Chapter 271 Xie Yunwen temporarily moves to Yuqing Palace
Xie Yuxiao's face immediately darkened, and without thinking, he said, "You're barely the size of a palm, what do you mean by 'grown up'? Don't even think about it!"
Sheng Sheng said, sounding aggrieved, "Sheng Sheng is only a few years younger than the Fourth Prince, why is that not allowed?"
Consort Rong chuckled, knowing that she was deliberately using this as an excuse to provoke Xie Yuxiao.
Sure enough, Xie Yuxiao waved his hand and said, "If your fourth brother is capable, then you should give up this idea."
After saying that, as if afraid that Sheng Sheng was still thinking about this matter, he immediately changed the subject and said to Xie Yunwen, "I will order the Imperial Household Department to start preparing for this matter in a moment, and get your own palace ready as soon as possible."
"Yay!"
Their scheme succeeded, and they cheered with joy.
Sure enough, if you first make an even more outrageous request, and then make the less outrageous request you actually want, the other party will feel that the less outrageous request is much easier to achieve than the outrageous one, and will therefore agree to the less outrageous request.
Xie Yunwen was somewhat excited: "Thank you, Father Emperor!"
"There's no need for thanks between father and son," Xie Yuxiao sighed. "I know you've suffered a lot all these years."
Xie Yunwen shook his head, unsure of what to say. Xie Yuxiao patted his shoulder again.
Between father and son, some things are understood without being said.
Consort Rong smiled with satisfaction and asked Xie Yunwen for his opinion: "Fourth brother, would you like to come and stay at our Yuqing Palace for a while? Our Yuqing Palace is really lively. You can bring Yezi along to play. It will be even more lively then. Hmm... but you might get chased by Shitou."
Yuqing Palace is so big with so many rooms that even if a few more people stayed there, it wouldn't feel crowded.
If Xie Yunwen brings Ye Zi to live here, Yuqing Palace will become more like a zoo with cats, dogs, tigers, rats, and parrots.
Xie Yunwen was tempted for a moment and pondered for a while.
Xie Yuxiao teased, "Is your Yuqing Palace planning to turn into a zoo? One Yan Hu wasn't enough, so you went to the Shanglin Hunting Grounds and got Shi Tou. And having Shi Tou wasn't enough either, you're not even letting a bird go."
Consort Rong, seeing that Xie Yuxiao also knew about the stone, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Your Majesty also knows about the stone?"
"Yes, of course." Xie Yuxiao's tone rose, as if he were showing off that he had more secrets with his daughter, and he revealed a somewhat intriguing smile. "Sheng Sheng showed it to me the moment she brought the stone back, so of course I knew."
Unfortunately, Consort Rong failed to grasp the true meaning behind that intriguing smile. She thought Xie Yuxiao knew that Sheng Sheng had mistaken a kitten for a tiger cub, and that the smile was Xie Yuxiao's way of telling her not to spoil Sheng Sheng's good mood.
Consort Rong agreed wholeheartedly and immediately chimed in, "That's right. No wonder I heard from Lüping the other day that Yuqing Palace had asked the Imperial Household Department for several more palace maids and eunuchs. So that's how it is. Your fourth brother is a quiet person. If you really want to invite him to Yuqing Palace, you'd better put in some effort."
"Of course," Sheng Sheng assured, patting her chest. "They're all very well-behaved; they won't disturb Fourth Prince."
Sheng Sheng nudged Xie Yunwen, "Only Sheng Sheng will disturb Fourth Brother, hehe."
Xie Yunwen was amused: "No, Sheng Sheng will never disturb Fourth Brother."
Sheng Sheng was delighted: "So, Fourth Brother has agreed to come to Yuqing Palace?"
"As long as you and my second brother don't mind me bothering you, I would be more than happy to accept it."
"No, no, my brother would never do that!"
Xie Yunchuan went to great lengths to obtain the Rejuvenating Herb; can't that show his love for his younger brother?
There's no need to ask for his opinion repeatedly; Xie Yunchuan would definitely welcome it!
"Alright, since the children are all fine, let's leave it at that?" Consort Rong said with a smile.
Sheng Sheng and Xie Yunwen both nodded.
"Okay, it's settled then!"
*
That same day, Sheng Sheng led the palace servants of Yuqing Palace to Liuyun Pavilion to help Xie Yunwen move his things as the evening sun set.
The procession stretched from Liuyun Pavilion in the west to Yuqing Palace in the east, causing the news of Xie Yunwen's move from Liuyun Pavilion to spread very quickly, reaching the entire palace before the moon even reached its zenith.
Everyone had just returned from Shanglin Hunting Grounds today, and after a long day of travel, they should have rested early tonight.
However, the news was so explosive that not only Xie Yunyang, but also Xie Yunjia and Xie Yunqi rushed to Yuqing Palace at the same time.
The three people came from three different directions and met in front of the gate of Yuqing Palace. They said in unison, "What brings you here?"
The three were taken aback for a moment, then answered in unison, "Of course I'll come."
The three men's unanimous response left them speechless for a moment.
After exchanging glances, Xie Yunyang stepped forward first: "Alright, alright, let's hurry inside and see what's going on."
Xie Yun-yang entered first, followed by Xie Yun-jia and Xie Yun-qi. The two walked forward without looking to the side, and started arguing again.
"What are you doing here?"
"Since you're here, why can't I come too?"
"Hmph, you must have known I was coming. You were afraid that Sheng Sheng would only cling to me while you were away, so you came here on purpose."
"Huh?" Xie Yunqi shuddered and looked at her with disdain. "You're too confident. Who gave you the courage? Who's watching your every move all day long? Besides, whether you're here or not, my sister is always the most attached to me, okay? Humph."
"Tch, you're just being presumptuous."
Who's being presumptuous?
"you."
"Hey!"
Neither of them would give in, and after glaring at each other, they both turned their heads away.
"snort."
"snort."
Xie Yun walked ahead, looking both amused and helpless.
The three of them bypassed the side hall and walked into the courtyard behind Yuqing Palace, where they were taken aback by the scene inside.
Besides Xie Yunwen's own belongings that he brought back from Liuyun Pavilion, there were also many vases and ornaments, all piled up in the courtyard, filling half of the courtyard.
These were all gifts from Xie Yuxiao to Xie Yunwen, which were originally used by Consort Liang to display in various places in Liuyun Pavilion to show off the emperor's favor.
Xie Yunwen didn't care about these things. He originally didn't intend to take them, but Shen Sheng insisted that since they were all gifts from Xie Yuxiao, he had to take them with him and couldn't leave them in Liuyun Pavilion to be used as a shield for others.
Xie Yunwen then went with Shengsheng. Shengsheng directed the palace servants to move things here and there, and in the end, they emptied out almost half of Liuyun Pavilion, leaving only an empty palace.
Consort Liang's face was as black as could be. At first, she kept trying to stop him, but she was stopped by the words, "These were all bestowed upon my fourth brother by the Emperor. Does Consort Liang dare to have any improper thoughts about imperial gifts, or is she simply dissatisfied with being a princess?"
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