Ma Sansi waited outside the palace for a long time before Murong Shen came out.
"Captain Murong," Ma Sansi still looked cheerful and smiling when he saw everyone.
Murong Shen was in a very bad mood recently and was not in the mood to get close to a waiter. He nodded slightly and walked away.
Ma Sansi had a smile on his face and a heavy snort in his heart.
The internal servants who have gone to Zisungen, in fact, Liugen is not quiet at all. This is a group of people with physical disabilities and twisted minds who are closest to the imperial power. They are greedy for gold and silver and pursue power. Anyone who dares to show disdain to his face will definitely be hated.
Ma Sansi and Murong Shen actually had no grudges, but they were just ignored by Murong Shen many times, which made them feel very unhappy.
Ma Sansi quickly put on a smile and entered the palace without mentioning Murong Shen. He saluted diligently and reported: "To report to the Emperor, I have gone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. His Highness the Crown Prince's dress has been prepared. The rest are needed."
All kinds of utensils are also well prepared."
Emperor Yongming had a fat figure, and the dragon robe he wore was more than two circles wider than that of the late emperor. Due to his long-term indulgence in beauty, his body was severely deficient, and his face was pale. When he smiled, the fat on his face trembled: "Okay. You are doing a good job, I will reward you."
you."
Ma Sansi smiled quickly and said: "Being able to run errands for the emperor is a slave's blessing. Being able to serve the emperor every day is the most generous reward."
Ma Sansi's flattery went very smoothly.
Emperor Yongming's face was delighted and he was about to stand up. Ma Sansi immediately stepped forward and held Emperor Yongming's arm. Eunuch Jiang on the side also stepped forward and held the other side.
Emperor Yongming was too fat and struggled to walk. Ma Sansi and Eunuch Jiang secretly exerted their efforts to prevent the emperor from losing his majesty.
"It's getting late. I wonder where the emperor is going to have dinner?" Eunuch Jiang asked diligently.
Ma Sansi smiled calmly and took over the conversation: "I dare to guess that the Emperor must want to go to Jiaofang Palace to have dinner with His Majesty the Queen and the Crown Prince."
Emperor Yongming, who originally wanted to spend time with beauties, naturally changed his mind: "Let's go to Jiaofang Palace!"
Eunuch Jiang and Ma Sansi looked at each other and snorted coldly in their hearts.
There are many servants in the palace, more than a thousand in number, but only a few can really stand out. Both of them have been serving their master since they were teenagers, and they have been fighting for twenty years, but neither one has surrendered to the other.
When Emperor Yongming arrived, Empress Su and Prince Zhu Jun saluted him to greet him.
Queen Su is thirty-seven this year. She is wearing a light blue palace dress. Her skin is as white as snow, her eyebrows are pretty, and her temperament is noble. She looks like a beautiful lady.
Emperor Yongming loved beauties of all kinds and was never tired of the beautiful Queen Su. He immediately reached out to help Queen Su up and said, "Queen, get up."
The fat palm fell on Queen Su's shoulder.
Queen Su's downcast eyes flashed with a trace of disgust. When she raised her head, there was a dignified smile on her face: "I thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Yongming raised his sick son again and asked, "Jun'er, how are you doing today?"
The prince smiled and replied: "Thank you for your concern, father. I only coughed three times today."
As soon as he finished speaking, he started coughing violently again. This cough was like coughing out all the internal organs, and the cough made his thin body tremble.
Emperor Yongming's expression suddenly changed: "Hurry up and the imperial doctor will come!"
Queen Su squeezed the prince's hand tightly, her voice trembling: "Jun'er, sit down quickly." While patting the prince's back, her eyes sparkled.
The prince was frail since birth and often fell ill when he was young. Empress Su never took care of others and took care of him personally at the sickbed. It was not easy to raise her son.
The prince was born with deficiencies in the womb. No matter how carefully he was raised, his body was extremely weak. He could not withstand the spring breeze and rain. He would fall ill several times every year. When the weather was cold, he would suffer from coughing.
In the past two years, cough attacks have become more and more frequent. Now that it is early summer, I have fallen into the same old habit.
As soon as the prince coughed, more than a dozen doctors from the imperial hospital came and knelt on the ground.
Emperor Yongming said angrily: "See the prince immediately. If you can't cure the prince, I will remove all of your heads."
The imperial doctors took the order with great fear.
Empress Su held back her tears and softly comforted Emperor Yongming: "Your Majesty, calm down. It's my concubine who failed to take good care of Jun'er. How can the imperial doctors not do their best?"
Emperor Yongming finally calmed down his anger at the gentle Queen Su.
After consultation, the imperial doctors administered acupuncture and prescribed medicine. It was already half an hour after the hot medicine was fed into the prince's mouth.
After the prince drank the medicine, his coughing finally stopped and he no longer had the strength to speak. He was helped by his chamberlain to rest.
Empress Su cared about her son and really had no time to deal with Emperor Yongming. She said softly: "I have to take care of Jun'er and have no time to serve the emperor. Why don't you let Xiangqiao serve the emperor tonight?"
Xiangqiao was the maid of Empress Su, and she was pretty and charming. Emperor Yongming had already taken a liking to her. At this moment, Empress Su took the initiative to open her mouth, and Emperor Yongming was so moved that he immediately agreed.
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There is no need to go into details about how Emperor Yongming took the wonderful medicine and favored a palace maid.
Queen Su stayed by the prince's bed all night.
The prince coughed from time to time and could not fall asleep deeply. Until the fourth watch, he finally stopped coughing and fell into a deep sleep.
Queen Su stayed up most of the night, but she didn't feel sleepy. She just sat silently, letting her thoughts fly. She didn't know what she remembered, and her eyes flashed with water.
The prince fell ill, and the Su family came to the palace the next day.
The Su family was originally only second-rate among the famous families in the capital. However, after the birth of Queen Su, the Su family also experienced rapid growth and became a new rich in the capital.
Empress Su's father was the head of the Imperial Academy, and several of Empress Su's brothers were either sent abroad or held official positions in the capital, all holding prominent positions.
Those who came to the palace today to visit the patient were Queen Su's mother and eldest sister-in-law.
Seeing that Queen Su's eyes were bloodshot and her face was pale, Mrs. Su felt sorry for her and said with tears: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is ill, and it is inevitable for the Queen to be worried. Don't suffer like this and hurt your body."
Madam Su, Mrs. Yu, also covered her eyes with a handkerchief and choked with sobs: "Yes, your Majesty must take good care of your body. Everyone in our Su family is thinking about your Majesty."
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Queen Su's eyes, and she waved her hand first to make all the palace people retreat, and then said calmly: "Don't cry, all of you. The prince is fine, and I can hold on. I can at least protect the Su family for twenty years."
Wealthy and prosperous."
Yu couldn't cry anymore and was a little embarrassed.
After all, Old Madam Su was Empress Su's biological mother, so she didn't have so many worries about what she said. She opened her mouth and sighed: "Muyun, what happened back then, our Su family is really ashamed of you."
"If you want to blame, blame your father for being weak and blame me for being useless and unable to protect you."
"But you also have to understand our difficulties. It's not that we want to sell our daughter to gain wealth. In fact, the emperor is so powerful that he won't marry His Highness the Crown Prince unless you do. What can we do?"
