Chapter 35 Ah! Tyrant, you are harming me
"Where is the reward?"
Realizing that her tone was too excited, Princess Mingxia coughed, held her forehead weakly, and her powerful voice became weak.
"What I mean is that rewards are not important. Your Majesty has forgiven my sins for the sake of our ancestors. This is already a great favor. How can I have the audacity to ask for a reward from Your Majesty?"
Xie Hui: “…”
If it weren't for those handsome men and the maidservants who were still crying, I would have believed that you were really weak.
If You Shaoyun saw this scene, he would probably be so angry that he would come back to life.
His eyes turned, and he felt a little mischievous: "Princess, do you really not want the reward from His Majesty?"
"Your Majesty is so benevolent as to care for the descendants of loyal ministers. How could I disobey you?" Princess Mingxia bowed towards the palace with gratitude. "Mingxia thanks you for your grace."
The butler beside him whispered, "Thank you, sir. The reward can be brought in now."
"No need to bother." Xie Hui solemnly handed the wooden box to Princess Mingxia. "The emperor wrote this. I hope you will frame it and look at it for a quarter of an hour every day."
Princess Mingxia blinked her bright peach blossom eyes, looked at the small wooden box and then at Xie Hui. Is this the reward?
Xie Hui: "I have official business to attend to. Goodbye."
"etc!"
Xie Hui turned around and asked, "Is there anything else, Princess?"
"Thank you, my Lord. I'm so grief-stricken that I'm seeking external aid to alleviate my sorrow." Princess Mingxia's face was filled with sorrow. "Could you please not tell His Majesty what I just saw?"
Xie Hui's voice turned cold: "Princess, do you want me to bully you?"
"No, no, no, of course not." Princess Mingxia dared not bear this accusation. "What I mean is, if Your Majesty doesn't ask, could Master Xie not take the initiative to tell Your Majesty?"
"I have my reasons for doing this. If you need my Chongde Marquisate in the future, please feel free to ask, my Lord."
"Princess, you might as well take a look at what's in the box first." Xie Hui said this and strode away.
As expected, he refused to listen.
Princess Mingxia bit her lip in annoyance, thinking that it was a bad decision.
She thought that the current emperor was busy with many affairs and would not pay attention to her, a divorced woman, so she relaxed a little.
I didn't expect that the emperor would send Xie Hui to the Chongde Marquis' Mansion, and he broke in and saw what happened just now.
If His Majesty knew she was acting...
The color drained from Princess Mingxia's face.
——Deceiving the emperor is a serious crime punishable by execution of the entire family.
"Princess, please don't scare yourself." The housekeeper said, "Since Lord Xie asked you to look at the contents of the box, you might as well take a look first."
When I opened the box, what came into view was a paper roll.
Princess Mingxia slowly unfolded the paper scroll, and the word "measure" with a murderous aura suddenly came into her sight.
Her pupils suddenly contracted, her hands trembled, and she almost lost her grip.
——The emperor knows everything.
"Princess." The housekeeper supported her worriedly.
"Find the best craftsman to frame it and hang it in the most prominent place in the study." Princess Mingxia made a quick decision and handed the scroll to the housekeeper. "Do it immediately."
The emperor did not expose her in person, but just sent this calligraphy over. He probably had no intention of investigating the matter further.
But if she wanted to do something about this matter, she would be out of line, and then the emperor would no longer let it go.
She paced back and forth a few steps with one hand on her chin, then turned her head and gave instructions to the guards.
"You, go and call back the people who spread the news."
"You, take that courtesan to a safe place, get her some medical help, and give her a thousand taels of silver. Make sure she has plenty of food and clothing for the rest of her life."
"You, send someone to the prison and tell them that whatever needs to be done will be done. There's no need to give the You family any special treatment, especially my cousin. Wait until she dies before you tell her the truth."
"You, arrange for a few servants to keep an eye on the teahouses and taverns, and report back promptly if there's any movement."
The guards obeyed the order: "Yes!"
