Chapter 16 How Noble is the Second Lady of the General's Mansion

Bei Jingchu took a look and said: "My goodness, it's redder than a face that has been slapped! This must have been added with a lethal amount of cinnabar and heavy metals!"

[As expected, the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is. 】

Emperor: ...Okay.

"I thought, brother, you are the true dragon emperor, so of course you should enjoy this elixir.

So, I will go and persuade the Taoist priest to work for you, brother.

But the Taoist priest is a layman, and he said he would only come out of seclusion if he was sincere, unless the emperor came to invite him personally."

This is also what his staff thought.

An enlightened immortal must be arrogant enough to have a sense of mystery.

Only if the emperor personally visited him three times would he be convinced.

King Lu waited for the emperor to ask him where the Taoist priest was, and then he said the name of a mountain.

There is no specific location yet, so the emperor needs to find it himself.

After finding the master, some Taoist children will try to stop him, saying that the master has gone down the mountain to travel and will not be back for an unknown time.

The emperor would then become extremely anxious and look forward to the Taoist's arrival even more, and would obey the Taoist's orders in the future.

King Meng of Lu did a good job. He could almost imagine the scene where the emperor died after taking the elixir and then he would ascend to the throne.

The emperor said nonchalantly, "Forget it if you don't want to leave the mountain. I won't force you to do anything."

King Lu: “Ah?”

"No, my royal brother. If he were alive, he could take the elixir every day. But if he is not here, the only thing I asked for is this one pill."

The emperor did not even bat an eyelid, and continued to answer him while burying his head in his memorial: "One is enough, to prove that I have no chance of everlasting life."

The emperor on the high throne was as calm and composed as a true monk.

[Awesome! He was able to resist the temptation of the elixir. It turns out that my father is not an ordinary emperor.]

Bei Jingchu initially suspected that she was wearing a fan fiction, otherwise why did the plot become more and more outrageous?

Now King Lu was no longer calm.

How can one pill do that? At most one pill can kill the baby next to the emperor.

Not sure yet.

Prince Lu was standing there wanting to say something, but the emperor finally looked up at him and said, "Go and think of a solution, and try to get someone here."

If all the roads were blocked, how could his good brother continue his show?

[Alas~ As expected, refining elixir is the fate that even the emperor cannot escape. 】

The emperor pinched the wrinkled little boy's soft cheeks.

He was so smart when he was in court, so why can't you see now that he was playing a trick on you?

Prince Lu breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was different from what he had expected, at least he had managed to get the person in.

In the original novel, Taoist Qianqing is a big villain. Because he gained the emperor's respect and trust by presenting alchemy, he was very arrogant in the palace and even had the power to cover up everything.

The emperor thought so highly of him that he would not even listen to the advice of the imperial teacher.

The young male protagonist was also bullied by him. It was only after the emperor died and the male protagonist ascended the throne that he had this evil Taoist priest torn to pieces in public.

However, this time he was not welcomed into the palace by the emperor himself, but was led in through a corner gate of the palace.

Then he was arranged to live in the servants' room.

Taoist Qianqing: How is this different from what we agreed?

Didn’t Prince Lu say that His Majesty would use him in a high position and that he would have everything he wanted?

He thrust a coin into the eunuch who was leading him and asked, "Eunuch, I wonder when His Majesty will summon me."

The eunuch shook the silver, but it was too light, so he threw it back in disgust.

"Your Majesty is very busy, so it's not like a nobody like you can see him whenever you want.

Just wait and hand in the pills every day.

If His Majesty is happy with his meal one day, he might summon you."

But for several days, the emperor showed no sign of paying any attention to him.

The Taoist priest began to doubt the effectiveness of his elixir.

That's not right. The pills he refined would make any normal person feel energized and happy as if they had entered a fairyland after taking them.

The emperor has been eating for several days and will definitely want to see him.

"Your Majesty, today's medicine has been delivered."

When Eunuch Jiang brought it up, the emperor said, "You don't need my review anymore. Send it directly to Imperial Physician Shen."

Bei Jingchu blinked her big eyes in the cradle: [This is so ridiculous, shouldn't the emperor be addicted to elixirs and unable to live without them for a moment?

How come you didn't fall for it? You figured it out the first time. 】

The emperor was somewhat proud, wanting to show his little bastard what a wise, brave, observant and all-knowing emperor his father was.

Doctor Shen heard that there was a pill that could give a person a short-term boost of energy but would also drain the body.

The medical maniac was immediately addicted. He analyzed the ingredients of the pills sent by the Taoist priest for several days and finally figured it out.

Then he went to the emperor and reported: "Indeed, most of them are harmful to the human body. I have recorded all the herbs used."

Very good, then we will have one more piece of evidence to punish King Lu.

The emperor sighed slightly, but in fact he still held a glimmer of hope. What if it really was a panacea?

