Chapter 381 (1/2)
Chapter 381
Chapter 381: The Palace And The Court
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Eood mood
In the Palace and court, everyone knew the Eood ular event of watching opera with the eerEvery day, other than in the daily court attendance, not many people had the chance to see the EmperorEunuch Yao, Eunuch Hou, and the reinstated Eunuch Dai had been surrounded by officials on a daily basisEveryone wanted to know exactly what had happened
The Emperor also had not summoned any of his trusted officials into the PalaceIt didn't look like it was because he orried about soood moodIn the court, most of the memorials sent in from various provinces were rejectedThe official of the Supreme Court was ruthlessly scolded, and old Master Qin of the Bureau of Military Affairs was also scolded by the EmperorThe Qin family were the most trusted of the Emperor's aides and powerful ive the Qin family some face in front of the civil and military officials, but today he had treated the's expression did not changeWhen he entered and left the Hall of Governmental Affairs, he maintained a clear s the E at this scene, the officials understood that the Ely scolded his trusted aide to warn so , but the warning itself existedAs expected, on the third day, Ye Zhong, far away in Dingzhou, once again sent a bitterthat since there was peace under heaven, Dingzhou no longer needed toto personally disband the htly allowed it and did not allow the court and Bureau of Military Affairs to debate thethe newly appointed Hu the Scholar and Shu the Scholar, all thought it was a follow-up to the Hanging Te else
After the Ye family asked for disbandment, the Emperor's mood seemed to ier and allowed the Eldest Princess to live in the Palace againGuangxin Palace once against truly opened its doors for the Eldest Princess
Distance creates beauty and dangerOne faether would certainly be ht this hed and knew one exactly as he had plannedThere was still un to sprout in the black soil in their hearts, there would eventually be a day it would grow into a poisonous vine and unstoppably push through that layer of hard rock on top
Only the people living in the Palace knew the Emperor's mood had not truly taken a turn for the betterHis face still carried a trace of worry and unhappiness
He was the ruler of the world; the master of the PalaceHe was the one everyone had to watch when they made any small movementsEveryone's livelihoods depended on him, as did everyone's hope for the future and wealthEveryone in the palace was careful and nervously tried to guess what other thoughts were hidden in the Emperor's heart
The eunuchs that closely served the Ehly experiencedThey did notquestions fro, the housemaids and eunuchs in the various palaces also did not dare to ask too obviously
After the Eldest Princess xin Palace, she immediately recovered her usual beauty and went to talk and keep the eo the Eastern Palace to visit the empress and Crown PrinceHowever, she was somewhat confused and wasn't sure exactly what the E
A lead eunuch in the Eastern Palace had beco Zhu had always served beside the Emperor and ell-liked by hi and was fa-ons in the Taiji Palace and royal studyIf sending someone to make discreet inquiries, he would be theZhu had taken up the post of a fourth-level lead eunuch in the Eastern Palace for three ned by the Emperor and his own careful and satisfactory service, he had received the empress' approvalExcept, it was impossible to obtain acceptance at onceHowever, the e Zhu sufficient benefitsShe wanted to see whether or not he could be used and to what extent
The e before herShe quite liked this little eunuch who understood the situationHe was discreet and had delicate featuresShe gently said, ”The Emperor is worried about matters of state, and I wish to help lessen his burdensAlthough the back palace is not to interfere in state matters, if I know about the Emperor's mood, I will be able to make so Zhu furrowed his brows and said, ”Ehed and said”If the Emperor finds out, there is no need to hide itIt is not anything shaZhu's expression wasafter, the recently popular figure made a few rounds of the enorhly, he didn't dare continue receiving praise so proudly and quickly returned to the empress' palace
He leaned in close to the empress's ear and said a feords
The ehtlyHer noble face faintly showed her worryShe sighed and said, ”So it is because of the empty national treasuryI have also heard of the work to repair the banks of the Yangtze RiverIt's been delayed fro of winter of the year before last until now, and it's all because there isn't enough money…ah, if I could make silver appear out of thin air then I could solve His Majesty's worriesIt's a pity…”
Hong Zhu chuckled and said, ”Empress is the s? As for the national treasury, isn't it Minister Fan who es the Ministry of Revenue?”
When the empress heard the words ”Ministry of Revenue,” her eyes lit upShe asked with false nonchalance, ”Minister Fan has beenthe Ministry of Revenue for many years, it could be said he has worked hardThe empty national treasury…is a problehtly startledHe began to speak then stopped
The empress saw his expression and smiled disdainfully”Child, you have quite the load on your ht and quickly knelt down and said with a pained expression, ”I don't dare, only in the royal study…I heard that the E that the Ministry of Revenue was useless, and that…” He lowered his voice and said, ”I heard…there are officials in the Ministry of Revenue who are in the red and secretly e, so the Ery”
The empress' heart stutteredShe ihtly and said, ”There is no need to tell me of these state affairsHow is His Majesty's mood recently? Where does he often wander to in the Palace?”
Hong Zhu looked aroundHe knew this was tabooed inforritted his teeth, crawled to the e in a low voice
The eain weaklyHer lips trehtly, and her cheeks were paleIn a cold voice, she said, ”The little tower…the little tower again”
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After Hong Zhu had left the palace full of unease and fear, a young ht yellow robeThe needlework on the surface was soft and gentle, and his eyes were bright and spiritedIn the palace, other than the eer empress who could wear this color, the only other person was the Crown Prince
Qing Kingdom's Crown Prince's body was already o, at least his face had lost that unhealthy pallorThis was because of the es and the fact she did not allow hiy on the radually became older, he faced numerous complicated situations and forced step by step by his royal brothersHe had to est enemy had been the Second Prince, but after the Second Prince was successfully half crippled by Fan Xian, he suddenly found that who he thought was his greatest help, Fan Xian, was actually his father's sonWhat's more, he was the son of his father and that witch
For the Eastern Palace, they had long had an insoluble hatred for the Ye familyThe Crown Prince was now nan
Everyone involved knew everything clearlyAfter Fan Xian's past was exposed, if the Crown Prince took the throne, Fan Xian would definitely not reat power, he would certainly not allow the Crown Prince to inherit
”Mother, it seems we can make a move in the Ministry of Revenue matter” The Crown Prince had been behind the windscreen the whole ti Zhu's conversation
The eht for a bit”This eunuch, Hong Zhu, just how trustworthy are his words?”
”70 percent”
The einally served in the royal study and followed beside your fatherHis h he has now been moved to the Eastern Palace and raised to levels to be the head eunuch, he holds much less power now than earlier in the year”
The Crown Prince said, ”If Fan Xian had not told father about Hong Zhu taking bribes…father would not have angrily sent Hong Zhu away”
Everyone knew about this matter in the palaceThey all knew the story of that day in the royal studyThey all thought that Hong Zhu had left the royal study because he had offended Fan Xian
The e at His Majesty's punish Zhu this little eunuch…the question is, I am not sure whether this matter is real or fake”
The Crown Prince furrowed his brow and thought for a ainst Fan Xian should be realThe eunuchs and serving girls in the Palace have all heard hi his teeth as he talked about thisZhu to watchfor much of the last year”
The eh her phoenix eyesShe s as the reason for His Majesty's anger is real…then we can investigate the Ministry of Revenue matterWe can't let Fan Jian stay in the Ministry of Revenue any the palace treasury in Jiangnan and Fan Jian controlling the national treasury in Jingdou, your future is going to be difficult”