Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 1950, Volume 249, Volume [-], Removing the Old (Six Thousand Bi)

When Concubine Xin said this, Wanxi quietly raised her head.

Looking far away, he glanced at the high sky outside the window.

It is already autumn, and the sky in the capital is high and blue.

Even if there are clouds, they are only light and faint, completely unable to cover the color of the blue sky.

Wanxi nodded, "The official women of our Qing Dynasty are not comparable to the court ladies of the past dynasties. Our official women in the Qing Dynasty are all from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and many of them are from the family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. , father and grandparents were all officials."

"That's why we have the "Regulations in the Imperial Palace" in the harem of the Qing Dynasty. In addition to eunuchs not being allowed to bully officials and women, even the chief of the inner court is not allowed to punish the women under his position without authorization. Otherwise, the chief of the inner court must also be punished." Sin. If it is light, it will be reprimanded, and if it is serious, it will be demoted."

"Therefore, even if we are the masters, we should be cautious about matters involving officials and women in this palace. What's more, there seems to be a charge of 'stealing' in this matter? Then this matter will not be tolerated. Cover it up and cover it up, always check to find out the truth, so that all the officials and women involved in it will get a clear explanation."

Concubine Xin laughed, "Sister Ling said that's exactly what my younger sister meant. Although this matter is a matter of my sister's palace, since it is an official woman's business, it also happens that the emperor, empress dowager and empress are not in the palace. Here, those of us who are in charge have the responsibility to help. Let my sister rest assured to investigate, and the sisters will naturally be willing to help."

Wanxi nodded and said, "Wu Niu is an official girl, and if Wu Niu loses something, she should be investigated; but Yu Ye and Yu Rui are also official women, and their things can't be tampered with."

"As the lord of the first palace, I naturally want a bowl of water to be level. In order to check things for Wu Niu, I have checked the personal belongings of Yuye, Yurui and others in the mothers of the Household Department. But I can't just ignore the rights and interests of Yuye and Yurui... I'll put my words here today: my mothers have already checked it, but nothing is found; if Wu Niu checks it again by herself, it will still If not, I can no longer just care about Wu Niu!"

Yuqin snorted softly, "It should be so! Otherwise, what rules are there in this palace? A woman can do whatever she wants?!"

Wanxi raised her eyes and stared at Wu Niu diligently, "You said just now, if you can't find it, just leave it to me... Wu Niu, you and I grew up together, so we are sisters. It's just that there are rules in the palace. , the rules do not allow personal affection, if you go through the inspection yourself this time and can't find it, then I can't keep you..."

Wu Niu stared at Wan Xi awkwardly, and then cocked her neck, "Since the slave has just said that he will let the master do what he wants, then the slave's spitting is a nail!"

Only then did Wanxi slightly raise the corners of her lips, "Well said. Wu Niu, I have known you to be such an open-minded person since I was a child; now that I have been with you in the palace for many years, I believe that you are still such a person. "

After Wanxi finished speaking, she raised her hand, "Go and check it yourself. If you think it's necessary, you might as well check my mother-in-law's, the seventh princess's, and even mine!"

Only then did Wu Niu tremble, "I dare not...slave, the little clothes of the slave are only in the house where the girls live, how dare you climb up to the masters."

Wanxi nodded, "Okay, then it's limited to the side hall, side room, and inverted room where the women live... Go and check."

Wu Niu happily got up to go.

But Wanxi called out, "It's just that we're still living in the garden for now, and we'll hear from the manager of the Old Summer Palace as soon as we meet the business."

Wanxi's voice fell slightly, and Hu Shijie walked in with a cold face, and knelt down to pay his respects.

Wanxi nodded, "Since it is an inspection, someone must supervise it. I have Mr. Lao Hu, who will accompany Wu Niu to conduct an inspection."

Wu Niu looked back and only glanced at Hu Shijie, then felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up, and she trembled when she turned her head.

Wanxi finally smiled slightly, "Let's go. It's not too late. After the investigation is over, let's take a break."
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Wu Niu originally had an arrogant face, but with Hu Shijie who looked like King Yama standing beside her, she was like a mouse seeing a cat.

