"I know that you like the virtuous concubine only for the sake of the Fu family's kingdom and the people of this world. You should give more consideration to General Shen's matter." As expected, the topic finally turned to Shen Qingwan.
Fu Yuheng listened helplessly to the empress dowager's nagging. His ears had become calloused from hearing the empress dowager's words over the years. They were all about things like the country and the people. Fu Yuheng was upset about General Shen's affairs and had no patience to continue listening to the empress dowager's nagging, so he had to interrupt her earnest words.
"You worry too much. How could I not know that I should put the country first? I'm just afraid of disappointing the old general." He responded by saying that he would consider it carefully, put the country first, and would never let the late emperor down. Fu Yuheng rubbed his eyebrows. It seemed a bit too much for the Queen Mother to intervene, but he had to nod.
The Queen Mother seemed to know that he had been troubled recently, so after getting a satisfactory answer, she did not continue to nag. Instead, she nodded, twirling the beads in her hand, and gradually calmed down with the green smoke, "Go."
Fu Yuheng felt as if his breath was stuck in his neck and he couldn't swallow it.
That's all... Let's just take it one step at a time...
The speed at which news from the harem spread was as fast as the plague, so as soon as Fu Yuheng came out of the ancestral hall, the news reached Liu Churong's ears.
"What does the emperor say?" Liu Churong thought again. After all, their honor and favor still depend on the emperor. If the emperor likes Shen Qingwan, the empress dowager may not be able to go against the emperor's wishes no matter how unwilling she is.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor said he would consider it carefully and put the country and the people first." La Mei had a look of joy on her face. Now let's see how the virtuous concubine can make a comeback.
When Liu Churong heard Lamei's answer, he laughed out loud. He thought that no matter how favored Shen Qingwan was, she was still no match for the huge empire. At this moment, she would definitely be affected because of her father, and he himself was in high spirits now. Comparing the two, Liu Churong felt a lot happier, and his charming eyes revealed uncontrollable pride. He felt that he could finally suppress Shen Qingwan with the current situation, and he began to look arrogant.
After Fu Yuheng came out of the ancestral hall, he was already feeling sad and depressed, and now he was even more upset. General Shen's matter was already enough to give Fu Yuheng a headache, and now the empress dowager had intervened, which made him even more distressed.
"Sun Ning, bring some wine!"
Fu Yuheng usually doesn't like to drink. After all, he has always been strict with himself, so his mind is completely focused on business, and the few drinks he has are rare. But today, he suddenly wants to drink to relieve his sorrow.
"Your Majesty, this..."
Sun Ning also knew his difficulties. He was always by Fu Yuheng's side. These little things, no matter how big or small they were, when put together, were enough to suppress this seemingly powerful and favored son of heaven. Especially now with the matter of General Shen, he had to not let the military generals down, but also stop the gossips of the civil officials. He had to satisfy everyone in the harem, and some of them had to take into account the mood of the virtuous concubine. The difficulty of the emperor's position is to satisfy everyone, but how easy is it to do so!
"As the saying goes, the only way to relieve worries is Du Kang. Sun Ning, bring me all the fine wines I have collected. Today I want to follow the example of my ancestors and get drunk to relieve my worries."
As if he had made up his mind, Fu Yuheng kept urging Sun Ning to get some wine. No matter how Sun Ning tried to persuade him, it was useless. Finally, he couldn't stop him anymore and had to bring Fu Yuheng a jar of the best wine.
Fu Yuheng held the wine glass and looked at it carefully. The smell of wine wafted out and kept drifting into Fu Yuheng's nose. The rich aroma of wine made Fu Yuheng praise it. Fu Yuheng picked up the wine glass and drank it all. The spicy smell of wine filled Fu Yuheng's throat, causing him to cough lightly a few times.
"Ahem, good wine."
Fu Yuheng drank a few more cups in succession, and the pot of wine was almost empty, but he was still not drunk at all. The things he wanted to forget were still lingering in his mind. He originally wanted to drown his sorrows in alcohol, but he didn't expect that drinking would only make him more sorrowful.
Holding the glass in the air and drinking facing the moon, I felt a little sad. For a moment, I lost interest in drinking. I put down the glass and the alcohol in me was mostly gone.
The next morning, Fu Yuheng lost his sleepiness and rubbed his forehead gently to relieve the consequences of drinking to relieve his sorrow yesterday.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, and then Sun Ning pushed the door open and came in, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Liu wants to see you. He said he has something important to discuss with you."
Fu Yuheng held his forehead with his hand in doubt. As the saying goes, one never comes to the temple for no reason. It seems that Prime Minister Liu's visit this time must be for no good reason. He had just woken up, and his voice was still a little lazy. "Tell him to wait for me in the hall. Sun Ning, change your clothes."
An incense stick of time had almost passed before Fu Yuheng finally packed up and walked slowly towards the main hall. At this time, Prime Minister Liu had been waiting for a long time, rubbing his hands anxiously and looking out the door.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant is here to pay his respects!" When Prime Minister Liu saw Fu Yuheng approaching slowly, the anxiety on his face faded a lot, and he bowed to him and saluted as a subject.
"Sorry for the long wait, Mr. Liu."
Fu Yuheng spoke as soon as he entered the room, and walked straight to the dragon throne. After Fu Yuheng sat down, he let Prime Minister Liu stand up. Then he looked at Prime Minister Liu without any expression, and it was unknown whether he was displeased or what.
"Lord Liu came to see me early today, and kept saying that he had something important to report. I wonder what important matter Lord Liu has that he is so eager to report to me!"
When Prime Minister Liu heard Fu Yuheng's words, he couldn't make out his tone, but he felt that there was some displeasure in his words, so he immediately knelt on the ground and hurriedly pleaded guilty.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I came here for Concubine Liu. I was wronged when Concubine Qi fell into the water last time. For my daughter's innocence, I came here without permission and disturbed Your Majesty's rest. It is really my fault. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Fu Yuheng was not surprised to hear the purpose of Prime Minister Liu's visit, but he was also investigating the incident of that day. It was really suspicious that Prime Minister Liu did not come earlier or later, but chose to overturn the case for his daughter at this time.
"It's okay. Prime Minister Liu loves his daughter so much that I can understand. But Lord Liu keeps saying that Concubine Liu was wronged. I wonder if Prime Minister Liu has any evidence." Fu Yuheng looked at Prime Minister Liu and felt a little curious. He wondered what he had found out that made him come to him to overturn the case.
"Your Majesty, I currently have no evidence..."