mtl008 Chapter 114: Zhai Yun was summoned to the palace to meet the emperor
Chapter 114: Zhai Yun was summoned to the palace to meet the emperor
She suddenly disliked Zhai Yun a little. Her living standard as the mistress of the palace was far from his.
Even the prince...
The magnificent decoration of Tingyuxuan cannot be achieved with just money. The carpets on the floor alone had to be transported from the Kingdom of Tianjin, and the manpower and resources spent on it are immeasurable.
After sending them away, Zhai Yun suddenly felt regretful for decorating Tingyuxuan like this. Although it was comfortable to live in and the floor was soft, this decoration was too eye-catching. The Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and Concubine Tian all looked unhappy after seeing Tingyuxuan.
I guess it will cause some waves.
Feng Chenyi didn't care too much. He opened the secret room and walked in. He hadn't been in the mansion for a few days and he still had a lot of things to deal with.
In the name of Feng Chenyi, Zhai Yun sent a lot of expensive jewelry to Tian Fei. After all, she was the mistress of a royal palace, and she couldn't help but have some thoughts after seeing these. After she walked out of Tingyuxuan, her face was the ugliest.
I hope those expensive gold and silver jewelry can make her stop thinking too much.
The matter of the private mint and the raid on Prince Rui's mansion in the Dali Temple today quickly spread throughout the imperial capital, along with the magnificent decorative style of Tingyuxuan in Prince Rui's mansion.
When Zhai Yun followed Feng Chenyi to court the next day, everyone attending the meeting had a serious look on their faces. When they arrived at the gate of the palace, Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi saw at a glance Lord Lu waiting at the door.
Lord Lu kept his eyes on Zhai Yun, as if he wanted to take a closer look to see what was so different about Zhai Yun that she could live in the most luxurious place in Prince Rui's Mansion.
I heard that the bed alone was worth a fortune. It was soft and spacious, and there was no other bed as good as this in the entire imperial capital.
Lord Lu walked up to Feng Chenyi and looked at Zhai Yun: "Is this Guard Zhai?"
When he returned home that day, he did not pay close attention to Zhai Yun who was beside Feng Chenyi. It was only after hearing some rumors that he had to re-examine Zhai Yun.
Zhai Yun bowed respectfully to Lord Lu, "Indeed, I wonder what advice you have for me, Lord Lu."
Lord Lu looked at Zhai Yun, his eyes narrowed into slits. "I dare not give you any advice, but I heard that Guard Zhai's food, clothing, housing and transportation in the palace are a hundred times better than Prince Rui's. So I'm curious. I'm curious about what kind of person can make Prince Rui treat him with such affection."
When Zhai Yun decorated the house, she used all the money she earned from business over the years. The carpets were delivered by Hongxi Escort Agency. This amount of money was nothing to the Rui Wang Mansion.
But in the eyes of outsiders, Feng Chenyi only had a small monthly salary, and there was nothing left after spending the entire Rui Wang Mansion, but he was still able to decorate such a house for Zhai Yun. It was really well-intentioned.
Not to mention that the 100,000 taels of silver bestowed by Emperor Xing'an were used to hold the wedding. Even if there were any 100,000 taels of silver left, it would probably not be enough for such a squandering.
How frugal must King Rui be to decorate a room like this?
Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi naturally couldn't reveal that the renovation of Tingyuxuan wasn't done with Feng Chenyi's salary. Feng Chenyi evaded the question, "Since you've heard about it, you must have also heard that Guard Zhai saved my life. There's nothing wrong with me repaying him."
After Feng Chenyi finished speaking, Lord Lu's face suddenly changed, and he was surprised: "Is there anything wrong?" He hurriedly pulled Feng Chenyi aside and said to Zhai Yun behind his back: "Your Highness, before you got married, it was impossible for me to interfere with who you wanted to treat well. But since you married my daughter, you have already established a family and a career. How can you care so much about someone other than yourself and spend so much money and energy on him?"
What Lord Lu said was very clear. Feng Chenyi is already married, and his money and thoughts should be spent on his woman, not on a guard who saved his life.
Although he spoke very quietly, Zhai Yun still heard it. This was because Zhai Yun had sensitive ears and deep internal strength.
Feng Chenyi frowned. "Guardian Zhai is my savior. It's only natural for me to be kind to her. Do you really want me to be ungrateful? If I were ungrateful, would you still dare to help me, Lord?"
Feng Chenyi spoke righteously. Although Zhai Yun knew very well that the savior was just an excuse Feng Chenyi used to deal with the outside world, he said it so many times that everyone knew it and it was passed on from mouth to mouth. Zhai Yun herself even began to believe it.
Lord Lu was speechless after hearing what Feng Chenyi said. Lord Lu did help Feng Chenyi at the beginning because he was the husband of his beloved daughter and he had selfish motives. But as time went on, he did think that if Prince Rui came to power one day, he would be abandoned after the rabbit died.
Hearing Feng Chenyi talk about repaying a favor, he was actually moved. If he was really a person who was grateful, then if he helped him, he would remember this favor in the future and would not abandon them after he gained power.
Lord Lu patted Feng Chenyi's shoulder with a look of satisfaction and praise, "Well, you are worthy of being the man my daughter married. Don't worry, I will seek justice for you regarding the Dali Temple's search of the palace yesterday."
These people from the Dali Temple dared to hurt his daughter. He will make sure they pay!
After seeing Feng Chenyi's satisfactory performance, Lord Lu no longer had any grudge against Zhai Yun. He even wanted to thank Zhai Yun for saving his son-in-law and bringing his good son-in-law back safely.
Zhai Yun waited outside the palace gate for a long time. Today's morning court was a little extended and had not ended yet. Just when Zhai Yun was getting bored, a eunuch walked out of the palace gate.
Zhai Yun just glanced at him, turned and looked elsewhere, and didn't pay any attention. It was not until he walked up to her that Zhai Yun looked at him in confusion.
The eunuch looked at Zhai Yun and said without hesitation, "Summon guard Zhai Yun into the palace."
Zhai Yun suspected that she had heard wrongly. She was just a guard and had no qualifications to meet the emperor. But at this moment, a eunuch told her to go into the palace to meet the emperor.
All the ministers waiting outside the palace were surprised, and looked at Zhai Yun with envy.
The oral order had been given, and there was no need for Zhai Yun to disobey the emperor's will. She respectfully followed the eunuch into the palace and walked into the court hall along the same path that Feng Chenyi took every day.
Looking at the magnificent imperial palace in front of her, Zhai Yun was filled with emotion. When she was a child, she stumbled here with the poisoned Feng Chenyi, and then met General Shi.
If I were a child in my previous life, I would not have the courage to come to this imperial palace, which is where civil and military officials hold meetings and is also a holy place where the king of a country receives worship.
As she got closer to the Chaozheng Hall, Zhai Yun became increasingly nervous. In her previous life, she was at the highest point of the Chaozheng Hall, enjoying the feeling of being high above and standing at the pinnacle of power, when she was stabbed to death by her own son.
She had also experienced the feeling of an emperor looking down on people from a high position, controlling the lives of countless people. At that time,