Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 532
Suichun Garden has never been so lively.

A group of little maids crowded behind the kitchen door, looking outside in fear.

Who would have thought that a concubine who fell out of favor could attract such a big battle!
The guards guarded the courtyard gate, the long swords at their waists shone coldly, and the officials lined up on the left and right, with icy faces, just looking at them from such a distance made one's legs go weak.

But that's not the scariest part.

When the hem of the black dress with gold patterns appeared, the first reaction of the maids peeking behind the crack of the door was to be taken aback for a moment, and then stared at each other blankly—they had been working so hard in this courtyard. It's been a long time, and it's the first time I've seen such a man...

The maids couldn't find an accurate word to describe the shock in their hearts at this moment.

All I know is that this man is extremely handsome and stern, and when he glanced at it unintentionally, an invisible coercion came over him. The ladies in the palace shrank their necks, and before they had time to react, they heard a neat sound coming from outside the door——

"His Royal Highness!"

The maids' knees softened, and they immediately knelt behind the door.

Occasionally, someone raised their eyes in a panic, and looked again in disbelief.

The legendary His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what does he look like?I thought it looked like a monster...

Such a young and handsome man, standing side by side with the princess in the courtyard, one looks like a pine in the snow, the other looks like a spring willow, like a fairy in a painting.

Thinking of the Crown Princess, the maids immediately widened their eyes and became even more astonished——

Didn't it mean that he fell out of favor and was grounded?
Why did the Crown Princess move into this courtyard, and His Royal Highness also came here...?No, His Royal Highness is here on business!

Those in the know murmured quietly: "I heard that the Crown Princess offended the ministers."

"Minister?"

"Yeah, I heard it's Mr. Deng who manages the money in the warehouse!"

"Oh! How could it be him! The princess is going to be miserable!"

Those who knew it pricked up their ears: "Isn't it? A small official in the warehouse can still make the princess suffer?"

"Shh! Be quiet!"

Someone glanced outside the door, and said in a low voice: "You don't know, the treasury is a fat job, the official is not big, but he has to nod for the expenses of the palace, who among us doesn't want to look at his face? So what about the Crown Princess, what is the difference between being sent to our Suichun Garden now, and being sent to the cold palace! Besides..."

"what?"

The eyes of the little maids widened, their faces were full of surprise.

The door was closed tightly, and several people simply knelt on the ground and whispered: "Master Deng, he is young, but he looks like a little old man. He is very difficult to talk to! Isn't the canal in our backyard blocked? I'm worried about the crown princess. It was uncomfortable to live in, so I reported it to the aunt in charge, and the aunt said that we should repair it by ourselves, and asked me to go to the warehouse Mr. Deng to approve the money, but who knew that the money didn't arrive, so he got a lot of scolding!"

"And this thing!" Someone covered his mouth, "This ditch will have to be repaired sooner or later...Why is he scolding you for this?"

"He said that the princess came to reflect with Chunyuan, not to enjoy the blessings, said that the money did not fall from the sky, and said that we women only know how to ask for money, and have no thoughts of worrying about the country and the people... ..."

"This miser!" Someone scolded in a low voice, "It's not his money, what's the use of him digging around like this?"

"Isn't that right!" The others became dissatisfied, "He often withholds our fees, and he was going to give out gold leaves on New Year's Eve, but because he didn't like it, he said that the first-class maids would give out gold leaves, The most inferior palace servants only need to pay a sling of copper coins, which is not counted. Isn’t there a reward of one tael of silver at the end of each month? There are a few thousand people, and it is tens of thousands of taels a year, such a large sum of money, how good it is to build river embankments!"

"Damn! This is really shameless, this is what we should have, he likes to build river embankments so much, why doesn't he donate his salary to repair it!"

"Yes, yes!" One reminded, "It's too far away, didn't you just talk about the Crown Princess? Why did he make the Crown Princess angry?"

Then someone made a "hush" gesture again, and said in a low voice: "I heard that it was he who deducted the expenses of the Crown Princess!"

"what!?"

The others were shocked: "This miser, he even cares about the expenses of the princess?"

"That's right, the Crown Princess raised a pair of kittens, and she had to eat fish and meat every day. Sister Yinbao went to the warehouse to transfer the money. This stubborn miser refused indiscriminately! The Crown Princess was angry. , I asked him to come over to question me a few words, but I didn't know that before I spoke, I was refuted by him."

Several people were dumbfounded: "This miser, really wants money but not life?!"

"Not only that, sister Jinxiu brought tea over at that time, and it was served in a teapot with fish playing with lotus leaves. Have you seen it? It's so beautiful!"

"Fish playing with lotus leaves?" Someone's eyes lit up, "Is that the one I saw in the tea room yesterday? Wow, but this is really beautiful. The body of the pot is made of green glaze, and there are two small carps carved out of rubies inside. Then I made two small lotus flowers with pink tourmaline, as long as you pour hot water, the little carp will seem to come alive, swinging around in the tea water!" After a pause, "It is said that His Royal Highness asked the palace to It was custom-made by the craftsmen here, and it was specially given to the princess!"

"What does this have to do with that Shou Cai...oh, no, what does Mr. Deng have to do?"

The court lady glanced at her companion and said: "Master Deng was not happy when she saw this pot, and she refuted the Crown Princess, saying, 'Your Highness the Crown Prince certainly favors you, but you, as the Crown Princess, should warn you a little bit', and said that the Crown Princess What's going on..."

She frowned, "What did you say that flying swallows are virtuous, harming the country and the people?"

"What does it mean?"

The little maids didn't quite understand, so they thought about it vaguely, and thought it must be something bad, so they didn't go into it any further, they just asked: "He is so courageous, isn't he afraid of His Royal Highness asking questions?"

The court lady sighed quietly: "You don't know, do you? Mr. Deng is His Royal Highness's favorite minister! Besides, the Crown Princess has fallen out of favor now, and whose crime His Royal Highness will ask this time, maybe..."

Someone felt sympathetic: "Hey, the princess is also pitiful, she just fell out of favor and bumped into such a stubborn stubble!"

A few others thought of themselves: "Hey, tell me, if the Crown Princess is convicted, will it implicate us?"

As soon as the words were spoken, all discussions came to an abrupt end.

Several people stared wide-eyed: "Isn't it?"

In the dead silence, everyone couldn't help shivering deeply.

At this time, a cold voice suddenly came from outside the door: "What happened?"

The hearts of the several court ladies jumped, and they all showed expressions of shock and fear: "His Royal Highness has started!"The questioning begins!

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There was a chapter sequence that was typed wrong yesterday, and I don’t have the permission to modify it, woo woo woo, I’m obsessive-compulsive

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