The rear hall of Qing'e Palace.
Princess Huayang went off to do her work, while Huan Yue sat leisurely in the Jixian Pavilion.
Why think so much all day? Don't you have enough to eat?
There's so much to eat in autumn. The ginkgo nuts aren't ripe yet.
Huan Yue invited Miss Wen over.
Wen Miao often came here even in the sweltering heat and was very familiar with Jixian Pavilion. He was even Empress Huan's personal musician.
Huan Yue took a liking to her at first sight; she was the kind of refined lady cultivated by a family, with great poise and grace.
Wenmiao sat steadily, without flinching.
Huan Yue asked, "Big brother is back, have you seen him?"
Wen Miao wasn't embarrassed at all.
A palace attendant rushed over, bringing fresh gossip: "Everyone in Sheng'an is saying that Prince Qi got drunk and did something to Miss Xin."
Huan Yuele: "He's still drunk. It's impossible for him to be sober."
Wen Miao smiled, pursing his lips.
Huan Yue suddenly thought: "Prince Peng was secretly following behind, and the Dong family might not have been unaware of it. So is it possible that the beauty they prepared ended up being rejected? If I were that beauty, I would definitely choose Prince Qi rather than Prince Peng."
Wen Miao looked at her; his eyes were quite bright.
Huan Yue blinked: "Actually, Prince Peng is good too, he's peaceful. But everyone has their own ambitions."
Wen Miao nodded slightly, the gold hairpin in his hair swaying gently, and said in a low voice, "It's not impossible."
Huan Yue sighed, "It's a pity that such beauty has such a short life; she was disfigured. Who could be so cruel? Could it be a case of the thief crying 'stop thief'?"
Wen Miao blinked. "It's not impossible. What the Dong family did, the King of Qi could do too."
Huan Yue didn't care anymore; she had important business to attend to. She discussed with Wen Miao, "I was thinking of giving a welfare gift to the elderly over eighty years old in Sheng'an Prefecture around the Double Ninth Festival."
Wenmiao immediately understood.
Huan Yue said, "We should send someone to visit in person to offer our condolences."
Wenmiao looked at her, not quite understanding.
Huan Yue leaned close to her and whispered, "Women are generally not involved in court affairs or politics. But they have an advantage in caring for the elderly, children, and the sick. It's inconvenient for you and me, but we can find a few suitable ones."
Wenmiao probably knew.
Huan Yue said, "You see, with the old methods, there might not be much left when it gets to the old man. Although the methods can be changed, it's more direct to control things like having someone sent directly from the Crown Prince's palace."
Wenmiao nodded.
Huan Yue said, "It's just a token of our appreciation. Actually, we'd like to send a few people all over Sheng'an to bring back some things. When the time is right, we can go out and travel around too. So, we first need to know who the elderly people over eighty years old are."
Wen Miao understood: "Sheng'an Prefecture?"
Huan Yue nodded: "It's relatively easy to operate."
Wen Miao nodded: "Sheng'an Prefecture has approximately 260,000 households and 500,000 people."
Huan Yue said, "That doesn't count as women. We should include women in the future, so it's probably around a million."
People like those from royal residences and servants are not included. The total population of Sheng'an Prefecture is approximately two million.
Wenmiao said, "I can do it."
Huan Yue held her hand: "I don't know what I would do without you."
Wenmiao smiled. "That's certainly a good idea."
Being able to visit every household is no small feat.
Huan Yue said, "If I tell you, you will understand. But if it's Princess Huayang, then it's pointless to explain."
Wenmiao smiled.
A palace attendant came to deliver a message: "Princess Huayang struck Prince Zheng and was punished by being forced to kneel and having her salary reduced for five years."
Huan Yue and Wen Miao exchanged glances. Who was the last one to be fined five years' salary?
Huan Yue said in a low voice, "Those who are penalized don't care about that little bit."
Wenmiao saw that she wanted to say everything. However, Princess Huayang disappointed the emperor once again.
Another eunuch ran over: "Consort Cui is to be punished by kneeling."
The imperial envoy arrived quickly, bringing many gifts to the Qing'e Palace, and conveying the message: "Please take care of your esteemed county princess and Yan Boxuan."
