Chapter 33 Giving Gifts
After the palace banquet, Helian Su sent Helian Yu to Fengyang Pavilion, which really aroused jealousy.

In Fengyang Pavilion, Chang An had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Helian Su and Helian Yu arriving in their sedan chairs, he led the palace people to pay their respects.

Helian Yu felt indescribably complicated when he saw Chang An again.

Chang An shouldn't have followed her. He should have gained experience with Helian Su, and then followed the prince and Helian Chi successively, climbing up step by step.

After the fall of Daxia, he was able to follow the new emperor, step by step becoming the Supervisor of the East Factory and then the Nine Thousand Year Old Lord.

"Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Helian Su took Helian Yu by the hand and entered Fengyang Pavilion. After showing her around, he left.

Qixiang Palace.

Concubine Shu sat in front of the bronze mirror, and the palace maid Yue'e helped her take off the hairpin jewelry on her head.

"Yue'e, why do you think His Majesty dotes on Zhaoyang so much? We haven't seen each other for six years, so how can there be any father-daughter relationship?"

Yue'e was also puzzled. "My queen, I guess that Princess Zhaoyang is the daughter of the late queen. Your Majesty will naturally favor Princess Zhaoyang more because of the late queen's kindness. But..."

"Just what?"

Yue'e looked at Concubine Shu and smiled, "Your Majesty, the late queen has passed away after all. Princess Zhaoyang is born with a deficiency. I'm afraid she will be like the late queen and there is a risk of... dying early."

"That's true." Concubine Shu raised her hand and stroked her temples, looking at herself in the mirror with pity, "I think she will die young, which is pitiful."

"Your Majesty, please be merciful." Yue'e lowered her eyes and praised.

Concubine Shu narrowed her eyes and whispered, "Let Doctor Feng check on her tomorrow..."

"Yes, ma'am."

The next day.

When Helian Yu was about to wake up, the sound of footsteps in Fengyang Pavilion made her get up in a daze.

Xingchun saw the commotion and quickly supported Helian Yu, whispering, "Does your highness want to wash?"

Helian Yu yawned, his eyes a little hard to open, but his little body was walking out of the yard, "Um...what's going on outside?"

Xingchun stopped Helianyu and did not let her go any further. "Your Highness, please wait. You are only wearing your underwear and cannot leave the inner hall. Outside are gifts from the various palaces to celebrate your return to the palace."

礼？
The string in Helian Yu's mind tightened, and he woke up instantly. He opened his eyes and looked at Xingchun excitedly: "Quick! Take me over to have a look!"

"Your Highness, you need to put on your clothes first." Xingchun reminded as he led Helian Yu to the inner hall.

Xingchun called Cidong over again, and the two of them helped Helian Yu put on her clothes and comb her hair, and then they walked towards Fengyang Pavilion.

In Fengyang Pavilion, Chang An was directing the young eunuchs to walk lightly. They placed the items sent from different palaces in the correct place, in an orderly and efficient manner.

Helian Yu ran to Chang An and said, "Chang An, did you ask someone to write down which palace sent what?"

"Noted." Chang An nodded, "Your Highness, do you want to eat now?"

Helian Yu subconsciously touched his stomach and said, "I'm not hungry yet. Has everyone had breakfast?"

"Most of them have already eaten." Chang An explained, "The servants of Fengyang Pavilion have changed shifts twice. Except for Xingchun, Cidong and me, everyone else has already eaten breakfast on duty."

Helian Yu nodded and looked at the several palace maids and eunuchs who came over, "Who of you can take over for Chang An and the other two, so that they can eat first?"

Hearing this, Chang An hurriedly stopped him, "Your Highness, I am not hungry yet. These tasks..."

"There must be a lot of people giving gifts today. You can't just keep watching them."

Helian Yu felt that he had some humanity and would not exploit the maids and eunuchs in his palace to the point where they had no food to eat.

If you don’t have enough food to eat, you will become rebellious.

When she used to steal steamed buns to eat, she saw many palace maids and eunuchs playing tricks on their masters, spitting in the food, stepping on their masters' clothes, gnawing on their masters' shoes, all kinds of disgusting things that left no trace.

