Murong Xi woke up after taking a medicinal bath. Just because he was too tired, he fell asleep again. He slept until dinner before slowly waking up. Ru Shi cooked porridge, and after Murong Xi drank it, he fell asleep again.
I fell asleep in a daze. After sleeping for an hour, I woke up again.
Feng Mingye did not expect that Emperor Nanzhao would sneak out so late. It seemed that Emperor Nanzhao was indeed concerned about Xi'er's health.
Feng Mingye was originally very angry because it was because of Emperor Nanzhao's decree that Xi'er failed to rest in time.
But seeing that Emperor Nanzhao cared so much about Xi'er, he had no choice but to say, "I'm awake. I didn't wake up until dinner."
When Emperor Nanzhao heard that Murong Xi had woken up, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It will be fine when you wake up."
It was getting late, and Emperor Nanzhao could not leave the palace for too long, so he had to say: "Father, now that Xi'er has woken up, you can rest assured, right? I think you'd better return to the palace earlier, the time is not up.
It’s early.”
"Is Xi'er really okay?" Emperor Nanzhao asked.
"Well, it's much better already." Feng Mingye said.
Emperor Nanzhao asked worriedly: "What is going on, the girl next to Xi'er should know best. Please tell me quickly, I will make the decision for Xi'er."
"This matter is interesting. I'd better handle it myself," Feng Mingye said.
"I heard that Xi'er acted like this because of the cold wind blowing in Liuli Palace. Since she has arrived at the entrance of Liuli Palace, why didn't she go in?" Emperor Nanzhao asked puzzledly.
"Is this how the palace maid of Liuli Palace responded?" Feng Mingye said with a sneer.
"Well, isn't it?" Emperor Nanzhao said.
"Father, leave this matter to me and Tianmo. I hope you won't interfere now." Feng Mingye said.
"Then I understand and leave it to you." Emperor Nanzhao said.
"It's so late, I will take you back to the palace." Feng Mingye said.
"No need, just keep a close eye on Xi'er." Emperor Nanzhao said.
Emperor Nanzhao felt relieved when he heard that Xi'er was fine. After talking to Feng Mingye for a few more words, he followed the secret guard back to the imperial study.
Nian's father-in-law heard the sound from the imperial study, entered the imperial study and saw Emperor Nanzhao, and then felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, you are back."
"At this hour, no one should come to see me, right?" Emperor Nanzhao said.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yun and Concubine Jing just sent people to bring you cakes and supplements." Eunuch Nian said.
"I understand." Emperor Nanzhao said.
Eunuch Nian changed Emperor Nanzhao's clothes, and Emperor Nanzhao said, "I will stay at Huayang Palace tonight."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Nian said.
So Emperor Nanzhao went to Huayang Palace. When he saw the maid guarding the gate, he remembered the maid who was beaten during the day.
"See your Majesty," the maid said.
"What's the name of the maid who was beaten today?" Emperor Nanzhao asked.
"Back to the emperor, her name is Jia'er." the palace maid said.
"I know she has been wronged, so I will reward her with a hundred taels of silver and comfort her," Emperor Nanzhao said.
After Emperor Nanzhao finished speaking, he entered the main hall. The palace maid knelt behind and said, "I thank your majesty for Jia'er."
"Get up quickly and tell Jia'er the good news." Eunuch Nian said.
After His Majesty took a bath, he went to bed. Although Emperor Nanzhao did not mention the incident in Pluto's Mansion to Eunuch Nian, Eunuch Nian could tell that His Majesty seemed to be in a much better mood after returning. It seemed that Concubine Pluto was fine.
Hades Palace
"Why is Father here?" Murong Xi asked.
"He was worried about your health, so he came over to take a look when it was dark," Feng Mingye said.
"Are you still angry?" Murong Xi asked.
"How could I not be angry? I was wronged in the palace. If I hadn't wanted to wait until you woke up, I would have broken into the palace long ago." Feng Mingye said.
"This matter has nothing to do with Concubine Yun Guifei. The performance of that palace maid is too obvious, and I have also
I have never seen her before." Murong Xi said.
"Concubine Yun Guifei is meticulous in her work. You can tell by looking at her previous plans. Even if she had the intention to do something to you, she would not do it at the gate of her own palace. What's more, she would not do anything behind the scenes for the sake of Tian Jue.
These days, some people see that we have a good relationship and want to secretly provoke each other. It seems that they have taken great pains." Feng Mingye said.
"Who would instigate this at this time? I just can't figure it out, why are we so instigated?" Murong Xi said doubtfully.
"The person who planned this this time is really not very clever. I believe that the people behind it will be exposed in a few days." Feng Mingye said.
"Father is worried that you will leave Nanzhao in anger, otherwise you would not leave the palace overnight." Murong Xi said.
"You should have a good rest first, and you must not show off your strength in the future." Feng Mingye said.
"I have always been in good health, who would have thought that I would catch a cold." Murong Xi said.
Because Murong Xi was not feeling well, the two of them took a rest early.
Early in the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Feng Mingye got up early and went to the morning court again for the first time. Emperor Nanzhao knew clearly that as long as Feng Mingye went to the morning court, he would have something to say. Last time, Feng Mingye had to go to the morning court for the sake of that boy from the Zhao family.
Mingye even went to the morning court specially. The ministers were already used to it and didn't take it seriously.
Originally, Emperor Nanzhao was waiting for Feng Mingye to speak, but he saw Feng Mingye standing aside motionless. Upon seeing this, Emperor Nanzhao was about to retreat, but some ministers were restless and mentioned what happened yesterday.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Chen Yushi said.
