Chapter 33 Entering the Palace to Read
Ling Chan drank tea, ate snacks sent from the palace, and looked at the images displayed on the glasses in her hand.
The conversation between Ruan Yiyu and Ling Rui was also displayed word for word in the subtitles.
As for Hongdou and the others, they were sorting out the rewards from the palace that Lowe and his men had brought.
Ling Rui caused Prince Rui to be injured? Ling Chan thought of the masked prince she saw last night. Could he be Prince Rui?
Also, Ruan Yiyu was worried that something might happen between Prince Huai and Ling Xueyao...
When would you worry about unexpected events? You would only worry about unexpected events when you are relatively certain about the matter.
Then why is Ruan Yiyu so sure that Prince Huai and Ling Xueyao will succeed?
Prince Huai is the Queen Mother's biological son, so the Queen Mother is definitely the first to decide on the selection of Prince Huai's wife.
Could it be that the Queen Mother agreed to let Ling Xueyao become Princess Huai?
The last sentence, Ling Rui supplements military supplies...
Ling Chan didn't know exactly how many soldiers Ling Rui had under his command, but the military supply expenses were very high, and the silver Ling Rui would give as a subsidy would not be a small amount. This made Ling Chan think of Gong Lele's dowry.
Ling Chan had forgotten about this matter these past two days because she was preparing the equipment for Concubine Rou's plum blossom viewing banquet.
Fortunately, Ruan Yiyu reminded her.
"Miss, look quickly." Hongdou, Gonglan and Gongyu put out all the antiques sent from the palace.
Ling Chan looked over and found that the things sent from the palace were different. When they were placed in the room, the room that originally seemed spacious and bright immediately became...luxurious.
Gong Lan moved the cloth to the table again and touched it carefully, "These are all Yingyun yarn!"
"An inch of cloud is worth an inch of gold. I didn't expect the emperor to be so generous and actually give so many to the young lady." There were a total of ten pieces, of different colors.
Ling Chan took a look and said, "Send them to Qinglanxuan and ask their best tailors and embroiderers to make me some spring clothes."
"They want the latest styles and the best craftsmanship. As for the money, let them go to the cashier to withdraw it."
"Okay." Gong Lan responded and moved the cloth back into the big box.
Then the gold and silver were brought to the table.
"Here... there must be a thousand taels of silver and a hundred taels of gold, right?"
In addition to silver and gold in the shape of ingots, there is also a box of gold beans.
The palace servant who delivered the gifts specifically mentioned that this box of golden beans was a gift from the Queen Mother, mainly for Ling Chan to use as rewards for others, and to put some in her purse.
"That's quite thoughtful." Gong Lan brought out a few purses, each filled with a handful of golden beans.
She gave one to Hongdou and Gong Yu, and gave the heaviest one to Ling Chan.
"Miss, you don't have to come in person to reward the servants. We can do it for you." Gong Lan explained the reason for doing so.
Ling Chan took the purse and put it into the secret pocket of her sleeve.
At this time, Lowe, who had left not long ago, came hurriedly again.
"Miss, someone from the palace has come again." Lowe came jogging, breathing heavily from his mouth, with his hands folded in front of him.
Ling Chan put away her surveillance glasses and asked, "Who is it?"
"Yes, the emperor has issued an order. Miss, please go and receive it."
Ling Chan glanced at the things in the room and told Gong Lan, "Lady Lan, pack these things up. Hongdou and I will go to receive the imperial edict."
She didn't wear a cloak and just went to the front yard, only to find Ling Rui, Ruan Yiyu, Ling Xueyao, Ling Xuehui and Ling Yu were all there.
When the palace servant saw Ling Chan, she raised the imperial edict in her hand and said, "Princess Wanyue, please accept the edict."
Ling Chan stood in front of the palace maid, "Wan Yue, receive the order."
Except for her, no one else had the privilege of not kneeling before the emperor, and they all knelt on the ground.
The palace servant who delivered the imperial edict was the one who delivered the gift in the morning. It was estimated that he was sent out again by the emperor just after returning to the palace.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Princess Wanyue is diligent, docile, and a good mother. Now, at her prime, she is unable to attend school due to her frail health. I am deeply concerned, and therefore, I have granted Princess Wanyue permission to enter the palace to serve as the Princess's schoolmate. I hope you will devote yourself to your studies. I decree this."
Ling Chan's brows furrowed tighter and tighter...
Let her enter the palace to be the princess's companion? In other words, to accompany the princess in her studies?
"Princess Wanyue, please accept the order."
Ling Chan took the imperial edict, "Wan Yue accepts the edict."
The palace servants didn't rush Ling Rui and the others to get up. Instead, they looked Ling Chan up and down. "It's so cold, why are you wearing so little? Be careful not to catch a cold."
"From tomorrow on, you will study in Chongwen Hall from Chenshi to Shenshi every day, and you will also have lunch in Chongwen Hall."
"If the princess is unwell, she can send someone to the palace gate to ask for leave."
"In addition to the reading companionship, the Emperor also sent a nanny to teach the princess some rules and etiquette."
After saying that, the father-in-law waved his hand and a nanny came out from the crowd.
"I am Madam Qu who serves the Empress Dowager. I am honored to meet you, Princess. Long live the princess." Madam Qu performed a standard curtsy to Ling Chan.
"Forget it." Ling Chan waved her hand casually.
Madam Qu continued to correct Ling Chan, her voice still firm, "Princess, you should hold your hands slightly and tell this old servant, 'No need to be polite.' Your casual behavior is truly detrimental to the royal dignity."
Ling Xueyao almost laughed out loud. Ling Chan would have a hard time meeting the famously strict Aunt Qu.
Last year, the daughter of a minor official offended the empress dowager, so the empress dowager sent out Nanny Qu. Just one month later, when she saw the daughter again, she had lost a lot of weight and was covered in wounds from being tortured.
Ling Chan would not be fooled by Aunt Qu. She snorted coldly, "Aunt Qu is indeed Aunt Qu. If you are willing to submit like this, then so be it."
The word "no need to be polite" was originally used by others when they saluted her. Since they had to salute her, they must be of lower rank than hers, or they might be slaves and servants.
So she told them to excuse themselves... doesn't that mean they can say whatever they want? And she even raised her hand slightly... excuse themselves... This is overcorrecting.
The eunuch was startled and reminded Ling Chan, "Princess... Madam Qu is the nanny who teaches etiquette to the Queen Mother. This time, she has received the Emperor's decree..."
Ling Chan turned to look at her eunuch and asked sincerely, "Eunuch, do the Emperor and the Empress Dowager always have to say 'Excuse me'? Do they always just hold their hands slightly?"
"That's not the case..." The Emperor and the Queen Mother are the masters, they can say whatever they want, who can control them?
"Then... Madam Qu is bullying this princess!" Ling Chan's tone was very firm, and she directly accused Madam Qu of the crime. "This princess was personally conferred by the late emperor. Madam Qu's bullying of this princess is bullying the late emperor... This is a serious crime of disobedience."
The father-in-law was shocked. How could it be considered a serious crime of disobedience?
But he also knew that if Ling Chan killed Madam Qu for bullying her, Madam Qu's fate would be...
He looked at Aunt Qu in embarrassment, and Aunt Qu was obviously frightened as well.
"Princess, I did not bully you. I was just following the emperor's decree to teach you etiquette. I was just teaching you..." Nanny Qu tried her best to defend herself. If the crime of disobedience was proven, all nine generations of her family would be executed.
"Teach me how to be a master?" Ling Chan interrupted her.
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