Chapter 132: One Night’s Riches

Jingxiu Palace!

Princess Lin’an’s beautifully embroidered shoes stepped on the soft ground clothes, took the arm of the crown prince’s brother, and entered the Jingxiu Palace.

The room was as warm as spring, the underfloor heating dispelled the cold of December, and the richly dressed noble consort was sitting at the table, having already laid out a sumptuous meal, waiting for a pair of sons and daughters with a smile on her face.

Chen Guifei’s early forties, long past the years of a woman’s splendor, in the woman’s fullest and richest stage.

Her skin is still firm, her eyes are still swirling with watery light, her well-maintained figure is not out of shape, and the years have precipitated a woman’s mature flavor in her.

Leaving aside the Empress who is the most powerful, among the many beauties in the Harem, it is Noble Consort Chen’s who is the most capable of fighting.

And so of the four imperial daughters, only Lin’an was able to compete with the eldest princess…no, compete.

“It’s too hot, let the lackeys outside lower the coals.” The vibrant Princess Lin An frowned.

She usually just had enough to keep the coals burning, the underfloor heating was just too hot and gave the feeling of being in a steamer.

Smiling warmly, Noble Consort Chen immediately commanded, “Listen Princess Lin’an, lower the charcoal fire.”

Lin An happily threw himself into his mother’s arms and smiled like a little girl, “Mother consort, child lodges here at night and sleeps with you, okay.”

Noble Consort Chen nodded her head with a warm smile.

Although this is not out of order, after all, the consorts may be to serve the emperor at night, but to the Yuan Jing Emperor this dynasty, because the emperor often monastic, has long been prohibited female sex, the harem many rules have been reduced to a mere formality.

The emperor cares about women, the rules are strict, but the emperor does not care about the beauty of his harem, under the premise of not committing a mistake of principle, as you like.

A so-called mistake of principle …… heh heh heh heh.

But a state like Emperor Yuan Jing’s is not useless, at least the harem is very harmonious and the concubines can’t even pinch each other if they want to.

The Crown Prince accompanied his mother consort to pull the house, and Princess Lin’an also chattered and interjected at the side.

“Today, the Spirit Dragon suddenly went berserk and almost injured Lin An, and Father and the guards were unable to rescue him.” The crown prince brought up what happened in the afternoon.

The Buddhist noble consort was alarmed and hurriedly held Princess Lin’an’s hand, examining it fearfully, “Is it hurt somewhere? Give mother consort a look.”

The second princess is a love of pampering framed, obediently made for the aggrieved and pitiful expression: “The child almost can’t see mother consort.”

Your Concubine had a moment of fear and said angrily, “What’s wrong with this group of lackeys, a beast can’t even be subdued, nearly injuring my son.”

She finished her tantrum and held Princess Lin’an’s catkin, “What happened afterward, was it the Crown Prince who saved you?”

The status of the crown prince is very different from other emperors, in addition to the Empress, the rest of the consorts in the harem have to call the crown prince, can not be called “my son” or “Huang’er”.

Lin An wrinkled his nose at the Crown Prince and complained, “Brother Crown Prince doesn’t have this ability, every time Huai Qing bullies me, he only moves his mouth and doesn’t help me fight Huai Qing.”

The Prince smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Noble Consort became more and more curious, glancing at the Crown Prince and holding her daughter’s hand, “Tell me about it with Mother?”

Lin An charming peach blossom eyes all of a sudden blossomed in a divine light: “I received a small gong ….. today. Well, it was the day before yesterday, and I brought it with me today with the intention of dispatching it, and it just so happened that I came across this, and it was he who saved me.”

“A gong…” frowned Noble Consort Chen, “A night watchman?”

“Uh na.” Lin An said, “I know that mother consort doesn’t like the night watchmen because those are Wei Yuan’s men, but he’s my man.”

Noble Consort Chen smiled and nodded, “Does His Majesty have a reward?”

“It has been since.” The Prince answered.

“This palace must be rewarded here as well,” Noble Consort Chen said solemnly, “I’ll send someone back to the treasury to fetch some jewelry and send it over.”

Noble Consort reward, the object of course can not be the courtier, should be the female family of the courtier’s family.

Hearing this, the Crown Prince suddenly frowned, “Then when did Xu Qi’an become your person?”

Princess Lin’an instantly raised her snow-white chin and said proudly, “I snatched it from Huaiqing.”

“Wyvern knows.”

“I know.”

“So she didn’t lecture you?”

“She dares to lecture me …. I…I’ll turn around and bring Xu Qi’an to meet her, both for protection and to anger her.” Speaking of this, Princess Lin’an was pleased with her own resourcefulness.

…..

In the season of December, it’s dark when you say it’s dark.

The sun was still hanging in the western sky when we left the Yamen, stubbornly coloring the clouds into their own shapes and colors.

By the time they reached the Xu Mansion, the sky was completely green and dark, and a lantern was lit up, reflecting the late returning pedestrians and an attic and tiled house.

The sky of green meditation, bamboo and gabion lanterns, and ancient buildings …. Every time Xu Qi’an saw this scene, he hated himself for not learning to paint in the first place.

