Chapter 176 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 28
Fu Cha Langya had no choice but to have Li Changzai called in to give her a serious warning. However, Li Changzai shamelessly said that the emperor liked her the way she was and told her not to make any changes.
Afterwards, the Emperor tactfully told Fucha Langya and Ling Xi that they didn't need to control Li Changzai. Fucha Langya wanted to slap the dog emperor in the face. Did he know how difficult it was to maintain a stable harem?
Over the years, she and Concubine Ling have worked diligently and hard to balance the various forces in the harem, but as a result, you, this dog emperor, don't have to discipline him, and the harem is in chaos.
However, since the emperor had spoken, Ling Xi and Fu Cha Langya naturally obeyed. They appeased the many concubines who came to complain, and then continued to watch Li Changzai commit suicide as if it had nothing to do with them.
Half a month after Li Changzai became a concubine, the emperor conferred the title of noble lady on her. This could be said to be the fastest promotion since the emperor ascended the throne.
But after Concubine Li's unreasonable demands, the concubines in the harem no longer wanted to talk to this woman.
It's really crazy.
In the following month, Concubine Li could be said to have been the center of attention in the palace and was extremely favored. The Emperor did not summon anyone else to sleep with him except Concubine Li, and even stopped favoring the women kept by Concubine Xian in the Yanx Palace.
More importantly, when other concubines went to ask for an audience with the emperor, they were all blocked by Concubine Li, and no one got to see the emperor.
What's even more outrageous is that Concubine Li even interfered in the government affairs and influenced the emperor. For a time, several ministers of the previous dynasty were demoted for no reason. The ministers in the court talked about it a lot. Several upright civil officials were punished by the emperor by being dismissed from their posts and reflecting on their mistakes after they remonstrated with the emperor.
This caused resentment among the whole government and even the empress dowager in Shoukang Palace was alarmed.
It’s just a pity that the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the concubines were outside the Qianqing Palace and were unable to see the Emperor.
The empress dowager returned to Shoukang Palace angrily and no longer cared about the emperor's affairs.
Yongshou Palace.
Ling Xi has also been feeling strange recently. Although the Dog Emperor is not decent, he has never been like this before.
Just as she was thinking about what Concubine Li had done to the emperor, Chunchan walked in cautiously and said to Lingxi, "My Lord, Eunuch Jinzhong is here, and he doesn't look very good."
Ling Xi was startled and stood up immediately, "Quick, bring him in."
Then the next moment, Lan Cui helped Jinzhong in. Jinzhong's face looked a little ugly, a little pale, and cold sweat on his forehead.
Chunchan moved a stool over and thoughtfully added a thick, soft cushion so that Jinzhong could sit more comfortably.
Ling Xi looked at Jin Zhong worriedly. Seeing blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, she asked anxiously, "Are you injured? Lan Cui, go get some medicine? What happened to you? Did you offend the emperor?"
A few years ago, Li Yu was sent to the Ministry of Punishment by the Emperor because he colluded with Empress Xian and did things for her. Later, Jinzhong replaced Li Yu and became the chief eunuch in front of the emperor.
Jinzhong's position has been stable over the years, so who would dare to offend him?
Jinzhong looked at Ling Xi's worried expression, and felt a bit morbidly satisfied in his heart, but he smiled bitterly: "It's not the emperor, it's Concubine Li. She was annoyed with me, so she beat me with 20 sticks and drove me out of the Qianqing Palace."
When Ling Xi heard that it was Concubine Li who beat Jinzhong, he became furious and turned around to walk out.
Jinzhong grabbed Ling Xi in time and asked, "Where are you going, Master?"
Ling Xi looked at him and said angrily, "Go and settle the score with Concubine Li. You are my man after all, how could she beat you up? And beat you like this? This is really too much."
When Jinzhong heard Ling Xi say that she was his, his heart was filled with joy, as sweet as if he had eaten honey. Even if he were to die immediately, he would have no regrets.
He stopped Ling Xi and said, "My lord, don't be anxious. I haven't finished what I want to say. And don't go look for Concubine Li. The emperor is doting on her now. If you go look for her, the emperor might blame you." Ling Xi sat back down after being stopped by Jinzhong and Chunchan.
Jinzhong smiled and said to Ling Xi, "Don't worry, my master. My injury is not serious. The one who beat him is my man, and he knows the difference between serious and minor offenses."
Ling Xi slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
"Then why were you punished by Concubine Li?" Ling Xi asked again.
Jinzhong's face was filled with an indescribable embarrassment, and even had a faint blush on it, which softened his gloom and made him look much gentler.
Jinzhong looked around the room and saw that only the two of them, Chunchan, and Lancui were there. He lowered his head and answered carefully, "I have discovered Lady Li's secret."
Ling Xi looked confused, "Secret?"
Jinzhong replied, "It is the secret of how Concubine Li gained the emperor's favor."
At this point, Jinzhong's face became more serious. "Lady Li used drugs on the emperor, which made him crazy. The emperor seems to have become addicted to the drugs."
Next, from Jinzhong's words, Ling Xi knew the whole story.
It turned out that when Concubine Li slept with the Emperor, she was always alone with him and would not allow anyone to get close to her.
But every time he slept with her, the situation in the room was very intense and there was a lot of noise.
In addition, the emperor's complexion has been getting worse during the day, but he has unlimited energy at night and is becoming more and more dazed. These signs made Jinzhong somewhat suspicious.
Originally, it was not Jinzhong's business, but yesterday, he heard Concubine Li saying bad things about Ling Xi in front of the Emperor, and wanted to put Concubine Ling under house arrest.
This really touched Jinzhong's sore spot. At night, when Concubine Li was serving him in bed, Jinzhong secretly listened to the noise inside from outside.
But through the window, he accidentally saw the scene inside the house, which was shocking and horrifying.
In the room, the emperor was kneeling on the ground. Concubine Li was holding a bottle in her hand and playing with him like a dog. The emperor was looking at the bottle greedily.
On the second day, Concubine Li gave Jinzhong twenty strokes of the cane, saying that she disliked him, and drove him out of the Qianqing Palace.
After hearing Jinzhong's words, Ling Xi was also surprised.
Although she has Liuliu and Space as plug-ins, and can also watch the daily life of the Dog Emperor from the Space, she does not use it often. She is afraid that she will rely too much on external things and relax her vigilance.
Moreover, she had no interest in the Dog Emperor and didn't want to know anything about him.
As for the matters concerning the Qiankun Palace, she had spies deep inside the Yangxin Palace. Although it was more difficult to pass on information, it might not be impossible to find out the news.
Therefore, this led to her not knowing much about the affair between Concubine Li and the Dog Emperor. If Jinzhong had not told her, she would not have guessed that the truth about Concubine Li's favor would be like this.
So, now the dog emperor is controlled by Concubine Li with medicine.
I just don’t know what the medicine is. From the symptoms Jinzhong described, it doesn’t look like a good thing. It’s better to solve it as soon as possible.