Chapter 104

The next day, Li Chengsi woke up in a strange bed. He had slept in his clothes all night, and he was already weak. The torment of the night made him extremely uncomfortable. When he woke up, his face was pale.

I wanted to find trouble in the evening, but I was too exhausted to do anything but lie on the bed and stare blankly.

When he opened his eyes in a daze, he suddenly saw a huge creature approaching in front of him. Li Chengsi was startled, but he couldn't move as if he had a nightmare.

Then the huge creature threw something at him. When it touched his skin, it felt cold and slippery. Li Chengsi was alerted by the cold touch and woke up instantly.

Then I saw a fish thrown on him.

The fish was bitten viciously by the cat's teeth, leaving only half of its body, and its white eyes stared at him.

"ah!!!"

Early in the morning, a mournful cry echoed throughout the Lin Mansion.

Lin Nanqi was awakened by the cry, and rushed to the west room to take a look, also feeling very puzzled.

"Brother Li, what should I do? My cat...I think he likes to hide things in your place."

Li Chengsi even wanted to kill someone.

He is the former crown prince, a person of such noble status, how could he have been humiliated like this!

At breakfast time, Lin Nanjie looked at Li Si's shaky face and felt a little bit sorry for him.

"This cat was originally raised in the alley. It has a connection with me. I will discipline it well in the future and never let it offend Brother Li again." Lin Nanjie picked up a cup of tea to apologize.

Li Chengsi picked up the cup with trembling hands and gritted his teeth, "Why be so polite?"

Li Chengsi had been tossing and turning all night. When his servants came to pick him up, he was already in a state of panic. He could not help but be shocked: "What happened to you, young master? How come you are so... so shaky after not seeing each other for just one night!"

Li Chengsi's face turned pale: "Nothing, go back."

Lin Nanjie stood at the door and saw the person off with embarrassment.

Then he and Li Chengqian went to court one after another.

Returning to the courtyard at the back, Li Chengsi cried out "Wow" and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The attendant was shocked: "My Lord! You are vomiting blood!"

Li Chengsi's forehead was bulging with veins: "Shut up! Where's Cui Wugou?"

Attendant: "It is time to report to the master that Mr. Cui has arrived."

Li Chengsi wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and said, "Take me to see him. By the way, has the news reached the palace?"

The attendant nodded and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Jinyi should have passed the news to the Queen Mother by now."

Li Chengsi went to the backyard, where a man in a Taoist robe stood. Li Chengsi walked up to him, extended his hand, raised his hand and saluted: "Mr. Cui, long time no see."

The man in the Taoist robe turned around, revealing a strange face, smiling but not smiling, and bowed respectfully: "Your Highness."

"Is your Highness okay?"

The attendant said quickly, "He just vomited blood. Mr. Cui, please come and have a look."

Several people sat down in the yard, and Cui Wugui stretched out his hand to feel Li Chengsi's pulse.

He felt his pulse and his face changed: "Your Highness, are you so angry that you are vomiting blood? What happened?"

Lee Seung-seok: …

Too embarrassed to say it.

The attendant exaggerated the story and even Cui Wugou remained silent.

“Is it really… a cat?”

Li Chengsi was so angry that he said, "Shut up!"

***

After Lin Nanjie finished attending court, he was about to walk towards the Censorate when he was stopped by someone. Lin Nanjie turned around and saw that the man looked familiar. He remembered that he was the eunuch beside the empress dowager.

"The Queen Mother summoned Lord Lin to Cining Palace. Lord Lin, please follow me."

Lin Nanqi was slightly stunned.

The Queen Mother is looking for him?

I don’t know why.

He suppressed his doubts and said respectfully, "Please lead the way, sir."

Bai Zhang was following Lin Nanjie and was a little confused. Why did the Queen Mother want to see Lin Nanjie?

It doesn’t matter that Lin Nanjie worked in the palace before, but now he is an official of the previous dynasty. What connection could he have with the Empress Dowager’s palace…

Bai Zhang's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly had a guess.

Could it be that the Queen Mother knew about their relationship and came to punish him? No, he had to report it to the Emperor.

Lin Nanqi followed the eunuch all the way to Cining Palace and was brought before the Empress Dowager. Lin Nanqi stood in Cining Palace. The Empress Dowager sat on a carved huanghuali wood chair, wearing a purple dress, looking elegant and magnificent. The electricity supply was solemn and the eunuchs and maids around all lowered their heads and kept quiet. The only sound in the entire Cining Palace was the sound of the Empress Dowager's cups and bowls colliding.

