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Chapter 183: The Means of Conspiring against the Emperor
However, who knows... Nangong Xuanyu was silent for a moment, not angry, but just asked: "How is your young master's health?"
Handan almost dropped her jaw!
Not to mention her, all the palace people were very surprised!
The young lady dared to turn His Majesty down, and His Majesty was not angry?
Fuqiu was surprised, but also happy for the young lady.
Thinking back to when the young lady first entered the palace, she served His Majesty with great care and caution. She would never have dared to be so willful as she is now.
I'm afraid His Majesty himself doesn't realize that his bottom line towards the young lady is getting lower day by day...
Is this the way to train a man?
Receiving Shen Zhinian's eye signal, Handan followed her instructions and continued, "Your Majesty, Imperial Doctor Tang said that the young lady still hasn't recovered from her grief and is a little depressed..."
"Maybe... maybe it would be better to let her be quiet..."
What else could Nangong Xuanyu say? He could only leave a sentence "Take good care of your young master" and left helplessly.
"His Majesty……"
Li Changde had never seen the emperor treat a concubine like this before, so he could only cautiously advise: "Don't be sad, Concubine Rou definitely didn't mean it..."
"Of course she didn't mean it."
The emperor looked at the towering palace walls, his tone carrying a barely perceptible bitterness: "It was I who hurt her heart..."
If she didn't love him so deeply, how could she be so depressed and hurt herself?
Li Changde was a shrewd man, but he really didn't understand the relationship between men and women, so he could only say dryly: "Maybe after a few days, Concubine Rou will recover and come to terms with it..."
In the past, there were favored concubines in the palace who thought they were the apple of His Majesty's eye and became arrogant and got angry with His Majesty.
But His Majesty never spoiled them, and instead spoiled others. In the end, the concubines themselves realized the crisis and took the initiative to bow to His Majesty, but the favor after reconciliation was not as good as before...
I hope Concubine Rou will not follow their old path.
Your Majesty is the emperor. How could an emperor bow his head to coax a woman?
Just as Li Changde was thinking this, he heard Nangong Xuanyu say, "Tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send the best supplements to Tingyu Pavilion."
"I came out of there last night and saw that some of the furnishings in Tingyu Pavilion were old. Ask someone to send over the newly tributed Suzhou embroidery screen."
"Didn't Shou Pharmacy get a thousand-year-old ginseng of excellent quality a few days ago? Send it to Tingyu Pavilion."
Li Changde was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubines have their own medicines from the Imperial Hospital, and the medicinal materials in Shou Pharmacy are specially provided for you and the Queen..."
Although your majesty's rules are rules, this is too against the rules!
Nangong Xuanyu glanced over, and Li Changde's heart skipped a beat. He quickly said, "Yes! I'll order someone to do it right away."
"Rou Guiren is carrying the heir to the throne, so she must be more precious..."
Who knew that after hearing this, Nangong Xuanyu's footsteps suddenly paused: "Will she think that I only care about the child in her belly?"
Li Changde wanted to slap himself in the face, just look at what he said.
Nangong Xuanyu thought for a moment and continued, "Send the squirrel and grape pattern headpiece inlaid with kingfisher feather beads from my private storehouse to Concubine Rou. She likes gorgeous jewelry the most, and she should be happy to see it."
This is the relic of the Empress Dowager... Not to mention its precious value, the meaning it represents alone is enough to make the ladies in the harem jealous!
Li Changde took a deep breath and said, "Yes."
"Your Majesty, please board the dragon chariot."
Nangong Xuanyu waved his hand: "No need, I'll just walk around and calm down."
"Yes." Li Changde followed carefully behind.
"Has Lady Rou's wet nurse entered the palace?"
"Your Majesty, I sent someone to the Shen family to invite them at daybreak. They should be on their way to the palace now."
Nangong Xuanyu nodded and said nothing more.
Li Changde hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously, "Your Majesty, today is the first day of the lunar year. According to the rules, you should go to Kunning Palace to accompany the Empress... Your Majesty, do you want to come?"
Although he knew that His Majesty was in a bad mood, as the chief eunuch beside His Majesty, there were some things His Majesty could not do, but he would be derelict in his duty if he did not remind him.
Thinking of the Suhe Pill that Liu Ruyan used, a hint of disgust flashed across the emperor's eyes: "The queen is very capable, why does she need me to accompany her?"
Li Changde didn't dare to respond.
Nangong Xuanyu’s eyes became increasingly gloomy.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is an aristocratic family that has been entrenched in the Great Zhou for hundreds of years. It owns countless properties of all sizes, and it is likely that several generations cannot spend all of them.
But the old man, the Duke of Zhenguo, still secretly formed many caravans and made huge profits through smuggling. The silver he earned was an astronomical figure, where did it go?
Raising private soldiers is the most expensive thing...
There are some things he doesn't settle, just because the time has not come yet, it doesn't mean he doesn't know!
Feeling the heavy air pressure around the emperor, Li Changde lowered his head even lower, and the others dared not even breathe.
His Majesty is in the best mood only when he is with Concubine Rou, and those who serve him can also relax a little.
Li Changde couldn't help but pray in his heart, that living ancestor, please make peace with His Majesty as soon as possible...
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Tingyu Pavilion.
Seeing that His Majesty really left in a peaceful manner, Handan was very surprised, but still a little worried: "My dear, by doing this, will you push His Majesty further away..."
Shen Zhinian sneered: "We have only just begun. His Majesty will come tomorrow, but he will still not be seen!"
She had not forgotten that man's words last night about demoting her to a commoner and banishing her to the cold palace.
How could she be worthy of herself if she didn't torture him?
"what?"
Handan said cautiously: "But he is His Majesty after all..."
Shen Zhinian said nonchalantly: "I know what you want to say."
"Your Majesty has three thousand beauties in the harem. If I don't coax him, there are plenty of women who will. Maybe there are concubines waiting in secret, ready to take advantage of the opportunity to snatch your Majesty's attention and favor. By then, it will be too late for me to regret it."
Handan and Fuqiu looked at each other and said with gritted teeth: "My lady, since you understand, why are you still..."
Shen Zhinian chuckled and said, "I know what's going on."
How could the emperor's heart be so easily calculated?
In this situation, being less arrogant would make the emperor subconsciously feel that she was cheap. Even if he misunderstood her and wronged her, she would still rush to greet him with a smile. From now on, will Nangong Xuanyu still take her feelings seriously?
If she was a little more arrogant, the emperor would think she was taking advantage of his favor and was ungrateful. If she really annoyed him, he would never favor her again. After all, the harem was not short of beauties.
Therefore, how to strike the right balance so that the emperor does not dare to despise her but also does not lose patience with her is an extremely profound art.
And Shen Zhinian happens to be good at calculating people's hearts.