Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 337 The Harvest of Taibo

At Sishi, that is, nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Shuncai opened his eyes amid a knock on the door: "Chen Bingbi, Your Majesty has woken up and is looking for you everywhere!"

Chen Shuncai woke up Qu Qiao who was in his arms, and told her to stay in the back room, don't make a sound.

He simply straightened his clothes, came to the outer room, opened the door and saw that it was Shi Chuan, the eunuch in charge.

Shi Chuan was so anxious that his face was full of sweat: "Chen Bingbi, the Holy Majesty woke up and couldn't find you. He got angry. You should go to Funing Palace immediately!"

Chen Shuncai looked at the direction of the sun and asked, "When did Your Majesty wake up?"

"I just woke up when I arrived at Mao."

Maoshi is two hours away from now.

Chen Shuncai frowned: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Shi Chuan smacked his lips and said, "I really didn't know you were here, I thought you were out of the palace on business!"

Chen Shuncai looked at Shi Chuan for a while, but without making a sound, he tidied up his clothes again, and walked towards Funing Hall calmly.

It was nothing new for the emperor to wake up, he would wake up for an hour or two every day.

I didn't see him, maybe he wanted to lose his temper, and let him scold him, it has been two hours, maybe he fell asleep again before he finished scolding.

After entering the bedroom, Emperor Zhaoxing sat on the couch with a gloomy expression: "Well, you old slave, where did you go?"

Chen Shuncai hastened to make amends and said: "Recently I have been in poor health, I have contracted some low-level illnesses, and I have been sleeping too much."

Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Chen Shuncai with doubts on his face: "You said you are sick? You can still get sick with your third-rank cultivation?"

Chen Shun laughed dryly: "As you get older, there are times when your bones are useless."

Emperor Zhaoxing didn't comment or reprimand, but just looked at Chen Shuncai quietly without saying a word.

If it were someone else, seeing the emperor look at him like that would have scared me to pee.

But Chen Shuncai was too familiar with the emperor, he knew that the emperor used to use this method to frighten others.

Chen Shuncai was neither afraid nor flustered, he just lowered his head and waited for the emperor to deal with him without saying a word.

For nearly a moment like this, neither side spoke, and the maids and servants in the bedroom were covered in sweat and their clothes were soaked.

Emperor Zhao Xing hesitated, and finally spoke: "The day before yesterday, I canonized Qu Qiao as a talented person, where is it now?"

Why is he still staring at Qu Qiao?

With a beauty like Qu Qiao's, Emperor Zhaoxing would never take a second look at her once. Why are you still thinking about her today?
When the emperor asked, he naturally had to answer, Chen Shuncai said: "The Empress hates Qu Qiao, and let her serve the Empress Dowager in the Baoci Hall."

Baoci Hall is the residence of the Empress Dowager, the mother of Emperor Zhaoxing. The Empress Dowager has passed away long ago, and the Baoci Hall has been vacant for a long time. It is a euphemism to ask Qu Qiao to serve the Empress Dowager in the Baoci Hall. To put it bluntly, she was sent to the cold palace to do hard labor.

This is a common method used to punish concubines, presumably the emperor would not doubt it, Chen Shuncai thought it was perfunctory, but unexpectedly the emperor really took a fancy to Qu Qiao today, and ordered: "Go and bring her!"

Chen Shuncai did not dare to disobey, he withdrew from Funing Hall and returned to his own courtyard.

Why is he always staring at Qu Qiao?

It's been two hours, why is the emperor still sober?
Is he healed?

The imperial doctor last night was really not ordinary.

After entering the first room in the East Wing, Qu Qiao had already put on her clothes and was waiting quietly in the room, before Chen Shun said, "Come on, come with me to see the Holy One."

Qu Qiao's face turned pale: "Why did you go to see the Holy Majesty again?"

"The Holy Majesty wants to see you, so just go, and ask what you are doing? If the Holy Majesty asks you where you have been these two days, you can say that you went to the Baoci Palace to serve the Empress Dowager." Chen Shuncai was a little irritable, and Qu Qiao didn't dare to ask again. After tidying up her makeup, she followed Chen Shuncai to Funing Palace.

Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Qu Qiao and said, "I heard that Chen Bingbi sent you to Baoci Hall?"

Qu Qiao nodded.

Emperor Zhaoxing asked again: "Just because the queen made things difficult for you?"

