Chapter 504 The show has finally begun.
Li Rong never expected that Jiang Nuanzhi would be so worried about this kind of thing. Half of his romantic feelings dissipated, and the remaining half disappeared when he looked into Jiang Nuanzhi's inquisitive eyes. He touched his nose and hid it away.
"It's cold outside, let's get in the carriage first."
As he spoke, he lifted the person directly onto the carriage.
The carriage clattered away and disappeared from sight, while Chi Heng walked forward with his eyes narrowed.
"No, they just left like that? Can't they see me standing right here? Huh?"
"Who told you to stand there silently just now?" Sun Wu had barely finished speaking when he noticed Chi Heng's unfriendly gaze. He immediately shrank back and asked again, "Master, should we still invite them to our residence for dinner?"
"Eat? Eat my ass! Get in the car, let's go to their house to eat! We're going to get our revenge today."
Without saying a word, Chi Heng jumped onto his carriage.
Seeing that Sun Wu was still sitting there in a daze, Sun Wen immediately patted him and said, "Hurry up and catch up, what are you standing there for?"
Sun Wu looked somewhat suspicious: "Do you think our master just wants to freeload a meal?"
Sun Yat-sen was silent for a moment: "Don't you want to?"
Sun Tzu: "."
The next second, he took off running.
"Hurry up, or it'll be too late to eat it while it's still hot."
Sun Yat-sen: "."
Jiang Nuanzhi, having nothing else to do in the carriage, started doing the accounts with Li Rong.
"One hundred, two hundred, three hundred..."
Jiang Nuanzhi counted for a long time, then frowned: "There are only 1,800 taels left. The journey will cost a lot of money! I remember that before I set off, I had saved nearly 5,000 taels."
After saying that, she sighed softly, and then slapped her thigh: "By the way, didn't the Emperor say he would reward me with a hundred taels of gold? I've been busy all day, why hasn't he brought the gold? Is he lying to me? You know, it's one thing to receive my salary every six months, but why isn't he giving me this reward? Has he forgotten about it?"
Li Rong was holding the silver notes for her, and initially thought her seriousness meant something important. But seeing her like this, he chuckled softly the next second: "Tomorrow, when I go to the palace tomorrow, I'll ask him for it, okay?"
"Um!"
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded hurriedly: "If we have a hundred taels of gold, then we won't have to worry about the silver for the time being."
After thinking for a moment, she frowned again. "That's not right. You've come to the capital to work for him, but you're only a staff member. You don't get a salary, and he hasn't given you any rewards or anything."
Li Rong thought about it for a moment, and it seemed that there really wasn't any, so he shook his head.
Jiang Nuanzhi gritted her teeth inwardly and spat, "That skinflint! No wonder he's so sickly, he's too good at calculating."
Li Rong had never heard the emperor speak like this before. He vaguely recalled some past events and realized that the emperor was indeed good at accounting. For some reason, his mood improved.
“Anuan is right.”
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Achoo!
In his bedchamber, the emperor was listening to his minister Wang Yong's report on state affairs when he suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose and continued to fiddle with his prayer beads.
"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"
The Emperor waved his hand, signaling him to continue.
Before Wang Yong could speak, he saw Li Gong carrying a tray coming in from behind. Upon entering the room, he was surprised to find no one in front of the hall and exclaimed, "Oh, Your Majesty, have the General and Physician Jiang already left?"
"This... the gold reward you ordered was just delivered. Do you think we should send it over?"
The emperor was lying on the bed at that time, his eyes unconsciously falling in the direction where the group had left. The sad and miserable look in his eyes was gone, replaced by a pair of dark eyes that were devoid of any emotion.
Hearing the voice, he glanced at the tray in Eunuch Li's hand and waved his hand: "No need. It's unnecessary anyway. Wang Yong, please continue."
Lord Wang frowned, his voice softening slightly as he continued, "...That's how it is. Xiao Yuanshan kidnapped Qin Lin, poisoned Wei Ke, and threatened Li Rong with the antidote, demanding that he bring Physician Jiang to a banquet at the Regent's Palace. The banquet is scheduled for the day after tomorrow."
The Emperor's hand, which was turning the beads, suddenly stopped, and a cold smile appeared on his lips: "Xiao Yuanshan's movements are as quick as ever."
Wang Yong frowned, looking at the Emperor with a worried expression: "Your Majesty, I don't know what Xiao Yuanshan is planning. Whether he's trying to win over Physician Jiang or secretly plotting against her, it's all wrong for us. Your Majesty still relies on her for treatment, and we can't afford the slightest mistake."
"Do you think I should go and give General Li a heads-up, so he'll have some idea of what to do?"
The Emperor's dark eyes lowered slightly, and upon hearing this, he shook his head: "No need. Li Rong will not take her."
Lord Wang was taken aback: "This..."
The Emperor, seemingly lost in thought, looked up, a smile playing on his lips once more: "Xiao Yuanshan won't let this go either. Come to think of it, those two are quite alike sometimes. I've been waiting for this show for so long, and it's finally starting."
As he spoke, he coughed heavily twice, and the filthy blood splattered onto his yellow robe once again.
The man standing nearby, Lord Wang, turned pale with fright: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Your health..."
Eunuch Li rushed over, his eyes red with anxiety: "Where is Physician Que? Quickly, go and call Physician Que!"
The Emperor waved his hand: "It's nothing. Don't make a fuss."
Then, he glanced at Wang Yong and said, "Prepare pen and ink. You will write an imperial edict on my behalf."
Wang Yong and his companions immediately got busy. After the imperial edict was drafted, there were still many memorials that needed to be decided. After a flurry of activity, half of the candle had burned down.
The Emperor leaned back on the soft couch, catching his breath. "It's nothing, you may return now."
Wang Yong looked at it, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing."
Seeing the Emperor looking over, Wang Yong carefully said, "The Ministry of Rites reported that the child has already arrived in the capital, and the Empress Dowager even sent someone to personally escort him back. He is currently settled outside and has not yet been brought into the palace. Your Majesty, would you like to summon him?"
"The person has already been brought back?" The Emperor's expression finally relaxed a bit, and he pondered for a moment: "Bring him into the palace tomorrow."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Li Quan, summon Consort Gui to an audience immediately."
...
"Why isn't Anuan back yet? I'm starving."
The old man squatted in the main room, his cloak wrapped tightly around himself: "Achoo! What kind of place is this? It's freezing! The room is so cold and damp, it's not warm at all like home!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the pitch-black window, his expression becoming even more wrinkled: "It's not as bright as the house."
The old man pouted, clearly unhappy. He glanced at Uncle Xin, who was staring blankly at the account book, then turned away in boredom and let out a long sigh.
Beside him, Baozhu and Xiao'er were also squatting down, sighing along with him.
The three of them propped their heads up and stared longingly toward the main entrance.
Big Black was lying next to the group. When it heard the noise, it immediately perked up its ears and looked towards the door. Seeing that they were just passersby, it listlessly lay back down.
My head has been buzzing from the toothache these past couple of days, and my mind is a bit foggy, so I'll have to update less, my darlings. I'll resume updates tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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