Empress with no Virtue

Today, Ye Zhen Zhen heard that the armory’s supervisor Zhang Feng was going to enter the palace to meet Ji Wu Jiu, so she also went to take a look.

Ji Wu Jiu met Zhang Feng at Yang Xin Hall, the reason why Zhang Feng visited was to update Ji Wu Jiu on the news on the land mines research. The name “land mine” was created by Ye Zhen Zhen, ‘buried under the lands, once touched you will be blasted apart” quite matching to it’s functions. Ji Wu Jiu has to acknowledge that Ye Zhen Zhen is really talented in the weapons industry.

Zhang Feng explained the progress of the land mine to both the emperor and empress, Ye Zhen Zhen was happily receiving this news. Hearing that the weapon is entering the test runs, and would require a lot of time and place to test them, Ji Wu Jiu immediately release a huge fund for them, and thinking that during this festive season, the soldiers must be very tired, so he awarded them more things.

Becoming an emperor requires a lot of talent, one of them is; when the ministers or soldiers contributed to the country, you must let them know that their efforts are acknowledged. This type of thing is easy to be said but hard to be done, not only you have to do it, you still have to balance it well, if you award them too much the people will be too proud, if you award too little, people will be discouraged. So from this Ye Zhen Zhen can’t help but feel that Ji Wu Jiu is very capable of handling this type of matter.

After Zhang Feng left with all the gifts, Ji Wu Jiu ask Ye Zhen Zhen “I heard you scared off a ghost yesterday?” The empress is indeed the empress, I have only heard about ghost scaring people, and never heard of human scaring ghost away”

Ye Zhen Zhen was not pleased “What ghost, if that was a ghost then I would be the underworld god”

JI Wu Jiu’s mouth starts to tease “If the Underworld god is as pretty as you, even if I were turned into a ghost, I would willingly follow you away”

Ye Zhen Zhen took a sniff and ask “What smell is this ?” Ever since she entered Yang Xin Hall, she smelt a light fragrance, not like the normal fragrance she has used, and much more natural, a little like mint but not as strong as that, all in all it gives of a somewhat warm and comfortable feeling to people.

“You smelled it?” Ji Wu Jiu said while pointing at the fragrant pot ‘the fragrant burning inside is “Hai Li Xiang””

“What is Hai Li Xiang?” Ye Zhen Zhen have never heard of it before.

“It is a type of wood that has been sent from Lu Song, it is grown on the beachside, when the water is in high tide it will cover the entire small island, and from far it would seems like the trees are growing on water, that is why it is called Hai Li Xiang (Fragrant from the Ocean). Previously they have also send them in every year, but because the wood that was sent in carries a strong sea smell, and the people from central plains are not used to it, so the people who knows about it are very little. A few days ago, the empress dowager asked someone to turn them into charcoal, to use it in the fragrance pots, not much different in terms of usage if compared to the normal charcoal, but it also emits a light scent. I thought that it smell quite good, so I asked for some” Ji Wu Jiu explained patiently.

Ye Zhen Zhen took another sniff “I find the smell quite nice as well”

“If you like, I still have a lot here, just take some, I will get someone to make more”

Ye Zhen Zhen starts to contemplate, this thing was made by the empress dowager, who knows if there is any thing hidden.

Ji Wu Jiu saw through her worries and said “Don’t worry, this Hai Li Xiang, I have already used them for a few days, nothing seems to be wrong with it”

That’s true, no matter how cunning the empress dowager might be, she would most probably not harm her own son, Ye Zhen Zhen nodded acceptance.

***

During the new year celebration, besides consistently checking on the progress of the armory, Ji Wu Jiu did not really attend to the matters at court. Even if he was the emperor he still need some times to rejuvenate himself.

But he was busy with another thing: The empress’s weird disease, how can it be cured….

For this, he has dragged all the imperial doctors one by one to ask them, however, not even mentioning to cure, those doctors have not even heard of this before, not even the old farts or the knowledgeable Dcotor Tie has answers.

Ji Wu Jiu has asked everyone that can cure sickness, and still couldn’t get an answer. So he was very distressed.

When he was still distressed, Feng You De announced “Your majesty, Mr Dou came to greet you”

Although Big Beard Dou is a monk, always with the expression of “I am a priest, I want to save the world”, but actually he is someone that also cares about pleasing others, the people that he needs to please he will not lose the opportunity, this time around he has accepted the Chinese culture and went to greet everyone a prosperous new year. Ji Wu Jiu was thinking, this big beard although should not have been involved in this type of matters but he should still be considered someone that is knowledgeable, who knew if he has heard about this type of weird disease before.

Therefore Ji Wu Jiu ask big beard to enter, and after a small chat, he asked “Mister have you heard, that a woman might be sick/vomit during the bed business among a man and woman?”

“???” Big Beard Dou normally understands the normal conversation language used, but towards more elegant words, it was hard for him.

“…. It means wanting to vomit”

“O, your majesty, I have heard of such a thing.” Big Beard Dou answered.

“O?” Ji Wu Jiu was very happy, almost jumping up from his dragon throne “ Mister, do you know the reason behind it?”

