Emperor Tianwu vomited so much blood that half of the palace gate was almost stained by him. When Zhang Yuan saw him vomiting blood, he screamed at the top of his lungs - "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you can't die! You can't die!" While screaming, he hugged the man who was about to collapse and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand.
Who would have thought that after only wiping it twice, the person who was vomiting blood quietly stretched out his fingers to pinch Zhang Yuan, and uttered a few words from between his teeth: "Don't wipe it, it's bloody and looks terrible."
Zhang Yuan reacted immediately and stopped wiping the blood. He just hugged Tianwu and continued to howl, "Your Majesty, why did you vomit so much blood? Your Majesty!" He howled and patted the palace gate, "Is there anyone inside? The emperor vomited blood and fainted! Help!"
Tianwu pinched him again: "Louder!"
Zhang Yuan's voice increased several times again - "Empress Yun! The emperor is dying, please come out and see him for the last time! Woo -" He burst into tears, buried his head in Tianwu, and cried while whispering: "Do you have to shout like this? This is too unlucky!"
Tianwu whispered, "I'll raise your monthly salary when I get back."
"Ah - Your Majesty! You can't die! The Dashun Empire still needs you to take care of it! Empress Yun! The Emperor vomited blood, and the blood has stained the Yuehan Palace! How can you be so cruel and hateful!" Upon hearing about the increase in the monthly salary, Zhang Yuan immediately risked his life to continue shouting.
The master and his servant sat in a puddle on the ground. Although palace servants held up a large rain tent, they were still drenched by the rain blown in by the strong wind.
The gate of Yuehan Palace was slammed loudly. The maids guarding inside shook their heads helplessly. A maid in charge ordered the people around her: "Stay guarding, don't open the door. I'll go and tell the queen."
After she finished speaking, she left in a hurry. Even after they entered the Guanyue Tower, she could still hear the knocking on the door behind her.
Yun Fei was fine. Whether it rained or not had no effect on her. She wouldn't go out even if it was sunny. The most was that when it rained, fresh fruits couldn't be delivered, so she ate less.
At this time, a secret official was half-kneeling beside her, telling her what happened at the palace gate. The head maid just came in and heard the maid say, "Go check who prepared the blood bag for the old guy, and chop him up when you find out."
The maid in charge felt a headache and hurried over to discuss with Concubine Yun: "It seems to be Eunuch Zhang. The two of them have always been in the same boat... always advancing and retreating together."
"Why don't you just say that you are in cahoots with them?" Concubine Yun rolled her eyes. "Let them do whatever they want... cough cough!" Before she finished her words, she burst into coughing. The secret guard quickly handed her some water to drink, but Concubine Yun waved her hands and said, "I can't drink it." Listening carefully, her voice was a little hoarse.
The maid in charge sighed softly, put a cloak on Concubine Yun, and advised her: "Why don't you ask an imperial physician to take a look! Your Majesty has had a cold for several days and it hasn't gotten better. I am worried about you."
"No need." Yun Fei didn't care at all. She always looked like she didn't care whether it was cold or not. Maybe it wasn't just the cold, even if she was about to die, she would still look like she didn't care.
The servants had no choice but to burn some charcoal to try to warm up the Moon Viewing Tower. Unfortunately, the hall below the Moon Viewing Platform was too big, and it was still cold no matter how much charcoal was added. They advised Concubine Yun to go back to her bedroom several times, but she refused to listen.
Seeing that Concubine Yun was really stubborn, the maid in charge stopped trying to persuade her and just said, "The Emperor is still knocking at the door outside. Your Majesty, even if you don't care about your own health, you should at least think about your reputation. Think about it, the Emperor is getting wet outside while you are freezing in the palace. If this gets out, what will the Emperor think? Have you forgotten the last time the Emperor came out of Yuehan Palace without a coat?"
Concubine Yun was startled and quickly got up from the ground, "Let's go back to the bedroom. I suddenly feel sleepy and want to sleep."
The secret guard nodded secretly to the female palace attendant, and the female official quickly helped Concubine Yun to her bedroom.
Outside Yuehan Palace, Zhang Yuan knocked on the door until he was tired and his voice was hoarse, but there was still no movement from inside. He stopped helplessly and shook Emperor Tianwu who was still lying in his arms: "Your Majesty, get up, it seems that this play has been exposed."
Tianwu opened his eyes a little and asked him, "It's been such a long time, and there's no movement inside?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head, "No."
Tianwu was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking. He lay on the ground for half an incense stick of time, and finally sighed and stood up with his hands on the ground. Maybe because he had been lying on the ground for too long, the ground was cold, and he sneezed when he stood up. Zhang Yuan was so scared that he quickly asked someone to put a cloak on him.
"Let's go back." Tianwu waved his hand, "Let's go back to Zhaohe Palace. I'm sleepy." After saying that, he glanced at the gate of Yuehan Palace. The blood he had spit out from the bag of blood in his mouth had long been washed away by the rain. He turned around, sat on the imperial sedan chair, and said to Zhang Yuan, "Send someone to tell the director of the Imperial Observatory to come to Zhaohe Palace to see me."
