allonlinenovel Chapter 143 The 7th Imperial Banquet
Chapter 143 The 7th Imperial Banquet
Gu Junshen looked at Nan Xiang with a doting expression, and all the spring light was crushed and fell into his originally lonely and cold eyes.
To him, Song Wanru was just an insignificant concubine, and he didn't care how she was dealt with. What he really cared about was what choice Nan Xiang would make.
He just needs to follow Nanxiang's wishes.
How could Gu Junshen not know what Nan Xiang said and what her eyes meant?
I just want him to not show mercy and to be ruthless in everything.
This was somewhat different from the image of Nanxiang in his mind, but for some reason he found it somewhat exciting, and his eyes were full of brilliance as he looked at Nanxiang.
"Then I wonder if I will be rewarded for doing this?"
Gu Junshen's cheeks began to turn red, and he looked a little shy and nervous.
Nanxiang couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, then glanced at him with a gentle look.
Gu Junshen's heart trembled violently, and the increasingly intense heartbeat made his breathing heavy.
The throat was visibly surging up and down.
Nan Xiang reached out and gently hooked Gu Junshen's fingers, and circled them in his palm.
"What reward does the emperor want?"
She raised her eyebrows slightly and asked back.
"I can accept any reward..."
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The next day, at 3 p.m., some noises were heard in the courtyard of Wangyue Residence.
Nanxiang knew what was going on without having to think about it. It was simply Song Feiren delivering gold.
The boxes were moved to Nanxiang's yard.
Although the noise was a bit loud, Nanxiang found it particularly comfortable to listen to.
This gold that I got for free always smells good.
Then she counted the amount of gold over and over again with Juping and Caiyun in the yard.
"Your Majesty! How come Lord Song has so much gold?"
Kikuhei looked at the large amount of gold displayed in the yard, which already exceeded five thousand taels.
This is not something an ordinary county magistrate can afford.
Nanxiang understood what Juping meant, but she guessed that Song Feiren must have help. After all, the eldest lady of the Song family was also from an official family, and her official position was only slightly higher than Song Feiren's, or he really had so much gold hidden in the mainland.
As for how he got so much gold, only he himself knows.
With so much gold, he was unwilling to spend 500 taels of gold to exchange for the Song family's place in the palace...
Nanxiang couldn't help but sigh and shook her head, and picked up a letter that was mixed in the gold box.
This letter contains what Song Feiren wants Nanxiang to say to the emperor.
The words in the letter were very simple, meaning that the emperor should exempt Song Wanru from reporting, and let the Song family stay out of it...
Nanxiang found it extremely ridiculous that Song Feiren finally wanted to sell both of his daughters.
"Juping, go and inform Eunuch Liu Sheng. Just tell him that I have something to tell you."
Nanxiang's eyes moved around with a cold look.
This time she was determined to make Song Feiren suffer.
Even if Song Feiren had the help of the eldest lady's family, there must be something fishy about taking out so much gold at once.
You will know everything when you check it out.
Soon Liu Sheng arrived at Wangyueju.
Nanxiang's belly was already very big at this time, and it was inconvenient for her to travel. Unless it was a very important banquet or ceremony, she tried her best not to go out.
She told Liu Sheng everything she suspected and what she wanted Gu Junshen to know.
Liu Sheng's originally calm expression gradually showed some surprise. His eyes wandered for a while at the gold in the courtyard that was shining brightly in the sunlight, and he already knew something in his heart.
"I will tell His Majesty everything in detail."
Liu Sheng bowed and spoke with some caution in his tone.
"Thank you very much, Eunuch Liu."
Nanxiang said this and gave Juping a look, and she immediately gave Liu Sheng a slightly heavy purse.
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After listening to what Liu Sheng said from Nan Xiang, Gu Junshen's brows furrowed deeply.
If a small county magistrate can do such a thing, what about the higher-level officials?
Nanxiang really saw the whole picture from a small thing.
No wonder the disaster situation reported in recent memorials has become increasingly serious, with serious refugee situations occurring in various places.
He allocated a lot of disaster relief grain to various places, but the disaster situation not only did not ease, but became even worse. It turned out that there was such a big loophole.
Gu Junshen steadied his breath and immediately called the secret guards.
Let him go to various places to understand and investigate, especially the county where Song Feiren is located.
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Song family.
Song Feiren spent a lot of money to get Nanxiang's help this time.
Not only did he sell some of his privately hidden money for gold, he even used up the wedding gifts originally prepared for his eldest son and daughter.
He even asked the eldest lady of the Song family to ask for some help from her parents' family, but he only got more than one thousand taels. The rest of the gold was all paid by him alone.
At this moment, he only hoped that Nanxiang could bring him good news.
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The seventh day of July.
The sun was setting, and the warm yellow sunlight crept into the room unscrupulously through the wide-open windows.
At this time, Nanxiang in the house was starting to dress up with the help of Kikuhei Caiyun and others.
Today is the seventh day of the seventh month. Gu Junshen notified all the palaces the day before that he would hold a family banquet in Funing Palace not far from Wangyue Residence.
The meaning announced to the outside world is to help Nanxiang wash away the dust and welcome a new life. The new life here is the prince in Nanxiang's belly.
The Qixi family dinner was held in the Funing Palace. Although many concubines complained, they could not say anything after all.
After all, Nanxiang had been pregnant for a long time at this time, and her belly was not far from being big.
The emperor's favoritism at this time is not only not wrong, but very wise.
It also further confirms Song Nanxiang's current status in the emperor's heart.
Nanxiang deliberately asked Kikuhei and her husband to keep their outfits simple today, and not to put on too much makeup, as this would be detrimental to the development of the fetus.
Originally, she didn't want to use it at all, but now as a royal concubine, she would not have the luxurious temperament if she was not dignified.
So the two of them decorated it simply and carefully.
Fortunately, her skin is fair, so she only needs to put on some makeup on her eyebrows and eyes, put a plum flower on the middle of her forehead, wear some simple imperial concubine accessories, and wear a light gold imperial concubine dress, and her whole person will look radiant.
When Nanxiang went out, the sun had set, the sky was getting darker, and a cool autumn breeze was blowing.
She was followed by a group of eunuchs and palace maids, many of whom were carefully selected and assigned to her by Gu Junshen to protect her safety.
She had only walked a short distance when she arrived at the Funing Palace.
At this time, there were various sounds of clinking glasses, as well as the sounds of eunuchs and palace maids moving things, mixed with the conversations of the concubines.
When Nanxiang stepped into the Funing Palace, the entire palace suddenly became silent.
Nanxiang took steady lotus steps and walked slowly into the hall with the support of Juping and Aunt Ruolan.
Seeing everyone's stunned gazes, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth slightly with a smile.
Then, greetings from concubines and eunuchs continued to reach his ears.
"Your servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine! May Your Majesty be blessed with good health!"
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"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine! May Your Majesty be well!"