The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 109: Caught Off Guard 1 Bite of Dog Food

Chapter 109 An unexpected bite of dog food

"I will be back after the Chinese New Year." He told Quan Qingcheng, "I will leave before the Lantern Festival. Qingcheng, you are the emperor now, and you are different from before. You must be a good emperor. Fourth brother will be proud of you no matter where he is."

Quan Qingcheng was a little anxious, "Why do you have to go back? Fourth brother, Prince Guiyue returned to the country several months ago. Now that I have ascended the throne, I have not asked Guiyue to send another hostage, so there is no need for you to go back. Besides, even if there is a new hostage in the future, it should be my child, not you, fourth brother. Fourth brother, can you stay? Although I have so many brothers, none of them is really willing to help me. I am a stranger to them all."

Quan Qinghua shook his head, "I am a stranger to you now."

"That's different. At least we were familiar with each other." Quan Qingcheng wanted to pull his fourth brother's sleeve, but he saw that His Royal Highness the Dust King had his hands behind his back, so he pulled in vain. "Fourth brother..."

Prince Chen finally softened his heart and reached out to rub his hand, just like when he was a child. He said to him, "One day you will grow up and no longer rely on others. Maybe as a prince, you hope to have familiar brothers to talk to, but as an emperor, sooner or later you will have to learn to be a lonely person." He didn't want to continue this topic and wanted to leave, but before he moved his feet, he asked one more question, "That Fourth Miss Ye, is she okay?"

Seeing Quan Qingcheng was stunned for a moment, he added: "On the night of the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, she was seriously injured. She had injuries on her shoulder and neck. I gave her some medicine, but it was just for emergency treatment. You should remember that I had a teacher-student relationship with her father. This time I came back to the Ye Mansion to burn incense for the teacher. So I asked more questions so that I could explain to the teacher in front of the tablet."

Quan Qingcheng nodded, "I remember, I remember everything about Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother, don't worry, Sister is fine. Lord Emperor treated her injuries and she was fine that night. By the way, Fourth Brother, why don't I take you to see her! She lives in Yanhua Palace now."

Quan Qinghua was silent for a while, then shook her head, "No, it's just a chance meeting, and I don't need her gratitude, so there's no need to meet her."

He finally turned around and said, "Qingcheng, remember what Fourth Brother said, one day you will be alone, so you must start to adapt from the beginning, so as not to be caught off guard when that day comes."

King Chen left, and Quan Qingcheng kept watching the familiar yet unfamiliar fourth brother leave the Chengguang Palace until he could no longer see him.

He asked Wu Fei beside him: "Do you think that being an emperor will eventually make one lonely? You used to serve my father, did he also become lonely in the end?"

Wu Fei thought about it, sighed and nodded: "It has become so! I have also heard the emperor talk about what His Royal Highness Prince Chen said. Although he still had the current Queen Mother Yu to accompany him in the end, the emperor always said that he was lonely. In fact, what the emperor said to His Royal Highness Prince Chen just now was not entirely correct, because the emperor did not let you accompany him by the bed because you could not speak before, but all the princes were unable to see the emperor for the last time at the last moment."

Quan Qingcheng recalled what happened that day, and it seemed like this, because that day was his sixth brother's wedding, and they went to Prince Su's Mansion to celebrate. At that time, Queen Li said that the wedding at this time was to bring happiness to his father, but it didn't happen, and blood appeared in Prince Su's Mansion, and his father died that night.

"Your Majesty, don't think about it. The Empress Dowager invites you to have dinner with her. Let's go to Changxin Palace!"

The news that Ye Wenyan lived in Yanhua Palace was not leaked. Although many people knew about it, everyone kept it a secret, including Empress Dowager Li and the palace maid Baochan.

Queen Mother Li was a smart person. She knew that once this matter was exposed, it would mean that no one in the world could suppress Ye Wenyan anymore, because no one dared to openly oppose the Emperor. Not only would they not oppose him, they would also try to curry favor with Ye Wenyan, and even project their fear and admiration for the Emperor onto Ye Wenyan.

She couldn't let this happen, otherwise the situation between her and her son would become even more embarrassing. Even with the help of the Emperor's uncle, the Regent, it would be impossible to find a breakthrough under the halo of the Emperor.

Not only could she not tell anyone but also her own people, including the First-rank General's Mansion. No matter how far the First-rank General's Mansion had speculated about Ye Wenyan's backers, she had to divert the topic, even if it was to Yun Chen!

As long as she could get away from the Emperor, given the old lady's dislike for Ye Wenyan, she would do everything she could to get rid of her granddaughter. If she had to do it, someone from the General's Mansion would do it. She couldn't dirty her hands again no matter what.

Ye Wenyan lived in Yanhua Palace from the 15th to the 19th of the twelfth lunar month. Although it was only a few short days, it made her experience the feeling of retirement, so much so that she was looking forward to becoming Shi Liyuan's empress.