Qu Qiao quickly shook her head and said: "The empress has never made things difficult for the concubine, and it is the concubine's blessing to be able to serve the queen mother in the Baoci Hall."

Chen Shuncai was relieved, and Qu Qiao handled it well.

Emperor Zhaoxing moved his shoulders a bit: "My shoulders and neck are sore, please squeeze it for me."

Qu Qiao glanced at Chen Shuncai, and Chen Shuncai signaled her to hurry over.

Emperor Zhaoxing had a fierce look in his eyes, his woman didn't obediently obey his orders, but looked at Chen Shuncai's face, which made Emperor Zhaoxing extremely displeased.

Qu Qiao rubbed Emperor Zhaoxing's shoulder carefully, and Chen Shuncai felt a wave of turmoil in his heart.

Why are there waves?

Chen Shuncai himself couldn't figure it out.

Emperor Zhaoxing liked the palace servants of humble background very much, and Emperor Zhaoxing had the honor of many servants. At the beginning, Emperor Zhaoxing praised him for being fat and doing things in front of Chen Shuncai, but Chen Shuncai didn't feel too uncomfortable .

It's a little uncomfortable, but not overly uncomfortable.

A person of his level should be accustomed to this. Even a servant who has just entered the palace will not dare to complain when encountering such a thing. It is only natural for a master to use a slave woman.

But today Chen Shuncai was really not feeling well.

Qu Qiao pressed a few times cautiously, and Emperor Zhaoxing suddenly turned around: "Why did you use so much force?"

Qu Qiao hurriedly withdrew her hand: "The concubine is stupid, she didn't hold her strength well for a while, the concubine deserves to die."

"That's all." Emperor Zhaoxing touched Qu Qiao's hand, grabbed her wrist suddenly, grabbed her with all his strength, and fell heavily to the ground.

Chen Shuncai had no expression on his face. He shouldn't have any expression in the first place. This is a very common thing.

Qu Qiao struggled to get up, and repeatedly admitted his mistake. Emperor Zhaoxing picked up a dream interpretation book, flipped through it, and said casually, "Thirty flogging!"

Two servants fetched thorns, tied up Qu Qiao, dragged her outside the palace door, and whipped her back thirty times.

The servant counted down, while Qu Qiao carried it silently, looking at Chen Shuncai from time to time with teary eyes.

Chen Shuncai remained silent, and there was no expression on his face.

A sentence echoed in his mind all the time: This is an ordinary thing, an extremely ordinary thing, and a matter of course.

After thirty floggings, Emperor Zhaoxing asked Qu Qiao, "Do you know your mistake?"

Qu Qiao nodded and said: "The concubine knows her mistake, the concubine deserves death."

"What I'm saying is, you deserve death," Emperor Zhaoxing said lightly, "Stand dead!"

Qu Qiao repeatedly shouted: "Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life!"

The servant put down the thorn and changed the staff.

Qu Qiao looked at Chen Shuncai in despair.

Chen Shuncai didn't say a word, a series of thoughts echoed in his mind:
She is the emperor's woman.

If the emperor wants her to live, he will live, and if he wants her to die, he will die.

I am the emperor's servant, I can't and can't control this matter.

She is not my woman, and I cannot have women.

I can't stop this matter, and I don't have the right to stop it.

I've offended the Queen for her, and that's all.

This thing, I, I can't...

No!

Chen Shun could not lie to himself.

He couldn't let Qu Qiao die.

"Your Majesty," Chen Shun said, "Qu Qiao just made an unintentional mistake, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Chen Shuncai, his expression was full of confusion: "Why do you care about her?"

Chen Shuncai said: "Your Majesty loves Qu Qiao very much, why should you lose this beauty because of a momentary mistake?"

"Favorite? Beauty? If you have anything to say, just say it!" Emperor Zhaoxing became more and more suspicious. He didn't like Qu Qiao, and Qu Qiao wasn't considered a beauty either.

Chen Shuncai muttered for a while, he didn't know how to excuse Qu Qiao, in the eyes of Emperor Zhao Xing, an identity like Qu Qiao was no different from an ant.

The servant raised his staff, and was about to carry out the execution, when someone came to report: "The queen asks to see you."

Emperor Zhaoxing put down the dream interpretation book, and ordered his servants to take Qu Qiao aside, so that Empress Xuan could see her.

When the queen came to the bedroom, she saw Qu Qiao tied up in the porch, and also saw Chen Shuncai's nervous expression, she immediately understood the current situation, she saluted the emperor, went to the emperor's side, gently rubbed her shoulders and neck, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it seems that you are much better today."