Jinyi stood beside the Queen Mother, a cold light flashing in her eyes.

Lin Nanjie didn't know why the Queen Mother had summoned him, so he respectfully lifted his official robe and knelt down. The green official robe set off his tall and slender figure, like a green bamboo that has experienced wind and rain without bending, which was particularly eye-catching in the cold hall.

The Queen Mother put down her teacup and said coldly, "Raise your head so I can take a closer look."

Lin Nanjie's heart was beating fast. In the past, he had only thought that the Queen Mother was a kind lady, but after all, she was the master of the harem, and her aura was extraordinary. He raised his head as he was told, and met the Queen Mother's old and questioning eyes.

The Queen Mother looked at Lin Nanjie's face carefully. He had a very charming look. His face was as white as jade, his cheeks were slightly pink, he was very handsome, his eyebrows were like black ink, his eyes were clear and bright, and he looked very handsome. Even she was slightly distracted when she saw him.

She does have a pretty face, no wonder the emperor is obsessed with her.

"I want to ask you, the emperor did not return to the palace last night. Do you know where he is?" The empress dowager glared at him coldly.

There was a barely perceptible flash of panic in Lin Nanjie's eyes. He didn't expect that the Queen Mother summoned him to ask this.

For several days in a row, Li Chenghuan would come to his house every night. After thinking it over again and again, Lin Nanjie answered truthfully: "To reply to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor is sleeping in my house."

The Empress Dowager's face was suddenly filled with gloom. With a "bang", the teacup broke into pieces at Lin Nan's feet. The splashing porcelain fragments scratched her cheek, leaving a bright red blood mark.

"How dare you deceive the emperor! You are bringing chaos to our country!"

Lin Nanjie raised his hand and touched the painful spot on his face, his fingers stained with scarlet blood.

He gritted his teeth, his eyes clear: "I have never dared to have such thoughts. As a citizen of Daqi and an official of the previous dynasty, I dare not have the intention to cause trouble. Please understand, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother sneered: "What nonsense!"

"I really misjudged you before. I never thought you could seduce the emperor! The emperor can only be with noble women, how can you touch them? I have already selected a suitable empress for the emperor."

Lin Nanqi's body froze in an instant, his heart in turmoil.

The Queen Mother said in a cold and hard tone: "You have done such a shameless thing, you should die as a token of your guilt. But because you once saved the Emperor, I will spare your life, strip you of your official position, demote you to a commoner, and never set foot in the capital again!"

The aunt beside the Queen Mother looked at Lin Nanjie with contempt, "Why don't you accept the order and thank me?"

Lin Nanjie knelt on the cold ground, clenched his fists in his sleeves, raised his eyes firmly, looked at the Queen Mother, and spoke in a slow and firm tone:

"I cannot accept your order. I cannot let down the emperor. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The Queen Mother looked at him in disbelief.

She had never thought that Lin Nanqi would dare to disobey her order in front of her. She couldn't help but take a breath and said, "Do you know what you are saying?"

Many things suddenly flooded into Lin Nanjie's mind, but he had no regrets about meeting Li Chengqian. He was willing to stay here and to have a close relationship with Li Chengqian. There was nothing shameful about this.

His voice was clear and firm, reaching every corner of the Cining Palace.

"Your Majesty and I share the same ideals."

The Queen Mother was hurt by the words "mutual affection" he said, and her hands on the table trembled slightly: "So, you insist that I be the bad guy."

Lin Nan held his head high, his back straight, his expression as firm as a rock.

The Queen Mother laughed in anger: "Okay, okay, come here! Give me fifty lashes of the cane and put me in the Ministry of Punishment!"

When these words were spoken, even the aunt beside the Queen Mother was shocked. Normally, thirty lashes would cost half of her life, but now she was going to be punished with fifty lashes. It seemed that they didn't want Lin Nanjie to walk out of Cining Palace alive!

The aunt lowered her voice and said to the Queen Mother: "After all, Lin Nanjie is an official of the previous dynasty. Is this move too hasty?"

At this time, Jin Yi suddenly stood up and said, "Aunt, what you said is wrong. The emperor has been bewitched by this person. If he does not quickly cut off the mess, I am afraid there will be endless troubles."

