NOVEL NEXT Chapter 586: Sting Him Hard
After Xu Muhua made all the arrangements, he asked the old man to smuggle several poisonous scorpions into the emperor's bedroom.
Of course, the old man will not run in. But it doesn't need to run in, it just needs to walk around nearby, and the scorpion will slowly crawl in by itself.
The old man was just like a tiger cub, and everyone in the palace knew him. So when they saw the old man appear near the emperor's bedroom, no one cared, and no one would suspect anything. As long as it didn't break into the bedroom and scare the emperor, no one would drive it away.
Besides, everyone knows that the cat raised by Concubine Xu is very smart and human-like.
So the old man successfully smuggled a few scorpions over.
Xu Muhua had never been there, and stayed in the East Palace, in Yichun Palace, without leaving the house. Either he would go to Pei Shaorong's place to sit and chat with her, or he would take care of his business outside the palace.
The businesses she is currently running are all developing very well!
Although mahjong parlors are not as popular as they were at the beginning, many people have learned from them and opened mahjong parlors. But the ones she and Brother Feng opened are definitely incomparable to those of ordinary people. They are incomparable in all aspects, except that they entertain the rich and powerful, while ordinary people prefer to go to those cheaper mahjong parlors.
As a result, the income is indeed reduced.
Other than that, the rest of the business is very good!
The glass kilns are now more mature, firing more products, and sales are gradually expanding beyond the capital.
As for the workshop which has just opened, it goes without saying that the workers in the workshop have never stopped working since its opening!
Shi Liu also wrote to her saying that some workers in the workshop often stayed up late to make more money.
After she knew about this, she asked Shi Liu to remind the workers to take a rest. If they hurt their eyes, the workshop would fire them! After all, it was not the workshop that asked them to work overtime, but they were disobedient and insisted on working overtime. Of course, the workshop would not be responsible if something happened.
When you say this, it really scares people.
The scorpions that crawled into the emperor's bedroom circled around for a long time before finally finding their place and secretly hid under the dragon bed. In this way, unless someone lifted the dragon bed and turned it over, it would be impossible to find them.
"Can we start tonight?"
Several scorpions huddled under the bed started to discuss something.
Boss Scorpion said: "Okay, let's do it tonight!"
They also observed for two days and figured out the old man's daily routine. Before they came, they agreed not to delay for too long, lest the old man cause trouble again.
"Well, after everyone else has retired and gone to sleep, we'll go out and sting him a few times!"
The eldest climbed out quietly, hanging on the tassels of the brocade bedspread, and looked around to observe the situation in the room.
The emperor's health has been getting worse recently, but he still insists on reviewing memorials every day to understand the major and minor events of the previous dynasty. But he is not as busy as before and goes to bed very late.
It was early in the morning, and the steward came in and advised the emperor to rest.
"Did anything special happen today?" the emperor suddenly asked before going to bed.
The steward was stunned for a moment before answering: "Your Majesty, nothing special happened today. Everything is normal in the palace and harem."
The expression on the emperor's face did not relax.
He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and there seemed to be a hint of uneasiness in his irritability. It seemed that something dangerous was about to happen.
"Have the guards inside and outside been arranged?"
The butler was stunned again, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the guards inside and outside are normal, everything is as Your Majesty arranged."
There's nothing special about it. Why does the emperor ask this?
The emperor was still worried, so he called the responsible persons over and questioned them carefully. He only gave up after making sure that there were no problems.
"Your Majesty...are you suspicious of something? Could it be that someone in the palace is restless and wants to cause trouble?"
The emperor waved his hand tiredly: "Forget it, all of you can leave!"
He also felt uncomfortable and always felt like something was going to happen.
But after asking, there was no problem at all. He could only think that he was feeling uneasy because he was sick and worried too much.
The palace servants helped the emperor lie down, and then gently lowered the bed curtains, moving very lightly, not daring to make the slightest sound, and finally left the night light on before they all left. There were people guarding the west wall, but there was no sound at all. All they had to do was keep an eye on the emperor's situation. There were also people guarding the outer room, and they would not come in unless there was something special.
After the emperor's breathing became long and slow, the eldest brother called his brothers to climb out carefully.
They had to wait until the second half of the night to work. If they had just fallen asleep and hibernated, they might have woken up. If they were discovered and the imperial physician was called in in time, all their efforts would have been wasted.
Wait until the second half of the night, when you are in a deep sleep, you probably won't notice the sting, and it will be fine until dawn.
As they waited, the palace maid on duty came to check on the emperor several times, worried that something might happen to him. After making sure that the emperor was breathing normally and had no discomfort, she returned to stand by the west wall.
It was not until the second half of the night that several scorpions climbed onto the dragon bed and crawled into the quilt.
In his dream, the emperor felt as if he was bitten by a mosquito, and there was a slight pain. But before he could really feel it, the pain passed. He fell into a deep sleep again.
After stinging someone, a few scorpions quickly crawled out from under the quilt and hid back under the bed.
I feel a little tired after stinging people, so I will wait for them to slow down before leaving!
Several scorpions were very poisonous. Although the emperor didn't feel anything in his sleep when he was stung, when the poison took effect, he groaned in pain, which immediately alarmed the palace maid on duty.
The maid came over and saw that the emperor, who was sleeping soundly, had a face full of pain and sweat for some reason! It was obvious that the situation was not good!
"Someone come! Call the imperial physician!"
As the maid's shouts rang out, the originally quiet palace became noisy, with hurried footsteps and occasional scolding.
The emperor's palace had such a commotion in the middle of the night, and the owners of other palaces knew about it immediately. They hurriedly put on their clothes and rushed over here.
Zhao Chengye is no exception.
Pei Shaorong knew immediately when he moved, and sat up, rubbing his eyes: "What's wrong? Is it daybreak?"
Zhao Chengye was busy getting dressed. Seeing that he had woken her up, he turned around and said, "It's not dawn yet, you should continue to sleep! There's some noise going on over there with the emperor, I'll go over and take a look. You stay here and wait for my news. Don't run around by yourself, okay?"
When Pei Shaorong heard that something happened to the emperor, he suddenly came to his senses.
But Zhao Chengye didn’t have time to talk to her more. He walked back, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and left in a hurry.