The First Empress - Chapter 95

Chapter 95 Hibiscus Bramble
Linglong also guessed the inside story of these things.

The Dali Dynasty was ruled by a centralized government. Although Huiqi was an emperor for thousands of years, the atmosphere of contention and infighting in the imperial court had almost emptied Huiqi. Everyone had their own plans, so Huiqi’s rights were in name only, just like the game in Huiye Palace, and the officials needed to slowly gather them.

As for those courtiers who posed a fatal threat to the imperial government, they could only be slowly eradicated.

What was needed in this deer-chasing battle was time and wisdom. Of course, there were also strategies.

Although Linglong did not know why the Emperor suddenly doted on Lan Sou Yu, and made her instantly dote on the Six Palaces, even though Lan Sou Yu was domineering, she still opened one eye and closed the other. However, Linglong knew that there must be a lot of indescribable secrets behind this matter. Other people needed to “endure”, so why didn’t she need it herself?

Thinking like this, she had already arrived at Cloud Phoenix Hall. When Qin’er saw Linglong return, she hurriedly brought a green umbrella to pick her up.

“Why is it so expensive?” Linglong glared at the phoenix with slight resentment. Qin’er stuck out her tongue and said, “Master, why did you come back so late? This servant is waiting so long.”

Linglong could also see Qin’er’s anxiety. Just her pair of bright eyes that almost choked her tears could be seen. She said kindly, “There are many things going on with the Empress. It’s not like I can leave early if I want to.”

“Actually, the Empress is also old.” Qin’er suddenly said, “Time really only helps people grow old. How beautiful was the Empress back then? Even though her charm still exists now, she is no longer in the mood.”

Linglong had always been the most dissatisfied with this servant’s gossip. There were too many things that came out of the harem. She didn’t want anyone in Yunluan Palace to carry such a kind of fall, so she said, “You can’t say that again, so as to avoid causing trouble for the truth. I’ve already told you many times, but you don’t take it seriously. It would be bad if you do the same thing to Concubine Kang at that time.”

In the palace, there was Concubine Kang, who had her tongue pulled out by Ji Zhuhua because of rumors about her, and she still couldn’t beg for death.

Qin’er hurriedly kept silent, knowing that Linglong’s words weren’t false. She helped Linglong into the main hall and fell to the side. Linglong drank the fruit juice and suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.

Linglong asked, “What fragrant flowers? They smell so good?”

Qin’er smiled and said, “The Furong sent by the Shanggong Bureau said it was Mu Fu Rong. Maid Han personally sent it over and said that the Empress likes it. As expected, does the Empress really like it?”

Linglong followed the fragrance and found the source. Zhu Lan looked at Xiaoxiao and Fu Rong, who were especially fantastic at fighting Fang Xin. A pink and pale white hibiscus flower fluttered in the wind like a child’s smiling face. There were about a dozen pots in front of her, all of which were rare colors.

Linglong vaguely remembered that Hibiscus flowers only appeared in autumn. Li Qingzhao did not say that flowers like “Hibiscus Golden Chrysanthemum Combat Fragrance” usually only appeared in the first month of frost, but now it was only the third month of spring. She couldn’t help but be speechless. “Shang Gongju, be careful, this was originally only in autumn.”

Qin’er looked at the slanted red pale stamen and smiled brightly. “Originally, it only happened in autumn, but Shanggong Bureau did not know what method to make it bloom now. What was even more novel was that the flowering period could last up to a month.”

Jade calyx white, cut the wind blowing, only feel fragrant and sweet.

“Qin’er, go prepare the shovel. Let’s plant hibiscus flowers in the backyard. Such a beautiful and natural flower is not suitable for potted plants.” Qin’er was slightly surprised, but she still followed Linglong’s instructions to get the tools. Linglong Zhiyi watched the white petals swaying in the wind with a plump figure and couldn’t help but sigh softly.

Not long after, Qin’er had already brought over the tools. Linglong had the inspector carry all the rare varieties in the basin into the open space in the backyard according to the color. Then, she personally transplanted them. After a long time of work, she finally planted all the hibiscus flowers.

“Now, you should fertilize and water it.” Linglong pointed at a small supervisor and instructed.

