The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue did not speak, but Official Liu had to speak. In the end, Official Liu was the only one who kept asking for Jiujiu to participate in the Consort Selection.
Jiujiu really did not know what Official Liu and the Empress Dowager had been talking about last night. However, after seeing Official Liu's actions today, Jiujiu could guess a little.
However, when she thought of what she had to do, Jiujiu remained silent. She sat with the other officials and quietly watched Official Liu act.
Official Liu talked for a long time. His mouth was so dry that it was about to burn. However, Jiujiu did not say anything. The first person to speak was the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue who was playing dead. Even if Official Liu said that he was dead, no one said anything. Therefore, Official Liu talked for a long time, but it was as if he had not said a word.
Official Liu thought that if he spoke, the officials would definitely agree with him and let Jiujiu participate in the Consort Selection because they wanted to shove their daughters in.
However, who knew that from the beginning until now, he was the only one singing a one-man show. This was not good.
Official Liu was very angry. However, no one agreed. No matter how good his singing was, it was useless. In the end, Official Liu could only leave.
After the court was dismissed, Jiujiu went to the imperial study. She saw Mo Ling holding a bowl of soup and handing it to her.
When she drank the soup given by the Empress, it was inevitable that there would be some residue of the medicine. Mo Ling had been helping Jiujiu recuperate during this time.
In the past, Mo Ling loved Jiujiu to the bone. When it came to the matter of Jiujiu drinking medicine, she immediately became the impartial Bao Qingtian. No matter how cute Jiujiu acted, she would raise the bowl of medicine and look like she had to drink it. This made Little Mozi and Heye very happy.
The Emperor was very good, but he did not like to drink medicine.
In the past, He Ye and Little Mo Zi had spent a lot of effort to persuade Jiujiu to take the medicine. Now, they had Mo Ling.
Mo Ling didn't say anything. She just held the bowl of medicine and stared at Jiujiu. Jiujiu obediently swallowed the bitter medicine.
Every time they saw Jiujiu wanting to eat the candied fruit after drinking the medicine, Mo Ling would reject Jiujiu's request on the grounds that the candied fruit would dilute the medicine, Jiujiu's pained expression almost made Heye and Little Mo laugh out loud.
Sure enough, what is love? Everything has its vanquisher.
Looking at Jiujiu's pouting little mouth after Mo Ling refused to eat the candied fruit after taking the medicine, Little Mo walked in small steps to Heye and whispered to her, "Heye, what do you think of me?"
Heye glanced sideways at Little Mozi.
Yes, he was handsome and tall. However, he was dreaming if he wanted to hit on her.
Heye rolled her eyes and turned to help Jiujiu get the honey water to prevent Jiujiu from crying after being bullied by Mo Ling.
Little Mo Zi scratched his head in dissatisfaction after Heye rolled her eyes. He glanced at Heye and quickly chased after her. As he chased after her, he mumbled, "Heye, don't ignore me. What do you think of me?"
Heye, "…"
When the bitterness at the corner of her mouth faded, Jiujiu finally had the intention to talk to Mo Ling. However, because Mo Ling would pour her bitter water every day, Jiujiu was particularly unhappy with Mo Ling at this moment. Even her words became sharp.
"Mo Ling, did you have a change of heart?"
Mo Ling, "How could that be?"
Jiujiu was his destined person. In this life, he would only belong to Jiujiu.
Jiujiu pursed her lips, "You like me but you still pour bitter water on me. You must have a change of heart."
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she pursed her lips with an aggrieved expression and looked at Mo Ling with resentment. She looked extremely pitiful.
Mo Ling originally thought that Jiujiu was going to say something, but when he heard Jiujiu's sudden words, he was stunned for a moment. Then, he could not help but laugh out loud.
Mo Ling really thought that Jiujiu thought that he had a change of heart. Who knew that Jiujiu would suddenly say something so bitter. Mo Ling could not help but laugh. After a while, he said, "Little imp, no matter what you say, it's useless. You have to take this medicine."
Jiujiu pouted, "Who said that? You have a change of heart. You weren't like this in the past. Now, you are so heartless to pour bitter water on me."
Coincidentally, the lotus leaves had prepared the honey water. Mo Ling took the honey water and put the cup near Jiujiu's mouth. He fed Jiujiu little by little.
After drinking the bitter soup, although the honey water in the lotus leaves tasted very light, in Jiujiu's eyes, it was as sweet as honey.
After drinking the honey water in her mouth eagerly, Jiujiu felt as if she was alive again.
Getting up from Mo Ling's arms, Jiujiu read the memorials and turned to ask Eighteen who came to report, "What good news did mother tell Lord Liu last night? Why is Lord Liu so happy today?"
After hearing Jiujiu's question, Eighteen's expression changed. After a while, she said, "Empress Dowager wants to reveal your true identity to Lord Liu?"
"Oh, so you're planning to stake everything on a single throw and fight to the death?"
After Jiujiu teased, she turned to look at Mo Ling and said, "You go back these few days. When my good mother makes trouble, you can come back. I want to see whether the civil and military officials will listen to her, the Empress Dowager, or listen to you."
Mo Ling nodded and asked Lotus Leaves and Little Mozi to look after Jiujiu and make sure she took her medicine on time. Then, she left directly.
Looking at Mo Ling's back, Jiujiu turned her head and glared at them, "If you dare to make me take my medicine, you are dead."
Lotus Leaves and Little Mozi, "…"
Looking at Jiujiu's rare behavior of a young girl, Eighteen pursed her lips slightly and almost said, "Your Majesty, do you want me to …"
Kill Lord Liu?
Jiujiu shook her head slightly, "No, even if I have to die, I want the Liu Family to be notorious for ten thousand years. If I kill him now, it will be too easy for him."
If she killed him now, no one would know what the Liu Family had done. Even if everyone knew that the Liu Family had made a mistake, the dead were easy to be forgiven. Therefore, even if she wanted to kill him, she had to wait until the Liu Family had done something wrong.
Moreover, Jiujiu had other plans.
When Liu Yan 'er was pregnant, Jiujiu wanted to beat her at her own game and have a child with Mo Ling. However, Mo Ling, the old antique, insisted that she was too young to have a child. He repeatedly refused her requests to sleep with him. Jiujiu had to deal with Liu Yan' er.
Now that Liu Yan 'er was gone, Jiujiu did not want to harm other women. Therefore, it was imperative to announce her identity. The Liu Family and the Empress wanted to make a fuss about it, which was exactly what Jiujiu wanted. Otherwise, Jiujiu would not let them succeed so easily.
Jiujiu sneered. For the sake of the Liu Family's help, she would not let them die too badly.
Jiujiu smiled and ordered Eighteen to continue observing. Then, she lowered her head and read the memorials.
Sure enough, for more than half a month, Lord Liu would bring up the matter of Jiujiu's consort selection every day. Therefore, all the civil and military officials already knew what was going to happen today before the court.
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