But at least it shows that he is not an innocent virgin. Why was Luo Jiuli's unconscious move made his heart feel hot and burning today?
Outside the courtyard, the housekeeper walked over quietly.
"Master Qin, master, don't you want to eat yet?"
Qin Yin shook his head, his lips were colorless and he remained silent.
The housekeeper had an old face wrinkled.
"What should we do? The food has been heated over and over again. Otherwise, Mr. Qin can ask the master."
Qin Yin pressed his throbbing stomach, feeling irritated. He took something out of his arms and stuffed it into his mouth. After all, it relieved the discomfort in his stomach.
"Then keep warming up."
Housekeeper: If you heat it any more, the food will probably rot in the pot.
Before the two men finished speaking, the boy who was serving the jailer across the courtyard came running in at a trot.
"Master Qin, Butler Wang, the jailer is awake, the jailer is awake."
This was good news. Qin Yin turned around and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
A cold voice came from the study room.
"master."
Qin Yin opened the door and walked in.
"Master, the boy came to report that the jailer is awake."
Xiao Mingxuan suddenly raised his head.
"Are you really awake?"
"yes."
"Walk."
Without saying a word, he stood up and walked out.
——
At the same time, in Duke Yi's mansion, his wife hurriedly walked out of Fuquyuan with the support of Luo Jiuli.
"Is it really Eunuch Qi Zui who is beside the emperor?"
As the Duke's wife walked away, she asked the housekeeper who came to report.
The butler nodded sharply.
"Madam, it's absolutely true. It's Eunuch Qi Zui. Not only did he bring many rewards, but he also said that he had an order from the emperor, asking his wife and the second young lady to receive the order."
"reward?"
The Duke's wife stopped and turned to look at Luo Jiuli.
"Jiu'er? What on earth is going on?"
The emperor's reward was that Eunuch Qi Zui personally came to the mansion to deliver oral instructions.
Then who is Eunuch Qi Zui? He is the chief steward of the palace and a confidant of the emperor. Not to mention the family of ordinary powerful ministers, even the queen of the palace, the concubines would not dare to offend Eunuch Qi Zui easily.
Luo Jiuli rolled his eyes, wondering how to explain.
"I promise, Mrs. Fengde is awake."
That's why the emperor sent the reward.
The Duke's wife was shocked.
"Mrs. Fengde? How did you-"
"Oh! Mother, don't ask anymore. Go to the front yard to receive the order. Is Eunuch Qi Zui still waiting?"
Luo Jiuli quickly interrupted.
On the side, the housekeeper was also worried.
"Yes, madam, is Eunuch Qi Zui still waiting? You can't let him wait and get anxious."
Only then did the Duke's wife hurriedly wave her hands.
"That's right, that's right. Let's go quickly. We must not let Eunuch Qi Zui wait in a hurry."
When they arrived at the front yard, they saw Qi Zui's father-in-law standing at the door. Mother and daughter hurried forward to greet him.
"Father-in-law, come into the hall and have a cup of tea."
"No, we are busy with official duties and have to return to the palace to recover."
Eunuch Qi Zui walked down the steps with a smile on his face and looked at Madam Guogong and Luo Jiuli.
"Our family is here to deliver a reward to Miss Luo Er on the order of the emperor."
"Madame, Miss Luo Er, please accept the reward."
The Duke's wife and Luo Jiuli looked at each other and both knelt on the ground. The master knelt on the ground, and all the slaves in the courtyard also knelt on the ground.
"The emperor decreed that Luo Jiuli, the second daughter of the Duke of Yiguo, is talented and talented. She is good at physical therapy and has profound medical skills. She has contributed greatly to the treatment of Mrs. Fengde. She will be given a special reward of ten pieces of cloth and satin, a piece of jade Ruyi, and a red coral bouquet.
A hairpin and a bracelet inlaid with pearls and jasper. I admire this."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor."
A group of people knelt on the ground to receive the reward and thank them.
Eunuch Qi Zui looked at Luo Jiuli who was kneeling on the ground.
"Miss Luo Er, the emperor ordered Miss Luo Er to enter the palace early tomorrow morning and go to Ganquan Palace to nurse Mrs. Fengde's body until Mrs. Fengde recovers completely."
"yes."
Eaters have short mouths, and takers have short hands. People have to bow their heads under the eaves!
What's more, the emperor's order cannot be violated.
Luo Jiuli thanked her, helped her mother up, and stood aside respectfully.
Although Mrs. Guo Gong had doubts in her heart at the moment, she finally understood why the emperor wanted to reward Yi Guo Gongfu. She glanced at Aunt Xu calmly, and Aunt Xu understood.
He took out the silver coins he had already prepared, stepped forward and offered them with both hands.
Eunuch Qi Zui hurriedly declined.
"Our family is on errands for the emperor, so there is no need for the duke and his wife to be so polite."
"My father-in-law is serious. It's getting dark. My father-in-law, who is working, will go there in person. Just think of it as a woman inviting your father-in-law to have a cup of tea."
Eunuch Qi Zui smiled, then reached out to take the silver coins and put them into his sleeves.
"In that case, our family will return to the palace to resume their duties."
"Farewell to my father-in-law."
The Duke's wife personally escorted Eunuch Qi Zui out of the palace and watched all the palace officials leave until they disappeared from sight.
On the other hand, Eunuch Qi Zui was sitting in the sedan chair, looking at the people standing at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, seeing him off respectfully. Even after walking all this way, he didn't see anyone acting disrespectfully. He couldn't help but sigh.
"No wonder people say that Mrs. Yiguo is very polite. Seeing her like this really makes people feel comfortable."
"Prince Zhao, after all, is a man without vision. He mistook pearls for fish eyes."
The entrance of Yiguo Duke's Mansion.
"Jiu'er, come with your mother."
"oh."
Luo Jiuli knew that he could no longer hide it, and he was thinking about how to explain it to his mother.
The mother and daughter entered the flower hall, and the Duke's wife sat on a chair.
"Tell me? What's going on? The day before yesterday, you rescued a jailer in the Criminal Department, and today you went to the palace to rescue Mrs. Fengde."
"My mother never knew that my daughter's medical skills are so good that the emperor personally awarded her a reward?"
"Mother."
Luo Jiuli was almost on the verge of tears. If she had known that there would be a series of consequences after rescuing the jailer who committed suicide in the Ministry of Punishments, she would have really considered rescuing him at that time.
But it was too late to say anything now, she had to dispel her mother's suspicion.
After all, a child is better than a mother. As a mother, the Duke’s wife must know what kind of temper the original owner is.
"Mother, I, in fact, I was sent to that abandoned courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing by King Zhao very early in the morning. Yan Tinglian bribed the nanny next to me. I was almost killed by that nanny. It was Master who saved me and saved me.
Taught me medical skills."
Luo Jiuli knew that she could not explain this matter with common sense, so she deliberately confused the time and used the fact that she was in danger to arouse her mother's love for her.
Sure enough, when the Duke's wife heard that her daughter was almost killed by the nanny beside her, her heart was tugged hard, and it took a while before she calmed down and said.
"Then why did you never mention it to your mother after you returned home?"
Luo Jiuli lowered his head, his eyes dimmed, and his voice became softer.
"At that time, I was hurt both physically and mentally, and I only thought about making peace with King Zhao, so I had no time to care about other things."