"Yes, we are going to the palace. Don't you want to follow me? I will send you to the palace to be a maid. Are you willing?"
An Xiaozhu was startled. "Well, benefactor, I..."
Zhao Huan turned around and looked at her. "Why, you don't like being a palace maid?"
"You, you will be arrested. This is where the emperor lives, and I, I just want to serve my benefactor." An Xiaozhu must have thought that Zhao Huan was crazy. She was so scared that she kept backing away. Trespassing into the palace was a serious crime.
Zhao Huan went over and took her hand without saying anything, "Come on, follow me in."
There were also guards standing guard at the side door. When Zhao Huan led An Xiaozhu to the door, two guards hurriedly knelt down to greet them.
Fortunately, Zhao Huan had instructed that he was not allowed to greet him when he left the palace incognito. Therefore, the guards only knelt on the ground.
Zhao Huan swaggered into the palace holding her hand. An Xiaozhu was completely stunned by the luxury of the palace. She was as curious about everything as Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.
Zhao Huan took her to the wardrobe, and he himself had to change into the emperor's clothes before going to the Wende Hall.
"You, my benefactor, are you a palace eunuch?" An Xiaozhu finally understood. If Zhao Huan was a man, he couldn't have entered the palace. Then he must be a eunuch, and a powerful one at that. Otherwise, why would so many people kneel down to him?
"Me?" Zhao Huan pointed at himself. "Oh, I am the emperor." He said lightly.
"Long live His Majesty!" The eunuchs in the wardrobe hurriedly knelt down to greet him.
An Xiaozhu was completely stunned. She was so scared that she stood still, staring at Zhao Huan with her big, frightened eyes and trembling.
How could she have imagined that the benefactor who had helped her so many times was actually the emperor? The emperor was the true dragon, just like the God of Wealth worshipped in the house, a figure that the common people looked up to.
"Change my clothes," Zhao Huan said, then turned around and saw An Xiaozhu, who was already frozen in fear. "Change her into a palace maid's clothes and send her to my Wende Hall. The inner palace will slowly teach her the palace rules later."
While Zhao Huan was changing his clothes at the Imperial Wardrobe, he sent someone to fetch Cao Dongsheng. "Cao Dongsheng, what happened in the palace while I was away?"
Cao Dongsheng was very anxious. "Your Majesty, you must never act so impulsively in the future. You slipped out of the palace so quietly, and the whole palace was in an uproar."
Zhao Huan chuckled, "Well, without me, they're naturally worried. I just wanted to go out and take a look, so I came back a little late. Go and pass on the order, asking Li Gang and the others to wait in Wende Hall. I'll go check on Lian'er first."
Cao Dongsheng bowed and accepted the order. Zhao Huan brought several eunuchs to Nangong Lian'er's residence. Since Nangong Lian'er became pregnant, the queen had been taking good care of her. Any delicious food from the imperial kitchen was sent to her first.
Nanjing Lian'er, however, was not happy. Not only was the dog emperor missing, but he also left the palace without her. This haunted her every night, and she only felt a little relieved when Zhao Huan asked Meng Gurao to bring the golden hairpin back to the palace.
"Lian'er, I'm here to see you." Before the eunuch could shout in advance, Zhao Huan shouted first.
Nangong Lian'er was playing with the golden hairpin Zhao Huan had given her. When she heard this, her body trembled. Turning around, she saw Zhao Huan had already rushed in. She couldn't help but rush over to him in surprise and joy. "Your Majesty, you are back."
Zhao Huan kissed her hard and said, "Well, let me see how my little Lian'er is doing." Then he lay on Nangong Lian'er's belly and listened for a long time.
Nangong Lian'er stroked Zhao Huan's head and smiled softly, "Your Majesty, I'm only a few months old, and the baby isn't even formed yet."
"Oh," Zhao Huan suddenly realized. He saw the golden hairpin in Nangong Lian'er's hand. "Well, I'm awesome, right? I'll go get this golden hairpin back for you."
"Your Majesty, you left without saying goodbye and ran out of the palace secretly. Do you know how worried we were?" Nangong Lian'er suddenly became a little angry.
"Shh!" Zhao Huan made a gesture to silence her. "The reason I secretly left the palace was to get this golden hairpin back from you."
Nangong Lian'er was surprised. "What?"
"In fact, I have never forgotten this golden hairpin. It was the token of love I gave you. So I secretly sent someone to inquire about the whereabouts of the golden hairpin. Guess what?" Zhao Huan coaxed the woman without blushing or blinking.
Nangong Lian'er shook her head numbly. Zhao Huan continued, "The peasant woman had already bought this hairpin from a pawnshop. The pawnshop owner, a connoisseur of valuables, was ready to sell it again. So he gathered some wealthy merchants and held an auction in the capital. I heard a Persian merchant took a fancy to this hairpin and offered fifty thousand taels of silver to buy it and take it back to Persia as a gift for his wife."
"Ah?" Nangong Lian'er was surprised. "Then, what happened next?"
"I was furious and scolded Zheng Xian from the Tiger Court harshly, asking why he hadn't told me such an important thing earlier. So I went to the Ministry of Revenue to get money to buy back the hairpin, but that bastard Duan Xiaorong refused to give it to me. So I had no choice but to sneak into the Banknote Printing Department of the Ministry of Revenue when he was not on duty and took away a hundred thousand taels of silver. If I had left the palace in a high-profile manner, those officials would have stopped me and wouldn't have let me spend so much money on this hairpin. I had no choice but to sneak out without telling anyone and redeem this hairpin for you."
Nangong Lian'er was so moved that she threw herself into Zhao Huan's arms. "Your Majesty is the emperor. You should put the people of the world and the country first. What does this little gold hairpin mean to you? Your Majesty, how could you risk leaving the palace for me? If anything happens to you, I will never redeem you."
Zhao Huan smiled shamelessly, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm fine. In fact, I left the palace for you and to talk to Chen Guoting about something."
"Your Majesty, have you gone to Jiuxian Mountain to see Lord Chen?" Nangong Lian'er asked.
Zhao Huan was startled. If he continued to make up his story, he would be exposed. "Well, I still have government affairs to attend to. You should rest here first and take good care of my little Lian'er. I will come to see you later."
Nangong Lian'er smiled brightly, "Your Majesty, how do you know it must be a girl?"
"You are a genius and the most beautiful woman, so naturally you have to give birth to the most beautiful little princess in the world for me. I'm leaving first." Zhao Huan said as he walked out swaggeringly, secretly proud in his heart that I am really a fucking genius.
Arriving at Wende Hall, Li Gang and the other four regents had been waiting for a long time. Zhao Huan explained his idea, and the four agreed that it made sense. They decided not to send troops to aid Goryeo for the time being, but to wait and see what the Mongols did.
After the discussion, Duan Xiaorong bowed without giving any respect and said, "Your Majesty secretly went to the Banknote Printing Office and took away 100,000 taels of silver notes. How should this matter be handled? Your Majesty, please give me an explanation."
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