A night of upheaval.
The chamberlain Wang Xi repeatedly urged him to go to court, but Wei Yanzhou finally let Cheng Ning go.
When he was changing clothes, Cheng Ning was still on the couch, even his fingertips were trembling.
Wei Yanzhou refused to let her go: "Get up and change my clothes."
He forced himself to get down to the ground, took the court uniform and put it on for him. The wound on his wrist seemed to be bleeding all the time.
Wang Xi brought a bowl of soup and medicine and waited at the side: "Your Majesty, your Majesty."
Avoidance medicine.
Ever since Cheng Ning went to bed for the first time, he had to drink it every time.
After entering the harem, especially since Cheng Ning now has no family to rely on, giving birth to an heir is her last bargaining chip.
Wei Yanzhou put on his court clothes and looked at her from the side.
He thought Cheng Ning would beg for it, but Cheng Ning just took it and drank it down with no expression on his face.
Seeing this, his expression suddenly sank, and he walked away.
The female medical officer Meng Xin was waiting outside the palace. When she saw the new emperor's anger, she knelt down and saluted in fear.
Being invited to the Hua Palace early in the morning, I knew without asking that the empress must have been injured again.
When bandaging, Cheng Ning was only wearing a tunic. The light-colored tunic was stained with blood, and the gauze around her wrist was completely messed up.
"If you don't take good care of this hand, it will be a problem to make a fist in the future." Meng Xin frowned: "Your Majesty..."
Everyone in the palace only knew that His Majesty the new Emperor was very diligent in turning over this empress's brand, and everyone said that she was extremely favored.
But who would have thought that Cheng Ning would be injured every time after sleeping.
Her hand tendons had been torn apart, and they were tortured repeatedly.
Cheng Ning looked at the sky outside, which was gloomy and seemed to be snowing: "What happened yesterday?"
She and Meng Xin have known each other since childhood.
Now that Cheng Ning is trapped in the harem, Wei Yanzhou will not let her have any contact with the affairs of the previous dynasty.
She could only know a little bit through Meng Xin.
"Yesterday, several adults interceded for Old General Cheng, but His Majesty found excuses and punished them all. Prime Minister Xie has just taken office and is fawning over Your Majesty, asking Your Majesty to execute the Cheng family as soon as possible."
Prime Minister Xie, father of Queen Xie Nianyao.
He was a flatterer in the past, but Wei Yanzhou actually made him the prime minister of a country.
"A Ning," Meng Xin said with worry in his words: "Now that Your Majesty has relented on suspending the death penalty, and you are trapped in the harem, in my opinion, it is better to give birth to an heir. Perhaps for the sake of the heir, can Your Majesty let the Cheng family go? "
All Taoist mothers are more valuable than their sons.
Now that Cheng Ning has taken back his military talisman, he has no real power and can only rely on Wei Yanzhou.
"He keeps an eye on me and drinks anti-child medicine every day, just because he is afraid that I will give birth to an heir," Cheng Ning smiled bitterly: "Besides, I don't want to give birth either."
She and Wei Yanzhou were already ridiculous. Children were their weakness. If they were born, they would be a bond.
Meng Xin really couldn’t understand.
"We obviously grew up together. He was always gloomy when he was young. How come he has such a temper now that he is older?"
Cheng Ning couldn't even imagine it.
Chunhua came in and interrupted the conversation between the two: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to Fengluan Palace to pay your respects."
Cheng Ning could hardly stand, her back ached and everything hurt.
After leaving the palace door, the cold wind swept away, and she almost wanted to turn back.
In the past, Cheng Ning had never been afraid of the cold. Two months in prison, torture, interrogation, and serious injuries had finally emptied her foundation.
Chunhua followed beside her and tightened her cloak: "Your Majesty went to court half an hour late today. I'm afraid the Queen will make an issue of you again."
Queen Xie Nianyao is young and does not hide her emotions and angers. It is said that she has been in love with Wei Yanzhou for many years.
It had only been half a month since he entered the palace, and he was torturing Cheng Ning in different ways every day.
Cheng Ning didn't care: "How are those two girls?"
