Chapter 195: The Emperor Running Around
At this time, in the Linde Hall, a group of ministers were chatting and drinking.
But the emperor was absent-minded. He only wanted to end the banquet quickly, fly to the imperial concubine's room, and do some shy things with his arms around the delicate imperial concubine.
"Your Majesty!" The Emperor, who was far away from home, was shaken and was awakened by Eunuch Gui who sneaked up beside him.
Before the emperor could speak, he heard Eunuch Gui lower his voice and say in an urgent tone, "Your Majesty, something has happened to His Highness Prince Qi."
"What did you say?" The emperor looked at Eunuch Gui in disbelief.
When the ministers who were having wine heard the emperor's shocked voice, they all stopped eating and looked at the emperor and Eunuch Gui.
Even some of the nosy girls in the inner hall, hearing the emperor's suddenly louder voice, secretly lay down at the door and peeked this way.
At this time, the emperor also realized that he had lost his temper. He suppressed the expression of disbelief on his face, put on a faint smile, and said to the ministers: "Haha, I have lost my temper. Dear ladies, please continue to drink. I have some political matters to attend to." Go deal with it.”
"Mother, I will take my leave first and come back after handling urgent political matters. I won't miss my mother's birthday."
"Your Majesty, business is important. Go quickly!" The Empress Dowager nodded to the Emperor, "The Empress is here to take charge of the overall situation, so don't worry, Your Majesty."
The queen also heard the emperor's screams, and came out of the inner hall to see what was going on. She happened to hear that the emperor had urgent matters to deal with, so she said loudly, "Your Majesty, hurry up and deal with urgent matters. I have a concubine here." There is no need for you, Your Majesty, to worry."
"Then please give the queen more trouble." The emperor nodded and led Eunuch Gui out of the Linde Hall in a hurry.
"My beloveds, please continue to drink. It's just a small matter in the harem. Your Majesty will take care of it soon." The Queen raised her wine glass, raised her head and drank, "I would like to toast you all first."
As the queen toasted, the quiet hall returned to its previous bustle. The generals who were making fists continued to make punches, and the civil servants who were reciting poems and making pairs also continued to make pairs.
The empress of Muyi Tianxia sat dignifiedly on her seat and looked at the ministers who were eating wine, but she was wondering in her heart what happened to make the emperor in such a hurry.
The emperor's hurried figure could not be concealed from those who were interested. Although the old foxes were drinking with each other, they also had their own plans in their hearts.
When the emperor came outside the palace, he couldn't wait to ask, "What happened? How could something happen to Yuntao?"
"Your Majesty! This slave deserves death!" Without saying a word, Eunuch Gui fell to his knees and pressed his forehead tightly against the ground, not daring to raise his head.
"What's going on? Tell me quickly!" the emperor said angrily.
"Back to the Emperor, His Highness Prince Qi asked the servants and others to test the poison. When the servant saw Miao Lian's color, he thought His Highness Prince Qi had hidden evil intentions to harm the Emperor and others, so he shot and wounded His Highness Prince Qi. Who knew he had already drank it? Not only were Miao Lian's little eunuchs fine, but they were still alive and kicking. Only then did the slave realize that he had been reckless. Fortunately, His Highness Prince Qi was only injured and did not make any mistakes. The slave deserves to be punished! Please punish me!"
"You idiot!" The emperor understood the whole story and kicked him angrily.
Eunuch Gui was kicked to the ground by the emperor, and climbed back up again, crawling at the emperor's feet so that it would be easier for the emperor to make a move next time.
"Xiao Guizi, how long have you been with me?" The emperor changed his tune and suddenly asked this question to Eunuch Gui.
"It has been nearly forty years since I returned to the Emperor. Since you ascended the throne, my servant has been staying with the Emperor."
"Forty years! Time flies so fast!" The emperor said quietly.
"Yes!" Eunuch Gui was confused, and even now he still doesn't understand why the emperor suddenly said this.
"Since it's been forty years, you idiot, you still don't know what I'm thinking!" The emperor suddenly raised his foot and kicked Eunuch Gui over again.
"My slave is stupid, please forgive me!" Gui Eunuch trembled and crawled back.
"If you weren't the old man next to me, I would be able to chop off your head just this time." The emperor vented his anger, and the anger in his heart lessened a little, "Forget it this time, luckily it's just an injury. If you are so reckless next time, I will definitely chop off your head."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me." Eunuch Gui agreed quickly.
"Come on, come with me to the Tai Hospital to see how Yuntao is doing."
"Yes!" Eunuch Gui breathed a sigh of relief, his life was saved. If anything happens to King Qi in the future, he will definitely run far away. If this happens again, his life will probably be in danger.
The emperor followed Eunuch Gui to the Imperial Hospital and saw Bi Yuntao lying unconscious on the bed. The emperor asked the old physician, "How is King Qi?"
"Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Qi has four broken ribs and internal organs that were shocked and slightly damaged. Fortunately, his life is not serious and he only needs some time to recover." The old doctor respectfully reported.
"It's good that his life is not in danger." The emperor felt relieved and asked the imperial doctor, "But why doesn't King Qi wake up now?"
"His Royal Highness King Qi has already taken the potion. He only needs to wait for a while before he wakes up."
The emperor nodded, thinking that the Empress Dowager's birthday was still going on, so he said goodbye to the old doctor, "Since King Qi is no longer seriously ill, I will go back to the Linde Hall first, so that King Qi can take care of the doctor."
