Chapter 118 What Happened to Your Majesty?
The emperor said he would go to work in the afternoon...
But since it’s already the afternoon, does that mean it will be in the evening?
That’s what Anjiu thought.
So she wanted to use this time to take a bath.
Taking a bath was very inconvenient in ancient times. It was okay for the masters, but the palace maids had to use water and firewood, and it was easy to catch a cold when taking a bath in winter, so everyone just simply scrubbed themselves.
An Jiu ran to find Aunt Qu and asked if she could buy a bathtub and pay for it herself.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs must have it, but it’s a bit expensive.
Aunt Qu was smiling and was particularly easy to talk to today.
"What's so difficult about this? Just go find Eunuch Li and get one."
An Jiu "?"
It’s not difficult, but is it really that simple?
Can I just go get one?
"How much does it cost?" An Jiu asked tentatively.
Aunt Qu smiled and patted her shoulder: "You have worked hard serving His Majesty, why do you want money for such a small thing?"
An Jiu "?"
ah?
My mood brightened instantly.
I just knew that being a lackey of the leader can bring extra benefits.
Isn’t that what we have?
An Jiu smiled.
Aunt Qu also laughed. Who knows? Xiaojiu will be their master in the future. It would definitely be a good idea to establish a good relationship with him now.
Eunuch Li had just left Guanghua Hall.
All day.
It's been a whole day.
The entire Guanghua Palace was filled with black air.
The source of the black air is the emperor.
He has had a dark face since morning until now, and looks very scary.
Eunuch Li couldn't help but wonder if something happened last night? Who could provoke the emperor like this?
"Master, what happened to His Majesty?" Xiao Fuzi ran over and asked in a low voice.
Eunuch Li shook his head: "Not very good."
He sighed.
Xiao Fuzi said, "Aunt Qu said she wanted a bathtub."
"Doesn't she have one?" Eunuch Li was puzzled. Aunt Qu was really a person. Couldn't she talk about such a small matter in private? He was busy enough, why did he bring her a bathtub?
Xiao Fuzi put her hand to her lips, lowered her voice and leaned over to say, "Aunt Qu said Xiao Jiu wanted it."
Eunuch Li paused, thinking of the look of that person last night and the look of the emperor this morning. Eunuch Li narrowed his eyes and said, "You should definitely get one. Go to the warehouse and pick out a good one for Xiao Jiu."
Xiao Fuzi nodded.
He paused and asked again: "Master, is Xiaojiu going to be the master now?"
Eunuch Li knocked on his head and said, "Hurry up and get back to work. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
Xiao Fuzi touched his head, feeling a little envious. He wished he was a girl.
If I had known this, why would I have grown that little bit longer...
Not yet...
Woo woo woo…
After Xiao Fuzi left, Eunuch Li heard the emperor calling someone.
He ran in quickly.
Seeing that the emperor was still staring at the memorial, his face was particularly gloomy.
"His Majesty."
Eunuch Li lowered his head and walked very lightly, fearing that his heavy footsteps would disturb His Majesty and cause him to be dragged out and chopped off...
He suddenly thought of Xiaojiu...
Should we ask her to come over?
Maybe she can make His Majesty happy.
Eunuch Li was wrong.
The person the emperor least wants to see right now is An Jiu.
In the morning, seeing An Jiu sleeping soundly, he wanted to tease her, but it was time to go to court, so he hurried out, jumped over the wall skillfully, and met Lin San...
Lin San looked at him with a very complicated expression.
The emperor rarely saw him with such an expression.
"Speak now." The emperor said impatiently.
Lin San's face was calm: "Your Majesty, you asked our people to keep an eye on the Wenxiang shop before, and we found something last night..."
"Wait until I get off the court and tell you."
The emperor went to the morning court.
The morning court was still the same story. Money was needed here, and the Ministry of Revenue said it had no money. Money was needed there, and the Ministry of Revenue also said it had no money. A dam was needed there, and this side wanted to send this person there, and that side wanted to send that person there.
