I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 216 It is not suitable to go out today
Outside the hall, Zhou Yuande was holding a whisk, smiling, and looked in a good mood.

Xiao Anzi asked curiously, "Master, if there is any good news, please tell me so that I can be happy too."

Zhou Yuande squinted at him and snorted, "When it's time for you to know, we will tell you."

Xiao Anzi agreed obediently.

Zhou Yuande was just about to teach his disciple a few more words when the palace door suddenly opened from the inside and Chu Liuzheng walked out.

Seeing that Chu Liuzheng looked exactly the same as when he entered, the smile on Zhou Yuande's face disappeared.

Your Majesty, this opportunity to be alone, what’s wrong with you?

The eunuch’s happiness was gone.

The eunuch is so anxious!
His sudden change of expression startled Chu Liuzheng, who wanted to say hello to him, but she didn't offend him.

She asked with concern: "Eunuch Zhou doesn't look well, but is he feeling unwell?"

"No." Zhou Yuande looked at her with disappointment.

Chu Liuzheng:?

[No way, did I really offend Eunuch Zhou? I didn’t do anything. ]

She was puzzled and was about to ask a few more questions indirectly, but she saw that Zhou Yuande's face returned to normal and he greeted her as if nothing had happened.

Chu Liuzheng felt puzzled and sighed secretly.

[Everyone is acting so strangely. It's really not a good time to go out today. ]

"I'll go back first." After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chu Liuzheng bowed and said goodbye.

It was still raining in the gray sky, and the light raindrops looked like fog.

When Chu Liuzheng came to the Yangxin Palace, the snow was heavier than the rain, so he didn't bring an umbrella to save trouble. Now it was raining heavily, so he had to go back in the rain.

Zhou Yuande wanted to ask Xiao Anzi to send her off, but Chu Liuzheng refused.

The distance was not far and the rain was not heavy. If she walked faster, she would at most get a little wet, which saved Xiao Anzi the trouble of running after her.

Of course, the main reason was that she had to figure out the emperor's thoughts.

She always felt that the tyrant was acting strangely just now, as if he had taken the wrong medicine. Was there some other hidden meaning that she just couldn't figure out?

She walked and pondered, her simple clothes gradually blending into the hazy rain.

At the same time, Yuzhui came over to serve tea, Zhou Yuande took it and brought the tea into the hall.

The last chess game on the small table had not been cleared yet. Xiao Jingfan stared at the unfinished concentric circles on the chessboard, and played with a smooth white jade chess piece with his slender fingers.

"Your Majesty, please have a cup of tea and take a break." Zhou Yuande glanced at the chessboard and offered the teacup with a smile.

Xiao Jingfan threw the white piece casually, and it fell onto the chessboard, just filling the gap, and the concentric circles became complete.

He took the teacup, but didn't drink it in a hurry. He ordered, "Send the Minister of Revenue to see you."

Zhou Yuande was about to send someone to pass the message when he saw Xiao Jingfan waving at him.

He immediately bowed and listened carefully to the instructions, then he took note of them one by one and went to the Wen Mansion to deliver the order in person.

*
Wenfu.

Minister Wen, who was on New Year's holiday, sat in his study, staring at his desk and feeling worried.

In the middle of the desk was a letter of apology that he had written long ago, but he had not yet made up his mind to present it to the emperor.

These days he has been sending people to inquire about Concubine Yun's recent situation. The news he got was that Concubine Yun had been recuperating in Yaohua Palace since her miscarriage and had never gone out.

It sounds normal to need rest after a miscarriage.

Shangshu Kewen has been an official for many years, and his intuition tells him that things that seem normal may not necessarily be normal.

However, no matter what he thought, he could not easily hand in this letter of apology without informing Concubine Yun first.

What if His Majesty hadn't discovered that Concubine Yun was faking her pregnancy, and he had rashly presented the letter of apology to the emperor? Regardless of what His Majesty would do, His Majesty would definitely punish Concubine Yun. Wouldn't he be bringing disaster to his daughter for nothing?

