sbdcsierra Chapter 17 Reward
Chapter 17 Reward
"Your servant greets the young master." Xiao Xiazi bowed, raised his head and looked at Xia Dongchun with a smile.
"Xiao Xiazi? Why are you here at this time?" Xia Dongchun put down the teacup and looked over.
Xiao Xiazi bowed and said, "My lady, the emperor saw that you liked the koi in the lotus pond in the imperial garden, so he asked me to pick out a few nice ones and send them to you, as well as these pieces of brocade. The emperor said that this color would look good on you."
After a pause, Xiao Xiazi pointed at the things held by the last eunuch and said, "My lady, this purple stone is the most precious item. It feels warm when you touch it. In winter, if you hold this, you don't even need a hand warmer."
"Purple Stone?" Xia Dongchun had also heard of this thing, but he didn't expect to see it with his own eyes. "I heard that it was a tribute from outside, and there were only two pieces in total."
"Yes, that's why the emperor values and favors you even more." After all, Xiao Xiazi is Su Peisheng's apprentice, and he is very good at speaking and pleasing others.
Xia Dongchun was very surprised and stood up. Xiao Xiazi tactfully asked the eunuch behind him to present the purple stone to her. Xia Dongchun hesitated for a moment, reached out and took it. As expected, it felt warm to the touch. She smiled and glanced at Yunling, who hurried forward and stuffed a bulging purse into Xiao Xiazi's hand.
"Now that the things have been delivered, I will go back first. I still have time to reply to the emperor." Xiao Xiazi said.
"Xiao Xiazi, please thank the emperor on my behalf first. I will go to express my gratitude in person later." Although Xia Dongchun was happy, he did not forget that Xiao Xiazi was a man in front of the emperor and he must not be offended, nor could he lose the rules and manners of his master in front of him.
"I'll take my leave." Xiao Xiazi agreed and left with his men.
After everyone left and the door was closed, Xia Dongchun dared to show his happiness: "Yunling, look, the purple stone that the emperor gave you, if you touch it, it will really give you warmth!"
Yun Ling couldn't help but feel happy for her. She reached out and touched it, exclaiming in a low voice, "It really does give me a fever!"
"I'm so happy." Xia Dongchun pulled Yun Ling to sit down together, "Those pieces of brocade are also my favorite colors, and those koi fish..."
Xia Dongchun suddenly paused and murmured again: "Koi?"
"What's wrong, young lady? Is there something wrong?" Yun Ling looked at her puzzled.
"Yun Ling!" Xia Dongchun's astonished expression was reflected in Yun Ling's eyes. "How did the emperor know that I saw the koi in the imperial garden? We didn't see the emperor, did we? Did I remember it wrongly?"
After she said this, Yun Ling also reacted: "Could it be that... the emperor saw us, but we didn't see the emperor?! Or did someone tell the emperor?"
Xia Dongchun took a deep breath and tried to calm down: "Fortunately, we were just watching the fish. We didn't do anything inappropriate or say anything we shouldn't have said."
Xia Dongchun was really scared. It seemed that one had to be careful with what he said and did in the palace at all times, otherwise one might be caught with a fatal handle if he was not careful.
Thinking of this, Xia Dongchun was not as happy as he was at the beginning when looking at the purple stone in the rosewood box.
Yun Ling noticed her change in mood, rolled her eyes, and comforted her: "My lady, don't be afraid. We haven't done anything wrong, otherwise the emperor wouldn't have asked Xiao Xiazi to send you a koi. As long as we have done something wrong, what is there to be afraid of?"
Xia Dongchun was silent for a moment, then ordered, "Put away the purple stone and the washing silk brocade first."
"Yes." Yun Ling looked at her and knew that she had probably taken his words to heart, so he stopped trying to persuade her and picked up the things on the table and put them away.
Not long after, Qi Ling came in and saw that the Huansha brocade was put away. She subconsciously asked, "My lady, why did you put away the Huansha brocade that the emperor gave you? Didn't you send it to the embroidery house so that the embroiderers could make new clothes for you?"
Xia Dongchun didn't say anything. Yun Ling glanced at Xia Dongchun's face and said, "The young lady just went to bed, why are you so ostentatious? After all, the thing is already ours, so there's no need to waste it for a while."
Qi Ling looked at Xia Dongchun, then at Yun Ling, pursed her lips and said, "Sister Yun Ling is really thoughtful. I... I just thought that those pieces of washing silk brocade are beautiful in color, and they will definitely look good on the young lady, so I said that."
"I know," Xia Dongchun looked at her, "Yun Ling doesn't mean to blame you."
Xia Dongchun felt that since Qi Ling would be serving her closely from now on, she couldn't let Qi Ling feel that she and Yun Ling were excluding her, otherwise there would be risks, so she explained.
Qi Ling nodded heavily and said, "Thank you, my lady. I understand. I will definitely learn from Sister Yun Ling and will never make such a mistake again."
"How can this be considered a mistake?" Xia Dongchun smiled. "You will have to accompany me in the future. I just say whatever I want."
The news that Xia Dongchun had obtained the Zixi Stone quickly spread in the palace. It can be said that some were happy while others were worried.
Noble Lady Fucha was so angry that she smashed the cup. Sang'er was so scared that she quickly leaned out to look. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she closed the door and advised her: "My lady, don't smash it. If someone hears it, they will think that we don't want Concubine Xia to be well. If it gets to the ears of the emperor, it will be bad."
"I just can't stand seeing her do well!" Noble Fucha was born into a good family and was raised in the palm of his hand. Yinzhen also cared about her a little. Now seeing Xia Dongchun like this, she was naturally unhappy. "What is that? That's the purple stone! There are only two in total, and the emperor gave her one? What's so good about her?"
If it weren't for the difference in status between master and servant, Sang'er really wanted to rush over and cover Noble Lady Fucha's mouth: "My lady, the emperor gave Concubine Xia some face only because Concubine Xia had just served in the emperor's bedchamber and it was fresh for the time being. My lady, don't worry about it."
Noble Lady Fucha grabbed the enamel vase beside her and was about to smash it. Sang'er could not care about anything else for a moment. He rushed over to stop her hand and hugged the vase: "My lady, you can't do that! This is a gift from the Emperor. If you smash it, the Emperor will be angry!"