Chapter 675: Antidote (2)
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The corners of Eunuch Li’s mouth twitched. Which of these leftovers wasn’t worth more than that box of silver?
Shen Yijia thought to herself, “They’re valuable, but can they be exchanged for silver? If not, they’re useless.”
“Old Madam, do you want us to get someone to help you move these things in?”
Madam Li glanced at Song Jingchen and nodded. “Thank you.”
Eunuch Li smiled and instructed the people who followed him, “The few of you, be careful and help carry it. Later, get the Duke to give each of you a red seal.”
“Yes.”
After everyone left, Song Jingchen brought Eunuch Li into the study.
“Why is that person so kind today?” Song Jingchen asked strangely.
Anyone could tell that the emperor had no choice but to overturn the Song family’s case because he was forced by the commoners. He even wrote an edict for his crimes.
He was unhappy and didn’t say a word about restoring the title of Duke of the
Song family. No one in the intermediate court dared to provoke him at this
time. This matter dragged on and on, but Song Jingchen didn’t care.
Not only did he suddenly issue an imperial edict today, but he even let the Internal Affairs Department take care of the repairs to the residence. This was too abnormal.
Eunuch Li sighed. “His Majesty hasn’t been well recently.”
“What do you mean?” Song Jingchen was puzzled.
Perhaps the emperor did not want to see him and asked him to focus on investigating the remnants of the previous dynasty, so he directly canceled his morning court session. He had not entered the palace for a few days.
Coupled with the fact that he was investigating something else, he did not pay much attention to the emperor.
“I’m not too sure what’s going on either. His Majesty has been having nightmares these past few days and has already killed many palace servants who were on night watch. Even one of the concubines who served him has died.
His Majesty has issued a gag order, so these things haven’t spread.”
When they heard the emperor’s shout in the middle of the night, the palace servants on night duty had to go in. They did not expect something to happen as soon as they entered.
That concubine was also unlucky. It was not easy for her to get the chance to sleep with the emperor, but she was cut down by the emperor halfway.
In the beginning, corpses were carried out of the Yangxin Hall every day. These two days, the situation was slightly better. It was not that the emperor no longer had nightmares, but no one dared to enter the sleeping chamber when the emperor was slashing around with a sword.
“A nightmare?” Song Jingchen frowned. “What does this have to do with the imperial edict?”
“I heard His Majesty call Old Master Song and the late emperor by their names.” Eunuch Li wiped his sweat and guessed, “Could it be that he dreamed of the late emperor and Old Master Song, so he wants to compensate the Song family?”
If it was really as he had guessed, then it was a little scary when one thought about it carefully. Who did he want to kill in his sleep?
Song Jingchen narrowed his eyes. “Apart from having nightmares at night, is there anything else that’s abnormal?”
“Abnormal?” Eunuch Li thought for a moment and slapped his forehead. “He’s often adrift and irritable. Does that count?”
He gave an example. “Your Majesty quarreled with the ministers in the morning court several times. Even Grand Tutor Zhou was punished by Your
Majesty.”
Grand Tutor Zhou was the one sent to Xunyang by the emperor.
He had always been trusted by the emperor. In the past, it was common for the emperor to give him a seat in the Hall of Supreme Harmony on account of his age. It would probably take a while for him to recover.
Song Jingchen’s eyes flashed. “He’s still eating the pills made by Princess
Yong’an?”
“Of course. Why wouldn’t he? He’s eating them more often than before. Princess Yong’an has left the capital, but this medicine is being sent to the palace every once in a while.”
Halfway through, he paused. Eunuch Li widened his eyes in disbelief and asked, “Could it be that there’s something wrong with those pills?”
After saying that, he broke out in a cold sweat. He thought that the reason why the emperor was like this was because of a nightmare.
After all, insufficient sleep could indeed make one feel frustrated.
Song Jingchen didn’t answer him and only said, “Be careful. If he suggests letting my aunt out of the Cold Palace, think of a way to persuade him otherwise. ”
“Say that if the empress comes out, Lord An Le will definitely return to the capital. ”
The emperor did not want Ah Han to return, so he could use this to dispel his thoughts of bringing his aunt out to reduce his sins.
The further away someone was from the emperor, the safer it would be for them. Without a doubt, the Cold Palace was the only place he would not step foot in.
“Yes,” Eunuch Li replied respectfully. He hesitated for a moment and asked,
“Then, the pills…”
Song Jingchen smiled mockingly. “What’s wrong with the pills? The person who gave the pills was Princess Yong’an. I believe the imperial physicians have already checked them..”
