Chapter 108 Thunder, Rain, and Dew Are All Graces of the King
"Your Majesty, have you finished your conversation?" Yan Ruyu asked.
Liu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, almost imperceptibly, finally not having to face Xiao Yu alone.
The atmosphere was really weird.
"We're done talking, what about you guys?"
Yan Ruyu smiled, "We're done talking too."
Zhou Kang nodded very obediently to his wife.
"By the way, Zhou Kang just told me that you found wax here and suspected that the two million taels of silver were made into the appearance of silver by someone and then swapped, right?" Yan Ruyu asked.
"good."
When it came to business, Liu Zhiyuan immediately put Xiao Yu's affairs behind her. She squatted down and said, "Look, there is a thick layer of wax here."
Yan Ruyu squatted down and, with the dim light of the lantern, saw that the ground was indeed covered with a thick layer of wax.
It was obviously left after the candle burned.
Zhou Kang also squatted down and saw Yan Ruyu's skirt dragging on the ground. He reached out and picked it up for her to avoid getting it dirty.
Liu Zhiyuan reached out and touched the ground. It was smooth, but not flat. It seemed that the liquid had flowed out of the silver vault.
There was too much wax, and the vault couldn't hold so much wax, so it overflowed like a flood.
Xiao Yu also squatted down. This was his first time at the silver vault, and he had no idea there was so much wax here.
The officials who previously investigated Liu Zhongyuan's corruption case did not mention this.
Yan Ruyu was puzzled, "Could it be used to help with combustion?"
Such a big silver vault, full of silver, with few combustible items. If you want to start a fire, you must need a combustible material.
Zhou Kang was ashamed, as he had thought so at first.
"Impossible." Liu Zhiyuan said firmly, "The candle itself does not support combustion. It is a flammable material."
The main component of candles is paraffin, which is usually composed of hydrocarbons. The liquid paraffin is guided upward through the cotton wick and vaporizes and burns.
It is okay to use candles for lighting, but in ancient times, combustible vegetable oil, animal oil or special fat should be used to assist combustion.
"And look." Liu Zhiyuan stood up and raised the lantern higher to illuminate a wider area.
"This is all covered in wax, flowing out from the vault. How many candles must have been needed to transport them here? It must have made such a commotion. It's really eye-catching."
The other party was not stupid, but they specially sent so many candles when the job could be done with just a few barrels of lamp oil.
Combined with the missing two million taels of silver, it can be basically confirmed that someone used candles to make the shape of silver and then switched the silver.
Perhaps ancient candles were all long in shape, and no one had made other models, so no one thought of this.
But she had come across candles of various shapes before, including gold ingots, plants and animals, so she was not surprised.
Zhou Kang suddenly remembered, "I remember that Minister Li's family had a candle shop, and his wife's dowry."
Xiao Yu's eyes darkened. "Two million taels of silver can be exchanged for candles. One candle shop definitely can't do it. We need to thoroughly investigate all the candle shops in the capital!"
Zhou Kang bowed and said, "I obey your command."
"I'll go with you." Liu Zhiyuan said excitedly.
She has never seen ancient officials handling cases with her own eyes. She wonders if it would be very interesting and really wants to see it live.
Xiao Yu's eyes darkened. "Why are you going? Concubines are not allowed to leave the palace."
"Why not just sneak out? No one will know."
"Do you think I'm dead?"
Liu Zhiyuan choked, "You didn't object to me leaving the palace before."
She is outside the palace now.
"Is it that I don't object, or that you sneak out of the palace every time without my permission?"
Liu Zhiyuan, "..."
"Return to the palace."
Xiao Yu turned and left. Liu Zhiyuan pouted behind him, as if trying to give him the middle finger.
However, I am afraid that it will affect my image.
Next time she would sneak out during the day. Anyway, he had to deal with state affairs during the day and had no time to go to Zining Palace, so she would not be discovered.
It was a little late when they returned. The Yangxin Palace was far away from the Fuqing Palace and not as close as the Zining Palace, so Xiao Yu went directly to the Zining Palace.