He could only carry it as much as he could, hoping to get accurate news about Concubine Yun as soon as possible.

Minister Wen sighed deeply, children are all debts!

"Dong dong."

There was a knock on the study door.

Wen Shangshu put away the letter of apology and said, "Come in."

The housekeeper came in and said, "Master, the lady is ill."

"If you are sick, ask a doctor to treat you." Wen Shangshu frowned. He was not a doctor, so what was the point of talking to him?

The housekeeper said, "We invited Doctor Wang, who we know well, to come. Doctor Wang said that the lady is suffering from a heart disease."

"Heart disease?" Wen Shangshu was puzzled, "What heart disease?"

The housekeeper looked up at him and reminded him, "The young master is still in the prison of Shuntian Prefecture."

"A loving mother often spoils her child!" Minister Wen snorted coldly. He thought it was some kind of worry, but it turned out that the worry was fake, and his real intention was to plead for mercy for the brat.

"Master, calm down. Madam is just missing the young master." The housekeeper advised, "The young master has learned a lesson during these days of imprisonment. It's almost the New Year, so the master should send someone to bring the young master back so that the family can be reunited."

Hearing this, Shangshu's anger eased a little.

Even though that brat was always causing trouble outside, it was really inappropriate for him to stay alone in the cell during the New Year. It would be a joke if it got out.

He thought for a moment and ordered, "Wait two more days and let that kid suffer a little more, so that he won't come out and cause trouble for me again!"

Hearing that he was relieved, the butler smiled and complimented: "Master, you are wise."

Minister Wen walked out with his hands behind his back, intending to visit his wife.

Although she was angry and confused, she gave birth to children for him and kept the home in order, so the love between husband and wife was still there.

But before he could walk out of the yard, the doorman came running to report that someone had come from the palace.

Minister Wen didn't even bother to look at his wife. He glanced down at her clothes and made sure there was nothing wrong before going to the front hall.

As soon as Zhou Yuande and his party arrived, they were welcomed into the front hall by the doorman for tea. When he saw Minister Wen coming, he hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Minister Wen bowed in return.

Zhou Yuande flicked his whisk and said politely with a smile, "Your Majesty urgently summoned you to the palace."

When hearing the urgent summons, Shangshu's eyelids jumped and he had a bad feeling.

He reached out and pulled off the jade pendant hanging from his waist and stuffed it into Zhou Yuande's hand, "Excuse me, sir, what's the matter that's so urgent?"

Zhou Yuande didn't bother to be polite with him. He put the jade pendant into his sleeve pocket and said with a smile, "Your Excellency's family affairs should be more clear to you than ours."

housework?

The family affairs that could make the emperor urgently summon him to the palace and Eunuch Zhou come personally to invite him... Shangshu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the matter of the fake pregnancy pills was exposed?

Zhou Yuande urged, "His Majesty is still waiting. Please change your clothes and follow me into the palace to see him."

"Okay, I'll go change my clothes now. Please wait here for a while, eunuch." Wen Shangshu ordered the housekeeper who came with him, "Serve well and don't neglect it!"

The housekeeper should be.

To meet the emperor, he had to change into official robes. Wen Shangshu's official robes had been kept in the study, so he hurried to the study, dressed himself, and took out the letter of apology from the drawer. After thinking for a while, he took out another letter that was pressed under the thick book, put them all into his sleeves, and hurried to the front hall.

*
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Wen Shangshu lifted his robe and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and safe!"

Xiao Jingfan sat behind the desk, slowly twisting the Bodhi beads in his hands, and ignored him.

After three years of serving as a minister, Minister Wen also knew that the man sitting on the throne was a person who could not tolerate any sand in his eyes. His mood was changeable and he would either not punish or punish severely. This was very different from the way the previous emperor behaved.

He knelt and waited for a while, but the emperor still didn't call him. He immediately kowtowed and said, "I am guilty. Your Majesty, please punish me."