Adoption brings disaster

There have been a lot of turmoil recently. Just when it seemed that things had finally calmed down and we could have a peaceful and harmonious New Year, I didn't expect that there would be trouble with the winter clothes again.

It wouldn't matter if this thing was missing or broken, as everyone in the palace has their quota anyway, so it's just a matter of a little difference.

But the things were lost after entering Qianqiu Pavilion. That is no small matter and must be investigated thoroughly.

Therefore, I did not stop the Seventh Prince, but asked A Da and the manager to check, while Chongguang and I stayed in the room waiting for the results.

Waiting is the most difficult thing. I always feel that something is going to happen. I feel so panicked, as if there is a monkey jumping inside me, and my heart is pounding like it is about to explode.

I was panicking and my eyes were naturally fixed on the door. Whenever I heard the slightest sound, I would stand up to check. When I found out that it wasn't A-Da and the others who came back, I sat back down in disappointment.

After going back and forth like this for a few times, I realized that my behavior was not prudent, so I laughed and said, "What if I can't find it back?"

Chongguang was in a bad mood. When he heard my question, he cursed coldly, "If the things can't be found, let those two good-for-nothings die."

I was unhappy and said with a pout, "What's the point of killing them both? Winter clothes are still gone."

Chongguang thought I was concerned about my winter clothes and said, "If you can't find yours, I'll have mine altered to be smaller for you."

I looked at the Seventh Prince in front of me. I didn't know when he became so tall. He was half a head taller than me and his shoulders were broader than mine. Although I was a few years older than him, he now looked like the older brother and I was the malnourished younger brother.

I was a little unhappy and said, "Then you don't have it anymore. If only one of us can wear it, I hope it's you, not me."

This made Chongguang happy. He looked at me happily and said, "Really?"

I took my hands off the Seventh Prince's winter coat with great difficulty, touched my own winter coat, and felt really boring, but still said: "Although I want it very much, I would rather leave the good things for you."

The Seventh Prince chuckled and pinched my face, saying, "This leather is indeed a rare commodity for others, but for the Zhenbei Palace, there are plenty of it. It's just that winter clothes are complicated to make and take a long time. If you really like this leather, I can have someone choose a good one and make a mattress for you to sleep on at night. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"

I was a little tempted by what he said, but I don’t accept gifts without merit. Even if His Majesty the Seventh Prince offered it to me, I couldn’t accept such a valuable thing.

I couldn't bear to let him go, so I turned my head away from the Seventh Prince and said, "No, no, I already have a big furnace like you by my side. If you add this thing, do you want to heat me to death or burn me to death at night?"

Chongguang was delighted and wanted to say something else, but Ah Da rushed in excitedly, dragging Chun Yu with him. He said with a beaming face, "Your Highnesses, I have checked everything."

The manager followed them in and looked at Ah Da as if he were a fool. He just stood by and said nothing.

Ah Da didn't notice the expressions of the steward and Chongguang. He was just so happy that he kept talking to himself, "His Highness specifically instructed that His Highness Qianqiu be afraid of the cold and asked for winter clothes to be made quickly. So I told the people in the palace to send them to the palace whenever they were ready."

Ah Da was delighted and continued, "Since it was the order of His Majesty the Seventh Prince, how could the craftsmen of the palace dare to delay? They worked tirelessly and finally finished it last night. They rushed it to the palace, but it was too late. It was only thanks to General Lu's connections that it was finally allowed into the palace."

"Since we have entered the palace, the winter clothes must be inside the pavilion. Where is that thing?" I asked happily.

"Your Highness Qianqiu, the winter clothes are in the storeroom," Ah Da said. "Because the winter clothes arrived at the pavilion too late yesterday, the two Your Highnesses had already gone to bed. I originally wanted to guard the winter clothes all night so that I could present them to the two Your Highnesses early in the morning and let Your Highness Qianqiu know how much the Seventh Prince loves you."

After saying this, he cast a look at the Seventh Prince to seek credit, but the Seventh Prince ignored him and just asked him to continue.

"Miss Chunyu said that everything in this pavilion needs to be stored in the warehouse. I didn't understand, and thought it was just a matter of passing it from one hand to the other, so I saw Miss Chunyu put it in the warehouse." Ah Da said, "I didn't expect that it would be switched in the blink of an eye."

