When Hongzhou heard about this, and with the information he received from Qiangwei, he understood perfectly well what was going on. The guards and the imperial physicians, though jealous of each other, at least knew the rules and didn't resort to violence in the palace.
"What does the Empress Dowager say about this?"
Rose replied, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager didn't say much. She had some gifts given to Physician Su, comforted him, and told him to take good care of his injuries."
Hongzhou laughed and said, "I thought that Physician Su would be favored for a while longer, but I didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would lose interest so quickly."
"Out with the old, in with the new. Thailand has sent a batch of durians as tribute. We picked out the best ones and had Zhao Hui send them to the Queen Mother."
Rose was taken aback. Was the Emperor sending a male concubine to the Empress Dowager?
"This servant dares to ask, Your Majesty, is this... is this appropriate?"
Hongzhou said, "I remember when the late Emperor was still alive, although he doted on the Empress Dowager, he would spend more time at night with Consort Hua and Consort Wan, and didn't stay in Chuxiu Palace for long."
"My mother often says that Father Emperor has three palaces and six courtyards, with countless concubines. Yet they can only stay with one person, which is really unfair."
"The late emperor has been gone for many years, and his soul has long since been reincarnated. How could he know anything about the living? My mother has suffered so much these years, and it is only natural that she wants to live a more comfortable life."
.......over.......
I had a lot of ideas for this, but I haven't had the energy to keep up this month and I just can't write anymore.
The initial sales of this book exceeded my expectations, but I messed up the later parts and couldn't capitalize on this wave of success.
Experience is accumulated over time. I'll spend a week designing the outline for the next book to ensure quality. Unlike now, I don't even know what I'm going to write until I finish each day.
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