Holding the Xuan paper that the three eunuchs had brought her, Cuiyun hesitated to go inside.
Alas, how heartbroken would Her Majesty be if she knew she was about to "send" something to His Majesty again?
"Cuiyun, what are you doing standing outside the door? Come in quickly!"
Cuiyun, carrying some things she was holding, entered with the air of someone about to grieve for something precious.
"Your Majesty"
"Cuiyun, what's that in your hand?"
"this…"
Cuiyun took a deep breath. "Your Highness, this was sent by Eunuch Sanshu."
Cuiyun placed the things on the table in front of Yang Jiaojiao.
Yang Jiaojiao casually flipped through the Xuan paper on the table and looked at the characters on it.
Isn't this a palace rule?
etc.
This handwriting looks so much like those two brats' handwriting.
No way, no way, it can't be what I'm thinking, can it?
Yang Jiaojiao was startled by her own thoughts and stood up.
Then, remembering that she hadn't seen the two brothers all afternoon, she asked Cuiyun with a slightly trembling voice, "Cuiyun, where are the two princes?"
Cuiyun hesitated for a moment, then knelt on the ground and finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, Your Highnesses..."
"This afternoon, the two princes took potatoes and sweet potatoes from the imperial kitchen and threw them from outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation towards it."
"A few potatoes and sweet potatoes even hit Commander Zou Heng."
"Grandpa San also said..."
Seeing that Cuiyun had paused, Yang Jiaojiao asked anxiously, "Eunuch Sanshu said that the two princes threw potatoes and sweet potatoes into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which frightened the little princess."
"want…"
Seeing that Cuiyun paused again, Yang Jiaojiao spoke her mind.
"They're going to be beheaded???"
"No. They are, after all, my sons."
"Cuiyun, go and tell Consort Li that I need to return to the General's Mansion."
Seeing that her mistress had misunderstood, Cuiyun hurriedly said, "No, Your Highness, it's..."
"Cuiyun, don't just stand there kneeling, get up and go find Consort Li!"
"Cuiyun, hurry! Come with me back to the General's Mansion to get some good things to give to His Majesty, and ask him to spare these two brats."
"His Majesty did not say he wanted to behead the two princes."
"I know, I know. Get up quickly, we need to go back to the General's Mansion to get our things."
"No... what did you say?"
"Not beheading?"
Yang Jiaojiao stood there, stunned, waiting for Cuiyun to give her an explanation.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Sanshu is saying that His Majesty desires a potted plant."
Yang Jiaojiao relaxed when she heard that it wasn't her two sons' heads that were being asked for, but then she heard that it would cost money.
I don't grow flowers myself, so how can I send flowers to His Majesty?
Forget it, I can just buy a potted plant.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty desires the 'Wei Purple Peony' flower."
"Oh, 'Wei Zi Mu Dan' (Wei Purple Peony), simple."
Yang Jiaojiao had just sat down on the stool and taken a sip of tea when she spat it out.
What flower did you say?
"Wei Purple Peony"
Cuiyun repeated again
"Can't we choose another one?"
"This servant has also asked you three times, Eunuch."
"The third eunuch said that His Majesty only wants 'Wei Zi Mudan' (a type of peony).
Yang Jiaojiao was in a dilemma
This Wei Zi peony is a very precious variety, originating from Luojiang Prefecture, and it is also very difficult to cultivate.
Wei Zi Peony and Yao Huang Peony are worth giving more of.
The Empress once admired the 'Yao Huang Peony' and learned that someone in Jiangnan had successfully cultivated three pots of it.
I personally made two trips to Jiangnan to visit before I finally obtained a potted plant.
Now His Majesty has asked me to find 'Wei Zi Mudan' again. Where am I supposed to find that?
Yang Jiaojiao was troubled
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After delivering the message and the gifts, San Shu returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"Father, I have completed the task His Majesty entrusted to me."
"I understand. You may leave."
He is my godfather.
After San Shu finished speaking to San Hezi, he left.
After questioning Qin Jue, Sanhezi entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation and said that he had brought the items there.
After saying that, Qin Jue dismissed Sanhezi.
After Sanhezi left, Yuying emerged from the shadows and stood beside Qin Jue, looking quite puzzled.
"Yansheng, you are not a flower lover, so why did you ask Consort Shu to send you 'Wei Zi Peony'?"
"Hmph, you're saying... I'm not a person who loves flowers???"
Qin Jue narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Yu Ying beside him, a cool voice escaping his lips.
"Yansheng, you misheard. It's me. I'm someone who doesn't like flowers."
"You're a plant killer."
Yu Ying inwardly screamed, "How did I become a plant killer?" But outwardly, she didn't show it and accepted it.
"Yes, the flowers and plants are always afraid of me."
"However, what do you need this 'Wei Zi Mu Dan' for, Derivative?"
"Little Xi'er seems to really like peonies."
She has a potted 'Yao Huang Peony'.
"So you want to find another 'Wei Zi Mu Dan' for Xiao Xi'er?"
"These flowers are hard to find!"
As soon as Yu Ying finished speaking, she turned her head and saw Qin Jue looking at her with "kindness," which startled her.
"You talk too much, Yu Ying!"
"No, no, derivative."
"Instead of letting Consort Shu find 'Wei Zi Mudan' for you, you might as well send someone yourself."
"Fast and efficient, waiting for Consort Shu to find her would take forever."
"Yang Fan's second wife's family happens to have a pot of 'Wei Zi Mu Dan' (a type of peony).
Upon hearing this, Yu Ying exclaimed, "Damn it, Derivative, you're inhuman!"
"Having taken all the good stuff from Consort Shu and the General's Mansion, they're now eyeing the belongings of Consort Shu's younger brother and sister-in-law's family."
Qin Jue unleashed a palm strike towards Yu Ying, but by the time he withdrew his hand and returned, Qin Jue had vanished.
Luckily I dodged quickly, otherwise that slap would have been no joke; I would have coughed up blood.
This is incredibly heartless. They're brothers, after all, yet they went so far as to attack each other so brutally.
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