Chapter 428 Unbearable Misery
Time flies and a month goes by in a flash.
The capital city welcomed the first snow, and snowflakes fluttered down, covering the entire palace in silver.
Bai Wutong sat quietly by the window, looking at the snowy scene outside. "Time flies by so fast. It has been almost a year since I took the throne of Queen."
The New Year is in two months.
Looking back at the last New Year, the emperor passed away, and Bai Wutong took the opportunity to use her tricks and successfully climbed to the position of queen.
After that, she and Zhang Chengyan had a few months of sweet time together.
However, the arrival of the midsummer talent show completely broke this tranquility, and everything changed drastically!
Su Zhaoyi began to gain favor, while Bai Wutong became the queen who gradually fell out of favor in the eyes of everyone.
All in all, Su Zhaoyi has been favored for nearly half a year, and the emperor has been drinking that special tea for more than a month.
Chan Er nodded and agreed, "Yes, Madam, the days go by so fast, and a year has come to an end. In the past, I always felt that life was hard, but since I followed Madam, I can say that I have a good life."
Bai Wutong put down the teacup in his hand, picked up the hot water bottle, and stood up. "Let's go. Since it's the first snow, we have to enjoy it. I have always loved snow scenes. This white world always makes people feel happy."
As she spoke, she casually asked, "Your Majesty, did you still not sleep well yesterday?"
Chan'er hurried forward and supported Bai Wutong, "Yes, your majesty. The emperor was furious again yesterday, saying that if the people in the Imperial Hospital couldn't find the cause of his insomnia, he would kill them all! Your majesty, the emperor hasn't been able to sleep well for more than half a month, but this is a good thing. Now the emperor is in a depressed mood all day long and has no intention of favoring Su Zhaoyi anymore."
If you don’t sleep well at night, you will naturally have no energy during the day.
If this continues, even a body of iron will not be able to withstand it.
Especially the feeling of being extremely sleepy physically but extremely clear-headed and unable to fall asleep is the most torturous.
Su Zhaoyi liked to act coquettishly. When the emperor was in good health, her coquettishness might have added some fun.
But now that the emperor was unwell, her coquettish behavior became noisy and annoying.
Reality is so cruel.
In this deep palace, everything changes according to the emperor's wishes!
Bai Wutong sighed softly, with just the right amount of worry on her face, and said quietly, "Your Majesty, this is really heartbreaking. Those people in the Imperial Hospital can't even find out the cause of your insomnia. I'd better not go to your Majesty and cause trouble, so as not to upset him."
After saying this, she walked to the edge of the pond and focused on admiring the falling snow, as if the turmoil in the palace had nothing to do with her.
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The atmosphere is depressing.
Zhang Chengyan's face was filled with anger, and he slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground. With a clang, the teacup shattered instantly, and tea splashed everywhere.
"A bunch of useless people! After such a long time, you can't even find out why I can't sleep?"
These days, he had to review memorials and deal with complicated state affairs every day, which exhausted him mentally and physically.
In the past, when I had enough rest, I could still hold on, but now I am tortured by insomnia. Whenever I see those memorials, my head feels like it is going to explode!
The headache symptoms became more and more severe, making him miserable!
Wang Decai lowered his head and stood quietly by the side, not daring to breathe.
He had the idea of not giving Zhang Chengyan Biluochun many times, but he became terrified when he thought of Bai Wutong's omnipresent spies.
He hadn't noticed it before, but once he did something against Bai Wutong, Bai Wutong would know everything in just a short while.
This reminded him of the queen who seemed weak but was actually very capable.
She was weak in health on a daily basis, and outsiders thought that she ascended to the throne only by relying on her family's influence. Little did they know that she had already planted dense spies in the palace.
The current Bai Wutong has a striking resemblance to that queen!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Taking care of your health is the most important thing." Wang Decai bravely stepped forward to comfort him.
However, Zhang Chengyan was so angry at the moment that he could not listen to anything. He waved his hand and pushed him away. "All of you can sleep peacefully. How can you understand my pain?"
Wang Decai staggered after being pushed, but he did not dare to complain at all. He could only silently instruct the eunuchs to clean up the broken porcelain pieces and tea on the ground.
After cleaning up, he hurriedly asked someone to make another pot of Biluochun tea.
After Zhang Chengyan had a tantrum, he felt his mouth was dry and he picked up the freshly brewed tea and drank it all in one gulp.
At this moment, a eunuch's shrill voice came from outside the palace, "Your Majesty, Concubine Su requests to see you."
"Let her go! I don't want to see anyone now!"
Zhang Chengyan was in an extremely bad mood at the moment and had no intention of dealing with anyone.
Su Zhaoyi was so angry when she heard this outside the palace that her face turned red. She stamped her feet fiercely and said, "Is the emperor in a bad mood again? Why did he get rejected again?"
The maid beside her leaned close to her ear carefully and lowered her voice, "Your Majesty, the emperor has been troubled by insomnia, so his mood is naturally not good. In my opinion, you should stay away for a while and come back when the emperor is in a better mood."
Su Zhaoyi didn't think so. "What do you know? The emperor is in a bad mood, which is a good opportunity for me to show off! At this time, the emperor can see who is sincere and loyal to him."
At this point, Bai Wutong's figure appeared in her mind, and she sneered, "Look at that queen. After such a long time, how many times has she come to see the emperor?"
In fact, Bai Wutong had visited Zhang Chengyan twice, but was treated coldly each time, and Zhang Chengyan's attitude was even colder.
After doing this many times, Bai Wutong no longer bothered himself and came less often.
However, she was careful and thoughtful. She only told others that the emperor was in a bad mood and did not dare to disturb him. She also specifically asked the concubines to try to please the emperor.
In this way, she, as the queen, not only did not fail to perform her duties, but instead appeared to be exceptionally generous and considerate, and was absolutely competent in the eyes of everyone.
Suddenly, Su Zhaoyi's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of a brilliant idea. "Tell me, if I can cure the emperor's insomnia and let him sleep well, will the emperor love me more in the future?"
The maid frowned upon hearing this, and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, even the Imperial Hospital is helpless, what can you do?"
Su Zhaoyi curled her lips and said, "Look at what you said. Although the doctors in the Imperial Hospital are very skilled, they are all cowards. They are afraid that using too strong medicine will hurt the emperor's body, so they dare not use strong medicine at all."
This is indeed true. The imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau acted extremely cautiously in front of the powerful emperor. After all, the slightest mistake would result in the death penalty.
For a long time, they have only sought to be safe and have not dared to try new treatments easily.
"I remember my father also had trouble sleeping before. Later, he found a folk remedy and got better after taking a few doses of medicine. Send someone to send a message to my father and ask him to bring the folk remedy to the palace. When I get the remedy, I will add the herbs used in it to the tonic soup for the emperor. Then, the emperor will be able to sleep well, right? In this way, I will become a great contributor, and the emperor will definitely look at me differently and love me more!"
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