Chapter C132 Part1
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Chapter 132 The hell outside the door (1)
Zhao Zimu’s memorial was not approved, so, she could only put her focus on the grassland. Soon, a large number of spies were dressed up as merchants, shepherds and all kinds of other people flocked to the grassland like bees, made their way into various tribes on the grassland and become close to their leaders. They incited disharmony, drove a wedge between allies, roped in and suppressed people. They used every possible way. For a moment, the whole grassland was bubbling with an undercurrent.
And three months later, many unfavorable rumors were spread in the capital with regards to the crown prince. The rumors were about ganging up for personal interest, cultivating assistants, being narrow-minded and for causing an internecine strife. Many rumors that were not beneficial to Situ Yaohua were widely spread in the great streets and small alleys of the capital. The ambiance of the capital suddenly became weird.
If no one incited it, usually no one would make an incident out of this because this kind of fights were approved by the officials’ hidebound by convention. They have long become numb to this kind of fights openly and maneuver covertly. They wouldn’t put these kinds of things in their eyes. However, once someone put these in the open, it would be different.
Being accustomed to the ugliness, if it was put in the sun, one would get sunburned. Therefore, at the beginning Situ Yaohua was really caught off guard. Not only was he fiercely accused by those imperial censors who liked to think of themselves as high and pure, he was also reprimanded sternly by emperor Jinghui.
There was nothing wrong for a crown prince as an heir apparent to establish prestige and cultivate a group of his own people. This was originally acquiesced by the emperor in order for his successor to be able to sit more stable on the throne. However, the emperor’s heart was hard to fathom. Perhaps, emperor Jinghui would allow Situ Yaohua to breed his own influence, but once it exceeded the degree he acquiesced to or it threatened his position, then, he would for sure cut off his threat without hesitation.
Emperor Jinghui only reprimanded Situ Yaohua now and it could be said that he gave Situ Yaohua a beating. This was still light. It showed that emperor Jinghui didn’t take this matter seriously, but it didn’t achieve Lin Qing’s goal being like this.
In the Taiye Pool, Lin Qing looked at emperor Jinghui and his beauty grasping for air and enjoying themselves in the pool. He couldn’t help but be a bit dazed. After emperor Jinghui came out of the pool, Lin Qing quickly wrapped him in a clean silk cloth and asked casually, “Your Majesty, look at you. You just don’t care about your body. Can these beauties be more important than yourself? Your Majesty can’t go on like this anymore. This servant will feel heartache.”
Lin Qing said that in a worried and distressed tone. Emperor Jinghui laughed. Lin Qing was already an old man who had followed him. So, he didn’t punish him for reprimanding him in a tone that was caring.
Emperor Jinghui allowed a small eunuch to wipe the water droplets from his body and said indifferently, “Beloved subject doesn’t need to worry. Isn’t zhen’s body being taken care off by the imperial physicians? Besides, it was still tolerable to not eat meat and wine for a day, but to let zhen not touch a beauty for a day, zhen wouldn’t be able to stand it! Beloved subject, you are different. You will not understand this kind of fun!”
As he spoke, he burst into laughter. It was just that emperor Jinghui’s plump body almost fell to one side. Lin Qing quickly supported him and hurriedly put him on a chair with a few small eunuchs. At the same time, he shouted anxiously for the imperial physician.
“Beloved subject! Let it be.” Emperor Jinghui waved wearily with his hand and then said, “Old illness. From time to time, it will cause zhen to get dizzy. It doesn’t matter. No need to call for the imperial physician.”
With a bit of helplessness, Lin Qing also lowered his head. No matter if it was the supreme emperor or commoners, no one could resist the ravages of the years. No matter if you were a distinguished person looked over by the heaven or an exceptional beauty, in the end, you will be nothing but a pile of bones and a loess. Nothing would be left.
And how long can he and she still be together? One year? Two years? Or ten years?
He and she have a big age gap. In the end, he would have to go (die) before her. He couldn’t wait anymore.
Lin Qing looked at the beauty who was slowly walking to here from a distance. She was the recent favorite of emperor Jinghui. After sweeping once over her, he quietly moved his gaze away.
Not long after, Situ Yaohua received a verbal order. Emperor Jinghui ordered Situ Yaohua to meet him in his personal palace. The verbal order came suddenly and strangely because emperor Jinghui would be having dinner usually at this time. Summoning him at this hour, could it be to reward him to have dinner together? But if it was like that, why didn’t he say that directly?
Could it be that emperor father was still mad at him? Situ Yaohua couldn’t help but think with some anxiety. He was reprimanded not too long ago and he really didn’t want to upset emperor Jinghui again. Although, he was the crown prince, but he could only be trembling in fear and at the mercy of others as long as he hadn’t taken that position. He knew that it was useless to think about. Situ Yaohua immediately followed the order and rushed over.
At this time, emperor Jinghui was at empress dowager’s Cining Palace. After watching the empress dowager take the medication and fell asleep, emperor Jinghui asked the imperial physician, “Is the empress dowager’s condition getting better?”
Numerous court ladies and eunuchs in Cining Palace lowered their heads when they heard that. An old imperial physician with a gray beard answered tremblingly, “The empress dowager is flooded of good fortune, it is just that she is at an old age after all. It will need some time for her to recover completely. Your Majesty, please forgive this subject for being incompetent.” Having said that, he tremblingly knelt and lie on his stomach on the ground.
Emperor Jinghui humphed once and said angrily, ”You are all just impressive-looking but useless things. You can’t even cure such a small ailment. What use does zhen need you for?! Zhen will tell you, if the empress dowager can’t be cured, you will all be buried with her!”
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