After the rebellion was successful, I realized that this place was the Red Mansion

Chapter 81 Rewards and Debt Collection

When Jia Yuanchun took them away from Linjing Hall, the two girls' faces were still red.

Yingchun lowered her head shyly.

Xiangyun covered her lips that had been kissed by him with a handkerchief. Her lips, which had been a little itchy originally, now felt hot and her face was also burning.

For two unmarried girls, kissing a young man on their first meeting...

He is the emperor!

He is the emperor!

Logically, one of them was supposed to sleep with the emperor tonight, but now she was only kissed back...

Xiangyun's mind was in a mess. She followed Yuanchun for a while before she slowly came to her senses.

Yuanchun looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "You don't have to be too shy. Now that you've entered the palace and His Majesty has granted you the title of concubine, you can just come to the palace in the future."

Xiangyun and Yingchun both lowered their heads.

Yuanchun looked at them, ordered the others to leave, took the hands of the two, and said softly, "

"No matter how much I'm reluctant, I can't change it now. Fortunately... His Majesty has compassion for girls. You don't have to endure ten years like I did, nor do you have to wait anxiously for the emperor's grace to be granted the title of concubine. When you enter the palace in the future, learn the rules and regulations and become a virtuous concubine."

Yingchun agreed shyly, and felt a little relieved in her heart. She thought that living in the palace with her elder sister in the future might not be a bad thing.

Yuanchun looked at the girl from the Shi family and saw that she kept her head down. She couldn't help but worry that she was upset.

"Big sister!" Xiangyun took her hand, "Can we go home now? I'll come to the palace and chat with you next time."

Now she just wants to go back and chat with Sister Lin, she has a lot to say!
Yuanchun smiled and said, "You can go back after the imperial physician arrives. Remember, don't tell anyone everything His Majesty tells you, especially—"

She shyly touched her red lips with her finger.

Xiangyun and Yingchun blushed again. Yuanchun smiled and said, "Don't tell the old lady and the madam that His Majesty has granted you the title of Consort. His Majesty hasn't really canonized you yet. Telling it out will easily cause criticism."

After a pause, she continued, "The emperor's family affairs are also major affairs of the world and are closely related to the court. You must remember that every word and action may lead to criticism from others."

Deep concern was revealed on his face.

“We remember it!”

They both agreed. Xiangyun smiled and said, "I'll tell Sister Lin and the others the lines from the Emperor's poem, 'A crane's shadow crosses a cold pond, a flower's soul is buried in the cold moon.' What do you think, Sister?"

Yuanchun thought about it and said with a smile, "It's okay to tell this poem to others."

As they were talking, the eunuch came back to report that Doctor Zhang had arrived.

So Xiangyun and Yingchun reluctantly bid farewell to Yuanchun, got on the sedan chair and left the palace.

Yuanchun watched them both go back with tears in her eyes.

……

The sedan chair returned to Rongguo Mansion, and the news that the two had returned from the palace spread instantly.

From Lady Jia, Lady Wang, Second Aunt Shi Xiangyun and others to the maids and old women, they were all surprised. They all thought that they would have to stay for at least one night, but who knew that they were sent back by the emperor after only half a day?
For a moment, everyone in the mansion became panicked and fearful, and came to the outside of Lady Jia's yard to inquire about the news.

Xiangyun and Yingchun naturally did not dare to say that they were kissed by Chu Yan. They just asked someone to help Daiyu out and asked the imperial physician to examine her and prescribe medicine in Jia Mu's room.

Daiyu was quiet and a little sick, but she did not refuse Prince Qian's kindness. She allowed the imperial physician to examine her and prescribe her some medicine.

Seeing her like this, Zijuan became even more worried.

As soon as the imperial physician left, a maid suddenly came in to announce, "Old Madam, Madam, please go out and express your gratitude. The Emperor has given Miss Second and Miss Yun a lot of gifts and has asked the eunuchs to bring them here!"

"what!"

After hearing this, everyone felt relieved and became overjoyed, and hurried out to express their gratitude.

When they went outside, they saw Eunuch Xia leading a group of young eunuchs bringing in a lot of things, including gold and jade ruyi, colorful satin, gold and silver ingots, purses, palace fans, etc., all of which were common things in the palace that Jia Yuanchun had rewarded in the past, but there were three to five times more of them.

Only Yingchun and Xiangyun were given gifts, and a few things were given to Baochai, Daiyu, Baoqin, and Qin Keqing from the East Palace. The rest of the people received nothing. Jia Mu looked at these things excitedly and said to them with a smile: "Go and thank the emperor!"

Xia Shouzhong hurriedly stopped them and said with a smile, "Don't be so anxious to thank him. His Majesty has also issued an edict. The soldiers surrounding the Ningrong Mansion are to be withdrawn. His Majesty has sent a dozen eunuchs from the palace to serve you. It will also be convenient for you to take the girls into the palace!"

