A Prince's Endless Indulgence-Chapter 1040 - 74, The Emperor’s Scheming (1st update)

Chapter 1040: Chapter 74, The Emperor’s Scheming (1st update)
Mrs. Yuan returned to the Han Residence with Chu Jun, and upon seeing Jinnian, Mrs. Yuan burst into tears.
She cried sorrowfully.
Jinnian, watching her, felt a headache but still handed her a handkerchief, "Stop crying!"
"Wuwu, I didn’t take good care of the young lady!"
Jinnian looked at her and sighed, "I don’t blame you, so stop crying!"
"Really?" Mrs. Yuan asked softly.
Still feeling immensely guilty in her heart.
"Really!" Jinnian nodded affirmatively.
Then she teased the child Chu Jun, who was being held by a maid. She found this child particularly adorable, and Chu Jun was not shy; in fact, he liked Jinnian very much.
He laughed heartily as Jinnian teased him.
Han Family was filled with joy because of Jinnian’s return.
At this moment, the Emperor sent someone with an Imperial Decree, summoning Jinnian to enter the palace to meet the Emperor tomorrow.
"Enter the palace?"
Jinnian was surprised but still went to the front hall to receive the decree.
Eunuch Hai looked at Jinnian, "The Emperor instructed before he left that the Commandery Princess does not need to kneel to receive the decree."
"Yes!"
Jinnian responded but didn’t even bow.
Eunuch Hai was taken aback for a moment, handed the Imperial Decree to Jinnian, and when Jinnian took it and opened it, she remarked, "So this is what the Imperial Decree looks like!"
"..."
Han Xuzi did not even attend to Eunuch Hai and simply saw the guest out.
Eunuch Hai quickly returned to the palace; the Emperor, seeing him return, hurriedly asked, "How did it go?"
"ing to Your Majesty, it seems that Princess Yijia truly remembers nothing!" Eunuch Hai said, glanced at the Emperor, and seeing the Emperor silent, continued, "When receiving the decree, she didn’t even bow and even said that the decree looks like this!"
The Emperor was silent.
He knew that Zhou Yunshen would drug Han Jinnian; even when the drug was being prepared, he added his own effort.
Now, it seems fine that Han Jinnian has forgotten everything. But if she has also forgotten her medical skills, what can he do?
Thinking of this, the Emperor felt very displeased.
Considering the fact that Noble Consort Le didn’t visit today, the Emperor thought perhaps he should go see her.
"Let’s go, let’s check on Noble Consort Le!"
Eunuch Hai responded.
Followed behind, heading to Noble Consort Le’s palace.
Noble Consort Le had just returned to the palace after mingling with Lan Yichen, bathed, changed, and was about to rest but learned that the Emperor had come over.
She was so frightened that she almost went limp.
Luckily, she wasn’t still mingling with Lan Yichen. Had she returned a moment later and been discovered by the Emperor, it would have been over.
"Your Majesty..." Noble Consort Le called out softly, slowly going to meet him.
The Emperor saw Noble Consort Le wearing thin clothing, her body damp, and asked with concern, "Did you just bathe?"
"Yes, my body felt a bit unwell, so I bathed and was preparing to go to Your Majesty’s place, but who would have thought you’d come first. Don’t you think, Your Majesty, that we are in sync?" Noble Consort Le said while leaning into the Emperor’s embrace.
Tender and charming, attentive.
The Emperor favored Noble Consort Le most, having genuine feelings for her, unlike with those other concubines in the harem. He even gifted Noble Consort Le an estate and farmland outside the palace.
And moved countless treasures and wealth there.
Despite the national treasury being empty and disasters arising everywhere within Tianchu Country, with the common people displaced, living in dire straits.
Discontent among the people was overwhelming; the young princes, with limited funds in hand, dared not make any move, and many places were spreading rumors that the former Emperor was poisoned to death by the current Emperor, as was the Empress Dowager and even the Empress.
Some even said that the throne was meant for Prince Rui, Chu Yu, but it was forcibly seized by the current Emperor; the former Emperor had left a secret decree.
The generals loyal to the former Emperor have already sent people to investigate, and once evidence is conclusive and the secret decree is found, there will undoubtedly be chaos within Tianchu Country.
Chu Yu has already given orders to stockpile grain and silver.
He is not afraid of chaos within Tianchu Country, nor is he afraid of Great Zhou Kingdom attacking.
These matters the Emperor did not realize, still immersed in his tender dreams...