front of her didn't seem to have learned the rogue ways of the fake one, so she naturally couldn't accept him...
Before Chu Liuzheng could finish his thought, he saw the young eunuch in front of him, who looked very honest, put the box on the ground and turned around and ran away.
Chu Liuzheng almost became the target of onlookers after chasing for only a few steps, so he had to give up.
[Forget it, forget it. I've already collected so many, this one isn't a big deal. I can just return it with the others.]
She carried the box into the room. Yuzhui was winking at Chenxing. When he saw her come in, he immediately sat up straight, looking around, with the word "guilty" written all over his face.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
[Okay, gossiping about me again.]
She placed the box she was holding on top of the pile of boxes and covered them with a cloth.
Yuzhui looked at her: "Why don't you open it and take a look? Aren't you curious about what's inside?"
Chu Liuzheng was not curious at all. She had to return it anyway. If it contained gold, silver, jewelry or something, she would be heartbroken.
She was about to sit back down to eat when Xiao Anzi came running over and said, "Miss, please come with me quickly. His Majesty is urgently summoning you."
【Can't you wait until I finish my meal? 】
Chu Liuzheng was exhausted, but the emperor had summoned him urgently and he couldn't delay, so he quickly rinsed his mouth with tea and left with Xiao Anzi.
"Does Eunuch An know what this is about?"
Xiao Anzi shook his head. He really knew nothing.
Chu Liuzheng sighed inwardly and followed him to the side hall of Wenhua Palace, where the emperor was having dinner.
Chu Liuzheng originally thought she had to wait at the door, but Xiao Anzi led her in directly.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and safe."
"Get up." Xiao Jingfan put down his chopsticks and looked at Chu Liuzheng, "From today on, you don't have to work in the tea room anymore."
Chu Liuzheng:!
[Holy crap! I just got laid off just like that?!]
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