Abandoned Concubine's Promotion

Chapter 3
"Kang Ninghai, go to my warehouse to pick a glass lantern and send it to Tao Ranju." After giving orders, Emperor Jing turned and left.

Kang Ninghai was a little dazed, but after all, he was the chief eunuch next to the emperor, so he quickly came back to his senses, responded, then glanced in the direction Su Qingyan was leaving, and then hurriedly followed behind Emperor Jing.

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Back in Taoranju, Su Qingyan changed into light clothes and leaned on the soft couch to read.

Usually, when I have nothing to do, I can only read a book to pass the time. Zitan took the petals she picked and went to make pastries and scented tea for Su Qingyan.

"Master, what do you think of these flowers? How about placing them in the house?" Zisu came in from outside the house, holding a vase with a few peach blossoms in full bloom.

"Well, yes, let's put it on the small table here." Seeing the peach blossom in Zisu's hand, Su Qingyan smiled and said, "Where did this peach blossom come from?"

"Little Fuzi passed by the small garden and saw that the peach blossoms were just in bloom, so he broke off a few and gave them to the servant girl. The servant girl figured out that the master likes flowers, so she found a vase and put them in it."

Xiao Fuzi is Tao Ran's little eunuch, when Su Qingyan entered the palace, he was kind to him, so even though Su Qingyan's status is low now and she is not favored, Xiao Fuzi still follows her all the time.

On weekdays, the sanitation of Tao Ranju is basically cleaned by Xiao Fuzi.

"Remember to reward Xiaofuzi." Nodding, Su Qingyan looked at the peach blossoms on the small table beside her, and said with a smile. Zisu responded, and walked out of the house with the reward purse.

Although he is not favored, it is inevitable that there will be times when he needs to take care of it, so whether it is red sandalwood or perilla, he always carries a purse for rewards.

"Master rewards." Coming out of the room, Zisu handed the purse to Xiao Fuzi with a smile, Xiao Fuzi accepted it with a smile, and thanked Zisu.

"Well, it smells so good!" Zisu and Xiao Fuzi were talking when a voice suddenly came from the gate of Tao Ranju's courtyard. They were startled, and turned their heads to look at the door. When they saw the person coming, The two suddenly widened their eyes in surprise.

No wonder the two of them were like this, the person who appeared at the entrance of Tao Ran's courtyard was none other than Kang Ninghai, the chief eunuch next to the emperor.

Beside him, there was also a little eunuch carrying a glazed lantern, that was his apprentice named Xiao Shunzi.

"Kang... Manager Kang?" Zisu and Xiao Fuzi quickly saluted after recognizing the identity of the visitor.

At this moment, Zisu's heart was beating wildly. One must know that Tao Ran lived in a remote location, and even in normal times, it was rare to see maids and eunuchs from other palaces coming over, let alone people who appeared around the emperor.

"Miss Zisu, is Su Fangyi there?" Seeing Zisu, Kang Ninghai smiled and asked, Zisu nodded quickly, and let Kang Ninghai go into the room.

Following Zisu, Kang Ninghai walked towards the house with Xiao Shunzi, he looked at Tao Ranju calmly, when he saw only Zisu and Xiao Fuzi, a flash of understanding flashed in Kang Ninghai's eyes.

In this harem, it's common to be bullied and trampled down, and a master who is not favored will live worse than a slave.

The voice outside the house reached Su Qingyan's ears, she was a little surprised, she stood up and walked towards the door.

"Slave Kang Ninghai, please greet Su Fangyi." Walking to the door, Kang Ninghai saw Su Qingyan, and he saluted Su Qingyan with a respectful tone.

Having been with the emperor for so long, Kang Ninghai is very clear about the meaning of the emperor's gift. He was in the small garden with the emperor before, but he heard the master's words clearly.

I thought the emperor would be angry, but I didn't expect the emperor to send me a glazed lantern.

You must know that there are only five glazed lanterns in the entire harem, one of which is at the empress's and one at Shen Guifei's, and now this one has been sent to Tao Ran's residence.

Since he sent something, it means that the emperor is very interested in this Su Fangyi, and it is only a matter of time before he accepts the favor. If this Su Fangyi has some means, this position will naturally be raised.

"Director Kang, please get up." Su Qingyan knew very well that Kang Ninghai in front of her was someone close to the emperor. She was a little puzzled, why did the chief eunuch who was next to the emperor come to her Tao Ranju?

"Master Su, this is a glazed lantern given to you by the servants ordered by the emperor."

While speaking, Kang Ninghai took the glazed lantern from Xiao Shunzi and presented it to Su Qingyan.

Zisu quickly took the glazed lantern from Kang Ninghai and handed it to her master.

Holding the glazed lantern in her hand, Su Qingyan was a little dazed. How could the emperor reward her for no reason?

"Zisu." Although she was very surprised, Su Qingyan quickly came to her senses and gave instructions to Zisu.

Zisu quickly responded, took out her biggest purse, and handed it to Kang Ninghai, "Boss Kang, I'm sorry to trouble you for this hard work, please accept your kindness."

"Thank you Su Fangyi." The purse in his hand was very light, but Kang Ninghai didn't care. He was the chief eunuch next to the emperor, and he could usually collect too many things, so naturally he didn't care about the little things in the purse.

However, even if you don't care, you have to accept the purse. This is the harem, and you can only make people feel at ease if you accept the benefits of others.

"Boss Kang, you're being polite. Zitan is cooking tea for me. If Boss Kang doesn't mind, why don't you stay and have a cup of tea before leaving?"

After all, he is someone close to the emperor, so he should be more polite. Su Qingyan looked at Kang Ninghai and asked with a smile.

"Thank you Su Fangyi for your kindness. The slave smelled the fragrance as soon as he entered the courtyard. It's a pity that he didn't have the good fortune. He has to go back and return to the emperor."

When Kang Ninghai said so, Su Qingyan naturally wouldn't stay any longer, she signaled Zisu to send Kang Ninghai off, and waited until his back disappeared at the entrance of Tao Ranju, then she turned her eyes to the glazed lantern again.

"Master, did the emperor send someone to bring you something?" Zitan was holding cakes and scented tea, seeing his master standing at the door in a daze, he asked in surprise.

"En." Responding, Su Qingyan turned and walked towards the house. She scanned around and hung the glazed lantern in the inner room.

Hearing Su Qingyan's response, Zitan's face showed joy, the emperor sent someone to deliver something to the master, does it mean that he thought of the master?
If this is the case, will my master be able to accept favor soon?That would be great!
Thinking of this, Zitan glanced at Su Qingyan who came out of the inner room, and originally wanted to say something, but saw that her master's expression was calm, and she seemed unhappy.

"Master, what's the matter with you?" Putting down the pastry and scented tea, Zitan asked suspiciously, "Aren't you happy that the emperor gave you something?"

are you happy?Su Qingyan didn't know, all she knew was that after receiving this glazed lantern, troubles arose.

In the harem, how many pairs of eyes are staring at it. The matter of receiving the glazed lantern will definitely be known by the women in the palace in a few hours.

Thinking of what happened when she greeted her in the morning, Su Qingyan couldn't help frowning.

Well done, why did the emperor give him something?
(End of this chapter)