“Why don’t you pull out the grass and irrigate it?” He instructed another person to do so.

They nodded their heads one by one, and Linglong was relieved.

Soon, it was night, and the harem looked even lonelier and longer, as if it was a dark night that would not be bright. Linglong finally got used to being alone in the evening, but she was still a little scared when she saw the ghostly shadows outside. However, she told herself that she had to adapt. It was important to stand on her own feet. Just as she said, the emperor was the emperor of the world, not Bu Linglong’s emperor alone.

The breeze blew over and one could smell a faint fragrance. Linglong smiled. It was the hibiscus flower that she had planted during the day.

The next day, Linglong woke up very early. After she woke up early, she even looked at hibiscus flowers. By the middle of the day, the dynasty was probably gone. Only then did Linglong arrive at the Heart Nurturing Hall.

Normally, the emperor handled government affairs in the Qian He Palace, and only occasionally came to the Heart Restoration Palace. Today, she did not understand what the emperor meant.

Huiqi held a memorial book in his hand, and his bright yellow sleeves were even trembling slightly.

“I originally wanted to punish Lan Zhenglin, but I can’t do it again and again! Qi Sha Zhen, it’s fine for him to plant the Party for personal gain, but he actually dares to impeach other meritorious officials, it’s really hateful!” Huiqi threw the memorial in his hand onto the ground. It was a neat memorial written by Lan Zhenglin in block letters.

The memorial talked a lot about the ministers of the Dali Dynasty. They actually said that this minister was not good. There were also problems behind that. Huiqi was furious when he saw this.

Eunuch Lu, who was beside him, could only console the Emperor. “The Emperor must not act too hastily. It has not been a day since Prime minister planted his own party for personal gain. As the saying goes, the Emperor must not be angry because of this memorial.” As he spoke, he waved his horseshoe sleeve and picked up the memorial on the ground.

He had no right to read the memorial, so he could only patt the invisible dust and put it on the royal table.

“Damn it, he actually impeached three feudal officials and two survivors of the previous dynasty at once. This Minister of the Ministry of Household, Lord Li, didn’t have anything when he was the previous emperor, but he actually became an outlaw who was corrupting and playing tricks in his mouth.” Huiqi hated Lan Zhenglin to the core. It was fine that he had committed all sorts of evil deeds, but he even impeached many old officials who were already loyal to him.

Although these old officials didn’t have much to do, they weren’t that hateful. According to the memorials, these people were secretly opposing the Emperor. He was even angrier.

At this time, Eunuch Lu heard footsteps from outside and hurriedly came out. He saw Linglong walking over with Qin’er beside him.

“What? Are you not in there? Is the Emperor not here either?” Linglong was a little disappointed. She didn’t know what she was doing here today. If she was stood up, she could only endure it.

“Your Majesty is inside. Go in and take a look. Enlighten Your Majesty. This old servant will go to the Imperial Cuisine Room to summon the Lotus Seed Soup for Your Majesty and Your Majesty.” Eunuch Lu was about to leave when Linglong signaled for him to stop. Eunuch Lu’s long and narrow eyebrows stirred like a pool of spring water, “Your Highness, you should go in and take a look. Your Majesty is worried now.”

Linglong wanted to ask something else, but she stopped when she heard this and waved her hand.

Qin’er was not allowed to enter the inner hall, so she could only wait outside.

Linglong went into the inner hall and saw that Huiqi was deep in thought. After saluting, she walked to Huiqi’s side.

“The Emperor is full of worries. Is there anything that makes the Emperor frown?” Linglong did not ask the Emperor why he had come by himself. She only asked about the major issues that had to be solved. This was also the best part of Linglong’s personality. She had always been clear about her priorities, and Huiqi liked Linglong more.

“Take a look at Lan Zhenglin’s folding–” Hui Qi pointed at the memorial. Linglong was surprised, “How can this concubine, He De, not dare to go overboard!”

“I’ll let you see what you’re talking about. You just have to go in your left ear and out of your right ear. As long as the heavens and earth know what’s going on today, you know, I know, and no one else knows about it.” Huiqi clicked on the memorial. “See for yourself.”

