After I was reborn, I became Mrs. Chief Assistant

Chapter 331 The Palace Gate
The bell rang in the early morning, and the city of Kyoto, which had been silent all night, finally became lively in the twilight of the morning. The rumbling of the wheels left by the carriage on the bluestone streets opened the prelude to a busy day.

The hard-wearing guard opened the palace gate with a yawn and stood at his post.

Gradually, carriages gathered outside the deserted palace gate. It was cold in late autumn, and the people who rushed from home to court sat in the carriages, waiting for the word from the servants in the palace.

It's not that they are lazy or disrespectful to the emperor, it's just that the emperor has not been to the court for a long time, and they have rushed to nothing for many days in a row.

"Master Yun, do you think the emperor will summon us today?"

Yunhuan lifted the curtain of the car and whispered to his colleagues: "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and I don't know."

In fact, it's nothing if you don't go to court. After all, it can be seen that the emperor still has ulterior motives for government affairs. The best proof is at least the papers handed over by all the courtiers every time. The emperor has seriously commented on this matter.It's just that he never made a definite decree. It was always when everyone was present and gathered together outside the palace gate. When it was about to go to court, the servants in the palace slowly came out to convey the holy will. Everyone got up early every day. , Running in vain every day, it is inevitable that there will be some complaints in my heart.

"What do you think the emperor is thinking? I heard that Cifu entered the palace a few days ago to ask for an audience, but was rejected again. The emperor used to respect Cifu the most, even the first assistant, why is it so uncharacteristic now? And Shoufu, well behaved, why did he suddenly take a leave of absence and go on a study tour? Counting half a month has passed, I don't know when he will come back!"

There was also a low voice of conversation in another carriage, and soon another voice rang out: "I heard that Mr. Xie is with a girl from the Yun family, why don't you ask Mr. Yun? It's like a group of dragons without a leader. If Mr. Xie had come back earlier, the situation would have been different."

After the man finished speaking, he thought again, the emperor hadn't seen anyone for a long time, even though the papers were corrected, it was inevitable that people would think too much.If things go on like this, people in the court must be panicked, and it is necessary for Mr. Xie to return to the capital to sit in the town to relieve this worry.

Yun Huan at the side heard the voice, and quickly coughed lightly: "I don't know why, I've always been a little sleepy." After he finished speaking, he put down the curtain and sat in the carriage.

These days, people often asked him about Xie Jie's whereabouts, but he didn't even know where his own daughter had gone, so how could he know Xie Jie's whereabouts?It's just that it's really embarrassing to say this, Yun Huan was secretive at first, but then he just closed the door to thank the guests.

As a result, Yun Mansion became more and more deserted.

Earlier, when Yun Xuanhe was still in the capital, the Yun Mansion was the busiest, and people would come to his door every three days, sometimes it was his friends, sometimes it was the boy in the shop who came to deliver the latest novelties.

Later he left, but Yun Zhuo was still there, and the troubles never stopped.If she went to someone's flower party today, there would be rumors of her flirting at someone that night, but it would be harmless if she could solve it by herself.

Only then she left too.

The Yun family has never been troubled by anyone again. He seems to have a good relationship with him in the court again. Everyone who sees him laughs, but it is inevitable to inquire about Yun Zhuo and Xie Yu's departure from the capital.

Yunhuan sighed, thinking about his daughter a little bit.

He excused being sleepy, but the people in the carriage next to him didn't come to look for him.

……

I don't know when the sound of rain gradually started. The emperor lay sideways on the dragon bed, the ground paved with white marble was shining, and the maidservants stood beside him barefoot.

Fang Ruyi, holding a whisk in her hand, walked into the bedroom, stopped outside the heavy curtain, and whispered softly, "Your Majesty."

The emperor raised his eyelids and glanced at him through the curtain: "How is it?"

"You adults are also waiting outside the palace gate today, waiting for you to go to court."

"Waiting?"

"Yes, we're all waiting. Except for Taichang Siqing, who took leave due to illness. It's just that I heard that he took a concubine yesterday." Fang Ruyi had already expected how angry the man would be when he said these words, Fang Ruyi's head drooped get lower.

As expected, the emperor on the dragon bed was silent for a moment, and said lightly, "This is not taking me seriously. Pass my word of mouth, and his official position is over."

Even lying on the bed and speaking these two sentences in a steady tone, the coercion he released was not light at all.

Anyone close to him can know that under his usual calm tone, there is such a cruel and tyrannical heart hidden.

"Yes." Fang Ruyi replied softly, as if afraid of disturbing him.

"Is it raining outside?" the emperor asked again.

The sound of the pattering rain seemed to be clearer. It poured down from the sky, fell on the glazed tiles, dripped down along the edge of the corner tiles, and fell to the ground, splashing a splash.

It is rainy in Kyoto all year round, winter, summer, spring and autumn, and never stops.

Fang Ruyi's eyelids trembled, and the hand holding the wooden handle of the whisk slowly tightened.

The servant girl standing on the side didn't even dare to vent her anger.

After a long time, Fang heard him say: "Reporting to the emperor, outside...it hasn't rained."

"Really?" the emperor murmured, turned his head with difficulty, opened his eyes wide, and said sadly, "It seems that I haven't seen the rain in Kyoto for a long time."

Fang Ruyi remained silent, and after a while, said: "Your Majesty, all the adults are still outside the palace gate. Are you still not going to court today?"

"Let them hand over the booklet and return it. A group of old men will not do much good to see them, but it will make me angry."

"The papers are delivered to Concubine Chu as usual?"

"Send it. Fang Ruyi, tell me, should I give Concubine Chu a promotion?" The emperor's hoarse voice sounded slowly, like a dry branch with cracked bark on the tree outside the window, as soon as the rain fell Come, it makes a hollow sound.

Fang Ruyi stared at her own shadow reflected on the ground under the light, and said hesitantly: "Concubine Chu's background is low, and she has not yet had an emperor's heir under her knees... I am afraid that the matter of being promoted to the throne is not in line with etiquette."

"That's right, let me think about it again. Go down." The emperor waved his hand, and when he heard Fang Ruyi's footsteps leaving gradually disappeared, he opened his eyes and looked at the top of the tent, and said slowly, "Turn out the candles." Well, it's bright enough to dazzle your eyes."

The maidservant standing there blessed her body, walked around barefoot, blew out the lanterns and candles one by one, and returned to the previous position silently, like a puppet being pulled by a string.

The lamps and candles were all extinguished, and the dim morning light became more obvious at this time, shining in through the window screens.At this moment, the emperor lying in layers of curtains looked more like a piece of dead wood.

(End of this chapter)