Chapter 42: Wanwan’s Hands Are Not Dirty
Qin Wanwan ran to him and spun around, then looked expectant, waiting for praise.
The little one is quite narcissistic.
“Mm, good-looking.”
The young ladies’ aesthetic taste was still present; although Qin Wanwan had many flowers on her head, they weren’t messy, making her look like a beautiful little flower fairy.
Daddy was very busy, and Qin Wanwan was also sensible enough not to want to disturb him too much, so she often played by herself at home.
Yin Yuanli also stayed at Xie Chong’s house.
Until the people from Shangjing rushed over.
This day, Qin Wanwan was bathing a gosling in a basin of water.
Yin Yuanli sat on a chair not far away, reading and writing diligently.
Qin Wanwan had curiously tried to learn before, and then… then she never wanted to learn again, she got dizzy.
The gosling liked water and easily mastered the posture of swimming.
Although it was fluffy, its fur didn’t get very wet, and Qin Wanwan had to rub it with some force every time she bathed it.
Ke Ke saw her struggling and said, “When soap or scented soap is invented for washing, it will be easier, and it will even have a scent.”
Qin Wanwan: “Ke Ke, can you make scented soap, I want a milk flavor.”
At this time, there was a cleaning product called soap.
However, it was basically only used by nobles and the wealthy, and it also had a fragrance, but its cleaning power was not as strong as soap.
Ordinary people, like the commoners in Shahe City, probably didn’t even know what soap was; they used plant ash for cleaning.
“I know the method, but it’s just that we don’t have the ingredients, and lard alone isn’t as effective.”
Soap is not difficult to make, it’s just that the ingredients cannot be found in this era.
Qin Wanwan let out a little disappointed “oh.”
She raised her little white hand: “Wanwan’s hands are not dirty.”
Ke Ke praised: “Of course, you are a Qilin, what dirty things dare to stay on you for long.”
Qin Wanwan’s skin was very easy to clean, even oil stains would disappear after washing and wiping.
Unlike ordinary people, oil stains could not be cleaned without some special substance, and over time, their hands always looked greasy and dirty.
Xie Chong didn’t have this trouble either, after all, he was also a Great Qilin.
Just as Qin Wanwan picked up the clean, fluffy little fatty, someone suddenly rushed in from outside.
“Your Highness, my Prince!”
The person was wailing dramatically.
In the blink of an eye, the person had already run in front of Yin Yuanli.
“Your Highness, Crown Prince, are you injured? My heart almost stopped beating when I couldn’t see you, how could those cursed kidnappers be so blind, Your Highness, you have suffered.”
Qin Wanwan tilted her head, looking at him curiously.
Yin Yuanli put down the book in his hand with some helplessness.
“I’m fine, Wang Dequan, shut up.”
Too noisy, could rival Ke Ke.
“Yes, I will shut up.”
He was quite obedient and playfully patted his mouth, but his eyes seemed to convey a sense of being wronged.
“Crown Prince, we are late!”
Following the person in eunuch attire, there were also some military generals in fine clothing.
These military generals were from the Shangjing Guard Army.
Yin Yuanli nodded: “Did you bring the imperial decree and reward for General Xie?”
“We brought it all, we didn’t forget about this.”
It was Wang Dequan who spoke, and he quickly had people bring over the brocade box containing the imperial decree.
“However, Crown Prince, General Xie is at home.”
Wang Dequan’s gaze swept around and he didn’t see General Xie, but he did spot a young lady looking at him curiously.
My, this young lady is truly beautiful.
He had seen many noble ladies in Shangjing, and he had seen girls of this young lady’s age, but he had never seen such a little immortal child under an immortal.
Moreover, the child’s eyes were clean, so clean.
So clean and pure that people immediately liked her.
Yin Yuanli walked unhurriedly to Qin Wanwan’s side, frowning as he stared at the gosling she was holding.
“Qin Wanwan, I already told you not to hold the gosling when bathing it.”
The young prince’s tender voice carried a hint of seriousness, and he gave Lu He a look.
Lu He immediately came over with a towel and took the gosling to wipe its fur.
Qin Wanwan was not afraid of Yin Yuanli at all.
“I was going to put it down, but they came in and I forgot.”
She said righteously: “They all came to look for Brother Yuanli, so it’s Brother Yuanli’s fault.”
Yin Yuanli:…………
His voice softened: “Okay, I’m going to find General Xie, do you want to go.”
Did she even need to be asked? Qin Wanwan quickly nodded her little head.
“I want to go, to find Daddy.”
On the way to the military camp, Yin Yuanli briefly introduced Qin Wanwan’s identity to Wang Dequan.
“She is General Xie’s daughter, Wanwan, you can call him Eunuch Dequan.”
Although Wang Dequan was inwardly surprised, he was still an old hand in the palace, and a flattering smile appeared on his face that was not uncomfortable.
“So it’s the Duke’s daughter from General Xie’s family, I was blind. You are truly the most agile person I have ever met.”
Qin Wanwan loved being praised, and her eyes curved happily.
“Eunuch Dequan is also a good person~”
Wang Dequan’s smile became more sincere; this little girl was so well-behaved, not at all like the children raised in the palace or by some nobles, who were either too spoiled and didn’t care about human lives at such a young age.
Or they were too timid and couldn’t hold their own.
There were only a handful like this little girl.
Later, Qin Wanwan and Wang Dequan chatted and praised each other, and the little girl even took out her preserved fruits to share with him.
Yin Yuanli pursed his small lips, how could a person have so many words.
Upon arriving at the military camp and finding Xie Chong, Wang Dequan was about to read the imperial decree.
Xie Chong and a group of generals cupped their fists and knelt on one knee.
Yin Yuanli pulled them up: “General Xie, there’s no need to kneel, Father Emperor cannot see anyway.”
Wang Dequan and the people behind him pretended not to hear or see.
Xie Chong: … Is this okay?
Yin Yuanli whispered a reminder: “If you kneel, Wanwan will also have to kneel.”
Xie Chong’s knees immediately straightened.
When he met the Emperor, kneeling with Wanwan for a moment was not a problem, but since the Crown Prince said not to kneel, then he wouldn’t kneel.
So Wang Dequan began to read the imperial decree, after a lot of praise for the Tianqi Dynasty, the Emperor himself, and Xie Chong, the main point was finally reached.
“General Xie discovered a silver mine and reported it, and apprehended corrupt officials and bandits with merit, now rewarded with five thousand silver, one hundred taels of gold, and a pair of vases…”
Upon hearing about silver and gold, Xie Chong felt content.
Although it was a bit little, he also knew how difficult it was to extract any money from the Minister of Revenue on normal days.
After Eunuch Wang Dequan received the imperial decree, he smiled and handed the decree to Xie Chong.
“Congratulations, General Xie, where would you like these rewards to be moved?”
Xie Chong: “To the General’s Mansion.”
Among the rewards granted, only the gold and silver were usable; the remaining items were imperial gifts, which could not be sold and could only be kept at home for display.
He had them before, but he left them at his mansion in Shangjing.
As a Great General, His Majesty had granted him a residence in Shangjing, and when he came to the border, he only brought what was usable, leaving the rest stored in the private treasury of that mansion.
They couldn’t be eaten or used, nor could they be sold. They could be gifted to friends or superiors, which was acceptable.
But in Shangjing, besides the current Duke of Zhenguo, he didn’t know many people. If those things were brought to the border, they would be useless except to add trouble during transport.
As for when those imperial gifts would see the light of day, that would be when he returned to Shangjing.
