Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 1950: Cold and Bleak
Eunuch Li saw the Emperor was so infuriated by the War Prince that he quickly offered the ginseng tea with both hands and gently consoled, "Please calm down, Your Majesty; your health is important. Have a cup of ginseng tea to cool your anger."
The Emperor, holding in a stomach full of anger with nowhere to vent, upon seeing this, slapped the teacup out of Eunuch Li’s hands and began to scold him angrily, "You blind dog of a servant, don’t you see where you are? This is Taihe Hall, the place for court meetings and national affairs, a very solemn place. Do you think it’s a marketplace where you can casually mess around and drink tea?"
Eunuch Li was scolded harshly by the Emperor, feeling somewhat tearless despite wanting to cry. He had offered the tea to calm the Emperor’s fire, but instead, he got a scolding. Alas, what an internal injury.
The Emperor looked up and glared fiercely at Eunuch Li, roaring, "What are you standing there for? Hurry and clean it up before I get hurt, or you’ll be in deep trouble."
"Yes, yes! This servant will clean it immediately."
Eunuch Li clumsily crouched to pick up the porcelain pieces. Previously, because the Emperor feared being poisoned, all his utensils were silverware, both safe and unbreakable. A few days ago, the Noble Consort Wang had sent this teacup. Its beautiful appearance greatly pleased the Emperor, leading him to finally use it, only for it to be broken within days.
The Emperor dared not scold the War Prince directly, and by scolding Eunuch Li, he was insinuating that the War Prince was clueless about decorum, treating Taihe Hall like a marketplace, and disregarding the Emperor’s authority. Everyone understood this message.
Long Rui naturally understood as well. However, since the Emperor didn’t express it explicitly, Long Rui pretended not to understand.
At this moment, two little eunuchs helped the Prime Minister up from the ground...
"Aiyoh! Aiyoh! Aiyoh-yoh."
With every step, the Prime Minister grimaced in pain, his heart full of hatred towards Long Rui. That detestable War Prince dared to strike him in front of all the ministers and the Emperor, truly unruly.
The two eunuchs helped the Prime Minister, intending to assist him to a seat at the side...
"Aiyoh... Aiyoh... Ah... My waist!"
Just as the Prime Minister was walking fine, he suddenly screamed.
The two eunuchs panicked. The Prime Minister was not only the Prime Minister but also the Father-in-law of the Emperor, of extremely high status, not someone lesser servants like them could offend.
One of the eunuchs asked, "Prime Minister, what happened?"
"You... You... You bumped into my waist."
Just earlier, Long Rui had kicked his waist, sending him flying tens of meters, likely causing severe injury. His waist couldn’t move, and any movement caused excruciating pain, making him wish for death.
The Prime Minister could only express his indescribable bitterness, hating Long Rui to the bone.
"This servant didn’t do it on purpose," the eunuch said, slightly panicking. After all, the other was the Father-in-law of the Emperor, and with the Empress in charge of the Harem, these small fry servants couldn’t afford to offend him; otherwise, the Empress would surely find an opportunity for revenge.
The Prime Minister weakly waved his hand, his face contorted with pain: "It’s not... It’s not your fault, stop saying nonsense and quickly help me sit over there."
Two palace maids brought a stool, placing it at the Prime Minister’s original spot.
When they were tens of meters away, the Prime Minister hesitated and stopped, grimacing and in pain, saying, "I won’t go to that spot; right here is fine!"
Saying this, he cautiously glanced at Long Rui.
Now everyone understood; it seemed the Prime Minister was afraid of being beaten by the War Prince, so he dared not sit next to him again.
The two eunuchs were troubled. In court, the seating arrangements for the ministers are fixed, and they, as small fry servants, dared not alter them casually.
