I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 117: Pretty Thoughtful
"Haqiu!"

Chu Liuzheng opened his mouth and sneezed, then sucked hard through his blocked nose, his almond-shaped eyes filled with tears.

Maybe it was because she hadn't been out in the fresh air for a long time. She caught a cold when she went to the Imperial Garden yesterday. She had a high fever in the middle of the night and was so dizzy that she was unconscious. If Moxiang hadn't gotten up at night and heard that her breathing was not right, she would have had a fever all night.

Moxiang was so anxious that she ran to the Imperial Hospital to ask for the imperial physician.

Upon hearing that Chu Liuzheng had a high fever, the court judge, Imperial Physician Zhuang, immediately came to Nong Yunyuan, took Chu Liuzheng's pulse, examined him, and prescribed some medicine.

Moxiang was decocting medicine and rubbing Chu Liuzheng's body with cold water to reduce his fever. Yuzhui heard the noise and got up to help. Moxiang was worried that she would not get enough rest and would affect her duty the next day, so she only let her check the medicine for a while and sent her back to sleep.

She herself hardly slept in the second half of the night, and only took a nap on the edge of the bed when Chu Liuzheng's fever subsided in the morning.

"Thank you for taking care of me, sister." Chu Liuzheng was like an eggplant hit by frost, wrapped in the quilt with his whole body drooping.

[Alas! I have been sick for a few days and my body has become delicate. When I was working in the pharmacy, I was punished to be in the autumn rain for two hours without catching a cold. ]

"If your throat is hurting, just keep quiet. Why are you being so polite to me?"

Seeing that her face was a little red, Moxiang was worried that she had a fever again, so she quickly reached out and touched her forehead, then touched her own forehead. When she found that it was almost the same, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She smiled and said, "Doctor Zhuang said that as long as the fever subsides, and you take two doses of medicine and sweat a little, the cold will be cured."

Chu Liuzheng nodded, his voice thick with nasal tone: "Where is the jade pendant?"

"Yuzhui went to Wenhua Hall to take up duty." Moxiang turned to the table and poured a cup of hot water, feeding her little by little. "You were really brave yesterday, but fortunately the result was not bad. She came to see you before she left. At that time, your fever had just subsided and you were still asleep."

Chu Liuzheng licked the water droplets on his lips and listened to Moxiang continue: "I see that she is in good spirits today. She must have figured it out."

"Just think it through." Chu Liuzheng advised Yuzhui a lot yesterday, but seeing Yuzhui's condition, he was afraid that she would get stuck in a dead end. After hearing what Moxiang said, she felt relieved.

As long as you figure it out, you can still live in this palace.

As the two were talking, there was a knock on the closed door.

Moxiang got up to open the door and found that the person coming was Xia Qiaoru.

Xia Qiaoru looked inside anxiously, "I heard that Liu Zheng had a high fever last night, so I came to see her while delivering medicine. Has her fever gone down?"

Moxiang moved aside to let her in and said, "The fever has subsided, but I still don't have much energy."

Xia Qiaoru walked to the bedside and looked over.

Seeing that it was her, Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but curl his eyes, "Why are you here?"

"I came to see you on the way." Xia Qiaoru felt her forehead with concern and found that the fever had subsided as Moxiang said. She couldn't help but complain to Chu Liuzheng, "Your hand is still injured. Why are you running around in the freezing weather? Now you are injured and sick, and you have lost a lot of weight. How can I worry about you?"

"I'm fine." Chu Liuzheng felt an itch rising in his throat and turned his head to cough twice, "It's just that my throat is very dry."

Hearing this, Xia Qiaoru reached into her sleeve pocket and pulled out a green porcelain bottle, then waved it in front of Chu Liuzheng, "Here, this is the hundred-flower honey I brought especially for you. Ask Miss Moxiang to mix it with warm water and feed it to you later. It's good for your throat."

Chu Liuzheng was a little surprised: "Where did you get this thing?"

"I got this as a reward from Empress Zhaoyi the other day." Xia Qiaoru placed the porcelain bottle next to her pillow and reached out to pinch Chu Liuzheng's face. "I have to go back and report. I'll come to see you when I'm free. If you run out and catch a cold again, I won't forgive you if I find out."

