Chapter 2554: Refining Medicine
"The Emperor is back?"
"The Emperor is back."
"The Emperor is back!"
In the mansion of the Commandant of Handong Guard, voices were heard one louder and more excited than the last. Chen Zixiao, whose face was already ashen, hurried out of the mansion.
When he looked up, he saw several personal guards escorting the emperor off his horse.
He immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground: "Your humble servant deserves death."
Zhu Feng stood still and saw a dark mass of people kneeling at his feet. He looked at Chen Zixiao and said with a smile, "What's going on?"
Chen Zixiao said: "I failed to protect the emperor at all times. I deserve to die."
Zhu Feng sighed and said, "You. How come you're so rigid at such a young age? Was it your uncle who taught you, or were those old men in the court the ones who made you like this?"
After saying that, he raised his hand and made a gesture to stand up.
"Everyone, get up."
Chen Zixiao frowned, but insisted on kneeling and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"you--"
Zhu Feng frowned and became a little angry.
Of course, he knew in his heart that he was wrong in this matter.
Not long after arriving in Handongwei, he stayed in the Duwei Mansion for even less time. Except for fixed times when Xue Yun was detoxifying him, he would stay in the mansion. At other times, he would run outside.
Sometimes, he was protected by Chen Zixiao, but more often, he would go out on horseback with only a few close followers.
The delay lasts a whole day.
Of course, he usually comes back before sunset, so that doesn't make people worry too much.
But today, the sun has set and night has fallen, and the people in the Duwei Mansion have not seen the emperor yet. Everyone immediately panicked. As time gradually approached midnight, Chen Zixiao was almost about to take his personal soldiers to search the military households in the city door to door, and even go out of the city to look for him.
There was such a big uproar, but he came back safely. Even though everyone knew that "His Majesty the Emperor could not have done anything wrong, it was others who were wrong", he still felt a little guilty in his heart.
Then he looked at Chen Zixiao kneeling at his feet and sighed again.
He bent down, grabbed one of Chen Zixiao's arms, and forcibly pulled him up, saying, "Okay, I pardon you."
He used a little strength to drag Chen Zixiao up.
Hearing this, Zhu Feng was about to say something when he continued, "Next time I go out, I will definitely take you with me and won't delay for so long."
“…”
After hearing this, Chen Zixiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He bowed his head and said, "It's all my fault."
Zhu Feng looked at him and felt powerless. He sighed deeply and turned to walk into the mansion.
Chen Zixiao followed closely behind him and whispered, "Why did the emperor delay until this time today? Did he encounter any accident while going out?"
Zhu Feng coughed lightly and said, "No."
“…”
"It's just that I was so engrossed in the scenery that I forgot the time."
Chen Zixiao immediately turned around and glared at the few personal guards following behind him. Zhu Feng said, "You don't have to scold them. I told them not to disturb us."
As he spoke, he had already walked to the front of his residence.
Zhu Feng said, "Alright, it's already late, and you've been tired for most of the day, so go back to the ball and rest."
Chen Zixiao then bowed and said, "I, your humble servant, will take my leave."
Zhu Feng walked into the room, and Xiao Shunzi and others followed to serve him and closed the door.
Chen Zixiao then turned around, his face solemn, and pointed at the few personal soldiers who had followed the emperor out and said, "Come here."
Several people followed him cautiously to the meeting room and all knelt down.
Chen Zixiao said in a deep voice, "How did you do things? You followed the emperor out to protect his safety, but you didn't come back until so late? This place is not the capital, it's Handongwei, and not far ahead is Baihu City. If something happens to the emperor, do you want me to execute all nine of your clans?"
Several personal guards kowtowed repeatedly: "Sir, please spare my life, sir, please spare my life!"
Chen Zixiao asked, "Why did you come back so late?"
One of the older students said softly, "Your Excellency, it's really nothing. The Emperor is just going to the Yulian River to enjoy the scenery as usual."
"Your Majesty has been there almost every day these days, and he also enjoys the scenery?"
"yes."
"What kind of scenery is this?"
"this--"
Several personal soldiers looked at each other and said, "We don't know either."
"We escorted the Emperor to a place still some distance from the Yulian River and dismounted. The Emperor wouldn't let us follow him, so we had no choice but to stand guard from a distance."
"oh?"
Chen Zixiao frowned: "So, the emperor is staying alone by the river?"
"yes."
“…”
Chen Zixiao frowned and thought for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Everyone go down, each of you will receive twenty military sticks."
Everyone groaned in their hearts, but they did not dare to cry out for justice in front of Lord Chen, who was always clear in rewarding and punishing.
We had no choice but to retreat.
After they left the meeting room, the clerk Gu Ziyun stepped forward and said softly, "Sir, although the Emperor's status would definitely not involve him in leaking military secrets or colluding with local spies, he is the highest authority. If he runs around so often and gets caught in something, you, sir, would be guilty of a capital crime."
Chen Zixiao clasped his hands in front of his chest, his finger bones cracking.
He said in a deep voice: "How could this official not know?"
“…”
"But he is the emperor. I cannot restrict the emperor's freedom."
“…”
"Now, either we hope that the fight in Baihu City will start one day sooner, or we hope that the imperial concubine will arrive in Handongwei as soon as possible."
At this point, he turned around and asked, "Has the person sent to pick us up returned? When will the Imperial Concubine arrive?"
Gu Ziyun immediately said: "By the way, there is news coming back today."
After saying this, he presented the paper that was sent back.
Chen Zixiao opened it and took a look. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not bad. The Imperial Concubine has been traveling day and night, and has been coming this way non-stop. Counting it all together, there are only two or three days left at most."
Gu Ziyun also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"Yes,"
Chen Zixiao asked again: "Your Majesty, do you still meet with Xue Yun every day?"
Gu Ziyun said, "According to the observations of the guards at the other courtyard, Doctor Xue only sees the emperor once every few days, but each visit takes most of the day, with only the two of them together. Even Eunuch Shun is not allowed to come close to serve him."
When Chen Zixiao heard this, his brows furrowed.
Then he asked, "What does she do normally?"
Gu Ziyun said, "She is a woman, and a physician appointed by the Emperor himself. Even the Emperor's personal guards cannot enter her room at will. However, the servants around her say that the smell of medicine often wafts from her room."
"The smell of medicine? She's an imperial physician. Isn't it normal for her room to smell like medicine?"
Gu Ziyun said, "But they said that the smell of medicine in her room was like she was refining medicine."
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