The Queen Mother nodded in agreement after hearing this: "That's right. Seeing that he doesn't repent, for the sake of the Emperor and the country of Daqi, I will be the villain. Come on!"

The eunuchs on both sides obeyed the order and stepped forward, clamped Lin Nanjie's shoulders, and were about to drag him out of the hall to punish him.

Lin Nanjie took a deep breath and closed his eyes slightly.

No way, is he really going to die in battle?

At this moment, a tall and straight figure quickly walked into the Cining Palace and shouted loudly: "What are you doing, mother?"

Lin Nan opened his eyes and saw a familiar figure, his eyes couldn't help but feel slightly warm.

Li Chengqian pulled Lin Nanqi behind him and confronted the Queen Mother. Li Chengqian saw the scars on Lin Nanqi's face and felt a sharp pain in his heart. He picked up a soft handkerchief and gently wiped the blood from the wound.

"I'm coming, don't be afraid."

Lin Nanqi nodded nervously.

The Queen Mother had not expected that Li Chenghuan would come to Cining Palace at this time. She looked a little uneasy for a moment: "Your Majesty, should you not be summoning ministers in the Purple Palace right now? How did you find time to come to my place? But you came just in time. I am helping you to clear out those people with bad intentions around you."

Li Chengqian sneered, "My mother has always been devoted to the practice of Buddhism and has not been concerned with the affairs of the previous dynasty. She is usually tolerant and forgiving. Suddenly, she wants to fight and kill. Could it be that she has been deceived by someone?"

Jinyi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and looked away.

The Queen Mother was a little unhappy: "What did the Emperor say?"

Li Chengqian whispered a few words to Lin Nanjie, and Lin Nanjie shook his head: [I'm fine.]

Li Chengqian used his eyes to signal him not to worry, then walked up to the Queen Mother and said, "It just so happens that I have found something here. Your Majesty, you may want to take a look before making a final conclusion."

The Queen Mother was puzzled: "What is it?"

Li Chengxuan summoned the judge of the Imperial Hospital: "Judge Fang, come and talk."

The judge of the court first bowed to the Queen Mother and said, "I have been sorting out the diagnosis records and drug inventory of the Imperial Hospital these days and found that the Imperial Hospital burned several medicinal materials. I dare not make it public, so I can only observe and record it quietly. I found that Miss Jin Yi received a lot of medicinal materials from the Imperial Hospital, but did not record it in the file."

"Among them is the hemp that can cause repeated attacks of migraine. I boldly speculate that the reason why the Queen Mother's migraine attacks repeatedly and has not been cured is that Miss Jinyi deliberately gave the Queen Mother medicine."

The Queen Mother was shocked when she heard this. She couldn't speak for a long time: "What?"

She looked at Jinyi, her eyes full of doubt: "Is this true?"

Jin Yi's eyes flashed with panic, but she pretended to be calm: "President Fang was wrong. I never deliberately gave the Empress Dowager drugs. You can't blame me just because the Imperial Hospital couldn't cure the Empress Dowager's headache."

The Queen Mother looked at Fang Yuanpan again, with a look of half belief and half doubt.

Li Chengqian sneered, "What a trick to shirk the blame. Mother, think carefully, in previous years, the headache only occurred two or three times. Why is it so frequent this year? It seems that it is only after the arrival of this golden robe that the headache has occurred like this."

The Queen Mother thought carefully, her eyes filled with doubt, as if it was indeed the case.

Jin Yi argued cunningly: "Empress Dowager, you have to believe me!"

Li Chengqian raised his chin slightly, signaling the judge to continue.

The judge said: "Don't try to make excuses. The emperor has just ordered people to search your residence. The tranquilizing pills you gave the empress dowager on weekdays contained an excessive amount of numbing herbs. You deliberately gave the empress dowager pills that caused her headaches, and then gave her acupuncture to relieve them, in order to gain her trust. You are the one with bad intentions!"

The judge placed the found medicine bottle in front of the Queen Mother.

Jin Yi panicked when she saw the bottle: "I, I don't have it... Queen Mother, save me!"

The Queen Mother looked at Jin Yi in disbelief: "You actually harmed me?"

Jin Yi shook her head in panic: "I didn't do it, this is slander!"

Li Chengzhen was too lazy to listen to her anymore. "Come here, drag her away and hand her over to the Jinyi Guards for interrogation. If you have anything to say, go to the Imperial Prison and speak it out."