"It is the duty of a humble minister to share His Majesty's worries." Seeing the Emperor being so polite to him, the old doctor was elated and fumbled with his goatee and responded respectfully.
The emperor led Eunuch Gui out of the Imperial Hospital, "Xiao Guizi, I remember you just said that Miao Lian was used to test poison. Where is Miao Lian testing poison now?"
"Your Majesty, Miao Lian is in the imperial dining room now."
"Imperial dining room?" The emperor slowed down his steps and turned to look at Eunuch Gui, "Go to the imperial dining room to test the poison?"
"This is all given by His Highness King Qi, and all servants follow his orders."
"Hmph! Now you know how to do things as ordered?" The emperor sneered angrily, "Why didn't you know how to do things as instructed when you took action and injured Yuntao without permission?"
"Your Majesty, please stop burying this slave. This slave really deserves death!"
The emperor glanced at the embarrassed Eunuch Gui and stopped arguing with him. "Come with me to the imperial dining room to ask them to stop testing the poison. Take Miao Lian and send it to your mother quickly. Your mother must be waiting impatiently."
The two came to the imperial dining room again and saw several little eunuchs who were still burping after drinking and continuing to test poisons.
The black thread on the emperor's head really gave these slaves an advantage. They actually tasted the wonderful love before them.
"Kowtow to the Emperor!" A young eunuch who had just returned from the toilet saw the Emperor standing at the door of the imperial dining room and quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
Several young eunuchs in the kitchen heard the sound, quickly put down their tea bowls, knelt down and saluted the emperor.
"I was just wondering why I haven't seen any dishes coming from the imperial dining room for so long. It turns out that you slaves are eating here secretly!"
"Your Majesty is wronged!" A young eunuch explained hurriedly, "His Royal Highness Prince Qi rejected all the cooks in the imperial dining room. His Highness Prince Qi asked us to come here to test poison for Miao Lian."
"That's all!" The emperor waved his hand, "Since you got such a good job, and a few of you showed up in the imperial kitchen to steal food, then the merits and demerits are equal, and I will not hold you responsible."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Several young eunuchs kowtowed to express their gratitude.
The emperor walked into the imperial dining room, glanced at the ten boxes of love, made a rough calculation, and frowned. There seems to be a little bit of these!
The emperor pondered for a moment and then ordered a few young eunuchs, "You guys, divide each bottle of Miaolian into four portions, pour them into teacups, and send them to Linde Palace!"
"Your Majesty, what about the poison test..." a young eunuch asked in a low voice.
"There's no need to try! If King Qi wants my kingdom, so what if I give it to him!" The emperor strolled out of the imperial dining room and told Eunuch Gui outside, "In the future, the Miao Lian sent by King Qi will not be used. Test the poison! Do you understand?"
"My servant knows!" Eunuch Gui nodded in agreement.
"Watch them finish this matter." The emperor ordered, "I will settle the debt with you for knocking King Qi unconscious from now on!"
After saying that, he left Eunuch Gui and walked to Linde Hall alone.
"What are you looking at! Why don't you guys hurry up and follow the emperor's instructions!" Eunuch Gui walked into the imperial dining room and saw several young eunuchs with red faces and thick necks suppressing laughter. They shouted angrily, "If the emperor is delayed, The Queen Mother enjoys it. Your Majesty doesn’t need to punish you. The Za family will cut you into pieces first!”
Several young eunuchs shrank their necks and quickly poured the tea into the tea bowl according to the proportion of one quarter of a bottle.
"Kowtow to the emperor!" The emperor came to the Linde Hall. When the ministers saw the emperor, they stopped eating, drinking and talking, and saluted the emperor.
"Excuse me!" The emperor waved his hand and went straight to the queen's side to sit down. "My dear ladies, please continue to drink. I have finished handling important matters."
"Your Majesty, why don't you see His Highness King Qi?" General Xia Jie stood up and asked the emperor when he saw that Bi Yuntao had not returned.
"The King of Qi is busy distributing Miao Lian to all the dear ladies. All the dear ladies will wait for a moment and you will see Miao Lian's true face soon."
As soon as the emperor said these words, a group of old foxes suddenly understood that the emperor had just run out to deal with King Qi's affairs. Something must have happened during this period to make the emperor so anxious. But looking at the emperor's leisurely manner now, it must not be a big deal.
Of course, the second and third princes who had no dealings with Bi Yuntao were also among them. The two looked at each other and saw the same thought in each other's eyes.
After the Empress Dowager's birthday is over, it is necessary to send someone to find out what happened to King Qi. It would be better if some articles can be written on this matter.
The imperial concubine in the inner hall naturally heard the emperor's voice, and thought that something happened to Bi Yuntao. Her heart suddenly tightened, and she wanted to go to the emperor to ask clearly. However, the birthday of the empress dowager has not yet ended, and she is the emperor. The imperial concubine had no choice but to leave the table without permission, so she had to wait anxiously for the birthday to end.
Meng Ruoxi was even more restless and didn't know what happened to Bi Yuntao. This was the palace. If she offended the emperor, she would become a widow before she got married.
Now who in the court doesn't know that they have a physical relationship with Bi Yuntao. Although Bi Yuntao has never done any shameful things to her, this matter only happened to her, Bi Yuntao, her mother and the person who checked her body that day. Grandma knows.
Although Xue Ruyue was far away, seeing the imperial concubine fidgeting and adding what the emperor had just said, her heart tightened and she became worried about Bi Yuntao's safety.