Zhang Yuan quickly sent someone to pass on the message, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. Emperor Tianwu had knocked on the door of Yuehan Palace more than once or twice over the years. In Zhang Yuan's impression, it seemed that since he entered the palace and followed Emperor Tianwu, this kind of drama would be staged at any time. At first, Emperor Tianwu acted by himself, and later he asked him to participate in the supporting role, and the stakes were raised again and again, and this time he finally used props such as blood bags.
But in the past when he failed, Emperor Tianwu became more courageous. This time... He secretly looked at the person on the imperial sedan chair and felt that the old emperor had more white hair on his head, his dragon robe was thinner, and the wrinkles on his face were deeper. He sniffed and felt uncomfortable.
After returning to Zhaohe Hall, he arranged for Tianwu to change his clothes. Just as he changed his clothes, the director of the Imperial Observatory arrived. Emperor Tianwu asked him, "Have you been observing the stars recently?"
The supervisor looked bitter: "Your Majesty, it rains every day and we can't see the stars at all!"
Emperor Tianwu stroked his forehead, wondering how he could have forgotten this. But he had to save face, so he asked again, "Didn't you say that the Phoenix Star is very clear? Even if it's raining, you can feel it a little bit, right?"
The Supervisor nodded this time, "Your Majesty is right. The Phoenix Star is brighter and brighter. Even in a storm like this, it can still shine."
Tianwu sat down, nodded slightly, and asked again: "Where is Ming'er?"
The Supervisor paused for a moment before speaking: "The Emperor Star is also shining, and the Phoenix Star is accompanying the Emperor. This is... a good omen." He did not dare to say more. The new Emperor and the Phoenix Star are accompanying each other, which is a good omen. The old Emperor Star is bound to be dim. Tianwu has not been in good health in the past two years. This is not a good thing to say.
Sure enough, before Tianwu could react, Zhang Yuan gave up and glared at the supervisor fiercely, then quickly said to Tianwu: "Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense."
"Why don't you listen to me? I called him here just to hear this. Go away!" Tianwu drove Zhang Yuan away, but he was actually upset. The old and the new alternate, life and death go hand in hand, even if he is the emperor, he cannot escape this law.
He sighed and said to the supervisor, "As long as they are prosperous, I am the emperor. The emperor cannot only care about himself, but also care about this country and this world. The daughter-in-law chosen by Ming'er is very capable, and I am very happy. With that girl's help, Dashun will have no worries." He waved his hand and said, "Go!"
The Supervisor bowed and retreated. Tianwu glanced at Zhang Yuan and sighed again, "Am I very old?" He reached out to touch the wrinkles on his face as he spoke, "I don't know how long I can live. Can I see that girl beat out all the steel weapons? Can I see them beat down Qian Zhou?"
Zhang Yuan was so angry that he glared, "Why do you have to bring this up? Didn't you plan to elope with me and Concubine Yun a few days ago?" The eunuch was very angry and spoke without any regard for the severity of his words. He didn't even call himself a servant, but just me and me - "You are old but I am still young. I don't want to die so early! But if you die, I will have no one else to serve you. With the temper of the Ninth Prince and his wife, I can't serve them. The only way left then is to follow you. Your Majesty, if you love your servant, please live a few more years. I entered the palace when I was just sensible and haven't seen the outside world yet. It's a big loss! If I enter the palace as a eunuch, I can't have children, and there will be no one to see me off in the future... Think about it, why is it so sad?" As he spoke, he actually wiped away his tears.
Emperor Tianwu was speechless. "Shouldn't you be the one to comfort me? How come you sound more wronged than me? Even if you are a eunuch, have I ever treated you badly? Think about it yourself. When have I ever punished you? Have I ever beaten you? Don't think I don't know. Which of those palace servants didn't suffer behind the scenes? Not to mention eunuchs, didn't the palace maids also get beaten by their masters? I heard that some were pricked with needles... Oh, I don't care about women's affairs, but just tell me, am I good to you? You were sick and couldn't get up from the bed, so shouldn't I try my best to give you a day off? I didn't give you enough good things?"
Zhang Yuan was also angry, and shouted: "So you only care about half of it and then don't care about it? You keep talking about dying all day long. When Concubine Yun ignores you, you say you are going to die. If you die and I die and the new emperor chops off my head, what will I do? It will be so painful! Otherwise, I will be buried with you!"
"I say, you damn eunuch, are you still excited?"
"What's up?"
Inside the Zhaohe Hall, the quarrel between the emperor and the eunuch began, one after another. However, the servants who heard it did not feel that it was too surprising. After all, it was not the first time that they had fought. It was incredible that someone even came to persuade them to stop fighting. The old eunuch even tried to hit Zhang Yuan. What did Emperor Tianwu say at that time? - "You try to hit him? I will twist your head off. Damn it, I finally found someone who dares to talk back to me. If you scare him, I will kill all your clans."
From then on, no one dared to interfere in the affairs of the master and the servant.
Just like now, the two of them were quarreling and then chasing each other, and I heard one person saying "How have I done anything bad to you?" and the next "How have you been good to me?" It went on like this for nearly half an hour before it finally stopped.
At the same time, on the official road from the west to the capital, an old man in gray was sitting in a carriage covered with a thick rain cloth. The wheels of the carriage were rolling in the mud and it was very difficult to move forward...
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