allonlinenovel Chapter 230 The Empress Dowager's Melon
Chapter 230 The Empress Dowager's Melon
[Tsk, tsk, tsk. 】
Everyone held their breath and concentrated.
[Tsk tsk tsk.]
Everyone continued to hold their breath and concentrate.
【Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.】
Everyone looked at Shen Zhiyi speechlessly.
What exactly is it that's making a "tsk" sound?
What did the Empress Dowager do?
They had a bold guess in their hearts, but it was too bold for them to dare to think about.
The old emperor opened his mouth.
For the sake of his parents' reputation, he had to do something to stop them.
[Power truly is blinding. Even when the Empress Dowager was over sixty, and even now she's over eighty, there are still quite a few men eager to become her male concubines.]
The old emperor closed his eyes.
If he weren't still concerned about his dignity as emperor, he would have covered his ears right now.
The old emperor valued filial piety and would visit the Empress Dowager's mausoleum every year. Therefore, many men, wanting to take a shortcut and avoid fifty years of hardship, became the Empress Dowager's lovers.
[The Empress Dowager, at her advanced age, is really getting wild; she's doing all sorts of things right in front of the late Emperor's coffin.]
Everyone gasped, realizing it was just as they had expected.
Despite having some suspicions in their hearts, everyone's emotions were still stirred when Shen Zhiyi said it out loud.
The eighth princess's small mouth is shaped like a round "O".
I never expected my grandmother to be like this...
She silently gave a thumbs up, thinking, "This is a role model for us all."
The old emperor's eye twitched, and he slapped the Eighth Princess's little thumb off.
Why erect this? This is a family scandal.
Wait, that's not the point.
The main point is why his mother is about to die.
Why is Shen Zhiyi always losing sight of the main point?
Seemingly sensing the old emperor's urgency, Shen Zhiyi brought this up later.
The Empress Dowager has been playing too excitingly, and given her advanced age, her body has been completely drained. As a result, her health is deteriorating day by day, and now she's fallen ill. If I'm not mistaken, someone will eventually send word to the old emperor.
The old emperor shook his head helplessly and began preparations to go to Luozhou.
Early next morning
Shen Zhiyi patted her stiff face. She hadn't even realized that this large group of people was actually heading north.
No, what was this southern tour all about?
Zhang Sheren whispered, "The Minister of Works was left to continue inspecting the canal. Last night, after you fell asleep, a secret order came: the Empress Dowager is ill. His Majesty values his only mother the most, so naturally he must go there immediately."
Shen Zhiyi nodded: "Indeed."
"So, the journey might be a bit bumpy lately, so if you feel nauseous, remember to let me know in advance."
Shen Zhiyi looked at Zhang Sheren with emotion.
Zhang Sheren: Tell him in advance so he can avoid it and avoid vomiting on him.
As it turned out, Zhang Sheren was very prescient.
The group, who had rested until evening, chose the best inn in the local county town to stay in.
As soon as Shen Zhiyi got off the carriage, she couldn't help but vomit violently.
The old emperor pointed to the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.
"Show her."
Shen Zhiyi wiped the stains from the corner of his mouth and shook his head, saying, "I'm fine."
[Sobbing, I can demote you, but please don't kill me.]
The old emperor, who had been feeling down all day, was amused by Shen Zhiyi for a moment.
"Shen Zhiyi, are you planning to pull this stunt again tomorrow?"
Danger, danger, danger!
Shen Zhiyi's entire body was on high alert.
She shook her head and said, "Your humble servant dares not."
[The first incident went smoothly, but what if I get punished for the second one?]
[No, the old emperor wasn't that kind of person!]
She didn't cheat him out of his money.
With this in mind, Shen Zhiyi felt relieved.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone returned to their rooms. Shen Zhiyi was not feeling well and did not need to go to the old emperor's place to continue working.
After taking Shen Zhiyi's pulse, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy casually prescribed some medicine for her to take.
"Drink up, Shen Lang."
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy handed over the medicine bowl for a long time, but Shen Zhiyi didn't take it. When he looked up, he saw that the person was rejecting him from head to toe.
The Imperial Medical Academy Director's words were like, "Drink up, Da Lang! Ugh, I feel like I'm about to die."
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy smiled.
The most annoying thing is people who don't take their medicine obediently.
His smile terrified Shen Zhiyi.
"Come on, drink. His Majesty instructed me to watch you finish it all."
Shen Zhiyi's eyes widened.
[A devil, this is a devil!]
[System, system, could you please block my sense of taste for this medicine?]
[Sorry, host, this function is not available.]
【waste! 】
Shen Zhiyi took the medicine bowl with tears streaming down her face.
Deep feelings go down in one gulp.
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy was satisfied and happily closed the door and left.
He was not satisfied when he set off on his journey the next day.
Shen Zhiyi, sitting in the carriage, stared intently at the small screen in front of her.
[Ha, this head of the Imperial Medical Academy is actually a heartless man like Chen Shimei.]
The previously bored crowd suddenly became entertained.
What does Chen Shimei mean?
Do you know him?
"I don't know him. You'd have to ask the head of the Imperial Medical Academy. Shen Lang said he's Chen Shimei, so he must know him."
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy, who was mentioned, shook his head.
"I don't know it, I've never heard of it before. Please don't ask me anymore, even if you ask me a hundred times, I still won't know it."
He is now somewhat restless.
He's finished.
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy once had a child bride, but later he became involved with his junior sister, who is now his wife.
His wife has no idea that this isn't the first marriage of the Imperial Medical Academy's head, but his second!
The officials who were riding in the same carriage as the head of the Imperial Medical Academy began to point and whisper at him.
"Your Excellency, that's not a very decent thing to do."
"That's right, that's right. You can't abandon your wife who has shared your hardships, how can you abandon her just to climb the social ladder?"
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy choked up.
Shen Zhiyi's words are correct, but they're also not quite right!
"That's true, but it's not quite true either."
He tried to defend himself, but no one was willing to listen; everyone was focused on listening to Shen Zhiyi.
【Huh? Wait a minute.】
Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment.
[So it wasn't the head of the Imperial Medical Academy who was abandoned by his childhood sweetheart, huh? Haha, it turns out his childhood sweetheart always liked his older brother.]
The group that was criticizing the head of the Imperial Medical Academy suddenly fell silent.
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy was deeply moved.
Shen Zhiyi cleared his name!
However, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy was unaware, as was his entire family. When the child bride discovered that the head of the Imperial Medical Academy had married his junior sister, she quickly brought her entire family over, thus becoming the wife of the head of the Imperial Medical Academy's elder brother.
[And because of this incident, the family of the head of the Imperial Medical Academy felt particularly sorry for the child bride, so their status in the family was even higher than that of the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.]