There are three thousand beauties in his harem, but he has never shown any special fondness for any of them. It is not that he really treats them as wooden stakes that look the same, but as an emperor he cannot be biased. If he is biased, all his ministers will be biased too. And those who are favored by him will not live long in such a cannibalistic place as the harem.
But he had a very deep impression of Concubine Zhen. His mother also said that Concubine Zhen was a rare and insightful woman in the harem.
She knew when to fight and when to retreat. She also knew how to avoid attracting attention to protect herself. She also knew how to make the king remember her, remember that she was Sun Qi's only daughter. The son she gave birth to was not only the sixth prince of the Daqing Dynasty, but also the only bloodline of the Sun family. She was using facts to tell him that there was nothing taboo about the Sun family.
He was sad about her early death, but the only thing he could do was to burn some incense, ask his mother to keep the child who had lost his support by her side for a while, and ask his mother to reward him with some things from time to time, so that others would know that he was loved by the Queen Mother, and they would have to think twice before bullying him.
That was all he could do. Apart from the New Year and his birthday, when the father and son could see each other from a distance, he could not see his son who never approached him on weekdays. Didn't the eldest and fourth sons take action because they saw this? Would they dare to do it if it was the fifth son
The hand holding the memorial was shaking. It was happening right under his nose, so close to him, but he had no idea about it. Was it because they were too powerful, or had the people around him been almost completely bribed
"Yan Xi."
Gu Yanxi stood up and saluted, "I am here."
"Clear up the people around me. You don't need to tell me the result. Just handle it."
"Yes." Gu Yanxi straightened his back and raised his head, frowning suddenly when he saw the person above him. He walked around the huge desk and opened the secret compartment as if familiar with it. He took out the medicine bottle, poured out two pills and put them to his uncle's mouth.
The emperor looked at him and his eyes softened. He put the medicine in his mouth and swallowed it with the water handed to him by Lai Fu.
Gu Yanxi suddenly approached the emperor and sniffed. The emperor's heart tightened, "Yanxi..."
Gu Yanxi had a cold face. He quickly found a brocade box from another secret compartment and opened it. Several round scarlet pills were clearly visible.
Lai Fu widened his eyes in disbelief.
"When did it start?"
"How dare you, Yan Xi..."
"Uncle Emperor, you gave me my name, you saved my life, and you gave me everything. Even if you want to take it all back, I will not say no. But you must never touch this thing again."
Gu Yanxi pinched a few pills in her palm, and when she opened her hand again, they had turned into powder.
He turned around and said to the people who had knelt on the ground at some point in time, "You seem to be obeying the emperor's orders and doing nothing wrong, but your actions are actually disregarding the emperor's health. I will not tolerate this. Come here."
The door opened silently, and the seven servants of the Starry Sky Department knelt outside the imperial study.
"Each person will be whipped 100 times, and one night will be reduced to seven nights."
One hundred lashes would take away half of their lives even with their physical fitness, but what made them most sad was that they were reduced from one night to seven nights.
The Seven Mansions Division is divided into seven mansions. The Seventh Mansion can only be regarded as a reserve personnel. Only those who excel in all aspects can enter the First Mansion. It can be said that the First Mansion is the strongest among the Seven Mansions. Now that they are demoted from the First Mansion to the Seventh Mansion, it can be seen how angry Gu Yanxi is.
"Yan Xi, you are taking your anger out on others."
"Yes, I am taking my anger out on you because you did something wrong and I can't do anything to you!"
The emperor stroked his forehead, he really had no way to deal with this kid when he got angry.
The person who made the mistake was quickly taken away. Knowing that the matter was not over yet, there were still people on standby outside the imperial study.
"Investigate. I want to know who offered this pill and who was involved. Capture all of them. As for the person who made the pill, bring him here with the pill and the person."
"Yan Xi..."
"Your Majesty, I will show you the consequences of taking too much golden elixir."
"I understand. I agree with you. I agree with you. I won't touch you anymore." The emperor was helpless. Who is the emperor and who is the minister? "Don't involve other people."
"You knew it was harmful to your body but you didn't stop it. I didn't confiscate the Yi people's property, which was already a mercy!" Gu Yanxi turned around and continued to give orders, "Go call Shaoyao."
Everyone left and the door closed again. Gu Yanxi then looked at Lai Fu and said, "I think Eunuch Lai Fu doesn't know about this."
Lai Fu knelt on the ground with a bitter smile. As the emperor's personal eunuch, he had to be believed even if he said he didn't know. "Please punish me, my lord."
"Yan Xi, he really doesn't know. If the old guy really knew, he would definitely fight to the death with me." The emperor laughed. Although his nephew made a scene and made him lose his temper, the anger in his heart caused by his son's incompetence was dissipated. His son didn't have him as his father in his eyes, but his nephew had him as his uncle in his heart, so he lost his temper.
And Lai Fu, if nothing else, at least he is loyal to him.
At least he didn't become a real loner.
Gu Yanxi looked at Lai Fu and although his eyes were no longer piercing, she was still filled with anger.
He didn't expect the emperor to take the golden elixir. How many emperors have died from taking it in the past dynasties? It's impossible that the emperor's uncle didn't know this, but he still chose to take it. It could only be that someone whispered in his ear, and he would find out!
If this matter has anything to do with those few...
Gu Yanxi's eyes were chillingly cold. This time he would do it himself!
"Laifu, go and ask the imperial physician who usually checks the emperor's pulse to come here. Bring the diary for the past six months. Also have someone send over the emperor's daily records. I want to see them."
"yes."
Knowing that he couldn't stop him, the emperor simply stopped talking. At this point he began to become suspicious. When did he start taking the elixir
The emperor rubbed his forehead, his mind a little fuzzy. He vaguely remembered when it happened, but he couldn't tell exactly. When did his memory become so bad
The commotion here could not be concealed, and even the Empress Dowager was alarmed. The old Empress Dowager thought that the uncle and nephew had some conflict, so she quickly sent Yuxiang over to find out what happened.
Gu Yanxi didn't dare let her grandmother know about this, so she asked Lai Fu to deal with it by saying that there were spies planted around the emperor.
After closing the daily record, Gu Yanxi frowned. There was nothing unusual in the record. There were no new faces around the emperor's uncle. Although the frequency of his favor to concubines had increased recently, they were still the same people. Their identities and origins were clear. Logically, there was no possibility of anything strange happening.
But this matter must be related to the harem. If no one keeps whispering in the emperor's uncle's ear, the emperor's uncle will not try.
The emperor's uncle was not a wise or sage ruler. He was stubborn, suspicious, and even renounced people. But he was definitely not a tyrant and could not be fooled by a few words.
So the problem still lies with the old man.
Gu Yanxi put the daily record aside. If anything happened to his uncle, who would benefit the most
PS: Why does Kongkong have so many monthly votes? Haha! He is about to beat the first place!