Chapter 130 Delivered to your door

On the second day, Yunqin followed the carriage out of the palace as usual to distribute porridge.

When Xu An got the news, he shouted in his heart: What an ancestor.

At the same time, he had to tell the emperor the news.

Huo Jinchi had just finished his court and was eating breakfast. Upon hearing this, he threw the spoon back into the bowl, his voice already showing a hint of anger, "Let her be!"

Xu An thought that the emperor was just talking, as he was already so angry yesterday, so he sent someone to send Yun Qin back.

But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't get any further instructions from the emperor, which made him a little surprised.

Is the emperor really ruthless this time?

However, this cruelty only lasted until lunch time.

Huo Jinchi held the chopsticks in his hand for a long time without moving, and suddenly said in a cold voice: "Announce the decree and ask the Yu kitchen to prepare some food and send it to the porridge stalls, saying that it is my reward for them. In addition, urge the Yu hospital to set up a medicine shed as soon as possible, and every palace maid must take medicine." He paused and said: "And they must wear masks to prevent infection with the plague."

Xu An didn't even need to think about who this was for. He lowered his head and said, "Yes, I will go in person."

"Okay." Huo Jinchi glanced at him with some admiration in his eyes.

Seeing Xu An, Yun Qin was surprised but not that surprised.

"The emperor asked me to bring some food to you all as a reward for your hard work these days." Xu An smiled with wrinkles on his face, and when he said "you all", he was looking at Yun Qin.

Yun Qin nodded almost unconsciously, and joined everyone else in thanking him and expressing gratitude to the emperor.

The eunuchs following behind Xu An handed the food boxes in their hands to the palace maids, but Xu An personally handed a food box to Yun Qin.

"Girl, this is yours." Xu An lowered his voice, and almost wrote the words "opening the stove alone" on his face.

Yun Qin took it and said with a smile, "Thank you, Eunuch Xu."

Seeing that she was just smiling, with no surprise or flattery on her face, Xu An felt bitter and could only hint, "Miss, don't you have anything to say for me to take to the Emperor?"

Yun Qin thought of Rong Xin's words last night, sighed in her heart, and whispered: "Tell the emperor to eat on time, even in the palace, and take the medicine sent by the hospital on time."

Xu An listened to her long speech, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more smiling. "Okay, I will definitely convey what the girl said."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed a few boys chopping wood and fetching water in the porridge shed. He raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Yun Qin and asked, "What is this..."

Yun Qin followed his line of sight and explained, "These are servants of the Shen family. It seems that General Shen ordered them to come here to help with some rough work."

"General Shen?" Xu An's eyebrows jumped.

Yun Qin nodded, her expression unchanged, "Eunuch, you forgot, this is Shen Danying's porridge stall."

Seeing that there was no change in her expression, Xu An smiled dryly and said, "Yes, yes, no wonder."

"It is inconvenient for me to stay any longer, so I will return to the palace to report."

"My father-in-law has worked hard."

Xu An glanced at the porridge stall again before leaving with his men.

Seeing Yun Qin coming back with the food box, the other people had different expressions.

Xiangtan opened his mouth but no sound came out. He just turned his head and urged others to eat quickly.

Yun Qin naturally did not explain to them. She walked to the corner and opened her lunch box. Looking at the exquisite dishes and pastries inside, she felt a little complicated.

It seems that she is not the only one who knows how to use gentle tactics. Men can also use this tactic with great destructive power.

Yunqin picked up a piece of snack and took a bite, then glanced at Xiangtan who was sitting in the crowd.

We have to speed up. I estimate that there will be rumors in the palace soon, and Jiang Lihai may not be fooled.

——

After Xu An returned to the palace to report, he looked at the emperor, whose expression softened, and after hesitating for a moment, he said:

"Your Majesty, I also saw the Shen family's servants in the porridge shed. General Shen is really considerate."

Huo Jinchi didn't think there was anything wrong, and just said calmly: "Shen Che only has this one sister, so naturally he will take care of the people around her."

