Chapter 7 — The Emperor's Stupid Orchid

My eyes heated up, tears immediately fell: "In my dream, I didn't want to see Your Majesty. He is a bad person." "Lan Concubine." Your Majesty called me, but I did not move. As soon as he got close, I immediately dodged. "Are you afraid of me? Do you resent me that much?" His voice carried pain. I didn't understand the sadness in his eyes, I just kept saying: "I don't want your Majesty to hug me. I want to go home. I miss my mother, I miss my father, I still miss my ancestors. This is not my home. I don't want to be here." Speaking of this, my emotions became extremely agitated. Your Majesty is scared by me. I heard you call the royal physician. The royal doctor trembled and said: "Lady Concubine Lan is suffering from delirium and has confused dreams and reality. I'm afraid this is a mental illness." "How should I treat it?" "The old minister will prescribe a medicine to help you sleep well. But your mental illness needs to be cured with mental medicine. If people from the Marquis Palace come to visit you, perhaps you will recover faster." His Majesty was stunned, then said to the royal doctor: "You just go ahead and say The matter of his Majesty's visit to the cold palace is not to be avoided by anyone. At midnight, he called the doctor to come. In just one night, the news that I don't know what tricks the fox used to gain favor spread throughout the harem. I struggled with His Majesty, always afraid that he would suddenly come closer. I instinctively resisted him. But I'm too tired. From the time I returned to the palace to live alone until I was taken to the cold palace, every night I woke up startled. The feeling of security Your Majesty once gave me still affects me. I couldn't stand in front of him for more than a moment, and soon I fell asleep again. This time, I have a high fever. I kept muttering: "Mother, father, great-grandmother, second brother... I'm so scared, everyone take me home." "There's not a single word about me." His Majesty stood next to me, gritting his teeth in anger. He caressed my dazed face: "Maybe I shouldn't have brought you into the palace in the first place. But the palace is too lonely, I don't want to be alone." He kept muttering above my head like he was chanting a sutra. Hearing this, I frowned and slapped him directly. The sound of slapping rang out crisply. I was startled and trembled, but I couldn't open my eyes. I didn't mean to hit you, just because you were too loud. His Majesty whispered again in my ear: "You're so fierce, you won't let yourself suffer even the slightest bit of resentment." One way to reduce the fever after another was used. I was forced to drink alcohol several times, the bitter taste in my mouth could not be overcome by candy. His Majesty was completely angry. That same night, he carried me back to his palace and summoned all the doctors in the Royal Hospital. "Whoever can wake up Lan Concubine, I will reward you heavily." The people of the Royal Hospital trembled and discussed the solution. Being rewarded is a small thing, but keeping the top is a big thing. For several days in a row, His Majesty also became impatient and directly demoted Concubine Thuc's rank. He defiantly said: "Nhan Lan in the cold palace has never teased you, so why do you come to punish her?" After knowing that the queen also knew about it, he forced the queen to close the door and reflect on herself. Actually, this is completely a joke. But you are the emperor, can't you even have a favored concubine? The Queen Mother came to see His Majesty because of the Queen's matter, but was blocked outside the door. The Queen Mother ordered Cong Hi to convey the message: "It was Ai's idea to punish Concubine Lan. If the emperor feels that the punishment is too heavy, it would be better if he came before Buddha to pray for Lan Concubine's blessing." These words carried a clear threat. But His Majesty only frowned and asked Cong Hi to reply: "Then I thank you very much."11. When Cong Hi returned, his face was swollen. His Majesty took a look: "The Queen Mother ordered someone to beat her?" "It was the old slave who made the Queen Mother unhappy." "This is your responsibility."

replace me. If Concubine Lan wakes up, I will not mistreat you." His Majesty rubbed his eyebrows in discomfort. I was still unconscious, with a high fever that wouldn't go away, making him extremely worried. He was absent from court for three consecutive days. The royal palace and the Prime Minister knelt outside the palace, wanting to kill the cockroaches. After hearing this, His Majesty coldly smiled: "Just let them kneel." Cong Hi did not dare to advise him, could only go out to advise the Prime Minister. As a result, he listened. He was threatened by the Prime Minister's speech of "a demon concubine disrupting the court." Just as he was about to report to His Majesty, a young eunuch suddenly ran in and knelt down: "Your Majesty, it's not okay!" The Marquis beat the Prime Minister!" The Marquis is my father. Perhaps he couldn't bear to hear others scold me for being a monster who caused trouble. He loved me so much, how could he allow others to slander me? What's more, he and the Prime Minister were already at odds. I am Lan Phi, and the Prime Minister's daughter is the queen. The Prime Minister, as a minister of state, has long had an air of nobility and superiority. My father is not like those people who read books and call themselves noble. When he was still young, the Prime Minister was the queen. When he was young, he led soldiers into battle and earned the title of Marquis. He always believed that the enemy did not violate us, and we did not violate others; if the enemy committed crimes against us, we would definitely die.