Chapter 403 Impeachment
The night finally passed peacefully.
The next morning, before dawn, Yuan Bao stood in the outer hall and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, do you want to get up?"
Fu Cang opened his eyes and frowned.
"I will sleep a little longer." Chu Qinghuang said, "I will wake up after a stick of incense."
"Yes." Yuan Bao accepted the order, "I will order people to prepare now."
The royal rules are cumbersome. There are many maids waiting for His Majesty to stand up. They are responsible for combing hair, carrying water for washing, changing clothes, incense, and matching jewelry... There is no room for error in every step.
The palace attendants on duty need to be ready before His Majesty rises, and wait respectfully outside the palace, waiting for His Majesty's call.
Chu Qinghuang stared at Fucang quietly for a moment: "Unhappy?"
Fu Cang shook his head: "No."
"Because of Yuan Bao?"
Fu Cang stood up and knelt down: "This subordinate deserves to die."
"It doesn't matter, I allow you to be jealous." Chu Qinghuang smiled lightly, "But you don't need to care about his existence. Yuanbao is smart. With him by your side, many things will be easier to do."
Fucang was silent for a moment: "I'm not jealous."
Chu Qinghuang:...
"My subordinates just feel that it is too hard for the master to get up early every day to go to court and endure the ministers talking a lot of nonsense."
Chu Qinghuang hummed: "It's okay to work harder. Do you think the emperor is so easy to do?"
Only a foolish king will not work hard and only indulge in pleasure every day. A wise king knows that he has a great responsibility in the world and cannot tolerate laziness in politics.
"This subordinate will definitely assist the master in the future so that the master will not have to work so hard."
Chu Qinghuang's voice was light, with a bit of a smile: "Yes."
"Subordinate, go and wait outside." Fucang knew the rules. After the master ascended the throne, his status was no longer the same as before in the princess mansion, so he could not mess around, so he took the initiative to get out of bed, "Subordinate, do you want to go to court with the master later?"
Chu Qinghuang thought for a moment: "No, you can go to the imperial study room to wait for me, or you can do your own thing."
"yes."
Not long after, Yuan Bao came in again and asked for permission. After receiving permission, the palace people filed in, each holding a basin or tray, water, towels, clothes to wear, accessories...
"Your Majesty." A female official came in, holding a book in her hand. She knelt down respectfully to say hello, "May I ask the name of the nobleman who slept with you last night? Does Your Majesty want to be canonized?"
As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly became quiet.
Fucang was about to walk out when he heard the words and stopped. He turned to look at the kneeling female officer, and then his eyes fell on Chu Qinghuang's face.
"Who asked you to come here?" Chu Qinghuang asked calmly as the palace servants helped him change clothes.
"Yuanbao."
Chu Qinghuang looked at Yuanbao silently, and was so frightened that Yuanbao knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this... this is the rule, slave... slave, slave, slave, also follow the palace rules..."
"He was not a sleeping attendant last night and does not need to be registered." Chu Qinghuang said, "He is my shadow guard. He stayed here last night to report on the mission. You can leave first."
The female officer nodded: "Yes, I will leave."
"In the future, you are not allowed to make your own decisions without my consent." Chu Qinghuang glanced at Yuan Bao, frowned and warned, "Next time, you will go to work in the Clothing Bureau."
"Yes." Yuan Bao breathed a sigh of relief, and then couldn't help but mutter. He thought that His Majesty was finally willing to keep someone to sleep with him, but he didn't expect that he was overthinking it again.
It was almost a disaster.
The matter passed quickly. After Chu Qinghuang changed her clothes, washed and dressed neatly, she headed to the upper court hall surrounded by palace people.
As soon as he sat down on the dragon chair, after all the civil and military officials kowtowed and bowed, someone shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Prince Rong and the three young masters of Prince Rong's palace for their improper conduct!"