eurekapd Chapter 106 The Prime Minister is actually a woman, and His Majesty the Emperor drools over her.
Chapter 106 The Prime Minister is actually a woman, and His Majesty the Emperor drools over her.
But seeing her haggard face now, especially how pale it was, without any trace of pretense, could it be that she had truly caught a cold? Thinking of this, Mu Chenfeng couldn't help but frown.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving the emperor's permission to waive the formalities, Mu Wanwan did not choose to lie back down on the bed, nor did she insist on getting out of bed to perform the ceremony. Instead, she slowly sat up on the bed with some difficulty, looking listless and dispirited. He actually felt a little sorry for her.
"You all stand down!"
Mu Chenfeng dismissed everyone else, leaving only him and Mu Wanwan in the room.
Mu Wanwan stared warily at Mu Chenfeng, wondering what he was up to.
He slowly sat on the edge of the bed and couldn't help but reach out to stroke her pale cheek.
Mu Wanwan immediately turned her head to the side, leaving his hand frozen in mid-air.
He knew she was faking illness because her face was covered in his hand.
In his eyes, her actions were clearly a rejection of his touch.
He called her Xiaoming in a hoarse voice, "Mumu, let me take a look."
Mu Mu? You're not using the word "I" anymore?
Isn't she supposed to be arrogant? Wasn't she going to strangle herself?
What's going on? Is he possessed?
He spoke gently and even called her by her nickname.
"Your Majesty, I am ill. Please stay away from me!"
You are the emperor, a person of noble birth, don't let me infect you!
Her words were respectful yet distant, as if she wanted to draw a line between them.
"Mumu, do you really want to distance yourself from me like this?"
It's too late to try and get closer now!
Her neck still aches slightly, and she won't forgive him easily.
“Your Majesty, you are the emperor and I am your subject. I understand my position and would never dare to overstep my bounds in the slightest.”
Mu Chenfeng was so cornered by her that he couldn't retaliate. He had never realized before that she was so quick-witted and so fiercely opposed to evil.
"Mumu, we grew up together since we were little. The etiquette between ruler and subject is no match for the affection between friends."
Mu Wanwan was so angry she almost laughed.
He didn't think about their friendship at all when he was choking him.
"I should still maintain the proper etiquette between the emperor and his subject, after all, you are the supreme ruler."
As an emperor, you must be decisive and ruthless, devoid of emotions and desires, so that your decisions will not be influenced by others or swayed by them.
I don't want the Emperor to be criticized by the civil and military officials because of me.
Every word she said was for his own good, but he couldn't feel happy at all.
Mu Mu was his only good friend since childhood.
When he was still the crown prince, the two talked about everything and spoke freely. Even if they had disagreements, they would sit down and discuss them calmly without falling out.
Since he ascended the throne, the distance between the two of them has grown ever wider, and she has changed her address for him from "you" to "Your Majesty."
Mu Chenfeng recalled that the two of them had very few opportunities to have a heart-to-heart talk.
"Mumu, can't we go back to how things were before?"
His initiative to visit today is actually a way of showing weakness and seeking reconciliation.
But Mu Wanwan seemed unmoved, insisting that their relationship was one of ruler and subject.
"Your Majesty, we have always been ruler and subject, and that relationship has never changed. How can you say we've returned to the way things were before?"
"Your Majesty must have many state affairs to attend to, so I will not keep you any longer."
For the first time, Mu Chenfeng was speechless in front of her.
Having been ordered to leave, he couldn't stubbornly stay any longer.
He quickly got up, still somewhat worried about her health. "Then you should rest well. We'll meet again during the hunt."
Cui'er really didn't want to eavesdrop, but she had to stand guard outside with Eunuch Qian. The two of them could hear everything Mu Wanwan and the Emperor were talking to each other.
After the emperor left, Cui'er went from tense to relaxed. "My lady, I beg you, please don't argue with the emperor. He is the emperor after all; it wouldn't be worth it if he took his anger out on us."
Cui'er was also eager to protect her mistress, and Mu Wanwan was very grateful to her.
"Don't worry, it won't happen again."
After Mu Chenfeng returned, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital knelt on the ground.
"I just visited Prime Minister Mu, who is ill. His condition has not only failed to receive effective treatment, but has worsened."
"You bunch of quacks, the Imperial Medical Academy is better off without you."
Faced with the emperor's anger, the imperial physicians who were treating him dared not speak out.
They also saw a doctor, and she was indeed not sick.
In the palace, one must keep quiet about things that should and shouldn't be said, or one's life will be in danger. This is the survival rule of the palace.
Seeing the imperial physicians kneeling and trembling, Mu Chenfeng felt a surge of anger.
Upon hearing this, Mu Wanwan was so angry that she stomped her feet. She didn't want the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital to actually lose their heads.
With a smile on his face, Grandpa Qian jogged into the house.
"Your Majesty, Cui'er from the Prime Minister's residence requests an audience."
Disturbed by Mu Wanwan, he didn't want to see anyone.
"not see!"
For a moment, Eunuch Qian was stunned. He didn't quite understand the emperor. He was humiliated and got angry on his own. He questioned the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital.
"Then I'll have Cui'er take back the things that Prime Minister Mu sent."
Prime Minister Mu?
It's Mumu!
She brought something!
"Wait! Let her in!"
Cui'er cast a grateful glance at Eunuch Qian, who then gestured for her to come forward.
She held the tray, knelt on the ground, and lowered her head to raise the tray to forehead level.
"Meet the Emperor!"
"Be flat!"
After standing up, Cui'er directly stated her purpose, "Your Majesty, my matriarch has sent a batch of fresh osmanthus flowers to the palace."
Although the master has been ill these days, he has not forgotten that the emperor likes to eat osmanthus cake.
These are osmanthus cakes she made herself; she sent some over to the Emperor via a servant.
Mu Chenfeng's joy was palpable; his expression had softened considerably from just moments before when he was radiating coldness.
"Eunuch Qian, what are you standing there for? You're getting worse and worse at this job!"
"Damn slave!"
Grandpa Qian quickly accepted the osmanthus cake with a smile and stepped aside.
Mu Chenfeng took off a jade pendant of emerald green hanging on his side and handed it to Cui'er.
"Give this to your mistress and tell her that I am grateful to her for making osmanthus cake for me despite her poor health."
Cui'er accepted the gift, expressed her gratitude on behalf of Mu Wanwan, and then left.
Eunuch Qian also placed the osmanthus cake on the table and left, giving the emperor the space to himself.
Cui'er and Eunuch Qian stood outside the hall. Eunuch Qian breathed a long sigh of relief, sincerely grateful to Mu Wanwan for not holding a grudge.
Without the sweet gesture of osmanthus cake, his life would have been truly difficult.
Cui'er and Eunuch Qian exchanged a knowing smile. They were each serving their own masters, but Mu Chenfeng was, after all, the emperor. Only when the emperor was pleased could everyone live a good life.
Mu Wanwan looked at the jade pendant in her hand, examining it carefully in the sunlight.
The quality of this jade pendant is absolutely top-notch; in modern society, it would be a rare item worth tens of millions.
It's a pity that you can't take anything with you when you come into this world.