Chapter 18
Manager Shang walked out of Jingyang Palace with a faint smile on his face, obviously in a good mood.
“Father.”
Outside the palace gate, eunuchs in colorful clothes were waiting. When they saw Mr. Shang coming out, they all bowed respectfully.
“Let’s go, we have nothing to do with this Jingyang Palace.”
Manager Shang waved his hand gently, said casually, and then left without looking back.
The eunuchs in colorful clothes naturally did not dare to disobey orders and immediately followed.
These words can be regarded as completely eliminating the suspicion of Jingyang Palace.
It seems that the matter of secretly eating the imperial meal has ended with the two eunuchs in yellow from Yanqu Palace.
……
“Your Highness, you actually have polished rice, white flour, and so much money!”
In Jingyang Palace, Yu’er took Princess Ankang into the room and took stock of the compensation sent by Manager Shang on the table.
The Xiujin baggage was divided into two bags, one large and one small. The big baggage contained grain. In addition to the brown rice that had been withheld from Jingyang Palace this month, there were other refined rice and noodles, which surprised Yu’er.
As for the small baggage, it was filled to the brim with copper coins, which was only a lot more than usual.
The two girls looked at the good things in the bag, their eyes glowing green, just like the two little money lovers.
For the two people who were used to being poor, this was a rare occasion.
“Not only that, Manager Shang also gave me a big gift before he left. He said it was a token of appreciation for His Highness.”
Yu’er said, taking out the silver ingot from the inner pocket of her sleeve and placing it in the middle of the table.
The room with closed doors and windows suddenly lit up. In front of the huge silver ingot, everything else in the bag seemed dim.
“So big!?”
Princess Ankang exclaimed, her wide-eyed eyes glued to the silver ingot and unable to move away.
She seemed to have never seen such a large silver ingot since she could remember.
Princess Ankang tried to reach for it, but she couldn’t pick it up from the table at all.
She tried a few more times without giving up, but she was exhausted.
“This is too heavy!”
Princess Ankang has no idea how weak she is.
Seeing Princess Ankang sweating from exhaustion, Yu’er couldn’t help but smile fondly, took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and comforted her: “That is to say, 50 taels of engraved imperial silver is enough for three How heavy it is!”
“Mr. Shang is indeed a figure from the ancestors’ generation, and he is generous in his dealings.”
“This is the first time in so many years that someone has helped us.”
“I always feel that Manager Shang is not as scary as the rumors say.”
As soon as Yu’er finished speaking, a black shadow swooped in from outside the window.
“Ah, Ah Xuan is back. Where did you go to play just now?”
“Let me tell you, something good happened at home.”
Princess Ankang opened her arms and happily welcomed Li Xuan’s return.
But unlike usual, Li Xuan did not rush into Princess Ankang’s arms, but pounced on Yu’er’s head, then showed his Meow Meow Fist and played the military drum.
“Stupid girl, stupid girl!”
“You sold me, and you counted money for others and said good things to others!”
“I will never help you work again!”
“I’m really mad at me!!!”
Li Xuan had been hiding behind the large water tank and listened clearly to the conversation between Yu’er and Manager Shang.
He originally thought that this old eunuch was not simple, and just now he overheard the eunuch in colorful clothes outside the door asking him for instructions on whether to monitor Jingyang Palace.
Li Xuan immediately understood that the old eunuch had no good intentions.
Although it was unclear how the other party suspected them, Li Xuan, who had a secret in his heart, naturally understood that the other party was by no means innocent.
Therefore, he had been hiding from Manager Shang and did not show up. Unexpectedly, he was finally exposed in Yu’er’s hands.
“You are really my weakness!”
Li Xuan beat the military drum angrily and thought viciously.
“Ah ah ah ah ah……”
Yu’er let out a slight cry of pain in a rhythmic manner, but her eyes were still firmly locked on the silver ingot, showing no sign of repentance.
“Axuan, don’t make trouble, your hair will be messed up.”
Yu’er insincerely touched the top of her head in an attempt to stop Li Xuan, but her eyes never left the silver ingot, so how could she possibly catch it?
Li Xuan easily avoided Yu’er’s hand, but the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.
