"Bell!"

This crisp sound broke the original silence in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Zhou Youchen's eyes, which were slightly red because of lack of sleep, stared at the woman kneeling under the desk, and asked coldly, "Who let you in?" ”

This is the Cabinet, and no one is allowed to trespass without his orders.

The woman lowered her head and trembled when she heard this, and said timidly, "Concubine...... The concubine came in by herself. ”

Although she called herself a "concubine", Zhou Youchen had no impression of her at all.

"Hu Changan!" Zhou Youchen burst out with an angry shout, which frightened Xiao Anzi, who was eavesdropping outside the hall, and was so frightened that he crawled in.

"Long live the ......" This little Anzi has only been in the Heart Cultivation Hall for half a month, and the master who followed him before was a six-rank eunuch, and he was also an old man in the palace. But because he said the wrong thing in front of the emperor, he is now punished to the Huanyi Bureau as the last eunuch laborer, and he is doing hard work every day.

The palace suffered a heavy blow, and the palaces were full of manpower tensions, but the sacred heart was unpredictable, and the minions around him changed one stubble after another, but they couldn't do it for long, which made people panic.

Zhou Youchen looked at Hu Changan coldly: "Bold minion, don't you even know how to watch the door!" How dare you let people in casually! ”

Xiao Anzi kowtowed again and again to admit his mistake, and the corner of his eye aimed at the Han Meiren beside him, and secretly gritted his teeth.

This Han beauty came suddenly, he was napping outside, so she came over and stuffed a bag of silver into him, so that he could be accommodating.

Xiao Anzi knows very little about the harem concubines, only that the queen mother is a powerful figure, and as for the others, he can't even recognize the name.

He came to the Heart Cultivation Hall to do things, not for a long time, but only for some benefits. And Han Meiren said that she hadn't seen the emperor for a long time and was very worried about the emperor, so she prepared ginseng tea and came over to say goodbye.

When Xiao Anzi saw the silver, he thought about the beauty of adults. Unexpectedly, when the emperor saw this Han beauty, he was furious.

"The slave knows the mistake, it's Han Meiren, she ......"

Han Meiren knelt in place, looked up at Zhou Youchen and said, "The concubine is just worried about the emperor's ......"

Zhou Youchen didn't give the two of them a chance to talk nonsense, and immediately asked people to take them all out.

Xiao Anzi ended up with the same fate as his master, and was sent to the Huanyi Bureau and punished with his master. As for Han Meiren, she made a faceless fuss, and even lost the title of beauty, becoming the most humble official woman.

The emperor was so moody, so that the minions of the Heart Cultivation Hall were afraid, they didn't dare to do anything, and they couldn't do anything well.

Just when Zhou Youchen needed someone to serve him, Gao Fuli suddenly appeared in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is your favorite Longjing tea."

Zhou Youchen saw him, his thick eyebrows frowned slightly: "Why are you here?" ”

Gao Fuli took a step forward and said respectfully: "Niangniang heard that there was no one around the emperor to serve, so she asked the servants to come over." Niangniang said, the emperor is busy with government affairs, how can he cut off the people around him. ”

"Your Majesty, can you taste it and see if the craftsmanship of the minions has regressed?"

Zhou Youchen's eyes sank when he heard this, and he picked up the teacup and took a sip, and sure enough, it was still the same taste as before.

"The slave killed himself back then, and he lost the good errand given by the emperor in a good way. Now, the slave can still stay in the palace by virtue of the promotion of the mother. The slave is cheeky and wants to ask the emperor to give the slave another chance. ”

Gao Fuli knelt down as he spoke.

Zhou Youchen thought slightly; "Did the queen really ask you to come?"

"How dare a slave lie in front of you, the emperor. Niangniang really cares about the emperor. After returning from the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, the first thing Niangniang said was "The emperor has lost weight". ”

After Gao Fuli said this, he couldn't help but silently admire himself in his heart. He can even tell such a lie now.

Zhou Youchen was slightly moved when he heard this.

"You didn't know how to measure in the past, if it weren't for the queen...... I won't keep you until now. ”

Gao Fuli kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, please give the slave another chance, a chance to atone for his sins." ”

Zhou Youchen was silent for a while, and then nodded: "Since it is the queen's heart, I naturally can't live up to it in vain." ”

Gao Fuli breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He can stay and serve the emperor's diet and daily life, which is the first step to help Niangniang.

Gao Welfare has followed the emperor for so many years and knows the emperor's habits, so he is naturally handy in serving.

After Gao Fuli left, Chu Ansheng went to Meng Xilan's side to serve, and also became the chief eunuch of Cining Palace.

This position, many people in the palace are looking forward to it, but now it is in his hands, but no one dares to say anything, just because the person who got it is Chu Ansheng, the son of Chu Jingchuan.

It's not exaltation, it's disgrace.

Chu Ansheng came to Meng Xilan's face, his face calm and unwavering.

Meng Xilan was half-lying on the bed, looking at him through the thin curtain, not letting him see his face.

The way she looks now, anyone who sees it will be careful.