Even the shoulders on both sides shrank subconsciously.

Even if he walked out of the palace gate with Hu Shijie, from the back view, he didn't even know how to move his hands and feet.

Glancing at Wu Niu's back, Wanxi smiled and said to everyone, "Autumn is dry, sisters have been sitting here for a while, please have a sip of tea to moisten your throat."

Yuqin laughed first, "It's said that you drink green in summer, red in winter, and oolong all year round...Lingfei's Tieguanyin today has a long aftertaste after a small sip."

Everyone also smiled and said, "Concubine Ling has a heart."

Concubine Wan nodded with a smile, "... Oolong, it really is the most appropriate day to drink oolong tea."
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Yu Rui, who stood by and waited, was still full of anger after this morning's anger.But before seeing the expression of the master's words and deeds, there was a slight change in his heart; after listening to Wanbi's words after a while, his heart beat faster, and he couldn't help raising his eyes to stare at Wanbi eagerly Xi go.

On the other hand, Yang Shi lightly squeezed Yurui's hand, looked at her with a smile, but didn't speak.

Yu Rui took advantage of the time to fill up the tea, and dragged Mrs. Yang to the tea room by herself, with a look of surprise on her face, "...the slave is stupid, the master has a plan for today's matter?"

Yang sneered and said, "We all know that Wu Niu will be a disaster sooner or later in the palace. It is because of the queen that the master will not get angry sooner. She can't go past the queen and send Wu Niu alone."

"But we managed to get the empress to vomit, but we didn't expect the empress dowager to make up for it later... As Ling's master, we can't openly contend with the empress dowager. Therefore, our palace is quiet and let people see Now, Wu Niu is still as domineering as before, and no one is going to stare at Wu Niu—only in this way can the empress dowager have nothing to pick out."

"But, how can Master Ling just watch Wu Niu tossing about without thinking of anything?"

Yu Rui's eyes lit up, "Master, is this going to...?"

Yang also raised her eyes and nodded firmly, "That's right, cut first and play later!"

Wu Niu is a chess piece, a chess piece placed beside Wanxi.Because of Wu Niu's special status, she and Wanxi have been "sisters in love" since she was a child, and later she was a member of the Queen's Palace, and then she was kept by the Empress Dowager. This is a trap. If Wan Xi tampers with Wu Niu , no matter the queen or the empress dowager, whoever picks it carefully can pick the bones from the eggs.

So when it's time to endure, Wanxi has endured all these years.

"But at this moment, the emperor, empress, and empress dowager are not in the palace. The master is in charge of the palace, and it is in the garden. If the master doesn't take this opportunity to pull out this nail, will he still have to wait for the queen?" Can't you come back with the empress dowager?"

When Yang mentioned her daughter's attitude, she couldn't help the brilliance in her eyes.

The daughter seems weak, but once her heart is firm, she doesn't even hesitate to cut first and then play.

Only then did Yurui smile pleasantly, "I was originally angry because I thought Wu Niu was lying. But now it sounds like Wu Niu is telling the truth?"

Yang frowned and smiled, "Anyway, we have already said that the Empress Dowager Liuxia and the five girls will not make troubles before the birth of the master, but after the birth of the master and the full moon, the five girls will definitely make trouble."

"Since trouble must be caused, then take the initiative to guide her to make trouble when the queen and empress dowager are away..."
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With Hu Shijie's cold eyes on the sidelines, Wu Niu, who originally wanted to make a big fuss, was a little timid to do the inspection this time.

After searching all the women's cabinets, Hu Shijie asked coldly, "Did you find the girl's personal belongings?"

Wu Niu bit her lip, "...No!"

Hu Shijie raised his eyebrows suddenly, "Since there is no one, the girl should stop standing here, and go back to the master with me to answer!"

Wu Niu raised her face in disappointment and stared at Hu Shijie, "But...Mr. Hu, maybe I didn't look it up just now..."

Hu Shijie raised his eyes coldly, instead of looking at Wu Niu's flattering face, he just stared at Fang Liang.

It was as if Fang Liang was more attractive and beautiful than Wu Niu's face.

