Chapter 250 What kind of big deal is this?
The next day, the morning light was dim.
The portrait of Concubine Zhao began to circulate quietly in the streets and alleys of the capital.
In the painting, she is sitting dignifiedly on a chair. Although her figure is a little thin, it is not very obvious because of the clever covering of clothes.
Her face was absolutely beautiful, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a gentle smile. There seemed to be a landscape painting hidden between her eyebrows, so beautiful that one could not take their eyes away.
"I never thought that Concubine Zhao was so beautiful! Come on, get ready. Let's make a golden statue of Concubine Zhao according to this portrait. I hope Concubine Zhao can protect our family and bring peace and safety!"
The people exclaimed in surprise, and the news spread quickly to every corner of the capital like a gust of wind.
Especially those ministers who were particularly concerned about Concubine Zhao's affairs, after learning about this, they immediately felt that the situation was serious and immediately went to the palace to report to the emperor.
Inside the Yangxin Palace, Zhang Chengyan sat on the dragon throne, holding the memorials presented by the ministers in his hands, his brows slightly furrowed.
He raised his eyes and looked directly at Bai Wutong who was grinding for him. "How did your portrait get circulated? When I was intimate with you yesterday, you asked me a question, and I agreed at that time."
Bai Wutong heard this, her eyebrows curved like a crescent moon, "Yes, Your Majesty, that's exactly what you answered. It was only after I got your reply that I had the portrait sent out."
As she spoke, she pouted slightly, pretending to be aggrieved, "Why, is the emperor unhappy? Then I will order people to take back all the portraits."
"Forget it." Although Zhang Chengyan felt a little unhappy, he was the king of a country and his words were golden. He could not take them back, especially in front of his beloved woman.
He reached out and pulled Bai Wutong into his arms, and the charming scene of yesterday emerged in his mind again, "You did it on purpose, taking advantage of my confused mind to ask such a question."
Bai Wutong blinked her eyes and pretended to be ignorant. "Your Majesty, I just wanted to verify how much you love me. Facts have proved that Your Majesty is really good to me."
As soon as she finished speaking, she moved forward and kissed Zhang Chengyan on the cheek.
Seeing her so cute and lovely, Zhang Chengyan's unhappiness instantly disappeared.
Yesterday's tenderness was still vivid in his mind, and now she was so gentle and considerate again that he couldn't get angry.
"Okay, since I have asked people to spread the word that it was you who offered the prescription, would I still care about such a small matter?" Zhang Chengyan thought for a moment and felt that even if the people really made golden statues for Concubine Zhao, the number would probably not be too large, and it would not have much impact on the majesty of himself as the emperor.
"Where is Yunhe?" Zhang Chengyan suddenly asked.
"Your Majesty, I was afraid that Yunhe would disturb you from handling government affairs, so I let him take a nap."
"Don't disturb him. Yunhe is gifted and should be enlightened earlier. Let someone bring him here."
Bai Wutong immediately ordered the palace maid to bring Yunhe and Yunxi over.
As soon as the two children arrived, they ran happily to Zhang Chengyan with their short legs, calling out in baby voices, "Father, Father."
Zhang Chengyan looked at the two cute children in front of him with a doting smile on his face, and the previous depression was completely thrown away.
Bai Wutong sat quietly aside, looking at this heartwarming scene of loving father and filial son, and lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Sculpting the golden statue and building the temple are only the first step; the key lies in how to preserve the incense for a long time.
What she wanted was not only to be famous in the capital, but also to have her name spread throughout every inch of land in Darong Country.
Now that she has made up her mind, she might as well give it a try. Being timid is not her style now.
It seems that it is time to arrange some people to go to other places to spread the story about her deeds.
For example, many concubines in the harem had been childless for many years, but she was the only one who gave birth to twins, which was a good omen.
If there are women who have not given birth for a long time and they go to worship her, as long as one or two of them succeed in getting pregnant, then the credit may be attributed to her.
The country of Darong has a large population, so although the probability is small, there will always be gains.
By then, once the name of the Goddess of Fertility spreads, it will surely spread faster and wider than any other reputation.
Bai Wutong was thinking when Wang Decai rushed in like a gust of wind, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
The gentle smile on Zhang Chengyan's face disappeared instantly, "What happened?"
"Many places in the capital are haunted!" Wang Decai panted, with a hint of fear in his voice.
"Haunted?" Zhang Chengyan frowned slightly. "What kind of big deal is this? From ancient times to the present, haven't there been many rumors about haunted places?"
He has never believed in ghosts and gods. Whenever he heard such rumors in the past, he just regarded them as idle gossip for fun.
"Your Majesty, the situation is different this time." Wang Decai became more anxious when he saw that the emperor didn't care, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. "Now it's rumored that those who died of the epidemic are too resentful, so they are making trouble."
Zhang Chengyan still looked calm and waved his hand, "Then why don't you invite the master from Huguo Temple to come over and hold a ritual to help the deceased pass away?"
"No... Your Majesty, this haunted scene seems to be real!" Wang Decai was so anxious that he almost jumped up. He didn't care about the etiquette between the emperor and his subjects. He just spread out his palm, and there was a stone lying in his palm.
On the stone, a hideous ghost face was looming, with distorted features, as if carrying endless resentment.
Zhang Chengyan was surprised to see it, and instinctively leaned back slightly in fear, with a rare look of panic on his face. He blurted out, "What is this?"
"This was found in a haunted house," Wang Decai swallowed his saliva and explained in a trembling voice, "The woman in that house said that the ghost face on this stone looks exactly like her dead husband! I have carefully examined it and it is definitely not painted on! In addition to this stone, some people said that they heard a ghost shouting, saying that the epidemic was directed and acted by Concubine Zhao herself in order to gain merit and be rewarded, but in fact, she was the one who planned the epidemic. Previously, there were rumors among the people that the dragon fetus in her belly was a disaster, and she deliberately released it to confuse people and remove her suspicion!"
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