The Proud Heaven's Daughter 32: Sycophant

  It was said that Mu Zi Yun was related, and Emperor Jing'an's face slightly improved. He stared at the small eunuch in his hand and urged: "Don't you hurry up and say it!"

  The little eunuch suddenly came to life, and whispered: "Replying to Your Majesty, Mu Shi Zi sent someone to bring this thing into the palace, expressing gratitude for Your Majesty's kindness."

  Chen Gonggong lifted his foot off the steps of the palace and deftly took the box from his hand.

  Everyone stretched their necks and curiously looked at what this sickly son who never left his house had presented to the Emperor.

  As soon as it was opened, a refreshing and fragrant ink scent wafted out, and a beautifully crafted inkstone made of fine purple jade appeared before Emperor Jing'an. The people below could only vaguely see a hard corner.

  The little eunuch went to the palace, and his words became smooth. "I report to Your Majesty, the people of Mu Wangfu said that this thing was personally carved by Mu Shizi, in gratitude for Your Majesty's kindness over the years."

  Inkstone is not rare, what's hard to come by is the intention of Mozi Chen. The delicate texture can be seen from the carver's careful work, let alone a good inkstone made of superior purple jade that can produce mist with a breath, store water without drying up, and release ink finely, which is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

  Jing'an Emperor smiled and said, "Where is the person who brought this thing?"

  The little eunuch replied with a lowered brow and downcast eyes: "I am waiting outside."

  Jing'an Emperor nodded and signaled Chen Gonggong to take the things away, and also instructed: "Send the Blood Swallow in the national treasury to the Crown Prince."

  Wan Zhaoyi was born in a small town far away from the capital, and knew very little about the noble families within it. Every month, she would only occasionally hear people below her mention how much the Emperor cared for the young master of the Mu Wang Fu, but she had never really paid attention to Mu Ziyan.

  Duan Fei was different, she had almost seen Duan Yu and the others grow up. At this time, seeing Mu Zi Yun bring such things over, she felt a wave of nostalgia: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Young Master Mu for many years, I don't know if his body is better or not?"

  She had naturally heard the rumors, and the news from the Mu Wang Fu subtly revealed his increasing withering. Although the Mu Wang Fu had no real power, it became crucial due to Emperor Jing'an's favoritism. The vast mansion only had one branch of bloodline left, that of Mu Zi Chen. If he really left, the Mu Wang Fu would likely disappear sooner or later. It was just unknown why His Majesty insisted on keeping Duke Mu in the capital.

  In her opinion, if Mu Zi Yun were gone, it would only add to the sorrow of Mu Wang Ye in the end.

  As soon as Mu Zi Yun's body was mentioned, the people in the hall couldn't help but sink their hearts, and no one pursued Chu Li Yao's unfinished words.

  Chu Li stood quietly and elegantly there, taking in Bai Lixi's dazed expression, her fingers holding the cup gradually turning white.

  Baili Yu smiled mysteriously, the palace maid had told him all about the commotion in Nan Shufang yesterday. Unexpectedly, after destroying a inkstone, Mu Zi Chen sent a personally carved one today to please his father, the emperor. Was it coincidence or hidden thoughts... that's unknown.

  Ni Mei Ren saw the Emperor and was overjoyed because of a piece of inkstone, she slowly got up in the slightly chilly palace after taking a deep breath, looking at Jing An Emperor's blushing face with a hint of shyness, "Your Majesty, yesterday Princess Gao Yang returned to the palace, I didn't prepare any gifts to welcome her. Happened that I arranged a program during my leisure time, today I'll present it..."

  She paused for a moment, and her lips curled up slightly with satisfaction. "I think the Princess of Gaoyang should like it."

  At the words, Baili Qingyun turned her head to look at her, seeing that she was worried about herself, but her gaze didn't fall on him even for a moment. He sneered and shifted his gaze away.

  Chen Gonggong was also quite surprised, he had been in the harem for over a decade and naturally understood the implication of the concubines' usual phrase "just right", guessing that Ni Meiren must have made careful preparations for a long time.

  He pondered, not knowing what kind of tricks Nian Mei Ren was playing. Although he despised these women's deliberate flattery, if he could really get a smile from his beloved Gao Yang Bao Bei, it would be worth flattering them.

  Xi Xueyu's heart tightened, how did she not know that her sister had made arrangements in private?

  She quietly tugged at Ni Mei Ren's sleeve, asking with her eyes what she wanted to do. She was really worried about her IQ, but whatever you do, don't make a mistake!