"Just now, the girl did it herself. If she didn't check it out, it's the girl's own business! This is the palace, and these are the personal things of the official women. How can the girl be turned over as much as she wants? How many times did you turn it over?"

"Girl, don't talk anymore, it's serious to let me answer the question to Master Ling!"
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Relying on her beauty, Wu Niu was able to intercede with Sun Yuqing and other eunuchs in the palace, but it was a pity that the person she was facing at this time was Hu Shijie.

That's not a person, that's a piece of ice.

After all, Wu Niu had nothing to do, so she had to follow Hu Shijie back to the Bamboo Sun Tower.

The Tieguanyin in the Wanxi teacup has just been brewed for the second time, which is the time when the tea soup tastes the best.

Even though she could hear it well, Wanxi didn't raise her head, she just lowered her head and savored the tea carefully.After slowly tasting all the cup, he quietly raised his eyes to focus on Wu Niu.

"Not to mention the palace, but ordinary people's homes, rummaging through boxes and cabinets is a big taboo. But if you say you want to rummage in my palace, I'll leave it up to you."

"After all, you and I grew up together, and we have been together in the palace for many years. Whether it is public or private, I should give you this kind of affection. Now it's not just one time to check, mother, Jingqi have all checked; you I also checked it with my own hands. In terms of emotion and reason, I have given you great affection."

"Then tell me, did you find it after all, or didn't you find it?"

Wu Niu's face was ashen for a moment, she raised her eyes to stare at Wanxi, but her eyes quietly glanced at Concubine Xin.

Wanxi slammed the teacup in her hand on the table, "... still no reply?!"
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Wu Niu trembled in fright, and looked up at Wan Xi.

Such tenderness made her strange.

She once thought that even if Wanxi became her concubine, she would not dare to speak so harshly with her.

But it turned out that Wanxi was not only daring, but also so firm without hesitation.

Startled, Wu Niu couldn't help blurting out, "...Slave, no, I didn't see you."

The atmosphere in the building is condensed.

Wanxi lowered her head again, and drank another cup of tea slowly.

Putting down the teacup, Wanxi sat upright and raised her eyes.

"The matter has come to this, what else can I say? Mr. Hu, please send the official woman Wu Niu back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for me, and the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will hand over to her family to bring it back-if you ask the reason, just say that the official woman Wu Niu is in the palace. The service period has come."

Wanxi slightly raised her eyes, "...it must be done today."
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Wu Niu was startled, she opened her mouth and burst into tears.

"Master, master, please... It's just that the slave didn't find his belongings, but the slave found the other one!"

Wanxi narrowed her eyes and stared at Hu Shijie, and said sharply, "Where is this place, how can women be allowed to hang around indiscriminately? Yuyan died in my palace that day, Hu Shijie, can you not compare to Mao Tuan'er's nimble hands and feet? "

Hu Shijie frowned, stepped forward and covered Wu Niu's mouth.

Wu Niu kicked her hands and feet, but she was speechless.

Concubine Xin frowned, got up and was about to speak.

Wanxi had already placed the teacup heavily on the table again, with a "pop".

Wanxi had a smile on her face, her eyes swept over everyone, especially pausing on Concubine Xin's face.

"Today's matter was originally a matter of my palace's internal affairs, but my sisters caught up with it and disturbed their elegant mood. I am really ashamed."

"The sisters are all the heads of the inner court. According to the palace rules, they all have the responsibility of ruling the palace. Now the emperor, empress dowager and empress are not in the palace, and I am only acting as the harem temporarily. Now that the sisters have caught up , I should deal with it in the face of my sisters."

"At this time, the results of the inspection have been obtained, and the sisters have also seen it. I believe the sisters have a clear idea of ​​how to deal with it."

Yuqin snorted softly, "Even Wu Niu can explain it clearly. If she can't find her, she will leave the imperial concubine at her mercy and is willing to go out of the palace. Now that everything is clear, Wu Niu or this other person, who has anything to say?" ?”

Wanxi nodded and smiled, "Since the sisters have all caught up today, I will naturally deal with it in front of the sisters. But then again, this is my palace's internal affairs after all."