After watching Mr. Shang leave from a distance just now, Li Xuan was afraid that the old eunuch might have another plan, so he worked hard to investigate near Jingyang Palace for a long time, and only dared to come back after making sure that no one was watching.
But as soon as he got outside the house, he heard Yu’er saying good things about Manager Shang. How could Li Xuan endure it.Thinking of this, he was even more angry and bit Yu’er’s head.
“oops!”
“Axuan, come here!”
This time, Yu’er finally woke up from the pain, and stood up to catch Li Xuan.
One person and one cat started spinning around the table, spinning like a top.
This scene made Princess Ankang giggle, and she watched the excitement from the side.
In the end, Yu’er was panting from exhaustion, but still failed to catch Li Xuan, so she had to sit back and complained to Princess Ankang: “Your Highness, Ah Xuan bullied me, and you didn’t help me talk about him!”
“My Ah Xuan is so good, how could he bully sister Yu’er?”
“If A Xuan really bullied you, he must have his reasons.”
Regarding Princess Ankang’s outrageous remarks, Yu’er rolled her eyes helplessly.
Li Xuan was extremely satisfied, so he walked up to Princess Ankang and nuzzled her non-stop.
“This is my good little master, Yu’er, please learn from me.”
Li Xuan was acting coquettishly with Princess Ankang, but he also glanced at Yu’er with disdain, making her so angry that she knocked on the table.
Who knows what else the old eunuch knew. Although Yu’er only told Li Xuan’s appearance, there was no guarantee that it would not trigger more chain reactions.
Li Xuan thought for a while and felt that it was not the same thing to hide like this at home all the time.
Since the other party took the initiative to come to test him, he had to go out to find out the rumors and see how well the two young eunuchs from Yanqu Palace took the blame.
He originally thought about staying at home for ten days and a half, waiting for the limelight to completely pass.
Now it seems that this method is not very reliable.
“If you can’t wait passively, you have to take the initiative.”
Li Xuan made up his mind to go to Yanqu Hall tomorrow to inquire about the news.
The three little ones made noise in the room for a while and then packed up the things on the table.
It’s getting dark, and Yu’er still has to prepare dinner.
Li Xuan was helpless when it came to cooking.
He looked at his cat’s claws, then suddenly exerted force, and the cat’s claws blossomed instantly.
But the degree of flowering is really limited, and I’m afraid it can’t even be picked up by the thinnest chopsticks.
Therefore, Yu’er had to do the cooking herself.
“Your Highness, please leave the silver ingots and these pieces of silver here for safekeeping first.”
Yu’er only picked up the food on the table, took out the silver ingots and the broken silver in her purse, and handed them to Princess Ankang.
“This……”
“Isn’t it Sister Yu’er who has always been in charge of the money and food in Jingyang Palace?”
“I don’t understand this aspect either, so let’s let Sister Yu’er take care of it.”
Just as Princess Ankang was about to shirk, she was stopped by Yu’er.
“No, I carry so much money with me and I’m afraid of losing it. I hide it in the house and I’m worried when I go out to work.”
“Instead of doing this, it is better to leave it to His Highness for safekeeping. Your Highness doesn’t go out much on weekdays, so he can just keep this money.”
“Now that His Highness has grown up, it’s time to start learning these things.”
Although Yu’er said so, Princess Ankang still had some hesitation on her face.
“That’s it, it’s settled. Didn’t His Highness tell me earlier that he would share my worries?”
After hearing these words, Princess Ankang no longer hesitated and nodded firmly in agreement.
“Sister Yu’er, don’t worry, Ankang will take good care of the money.”
“Okay, then Yu’er would like to thank Your Highness.”
In the end, Yu’er just kept the copper coins in her purse, and handed all the silver to Princess Ankang for safekeeping, including the pieces of silver she picked up recently.
There are quite a lot of them in total, and they can be piled up in a small pile.
The three little ones gathered in front of the money, and even Li Xuan couldn’t help but feel a little dazed.
Just a few days ago, they were still worrying about their next meal, but now they are considered rich.
“With this money, we won’t have to eat brown rice porridge all the time.”
Yu’er murmured softly, and their eyes showed expectant looks at the same time.
Tomorrow will be better than today.
Is there anything happier than this in the world?
(End of this chapter)