"Your Majesty, it is my duty to share your worries. I do not ask for any reward from Your Majesty." Xiao Changgeng clasped his hands and bowed.
"I know your sincerity. I have clear rewards and punishments, and I will reward those who have made contributions." Emperor Youning said in a softer tone, "I don't know what you like, but I just want you to get a reward that you like."
Xiao Changgeng seemed to think for a moment: "I heard that snake gall can be used as medicine when soaked in wine, so your majesty gave it to me as a reward. When you hunt a tiger, you keep its skin; when you hunt a wolf, you keep its teeth. I left the snake gall as a token of my remembrance."
"This snake died of poisoning. I don't know if the snake's gallbladder may contain toxins..." Emperor Youning himself had no intention of keeping anything from the snake, because it died of poisoning and he didn't know if it was a highly poisonous snake.
"I'll take it to the Imperial Medical Bureau for examination. If it's poisonous and useless, I won't want it." Xiao Changgeng said again.
"Your reward..." Emperor Youning smiled and suddenly asked, "Are you comfortable living at Qilang's place?"
Xiao Changgeng: "The Crown Prince lives in the East Palace, which is elegant and spacious. The Crown Prince is kind and tolerant, so how can I not get used to living there?"
Emperor Youning looked at him for a moment before saying, "You will stay with Qilang for another two months. When Concubine Liang's first three months are over, I will let you enter the palace."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Xiao Changgeng suppressed his joy.
Emperor Youning could tell that he was eager to move out, which at least showed that he and Qilang were not getting along well.
Emperor Youning ordered his men to deal with the giant snake, leaving only the snake gallbladder which was given to Xiao Changgeng. Xiao Changgeng took it to ask Imperial Physician Chen for an examination, but it turned out that the snake gallbladder had been contaminated by poison and could no longer be used.
Xiao Changgeng still gave the snake gall to Xiao Huayong, but he also conveyed the words of the imperial physician truthfully: "Snake gall is no longer usable."
Xiao Huayong glanced at the snake gallbladder in the jade box, closed the box and handed it to Tian Yuan, then smiled and said to Xiao Changgeng, "I haven't congratulated Twelve Lang yet. It won't be long before you can move into the Wang residence."
Xiao Changgeng was startled. He asked for snake gallbladder, but it was very likely that the gallbladder had already been used up, so this reward was tantamount to a false reward. In the eyes of Emperor Youning, it was probably because Xiao Changgeng was being modest that he wanted to compensate him, so he said that he would be allowed to move into the palace in three months.
One is to get the reward in return, and the other is to test the relationship between him and Xiao Huayong.
At that time, only Emperor Youning, him and Liu Sanzhi were there. Liu Sanzhi would never betray His Majesty, and His Majesty would not tell Xiao Huayong about this, but Xiao Huayong knew it.
"You are curious about how I know this, right?" Xiao Huayong smiled faintly, "I guessed it."
Xiao Changgeng lowered his eyes. Xiao Huayong was telling him that he knew exactly what His Majesty was thinking. "If Seventh Brother has no other instructions, Twelve Lang will take his leave."
"Yeah." Xiao Huayong responded casually.
Shen Xihe also heard everything that happened when she was away that day. After listening, she lowered her head and remained silent.
How could Princess Changling suddenly go mad and jump into the pond on her own horse, knowing full well that there was a giant snake in the pond below? The only person who would stand up for her and do it so cleanly and neatly was Xiao Huayong.
He killed his own half sister for him, even though she would kill Changling if she came back, the meaning was different.
For a moment, Shen Xihe didn't know whether she should feel that he treated her with deep affection or be afraid of his cruelty.