freenovelworld Chapter 264 Unfilial
Chapter 264 Unfilial
"Master, Eunuch Wu is outside seeking an audience."
Not long after An Lingrong finished her meal, Baoque came in to report.
"Send him in. And Eunuch Wu has worked hard, so remember to send a stack of osmanthus cakes to his room at lunchtime."
According to Bao Ge's observation, Eunuch Wu loves delicious food and is also fond of sweet things.
No wonder he chose to stay in Yonghe Palace.
"The servant Xiao Wuzi pays homage to the Imperial Concubine!"
Xiao Wuzi, with his cheeks noticeably puffed up, greeted respectfully.
"Eunuch Wu, please excuse me. Please sit down and talk."
After staying in Yonghe Palace for some time, Xiao Wuzi had a certain understanding of Concubine Shu. Knowing that she treated the palace maids well, he sat back in the chair he had sat in last time.
"Your Majesty, there is no sign of life in the palace. I guess they must have received orders to withdraw."
"They? You mean more than one person is monitoring Yonghe Palace?"
An Lingrong only sensed one person's breathing at night.
"Reporting to the Queen, the people sent by the higher-ups are on duty."
Xiao Wuzi looked up at the beams of the hall. They were spacious and suitable for hiding.
"Okay, I understand. I heard that Eunuch Wu likes to bask in the sun, so I ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a reclining chair, which will be delivered to your room soon."
An Lingrong never treats anyone who is loyal to her unfairly.
She had never inquired about Xiao Wuzi's life in the "Blood Guillotine", but she could tell from his daily habits that life there was not easy, even overly difficult.
Xiao Wuzi is very devoted to Hongzhan and his two siblings, and he deserves it.
Heavy snow was about to fall, and An Lingrong called Baoque.
"The Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that heavy snow was coming. How are the cotton-padded clothes prepared for the palace ladies?"
"My Lord, I have sent someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ask, and they can deliver it before the snow starts."
Baoque felt sorry for the large sum of money that the queen had paid, and made a suggestion with a blushing face.
"Your Majesty, you distribute cotton-padded clothes to the palace maids every winter. Some of the ladies below said they don't have much work to do, so they can make cotton-padded clothes themselves in their free time to avoid the high prices charged by the Imperial Household Department."
"Bao Que, you've never been idle during the day, and working at night hurts your eyes. I can't bear to see you ruin your health at such a young age."
"Survival is already difficult for women. Palace maids can leave the palace when they reach the age of 25. If they are not in good health by then, how will they survive after returning home?"
"Don't mention this matter again!"
Whenever Bao Ge heard something outside, she would tell An Lingrong first.
The palace maids who were eager to leave the palace did embroidery work in private and asked eunuchs they were familiar with to exchange it for silver outside the palace.
They had to do embroidery in their spare time, and An Lingrong didn't want to squeeze their time.
She had also done embroidery work when she lived a hard life in her previous life, and she knew the hardships involved.
Besides, the people in the Imperial Household Department tried every possible way to make money, and An Lingrong, who was in the harem, could only follow the crowd and let others get some benefits.
Both Nanny Suo and Eunuch Chang Xi had hinted about it.
Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents. Those people in the Imperial Household Department would do anything for money.
The most important thing was that the people she left outside the palace intercepted a large sum of money, so that she no longer had to worry about money for a few years.
"Master, I know I was wrong."
Baoque quickly knelt down to apologize. She was short-sighted and didn't think of this.
An Lingrong personally helped the man up and comforted him in a low voice.
"Bao Que, you are only thinking about me, what's wrong with that?"
"You just mentioned cotton-padded clothes. I have something in mind that I need you to do."
"The New Year is approaching, and we need a lot of purses as rewards. You bought the purses that the palace maids embroidered privately at a price one penny higher than the embroidery workshop's price."
"I heard that Baoru has a seriously ill mother at home. Please send her ten taels of silver in private."
Hongyao learned this for Baoru after seeing her crying in private.
An Lingrong sighed silently. How could Hongyao still have the energy to eavesdrop when he was being chased by a goose in broad daylight?
She was secretly worried about Hongyao's future, fearing that he would become like the Fifth Prince.
A prince from a royal family must not have the bad habits of being crybaby and loving to gossip.
An Lingrong made up her mind and decided to hand Hongyao over to his brother for training.
Winter is about to come, and she can't sit idle. The emperor's clothes must be delivered as soon as possible, and the show must be complete.
After working for half an hour, An Lingrong leaned back on the couch and let Bao Ge massage her shoulders.
"My Lady, news has come from Ganlu Temple that someone disliked Mo Chou and drove the three of them, master and servant, to Lingyun Peak."
"Prince Guo stayed at Qingliang Terrace and often rode on horseback to visit Concubine Shu. He even climbed Lingyun Peak several times in the dark."
"There was one time when, after Prince Guo left, I don't know what he said, but Mo Chou cried so hard that she almost died."
Bao Ge whispered the news from outside.
"My Lady, the Imperial Mausoleum did indeed send people to look for the item, but they were stopped and sent back by a group of well-trained people."
"Our people were afraid of being discovered by the two groups, so they evacuated the area in time."
"Okay, I understand. Send out the order and have those people lie dormant on the newly purchased farm until they can act according to your orders."
The emperor's men have their eyes on the Fourteenth Prince, so there is no need for her to take the risk of finding out information.
After such a long time, it’s time for the Queen Mother to get a result.
The Emperor in the Yangxin Palace once again heard from Xia Qie that the Empress Dowager was unwell, and his face turned black on the spot.
Does the Queen Mother want to use her illness to announce his unfilial behavior to the world?
"Su Peisheng, the Empress Dowager is unwell, and I have no time to attend to government affairs. Call Zhang Wuwei, and let's go to Shoukang Palace!"
When the emperor and his entourage arrived at Shoukang Palace, the empress dowager had just come out of the small Buddhist temple.
This time, the emperor did not let Sun Zhuxi report and went straight into the inner room.
"I heard that the Empress Dowager was unwell, so I brought the imperial physician here to examine your pulse. Please, Empress Dowager..."
The Queen Mother waved her hand, interrupting him.
"Your Majesty, I am fine. You don't need to worry."
"You used to be handling government affairs at this time. State affairs are more important. You should go back quickly."
She suspected that it was the fourth brother who had intercepted the money offered to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but she had no way to ask.
The depression in my heart was hard to get rid of, so naturally I didn't want the imperial physician to take my pulse.
But this time the emperor was particularly stubborn. When the empress dowager woke up, he was still drinking tea in the main hall.
"Forget it! Zhuxi, please let the imperial physician in."
The fourth brother is very stubborn. If he doesn't let the imperial physician take a look, he will definitely take his anger out on the fourteenth brother.