in2ebook Chapter 189 Rewards based on merit
Chapter 189 Rewards based on merit
"Prince, Princess. We're here!" Chi Yan gritted his teeth and shouted with a trembling voice. He knew in his heart that his shouting might have disturbed the good things of the prince and the princess.
Yan Wuque's eyes were blurry, and he stared at Yun Yuxi in his arms with lust, as if he was abruptly woken up from a beautiful dream, with a face full of reluctance and anger. He said in a bad tone: "Go down and accept the punishment yourself!"
Chi Yan looked as if he was living a life worse than death and had lost all hope, which made people feel pity for him.
Seeing this, Yun Yuxi couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in her heart, so she pleaded for Chi Yan, "Your Majesty, it doesn't seem appropriate to punish Chi Yan for no reason. In my opinion, let's just let it go."
Chi Yan heard this and raised his head as if he had been pardoned, looking at Yun Yuxi with tears of gratitude. At this time, Yan Wuque slightly suppressed his anger, but still said in a serious tone:
"Hmph, since the princess has pleaded for you, I will forgive you this time. Why don't you thank the princess? If she hadn't advised me, how could I let you go so easily!"
Chi Yan quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Yun Yuxi to thank her: "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness! I will swear to be loyal to you until death!"
As he spoke, he took out a heavy purse from his pocket and handed it to Yun Yuxi.
"Princess, this is the monthly salary I have saved for a long time. Although it is not much, it is also a token of my gratitude. Please accept it. Originally, I planned to keep this money for marrying a wife... Now I present it all to you, Princess."
Seeing this, Yun Yuxi raised her lips slightly and raised her eyebrows in a smile. She naturally knew Chi Yan's special feelings for Ban Xia, and thought that this was a good opportunity to tease this honest guard.
So, she took the purse without hesitation, weighed it a few times, and then said with a smile: "Oh, I didn't expect you to be so sincere! Then I won't be polite!"
Chi Yan watched helplessly as the silver he had saved with great effort fell into Yun Yuxi's hands. The expression on his face instantly became extremely painful, as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis.
He secretly complained: "Oh my, this is such a huge loss! If I had known that the princess would accept it so readily, I shouldn't have taken it out! Now all my belongings are gone..."
However, now that things have come to this, it is too late to regret. I can only watch Yun Yuxi's back getting farther and farther away, feeling heartbroken.
It was late at night and Yun Yuxi was tired. She snuggled in Yan Wuque's arms and fell asleep.
Yan Wuque let go of Yun Yuxi, covered her with a blanket, stood up, and pushed his wheelchair towards the study.
"Hey, Zimo. Are you willing to leave your sister-in-law's arms?" Jing Zichu said jokingly.
"That's right. My sister-in-law is so beautiful, yet my brother is willing to let her stay alone in the empty room," Feng San agreed with a grin.
"You'd better have something important to do tonight. Otherwise, I'll break your legs," Yan Wuque said unhappily.
"Brother, this matter is of no small importance. It took us a lot of effort in the Wangsheng Building to find out some clues about the group of black-clad men who were ambushed last time," Jing Zichu said seriously.
Even the funny Feng San looked serious.
"Have you found out which force it is?"
"This group of people in black are from the Netherworld Pavilion. This Netherworld Pavilion is very mysterious. It is rumored that the leader of the Netherworld Pavilion is a young man with great martial arts skills?"
"But what about the Netherworld Pavilion that emerged three years ago?"
"That's right. The leader of the men in black is the Left Protector of the Netherworld Pavilion."
"Try to find out who is behind this. Since the Netherworld Pavilion is restless, Zichu, take your men to remove their hidden agents. If you want to get away with it after provoking us, forget it."
"Zi Mo, it seems that all their people have disappeared. All the secret agents in Kyoto have been withdrawn. I will bring people to investigate this afternoon."
"It seems that the person behind the scenes does not want to confront us head-on for the time being. So, send someone to keep an eye on the Third Prince. I suspect he is playing dumb."
"You should go to bed early. Tomorrow morning, the emperor will probably reward you, third brother. You should prepare yourself and try to get a government position. It's better than being a merchant."
After saying this, Yan Wuque walked back to his room, afraid of waking up Yun Yuxi who was sleeping soundly.
Emperor Suwen's eyes were purple as he sat high on the dragon throne, looking at his ministers. It seemed that what happened yesterday was quite a blow to him.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor"
"Everyone, please stand up. Today, I will reward the people who have treated the wounded in Lingcheng in the morning court."
"Princess Regent, Yun Yuxi, you have led the imperial doctors to treat Lingcheng and developed a cure for the plague. You have made great contributions. Come forward to receive your reward," said the eunuch Liu in a hoarse voice.
Yun Yuxi, wearing the uniform of a princess, walked forward solemnly and gracefully, kneeling down to salute.
The Prime Minister looked at Yun Yuxi with complicated eyes, and said in his heart, "She actually has such means, it's a pity that she can't use them for me. The glory of my Yun family cannot be neglected. Well, it seems that I have to find ways to win her over."
"Yun Yuxi, do you have any requests?"
"Your Majesty, I only want the land in the south of the city. Does the promise you made to me still count?"
"Of course it counts. This time you have done a great job in curing the plague, so I will make you the Protector of the Country County Lady, and you will enjoy a fiefdom and food. Your fiefdom is in Lingcheng. Are you willing?"
Yun Yuxi was so happy that she kowtowed to receive the reward. Then she told him about promoting Wang Qingsong, and Emperor Su Wen made the decision without hesitation.
Emperor Suwen rewarded several imperial physicians, who were extremely grateful.
When it was the turn of the young imperial physician Zhao Yun, Emperor Su Wen looked at Zhao Yun's immature face and asked, "What do you want?"
The young imperial physician Zhao Yun immediately knelt down and said in a crisp voice, "I have already taken the princess as my master. Please allow me to resign from the Imperial Hospital and follow you to learn medical skills, save the dying and the wounded, and benefit the people."
"What a great idea to save the dying and the wounded and heal the people. I approve it," Su Wen said in a good mood.
At this time, Lin Zicong and others looked at each other and knelt in front of Emperor Suwen.
"Why? What else do you guys want to do? Do you also want to resign from the Imperial Hospital and learn medical skills from the Regent Princess?"
Several people said in unison, "Your Majesty is wise, please grant me your approval."
Yun Yuxi looked at them helplessly, and thought to herself, "How shameless! They are all older than me. They even worship me as their master. Doesn't that make me old? But, hehe, pretending to be cool is also good. I just want to open a hospital. Since they are willing to follow me, I won't have to trouble them in the future."
Just when Yun Yuxi was distracted, Emperor Su Wen's voice came, "Yun Yuxi, are you willing to accept them?"
"Yes, I do," Yun Yuxi replied with a nod excitedly.
Soon, under the witness of Emperor Suwen, an unconventional ceremony of apprenticeship began.
"As long as she is happy, it doesn't matter if I pamper her a little, but it's a pity that I missed her in the end." Emperor Su Wen muttered bitterly in his heart