Although he was standing high enough to hear the conversation between the emperor and Wei Zhongxian, his professional training over the past decade had taught him to close his eyes and ears. If he wasn't supposed to hear something, he should just pretend he was deaf. The more he knew, the faster he would die, right?
"Go, move the Imperial Household Department to the Palace of Heavenly Purity." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand. He thought Chen Hong would obey his orders and work, but unexpectedly, Chen Hong was still lying on the ground without moving. He asked in confusion, "Is there something wrong?"
"Your Majesty, this Qianqing Palace is not big enough!" Chen Hong quickly lay on the ground and said carefully.
The so-called Imperial Household Department was one of the twelve departments of the Ming Dynasty. It had a eunuch in charge of the seal, and under him were the chief of the internal and external departments, the bookkeepers, the managers, the clerks, the supervisors, and other staff.
The Imperial Household Department was responsible for producing wooden furniture such as screens and beds used in the palace, as well as ornaments made of red sandalwood, ivory, ebony, and mother-of-pearl. There was also a supervisor for the Renzhi Hall, who was in charge of the books and paintings produced by the emperor for the Wuying Hall.
Zhu Youxiao felt that the distance between the Qianqing Palace and the Imperial Household Department was too long every day, which was not conducive to his study of carpentry, so he thought of working in the Qianqing Palace.
"Then make some room for me to build a small imperial office." Zhu Youxiao thought about it and agreed. He would clear out a palace for me in the future and live in it himself.
While Chen Hong and others were still busy in Zhu Youxiao's carpentry studio, Wei Zhongxian went to visit the palace where Kebaba lived.
"Eunuch Wei!"
When the maid saw Wei Zhongxian, she naturally did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly bowed to him. When she saw Wei Zhongxian waving his hand, she bowed and retreated.
Wei Zhongxian nodded slightly and strode into the inner room. He saw Kebaba lying on the bed with his eyes slightly closed, resting on his side. His face was pale without a trace of blood.
He went straight to the bed and sat down, gently holding the woman's hand. Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Have you had someone see it?"
Kebaba opened her eyes and saw the person coming. She nodded and said softly, "I've consulted the imperial physician. You just caught a cold, so you're a little weak. You'll be fine after taking a few doses of medicine. The emperor hasn't come to see me for some time. It seems he has forgotten me." She sighed softly, her voice a little bleak, as if she was full of grievances.
Looking at Kebaba's beautiful and gentle face, Wei Zhongxian smiled. In the deep palace, they were all pitiful people. The so-called "eating together" was just taking advantage of each other, but he still felt uncomfortable in his heart. Why did the emperor want her to die?
At this moment, Wei Zhongxian had an idea. He wanted to stand up and go out to ask the emperor. However, although he wanted to stand up, his body seemed to be frozen in place, and he didn't move for a long time.
"Take good care of yourself. I'll go see the medicine they prepared for you." After recovering from his shock, Wei Zhongxian reached out and gently patted Kebaba's delicate hand, saying with a smile.
"Okay!" Kebaba nodded, then said with a smile, "Don't overwork yourself."
Three days passed in a flash. Chen Hongzheng was guarding outside the studio door. At this time, Zhu Youxiao was carving something on the table with a carving knife. Wood chips were flying, and it was about to take shape.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! This is bad!" A commotion erupted from outside. Zhu Youxiao's hand trembled, and a line on the wood carving went crooked. He simply threw it aside.
Chen Hong looked at the little servant who came running over in a hurry, rolled his eyes and shouted angrily: "Where did this servant come from? Don't you know the rules? Slap him in the face!"
A servant who had just arrived at the Qianqing Palace raised his hands high in a gloating manner.
The door creaked open, and Zhu Youxiao stood facing the warm light with his hands behind his back.
When the people outside the door saw that they had disturbed the emperor, they immediately knelt on the ground.
The young errand boy closed his eyes and waited for the slap to fall on his face, but he did not feel the expected pain. He secretly opened his eyes and saw the emperor standing at the door, kneeling on the ground with a thud.
"I have disturbed the emperor, and I deserve to die." The little errand boy didn't dare to look at Zhu Youxiao again. He lay on the ground, shaking like a sieve.
"Everyone get up." Zhu Youxiao said lightly.
Chen Hong was a perceptive man. He quickly bowed and gently kicked the little messenger, urging him, "What do you want to report to the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, Madam Fengsheng has passed away!"
After hearing what the young errand boy said, Zhu Youxiao's hand trembled, and then his body began to sway from side to side, as if he was about to faint.
Seeing this scene, Chen Hong was startled and rushed to the emperor to support him. At this moment, he felt the emperor's body go limp.
Zhu Youxiao fell into his arms.
"Imperial Physician! Call the Imperial Physician!"
The news spread quickly throughout the palace, like a stone dropped into a calm lake, spreading rapidly like ripples. The palace was not a colander, but it was almost one, and the speed with which news leaked out was astonishing.
Soon everyone knew that Lady Fengsheng had died, and Emperor Tianqi was so sad that he fainted.
Zhu Youxiao woke up after being carried back to his bedroom. Everyone in the Qianqing Palace was busy like ants on a hot pot. The imperial doctors came in and out, examined him, and then carefully considered and prescribed a prescription.
Leaning on the bed and watching everyone busying around, Zhu Youxiao had no expression on his face.
In fact, if we don’t kill Kebaba, can we just drive her out of the palace?
The answer is yes, but why do you have to kill her?
Because as long as she was alive, she would do everything she could to stir up trouble, colluding with Wei Zhongxian. The Tianqi Emperor had three sons and two daughters, but all of them died young, none of them growing up safely. This was due to the mischief of Keshi and Wei Zhongxian, and he did not want to see this happen. Kebaba could not be kept, and her death must also serve as a warning to Wei Zhongxian.
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