Chapter 2255: Clear Heart Fire
Xu Shizong covered his mouth and just waved his hand gently.
He coughed so hard that his back could hardly stand up straight.
After a long while, he managed to stop coughing. He raised his head and looked at Nan Yan, and whispered, "Did your Majesty break the Guanyin Bodhisattva?"
"yes."
Nan Yan looked at him and said with guilt, "Before the Empress passed away, when she mentioned returning old things to you, I thought of this fertility-giving Guanyin statue. It's time to return it to you."
“…”
"But I didn't expect that when I moved it that day, I accidentally broke the Guanyin's hand."
“…”
"I felt so guilty that I hired a craftsman to repair the fertility-giving Guanyin statue and return it to you, but I didn't expect—"
When she said this, she glanced at Ran Xiaoyu who was kneeling on the ground.
He said, "You are so careless in your work. This hand should have been sent to the craftsman, but you actually left it here. What is your crime?"
Ran Xiaoyu knelt on the ground and said repeatedly: "This slave deserves to die."
Xu Shifeng said hurriedly, "Things that have been stored for a long time will inevitably have cracks and be damaged. Your Majesty, please don't worry too much, and please don't blame Miss Xiaoyu."
Ran Xiaoyu looked up at him.
Xu Shifeng said solemnly: "Things are mortal, but human feelings are alive. People's thoughts are always more important than things."
“People’s thoughts are more important than things…”
Nan Yan murmured this sentence again, looked at Xu Shifeng again, and nodded slightly.
"General Xu's words have truly enlightened me."
Xu Shifeng said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind."
Nan Yan glanced again at Xu Shizong, who was covering his mouth and coughing lightly, Gu, who was still a little frightened, and Xu Xiaoxiao, who had been quietly standing by and watching them, a group of adults.
Then he said, "Although the thought is more important than the things, the things should be returned intact to Zhao."
As she spoke, she took the "broken hand" from the brocade box and said, "I have already sent the Fertility-Giving Guanyin to the craftsman. They originally wanted to reattach the 'broken hand' and also have them check if there are any other cracks on the Fertility-Giving Guanyin."
Xu Shizong coughed twice.
Nan Yan said, "Wait until the matter is done before sending the things to Xu's house."
Xu Shifeng said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nan Yan nodded, then turned to Ran Xiaoyu and said, "Get up."
Ran Xiaoyu said, "Thank you, Madam."
After speaking, Nan Yan stood up and continued, "Tomorrow, find a time to deliver this thing to the craftsman. Remember, this time, there can be no mistakes."
"Yes, I understand."
Ran Xiaoyu responded, stepped forward, took the "broken hand" from Nan Yan's hand, and put it aside.
Nan Yan then turned around, her face regaining her usual gentle and serene expression. She said, "Alright, put the things away for now. I'll have them delivered to you after the Fertility-Giving Guanyin statue is repaired in a few days. Now, please start eating."
"yes."
Everyone then sat back in their seats, picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started eating.
The atmosphere seemed to become much more harmonious.
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In the imperial study on the other side.
Zhu Feng held a book in one hand and read it quietly, while his other hand was clenched into a fist and placed on the table in front of him.
Silver needles have been inserted into several acupuncture points on the strong and powerful arms.
One hand picked up another silver needle and carefully inserted it into one of his acupuncture points.
Zhu Feng looked up calmly.
"This time, the acupoints aren't as painful as before."
"yes."
The slender figure standing before him—Xue Yun softly replied: "This is the second stage of detoxification."
"oh?"
"Before, it was to open up the meridians and orifices, this time, it is to clear the heart fire."
“…”
"The poison is hidden under the heart fire. We need to clear the heart fire first, then detoxification will not be that difficult."
“Hmm…”
Although he didn't know much about medical theory, Zhu Feng understood the difference between the two times. He just nodded and lowered his head to look at the book in his hand.
However, none of the densely packed words on it caught his eye.
I don’t know how the imperial concubine is doing.
Nan Yan was afraid that he would be impulsive, and even more afraid that he would lose his mind because of the Queen being plotted against, so she asked him not to show up in Chengqian Palace tonight. He also understood that if he showed up, the other party - if it was true that the person who plotted against the Queen was really her family, then that person would definitely be cautious and would not easily reveal his true identity.
So, he suppressed his anger and stayed in the imperial study.
But I don’t know how their conversation is going now.
Nan Yan, have you found out who plotted against the Queen?
As he thought this, his breath in the quiet imperial study grew heavy and uneven. Xue Yun, standing nearby, hesitated for a moment before finally saying softly, "Your Majesty...while you're detoxifying, it's best that you focus on your work."
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
He said calmly, "I'm not imagining anything."
Xue Yun said, "But the emperor hasn't turned a single page of the book in his hand in over half an hour."
“…”
Being discovered, Zhu Feng frowned slightly.
He didn't have the patience to pretend anymore, so he simply threw the book on the table, frowning, with a hint of anger on his face.
Although it was to clear his anger, his anger was still very strong now.
Xue Yun thought for a moment, then walked aside, opened his medicine box, took out some things, brewed a cup of tea, and handed it to him: "Your Majesty, please have some tea."
Although Zhu Feng was a little impatient, he never really liked drinking tea.
So he waved his hand and said, "I don't want to drink tea."
Xue Yun said softly, "But this time, it's to relieve the emperor's internal heat. This cup of tea, although not a medicine, does have the effect of relieving internal heat. Even if the emperor doesn't like it, drinking a sip or two when he's free will be good for detoxification."
"……oh?"
Zhu Feng then took another look at the cup of tea.
In the dim candlelight, he could faintly see two chrysanthemums floating in the teacup, and the air was filled with a very faint, almost inaudible sweet fragrance. He didn't like drinking tea or sweets, but when he heard Xue Yun say that it was good for detoxification, this sentence seemed like his weakness.
Now, in addition to implementing his new policies and competing for power with the old nobles in Yan State, he also has to deal with the invisible black hand, and he also has to divide his attention to detoxify.
And detoxification, for him personally, may be the most important thing.
No one doesn't care about his past.
In particular, countless facts constantly told him how important his past was to him.
So he hesitated for a while, but finally picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Just this one bite and his brows suddenly furrowed.
"Um?"
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