He valued Shen Che because he had a kind of humanity that was different from other children from aristocratic families.

Xu An laughed dryly, "Yes, General Shen and Shen Danying do have a deep brother-sister relationship."

Since the emperor had no suspicion, he dared not say anything more. Besides, maybe it was really like that and he was just overthinking it.

Speaking of Shen Che, Huo Jinchi suddenly remembered, "Go and summon Shen Che to the palace. I have something for him to do."

"Yes, I will go now."

——

That night, the eunuch named Xiao Shunzi delivered a letter to Xiao Dezi.

After reading the letter, Xiao Dezi placed it under a candle and lit it. Then he said, "Sister has told you what to do, right? Be careful when you go there, don't let anyone see it."

Xiao Shunzi nodded, "I understand."

He left the Tongming Palace and went straight to the Fengyi Palace.

Jiang Lihai was not on duty tonight. He was drinking and playing dice with the eunuch. When he heard that a eunuch was looking for him, he immediately waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, you dare to bother me with anything you have!"

The young eunuch leaned over and whispered, "It is said that she was from the former Chunxi Palace." After saying that, he raised his eyebrows at him with a lewd look.

Today, Chief Eunuch Jiang had just instructed him to inquire about a palace maid named Yunqin in Chunxi Palace, but he didn't expect that someone would come to look for her in the evening.

Jiang Lihai also raised his eyebrows and turned the wine glass in his hand, "Did you leak the news?"

"I swear, I have never told anyone about this, and the news has definitely not leaked out!"

"Then call the man over. I want to hear what he has to say."

Xiao Shunzi was quickly brought to Jiang Lihai.

"What do you want me to do?" Jiang Lihai looked at Xiao Shunzi and asked.

Xiao Shunzi bowed his waist and said flatteringly, "Master Jiang, I have admired you for a long time and want to get a job under you."

"Is that all?" Jiang Lihai frowned immediately.

Xiao Shunzi hurriedly said, "Of course it's not just that. I'm here to pledge my loyalty!" He approached Jiang Lihai and lowered his voice, "Eunuch, do you know that there was a maid named Yunqin in Chunxi Palace?"

"I know." Jiang Lihai looked at him coldly with some suspicion. He had just started to think about it, and someone mentioned Yun Qin. Wasn't it a bit too coincidental?

But the eunuch's next words dispelled his doubts.

"Then you know, sir, that she was once favored by the emperor, and she has many fine things in her hands that the emperor gave her. I saw with my own eyes that she had a string of jade beads on her wrist. The water head was definitely a fine thing."

Xiao Shunzi flattered, "Such a good thing would be wasted in the hands of a little palace maid. Of course it should be given to the eunuch."

"Is that all?" Jiang Lihai looked at him.

Now it was Xiao Shunzi's turn to be stunned. He hesitated and asked, "Could it be that the father-in-law is not interested?"

Interested, of course Jiang Lihai is interested.

But what he was interested in was not just the string of beads, but also the person wearing the beads!

"Such a good thing must of course be obtained by the owner himself. Do you have any connections?" Jiang Lihai raised his eyebrows at him.

A hint of coldness flashed across Xiao Shunzi's eyes, but he deliberately showed some embarrassment on his face, "That gatekeeper nanny is really a bit difficult to deal with." He glanced at the wine bottle on the table and said, "It's just a good drink of good wine."

Jiang Lihai's eyes turned, and he immediately grabbed some copper money from the table and stuffed it into his pocket. "Is this enough?"

"That's enough, that's enough!" Xiao Shunzi nodded excitedly, "Tomorrow, tomorrow night, I will come and ask my father-in-law to come over."

"Okay." Jiang Lihai still kept a note of caution, "You have to come in person."

Xiao Shunzi was counting the copper coins in her hand, and seemed not to care about what was said. She just nodded randomly, "Don't worry, sir. I will come in person."