OBS Chapter 359 Treating Zhongcui Palace as Home
Chapter 359 Treating Zhongcui Palace as Home
Li Changde understood the emperor.
Whether it was the former dynasty or the harem, His Majesty rarely severely punished people in high positions just because they made one or two mistakes. Instead, he kept their mistakes in mind one by one.
This gave many people an illusion that, given his status, even if he made a mistake, His Majesty would just pick it up high and let it go gently.
Little did they know...If Your Majesty does not deal with it, then it will be fine. But once you deal with it, it will be a complete liquidation!
Your Majesty is like this to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and I'm afraid it's the same for Concubine De...
Empress Defei thought that the Third Prince was her golden ticket to avoid death. As long as the Third Prince was around, His Majesty would not do anything to her.
However, the fact is that His Majesty's patience with her is limited. If Empress Defei doesn't know how to restrain herself, she will dig her own grave sooner or later...
But those things are not Li Changde's concern.
His mission is to make His Majesty happy.
Your Majesty is in a bad mood, what should I do?
Li Changde was already familiar with the route, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, would you like to go to Zhongcui Palace to visit Concubine Rou and the heir?"
The only person he is loyal to is the emperor. He says this not to be good to Shen Zhinian, but he will favor whichever concubine can make the emperor happy.
Nangong Xuanyu said: "Since you said so, let's go."
He had already visited Nian Nian once after court in the morning, and ran over again in the evening, which made him seem like an unrestrained emperor.
What Li Changde proposed had nothing to do with him.
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Zhongcui Palace.
Yuan Bao stood in front of Shen Zhinian with his head bowed and reported: "Don't worry, Madam, I have already cleaned up the mess. No matter how much Madam Defei asks the Ministry of Punishment to investigate, it will not lead to us."
Shen Zhinian nodded: "I always trust you to do things."
Yuanbao even straightened his back a little!
Hehehe... Who said he was not as good as Xiao Zhouzi? The Queen praised him!
Handan suddenly thought of something and said worriedly, "My Lady, this incident has made me alert."
"You have to ride in a warm sedan or a sedan chair every time you go out. Now that you are pregnant, you can't fall. What if the Empress Defei, or other people in the harem with ill intentions, are inspired by this incident and use the same method to plot against you? What if?"
Xiao Zhouzi patted his chest and said, "Handan, don't worry!"
"Not to mention that every time the queen goes out, she arranges people to check ahead, just in case there is something wrong with the road she is going to take. I am not bragging, even if someone wants to imitate me, they have to have that kind of ability!"
"After all, there are guards patrolling everywhere in the palace. Not everyone can avoid the guards, lurk in the dark, and get away smoothly after the mission is accomplished."
"Let's take a step back... Even if someone could ambush the queen without anyone noticing, I would be by her side whenever she went out. How could I let the bad guys succeed?"
Handan nodded: "That's true..."
"Thanks to Xiao Zhouzi, Your Majesty can rest easy!"
"But I've always been curious about one thing. Your family used to run a martial arts business, and you're so good at martial arts. Even if your family suddenly encountered a disaster, with your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to make a living outside, right? Why did you choose to enter the palace?"
After she finished speaking, Handan realized that her question seemed a little inappropriate. What if she poked Xiao Zhouzi's scar?
She subconsciously covered her mouth and looked at Xiao Zhouzi apologetically: "If you don't want to tell me, just pretend I never asked..."
A trace of sadness flashed in Xiao Zhouzi's eyes, and he smiled bitterly and said, "There's nothing I can't say."
"Your Majesty should have heard from Xiao Mingzi that the trouble in my family happened because the martial arts business I opened was very profitable and the county magistrate was eyeing it. He then framed my father with a false charge and seized my property. He also killed all of my family members..."
"I was lucky enough to escape because of my kung fu skills and the protection of my family."
"But I am just a commoner. No matter how good my kung fu is, I can't beat four hands with two fists. It's hard to save my life, so how can I fight against the county magistrate?"
"It just so happened that during my escape... I encountered people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs making purchases among the people. I wanted to avoid being hunted down, and I also wanted to catch the eye of a nobleman after entering the palace, so that I could use their power to avenge my family. So I made up my mind and sold myself to become a eunuch..."
"As fate would have it, not long after I entered the palace, I went out to do some shopping and heard people from my hometown talking about how the county magistrate had been dismissed and investigated, and that all my family members had been rehabilitated."
"But I have lost something and I can never get it back..."
If Shen Zhinian wanted to hire someone, she would naturally check his life thoroughly. She had known these things for a long time, but others heard about them for the first time.
For a moment, everyone looked at Xiao Zhouzi with sympathy and pity.
Handan was even more sighing.
It is not difficult to tell from Xiao Zhouzi's description that his family is very well-off. If he had not been harmed by corrupt officials, he would have married and had children among the common people and lived an ordinary but prosperous life.
Even if he had met the purchasing agent from the Imperial Household Department a few months later, his family would have been rehabilitated and he would not have had to sell himself into the palace.
He could also find a good girl, have a few children, and pass on his martial arts to them.
But that's not the case.
Because given Xiao Zhouzi's situation at the time, if he had not entered the palace, he would probably have been killed by that corrupt official.
Just like he said, it's fate...
Handan comforted him, "It's okay! It's okay! We should always look forward!"
"The sufferings of the past are all in the past, and the days ahead will surely be prosperous!"
Little Zhouzi lowered his head and wiped away his tears, and said sincerely: "In fact, I have complained about the injustice of God before. Why did God treat me like this?"
"Until I was assigned to serve the Majesty."
"Your Highness is not like other masters who never treat the palace maids as human beings. Zhongcui Palace is not like other palaces, which are full of intrigues."
"Your Majesty is kind and benevolent, and we are all friendly and united. I may be presumptuous to say that here, I really feel at home..."
"The past cannot be changed. Compared to my family members who died in vain and those who are living an inhuman life in the palace, I am already lucky."
"I only ask you, Madam, never to drive me away, and to let me stay in this 'home' forever."
Xiao Mingzi and Xiao Zhouzi are from the same hometown. When he heard Xiao Zhouzi mention these things again, he was most deeply touched and his eyes were a little warm.
Even someone as old-fashioned as Madam Xiao couldn't help but be moved at this moment.
Xiao Zhouzi is not the only one who regards Zhongcui Palace as his home...
Shen Zhinian has seen a lot of the coldness of human nature and never believes in love.
She had never thought before that she would feel warmth in the harem, where true love was least likely to appear.
It turns out that in addition to love between men and women, friendship, family love, and the love between master and servant can also touch people's hearts.