Yu Wenye looked ahead and said, "Aunt Hui, are you going to serve the Emperor? Is the Emperor currently in the Taiji Palace?"
Aunt Hui also looked up at him and smiled, "Of course, I am going to serve Your Majesty as well."
"...?"
Yu Wenye’s expression tightened, and Aunt Hui had already bowed and turned away with her entourage.
Standing beside them, Shang Ruyi frowned slightly at her brows and stepped forward, watching her figure disappear at the palace entrance. However, it was clear that this direction was not towards the Taiji Palace where the Emperor resided, but rather further east towards the Princess Courtyard.
What is that place——over there?
Just as they were both hesitating, Chu Ruoyan softly said, "Second Brother, Sister, don’t you know? The Han King has also entered the palace."
"What?"
Yu Wenye furrowed his brows, and Shang Ruyi imdiately turned to her: "The Han King has entered the palace? Isn’t he supposed to establish a mansion and settle his affairs?"
Chu Ruoyan replied, "I also heard from people around that the Han King could not find a suitable residence to set up his mansion, so His Majesty has granted him the Chengqing Hall for temporary residence."
The Chengqing Hall is indeed located further east from the Princess Courtyard. Previously, during the ti when a plague was rampant and the inner palace was closed off, preventing early court etings, Yu Wenquan had been working there in his role as Grand Chancellor.
Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi instinctively exchanged glances, and both of their eyes showed subtle worry, but they didn’t explicitly say anything. After all, Yu Wenquan only announced the rewards to his two sons yesterday, and the privilege for the Han King to establish his own affairs was temporarily added to that docunt, so Yu Wenqian naturally hadn’t prepared in advance.
It’s not impossible to turn the Duke Mansion into the Han Prince Mansion. After all, as the heir of the Duke, Yu Wenqian inheriting that residence is quite natural. However, if he moved in without any renovations, establishing a mansion wouldn’t seem like much of a privilege; rather, it would feel like a neglect.
Currently, this arrangent is indeed the most appropriate.
That is to say, the residence of the Han King and the residence of King Qin are only separated by Bai Fu Hall, which the Emperor uses to entertain guests. Although it’s not as close as when they lived together in the Duke Mansion, it doesn’t seem far now.
It’s no wonder Aunt Hui answered them like that just now.
However, they both couldn’t shake off the nagging feeling that sothing was off with this most appropriate arrangent, even if they couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was wrong. But they didn’t have the ti to dwell on other matters now, given that it was already past noon and they had plenty of things to pack.
Thus, Shang Ruyi imdiately led Tushere and the others to start packing their belongings.
After half a day of busy work, Qianqiu Palace was finally clean and tidy. By dusk, the golden sunlight cast on the polished floors, enveloping them in an inexplicable aura of grandeur, leaving them feeling carefree and delighted.
At that mont, they saw soone carrying sothing outside the palace walls.
Shang Ruyi imdiately asked, "What are you carrying?"
The few young eunuchs imdiately stopped in their tracks, seeing her, and quickly ca forward to bow, then said with a smile, "Reporting to Your Highness, we are going to replace the plaque at the Princess Courtyard."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi looked up slightly and indeed saw them carrying a huge plaque.
Inscribed with three large characters—Jinyu Garden.
Jin, Yu, Yuan?
Shang Ruyi only silently mouthed the words twice in her mind, and then imdiately understood it implies golden branches and jade leaves. Although Chu Ruoyan was no longer a Princess of noble birth, Yu Wenquan still used these three words to grant her a lifeti of wealth, prosperity, and peace.
This could be considered the price he paid for peacefully succeeding the Chu Dynasty.
Shang Ruyi smiled and nodded, only saying, "These words are written really well, go ahead and replace them."
The young eunuchs wiped the sweat off their foreheads, and one of them said with a smile, "These words are just passable. The inscription on His Highness the Han King’s palace, now those words are truly excellent, written by His Majesty himself."
"...?"
Shang Ruyi was taken aback and imdiately asked, "Isn’t the Han King residing in Chengqing Hall? Does it also need a new plaque?"
The young eunuch nodded, "Yes."
The silent Yu Wenye suddenly stepped forward at this ti, "What has it been renad?"
The young eunuch said softly, "Chengqian Hall."
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