The water in the koi pond just covered the maid's shoulders, soaking her through. When she was pulled up by Kong Qing and several young eunuchs, she was holding a purse tightly in her hand.
When Ye Jun and Ning Chen came closer, he kowtowed while trembling.
"I didn't mean to offend the Emperor and the Empress. It was just that an important thing fell into the water and I had to fish it out. I beg the Emperor and the Empress to punish me for my inappropriate behavior in front of you."
Because of the cold, his voice was shaking.
"What is so important that you would jump into the pond in the middle of winter?" Huiyue asked.
She was very alert, fearing that it was another person with delusional ideas.
The maid spread out her palms and said embarrassedly, "Yes, these are the silver beans given by the Queen. I fell and got mud on my hands. I was squatting by the pond to wash them, and the purse fell out of my sleeve and into the pond."
Kong Qing took a closer look, then turned and nodded to Ye Jun. The purse was indeed given by Ye Jun as a reward.
So this is a dive just for a few taels of silver, for money
The palace maid was very frightened and hurried to explain.
"The Empress and the Emperor are in perfect harmony and have a deep love for each other. The Empress has given birth to two sons and a daughter. In the eyes of the servants, she is the most blessed person in the world. Everyone says that if you get the Empress's stuff, your husband and wife will definitely have a better life in the future."
"I will be old enough to leave the palace next year, and I have already made an engagement. I finally asked for a reward from the queen, and I cherish it very much. I want to take it with me when I get married, so I can't bear to throw it away."
I have to say, this answer was something no one expected.
Ye Jun and Ning Chen looked at each other.
"I am now... a Fuwa?"
Such a nonsensical sentence made Ning Chen burst out laughing.
He reached out and pinched her nose.
"You are blessed. Everyone in the world can see it. Isn't that right?"
After he finished speaking, he pointed at the palace maid.
Ye Jun felt a little weird in his heart, wondering how come he had become a mascot in the blink of an eye.
"I dare not speak nonsense. If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can send people to ask around. Everyone says the same thing." The palace maid kowtowed again.
Seeing how cold she was, Ye Jun said, "Kong Qing, take off your coat and give it to her, and go back and change into a new one."
Kong Qing responded and quickly took off his jacket and put it on the palace maid.
"Since you are already engaged, I will give you a wedding gift and reward you with twenty taels of silver. Pack up and leave the palace in the next two days, spend the New Year at home, and get married in the spring." Ning Chen said with a smile.
Just now I heard the harmonious music of the zither and the deep love between husband and wife, which were very pleasing to the ears.
The palace maid was so excited that she kowtowed and thanked the emperor in a hurry and said many auspicious words before leaving.
After this little episode, Ning Chen couldn't stop smiling.
Walking all the way to the plum garden, Ye Jun finally couldn't help it.
"Your Majesty, please stop laughing. It's so embarrassing. It's really strange to think that the servants treat me as a lucky doll."
Ye Jun even had an image in her mind of a newly-married woman burning incense and worshipping her.
It's really weird!
"I am not laughing at this, I am just happy. Everyone in the world knows that you and I are husband and wife, and our love is as deep as honey."
These words were spoken in a low voice close to Ye Yun's ear.
It makes people blush even more.
This made Ye Jun reach out and twist his waist.
It was winter and the clothes were thick, so he didn't feel anything at all, but Ning Chen pretended to cry out in pain and insisted on holding that jade hand and asking him to rub it.
Ye Jun really had no way to deal with this man who was becoming more and more shameless.
After walking around for half an hour, I came back and saw a stack of brochures on the table.
"What is this?" Ye Jun wondered.
I picked it up and opened it. It contained information about the young masters of prominent families in the capital.
Ning Chen took a sip of hot tea and said, "Jia Yu is old enough now, so I thought it was time to select one, so I asked the Ministry of Rites to do this. I'll take a look first and then show it to Concubine Rongxian."
"Come, take a look too." After saying that, he reached out and pulled the person over to sit next to him.
Ye Jun didn't refuse and watched it together.
Now that she is the queen and the eldest princess's biological mother, she is naturally qualified to watch.
The two of them watched together, tacitly keeping silent. After they finished watching, Ning Chen asked.
“Which ones do you think are good?”
Ye Jun picked out three books from the booklet without hesitation.
"The Xu family, Zhou family, and Qi family, these young masters all look good. They are of the right age, and their talents and looks are outstanding."
"Xu Qinglin is Jing'er's study partner. I think he's very good. The young master of the Qi family is actually the nephew of Concubine Qi. The Qi family's education is trustworthy. I don't know much about the Zhou family, but they have a simple population, so it would be easy for the princess to marry into it."
Looking at the several booklets on the table, the one he picked out was the same as what Ning Chen had thought.
But I couldn't help but tease.
"Yuan'er likes the boy from the Xu family very much. You are willing to push her out. Aren't you afraid that your daughter will quarrel with you?"
After hearing this, Ye Jun rolled his eyes without any hesitation.
"She just likes good-looking people. If there is someone prettier than the boy from the Xu family in the future, I'm afraid she will change her mind."
Ye Jun said this, Ning Chen thought about it and realized it was true, so he sighed helplessly.
"I don't know who I inherited this love of beauty from."
Just as he finished speaking, his chin was suddenly gently lifted up by those green fingers.
Ye Jun supported herself with one hand and moved closer, her eyes seductive and her red lips lowered, but she avoided the man's thin lips and whispered in his ear.
"As for the love of beauty, it is yours. I am in love with your Majesty's appearance, and I am afraid that we cannot be separated in this life."
"Your intention is truly in line with my own."
Ning Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, stretched out his long arms and pulled the person into his arms and hugged him.
It was quite fun to have some fun in the afternoon.
But what was unexpected was that outside the palace, the eldest princess met the eldest son of the Zhou family first.
The new variety of plum blossoms that had been cultivated in Princess Jiahe's mansion finally bloomed this year, so she invited the famous ladies and gentlemen in the capital to come and appreciate it, and also invited the princesses and princes.
Except for the third princess who was ill, all the others went.
After all, it was my aunt who sent the invitation, so the younger generation should give her face.
During the banquet, the eldest princess came out to change her clothes. On her way back, she found that one of her earrings was missing. If it was picked up by someone with ulterior motives, her reputation would be ruined.
He was immediately extremely anxious and hurried back with his maid to look for it.
The princess's mansion was very big, and no one knew where it had fallen. The master and servant couldn't find it for a while.
The young man who had been watching from a distance for a while finally couldn't help but ask a question.
"Did the girl lose something?"
The eldest princess turned around and saw a young man standing under the rockery. He was wearing a lake blue cloak and had a handsome face.
I was thinking about whether the other party had picked it up when he said this.
Then she bowed and said, "Excuse me, sir. I lost an earring and I'm looking for it now."
Unexpectedly, the young man pointed to a place not far away and said, "Go a little further. There is one beside the cobblestone path. I think it's yours."