Chapter 26 Musicians
The old emperor even found that sentence from the few allusions deep in his memory.
"The song is wrong, Zhou Lang will take care of it"
We must get this woman, give her a title, and make her a concubine or a concubine.
The old emperor only had this thought in his mind.
What kind of palace servants must start from the lowest rank of the ninth rank to change clothes when they are lucky? Why, according to the rules, the last rank of the ninth rank can only live in the servants' room and cannot be regarded as the master?
nonexistent.
The dressing room is not worthy of her, and the servant's room is not worthy of her.
Even the thin silk dress she was wearing didn't match her at all.
She deserves better clothes, the highest status, and the most noble status in the world.
As if he had waited a lifetime to finally find the girl of his dreams, the old emperor stood up tremblingly and walked towards the woman.
Perhaps he had drunk some wine, which made him stagger a little.
The queen didn't know what he was going to do and was about to get up and help him.
Suddenly, the old emperor's feet gave way and he fell forward, rolling down the steps.
How could the older man withstand the fall? He fell to the ground with his face covered in blood, his mouth crooked and his eyes crooked.
The queen's face turned pale, and she immediately ordered the maids and eunuchs to go over and help her. She also staggered over with her dress in hand.
"What's wrong with you, Your Majesty?"
The old emperor suddenly woke up, clasped the queen's hand vigorously, and looked in the direction where the musicians were playing. There was a tingling sound in his throat but he couldn't say a word.
"Do you think they play well?"
The old emperor shook his head violently and pointed with trembling fingers to where the musicians were sitting.
"You don't like these musicians?"
The old emperor continued to shake his head, forcefully opened the queen's hand, and turned his head to the side.
The queen's eyes dimmed.
Just as the imperial physician arrived, the queen stood up, gave the emperor a cool look, and then turned to order the imperial physician.
"Your Majesty may be angry. My Jiaofang Palace is nearest. Please go over there and treat your Majesty."
"yes"
Several strong eunuchs carried the stretcher and left, followed closely by the imperial doctor.
The queen returned to the high platform and looked at the chaotic banquet and the people who looked frightened and worried.
"Let's stop here today. The Emperor is ill and needs to rest. You can come to visit another day. I will go and take a look first."
The old queen left first.
Concubine Meng suddenly stood up.
"Empress, I also want to come and have a look."
She held the veil with both hands, but her eyes were firm.
The queen turned around and looked at her deeply for several times before speaking slowly.
"If you really want to come, why don't you come and have a look?"
Concubine Meng hesitated for a moment, then quickly bowed in agreement and left with the queen.
The banquet was completely over.
Come out of Jiaotai Hall.
Xie Chenyu and Lin Ximeng were about to leave the palace in a carriage when they were suddenly stopped by the second prince Xie Chenke.
"Sixth Brother"
"Second brother, is there something wrong?"
Xie Chenyu held Lin Ximeng's slender waist and put on a look that said, "If you have something to say, tell me quickly, I have other things to be busy with."
Xie Chenke was stunned and glanced at Lin Ximeng.
Xie Chenyu understood what he meant and said directly: "Second brother, if you have anything to say, you can just say it directly. This is my concubine. There is nothing that I cannot know."
"I heard that a farm in the suburbs of Beijing committed a crime a few days ago and was confiscated and liquidated by the government. It seems to be quite close to your private farm. Are you... okay?"
"That's my private estate"
Pushing Lin Ximeng away, Xie Chenyu scratched his head in annoyance.
"I usually don't care about this, but who knew that those tenants were so overbearing, using the power of our temple to oppress the surrounding good people's fields, and even cut off the water source. They reported it to the government, but this temple didn't take care of it."
He walked up to Xie Chenke and smiled.
"Since the second brother knows about this matter, he should at least keep it a secret for my brother. I have driven out those people and the farm has been confiscated. This matter is over here. I must not let my father know about it."
Xie Chenke's eyebrows jumped.
"Second brother, I promise not to tell you, but this matter has caused a huge uproar and there is no guarantee that the censors in the court will impeach you."
"Hey, I can hide it for a while, but if I can't hide it, I can only blame my brother and I, and I can't blame others. Alas!"
Xie Chenyu sighed and patted his brother on the shoulder, shook his head with a wry smile and left.
Before leaving, I didn't forget to turn around and call Lin Ximeng.
"Why don't you leave quickly?! Are you waiting for me to invite you?"
Lin Ximeng hurriedly followed.
Looking at the two people leaving, Xie Chenke's expression softened slightly.
"Same as the investigation by this palace, the sixth brother did not hide anything. It seems... that he is indeed the same as what he appears and is a real waste."
"Your Highness, we only need to deal with that one, and the position of prince will be within our reach."
The confidant eunuch Baoying smiled and was determined to win.
Today there are nine sons in total.
The eldest prince and the fourth prince born to the queen all died in infancy, and the second prince Xie Chenke was the actual eldest son.
The third prince, Concubine Chen, appeared in the mansion and was now punished to study behind closed doors.
The fifth prince is seventeen years old, and his biological mother is Zhao Meiren. She has a low status and has fallen out of favor in recent years. She is not embarrassed in the palace, and no one dares to really look down on her.
The sixth prince, Xie Chenyu, and his biological mother, Concubine Bai, left early. The queen took care of the eldest son, but it was not recorded in the queen's name.
The seventh prince Xie Chenji also died in infancy. His biological mother was Libi, who lived in seclusion.
The eighth prince's biological mother, Li Jieyu, was still charming and favored, but the queen disliked her the most.
The youngest of the Ninth Prince, his biological mother was a beauty who entered the palace from a foreign country. He was born with amber eyes that looked just like his foreign mother. He received the least attention in the palace and would never become the heir apparent.
Think carefully.
The only ones who have the chance to inherit the throne are the second prince, the third prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince and the eighth prince.
The third prince was notoriously stupid. He couldn't keep up with reading and literacy. He was often punished. This time he was punished for a whole year.
leftover……
Xie Chenke made secret calculations.
"There are only Lao Wu, Lao Liu and Lao Ba. Lao Liu looks like he is doing nothing all day long."
He stroked his chin, his narrow eyes arousing a cold light.
"Only the fifth and eighth child"
"Your Highness, everyone has left, let's go back too."
Xie Chenke suddenly raised his hand: "No hurry"
He thought for a while and told Baoying: "Find someone to keep an eye on Jiaofang Palace. My father suddenly fainted for unknown reasons. We must take precautions early."
"yes"
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At this time, the inner hall of Jiaofang Palace.
The imperial doctors were sweating profusely and came to a conclusion after diagnosis.
"Your Majesty's bloodline is retrograde due to emotional excitement. The acupuncture needs to be performed immediately, otherwise there may be greater danger."
No one knows better than the Queen what the greater danger is.
"Give the emperor acupuncture quickly. We must ensure that the emperor's dragon body is healthy."
The imperial doctors responded and immediately started preparations.
After being busy for more than an hour, the old emperor finally woke up in a daze.
Slowly opening his eyes, the old emperor first saw the queen's old face with a double chin, and immediately turned away in disgust.
I couldn't help but make a strange sound in my throat.
The queen was puzzled at first, but later realized that the emperor might have something to say, so she sent the imperial doctor aside to listen carefully.
"musician"
"musician"
"That musician..."
"The emperor said musician?" the queen was surprised.
Chapter completed!