Chu Liuzheng curled his lips: "Look how powerful you are. I know, I know. I cough... cough cough..."

She turned her head and coughed a few more times, and when she stopped, she continued, "Go quickly, I won't keep you any longer." Xia Qiaoru pulled up the quilt for her, stood up and said to Moxiang, "Thank you for taking care of Liu Zheng. If Liu Zheng has any problems, just come to the pharmacy to find me."

She took out a green purse from her sleeve and stuffed it into Moxiang's hand, then walked away quickly without waiting for Moxiang to react.

Moxiang chased after him for two steps but failed to catch up, so she shook her head helplessly.

She weighed the green purse in her hand, smiled slightly, and went back to the room and said to Chu Liuzheng: "You are so lucky to have such a sister in the palace who really cares about you."

"Qiao Ru is fine." Chu Liuzheng's eyes curved into crescents. Moxiang came over and leaned over to put the purse next to her pillow. "Next time Miss Qiao Ru comes, remember to help me return it."

Chu Liuzheng was stunned and said hurriedly: "Sister, take it..."

Moxiang didn't let her finish, she picked up the small porcelain bottle next to the pillow and said, "I'll mix some honey water for you to moisten your throat."

*
At the same time, at the grand court meeting, as Chu Liuzheng had expected, someone mentioned the discovery of an auspicious sign on Taojun Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing.

Censor Zeng said: "When the stone tablet was raised, hundreds of birds came to congratulate it, and there was also a rich fragrance. It is undoubtedly an auspicious sign. This is God's blessing on us. Congratulations to our emperor, long live the emperor."

When he raised his head like this, everyone knelt down and shouted, "Long live the emperor."

"Everyone is safe."

Although he knew that this auspicious sign was most likely man-made, Xiao Jingfan still inevitably became interested and ordered people to transport the stone tablet to the main hall so that he could appreciate it with his ministers.

Soon, four Yulin guards carried the stone tablet in.

The stone tablet was about one person tall. When it was carried into the hall, many people smelled the fragrance emanating from the stone tablet. It sounded like the scent of flowers and medicine, and it smelled quite nice.

All the officials looked at each other, wondering who was so clever as to come up with this stone tablet to please the emperor.

Xiao Jingfan stood up and walked down the imperial steps, standing in front of the stone tablet, his nose filled with the fragrance.

He looked at the stone tablet carefully and could tell at a glance that the stone tablet in front of him was deliberately made to look old. The fragrance was probably from the spices hidden inside the stone tablet.

He waved his hand, "Come closer and take a look."

The civil and military officials then gathered around, discussing the fragrance emanating from the stone tablet while reading the words engraved on it.

"Phoenix girl!" Grand Secretary Zhang took a deep breath and felt that his colleague was quite creative. He even arranged auspicious signs in order to send a girl into the palace.

Other ministers were also talking about it, saying that not everyone could bear the title of Phoenix Girl.

Xiao Jingfan had not expected that this time he would produce a Phoenix Girl. He glanced at his beloved ministers meaningfully and ordered Xie Hui: "According to what is written on the stone tablet, invite this Phoenix Girl into the palace. I want to see if there is really such a thing as a girl of destiny."

Xie Hui clasped his fists: "Yes."

The civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment. Did His Majesty take the words on the stone tablet seriously? If he allowed this Phoenix girl to enter the palace, wouldn't the Queen have to abdicate?

Duke Zhong's face darkened. He told him who had made the stone tablet and that person would have to pay the price!
Xiao Jingfan ordered the Imperial Guards to carry the stone tablet down, strode back to the high platform and sat down, saying to the ministers, "Continue the discussion."

The Minister of War came out holding a tablet in his hand and said, "The firearms battalion is ready. Your Majesty, please let me know the date for the drill."

"The day after tomorrow." Xiao Jingfan said, "After the morning court session, all the ministers will go together."

"Yes!" The Minister of War went back, and the Minister of Rites followed him out, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Ancestral Temple sacrifice..."