The emperor yawned in boredom and said, "Don't argue. Anyone can go, but let me be frank. Whoever goes must work hard for me. If anything goes wrong with the dam, I will not let them off easily."
No one said anything now.
They started fighting over it because they thought it was a lucrative job with money to be made.
Even if I can't get it, coming back will be considered a meritorious service, and I can get a promotion...
But the emperor's words increased the risk, and he might even lose his life. It was not worth it.
After much pushing and shoving, the task finally fell on an inconspicuous official with no background in the Ministry of Works.
The man was obviously stunned for a moment, because several people in the Ministry of Industry were fighting openly and secretly over this matter, and no one was willing to give in to the other. He did not expect that this task would suddenly fall on him.
"What's your name?" The emperor's majestic voice came from above.
The man knelt down nervously and kowtowed heavily to the emperor.
"Your humble servant, Zhong Mingyi."
Emperor: "Do you have the confidence to complete this mission?"
Zhong Mingyi was overjoyed: "I have it. My father once repaired the dam and I learned a lot from him."
This person was obviously very excited and said a lot of irrelevant things.
Just as the emperor was about to issue an order, the people who had just quarreled began to regret it again, saying that the matter was of great importance and Zhong Mingyi could not do it well...
The emperor's face turned cold.
"So I am a monkey? Let you play with me?"
The man was not convinced: "I dare not... But Zhong Mingyi has no experience. If I send him, I am afraid he will..."
The emperor suddenly interrupted him and said, "Huang Wei, right? I remember you. Three years ago, you led people to renovate the palace, but I don't remember the account clearly. I gave you a chance. Have you settled your account?"
Huang Wei was stunned. The emperor did say that there was something wrong with his account book. He was nervous and scared at first, but later he found that many people had to make changes. He thought that his account book was a small matter and the emperor might have forgotten it a long time ago...
But now, the emperor brought up the old matter again, and it was obvious that he had bad intentions...
Huang Wei broke out in a cold sweat.
Then the emperor said, "Two years ago, we wanted to add hundreds of pavilions around the capital, but the number you reported still doesn't match. I asked someone to count them. There are less than fifty pavilions. Three of them collapsed when it rained this summer, and one of them even crushed someone to death..."
Huang Wei was completely terrified and knelt down to beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life. It was all the craftsmen's laziness. It has nothing to do with me..."
The emperor said coldly: "Come here, strip him of his official uniform and throw him into prison. After the matter is investigated, deal with him according to the law."
Huang Wei was taken away.
The emperor glanced at everyone and smiled: "Which of you has anything else to say?"
No one.
The hall was eerily quiet.
The emperor took a look and saw that Prime Minister Jiang had recovered from his illness after seeing Concubine De and had come to court. He had no objection to the punishment of Huang Wei.
The emperor looked away and appointed Zhong Mingyi to replace Huang Wei as the Minister of Works.
Many people were eyeing this position, but unexpectedly it ended up in the hands of an unknown little-known figure. Everyone was dissatisfied, but with Huang Wei's previous experience as a lesson, no one dared to say anything.
The emperor announced the adjournment of the court. Up to this point, he was still in a good mood, so when he didn't see Xiaojiu in the morning, he asked about her. Aunt Qu explained to him that Xiaojiu was too tired and the original words of that person, the emperor suddenly laughed.
"She is indeed working hard. From now on, let her come to work in the afternoon." After a pause, the emperor said, "I promised her a salary increase before, so I will give her a salary increase according to your share, Aunt Qu."
"yes."
After Aunt Qu left, the emperor began to read the memorials. As he read, his smile froze on his face. Then he asked Eunuch Li to go out and talk to the secret guards. When Eunuch Li entered the hall again, he found that the emperor was sitting motionless, his face was gloomy, and his whole body seemed to be emitting black air...
Eunuch Li frowned.
Your Majesty, what happened?
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