Of course, Eunuch Quan didn't just come to his apprentice's place for a drink. He came to inquire about the siblings for the Emperor. But from the few words of his apprentice, it was clear that both of them were very well-educated and good-looking.
Not bad, it seems like I didn’t suffer much.
In this way, everything he had done was considered completed. He had a drink with his apprentice Wan Gonggong and then left. Of course, before leaving, he unceremoniously shared half of the wine from his apprentice and took it back.
"Your Majesty, the girl and the young master are both very well." Eunuch Quan, who first went back to his resting place to tidy up, then returned to the Emperor's study room, reported all the news he had learned to him.
"Yeah." The emperor, who was sitting on a chair and reading the memorial, snorted lightly without raising his head. He did not express whether he was satisfied or not.
However, as a celebrity who has always been with the emperor, Eunuch Quan looked completely respectful at this time, standing there with his head lowered, waiting for the emperor's instructions.
"In the future, you should be careful to inquire about the affairs of the two of them. If you have any news, report it to me without disturbing others." After finally reading a memorial, the emperor raised his head and said.
"I am honored by you, my slave." Mr. Quan bowed in obeisance.
"I'm afraid Xiao Wanzi got a lot of benefits from General Chang this time, right?" It seemed that after approving some memorials, the emperor also wanted to take a rest. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and talked about some relaxed things with Eunuch Quan.
topic.
"Your Majesty," said Eunuch Quan, bowing again, "Xiao Wanzi got some wine and gave some to the slaves."
"You are a filial disciple, yes." Of course the emperor knew what the wine was. There was a look of satisfaction in his eyes.
Eunuch Quan, who had been by the emperor's side for a long time, knew that the emperor was sincere in his praise, so he said humbly, "It's all thanks to the emperor's blessing."
The emperor smiled. Although he knew that Eunuch Quan was deliberately saying nice things, he was still very useful.
"Concubine Lan wants to ask about the situation in the General's Mansion. Do you know how to respond?" The emperor put down the cup and spoke very softly.
But Eunuch Quan's body was slightly shocked when he heard it. "Go back to the emperor, and all the slaves have finished explaining." Although he didn't know much, judging from the emperor's attitude, the identities of those two people were definitely not simple.
Based on the principle of protecting one's own safety, Quan Gonggong decided that as long as the emperor did not mention their identities to him personally, he would never take the initiative to inquire about their identities.
Although it is the Chinese New Year, the emperor does not have time to relax. He needs to review the memorials coming from below. However, today is the first day of the new year. The emperor was only busy in the morning, and in the afternoon he returned to the palace to meet his concubines.
Went together.
Mu Qiyue didn't know that the emperor sent someone to see Lin Zhu and Fu Douer, who was now coming out of Prince Qing's Mansion.
Ordinarily, although Mu Qiyue separated from the Prince Qing's Mansion, he still had to go back to the Prince's Mansion during the holidays. So he prepared some New Year's gifts and sent them to Prince Qing's Mansion before the New Year.
The thing Mu Qiyue sent was nothing else. A total of ten jars of Zhuji sake. It was not that he was stingy and did not send special wine. It was just that this kind of wine was not on the market at all. If he took it out rashly, maybe someone in Prince Qing's palace would make some complaints.
The idea you should have.
There are also special white rice plus some rare special items, such as jewelry and clothing materials. Although it is not as good as what the emperor rewarded, it is still a folk fine product and is rare for ordinary people to see. Even for powerful people like Prince Qing's Mansion
They can only buy a few horses every year. Altogether, they are not as much as what Mu Qiyue sent.
Prince Qing and Princess Qing originally wanted to send Mu Qiyue away right away. But after seeing so many good things he sent, they felt that they would drive him away as soon as he arrived. It seemed a bit unpopular, so they reluctantly kept him.
Had New Year's Eve dinner at the house.
Mu Qiyue might not have the intention of showing off when he came to visit him like this, so that the people in Prince Qing's palace could see that he would live better without them.
"Your Majesty, where did he get these things?" Princess Qing stayed with Prince Qing in the main room to talk. There was an uncertain expression on her face, "Where did he get so much money?"
Prince Qing was also a little confused. When Mu Qiyue left, he didn't take much money with him. Because at that time, he was kicked out of Prince Qing's Mansion because he had made a big mistake. Not to mention that he was impoverished.
Not a penny, but Prince Qian Qing also knew the idea well.
In addition, Mu Qiyue doesn’t have many true friends in the capital, so who would support him with so much money?
"Your Majesty, could it be that Prince Qi saw how pitiful he was and took out some money to support him?" Princess Qing thought that although this son had never been very close to Prince Qing's palace or even the entire royal family, King Qi Mu Qingqi was
She has always been very good to him. That's why she had this idea.
