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Chapter 149 Incense Burner

Zhou Chang raised his eyelids and glanced at the four young eunuchs following behind Liu Dexia.

One of them was kneeling on the ground holding a golden incense burner in his hand, another was holding a tray with unknown incense in it, and the two behind him were empty-handed, holding nothing.

"Ding, the customer has placed an order for a medium-sized gold-wire incense burner." The viewpoint system immediately placed the order in the mind.

Zhou Chang pretended not to hear and called to Liu Dexia faintly, "Get up. What kind of incense is that?"

Liu Dexia stood up from the ground, smiling: "Your Highness Prince Yi, this is the best Stork."

"That incense burner is too small. Change it to a bigger one for me. Change the incense too. I want better ones with stronger fragrance." Zhou Chang pointed at the golden incense burner. "Also, why is there only this one incense burner? Isn't it said that the more the better?"

"This is the best, Your Highness Prince Yi." Liu Dexia was about to perfunctorily answer. He was originally entrusted with this trip temporarily. If it were not for not offending Fang She, he would not bother to run Prince Yi's errand. "As for the remaining incense burners, Chief Steward Fang is still busy collecting them. I believe they will be delivered to Your Highness soon."

"Really? I've already told Fang She that the stove is too small and he wants a bigger one. Don't you understand?" Zhou Chang pretended to be angry and pointed at the two eunuchs with empty hands behind Liu Dexia, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go."

The two young eunuchs at the back were trembling with fear and glanced at Liu Dexia for instructions.

Liu Dexia had no choice. After all, there was a difference between master and servant. He turned around and said, "Why are you still standing there? Didn't you hear what His Royal Highness Prince Yi ordered? Go get a bigger incense burner and better incense."

The two young eunuchs at the back then retreated with the incense burner and incense.

"You have already taken it, why are you taking it away again? Keep it all." Zhou Chang naturally couldn't let it go.

The two young eunuchs were startled and quickly put the tray on the floor of the stand and retreated empty-handed.

Zhou Chang turned around and seemed to be chatting: "I heard that Eunuch Liu has been promoted to the deputy chief steward of the inner court? I haven't congratulated him yet."

"No, no, that's all thanks to your Majesty's grace." Liu Dexia nodded and bowed, unable to hide the smugness in his eyes.

On weekdays, Prince Yi seldom entered the palace and had no power or influence, so Liu Dexia did not take Prince Yi seriously.

Moreover, he had done so many bad things that he had long forgotten what happened in the past.

After all, Prince Yi was just a child at that time, how could he remember anything? Moreover, after that, the few times he saw Prince Yi again, he looked normal. Maybe that incident was over and he didn't take it too seriously.

Zhou Chang was too lazy to look at Liu Dexia directly, but stroked the teacup beside him. The teacup was much prettier than Liu Dexia's donkey face. "Monkey, you are not as lucky as Eunuch Liu. If you followed me out of the palace, I don't know what you would have become if you had stayed in the palace. Maybe it would have been much better than it is now."

Monkey squinted at Liu Dexia and gave him a curt bow: "Your Highness is right. I am no match for Eunuch Liu. I don't know what luck I have had in recent years. I have risen to prominence. I haven't congratulated Eunuch Liu yet."

Liu De pretended to be modest: "No, no, servants only know how to do their best to serve their masters."

Zhou Chang watched as more and more snakes were killed. Several large pots were already burning in the training ground. With gusts of wind, he could occasionally smell the scent of snake blood. "Why haven't the incense burners and incense arrived yet?"

It's only been a few words, how could it be so fast? Liu Dexia complained in his heart, but still smiled: "Your Highness, please be patient, I will be here soon."

"Well." Zhou Chang picked up the teacup and took another sip.

Liu Dexia had a donkey-like face, with two eyes that were so close together that they looked like they would bump into each other when they turned around. "Your Highness, may I ask if you said that I would be paid thirty cents for killing a snake today?"

He had been standing there without leaving because he had heard that Prince Yi had raised the price of killing a snake to thirty cents per snake, so he came to take a look.

Zhou Chang smiled but did not answer.

The thin monkey took over the conversation: "Of course it is so. It is also a grace from your majesty. This is a great opportunity to make money that you can't ask for normally. A snake is 30 coins. If I am good at catching a hundred snakes in a day, it is not a problem. That is 3,000 coins. Three taels of silver is enough for my monthly salary."

"Monkey, you are saying this to me. Are you dissatisfied with the monthly salary I give you?" Zhou Chang took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "Three taels of silver may be a lot for you, but is it worth mentioning in the eyes of Eunuch Liu?"

Liu Dexia waved his hands repeatedly: "Look at what you said, Your Highness Prince Yi, if I wasn't busy serving the master, I would have rushed to come. This is a rare opportunity for us servants to serve the country. I heard that all the palaces are busy cleaning today, so there are no hands available. But as long as Your Highness needs it, I will do my best to get some hands for Your Highness."

What bullshit is this? It's only the beginning of July and there's no New Year's Day. What do we need to clean?

Zhou Chang smiled without saying anything, picked up the teacup and took another sip, then frowned: "This tea is a bit cold."

"Yes, I'll go change it right away." The skinny monkey bowed and took the teacup. He turned around and said to Liu Dexia, "Unfortunately, Eunuch Liu, we already have enough manpower."

After saying this, the skinny monkey turned around and handed the tea tray to the young eunuch standing below, and asked him to exchange it for hot tea.

Liu Dexia glanced at the west side of the parade ground. There were only imperial guards there, not a single eunuch or palace maid. He had doubts in his mind, but couldn't say them out loud.

Previously, Emperor Lin was in urgent need of frostbite ointment and promised to arrange personnel for Prince Yi, but he could not think of how to arrange them for a while. The Ministry of War excused itself by saying that there was a shortage of manpower and other supplies had to be prepared, and also said that the city defense could not be allocated.

In the end, the Imperial Guards reluctantly accepted the task because the location was located in the West Parade Ground within the imperial palace.

When there were still not enough people, Emperor Lin only thought of the group of palace maids and eunuchs in the harem.

After these people got the news, no one was willing to come at first. Firstly, there were not many people, and secondly, they felt it was a dirty and tiring job. If they came to do such a thing, not to mention whether their masters agreed or not, they would just be ridiculed.

However, due to the order of Emperor Lin, each palace reluctantly "donated" a few people, most of whom were palace maids and eunuchs of the lowest rank.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Chang offered a price of ten cents for killing a snake on the first day, which made these people overjoyed, especially those brave young eunuchs who learned quickly and earned more than one or two taels of silver in a day, which was a huge good thing.

Liu Dexia was unhappy when he heard the news. He was the kind of person who usually did things that harmed others and benefited himself. Occasionally, when he made a mistake, he would do things that harmed others and did not benefit himself. He hated to see others doing well.

As a result, although Liu Dexia did not say anything openly, word had spread privately that he was now a favorite of Concubine Yi and the new second-in-command of the inner court.

The news spread overnight, and no one dared to come the next day. "Between working hard and playing badly, I chose to work hard and play badly;"