"Your Majesty should not worry too much now. Fortunately, it's all over now. It's a stroke of good luck that Your Majesty is in good health."
Cang Xixue kept trying to comfort the Emperor, knowing that this matter was a huge blow to him.
All I can do right now is offer words of comfort.
Feng Guche is a suspicious person by nature. After such an incident, even if he doesn't say anything, he will suspect the Empress and Feng Xilan from beginning to end.
An hour later, a young eunuch ran in from outside.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. The Prime Minister is out requesting an audience."
Feng Guche was very surprised, but then he frowned and his face turned frosty.
"Is this still my harem?! The Empress has just been banished to the Cold Palace, how did the Prime Minister know? The entire harem has become the domain of the Shen family, the Prime Minister must have planted a spy by my side!"
Cang Xixue was startled, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
Cang Xixue stretched out her fair hand and placed it on Feng Guche's chest, speaking softly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty has just recovered and is still weak. Please do not get angry."
The Emperor patted Cang Xixue's hand and took a deep breath.
"I am not deaf and blind yet, but the affairs of the court and the harem are already extremely troublesome. Looking across the whole world, I guess only you care about me."
"Your Majesty, you are overthinking it."
Cang Xixue's voice was very soft, and then she rested her head on Feng Guche's shoulder.
Feng Guche couldn't see the expression on Cang Xixue's face, so he naturally couldn't detect the hint of disgust in Cang Xixue's eyes.
Soon, Prime Minister Shen hurriedly arrived before the Emperor.
As soon as he entered the palace, Prime Minister Shen knelt down on both knees and respectfully bowed to Feng Guche.
"This old minister pays his respects to Your Majesty and to the Imperial Concubine. May Your Majesty live long and may the Imperial Concubine be well."
Feng Guche glanced at him with his eyes closed, his face expressionless.
Normally, even if Feng Guche was unhappy, he wouldn't show it on his face. When he respectfully greeted Prime Minister Shen, Feng Guche would definitely say, "Minister Shen, please rise quickly."
But today, Feng Guche was seething with anger, so he didn't say a word, only looking at the Prime Minister with a cold gaze.
"May I ask what brings Lord Shen to the palace?"
The Prime Minister was taken aback after hearing this. He was about to look up at Feng Guche when he realized something was wrong, so he quickly spoke up.
"Your Majesty, since Your Majesty fell ill, this old minister has been worried day and night. Today, I was really concerned, so I thought I would come to see Your Majesty. Now that I know Your Majesty is in good health, this old minister is relieved."
After saying this, the Prime Minister paused deliberately for a moment, and then spoke again.
"On my way to His Majesty's palace, I overheard many people talking about how the Empress has displeased His Majesty. I wonder if this is true?"
Prime Minister Shen's question was roundabout, and Feng Guche sneered after hearing it.
"This harem is becoming more and more outrageous. Those maids actually dare to gossip about their masters. Aren't they afraid I'll rip out their tongues?"
Feng Guche did not answer Prime Minister Shen's question.
However, Prime Minister Shen had already gleaned some insights from Feng Guche's words.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This old minister has only heard a few words about it. Those young palace maids and eunuchs are ignorant and should not be taken seriously!"
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