A few days later, almost everyone in the inner palace and the court knew about Hua Rong.
She became famous not because she and Wang Dequan formed a romantic relationship.
It's entirely because she's incredibly dramatic!
Even if other palace maids formed romantic relationships with eunuchs, they would keep it a secret.
She was so arrogant, she wanted everyone to know that she had married a eunuch!
That's not a big deal; after all, people might actually like eunuchs.
What's most baffling is that she used Wang Dequan's name.
Not only did he eat, drink, and have fun without doing any work, but he also flaunted his power among the eunuchs and palace maids all day long.
She even criticized the Empress!
"They say she's now a member of Eunuch Wang's family and lives with him in the palace, so it's not the Empress's place to interfere!"
"Isn't the Emperor going to do anything about this?" a noblewoman asked in surprise at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
It's astonishing that a palace maid could act with such lawlessness!
"Hehe, Your Majesty—"
The speaker said this and then stopped making fun of the emperor.
"It is said that the reason why Consort Feng wanted to send her away before was because she seduced the Emperor."
"Oh! You mean, she and the Emperor..."
The noblewoman couldn't continue speaking, her expression unusually strange.
"Who knows?"
Seeing that the lady believed him, the man who spoke left with a smug smile on his face.
He rushed to the next noblewoman's side.
It's said that rumors are very powerful, after all, they can spread with just a few words.
In just a short while, almost everyone knew about Hua Rong.
Some people looked disgusted when they learned that Hua Rong was the one who organized the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
In reality... this banquet was indeed much more shabby than in the past.
"Rongrong, you're so clever. You knew these people had bad intentions, so you had the imperial kitchen make something quick and easy to fool them."
Hua Rong was eating melon seeds not far from the banquet when he heard Xiao Ci's flattery and raised his head slightly.
Soon after, Eunuch Wang came running over and asked with a smirk.
"Rongrong, the Emperor asked why the meal is so... bland?"
The original words were actually, "These are all pig feed!"
Hua Rong remained expressionless: "Just say that this banquet has another purpose anyway, so the food doesn't really matter. Besides, the money saved can buy another five-hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum."
Eunuch Wang dared not utter a word; this young master had been living a more comfortable life than the emperor during this period.
I never realized she was so dramatic!
To his surprise, the old emperor actually agreed with Hua Rong's words.
"Dr. Gu is right."
With the borders now showing signs of unrest, the national treasury's money must be used wisely!
As he spoke, he looked at the sunflower seeds, peanuts, and fried fish on the table and found them much more appealing!
"Cough cough"
He cleared his throat and looked down at the people below, clinking glasses and exchanging toasts.
"My esteemed subjects, please enjoy yourselves..."
He was about to say he wanted to enjoy the food, but when he saw the dishes on the table, he couldn't say anything.
He touched his nose, stared at the people below, and was speechless.
Fortunately, these people knew to stand up immediately.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty on the Mid-Autumn Festival! May you enjoy a peaceful and happy reunion! Long live the Emperor!"
"Please be seated, my beloved ministers."
The old emperor was pleased, and the officials below began to clink glasses and drink merrily again.
But the wine today is really awful!
Some officials who came from humble backgrounds found the wine somewhat familiar, resembling the cheap, watered-down wine sold in the cunning tavern at the village entrance.
However, as they drank, they became quite nostalgic and even recited one or two poems that have been passed down through the ages.
Most of them are poems that express "nostalgia for youth and reminiscing about bygone years".
Let's leave those aside for now.
The old emperor couldn't eat or drink anything.
Seeing the people below happily clinking glasses and exchanging toasts, he began to feel depressed again.
He was frustrated and wanted to pick a fight.
And the ones he was looking for trouble with were naturally his rebellious sons!
His gaze fell on Crown Prince Yuwen Gong, and he felt that the person who poisoned him was likely the Crown Prince!
After all, if he dies, he can rightfully ascend the throne.
Thinking about it this way, I really do find the Crown Prince increasingly displeasing.
He spoke directly, "Crown Prince, why are you always serving food to the Crown Princess?"
The crown prince, who was focused on serving food to his wife, was startled when the old emperor suddenly called his name.
With a tremor of his hand, the dish fell onto the Crown Princess's lap.
This scared him so much that he almost lost his mind.
"My lady! Are you alright? Does your stomach hurt?" He said, rubbing the Crown Princess's stomach with a look of annoyance.
"Will our darling be alright? Will she be upset that I hit her too hard? My wife, you must put in a good word for me—"
"Smack!"
Before he could finish speaking, the Crown Princess slapped the Crown Prince across the face with a black line on her forehead, and the Crown Prince immediately fell silent.
He stared at his wife with his clear, bright eyes.
Those around who witnessed this scene were speechless.
It's said that pregnancy can make women stupid.
The Crown Princess isn't stupid, but why is the Crown Prince acting like a pregnant woman, so foolish?
The neglected old emperor rubbed his forehead, thinking to himself, "To be this stupid, it can't be him, right?"
The old emperor ignored him and turned his attention to his third son, Yuwen Shun.
They found Yuwen Shun drinking with a military officer, grinning so wide his mouth almost reached his ears, looking utterly foolish!
The old emperor shook his head, thinking it didn't seem likely either.
He then looked at his fourth son, Yuwen Liang, and found him sitting in his seat, secretly looking at something.
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