Chapter 197 How to compensate me?
In the end, Pei Tingyue fell asleep with swollen lips.
Before going to bed, she insisted on sleeping with her "achievement" in her arms.
When Xie Chen saw her, he asked her, "Would you choose gold or me?"
Of course.
Pei Tingyue of course wanted to choose gold.
but…
Pei Tingyue knew in her heart that if she chose gold, she would end up in a miserable situation.
So she decisively abandoned the sandalwood box and went to find Xie Chen to hold it. She said against her will, "Choose the emperor!"
Xie Chen laughed, not understanding why.
Pei Tingyue looked up in confusion: "What is the emperor laughing at?"
Xie Chen lowered his eyes to look at her and explained softly, "I thought that little money-grubber Tingyue would abandon me."
Pei Tingyue held him tightly and refused to let go: "I am a money-grubber, but I love the emperor the most! So don't give me any more choices, I will choose the emperor without hesitation!"
A different emotion flashed in Xie Chen's eyes. He lifted Pei Tingyue's chin forcefully and said, "Always remember what you said today. If you fail to do it one day, I will punish you."
Pei Tingyue nodded quickly.
Xie Chen softened up, hugged her and asked, "Is Tingyue short of money?"
He remembered that he had specially rewarded her with gold and silver during these promotions. Had she spent it all?
Pei Tingyue thought for a moment and replied, "It wasn't that scarce originally, but it's a little scarce now."
Xie Chen kissed her again and said softly, "If you need money, then ask me for it. Don't think about these ideas. You will end up losing more than you gain. Doesn't it hurt?"
Pei Tingyue felt a sting on her lips after being kissed, but she ignored it and just asked anxiously, "Really?"
Xie Chen met her clear eyes and asked, "When have I ever lied to you?"
After hearing this, Pei Tingyue blinked.
He sat up immediately.
He held his chest angrily and said nothing.
Xie Chen: “…”
He remembered something and felt a little annoyed.
Forgot about that.
Pei Tingyue glanced at him and said in a slightly cold tone: "When I first gained favor, everything the emperor said to me was false!"
When the old matter was brought up again, Xie Chen did not respond for a moment.
He is regretting.
I have always regretted it.
Tingyue is so nice, how could I bear to let her go?
Seeing that he was silent, Pei Tingyue pointed her finger at his warm chest and said proudly, "Your Majesty feels guilty, right? Then please compensate me more."
Xie Chen felt a little relieved from the pain in his heart after being teased like this.
"Um."
Pei Tingyue pressed the issue, "How does the Emperor intend to compensate me?"
Xie Chen took her hand, placed it on his lips and kissed it, "After returning to the capital, I will take Tingyue to the inner treasury. If Tingyue wants it, she can choose it herself, okay?"
The inner treasury refers to the emperor's private treasury.
There are countless treasures gathered inside.
Pei Tingyue was very interested in this, but she pressed her limits, "Not only must you return to the palace, you must also compensate me now."
Xie Chen laughed: "Okay, you can take whatever money you want from the Dark Pavilion."
Pei Tingyue's eyes were almost shining.
But she knew very well that one should not be too greedy.
After going through so much trouble tonight, it's enough for her to achieve her goal.
She got out of bed and found a small box from the box where her clothes were kept.
She was too weak to move, so she looked at the person on the couch for help.
Xie Chen sighed, got off the couch, and placed the small box in front of the couch.
Pei Tingyue opened the secret compartment and then opened the small box. He placed the silver ingots in the box neatly into the secret compartment, and also put the gold melon seeds he had obtained earlier in.
After finishing all this, she pulled out three large silver coins from the secret compartment and waved them, "These thirty thousand taels belong to me!"
Xie Chen watched the process with great interest. He was a little surprised to see that she only took 30,000 taels in the end. "Is that all?"
He originally thought that she wanted to take all the money in the secret compartment, but he didn't expect her to take so little.
The box of silver and the box of gold melon seeds she had added up to about this amount, and she didn't take a penny more.
"That's enough!" Pei Tingyue put the silver and money away and asked carelessly, "Can this silver be exchanged anywhere?"
Xie Chen deliberately asked her: "Where does Tingyue want to exchange it?"
Pei Tingyue had nothing to hide: "Northern Frontier, the hometown of the Imperial Concubine."
