Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 184 Rewarding fresh fruit
After lunch that day, the palace sent out a lot of seasonal fruits, which were said to be rewarded by the emperor to the Chen family, and they were found in all the official residences in the capital.

The person who received the eunuch who brought the fruit was Chen Wenren, and saw the bamboo baskets with bright yellow sticks brought in, there were five big baskets in total.

Five big baskets of fruit, even if the Chen family is prosperous, they can't eat so much?
Chen Wenren invited the little eunuch who was in charge aside, and asked, "What is the name of this father-in-law?"

The little eunuch smiled all over his face, "I don't dare to be a servant, Wang Weizi. What orders do you have?"

In the family of officials and eunuchs, it is often called by ranking the males in order.

For example, Mrs. Zheng would call him Da Lang, the little eunuch would call him Uncle, and Chen Wenyi would naturally be Second Master.

Chen Wenren smiled and stuffed a heavy silver ingot into his hand, Wang Weizi weighed the weight, and bowed a little bit lower.

Since the emperor gave rewards to the families of the princes and ministers, these ministers usually rewarded the eunuchs who gave the rewards with silver.

I didn't expect the Chen family to be so generous in their moves, and every time they gave it, it was ten taels!
"Wang Gonggong, the emperor rewarded so many adults in the house, do other families have so many?"

Wang Weizi snorted, "How can it be, Mr. Chen alone has the most ones in his house, it would be nice to have one or two baskets in other houses."

He stepped forward and gently lifted the bright yellow sticks of a bamboo basket, motioning Chen Wenren to look inside.

"Look, sir, these are lychees sent from the south. They are fresh by water."

The lychees in the bamboo baskets were all bright and rosy, and one could imagine the sweet and juicy pulp.

"This is indeed a rarity."

Chen Wenren laughed, thinking that the emperor did not give this to the Chen family, it was clearly given to Chen Wenxin.

She likes to eat lychees the most.

Wang Weizi took the opportunity to flatter him, "The Chen family is full of glory, father and son are officials in the same dynasty, and the empress is in a high position, what a joy to congratulate!"

Chen Wenren also responded casually to him a few times, and then sent away the eunuchs who gave the rewards.

"Master, should these fresh fruits be delivered to each room immediately?" A servant came up and asked.

For items such as fresh fruit, it is natural to eat them as soon as possible while they are fresh.

"Yeah. Send it to Tingyu Pavilion first, and then send it to the old man's wife after the concubine is finished. The rest will be sent to each room separately, and the unfinished ones will be stored in ice."

According to filial piety, it should have been sent to Chen Xihai and his wife first.

It's just that the husband and wife are always thinking about Chen Wenxin, if they know that she hasn't delivered it yet, they will definitely not eat it.

Simply send it to Chen Wenxin first to save trouble.

So five large baskets of fresh fruit were sent to Tingyu Pavilion, and Chen Wenxin just finished his lunch, when he heard the noise from outside, he came out to watch the fun.

It turned out that the palace people serving in Yuge were talking about how fresh and abundant these fresh fruits were given by the emperor.

Bai Lu was assigned at the bottom, when she raised her eyes and saw her coming out and standing on the porch, she hurried to catch up with her skirt.

"Master, the emperor has rewarded fresh fruits. There are lychees, my favorite, as well as grapes, loquats and plums."

Chen Wenxin glanced down, the bright yellow sticks on the bamboo baskets were particularly dazzling in the sunlight.

"With so many fruits, why don't you send them to several other places in the mansion? What are you doing here? I can't eat so much."

Bai Lu said: "Back to Master, those servants said that Master ordered them to be sent to Master to choose first."

She silently rolled her eyes, even if she is very delicious and lazy in the eyes of her elder brother, she can't be so edible, right?

Looking at the expressions of everyone in Tingyu Pavilion, she seemed to understand Chen Wenren's intentions.

Only when these palace people see that the emperor still cares for her, will they not dare to slack off and be disrespectful.

She couldn't help smiling wryly, thinking of everyone in the Chen family, they really worried about her all the time.

"I see. That being the case, you take out some of all kinds of fruits, and send the rest to other rooms."

Really, the emperor, did you send so many fruits to coax her?

It would be better to say something in person.

Humph.

The small table ran up from the bottom, and when he saw the fresh fruits and bright yellow sticks all over the floor, he showed a clear expression.

Today he was ordered by Chen Wenxin to go back to the palace, and saw the fresh fruits from the south brought in from Shenwumen.

Unexpectedly, the emperor only kept some, so he ordered the princes and ministers to work hard, and it was hot summer, so he gave them to the ministers to show his kindness.

The fruits that had just been sent to Shenwumen were quickly distributed and sent out, and there were all the princes and ministers' residences in the capital.

He was thinking, since every family has them, the Chen family must have them too.

I didn't expect to see so many fruits when I came back.

