Chapter 537: The Gossipy Emperor
Ji Xiangyun gave an order.
Three palace maids walked towards Wen Yan.
Two palace maids had already grabbed Wen Yan's hands, and the other one turned in front of Wen Yan and raised her hand to hit her.
Wen Yan didn't struggle, but turned back to look at the eunuch leading the way: "Are you sure you want to watch them slap me?"
The young eunuch finally came to his senses and was shocked when he saw the palace maid raising her hand.
He quickly ran over, grabbed the maid's arm, and said to Ji Xiangyun, "Your Highness, you can't do this. You absolutely can't do this!"
Ji Xiangyun recognized him as the eunuch who served his father.
She waved her hand: "Give me a reason!"
The young eunuch bowed and walked to Ji Xiangyun and whispered something.
Ji Xiangyun's expression changed. He gave Wen Yan a subtle look and waved his hand, "What bad luck! Get rid of him quickly."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" The young eunuch bowed and quickly left with Wen Yan.
When turning around the rockery, Wen Yan looked back.
Unexpectedly, I bumped into a pair of sinister eyes.
It’s Princess Ruixue!
Oh, that's not right.
Lan Tingxue seized the water source and forced the people to carry water for her, which killed them.
The emperor was furious, and she was stripped of her title of princess and demoted to a commoner.
She stood behind Ji Xiangyun and Gu Saisai, looking at Wen Yan with ill intentions.
Wen Yan curled the corners of his mouth, sneered back, and disappeared behind the rockery.
Lan Tingxue's expression changed slightly.
She walked over to Ji Xiangyun and said, "Princess, she's so arrogant, are we just going to let her go like this?"
Ji Xiangyun turned around to look at her and said calmly, "If you can do it, why didn't you go up just now?"
Lan Tingxue choked and quickly showed weakness: "I didn't expect her to be so bold, not even taking the princess seriously. Maybe Meng Chifei is back, and someone is backing her up."
Gu Saisai tried to smooth things over, retreating to advance: "Forget it, she's just a commoner, how can she go to heaven?"
Ji Xiangyun refused to comply. "Why are you so anxious? Wait until she leaves the palace. Are you afraid you won't have the chance to take action?"
Gu Saisai and Lan Tingxue looked at each other and saw smiles in each other's eyes, so they stopped talking.
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Soon, Wen Yan followed the young eunuch to the door of the imperial study.
The young eunuch said to Wen Yan, "Please wait a moment, young lady. I will go in and pass the message to you."
"Thank you." Wen Yan nodded at him.
The young eunuch entered the imperial study and called her in after a while.
This was not Wen Yan’s first time entering the palace.
But it was the first time for him to enter the imperial study.
She entered the hall cautiously, lowering her head, and knelt politely, "I greet the Emperor."
"Get up quickly. Without Chi Fei here, you become more polite and courteous." The emperor joked, not wanting Wen Yan to be so nervous.
Wen Yan forced a smile.
He took out the account book and banknotes from his satchel and held them above his head: "Your Majesty, our largest customer has delivered the goods today and settled the balance."
The emperor gestured to Chief Steward Liu.
Chief Steward Liu quickly brought the account book and banknotes to the emperor.
The emperor flipped through the account book, saw the amount on it, and the large stack of banknotes next to it, and then he breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
With this silver.
This winter, fewer victims will die.
However, the emperor immediately became worried again, wondering what this winter would be like and whether there would be a heavy snowstorm like last winter.
After the money accounts were handed over, Wen Yan solemnly talked about another important matter: "Your Majesty, the Liuli shop is now on the right track. I want to let Eunuch Xiaobai be the shopkeeper, and my personal maid Pei'er will assist him."
"Are you not going to manage that shop anymore?" The emperor frowned slightly, but quickly guessed that she didn't want to get involved in the royal business.
He knows the limits and when to advance and retreat.
"Then it's up to you," said the emperor. "You're good at business, and the person you've chosen shouldn't be wrong."
Wen Yan kowtowed quickly: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."
Wen Yan was silent for a while. The emperor had nothing else to say, so he prepared to say goodbye and leave.
The emperor thought for a while and said, "Huang Ying'er is now a fourth-rank official. How about I grant you an official position as well?"
Logically, he should give Wen Yan some rewards.
However, the emperor is really short of money, so it would be better to give her an idle position to raise her status.
Wen Yan was delighted.
Once you hold an official position, regardless of whether you have real power or not, you can still intimidate people.
She immediately and happily thanked the emperor for his grace and showered him with compliments and flattery as if they were free.
