Detective Ghost Empress

He stretched his hand and then rang the bell that was sitting on the bedside cabinet.

" Good morning Your Majesty," Eunuch Li knelt on the floor as soon as he pushed the door open. In front of him was a large bronze bowl which was filled with warm water and underneath it was a large bronze plate.

" You may rise," Zhai Tianyu raised his hand as he spoke permitting Eunuch Li to stand up from the floor. Eunuch Li who was kneeling on the floor with his head pressing against the ground pushed himself up with the help of his hands, he then picked up the bronze plate that held the bowl with warm water.

Behind him two eunuchs walked inside the bedchambers as well, one was holding a small wooden table while the other one was holding a clean piece of cloth to clean one\'s face.

"It\'s a great morning isn\'t it?" said Eunuch Li as he turned to look at the young eunuchs who placed the small table in front of Zhai Tianyu on the bed. Only then did Eunuch Li place the bowl with warm water on top of the small wooden table and take three steps away from Zhai Tianyu\'s bed, he then turned to look at his master sitting on the bed and asked, "How are you feeling today your majesty?

Physician Zhao had asked me to prepare medicinal baths for you, would you like to take one?"

" Hmm?" Zhai Tianyu scooped some water in his hands and then washed his face before letting out a hum. He then took the clean cloth from the young eunuch and wiped his face before replying, " Not now, I did not eat anything last night because the medicines tasted really bitter. Bring me something to eat, first Eunuch Li."

" Yes, Your Majesty," Eunuch Li rubbed his nose feeling really satisfied. This was a perfect morning,  there was no rush to go to the morning court and he didn\'t hear Zhai Tianyu complain about the meals either as he was hungry because of eating nothing last night.

Usually, Zhai Tianyu would make him do his breakfast more than once but today he asked him to bring the breakfast without a single complaint! What a day! What a day!

He hummed a jolly tune in his head thinking that there was no way his day was going to go bad when suddenly the door of the bedchambers was slid to the side and stepped in a woman dressed in red as if she was heading to a battle.

" Y…Your majesty, the queen?" Eunuch Li\'s expression changed to that of panic as he heard about the small quarrel that took place within the walls of the Emperor\'s courtyard. Why was she here? Was she going to start another quarrel? Was it because the winner last time was the Emperor?

" Step aside," Liu Hui Ying commanded as she walked inside the bedchambers, in fact, Eunuch Li did want to step aside when she asked but then he thought about how this was his chance to show his loyalty to the Emperor and thus stepped in between the two.

Eunuch Li raised his head in the air and then said, " Your majesty, I understand if you wanted to see his majesty but you need to announce——"

" Eunuch Li," Liu Hui Ying raised her head as she smiled at Eunuch Li, she interrupted him in between before saying, " Step aside or I will make you."

" Oh yes, Your Majesty," Eunuch Li took two steps aside before he could stop himself causing Zhai Tianyu to chuckle softly.

" I am glad that I am surrounded by such loyal aides," he commented while sitting on the bed. " I sure will sleep well at night."

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Eunuch Li: "…" Don\'t say it like that Your Majesty!

" Stop giving them a hard time, it\'s as if you are worried that I will execute you in your sleep, your majesty," Liu Hui Ying spoke as she walked inside and then sat down on the stand with a huff. Her arms were crossed as she looked at Zhai Tianyu who in turn tilted his head to the side and commanded, " Eunuch Li, you can leave us alone for the time being."

" Yes, Your Majesty," Eunuch Li felt like he had been granted amnesty as he bowed and then stepped out of the bedchambers leaving Zhai Tianyu and Liu Hui Ying alone.

Zhai Tianyu pushed the strand of his hair behind his ear before turning to look at Liu Hui Ying. He tilted his head and then asked, " Is there something that you want from me, my queen ?"

" Don\'t act like you don\'t know," Liu Hui Ying felt annoyed just thinking about how the entire Harem was against her. She turned to look at Zhai Tianyu and then snapped, " You knew that your old ha—— I mean your grandmother is going to make things difficult for me did you not Your Majesty? It\'s because of this that you were that confident. "

" Hmm, you are certainly blaming me for something that is out of my control, my Queen," stated Zhai Tianyu in a sympathetic tone. " But I did have some inkling when you came to me, if not for grand dowager Empress making a move, you wouldn\'t have ever needed my held … what\'s more the number of portraits that you brought was far less than they should have been."

Liu Hui Ying narrowed her eyes, " If you knew it why did you not tell me? I feel like I picked the longer end of the stick only to change it to the shorter one."

Zhai Tianyu simply smiled. " All is fair in love and war, my queen. So are you here to agree with my condition in exchange for my help this time?"