klisemfg Chapter 472 What bad intentions could I have?
Chapter 472 What bad intentions could I have?
Lu Zhenzhen's eyes lit up. What Nanny Ye said was absolutely right.
The palace secret recipe, plus the calligraphy of the empress in the palace, the effect is absolutely amazing.
She slammed the table and said, "Madam, you're absolutely right. I'll write to the Imperial Concubine right now and ask her for a calligraphy piece. The Imperial Concubine has always loved me, and with the Fourth Princess here, I've also promised to give Your Majesty 20% of the profits from the Rouge Shop. And since this is also Your Majesty's shop, I don't think the Imperial Concubine will refuse to write a plaque for me!"
At the same time, he stomped his feet in regret: "I should have thought of this earlier, otherwise I would have sent it back with the Mid-Autumn Festival gift. Who knows, the letter might have been received in the capital by now."
It was just as Lu Zhenzhen had thought. At this moment, every family in the capital had received the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts sent back by Lu Zhenzhen.
When Lan woke up in the morning, she heard that the Fourth Master and the Fourth Mistress from the South had returned with holiday gifts.
He hurriedly called the person in.
The one who brought back the holiday gift was one of the attendants who had followed Fu Zhiyi and Lu Zhenzhen to South Vietnam.
When he came in, he kowtowed to Lan and handed over the gift list and letter.
Lan was in no hurry to read the letter. She first asked a few questions about Lu Zhenzhen and Fu Zhiyi in Nanyue. Previously, letters were sent through the post station, and knowing information on paper was not as good as asking the real person.
The long-time attendant had been reminded before he came back, so he answered honestly at this moment.
It was similar to what was said in the previous letter, so Lan gave the reward and let the man go to rest.
After everyone left, Lan didn't have time to look at the gift list, so she read the letter first.
Apart from a few small gossips and the news that she was going to open a rouge shop, the letter did not contain the news that Lan was most concerned about, whether Lu Zhenzhen was pregnant.
Lan was both surprised and somewhat disappointed.
Ever since the last time the detoxification was successful, Lan had been looking forward to hearing good news from Lu Zhenzhen as soon as possible.
Even though her hopes were dashed, she wasn't depressed. After all, she had gotten used to it over the years.
He just sighed, held his chin up and said worriedly: "Alas, when will I be able to have a grandson?"
Zhang Xianjia, who was standing by, had long been accustomed to Lan's behavior and comforted her with ease: "Don't worry, Madam. The Fourth Master has been detoxified, and he has been nursed back to health by the old genius doctor Qi. He's just waiting for the right time. Why worry about not having a grandson? By then, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold one."
Lan continued to sigh, "Alas, why does my eldest brother have to keep staring at me? What bad intentions could he have? I just want to sneak out of the capital and go to Nanyue to accompany Zhenzhen. What's wrong with that?"
"Big Brother, do you have to be on guard against me like a thief? You even gave me a death order that unless Zhenzhen is pregnant, I'm not allowed to disturb them?"
She has tried to sneak away several times.
Before they even left the city, the third master Fu Heyin caught up with them and insisted on going with them. The plan was exposed and they happened to be met by the Lan family, who drove them back home.
Once, as soon as I had the idea, before I even left the house, I was scolded by my eldest brother.
For the last time, he finally succeeded in breaking through the city gate. Before he had walked a mile, his nephew caught up with him on horseback and brought his eldest brother's words: if he behaved recklessly again, he would be put in solitary confinement!
The last time, she was already this old, married and had children, but she was still dragged back by her parents' home and locked up for a month! It was so humiliating!
Because of this, she has been laughed at by the Princess of Shu for several months.
Zhang Xianjia asked the heavens in silence for a long time before saying, "Wait a little longer! As the saying goes, good food is never too late. Maybe the Goddess of Childbirth is carefully selecting the most beautiful, intelligent, and lovable child for the Fourth Master and the Fourth Mistress."
Lan became more cheerful when she said this: "That's for sure. My daughter Zhenzhen and Yi Ge'er are so good-looking, and the child they give birth to will definitely be good-looking too."
After being coaxed by Zhang Xianjia, he finally became interested and opened the gift list to take a look.
There were many Western things written on it, which aroused Lan's interest.
He gestured for people to bring all the gifts in front of him and opened them one by one for inspection.
It wasn't just the Western perfumes and clothing materials, but the mercury mirror caught Lan's eye and she couldn't let it go.
At the same time, the palace also received Lu Zhenzhen's filial gift.
Three boxes, all labeled.
One for the emperor, one for the imperial concubine, and one for the fourth princess.
The emperor kept it for himself and opened it to take a look. It would have been fine if it was just the telescope, but it really caught the emperor's attention.
When I picked it up, I saw an instruction manual written by Fu Zhiyi next to it.
It was written a hundred feet away, but it seemed as if it was right in front of him, which aroused the emperor's interest.
He walked to the door of the hall with a telescope, raised it up and looked outside.
Even though the emperor was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but take a small step back when he saw the faces of the royal guards on duty across the square outside the hall as if they were right in front of him, and he could even see their eyelashes when they blinked.
The eunuch standing by was so frightened that he stepped forward nervously: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
The emperor calmed himself down and raised the telescope to look over again. This time, he slowly looked around with the telescope. Not only could he see every move of the people across the square clearly, but he could even make out the patterns on the animal heads on the wall behind him.
No wonder it’s called a telescope! The emperor couldn’t help but think.
With this thing, the emperor had a lot of fun and stopped reviewing the disgusting memorials. He simply took the telescope and decided to go to the Imperial Garden.
You should know that the Imperial Garden has rockery and attics, and standing high up there is just the right height for you to try out how far this telescope can see.
After walking a few steps, he found two boxes of holiday gifts that Lu Zhenzhen had given to his imperial concubine and daughter. He hurriedly asked someone to send them to the imperial concubine's palace and also asked someone to tell them that they could have lunch in the imperial concubine's palace.
Naturally, someone would go to deliver holiday gifts and pass on messages.
The emperor, along with a few confidants, avoided crowded places and headed straight for the pavilion on the highest rockery in the imperial garden.
He went up to the pavilion and signaled his confidants to leave, and guard the area to prevent anyone from approaching.
Then he raised the telescope again.
The entire palace is in sight.
The emperor could even see a few familiar faces. The eunuchs from the imperial study carried two boxes to the imperial concubine's palace.
You can see the maid from the imperial concubine's palace coming out to greet you.
He even saw his own little fourth child, Changle, running out of the palace without paying any attention to his image, saying something with a look of surprise on his face.
Then the imperial concubine came out and asked a few questions before sending the man away.
Then he saw the imperial concubine pulling Changle into the palace and she was no longer seen.
The emperor turned the telescope again and saw palace maids laughing and chatting together, as well as a few tall eunuchs bullying a thin young one in a dark corner. He also saw guards patrolling the edge of the cold palace, and even more so, he saw concubines who were once unfavored, fawning over the eunuchs who were more prominent...
The feeling of being able to see everything and understand everything is so addictive.
The emperor almost forgot the time.
The emperor didn't wake up until the eunuch reminded him that it was time to go to the imperial concubine's palace for lunch.