can afford it, if Donglai can't afford it, only Concubine Chen can afford it in this world, but Dali Siqing has no way to ask Concubine Chen at the moment, he can only grab the big tree from Donglai.

It's not that Donglai doesn't want to help him, but he can't figure out the emperor's attitude, so he doesn't dare to agree easily.

Seeing that Donglai didn't say anything, Dali Siqing stuffed a silver ticket of one thousand taels into his hand again, and looked at him earnestly: "Father-in-law, if you are not embarrassed, you really don't dare to take the road of father-in-law." Weichen also knew that his father-in-law was clear, and sending these was really insulting to his father-in-law's reputation, but ......"

He said in a choked voice, but Donglai was unmoved, or rather, he had long been surprised by the officials' on-the-spot drama of talking to people and talking nonsense. Everyone knows that he loves money in the east, and it is hypocritical to say that he will be clear in his life.

Donglai smiled slightly: "What are you talking about, you are all serving the country and doing things for the emperor, as long as the adult is loyal, the slave is naturally willing to help the adult, I dare not say that it is a helping hand, but I just do my best." ”

Donglai walked into the imperial study, the emperor was still immersed in reading the dossier, he thought it was the little eunuch who delivered refreshments, so he didn't look up, for a long time, no one spoke, Nan Jingpei raised his head, but saw Donglai kneeling in front of him.

Nan Jingpei walked up to Donglai with a smile, stretched out his hand, and motioned for him to get up.

Donglai looked at the emperor innocently, bowed down and said, "The slave greets the emperor." ”

"Is the wound better?" Nan Jingpei looked at him warmly.

"Thanks to the emperor's love, it's already much better." Donglai said softly.

"It's much better, I can already take care of other people's affairs." Nan Jingpei said, suddenly grabbed Donglai's sleeve, Donglai was stunned, and saw the emperor pinching his wrist. The emperor held that piece of wrist in his hand, and it was really the two silver tickets that Donglai had just hidden.

Donglai tightened his cheeks: "The emperor ......"

He was already dripping, but he couldn't squeeze out a few tears like those old ministers who were used to acting.

His vague "Emperor" made Nan Jingpei laugh, and the emperor immediately let go and asked, "How many times?" ”

The second time, Donglai quietly replied in his heart. He looked at the emperor cautiously, hesitating whether to take out the silver ticket in his sleeve and hand it to the emperor.

Seeing his weak appearance, Nan Jingpei smiled again: "Take it." ”

Donglai was stunned for a moment and looked at the emperor in surprise.

Nan Jingpei said again: "I heard that those little eunuchs brought courtiers to see me, and they all had to receive some gift money, some were fifty taels, and some were one hundred taels. You are my close attendant when you come to the east, and you are also a person who shares the hardships with me, so you can naturally afford two thousand taels. ”

Donglai's facial features gradually tightened, and he twitched his cheek angrily. Leaned over and knelt down: "The slave should die, I really can't hide anything from the emperor." ”

He immediately took out the two thousand taels of silver tickets and put them on the edge of the emperor's case: "The slave should die, the slave will definitely teach those little monkey cubs when he goes back, and he will never dare to do such a thing again." ”

Nan Jingpei smiled indifferently: "What does he want you to do?" ”

Donglai frowned and said: "Lord Zhao is worried that the emperor will urge him, so he asks the slave to ask the emperor for him and try to give him as much grace as possible." ”

This is the good thing about coming from the east, there is no ambiguity in major matters, and when you shouldn't lie, there is never half a lie. Seeing that he was so honest, Nan Jingpei didn't pursue it, but said: "This Zhao Zhongfu can't help but have too much heart, and I didn't ask him to close the case within a time limit, so why should he make these false scenes?" ”

He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since people have asked for you, if I don't agree, won't I lose your face?" You are the chief eunuch, and you need to be decent in front of the courtiers. ”

This was originally Donglai who violated the palace rules, but the emperor still wanted to save face for him, Donglai became more and more worried in his heart, pursed his lips, twisted his eyebrows, the muscles on his face were also tight, and his body was stiff like a stone statue.

Nan Jingpei glanced down, and saw that Donglai was looking remorseful, so he smiled helplessly: "I didn't say anything about you, why are you so uneasy?" ”

It's not a big deal, it's just a good thing to say. Seeing that he was truly repentant, Nan Jingpei took the two silver tickets, bent down and stuffed them into Donglai's clothes, and said: "If you know it, don't spread it, after all, accepting bribes is not a glorious thing." ”

This is the second time he has been caught by the emperor for accepting bribes, but the emperor still did not deal with him harshly. Donglai knew that the emperor was saving face for him, and he felt more and more guilty. He didn't want the silver, but the emperor had already let him take it, and it wouldn't be good if he didn't take it, so he had to take the silver, and said in a deep voice: "Emperor Xie, the slave will never dare to have a next time." ”

Nan Jingpei smiled warmly: "You go back, take care of your injuries, I don't have anything to do here now." ”

Donglai answered, quietly wiped his tears and walked out the door, and then heard the emperor say lightly: "Take care of your injuries, I am still used to looking at that chubby Donglai." ”

"Your Majesty ......" He finally burst into tears, Nan Jingpei smiled and waved at him, Donglai held the door frame to wipe his tears, and quietly retreated.

He sat down at the desk and read the file again, and after reading it for a while, he couldn't figure it out, so now let's see what the imperial doctor has to say when he comes back. Nan Yinglin hadn't caught it yet, he had issued three urgent orders in a row to urge Changxinhou, but there was still no clue over there.

