Chapter 48 The Emperor Wants to Grant a Marriage to Prince Chen
When Ye Jingchuan fainted in the secret room, a sumptuous breakfast was delivered to Ning Chuyuan.
Qi Yanzhou also checked the yard carefully.
Like Xishou Palace, there is no secret passage.
It can't be that ghosts really did it?
Ye Chutang looked at Qi Yanzhou, who was frowning, and said, "My Lord, if you don't mind, let's have breakfast together."
Qi Yanzhou only ate a few bites yesterday at noon and hasn't eaten anything since then, so he's really a little hungry.
"Sorry to bother Miss Ye."
During the meal, Ye Chutang deliberately asked, "Wasn't the Ningchu Courtyard burglary under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao prefect? How did this task fall on the prince's head?"
Qi Yanzhou thought that the news of the theft in Xishou Palace would spread quickly, so he told the truth.
"Eunuch De's Xishou Palace was just like Ningchuyuan. Everything was stolen in a short period of time."
The corners of Ye Chutang's mouth turned up, and even his eyebrows were tinged with smile.
"Congratulations! Eunuch De deserves it! This thief is really powerful. He even stole into the palace. When the emperor finds out, I'm afraid he will be unable to sleep or eat well."
If you can steal things from the Xishou Palace, you can also take the emperor’s head from the Qianqing Palace!
Qi Yanzhou looked at Ye Chutang who looked very happy and reminded her, "Miss Ye, please be careful with your words."
The emperor is stupid, petty-minded and cannot stand any unpleasant words.
Ye Chutang drank a mouthful of bird's nest and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I speak the truth to people and lies to ghosts."
Qi Yanzhou said goodbye after finishing breakfast.
He had to go back to the palace to bathe and change clothes, and then go to the city gate to meet the emperor.
Ye Chutang lay back on the bed and entered the space under the pretext of taking a nap.
She tidied up the space which had been a bit messy recently and sorted it out.
Fortunately, things in the space can be suspended, so even without the container, it won’t be messy.
After tidying up, she drank a glass of milk before leaving the space.
Ye Chutang took a nap for half an hour, then got up and went to the yard to practice martial arts.
Not long after practicing, Butler Chen came running over in a hurry.
"My lady, the master has disappeared since he came to your courtyard. Do you know where he has gone? The emperor is about to enter the capital, and the master has to go to the city gate to welcome him."
It will be Si time in just over two quarters of an hour. If we don't set out now, we will miss it.
Ye Chutang thought that if Ye Jingchuan angered the emperor, she would also suffer.
"Dad said he had some official business to attend to and left."
The housekeeper had been to the library before and asked the security guard, but he said that the master was not there.
Hearing this, he guessed that the master didn't want to be disturbed, so he asked the security guard to say this.
"Thank you for your advice, Miss. I'll take my leave."
The butler went to the library, explained the situation to the guard, and then entered the study.
But he didn't dare to enter the secret room, and could only shout "Master" at the dark entrance of the secret room.
The unconscious Ye Jingchuan was awakened. He remembered that he had to go to welcome the emperor. He had no time to care about the secret room that had been emptied. He hurriedly took the carriage to the city gate.
At this time.
The theft at Li's granary has spread widely.
"The full warehouse of grain disappeared without a trace, and the night patrol soldiers didn't even notice it."
"I heard that a man stole it and was caught by King Chen, but unfortunately he was not caught."
"One person stole it? How is that possible! That much food could crush him to death eight hundred times."
"That's right. It sounds like the government can't solve the case, so they're pushing someone else to take the blame."
"I heard he was a ghost thief. It would be strange if the government could find him..."
I don’t know who spread this rumor, but the word “ghost thief” became more and more mysterious.
At first, it was the starving ghosts who stole the food.
Later, the ghost soldiers came to steal food and supplies.
In the end, there were too many dead souls in the underworld, and the King of Hell was short of food and could not afford to feed the little ghosts, so he had to run to the world of the living to steal food.
Storytellers and story writers seized the opportunity and made the "ghost thief" into various ghost stories, which were sung all over the streets.
