Chapter 8 Jin Ling 8
This time, Liu Sanhao still came up with the idea of using colored beads as pendants, but Yao Jinling also innovated and won the favor of the Empress Dowager and Concubine Wang with a peacock.
In the eyes of Empress Dowager Guo, the peacock was born from the phoenix, and although it was noble, it was still inferior to the phoenix, which was in line with her desire for power and supremacy.
However, Concubine Wang thought that the peacock was the king of birds, and she couldn't help but feel happy because she was already ambitious and wanted to get involved in the palace power.
The two of them, each with their own agenda, were both quite pleased with Jin Ling. The Empress Dowager even rewarded both chambers with golden cream pastries, but this time the Sizhen Chamber gave twice as much as the Sizhi Chamber, which made Zhong Sizhi unhappy.
On the day when the Shanggong Bureau delivered the dresses, hairpins, and rings, Yao Jinling deliberately waited for Sanhao, and the two of them went out together. As soon as they reached the viburnum tree, they saw a tall man in a prince's python robe, pinching a candied lotus seed and feeding it to the turtle in his hand.
Miyoshi immediately recognized that this was his former benefactor, and the two of them stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"...No need to be so polite." The man was tall and handsome, but his words and actions were as childish and stupid as a child. His speech was vague, which made Sanhao feel pity for him.
Jin Ling next to her had no expression on her face, but when she stood up, the bell on her waist made a slight sound, which instantly attracted the attention of the man in front of her.
Before Li Yi could come up with a reasonable excuse to ask, the two ladies had already left together. The man felt a sense of loss in his heart, and his eyes unconsciously followed their retreating figures until the palace maid with the bell on her waist suddenly turned around, smiled at him, and mouthed:
"haven't seen you for a long time".
Li Yi silently savored these four words in his heart, the corners of his mouth raised uncontrollably, and his eyes revealed a joy that he himself did not even notice.
He was slowly savoring the joy of reuniting with an old friend and the inexplicable excitement in his heart, while Sanhao was also discussing his return with Jinling.
"I didn't expect that the prince would really come back." Sanhao was filled with emotion. He was happy that Prince Guang grew up safely, but he was also worried that it would be difficult for him, an idiot child, to survive in the palace in the future.
Jin Ling knew at a glance that her saintly complex had struck again, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart.
Prince Guang is currently biding his time, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Compared to them, Prince Guang Li Yi has been blessed with benefactors along the way, and even the throne was painstakingly delivered to him by the villainous boss Ma Yuanying. Instead of worrying about him, it's better to worry about yourself.
What? You mean the heroine also has an invincible luck buff? Oh, that's fine.
Jin Ling was silently jealous of the hero and heroine's halo for a second, and then observed a three-minute silence for herself, the unlucky one.
When they arrived at Ziyun Palace, Qian Feiyan, believing that it was difficult to change one's nature, spoke sarcastically to the two of them.
Unfortunately, Sanhao was kind and didn't care. Jin Ling deliberately greeted other people and ignored her, which made Qian Feiyan embarrassed and she shut up in anger.
This time, she did not argue with Qian Feiyan in front of the emperor. Although the two families were instigated by the Empress Dowager, the relationship did not deteriorate further, and she was not punished to clean the torture chamber.
"Rewards are needed for merit, and punishments are needed for fault. I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. This time, both of you have done very well." Guo sat on the phoenix couch, her eyes slowly sliding over Sanhao and Jinling, her tone neither hurried nor slow:
"Especially this Peacock Concubine made by the Sizhen Room, which is just right for the status of Concubine Wang." After saying that, he gave rewards to both rooms. The Sizhen Room received two more pieces of brocade than the Sizhi Room. As the main creator, Jin Ling received an extra fifty taels of silver, which was equivalent to one and a half years' salary.
Zhong Sizhi was indignant all the way, and even more dissatisfied when he entered the lobby of the Sizhi Office: "I really don't know what tricks that Ruan Cuiyun used. It's obvious that everyone has new ideas, so why do they get more rewards than us?"
Sanhao was holding the twenty taels of silver given by the Grand Empress Dowager. Seeing Zhong Sizhi's anger, he quickly handed it over: "Zhong Sizhi, don't be angry..."
