I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 241 Medicinal Oil
Chu Liuzheng, who finally grasped the key point, almost hugged the lantern and said calmly: "Please let me down, Your Majesty. This is against the rules."

[It would be better if you gave me a stick and I could jump back on one foot than for you to carry me back! How did things turn out like this? ]

[You are a prince, no matter how approachable you are, you don't have to go to this extent, right? Just find two people to carry me back! ]

"People are more important than rules." King Rui tightened his arms and comforted him, "Don't worry, no one dares to talk nonsense."

[Haha, you are so naive. The fake guy just doesn't know how poor the entertainment life is for the people in the palace. I bet a penny that by tomorrow at the latest, the gossip between me and the fake guy will be all over the place, and there will be 17 or 18 versions of the story!]

Thinking of those weird rumors, Chu Liuzheng looked hopeless.

[People really can't lie so easily. Retribution comes when it comes. If I had known, I would have said it differently, for example...]

Just as she was preparing for her next lie, Xiao Shiyi, who was hiding in the dark and watching her, raised his hand and scratched his chin.

Shouldn't this matter be reported to the Lord?
Wenhua Hall.

After hearing the report, Xiao Jingfan's face turned dark. He squeezed the Bodhi beads with force with his fingertips, making them creak.

Why is that woman everywhere!
You all know it's a fake, don't you know to stay away from it?

Chu Liuzheng, who had just returned to Yiran Garden, sneezed loudly, feeling extremely wronged.

She's super far away, okay?

He even hid in the shadow of the water tank on purpose. Who would have known that the counterfeit had such sharp eyes, like eyes of fire and golden pupils.

"This is the medicated oil." Prince Rui handed her the medicated oil that he had sent someone to get from the Imperial Hospital. "You will get better faster if you rub it more. If you are not healed by tomorrow, you don't have to force yourself to serve. Just send someone to tell me, and I will tell Eunuch Zhou for you."

[No need to do that. I’m very good at taking sick leave.]

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chu Liuzheng smiled politely, "I should be fine after a night's rest, so Your Highness, please don't worry about it. It's getting late, and staying up late is bad for your health. Your Highness should go back and rest quickly."

"Okay." King Rui stood up from the stool, "I will come to visit you tomorrow."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

[Either I accidentally stumbled into some Mary Sue plot where a domineering prince falls in love with me, or this fake guy has not dispelled his suspicion of me at all! ]

Looking at the pale back of King Rui, Chu Liuzheng decisively eliminated the possibility in front of him.

The brocade gauze dress is indeed very light and ethereal, but it is not overbearing at all.

Moxiang sent King Rui out, closed the door, turned around, and her eyes fell on Chu Liuzheng.

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

[Don't look at me like an endangered animal! ]

"You were fine, how did you sprain your ankle?" Moxiang came over and sat down beside the bed, reaching out to take off Chu Liuzheng's socks, wanting to see how badly she was injured.

Chu Liuzheng quickly reached out to stop him: "I'm fine."

Moxiang paused, looked up at her, with some confusion in her eyes: "If you are fine, why did King Rui send you back?"

[Thank you for not using the word hug. ]

"It's all coincidence. It can't be explained in a few words. Don't ask anymore, sister." Chu Liuzheng was not in a position to explain the lie she had told. There were too many things involved, and she didn't want to involve Moxiang in the incident.

Moxiang stared at her for a while, then sighed softly, "Okay, I won't ask."

She reached out and took off Chu Liuzheng's socks, poured the medicated oil into her palms, rubbed them to warm them up, and then massaged her ankles.

"This medicated oil is good, but it has a strong smell. Since you said you sprained your ankle, you should use the medicated oil."

As she rubbed it, Chu Liuzheng smelled a cool scent similar to mint. She looked down at Mo Xiang and sighed silently.

[Sister Moxiang is really very smart. Even if I didn't say a word, she could find some clues from a bottle of medicine oil.]

[The counterfeiter gave me this bottle of strong-smelling medicinal oil just to test me, didn't he? What if I'm lazy and don't use it, and there's no smell of medicine on my body tomorrow, wouldn't he find out that I'm pretending? ]

She couldn't help but say, "Sister is so smart. Since you have made up your mind to stay in the palace, why don't you spend more time in front of the emperor?"

[The tyrant is the most powerful person in the entire palace. If Sister Moxiang can gain the trust of the tyrant and become his confidant, she won't have to worry about the rest of her life.] "There are some things I don't need to say, but you should understand." Moxiang wiped the remaining medicinal oil on her palm with a handkerchief, then went to the shelf to wash her hands, and said softly, "Your Majesty will never have another Eunuch Zhou by your side."

"But sister is not Eunuch Zhou." Chu Liuzheng felt that palace maids and eunuchs were different. "How can you know if you don't try?"

Moxiang slowly dried her hands and turned to look at her, "How do you know I haven't tried it?"

Chu Liuzheng blinked.

[Have you tried it? It’s not in the system either. ]

Moxiang curled the corners of her lips, stared at her and smiled: "My way out is not there."

Chu Liuzheng pondered over these words carefully, and felt that they seemed to have a hidden meaning.

[Could it be that Sister Moxiang has already found a concubine in the harem to support her? ]

[That's not right. The harem is just a rudiment right now, and there's not even a prince yet. If you surrender so early, you'll easily lose. With Sister Moxiang's intelligence, she shouldn't not understand this.]

Moxiang picked up the copper basin and said, "I'll go get you some hot water."

"No, I can do it myself..."

"Just lie down and rest if you're hurt." Moxiang said this and went out.

Watching the door close, Chu Liuzheng raised his hands and rubbed his face, secretly sighing that he was not careful enough.

[What if the counterfeit has someone following me in Yiran Garden? Wouldn't I be exposed as soon as I run out? ]

Thinking of this, she lifted her legs and lay down on the bed.

[I wonder which lady can make Sister Moxiang willing to serve her, the Empress, Consort Shu, or Consort Chun? ]

*
The next day, the weather was fine, but Chu Liuzheng's mood was not very good.

There are two reasons.

First, the tyrant is in a bad mood.

Second, the tyrant is in a bad mood.

I don’t know who the former was because of, but the latter was definitely because of her.

In order to prepare for possible spot checks by King Rui, she rubbed some medicated oil on her ankles when she woke up this morning.

Since it's fresh, it's inevitable that it has a strong smell, so it seems, probably, perhaps, it's smoking the precious emperor behind the imperial desk.

But there was no way. Chen Xing was sent by Zhou Yuande to do something, and she was the only one in the tea room, so she had to serve tea.

She felt as if the emperor was staring at her as if he wanted to skin her alive, and she couldn't help but tremble in her calves.

[Can I kowtow to the tyrant right now? 】

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He often felt that what this woman said was not human language.

He retracted his gaze, picked up the teacup beside him and was about to drink it, but he saw a large blooming rose floating in the light red tea soup. It should have been pleasing to the eye, but he inexplicably felt that it was an eyesore. He put the teacup on the table and said, "Change the tea."

Chu Liuzheng had no choice but to put the teacup back on the tray.

[Rose can soothe the liver and regulate qi, and is most suitable for people like Tyrant who have a hot temper. I even picked the biggest one on purpose, but you don’t like it? I’ll try again next time…]

"Take it back." Xiao Jingfan suddenly felt that it might be okay to try it.

[Tsk tsk, the tyrant is still so moody. ]

Chu Liuzheng obediently put the teacup back.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at her and said, "It smells like medicinal oil. Are you hurt?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, I..." Before Chu Liuzheng could finish his words, Zhou Yuande came in to report that King Rui had arrived.