Chapter 261 Concubine Yun’s Thoughts
Su Yue's eyes darkened. She looked up at Murong Li and asked, "If your mother asked you to divorce me, what would you do?"
Su Yue didn't want to ask this question. If she had asked this question in the past, Murong Li would definitely tell her that he would never do that because she was his only woman.
Now, it’s hard to say.
Now the status and environment are different, so the state of mind is naturally different.
Judging from today's situation, Concubine Yun must be an unruly person. The Queen hasn't completely fallen yet, but she acts like the number one person in the harem and embarrasses her in public.
I don't know if he really doesn't like her as a daughter-in-law, or is he just showing off?
Murong Li was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Su Yue to suddenly ask him this question. What did his mother do to make Yue'er ask him this?
But he replied without thinking: "Yu'er, no matter what happens in the future, I will only marry you in this life. As for mother, you don't have to pay attention to her if you don't want to."
After hearing this, Su Yue's mood suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny. In this era where filial piety is the most important thing, she was really surprised and moved that Murong Li could say such words. He was very protective of her.
At this time in the palace, Concubine Yun helped the emperor lie down. She sat in front of the emperor's bed, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Seeing her like this, the emperor couldn't help but ask, "My beloved concubine, what's wrong with you? Is there anything you can't say?"
Concubine Yun glanced at the emperor hesitantly and asked carefully, "Your Majesty, how did you eat the meal that the Su family maid prepared for you? Are you feeling any discomfort?"
The emperor's eyes shone, and he said coldly, "Why do you say that, my beloved concubine?"
He thought that Concubine Yun had discovered that Su Yue had done something to his food, and completely ignored the way Concubine Yun addressed Su Yue.
Concubine Yun was startled, realizing that the Emperor had misunderstood her meaning. She immediately said, "I see that the food is not very nutritious and I am afraid that it will not be of any use to the Emperor's recovery, so I asked this question."
She was not stupid, so how could she talk nonsense? She just wanted to cause some trouble for Su Yue and make the emperor hate her so that she could find a way to get Su Yan into the palace and make her her daughter-in-law.
The emperor's brows relaxed and he asked, "Did my beloved concubine eat the meal prepared by the fourth prince's wife?"
How could that meal not be nutritious? His body got better every hour after eating it, which was better than any medicine.
Concubine Yun must not have eaten it.
Concubine Yun smiled softly: "How could I possibly steal the emperor's food?"
The emperor looked at her with a half-smile. "You can try it tomorrow. And that's the fourth son's wife, not Miss Su anymore. Tomorrow I'll have her name entered into the imperial jade record. Also, the fourth son's wife will take care of my health for the whole year. My beloved concubine, please don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."
In the end, the emperor was already giving a warning; what happened during the day soon reached his ears.
I originally thought that Concubine Yun was really worried that the meal would not be good for his health, but I didn't expect that Concubine Yun didn't think so at all.
The word "Miss Su" just now suddenly reminded him of something.
Oh, power is indeed a good thing. After being quiet and cold for more than twenty years, once he came to power, it took only two days and he changed.
Concubine Yun's heart sank. She pursed her lips tightly, maintaining a proper expression: "Your Majesty, I thank you. I just made a slip of the tongue. Li'er's wedding is not in the capital. I forgot."
The emperor looked at her, closed his eyes and said, "My beloved concubine, please return to the palace. You don't need to serve me tonight."
"yes!"
This time, Concubine Yun's face darkened, and she returned to her previous cold and aloof look. She bowed to the emperor and left Taigan Palace.
As soon as she came out, a palace maid supported her.
Concubine Yun shook off the palace maid and twisted her handkerchief vigorously. She knew that the emperor knew what she was thinking.
But, can it be stopped?
The next day, Murong Li entered Taigan Palace and went to see the emperor first.
"Father, how are you feeling today?"
The emperor smiled and said, "You look more energetic than yesterday. The fourth son's wife is pretty good."
"Yuer studied with Doctor Xie on the road. She is very serious and talented."
"Oh? No wonder, I've never heard of her medical skills before."
Yun Fei’s words last night still made him feel doubtful. Su Yue didn’t know anything about medicine before, but now she knows all these.
Murong Li: "Several people were injured at the time, so Yue'er had no choice but to learn it."
When talking about the injury, the emperor looked a little uncomfortable. Those were all orders given by him. The former prince even pretended to obey the order but secretly penetrated the fourth prince's scapula and locked him up.
He glanced at Murong Li and said, "It's getting late. Let's go and look at that pile. I don't know when we can finish it."
"Yes, I will go right away."
Murong Li went over, picked up the letter and started to look at it.
Su Yue still made a nutritious breakfast in the morning. Today she made a pot of seafood porridge, which tasted very delicious.
The emperor ate it and praised it highly.
Murong Li had eaten this kind of porridge before, and they could eat it anytime they wanted.
After finishing his meal, Murong Li picked up another memorial and read it. However, when he saw the content, his face changed drastically and he immediately took it to show the emperor.
"Father, look."
The emperor took the memorial, and when he saw its contents, his eyes darkened. He threw the memorial to the ground with all his might, clutching his chest, which was heaving with anger.
"What the hell are they doing keeping a bunch of good-for-nothings like this?"
The emperor was furious. This was a memorial from a month ago. The content of the memorial said that the Jiangnan area had suffered a flood that had not been seen in a century a month ago, resulting in no harvest in the autumn harvest this year. In addition, countless people's houses collapsed, leaving them homeless. The emperor hoped that the court would lend a helping hand, allocate grain and funds, and provide timely relief to the people.
Now a month has passed, which means it happened two months ago.
Now, no one knows how many people in the Jiangnan area have been drowned, how many have starved to death, and how much fertile land has been lost.
Now it is autumn, and it is time for harvest.
No wonder the emperor was so angry. Jiangnan area is a prosperous place, and one-third of the national treasury's tax revenue comes from Jiangnan. Now Jiangnan is suffering from floods, the people have no income, and the national treasury has no income either, and it has to pay for disaster relief.
Isn’t it true that the Murong royal family is going to become paupers again?
Just thinking about it makes the emperor's heart ache.
"Father, now is not the time to be angry. Should we summon all the ministers to discuss this?"
Murong Li suppressed his anger and calmed down to ask the emperor.
The Emperor said, "What's the point of asking them? They always make excuses and refuse to give us anything we ask for. Fourth Brother, what's the quickest way to resolve this?"
The emperor was right. When those ministers discussed who was right and who was wrong every day, their saliva was flying and their words were eloquent, showing the same enthusiasm they had when they were taking the imperial examinations.
But when it comes to major events, national affairs, they are more cowardly than quails and more dumb than mutes.
(End of this chapter)
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