Ever since the second prince left, Xu Tianze has been sitting in the pavilion all day long.
Xu Tianze seemed relaxed, but the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was in chaos.
It was only after he woke up that the Duke of Zhenguo realized that both Xu Tianze and Song Yu were no longer in the mansion.
Immediately afterwards, all kinds of rumors began to spread in the streets and alleys of Shangjing City. No matter what the news was, the final content was about the blood exchange between the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Xu family.
For a while, the Duke of Zhenguo was a little overwhelmed. He could only let his two sons calm down first, and then start to deal with the rumors.
"Duke, there's news from the palace asking you to come in." The housekeeper walked into the Duke's bedroom, bowed to him, with helplessness on his face.
"Didn't I take sick leave? Why are you asking for help again?" The Duke of Zhenguo lifted the quilt and looked at the old housekeeper.
Originally, he was really sick, and everyone in the mansion saw it. Then, after Doctor Ye woke him up with an acupuncture, he started to pretend to be sick.
Originally, he wanted to use this to trick Xu Tianze into staying in the mansion first, and to stabilize Song Yu, so that he would have enough time to balance his two sons.
Who knew that in the end, neither of the two sons stayed, but instead rumors were flying all over the capital, which made it even more difficult for the Duke of Zhenguo to maintain good health.
There was no other way, so the Duke of Zhenguo could only apply for sick leave from the court to avoid being impeached by the censor when attending court, being summoned to the study by His Majesty to be scolded, and being suspected.
Who would have known that even after he had taken sick leave and spread the word that he could not get out of bed, His Majesty still wanted to call him into the palace.
After the Duke of Zhenguo asked the old butler, he saw the old butler standing there blinking frantically. Before he could say anything else, he heard a sound coming from outside.
"My Lord Duke, considering your physical condition, His Majesty needs to believe that you are so ill that you can hardly get out of bed," said Eunuch Quan as he walked in from outside.
"Duke, please come in." Eunuch Quan had a proper smile on his face, and then thought of the Duke and made preparations to invite him.
"Eunuch Quan, how about letting me wash up first?" Duke Zhenguo felt a little embarrassed when Eunuch Quan exposed his true intentions, but he still wanted to test the waters.
Otherwise, if there was any possibility, he would definitely not want to enter the palace.
"Your Excellency the Duke is right. Then we will stay here and watch you wash and dress?" Eunuch Quan had anticipated what the Duke of Zhenguo would say, and he didn't get annoyed, but just stood quietly by.
It's clear that we must enter this palace today no matter what.
"Ouch~ My chest hurts so much." The Duke of Zhenguo suddenly covered his chest, grimacing and crying out in pain.
Eunuch Quan rolled his eyes in his heart, knowing that this mission was a hassle. If his godson had not been trained yet, he would never have come here alone today.
This was not the first time he had come to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion to announce the Duke's entry into the palace. Normally, it was fine, but if the Duke got into trouble, he would have to spend a lot of effort.
"Your Majesty said that if the Duke's illness is too serious, Your Majesty is not the kind of incompetent ruler who would torture his subjects." Eunuch Quan looked at the Duke of Zhenguo and curled his lips because of his words. "Just carry the Duke to the Imperial Hospital first. Your Majesty will go there to see the Duke."
After saying this, Eunuch Quan clasped his hands together and looked at the Duke of Zhenguo with a smile, as if he would have someone carry the Duke of Zhenguo into the palace if he couldn't do anything.
When the Duke of Zhenguo heard what Eunuch Quan said, his face darkened. He thought that Emperor Gan really wanted to sympathize with his subjects, but he didn't expect that he was actually waiting for him here.
He really overestimated Emperor Gan's consideration for his subjects. Thinking about going to the palace to face Emperor Gan, the Duke of Zhenguo felt very annoyed.
"I understand. I'll get up. Is that not okay?" Duke Zhenguo got up from the bed with an unhappy look on his face and walked in front of Eunuch Quan.
Eunuch Quan simply lowered his head and bowed to Duke Zhenguo again. Duke Zhenguo snorted coldly and walked to the washbasin to wash up.
After all, he had no way to embarrass Eunuch Quan, and he had to be moderate when expressing his dissatisfaction, otherwise he would annoy Eunuch Quan.
After that, there will be many opportunities for Eunuch Quan to make things difficult for me, and I can only endure it and bear it.
Duke Zhenguo and Eunuch Quan entered the palace together. Duke Zhenguo stood in front of the study, glanced at Eunuch Quan, and motioned for him to go in first.
Eunuch Quan glanced helplessly at the Duke of Zhenguo. He didn't want to go in first and be punished, but since he was the emperor's personal attendant, he had no choice but to go in.
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at Eunuch Quan's back with sympathy, then quietly moved to the door to listen to the movement inside.
The imperial guards nearby saw this scene, looked at each other and then continued to stand quietly aside. After all, this was not the first time they had seen the Duke of Zhenguo like this, so they got used to it.
The Duke of Zhenguo was lying at the door of the Shangshufang, and could not hear any movement inside. At once, the Duke of Zhenguo understood what was going on.
He quickly turned around and prepared to take a few quick steps outside, then stood quietly waiting for Emperor Gan. Who knew that as soon as he turned around, he heard Emperor Gan's voice behind him.
"You old thing, what do you want to hear?" Emperor Gan stood at the door of the Shangshufang with a bad temper, looking at the Duke of Zhenguo with anger in his eyes.
The Duke of Zhenguo thought to himself that it was over, then turned around and bowed to Emperor Gan: "Your Majesty, this old minister is just stretching his body."
After saying that, the Duke of Zhenguo stretched his arms and kicked his legs, as if what just happened was just a misunderstanding.
Emperor Gan looked at the Duke of Zhenguo and snorted coldly, staring at him indifferently until the Duke of Zhenguo's body became more and more stiff.
"I am guilty, Your Majesty, please forgive me!" The Duke of Zhenguo knelt obediently in front of Emperor Gan and shouted loudly.
It's not that he doesn't want to pretend, it's just that Emperor Gan's eyes are too scary, and there's no pretense at all.
The Duke of Zhenguo had no choice but to kneel on the ground and apologize to Emperor Gan in order to get Emperor Gan to forgive him.
"Come in, you old bastard!" Emperor Gan flicked his sleeves and went back to the Shangshufang first.
"Hey, Your Majesty, I'll be right there." When the Duke of Zhenguo heard what Emperor Gan said, he knew that Emperor Gan was not too angry, so he quickly stood up and followed him into the study.
When the Duke of Zhenguo saw that Emperor Gan had returned to his chair and was slowly drinking the tea handed to him by Eunuch Quan, he looked around again.
Eunuch Quan gestured with his eyes to the first chair on the left. When the Duke of Zhenguo saw that there was a cup of brewed tea on it, his eyes lit up and he sat down directly.
"Old man, did I let you sit down?" Emperor Gan glared at the Duke of Zhenguo when he saw him sitting steadily on the chair.
This old man played a very good game with Xu Li, and even he was fooled. If he had not heard the rumors in the capital, he would not have known about it if he had sent people to investigate.
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