Chapter 232: Vicious Female Supporting Character vs. Childless Emperor 76
Long Lin got up to attend the morning court. He moved very quietly as he didn't want to wake Huan'er.
Eunuch Wei brought people in to help the emperor wash and groom himself, and half-knelt on the ground to help His Majesty adjust the dragon robe. His Majesty wore all his underwear by himself, and he was the only one who could serve closely and help His Majesty put on the heavy dragon robe.
The other servants were just holding hot water, towels and other things, helping His Majesty wash his face and comb his hair.
Through a hazy screen, the Queen was sleeping soundly and didn't look like she would serve anyone.
Ji Yunhuan was woken up by the sound of running water. He subconsciously started calling Taohong, his voice very hoarse.
Taohong was naturally not there. There were only eunuchs in the Yonghe Palace, and no palace maids were ever kept to serve.
Wei Kun was about to go in to serve the Queen, but Long Lin waved his hand and asked them to leave.
Huan'er is used to being served by maids, so she must not be used to eunuchs.
Long Lin found some clothes for Huan'er to wear, and touched her forehead. There was no sign of fever, but she cursed too loudly last night and her voice was hoarse.
He couldn't help but laugh. "When you wake up, accompany me for dinner. I ordered someone to stew some snow pear soup. Just drink more."
Ji Yunhuan was full of resentment. During the meal, Long Lin was still restless and kept touching her. She was so angry that she gnashed her teeth.
Long Lin asked her to live in Lama Temple, but she refused!
As soon as Long Lin left, Ji Yunhuan clamored to go back to Yunhe Palace. Eunuch Wei did not dare to stop the Queen. He followed behind her all the way, coaxing and persuading her, and begging the Queen not to leave with a sad face.
"At least wait until His Majesty comes back from court, and tell His Majesty before leaving."
Ji Yunhuan ran very fast, she didn't like the Yonghe Palace at all, it was majestic and deserted, the eunuchs were like dumb people with sawed mouths, they didn't like to talk, the palace was gloomy and there was no sign of life, she didn't know how Long Lin could live there.
Yunhe Palace was different. Qiao Yue entered the palace first and decorated it. All the furnishings were according to her preferences, which was similar to Linlang Garden.
Qiao Yue and other maids also entered the palace. They were all her close friends who had been with her since childhood, so she naturally liked Yunhe Palace more.
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Inside the Baohe Hall.
Today is the grand court meeting. The officials below are bustling about, but after waiting for a long time the emperor still doesn’t show up.
Everyone couldn't help but talk about it. His Majesty has always been diligent and this has never happened since he ascended the throne.
"The Emperor has arrived~" Eunuch Wei's voice rang out.
The hall suddenly became quiet, and the ministers immediately knelt down and shouted long live the emperor.
"My dear ministers, please stand up!" Long Lin sat upright on the dragon throne, looking quite majestic.
Prime Minister Ji stood up first, holding a tablet in his hand, and said in a loud voice: "All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people in the world are his subjects. The princes of the various vassal states have their own troops and do not obey the emperor's orders. This is a sign of chaos in the country. The chaos in Jinzhou started from this. I think..."
Prime Minister Ji was speaking passionately, and was about to quote classics to prove that it was urgent to reduce the power of the feudal lords. He looked up at the emperor, his eyes widened in surprise, and asked, "Your Majesty, how are you injured?"
There were two obvious scratches on Long Lin's neck, extending all the way to his cheek. The wounds were not deep, but they were bright red and particularly eye-catching.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is his ears, which are red, covered with blood scabs, and seem a little swollen.
The three dukes and nine ministers standing in front saw it clearly. Wang Fengchang was horrified and knelt down and asked, "Did an assassin enter the palace? Who hurt Your Majesty?"
There was a buzzing sound in the Baohe Hall, and soon the ministers standing at the back realized that His Majesty was injured, and they knelt on the ground in panic.
