After the morning court today, the emperor summoned me to the royal study to have an audience. Before I entered, the steward, Eunuch Cao, stood guard at the door and whispered: "Prime Minister, be careful. Your Majesty is in a bad mood today, I'm afraid something big will happen."
I nodded. What Eunuch Cao said was usually accurate, and since he was a popular figure in the imperial court, no one dared not listen.
"Eunuch-in-law, please inform me." I took out a silver ingot and put it into Eunuch Cao's hand. Eunuch Cao collected the silver ingots, knocked on the door and said, "Long live Lord, Mr. Lu Mianzhi would like to see you."
Lu Mianzhi is my name. If it were an official matter, Eunuch Cao would never report it like this. I thought to myself that this ingot of silver was really useful, and when I heard a response from inside, I opened the door and walked in.
"Cao Yuanren, close the door." That person ordered me after I entered. Eunuch Cao responded and closed the door. Footsteps sounded. After a while, people retreated dozens of steps away and stood guard.
"Your Majesty, Lu Mianzhi, is attending the ceremony."
"No courtesy. Please come and sit down."
"Yes." I straightened my back and looked around the imperial study room imperceptibly. The people who usually served in the Imperial Study Room all left, and even the secret guard who always stayed on the roof beams chewing chicken drumsticks was nowhere to be seen.
I sighed.
I really don't like this kind of thing. Jingtang always enslaves me just because I am his buddy. And this bastard never gives me a salary increase. My dignified prime minister, a first-grade official, only gets 5,000 taels of silver per month, and my family is almost too poor to open the door.
First person perspective on attacking bacteria.
Main CP: Lu Mianzhi x Lu Yanqiu
Deputy CP: Jingtang x Tang Yan