"Then I'll have to trouble Aunt Xiao to stay."
...
On the other side.
The young emperor was sitting at the table, reviewing memorials. His small eyebrows were knitted tightly.
Fu Lu, standing beside him, had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, why not drink this ginseng soup before you continue? You've been sitting here for a long time."
Ji Heng shook his arms and continued to review. He must finish reading all these memorials today.
"If you're tired, you can go down and rest first. I'll be fine here alone."
Fu Lu was on the verge of tears. Before the national teacher and the empress dowager left, they had instructed him to take good care of the young emperor. Otherwise, it would be easy for those old bureaucrats to take advantage of the situation.
However, ever since they left, the young emperor had been sitting at the table and refused to leave, as if trying to prevent himself from missing them.
He sighed. Just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly heard a sound coming from the door.
Then, a eunuch outside trotted in.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shen requests an audience."
Ji Heng frowned in dissatisfaction. "I've been really annoyed recently. Tell everyone not to come and bother me, or you'll be held accountable."
Hardly had he finished speaking when a voice came from outside.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you've been staying in the imperial study these days. I remembered that your sister specifically told you to rest well before she left, so I came to check on you. By the way, I've brought your wet nurse here."
As she spoke, Concubine Shen walked in, followed by a beautiful woman.
Ji Heng certainly didn't forget this woman. But according to the situation, she shouldn't be here at this time.
"Your Majesty! I haven't seen you for a long time. I never thought you've grown up so fast. It's only been a few years, and you've become so imposing and tall."
Ji Heng was helpless. In fact, he had already investigated the wet nurse's background. When he was young, the wet nurse was a poor woman. She finally managed to gain a certain status in the palace, but then she was taken back.
He walked down from the throne and helped the woman up.
"You don't need to be so polite. I remember you went back with your husband's family before. Why did you come back? Did you encounter any difficulties?"
As soon as this matter was mentioned, the woman seemed to have endless things to say.
"If I had known I would marry such a man, I might as well have stayed in the palace and died here."
It turned out that she had misjudged someone. However, this matter had little to do with him. Ji Heng just took into account the old feelings.
"Someone, prepare a sum of money for the wet nurse immediately and let her go back to spend her remaining years in peace."
Hardly had he finished speaking when his offer was rejected.
The wet nurse seemed to be afraid of something. "No need, Your Majesty. I came here this time just to serve you by your side. I wonder if there's still a place for an old woman by your side?"
This sudden decision stunned everyone, except for Concubine Shen, of course.
She seemed to have known it in advance. She calmly comforted the wet nurse, and the two of them started to play a double - act.
"Wet nurse, didn't you say you came to thank His Majesty in person? I didn't expect you to be so greedy and still want to stay by His Majesty's side. His Majesty already has enough people around him. He doesn't need you. I advise you to give up and go back with me quickly."
These words seemed to have deprived the wet nurse of all hope. Usually, she paid great attention to her image, but this time she actually lay on the ground regardless.
"Your Majesty, I can do anything as long as you let me stay. I watched you grow up with my own eyes. I want to take good care of you."
Ji Heng was just a child and didn't know how to refuse.
After thinking for a long time, he finally agreed.
"Wet nurse, then you can stay in the palace. I'll ask others to take care of you."
He readily agreed without noticing the fleeting coldness in Concubine Shen's eyes.
After Concubine Shen left, the wet nurse volunteered.
"Your Majesty, I know you liked the soup I cooked the most when you were a child. I'll go to the imperial kitchen and make some for you right away."
Ji Heng casually glanced at the bowl on the table and didn't take this matter seriously. He thought as long as the wet nurse was happy.
"Do as you like. I still need to review the memorials, so I won't care about you."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I'm already familiar with the layout here. I definitely won't get lost. You should take this opportunity to rest more."
"Okay, I know."
When the wet nurse arrived at the imperial kitchen, there were only a few little palace maids coming and going. It seemed that her mission would be completed today, and she didn't have to worry about Concubine Shen threatening her anymore.
The wet nurse had already changed her face. She was like a different person from the one in the imperial study just now.
When she placed the soup on the table, her expression was a bit eager.
"Your Majesty, please try my cooking. Is it the same taste as when you were a child? Also, please give me some suggestions. I've been thinking about learning some new recipes recently."
The young emperor was seriously looking at the memorials and didn't take her words to heart.
"Wet nurse, you've worked hard. I'll drink it later. But I'm really busy at this moment."
This wouldn't do. The wet nurse just wanted to complete her mission as soon as possible, get the money and leave quickly.
"Your Majesty, you've been looking at the memorials for so long. Please take a rest."
The young emperor frowned. He was already a bit annoyed. He hated being bothered by others when he was doing something seriously.
"Wet nurse, please get out of the way. I really have something important to deal with. If you keep doing this, I won't be able to handle state affairs."
The wet nurse refused to budge and insisted that he drink the soup first.
"Your Majesty, drink it quickly."
Ji Heng had no choice. After all, she was his wet nurse who had taken care of him since he was a child.
He picked up the bowl. Just as he was about to drink it all in one gulp, an arrow suddenly shot from the direction of the door. Ji Heng quickly threw away the bowl in his hand.
Then, Fu Lu reacted. Thinking that something had happened, he shouted loudly.
"Come quickly! Come quickly! There's an assassin!"
But at this moment, Ji Heng wasn't paying attention to the assassin at all. He watched the bowl he had just thrown fall to the ground, and soon a creepy electric current sound came from the ground.
He immediately realized something. He looked at the person in front of him nervously, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
"Wet nurse, I've been so kind - hearted. I originally wanted to bring you back to spend your remaining years in comfort, but I didn't expect you to do such a thing."
Hearing this, after knowing that the matter had been exposed, the wet nurse didn't run away immediately. Instead, she took out a weapon from her body.
"Humph, Your Majesty, no matter what, I didn't want to harm you. But I really had no other choice."