Chapter 133 Second Update
After Xuanyuan Ling had quietly persuaded the noble families, he filled the vacant official positions. His speed and the accuracy of his arrangements were astonishing.
Shen Qing only found out about Xuanyuan Ling's operation afterwards, and he kept silent for a long time. Although the emperor made a big fuss about this, few officials with real power were actually removed. Only two people who had a say were taken away from several nominal positions. As for whether the emperor really moved against the noble families, he did not do so. It was just a warning.
It won't cause a real big storm, and it shows one's own attitude. It can be said that killing the chicken to scare the monkey is indeed feasible. This is much more interesting than just targeting the king's uncle at the beginning.
That's right. Xuanyuan Ling just ascended the throne this year. The people in the court have already gotten used to using him. There is no need to make an obvious example of him. This is enough for now. It's just to suppress someone's cocky tail, which is also considered giving face.
Chen Qing estimated that Xuanyuan Ling would be busy for a while after this incident and would not be able to take care of the harem.
This matter actually had nothing to do with Shen Qing, but Shen Qing was thinking about the trip Xuanyuan Ling took to the Imperial Garden that day.
She finally thought about it and said to Wang Lu, "When the emperor's dinner is delivered today, you should go with the imperial kitchen and bring him a dish of pearl cake."
Wang Lu noticed these past two days that Shen Qing didn't want to cause trouble during the turbulent times of the previous dynasty, but why did he want to send pearl cakes now?
Not to mention that the emperor doesn't like anyone in the harem sending things to the front. Even if this thing was not sent to the imperial study, but sent there along with the dinner, it would not be good either.
Wang Lu hesitated: "My Lord, do you really want to do this?"
Chen Qing said, "If I avoid it too obviously, it will be hard for the emperor to go to the Imperial Garden instead of Zhaohua Palace that day. You just need to deliver it. It's fine after you deliver it. You don't need to stay or mention that it was sent by me. Just treat yourself as an ordinary eunuch delivering food."
Wang Lu didn't understand what this meant for a moment, but seeing that Shen Qing had made up his mind, he said nothing more, and when it was time for dinner, he really followed the imperial kitchen to the restaurant.
After all, Shang Dexi had received many benefits from Shen Qing, and it was obvious that Shen Qing was favored, so it was difficult for her to refuse. Now seeing Shen Qing's obvious behavior of seeking favor, Shang Dexi couldn't help but remind Wang Lu: "Why didn't you persuade your master?"
Wang Lu said: "My master ordered me to be the eunuch who delivers the meal today."
Hey, he is not afraid of punishment and he is not stupid. He is just loyal.
In fact, Shang Dexi was also afraid of being punished, but the imperial kitchen could not control the behavior of concubines. Chen Qing insisted on doing this. Now she was obviously favored, and Shang Dexi had no choice. Besides, she really gave too much.
Shang Dexi thought to himself that it was just a matter of changing the eunuch who delivered meals, so it was no big deal. Wang Lu's words, "I am the eunuch who delivers meals today," had made it very clear to him. Although he was going to deliver meals, he would not say anything for Shen Qing, so he just acquiesced.
Xuanyuan Ling hadn't been to the harem for a few days. In fact, he was really busy these days and didn't think about it. As a result, when he saw Wang Lu among the people delivering dinner today, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Aren't you from Zhaohua Palace?"
Wang Lu asked Xuanyuan Ling to stop on the spot. Shang Dexi never expected this. He felt so regretful at this moment. He should not have been greedy for money. What should he do if the emperor blames him now?
Wang Lu immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am from Zhaohua Palace."
Xuanyuan Ling looked at him: "Then why are you here to deliver the meal?"
Shang Dexi was very nervous, hoping that Wang Lu would be smart. But Wang Lu didn't expect to be recognized. After all, who knew that the emperor would actually notice a eunuch?
But now it is better to tell the truth than to lie, so Wang Lu could only speak honestly: "I have received the order from the noble master to send the pearl cake that the noble master likes to eat to the emperor."
As he spoke, his head was lowered to the ground, and he could not see Xuanyuan Ling's face at all. He was very nervous and his back was soaked with sweat.
Xuanyuan Ling saw a pearl cake and raised his eyebrows: "Your master asked you to deliver it. Didn't he tell you to say anything?"
"Your Majesty, no."
"Nothing was explained?"
Wang Lu's heart was about to jump out of the sun: "Your Excellency has only ordered that I will be the eunuch who delivers meals today." He almost said that your Excellency is not seeking favor.
Xuanyuan Ling saw that he was young, and although he was very scared, he did not apologize immediately. Although he was nervous when answering questions, he answered fluently and often defended Shen Qing.
"May I have your name?"
Wang Lu said: "My name is Wang Lu."
"Well, let's see." Then he said calmly, "This pearl cake from the imperial kitchen today is pretty good, let's see it."
The first sentence is about rewarding Wang Lu, and the second sentence is about rewarding the imperial kitchen.
As he said that, he actually took a piece of pearl cake and started eating it, appearing to really like it.
Shang Dexi's heart was in his throat just now. After all these ups and downs, he still remembered to thank his grace. All the servants in the imperial kitchen left. Xuanyuan Ling ate a piece of pearl cake, looked at the plate and curled his lips. How dare this little thing do this?
I suddenly wanted to ask her, but it's too late today.
Shang Dexi walked out still feeling confused. When did the emperor start to like eating pearl cakes?
This thing has always been a favorite of the empresses in the harem. Although the emperor's food preferences cannot be known to others, the imperial kitchen still has its own set of standards for the emperor's daily taste, and the emperor does not like sweets.
When the rewards arrived at the imperial kitchen, Shang Dexi looked at Wang Lu's reward, thinking that from now on, this servant would also be a recipient of the emperor's personal rewards. How many people in the palace could be rewarded by the emperor himself and asked for their names? Hey, it's not that the emperor likes to eat pearl cakes, it's that the emperor is happy to see Concubine Xi giving him pearl cakes, and the imperial kitchen also benefited from it.
It was against the rules for Concubine Xi to do this, but the Emperor not only did not say anything, he also rewarded her. Doesn't this tell the Imperial Kitchen that Concubine Xi will be allowed to do this in the future?
At this moment, Shang Dexi's opinion of Shen Qing's favor increased even more. He was really favored.
After Wang Lu received the reward, he went back to find Chen Qing to report and apologize. Chen Qing told him not to do anything, but the emperor found out on the spot and said something. Wang Lu told Chen Qing everything he and Xuanyuan Ling had said without missing a word.
Seeing his caution, Chen Qing was very impressed: "You did a great job. Thank you for your hard work today." Then he grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds and gave them to him.
Wang Lu had just received a reward from Xuanyuan Ling, and now he had received one from Chen Qing, so his heart finally settled down.
Chen Qing watched Wang Lu go out without saying anything. The next morning, she asked Chunhua to dress her up. Chunhua understood and thought that the emperor might come today. It was very rare to see the noble lady in such a state. What plans did the noble lady have today?
Sure enough, the emperor came in the afternoon. When Xuanyuan Ling came, Shen Qing was painting. It was obvious that he was really interested in painting in the past few days. However, today he was not copying. Today he was painting a figure. Xuanyuan Ling recognized the person above as himself at a glance.
Chen Qing felt a little embarrassed when she found Xuanyuan Ling coming and wanted to cover the painting, but of course she couldn't.
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