Chapter 161 His Majesty Catches the Cat
His father's original words were that since Jiang Rumin wanted to open a clinic in public, he would let her fend for herself. When she had suffered enough and came back crying and begging for his forgiveness, he would definitely teach her a lesson.
However, the development of the situation was beyond expectations. Jiang Rumin was too lucky. Now that he had received a generous reward from the emperor, he would probably not take the Duke of Jin's Mansion seriously anymore.
Jiang Yuxi took a deep breath, turned to look at Jiang Rumin, and forced a smile, "Sister, I suddenly remembered that I have to accompany my mother to burn incense today. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first and come to see you another day."
"Then you should go back quickly." Jiang Rumin said, "Don't come here if you have nothing to do in the future. Not only you, remember to tell your prince that Ruihe Hall does not welcome you. Your coming always interferes with my business."
Jiang Yuxi gritted her teeth, turned around and left without saying a word.
She really couldn't stay in Ruihetang for even a moment longer!
Damn you Song, damn you Jiang Rumin!
She wanted to see how long they could be so proud.
Seeing Jiang Yuxi run away in anger, Jiang Rumin chuckled and turned to ask Song Yunchu, "Master Song, have you eaten yet?"
"I have had lunch in the palace. Didn't you say you wanted to make tea? I am still waiting to drink the pre-rain Longjing tea."
"Please sit down first. I'll make you some."
Jiang Rumin responded with a smile and took the tea from under the counter.
Inadvertently catching a glimpse of the snake-coiled purple gold crown on Song Yunchu's head, she thought to herself - how ostentatious.
Your Majesty's love for Prime Minister Song is truly undisguised.
She suddenly understood why His Majesty gave her five more medicine gardens.
His Majesty is knowledgeable and must have a good memory. He gave her everything she asked him for that day, and she was already very satisfied with those things. These medicinal gardens were probably the compensation given to her by His Majesty for breaking up her engagement with Lord Song, right?
After all, it was he who arranged the marriage, and he probably originally wanted to marry Lord Song off to a talented and beautiful wife. However, when the wedding was about to take place, he changed his mind and couldn't bear to see Lord Song get married.
Your Majesty has a really weird temper.
Mr. Song's road to success was not easy.
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"Little Leo, what time is it now?"
In the imperial study, Jun Li Luo reviewed memorials for a long time and casually asked the steward Li beside him.
Li Zongguan replied, "Your Majesty, it is already three quarters past three in the afternoon."
"I'm going out for a walk." Jun Li Luo stood up from behind the imperial desk.
Although he was an emperor and could come and go freely, he could not leave the palace often because of his busy government affairs.
Sometimes I really feel that it’s fun outside the palace. No wonder Yun Chu always keeps saying “I want to get off work” in his mind from time to time.
Once you leave the palace, you will have a free world where you can walk through the bustling streets and stroll around, feeling quite comfortable.
The palace was quiet everywhere, with only the Imperial Garden having a better view.
Thinking of this, Jun Li Luo walked towards the Imperial Garden.
As he was walking, he caught a glimpse of a small white object moving out of the corner of his eye and turned to look over.
A few feet away, under the canna lilies, a snow-white cat was rolling over. The cat's fur was white and fluffy, and looked very nice to touch.
Jun Liluo narrowed his eyes.
This long-haired cat seems to be of the same breed as the kitten in Yun Chu's mansion?
She has thick hair and a round body, which is Yun Chu's favorite type.
Jun Li Luo took a slow step towards the kitten. The kitten seemed to sense something and turned its head to look at him warily. When it saw him approaching, it quickly turned around and slid away.
Jun Li Luo flashed and rushed towards the kitten.
By the time Manager Li reacted, Jun Liluo was already several feet away from him.
Steward Li quickly chased after Jun Liluo, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
Jun Liluoke didn't have time to pay attention to him, his eyes were fixed on the little white cat.
Although the kitten was fat, it was very agile. He had predicted that the kitten would be hiding in the flower bed in front, so he moved quickly and stopped in front of the flower bed. The kitten bumped into his calf, and was startled so much that its tail stood up and it quickly retreated several steps.
