Chapter 0071 The life in the palace is in dire straits
Kou Ji stayed in the palace for two days.
In the past two days, Zhao Yiyi had been very happy, happier than ever before.
Because Kou Ji not only stayed with him to talk to him, but also taught him many interesting things.
However, these two days were like living in dire straits for Kou Ji.
Kou Ji experienced firsthand how strict the rules in the palace were.
They are so strict that there are rules for eating, talking, walking, sitting and lying down.
And there are a lot of rules.
When walking, you must hold your head up and chest out, and do not squint your eyes.
When you sit down, you have to sit upright, and you can only sit down after the prince is seated.
Eat without talking, sleep without talking.
These are still the simplest rules.
Kou Ji felt that the most cruel thing was during meal time.
Every dish brought out from the imperial kitchen had to be eaten first by the eunuch who had tasted the poison.
A total of eighteen eunuchs.
After everyone finished eating, they had to wait half a stick of incense before the next eunuch could continue tasting.
After the eighteen eunuchs had tasted it and presented it to Kou Ji and Zhao Yiyi, the hot dish had turned into a cold dish.
Although the presentation was still beautiful, in Kou Ji's eyes, these were just leftovers.
When he goes to bed at night, Zhao Yiyi sleeps on a bed that is large enough for seven or eight people to roll over on it.
But Kou Ji could only sit on a small bed in the corner of the palace.
It was specially arranged by Liu E for Kou Ji, euphemistically called it 'convenient to take care of the prince'.
Kou Ji was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
Because every time he was about to make a move that broke the rules, a dead face always appeared in front of him and said to him insidiously: "You must not break the rules of the palace..."
The owner of that dead face is named Chen Lin.
A middle-aged eunuch with a pale face, like a living dead crawling out of a tomb.
He used to be a close eunuch around Zhao Heng and was very loyal to Zhao Heng.
After Zhao Yiyi was born, Zhao Heng sent Chen Lin to him.
Chen Lin has a particularly unique skill, that is, she can walk without making any sound.
He would always appear next to Kou Ji mysteriously.
It scares Kou Ji every time.
Kou Ji was lying on the small bed, his stomach growling hungry, he just turned over and sat up.
Then he saw a dead face appearing in front of him.
The moonlight shone through the window and shone on the dead man's face, startling Kou Ji.
Just as Kou Ji was about to open his mouth to scream, Chen Lin raised her hand to cover his mouth, and then said in a conspiratorial tone: "Your Majesty, please don't disturb the prince's dream, otherwise you and I will both be punished."
Kou Ji struggled to throw away Chen Lin's hand, lowered his voice and roared: "Don't you know how scary your dead face is?"
Chen Lin habitually bent her waist, stood aside, hid in the dark, and whispered: "If you hadn't suddenly sat up in the middle of the night and disturbed the prince, our family would not have come."
Kou Ji lifted up the quilt, sat on the edge of the bed, stared at Chen Lin, and growled: "I'm going to wake up at night, can't you?"
"Wake up for the night?!"
Chen Lin gave a sinister smile, "Why did our family hear that your stomach growled again? You were like this last night, your stomach growled with hunger, and then you sneaked out to look for food, but you were caught by the guards patrolling the palace.
Right on.
If our family and the prince hadn't shown up in time, I'm afraid you would have been sent to the Imperial City Department to be held accountable."
Kou Ji glared at Chen Lin and said fiercely: "Do you think I am willing? Are the things in the palace for people to eat? A large plate of boiled mutton was all solidified into one piece when it was placed on the table.
There were also things like bear paws, which looked very appetizing, but when they were delivered to me, they were all frozen into a piece.
How do you want me to eat it?"
Chen Lin glanced at him and said calmly: "Ordinary people will never be able to eat these things in their lifetime. I am not aware of my blessings despite my blessings."
Kou Ji said dejectedly: "I would rather not have such a blessing."
Chen Lin pouted, "No one can refuse the blessing given by the official family."
Kou Ji glanced at him and said earnestly: "It doesn't matter if I don't eat well, but the prince is still a child. If he doesn't eat well, it will affect his health."
Chen Lin smiled sarcastically and said in a low voice: "You say you are doing good for the prince, but in your heart you are thinking about yourself. Our family has long seen clearly your frivolous nature."
Kou Ji is not afraid of Chen Lin exposing his thoughts.
He continued: "The prince is suffering from a strange poison. He is young and cannot use harsh medicines. He can only nourish his body with medicinal diet, coupled with milk and fruits, to help him detoxify.
If his poison is not treated, the consequences will be unpredictable.
It’s been a day since I handed over the cure for the prince’s poison, why is there no response?”
Chen Lin looked a little more serious when she heard Kou Ji talking about treating Zhao Yiyi.
Although he knew that Kou Ji had selfish motives, he cared more about the prince's safety than Kou Ji's selfish motives.
"We have already given the methods you listed to the officials and the empress. As for why the officials and the empress were not in a hurry to use them, we can more or less guess..."
Kou Ji looked at Chen Lin doubtfully.
Chen Lin explained in a low voice: "The officials and the Queen may have been frightened by the poisonous elixir. Therefore, they had to verify the method you presented before they dared to use it on the prince..."
"How long?"
"Seven or eight days..."
Kou Ji collapsed on the bed with a look of despair.
Seeing this, Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Tomorrow, someone will enter the palace. Whether you can eat what you want depends on your popularity and ability..."
"who?!"
Kou Ji hurriedly asked, but Chen Lin remained silent.
Before Kou Ji could continue to ask, Chen Lin retreated into the darkness of the palace and returned to his small bed to sleep.
Kou Ji sat on the bed in a daze, thinking about the meaning of Chen Lin's words.
After thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out.
He had been locked up in the prince's womb for the past two days as if in solitary confinement. He had no idea what was happening outside.
The poisonous elixir was so harmful and involved so deeply that Kou Ji did not believe that everything would be calm inside and outside the palace.
He also asked the eunuchs and nuns many times for information.
But those eunuchs and nuns, as if they had been given a silence order, refused to say a word to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji sat on the bed and thought about it for a long time. It was not until late at night that he slowly fell asleep.
The next day.
At the fifth watch of the day.
Kou Ji was awakened by a stab of pain like needles.
Opening his eyes suddenly, he saw an old lady with gray hair and chicken skin, pinching him with both hands, and a proud smile on her face.
"Fuck!"
Kou Ji immediately became angry and punched him.
"Bang!"
"Ouch!"
"Bold! How dare you commit murder in the palace!"
Kou Ji knocked the old woman to the ground with one punch.
Then he saw Guo Huai leading a group of eunuchs and rushing towards him with a fierce look.