"Do I care about these rewards?" Zhong Sizhi tapped Sanhao's smooth forehead vigorously: "What I care about is that the Empress Dowager favors the Sizhenfang more!"
"Ruan Cuiyun is already scheming, and now with Yao Jinling by her side, she's even more powerful and difficult to deal with."
Qian Feiyan also echoed, looking at Sanhao with a gloating look: "That's right, but Liu Sanhao, you have always been good friends with that Yao Jinling. Are you planning to get close to Si Zhenfang in the future and betray our Zhong Sizhi?"
"No, Jin Ling and I grew up together and have a very good relationship, but I have never thought of betraying the Sizhifang!"
Without waiting for Qian Feiyan to object, Zhong Xuexia immediately made the final decision: "In short, from now on, unless it is absolutely necessary, you should not meet privately to avoid any trouble."
A few days later, the Shanggong Bureau suddenly mentioned a new chess master named Gao. Many young palace maids looked very happy. Qian Feiyan even managed to get a box of rouge from Jinshizhai, but it was taken away by Cao Zhangzhi before she could even warm it up.
Yao Jinling knew that the young Lord Gao should be the official partner of the female lead, the other male lead Gao Xianyang.
However, her goal was to become the queen, so she declined the offer of this young Lord Gao. Jin Ling had run into Prince Guang twice while walking around the palace these days, and each time they exchanged a few polite words before parting ways.
Only when the two passed each other did Jin Ling clearly smell the familiar fragrance and the faint sound of bells.
She also heard King Guang call the turtle in his hand "sunflower" instead of "sugar lotus seeds" in the original plot.
After confirming her importance in Prince Guang's heart, Jin Ling made a prompt decision. She knelt down on the day when Gao Xianyang played chess with the Japanese chess player and waited outside Kojiro Onizuka's room.
As soon as he saw the eunuch carrying a sack into the room, he immediately followed him in with bricks in his hands, and hit him on the head before he could finish his lines.
"Jinling? Why are you here?" Sanhao hugged her tightly. She was obviously scared when she faced the palace's secrets for the first time.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I saw your lost handkerchief while passing by the garden and felt something was wrong. Thinking about how you had been delivering medicine to that Onitsuka these days, I originally suspected that the Japanese had some bad intentions, but I didn't expect that it was actually our own people who had dirty intentions."
Jin Ling had just finished speaking when Li Yi finally arrived. As soon as they entered, they exchanged glances, neither of them speaking.
Sanhao, who was facing away from King Guang, realized something was wrong. When he turned around, he saw Li Yi standing at the door.
"Your Majesty? Why are you here too?"
Li Yi blinked, took out the handkerchief from his waist, and said in a rough voice: "I found this handkerchief in the garden. Is it yours?"
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!" Sanhao gratefully accepted the handkerchief and bowed again. "I didn't expect Your Highness to help me again today. I am deeply grateful."
"Ah? Oh...it's okay. If you want to thank me, just...give me a bag of candied lotus seeds." Li Yi was talking to Sanhao, but his eyes were always on Jin Ling. He breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that she was not injured.
Sanhao naturally didn't pay attention to the quarrel. She quickly took out the bag of candied lotus seeds in her arms and gave it to Prince Guang.
"Okay, okay, I love candied lotus seeds the most!" Li Yi couldn't wait to open the candy wrapper, picked up one and handed it to Jin Ling: "Mom said that if there is a good one, we should share it with everyone. You have one, I have one, you have one, I'll have another... well, you..."
Jinling and Sanhao were each given a candied lotus seed, and the rest were held in Guangwang's hands, jumping away.
"Pfft..." Jin Ling looked at his inexplicably cheerful background and couldn't help laughing when she thought that the male protagonist was just pretending. Sanhao next to her glanced at her strangely, "What's so funny?"
"No... I just think that although Prince Guang is stupid, he is still quite cute, haha!" Jin Ling knew that he didn't go far, so she smiled and took the heroine's hand, and the two left from the other side.
Li Yi in the corner was holding the bag of candied lotus seeds in his hand, with an expressionless face and looking indifferent.
But his eyes were dull and his ears were pink. He stood there for half an incense stick before he suddenly came to his senses and quietly walked away.
Hmm... Am I cute? ...
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