In principle, matters of the inner palace have nothing to do with the court.
Moreover, it was just dealing with minor matters such as palace maids and eunuchs.
However, memorials impeaching the regent were submitted one after another.
The night was deep.
"Ha..." Qi Yuan kept yawning, his eyes filled with tired tears. He couldn't help but say to Qi Sichen, "Uncle, shall we skip it today? It's so late. I know they're just trying to drive a wedge between us. I'm definitely not going to fall for their tricks..."
"Hmm?" Before he could finish speaking, Qi Sichen interrupted him with a finger: "Now that you're back in the palace, you should say '朕' (Zhen, the imperial 'I') even in front of me."
"No, it's not about the royal uncle, that's not the point right now..." Qi Yuan moved closer to Qi Sichen, trying to beg for mercy so he could go back and rest as soon as possible.
The important thing is that he was sleepy!
If the court session ends a little earlier tomorrow, I'll have enough time to go outside the palace to see Wanwan.
Thinking of Lin Wanyue's cute little face, Qi Yuan felt as sweet as if he had eaten a piece of honey.
"These are the rules, and even you, as the emperor, must abide by them." Qi Sichen remained unmoved as he handed a memorial impeaching him to Qi Yuan for his review.
"..." Qi Yuan was almost in tears.
My health is slowly improving, but why does my uncle seem to be giving up so soon?
It's not as good as when he was sickly. Qi Sichen felt sorry for his poor health and basically helped him handle these government affairs!
I won't be forcing myself to stay up all night grading papers like I am now.
angry!
Seeing his pitiful appearance, Qi Sichen revealed a devilish smile: "You'd better cheer up and hurry up and correct a few more papers, otherwise you won't have time to go out and see my little princess when you have to deal with so many court officials tomorrow."
Qi Yuan wanted to cry but had no tears, yet he could only listen to Qi Sichen's words and force himself to stay awake, picking up a vermilion pen and quickly revising the memorial in front of him.
Qi Sichen glanced at her from the side and then lazily called for someone to bring in a chaise lounge so he could lie down comfortably.
This only fueled Qi Yuan's anger, causing him to work faster and faster in his corrections. He was practically starting to hate those who were smearing Qi Sichen.
...
The Lin family actually lived a more comfortable life than Emperor Qi Yuan.
They don't even need to wash the dishes after dinner; someone will come and clean them up, and they even boil all the bathwater for them.
The large buckets of hot water were enough for the Lin family, who had been traveling a long way, to take a nice hot bath and relax comfortably.
Lin Wanyue comfortably changed into a soft set of pajamas, wiggled her little bottom and climbed onto the bed, only to find that the bed was surprisingly warm.
She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Huh?" and asked curiously, "Why is it still warm in here?"
"Replying to Miss," the assigned maid explained with a smile, "While you were taking a bath, we warmed it up with a hot water bottle. Please rest well. We'll keep watch outside for you. If you need anything, just let us know."
"No need, no need! It's so cold outside, you should all go back and rest. You don't need to stay with me." Lin Wanyue quickly refused, shaking her head so hard it was practically a rattle drum.
"How can this be?" The maid hesitated, not daring to agree.
"Just listen to me, and you don't need to come into my room anymore. I have my parents and grandma to take care of me. You should go back and rest. If anyone says anything, just say it was me."
Lin Wanyue rattled off the things her family had discussed that evening, refusing the servants' personal care.
Being taken such good care of naturally felt comfortable, but Laifu and Little Pink Butterfly couldn't hide it.
Since this was something they discussed during dinner, Lin Weiming and the others hadn't told the housekeeper, Wang Youcai, yet.
The young maid was still a little hesitant, but Lin Wanyue said with a stern face, "Why won't you listen to me?"
That's a rather harsh statement.
"!!!"
The maidservant quickly apologized, then left, clutching the quilt and somewhat bewildered.
That night, the other servants in the Lin household were just as confused as he was about what this family was thinking.
She refused to be served comfortably and preferred to clean her own room rather than let the servants in.
The next day, Lin Weiming, Xuefu, and Liu Junlan summoned Wang Youcai and some servants and told them:
“We were born in the countryside and have a few acres of land. We are not from a wealthy family. We have only managed to gain the favor of the prince, but we still have to make a living on our own.”
“Our family thought that since you were sent by the Prince, it wouldn’t be appropriate to say anything about sending you back. However, our family simply cannot afford to support so many people. If you have other places to go, just go there. We will talk to the Prince.”
Startled, Wang Youcai quickly knelt down: "Madam, is there something we haven't done well? Please tell us, and we'll correct it."
"No, no, don't kneel down so easily! We're just an ordinary country family, we really don't have that much money to support you, please don't take it to heart." Lin Weiming was strong, and with a wave of his hands, he lifted Wang Youcai, whose head was stronger than his arms, up.
Unable to kneel down on either side, Wang Youcai could only continue listening to Liu Junlan say, "But if someone really refuses to leave, our family can only barely provide them with food. Those who stay will only be paid the wages of a maid, three hundred coins a month. Any more than that, our family simply cannot afford to support them."
“Oh, right,” Xuefu quickly added, “There’s another thing: you don’t need to go into our house. If you’re talking about serving people, you only need to stay in the yard and the kitchen.”
“We clean our own rooms and study. If anyone dares to sneak in, none of them will be spared.”
"..." After hearing the Lin family's demands, Wang Youcai was completely dumbfounded.
He had heard countless stories about the servants in the capital from the steward of the Prince's mansion, but he had never heard of such a bizarre request.
Wang Youcai didn't know what to do either.
He was worried about messing up the task assigned by the prince, but it was also unacceptable to not accept any money and even have to pay out of his own pocket to serve him.
"Madam, this is not a matter that a servant like me can decide... Why don't you let me go back and talk to the steward first? Our Prince's Mansion is very wealthy, and perhaps we can still be supported by the Prince's Mansion, but we will be sent here to serve you." Wang Youcai said with a fawning smile.
The three members of the Lin family immediately refused, saying, "That won't do either. We country folk are really not used to it. There are so many people in the family. You should send more people back, or you can all go back."
"..." Wang Youcai was even more dumbfounded, and could only awkwardly run away to ask the steward of the Wang Mansion for advice.
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