Emperor Zhaoxing nodded: "The spirit is better than before."

Chen Shuncai took the opportunity to please: "The Empress recommended Imperial Physician Meng to examine His Majesty's pulse yesterday, and she said that His Majesty will recover within a day or two."

Empress Chai looked at Chen Shuncai, not knowing who the doctor Meng was talking about.

Chen Shuncai looked back at the queen.

The person you recommended, you don’t remember yourself?

Looking at Chen Shuncai's eyes, the queen made some analysis and came to the conclusion that he wanted to take credit for me.

"My concubine is anxious, and I heard that the imperial doctor Meng still has some skills, so I asked him to diagnose the saint's pulse." The queen pushed the boat along.

The emperor was surprised: "What kind of medicine did he give me? Or did he use acupuncture?"

Chen Shuncai answered truthfully: "I never used medicine to do acupuncture, but just checked the pulse. After the diagnosis, I said that the sage is fine."

The emperor nodded: "This man should be rewarded, fifty taels of silver."

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, the queen took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty has just recovered from the dragon body, so it is not appropriate to get angry again. I heard that Qu Qiao didn't make any serious mistakes, so let her be spared!"

The emperor frowned and said, "You came here just for her?"

This is so strange, the queen wanted to arrest Qu Qiao two days ago, this is what Chen Shuncai said personally.

Now she made a special trip to intercede with Qu Qiao.

What is she trying to do?

What is Qu Qiao capable of impressing the Queen?

Seeing that Emperor Zhaoxing was going to get angry again, the Queen whispered, "Your Majesty, allow this concubine to speak alone."

Emperor Zhaoxing dismissed Chen Shuncai and others, the queen closed the palace door and whispered: "Your Majesty, do you know that Quqiao and Chen Shuncai are the opposite?"

Emperor Zhaoxing was furious when he heard the words: "I knew it was this kind of unhealthy trend at a glance. This kind of unhealthy trend should have been banned a long time ago. I don't want Chen Shuncai, an old slave, to be involved in it!"

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be forbidden. Your Majesty has forgotten the loss you suffered five years ago?"

Emperor Zhaoxing remained silent, no outsiders were present, and the empress seemed less polite when speaking.

"What is Chen Shuncai's cultivation level? What is his identity? How useful is it to His Majesty? Your Majesty should be a good balance!

It's not a big deal to kill a palace official, but it's not worth it if it hurts Chen Shuncai's heart. "

Emperor Zhaoxing paced back and forth in the bedroom, thought for a long time, and said to the queen: "Ask Chen Shuncai to take that woman away, and don't let her see me again!"

When the queen brought the words to her, she thought that Chen Shun would be worried, but unexpectedly, Chen Shun had a happy face, thanked him again and again, and immediately left Funing Palace with Qu Qiao, showing no guilt towards Emperor Zhaoxing at all.

The empress admired secretly: "This woman is really capable."

After returning to the East Wing, Chen Shuncai applied the wound medicine to Qu Qiao: "Don't blame me, but I have difficulties."

"The concubine dare not blame you." Qu Qiao lay down on the couch and silently lowered her head.

……

In a dark hut in the south of the city, Tai Bu silently lowered his head.

With a wave of his hand, a lotus flower appeared in front of him, and the lotus flower was in full bloom. Tai Bu sent a voice transmission to Lian Xin: "Kangsheng, I have something to discuss with you."

Xu Zhiqiong's voice quickly came from Lian Xin: "The dream of the high official's family has been drawn?"

"Dream painting is finished, I will tell you later, I have planted a secret in the palace, and I have another harvest from her."

"Anzi?" Xu Zhiqiong was startled, "Don't you want to assassinate again? Last time you fell into the scheme of the queen, but this time you are completely sure?"

Tai Bu smiled bitterly: "I didn't want to assassinate, not because of the queen, but because of Chen Shuncai,
I can deal with the queen, but I can't deal with this eunuch. As long as he is around, I can't kill Liang Daguan's family. "

"Then why are you bothering so much? Let your dark son be careful, don't reveal your identity."

Tai Bu said: "I came to you because I have another important matter to discuss with you. Can I exchange the two pills I gave you before for one?"

Xu Zhiqiong was startled; "Which one do you want to change?"

"The elixir for intermittent rebirth, I will exchange it with the elixir for improving cultivation."

(End of this chapter)