Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"You don't have to listen to what she says."

The emperor's voice was incredibly gentle.

"I don't care what the princess thinks of me, but the princess is favored by the empress dowager, and she came to the palace specially to see the empress dowager and show her filial piety. If the princess is unhappy because of me, I'm afraid someone will criticize the emperor."

Gu Youning frowned her charming willow-shaped eyebrows, leaned on the emperor's chest and whispered worriedly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you give the eldest princess a generous reward? I see that she loves fine clothes and sandalwood..."

Gu Youning clumsily gave the emperor advice.

"Sandalwood? Shouchang doesn't like this cool scent. She usually uses safflower incense."

The emperor shook his head.

In the Qianzheng Hall, to show his favor and respect, the emperor issued an order in front of Shen Huan to reward Shouchang with many precious things, including this rare Ruinao incense.

"how come?"

Gu Youning sat up from the emperor's arms in confusion.

"I clearly smell the scent of sandalwood on the Princess, and it seems there's also a hint of agarwood. Your Majesty knows that my mother often mixes spices in her spare time, so I have some familiarity with the scents of some common spices."

Facing the emperor's puzzled gaze, Gu Youning explained.

"Agarwood? Ning'er, are you sure you didn't smell it wrong?"

The emperor's expression suddenly changed.

"When the princess walked past me, I smelled it clearly."

Gu Youning nodded heavily.

Hearing this affirmative answer, the emperor's face turned as dark as ink, and his eyes were filled with rage.

"I know that the Emperor is angry with the Princess for what happened just now, and I want to stand up for me and my son. However, Grand Admiral Shen and the Princess are a couple with a deep and harmonious relationship. The Emperor, considering that the Grand Admiral is guarding the border, cannot be too angry with the Princess."

"Since ancient times, heroes have been unable to resist the temptation of beautiful women. Your Majesty, please do not create any rift between you and the Grand Commander over this."

Gu Youning pretended to be frightened by the emperor's anger. A dark light flashed in his eyes and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

"Can a hero resist the temptation of a beautiful woman?"

The emperor murmured and repeated, and after a while he sneered, "This beauty test is difficult for both heroes and women."

"My Ning'er is indeed smart. She reminded me of an important matter."

The emperor's face, which had been as dark as ink just now, now showed a smile.

"I am not stupid to begin with. Your Majesty, next time, do not say that I am not well-educated in front of Zheng'er. Do not undermine me."

"Okay, whatever Ning'er says is fine."

The emperor looked at the woman beating the snake with a stick, and his sword-like brows relaxed.

Cao Zhong, who was hunched over outside the door to keep warm, heard his master's hearty laughter, smiled and shook his head, but he felt relieved.

If you say that Concubine Gu is capable, her status is not as noble as that of the imperial concubine, her talent is not as good as that of the talented lady, and her charm is not as gentle as that of Concubine Lu, but the emperor is happy to indulge her without any reluctance.

Just then, the Imperial Hospital sent over two bowls of medicine.

The health of the two masters inside was very critical. Cao Zhong knocked on the door and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the medicine is here."

"Bring it in quickly."

The emperor raised his voice.

"Have Yuan Cai wait in Ci'an Palace with the imperial physician serving the Empress Dowager from today."

When the emperor saw Cao Zhong coming in, he gave him some instructions first.

"The slave obeys the order."

"Tell Yuan Cai that if he can keep Zhaoyi and her child healthy and safe this time, I will reserve the position of judge for him."

"Yes."

Hearing this, Cao Zhong was stunned for a moment, but when he thought about the suffering that Gu Zhaoyi and her son had suffered today, he understood.

His master was pitying Concubine Gu. If he let Zhao Yuanshi, whom the emperor trusted, take care of Concubine Gu personally, it would definitely lead to criticism.

Yuan Cai was just an ordinary eighth-rank imperial physician. He had no aristocratic family power behind him, and he had the emperor's promise. He would definitely be very concerned about the health of Gu Zhaoyi and the eldest prince, and would not be easily bribed by others.

Who says this man is careless and unfeeling? As long as he puts his mind to it, he can think of everything carefully.

Gu Youning was also happy for Yuan Cai. She had originally promised Yuan Cai that he would change his blue robe into a green robe one day. The emperor's grace allowed her to fulfill her promise in advance.

"Your Majesty, I will go and feed Zheng'er the medicine first."

"Don't move. Your knee isn't healed yet, and you're trying to be tough again."

The emperor held the person tightly in his arms and said with a light scolding.

"It was my fault. I will have the medicine sent to the inner room right away."

Cao Zhong slapped himself lightly on the lips.

"I'll hold you."

In front of the palace maids, the emperor picked up the woman again and carried her horizontally.

"Hurry up and catch up."

Cao Zhong scolded his stunned disciple.

In the inner room, Xiao Yunzheng was as well-behaved as ever. After Gu Youning blew the medicine until it was cool, he didn't want anyone to feed him and drank it all by himself, mouthful by mouthful, without leaving a drop.

"Master, you should drink it soon. This medicine will be cold soon."

Tan Yin handed over Gu Youning's bowl.

"How are you feeling, Zheng'er? Are you feeling any discomfort? Do you have a headache?"

Gu Youning moved to the other side without leaving a trace, and talked to his son as if he didn't hear anything, without even looking at the medicine in Tan Yin's hand.

Only then did the emperor realize something was wrong.

"master?"

Tan Yin was also a little strange.

"Give it to me."

The emperor noticed something and took the medicine himself.

"Your Majesty was suddenly summoned here by Xiao Shengzi, so he must have a lot of court affairs to attend to. I and Zheng'er are under the care of Imperial Physician Yuan, so we'll be fine. Why don't you leave first?"

When Gu Youning saw the medicine bowl in the emperor's hands, he became anxious and reached out to take the bowl himself.

"No rush. It won't be too late to go back after I feed Ning'er the medicine."

The medicine was no longer hot by then. In a blink of an eye, the emperor not only dodged Gu Youning's outstretched hand, but also scooped a spoonful and placed it next to Gu Youning's mouth.

"Your Majesty, I can drink it myself."

The strong bitter smell of medicine was right at the tip of his nose, and Gu Youning subconsciously stepped back.

"You're such a grown-up, why are you still afraid of taking medicine? You're even worse than Zheng'er."

The emperor laughed and joked.

Gu Youning looked down with a pale face at the medicine that was brought to his mouth. Thinking of his son behind him, he hardened his heart and opened his lips to hold the spoon in front of him.

The bitter taste in his mouth was bearable, but when the medicine entered his throat, Gu Youning quickly turned his head away.

vomit!