Xie Chen was startled for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this for the imperial concubine?"
Pei Tingyue nodded: "Yes, didn't the imperial concubine say she was leaving?"
After she finished speaking, she secretly glanced at the man's reaction.
Naturally, the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better.
The imperial concubine told her, this person won’t be angry, right?
Xie Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
On the contrary, if Concubine Song didn't say it, he would order her to say it.
Otherwise, his Tingyue would become a little crybaby.
"It can be exchanged. It will just take a few days to transfer money from other places."
Pei Tingyue felt relieved.
The box of silver and money originally belonged to the imperial concubine, and contained more than 20,000 taels.
It was given to her, but she refused it. If the imperial concubine didn't want it, then she would try another way!
I had originally planned to take the money with me on my southern tour, and secretly stuff it into the imperial concubine's big box while she wasn't paying attention, but the silver and money were difficult to move, which was inconvenient.
So, she added the gold melon seeds she had earned to make up the silver note.
The banknotes are light and can be secretly hidden among the several books hidden by the imperial concubine one day.
She is such a beautiful and kind person!
Pei Tingyue smiled foolishly as he thought about this.
Xie Chen shook his head, took her hand and washed her hands carefully before he hugged her and got on the bed.
"It's getting late. If you don't want to rest, let's do something else."
Pei Tingyue immediately closed his eyes obediently.
Xie Chen smiled helplessly and fell asleep holding the person in his arms.
*
The fifth day of June.
The emperor's birthday.
Today is the emperor's full birthday.
After this day, the emperor turned twenty-five years old.
Originally in the Jiangzhou Palace, the emperor and his ministers were overjoyed, and the whole world celebrated together.
But Xie Chen ordered that everything should be kept simple this year and only a family banquet should be held in the palace.
The officials in Jiangzhou were very disappointed. They had originally thought that if their daughters performed a dance or sang a song, if the emperor liked them, that would be their day to rise to prominence.
Now, there is not even such an opportunity anymore. How can we not sigh with regret?
No matter how disappointed the officials in Jiangzhou were, it had nothing to do with the imperial concubine.
The sky was clear and the air was fresh that day, with a gentle breeze.
There was singing and dancing and laughter in the pavilion in the center of the lake in the imperial palace.
"Your Majesty, I offer you a toast."
This year, Queen Cui once again took the lead in congratulating, followed by Pei Tingyue, and then Wen Zhaoyuan.
After the toast, the banquet began.
"His Highness the Fourth Prince is really strong."
"I haven't seen Xie Xiuyi come out these days."
"Your hairpin is so unique. Did you buy it outside the palace?"
“…”
Not only the imperial concubines came to this family dinner, but also several princes.
Even the third prince Yu Shi and Xiao Si came.
For a moment, the concubines were talking animatedly.
At the head, the eldest prince and the second prince stood side by side and kowtowed to Xie Chen.
Xie Chen asked them a few questions about their homework and then let them go find their mothers.
Queen Mother Qin also attended the palace banquet.
Seeing Xiao Si surrounded by concubines, I felt a little nostalgic.
The child is obedient and sensible. She has raised him for a long time. Now that she has not seen him for the first time, she really wants to hug him.
But now that the four imperial grandchildren are all here, she, as the imperial grandmother, cannot favor one over the other.
She called out to the eldest prince and the second prince who were about to retreat.
"Yuqi, Yuchuan, come and let the Empress Dowager take a look."
When the two children arrived, they looked very healthy. Their adoptive mother must have been taking good care of them.
After a period of family happiness, Queen Mother Qin hugged the third prince again.
Looking at the Third Prince, who was over five months old and still looked like a kitten, she frowned silently.
Then he called Li Xiuyuan and told her some experience in childbirth.
Li Xiuyuan agreed to all of them.
Queen Mother Qin held the child for a while before handing him back, "Raise him well."
Li Xiuyuan brought the third prince back to the banquet room.
Now it was Xiao Si's turn. Queen Mother Qin finally hugged the fat grandson she had been thinking about all the time, and she couldn't stop smiling.
Xie Chen saw it and smiled slightly.
There was nothing special about the banquet. After several lowly concubines performed their skills, Pei Tingyue took Xiao Si back to Chaoyang Palace because of the strong wind.
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