Chapter 516: Promotion
"Why are you dressed like a maid?"
Daohua walked up to Dong Yuanyao with a surprised look on her face: "You didn't run away secretly, did you?"
Dong Yuanyao gave her a look that said, "Why are you asking?" "I came here to see you."
Daohua: "If your aunt finds out about you doing this, she'll punish you again."
Dong Yuanyao smiled and said, "No, these days, no, it should be the past one or two months, my mother has been very busy and has no time to take care of me."
Daohua asked curiously, "What is Auntie busy with?"
Dong Yuanyao: "Of course I'm busy with my brother's wedding. Think about it, your eldest brother is not even as old as my brother, and he's already engaged. Wouldn't my mother be anxious?"
Daohua: "Aren't you going back to the capital to look for her?"
Dong Yuanyao: "My grandmother said that marrying a daughter-in-law is for girls from other families to marry into our family. It doesn't have to be from the capital. If there is a suitable one, we can look for them. Now that my mother has revealed the secret, my family has been busy every day during the Spring Festival this year."
Daohua smiled: "You are going to have a sister-in-law, and you are not happy?"
Dong Yuanyao sighed: "What's there to be happy about? My brother is going to be assigned to another girl. I don't think it's anything worth being happy about."
Daohua tapped Dong Yuanyao's head and said, "You're just jealous. Why don't you think that with a sister-in-law, you'll have someone to love you more?"
Dong Yuanyao rolled her eyes. "Do you think I'm Jingwan? I don't expect my future sister-in-law to love me or anything like that. I just hope she treats my brother well, respects my parents, and isn't a troublemaker. I'll be satisfied."
Daohua took Dong Yuanyao's arm and said, "You must trust your grandmother and mother's judgment. If you are really worried, once you have a candidate, you can have someone secretly investigate. That's what I did."
Dong Yuanyao nodded: "This is the only way."
Daohua smiled and said, "Okay, don't think about these unhappy things. Come on, I'll take you to meet my two cousins."
Dong Yuanyao shook her head and said, "Forget about me dressing like this." Then she took Daohua's hand and said, "Go shopping with me. I've been cooped up at home for a while and I'm bored."
"This..." Daohua looked hesitant.
Dong Yuanyao shook Daohua's arm and said, "It won't take too long."
Daohua hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait for me, I'll go talk to my mother."
Dong Yuanyao smiled: "Okay."
Meanwhile, at the palace.
After reading the secret letter sent back by Xiao Yeyang, the emperor couldn't help laughing a few times and said three good words in a row: "Yang'er is becoming more and more promising."
He actually deciphered Lao Ba’s method of delivering messages!
Although the letter repeatedly mentioned that it was the uncle's apprentice who deciphered the code, the emperor still favored his nephew.
However, when the emperor saw the decrypted message attached, his expression turned ugly again: "Baxianju"
Eunuch An, who was standing by, had a smile on his face and looked relaxed a moment ago, but when he saw the emperor's expression suddenly change, his heart couldn't help but tighten.
The Emperor looked at Eunuch An and said, "I remember that Baxianju seems to be the property of the Anguo family?"
Eunuch An nodded quickly: "Your Majesty remembers it correctly. However, although Baxianju is registered under the name of Duke Anguo, it seems that many nobles also have shares."
The emperor sneered: "Eight Immortals."
Eunuch An's heart was pounding. The Emperor had a deep grudge against the Eighth Prince, which made him extremely nervous whenever he heard the eight characters.
The emperor was silent for a moment and said, "Go and call Xue Xiangchen."
Eunuch An immediately went out with his body bent, and soon came back with a burly middle-aged man.
"Your Majesty, Commander Xue has arrived."
The person who came was Xue Xiangchen, the commander of Jinling Guard.
The Emperor looked at the visitor and asked, "Do you still have all the letters from Old Eight that you intercepted over the years?"
Xue Xiangchen replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, they are all still there."
The Emperor: "Very good! Go get it for me immediately."
Xue Xiangchen was stunned for a moment and couldn't help asking, "All?"
The emperor glanced at him calmly.
Xue Xiangchen's scalp tightened when he was looked at. He immediately bent down and clasped his fists and said, "I will go get it right away."
