After having sex with a fake eunuch, I became the queen
Chapter 26: Digging Bird Eggs
Fan Mingchu had long seen that this young emperor forgot the serious things once he learned them, and was filled with a lot of trivial and mundane things from nowhere.
I wanted to play dumb in front of him, but I didn't expect this little guy to be so hard to fool. In the end, I couldn't pretend any longer, so I had to be serious and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that if the eunuchs have such things, they should not show them to others, otherwise it will bring disaster?"
"How could I not know this? Lord Fan is not an outsider. What's wrong with us talking about it in private?" While speaking, Ji Ning gave Lord Fan a "yin-yang eye".
Fan Mingchu was so shocked by Ji Ning's words that he couldn't respond for a moment. It took him a long time to find his voice: "May I ask your Majesty, is this handkerchief really entrusted by Palace Lady Qiao to pass on?"
"Then...how could it be false? Can I...still deceive Lord Yu?" Ji Ning was still a child after all, and his guilty conscience was obvious when he lied.
Fan Mingchu could tell at a glance that he was lying - he was hesitant in answering and his eyes were a little withdrawn. But because he couldn't figure out the king's intentions and couldn't expose him on the spot, he had to ask tentatively: "Your Majesty, please give me some advice, what should I do?"
"Since it is a kind gesture from Palace Lady Qiao, I will naturally accept it with a smile."
The young master had already spoken, so what else could he say? Fan Mingchu had no choice but to thank the master for his grace and tuck the handkerchief into the pocket of one of his sleeves.
After putting the handkerchief away, he looked up and saw the young emperor's happy expression, as if he had sensed something, so he continued, "Your Majesty, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it or not?"
"Why are you so reserved, Master Fan? You can speak freely."
"I wonder what your majesty thinks of this kind of private exchange among the eunuchs and palace servants?"
"Having innocent thoughts has existed since ancient times. It is human nature. Aren't eunuchs and palace ladies also human beings?"
When Fan Mingchu heard Ji Ning say this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes for a moment: "Does Your Majesty really think so?"
"Of course, Master Fan, am I wrong to think so?"
"Your Majesty, the palace's rules and regulations don't agree with that!"
"Aren't all the rules and regulations invented by people? If one day everyone doesn't think that way, then won't the rules and regulations have to be changed?"
Fan Mingchu seemed touched. He suddenly stood up and respectfully bowed to the young monarch in front of him: "Your Majesty is so young, but you can have such a humanistic thought. I am ashamed of myself. I hope that Your Majesty can still think like this when you grow up and exercise power alone."
Seeing Fan Mingchu so excited, Ji Ning judged him from his own perspective and thought: Although Lord Fan accepted Qiao Wan'er's mandarin duck handkerchief, he was still worried about the palace rules and regulations, so he tested himself. After hearing his thoughts, he felt at ease as if he had taken a reassurance pill.
So he thought that he had succeeded in being the matchmaker and couldn't help but feel secretly happy.
A few days passed and Ji Ning had no idea how the two were progressing, so he performed a "Sleepwalking in Huaxu Kingdom" in the imperial study, hoping to eavesdrop on how the two were communicating further while he was sleeping... just like a child pretending to be asleep, trying to eavesdrop on his parents' private conversations.
Unexpectedly, the opposite happened. It turned out that Fan Mingchu accepted the handkerchief just to be polite. While he was sleeping, he not only returned the handkerchief to his "mother", but also scolded her severely and asked her questions about her homework as a punishment.
Fortunately, "mother" answered the question, so Lord Fan did not pursue the matter any further.
Ji Ning felt that he seemed to have messed up this matter of helping others to achieve their goals.
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Perhaps it was because comrades who had fought together in battle were always closer to each other, after experiencing the "separation of life and death" with Qiao Wan'er, Ji Yin began to enjoy "playing the role of a couple".
And I often ask myself this question: "If I were Fuzhi, what would I do when facing Qiao Wan'er?"
After asking so many questions, he became a little confused and couldn't tell whether he really wanted to do this or just wanted to perform a good "couple".
Anyway, Lu Yi felt that his lord's thoughts were about to become "lucky branches" - he always wanted to find an opportunity to "accidentally meet" that woman; he also often worried about what gift to give to that woman.
Lu Yi had no choice but to enlighten him that it didn’t matter what the gift was, as long as they were happy to meet each other.
Although each "chance encounter" was extremely rare, and he might not even have the chance to talk when he saw the other person, Ji Yin felt that he seemed to have learned to express his feelings through his eyes.
Early in the morning, word came from Mingxin Palace that the Horticulture Bureau should send a servant who could climb trees, bringing a long ladder, to the backyard of Mingxin Palace to take out bird eggs for the little emperor.
In the end, this glorious and arduous task fell on Ji Ying.
It turned out that the little emperor would take an examination in the palace tomorrow, and he wanted to eat something lucky before the exam. However, while others would eat something lucky like No. 1 cake or Success porridge before the imperial examination, he wanted to eat bird eggs.
