funbook-pk Chapter 332: Always Keep Me in Mind
Chapter 332: Always Keep Me in Mind
An Lingrong shook her head gently. "Eunuch Su, the Emperor is not feeling well right now. I don't want to bother him with such trivial matters. The Emperor's health is paramount. Please give him the medicine first."
She took the warm medicine from Zhang Wuwei and, together with Su Peisheng, fed it all into the emperor's mouth.
The medicine contains her blood, and not a drop can be wasted.
Then Zhang Wuwei bandaged her second left finger where she had taken the blood, and applied a thick layer of ointment on the wound.
All of this was silently seen by the man in black who was squatting on the beam.
Less than half an hour later, Su Peisheng came in attentively to ask for instructions.
"Your Highness, I have prepared lunch for you. Please go and have some."
"Your Majesty, I have a servant watching over you. Don't worry."
An Lingrong smiled slightly.
"Then I'll have to trouble Eunuch Su."
She had her meals in the east side hall. On the table was a small pot of yam and red date porridge, date paste cake, Ruyi rolls, rock sugar bird's nest, stir-fried red-billed green parrots, and cabbage and tofu.
Perhaps because he knew that An Lingrong had always had a good appetite, the portion of each meal was quite large.
The chefs in the imperial kitchen were strictly selected, and their cooking skills were much better than Bao Ge's.
An Lingrong had the idea of asking Baoge to learn from her, but then she shook her head gently.
The current imperial kitchen mainly provides meals for the emperor, concubines who do not have small kitchens, as well as princes and princesses.
There are many people there and they are all gossipy. If something goes wrong with Bao Ge there, it will be more trouble than it is worth.
We can't target the imperial chef right now, but that may not be the case in the future.
When An Lingrong was enjoying her meal in the east side hall, the emperor's eyelids trembled on the dragon bed.
Su Peisheng, who was standing by, shouted in surprise when he saw this.
"Master, you finally woke up!"
"You fainted on your desk while reviewing memorials, and I was almost scared out of my wits."
The emperor, who had just opened his eyes, interrupted impatiently.
"Su Peisheng, be quiet! Help me up!"
He was indeed handling government affairs before, but later his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and when he woke up, he was lying in bed.
The emperor felt much more relaxed after waking up.
The discomfort from coughing up blood in the morning seemed to have disappeared.
"I'm much better now, you can go out."
After driving Su Peisheng out, he waved towards the beam.
"Tell me everything that happened after I fainted today."
"Your Majesty, Chief Steward Su discovered you unconscious and immediately summoned Imperial Physician Zhang. He also sent someone to Shoukang Palace to deliver the message to the two Imperial Concubines... After brewing the medicine, Imperial Concubine Shu volunteered to bleed you as a guide to the medicine."
The secret guard recounted without any hesitation what had happened after the emperor fell into a coma.
He even truthfully reported An Lingrong's request to Su Peisheng and Zhang Wuwei not to use blood as bait.
"Okay, I understand. You can go down."
The emperor never expected that Concubine Shu loved him so deeply that she was willing to use her blood to cure his illness.
The emperor, deeply moved, covered his eyes with his right hand and whispered.
"The Book of Filial Piety says: 'Our bodies and hair are given by our parents; we should not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety.'"
"Rouzhe, do you think Rong'er is as kind-hearted as you, and always keeps me in her heart?"
As he spoke, his eyes began to feel hot.
"Rouzhe, Rong'er is a good person."
When An Lingrong came in again, the emperor, wearing his outer robe, was drinking yam and red date porridge.
"Concubine, please pay your respects to the Emperor!"
"Rong'er, please come and sit down."
The emperor gently patted the area beside him with his free hand.
"Your Majesty, I ate a lot at lunch and would like to stand to digest it."
An Lingrong smiled and declined.
There was a wooden chair painted with gold and carved with dragons in the bedroom, and this was the one the emperor sat on.
If a woman like her sits on it without following the rules, it will give people a fatal handle.
An Lingrong is very self-aware and knows that this chair cannot be touched.
"Your Majesty, I will serve you dinner."
As she spoke, she picked up her chopsticks and picked up the dishes that the emperor usually ate.
"The red-billed green parrot in cold weather is very sweet. Your Majesty, please try it."
The two had similar lunches, except that the emperor's fried tofu was replaced with sweet almond tofu.
The emperor had a poor appetite after drinking the medicine. He put down his chopsticks after finishing the dishes that An Lingrong picked for him.
The emperor casually pulled An Lingrong's right hand, pointed at her wrapped fingers and asked.
"Rong'er, what's wrong with your hand?"
An Lingrong followed the emperor's force and walked towards the dragon bed, explaining softly.
"Your Majesty, I accidentally cut my hand and have already applied ointment."
"You are already the mother of three children, why are you still so careless? Don't touch water if your hand is injured. If you need anything, just ask the palace maids to do it."
"I'll remember that."
When An Lingrong saw the emperor walking past the dragon bed, she realized that he didn't seem to be going to rest.
After being led around the hall twice by the emperor, she finally realized that the emperor had taken her perfunctory excuse to heart.
This is to help her digest her food.
The emperor was weak, so An Lingrong waited until the third circle was completed and then gently shook the emperor's warm big hand.
"Your Majesty, shall we take a break?"
Zhang Wuwei said that the emperor was weak, so this man woke up. An Lingrong was worried that he would be tired.
Although there was a small amount of medicinal effect in her blood after she took the fitness pills, An Lingrong was not sure whether it would be effective on the emperor.
After a break, it was time for dinner, and An Lingrong accompanied the emperor for a sumptuous vegetarian meal.
She saw Su Peisheng sticking his head out of the door from time to time, so she stood up tactfully.
"Your Majesty, Hongzhan and the others are still waiting for me in the palace. I will take my leave first."
"Rong'er, go back quickly and come and have breakfast with me tomorrow."
The emperor didn't want to go to Shoukang Palace for the time being. He preferred to lie down in Yangxin Palace for a few days.
Keeping vigil was very tiring, and he did not want An Lingrong to suffer this.
He felt that it was nice to take care of the sick in the Yangxin Palace.
As soon as Concubine Shu was sent away, Su Peisheng came in with a bow to report.
"Your Majesty, the men I secretly sent to the Imperial Household Department discovered that the side hall where the purchase books were kept had been flooded several times."
The emperor's eyes darkened.
"Fire? Tell me the time of the fire?"
"Your Majesty, I've discovered that every time there's a flood, it happens to be during the period between the previous emperor's mourning and the new emperor's coronation."
After Su Peisheng finished speaking, he didn't even dare to raise his head.
The emperor understood the intentions of those dogs in the Imperial Household Department without having to think.
A new emperor appoints new ministers. They were afraid that something unexpected would happen after the new emperor ascended the throne, and destroying the purchase book was the most direct way to cover up corruption.
The emperor took a deep breath and gave a stern order.
"Bring me the purchase books for the past few years as soon as possible."
"I'll go and urge them right away."
After receiving the order, Su Peisheng hurried out.
When An Lingrong walked to the front hall and was about to step out of the Yangxin Gate, she bumped into Prince Guo and the Fourth Prince who came with her.