EBE Chapter 147 Returning favors
Chapter 147 Returning favors
Zhou Chang bit his inner lip tightly to control his expression.
Prince Yi Fengming's consciousness was already confused, but her brain was still functioning. She raised her hand and bowed to Fang She, "Of course, Chief Steward Fang has to think of a way. The largest incense burner must be delivered to this prince personally by Liu Dexia."
I knew it in an instant because of the past. Although there is not much I can do now, it is definitely not that I can't do anything.
After saying that, Zhou Chang handed the transparent bottle made of emerald green glass and inlaid with gold to Fang She.
Fang She put the green glazed bottle into his sleeve without leaving a trace. His goldfish eyes rolled around. He had been in the palace for many years and knew many things better than others, but he couldn't figure out what Zhou Chang was planning.
I had no choice but to remind him in a low voice: "Your Highness Prince Yi, you may not know that Liu Dexia has just been promoted to Deputy Chief of the Inner Court. He is now the second in command and a big shot in front of Concubine Yi."
"Haha, no matter how popular he is with Concubine Yi, even with the title of 'deputy', he still has to be subordinate to your chief steward, right?" Zhou Chang smiled heartily, pretending to be confused.
Fang She said this not for himself, but because he had just received such a great gift from Zhou Chang, and he felt a little guilty, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness, do you know why His Majesty likes this special smell?"
Zhou Chang shook her head. She didn't care.
Fang She insisted on continuing: "This is similar to the body fragrance of the late queen. Your Majesty has not appointed another queen since the late queen passed away. This shows that the couple is deeply in love and never forgets her."
Zhou Chang was able to understand a little bit from the memories of Shen Rui and Yi Wang Fengming.
The reason why Emperor Lin Fengxun was able to inherit the throne was because after his previous brothers died, he was the only candidate left.
Before this, his background was the same as Prince Yi's. His mother was a palace maid, and her son was only given the title of noble lady.
But Feng Xun didn't care much about it. He knew that he had no hope of becoming the heir to the throne, and he never had any extravagant hopes. Therefore, he only loved antiques, jade, gold, silver and jewelry.
Feng Xun's wet nurse was the wife of a junior eunuch in the Imperial Household. Not long after she gave birth to a daughter, she came to the palace to serve as Feng Xun's wet nurse.
Feng Xun had known the daughter of the Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household since childhood, and the two often played together when they were young.
What is rare is that Shaojian's daughter has a very similar personality to Feng Xun, and she is very supportive of Feng Xun's hobbies. Although the two have very different statuses, they eventually get together.
Later, when Feng Xun ascended the throne, some people pointed out that the status of the queen was too low. In addition, the queen had no children, so some people intended to depose her.
Feng Xun has always been indecisive, greedy for money and lustful, but he tried his best to protect his first wife. Although he was able to barely hold on to the position of queen in the end, he could not resist the will of heaven.
In the seventh year of Feng Xun's reign, the queen fell seriously ill and passed away.
After that, no matter how many people suggested to appoint another queen for Feng Xun, Feng Xun did not agree. He only proposed a noble concubine, Gu, to manage the six palaces.
The late queen passed away early, and as time went by, no one in the palace mentioned her much, so most people didn’t know about it.
No one could have imagined that Emperor Lin, who was obsessed with money, once had a sentimental and nostalgic side.
Fang She saw that Zhou Chang didn't understand what he meant at all, so he added, "The reason why Your Majesty can't forget the late queen is, firstly, because of her special body fragrance, but secondly, it is a secret that no one knows. That is, the late queen is the reincarnation of Fairy Yaoji. Your Majesty was able to inherit the throne because of your devout worship of Fairy Yaoji."
"Uh..., General Manager Fang believes it?" Zhou Chang didn't know what to say.
Fang She told her all this as a way of returning the favor, but no matter how she listened to it, it sounded mysterious and useless.
Fang She said, "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. As long as Your Majesty believes it and only takes the late Queen as your wife for so many years, that's enough."
Zhou Chang understood what this meant and bowed his hands in thanks: "Thank you for the good advice, General Manager Fang."
Fang She also bowed and said, "Your Highness is too polite. I am the old servant who wants to thank Your Highness."
The two exchanged polite words and then left to do their own things.
"I didn't expect it to be Liu Dexia." As soon as Fang She's back disappeared, Zhou Chang was the first to tell the skinny monkey the name.
The thin monkey was not surprised at all, as if he had expected it: "I heard that Liu Dexia has been doing well in the palace these years, but I didn't expect that he is still the same. He always does things that hurt others and not benefit himself."
Zhou Chang sneered: "It's not good for yourself if you harm others. I will triple his salary to help him carry forward the 'harm others and not benefit yourself' philosophy."
"A three-fold increase? Wouldn't that be a bargain for those bastards?" The skinny monkey didn't understand.
"The wages must be tripled," Zhou Chang raised his lips and asked, "but who says they will definitely be given a chance to do it?"
The skinny monkey vaguely understood: "What does the prince mean...?"
"Listen carefully. If no one comes, it's okay. But if there are any eunuchs from yesterday's palace who want to come, they will not be accepted."
"Your Highness, this is a brilliant move," the skinny monkey gave a thumbs up. "Those people can't make money, so they can't blame us. They should only blame the people who didn't let them kill the snake this morning."
Zhou Chang raised the corners of his mouth into a beautiful arc and said nothing more.
On the way back to the West Parade Ground, the two of them took a detour to the imperial kitchen.
"Your Highness, we don't have to go in person. We've already informed them. Someone will deliver it when it's ready." The sun at noon was growing stronger and stronger. It had already dispelled the chill of the early morning, and it even made people sweat. The skinny monkey had a hard time following behind.
"How can we take those? We still have to stay in the palace for two days. This is a rare opportunity." Zhou Chang quickened his pace as he spoke. "If there are too many things to eat, we can send them back to the palace. There are so many people in the palace. Who can we share them with?"
She stayed in the guard post at the West Parade Ground yesterday and didn't sleep all night, which made her miss Prince Yi's Mansion.
"Your Majesty is right." The skinny monkey thought so too, "If you don't take it, it will be a waste. Who wouldn't take it if it's free? Now is indeed the best time."
As they walked to the imperial kitchen, Zhou Chang tilted his head and thought: "It's not easy to keep the others, bring more snacks later. Don't count on Madam Wang's ordinary dishes, but maybe she can improve on her pastries and desserts. Bring more pastries for Madam Wang to taste, maybe it will benefit us more."
"Okay, Your Majesty is wise." The skinny monkey rolled up his sleeves.
So, the two of them packed up their bags and called two more eunuchs, and carried two large baskets of cakes, desserts, and various fruits and vegetables to the West Parade Ground.
He attracted the "attention" of the palace people along the way. No one expected that Prince Yi's ability to "take things" was getting better and better, and even to this extent.
Zhou Chang and Shou Hou accepted all the "attentions" and returned to the West School Ground in the afternoon. "If you have a dream that you don't give up, there will be a vast ocean in front of you; if you have an ideal that you don't compromise, there will be a bright road under your feet."