bookrebus Chapter 168 Gift
Chapter 168 Gift
Mo Ting quickly lifted Lin Zhijie's arm and said softly, "It's alright. You just entered the palace yesterday and don't understand many things yet. When Eunuch Wang was alive, he would remind us of the time outside the door, but after he passed away, my husband never found a new head eunuch. So the task of reminding us of the time has fallen to us who serve him in bed."
Lin Zhijie slowly straightened up, blaming himself, "As a high-ranking official in the court, I failed to keep track of time... I am truly ashamed..."
Seeing the self-reproach in Lin Zhijie's eyes, Jiang Qingyan felt a pang of heartache and quickly stepped forward to take all the blame upon herself, "It's not Zhijie's fault, it's all because I was lusting after his body, that's why..."
Mo Ting gently tapped Jiang Qingyan's nose with his index finger, saying affectionately, "I knew it was because your husband is a womanizer that I almost made you late."
Jiang Qingyan was speechless. Good heavens! This is truly an injustice! Who's the lecherous one here? She's practically been drained dry by Lin Zhijie!
Seeing that time was running out, the group used their lightness skills to fly to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Once outside the hall, Mo Ting put Jiang Qingyan down from his arms, and the four of them strode into the hall under the watchful eyes of the civil and military officials…
But as they walked forward, everyone's attention was drawn to Jiang Qingyan and Lin Zhijie's belts...
Jiang Qingyan wore a yellow dragon robe with a red sash, while Lin Zhijie wore a red court robe with a yellow sash...
All the civil and military officials secretly sighed: Minister Lin has only been in the palace for one day, and these two are already so close that they take turns wearing each other's belts?
As Jiang Qingyan sat down on the dragon throne, Mo Ting beside her and Lu Nianlin below the stage noticed what had happened and couldn't help but cough awkwardly...
I was so focused on getting there that I didn't pay attention... I never imagined I'd let my husband make such a fool of himself...
However, Jiang Qingyan, sitting on the dragon throne, remained oblivious to the abnormality and continued to discuss matters with the ministers without changing her expression.
After the court session ended, civil and military officials flocked to Lin Zhijie, offering gifts and blessings in an endless stream…
Even more enthusiastic than when Consort Lu Nian was made...
Lin Zhijie smiled and politely thanked everyone, receiving so many gifts that he couldn't hold them all in his hands, and people kept stuffing more into his hands...
As someone who had been through similar experiences, Lu Nian could understand Lin Zhijie's feelings at that moment, so she strode over to help him share the burden...
Jiang Qingyan, holding Mo Ting's hand, smiled at the crowd below the stage and joked, "Giving gifts in front of the emperor doesn't count as bribery, right?"
Mo Ting smiled and said, "Zhi Jie is not only an important official in the court, but also my husband's man now. Even if he accepts bribes, the money will be spent on my husband."
Jiang Qingyan nodded in agreement, "That's right! We're family, so good things should be shared! Come on! Let's go help get some too!"
After saying that, he pulled Mo Ting along and ran into the crowd, shouting, "Those who haven't given out their gifts yet, look here! The Empress and I still have empty hands, so put them here for us!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback at first, then quickly turned around and placed the gifts in their hands into Jiang Qingyan and Mo Ting's hands.
After receiving all the gifts, the four of them carefully carried the towering pile of presents in their hands and slowly walked out of the hall…
Only after seeing the palace maids and eunuchs did they ask them to help carry it...
Jiang Qingyan instructed them, "Take these things to Fenghua Palace."
Lin Zhijie quickly stopped him, saying, "Wait! Let's send it to Chaoyang Palace instead!"
Jiang Qingyan turned to look at Lin Zhijie, puzzled, and asked, "Why did you send your gift to my palace?"
Lin Zhijie chuckled and said, "I don't need that much stuff by myself, so I'll share it with my brothers."
Jiang Qingyan was deeply moved upon hearing this. Lin Zhijie was truly a good boy, always thinking of others and so generous…
After they returned to Chaoyang Palace, a room full of men immediately surrounded Jiang Qingyan, asking in unison with concern, "Husband, are you hungry?"
Apart from Shen Yuan and Yi Luo, everyone else thought Jiang Qingyan had only eaten breakfast yesterday and was probably starving by now...
Jiang Qingyan raised her hand and touched everyone's face gently, saying softly, "Don't worry, I ate something for lunch and dinner yesterday."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Then, a large group of palace maids and eunuchs followed them into the hall, carrying gift boxes. Gulimi asked curiously, "Husband, what are they carrying?"
Jiang Qingyan smiled and said, "These are all gifts that Zhijie received in court today. I specially sent them all over to distribute to you."
Lin Zhijie quickly added, "Brothers, after you've had breakfast, please feel free to choose whatever you like."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly expressed their gratitude, saying, "Thank you very much."
Lin Zhijie gave each of them a gift yesterday, and I didn't expect him to bring so many more today...
This young man is quite generous...
Seeing that Shen Yuan remained silent at the table, Lin Zhijie slowly walked up to him and smiled, "Brother Shen Yuan, if you don't have anything you like, you can tell me what you like, and I will definitely find it for you outside the palace."
Shen Yuan forced a smile and said, "No need to bother. I don't like anything else, I only like my husband."
Even though Shen Yuan didn't give him a friendly look, Lin Zhijie still wore a polite smile. He joked, "Then there's nothing I can do. There's only one husband. Not only does Brother Shen Yuan like him, but all of us do."
Having said that, she returned to Jiang Qingyan's side, gently took her hand, and whispered in her ear, "I was so happy yesterday that I haven't given my husband the gift yet... If you're free today, please come to my place to get it..."
After saying that, he pulled Jiang Qingyan to sit down at the table, and then went to sit down in his own seat.
After everyone was seated, they all picked up their chopsticks and began to eat.
Jiang Qingyan learned from their conversation that they were extremely satisfied with the gifts Lin Zhijie had given them yesterday, as if they were tailor-made for them…
Lin Zhijie is practically a mind reader for them...
Jiang Qingyan couldn't help but wonder what gift Lin Zhijie had given her...
After breakfast, everyone returned to their respective chambers.
Lin Zhijie winked at Jiang Qingyan and strode back to Fenghua Palace.
Seeing that everyone had left, Mo Ting finally couldn't help but hug Jiang Qingyan, expressing his longing: "Husband, you didn't come back all day yesterday, I missed you so much..."
Jiang Qingyan hugged Mo Ting's waist and said softly, "Baby, I missed you too..."
Mo Ting leaned down and gently kissed Jiang Qingyan's lips, his tongue slowly probing inside...
But Jiang Qingyan couldn't get into the zone; all she could think about was what the gift was...