Chapter 7 How many pounds and how many taels of me
"The emperor drank some tea last night and spilled some." Luo Changan avoided the important and did not say it clearly.
"Oh, what kind of strong tea did the emperor drink? It's sticky. Wouldn't drinking strong tea in the middle of the night not cause insomnia?" Xiao Tao was even more puzzled, tilting her little head and asked.
Luo Changan's face turned red and he said solemnly: "We are slaves, we don't need to ask any more questions about the emperor."
"Sister Chang'an is right, it's me who talks too much." Xiao Tao slapped herself on the mouth, "I can't stop eating things I shouldn't, and I just open my mouth to say things I shouldn't. Fortunately, Sister Chang'an is here.
Give me a heads up."
Luo Changan smiled and looked at the medicine in Xiao Tao's hand, "Why is it you who brought the medicine in today? Where is Aunt Mei?"
"Drink the medicine first." Xiao Tao said nervously: "The emperor just went to court and told me that he must see you drink the medicine with his own eyes. This medicine is a tonic, and it seems that it can help people conceive children."
Luo Changan felt worried and tapped Xiaotao's forehead, "On the contrary, this is to prevent women from having children."
Xiao Tao was startled, "Ah, it's like this."
Sister Chang'an will never lie to me, that means the emperor is lying. Before he left, the emperor said, "I watched Luo Changan drink the fertility soup with my own eyes."
But the emperor is not a person who can lie. I must have heard wrong. Maybe the emperor was talking about contraceptive soup.
Luo Changan raised his head and took today's morning-after pill, which caused pain from the corner of his mouth to his throat and all the way to his heart.
"Can you tell me, where is Aunt Mei?"
In the past year, it was Aunt Mei who delivered medicine every day, without exception. There must be a special reason why Xiao Tao came to deliver medicine today.
"Aunt Mei was punished by the emperor to be placed in solitary confinement and without water for seven days."
Luo Changan was shocked. What is the difference between depriving water for seven days and the death penalty? People usually cannot survive seven days without drinking water.
Seven days is really the limit.
"If the water is cut off for seven days, wouldn't Aunt Mei die?" Luo Changan vaguely felt that this was related to the incident of Murong Jue falling into the water yesterday.
"Yesterday, Lord Murong fell into the water and fell into a coma. His symptoms were serious. All the ministers were in danger, for fear that others would think that they were plotting to kill Lord Murong. The emperor dispatched the first imperial doctor to see Lord Murong, and he wasted no time in the matter.
After Licai rescued Lord Murong, Lord Murong said that he accidentally fell into the river, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. In order to calm down the matter, the emperor blamed Aunt Mei for not doing things well and not arranging appropriate capable personnel to guard the arch bridge.
It caused a disturbance. So Aunt Mei was severely punished as a warning."
Luo Changan felt deep self-blame in his heart.
His impulse hurt innocent people.
It is you who should be punished.
Di Qianao was right, her methods were too naive and clumsy.
If a second-rank official dies in the palace, the first person to be criticized will be Emperor Qian Ao, whether he planned a night banquet by chance and wanted his minister to die.
As an emperor, being criticized for murdering loyal ministers is a huge stain on your reputation.
Aunt Mei was also punished for her impulsiveness.
Her impulsive act not only did not lead to the death of her enemy, nor did she get revenge, but it also made people in the palace panic. She almost fell into the river, and even caused Aunt Mei to be punished.
From now on, she can no longer be impulsive, she will learn from each other.
It's not the time to eradicate Murong Jue. I don't have the strength yet.
She must keep her composure. Otherwise, she will lose more than she gains.
Luo Changan sighed in frustration, "Aunt Mei must be thirsty and hungry now."
Xiao Tao nodded, "Yes, it seems that being a supervisor is not a good thing. If something happens, the boss will be held accountable first. It is better to be a nobody like us."
Luo Changan nodded, "Yes, go sweep the floor quickly. I have to work too."
I, Luo Changan, am determined not to be content with being a nobody and living my whole life in peace. I want to become a master, I want supreme power!
At night, it started to snow. Luo Changan collected some of the emperor's underwear that he had washed during the day and hung them under the corridor to avoid getting dirty by the snow.
There was no one in the yard. It was dinner time and the servants were all eating in the kitchen.
Luo Changan looked around, then came to the hospital, and almost came out of the hospital in one breath.
There were slight footsteps behind.
Luo Changan didn't pay attention at first, thinking that maybe another maid or a palace official happened to pass behind her.
However, after a while, I felt something was wrong.
When she leaves, so does the person behind her.
She stopped, and so did the other person.
Luo Changan turned around suddenly.
Not far away, the young man didn't seem to expect her to turn around suddenly. He was startled and stopped. He pursed his lips and smiled at Luo Chang'an, "Miss Chang'an, the emperor sent me to follow you."
Luo Changan frowned, "What's your name?"
"My name is Nighthawk. I think the emperor must have mentioned my name to you." The young man was full of confidence.
"Not really." Luo Changan told the truth. Although he didn't want to pour cold water on him, the emperor did not chat except for abusing and plundering her. Normal people would not chat with tools.
Nighthawk coughed slightly in embarrassment, okay, he overestimated my status in the emperor's heart, "That must be because the emperor has not had time to mention it. I am the emperor's sword-carrying guard in front of the emperor, and I am the emperor's first confidant.
"
He is actually the emperor's confidant.
Luo Changan hurriedly bowed and saluted, "I've seen Night Guard before. I didn't know it was you just now. How offended I was."
Nighthawk quickly followed and bowed in return, "It's okay, it's okay, don't be polite, I can't bear your bow."
Luo Changan frowned. How could this person speak so eccentrically? Why couldn't he stand it when she, a slave, was saluting his dignified imperial guards? Was he not mocking her low status and making fun of her with her words?
"You said the emperor asked you to follow me, what do you mean? I don't understand very well."
"No, please don't use the word slave." I don't deserve it.
"Ah?" Luo Changan's eyes were full of questions. If he didn't say slave, did he say slave?
"Only the emperor is the master in the world, and no one else is. In a sense, we work together under the same master and are colleagues." Nighthawk smiled sarcastically.
"It's interesting. You are quite forward-thinking."
"The emperor asked me to follow you, which means I will follow you wherever you go." The main purpose was to prevent the Chang'an girl from bumping into her. She almost fell into the river yesterday, and the emperor was so angry that his face turned black.
Luo Changan was startled and sent his confidants to monitor her slave. The emperor was afraid of her causing trouble, which shows how outrageous the trick she made yesterday was.
"Then after you have followed me for a day, do you need to report to the emperor about my whereabouts?"
"No. If nothing happens to you, you don't need to report it. If something happens, there's no point in reporting it. My mission is to prevent anything from happening." Nighthawk patted his chest.
"Oh. It means you won't complain about me to the emperor, right?"
"No." Do I dare? How many pounds do I have? Don't I want to hang out?