Housekeeper of the Hundred Blossom Palace
Episode 13 Akechi and Zhiwei
The day after Yushio woke up at the hospital.
Liu Mingxian, the prince of Choi (Sai), was walking along the Miyagi corridor with his beloved men from the morning of that day.
On his way is the office of his father, Zhiwei (Shei).
Good morning, Father.
Speaking from the outside of the door, Zhi Wei, who was surrounded by officials and looking at the documents spread out on the desk, raised his face and looked at us.
"Akechi, what's going on in the morning?"
I was unwilling and impatient to see it, and I looked bored with life.
--This is the same as before.
Twenty years ago, he was said to be a brave and wise emperor, but now he is said to be like a ghost.
Zhi Wei ignored such wise inner feelings.
"Isn't Queen Jiang lying down?
Zhiwei also heard the noise yesterday and said, "I don't think this is the case."
But Akechi shook his head sideways.
"Don't worry, Yuxiu is recovering.
When I went to see how things were yesterday evening, my health seems to be dropping, but I was perfectly fine.
Doctor Chen of the Medical Bureau says we can go back to the palace in a few days. "
"... I see, that's good."
Zhi Wei, who heard the story, narrows his eyes and strokes his chin.
This story certainly sounds familiar not only to Zhiwei but also to the officials in the same room.
The failure of the plan to eliminate Yu Xiu by using his illness will reach the person who planned it.
Tamahide was targeted to prevent her from becoming Akechi's empress.
In the Imperial Palace, the Empress, the Emperor's mother, is more influential than the Emperor, Zhiwei.
And Akechi is not the son of the Empress, the niece of the Empress.
Akechi's mother is the daughter of a different faction than the Queen's family.
When the emperor's throne reaches the next generation, only the emperor's biological mother can remain in the rear palace.
As it stands, the Empress, the empress of the Empress's sons and daughters, must leave the rear house.
Then the Empress's power will weaken.
Since the Empress is an authoritarian woman, she wants to have influence in the next emperor's throne and does a lot of work.
One of these works is to make Akechi Empress into a woman of her own blood.
Then was sent to Akechi his daughter, who was ten years old and had not yet reached the age of majority.
Beyond that, Akechi is just stunned through his anger.
The daughter herself is a normal child who is suddenly distracted from her mother.
Akechi invites her daughter to the palace in the sense of protecting her, and hopefully she wants to have a man she likes with her.
My daughter is not guilty of just being used. That's the same opinion as Tamahide.
However, in the unlikely event that something happens to Yuxiu, this young daughter will automatically become the head of the Empress candidate.
--Without the Miyagi on the scene that fell into the creek, the plan would have been successful.
That was lucky for Akechi.
I honestly felt despair when I was in the accident when I was turning around, without successfully replacing the Miyagi and the girl with Tamahide.
According to stories collected by Akechi from the Miyagi who were riding on the spot, her behavior seemed as strange and creepy as "cursed possession".
"He was slapping the dead, beating his chest and assaulting them."
That's what the palace ladies said and said they were scared.
However, according to Dr. Chen, her behavior is not well known among doctors, it is a foreign life-saving method.
And without her, it would have been difficult to try the rescue.
--It will certainly be difficult for Professor Chen to talk to my queen.
Although it is a medical practice, adultery is suspected in places with a large number of third parties.
However, thanks to her luck during the unhappiness, Tamahide was saved.
And with this, we can get rid of all the useless people at once with the reason to make them responsible for the accident.
And consolidate it with wise and trustworthy men.
Now, I have Tamahide taken to a safe medical department, and I am sending a Miyagi who was selected in advance to be attached to Tamahide as a side immediately.
In consideration of safety aspects, escorts were secretly placed around the medical station.
Meals are not in the kitchen of the palace, but in the kitchen of the palace lady's quarters, and they send the palm of the hand to prepare a safe meal.
--Never let the Empress's spear in.
I hope you are determined to do so, but this is not the subject of Akechi's visit.
"I got something interesting, so I thought I'd give it to my father."
Akechi smiled and stood by his father's desk.
"Did you get anything unusual?
Well, look at that.
When Akechi said that and looked back at his subordinate Tachiyoshi (Lyon), he presented a basin covered in cloth.
Akechi took off the cloth and showed it to him.
And what was inside was a nebulizer.
"... what's wrong with that nebulizer?
Zhiwei frowned at the phrase that he did a shameful thing, and the sprayer came out without any aberration.
"Father, the contents are important."
Akechi took the atomizer from the basin and sprayed it on Zhiwei.
"What is it!? It stinks of alcohol!
"Sure, because it contains something that dilutes alcohol."
Zhiwei and Akechi smiled deeply.
"Someone at the clinic said it works very well for the diseases that are now prevalent.
It seems that it is good to blow it on your hands often with this.
Ah, you said you could have tea. "
"... that's not what the doctor told me. It's the pigeon."
Did Zhiwei think of the samurai's face and look at it?
Since the doctor was brought into the Empress with money, he is more knowledgeable than anyone else.
It is troublesome that a medical doctor is better than a waiter who should see the Emperor.
"I'll give you this.
I want you to be healthy. "
Well, thank you very much.
Zhiwei was observing as he received the atomizer.