Huan Yue readily agreed.
Wenmiao accepted the decree. He thought to himself, "If the Emperor finds out about the Crown Prince's affairs, he'll be furious again."
That makes it interesting for others to see.
There was a huge uproar at the King of Qi's place, and a huge uproar at the King of Zheng's place. Meanwhile, the Crown Prince continued to shower the Crown Prince with favors.
He was likely to attract jealousy. Huan Yue didn't care at all.
Chaoyun happily accepted the gifts, and the sage also rewarded her with many fresh seasonal delicacies.
With the Empress Dowager in a bad position and Consort Cui partially out of favor, the Eastern Palace is probably the most comfortable place to be.
Huan Yue ordered the eunuchs to select some and send them to his sister-in-law.
Wen Miao hadn't officially appointed a concubine, so the gifts couldn't be sent to the Prince of Peng's residence; they were sent to the Wen family instead. Anyway, sending these things to the Wen family wasn't a big deal.
Wenmiao was very happy; she benefited from the Crown Princess's status.
Even if she helps the Crown Prince in the future, she'll be happy to benefit from it. She's unwilling to be put in a leading position.
Qing'e wasn't asking her to fight for anything; there were some things she felt embarrassed not to do.
Although Wen Miao lacked the ambition to govern the world and benefit the people, she still had some influence. She was willing to do even a little bit of work for him.
"Your Majesty!" Yan Boxuan managed to run over on his own.
Huan Yue looked at him and saw that he was in good spirits after waking up, and the child was not so worried.
Princess Yongmu brought Yan Fufu over.
Looking at his sister, Yan Boxuan was even less worried.
Yan Fufu was a little worried, but she didn't really know anything about it and couldn't really worry about it.
Huan Yue and Princess Yongmu said, "The Emperor asked the Princess of Guixiang County and Yan Boxuan to stay here first. Would you please trouble the Princess with this?"
Princess Yongmu replied gently, "Of course."
Huan Yue held her hand and sighed, "A woman who is too gentle needs to find someone who will cherish her."
Princess Yongmu remained silent, but she understood the Empress's intentions.
Yan Boxuan shouted, "Me!"
Huan Yue had a headache: "What are you going to do?"
Why is my baby blinking?
Princess Yongmu suggested, "Let's stay at Chenghua Palace too. There's enough room there, and it won't be too much trouble." She told the wet nurse, "The county princess can leave two people, and Yan Boxuan can leave three. The rest of you can go to Kunyu Palace."
Huan Yue nodded, that would be acceptable. She didn't particularly like the Cui family, especially those from Qing'e Palace.
The servant was sensible; he gave some instructions and then left.
Yan Fufu left only two maids. Chenghua Palace wasn't big, so it was a decent place to stay.
Chaoyun went to make arrangements for Yan Boxuan, as such a big child is not easy to take care of.
Overall, he is quite sensible, especially when he is with the Empress, he is very affectionate.
Huan Yue was framed, and it was an imperial edict; it wouldn't be good to ignore it.
Princess Yongmu said to Qing'e, "I want to go to sea with my fourth brother."
Huan Yue blinked.
The princess said shyly, "Although I don't know when I can leave."
Huan Yue said, "No rush. We can go eventually. But once we're outside, the princess needs to be a bit more assertive."
Princess Yongmu nodded; she wasn't completely hopeless.
Yan Boxuan shouted, "Me!"
Huan Yue laughed and said, "Your mother should be ready to fight me to the death."
Yan Boxuan blinked. What did that mean?
Huan Yue let him play with his sister.
Yan Fufu usually takes care of her younger brother, and the two get along very well.
With the wet nurse watching, the Empress seemed more like a mother. Yan Boxuan needed to confirm her presence; even his sister didn't seem appealing anymore.
Xie Zhou came over and found that no one had paid any attention to him for a long time.
Yan Boxuan looked up and called out, "Uncle!"
She turned around and ran into her aunt's arms. Her aunt is the baby's, so her uncle can stay standing there.
Is it permissible for Xie Zhou to hit a child while holding a mace?
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