Chapter 161 Rules?

Huo Jinchi only sat for a while, then went to Yu's study to summon court officials and handle government affairs.

Of course, he did not forget to instruct Xu An to count the gifts sent by various palaces for Yun Qin.

Xu An had not expected that Yun Qin would trouble the emperor for such a small matter, but seeing that the emperor did not seem to be speaking casually, he shook his head inwardly.

Even though the matter is small, someone is happy to do it!

Xu An did not dare to be negligent. He told Xiao Dezi to be smart and he personally took people to the side hall to count the things.

After all, there were only a few high-ranking concubines in the palace, and the things were not particularly numerous, so it didn't take long to count them all.

But when he got the order, Xu An's expression immediately became a little subtle.

When all the things are put together, they look like a gorgeous sight, but when they are actually listed on the list, anyone with a discerning eye will know that there are not many good things at all.

Most of the jewelry was gold- and silver-plated, and the satins were made of materials that were not fashionable at the time. Even the decorations and tea sets were not of high quality.

These are probably things that have been piled up in the storehouses of various palaces for a long time.

Let's count the things. I guess they are not as valuable as the beads on Xi's wrist.

Xu An put down the list and looked at the things on the table again.

He finally understood why Xi agreed to let the emperor take inventory for her. This was clearly an attempt to deceive the masters of the various palaces.

Otherwise, he never dared to underestimate Xi Da Ying.

It is not something that ordinary people can learn to understand the emperor's mind and have the ability to achieve great results with little effort.

Xu An did not dare to delay, so he gathered his thoughts, took the list and went to report to Huo Jinchi.

Huo Jinchi was marking documents and did not read it immediately. He only glanced at it while holding the teacup when he stopped writing to drink tea.

After a sweep, his face sank slightly.

He pointed his finger at the paper and asked, "Is that all?"

Xu An lowered his head and replied, "Your Majesty, I counted them according to the gift lists of each palace, so there should be no mistakes or omissions."

After waiting for a while, he didn't hear the emperor speak. He raised his head slightly and saw Huo Jinchi looking at the list with dark eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

Xu An couldn't guess and didn't dare to say anything. He just lowered his eyes and waited for the emperor's orders.

In fact, Huo Jinchi didn't have any special ideas. He could have expected the attitudes of the various palaces towards Yun Qin.

But when he really saw them, including the Queen Mother sending these things to appease Yunqin, he still felt uncomfortable and unhappy.

Huo Jinchi recalled the look on Yun Qin's face today when she raised her head and said that she didn't want to leave Tongming Palace.

She has beautiful eyes, and when they sparkle they are like stars. Even when she looks at you, you give you the illusion that you are the only thing in her heart and eyes.

But an illusion is just an illusion, and the emotions that flashed in her eyes disappeared with a single wipe.

Huo Jinchi knew very well that Yun Qin didn't want to stay in Tongming Palace anymore. She already had a position, and staying in Tongming Palace would only cause endless troubles.

But this clarity made him angry, so he deliberately said that he wanted her to stay in Tongming Palace for a while longer.

Indeed, it is time to move her out of the palace. Forcing her to stay will only make the harem more dissatisfied.

"Go to Yanning Palace and replace everything inside."

Xu An did not find it strange to hear the emperor say this. According to the emperor's personality, if Miss Yunqin was bullied like this, he would definitely show his displeasure to the harem.

But the next sentence made his expression change slightly.

Huo Jinchi said calmly, "Compare it to the concubine's share, the best one."

"Your Majesty, this is against the rules..."

Huo Jinchi glanced at him and said, "Rules? Yanning Palace is so big, and the promised quota is not even half full. Since you are the main seat of the palace, you should follow the quota of the main seat. How is that against the rules?"

"Tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs what I said and let them do it according to my rules!"

Xu An didn't dare to say anything, he just responded with his eyes lowered.

"How good can the things from the Ministry of Internal Affairs be?" Huo Jinchi glanced at the list again and said coldly, "First look in my private warehouse. If there is anything missing, ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare it."

