bullyxtreme Chapter 2923 I think I've seen you somewhere
Chapter 2923 I think I've seen you somewhere
It was drizzling outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Steward Xu knelt outside the hall in a panic. Even though his whole body was soaked, he didn't dare to move at all. He just lowered his head and made a look of panic and apology.
The palace maids passing by came and went. I didn't dare to look at them openly, but I was curious and relieved in my heart.
For his own reasons, Chief Steward Xu has been harsh on all the palace servants, making people angry but unable to speak out. Now that he is in such a miserable state, everyone wants to see him.
Shi Li stood in the Yangxin Palace, looking at the emperor writing at the desk not far away.
About two quarters of an hour ago, Steward Xu served tea to the emperor, but the emperor said the tea was too cold and sent him out to kneel in the rain.
In fact, the emperor, Chief Steward Xu, and Shi Li all knew that the emperor's punishment had nothing to do with the temperature of the tea.
Although Shi Li did not do anything wrong, she was still nervous when she saw the miserable state of Manager Xu, and she became more cautious in her words and actions.
The emperor put down his pen and saw Shi Li trembling beside him. He couldn't help but sneer, "What are you afraid of? Have you done something wrong?"
Although Shi Li could tell the emperor was being sarcastic, he didn't dare to neglect her. He smiled bitterly and bowed, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am indeed a coward, but I have definitely done something wrong."
"Okay, I know you, no need to be so nervous."
The emperor waved his hand, picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then he remembered the steward Xu outside and shook his head slowly, "Your master is old and useless."
Shi Li had no way to respond and could only smile awkwardly.
Steward Xu was forced to kneel in the rain for a long time before the emperor allowed him to leave by sending a message through a young eunuch.
"Your servant...thank you, Your Majesty."
Manager Xu looked extremely embarrassed, but he did not dare to show any anger on his face. He wiped the rain off his face and limped away from his knees because he had been kneeling for too long.
On the way, he also met the Tenth Prince who came to the Yangxin Palace to visit the Emperor. The Tenth Prince looked at him in surprise, "Master Xu, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, nothing. Your Highness, are you going to see His Majesty? Go quickly." Steward Xu knew why he was punished. He didn't dare to say a word to the Tenth Prince and just made excuses.
After walking a long way, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of resentment appeared on his old, wrinkled face.
He thought that after following the emperor for so many years, he could understand the emperor's mind thoroughly, so he dared to bet on the tenth prince rashly. Even if the emperor passed away in the future, he could continue to serve as the chief steward comfortably in front of the new emperor.
But he never expected that he didn't guess the emperor's thoughts at all, and even guessed the opposite, which led to his current misfortune.
Even though he knew that he was no longer likely to be valued by the emperor and had severely offended the crown prince, Manager Xu was still unwilling to accept it.
A gust of wind blew, and he sneezed and shivered, his whole body soaked. He continued to limp back to his room, and shouted to the palace servants below in a bad mood to bring him hot water, as he wanted to take a bath.
Today was particularly bad. I wanted to take a hot bath, but there was not enough hot water here. Manager Xu waited for a long time with his whole body cold before the bath water came.
Seeing a little palace maid standing timidly in the corner and not taking the initiative to come forward to wipe her back, Manager Xu became furious and grabbed something nearby and threw it at her.
It turned out to be a decorative stone, which hit the little palace maid on the forehead, and blood immediately gushed out.
"Get lost! Unlucky thing!"
Steward Xu looked at the blood dripping onto the ground and cursed again in annoyance. The little palace maid was so frightened that she dared not cry and ran out covering her wound.
But Manager Xu still felt unsatisfied. He hurriedly came back from taking a bath, called over several young eunuchs and palace maids who were beside him, and beat them one by one with bamboo sticks.
Only in this way can he vent the resentment in his heart.
The emperor and Shi Li were unaware of these dirty deeds. Later, someone brought the emperor a handwritten letter from the prince, which made the emperor feel a little better.
The prince, who was forced to recuperate on the way, has woken up and wrote the letter personally to reassure the emperor. He also heard that the emperor had used thunder-like means to confiscate the homes of many ministers in recent days, so he wanted to write a letter to persuade him.
The emperor read every word of the letter patiently, then raised his eyes and looked forward.
Maybe... he did it a few days ago.
In the past, when he did things in an extreme way, Queen Zhu always tried to persuade him, but now he is really left alone.
The emperor only felt that he was infinitely lonely.