The final result proved that the young man's prediction was not wrong.

The days passed peacefully. Bei Jingchu ate, defecated, slept, woke up, and played with the other two children.

Bei Jingchu is almost one month old.

The emperor even issued a general amnesty to celebrate.

For a child's one-month birthday it was really too grand, and the extent to which the eldest princess was pampered was astonishing.

But the court officials thought again, the emperor had only one child who made it past the full month, and it was hard to find one who survived, so it was understandable that he was so happy that he became stupid.

Because Bei Jingchu kept clamoring to see the heroine, the emperor told Lei Ning to bring his eldest daughter to attend the princess's full-moon banquet.

After Lei Ning returned home, he told the news to Lei Nian'er's aunt, who was ecstatic.

"Tomorrow I'll find some better fabric from the bottom of the box and cut a nice dress for Nian'er to wear to the banquet in a pretty way."

"Is there any problem with this outfit?" General Lei didn't know much about clothing materials. He wore official robes when he met the emperor, but for him, any other dress was fine.

Aunt Gui explained in a low voice: "The material that Nian'er is wearing is not bright enough, and it doesn't look like something a girl of her age should wear.

The material is also inferior. If others saw it, they would think that the general couldn’t afford to have a concubine.”

General Lei was unhappy: "Then why didn't you take out some clothes for your lady to change into?"

Aunt Gui choked up and was speechless: "Then I must also get good fabrics."

General Lei finally understood. He clasped his hands together on the table and asked sincerely:

"Are you saying that when Madam was the housekeeper, she withheld your clothing materials?"

Doesn't look very smart.

Lei Nian'er, who was trying hard to make a living while minimizing her presence, couldn't help but snort.

Aye is so stupid. She knew what A Niang meant, but Aye didn't understand.

Aunt Gui: Do you have to ask so directly?

How should she respond?

If she said yes, it would appear that she had bad intentions and was trying to get involved with the mistress. If she said no, what if this stupid ass just believed it and didn't care?

Shouldn't you have become furious after realizing it, and then punished those servants who embezzled money, and then held Madam Lei accountable, and finally replenished the supplies that were withheld from them and their daughter?

Why don't you play by the rules?

Aunt Gui gritted her teeth and agreed.

"Oh! Why don't you just say it earlier? You're beating around the bush. I have a bunch of good stuff here. I'll bring it to you later."

After saying this, he looked at Aunt Gui eagerly, as if she was waiting for her to compliment him.

After waiting for a while, he heard no sound and saw Aunt Gui looking at him like a fool.

Lei Ning was a little confused: "Is there anything else?"

Of course something happened!

The material is important, but she wanted to use this incident to expose the fact that the servants were looking down on the people and cheating on her and her daughter.

It just so happens that the general is here and can help the mother and daughter establish their authority.

As a result, this stupid and straightforward guy just cared about the fabric.

During this time, Aunt Gui spent more time with the general when he came to visit her daughter.

She figured it out and reminded him not to beat around the bush when talking to this man.

You have to speak directly and straightforwardly, otherwise he won't understand.

But she hesitated and didn't dare to say it out loud, and Lei Nian'er couldn't stand it anymore.

"Aniang means that those servants always bully Aniang and me. Today, Aye is here, and she wants Aye to punish them."

Aunt Gui covered Lei Nian'er's greasy mouth with a handkerchief, which he had not wiped after dinner.

General Lei finally understood, and he slapped his thigh:

"Oh, you are so anxious, just say it directly! Do you still want me to guess your thoughts?"

Aunt Gui responded with a smile and took Lei Nian'er to her lap.

Soon the steward arrived.

General Lei got straight to the point: "How much stuff did you seize from Aunt Gui and the eldest lady?"

When the manager heard this, he immediately cried out that it was not good and cursed his stupid son to death eight hundred times in his heart.

It's all that brat's fault for coming up with the bad idea of ​​not offending the lady for the sake of the eldest lady.

Now the general actually asked for accountability.

......

An hour later, in the main courtyard.

The maid reported to Madam Lei what she had heard. "Madam, the steward was punished for withholding the fabrics from the young lady."

Mrs. Lei was puzzled: "Why didn't you investigate it earlier or later, but now?"

"I heard that he was attending the Grand Princess's full-moon party, and then he found out that the fabric of the Grand Princess's clothes was not good."

The eldest princess’ full-moon banquet?

This is a great opportunity to meet dignitaries!

Mrs. Lei called Lei Nan'er over and had someone measure her and make her a new dress.

He pulled Lei Nan'er and told her, "Your damn father locked up your mother, and it was he who took you there this time.

The princess's full-month banquet was attended by high-ranking officials and royal relatives.

Our Nan'er must wear the best clothes to let them all see how noble the second young lady of our general's mansion is."

She never considered the possibility that her daughter might not be able to go.