Emperor Nanzhao frowned slightly, not knowing what the censor wanted to say, so he said, "What is it?"
"Your Majesty, the incident of Princess Pluto breaking into Huayang Palace a few days ago caused a storm in the city. Princess Pluto is so unruly and your Majesty should punish her severely." Chen Yushi said.
"Severe punishment? When did Princess Pluto break into Huayang Palace? Who did you listen to?" Emperor Nanzhao asked.
"I heard that Your Majesty punished a palace maid because of Princess Pluto. However, the original rules were set by His Majesty, and the maid did nothing wrong. It was clear that the person who was punished was Princess Pluto, but she returned to the palace without incident.
"Chen Yushi said.
Emperor Nanzhao looked at Feng Mingye, wanting to hear what Feng Mingye meant, but Feng Mingye didn't say a word and still stood there.
Emperor Nanzhao had no choice but to say: "Pluto Princess did not forcefully break into Huayang Palace. She returned to the palace because she was not feeling well. I don't understand. Where did you hear that Pluto Princess broke into Huayang Palace? There is no evidence. Again
You’re talking nonsense, I just think you don’t want to be the censor anymore.”
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen knows that you will definitely protect Princess Pluto, but if Princess Pluto knew the rules, such a thing would not be reported. Wei Chen indeed has no evidence, but now everyone in the capital is talking about it. If you treat it as if it did not happen,
, the people seem to be unconvinced. What's more, there are rumors outside that because the princess is jealous, there is only one princess in the prince's backyard." Chen Yushi said.
"Your Majesty, what Chen Yushi said is right. Princess Pluto should indeed enter the palace to learn the rules. Furthermore, His Highness Pluto is your legitimate son. Unlike other princes, there is only one princess in the backyard, which does not seem to comply with the rules. Even if the prince
If you don’t like concubines, the Hades Palace should have at least two concubines. Propagating heirs for the royal family is the most important thing." said the Jin Shilang on the side.
Emperor Nanzhao understood the minister's intention. Today was not for him to punish Murong Xi, but for Feng Mingye to accept his concubine.
Emperor Nanzhao would naturally not force Pluto to have a concubine, and Feng Mingye's face was very ugly at the moment.
When Emperor Nanzhao saw this, he had no choice but to say: "We will discuss this matter later and withdraw from the court."
Emperor Nanzhao didn't wait for the ministers to react and quickly left the hall. Feng Mingye looked at the two adults and sneered before leaving the hall. The ministers knelt on the ground and raised their heads when they heard Emperor Nanzhao leave.
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An Linghou shook his head and said to Jin Shilang and Chen Yushi: "You two adults are quite courageous."
"Why did the Marquis say that?" Chen Yushi asked.
"You can experience it yourself in the future," An Linghou said.
The Prime Minister sighed first
Looking at Chen Yushi and Jin Shilang, he shook his head. Jin Shilang couldn't bear it any longer, so he said, "Prime Minister, what's your look like? Did I say something wrong? I just wanted to do this for you."
Hello Pluto, Your Majesty always values Pluto the most, how can there be only the princess in the backyard."
"You know how to guess the holy will. Go back and think carefully about whether you should say what you just said." The Prime Minister said.
imperial study room
"Father, I don't need to say anything about what the purpose of your ministers is," Feng Mingye said.
"You mean, what happened in court this morning is related to Xi'er's matter?" Emperor Nanzhao asked.
"New Year's Eve is a family banquet, and the ministers don't have to go to court on the first day of the new year. If no one sent news to the ministers, how could they know such details? Someone in the palace must be cooperating with people outside. First they caused trouble, and then the ministers
Bringing this up again. I believe you know better than me what their purpose is." Feng Mingye said.
"Who in the palace is so brave?" Emperor Nanzhao asked.
"No matter who this person is, the first one to be suspected must be Concubine Yun." Feng Mingye said.
"Wait a minute, don't you doubt her? Besides, there is really no need for the noble concubine to do this? She knows that you and Xi'er have a deep relationship, so why would you do this on the sly?" Emperor Nanzhao said.
"Of course I don't really doubt Concubine Yun. I just don't do something to prevent this person from being exposed. I have already discussed it with Tian Mo. I didn't plan to tell my father originally, but I think I need your cooperation now.
That’s it.” Feng Mingye said.
"How do you plan for me to cooperate?" Emperor Nanzhao asked.
Feng Mingye said a few words in Emperor Nanzhao's ear. Emperor Nanzhao looked at Feng Mingye and nodded, indicating that he agreed with Feng Mingye's plan.
"What happened in the morning is just the beginning. The palace banquet in the evening will be lively." Feng Mingye said.
"Palace banquet? I want to cancel the palace banquet because of Xi'er's incident. It seems that if I really cancel the wedding banquet, I will give those ministers another chance." Emperor Nanzhao said.
"Father, the palace banquet cannot be cancelled. That person will be exposed tonight." Feng Mingye said.
"I understand. I will cooperate with you tonight, but I have to wrong your concubine first." Emperor Nanzhao said.
"Father, I'm going back home first. I will take Xi'er into the palace this afternoon." Feng Mingye said.
"Wait a minute, Xi'er has recovered?" Emperor Nanzhao said.
"It's nothing serious. Father, don't worry. Xi'er already knew that you went to visit her that night," Feng Mingye said.
"Aye, for today's palace banquet, do you want to invite the master of Yaowang Valley over?" Emperor Nanzhao said.