Helian Yu picked two clever eunuchs to replace Chang An, and told him to come back after dinner. Then he picked two young palace maids to replace Xingchun and Cidong. The two young palace maids, one named Yingyue and the other named Caiyun, looked very playful.

The two of them put the food on the plates and served Helian Yu.

"How many people are there in Fengyang Pavilion?" Helian Yu asked Yingyue.

"Your Highness, there are twelve palace maids and twenty eunuchs in Fengyang Pavilion, plus the chief eunuch Chang'an and the head aunt Yu Shi, a total of thirty-four people. However, Aunt Yu Shi is going home to visit her relatives, and the journey is long, so she must come back tomorrow at the earliest."

Yingyue told Helian Yu about the situation in Fengyang Pavilion.

As Yingyue spoke, Caiyue served the dishes and waited on Helian Yue, who ate very happily.

Helian Yu had just finished his breakfast when Xiao Chunzi, who was taking over from Chang An, came in.

"Your Highness, Imperial Doctor Feng is here to check your pulse."

Helian Yu refused without hesitation: "Let him go back."

Apart from the Master, no one can force her to take medicine!

"Your Highness, this..." Xiao Chunzi hesitated, looking embarrassed. She glanced at Yingyue and Caiyun, wanting them to help persuade her.

Before Yingyue Caiyun could speak, Helian Yu stood up from his chair with one hand on his waist.

"Throw Doctor Feng out, don't let him in! Oh, and find a dog. Release it on anyone who passes by wearing a doctor's robe!"

Yingyue and Caiyun were afraid that Helian Yu would fall, so they did not dare to delay and quickly pulled her to sit down, then took Xiao Chunzi out and sent Doctor Feng away.

Outside the Fengyang Pavilion, Doctor Feng had not completed Concubine Shu's mission and was reluctant to leave. He advised in a high-sounding manner: "I have heard that Princess Zhaoyang is born with a deficiency. You must ask for her pulse!"

Yingyue and Caiyun stopped Doctor Feng and said, "Doctor Feng, my prince doesn't want to be invited today. Please come tomorrow or in the next few days. Don't you feel wronged for causing my prince's dislike for no reason?"

Anyone can see His Majesty's attitude towards Princess Zhaoyang; therefore, Yingyue and Caiyun are confident and are not afraid of Imperial Physician Feng, who is of a higher rank and status than them.

Doctor Feng also knew that he must not offend Princess Zhaoyang in the next two days, otherwise he would suffer the consequences in the future, so he left in embarrassment.

Doctor Feng had just taken a few steps when he heard a voice behind him.

"Xiao Luzi! Go to the imperial kitchen and get some cakes. Get more varieties. But remember not to take the chestnut cakes. Your Highness cannot eat chestnuts!"

"Hey! Sister Yingyue, I remember it!"

Doctor Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and went back carrying the medicine box.

After Imperial Doctor Feng left, the people who gave gifts almost stopped.

Yingyue and Caiyun returned to Fengyang Pavilion. Helian Yu, who was supposed to be in the hall, was now directing a group of eunuchs to move a table and place it right in front of the steps.

"Your Highness, what are you doing?" Yingyue asked in confusion.

"The Fengyang Pavilion's treasury is not big. After putting these gifts in, there won't be enough space for the gifts sent by our master." Helian Yu gave instructions while explaining to Yingyue, "Take out some and divide them up. This will free up some space."

Helian Yu then ordered the young eunuchs to bring out some items that she didn't like so much but were all priceless, and put a total of fifty items on the long table.

The palace maids and eunuchs gathered in the courtyard, each of them with excited expressions and whispering to each other.

"We are so lucky to have a generous prince. Any one of those treasures on the table is enough to keep me well-fed and well-clothed for the rest of my life!"

"That's right. After you leave the palace, you won't have to work in your next life if you have this treasure."

"A few days ago, when you were assigned to Fengyang Pavilion, weren't you complaining? Now you have nothing to say, right?"

"Indeed, indeed, I am too superficial..."

As they were talking, Chang Hai, Xingchun and Cidong came back.

Seeing the crowded Fengyang Pavilion, the three of them didn't know what was going on, so they rushed forward, worried that something might have happened to Helian Yu.

(End of this chapter)