It would definitely be a good thing for Daqin if the rebellion in Annan could be quelled.
Who made it so that the one sitting on the dragon throne of the Great Qin now is a young boy? The surrounding ethnic groups are all ready to take the opportunity to invade the Great Qin.
"What Duke Qin said makes sense. I implore Your Majesty to reward the three armies and enhance the prestige of the Qin state." The Minister of War stepped out and said.
"Uncle Prince Jin." The little emperor called timidly.
He was too young and knew nothing. Among the four princes, he had the most contact with Prince Jin, so he subconsciously called him Prince Jin without asking for his opinion.
"I second the motion." Prince Jin said calmly.
Prince De also said, "I second the proposal."
Prince Yu glanced at Prince Qing and said, "I second the motion."
Three of the four regent princes agreed. Prince Qing's opinion was no longer important. Of course, he did not want to object. "I second the motion."
Rewarding the troops is not something that can be done just by talking about it, there must be rules.
The young emperor should have asked his ministers to submit memorials, but he was too young to understand, so he huddled in the dragon throne, blinking his eyes, confused.
The Prince of Jin and his men don't need him to understand, as they can take care of all the important matters of state.
The former empress dowager, now the grand empress dowager, wants to take charge of the affairs of the court, but the Prince of Jin and his people will not let her interfere.
The Empress Dowager was so angry that she had a tantrum in Fushou Palace, and then asked, "Where is Xiaodouzi?"
"Your Majesty, Xiaodouzi has left the palace." Gao Yanyun replied.
"He left the palace again." The Empress Dowager frowned. She didn't know how things were going. "Wait for him to come back and let him come to see me."
Xiaodouzi, who had just left the palace, met Chunhong at this time.
Chunhong took out a small bundle and said, "Brother Dou, I have something to give you."
"What a coincidence, Sister Hong, I also have something to give you." Xiao Douzi took out a rose-red velvet flower from his sleeve pocket.
Chunhong gave Xiaodouzi a pair of cloth shoes she made herself. "Brother Dou, this is my first time making them. I don't know if they will fit my feet."
"Sister Hong is so skillful, the shoes she makes will definitely fit feet." Xiaodouzi said with a smile.
"My skills are average, I hope Brother Dou doesn't mind." Chunhong smiled shyly.
Xiao Douzi said affectionately, "Sister Hong, I'll help you put on the flower."
Chunhong lowered her head and hummed shyly.
Xiao Douzi pinned the velvet flower on her left temple, "It looks really nice."
Chunhong pursed her lips and smiled, even her ears turned red.
"Sister Hong, it must be hard work, right?" asked Xiaodouzi.
"It's almost the end of the year, and I'm busy making new clothes." Chunhong replied.
"No wonder." Xiaodouzi grabbed her hands, "Your fingertips are red from being pricked by the needle. Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt." Chunhong shook her head.
"How can it not hurt? My fingers are connected to my heart." Xiaodouzi raised her hand and blew air on her fingers.
"Brother Dou, please let go." Chunhong was so embarrassed that she couldn't even raise her head.
Xiao Douzi didn't let go, but asked with great sorrow: "Sister Hong, are you blaming me?"
"Ah? Brother Dou, what are you talking about?" Chunhong was confused.
"Sister Hong, just wait. I will definitely save up enough money to buy your life and redeem you." Xiao Douzi vowed.
Chunhong was deeply moved and took a step forward, "Brother Dou."
Chunhong bit her lip and said, "I don't know either. My parents sold me to the slave house. I am a government slave. I don't know if I can be redeemed or not?"
"I'll go ask around. I believe it's possible to redeem myself. No family would force someone to be a slave for the rest of their life." Xiaodouzi said.
"The master of the mansion is quite generous to us servants." Chunhong felt that she lived better in the palace than at home. "When the little prince was born, the prince gave me three extra months' salary."
"Do you usually give a lot of tips?" Xiaodouzi asked.
"I don't serve the master, so I don't get much reward normally." Chunhong replied.
Xiao Douzi's eyes flashed, "I heard that the maidservant beside the master is more noble than the girls of ordinary families, and the master will grant her a gift and return her indenture."
"That's true, but it's a pity that I'm useless and have always been a third-class maid." Chunhong said sadly.
"Sister Hong, don't underestimate yourself. In my opinion, you just haven't found a good opportunity. Let me think about how to help you improve your status?" Xiaodouzi said seriously.
"Brother Dou, don't worry about my affairs." Chunhong said.
"I can't not bother. I want to marry you. If I don't bother, when can I marry you?"
The blush on Chunhong's face, which had been fading, covered her entire face again. "Who said I wanted to marry you?"
"You didn't say it, but if you don't marry me, who else do you want to marry?" Xiaodouzi pulled her into his arms and hugged her.
Chunhong leaned obediently in his arms, "Brother Dou, I'm just a little maid, I'm not worthy of you."
"Sister Hong, I told you not to belittle yourself. You are just a little maid, and I am just a peddler walking around the streets with a low status. Do you look down on me?" Xiaodouzi asked.
"Brother Dou, I don't look down on you. You are so kind. Brother Dou, please help me think of a way so that I can become the head maid." Chunhong said.
"Okay, I'll help you." Xiaodouzi paused, "Even if you can't be a maid, it doesn't matter. I will definitely save up enough money to redeem you."
"Brother Dou, you are so nice." Chunhong hugged him tightly, not noticing that Xiaodouzi had a cold expression and there was no tenderness in his eyes.
Xiao Douzi coaxed Chunhong for a while before sending her away. Then he took off his disguise and returned to the palace.
Chunhong also returned to the palace. She was resting today and did not need to work in the needlework room. She went straight back to her residence. After a while, the maid who lived in the same room with her also returned.
She immediately noticed that Chunhong had a velvet flower on her head. "Chunhong, why didn't you ask me to buy the velvet flower?"
"This velvet flower was not bought by me, it was given to me by someone else." Chunhong said shyly.
Seeing this, the maid smiled and asked, "The one who sent you the flowers was a man, wasn't he your lover?"
"Hateful." Chunhong refused to say more, but her expression was enough to explain the problem.
A maidservant met a man outside and they fell in love, but she would not report such a small matter to her master.
Jiang Changning would never have thought that this seemingly insignificant little maid would cause such a storm.
After Xiao Douzi returned to the palace, she went straight to see the Empress Dowager, "Your servant greets you, Her Majesty."
"You're back, how's everything going?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, I have bribed a maid in the Prince of Jin's mansion and asked her to secretly bring things used by smallpox patients into the mansion." Xiaodouzi said.
The Empress Dowager smiled with satisfaction, "This is a good idea."
"Please rest assured, Madam. The young master will not live past his first birthday."
"This matter must be settled as soon as possible." The Empress Dowager wished she could hear the news of the death of the young prince of Prince Jin's Mansion tomorrow.
"I will definitely get this done as soon as possible." Xiaodouzi also wanted to get it done right away. A castrated man no longer had that kind of impulse towards women, but he had to pretend to be affectionate to deal with Chunhong, which also annoyed him.
(End of this chapter)