"Chunyu, don't say you were dazzled and took the wrong thing." The Seventh Prince said coldly. His emotions did not fluctuate, and his tone did not change much, but I knew that the Seventh Prince was on the verge of a rage.

I don't know how to persuade him. Replacing the master's things is a serious crime. If it is proven, beating to death would be the least of the punishment.

In my heart, I didn't believe Chunyu did it on purpose. I thought she made a mistake in a hurry, but since the incident had already happened, I couldn't openly defend her.

Therefore, he could only say tentatively: "You are also an old man in the pavilion. His Highness the Seventh Prince and I are both nostalgic. Tell the truth. As long as you work harder in the future and make fewer mistakes, we will not punish you."

The Seventh Prince did not comment, but I knew that if the Seventh Prince did not give in, even if Chunyu was saved today, his body might be found in the pond or well tomorrow.

So I took the Seventh Prince's hand and said coquettishly, "Seventh Prince, please say something."

I said all the nice things I could think of in my mind, and finally I finally got His Highness the Seventh Prince to relent.

"You can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of life." The Seventh Prince glanced at Chunyu and said, "You don't have to tell me. These things are from the northern border, and they are furs. It will be no slower to investigate than if you confessed."

What Chongguang said was true. Other things were fine, but everything from the Northern Territory was in the hands of the Northern Territory Army. Moreover, although this leather was not as good as the one from the royal palace, it was also a good thing, so it would be easier to investigate.

Chunyu understood what was going on. Her eyes were filled with sorrow. She bowed deeply to us and then slowly said, "Since His Highness recovered, the rewards sent by the various palaces and the gifts from the princes and ministers have been countless. His Highness Qianqiu warned me that all these honors were obtained thanks to His Highness the Seventh Prince, and we must not cause trouble for Him. We must accept all the rewards from the Emperor, Empress, and Imperial Concubine. For the rewards from the other palaces, we can send some lesser gifts. As for the gifts from the princes and ministers, we only need to keep some interesting ones and send the rest back to him."

After hearing this, the Seventh Prince still had no expression on his face, but the slightly raised corners of his mouth showed that his mood was gradually improving.

But I don't know why I suddenly felt a little unhappy, and shouted angrily: "Nonsense, when did I ever say such a thing? Aren't these rewards earned by my meritorious service in teaching the Seventh Prince? Aren't these gifts just a token of respect for my virtue?"

Chongguang was annoyed by my shameful words and naturally followed my words and said, "Your Highness Qianqiu's kindness is obvious to all in the capital. It is certainly not obtained by relying on me. It is all given by others because they respect Qianqiu for his talent."

"Your Highness the Seventh Prince is absolutely right. There is no one in the palace who fails to praise Your Highness Qianqiu's kindness." said the steward.

"Yes, yes, yes. Apart from anything else, even the Crown Prince has spoken highly of His Highness Qianqiu, which speaks volumes about His Highness's virtue."

Listening to the Seventh Prince's words of agreement and Ah Da's flattering words, my mood seemed to get worse. I said with a stern face, "Don't talk about these nonsense. Now I want you to confess about the winter clothes. What are you talking about, Seventh Prince?"

After saying that, I sat down on the chair unhappily and moved it to the side, further away from His Highness the Seventh Prince.

"I think I remembered it wrongly. Your Highnesses are very close and always care about each other. Maybe I am just imagining it."

Chun Yu said, "I followed His Highness Qianqiu's orders and selected useful items from those sent in from outside the palace. This winter coat looks good. His Highness Qianqiu just entered the palace and doesn't have a decent winter coat. It's just what I need, so I kept it."

Seeing Chun Yuguo talking about something else, the steward asked, "His Highness just said that he wanted you to confess about the winter clothes incident. Why are you bringing up so many other things?"

Chunyu pretended not to hear the steward's question and continued, "It was too late yesterday. When Ah Da put the winter clothes into the warehouse, I didn't see clearly and thought it was only the Seventh Prince's. Today, when Ah Da came to pick it up, I took out this winter coat. I thought this would neither be presumptuous nor hurt the feelings of the two princes. I acted on my own initiative. I hope the two princes will punish me."

I still believe Chunyu's words. After all, what she said makes sense and she has no reason to betray me. Besides, this is not a betrayal. She just acted on her own initiative. I don't treat them as slaves on a normal day, and this is not the first time I have acted on my own initiative.

I believed what he said, but it was useless. I'm afraid Chongguang and the others didn't believe a word of it.