The emperor immediately burst into laughter and was overjoyed.
The emperor held his belly which hurt from laughing and nodded at Wen Yan: "You, you, are even better at coaxing people than Chi Fei.
Could it be that Chi Fei learned to be so sweet from you?"
Wen Yan curled the corners of her mouth. How should she respond to this?
The emperor hadn't decided what official title to give her yet, so he said, "The imperial decree for the title will be issued soon. You can go down first."
The imperial study was solemn and majestic. Wen Yan didn't want to stay there any longer, so he took his leave immediately.
The emperor nodded and said, "I'll have someone escort you out."
"I'll take my leave." After Wen Yan bowed, she stood up and left.
Just as she reached the door, she heard the emperor call her: "Wait."
Wen Yan turned around and heard the emperor curiously ask, "I heard that you and Ying Zhilin divorced?"
"Ah?" Wen Yan looked confused. Why did the emperor ask about her private life?
The emperor put his fist to his lips and coughed lightly: "It's the queen.
You have contributed greatly to the disaster relief efforts, and the Queen is thinking that if you wish to remarry, she can personally choose a good husband for you."
Wen Yan: “…”
"Thank you for your concern, Madam Queen. I am very satisfied with my current life and have no plans to get married for the time being."
"In that case, we can't force you." After the emperor said this, he waved his hand and let Wen Yan leave.
Wen Yan ran out of the imperial study as quickly as if he had greased his feet.
She was afraid that if she walked too slowly, the emperor would ask strange questions again.
Looking at her fleeing back, the emperor smiled.
I thought to myself: She is still with Ying Zhilin.
The Queen loved to hear such love-hate, sentimental gossip.
With this gossip hanging around, the Queen will definitely make an exception and allow him to stay overnight in the palace.
The emperor was immediately filled with energy at the thought that he would be able to see the queen soon.
Wen Yan was led out of the palace by the eunuch from before.
When they reached a palace wall, they saw several officials coming towards them.
One of the figures, wearing a gray-blue official robe, looked particularly familiar.
It is not appropriate to look around in the palace. When Wen Yan got closer, he found that the familiar figure was Ying Zhilin.
Accompanying him was Pei Qiuyan, Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
The two men were in a hurry, holding memorials, and they must have important matters to report to the emperor.
Wen Yan and Ying Zhilin met eyes, exchanged a brief glance, and then passed each other.
Wen Yan left the palace.
Then I went to Jingminglou to hand over my work.
When Pei'er heard that she had become the deputy steward, her face was full of unhappiness.
On the contrary, eunuch Xiaobai, who was promoted to be the shopkeeper, was full of energy.
He thought that once he entered the palace and became a eunuch, he would have to serve others for the rest of his life.
I didn't expect that I could leave the palace to manage the emperor's property. My life has taken such a dramatic turn.
Eunuch Xiaobai is good at serving people, but he is still very unfamiliar with doing business, so he will need Pei'er's help in the future.
Wen Yan was not worried that Pei'er would suffer at their hands.
During this period, there were more and more rumors about Wen Ruyue.
It is said that her condition has become more serious and she is even coughing up blood.
Huo Yaoxing was worried about his wife, so he not only searched all over the country for famous doctors, but also kowtowed every three steps and went to Dazhao Temple to ask for a peace amulet for her.
For a time, the people of the capital praised Huo Yaoxing, saying that he was a rare romantic man born into a powerful family.
When Wen Yan heard the news, she laughed so hard that she couldn't stop.
Wen Yan said to Yue Sheng, who was standing by her side, "The news I had spread shouldn't have spread so quickly. Have you found out who is fanning the flames?"
"It was Huo Yaoxing himself," Yuesheng replied expressionlessly, "He probably didn't expect the young lady to spread the news that he would kowtow to Dazhao Temple. Now he's being held captive.
There are more than a thousand steps in Dazhao Temple, and he had to kneel down even if he didn't want to.
Otherwise, his reputation as a loving wife would be ruined."
He knelt down at the gate of Dazhao Temple and his forehead was bruised.
Speaking of this, Yuesheng couldn't help but smile.
Wen Yan laughed so hard that she rolled over on the bed: "I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts from laughing. Hahahaha..."
"Huo Yaoxing can't stand the hardship, he will definitely find a way to escape." Wen Yan waved to Yuesheng.
The moon rises close to my ear.
Wen Yan gave instructions.
Yuesheng curled his lips and ran out to make arrangements.
She felt a lot of sympathy for Huo Yaoxing in her heart. Why did he mess with her young lady when there were so many people he could mess with?
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