Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

Emperor Shenwu chuckled softly: "My weakling has always been the top student in all aspects of learning. His poetry is amazing and his calligraphy is quite proficient. How can he be so untalented? They are all blind."

Lan Qingwu whispered, "It's just that they have a preconceived notion. But I'm not that powerful."

Emperor Shenwu said again, "Let Nie Wushuang take a good look tomorrow."

Lan Qingwu listened to the sound of his heartbeat, her eyes filled with worry. "When I was little, I and my sisters would get sick together. They would always get better in three or four days, but I would always need seven or eight days, or even longer. One day, my father entertained a good friend who brought a master. When the master saw me, he told me that I wasn't cut out for this kind of medicine and that it would be best if I didn't get seriously ill. This kind of Chinese medicine wouldn't cure that kind of medicine. My father got really angry then."

Emperor Shenwu felt his heart leap out of his chest as he listened, feeling an indescribable panic and anger. "You are spreading rumors to confuse the people!"

Lan Qingwu nodded: "My father is a military commander, so he naturally didn't believe it. He also said that he was talking nonsense. He also said that since I was born a daughter of the Lan family, the Lan family would protect me, and I rarely got sick since then." Until she was fourteen years old, she was almost seriously ill and could not be cured. Her father even secretly went to look for the master, but found nothing.

Emperor Shenwu hugged her tightly and said, "I will protect you from now on."

"Well...will Your Majesty blame me for not fitting in with them?"

Emperor Shenwu kissed her between the eyebrows: "Silly girl, what difference does it make to me whether there are a dozen or dozens of them? I don't need you to be the same as them!" He kissed her lips lightly, but thinking that she was still sick, he endured it.

In the daytime, Emperor Shenwu returned from court and arrived at Suowu Palace. He summoned both Zhao Wubing, the head of the academy, and Nie Wushuang. Last night's words had left a deep impression on him. The master and disciple took turns taking his pulse, then worked out a prescription and prepared it.

Emperor Shenwu sat down beside the bed and saw the yellow tassel sticking out from under the jade pillow. He reached out to take it out, but saw that it was only an exquisite sachet, yellow and blue in color, with peach blossoms on it slowly blooming.

Lan Qingwu was stunned for a moment. Emperor Shenwu asked, "Is it for me?"

Lan Qingwu could only nod. The Emperor Shenwu glanced at her, gestured at his waist, and reached out a bare hand to hold the sachet in his palm, "Your Majesty, this style and color are outdated. It is inappropriate to wear it now..."

Lan Qingwu said softly again: "It's been several years, it's too late..." Just like the coral bracelet that was several years late, this sachet was also several years late.

Emperor Shenwu hugged her tightly, reached out to take the sachet, and said in a low voice, "It's not too late."

He could feel the woman in his arms crying silently, and he couldn't help but say helplessly, "Ruoruo, how do you want me to treat you? What do you want me to do?"

Lan Qingwu just shook his head. It was his soul that was lonely and fell into this dynasty, feeling so out of place. If we had never met in our childhood, I would just be Concubine Yi and you would just be the emperor. How great that would be.

Emperor Shenwu returned to Qianzheng Hall, pondered for a moment, and said to Li Xiang, "Go and call Ruping. Something else must have happened in Wenhua Hall."

Li Xiang agreed, but then he heard the emperor say, "Forget it. I've already given Ru Ping to her... So, you go find Ru Ping in private."

Li Xiang took the order and left. Ru Ping practically avoided Li Xiang and said, "Eunuch Li, I have answered all your questions. I am busy rushing back. You should also go back to work."

Li Xiang replied, "Miss Ruping, this is not a very honest thing to do. I, the eunuch, have always been open and honest with you. You shouldn't do this. And that day at the gate of Wenhua Palace, you didn't even remind me."

Ru Ping became excited: "Eunuch Li, do I need to remind you of that? The mistress of Wenhua Palace always has her eyes on the sky. What good can come of our master going to Xiaoyan? She will only look down on you when she sees His Majesty."

Li Xiang hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" He then said solemnly, "Miss Ruping, your master is not well now, and it's hard for me to serve you. Are you just going to watch your master's illness recur over and over again?!"

Ru Ping was stunned for a long moment before she said, "Actually, the reason lies with Your Majesty."

She lowered her voice and said, "I believe you have also seen, eunuch, that the relationship between His Majesty and my master is different."

Li Xiang nodded. How could he not see that? His Majesty treated Concubine Yi as his wife. He was not blind to who wore the coral bracelet that had been under his jade pillow for years.

Ru Ping whispered, "Master, at the banquet, Concubine Qian recounted from beginning to end how the ladies present served His Majesty. Eunuch Li, think about how the two Concubines Su and the lady who was bestowed with five beauties that night served His Majesty. Isn't this like stabbing a knife into your heart? Your Majesty is worried!"

Li Xiang frowned in surprise: "This...how can I report this to Your Majesty?" Could it be that, Your Majesty, it is your own romantic behavior that caused this trouble?

"Also, His Majesty doesn't favor only one person right now...why?"

Ru Ping shook her head. "So, in my own palace, out of sight, out of mind. How can that be the same as seeing and hearing it with my own eyes and ears? Ultimately, my mistress's feelings for His Majesty are different, and cannot be the same as those of the other concubines."

Li Xiang nodded, seeming to understand: "Then how should I respond?"

Ru Ping turned and left: "This is the eunuch's business, and the master won't let me tell His Majesty, so you can handle it yourself."

Li Xiang went back with a bitter face. Why should he, a father-in-law, be burdened with such a task?

Returning to Qianzheng Hall, Li Xiang's scalp tingled as he met the emperor's gaze. He carefully replied, "Your Majesty, Ruping has described to me what happened in Wenhua Palace again. There's really nothing special about it... It's just that Concubine Qian was a bit talkative at the banquet, and the ladies gathered together to discuss how to serve Your Majesty... As for the two Concubines Su and the five beauties..."

Emperor Shenwu suddenly realized that this was the case. As an emperor, although he had acted a little ridiculously at that time, he didn't think it was a big deal. But Ruo Ruo was different. Her thoughts had always been different from other women. She valued mutual loyalty. If this planted a grudge...

He suddenly shouted, "Stop talking too much!"

Li Xiang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it's my fault for talking too much. I'll make some tea for you." After saying that, he ran out.

Emperor Shenwu looked coldly at his back as he ran away.

In Wenhua Palace, Noble Lady Wen lay in bed, her face pale and weak. She asked Caixia, "Your Majesty, do you know I'm not feeling well? Why haven't you come to visit me yet?"

Caixia hesitated to speak: "My lady, I heard that His Majesty went to Suowu Palace after leaving the court. Noble Lady Yi seems to be ill, and even Zhao Shouyuan has gone there."

Noblewoman Wen was furious. "She did this on purpose, Zhao Shouyuan? Is she worthy? She's just a vulgar and ignorant daughter of a military commander! Your Majesty, why do you treat me like this?"