He paused, then continued with a solemn expression, "Everyone in the court knows that Imperial Censor Fan Jie is upright and incorruptible. His pen is ruthless, and there is no one in the court who he dares not impeach. The old lady and the prince must be extremely cautious tomorrow and make every possible preparation."
When Xue Yuanchu heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he looked anxious.
"That stubborn old Fan Jie has always complained about the military expenses required for my father's campaigns, repeatedly submitting petitions to the court. Now he's even finding fault with Your Majesty's decree."
However, his words were interrupted by Hong Yingrong's soft cough, "Eunuch Chen, please, I will escort you out."
"Thank you for your help, old lady." Chen Jin's demeanor was no longer the arrogant one when he came to announce the decree. He took a step back and followed behind Hong Yingrong.
"When I came here just now, I noticed that the large gold-plated plaques for the funeral procession still had the previous official titles. Since the imperial edict has been issued, all of these must be changed tomorrow morning," Chen Jin reminded thoughtfully.
"Thank you for the reminder, father-in-law." said Hong Yingrong.
Before they reached the main gate, the servant who had been assigned to prepare tea was already waiting there respectfully, holding several bags of packaged tea.
"The young lady ordered people to pack up all the Longjing tea in the storehouse. Eunuch Chen said he loves to drink tea, so the young lady asked me to prepare a bag of this year's maple dew tea for him to taste." As the servant said this, he handed the tea bag to the accompanying eunuch waiting at the door. The maple dew tea in it was carefully wrapped in oil paper.
Chen Jin took a look at the tea bag and immediately understood its meaning. He thanked Hong Yingrong again and bowed before getting on the sedan chair and returning to the palace.
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