Chapter 142: Concubine, please come to court with me tomorrow
Gao Bin went to the imperial study.
Murong Jin leaned on the wide chair behind the desk, holding a few documents in his hands.
Two eunuchs stood on either side.
The room was quiet, with only the rustling sound of pages being casually turned.
Gao Bin signaled with his eyes, and the two eunuchs lowered their heads and retreated.
He walked over and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is reading the memorials."
Murong Jin looked at the document in his hand without raising his eyes: "Tell me, what's the matter."
Gao Bin said, "Just now, the Queen summoned the imperial physician."
Murong Jin raised his head: "Is she feeling unwell?"
She was fine when he left. Could it be that her period came early?
Seeing Murong Jin about to stand up, Gao Bin hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Your Majesty is in good health and has no illness. The reason she summoned the imperial physician is regarding the matter of the dragon heir."
Murong Jin paused, threw away the document, and stared at him expressionlessly.
Gao Bin's forehead was slightly sweaty as he continued, "The Queen is in good health, but there are no signs of pregnancy. The imperial physician has no clue..."
When Murong Jin spoke, his tone was somewhat sinister: "What do you want to say, asking the imperial concubine to take medicine?"
Gao Bin hurriedly said, "That's not my intention. I was thinking that since the queen is fine, then, then maybe, perhaps, it's His Majesty..."
Murong Jin's expression softened a bit: "Then let the imperial physician come and take a look at me."
Gao Bin: ...
Even though he had watched Murong Jin grow up and had some idea of what he was up to, Murong Jin's reaction still shocked him.
Regarding the matter of reproduction, the imperial concubine cannot take medicine, but she is willing to see the imperial physician herself. I think if the imperial physician really prescribes medicine, she will take it.
But he never even took medicine for his brain disease.
It is such a blessing that there is still a concubine in this world, and it is such a blessing that the concubine can be by his side.
Gao Bin sighed and asked someone to call the imperial physician over.
Not long after, the imperial physician who had previously taken Love's pulse and his two deputies walked in tremblingly.
The emperor hasn't summoned the imperial physician for a long time.
It was because the Imperial Medical Bureau was unable to treat the emperor's brain disease.
Several of them had been killed before.
The emperor's physique is different from that of ordinary people, and his brain disease is caused by this. I think they will not be able to find anything about reproduction.
We can only pray that the emperor will spare their lives for the sake of the imperial concubine.
After the three of them kowtowed tremblingly, they took turns bowing forward to feel Murong Jin's pulse. After gathering together for a long while, the leading imperial physician stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, the three of us have worked together to feel your pulse. We find it steady and strong, and your Qi and blood are gradually recovering. The stagnant Qi caused by the previous brain disease has dissipated. This is a sign of your holy health and a sign of Heaven's blessing on the great dynasty."
After finishing his compliments, he swallowed nervously and leaned even lower. "It's just... Regarding the matter of Longgen's offspring, we have repeatedly examined the pulse and found that although there is no sign of deficiency, there is a hidden stagnation that is difficult to explain. It seems that it is not caused by ordinary strain or deficiency. Your medical skills are limited, and it is difficult to identify the root cause at the moment, so I dare not make a rash conclusion."
His two deputies immediately kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, we beg you to grant us some time to review ancient medical records and find other effective remedies. We will definitely investigate the cause of your majesty's illness and will not slack off even for a moment!"
Murong Jin's face didn't look very good.
It’s not because they are incompetent.
He had expected that the imperial physician was incompetent and could not find anything.
Not only was he annoyed by these people's incompetence, but they also kept complaining for a long time, wasting his time.
Although he was dissatisfied, he did not punish her. He just said, "Get out."
The three imperial doctors hurriedly retreated as if they heard heavenly music.
Gao Bin couldn't help but sigh, looking at Murong Jin, and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician is incompetent and probably can't find anything, but the matter of an heir can't be delayed any longer. You can favor the Imperial Concubine alone, and you can set up a civil and military academy in the harem for the concubines to attend, but not having an heir is not acceptable. I know Your Majesty doesn't like having an heir, but for the Imperial Concubine's sake, an heir is necessary.
Your Majesty, I have the audacity to offer a plan that will quickly determine whether it is Your Majesty or the Empress who has the problem, so that we can prescribe the right remedy."
Murong Jin put his hands in his warm pocket and looked at him solemnly.
Gao Bin knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, if you can find another woman to favor, you will know after this trial!"
Murong Jin stared at him: "Gao Bin, you are being presumptuous."
His tone was calm, but more frightening than when he was furious.
Gao Bin did not back down, but bowed his head and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, please give it a try!"
