amaotonovel Chapter 305 Over the Wall, on Horseback, and Distant Mushrooms 2
Chapter 305 Over the Wall, on Horseback, and Distant Mushrooms 2
After a period of rest, Qingmo not only recovered her health, but she was also able to handle state affairs in an orderly manner.
Of course, she was perfectly fine, but she still had to pretend. The emperor was no better than a beast of burden, and she didn't want to go to work so early.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what have I done wrong? I have always served you, and even if I have not done anything meritorious, I have worked hard. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy and spare my life."
Wang Qin knelt on the ground, pleading desperately for His Majesty to consider their past relationship and spare his life.
He genuinely didn't know what he had done wrong. He had simply made His Majesty a cup of tea, and His Majesty said it was too hot, and then wanted to drag him away and behead him?
That's outrageous, isn't it?
Qingmo sat on the dragon throne, looking at Wang Qin with impatience. "You say you didn't do anything wrong? I asked you to make tea, and you can't even control the water temperature. What use are you?"
Wang Qin was so frightened that he trembled and banged his head against the ground repeatedly.
Just then, an announcement came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Consort Xian requests an audience."
"Let her in."
When Da Ru entered, he saw Wang Qin kneeling and begging for mercy. He was a little puzzled, but he still bowed to Qing Mo first.
Qingmo smiled and said to her, "Consort Xian, you've come at the perfect time. Tell me, shouldn't Wang Qin be beheaded for scalding me with tea?"
With a quick glance, Da Ru bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Qin may have been negligent for a moment. Considering his many years of service, it would be better to punish him by making him do hard labor in the Imperial Kitchen, so as to observe his future performance."
Qingmo feigned displeasure: "Hmph, a mere eunuch, who do you think you are to plead for him? Guards, drag this dog of a servant out and behead him!"
Da Ru wanted to plead for mercy, but Qing Mo interrupted her.
"Consort Xian, what brings you here?"
Da Ru had no choice but to put aside her pleading words and curtsied, saying, "Your Majesty, I have heard that the peonies in the Imperial Garden are in excellent bloom. I would like to invite Your Majesty to go and enjoy them together to relax."
"Ruyi, you are so inconsiderate. I am busy with court affairs, how can I have time to accompany you to the Imperial Garden to admire the flowers?"
Upon hearing Qingmo say that, Daru immediately pouted.
"Your Majesty, you weren't like this before. We used to gaze at each other from afar, and the sight of you would break my heart. Now, you won't even keep me company?"
She's here, she's here, she's here, she's come with that poem.
This is a poem that has been criticized countless times by netizens in the drama. She really wants to know how to shake mushrooms on the wall.
Qingmo almost burst out laughing, but forced a serious expression and said, "Ruyi, what time is it? Why are you still reciting these lousy poems? Don't you care at all whether Wang Qin burned me?"
When Da Ru saw Qingmo say this, a hint of grievance flashed in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, if you insist on thinking that way, then I have no way to defend myself."
"What you consider a worthless poem was once my most precious possession."
Qingmo thought for a moment and then said, "I see. Okay, someone come here."
"Since Consort Xian likes to shake mushrooms on the wall, then let her go to the Forbidden City to shake them. She is not allowed to be put down until she has shaken two baskets of mushrooms."
"Yes, I obey."
Before Da Ru could even process what His Majesty meant, she was dragged away by two eunuchs.
Da Ru struggled and shouted, "Your Majesty, what mushrooms? There are no mushrooms in the Forbidden City!"
Qingmo said calmly, "You said you were shaking mushrooms, why are you asking me?"
Daru was both angry and annoyed, but she pretended to be calm on the surface. She didn't believe that His Majesty would do anything to her, so she obediently followed the eunuch.
"Jue Er, go over there and teach Consort Xian how to shake the mushrooms."
Standing behind Qingmo, Jue Er received the order and replied with a beaming smile, "Yes, Your Majesty, this servant obeys."
He dashed off to catch up with the person in front of him.
That's right! That's right! It's him, it's him, our Jue Er, he's back again.
If we don't get rid of Wang Qin, how can we promote Jue Er?
Our most trusted confidant, the chief eunuch, must be Eunuch Jue.
"What do you want to do? I am Consort Xian. The Emperor is just angry with me. If you really hurt me, the Emperor will not stand idly by."
Jue Er glanced at her disdainfully, held her hands in a delicate gesture, and said in a shrill voice, "Oh dear, my Consort Xian, please don't make things difficult for this servant. This is all His Majesty's decree."
"Come here, you and you, you two support the Empress and make sure she doesn't fall off the horse, otherwise ten heads won't be enough to chop her off."
Jue Er pointed at Su Xin and A Ruo, and had a eunuch bring a horse to tie to the city wall, where Da Ru sat on its back.
Come on, rock on, baby.
"Your Highness, shake it! Shake it as hard as you want! His Majesty said that you love sitting on horseback and shaking mushrooms on the wall. There are two baskets of mushrooms here. You can't get off until you've shaken them all."
Hmm? Is that human speech?
Is the "looking at each other from afar on the wall" she mentioned the one about shaking mushrooms?
Whether Ruyi liked it or not, she was already in a difficult position. What could she do? Shake it.
Grab a mushroom in each hand and shake it vigorously until the mushroom head falls off; then the task is complete.
Guard A at the foot of the city wall: "What's going on? Why are mushrooms falling? Oh my god, look, which lunatic is sitting on a horse shaking mushrooms?"
Guard B: "I see her. She looks like a concubine from the palace. Noble ladies are indeed noble ladies, with unique tastes. Damn, I'm speechless."
Guard C: "Damn it, that woman can't even shake the mushrooms properly, she's making a mess everywhere, who's going to clean it up later?"
Guard A quickly covered his mouth: "Shh, keep your voice down, or you'll lose your head. I'll go, I'll go."
“I’ll take them back and have my mother make soup with them. The mushrooms that the empresses in the palace shake are definitely different.”
After shaking it a few times, Da Ru's hands gave out; she simply couldn't shake it anymore.
Jue Er: "You two, hold Consort Xian's hand and shake it, shake it faster, are you not eating if you're so slow?"
As he spoke, he lashed out with a whip at Xinxin and Aruo.
After being beaten, the two dared not be negligent. They held Da Ru's hand and shook it like a rattle drum. If they slowed down even slightly, Eunuch Jue would whip them.
When the other concubines in the palace heard about this, some were happy, while others were worried for her, with Consort Chun and Hailan being the most worried.
"Sister Chun, what should we do? Your Majesty, how could Your Majesty let you shake mushrooms? Sister Chun, please think of a solution."
Hailan looked anxious. You see, Daru was her only support in the palace, and the only person who truly cared for her.
Consort Chun also looked worried, but there was nothing she could do.
She herself was not favored by the emperor, and if it weren't for the fact that she had given birth to a prince and was an old servant from the time when the prince was still a prince, her situation would probably not be much better.
"This... Sister Hailan, I don't know either. I don't know how Consort Xian angered the Emperor. He's probably in a bad mood right now, and no amount of persuasion will help."
Hailan's eyes were filled with tears. "No, my sister is so delicate. The wind is so strong on the city wall. How can my sister bear it? I must go and beg the Emperor."
Ignoring Consort Chun's attempts to stop her, Hailan headed towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.