It is said that during the last exam, the young emperor saw birds building nests and laying eggs in the trees in the garden behind the Mingxin Palace, so he ordered someone to take two bird eggs as a tonic. Unexpectedly, the bird eggs had a miraculous effect, and he got an A in the exam the next day. The next day, the young emperor was going to take the exam in front of the palace again, and in order to get a good grade, he thought of eating bird eggs again.
But eating bird eggs depends on the season. How can there be bird eggs in winter? It's like wanting to eat watermelon in the middle of winter. You can only ask the gods for help.
No one in the Horticulture Bureau wanted to be the god, so the task of making a living fell on Ji Yin. Recently, everyone noticed that he had become better at climbing trees, and he was more humble, gentle and easier to talk to than before. He would not complain about any dirty or tiring work.
Besides, going to Mingxin Palace is not a dirty or tiring job. It is a good job that may allow you to meet the emperor, so he is the right person for the job.
Ji Yu was not modest. He just wanted to get a bird egg. If he couldn't get one, could he be forced to lay one? He wanted to go to Mingxin Palace, not to see the emperor, but to meet Qiao Wan'er. He hadn't seen her for a long time.
When he arrived at Mingxin Hall, he was led by a eunuch named Xiangshun to a camphor tree in the back garden. Then he pointed at the tree and said, "Eunuch Fuzhi, have you seen the bird's nest on the tree?"
Ji Ying looked in the direction he pointed and saw a bird's nest hanging on a higher branch. He nodded at Xiang Shun and said, "Yes, I saw it, but it's almost winter..."
He wanted to say that it was almost winter, so how could there still be birds laying eggs? Before he could finish his words, Xiangshun interrupted him: "You should go up and take a look first. Your Majesty dreamed last night that there was a bird laying eggs in the bird's nest on the tree. When he woke up this morning, he wanted to find someone to go up and take a look."
It turned out to be a dream! So he issued such a ridiculous order.
The people below will run themselves ragged for the king's words. If I become a king in the future, I must reflect on this and never become such an absurd and incompetent ruler.
Since you have to take out those impossible bird eggs, just climb up and exercise your legs.
So he set up the ladder, stretched his legs briefly, and was about to climb the tree when he suddenly heard a loud voice announcing, "Your Majesty has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Ji Ping and Xiang Shun beside him turned their heads to look in the direction of the voice. When they saw the little emperor who had suddenly arrived, they both bowed respectfully in the direction of the emperor's carriage.
Ji Yin also took a quick glance at the entourage of the "little tyrant". There was only one eunuch, but no Qiao Wan'er.
Ji Ning had been tormented by the upcoming test and had been unable to sleep well these past few days. He had nightmares at night. He dreamed that a bunch of ministers were in front of him, asking strange questions one after another. He could not answer any of them and was finally awakened by the questions.
Last night he finally had an auspicious dream. He dreamed that a bird laid eggs in a nest in his garden. He thought it was a good omen, so he ordered people to take out the bird eggs as soon as he got up in the morning.
Thinking of the examination tomorrow, Ji Ning felt very uncomfortable in his study and could not read a single word in the book. When he heard that the people sent by the Horticulture Bureau to take out the bird eggs had arrived, he decided to go to the scene to watch in person to relax.
He approached the two people under the tree and saw a strange face on one of them. He knew that he must be sent by the Horticulture Bureau to take out the bird eggs. He first looked the stranger up and down, and then asked, "Are you a servant from the Horticulture Bureau?"
"Your Majesty, I am from the Horticulture Bureau."
"What is your name?"
"My name is Fuzhi."
"What? Fuzhi? You said your name is Fuzhi?" After hearing the name, Ji Ning seemed a little surprised. Then he looked at the eunuch named Fuzhi in front of him from head to toe with a slightly strange look.
"My...my name is indeed Fuzhi, Fu of Fortune and fortune, Zhi of branches and leaves." Ji Yin noticed Ji Ning's strange tone and eyes, and his heart tightened involuntarily - could it be that the original owner Fuzhi had some kind of intersection with the little emperor?
"Fuzhi, where are you from?"
"Your Majesty, I am from Suning Prefecture."
"Oh, I recognized the wrong person. There was a servant with a name similar to yours before, but they are not the same person."
When Ji Ying heard him say this, he immediately relaxed.
Since it was the first time she saw the little emperor after sneaking into the palace, and still at such a close distance, she took the opportunity to raise her eyes and quickly take a look at the "little man" in front of her.
This kid has a big head and a thin neck, and looks like a bean sprout. He is wearing a yellow robe, and looks like a bean sprout. He has a tired face and two big dark circles under his eyes. This tired look is very inconsistent with his age. He looks like a candidate who is about to take the imperial examination.
At such a close distance, Ji Yin couldn't help but have an evil idea - should he just break the thin neck of this "bean sprout" the next moment and then ascend the throne himself on the spot.
(End of this chapter)
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