Chapter 18 Poverty Alleviation

Shang, the chief steward, walked out of Jingyang Palace with a faint smile on his face, and he was obviously in a good mood.

"Eunuch."

Outside the palace gate, the eunuchs in flowery clothes were waiting here. When they saw Shang, the chief steward came out, they all bowed respectfully.

"Let's go. There is nothing for us to do in Jingyang Palace."

Shang, the chief steward, waved his hand lightly and said casually, then left without looking back.

The eunuchs in flowery clothes naturally did not dare to disobey his orders and immediately followed him.

These words completely cleared the suspicion of Jingyang Palace.

It seems that the matter of stealing the imperial meal has ended with the two yellow-robed eunuchs in Yanqu Palace.

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"Your Highness, there is refined rice and white flour, and so much money!"

Inside Jingyang Palace, Yu'er took Princess Ankang into the room and counted the compensation sent by Shang, the chief steward, on the table.

The embroidered bundle was divided into two bundles, one large and one small. The large bundle contained food. In addition to the brown rice that was withheld from Jingyang Palace this month, there were other refined rice and flour, which surprised Yu'er.

As for the small bundle, it was filled with copper coins, which was no less than the monthly allowance in the past.

The two maids looked at the good things in the bundle, their eyes glowed green, like two little money-grubbers.

For the two people who were used to being poor, this was a rare grand occasion.

"Not only that, but before leaving, Shang Zongguan also gave a big gift, saying it was a little gift for your Highness."

Yu'er took out the silver ingot from her sleeve pocket and put it in the middle of the table.

The room with closed doors and windows suddenly lit up. In front of the huge silver ingot, the other things in the bundle seemed dull.

"So big!?"

Princess Ankang exclaimed, and her eyes were glued to the silver ingot and could not be moved away.

It seemed that she had never seen such a large silver ingot since she could remember.

Princess Ankang tried to reach out and take it, but she couldn't pick it up from the table at all.

She tried a few more times without giving up, but she was exhausted.

"This is too heavy!"

Princess Ankang had no idea how weak she was.

Seeing Princess Ankang sweating from exhaustion, Yu'er couldn't help but smile dotingly, took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and comforted her: "That's right, fifty taels of Yin-eng Royal Silver weighs more than three pounds!"

"General Manager Shang is worthy of being a figure of the ancestor generation, and he is generous."

"This is the first time someone has helped us in all these years."

"I always feel that General Manager Shang doesn't seem as scary as the rumors say."

As soon as Yu'er finished speaking, a black shadow rushed in from the window.

"Hey, Xuan is back. Where did you go?"

"I'm telling you. Something good happened at home."

Princess Ankang opened her arms and happily welcomed Li Xuan's return.

But unlike usual, Li Xuan did not jump into Princess Ankang's arms. Instead, he jumped on Yu'er's head, then showed his meow fist and beat the military drum.

"Stupid girl, silly girl!"

"You sold me out, and counted money for others and said good things for others!"

"I will never help you work again!"

"I'm really pissed off!!!"

Li Xuan had been hiding behind the big water tank and heard the conversation between Yu'er and the chief monk clearly.

He had always thought that this old eunuch was not simple. Just now, he overheard the flowery eunuch outside the door asking him whether he wanted to monitor Jingyang Palace.

Li Xuan immediately understood that this old eunuch had bad intentions.

Although he didn't know how the other party suspected them, Li Xuan, who had a guilty conscience, naturally understood that the other party was not aimless.

Therefore, he had been hiding from Shang Zongguan and did not show up, but he did not expect to be exposed by Yu'er in the end.

"You are really my weak spot!"

Li Xuan angrily beat the military drum, thinking viciously.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah..."

Yu'er rhythmically made slight cries of pain, but her eyes were still firmly locked on the silver ingot, without any remorse.

"Ah Xuan, stop it, your hair is going to be messed up."

Yu'er touched her head insincerely, trying to stop Li Xuan, but her eyes never left the silver ingot, how could she catch it?

