roccoschili Chapter 135 Lingxiao Fruit is Ripe
Chapter 135 Lingxiao Fruit is Ripe
"Your Majesty, it is my subject."
Zeng Qian'er looked at her sister-in-law with envy. Look, those with rank are different. They are ministers' wives. She has no rank and is just a commoner.
"Your father-in-law Zeng Lao has retired. Minister Zeng married a virtuous wife like you. Not only is she a good wife for the family, but she can also serve the country and the people. Well, Minister Zeng will be promoted to the position of Minister of Justice. I will have someone send the appointment letter to the Minister's Mansion tomorrow. Thank you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the emperor!" The sister-in-law was genuinely happy, and her face was flushed with excitement. Zeng Qian'er was also happy for her brother. Although Dad said that he would be promoted sooner or later, it would only be real when it was implemented.
Shangguan Yue and Chen Bianbian kept complaining in their hearts that even after being given a title, people still had to thank them, no matter whether they were happy or not, or liked it or not.
Suddenly, a beam of purple light shone on Shangguan Yue. Shangguan Yue raised her head slightly and looked in the direction of the light.
She saw a feather in a vase on the emperor's large desk emitting bursts of purple light towards her, but the emperor and no one else seemed to be able to see it.
Shangguan Yue also took a peek when she first came in. At that time, the feathers did not glow, and there was a eunuch standing there blocking her view, so she did not dare to look at it for long. Moreover, she could not see carefully because the eunuch was kneeling with his head down.
No one in the entire imperial study reacted, which meant that she was the only one who could see the light. But why could she be the only one who could see the Purple Flame Feather?
It was useless to just let her see it! She couldn't even get close to the emperor, let alone take the Purple Flame Feather in front of him.
What on earth is this Purple Flame Feather? Can it control people? Or is there some other purpose? Why did he choose her? Did he want her to save it? How could she take it in front of everyone? Did he want her to die quickly?
"Your Highness, Your Highness, you cannot go in. The Emperor has not summoned you!"
"Eunuch Wang, I never have to wait for my father to summon me when I go to see him. He said so."
"The Emperor is summoning the ladies now. It is not appropriate for you to go at this time."
"Then I'll just wait at the door. I won't disturb Father. Eh? Why are you leaving so soon?"
As soon as the Ninth Prince arrived, he saw the General’s wife and other ladies coming out of the Imperial Study.
Sister Yue'er was walking at the back, looking back reluctantly as she walked.
Following her gaze, it turned out that Sister Yue'er was not reluctant to leave her father, but was just staring at the vase on the table.
Vase? He remembered what his sister Yue'er had asked him about the Imperial Study. Could it be that she really liked that feather so much?
He thought that Yue Er had never had a father to love her since she was a child, and that his father was like a father to him! His father was indeed very good and loved him the most.
Watching them leave, the Ninth Prince touched the thing in his arms, then looked at the feather on the vase, and returned to the Prince's Mansion without saying a word. He closed the door of the study and did not let anyone in.
Shangguan Yue and the other three left the palace together. Except for Zeng Qianer's sister-in-law who was really happy, the other three returned disappointed.
Zeng Qian'er didn't want to go back to the Shangshu Mansion, so she followed Shangguan Yue and Chen Bianbian back to the General's Mansion.
"Little sister, you are now the Princess of Derong County! That's great, you have a rank. Now I am the only one without one. My sister-in-law has one, and my second sister has one too. I thought I would also be given the title of a royal consort. I don't ask for the third rank, even the fourth or fifth rank would be fine!"
"Don't call me Derong, I'm so unsophisticated. You might as well give me some good farmland and shops, but forget it if you're so stingy.
So what if you are a royal consort? It's useful when you enter the palace. You haven't been in the palace for several years. It's good to give Cheng Rui a promotion. By then, they will all be in Yuecheng, and it will be much easier for you to see your children."
"Forget it, let's not think about it anymore. Let's focus on our business. When will my sister build that building to be the headquarters of the group?"
"Let's take a few days off and see which location is suitable. I have a few places in mind that are suitable. Once we buy the land, we can build it."
"Is it difficult to buy that piece of land? If so, tell me and I'll ask my father and brother for help."
"No, that plot of land is not in an area with a lot of traffic, so the price is low and it is easy to buy. Once the building is built and shops are built around it, it will bring prosperity to the area in the future."
"Hey! You two should stop talking about business for now. Xiaoyue will take care of this. We are just cows. She will definitely take you with her wherever she wants to go to open up new land."
Chen Bianbian was lazily lying in the corner of the carriage. He had just returned from a long journey and had not yet had a good rest, but he got up early in the morning and went to the palace.
The first time I entered the palace, I was extremely nervous. Who knew what would happen? I was also very curious about the palace, and even more curious about seeing a living emperor.
I didn't expect to see them all today. Except that the palace was indeed more luxurious, but she had been to the Forbidden City, so it was probably more luxurious than the Forbidden City! But the emperor was just an ordinary old man, which was a waste of her expression.
"Okay! Don't call me for dinner, and don't look for me even if the sky falls. I want to be alone!"
“Big sister…”
"Hahaha, big sister, you look pretty even when you're angry."
"Our little sister is still the cutest. Come, give me a kiss. I'm fine. If you have any problems, you still have to tell me."
Zeng Qian'er returned to the courtyard where she lived before the general's mansion and lay down on the bed. Although she was a little depressed today, she felt free and at ease without being bothered by anyone. She also felt good not having to serve anyone carefully every day.
"Miss, you are finally back. The fruit is ripe now."
Bai Zhi had been waiting outside the courtyard gate. As soon as she saw Shangguan Yue coming back, she immediately went to greet her. She spoke happily but also a little nervously.
Because maids were not allowed to be brought into the palace today, Baizhi and Xiaoman were not accompanied. Yanhong only sent them to the palace gate and waited outside.
"What fruit is ripe? Are you talking about..."
"Yes, miss, that's it, in the yard, go quickly."
Bai Zhi pulled Shangguan Yue to the garden. They had been in Lincheng for nearly a month, and had just returned without time to take a look before rushing into the palace, so Shangguan Yue hadn't seen how the Lingxiao grass was doing for a long time.
Baiji, who had been in charge of taking care of the garden, was weeding the garden. When he saw the eldest lady coming back, he hurried over to pay his respects and told Shangguan Yue that the fruit had only started to change color in the past two days.
Shangguan Yue felt much better as she looked at the lush garden. The Lingxiao grass was growing well, with new branches and leaves growing from the places where the leaves had been picked off.
The two purple pearls that had always been light purple before have now turned dark purple, like a small cherry, except that the whole thing is transparent.
You can see the core inside. Xiaobai once said that the shell of the core is very hard, and there may not be seeds inside after pecking it open. When they went to Tianshan to look for seeds, they found many empty shells.
If there are seeds, there will be seeds the size of mung beans inside after pecking them open, and usually only a few of them are mature seeds.
At that time, they searched for a whole day, turned over the dried Lingxiao grass on the top of Tianshan Mountain two or three times, and pecked open all the cores. There were only dozens of ripe seeds. Then each bird swallowed a little, so that they could bring it back safely.
But how can I take this fruit to detoxify?