Murong Jin stood up and said, "You are old now. Go live in the imperial mausoleum for a while to clear your mind."
After he finished speaking, without looking at Gao Bin again, he put his hands in his warm pockets and walked out of the study to the harem.
Luo Fu was not in Cuiwei Palace.
She accompanied the old lady to the Imperial Garden.
Murong Jin didn't go over directly. He stood on a high place and watched her pick a camellia and pin it in the old lady's hair. The old lady smiled and tapped her forehead.
The maid beside her was talking to them, and she was smiling with her eyes curved.
It seems that he is not too concerned about his offspring.
Murong Jin's gloomy brows relaxed slightly, and he walked slowly to Cuiwei Palace and sat on the soft couch where Luo Fu usually sat and lay. He supported his forehead with one hand, closed his eyes, and breathed in the sweet floral fragrance lingering in the inner hall.
After a while, a series of footsteps were heard outside.
The leader walked briskly.
Before anyone arrived, the same sweet floral fragrance as that in the hall wafted over.
Murong Jin opened his eyes and saw Luo Fu walking towards him with a wreath.
"Chang Jin, look, this is the wreath I made. Does it look good?"
Luo Fu walked to Murong Jin and showed him the wreath.
Murong Jin stroked the camellia on it and said, "It looks good."
Luo Fu put it on Murong Jin's head, took two steps back, looked at him and said with a smile: "It really looks good on you."
Murong Jin raised his eyebrows, letting the wreath stay on his head. He reached out and pulled her to sit next to him, listening to her tell him about accompanying the old lady to the Imperial Garden.
Murong Jin looked at her and suddenly said, "My Lady, please come with me to the court tomorrow."
Going to court?
Luo Fu was still in the Imperial Garden. She was stunned when she heard this: "Why?"
Murong Jin didn't answer immediately, but only asked: "You saw me when I was sick, right?"
Luo Fu nodded, her face tense: "Are you feeling unwell again?"
Murong Jin shook his head: "I want to tell you that I have this disease and my body is different from that of ordinary people. I am afraid that I can't make you pregnant."
He suddenly mentioned this.
Luo Fu subconsciously recalled the vague words of the imperial physician when he took her pulse.
She thought it was because there was not enough time, but it turned out that there was something wrong with Chang Jin's body.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Murong Jin's expression suddenly darkened: "Is it so good to be pregnant and have a child?"
Luo Fu's thoughts were still on Murong Jin. When he inexplicably said this, she was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
"I know all women want to be mothers, but you are already my concubine, so you are destined not to be a mother." Murong Jin stared at her intently, "My concubine, even if you are dissatisfied, I will not let you go."
Luo Fu finally reacted and quickly smoothed over: "I am not dissatisfied, and I have never wanted to be a mother."
Murong Jin didn't say anything, as if he didn't believe her words.
Luo Fu sighed, "My mother died during childbirth. I saw it with my own eyes. Others might want to be mothers, but I'm afraid. I'm afraid I'll die like my mother..."
She looked into Murong Jin's eyes and said, "But I also know that as a wife, I have to bear such responsibilities, especially you. You need children, so I summoned the imperial physician. If you really can't make me pregnant, it will be a blessing for me, but..."
But for Jiangshan, it is not a good thing.
She still remembered what he said. There were many people eyeing the throne in the previous dynasty. Even if she was ignorant of political affairs, she knew what it meant to have no heirs.
Murong Jin relaxed, his tone even lighthearted: "As long as you consider it a blessing, that's enough."
Luo Fu looked at him, took the initiative to put her arms around his waist, and buried her head in his chest: "But not having an heir is not good either. The imperial doctors may be too obsessed with it. There are many talented people among the people. Why not let Eunuch Gao send someone to the people to find a doctor with superb medical skills? Perhaps..."
Murong Jin put his arm around her waist and said, "No need."
If she really wanted to be a mother, he might ask someone to look for a miracle doctor among the people.
But she doesn't want children, so there's no need to look for one.
"Just go with me to court."
Luo Fu still didn't understand the trick, so she raised her face from his arms and asked, "Can I help you by going to court?"
Murong Jin lowered his eyes and looked at the beautiful woman in his arms, his eyes filled with love and affection that he himself was not aware of.
He wanted to pamper her, just to see her carefree and smile.
Therefore, he opened a civil and military academy in the harem.
It's not just to make her happy.
It was also to build up her strength.
Wen Xiangjun and Zhao Yuanchun are quite capable and can be used by her in the future.
But he hadn't thought deeply enough.
Just these two people is still too few.
Having offspring is indeed a big problem, and he needs to solve it properly.
Fortunately, he still has an older brother who has not been killed, so we can urge him to have more children to adopt.