"From now on, you will be the most important person in this palace, you know?"

Chu Ansheng slowly raised his head when he heard this, only to see a blurry shadow behind the curtain, he couldn't see her face clearly, he could only see her thin figure.

"The slave is willing to do his best for his mother."

"Don't say these beautiful things against your will." Meng Xilan took a deep breath: "This palace wants to trust you, and you also have to trust this palace, so that you and me, and ......" Her tone hesitated slightly, and then softened her tone: "So that we can all survive." ”

Chu Ansheng heard the strangeness of her voice, thinking that she had been on bed rest for the past few days, so he asked, "Niangniang, are you uncomfortable?" ”

"The main palace is fine." Meng Xilan said a word.

Now is not the time for him to know.

Jiao Changqing is proficient in pharmacology, and quietly adds a few new Chinese medicines to the emperor's usual ginseng soup and tonics. If you take it out alone, it's harmless. However, when several things are used together, they have a harmful use.

The people on the other side of the imperial dining room couldn't find any problems at all, so Gao Fuli personally brought bowls of ginseng soup and tonic medicine to Zhou Youchen and watched him take it personally.

Zhou Youchen met with many ministers for the prince's marriage. In the end, the most suitable person was not chosen.

The so-called "four candidates" are even more nonsense. Marry a wife, not a good one.

Gao Fuli returned to the emperor's side, but in just a few days, the minions of the Heart Cultivation Hall were relieved.

"Your Majesty, the ginseng soup is ready, please drink it while it's hot."

In the middle of the night, Gao Fu is still personally serving His Royal Highness.

Zhou Youchen raised his eyes to look at him and said lightly: "Go back and tell the imperial dining room that you don't need to prepare these things." ”

"Your Majesty, this is the mother's heart."

Hearing this, Zhou Youchen put down the fold in his hand, looked at him and said, "This is the purpose of the queen sending you back." You are by my side, and you are thoughtful for the queen everywhere, this is her intention. ”

Gao Fuli's heart tightened when he heard this, he slowly took a step back, and said, "The slave doesn't dare." ”

"Don't dare? Hum! Zhou Youchen looked at him coldly: "Say, what is the purpose of the queen sending you over?" ”

Gao Fuli lowered his head: "How can Niangniang have any purpose for the emperor?" Your Majesty, don't you believe Niangniang? ”

Zhou Youchen stood up and put his hands behind his back: "Believe, who else can I trust in this palace?" ”

Gao Fuli secretly raised his eyes, and saw a deep sorrow between his eyebrows, so he said: "Your Majesty, the slave has been serving you and Niangniang for twenty years. Your Majesty, the only person you can trust in this world is Niangniang. This was true once and is still so. ”

Zhou Youchen was silent when he heard this, and was silent for a long time.

Early the next morning, he suddenly appeared in Cining Palace.

Because of her preparations, Meng Xilan's haggard look has been covered by exquisite makeup, and the girdle on her waist is also tightly wrapped. She also wore a thick cloak on her shoulders, covering her sideways, and only showing her front to Zhou Youchen.

Chu Ansheng came over to bring tea and pour water, Zhou Youchen didn't embarrass him anymore, just kept looking at Meng Xilan and said: "I really can't come up with an idea of the candidate for the crown princess, it's better for you to decide." ”

Meng Xilan was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then looked at him with a little puzzlement.

"It's about the government, how can the concubine be the master alone?"

Zhou Youchen glanced at her deeply: "Now it is an eventful time in the DPRK. I don't have anyone credible, only someone available. Since the prince wants to marry a woman he doesn't like after all, then it's better for you to choose. The prince has always been obedient to you, and if it is the person you choose, he will cherish it. ”

As a father and a monarch, he didn't want to use the power in his hands to force his son to obey him against his will.

Meng Xilan was slightly moved when she heard this, but then she also understood what had happened.

He must have noticed the prince's recent silence, so he didn't want to make the relationship between their father and son even more distant because of the matter of the crown princess.

Meng Xilan was deliberately silent for a while, and then said, "Since the emperor said so, the concubine has no choice but to respond." It's just that if the emperor doesn't like the person chosen by the concubine, what should he do? ”

Come to think of it, he suddenly gave himself this difficult errand, perhaps just to test her.

The expression on Zhou Youchen's face was very serious and serious: "It doesn't matter if I don't like it, it's just that if the prince doesn't object, I won't object." ”

He put this here just to let Meng Xilan do it.

When Meng Xilan heard this, she only felt that he was not hypocritical, so she nodded and said, "Then the concubine thanked the emperor for the crown prince first." ”

After she finished speaking, she got up and saluted, but who knows, her lower abdomen suddenly felt uncomfortable, which made her body sway slightly.

Zhou Youchen's eyes were quick, and he immediately reached out to help her, but when he touched her cold palm, he immediately frowned and said, "Why are your hands so cold?" ”

The brazier in this temple was burning brightly, and she was wearing a cloak on her body, why was she still shivering?

Meng Xilan subconsciously retracted her hand and smiled pretending to be fine: "The concubine is fine. ”