After all, if life continued like this, it would be the ideal that she had longed for but could never achieve in her past and present lives.

Unfortunately, life can't always be peaceful. She will eventually have to go back to the general's mansion, face some people she doesn't like, and find out some things that she and the original owner both want to know.

But just like Shi Liyuan said, since we are here, we should make the best of it. There is still some time before the New Year, so she can stay in Yanhua Palace for a while longer, eat more meals made by Shi Liyuan, and look at Shi Liyuan's handsome face more often.

Normally, Yanhua Palace didn't have many rules, because the Emperor didn't like crowds, so the palace servants who served here didn't have to come into the palace to pay their respects every day. But it was different since Ye Wenyan came. Lian Shi and a group of palace servants came into the palace early in the morning, knelt before her respectfully, greeted Miss Ye Si, and then replaced the newly picked wintersweet flowers everywhere in the palace.

The agarwood that Shi Liyuan often used was also lit all year round. Because Ye Wenyan liked this smell, Lian Shi even specially replaced the incense used to fumigate clothes with agarwood, which Zhuier would use to fumigate clothes every day and then give to Ye Wenyan to change.

The newly opened wintersweet garden has been fully planted, and the palace servants take good care of it every day. If they find that the flowers are not surviving, they will be replaced immediately, and if they find that the flowers are not growing properly, they will be pruned immediately. Because the young lady has always been occupied by the emperor, the two of them are either playing chess or chatting, so Zhuier, as a maid, always feels that she is going to lose her job, and she is worried every day that she will be driven off Yanhua Mountain.

Lian Shi was kindhearted, and seeing that the little maid had nowhere to go, he took her with him wherever he went, and often "cared" for her: "Do you feel like you've been abandoned by your master?"

Zhuier was so angry that he rolled his eyes.

Lian Shi advised again: "It's okay, just get used to it. We have been in Yanhua Palace for so many years, and we have always played by ourselves. The master usually doesn't need us to do anything, even the daily cleaning is done directly with the cleaning technique. So compared to us palace slaves, you are at least a little better."

Zhuier was still worried: "Will the young lady not want me in the future? From what I see, after the young lady marries the Emperor, it is unlikely that she will need a maid, so what should I do?"

Lian Shi said, "It's unlikely that we don't want you, but with the Emperor here, you really can't get close to your young lady. But it's okay, even if you can't get close, the fourth young lady still needs a maidservant. For example, if the fourth young lady wants to go out of the palace, she can't take two eunuchs with her, right? So you are still useful, but there is less work. It's okay, you will be with us in the future. There have never been palace maids in Yanhua Palace before. You are the only one, and you are very popular! You see, although we are eunuchs, we are half men after all. Women can't be asked to work when men are around, so you basically don't have to do any work, just talk and chat. Moreover, the palace maids in Yanhua Palace are well dressed and have higher regulations than those in the imperial palace. If you live here, you can be as idle as the eldest lady of a noble family outside."

Zhuier shuddered, "I don't want to be a young lady. I'm hoping to learn kung fu and practice brick-beating!"

"I'll teach you!" Lian Shi was delighted when he heard it. "This isn't a difficult thing to do. Even if I can't do anything else, I can still teach you a lesson with my fists and feet."

On the night of the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, Ye Wenyan left the palace. Without anyone accompanying him, he disappeared alone, quietly descended Yanhua Mountain, left the palace, and headed straight for the First-Rank General's Mansion.

At that time, Yun Chen was playing chess with the Emperor.

He used to play chess with me often. Not every day, but at least every few days, and he always lost.

This loss was not because he deliberately let the emperor win, but because he really couldn't beat the emperor. After all, the emperor had practiced chess for more than 400 years, so how could a 25-year-old young man catch up with him?

So Yunchen was used to losing. He came here just to be abused and never thought he would win.

The result was totally unexpected. He won the first game of chess today, a game he had never won before.

Yun Chen was dumbfounded. The Emperor could usually beat him even with his eyes closed. What went wrong today?

He pretended to be brave and asked tremblingly: "Emperor, are you okay?"

Shi Liyuan raised his eyelids, "What could possibly happen to me?" "If nothing happened, then why... why did you lose?"

"Oh, I've gotten used to losing these days."

Yun Chen: "..." Okay, he was unexpectedly fed another mouthful of dog food. How could a 25-year-old single young man like him be so desperate to join in the fun?

"Then shall we continue?" No, he wanted to go back to the Imperial Observatory. The atmosphere in the Yanhua Palace was not suitable for him.

But Lord Emperor would not let him go, "Continue."

So a new game started.

He did lose this round, but not as easily as before.

"Come again."

After ten rounds, Ye Wenyan still didn't come back...