He also knew that Chang Xinhou might be partial to Nan Yinglin, but this time he was really ruthless in rectifying the noble relatives. If Changxinhou can't catch Nan Yinglin within the time limit, the Ji family will no longer have to go to court.

He leaned on the sandalwood chair, closed his eyes and recuperated, thinking about the affairs of Lu Guo in his heart.

He suddenly heard footsteps in the hall, opened his eyes, and saw Concubine Su De standing in the hall.

"Oh, why are you here?" He sat up straight.

Princess Yangxiu originally pulled Concubine Su De's hand and walked into the imperial study quietly and obediently, but when she saw that the emperor was awake, she pounced happily and shouted: "Father! Father! It's been a long time since you've come to see me! ”

Only then did he remember that he hadn't entered the harem for a long time, and held Yangxiu in his arms with one hand: "My father was busy with government affairs and didn't go to see you, why didn't you come to visit your father?" ”

Yang Xiu pouted and glanced at Concubine Su De: "Mother didn't let me come, Mother said that my father was very busy, so I didn't want to disturb me." ”

"Father," she asked, "am I really bothered?" ”

He laughed heartily: "How so? Father and Emperor welcome Yang Xiu. ”

"Then does the father also welcome the mother?" She looked at him again.

Nan Jingpei looked at Concubine Su De with a smile and said softly, "That's nature." ”

Concubine Su De looked at his gentle eyes, and there was a burst of warmth in her heart, but she didn't know what to say, so she had to bow her head shyly.

He looked at her and said with a smile, "You've come just in time, it's time to have dinner with me." ”

He came in to be busy with government affairs, but he didn't have much appetite, so he ordered the dining room to prepare some light and appetizing dishes. A plate of three or four tofu rolls, a plate of exquisite jade hearts, a plate of Buddha's hand Guanyin lotus, a plate of phoenix wearing gold clothes, a plate of silver silk rolls, a plate of lotus seed cake, a cup of Taiji soup.

But Yangxiu didn't like to eat these very much, so she asked the dining room to make a plate of red bean mille-feuille cake, a plate of chestnut cake with rose filling, and a bowl of osmanthus sweet cheese with snowflake sugar for her.

Nan Jingpei smiled: "Why does this kid love to eat some sweets?" Won't you eat as a little fat ball in the future? ”

He was talking casually, but he didn't want Yangxiu to understand, so he glanced at him angrily. Seeing her puffing out, Nan Jingpei couldn't help but sneer: "What? Are you still angry? ”

Concubine Su De frowned and said, "Yangxiu is not well-behaved, don't look at your father like this." ”

Nan Jingpei waved his hand and said, "It's okay." ”

Concubine Su De was also happy to see him so pampered. Wan Er looked at him and teased his daughter: "Yangxiu, if the mother concubine fills in a younger brother or sister for you, are you happy?" ”

Yang Xiu stopped chewing, looked at him with wide eyes, and then at Concubine Su De, and then shook her head resolutely.

Although she is not big, she already knows that Concubine Su De is not her biological mother. Occasionally, I have heard the palace people privately discussing that Concubine Su De is just the right youth, and now she is deeply favored by the emperor, if she has a little prince, she may not be able to compete with Concubine Chen in the future.

She is young, although she doesn't know what it means to compete with Concubine Chen, but she already understands what it means to share love. Although Concubine Su De is good to her, if she has another brother and sister, I am afraid she will not be so good to her.

Seeing her refusal, Nan Jingpei was also a little curious, so she asked seriously, "Doesn't Yangxiu like her younger brothers and sisters?" ”

Yangxiu stared at Concubine Su De and asked word by word: "If the mother concubine has younger brothers and sisters, will she still like Yangxiu?" ”

Concubine Su De was stunned at first, and then showed a bright smile: "Of course, of course the concubine likes Yangxiu." And the younger siblings will also like Yangxiu very much. ”

She thought for a moment, then nodded: "Then Yangxiu likes younger brothers and sisters." ”

Nan Jingpei laughed loudly and said to Concubine Su De: "This girl, she is already jealous at such a young age, but she is quite ......."

He paused suddenly, and his smile stopped abruptly, and he was silent for a long time, and finally turned into a low sigh. Concubine Su bit her lip, and knew that he suddenly remembered Yang Xiu's biological mother. It is said that time can resolve all hatred and forgive all mistakes, but I don't know if the emperor has forgiven Concubine Shu in his heart now.

In fact, it is meaningless to forgive or not, because there is no Xiao family in this world, and the wild grass on Concubine Xiao's tomb has grown a few feet long.

When Yangxiu was full, he asked Mama to send her back to the palace to coax. When Concubine Su De saw that he left her alone, she also knew what the emperor meant, and bit her lip, a little stunned for a while.

"Do you want some more drinks?" He asked.

"What?" Concubine Su De was stunned for a moment.

He immediately ordered a pot of wine, which was scalded with hot water, and a cup of wine was especially warm to drink. He first sipped a glass of wine, looked at her with affection, and blushed her cheeks, and then poured her another glass.

Concubine Su Defei picked up the wine glass and drank with him.

A pot of wine was no more than six glasses, but she was already slightly drunk after drinking, and he carried her into the warm pavilion, and the curtain fell on top of each other, covering his vision. A thousand words surged in her heart, but when the words came to her lips, they all turned into intimate murmurs. He smiled slightly, picked her up and slowly walked to the bed.