Jun Liluo bent down to catch it, but the kitten brushed against his fingertips and slipped away into another bush of flowers.
Chief Steward Li came running over, panting, "Your Majesty, are you going to catch that kitten? This cat is obviously shy, and I'm afraid it will scratch you, so why not let the guards catch it?"
Manager Li was very surprised.
The masters in the palace would indeed raise some small animals to pass the time in their spare time, including cats, dogs, and birds. He remembered that His Majesty had never been interested in small animals and usually had no reaction when he saw them.
Why am I suddenly interested in a kitten today?
However, the cat just now was indeed good-looking, white and plump, with shiny fur.
"The guards are rude and might hurt it." Jun Liluo saw that the cat had already rushed to the edge of the rockery and was still looking at him vigilantly, so he knew that the cat had a bad temper.
Cats with bad tempers can easily hurt people, and if they resist violently when being caught, they may also be injured.
"I don't want to hurt it, so I'll have the guards follow it quietly. There's no need to capture it by force. Just look at which palace it belongs to. I just need to know who its owner is."
"yes."
In a blink of an eye, it was evening.
Inside Chengde Hall, the four people finished their last game of mahjong.
"Well, it's getting late, we should leave."
Concubine Zhen stood up and ordered her personal maid to pack up the mahjong. She smiled at the other three and said, "Come to my palace to play tomorrow."
The residences of the four concubines were not far from each other. The four of them took turns providing a place to play cards and tea and snacks. Whoever's turn it was did not have to move that day.
Today everyone was playing cards in Concubine De's palace. After the other three left, Concubine De sighed softly.
A few days ago, Concubine Shu suffered the worst loss, followed by her.
Fortunately, the maximum loss is twenty taels per day, otherwise she would have become poor.
"My lady, you don't seem to have much cash on hand. How about... sending someone to ask for some money from my mother's family?"
Concubine De shook her head. "If my father knew that I was playing cards, he would probably slam the table and scold me right there."
It was strictly forbidden to take the jewels in the palace out of the palace to sell them. They could only use silver to play cards and not jewels, because the Palace Affairs Office kept records of what jewels were given to them. If someone found out that they often wore other people's jewels, they would definitely become suspicious.
But... there is a saying that goes, there will always be brave men when there is a big reward.
Although palace rules strictly prohibited the sale of jewelry, as long as she was willing to offer a profit, there would definitely be servants who would dare to take the risk and help her sell it.
For example, she would let the other party take 30%, and if that doesn’t work, she would be willing to give 50%.
As Concubine De was thinking, a small ball of white rubbed against her feet. She looked down, then smiled and picked up the cat from the ground.
"Tuanzi, I haven't seen you all afternoon. Where have you been?"
She was just stroking the cat's fur when she heard a palace maid come to announce, "Madam, Chief Steward Li is here!"
Upon hearing this, Concubine De hurriedly looked outside the palace.
As soon as Manager Li entered the hall, he saw the white cat in Concubine De's arms and smiled, narrowing his eyes.
"Your servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort."
"Master Li, please excuse me. Does His Majesty have any instructions?"
"Your Highness, His Majesty saw the cat in your arms in the Imperial Garden today and loved it so much that he sent me to ask you if you would like to give it up."
Upon hearing this, Concubine De was embarrassed. "Li Zongguan, this is my favorite cat. I have other cats. Why don't you let Your Majesty take a look at them..."
"His Majesty has said that he will not take your cat for nothing. If you agree, His Majesty will reward you with a thousand taels of silver."
Defei had an idea.
A thousand ounces of silver to buy a cat? Only Your Majesty could do this.
Selling jewelry was risky after all, and she really wanted ready-made gold and silver.
If His Majesty is willing to spend the money, he will definitely treat the cat well, but the cat is so beautiful that she is reluctant to give it away even if it is only one thousand taels.
After careful consideration, Concubine De sighed, "Manager Li, I really am..."
"Oh, I just said it wrong." Li Zongguan quickly corrected himself, "Your Majesty said three thousand taels."
De Fei's pupils trembled, "...How much?"
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