The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 82 She is breaking the rules!

Only when Xue Qingyin returned to the Xu family safely did Mrs. Xue breathe a sigh of relief.

But she couldn't help complaining in her heart, His Highness Xuan Wang looked very cold, but how could he actually be a person who didn't know the importance of things?

Until Mrs. Xue saw two soldiers from the Xuan Wang Mansion, first carrying a large box, and then carrying a large cage down.

In that cage... was actually an eagle! Or should it be said that it was an eagle.

It was really big.

It was so big that Mrs. Xue couldn't help but take two steps back.

Xue Qingyin looked at Mrs. Xue's reaction, then turned back and said: "You should raise it first. When it is raised, I will be here soon."

So as not to scare Mrs. Xue.

Du Hongxue responded, and smiled at Mrs. Xue: "Sorry for disturbing you, I'll leave."

Mrs. Xue looked at his figure, and felt a little sorry.

Xue Qingyin had to pull Mrs. Xue back to the door with a smile.

Halfway through the journey, Xue Qingyin suddenly remembered something.

"Aniang, go in and wait for me. I'll be back soon." Xue Qingyin said as she lifted her skirt and turned around and walked out.

Before the King Xuan and his party had gone far, Du Hongxue saw her chasing them and immediately asked the driver to stop.

"Miss Xue?" Du Hongxue looked at her in confusion.

King Xuan also reached out to roll up the curtain of the carriage. A little light flashed across his eyes quickly, and he lowered his head and asked, "Do you still want to ride a horse?"

Xue Qingyin panted lightly: "I just remembered something..."

"Don't worry." King Xuan leaned forward suddenly, and then supported Xue Qingyin.

Xue Qingyin was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, panted more evenly, and told King Xuan about Xu Qi's buying an official position that day.

"If the young master Dou mentioned by my uncle is really that powerful, why would he be so humble to him for no reason?"

Xue Qingyin had doubts that day.

Xue Qingyin said softly: "Everyone knows that I will enter the Xuanwang Mansion. It's not for anything else, I'm afraid it's for the prince."

In fact, Xue Qingyin suspected that someone was going to deal with her. But you can't say that.

"Buy an official?" There was a slight change of emotion in the dark eyes of the Xuanwang.

He whispered: "Okay, I know."

Xue Qingyin pulled back her hand and said: "Then there is nothing else, your highness, go back."

The Xuanwang couldn't help but lower his eyes and glance at his fingertips.

But he didn't rush to leave, but whispered: "If you feel scared, can I send a palace soldier to you?"

Think about the people sent by He Songning.

Xue Qingyin didn't care.

Even if there was one more, then it would be He Songning's turn to be afraid.

"Is this in accordance with the rules?" Xue Qingyin asked.

King Xuan said, "Father wants the rules on the surface, and the rest is up to you."

Xue Qingyin nodded, "Okay."

King Xuan looked at her, but still had no intention of leaving.

Xue Qingyin couldn't help wondering, what happened?

Xue Qingyin licked her lips and wanted to speak again.

King Xuan suddenly asked her, "Do you feel hard?"

"What?" Xue Qingyin was puzzled.

King Xuan lowered his eyes, hiding the indifference in his eyes, and said, "Marrying into the King Xuan's mansion will inevitably encounter prying and hostility. The higher the position, the more difficult it is."

So that's what he meant...

Xue Qingyin was a little surprised. King Xuan didn't tell her about this at the palace banquet before, so why did he mention it now?

Xue Qingyin asked him back, "What kind of life do you think is good?"

King Xuan thought for a while and didn't speak.

Du Hongxue on the side whispered: "The smoke from the farmers' cooking rises, the simple food fills the stomach, the parents are alive, and there are children?"

"That can only exist in imagination." Xue Qingyin said softly.

From the first day she came through, she clearly understood the limitations of the times.

"Farmers have no power, no one to rely on, and they rely on the weather for food. Drought, flood, or even someone's displeasure cuts off their water channels. Not to mention simple meals, it's good if they don't starve to death."

Du Hongxue murmured, "That's right."

"If it's a merchant's family, it looks wealthy. But if they are unfortunate enough to be favored by the powerful, what good will the merchant end up with in the end?"

"If it's an ordinary clerk, it often becomes a sword for the superior. If it's used for a long time, it's inevitable that it will break."

"It's not easy to live in a peaceful and prosperous era, and it's even more terrible if there is a war."

Du Hongxue couldn't help but say, "It sounds like no one in this world lives happily."

Xue Qingyin smacked her lips and said, "No one lives an easy life, but if compared to the people who still have to worry about their livelihoods, I have lived well enough. Your Highness, I am very content."

If the sky falls, it's a tall man like King Xuan who will support it.

She never wavered in agreeing to King Xuan's choice.

Du Hongxue's heart sank when she heard her firm tone. When she looked at Miss Xue in front of her, she suddenly felt intimidated.

Sometimes people don't have to rely on their tough appearance to be respected.

King Xuan suddenly raised his hand, adjusted the hairpin on her temples, and said, "Yeah."

He didn't say anything else.

Xue Qingyin met his eyes, and his eyes were deep, as if he wanted to wrap her up completely.

For some reason, Xue Qingyin's cheeks were a little hot.