"Well, what Madam said makes sense." Prince Qing thought about it and felt that this was the only way Mu Qiyue could get some money. "Not to mention anything else, among the ten jars of wine alone, only Prince Qi's Drunken Immortal
There is one in the building. Madam, does she know how much a pound of this wine sells for in Zuixian Building?"
Princess Qing didn't know much about the outside world and shook her head.
"Fifty taels." Prince Qing stretched out a hand and spread his fingers.
"Then these are the ten jars of wine?" Princess Qing was extremely surprised.
"Five thousand taels. Just a little less." Prince Qing said with a solemn expression.
At this time, Princess Qing didn't know what to say. The wine alone was more expensive than Mu Qiyue's other New Year gifts from his sons, not to mention so many jewelry and clothing materials.
"He won't be using these things to move back to the palace, right?" Princess Qing thought for a long time and felt that this was the only possibility.
"Does he think this is a place where he can come whenever he wants?" Prince Qing became a little angry when Princess Qing mentioned this topic. "Since I let him go, I have never thought of letting him come back." Qing Qing.
The prince's expression was very decisive.
"But, Your Majesty?" Princess Qing still wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Prince Qing's wave of his hand.
"At worst, give him some silver and don't have to think about returning to the palace. The palace, which has finally calmed down, can't get into trouble again just because he comes back."
After Mu Qiyue was separated, Prince Qing's Mansion was quiet for a while, but not long after, there were rumors in the mansion that the oiran was not pregnant with Mu Qiyue's child, but someone else.
Prince Qing also asked the remaining three sons, but they all denied it and said that someone had framed him and framed him.
The rumors only spread for two months and then gradually died down. It turned out that there was a more sensational event like the General's Palace redressing the case in the capital at that time, so the scandal in Prince Qing's Palace did not spread.
But just a month ago, Prince Qing's Mansion suddenly received a letter from nowhere, saying that his second son had indeed been raised by a foreigner, who was an oiran, and that he was already seven or eight months pregnant.
At that time, Prince Qing thought that someone was trying to defraud Prince Qing's palace of money, so he ignored it. However, such letters were dropped into the palace one after another.
Prince Qing was very angry, but for the sake of the prince's face, he did not report it to the official. Instead, he went to his second son Mu Qichen and asked about the matter. He thought he had offended someone outside to do this. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true.
thing.
What Prince Qing didn't expect was that his third son Mu Qian's idea was involved.
It turned out that although Mu Qichen and Mu Qi'an designed Mu Qiyue to frequent the brothel, they had nothing to do with him. In addition, they were also secret frequent visitors there, so they found a courtesan they were familiar with to do this.
trap.
Of course the plan succeeded, and Mu Qichen later found out that the courtesan was actually pregnant with his child. However, later he wanted to find someone to abort the child, but he lost sight of the courtesan.
"It's him. Father must have been the fourth child who hid her." Mu Qichen said in a panic.
Prince Qing was very angry at his sons' behavior at first. In his heart, it was because they were trying to get a title, so he tried every means to exclude Mu Qiyue.
But what they did was exposed, and Prince Qing was dissatisfied with them. It was not because they framed his younger brother, but because they were too careless in doing things. They left such a big clue for others, which also caused Prince Qing's palace to be discredited.
.Whether it was Mu Qiyue’s fault or not is no longer important, what matters is how to make up for their mistakes.
That's why Mu Qiyue's arrival made Prince Qing very troubled, and he was even more reluctant to stay. It was even impossible for him to return to Prince Qing's Mansion.
After having New Year's Eve dinner at Prince Qing's Mansion and staying overnight, Mu Qiyue wanted to leave the next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
In just one night, several people came and went in the palace to inquire about various things from him. Some people kept shooting him unkind looks.
Although Mu Qiyue is outside, he has never relaxed his attention to Prince Qing's Mansion, so he is very clear about some of what happened in Prince Qing's Mansion, and the water in the Prince's Mansion is getting more and more muddy, which may be the reason why he added some information.
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He had taken such a big blame back then. Someone had to pay the price for it. He would not let it go easily, and he would retaliate. Let's see how they keep doing it.
Mu Qiyue did not let out any words to show that he knew the trends in the palace, but Mu Qiyue decided to leave here as soon as possible. Not because of other reasons, but because he had heard that Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er would also return to their home on the first day of the new year.
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Because he missed the warmth that the chubby little man brought to him, Mu Qiyue decided to leave the palace and stopped watching the good shows he had arranged.
Mu Qiyue left without making any demands, making both Prince Qing and Princess Qing heave a sigh of relief.
The ones who were even more relaxed were the second and third eldest children of the Mu family. Mu Qiyue's arrival made them feel like a thorn in their backs. They always felt that as long as Mu Qiyue was around, something bad would happen.
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The people sent to test Mu Qiyue found nothing, which made them even more uneasy. So when Mu Qiyue left, the two of them were the happiest. Little did they know, there was a bigger surprise waiting for them.
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