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[Wow, Grand Secretary Cao is really quick, finishing his article so quickly. Let me see... Tsk tsk, he compliments people so well without repeating himself. Is he trying to make Princess Mingxia a role model for all women?]
[The market response is quite good, and most people are praising Princess Mingxia.]
[Huh? Are there any of Princess Mingxia's trolls among those praising her? Hahaha, they're actually putting notes on people who are cursing Princess Mingxia, all filled with embarrassing things they've done. Stealing bamboo shoots!]
Chu Liuzheng continued to flip through the pages.
[Eh? Why did you suddenly withdraw the navy? ]
Oh, it was the tyrant who sent the Imperial Guards to deliver a message to Princess Mingxia. I thought the tyrant didn't know Princess Mingxia was acting, but it turns out he knew all along. You really can't underestimate the Imperial Guards' intelligence network.
[Wait! Marquis Wen Zhao has sent a matchmaker to the Chongde Marquis's residence, hoping to ask for Princess Mingxia to be his second son's consort!]
[Frog fun! What a betrayal! Marquis Wen Zhao knows that Princess Mingxia already has five, six, seven, or eight young men, and is he afraid of getting five, six, seven, or eight more in the future? Is he complaining that the Marquisate's population is too small and not lively enough?]
I was just enjoying the gossip when a familiar voice suddenly called out from outside the door: "Is Miss Liu Zheng here?"
Caiyue, who was resting with her eyes closed on the bed next to her, immediately opened her eyes and turned to Chu Liuzheng and said, "It's Eunuch Zhou who's here."
Chu Liuzheng nodded, she also recognized it was Zhou Yuande's voice.
"Just lie still, I'll go out and take a look."
Chu Liuzheng got off the bed, walked over and opened the door.
Zhou Yuande was standing in the yard with a friendly look on his face. When he saw her come out, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
Chu Liuzheng glanced at the young eunuch holding a tray behind him and asked in confusion, "Eunuch Zhou, why did you come here so suddenly?"
"Congratulations, young lady." Zhou Yuande said with a smile, "Young lady, you have served the emperor with great merit. These are rewards from His Majesty."
Chu Liuzheng: ???
What did she do to deserve the tyrant's reward?
It can’t be because the tea I brewed last night was particularly delicious, right?
"Could you please explain it more clearly, sir?"
Zhou Yuande gave her a knowing look and said with a smile, "Young lady, you have your own thoughts. Please express your gratitude quickly."
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
[What do I have? Please explain clearly!]
The emperor's reward cannot be refused.
Not only can you not refuse, you also have to be grateful.
Chu Liuzheng pretended to be happy and bowed in the direction of Wenhua Palace, "This servant thanks the Lord for his grace."
Zhou Yuande motioned for the eunuch behind him to come forward and said to Chu Liuzheng, "His Majesty has ordered that if the young lady doesn't like these patterns, she can go to the Imperial Household Department to choose one herself."
Chu Liuzheng glanced at the three rolls of satin with plain patterns and said sincerely, "I like them very much. Thank you, Eunuch Zhou, for your trouble."
"You're too polite, young lady." Zhou Yuande said with a hint of meaning, "Your good fortune is yet to come."
Chu Liuzheng: “!!!”
[Could this guy have misunderstood that the tyrant has taken a fancy to me?]
[Wait! I can explain! !]
Zhou Yuande didn't even give Chu Liuzheng a chance to explain. He tapped the two boxes of scented powder on the tray with his whisk. "I heard that the young lady likes jasmine. These two boxes of scented powder were specially made by His Majesty at the Imperial Pharmacy with jasmine as the base note."
Chu Liuzheng was flattered and terrified.
[The Imperial Pharmacy is a place that specially prepares perfumes for the emperor. How can a mere palace maid like me deserve to use the perfume specially prepared by the Imperial Pharmacy?]
[If I remember correctly, only the Empress and Consort Rong had this honor in the entire harem? Not even Consort Shu, who gave birth to the princess, had it.]
[It's over, it's over! If this news gets to the harem, won't I be torn to pieces by those women?]
[Ah! Tyrant, you've harmed me! !]
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