Linglong felt a little scared in her heart. Did this memorial have anything to do with her father? Or was it related to his own family? Her heart was uneasy. Her hand that held the memorial was trembling slightly. The bright yellow memorial had almost turned into a hot potato and almost fell to the ground. After Linglong finished reading it at a glance, she calmed down and asked, “What does the Emperor think?”

Huiqi waved his hand and raised his eyebrows. “I thought that Lan Zhenglin would not be able to stay!”

“Linglong smiled,” Your Majesty really believes that these ministers are truly loyal? ”

Hearing this, Huiqi smiled instead of being angry. “The one I hate the most is Prime Minister Lan. He made this up out of nothing. He picked a bone out of an egg. Could it be that I don’t know about my people?” At this point, he angrily waved his hand and Eunuch Lu’s lotus seed soup was also sent over. Linglong took the lotus seed soup and scooped it up with a small spoon and sent it to Huiqi’s mouth. “Your Majesty, please calm down. The one who is right about this is the one who is wrong. Why doesn’t Your Majesty …”

Before Hui Qi could finish Linglong’s words, he already nodded, “You’re right, I can use his method of attacking jade from the mountains. However, this will make my old officials lose confidence in me. I’m afraid that would not be good, right?”

Linglong nodded. “Your Majesty’s thoughtfulness is naturally beyond ordinary people’s reach. However, Your Majesty, since he has already said that the matter is big, there are still some shadows. Prime Minister Lan is probably also afraid that the Emperor will find out about his previous corruption. It is very likely that he knows his mistake and can change it. The Emperor can borrow a knife to kill him.”

Huiqi said coldly, “How can I borrow a saber? How can I kill someone?”

Seeing Huiqi’s expression, Linglong was a little uneasy. She shouldn’t be too smart in front of the Emperor. This would only make things more dangerous. However, she did not want to sit idly by in the face of such a thing. She could only kowtow and say, “This concubine is not discussing the government. This concubine is only helping the Emperor advise. If the Emperor can forgive this concubine for her sins, this concubine might be able to do a little.”

Huiqi held Linglong’s hand and her gentle eyes fell over. She locked Linglong within the range of her pupils. “It’s your fault again. I’ve already told you to speak freely. There’s only the two of us here.”

Only then did Linglong feel much more at ease and nodded, “It’s actually not difficult to borrow a knife to kill someone. Didn’t Lan Zaifu impeach so many people?” This concubine thought that it must be his public revenge. The Emperor could make him produce certain evidence, and then execute those ministers, exile or dismissal would be very easy. The emperor was kind-hearted and there were some things that could not be done, so he left it to Lan Zaifu to do. After Lan Zaifu proudly eliminated these people, the emperor then made Lan Zaifu a gesture of “beheading” with Linglong’s pen in the air.

Huiqi looked at it with admiration, and then laughed loudly, “You really are my flower of words. I am very relieved. Just do as you said, and I will give you my reply.”

A headache was solved by Linglong, The black line on Hui Qi’s eyebrows also disappeared without a trace. Hui Qi praised Hui Qi endlessly after he approved the folds. The woman didn’t let Xu Mei, Hua Mulan, and the like speak clearly. Linglong didn’t mind and said, “The Emperor bowed and noticed everything. I didn’t do anything and didn’t say anything. I was just lucky enough to meet the Emperor by chance.”

Huiqi was even happier. After doing such a big thing, he actually didn’t ask for rewards. There were too few people who did nothing these days, so Linglong seemed to be extremely precious. Huiqi hugged Linglong in his arms and said, “What a coincidence. I rarely see a woman like you retreat successfully, just like your father.”

“Concubine father?” Linglong frowned. When did her father actually help the Emperor?

Huiqi laughed brightly, “I almost forgot that the last time your father helped me draw up a tax exemption plan, he also helped me come up with a lot of good ideas.”

Linglong felt a slight pain in her heart. Father, father, our identities are different. Do you actually dare to openly help Huiqi out? Don’t you hear the truth that rabbits die and dogs are cooked, and that the enemy country is destroyed and advisers are killed? Linglong slightly stirred the handkerchief in her hand. Huiqi did not notice anything strange about Linglong’s expression.

“What fragrance?” Only then did Huiqi smell the faint fragrance on Linglong’s body, and he couldn’t help but feel relaxed and happy.