Chapter 90: Poisonous Desserts
Seeing that Fu Danjun was frowning and ignoring her, Concubine Zhou left angrily.
Fu Danjun finally breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't want to have any contact with these concubines.
They and I are from two different worlds and have no common language.
As a result, after a cup of tea, Concubine Zhou came back with a plate of pastries.
"This is a small chestnut flour bun, a new style of pastry made in the imperial kitchen."
She placed the plate on the table with a look of joy on her face and beckoned Fu Danjun to come and eat: "Come and try it. How does it compare to your Jiangnan dim sum?"
Since she was a concubine, Fu Danjun bravely praised her: "Yeah, it looks good."
Concubine Zhou took the small silver chopsticks and fed her one: "Come on, open your mouth."
Fu Danjun suddenly took a step back and said with a modest smile, "I don't deserve it."
She wondered why Concubine Zhou suddenly became so enthusiastic again. Was there something poisonous in her heart?
When Concubine Zhou saw her hiding behind him, she scolded him in a delicate voice, "I'm feeding you, and you're still hiding?"
Fu Danjun paused, forced a smile, and said, "I am flattered."
Concubine Zhou warned with a sullen face: "Let me remind you, even if I am not favored, I am still the emperor's concubine, and you are just a commoner."
The implication is that she has the right to deal with Fu Danjun.
Fu Danjun was helpless. While guessing what the poison was in the snack, he accepted the food from Concubine Xiao Zhou.
Little Concubine Zhou also ate with a smile on her face, chatting with Fu Danjun about family matters without any scruples.
But Fu Danjun didn't hear much. He just felt dizzy and very sleepy.
Later she fell asleep on the table.
Who knew that he would never wake up from this sleep? When Fu Danjun was thirsty and asked for water, no one paid attention to him.
She wanted to get up and walk around, but no one came to help her.
After a long time, I suddenly realized that I was sick.
Xie Changsheng would scold the imperial physician from time to time, and even beat and kick him when he got angry.
Fu Danjun was mostly conscious, but he couldn't open his eyes.
She wanted to speak, but she could only move her mouth but no sound came out.
I don't know how much time passed, and the crying voice of Concubine Zhou reached my ears: "I'm sorry, sister, I was bewitched, I hurt you."
Fu Danjun suddenly realized that the food he had eaten was indeed poisonous.
But she was not surprised, as she had long heard that the harem was full of sinister plots.
I don't want to stay here, but the king is so tyrannical.
"I want to go home, I want to go home..."
Fu Danjun didn't know when he would be able to speak again.
She felt her limbs become flexible and her eyes opened.
Xie Changsheng was walking around on the ground when he saw Fu Danjun sitting up. "Your limbs are degenerating. Why don't you get up and walk around?"
Then, he gestured to Eunuch Chang: "Deal with it."
After Eunuch Chang walked out, a scream from Concubine Zhou was heard outside.
Fu Danjun shuddered in fear, which made Xie Changsheng laugh: "Why are you so timid?"
Fu Danjun couldn't help but ask, "What did you do to her?"
Xie Changsheng came over, put his hands on the bed and asked, "He's dead. Do you want to see it?"
Fu Danjun shuddered and was speechless.
Xie Changsheng saw that she was pale and touched her forehead: "You have a fever again. I will call the imperial physician again."
Fu Danjun was already depressed, and after suffering such a serious illness, how could he have the energy to spare?
Seeing her like this, Xie Changsheng couldn't bear it either: "Zhou was jealous of you and poisoned the snacks, almost killing you. It's only right to kill her."
Fu Danjun didn't know how to comment, he just wanted to leave.
Xie Changsheng saw what she was thinking and grabbed her ear to warn her: "Be happy and make me happy, then you will have a chance to leave."
Fu Danjun knew that even if she tried to please him, she might not have the chance to leave.
However, the chances are better than not trying to make him happy.
So, she tried to smile: "I also want to get better soon and make you happy, but now I don't have any strength at all."
Xie Changsheng covered her mouth: "The imperial physician said that you need to take good care of yourself."
Fu Danjun paused and then smiled deliberately, "I feel so lonely. Can you accompany me?"
Xie Changsheng was dumbfounded because it was the first time he heard such words.
He simply couldn't believe that it came from Fu Danjun's mouth, even though he knew it was a deliberate attempt to please him.
"Have you already started to coax me?"
He chuckled and said, "It's not enough to just coax her. She has to coax him well."
Although his words were still harsh, his tone was already doting.
Fu Danjun smiled and said, "As you wish."
In an instant, Xie Changsheng found that her condition had returned to normal.
The energetic and creative Fu Danjun is back again.
"Go and get the memorial."
Xie Changsheng didn't want to leave and planned to review memorials by Fu Danjun's bedside.
Eunuch Chang was dumbfounded, but before he could say anything, Fu Danjun intervened, "No, Your Majesty! Since ancient times, how could an emperor review memorials by the bedside of a commoner woman? It's already an exception for a commoner like me to be able to live in the palace. How dare you break the rules for Your Majesty?"
Xie Changsheng was actually speechless because everything Fu Danjun said was right.
So he hesitated and said, "Okay, I'll come back after I finish reviewing it."
Seeing that he was obedient, Fu Danjun smiled and said, "Well, I'll wait for you."
The two of them suddenly became very sweet, which prompted Xie Changsheng to kiss her hard on the face before leaving.
Three days later, Fu Danjun was already up and moving around.
Then a large number of concubines came to see her, bringing various gifts.
Fu Danjun knew that the women in the harem all liked to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
They may know that the emperor dotes on them and want to curry favor with him, so they deliberately ignore him.
But the women were not discouraged at all and kept on giving him endless flattery.
One of them, a woman named Zhang Shangyue, who had been granted the title of imperial concubine, complained to Fu Danjun, "Although I have been in the palace for a year, the emperor has never turned over my name card. It's not just me, the other sisters are the same."
When Fu Danjun heard this, he felt sad for her.
Because Zhang Shangyue is as beautiful as a flower and is also known as a talented woman from the south of the Yangtze River.
Watching her youth and prime years slowly being wasted in the deep palace.
"Since the Emperor doesn't favor you, why did he invite you into the palace?"
Fu Danjun raised the question, causing Zhang Shangyue to smile bitterly: "Does the emperor need a reason to do things? Not only me, but also the newly selected women from Jiangnan who entered the palace will all die of old age in the palace."
Fu Danjun's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself what a pity it was for these beauties.
Zhang Shangyue's eyes suddenly changed, and she looked at Fu Danjun like a lunatic: "Can you tell me what your secret is?"
Fu Danjun was stunned and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Shangyue continued to ask nervously: "How did you serve the emperor in bed?"
Fu Danjun was stunned, then blushed: "I didn't serve him."
Zhang Shangyue suddenly realized: "So, it's the Emperor who serves you? How can you make the Emperor take the initiative?"
Fu Danjun held his forehead in pain and said, "Sorry, I have a headache. I need to rest."
She really didn't know how to continue the conversation, so she could only send the guest away.
Zhang Shangyue returned disappointed, but then other concubines came and said, "I heard that Miss Fu taught her bed skills to Zhang Shangyue? Teach us too! We are all sisters."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
