Chapter 267: Rewards, the prince will naturally have a day to shine
Beigong Yi saw this scene and finished the lamb leg in his hand in two bites.
If the fourth sister-in-law is not afraid, then what is he afraid of?
The chief eunuch watched the two men's actions, his mouth twitching, and it was unclear whether he was angry or scared.
"Oh my ancestors, the meal is almost served and the lamb leg is gone. How can I report to you?"
"Are there any extra lamb legs?" Beigong You asked.
"Yes, but it hasn't been baked yet..."
"Roast it now. If Father wants to serve the meal, other dishes should be served first and the lamb leg should be served last. There will be enough time."
The eunuch sighed. This was all that could be done for now.
"If this matter is investigated, I hope you will report to the emperor that it was I who asked the princess to eat it." Beigong You bowed to the people.
Lin Miaoyin didn't take this matter to heart.
As a result, just after lunch, the matter was reported to Emperor Ming.
Emperor Ming did not punish them severely because it was their first offense. Instead, he fined Beigong You and Beigong Yi one month's salary each, which was two thousand taels for a leg of lamb.
Beigong Yi exclaimed that he had suffered a huge loss.
"Two thousand taels for a leg of lamb? Why didn't the emperor just rob us?" He cried out in pain, "Fourth brother, do you think the emperor fined us so much money to fill the national treasury? Is there really no money left in the national treasury?"
Without waiting for Beigong You to answer, Lin Miaoyin squinted her eyes and asked, "Prince An, didn't you just bring a leg of lamb? Why did the emperor fine you four thousand taels?"
"Ahem... Fourth sister-in-law, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Beigong Yi bowed and left in a panic.
Later they found out that Beigong Yi originally took two lamb legs, but when he met Lu Yunan on the way, he gave one to him.
Later, when Lu Yun'an learned about this, he came to Prince Ning's mansion and presented him with one thousand taels of silver.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
After dinner, everyone returned one after another.
Before leaving, Lin Miaoyin saw Zhang Xuan's cold body in the next room and Beigong Xian crying loudly in front of the bed.
She secretly checked with the medical system.
Zhang Xuan did die of poisoning, and the system's previous reminder was correct.
Since she first met Zhang Xuan, she found that she had a chronic poison in her body. She had a chance to treat her, but because of Zhang Xuan's personality and the last time she treated the young master of the Qi Palace, she was worried that saving Zhang Xuan would cause trouble for herself, so she ignored it. Now, seeing her lying there coldly, she felt bad.
The specific poison in Zhang Xuan's body needs to be tested. Now a scan from a distance can only give a rough idea. It should be that this chronic poison accumulated to a certain level in her body, causing the failure of major organs, especially the kidneys, which led to death.
But she always felt that Zhang Xuan’s death was not that simple.
The poison did not take effect earlier or later, but just happened to take effect during the sacrificial ceremony, right under everyone's noses, and she died of the poison.
It's a bit strange indeed.
She subconsciously looked at the man in front of the couch. It seemed that in her impression, the relationship between the King and Queen of Qi was not so good.
As she stepped forward, the queen's cold voice came, "Miaoyin, it's getting late, you should go back with me first. Dean Zhang and Lord Xu will stay here, they will take care of the matter of Princess Qi."
Lin Miaoyin understood immediately.
Not only did she feel strange, the Queen also knew that this matter was not that simple. She didn't let her go because she cared about her and didn't want to get involved in this matter.
She took the queen's arm and said obediently, "Aunt, let's go back then."
Lin Miaoyin's health was getting worse and worse. This sacrifice almost cost her half her life. Fortunately, what she was going to do was very successful.
As soon as she returned to Shaohuayuan, she took off her thick fox fur coat and jacket.
Yuzhu went to the small kitchen to prepare food for her, and Xiaodie massaged her swollen calves.
Ever since she rescued Xiaodie, she has been staying in Yipin Guo. Later, because her courtyard was short of staff, she brought her to Prince Ning's Mansion.
There is no indenture between them, it is an employment relationship.
Like Yuzhu, she is a free person.
Not long after, news came from the Prince of Qi's Palace. The Prince of Qi transported the body of the Princess of Qi back to the palace and conducted a thorough investigation together with the Dali Temple. However, in the end, they only found out that the Princess of Qi was poisoned due to taking a folk remedy for fertility for many years. However, the case has not been closed yet and is still under investigation.
The second day of the Wanshou Festival is the day to reward those who have made contributions during the epidemic, floods, and famine. From royal relatives, left and right prime ministers to poor people, as long as they have made contributions, they will be rewarded.
Even Lin Miaoyin was awarded the second-rank imperial decree, while Beigong You, who was the most meritorious, was easily dismissed by an imperial edict from Emperor Ming.
The imperial edict assigned Huzhou and Guangling to Beigong You as fiefs, and transferred Zhang Miaochun to the Ning Wang Mansion to diagnose Beigong You, and granted him special permission to stay in Shengjing permanently. On the surface, Emperor Ming was very caring towards Beigong You, but in fact, Huzhou and Guangling were sandwiched between the fiefs of Shu Wang and Qi Wang, and the two had been eyeing these two pieces of land. In addition, he stayed in Shengjing, and the emperor was far away, so he had no control over the affairs of the fief.
Sooner or later, these two pieces of land will be divided up by Beigong Shu and Beigong Xian.
When the people in Prince Ning's mansion heard the news, they were all very angry except Lin Miaoyin and Beigong You, especially Jingzhe. "What does the emperor mean by this? He gave the prince a fiefdom but asked him to stay in Shengjing. Is he sure that the prince's illness cannot be cured and has given up on him completely?"
"Besides, if Huzhou and Guangling are really so popular, can they give them to our prince?"
"The prince has risked his life for Beiliang, and I don't know how many injuries he has suffered. Even if the prince... isn't the princess still pregnant with the young prince? How can the emperor treat the prince like this?"
"The prince got sick because he suffered too much on the battlefield. I didn't expect that the prince would be abandoned because he couldn't go to the battlefield. It's really unfair for our prince." Guyu and Shuangjiang also spoke up for Beigong You.
King An was named King of War after he went to the battlefield only once and won a battle.
Who will remember his prince in the future?
"Okay, all of you, talk less." Maidong felt equally uncomfortable, but he held back.
Everyone felt uncomfortable when the imperial edict came down. If he continued to add fuel to the fire, these little bastards might do something impulsive, which would harm the prince.
"Master, we feel sorry for the prince too."
"The emperor's decree may not be a bad thing. The prince's stay in Shengjing will only benefit his illness and will not cause any harm."
"Even if the prince stays in Shengjing, only the princess can save him. Although Dean Zhang is a good doctor, he cannot save the prince. The emperor sent Dean Zhang to our palace, maybe he wants to learn from the princess." Jingzhe snorted angrily.
Mai Dong couldn't help but kick him, "You're the only one who talks too much."
“Master can bear this, but I can’t…” Jingzhe said and was about to go out.
Mai Dong stopped the man and said, "The most important thing now is the health of the prince and the baby in the princess' belly. Prince Shu has no son, Prince Qi has only one legitimate son who is not favored by the emperor, and now he has lost his mother, so his future is hopeless. Prince Wei, Prince An and Prince Jing are all unmarried. If the princess can give birth to a little prince, our prince will naturally have a chance to rise. Even if the emperor intends to suppress them, the queen will not sit idly by."
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