LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 55 - I
Zhang Tong arched his back, raised his head, and smiled, saying in a slow tone, “This… the slave doesn’t know what to say, but your Majesty’s gifts must be good!”
After returning to the palace last month, things had twists and turns, but the results were good. He was directly promoted from serving outside the palace to Li Yunxi’s palace, becoming a new “little favorite.” Li Yunxi would summon him from time to time to ask questions.
However, serving the emperor was challenging. Zhang Tong couldn’t fathom the emperor’s thoughts and had to guard against accidentally getting involved in political affairs.
For instance, this time, Marquis Zhenyuan had arranged their group of eunuchs early in the morning, waiting for the emperor’s annual rewards. But this year, Li Yunxi seemed unhappy, not mentioning sending anything to the Marquis Zhenyuan and forgetting the little doll he loved back then.
Zhang Tong wasn’t satisfied with his answer, admiring Chief Fang, who was miles away. When it came to speculating on the His Majesty’s Heart, this old man was truly powerful and knew inside the emperor’s mind.
Li Yunxi sneered and scolded Zhang Tong, “You’re such a slippery man!”
Li Yunxi touched his neat beard, saying, “The books I used are still in the library, right? Find some of Qi Yankai’s poetry collections; I remember there are teacher’s handwritings on them.”
When Li Yunxi gave something, it wasn’t just about items but attention. Giving gold and silver treasures was a reward, but giving something used by oneself, with Fang Qichen’s handwriting, expressed intimacy.
Zhang Tong, feeling envy, thought, ‘Find a good teacher, and you’ll be successful. Even thousands of miles away, the emperor will be fond of you.’
“The slave remember where it is; I will go find it now!” Seeing Li Yunxi’s happiness, Zhang Tong happily went to the library to search for the poetry collection.
Li Yunxi watched him leave, eyes darkening. He pulled out an imperial edict, picked up a pen, and wrote a few lines.
Looking outside the palace, he tapped the yellow scarf with his right hand, saying, “If you want it so much, I will give you. Can you get it? Make sure you can handle the consequences of your greed.”
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The eunuch Wang Dexi, under the high platform, sighed for Marquis Zhenyuan. This guy was domineering. Not giving it, wasn’t good, but asking for it, wasn’t either.
“Go and announce the decree.” Li Yunxi knocked on Wang Dexi’s head, watching him shrinking. He laughed, “Am I so scary?”
Wang Dexi hurriedly shook his head: “The emperor loves his people like his own sons; how can he be scary?”
Li Yunxi laughed out loud: “No wonder Zhang Tong, who came in, is a sly and sweet-tongued person. It seems that he is learning from you?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Dexi knelt down and knocked his head on Li Yunxi’s shoes.
“Your Majesty, Zhang Tong has nothing to do with me! How can I have the guts to insert someone next to you? You give Dexi ten courages, but Dexi wouldn’t even dare!” Wang Dexi’s head banged, humiliatingly unbearable.
Li Yunxi kicked Wang Dexi on the shoulder, knocking him backward and rolling down on the steps.
“Don’t cry here; you will dirty my shoes. That’s not what you said when you collected Ning Haibo’s things a few days ago, right?” Li Yunxi also knew that the eunuchs around him often collected things from the harem and let all kinds of beauties inside.
In front of him, favoring that person in the harem was just a small matter.
Li Yunxi didn’t want these eunuchs to interfere in the affairs like the previous dynasty. As he said, he acquiesced that they could collect some money, but it was not allowed to go too far.
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An hour later.
In the Marquis Zhenyuan Mansion,
Marquis Zhenyuan Ning Haibo received the imperial edict which he had been waiting for, to be stationed abroad, and at the same time, he also received the news that Wang Dexi was abandoned.
Ning Haibo was stunned for a moment, then his expression remained unchanged, and he said in a flattering tone: “This minister thanks His Majesty! Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Zhang. Can you sit down and have a cup of tea?”
As Ning Haibo said, the housekeeper took the prepared silver ticket purse and stuffed it into Zhang Tong.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Tong tightened his sleeves and shook his head: “You’re welcome. I want to go back to serve the emperor, so I won’t stay.”
Zhang Tong was not stupid. He saw Wang Dexi being dragged out of the palace like a dead dog, and then he immediately got the written imperial edict to announce it; the edict was sent to the Marquis Zhenyuan Mansion.
When he thought about Wang Dexi’s recent close relationship with Marquis Zhenyuan, he knew that Wang Dexi was unlucky because of this incident. Now it was too late for him to hide from Marquis Zhenyuan, so he wouldn’t receive the money.
As soon as Zhang Tong left, Ning Haibo’s face turned pale.
Wu Shuangxi looked worried: “Husband, are you okay?”
Marquis Zhenyuan smiled bitterly: “It’s not a big deal.” It was just his impatience that made the emperor unhappy.
But when a man was alive, he didn’t make any achievements and just lived his old age in the capital. What was the point of living like that!
Marquis Zhenyuan, Ning Haibo seemed to have thousands of troops in front of his eyes, and a sense of heroism arose spontaneously.
The emperor was a sensible person. As long as the foreign tribes invade, he would have great military exploits and would be promoted to a higher rank when he came back.
He would not lose.