The eunuch cleared his throat.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Since ancient times, the emperors have relied on the strength of their ministers to manage their families and govern their countries. Li Qingcha, the head of the Ministry of Rites, is a man of noble character and loyal to the emperor and the country. I hereby grant him a hu of pearls and a hundred taels of gold to encourage him to grow. I decree this."
Li Qingcha bowed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The chief eunuch smiled and handed the imperial edict to Li Qingcha.
"Master Li, the reward will be sent to your residence... er... to the Imperial Observatory. You should be able to see it when you return."
"Eunuch, this reward is..."
"Master Li, please don't ask any more questions. We don't know either."
Li Qingcha nodded and said nothing more.
The chief eunuch saluted her, then rushed towards the gate of Zhongcui Palace with his guards.
Gao Zhi followed closely behind.
When passing by Li Qingcha, Gao Zhi looked at Li Qingcha.
The two people's eyes met vaguely.
Then, they looked away with expressionless faces.
The chief eunuch climbed the steps and said in front of the palace gate: "Noble Concubine Lin, Seventh Prince, there is an imperial decree from the Emperor. Please come out and receive it."
Sirou said softly,
Li Qingcha was curious.
"how?"
She actually knew that the Seventh Prince was in Zhongcui Palace, but in order to avoid suspicion, she did not call him when interrogating Chen Wujiu.
Unexpectedly, Sirou was not going to talk about the Seventh Prince.
She lowered her voice,
"Why do you have to announce the decree outside? Usually, the decree to the concubines in the harem is announced inside the palace."
Li Qingcha pondered for a moment, then smiled.
First, he threw a stone to test the water, and then the emperor publicly announced his authority.
Emmm...
They are all good actors.
At this time, the door of Zhongcui Palace opened, and Concubine Lin and the Seventh Prince rushed out and knelt down in front of the chief eunuch.
Li Qingcha stepped aside to avoid being seen by others and being considered as being too rebellious.
Concubine Lin was not in good condition, her face was pale and her lips were trembling, but because she was beautiful enough, she had a different kind of beauty.
The Seventh Prince was supporting Concubine Lin beside him.
He cast a questioning look at Li Qingcha.
Li Qingcha nodded slightly, signaling the Seventh Prince to relax, and mouthed, "It's okay."
Call ~
The Seventh Prince let out a long sigh and lowered his head.
The chief eunuch said, "The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, has decreed: I have exerted my strength outside the country and have shown my diligence; the Concubine has assisted in the duties of the court and has received this favor. Lin has always been gentle and kind, calm and dedicated, and has praised the integrity of the white silk and the brilliance of the red tube. I hereby grant her a cat's eye stone out of my great favor..."
Next is a long list of rewards.
Gems, pearls, gold and silver jewelry, palace maids...
Everything is available.
Concubine Lin's face, which had been so pale just now, suddenly seemed to come alive and gradually became rosy.
After the eunuch finished reading out the rewards, the final summary phase began.
"The duty is to think of the inner peace and to work hard with one heart."
This is the highest honor for the concubines in the harem.
Concubine Lin never expected that she would get such a great benefit inexplicably even though she never fought for anything and always acted in a way that made getting along well with others a priority.
She suddenly thought of a word -
Mother is more valuable than her son.
She glanced at the Seventh Prince with a relieved smile on her face.
The Seventh Prince reminded quietly, "Mother, please accept the order."
Concubine Lin said "hmm", then cleared her throat loudly and said solemnly, "I accept your order."
The chief eunuch handed the imperial edict to Concubine Lin.
Then he turned to the Seventh Prince.
"Your Highness, and yours."
The seventh prince nodded but said nothing.
The chief eunuch sang loudly, "The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: The Seventh Prince is intelligent and agile, dignified and wise, respectful and prudent, and follows the rules of propriety. You are hereby granted the Imperial Seal of Wishes and are in charge of the autumn hunting of the demon tribe. This is my decree."