Everyone was even more surprised and knelt down to express their gratitude.

Wang Xifeng brought several hundred taels of silver, intending to give it to Eunuch Xia and the others as a thank-you gift. However, Xia Shouzhong didn't dare to accept it. He sternly said, "What are you doing? Before Your Majesty shows mercy, everything in the Ning and Rong mansions has been confiscated. You are not allowed to use it without permission!"

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng could only smile and say nice things.

The others also looked uncomfortable, as they were still locked up in the Rongguo Mansion.

Xia Shouzhong sneered, "For the sake of our past friendship, I'll tell you something. His Majesty hasn't given you permission to spend the money, so you're not allowed to touch a single needle or thread in the mansion, let alone take anything away. His Majesty has granted you permission to live in Rongguo Mansion, but nothing in the mansion belongs to you!
If you used the money from the mansion, it would be fine if His Majesty didn't pursue it, but if he did, you would all be considered corrupt and perverting the law! Qin from the East Palace had already beaten the maids and servants thirty times because Jia Zhen had been feasting on the lavish food and drink in the mansion before!

Wang Xifeng felt a chill on her back and hurriedly ordered someone to carry the silver back.

This money was not taken out of the Jia family's official coffers without Xue Baochai's consent, it was all her private money.

Grandmother Jia hurriedly said, "That's just how it should be. Our family is still part of the Ye Ting Palace, so we can't use anything from them!"

Xia Shouzhong laughed again: "Even so, His Majesty still allows you to wear some good clothes, and you are still allowed to use the cosmetics money of young ladies and grandmothers. What should be used and what should not be used is for you to consider carefully. Please supervise Miss Bao."

After saying this, he led his men away, leaving more than ten eunuchs to serve outside the second gate.

Everyone went back and sat down.

Grandmother Jia said to Xue Baochai, "Bao girl, you are now in charge of the garden by the emperor's order. What you say is what goes on. Now you must keep a close watch on it. Don't let any trouble happen like what happened in the East Mansion. Qin had them beaten. It seems that there was so much chaos in the East Mansion before, so she had no choice but to do it."

Everyone looked at Miss Bao. Since Lin Daiyu didn't have much control and Xue Baoqin was her younger sister, Xue Baochai could be said to be "holding all the power".

However, she was cautious in her actions and rarely punished people. She would discuss anything she wanted to do with Lady Wang and Wang Xifeng.

Baochai pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "What the old lady said is true. We must govern even more strictly now. The emperor hasn't pardoned anyone in the palace yet. In my opinion, everyone's food should still be calculated according to the little maid's expenses. Anyone who goes out to buy things must be searched and not allowed to use their own money to buy things... The money in the house is not ours. It should have been confiscated and used as government silver."

These words made everyone in the room look strange.

It was obvious that they had at least a few hundred taels of silver in their homes, and some even had several thousand taels, but they couldn't use a single penny because all their money was confiscated!
Baochai looked at Xiangyun and said with a smile, "The rewards given to Yun and Erya are naturally not included. Their food, clothing and other expenses will remain the same as before, just like the daughters of the Marquis' Mansion."

Only with Chu Yan's reward and divine grace can they regain their previous status as girls, grandmothers, and wives.

Otherwise, you will all be slaves!

……

When she returned home, Wang Xifeng was so angry that her teeth were itching!
She secretly hid five thousand taels of silver, but now none of it is hers!

Ping'er added another stab at her: "Madam, there are still 17,000 taels of silver outside that have not been collected. Do you still want to collect it?"

This was a loan sharking by Wang Xifeng. Logically, it was the money from the government, but now that it was taken back, it became Chu Yan's money!

Wang Xifeng suddenly thought of something and asked, "Even the interest was confiscated?!"

Ping'er sneered, "This is the first time in history that a family's property has been confiscated for interest. Madam, you're so thoughtful!"

"You little bitch is teasing me again!" Wang Xifeng also laughed.

Ping'er smiled and said, "Of course we have to take it back. Tomorrow I'll send someone out to ask for the money. No matter what, we have to pay the official account first. Otherwise, if the emperor sends someone to investigate, grandma will lose her head."

Wang Xifeng would not dare to embezzle official money again even if she had ten guts.

"Ask someone to give the interest to my uncle and lend it to them first!" Wang Xifeng quickly came up with an idea.

Ping Erh added, "The capital has just been in turmoil. I don't know if this debt will be easy to collect. It was Wang Erh who originally took care of it."

Wang Xifeng sneered, "I'm just saying that the money in Rongguo Mansion is now the emperor's money. How dare they not pay it back?"

Ping'er took note of it and asked the maid to go out and collect the accounts tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)