He was attacked while bathing and had not bathed yet today, so he stayed in Zining Palace to bathe and asked someone to go back and notify Liu Dehai to send him some clean clothes.
There was no hot spring in Zining Palace, and people used large wooden barrels for bathing. Yinbao bowed and went downstairs to prepare hot water.
Liu Zhiyuan had already taken a bath and originally didn't plan to take another one. However, when she heard Xiao Yu say that he wanted to take a bath, and thought about going to Wanshou Palace and the silver vault tonight, she felt uncomfortable.
So he said, "Then I'll take a shower too, Jinfu, prepare some hot water for me."
After saying that, he yawned and felt very sleepy.
It was already eleven o'clock, and she would usually be fast asleep at this time.
Two drops of physiological tears overflowed from the corners of her eyes, making the ends of her eyes slightly red under the candlelight, adding a bit of charm.
"Your Majesty, how long will it take for your clothes to be delivered?"
"Half an hour."
So long.
There was only one big bathtub in Zining Palace, and it was already twelve o'clock when his clothes were delivered, not to mention that he had to wait for Xiao Yu to finish washing before he could wash herself.
Then I have to wait until one o'clock before I can go to sleep.
Liu Zhiyuan grinned, "Your Majesty, how about I wash first?"
Xiao Yu's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked at Liu Zhiyuan with a strange look.
Liu Zhiyuan was puzzled. "Why? Your clothes haven't arrived yet, so let me wash them first. Otherwise, I'll wash them after you finish. You don't need to sleep tonight."
"Um."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Zhiyuan was very happy. He could go to bed after taking a bath. How could he not be happy?
"Jinfu, go prepare some clothes for me. I want the silk ones, which are comfortable to wear."
Xiao Yu's hands on his side tightened slightly, and the tips of his ears slowly turned red.
He sat down, picked up the teapot, and poured himself a cup of tea. It was a little hot, so he blew on it twice. After drinking it, instead of calming down, his anger became even hotter.
Hot water needs to be prepared. For such a big wooden barrel, several barrels of hot water need to be boiled. By the time everything is ready, almost half an hour has passed.
The bathtub was carried behind the screen, hot water was carried in bucket by bucket, the water temperature was adjusted, and Jinfu brought the flower petals.
"My lady, would you like to release flower petals?"
"Put some on it."
Xiao Yu sat outside the screen, holding a teacup in his hand.
He has good hearing and can hear the sounds inside clearly.
You don't have to go in to see it, you can imagine what it's like inside just by listening to the sounds.
Put flower petals?
Liu Zhiyuan's skin was as white as jade. Sitting in the bathtub, with gorgeous petals floating around her, her skin must have looked as white as cream.
Suddenly, the tip of Xiao Yu's ears moved slightly. He heard a slight sound of water, as if someone had entered the water.
There was also the sound of water splashing as hands stirred it up.
A picture seemed to appear in front of my eyes: Liu Zhiyuan was sitting in a large bathtub. Her slender white hands like soft catkins gently scooped up a handful of water and sprinkled it on her plump arms, perhaps with yellow or red petals sticking to it.
Just thinking about that scene, Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel dry in the mouth.
His throat rolled up and down, his body suddenly stiffened, and he lowered his head to look between his legs.
Ready to make a move.
His face darkened instantly, but upon closer inspection, it was slightly red.
The sound of water inside became clearer and clearer. Xiao Yu felt hot all over and quickly poured himself a cup of tea. His hands were shaking and the tea splashed out.
After drinking two cups in a row, instead of suppressing the desire in my heart, it became even stronger.
Damn it!
Xiao Yu stood up suddenly, looking at the screen with lustful eyes. His sharp gaze seemed to penetrate the screen and fall on the person inside.
I can’t stand it anymore!
Why should he endure it!
Since ancient times, no emperor has needed to suppress his sexual desire.
Liu Zhiyuan is his, and all the thunder, lightning, rain and dew are the emperor's grace. As a palace concubine, it is her honor to receive the emperor's grace.
He waved his long sleeves and strode towards the back of the screen.
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