A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1270 - 1268: Raising a Ruckus

"Princess, the word has been spread, and that woman has taken the bait!"

"She’s now storming to cause trouble for the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"

Ying Luo whispered in Yue Er’s ear.

Yue Er, who was casually reading, brightened up.

"Excellent!"

"As soon as she falls into the trap..."

A subtle, cold smile played on Yue Er’s lips.

...

At this moment, in Zhaochen Palace.

Zhao Junyao was secretly meeting with Imperial Doctor Zhang.

As for the matter at hand... it made Imperial Doctor Zhang quite embarrassed.

He knelt on the ground, blushing with sweat dripping down his face, and said.

"Emperor, you..."

"Hmm?"

Zhao Junyao squinted and gazed at him coldly.

Imperial Doctor Zhang quickly changed his wording.

"Emperor, developing such a medicine isn’t actually difficult, it’s just that I have never done it before, so I’ll need some time!"

"How many days?"

After some hesitation and internal struggle, Imperial Doctor Zhang replied.

"Three days!"

Zhao Junyao agreed without hesitation.

"Alright! Three days it is!"

"I hope that in three days, you can provide me with a satisfactory answer!"

Imperial Doctor Zhang kowtowed.

"Yes!"

...

After leaving the Imperial Study Room.

Only then did Imperial Doctor Zhang dare to take a deep breath and use his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

Regarding what the Emperor just said, he truly couldn’t fathom it.

He murmured to himself while walking.

"What is with the Emperor, requiring such a medicine?"

"I’ve heard of medicines for virility, but never one for diminishing vigor!"

Forget about the Royal Family.

Even among ordinary commoners, which man wouldn’t want to live pleasurably until old age, who would take medicine to diminish themselves?

It’s simply unbelievable.

However, he’s just an Imperial Physician.

The Emperor’s decree, no matter how strange, he has no choice but to obey.

Question it? Sorry, he would rather not die yet.

Thinking about this, Imperial Doctor Zhang sighed deeply.

"Ah well!"

"No matter, if the Emperor wants it, I’ll just prepare the medicine properly, and ignore everything else!"

Saying this, he strode forward briskly.

There was still a pile of work awaiting him at the Imperial Medical Bureau!

...

On Zhao Junyao’s end.

After Imperial Doctor Zhang left, Li Shengan brought up tea.

Seeing the Emperor leaning back with his eyes closed, Li Shengan cautiously asked.

"Emperor!"

"Is your health not well?"

Zhao Junyao ignored him.

Li Shengan became even more perturbed.

The Emperor feeling unwell? Why didn’t he know?

If not unwell, then why summon an Imperial Physician?

Even after much thought, Li Shengan still couldn’t make sense of it.

Not daring to ask further, he quietly stood by after serving the tea, ready to assist.

As for Zhao Junyao, his heart was extremely conflicted at this time.

Embarrassment, bewilderment, guilt—all these feelings intertwined, hard to articulate.

He thought that disliking and despising a woman would mean never having a physical reaction to her.

But never did he expect that he actually... towards Luo Manman...

He forgot that in the end, he was a man, and as a man he had instincts, which led to that embarrassing situation.

So...

After much careful consideration, he made the request to Imperial Doctor Zhang for the medicine.

He already had Qingqing and would never favor another woman again.

But Luo Manman, this woman, still had to be dealt with.

So, he could only resort to this last measure.

Though somewhat embarrassing and even difficult to speak of, it was the best solution for now.

Ironically enough.

A dignified emperor was actually using such a medicine, no wonder Imperial Doctor Zhang made that face.

Zhao Junyao sighed deeply.

’Never mind, anyway, this matter is finally dealt with!’

’As for Luo Manman, I can’t visit her these few days, but perhaps giving more rewards would suffice.’

If you want to lure a snake out of its hole, naturally the bait should be raised high, otherwise...

Zhao Junyao’s lips curled into a smile as cold as frost.

’Hmph!’

...

Inside the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Luo Manman came charging in with her people, causing a scene.

Even the usually unflappable Chief Steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to step in.

"Honored Lady, what is the meaning of this? All items in the Harem are dispatched from here!"

"If there really was a problem, why didn’t other masters react?"

Xiao Ge retorted aggressively.

"Naturally, you wouldn’t dare offend other masters!"

"Only our master is solitary and weak, easy to bully!"

"Aren’t you all just good at judging people and acting accordingly?"

"This tea was just obtained yesterday! Even if it wasn’t you who tampered, you must have condoned someone else!"

Her voice was loud, her manner aggressive, and each word was pointed.

Relying on her master’s favor, she didn’t even show any respect to Steward Hai Dasheng.

With her non-stop rant, she made the Ministry of Internal Affairs quite unsettled.

Hai Dasheng was infuriated, responding with a cold laugh.

"I wonder where the Honored Lady heard this from? The storerooms of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have always been tightly controlled, not just anyone can enter!"

"Even if someone did enter, with so many items, how could they possibly know which one was your designated share?"

The words were reasonable.

Unfortunately, Honored Lady Luo had already lost her head.

She couldn’t listen to any of this.

Her mind was solely fixated on Xiao Ge’s words; ’The Fourth Princess went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs last night.’

The Fourth Princess, the daughter of the Empress.

A girl not even ten, how could she do something like this?

It must be that her own favor has irked the Empress, who now wants to harm her.

The Empress dared not act directly, instead using her daughter to employ such underhanded tactics.

Heh heh...

Truly despicable and shameless, it seems the Empress is nothing more than this.

The love of the past, the reputation of virtue and kindness, must all have been just an act.

She is intolerant of others, jealous by nature, with a heart as poisonous as a viper’s.

This time she must personally expose the true nature of the Empress, let everyone see her real face.

Let the Emperor see.

Just what kind of woman has he favored for so long?!

The more Luo Manman thought about it, the more agitated she became.

Together with Xiao Ge, she forced Hai Dasheng to thoroughly investigate the tea incident.

Hai Dasheng had no choice but to send someone to notify Consort Cheng at Duanning Palace.

At that moment.

Xia Ruqing was sitting under the grape arbor in the courtyard, using a bristle brush to groom Snow Ball.

Hearing Xiao Xizi’s report, her brow furrowed.

"Is there such a matter?"

Xiao Xizi suppressed the disdain in his heart and respectfully said.

"Master, as you know Steward Hai, he has been managing the Ministry of Internal Affairs for so many years without incident!"

"It’s likely that... it’s likely that Honored Lady Luo is causing unnecessary trouble."

Xia Ruqing thought it over and agreed, then instructed.

"If that’s so, go inform Consort Cheng, let her find some Sisters to properly teach Honored Lady Luo the rules!"

"You go along and watch too!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Xizi responded and left.

Xia Ruqing, unfazed, continued to groom Snow Ball.

Zi Ning, however, was somewhat indignant.

"Master, this Honored Lady Luo is making such a fuss, why do her actions keep slandering others?"

Xia Ruqing smiled coldly, her eyes hard to conceal the mockery within.

"She probably thinks... the Emperor owes her, oh no, that the entire Harem owes her!"

After speaking, she paused and then chuckled lightly.

"Come to think of it, if she hadn’t been driven out back then, at least she’d be a concubine by now!"