Xu An couldn't help but look at the emperor again, opened his mouth and finally responded: "Yes, I will go to Yanning Palace to take a look."

Huo Jinchi handed the list to Xu An again, "Don't show this to Xi Danying yet. When you make a list of the things to be sent to Yanning Palace, put these at the end and give them to her together."

She is not in good health, so she should be less angry.

"Yes." Xu An took it with both hands and shook his head secretly.

There was no need to spend so much money to make Xi agree to be happy. He felt sorry for the emperor just thinking about it.

Huo Jinchi waved his hand at him, signaling him to go quickly, and he picked up the red pen to continue marking the memorials.

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Things were moved one by one from Tongming Palace to Yanning Palace. Of course, this matter could not be hidden from the eyes of the people in the palace.

The already dissatisfied concubine could not help but reveal her emotions in front of the empress when she paid her respects the next day.

"Yanning Palace has been almost renovated, why hasn't Xi agreed to move there yet? Your Majesty, isn't this against the rules?"

The queen glanced at the person who spoke and said, "Why don't you tell this to the emperor? The person doesn't live in my Fengyi Palace, and it's not that I won't let him go."

"My words are not as important as yours, the Empress."

These words were somewhat harsh to the Queen.

Does her word carry weight?

When the Empress Dowager conferred the title on Yunqin, did she ask her? When the Emperor gave Yunqin a new title, did he ask her?

Everyone in the harem was talking about how her position as the Queen was just a decoration.

Do you still dare to say that her words carry weight?

Seeing the empress's cold eyes, the concubine realized that what she said was wrong and was about to speak.

Then I heard Concubine De say, "Sister Xu was anxious, so she couldn't help but speak out of line. Your Majesty, please don't be angry. She was right. Compared to you, the words of us are even less important."

The queen glanced at her, but her eyes did not warm up at all.

She couldn't stand Yun Qin's deep scheming, nor could she stand De Fei's hypocritical behavior.

Besides, whenever she got angry, she would ask Defei to pretend to be a good person here.

"It's not that I don't want to persuade the emperor." The queen said coldly: "This Yanning Palace has indeed not been repaired yet. My sisters, do you think that I am too slow?"

Everyone in the hall immediately said "How dare we?" and "We dare not".

At this time, Concubine De did not say anything, but just picked up the tea beside her and took a sip.

She was just helping Xu Danying out, so she naturally wouldn't say these words as well, otherwise it would seem like she was pushing him again.

The queen glanced at her and snorted.

Shen Danying on the side didn't say much either. Instead, he seemed a little absent-minded. He held a piece of snack in his hand and didn't put it into his mouth for a long time.

Seeing her like this, Xu Danying looked at her with disdain, then looked at Concubine De.

The Defei, who had always kept a low profile and seldom spoke, now spoke. She had just come to my rescue, and she must be dissatisfied with Yun Qin.

On the night when Yun Qin became the emperor's favorite, she seemed to have asked the Tongming Palace to invite the emperor. No wonder she felt dissatisfied.

Xu Danying knew what was going on, so he continued, "Your Majesty, if you look at the things being moved to Yanning Palace, anyone with a discerning eye will know that the things being taken are not for Danying to use. We are worried because the rules in this palace are always in order, and we cannot let the rules be disrupted because of one person!"

She spoke in a high-sounding manner, but the queen could not help but sneer in her heart.

"All these things were taken out from the emperor's private storehouse. They were given to Yunqin by the emperor himself. You can't do anything about it even if you are jealous."

The Queen's tone was slightly mocking, "Why don't you think about how to keep the Emperor's heart and let him give you some support? Even if you break any rules, I won't say anything."

Her words made Xu Danying's face turn pale. It was because he had no ability that he wanted the Queen to take care of the matter.

But looking at her expression, it was clear that she had no intention of asking.

What does it matter if you obey the emperor in everything? If you are not favored, you are still not favored!

Xu Danying gritted his teeth and said, "If the queen doesn't care, we can only ask the queen mother for help."

These words made the Queen's face turn completely cold, and her eyes seemed to contain a solid chill that made Xu Danying dare not look her in the eye and lowered his eyes.