At this hour, the Xu Mansion was already closed, and Old Zhang, the concierge, knew that Dalang never used the door.

So when Xu Qi’an knocked on the door, Old Zhang was filled with a look of surprise.

“Call out to the mansion to come over and move things.” Xu Qi’an commanded.

Moving things?

Old Zhang’s gaze swept over Xu Dalang’s shoulder to the three carriages behind him, as well as the accompanying night watchmen.

….

In the front hall, a family of four was having dinner, Xu Lingyue still didn’t wait for her big brother to eat with her today, oddly missing him, hanging her head, she asked, “Big brother hasn’t been home on time for dinner for many days.”

The candlelight swayed, her long eyelashes held the light, and her sharp melon face shimmered with a warm jade-like luster.

Fair and beautiful melon face, pure and soft posture, if you put on a sailor uniform, it is the school flower that conforms to the public aesthetic.

Well, still being a schoolgirl of mixed blood, Xu Ling Yue’s features were deeper and more three-dimensional than those of an unusual woman.

“I’ll leave some dishes for big brother to eat.” Xu Suoyin and her sister were completely at opposite extremes, and with big brother out of the picture, there was no one to snatch vegetables from her to eat.

Stubby little hands cupped chopsticks and discharged them with amazing talent.

“Isn’t it time to pay the monthly salary in a few days?” Auntie glanced at Second Uncle.

Uncle Xu lowered his head to eat and let out a “hmm”.

He has actually overdrawn his monthly salary for this month, and as the year draws to a close, socializing and gift-giving among his peers is all about white-collar silver.

….. Ning Banquet hasn’t gotten married anyway, so let’s borrow his salary to cope with it first. Uncle Xu thought to himself.

“At the end of the year, we still have to make clothes for Lingyue Suzume, Orojiro, and the silver is not enough again.” The aunt sighed.

Before going to Yunlu Academy last month, the family still had a few dozen taels of silver savings, but as soon as they came back, they were empty ….

The aunt was about to tear Uncle Two apart on the spot, telling him if he was out fooling around.

It is Xu Dailang and Xu Erlang with the personality guarantee, silver are used to run relations to do business, is never a ghost off.

And the aunt believed it.

Although Xu Dailang was a repulsive one, he was stubborn and never lied. Erlang Xu was a scholar and grew up with a clean slate, a child who knew what he was doing.

“It’s only a matter of a few taels of silver.” Uncle Xu Ershu was full of concern.

The aunt looked at him, “I want to buy a cloud brocade.”

Uncle Xu Er raised his head in surprise, he didn’t think that his family’s current financial situation could afford a foot or two of cloud brocade.

Aunt will give him to count, said Erlang after the spring exams, if you can win, the status will be different, can not always wear the previous robe, even more precious, one can not support the scene.

Reiyuki is of marrying age, and it’s time to refurbish the dresses in the closet.

Uncle Xu listened absentmindedly, uh-huh and ah-huh in a casual perfunctory manner.

Snap!

The aunt slapped her chopsticks on the table and everyone looked over together.

The aunt picked up her chopsticks again with an expressionless face, “Eat.”

Xu Ershu helplessly said, “tax silver case, we have emptied our family, the initial month of rice and noodles or I asked colleagues to borrow, wait for next year, next year will definitely buy.”

The aunt looked down, not showing him her slightly red eyes.

“Be careful, be careful…don’t touch the wall, if you get dirty see if old man doesn’t cut you.”

Old Zhang the concierge’s chortling voice came.

Uncle Xu was in a bad mood, frowning as he looked away, the subordinates of the mansion holding a silk satin, under the command of the concierge Lao Zhang, carefully came in.

The aunt’s wide khazlan eyes widened in disbelief as she watched a gleaming satin move in.

“So beautiful…” exclaimed Xu Lingyue.

Green E was also wide-eyed and salivating.

Only Xu Lingyin faithfully loved the food, her little face buried in the bowl, her cheeks bulging.

“Where, where did all this come from?” Uncle Xu asked blankly.

Old Zhang, the concierge, brushed and unfolded a piece of coarse cloth and spread it on the ground, commanding his subordinates to put down the silks as he replied, “Dalang brought it back, saying that it was given to him by His Majesty.”

From His Majesty? Uncle Xu’s first thought was that the Sampo case was solved?

As the Royal Sword Guards hundred households, weekday duty guarding the outer city, the inner city is he is not clear, Sang Po case in the inner city made a big fuss, but the identity of the people who are not enough to contact the relevant information.

Thinking about how he had been stuck in the Qi Practicing Realm for nearly twenty years, Second Uncle’s heart was gloomy. But soon, this despondency was washed away by joy, “Where is Ning Banquet?”

“Outside the door …. His Majesty has rewarded a total of five hundred pieces of silk.” Old Zhang, the concierge, said joyfully.

“Snap!”

The chopsticks in the aunt’s hand fell on the table.

PS: One more chapter at twelve, for the love of my efforts to explode my liver, I’m begging for monthly votes.