The palace wall reflects the moon

Chapter 23 Only Du Kanger

As soon as Shen Xiao left, Chu Ying ran in and pulled out a pair of chopsticks like a magic trick.

"So many dishes are untouched!" Chu Ying looked around, picked up a fork, took a mouthful of sauce, and said, "What a waste. The emperor won't eat it, so let's eat it."

Xin Wei thought the same and sat down.

"Did you offend the emperor?" Chu Ying approached her.

"no?"

"The emperor looked ugly when he went out," Chu Ying whispered, "Did I see it wrong?"

Xin Wei ate her food, looked at her, and asked, "Why did you stand up to testify? Do you know how dangerous this matter is?"

"I feel that the eldest princess is more powerful. The webmaster princess is right, and you have already stood up. I can't leave you alone."

Chu Ying smiled so hard that her eyebrows were crooked, and the stars in her eyes were twinkling, as if she was asking for credit, waiting for her to give a few compliments.

Xin Wei wiped the stains from the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief.

"You're smart and brave and you're doing great."

Chu Ying smiled even brighter, chewing meat in her mouth, and said: "If the three of us stand firmly together, no one can bully us and wrongly accuse us. So although I am scared to death, I must stand up." ...We are dependent on each other in this palace, and we must help each other."

"Okay, let's help each other."

In the cold winter months, Xin Wei suddenly felt a slight warmth spreading in her heart.After experiencing so many changes, she is still moved by the words "depending on each other for life".

Chu Ying touched her wine glass: "Here you go, this is Lansheng. It's sweet and delicious. Sister Liu likes this the most."

"Dry!"

Xin Wei drank it all in one gulp.

After a hearty meal and a few glasses of wine, Chu Ying burped loudly, and the smell of Lansheng wine filled the air.

Chu Ying smiled sheepishly and asked with a wink, "What do you think of the Emperor?"

Xin Wei choked and said slowly: "Let's not talk about the emperor."

"Do you think the emperor is very good-looking?"

Chu Ying's cheeks turned slightly red. She couldn't tell whether it was from shyness or because she was drunk. She said a little excitedly: "We are quite lucky. The emperor has just reached his prime. Some people have to serve the emperor as soon as he enters the palace. , that’s really unlucky.”

The food in Xin Wei's mouth became more and more tasteless, but she burst into laughter and asked her, "Have you served me to bed yet?"

Chu Ying shook her head.

"Sister Liu has never slept with you before! Why is it my turn!"

"impossible."

"real!"

"I do not believe."

Chu Ying stretched out her arm and rolled up her sleeves, revealing a red mole on her arm that was as white as jade: "Why am I lying to you? My cinnabar mole is still there!"

Xin Wei said: "I said it's impossible for Concubine Liu to have slept with her before."

"That's true, Sister Liu told me herself!" Chu Ying made a shushing gesture mysteriously, "Don't tell anyone, don't let others know about it."

Xin Wei frowned.

Then what is he doing when he often runs to Weiyang Palace?Make people mistakenly think that he favors Liu Qingshu just to flatter her?
Or cover him up... and don't lift it?
Or maybe it's just because I have no appetite at all just seeing this face that looks so similar to hers?

Thinking this, she couldn't help laughing.Chu Ying was so drunk that she was drunk after only a few glasses of wine. She vaguely heard her laughing, but it was not a hearty laugh, but seemed to be a bit sarcastic.

Chu Ying blinked in confusion: "What's wrong with you..."

"It's okay, you drank too much." Xin Wei shook her head.
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The day before the Lantern Festival, the Ministry of Internal Affairs distributed costumes and treasures to the palace masters. Compared with the past, this time they were much more valuable.

Only one jar of Dukang was sent to Huguangxie.

After a jar of Dukang, the little eunuch who came put down the jar of wine and left. Huaixi called out to him: "My father-in-law, have you made a mistake? Chu Jieyu got two pieces of cloud brocade, as well as jade bracelets and hairpins. Let's The young master is also Jieyu..."

The status is the same, so there shouldn't be much difference in treatment.

What's the deal with a jar of wine?
"That's right," the little eunuch turned his head and said, "what the superiors ordered, Xin Jieyu's is a jar of Dukang."

"Up?"

"I don't know that."

Huai Xi had no choice but to hold the wine jar and watch the little eunuch leave.

The little eunuch walked away, and Huaixi comforted her: "Little master, don't be sad. At least the House of Internal Affairs has not forgotten you. I heard people say that when the Queen was in charge of the House of Internal Affairs, there were many little masters who stayed together for more than half a year. Nothing can be gained.”

If the queen is ill and cannot control the harem, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will naturally not be able to control it either.

Eunuch Xi went to Fengyi Palace to ask for the account books of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Afterwards, the queen went to the Yangxin Palace to ask for an audience. The emperor didn't see her, so he sent the queen away with a bunch of rare treasures, which was considered a favor.

Liu Qingshu is now the assistant in charge of the Sixth Palace. As for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the emperor promoted Eunuch Wei, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to the position of general manager.

In this way, the queen is in name only.

Xin Wei just felt a little speechless. The emperor asked her to go back to Huguangxie to drink Du Kang. It was really not just talk.But the emperor's approach was indeed a bit naive and unlike his behavior.

He probably also expected that everyone in the harem would just think that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was deliberately treating Xin Jieyu harshly, and no one would think that this matter would have something to do with the emperor.

"Little Master, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and others will have new clothes to wear. Little Master, you..." Huaixi became angrier as she thought about it, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is just changing the soup without changing the medicine, and they are still a bunch of dogs who take advantage of people's power. If it's a big year, little Master, Not drunk, maybe..."

She was still thinking about the incident on New Year's Eve when the young master was too drunk to go to bed.Huai Xi understood this principle that only by sleeping with someone could you win favors and give birth to a little prince.

"It's okay," Xin Wei touched her head and said warmly, "There are lots of clothes and lots of jewelry."
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However, by the next day, this matter became known to everyone.

As soon as Xin Wei arrived at Qianyuan Hall, she was pulled aside by Chu Ying.

Chu Ying said angrily, "Don't pay attention to them. They are free and love to make fun of others."

After saying this, Xin Wei knew that she was gossiping.

"What did you say?"

"I guess the Ministry of Internal Affairs made a mistake. How could anyone give the young master of the harem a jar of wine to celebrate the Lantern Festival?" Chu Ying pulled her to a corner and said, "I just found out about this. Don't take it personally. I Let Sister Liu ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Liu Qingshu has recovered [-]% of her health. She has not yet fully figured out the affairs of the harem, but the threshold of Weiyang Palace is about to be breached.

Seeing that the Queen lost power and Concubine Liu was put in an important position, everyone in the harem was eager to fawn over her, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was no exception.

At this time, Liu Qingshu entered the palace surrounded by the concubines.

She paused for a moment and scanned the hall. When she saw the corner where Xin Wei and Chu Ying were staying, she stopped and walked over.

After taking only two steps, Zhang Zhaoyi called her out: "Empress Liu, there were some things I didn't understand when I was checking the accounts last night. I want to ask Concubine Liu."

Zhang Zhaoyi previously assisted the Queen in proofreading various accounts, and she still does this now.

Business was important, so Liu Qingshu glanced at Xin Wei from afar, then followed Zhang Zhaoyi to the other side.

(End of this chapter)