Chapter 78 Qionghua Palace
The next day.
Xie Zhenrong packed up and took the palace servants to Yuqing Palace.
Yan Shixu was quite surprised to hear that Xie Zhenrong actually offered to change Wen Lier's residence.
He had already thought about buying a new palace for Wen Li'er.
But considering that her current status has not been promoted, it is not appropriate to change it.
Wait until the baby is born before changing it.
But since the Crown Princess had already brought it up today, he nodded in agreement.
"The side hall where Wen Fengyi lives is indeed a little small. When the child is born, he will definitely like to play in the courtyard. So we should move to a room with a bigger courtyard. I think Qionghua Palace is a good choice."
The smile on Xie Zhenrong's face froze and his eyebrows twitched slightly.
The Qionghua Palace is second only to the Fuyao Palace in both size and location.
Wen Li'er is really capable of living in a small palace where only a concubine can live!
Wait...concubine...
Xie Zhenrong's heart trembled violently.
I vaguely understood what the prince meant.
No, it wouldn't, she quickly rejected her idea.
Wen Li'er's father was a farmer who had just been promoted to a fourth-rank official.
She didn't have much influence in the court and her family background was too low, so the empress dowager would never allow the prince to make Wen Li'er a concubine.
After figuring this out, she let out a long sigh.
"Then I will obey Your Highness. I will send someone to inform Wen Fengyi and ask her to make preparations early."
Yan Shixu nodded, thought of something, and spoke again:
"I just got a few boxes of 'Guzhu Purple Bamboo' today. Your mother likes it. I'll send this tea to the Duke's Mansion along with the New Year gifts."
Xie Zhenrong felt a little warm in her heart when she saw that he still remembered her mother's preferences.
After she returned to Fuyao Palace, she told this matter to Madam Zhuang.
Nanny Zhuang then added a few more words.
"The Crown Prince still cares about you. Therefore, you don't need to resort to any trickery. As long as you manage the inner court for him and open up to him more, His Highness will definitely not favor a concubine over his wife for no reason."
The Crown Princess rarely argued with Madam Zhuang but nodded instead.
"good."
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Yaohua Palace.
Nanny Qin hasn't even taken anyone to the main hall to clean up.
The main reason is that the palace servants in the East Palace are not happy to go there.
Someone just died over there, why should their master be allowed to live there?
The Crown Princess hadn't requested a specific moving date, had she? They just wanted to delay it as long as possible.
Seeing Luoxia coming again, Nanny Qin and the others thought she was here to urge them to move out quickly.
No one could force a smile on their face for a moment.
Luoxia bowed to Wen Li'er above her without changing her expression and said, "Wen Fengyi, the Crown Princess sent me to inform you that there is no need to send anyone to tidy up the main hall of Yaohua Palace. The Crown Princess wants you to move directly to Qionghua Palace."
After she finished speaking, the master and servant in the East Hall were all stunned.
Qionghua Palace?
Why did the Crown Princess suddenly change her mind?
And let the master live in such a big palace?
Nanny Qin secretly pinched her thigh and found that she was indeed not dreaming.
She didn't beat around the bush and asked Luoxia directly.
"Is this definitely an order from the Crown Princess? Didn't they say we'd move to the main hall of Yaohua Palace?"
Luoxia remained calm and said, "Although the main hall of Yaohua Palace is quite large, the Crown Princess has also taken into consideration that when the young master grows up, he will like to run around the courtyard. The courtyard of Qionghua Palace is large enough and has enough rooms. Since we are moving, it is better to do it all at once to avoid the trouble of moving again later."
When Wen Li'er, who was sitting at the top of the table, heard this, her eyes flickered slightly.
Luoxia's words revealed several layers of meaning, and he grasped the most crucial point.
The child will live with her! The Crown Princess will not take the child away!
Upon learning this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, she wanted to test the prince's attitude.
But that time, when he finally planned to ask directly, the prince was suddenly called to the Cining Palace and he didn't have time to say anything.
Later, because I didn’t find a suitable opportunity, I never asked.
Now it seems that there is no need to ask anymore.
Wen Li'er gave Luoxia a gentle smile.
"Please ask Miss Luoxia to express my gratitude to the Crown Princess on my behalf."
"Don't worry, Wen Fengyi, I will definitely convey it."
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After Luoxia left, the palace servants serving in the East Hall immediately cheered.
This reversal is like a dream.
Just last night, they were still gloomy about their upcoming move to the main hall.
As a result, today, I can move to Qionghua Palace.
That is the palace second only to the Fuyao Palace, and I don’t have to live with the other two Fengyis, how great is that.
However, Nanny Qin, who was always suspicious, soon became worried again.
Why did the Crown Princess change her mind?
Arranging for the master to move to such a large and beautiful palace is not something the Crown Princess would do.
But now, I haven't figured out the Crown Princess's intention yet, so I can only go along with it.
In the evening, Yan Shixu came to Wen Lier.
Yongtai behind him was carrying a few plates of pastries made in the imperial kitchen.
Wen Li'er also ate a piece, and then looked at Yan Shixu with sparkling eyes.
Yan Shixu rubbed her head, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
After Wen Li'er swallowed the cake in her mouth, she said with a smile:
"Your Highness is so kind to me. Not only did he reward me with so many valuable things, he also let me move to Qionghua Palace, and now he's giving me cakes."
Yan Shixu chuckled and said, "You're getting more shameless. Who's being nice to you?"
"That's your highness."
Wen Li'er said this and took out a peace knot from under the pillow.
"Your Highness, this peace knot is a New Year's gift from me to you. May your Highness have good fortune and prosperity every day of the new year; may you be blessed with prosperity and everlasting happiness."
Yan Shixu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that she would prepare a New Year's gift for him.
Seeing the pear-shaped jade pendant in the peace knot, he let out a light exclamation and reached out to take the jade pendant to examine it carefully.
"This jade pendant looks exactly like you. It's quite unique."
Wen Lier: "..."
She was sure that His Highness's eyesight was not very good.
But she was still very happy to be able to give away the gifts she had prepared.
After dinner, the two played two more games of chess.
Wen Li'er's chess skills improved slightly, but when she played against the chess master Yan Shixu, she was quickly defeated.
She gave up chess and took Yanshi aside to talk about many things about the child.
Until she said she was tired and closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Yan Shixu carried her to the bed and covered her with a blanket.
Then he took another book and sat aside to read.
Yan Shixu left only after she fell asleep completely.
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