Long Lin touched his itchy ears and couldn't help laughing, "Don't panic, there is no assassin. This kind of minor injury is not worth mentioning."
"The Queen and I are in perfect harmony. I have not had any offspring since I ascended the throne. The adopted child is not my blood after all, and cannot shoulder the responsibility of ruling the Dragon Kingdom. When the Queen gives birth to the eldest son and appoints him as the crown prince, the kingdom will have someone to carry on the throne, and you can all rest assured."
The ministers below understood that the wounds on His Majesty's face were all caused by the Empress.
Wang Fengchang was relieved. As long as it wasn't an assassin, it was fine. What happened in the emperor's bedroom was not his business.
Some people were ready to make a move and exchanged glances with each other. The queen was so bold and presumptuous just after entering the palace that she even dared to hurt His Majesty's dragon body. Where in the world could there be such a queen?
They quickly pushed someone out to test the emperor's attitude, and reported Prime Minister Ji for his poor parenting of his daughter!
Before Prime Minister Ji could say anything, the emperor got angry and demoted him, sending him to a desolate place to be a county magistrate.
"Take off your official uniform and throw him out! I am merciful not wanting his head. The Queen is a noble person, how can you just accuse her casually? You should discuss the issue of reducing the number of vassal states. This is a major matter for the country and the people, instead of targeting my Queen!"
The emperor's attitude was already very clear; those people backed off after probing it once, not daring to mention the matter again.
With this interruption, Prime Minister Ji's mind was filled with thoughts about whether his daughter was living well in the palace.
It was one thing that he didn't want his daughter to enter the palace, but if his daughter really entered the palace, he was afraid that his daughter would not get along well with the emperor. He didn't want the empress to be banished to the cold palace before the ceremony of conferring her the title of empress was held.
Prime Minister Ji was uneasy and spoke a few words hurriedly, then stopped talking after he had spoken.
Long Lin also knew that this matter would not be accomplished overnight. There was a lot of noise below and there would be no result if the discussion continued, so he simply withdrew from the court.
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Inside Yongshou Palace.
The empress dowager was half-leaning on the couch. She was wearing a royal blue skirt embroidered with gold, a cloud brocade shawl with pearls, a golden phoenix pearl crown on her head, and a silver incense spoon in her hand. She was dozing with her eyes closed.
There was a faint smell of incense burning in the room. Nanny Jiang came in quietly and was about to take the incense spoon from the empress dowager's hand when the empress dowager opened her eyes.
"No need to clean up. Bring me the ambergris that your majesty gave me as a gift. I will light it again."
Nanny Jiang pressed the incense ashes in the incense burner flat and firm, then placed the incense seal with auspicious cloud patterns inside, and handed over the ambergris respectfully.
The empress dowager stood up lazily. Her face was as white as a silver plate and her eyebrows were as slender as willows. Even though she was nearly fifty years old, one could still tell that she was a beauty when she was young.
Even as she got older, she didn't have the decadent air of an old person on the verge of death. Instead, she looked more like a woman in her thirties. Her every move revealed the majesty of a royal family, making people dare not look directly at her.
Nanny Jiang held up the powdered ambergris. The empress dowager scooped out a little from it with a scent spoon and carefully filled it into the incense seal. She was very patient and filled the incense seal little by little.
"Tell me, what's new?"
Nanny Jiang knew that the Empress Dowager was in a good mood, so she picked out words that the Empress Dowager liked and said, "There is indeed an interesting thing. The new Empress who entered the palace is really a wonderful person. She beat Your Majesty the first time she was favored."
"Your Majesty was in the morning court with a face full of wounds and didn't look very good. I heard that Prime Minister Ji was scared to death and didn't dare to say much during the whole morning court. Since Prime Minister Ji didn't speak, our people naturally had the upper hand."
"Eunuch Wei just drove the queen out of Yonghe Palace. It can be seen that Your Majesty is quite dissatisfied with the queen. It's just that he didn't show it in the court because of Prime Minister Ji."
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