Wanxi raised her eyes, and her eyes glanced at Concubine Xin again.

"I've been in the palace for so many years, and now I'm a concubine again. I still have the ability to deal with such trivial things in my own palace, so I won't bother my sisters to distract you any more. Concubine Xin, are you right?"

Concubine Xin's face flushed, she still had a lot to say, but in front of these people, Wanxi's words turned her back.

Concubine Xin could only smile, "What Sister Ling said is true. There is no matter in the harem that Sister Ling can't handle well."
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Hu Shijie covered Wu Niu's mouth, and left with Wu Niu first.

Concubine Wan also took the lead and stood up to leave, telling everyone to disperse.

Only then did Yurui come forward with a look of surprise on her face, and Chao Wanxi bowed deeply, "The slave has served the master for nothing all these years, but today I didn't see the master's intentions, instead of helping the master, I gave it to the master instead. Add chaos!"

Wan Xi shook her head with a smile, "After all, they are all from my own palace, and my words and deeds are too familiar. I was afraid that I would tell you earlier, but I would ask Wu Niu to see what happened."

There were tears in Yurui's eyes, "The master is protecting the slave, why doesn't the slave understand? After all, Wu Niu is the one the empress dowager wants to keep, but the master still managed to drive her out until the empress dowager returned to the palace." It’s inevitable that we’ll have to question the teacher again. But anyone who knows about it won’t be able to run away.”

"The master deliberately doesn't want the slaves to get involved, just to take care of this matter, so that the slaves won't be implicated..."

Wanxi smiled and patted Yurui's hand lightly.

"Silly girl, I'm not only protecting you, why am I protecting myself? Now that Mao Tuan'er has left the palace, Yu Ye is leaving too... You are the only one who can help me. You If there is another slight mistake, I will be helpless in this palace."

Yu Rui nodded with tears in her eyes, "Master, don't worry. The slave will definitely accompany the master. From now on, the slave must be careful in everything, and will never let anyone else take the blame."

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "I, since having a child, I have actually become less courageous. Now I not only have to protect myself, you, but also my child. So our palace is even more timid. We can't tolerate any more accidents, we have to be more careful in everything from now on."

Yurui wiped away her tears, and stared at Wanxi, "But master...you cut first and play later, but when the empress dowager comes back, there is a reason to reply now, but how can the empress dowager be a person who is willing to let go?"

Wanxi raised her head slowly, her eyes flicked to Chang Tian again.

"……worth."

Even the empress dowager wanted to investigate this matter again, but if Wu Niu stayed in the palace, the hidden danger would be even greater.In the past, there was no child, and many things were endured; but now that there is a child, there can be no more mistakes.Therefore, these five girls must be kicked out at this moment, without delay.

Wanxi let go, and threw the somewhat worn-out belly in her cuff into the fire.

Instantly vanished.
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Concubine Xin took a small boat back to "Tiandi Family Spring" in a leisurely manner.

The waves of autumn reflected on Concubine Xin's young face, which was dazzling, but somewhat lonely.

Le Rong and Le Yi watched carefully, and then they both stepped forward to persuade, "...but she is just an official woman, and she has an arrogant temper. If it is gone, it will be gone, master, don't feel bad."

Concubine Xin couldn't help laughing, she raised her eyebrows and looked at the two of them, "What are you talking about? The five girls are chess pieces placed by the Queen next to Concubine Ling, and they are not mine. If they feel uncomfortable, it is the Queen who is uncomfortable. Why am I uncomfortable?"

Both Le Rong and Le Yi were taken aback.

As soon as Concubine Xin turned her eyes, her face sank into the shadow of the boat canopy.

"Why, you are all surprised when I say that about the queen? No wonder, you were all women in the queen's palace, but now that you come to me, you will inevitably still remember the old master in your heart."

Le Rong and Le Yi looked at each other, and they both fell to their knees in shock.

"How can the master say such a thing? This is really going to make the servants jump off the boat... The servants used to be in the queen's palace, but they were just rough envoys. They never saw the queen all year round."