The emperor hummed, and added, "In the future, any letters you intercept from Old Eight must be sent to me."
Xue Xiangchen didn't dare to hesitate any longer this time and nodded quickly: "I obey your order." After saying that, seeing that the emperor was not looking at him, he bent over and backed away.
Along the way, Xue Xiangchen was wondering why the emperor suddenly wanted the communication from the Eighth Prince.
"Could it be that the Emperor has deciphered the Eighth Prince's method of delivering messages?"
With this question in mind, Xue Xiangchen returned to the Jinlingwei office, took the Eight Kings' letter in his hand, and hurried back.
This time, as he entered the main hall, Xue Xiangchen clearly felt that the emperor was in a much better mood. He quickly glanced at the two transparent glass bottles in the emperor's hands and said, "Your Majesty, these are all the letters intercepted over the years."
Eunuch An took the box and placed it on the imperial desk.
The emperor put down the golden pen and potion, glanced at the letter in the box, and did not immediately try to decipher it. Instead, he looked at Xue Xiangchen and said, "From today on, I want to know the list of all people who have entered and left the Eight Immortals Residence. Remember, do not alarm anyone."
Xue Xiangchen's eyes flashed: "I obey your orders."
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "When you return to Jinling Guard later, give An Yuan a token that indicates he is a deputy commander."
Hearing this, Xue Xiangchen looked at Eunuch An in surprise and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, the positions for Jinling Guard Commanders have been filled."
The emperor raised his hand to interrupt: "I know, this is a special title bestowed by me."
Xue Xiangchen didn't dare to question it anymore. All the officials above the fourth rank in Jinling Guard were appointed by the emperor himself. To be specially awarded by the emperor, someone must have made great contributions.
Eunuch An smiled and walked towards Xue Xiangchen: "Commander Xue, shall we go?"
Soon, the two of them left the hall.
After they were away from the palace gate, Xue Xiangchen hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Eunuch An, could you please tell me who this newly appointed deputy commander is so I can be prepared?"
Eunuch An smiled and said, "Why are you so anxious, Commander? If it's Jinling Guard, they will definitely report to you in the future. Then you will naturally know who it is."
Looking at Eunuch An who smiled and said nothing, Xue Xiangchen felt helpless and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
After returning to the Jinlingwei office, Xue Xiangchen handed the identity token of the Jinlingwei commander to Eunuch An, who turned around and left after receiving it.
After the others left, the deputy commander and the assistant commander gathered around.
"Sir, what is Eunuch An doing here?"
Xue Xiangchen glanced at the few people and said calmly, "The emperor has specially appointed a deputy commander."
Upon hearing this, the deputy commander and the assistant commander all widened their eyes.
"My lord, what is going on?"
Xue Xiangchen: "What else could it be? Someone has done something meritorious." After saying that, he didn't want to say anything more. "Alright, everyone, stop crowding here and get back to work. We have a lot of cases piled up. If we don't work hard, we'll be squeezed out."
Looking at Xue Xiangchen leaving, several Tongzhi and Qianshi exchanged quick glances.
On the other side, Eunuch An returned to the main hall with the token.
The emperor flipped through the token and sighed, "This time, my ninth brother made Ma Ma his wife, and Yang Er was wronged."
Eunuch An lowered his head and dared not answer.
The emperor handed the token to Eunuch An and said, "I hope he will be happy with your promotion."
Eunuch An smiled and said, "The young prince will surely be happy to have the emperor's love."
The emperor shook his head and said nothing. Didn’t he hear Dongli say that Yang’er no longer allowed others to call him the little prince, which showed how much he cared about Ma’s promotion to the position of legitimate wife.
Looking at the potion and diamond pen on the table, thinking of his mother, uncle, and the clever little girl, the emperor felt more relieved.
Fortunately, Yang'er has them by his side in Zhongzhou!
Then, the emperor tried the pen and the potion, and watching the words slowly disappear from the paper, he sighed and said, "Yan Zhigao really gave birth to a good daughter. Go, find someone to prepare this potion."
Sorry, I got home too late today, so I can only update once!
(End of this chapter)
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