Chapter 153: The Emperor's Reward, Seal and Land Deed
Under Xiao Qinggu's insistence, the jewelry on her head was finally reduced enough so that her neck could stand straight.
A maid came to announce: "Your Highness, Eunuch Kang is here."
Xiao Qinggu rubbed his neck and said, "Hurry up and ask someone to come in and go to the front hall."
"Yes." The maid responded and retreated.
The other maids in the room looked at each other. One of them wanted to reach out to help Xiao Qinggu massage her neck, but she looked at her instead.
"I don't like so many people serving me. Go away." In fact, he was almost dizzy because of the noise from these people so early in the morning.
"......yes."
Xiao Qinggu pinched his shoulders, which had been sore for several days. His eyes were almost closed when he suddenly opened them.
not good!
Xiao Qinggu stood up suddenly, feeling dizzy and her knees aching. She grabbed the veil to steady herself, and when she had recovered, she took a big step forward.
"Come here! Collect these..."
Xiao Qinggu suddenly stopped talking halfway through.
No, you can't hide it.
If I hide it and Eunuch Kang finds out, wouldn't that make me feel guilty like a thief?
Xiao Qinggu's eyes rolled around, and she changed her tone, "Put it in the warehouse. Who sent it, when did it come in, and how much it's worth? All of this needs to be registered. We can discuss it when I return."
She added, "Don't follow me. I don't like people following me."
"Yes." The maids received the order and started to get busy.
One of the maids secretly glanced at Xiao Qinggu who was leaving.
Xiao Qinggu noticed someone's gaze falling on her and turned her head unexpectedly. She happened to look over, and the maid just avoided it.
"......" Xiao Qinggu lowered his eyes and looked at her hands.
Without thick calluses, he doesn't look like someone who knows martial arts.
Xiao Qinggu stopped and looked for a while, memorizing the maid's face. The maids' movements gradually slowed down.
Xiao Qinggu's visits to the Princess's residence were rare, and the maids didn't dare to act rashly. Someone boldly asked, "Does Your Highness have any further instructions?"
Xiao Qinggu smiled and shook his head.
"It's okay, I just haven't seen you sisters for a long time, and I want to see more."
The maid who had the courage to ask the question smiled and said, "Your Highness is still as fond of joking as before."
Xiao Qinggu chuckled twice, said hello, and went to the front hall to greet people.
She thought the person who was peeking at her was a restless person, but she didn't know that the maid who had just talked to her gradually concealed her slightly shy expression.
The group quickly registered the gifts and put them into the warehouse.
Xiao Li, the maid Xiao Qinggu was staring at, bowed and said, "Sister Peiyun, everything is packed."
The maid who had previously spoken with Xiao Qinggu had an indifferent expression, with her hands behind her back, looking coldly at the group of people standing opposite her.
A strange smile gradually appeared on the corners of their mouths, and they took out a land deed from their sleeves.
There were rough red fingerprints on the deed, as well as the stamp of a seal: Min Shun.
"Minshun" is the pen name of Xiao Qingxu.
"Oh, where did we put it? We even missed a gift from someone." Peiyun raised the corner of her eyes, "In that case..."
Xiaoli smiled and brought over a mother-of-pearl box that was obviously worth a lot of money at a glance. On the box was a registration book.
Peiyun took the registration book in her hand, and Xiaoli asked all the maids to put the deeds into the box.
Peiyun has a small face and a pointed chin, and her smile at this moment looks like a poisonous tongue spitting out its venom.
She clutched the account book in her hand.
"We should also keep it well for Her Royal Highness the Princess."
In the front hall, Xiao Qinggu was completely unaware of the situation in the warehouse and was exchanging pleasantries with Eunuch Kang.
"It's really troublesome for Eunuch Kang to make this trip." Xiao Qinggu used the imperial edict to stop her from secretly giving silver to Eunuch Kang.
Eunuch Kang smiled, but silently pushed the silver back. "Your Highness, you are too polite. We are here on a mission assigned by the Emperor. How can this be a problem?"
Seeing that he refused to accept it, Xiao Qinggu secretly put the silver back into his sleeve.
"Have you had breakfast, sir? Why don't you eat first before leaving?"
"No, no, the emperor is still waiting for our report." Eunuch Kang refused with a smile, his words without any displeasure. "Your Highness, these are all good things."
Eunuch Kang seemed to be hinting at something. Xiao Qinggu took a look at the pile of precious things and the huge group of people, and smiled weakly.
"Yes, my father still cares about me. He has rewarded me with so many good things. He also knew that the princess's mansion was short of people, so he moved so many people here..."
In the past, with her aunt protecting her, the princess's mansion never lacked the people and things it needed.
So many people have arrived now, which ones are the ones who sneaked in here under the orders of Big Brother? There are so many faces, and at first glance, they all look the same. But these are the people that Eunuch Kang personally sent here under the name of Emperor Chengming, and none of them can be transferred.
If she refused the reward from Emperor Chengming and was seen by someone with ulterior motives, they might think that she had ambitions beyond just becoming a king - although her ambitions certainly did not stop at becoming a king.
Xiao Qinggu's mind raced. Why not take this opportunity to eliminate everyone in the princess's mansion? That way, he could also eliminate his aunt and second brother's spies? But he had to keep that strange maid around to see what bad things she'd do. He couldn't kick them all out, or else new people would come in, making it even harder to guard against them...
Thinking of this, the smile on Xiao Qinggu's face became more sincere.
A moment later, Eunuch Kang finished his tea and left. He timed his departure perfectly, preventing Emperor Chengming from suspecting he was colluding with Xiao Qinggu, while also letting everyone inside and outside the Princess's residence know how much Emperor Chengming valued Xiao Qinggu.
After seeing off Eunuch Kang, Xiao Qinggu looked at the large group of people and turned around to call Manager Wang over.
"Tell all those indentured servants in the mansion to pay off their debts today and let them find work elsewhere. I've brought in a large number of people, and I need to make room for them."
If she doesn't send some people away, her princess mansion will be overcrowded, right?
Manager Wang also knew that none of these people could be driven away, so he hurried to deal with them after receiving the order.
The Prince Qi's Mansion also received the same treatment from Emperor Chengming.
However, it was not Eunuch Kang who came in person, but the new commander of the Longwu Army, Tongzi Tu.
Shang Yuwan was slightly stunned when he saw Tong Zitu introduce himself as the new commander of the Longwu Army.
News about Yue Zhu had already spread from Baijialou, saying that he had submitted his resignation to Emperor Chengming before going to Luzhou City.
But she is still a little dazed now.
Why did Yuezhu... suddenly resign?
Xiao Qingxu had no choice but to accept all the things and servants that Emperor Chengming wanted to send.
Tong Zitu was a business-like person, so after giving a brief explanation, he planned to return to the palace to report.
Xiao Qingxu said politely, "I'll see Commander Tong off."
Tongzi Tu immediately refused, "Your Highness, please don't send me off so far."
Seeing this, Xiao Qingxu didn't force it.
Before Tong Zitu left, he suddenly turned back to look at Shang Yuwan.
Shang Yuwan had come back to his senses from his trance and followed Xiao Qingxu back to the study. The rest of the people and things were taken care of by Manager Li.
“…”
Shang Yuwan......
Is he really just Prince Qi's counselor and Princess Qi's substitute?
Tongzi Tu turned his head and sighed in his heart.
All he should do is protect the emperor and complete the orders given by the emperor. Why should he care about these things?
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