As expected, before Chunyu finished speaking, the steward asked, "This winter coat comes from the northern border. Although the furs here can't compare to those in the royal palace, they are still considered top-quality goods in the capital. I wonder which noble family is so generous as to give such a fine gift."

"Your Highnesses, there have been so many gifts these days, and I'm not very familiar with this fur. I thought it was just an ordinary fur, so I can't remember it clearly."

"You either can't remember clearly or you don't want to talk about it. Miss Chunyu has always had a photographic memory and is extremely cautious in doing things. There must be no one else who could have caused you to fall into such a big trap except your childhood sweetheart, Brother Wang.

Chunyu acted as if he didn't hear anything. He just knelt there without saying a word.

Seeing Chunyu remain silent, the steward sneered and scolded, "Your Highness's love and care is a blessing for us servants. You don't think about the deep kindness that His Highness Qianqiu has shown you, but instead you privately share it with outsiders. Have you eaten the words loyalty and righteousness?"

Chunyu was somewhat moved by the steward's heart-piercing words, but she was only somewhat moved. Apart from glancing at the steward, she continued to kneel there straight without saying a word.

Seeing Chunyu still didn't react, the manager continued to taunt him, "It's a pity that General Wang is such a master at monopolizing power and is also so ruthless. Now that you're thinking about love, you're helping him in every way. Be careful that you'll end up in his hands in the future and you won't even know how you died."

The more outrageous the steward's words became, the more unhappy I became. I said, "What nonsense are you talking about? His Highness the Seventh Prince is still here. If you teach him bad things, I'll skin you alive."

"I grew up in the palace and am no longer a child. I've seen a lot of these things, let alone heard about them. It's okay."

Everyone only saw the Seventh Prince saying calmly that it was okay, but they didn't know that he was teasing me in his mind.

"This kind of thing is disgusting to Qianqiu. The servants who serve you don't even find you any storybooks. But Ada found me a lot of these storybooks long ago."

The Seventh Prince became more and more excited as he spoke, but Ah Da became more and more panicked, because the look in his eyes became colder and colder, as if he wanted to eat him.

"I remember the first book I saw was about the Double Ninth Festival. Ah Da and the others didn't pay much attention and found it to be a book of conversations between men. My mother almost beat them to death that time."

I really couldn't bear to listen to these words, so I swung the poisonous anaconda and whipped Ada. Ada was whipped hard. Although he didn't know the reason, he could only take it and dared not say a word.

"Ada, if you're not convinced, just ask the Seventh Prince what good deeds you've done in the past." Then, looking at the Seventh Prince, he said, "Do you have anything to say about the whipping I gave you, Ada?"

Thunder, lightning, rain, and dew are all blessings from heaven. How could Ah Da dare to disobey? Even if he did, this matter involved the Seventh Prince, so how could he dare to say anything?

Therefore, Ah Da just kowtowed and admitted his guilt, not daring to say a word more.

Ah Da didn't say anything, but the Seventh Prince looked at Ah Da and said, "Ah Da, tell me, is it an honor for you to have His Highness Qian Qiu beat you to death?"

"The thunder and rain are all His Highness's grace. It is my honor to have Your Highness kill me."

"Qianqiu, look, this is the honor you gave to A-Da. What can I say?"

On the surface, Chongguang was scolding Ah Da, but in his mind he shamelessly said, "Qianqiu, would you like to give me some honor as well?"

I felt a little annoyed when I saw the Seventh Prince's unruly look, so I asked Ada to bring the winter clothes made in the palace, then scolded Chunyu, fined him two months' salary, and let him go.

The Seventh Prince personally helped me take off my winter coat, and with just one palm, it turned into powder. Then he said coldly: "If someone sneaks into my hole again in the future and brings this garbage to Qianqiu's eyes, you can commit suicide to apologize."

The steward and A-da who were helping me dress were startled and quickly agreed, serving me more attentively.

Later, I found an opportunity and asked someone to find the Double Ninth Festival notebook. After reading only the first two pages, I was so angry that my face turned red. I whipped A Da more than ten times before I calmed down a little.

A Da didn't dare to ask the Seventh Prince, so he could only endure the two beatings in vain.

Winter clothes are a small matter and can naturally be put aside. However, the encounter between General Wang and the spring rain almost caused a big mess. But this is a story for later, so I won’t mention it here.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.