He will train these kids to be obedient sheep.
If one day he dies first, this sheep can come out to shield her from the wind and rain.
But power is the most likely to alienate people. If a sheep sits on the emperor's throne, it may turn into a wild dog and bite back.
So she can no longer be pampered.
She needs to go to court, need to understand the developments in the court, and need to have her own power.
Only in this way will those wild dogs that are eyeing us with eager eyes put away their fangs.
Murong Jin thought about this and pinched Luo Fu's cheek: "Yes, help me, so that I can feel at ease."
Although Luo Fu didn't know how she could help him by going to court, he was so smart. Since he said so, there must be a reason. So she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to court with you."
She responded straightforwardly, but she was nervous.
I don't have the mood to do anything else all afternoon.
Murong Jin asked someone to bring the memorials over and picked out a few for her to read.
She was a little absent-minded at first.
After reading half of it, his expression became strange.
Murong Jin deliberately asked, "What's wrong?"
Luo Fu looked at the memorial that said "Greetings to His Majesty" and raised her eyes, a little suspicious: "Is this really a memorial?"
Murong Jin asked, "Why isn't it a memorial?"
Luo Fu asked, "Aren't memorials supposed to be about matters of state? Why is this person always paying you respects?"
Murong Jin handed her another one: "Take a look at this one."
Love unfolded it and took a look.
The official didn't keep greeting, but he kept reporting on the local rain situation.
Murong Jin said, "Memorials like this are the majority. If they don't submit one, it would seem disrespectful. If they do submit one, there's nothing much to say, so they can only say something insignificant. This way, they can save face with the Imperial Household Department and the Cabinet."
Luo Fu asked curiously, "Why not show up here with you?"
Murong Jin said: "I'm not watching."
Luo Fu remembered that he rarely read memorials on weekdays.
Usually Gao Bin came to report some important matters.
The Imperial Household Department and the Cabinet seemed to be there to help the emperor filter memorials...
She felt she had found her role: "Then I will help you review these useless memorials in the future!"
There was no need for her to do such things, but Murong Jin did not refuse. He asked her to start with these unimportant memorials, and he would guide her. Sooner or later, she would become familiar with the movements of various forces.
At first, Luo Fu sat upright, like a student entering school for the first time, carefully reading every word on the memorial. Gradually, she relaxed and read the memorial as a storybook.
It’s because there are many interesting things in these insignificant memorials.
It allows her to see what is happening in different places without leaving her home.
For example, an official from Huguang said that there was a woman named Xin Niang in their area who was eight feet tall and had a waist circumference of eight feet. She was over twenty years old, but no one had come to propose marriage to her. Last month, she killed a tiger with her bare hands, and now no one dared to marry her.
"Why are you reading a storybook while eating? Put it down immediately."
Luo Fu was so fascinated by reading these memorials that she kept holding them in her hands during dinner. The old lady couldn't help but say something.
Murong Jin sat next to Luo Fu and did not stop the old lady.
Reading memorials while eating is not good for your health. Even if the old lady doesn't say it, he will say it.
Luo Fu responded and put down the book after finishing it. She couldn't help but tell the two of them about the deeds of Huguang Xin Niang.
Murong Jin said, "If you value her, I will ask her to come to the capital and serve you."
Luo Fu hurriedly said, "No! They are fine. It's not good to ask them to leave their hometown and come here to serve so many people."
Murong Jin said, "She's not a good person. She looks like this. Even local officials know her reputation. I think she has been ridiculed by people around her. It is her blessing to be asked to come to the capital to serve the imperial concubine."
After he said that, Luo Fu thought about it and it made sense. It would be a shame if such a good girl who could kill a tiger with her bare hands was buried like this. If she was interested, she could be sent to a martial arts school. She would definitely be able to be like Xiangjun in the future.
"Then ask her to come and ask her. If she doesn't want to, don't force her."
The old lady next to him couldn't help but ask: "What? Call someone over? Is there really such a person in the world?"
Luo Fu smiled and said, "Yes, she lives in Guangdong. What was written in the memorial must be true."
"Memorial?"
The old lady's eyes widened again: "What you were reading just now was not a storybook, but a memorial?"
Although she was not very knowledgeable, she knew that memorials were not something that could be read casually.
Love nodded and waited for the old lady to speak about her.
Unexpectedly, the old lady just opened her mouth, looked at Murong Jin, and finally closed her mouth.
Having said that.
Just reading a memorial.
It's much more normal than the emperor pulling cotton and doing needlework.
The matter in this memorial doesn't sound like a big deal.
The emperor just wanted to make Fu'er happy.
normal……
normal……
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