Chapter 40
Lugosh's face turned pale and blue. Zhou Xuanqing was so ruthless that they had no choice but to endure it!
Gena's eyes rolled, she nodded, took a step forward, and looked up pitifully, saying, "Gena knows Xirong was wrong. I don't ask for Da Zhou's forgiveness, I just hope that after drinking, the emperor will calm down. Before I drink, Gena has something to say to Prince Lan, no, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Gena has been attracted to you since the first time she saw you. I am willing to be by your side. I don't ask for any status, I just ask that you look at me."
When Gena said this, her almond-shaped eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and she looked at Zhou Erlan affectionately, like a woman in love.
Zhou Erlan glanced at her indifferently, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you done?"
Gena was stunned, the smile on her face froze, and she nodded woodenly.
"Then drink it!" Zhou Erlan said, and stopped looking at her.
Gena adjusted her expression, picked up the wine glass and put it to her lips to drink.
The ministers of the Great Zhou were all amused by Zhou Erlan's unromantic side. When one person laughed, everyone else laughed too.
Hearing the laughter, Gena coughed a few times from the wine, then stepped aside, covering her face. She would remember this account and would deal with Zhou Erlan sooner or later.
Angus glanced at Zhou Xuanqing subtly, then picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Only Lugosh and the glass of wine, which was laced with drugs after shaking his hands, remained.
Lugosh clasped his fists and nodded, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your gift!"
After saying that, he picked up the cup with trembling fingers, brought it to his mouth tremblingly, closed his eyes, and poured the liquid into his mouth.
Seeing this, Zhou Xuanqing raised his eyes and smiled wistfully, hooked his finger at the dancer, sat there lazily, picked up the wine glass and drank casually.
The dancers rushed in and the banquet returned to normal with singing and dancing, and the clinking of glasses making it a lively occasion.
Zhou Xuanqing drank several glasses of wine in a row, then pretended to be drunk. He pressed his brows and called Zhou Erlan over to stay, while he left first.
Amidst everyone's respectful farewells, Zhou Xuanqing was helped away by Tang Mitang.
Tang Mitang supported Zhou Xuanqing and walked towards the Daming Palace. The palace maid in front was holding a lantern, and the people next to them were walking slowly. She had no choice but to follow Zhou Xuanqing's pace and walk slowly.
"Tang Mitang, I don't want to leave anymore..." Zhou Xuanqing said, his body softened, and he fell on Tang Mitang, his head hanging on her shoulder, looking at her with drunken eyes.
Tang Mitang tilted her head and looked at her cute appearance. Her girlish heart burst out. She was afraid that she could not stand steadily, so she quickly put her arms around her waist.
"Why don't you want to leave?" Tang Mitang put his arm around her waist, held her hand and asked with a smile.
Zhou Xuan frowned and said in a depressed tone, "The road... under my feet... keeps shaking~"
"Hahaha, really? Then how about I carry you on my back?" Tang Mitang looked at her depressed pouting lips, resisted the urge to pinch her face, and smiled gently.
Zhou Xuanqing nodded, blinked slowly, and fluttered his long eyelashes twice.
Tang Mitang bent down and let Zhou Xuanqing lie on her back. She held her soft body with both hands and walked slowly towards the Daming Palace.
Zhou Xuanqing was so light that she could even carry her easily.
"Zhou Xuanqing, eat more next time. Otherwise, it's not good to be too light. The wind will blow away~"
Tang Mitang joked with a smile, but did not wait for a response. She turned her head and saw that Zhou Xuanqing had fallen asleep.
Forget it, just have a good sleep. I haven't left the imperial study all afternoon, and I even forced myself to go to the banquet to compete with wits. Being the emperor is always a worry...
Tang Mitang did not wake Zhou Xuanqing up. She gently put her on the bed, helped her take off her coat, shoes and socks, looked at her for a while, then blew out the light and left.
Zhou Xuanqing fell asleep quietly, watching Tang Mitang's ability to climb up the roof and remove the tiles in his dream.
The next morning, Zhou Xuanqing opened his eyes and felt a slight headache. He shook his head indifferently, got up and went into the bathroom. After washing off the smell of alcohol, he came out and was helped by the palace maid to change into court clothes.
She simply used a hairpin to tie up her still wet hair, then lazily sat in the sedan chair and walked towards the main hall.
There are still many things to deal with today. Zhou Xuanqing cheered up and sat in the seat of honor to deal with them one by one.
Three court officials were dismissed in one morning court session, and one was sent directly to Prince Pingyu's palace. After all, he had worked hard to win him over, so he should get something in return!
Prince Pingyu sat at home, looking at the officials who were sent from the palace and tied up, his face as black as charcoal.
He spent so much money to win over the court officials, but they were deposed as soon as Zhou Xuanqing returned.
The envoys from Dongyi and Beidi, who were as depressed as he was, received Zhou Xuanqing's request early in the morning and immediately returned to their fiefdoms to prepare the medicinal materials.
The morning court session lasted for nearly two hours. It was almost noon when Zhou Xuanqing went to the imperial study to eat something casually and began to handle official business.
Tang Mitang slept until she woke up naturally. She was so hungry that she slowly went to the imperial kitchen to find food.
As soon as I got there, I saw the concubine's maidservant acting arrogantly while the imperial chef cooked bird's nest.
"Tiffany doesn't like things that are too sticky. From now on, Tiffany's bird's nests must be supervised by a master chef. The heat and timing cannot be wrong at all!"
Tang Mitang listened silently, picked up a chicken leg and started chewing it, then selected a few dishes and slowly put them into the lunch box.
Seeing Tang Mitang taking food so openly, the senior palace maid, who had never seen her before, said with displeasure, "Hey! Who are you? How dare you steal food from the imperial kitchen?"
Tang Mitang closed the box speechlessly, picked up the food box and smiled at her, "Who stole it? I took it openly!"
Why are all the palace maids so Western?
"How dare you! Which palace are you from? How dare you call yourself me!" The head maid was not someone to be trifled with. She pinched her waist and glared at Tang Midang.
Tang Mitang laughed disdainfully and said loudly, "I'm the personal maid of the Emperor of Daming Palace. What? Do you have something to say?"
Such an arrogant person must be more powerful than her!
"You...you..." When the senior palace maid heard the words "Daming Palace", all her arrogance disappeared. She shook her sleeves and stared at the bird's nest again.
Tang Mitang snorted coldly, holding the chicken leg in his mouth, and slowly left.
There are all kinds of people in this palace!
After Tang Mitang finished lunch and took a nap on the bed, she suddenly sat up, picked up the medical book on the shelf, sat on a chair and started reading.
Life of eating and sleeping is so happy ~ But you also need to study hard, and you will have to ask questions!
But why hasn't Zhou Xuanqing come back today? It's almost afternoon...
Tang Mitang thought about it, then pulled the medical book through the round hole and went towards Zhou Xuanqing's palace.
Zhou Xuanqing came out of the imperial study and raised his hands to cover his eyes that were stung by the sun. As soon as he closed his eyes, he felt a little dizzy and quickly grabbed Chang Xi's sleeve.
I drank too much at night and didn't seem to sleep well.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Chang Xi hurriedly supported Zhou Xuanqing, looking at her pale lips, his face full of anxiety.
Zhou Xuanqing shook his head, loosened his grip and straightened his sleeves, then said calmly, "I'm a little tired, let's go back to Daming Palace."
Chang Xi nodded and hurriedly followed Zhou Xuanqing's steps.
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