The words that will soon come out from Big Beard Dou was like multiple lightning that was aimed towards Ji Wu Jiu. He said “That is because that woman likes woman, and does not like man”, he paused, seeing Ji Wu Jiu’s expression, he added “this is a type of sin, must be changed”.

“…..’

As a easily offended and an emperor that holds on to grudge, Ji Wu Jiu has always note down other people’s mistake in his little mental black book, but no one else’s was as black as big beard Dou now. Ji Wu Jiu even thought that his words now have a bigger impact on him than all those things that Ye Xiu Ming did to him before.

No wonder their Jesus was nailed to the cross, Ji Wu Jiu was thinking while gritting his teeth, he also wants to nail big beard to the cross now. (The original author apologizes for this part, if it offended anyone)

Trying his best to keep calm, in the end Ji Wu Jiu only ordered Feng You De to drag out big beard Dou out of Gan Qing Palace.

He can’t really do anything to that person, he is already of old age, if anything were to happen to him, Ye Zhen Zhen would surely be angry at him.

After that, Ji Wu Jiu went to visit Ye Zhen Zhen at Kun Ning Palace. The moment he entered, he felt that there was something wrong, Ye Zhen Zhen was under the blankets laying on the bed, sleeping soundly, though with a layer of sweat on her forehead, making the hair near her forehead all wet.

Ji Wu Jiu knows that Ye Zhen Zhen likes to sleep, but it was also just waking up later than others by a bit, to sleep in the bright daylight are not normal. He woke her up “Zhen Zhen, are you feeling unwell?”

Ye Zhen Zhen rubbed her eyes and woke up “Your majesty, you are here” and she tried to get out bed.

Ji Wu Jiu held her down. He touched her forehead, it was not hot, but his hands got a layer of sweat. Looking at Ye Zhen Zhen again, her face was pale, and looked very tired, so frowning, Ji Wu Jiu turned to ask Su Yue, “What happened to your master?”

Su Yue also appeared to be lacking in energy, “Replying to your majesty, the empress these 2 days has been sleeping a lot, I also do not know why”

“Quickly call for the doctor”

This time around, the doctor on duty was Doctor Ding, around 30 over years old, although not as skilled as Doctor Tie, but amongst the same ranked, he is considered quite good. Checking her pulse, Doctor Ding asked “Her pulse is very weak, like having an injury on her body, the empress, did she get hurt anywhere recently?”

Su Yue who was standing at the side answered “Never, ever since the empress’s legs got better, she has been very careful, and has never been harmed”

“Then did she receive any kind of big shock?”

This question from Doctor Ding, the people there were all stunned. If it was from shock, then it would only be about the ghost matter two days ago, but Ye Zhen Zhen was clear that she did not get scared, but why did she get this type of pulse now? Ji Wu Jiu believed Ye Zhen Zhen’s courage, only she will be the one scaring the ghost, but she being like this now, there must be some other reasons behind it.

Seeing that the three of them not answering, he came to an understanding. To work in the palace, to act foolish is the most common talent, so he did not think it was necessary to ask further and only said “If it was because of receiving shock, then I will open a prescription for it”

“Hold on” Ji Wu Jiu stopped doctor Ding, looking at Su Yue’s pale face, he said “You check on Su Yue as well”

Doctor Ding checked Su Yue’s pulse as well, and was surprised “Why is it the same type of pulse?”

Before Doctor Ding can answer, Su Yue answered “I am not injured, nor did I receive any shock”

Both the empress and Su Yue also saw the ghost, it was only two days but this type of thing happened, if it was not someone scheming something behind, who will believe? Ji Wu Jiu look at Ye Zhen Zhen, and saw that her expression tells him that she realized something.

“Indeed there was a follow up plan” Ye Zhen Zhen scoffed.

“This type of pulse, if it continues on without curing it, what would happen?” Ji Wu Jiu ask Doctor Ding.

“Replying to your majesty, if one does not treat it, it will make a person’s body weaker and weaker, and in the end death”.

“If using the method of curing it based on the diagnosis of shock, is there any guarantee it could be cured?” Ji Wu Jiu asked again.

“This….” Doctor Ding realized from their reaction that there should be a hidden story, so he said “If the empress’s sickness came from other reasons, then I am not sure as well”

So that time, if Ye Zhen Zhen really passed away, then it would be blamed on to the ghost, such a good way, and most probably there would be no one taking the balme. Ye Zhen Zhen got angrier by the thought, that person is really evil, and clever. This can be said as to kill someone without a trace. If that day she really screamed out from being scared by the ghost that day, then perhaps maybe she might also believe that she was shocked to sickness.

Dismissing the doctor, Ji Wu Jiu was walking back and forth in front of Ye Zhen Zhen’s bed, Ye Zhen Zhen got drowsy from him walking back and forth, yawned and her body starts to lay back down on the bed.

“No, you cannot continue sleeping” Ji Wu Jiu pulled Ye Zhen Zhen up “Su Yue, help your master get ready, both of you will shift to Gan Qing Palace today”

Both of them got sick at the same time, most probably somebody already did something to Kun Ning Palace, no matter what, the best would be to bring the both of them to somewhere safe first. Ji Wu Jiu carries Ye Zhen Zhen up, and seeing that she is lacking her usual energetic self, he was both sad and angry at the same time.

Note: There should be no chapter tomorrow~ PH in my country ~! hehe