Chapter 207 I knew you two clever little devils would be alright
Sheng Sheng laughed at her own stupidity, sighed, and rubbed her forehead: "Ugh, I'm so incredibly stupid, how could I forget about this?"
Lu Chaosong didn't know how important the Rejuvenating Grass was, so he simply asked her, "Princess, what's wrong with this thing? Is there something wrong with it?"
Sheng Sheng didn't know either; she couldn't recognize her.
Sheng Sheng shook her head: "Sheng Sheng doesn't know either, we'll have to ask someone."
Sheng Sheng carefully picked up the dark orange herb with her handkerchief and asked him, "Sheng Sheng, can I take this with me?"
Lu Chaosong was taken aback, thinking she was asking if he could take the bundle of gold and silver jewelry with him.
Generally speaking, these captured items are all turned over to the national treasury and become state property.
However, with each layer of intermediaries involved, there are actually many opportunities to steal oil.
As a general, Lu Chaosong had experienced many such things.
Not to mention these things seized from prisoners, even the things he seized from the enemy during his previous battles were the same.
Even if he doesn't take it, he will still lose a lot of things in the end.
Because the profits were all stolen by the middlemen.
Lu Chaosong pursed his lips, but he didn't expect that the second princess would have such thoughts at such a young age.
Moreover, they took it openly and honestly in front of so many people.
Lu Chaosong had just thought that this second princess was a bit brave and different, but now that he heard that she wanted to take away these gold and silver treasures, he felt a mix of emotions.
"According to regulations, all these surrendered items belong to the national treasury and are to be handed over to His Majesty," Lu Chaosong replied respectfully.
"I see."
Sheng Sheng thought about it for a moment. Anyway, her father knew about this, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to take it now.
At worst, she could take it to her father for a look first, and then ask the imperial physician if it really was the Rejuvenating Herb.
The imperial physician is currently treating Xiao Quanzi, and she can't find him. In that case, she'll take it to her father for a checkup first.
"It's alright, Shengsheng will take it to Father Emperor now. If anything goes wrong, Shengsheng will take responsibility!"
Since Sheng Sheng was a princess, Lu Chaosong couldn't say anything.
Seeing her calm expression and her saying that she would show it to His Majesty right now, Lu Chaosong wondered if he had misunderstood her. Maybe she really liked these shiny things and couldn't wait to play with them.
After all, he had never seen a corrupt minister show the Emperor what he wanted to embezzle before doing so.
"Well... okay."
Lu Chaosong wavered a little, having prepared himself for the little dumpling to take the whole bundle away, when he saw the little dumpling holding the herb in her hand with a joyful expression, her dimples showing as she smiled.
"Great! Sheng Sheng will go find Father Emperor now! Goodbye, General Lu!"
Then, without even glancing at the bundle of gold and silver jewelry, the little dumpling picked up the unassuming herb and left.
Lu Chaosong hadn't even reacted yet: "Huh? Oh, goodbye, Princess!"
The little dumpling disappeared in a flash, leaving Lu Chaosong somewhat bewildered as he stared at the pile of gold and silver jewelry on the table.
Do you want herbs, not money?
What does the second princess mean by this?
While feeling confused, Lu Chaosong also felt guilty for his unfounded speculation about her.
"Sigh! Lu Chaosong, you're already in your forties, how can you make such a guess about a little kid who's not even as tall as your knee!"
The subordinate pointed to a pile of gold and silver jewelry on the table and asked, "General, what should we do with all of this?"
Lu Chaosong waved his hand: "What else can we do? Hand it in according to the rules!"
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Humming a little tune, she ran unimpeded to the entrance of Xie Yuxiao's tent and asked the guards at the door, "Is Father Emperor here?"
"Your Highness, His Majesty is inside."
Thank you.
Sheng Sheng smiled and checked her shoes, then skipped and hopped inside.
A faint fragrance wafted from inside the tent. Xie Yuxiao stood at the table writing, while Consort Li and Consort Jing were discussing the two notorious bandits.
"Your Majesty, you have no idea, our little Quanzi has been beaten to the point of barely clinging to life!"
Consort Jing exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it's that serious? What about the two children?"
"The two children are unharmed, but poor Quanzi is the one who suffers. Your Majesty, you must severely punish these two traitors!"
Xie Yuxiao remained calm and composed, unlike the previous times when he learned that the children had encountered some trouble.
"Alright, alright, they'll be dealt with as they see fit, so don't worry about it."
Consort Li chided, "Your Majesty, I was just standing up for the two children. It's fortunate that Qi'er and Sheng Sheng didn't encounter this, otherwise..."
Consort Jing patted her hand and comforted her, "Sister Consort Li, don't scare yourself. Aren't the children all fine? In my opinion, the children are just lucky. Look, they've escaped danger several times without any real harm."
Consort Li was naturally worried and said irritably, "What do you mean 'a close call'? How come the children always end up in these kinds of situations? It's a close call now, but what if it happens again..."
Consort Li suddenly heard a voice peeking out from behind the screen, and stopped talking, immediately changing the subject: "Oh, the Second Princess has arrived?"
Consort Jing paused, turned around, and stiffened the moment she saw Sheng Sheng, seemingly a little flustered and nervous.
They ran over laughing and called out to everyone in a well-behaved manner.
Consort Li smiled and agreed, while Consort Jing also nodded with a slight smile.
Sheng Sheng actually knew why Consort Jing was stiff; it was because of the previous misunderstanding. Although Consort Jing knew it had nothing to do with her, she still felt somewhat guilty.
Sheng Sheng found it strange that Consort Jing was still so concerned about this matter even after so much time had passed.
Moreover, Li Manyan had talked to her about this a few days ago. Didn't Sister Yanyan tell Consort Jing what they said?
After pondering for a while, Sheng Sheng decided to find an opportunity to speak with Consort Jing alone.
Otherwise, this stalemate can't go on.
Xie Yuxiao wasn't surprised to see her coming: "Oh, you're here?"
Sheng Sheng pouted and ran over with small steps: "Father, you are so heartbroken. Sheng Sheng and Fifth Brother are in danger, but Father doesn't even care."
Xie Yuxiao raised an eyebrow, and Consort Jing smoothed things over, saying, "That's not true. The Second Princess doesn't know. His Majesty just now had a huge outburst of anger here and ordered General Lu to severely torture those two thieves. How could he not care about the Second Princess and the Fifth Prince?"
Sheng Sheng exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"
Xie Yuxiao smiled and shook his head, then pulled her to sit down beside him: "Father knew you two clever little devils would be alright, so what's there to worry about?"
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