A three-and-a-half-year-old max-level ancestor, mistakenly bound to a system to be de

Chapter 129 Chen Hehua Enters the Palace

Now, Chen Hehua has grain to offer.

I also need to see Princess Fuqing.

The eunuch thought for a moment, considered it, and said, "Alright, I'll send a message to the palace and see if Princess Fuqing is willing to see you."

"Okay, thank you, Father-in-law."

Soon, in Yaoguang Palace, Sui Sui was squatting on the ground, looking at the newly unmolded soaps with flower petals inside and a fragrant aroma, her eyes shining.

Then Furong said that Chen Hehua from the Imperial Estate wanted to see her, saying she wanted to offer her high-yield grain.

"It's Little Lotus who wants to see me. Sure, Furong, go and bring Little Lotus into the palace."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Chen Hehua never expected that simply having the eunuch announce her arrival would lead to Princess Fuqing summoning her to the palace to see her.

"Miss Chen, pack your things and go to the palace with that Aunt Furong."

“That’s Princess Fuqing’s head maid.”

Chen Hehua was excited, "Yes, yes, I'll go pack it right now."

Nodding to Furong, Chen Hehua went home and told her family about Princess Fuqing's request for her to enter the palace.

"Oh my, I never thought my daughter would one day enter the palace."

"That's the imperial palace, I wonder what it's like."

"Lotus, please tell us when you come back."

However, Chen Hehua's father solemnly said to her, "Hehua, there are many noble people in the palace. You must be very careful and not make any mistakes."

Chen Hehua nodded, "Father, I understand."

Then, Chen Hehua's family picked up a basket of sweet potatoes they had prepared earlier, covered them with a cloth, and left the house.

Furong arrived by carriage.

She came to escort Chen Hehua to the palace.

People here rarely see horse-drawn carriages, and they are said to be from the palace.

So everyone looked around curiously, but no one dared to step forward. After all, most people were still afraid of the royal family.

Chen Hehua came out carrying a basket and came to the carriage.

Furong noticed her unease and smiled, "You must be Miss Chen. Princess Fuqing sent me to fetch you to the palace. Let's get in the carriage now."

Furong's smile did calm Chen Hehua's tension a little.

She said, "Okay, thank you, Miss Furong."

So, Chen Hehua got into the carriage with Furong.

Soon, the carriage started moving with a clattering sound.

This was Chen Hehua's first time riding in a horse-drawn carriage, and she found it very novel.

So this is what it feels like to ride in a horse-drawn carriage.

It's much flatter and faster than an oxcart.

But families like theirs don't even own cows.

When farming or oxen are needed, they borrow them from the village chief.

There weren't even any oxen, let alone oxcarts.

She thought that if she could achieve merit this time, when the emperor asked her what reward she wanted, she wondered if she could ask for a carriage.

She herself had already ridden in the carriage, and she wanted her family to try it too.

However, Chen Hehua thought again, this carriage is very expensive, is her request too high?
Throughout the journey, Chen Hehua was lost in thought.

While she was lost in thought, the carriage arrived at the palace gate without her noticing.

Once inside the palace, carriages are no longer allowed to enter.

So Chen Hehua got off the carriage, carrying a basket, and followed Furong toward Yaoguang Palace.

Meanwhile, at the Yaoguang Palace...

Emperor Xuanhe was looking at the soap that had been made.

He even took a bar of osmanthus-scented soap to wash his hands, and sure enough, the osmanthus fragrance lingered on his hands afterward.

Even he, a man, likes it quite a bit. I imagine women like it even more.

"Little Princess, before you sell these soaps, could you please keep a batch for your nephew? I plan to give them to the concubines."

During this period, the concubines became pregnant one after another.

In Emperor Xuanhe's view, pregnant women suffer greatly.

So whenever he had free time, he would go and sit there to comfort her, and he would also give her anything good he could find.

He knew the concubines would love this soap, so he asked for some.

In fact, although Emperor Xuanhe had hundreds of concubines in his harem, there were elderly women who had come with him from his former residence when he was a prince.

There were also young concubines who entered the palace after the emperor ascended the throne and selected candidates.

There are different ranks and positions within this hierarchy.

Without exception, all of these hundreds of concubines had a very good opinion of Emperor Xuanhe.

It wasn't just because Emperor Xuanhe, though old and with graying temples, had a well-maintained face, without wrinkles or an old-fashioned look, and still possessed handsome features, but also because of his good character; he treated each of his concubines with gentleness and consideration.

Furthermore, it was forbidden for anyone in the palace to bully or exploit lower-ranking concubines simply because of their rank.

Many of the concubines here, and even some of them at home, had never received such good treatment.

Therefore, the evaluation of Emperor Xuanhe was naturally positive.

Look, now that Emperor Xuanhe has seen this soap, he knows that women like it, so he shamelessly asks Sui Sui for some.

Sui Sui immediately replied, "Sure, you can have as many as you want."

"Then I thank you, Little Princess."

He knew that these soaps were what the little princess wanted Liu Shishi, Hua Xi, and others to open a shop to make money.

It's also about making money for Daqing.

The little princess said she would give him all the money she earned.

At this moment, Emperor Xuanhe heard the sound and saw Furong leading a farm girl carrying a basket from afar.

At a glance, Emperor Xuanhe recognized her as the little girl named Chen Hehua whom he had met at the imperial estate.

The little princess even entrusted the field she had touched to this little girl for care.

Emperor Xuanhe pondered for a moment and asked, "Little Imperial Aunt, you invited your nephew here today, could it be related to this young lady Chen?"

Sui Sui looked at Emperor Xuanhe with bright eyes, "Wow, Your Majesty, you're so smart! You guessed it right away."

Emperor Xuanhe: That's really true.

"Then what happened to the little princess?"

Sui Sui chuckled twice and whispered, "It's a secret, you'll find out soon enough."

Emperor Xuanhe: Alright.

Soon, Furong arrived with Chen Hehua.

Furong was surprised to find the emperor there as well.

So they hurriedly led Chen Hehua to pay their respects to Princess Fuqing and the Emperor.

Chen Hehua also followed Furong's example and bowed.

This was Chen Hehua's first time entering the palace.

To be honest, the journey was quite a shock to her.

Those magnificent palaces, those jade steps, those majestic lions, the dazzling flowers in the imperial garden…

Everything broadened Chen Hehua's horizons.

"Little Lotus, get up quickly." Sui Sui rushed over and helped Chen Hehua up.

"Little Lotus, did you bring the high-yield grain for Sui Sui?"

“Yes, Your Highness, it’s in this basket.” Chen Hehua’s spirits immediately lifted when the topic of food came up.

He quickly brought the basket to his front.

Overhearing their conversation, Emperor Xuanhe realized that his little princess was going to give him such a big surprise.

(End of this chapter)