Chapter 174: Distracted
Chapter 174: Distracted
"Mother! Did I go to see Father and break the etiquette between the ruler and his subjects?"
Gu Yuchen opened his round eyes with a puzzled look on his face.
"Chen'er has come to see father so many times. Why did he think of the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects today?"
Nanxiang reached out and touched his head, asking with a doting look on her face.
"When the young master was giving a lecture, he mentioned the etiquette between the emperor and his subjects. The young master said that although I am the emperor's son, I am also a subject."
Gu Yuchen said slowly.
"Chen'er! Just go look for your father as usual."
After hearing this, Nanxiang suddenly realized that this guy was worried about this matter.
It’s only natural for a son to look for his father. Why shouldn’t it be allowed?
After hearing this, Gu Yuchen was immediately delighted and his face became more happy. He informed Nanxiang and took Gu Jinxuan's hand and walked out of the hall.
"Mother! I am going to look for Father with my sister."
Nanxiang smiled contemptuously, her face gentle.
……
Chaoyang Palace.
Concubine Xian looked at Luqi who was rushing over, put down the book in her hand, and asked anxiously, "What did the maid stationed in Yilan Palace say? What methods did Concubine Yao use?"
"Your Majesty. The palace maid said that Concubine Yao never lets her get close to her. She always asks Chuxue to do anything. Servants like them have no chance to intervene."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian showed some surprise on her face, and her beautiful eyebrows also showed some ripples.
She didn't expect that Concubine Yao was more vigilant than she imagined.
I originally thought she was a spoiled princess who had just entered the palace, but I didn't expect that she was actually a woman with great means.
"Keep having people keep an eye on it and report any developments at any time."
The virtuous concubine raised her hand and waved her sleeves, with a more gloomy look on her face.
Although it is basically impossible for Concubine Yao to be promoted to Imperial Concubine now, her favor means that she will lack confidence when facing her.
In the harem, you still have to act according to the mood.
She also never expected that Concubine Yao was someone as powerful as Song Nanxiang.
I don’t know whether Concubine Yao ate the cakes she sent last time.
"No. I have to send it more often."
As Concubine Xian thought so, her eyes calmed down slightly and flashed with some light.
……
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
The weather was hot and humid, and the tea on the table had already gone cold for half a quarter of an hour, but Gu Junshen, who was sitting on the golden dragon chair, did not notice it.
He frowned from time to time as he looked at the memorials in his hand, and his originally clear eyes became a little cloudy.
"Your Majesty! The prince and princess request an audience."
Liu Sheng walked into the hall at a very fast pace, and then said something to Gu Junshen.
Soon, he realized that the tea on the table had already cooled down, and his heart skipped a beat.
At this time, the emperor would fine him one month's salary.
However, the emperor seemed not to have heard it at this time, staring at the memorial in his hand without being moved.
"Your Majesty! The prince and princess request an audience."
Liu Sheng shouted again loudly.
Gu Junshen suddenly came back to his senses, his head tilted back for a moment, and his blurry eyes became brighter.
"Let them in."
He put down the memorial in his hand and waved his hand casually.
"Xuan! Prince and Princess!"
Liu Sheng shouted outside, and then saw two small figures running quickly towards the hall.
With a happy smile on his face.
Liu Sheng then walked up to Gu Junshen and took the teacup away in front of him.
"The tea is cold. I'll give you a new one."
"No. Just leave it like this. It tastes better when it's cold."
Liu Sheng just extended his hand and then withdrew it in disappointment.
"Yes."
"Your sons pay their respects to the Emperor!" the two little ones squatted down and shouted in unison.
Upon hearing this, Gu Junshen's face immediately showed an indulgent smile.
"Chen'er! Xuan'er! Why are you here?"
"Father, you have not come to see me for a long time. I and my sister miss you very much."
When Gu Yuchen saw Gu Junshen, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, his face immediately turned red and he spoke with a somewhat complaining voice.
"Is your father busy these days? He doesn't even come to see me. He doesn't even come to see my mother."
Gu Jinxuan snorted softly and tilted her head, as if she was angry and needed to be coaxed.
Gu Junshen smiled and reached out to pinch her little face.
"Does mother miss you as much as you do?"
Gu Junshen asked softly.
After hearing this, the two kids lowered their heads, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded heavily.
Seems quite certain.
Seeing this, Gu Junshen couldn't help but feel guilty. He didn't know what was wrong with him these days, but he always felt that Yilan Palace seemed to have some attraction.
I would feel unbearable if I didn't go, and my mind didn't seem to be very clear these days, so I ran towards Yilan Palace in a daze. Sometimes I thought about going to Nanxiang, but I forgot about it as I thought too much.
These days, when I went to court and reviewed memorials, I was always in a poor mental state.
He also consulted the imperial physician, but the physician did not find anything wrong but just said that he did not rest well.
Just prescribe some sleeping pills.
I took it for two days, but didn't see any good effect.
"Okay! Father will go find you today."
"Okay! Father keeps his word."
……
Xu time, Yangxin Palace.
Gu Junshen had just finished a pot of tea and drank some tranquilizer medicine prescribed by the imperial physician.
Unconsciously, he felt a kind of guidance in his heart, his breathing became slightly rapid, and his mind began to wander.
The whole person's mind seemed to be in chaos and confusion, as if entangled by invisible ligaments.
He pressed his wrists to his temples in an attempt to calm himself.
But it can only last for a short while.
"Liu Sheng! Go to Yanxi Palace!"
He gritted his teeth and tried hard to resist the thoughts in his mind.
After a long time, he finally walked into the Yanxi Palace with trembling steps.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw two little ones trotting up to him and hugging his legs.
"Father. You are here."
"Yes! Father is here."
Gu Junshen's eyes were slightly red, but after seeing the two little ones, a smile naturally appeared on his face.
Then he was pulled into the hall by the two men.
As soon as he entered the hall, he smelled a very strange medicinal fragrance, which seemed to be the fragrance of flowers, but also had the smell of herbs.
After smelling it for a while, his whole consciousness became clear unconsciously.
My heartbeat also trembled for a moment after I woke up.
It seemed as if my breathing had been held back for a long time, and now I finally recovered.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty!"
Nan Xiang squatted slightly and looked at Gu Junshen in front of her with concern. His eyes were red and his breathing was a little rapid and unstable.
At the hour of You, when the two kids came back, they described to her Gu Junshen's condition at that time.
He looked absent-minded, in poor spirits, and his breath was weak. His original majestic aura seemed to have disappeared, and his eyes were dull.
Considering his abnormal behavior in the past few days, she had a bad feeling that Gu Junshen might have been drugged.
A few years ago, she had read many stories about Fengyue Tower in the Northern Territory in many miscellaneous notes. There was a kind of medicine that could make people forget everything else and walk uncontrollably, and afterwards they would be in a state of poor spirits and weak breath.
It can be said that this state is largely the same as Gu Junshen’s at this moment.
She was just bored at the time, so out of her professional habit as a medical researcher, she did some research and concocted a refreshing spice.
But without a test subject, we don’t know the efficacy. Now, looking at Gu Junshen, he seems to have just woken up.
She knew that the spice was still effective and her skills were still there.
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