Compared to the imperial edicts to Li Qingcha and Concubine Lin, the seventh prince's edict was the shortest, but the most important.
The seventh prince's eyebrows twitched.
With so many people watching, it's impossible to refuse.
He raised his hands.
"My sons and ministers accept the order."
The chief eunuch handed the imperial edict to the seventh prince with a smile, and then said: "Your Highness is favored by the emperor and has a bright future."
After saying this, he did not wait for the Seventh Prince to reply.
"I have to go to Kunning Palace and Xianfu Palace to announce the decree, so I won't talk to Your Highness."
Kunning Palace is the queen's bedroom.
Xianfu Palace is the bedroom of Consort De.
Two of them, one is the biological mother of the crown prince, the other is the biological mother of the second prince,
Si Rou whispered, "Father is really a thundering man..."
Li Qingcha didn't say a word.
In her opinion, this is not called thundering measures, but should be called patching up.
The real thundering measure must be to thoroughly investigate the case and never give up until the real person behind the scenes is found.
But now it seems that it is just a matter of making big things small and small things nothing.
The chief eunuch led his men to the gate of the courtyard.
When he passed by Li Qingcha, he glanced at Chen Wujiu who was kneeling there stupidly, then winked at the guards beside him.
The guards immediately understood and rushed forward to arrest the man.
Li Qingcha took a step forward without hesitation.
"Eunuch, wait a minute!"
The eunuch was stunned for half a second, then squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth.
"Master Li is young and in a high position. You have a bright future ahead of you. You must not make mistakes."
As he spoke, Gao Zhi beside him took a step forward.
In the blink of an eye, the pressure came like a tsunami.
Li Qingcha, however, seemed fine and just stood there straight, like a stream of light unsheathed.
Gao Zhi was stunned. He obviously didn't expect Li Qingcha's technique to be so weird. Even though his realm was firmly suppressed, he could still perform so powerfully. He gathered his energy at one point, as if he was ready to take someone's life at any time.
He snorted in his heart and prepared to continue to increase the pressure.
did not expect,
"That's what the father-in-law said."
Li Qingcha actually took a step back.
"Anyway, Chen Wujiu probably doesn't know much."
Gao Zhi looked at Li Qingcha deeply, restrained his aura, and became the old eunuch who looked harmless again.
The eunuch nodded to Li Qingcha.
"Thank you, Mr. Li."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
"take away!"
The guards rushed forward and arrested Chen Wujiu.
The chief eunuch said, "Sir Li, I still have to go and announce the imperial decree, so I won't stay any longer."
After saying this, he turned around and left without any reluctance.
Si Rou watched him leave the courtyard gate, then lowered her voice and said, "I'll go find out the news."
She followed closely.
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The guard left.
The bodies were disposed of together.
The Zhongcui Palace returned to its former tranquility.
The Seventh Prince sighed helplessly. Thinking that he was responsible for the demon tribe's autumn hunt in Beijing, he couldn't help but have a headache. He always felt that since he met Chu Anyun, he had been blamed for no reason.
tsk...
He was secretly shocked.
Concubine Lin on the side smiled and pushed the Seventh Prince.
"Why don't you thank Master Li?"
The Seventh Prince rolled his eyes.
"Thank him? There's really no need to. I've taken the blame for him so many times. If you think about it, it's more like he should thank me."
"Are you going or not?!"
"Don't be angry, mother. Can't I go?"
The Seventh Prince walked up to Li Qingcha and thanked him awkwardly.
Li Qingcha said "hmm" and accepted it.
Concubine Lin stepped forward.
"Master Li, this time it's all thanks to your help."
After saying this, she fell into deep thought.
"But what is this matter ..."
Seeing that she couldn't ride on Baisi, Li Qingcha said, "Madam, the emperor's decree just now clearly stated that he would reward the maids in Zhongcui Palace, and you can replace those you didn't trust before."
Concubine Lin was stunned for a moment, then she understood what the other party meant, "The walls have ears."
She nodded,
"Let's talk about it after we enter the palace."
The three entered the palace.