"Besides, after all these years in the middle, how can the master not see through the queen's palace, how the women fight and strife? Even Natana and Dege are still fighting secretly on weekdays, and the slaves are so rude. , how can there be any day in the first place?"

"Fortunately, the master has come into the palace. The slaves are blessed to be pointed at the master's side. Not only have they become first-class women, but the master has never been separated from the slaves in everything; what's more, the slaves have received letters from home. Son, I know that the family is taken care of by the master and the mother... The slaves are only the master's slaves from now on, and the slaves only have the master in their hearts..."

Only then did Concubine Xin laugh, "I am not as fortunate as Concubine Shu was to be able to bring six daughters of my own family into the palace; I entered the palace alone, and the only person I can rely on is Just the two of you."

Le Rong hurriedly said, "So what if Concubine Shu brings in so many women? Didn't Cheng Jue and Ruhuan get kicked out by Concubine Shu? But the master treats the slaves like family members. Concubine Shu's How can luck be compared with the master!"

Only then did Concubine Xin laugh, and reached out to hold Le Rong and Le Yi's hands.

"From now on we are family."

Only then did Le Rong and Le Yi say, "...Although Wu Niu is a pawn placed by the Queen's master next to Ling Fei, we can see clearly that Wu Niu has returned to the master."

"But she was kicked out by Concubine Ling just like that. Wouldn't the master's painstaking efforts be in vain?"

Concubine Xin shook her head with a smile, "What kind of person, what kind of chess pieces to choose, what kind of things to do. Look at what kind of temperament the queen is, and what kind of temperament is Wu Niu——they two seem to be together. How can the five girls get into my eyes?"

"The reason why I pay attention to her is not because she is ready-made. I use it when I can. If I can get something, it's all for nothing. But if I employ people, I have to do important things, and How can you entrust her with such a thing?"

"Concubine Ling and the people in her palace are not fools, so why don't you know how to guard against Wu Niu. Wu Niu, it's okay to put it as a cover-up at the front desk. If you want to do it practically, you can't use it!"

Concubine Xin narrowed her eyes and stared at the waves under the boat.

"Just like in these few years, whenever I use Wu Niu, I just use her as a decoration to block people's eyes in front. After all, their energy is limited, and there is no need to guard against Wu Niu. to be on guard against others, then I can ask others to do more important things."

Concubine Xin smiled as she spoke.

"What's more, Wu Niu is a woman in the empress's palace, and she is the one who the empress dowager asked to stay. What the concubine Ling does today is to kill the empress first and then play, so that the empress and the empress dowager will lose their glory... I am happy to see them three If we fight again, it will be good for me, not bad."

"So why am I suffering? It's too late for me to be happy!"
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In August, the curtain came down with Yang Shi, Yu Ye, and Wu Niu leaving the palace.

September is here.

Autumn is cool everywhere, and the leaves are falling like flowers in the Old Summer Palace. In "Bamboo Deep and Lotus Quiet", the bamboo poles have turned yellow and the lotus pods are drooping.

Although it feels a little bleak, it also has a sense of Zen.

Standing on the bank of the lotus pond, watching the women of the Household Office picking the lotus pods, Yu Rui couldn't help but sighed lonely, "I really want to 'leave the residual lotus to listen to the sound of the rain'."

Wanxi smiled, "Yu Rui, you are lonely, aren't you?"

Yuye is straightforward, and she is the most eloquent. Although she usually squeezes Yurui, but with her, the palace is really lively.

Especially——in the past, when Yuye and Maotuaner bickered every day, they really didn't have to worry about being lonely.

Now, both are gone.Yu Rui faced the empty room by herself, and there was no one to talk to for a while.

Yu Rui sighed softly, "...When the emperor comes back, the master will return to the emperor, and then pick a newcomer to come in."

Yu Rui tried her best to smile, "It's time for the master to clarify Liu Zhu'er's matter to the emperor."

Wanxi nodded, "Yes, autumn is here, and the flowers and leaves are withering; but it's also the time of harvest. It's time for us to change the weather again in the palace."

Not only in her harem, because she had a child, her life in the harem has also opened a new chapter.

(End of this chapter)