allonlinenovel Chapter 467: The Heartless Regent King vs. the Scheming Princess 12
Chapter 467: The Heartless Regent King vs. the Scheming Princess 12
After Lu Zhihuan and Xuancao came out of the yamen, they went to the pawnshop and pawned the two silver hairpins on their heads and the bracelets on their wrists.
A total of 1960 copper coins.
Xuancao had nothing on her. After all, she was not treated as well as Lu Zhihuan when she was in the brothel.
These things were given to her by Liu's mother because she could sing.
Lu Zhihuan took her to the clothing store and wanted to buy two sets of clothes for them.
A set of cotton underwear costs 380 wen.
Xuancao secretly pulled her sleeve and said, "Miss, Xuancao can make clothes. We just need to buy cloth."
There will definitely be some left over from this piece of cloth after making two sets, and she can also make two pairs of socks for the young lady.
Lu Zhihuan asked the boss, "How much does this batch of cotton cloth cost?"
"860 wen, considering your sizes, I can estimate that it will be enough for three sets of underwear." The boss was patient and held up three fingers to indicate.
"Then give me a piece of cloth!"
Afterwards, the two returned to the palace, after all, they were still injured.
Xuancao borrowed scissors and needle and thread and started making clothes in the room with great interest.
Lu Zhihuan strolled slowly along the corridor. Tomorrow would be the sixth day, and he would be back to normal the day after tomorrow.
The reason why she brought him back to the palace two days in advance was because she was afraid that he would become suspicious of her.
If I'm not mistaken, he must have sent someone to investigate her background and that scumbag.
News of his background might have to wait, but he must have known about that scumbag by now.
I just don't know how he will tell me the cruel truth.
……
Regent's Palace Study
Xie Zhao stood on the brush holder on the desk and listened to Tuying's report.
"The top scholar three years ago was named Lin Zhizhong. He was just promoted to the position of Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple this year, and he became engaged to Yu Hongjie's daughter over a year ago."
"More than a year ago." Xie Zhao closed his mouth after saying a few words. The sound was too unpleasant.
The man with green eyes frowned, wondering what the voice in his heart was like. Was it also so shrill?
My thoughts have wandered off.
"The Yu family knows that he... has a fiancée."
The voice, breath, and syllables were not well connected, and Xie Zhao the parrot could not repeat a long sentence. The words he spoke were somewhat incoherent and his pronunciation was not clear.
Tuying took a moment to react before saying, "I don't know."
"Should?" Xie Zhao asked unhappily.
Tuying lowered his head and said, "I'll check again."
Then Tu Ying started talking about something else. "The General of the Cavalry has invited senior officials from the court to a banquet at his residence, including the Imperial Censor, the Imperial Physician, and the Minister of Rites."
Xie Zhao knew that after three rounds of drinking, he pretended to be drunk, and then lamented the difficulties faced by the empress dowager, an orphan and a widow, which made a group of old ministers feel sympathetic.
Even when he encountered someone who refused to listen, he didn't get angry. He was a general of the cavalry, commanding a large army and sitting in a key area of the capital. From time to time, he would hint at his immense power, using both soft and hard tactics.
so what?
Everyone knows what he is thinking. After so many years, if he could be shaken a little, it wouldn't be eight years without any results.
At first, Master Tong thought that his daughter could rule the country from behind the scenes and keep the Xie family's world in the hands of their Tong family.
Unfortunately, eight years ago, the emperor's brother appointed him as regent despite the opposition of the ministers, just to check and balance the powerful maternal family behind the empress dowager.
For so many years, he has turned a blind eye in order not to disrupt the balance.
The Tong family can’t make any waves.
He is so blatant, I really think he is not in Beijing.
"Go down."
After a moment the study door was closed.
Xie Zhao was alone in his study, thinking back on the past few days, which turned out to be the most leisurely time he had had in the past twenty-eight years.
He has never slacked off over the years, but now he feels a little tired.
The next day, after having breakfast, Lu Zhihuan went to find the housekeeper and told him that she was going to find her fiancé and could not bother him any further.
Just as the two of them packed their bags (two new sets of underwear) and were about to leave, Tuying arrived.
After entering the door, Tuying stated his purpose directly.
At the request of the little parrot, she found out that Lin Zhizhong, now the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, had been engaged to Lord Yu's legitimate daughter a year and a half ago.
After hearing this, Lu Zhihuan locked herself in the room and cried for the whole morning.
Tu Ying came back to report to Xie Zhao, who said he understood and allowed her to live in the mansion!
The person who investigated her background should be back soon. If they can help her find her biological parents, it would be considered as repaying her for taking care of her those few days.
Who would have thought that in the middle of the night, Lu Zhihuan fell ill due to extreme sadness!
I had a high fever.
Keep talking nonsense.
Hemerocallis ran around like a headless fly. She wanted to find the housekeeper but lost her way.
The palace's secret guards immediately notified Tuying.
Xuancao also accidentally found the housekeeper, who immediately called the court doctor to treat her.
After the medicine was ready, she couldn't drink it. She was drowsy and kept mumbling something.
Daylily had to put her mouth close to hers to hear clearly that she was saying "little parrot".
She went to ask the housekeeper again, and the housekeeper had no choice but to go find Lord Tuying.
……
Xie Zhao sighed when he heard Tu Ying's words, "Forget it, let's go and take a look."
"But, your injury."
Xie Zhao looked down at his bandaged wings and said, "No problem."
Only then did Tuying bring Xie Zhao over.
Lu Zhihuan waited for a long time, feeling anxious about whether Xie Zhao would come.
She heard Hemerocallis say in surprise, "Here it comes, the little parrot is here. Hey! Why are its wings bandaged? Is it injured?"
Lu Zhihuan understood that the bone must have been re-set.
[What a shame! For such an ungrateful person, I have tossed myself into this state.]
After hearing what the parrot Xie Zhao was thinking, she quickly gathered her emotions.
Her eyelids moved, and then she opened her eyes. Her eyes were unfocused, bloodshot, and tears silently fell.
Xuancao said in surprise: "The young lady is awake."
Lu Zhihuan's voice turned hoarse, "Stinky bird, you really got it right."
Tuying's eyelids twitched when he heard this.
She raised her arm weakly, wanting to take the parrot Xie Zhao.
Xie Zhao had no choice but to signal Tuying to put him on the seat beside him.
Tuying and Xuancao retreated.
Lu Zhihuan sat up slightly and sighed softly: "I'm crying for myself, grieving for myself. I worked hard for the Lin family for ten years, but in the end, this is what I got in return."
[Now that you have seen clearly, you should let go of it cleanly.]
She looked at Xie Zhao and raised her hand to touch his little head. "It's nice to see you before I leave."
[Are you leaving?]
"I can't just stay here like this. The Lin family has gone too far. I want to seek justice for myself. I want to find out about my own background. What if my biological parents are some powerful people who can support me?"
Lu Zhihuan said this on purpose. After all, no one would continue to support a hopeless person.
[Don't worry, I've already sent someone to investigate. You just have to wait.]
Lu Zhihuan pursed her lips and asked, "Won't my affairs cause you any trouble?"
Xie Zhao didn't dare to think too much and just kept saying in his heart, "Rest assured and recuperate."
Then he left with the eagle.