"I got a slap in the face, but it's nothing serious. I asked Dr. Meng to take a look at it." Chunhua said, "It's all the slaves' fault."
"Don't call me Commander-in-Chief in Linhua Palace from now on, remember that."
Originally thinking that the two palace ladies were punished for gossiping, Chunhua was surprised: "Is it because of this?"
Inside and outside the palace, no one who recognizes Cheng Ning would not call him a handsome man.
The commander-in-chief has been fighting for seven years and has made great achievements. He has long been a sea-fixing needle in Jinyang.
Some palace people are used to it and find it difficult to change their tune.
"The military talisman has been collected, and the concubine's position has been decided. If she still calls her the commander-in-chief, it will be a clear challenge to His Majesty's face."
It turns out that this is the case, Chunhua hurriedly agreed.
In Fengluan Palace.
Because the late emperor passed away less than three months ago, there are only one concubine and four concubines in the harem. The whole country pays filial piety, and there has never been a ceremony for the conferment of the emperor.
Now in the main hall of Fengluan Palace, Xie Nianyao, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at her Dankou, and the atmosphere was gloomy.
The news that His Majesty stayed at Linhua Palace and went to court half an hour late spread like legs throughout the harem early in the morning.
The other three concubines were angry, and they all knew that the queen was angry.
Cheng Ning entered the palace and said, "Bless the Queen."
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen."
In Cheng Ning's eyes, the few people present were still young girls who had just left the court.
The oldest Xie Nianyao is only nineteen.
But now here, she is the one with the lowest status.
Cheng Ning didn't mind, but because he didn't want to be woken up, his waist became even more sore.
Several noble concubines looked embarrassed and wanted to ask for exemption, but they were afraid that Xie Nianyao would be angry.
"Concubine Xi's reputation is getting bigger and bigger," Xie Nianyao said, swaying on her head, "Let me and my sisters sit here and wait for you to come and say hello!"
Cheng Ning knew that Xie Nianyao was quite hostile to him.
It's just that she has always hated the disputes in the back house, and she knows that talking back will only lead to endless trouble.
So I chose not to speak.
Unexpectedly, Xie Nianyao was so angry that she had no intention of letting him go.
After entering the palace for half a month, His Majesty had never stayed overnight in Fengluan Palace. She wanted to go crazy even if she wanted to climb the dragon bed.
How come this woman whose mother's family has fallen from power is so favored? !
Therefore, she spoke sarcastically: "But your parents and brothers have done such rebellious things, and you can still sleep until midnight. You are really generous."
Cheng Ning stood up and brushed her skirt.
"You! Did I scream?"
Cheng Ning looked straight at the past: "Mother, my father and brother conspired against me, have you ever seen it with your own eyes?"
Her eyes were like an eagle, frightening.
Xie Nianyao refused to admit that she was scared, so she sneered back: "It's been confirmed in Dali Temple that the death penalty has been decided, and I still want to see it with my own eyes?"
"My Cheng family is loyal to Jinyang and will not do anything rebellious."
Xie Nianyao smiled happily: "What you mean by this is that the Cheng family is loyal to Jinyang and not loyal to His Majesty?"
Cheng Ning was not afraid and looked back: "I didn't mean that."
She always spoke in the direct manner in the military camp. Xie Nianyao couldn't find the fault and found other ways to make things difficult.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time. I'm thirsty."
Her eldest maid, Tian Xing, immediately brought a cup of tea over.
It means asking Cheng Ning to serve tea.
Cheng Ning had to hold on for a while to save her father and brother. If she refused to give in, Xie Nianyao would not let her go.
Sighing, she took the tea cup. The hot cup was almost too hot to hold.
"Your Majesty, drink tea."
Xie Nianyao didn't pick it up and just sat there.
Standing close, some of the marks on Cheng Ning's body were not covered by the collar.
The body was covered with ambiguous red marks, which made Xie Nianyao's eyes turn red with jealousy.
She pretended to take the teacup, but she didn't hold it properly, and the whole cup of hot tea spilled on Cheng Ning's hand...