Daner overheard a few times when he went to the big kitchen to get some food.
Go back to Ningchuyuan and tell Ye Chutang.
When Ye Chutang was caught by Qi Yanzhou last night, he guessed that the matter of the empty granary would become a big deal.
But she didn't expect that the "Ghost Thief" would be so effective.
"Dan'er, go and have a rest. I'll make lunch."
"Miss, you can't do that."
"Why, are you worried that the food I cook won't be tasty?"
Shan'er waved his hands in panic.
"That's not what I meant. Young Miss is a princess, how can she do such rough work?"
Ye Chutang smiled and said, "Food is the most important thing for people, and cooking is not a bad thing. You should go and have a rest, recover from your injuries, and take care of all the work as soon as possible."
Shan'er knew that Ye Chutang was feeling sorry for her, and a touch of emotion appeared in her eyes.
"As you command."
Ye Chutang entered the kitchen, and Jinzhi came to help after Dan'er went to rest.
She looked at Ye Chutang who was picking, washing and cooking vegetables skillfully, and her eyes turned red with heartache.
If the young lady had not met the wrong person, she would have grown up in great pampering and would not have needed to know all these things.
"Young lady, you must be having a hard time on the farm, right?"
"It's not as hard as Aunt Jin's. I won't mention the hard times in the past. It's unlucky."
Jinzhi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded heavily.
“After suffering comes happiness!”
One of Ye Chutang's pleasures in the end times is cooking, and he has developed good cooking skills.
When cooking, she avoided Jinzhi's sight and took out seasonings from the space.
Only good ingredients and good seasonings can make top-notch dishes.
When cooking, she used spiritual spring water.
Before the rice is out of the pot, the whole yard is filled with the sweet aroma of rice.
Soon, the food was served.
Shan'er helped the weak Shuang'er to the kitchen, and then went to the outer courtyard to call back Wangcai, who was recuperating from his injuries, to eat together.
The food was so delicious that I finished it right away.
***
The Imperial Palace.
The emperor returned to the palace and hosted a banquet for all officials.
A middle-aged man in a bright yellow dragon robe sat on the dragon throne and looked at Qi Yanzhou who was sitting at the second table on the left.
"The environment in Southern Xinjiang is completely different from that in the capital. Prince Chen has been back in the capital for a few days. Are you used to it?"
Qi Yanzhou stood up and saluted.
"Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for your concern. I grew up in the capital, so it's natural for me to be used to it."
The emperor's eyes suddenly became sharp as he looked at Prince Chen, who spoke respectfully and had a humble attitude, making it impossible for him to find fault with him.
"I heard that you refused to marry Princess Anping because you already have a crush on someone. I wonder which girl she is?"
This King Chen can’t be kept any longer!
Since we can't start with Prince Chen's Mansion, let's start with the girl he likes!
Qi Yanzhou guessed the emperor's thoughts and replied, "It was a witch doctor I met in Miaojiang. She once saved my life."
This is of course false.
He said this simply because Miaojiang was far away from the capital.
Even if the emperor wanted to reach out, he couldn't reach that far in a short period of time.
The emperor knew this witch doctor, his name was A'man.
When he learned that Ah Man had saved Qi Yanzhou, whose life was hanging by a thread, he was so angry that he immediately sent secret guards to kill her.
As a result, there were many poisonous insects and miasma in southern Xinjiang, so he sent three groups of people, but none of them returned.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you like her, why don't you bring her to the capital?"
Qi Yanzhou lowered his eyes, looking somewhat sad.
"Your Majesty, she has no interest in me."
The emperor was somewhat surprised, "There is actually a woman who doesn't like the handsome and invincible Prince Chen."
"Women in southern Xinjiang rarely marry outside their own tribe, and they all choose men from their own tribe."
Although what he said was not wrong, it made the emperor very unhappy.
"The whole world belongs to the king. King Chen has made an invaluable contribution to the recovery of Southern Xinjiang. I will grant you a marriage and ask that witch doctor to come to the capital to marry you!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
