Chapter 764: Auspicious Signs Disappear
Xiao Xixi: "Go check on two people, one is Concubine Shao, and the other is Concubine Min."
Shang Kui looked embarrassed: "They are all concubines in the harem. I'm afraid the Yulin Guards can't get too close to them."
Even though the Yulin Guards were allowed to walk around in the harem, they had to keep a certain distance from the imperial concubines to avoid causing gossip. The imperial concubine was an exception, as she had received special permission from the emperor.
Xiao Xixi: "You don't need to meddle in the affairs of the harem. I want you to check their families."
Shang Kui was slightly stunned: "Are you talking about the Shao family and the Su family?"
Xiao Xixi nodded: "Yeah."
Shang Kui asked cautiously.
"May I ask if Your Majesty has any direction for investigation?"
Xiao Xixi: "No, you can investigate as you please, no matter big or small, as long as it is about these two families, I want to know. I have only one request, don't let others find you."
Shang Kui clasped his fists and bowed: "Yes!"
It has been snowing heavily these past few days, and the palace roads are full of eunuchs who are shoveling ice and snow in the wind and severe cold.
The situation in Yunxiu Palace was similar. There were always people watching the courtyard. Once the ground was frozen, eunuchs would immediately go and clean it with tools to prevent the nobles from falling when going out.
Xiao Xixi occasionally went back to the imperial study to have lunch with the emperor at noon.
When she saw the eunuchs who were covered in snow and shivering with cold on the road, she felt pity for them and ordered people to boil ginger soup and send it to the eunuchs. She also increased the number of people cleaning the palace roads and arranged them to take turns cleaning the palace roads in different time periods.
Now that the Imperial Concubine holds the Phoenix Seal, naturally no one dares to disobey what she says. The orders are quickly passed down and arranged clearly.
The palace maids and eunuchs below all thought that the imperial concubine was kind-hearted, but some people thought she was just hypocritical.
Xiao Xixi has always been indifferent to other people's opinions.
No matter what others say about her, whether it is good or bad, it has no effect on her.
The imperial concubine's procession stopped at the door of the imperial study.
Xiao Xixi opened the car door and got out holding Baoqin's hand.
Cao Nuo walked over quickly and saw her as if she were a savior.
"Your Highness, you are finally here! If you hadn't come, I would have gone to Yunxiu Palace to beg to see you."
Xiao Xixi was very surprised: "What happened?"
Cao Nuo: "Something happened in the court today. The emperor is very angry and no one can persuade him. The emperor likes you the most. He will definitely listen to what you say. You..."
Before he could finish his words, a crisp sound was heard from the imperial study.
Like something broke.
Xiao Xixi paused. It seemed that the emperor was very angry and started throwing things.
Normally, the emperor would not show his emotions on his face, but now he was furious, which really scared a lot of people.
At this time, the door of the imperial study opened and Eunuch Chang walked out, holding a tray in his hand, on which were broken pieces of porcelain teacups.
When he saw the imperial concubine coming, he hurried to pay his respects.
Xiao Xixi asked: "Why is the emperor angry?"
If someone else asked this question, Eunuch Chang would definitely not say it, but it was different for the imperial concubine. She held a very important position in the emperor's heart. The emperor would usually tell her about some matters in the court, so he did not need to be too cautious with her.
Eunuch Chang handed the tray in his hand to the young eunuch beside him, asked him to take it away, and then said to the imperial concubine.
"Didn't the emperor send a batch of winter supplies to Fengyang County earlier? We just received an urgent report today saying that the troops transporting the supplies were robbed on the way. Not only were all the supplies robbed, but even the people transporting the supplies were killed or injured. Almost the entire army was wiped out."
Xiao Xixi frowned: "They even dare to rob the imperial court's supplies. These bandits are really too rampant."
Eunuch Chang sighed, "Who said it wasn't true? When the Emperor learned about this, he was very angry and immediately ordered a thorough investigation to catch those daring robbers."
In fact, what made the emperor most angry was the attitude of the court officials towards this matter.
They pretended to be indignant and vowed to catch the bandits, but there was a hint of pride in their words.
If the emperor had listened to their advice and not worried about sending winter supplies to Fengyang County, the supplies would not have been robbed. Now, not only are the supplies gone, but many people have also been lost. It is really a loss of both the wife and the army.
The emperor was very annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. He felt more and more aggrieved, and finally could only return to the imperial study to sulk.
Since these things would damage the emperor's reputation, Eunuch Chang just ignored them.
Eunuch Chang said, "The emperor is very angry right now, so you must be careful when you go in."
Xiao Xixi: "Thank you for your advice. I know it."
As soon as she entered the imperial study, she heard hurried footsteps behind her.
She subconsciously stopped and looked back, and saw a young eunuch running hurriedly to Eunuch Chang.
The young eunuch's face looked extremely bad, as if he had been greatly frightened.
He whispered a few words into Eunuch Chang's ear.
Although he lowered his voice deliberately, Xiao Xixi, who had excellent hearing, still heard a few words.
The young eunuch mentioned auspicious signs and words like Fengyang County.
After Eunuch Chang heard what the young eunuch said, his face immediately became extremely ugly.
He walked quickly into the imperial study, walked around the screen, knelt down and spoke.
"Your Majesty, there is a problem with the auspicious sign sent by Fengyang County!"
Xiao Xixi had already walked around the screen by now.
She saw Luo Qinghan sitting behind the desk.
He was wearing a jet-black brocade robe with a dragon pattern today, his thin lips were pursed into a straight line, his eyes were cold and sharp, and there was anger in his eyes.
"What's the problem?"
There was a hint of impatience in his tone.
Eunuch Chang touched his forehead to the ground and said, "The dragon in the amber has flown away."
Xiao Xixi paused.
She remembered that there was indeed something that looked like a dragon inside the large piece of amber, but it was just a dead object, so how could it fly away?
Luo Qinghan obviously thought so too. He didn't believe that a dead object could fly away.
He directly asked someone to bring the amber over.
Soon, the amber was carried into the imperial study and placed in front of the emperor.
Xiao Xixi looked carefully and found that the amber was still the same amber, but the dragon-like thing inside the amber was gone.
It's really gone, without leaving any trace.
If Xiao Xixi had not seen with her own eyes the "dragon" in the amber, she would have doubted whether there was such a dragon in the amber.
The reason why Fengyang County presented this piece of amber to the emperor as a good omen was because there was a "dragon" in the amber.
Now that this "dragon" has suddenly disappeared, it means that the auspicious sign has also disappeared.
The disappearance of auspicious signs is by no means a trivial matter.
To put it more deeply, it can be understood that the emperor did something bad, which made God dissatisfied, so he deliberately took back the auspicious signs and was unwilling to bless the people of Dasheng.
Luo Qinghan's face was so gloomy that it looked like water was dripping out of it.
"Bring here the man guarding Amber."
(End of this chapter)
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