I Am This Type of Woman

93.2

When Ban Hua reached the Empress' palace, the Empress was not in a good spirit. After a bit of chat, Ban Hua rose and bid farewell to go see His Majesty. The Empress did not try to retain her, but seemed to wanting to say something before she stopped.

"Niangniang?" Ban Hua looked at her with a question.

"About Rong Junpo, please be patient." The Empress sighed, "His Majesty has been in a bad mood, it will be better when he has things figured out."

Ban Hua smiled, "Niangniang, I don't put this in mind."

"You, this child......" The Empress was slightly relieved to see her smiling brightly. No matter what, she did not wish for this child to drift away. His Majesty had become more and more absurd, he would not even listen to her anymore.

"Go now." The Empress shook her head, "His Majesty's mood isn't good lately, be more careful when you talk to him."

"Yes." Ban Hua saluted and retreated.

"Niangniang," A palace official walked up and whispered, "The servants sent a message. The Second Princess Consort stopped Fule Junzhu on the way. The conversation did not seem to end pleasantly."

The Second Princess Consort was indeed too young. There was no such thing called a secret in the Palace, such a big commotion like blocking someone's way would eventually reach the Empress' ears.

"Each and every one of them, none can stop making people worried." The Empress closed her eyes in weariness, "Let them be. As long as it's not too far, bengong doesn't care."

"Niangniang has been too tired lately." The female official stepped forward and lightly massaged the Empress' shoulders, "Better take a few days of rest."

"The rear courtyard is chaotic. Hearsays are circulating non-stop. How can bengong be in peace?" The Empress anxiously propped her chin with one hand, "His Majesty had Yao Peiji and Rong Xia canned just a few days ago, and today he issued a reprimanding decree to some other ministers. Won't these be demoralising to the officials?"

"Niangniang please don't think too much, all of the officials are loyal and faithful. They won't be displeased with His Majesty's decisions."

"It's because they are loyal so His Majesty shouldn't have been like this." The Empress sighed. In a trance, she recalled the night His Majesty suffered the stroke. In his incoherence, he had agitatedly mumbled the taboo names of Old Duke Jingting and Rong Xia's father.

Having been husband and wife for so many years, she still did not understand him well enough.

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In the Great Moon Palace, Emperor Yunqing swiped the medicine bowl in a rage. It splashed to the face and body of the palace maid, she dropped down kneeling on top of the broken shards begging for mercy, panicking and yet dared not show any trace of pain on her face.

"Clumsy trash, get out!" Wang De kicked the palace maid lightly. She went along with the kicking momentum to roll on the floor, then scurried away in a hurry.

Two of the eunuchs stepped forward to lightly wiped the shards using their sleeves, but despite their swift efforts, the hall was soon full of medicine bitter smell.

"Your Majesty," Wang De bowed respectfully towards the Emperor, "Fule Junzhu is here."

Emperor Yunqing froze for a moment, turned and said, "Announce."

Wang De retreated. At the door of the palace, he gave Ban Hua a brilliant smile, "Junzhu, please."

"Have troubled Gonggong."