"Master, I see that the ministers of other families only have one or two baskets, but the Chen family has the most."

The little table smiled happily, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the emperor rewarded it for his master.

Chen Wen gave him an angry look, "What happened to the matter I asked you to investigate?"

The small table glanced down, and the fruit below was in a hurry.

Chen Wenxin understood, "Come in and tell me."

She walked into the house first, followed by the little table, and said, "Little Duzi was not tortured by the old nuns after he was imprisoned in the Punishment Department. It is said that he was locked up alone, and no one is usually allowed to near."

He looked ashamed, "The only person in charge of interrogating him is the father-in-law in charge of the Punishment Division. He is notoriously ruthless. The slave is useless, and no information has been obtained from him."

What she asked the little table to inquire about was the fact that Xiao Duzi had poisoned her medicine.

That was the result of her step-by-step lure Concubine Tong to make a move, but Concubine Tong would not have been induced by her if she hadn't had a vicious heart.

She had already left the palace, but Concubine Tong Gui still refused to let her go, spreading rumors everywhere that she was an abandoned concubine.

Even if she doesn't mind being said that, but she minds the face of the Chen family.

Chen Xihai works in the palace, she can't let her father be ridiculed by others because of her behavior.

He is not in good health yet, and he is the most respectable literati temperament, how can he bear this.

Concubine Tong Gui is so relentless, so don't blame her for making a move.

She asked the little table to inquire about Xiao Duzi's situation because there was no news about Xiao Duzi after he entered the Punishment Department.

Na Haihong is an imperial physician who belongs to foreign ministers, and if he commits a crime, he will be under the supervision of Dali Temple.

Zeng's father is Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, so he can know about Haihong's situation.

Xiao Duzi is an eunuch, and any crimes committed by the palace people will be interrogated by the Punishment Department in the palace.

There is no one of their own in the Punishment Department, and it is normal that the small table can't find anything.

Chen Wenxin smiled lightly, "It's okay, it seems that nothing has been found out, but in fact it is enough."

With the means of the Punishment Department, it is not difficult to get Xiao Duzi to confess.

The emperor used a means to Xiaoduzi and Haihong, to seal their confessions from others.

It can be seen that the emperor already knew the truth about Concubine Tong's poisoning.It's just that for some reason, he has to hold back for the time being.

Forbearance not to send out, there will be one day.

That's it, the emperor wants to endure it, of course he has his reasons, so she should follow the emperor's wishes.

As long as Tong Guifei doesn't let Concubine Tong plot her in vain, she doesn't care if she is one step ahead or one step late.

"That's right, master."

The small table suddenly remembered something, and said to Chen Wenxin: "The emperor said that it was a hot summer, so he distributed fresh fruits to the ministers. Then a few university scholars gave advice to the emperor, talking about Tsinghua Garden to escape the summer..."

The expansion of Tsinghua Garden has been going on for some time, but part of the area has been expanded to the north, and the original pavilions and pavilions are all there.

She was taken aback, if the emperor went to Tsinghua Garden to escape the summer heat, wouldn't they be separated by a wall?

In this way, it seems to always feel weird...

"Which university scholar and emperor proposed to go to Tsinghua Garden to escape the summer?"

The small table thought for a while, and said: "It seems that there are two great scholars, Huang Ji and Wang Xi. When the emperor distributed the fruit, I heard that these two were in front of the emperor."

puff.

It turned out to be these two old acquaintances.

She understood immediately, it seemed that these two had seen her go out to visit her relatives for too long, and they were trying to narrow the distance between the emperor and her.

The combined age of these two people is nearly a hundred people, why join in the fun?

Chen Wenxin suddenly felt a little blush, the quarrel between her and the emperor made so many people worry about them.

The members of the Chen family belong to her so far, so it's all right to worry about her.

Like Wang Xi, Huang Ji, and Xiang Ming, they are all worried about themselves...

Ugh.

She sighed, "These two lords are out to do me and the emperor good, I should thank them."

The little table happily said: "That's right, the emperor is going to Tsinghua Garden to escape the summer heat, and it is just a wall away from Nianxin Garden. In this way, the master and the emperor can meet each other, so there will be no misunderstandings?"

Chen Wenxin rolled her eyes at the small table, "You are the only one who talks too much."

The small table smiled, and the owner was obviously happy, it was just putting on airs.

It's no wonder that the emperor and his master used to be inseparable from each other. How long has it been since they have been separated? How can anyone not miss it?
As soon as the two academicians mentioned it, the emperor made a decision on the spot and decided to go to Tsinghua Garden to escape the summer heat.

Thinking about coming, the emperor really wants to see his master, right?
He ran out with a smile, and said, "Master likes to eat lychees the most. The slave picks the best ones and puts them on ice for you first, and you can eat them in a while."

She couldn't help but find it funny when she saw how the little table ran out.

Then his heart warmed up, and a sweet smile appeared on his face.

(End of this chapter)