bullyxtreme Chapter 245 Purpose Achieved
Chapter 245 Purpose Achieved
Shen Yun returned to Yilan Palace early in the morning. Seeing that neither Xiao Mo nor Chun'er was there, she went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to look for them.
Fortunately, she met Yuan Mu who came back first, otherwise she wouldn't know where to find him.
Xiao Mo and Chun'er were striding towards this side. She stood at the door and looked around, and saw them from a distance.
At that moment, the excitement in her heart reached its peak, but it was quickly replaced by anger.
"Miss! Where have you been?! You made me look for you so hard!"
Xiao Mo met her angry gaze and responded with a faint smile: "It's not lost, what's there to look for?"
Shen Yun pouted and glared at her unhappily: "You never know. If you fall into someone's arms and can't get out, you'll blame me for not keeping an eye on you!"
Xiao Mo paused when she heard this, turned around and glanced at her with a faint expression.
Although Chun'er didn't understand the secret code they were using, she was good at observing people's expressions and still smelled something wrong.
She smiled and pulled Shen Yun over: "Sister Yun is so angry because she is worried about you, you know this very well."
After saying this, she walked over to Xiao Mo and looked at her with a more serious expression.
"Miss, are we going to see the Emperor? If we delay yesterday's plan any longer, it might not be good."
Hearing them mention yesterday's plan, Shen Yun quickly came over and asked, "Didn't you go to see the emperor yesterday?"
Chun'er was about to explain when Xiao Mo told her about her meeting Zhao Ning yesterday and her trip to the East Army Camp.
After hearing this, Shen Yun raised her eyebrows slightly: "Then what excuse should we use to ask for an audience with the emperor?"
"I didn't have an excuse yesterday, but after going to the East Army Camp, I had one."
Xiao Mo stepped into the room, went to the inner room and took out a simple and formal dress.
When Chun'er saw that she wanted to change clothes, she went up to her out of her habit of serving others.
Shen Yun bit her lip, half-closed her eyes as she thought about her words: "Wait a moment, I'll go see what the emperor is doing now."
"Well, don't let anyone see your motives."
A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Mo, who was ready, saw that Shen Yun had not returned yet and decided not to wait for her.
Just when he was about to take Chun'er directly to the Qinzheng Palace to find the emperor, he saw her running towards him hurriedly at the palace door.
"Miss, the Emperor is now in the Imperial Garden with Concubine Chu admiring the flowers."
As soon as she stood firm, she hurriedly reported the emperor's whereabouts to Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo walked out without thinking: "Let's go to the Imperial Garden."
Chun'er looked at Shen Yun with some worry, and then immediately turned to look at her.
"But if we go now, will it disturb the emperor and make him unhappy?"
"It's a request for an audience, not a forced entry. If he doesn't want to see me, he can refuse. As a subject, do I dare to force him?"
Shen Yun and Chun'er felt their hearts tighten at Xiao Mo's words, and they couldn't help but think in their hearts that their master really dared to say anything.
In the imperial garden, the emperor absentmindedly walked with Concubine Chu on the pebbled path in the flowerbed.
Although he was here, his heart had already flown away to who knows where.
Concubine Chu was a calm person. Even if she knew something in her heart, she didn't dare to speak out to persuade him rashly. She could only stay by the emperor's side silently and chat about things in life from time to time.
The two chatted as they walked, and when they reached the lotus pond, the young eunuch guarding outside came over quickly.
"Your Majesty, General Xiao requests to see you."
The emperor's silent eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at Concubine Chu beside him with a smile.
"I have something to do and can't accompany you. It's cold outside. Please go back to the palace."
After saying that, he patted her shoulder comfortingly and said, "I'll come to see you later."
Concubine Chu rarely interacted with the emperor in such an intimate way. She nodded shyly and said, "Your Majesty, please go ahead. I will wait for you to have dinner in Penglai Palace."
In the Council Hall, Xiao Mo stood at the foot of the hall and first mentioned the marriage between Princess Zhaoning and Yang Zerui.
After expressing his congratulations, he reported to the emperor on Yang Zerui's performance in the military camp in recent times.
The emperor was very satisfied with his progress. After discussing with Xiao Mo for a while about his career as an official in the court after marriage, he suddenly started coughing uncontrollably.
Having achieved her goal, Chun'er glanced at Xiao Mo sideways, then left quietly.
After the emperor finished coughing, Xiao Mo turned the topic to his health.
"Has the emperor caught a cold?" Her tone sounded anxious and concerned.
The emperor took a deep breath, drank the tea handed to him by the eunuch, and shook his head, "No."
"Then why does the Emperor's breathing sound so weak? And his cough is not clear."
After hearing what Xiao Mo said, the emperor's expressionless face suddenly became serious.
He frowned, looked up at her, but did not speak for a long time.
She looked at him fearlessly for a moment, and when he felt the sincerity in her eyes, he withdrew his gaze.
"My cough is not a new disease, but it got worse for no reason a few months ago and the imperial doctors in the harem are helpless.
Fortunately, Concubine Liang sent someone to find an alchemist outside the palace to make some elixirs for me. After taking them, my health improved a lot.
However, this medicine seems to have no effect recently. When the symptoms relapse, I have to take twice as much medicine as before to suppress it.
Furthermore, the illness that used to relapse once a month now seems to recur every few days, which is really exhausting for me both physically and mentally."
The more Xiao Mo listened, the tighter her brows furrowed. It seemed that the matter was more serious than she had imagined.
"Your Majesty, could you allow me to take your pulse?" She knelt on one knee and asked for his opinion with a sincere and bright look.
The emperor half-closed his deep eyes and stared at her with an unclear expression.
She chuckled cheerfully, "Although I'm not a miracle doctor, I know a lot about medicine. Your Majesty, as the ruler of a country, must prioritize the dragon's health."
After hearing Xiao Mo's caring words, the emperor hesitated for a moment and finally agreed to her request.
While taking the pulse, the eunuchs and palace maids beside the emperor became nervous when they saw Xiao Mo's face becoming increasingly ugly.
The emperor's eyes flickered in confusion: "Why, do you look like this? Do you think I have a terminal illness?"
Xiao Mo closed her eyes and felt it carefully, then withdrew her hand and knelt down quickly.
"Forgive me for speaking frankly, but the emperor is already extremely weak. If it weren't for the pills that kept him going, he would have died long ago..."
She didn't dare to say words like "pass away" or "die", but anyone with a discerning eye knew what she wanted to express.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, his calm eyes suddenly filled with anger: "Are you cursing me?"
"Your Majesty, I wonder if you've been experiencing any dizziness, nausea, or chest tightness, shortness of breath, or physical weakness recently, besides the cough?"
These words suddenly calmed the emperor down.