Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 848: Chapter 848 – Money Can Solve the Problem, It’s Not a Problem_1

Liu Quan did not dare to delay and swiftly picked up a large stack of government documents, summoning a junior eunuch for assistance. They swiftly left the East Palace and headed for the Culture and Learning Pavilion a kilometer away.

This was the workplace of the Grand Scholars in the Cabinet.

The Great Sheng Dynasty had no position equivalent to a Prime Minister. The reason Jiang Ruobai was addressed as Prime Minister Jiang was solely because he was the Senior Grand Scholar in the Culture and Learning Pavilion.

The Cabinet had four members, consisting of the Senior, Second, Third, and Fourth Grand Secretaries. Their primary job was to assist the Emperor in handling affairs.

The Culture and Learning Pavilion was initially just a small pavilion for the Grand Scholars to rest. Through successive expansions, additional rooms were added, and it eventually became the legitimate office for the Grand Scholars.

Located two kilometers away from the Emperor’s sleeping quarters, this place served as the political center of the Great Sheng Dynasty, where the Emperor seldom visited.

The last time an Emperor visited was several decades ago.

The current Emperor had not set foot here even once.

Ordinary notes and government documents were transported back and forth by eunuchs of the Bureau of Rites.

With the abundance of permits and documents, it was impossible for the Emperor to manage them all single-handedly. Hence, the eunuchs of the Bureau of Rites were necessary for assistance.

These literate eunuchs were known as Eunuch Scribes.

Now that the Emperor was not governing the affairs, and the Crown Prince served as the Regent, it was only natural for Eunuch Liu Quan and his subordinates, who were by the Crown Prince’s side, to temporarily take up this position.

Every new Emperor appointed trustworthy people from their close quarters. They would never use the eunuchs left behind by previous emperors.

This was perfectly normal, a common human feeling.

Carrying the government documents, Liu Quan arrived at the entrance of the Culture and Learning Pavilion where he encountered a few Eunuch Scribes.

These Eunuch Scribes, who had earned deep trust from the Emperor and enjoyed high status, were usually smug and arrogant. All the other eunuchs and maids, even the princes and ministers, had to curry favor with them.

Seeing Liu Quan and the junior eunuch carrying the documents, one of them stopped them at the entrance, sarcastically remarking, “Times have changed, indeed. Even such lowly hands can touch these documents now.”

Liu Quan replied with an ingratiating laugh, “Eunuch Wang, I’m certainly unworthy of this task. But I’m only following the Crown Prince’s orders. Would you be kind enough to help me deliver these?” He subtly passed him a banknote.

Eunuch Wang finally consented and made way for them.

They were not foolish. Although they were still Eunuch Scribes at the moment, they couldn’t be sure about their future. It was not wise to offend someone who was a trusted aide of the Crown Prince.

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Once Eunuch Wang and his associates had departed, Liu Quan gestured the junior eunuch to follow him inside.

The junior eunuch grumbled, “They always block the entrance to sneak a profit. Master, we must not give in next time. I’d like to see how they dare to delay the delivery of the documents.”

Liu Quan briskly walked and said, “Why get involved in petty squabbles with them? If a little money can solve the issue, it’s no big deal. Should the delivery be delayed, they wouldn’t get off scot-free, but neither would we. Neither our Crown Prince nor the Emperor would spare us, let alone the ministers outside. It’s better to tread carefully at this critical moment and avoid trouble for the Crown Prince. Remember, if the Crown Prince is okay, we’re okay. But if he’s not, we’re all doomed.”

The junior eunuch nodded repeatedly, “Your disciple will heed your advice.”

“Let’s go in.”

Liu Quan placed a stack of documents impeaching the Senior Grand Secretary, Jiang Ruobai, in front of him.