Chapter 228 Transformation
The old lady is gone, but life must go on.
As the New Year approaches, Wang doesn't want her son to be stuck in this state, but she has no other choice.
That day, when she saw the couple coming to Chunhui Hall together, she almost thought her eyes were blurry.
It was not until Xiao Mo walked up to her and called her mother that she remembered to ask the maid to move the stool.
Looking at the New Year's goods in the house, Xiao Mo found a place to sit casually and said, "How can I help?"
Wang nodded vigorously, "Yes, there are many!"
As a result, Xiao Mo helped in Chunhui Hall two days before New Year's Eve, writing Spring Festival couplets, pasting window flowers, and preparing red envelopes for the servants in the mansion.
Because they were still in mourning, they used elegiac couplets written in black on paper.
The man wrote several elegiac couplets, and the couple went to Songhe Hall together.
Xiao Mo climbed up the ladder to compare the positions by himself, while Chen Shuyao stood below to help him observe.
Nanny Liu was watching from the side, and a faint smile slowly appeared on her wrinkled face.
After the old lady left, Chen Shuyao originally wanted her to follow her, but the old lady was willing to stay alone in Songhe Hall, wiping everything inside clean every day, just like when the old lady was still there.
Chen Shuyao felt sad watching this, but in fact, they were not the only ones who couldn't get over it.
The Duke and the Third and Fifth Young Masters only returned later.
The Duke had been guarding the border for many years, with old wounds piling up on his body. When Wang told him the cause of the old lady's death, the general who was devoted to the country and the people fell silent for a long time.
However, even though he was unwilling and angry, he still remembered his responsibilities. After paying tribute to his deceased mother, he left quickly.
After the fifteenth day, people from the palace came from time to time to urge Xiao Mo to go back.
The emperor's health was completely broken, but he still forced himself to review memorials every day. However, his attitude towards Xiao Mo seemed to have reached another extreme.
Originally, Zhu Hongyuan did not trust the prince and even wanted to replace him with someone else, but now he is completely dependent on him.
Not only did he give Xiao Mo full responsibility for the security of the palace, he also did not shy away from reviewing memorials on weekdays, and sometimes even listened to his opinions.
Xiao Mo would avoid it if he could, but if he really couldn't avoid it, he would answer truthfully.
Zhang Shoufu knew that he was close to the emperor, so one day he pulled him aside and asked, "Young General! Do you know the true condition of the emperor?"
Xiao Mo shook his head. The emperor was young and might not be able to bear the sudden failure before, but as long as he opened his mind, it would not be impossible for him to get better in the future.
Zhang Daofu frowned as he watched, "How could the general not know this?"
He leaned closer to Xiao Mo and pointed a finger, "The imperial physician told me that the emperor only has one year to live."
The old Prime Minister's face was filled with sorrow. "It would be great if we could leave a dragon seed, but the emperor won't even enter the harem."
Xiao Mo was shocked when he heard this, "How could this be?"
"The reason is that during the time when you went to Nanyang Prefecture to quell the rebellion, the Empress Dowager was bewitched by a ghost. The longer you were away, the longer she controlled the Emperor. Not to mention other ministers, even I couldn't see the Emperor at that time. God knows what the Emperor went through during that time, being bewitched by his own biological mother..." Zhang Dao Fu couldn't help shaking his head.
But when he saw the person in front of him with a sullen face, he remembered that Old Madam Xiao had lost her life because of the Queen Mother, and his voice suddenly lowered.
After a while, Xiao Mo asked, "Did the imperial physician say that it's okay for the emperor to have sex like this now?"
Zhang Daofu was stunned and said quickly, "I asked about this, and they said that he hasn't lost that ability. It's always okay to be careful."
Xiao Mo nodded, "I understand. I'll try to persuade him the next time the emperor summons me."
Prime Minister Zhang was filled with gratitude, but after the other party left, he stared at his back for a long time.
After returning home and meeting his eldest son, the old Prime Minister said calmly, "I went to test Prince Xiao today, but he didn't seem to know about the Emperor's illness. He didn't harbor any ill intentions as you claimed. I also tried to persuade the Emperor that if he doesn't go to the harem, it's not anyone else's fault."
He looked at his eldest son who lowered his head and continued, "I have been the Prime Minister for most of my life. I want to help the Zhu family to govern the country. But the descendants of the Zhu family are more useless than each other. What can I do? What can I do?"
"You let your daughter-in-law talk to the Queen and tell her to fight for it herself. If she fails, she will have to accept her fate." He said again after a while. After the eldest son responded and left, Zhang Jiming sighed.
When Xiao Mo was summoned to the Purple Palace by the Emperor once again, looking at Zhu Hongyuan, who was burying himself in memorials and becoming increasingly emaciated, he said tentatively, "Your Majesty should take care of himself. There is no time to review all the memorials. I see that the weather is warm this spring, so Your Majesty might as well go for a walk in the Imperial Garden once in a while. I think the flowers are in bloom now."
Zhu Hongyuan raised his head from his desk and nodded, "Yes, spring is here, but my days are numbered."
Seeing the minister in front of him looking at him, he asked again: "Do you want to persuade me to look at those flowers, or do you want to persuade me to look at Cui Shi?"
Xiao Mo was startled and was about to explain himself when he heard the emperor in front of him say, "I know what you are thinking, but I am powerless. I am very sorry. If I leave, I will set Cui and Zhang free. They are both innocent."
Seeing the astonished expression on the minister's face, Zhu Hongyuan smiled weakly and asked something else: "I heard that your wife is pregnant. How long has it been?"
Xiao Mo: "It's been five months."
Zhu Hongyuan nodded and whispered, "I think he will be a man as wise and brave as you!"
Xiao Mo didn't want to talk about this matter because he knew that the man opposite had coveted his wife, but he felt happy when he heard his words.
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