Chapter 191: Are you happy to be flattered?

Upon hearing this, Li Yuande understood.

Well, he's probably happy to be flattered.

Amazing!

He dared not speak his mind, but could only obey the order to go to the storeroom to fetch various kinds of tea, as well as the many rewards in the imperial edict, which he would keep and give to the Yuan family in a few days.

He buried himself in his work for half a day, and then the jadeite from the Empress Dowager's palace arrived.

"I heard from my subordinates that Eunuch Li was here, so I came without saying hello. You won't be angry, will you?"

"How could that be? No one can stop Jade Girl from coming."

Li Yuande stood up and offered his compliments.

Jade was just a girl in her early twenties, but she was an old servant of the Empress Dowager. She had been serving in Jianzhang Palace since she entered the palace, so her status was naturally one level above that of the Emperor's people.

"Today our young lady returned home, and the Empress Dowager was delighted. She plans to hold a grand spring banquet tomorrow to make it lively, so she sent me to borrow two sandalwood screens with tassels for decoration."

“Alright, I remember using it last year. Miss Jade, you should go back now. Once we find it, we’ll send it to the Empress Dowager immediately.”

"May I ask if the banquet is being held in the Imperial Garden?"

"That's right. I still have to keep an eye on those flowers and plants, so I'll have to trouble Eunuch Li to take good care of the screen."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it."

Li Yuande chuckled as he saw the person off, then pondered for a moment before calling Xiao Minzi over.

"Godfather, are you going to have tea again?"

Xiao Minzi was very perceptive. She took the list and glanced at it: "Jun porcelain plum vases, two pairs of red glazed willow-leaf vases, I think they were put into the warehouse at the end of the year before last, I remember they were in there..."

Li Yuande watched as his apprentice worked quickly and efficiently, finding two pairs of porcelain vases in half a day. He was unsure whether to be happy or worried.

It feels like he's about to lose his job.

Xiao Minzi turned around, still a little confused, and seeing that he was still there, she immediately asked timidly, "Isn't Godfather going to have some tea?"

"Get lost, you little brat, are you trying to kill me?"

Li Yuande, enraged, flicked his buttocks with his whisk and left.

You brat, you think your godfather does nothing but secretly go to the Empress to report the enemy's situation!

When Yuan Siyin came out of the Imperial Study, her back was already soaked with a thin layer of sweat.

Fortunately, things didn't get out of her control; at least Yu Hao didn't suspect his father.

"Girl, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

Hongyu was panting heavily from running, and her outer jacket was sticking to her body.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Yuan Siyin's heart, which had just been put at ease, immediately jumped into her throat again.

The word "accident" is the last thing she can bear to hear right now.

"The young master said he wanted to play hide-and-seek, so he pulled me to run to the Imperial Garden. But after I finished counting, the young master disappeared and I couldn't find him no matter how hard I looked."

Hongyu was speaking breathlessly, and Yuan Siyin was afraid that she would faint from lack of breath, so she could only breathe a sigh of relief and pat her back lightly, "Okay, okay, I know."

That brat, he must have hidden in the artificial hill.

"It's all my fault, I... I..."

Hongyu covered her face and broke down in tears: "If I had known this would happen, even if I had a hundred lives, I wouldn't have dared to agree!"

"Alright, alright, it's alright, don't cry. This isn't far from the Imperial Study. Don't disturb His Majesty, or you'll be punished."

Upon hearing Yuan Siyin's words, she could only sob and stop crying, nodding: "Then this servant will lead you there, I hope the young master hasn't fallen..."

She realized her words were inauspicious halfway through and quickly covered her mouth.

"It's better if you fall into the water. At least you'll make a splash and someone will see you. It's better than hiding somewhere in silence," Yuan Siyin said with a smile.

Besides, the brat can swim.