Du Hongxue sent Xue Qingyin back to the Xu family.

Xue Qingyin thought to herself that King Xuan was indeed a rare person.

Others would only see the glory of status, but he would tell her the pros and cons. Instead of just sketching out a beautiful vision for her.

Of course, if King Xuan gives her more gold in the future.

That would make him an even better gentleman!

On the other side, King Xuan's carriage also drifted away.

Du Hongxue whispered: "Miss Xue trusts His Highness very much and tells His Highness everything. It's really rare."

"It's rare to be frank and transparent." King Xuan whispered.

That's why for a moment, he regretted letting her step into the prison of power.

Since she was firm, he would naturally hold her in his hands to shield her from the wind and rain. Just now it was worthy of her heart.

…

Just as King Xuan said, the Ministry of Rites soon sent Nacai Li, Naji Li, and Nazheng Li.

The threshold of the Xue family seemed to be breached.

With such scenery, Butler Xue couldn't help but grin.

He thought, Xue Qingyin wouldn't carry such a lot of things to the Xu family, right?

Xue Qingyin did not ask anyone to carry her away.

This made Butler Xue breathe a sigh of relief.

Soon, the Liu family and the Qiao family also received their betrothal gifts.

It's just that the former has a marriage certificate, but the latter does not. There is only one document that contains the concubine's title, title, monthly salary, etc.

Liu Yuerong was finally able to sit up now.

However, in just ten days, she had already lost weight. Fortunately, their lives were saved, which made the Liu family feel relieved.

On the day when the Ministry of Rites delivered the betrothal gift, Liu Yuerong asked the maid to help her up and stood in the hall, watching as everyone carried boxes of things in.

Liu Yuerong tried her best to pretend to be calm, but the curvature of the corners of her mouth kept getting wider and wider.

She was really scared when she was unconscious. She was scared to death.

She was afraid that if she died, King Wei would marry Xue Qingyin.

Who told Xue Qingyin to be more beautiful than her?

Liu Yuerong couldn't help but resent that all the men in this world only wanted good looks. Xue Qingyin was not good at poetry and had often made jokes at banquets. How could the King of Wei like her if he was so talented?

Liu Yuerong took two breaths and then suppressed the anger in her chest.

Fortunately... Xue Qingyin married King Xuan. Fortunately, she was a concubine. How can I compare to my beauty?

Liu Yuerong was about to smile when her personal maid walked towards her quickly with a tight face.

"girl."

Liu Yuerong asked her: "What's the matter? You're in a panic and out of shape."

The maid said with a bitter face: "The Ministry of Rites has also sent gifts to the Xue family."

Liu Yuerong said: "This is natural. Even though she is a concubine, she still has to pay tribute."

The maid looked even more bitter: "How many boxes do we have here in total?"

Liu Yuerong waved over the list and said, "Sixty-nine boxes."

It was an auspicious number.

The maid said: "That's right, they have all been carried in. But the Xue family is still carrying in a steady stream... There are definitely more than sixty-nine boxes."

Liu Yuerong's heartbeat suddenly jumped up and her brows lit up with joy: "How dare she go beyond the control?"

I wish I could ask my father to report to His Majesty right away.

The maid said: "Young lady misunderstood, it's not that the Ministry of Rites overstepped the rules. But for some reason, the soldiers of Prince Xuan's Mansion carried many boxes of betrothal gifts from the Prince's Mansion and sent them to the Xue family."

The maid couldn't help but say with envy: "It took a hundred carriages and a long queue. Now everyone in the city should be aware of it."

Liu Yuerong was stunned on the spot: "Prince Xuan... gave it to you?"

The maid nodded.

Liu Yuerong bit her lip: "She has gained so much limelight that she overshadowed me. Isn't that considered overstepping the limit?"

The maid was confused.

She doesn't know either.

Liu Yuerong asked again: "Where is His Majesty the King of Wei?" She still had some hope in her heart and said: "I may not care, but this is clearly an insult to the King of Wei. I'm afraid the King of Wei cannot bear it."

Naturally, he will find a way to compete with King Xuan...

The news soon spread to the Wei Palace.

King Wei's injury was almost healed. When he suddenly heard the news, he couldn't help but feel sad.

"It's a pity that Qing Yin matches him. My brother doesn't understand amorous feelings..." King Wei shook his head repeatedly.

The people below asked again: "King Xuan is acting like this, raising a side concubine so high, and asking Your Highness how your principal concubine should handle herself?"

King Wei was puzzled: "What does she love and do with her? What does it have to do with me?"

The person below choked and said again: "But, your Highness's face..."

King Wei sighed: "If people in the world see what a dull woman that Liu daughter is, they will understand me."

The most important thing is that the Wei Palace does not have many properties. Just because his maternal family, the Xu family, is quite famous among Confucian scholars. If it is exposed to the smell of copper too much, it will become unsightly.

The king of Wei had many concubines, and banquets with literati also cost money.

Although the emperor favored him, the rewards were sufficient. But the things given by the emperor cannot be exchanged for money.

The huge palace of the Wei Dynasty relied entirely on the fiefdom for support. If there was a major disaster in the fiefdom that year, the food would naturally be greatly reduced.

To sum it up, it’s not that much money.

Take a shower and go to sleep.