Li Xuan easily avoided Yu'er's hand, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

After watching Shang Zongguan leave from a distance, Li Xuan was afraid that the old eunuch had another trick, so he worked hard to check around Jingyang Palace for a long time, and only dared to come back after confirming that no one was watching.

But as soon as he got outside, he heard Yu'er saying good things about Shang Zongguan, how could Li Xuan bear it.

Thinking of this, he bit Yu'er's head even more unsatisfied.

"Ouch!"

"Ah Xuan, come here!"

This finally woke Yu'er up from the pain, and she stood up and tried to catch Li Xuan.

The man and the cat started spinning around the table, spinning like a top.

This scene made Princess Ankang laugh so hard that she watched the fun from the side.

Finally, Yu'er was exhausted and panting, but still failed to catch Li Xuan. She had to sit back and complained to Princess Ankang: "Your Highness, Ah Xuan bullied me, and you didn't help me to talk about him!"

"My Ah Xuan is so obedient, how could he bully Sister Yu'er?"

"If Ah Xuan really bullied you, there must be Ah Xuan's reasons."

Yu'er rolled her eyes helplessly at Princess Ankang's outrageous remarks.

Li Xuan was very satisfied, and he came to Princess Ankang and rubbed her non-stop.

"This is my good lady, Yu'er, learn from me."

Li Xuan acted coquettishly with Princess Ankang, and did not forget to glance at Yu'er with contempt, which made her so angry that she knocked on the table.

God knows what the old eunuch knows. Although Yu'er only told others about Li Xuan's appearance, it is hard to guarantee that it will not trigger more chain reactions from the other party.

Li Xuan thought about it and felt that it was not a good idea to always hide at home.

Since the other party took the initiative to come to the door to test, he had to go out and find out how the two eunuchs in Yanqu Hall took the blame.

He originally wanted to stay at home for ten days and half a month, and wait until the storm was completely over.

Now it seems that this method is not very reliable.

"Passive waiting doesn't work, so I can only take the initiative."

Li Xuan made up his mind to go to Yanqu Hall to inquire about the news tomorrow.

The three little ones made a fuss in the house for a while, and then they cleaned up the things on the table.

It was getting dark, and Yu'er had to prepare dinner.

Li Xuan was helpless in cooking.

He looked at his cat's claws, and then suddenly exerted force, and the cat's claws blossomed instantly.

But the degree of blossoming was really limited, and I'm afraid that even the thinnest chopsticks couldn't hold it.

So Yu'er had to do the cooking herself.

"Your Highness, I'll keep the silver ingots and these small pieces of silver with you for safekeeping."

Yu'er only picked up the food on the table, took out the silver ingots and small pieces of silver from her purse, and handed them to Princess Ankang.

"This..."

"Hasn't Sister Yu'er always been in charge of the money and grain in Jingyang Palace?"

"I don't know about this either, so let Sister Yu'er take care of it."

Princess Ankang was about to refuse when she was stopped by Yu'er.

"No, I'm afraid of losing so much silver if I carry it with me, and I'm afraid of hiding it in the house when I go out to work."

"Instead of that, it's better to let Your Highness keep it. Your Highness doesn't go out much on weekdays, so it's just right for you to keep these silver."

"Now that Your Highness has grown up, it's time to start learning these things."

Although Yu'er said so, Princess Ankang still had some hesitation on her face.

"It's settled, didn't Your Highness tell me before that he would share my worries?"

After hearing this, Princess Ankang no longer hesitated and nodded firmly to agree to this matter.

"Don't worry, Sister Yu'er, Ankang will keep the silver."

"Okay, then Yu'er would like to thank His Highness."

Finally, Yu'er just kept the copper coins in her purse, and gave all the silver to Princess Ankang for safekeeping, including the broken silver she had picked up recently.

There was quite a lot in total, and it could be piled up into a small pile.

The three children gathered in front of the silver, and even Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

Just a few days ago, they were still worrying about the next meal, but now they are already a little rich.

"With this money, we don't have to eat brown rice porridge all the time in the future."

Yu'er whispered softly, and their eyes showed anticipation at the same time.

Tomorrow will be better than today.

Is there anything happier in the world than this?