Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2421 Seven Volumes 124 Wang's
"powder?"

Chen Shiguan resigned tremblingly, Nala sat in the hall and squinted his eyes, carefully recalling what Chen Shiguan said, word by word.

"You two, do you still remember what powder I was in contact with on February 23?" Nalashi asked Tana and Dege.

The word "powder" is easy to say, but it is too common in daily life, so it is the most difficult to identify clearly.

Tana carefully said, "...If we talk about powder, the bath beans used in the bath that night on the 22nd have powder, and the makeup powder used by the master on the morning of the 23rd also has powder."

Nalashi narrowed his eyes, "Yeah, these two things have touched my face before, could it be related to these two things?"

Tana and Dege looked at each other nervously.

Because whether it's Nala's bathing or evening the face, the two of them personally take care of it by the side.If these two things are related, the two of them may follow suit.

Dege hurriedly said, "I don't believe it's these two things that scarred the master! After all, the master has used it for many years. Why didn't there be anything in previous years, but this year?"

Tana also said, "...Besides, the day the master got scar, he was in the Peach Blossom Temple. The peach blossoms on the Peach Blossom Mountain are famous for blooming earlier than other places. Therefore, the slave feels that it may have something to do with the peach blossoms. Just now Didn’t the health workers at Wei Tai Hospital also say that peach blossom pollen itself is also a kind of powder.”

Nalashi was dissatisfied, and shook his head, "If you say that, it seems like no one is plotting against me. No, it doesn't make sense!"

Nalashi squinted his eyes and recalled his situation in the underground palace, "... At that time, it was obvious that the underground palace was a bit cloudy, but I felt hot instead. The hot air merged into a line and rushed all the way to my forehead I went up, and my head was blown away. Now that I think about it, I shouldn’t have done it myself. No matter how much I miss the emperor, I can’t be like the emperor in that gloomy underground palace. !"

Nalashi also took a deep breath, "After all, the scar is a trivial matter. Chen Shiguan also said that the scar is not a serious illness, it can't hurt anyone, it's just itchy and uncomfortable... So I feel Look, someone used some kind of powder to deliberately make me make a fool of myself in front of the emperor!"

"Think about it, after all, it's the underground palace where Empress Xiaoxian and Huixian sleep together. Even if I look down on them, I can't afford to compete with a group of dead ghosts at that time! Me, at that moment I must have been plotted by others, and those who plotted against me just wanted to make the emperor hate me even more because of what I did back then!"

Nala Shihuo raised his eyes, "It must be like this! The peach blossom ringworm is just a cover-up, and the powder mainly makes me lose my mind, and the peach blossom ringworm is just related."

Tana and Dege also thumped in their hearts, almost saying in unison, "Powder, isn't there still medicine?"

Nala's eyes turned cold, "That's right, someone must have poisoned me on purpose! The face of the medicine happened to be powder, and it was on Peach Blossom Mountain. Maybe there was some pollen floating in the air mixed together, that's why I was called Inexplicably sent this scar. The fundamental purpose of that person is not to make me suffer from scars, she wants to destroy me in front of the emperor!"

Tana and Dege also nodded.

Nala thumped the table and sneered, "What a cruel heart, what a wicked way! From your point of view, who in the palace has such a big hatred for me, can have such a skill?"

Tana and Dege didn't dare to speak rashly for a while.

Nala himself also closed his eyes, "Accordingly, if I were still in Beijing, the first person I would suspect would be Imperial Concubine Ling. But..." Nala also raised his forehead in frustration, "Then we She is still in the capital while she is in the Peach Blossom Temple; besides, the next day will be the fifteen elder brother who will be vaccinated, so how can she be distracted to plot against me that day?"

Na Lashi himself ruled out the suspicion of Concubine Ling, she felt a little pity in her heart.

"...Besides, I didn't suspect this matter at first. After all, I don't want to mention the situation that day in the underground palace, and I don't want to talk about it with others. I would rather just suppress it. If not Concubine Ling reminded me that day that I hadn't thought of the suspiciousness behind it! Tell me, if it was Concubine Ling who did it, why would she bother to pick it up again in front of me?"

Tana and Dege had no choice but to nod, "Master is clear. In this case, there must be someone else."

Nala's eyes could not help showing a cold look, "Then besides Ling Guifei, who else would harm me like this? In this harem, who else can hate me to such an extent?"

Dege was almost the first reaction, "Could it be... Concubine Yu?"
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Nala's eyes also turned cold.

"That's right, since it's not Concubine Ling, it should be Concubine Yu!"

But Tana frowned and said, "But... Concubine Yu didn't accompany her in February. How could the master forget that at that moment, it was the fifth elder brother's maid who was about to give birth, and the situation there was not very good. Concubine Yu is watching over there."

Nala was stunned, but became a little dazed, "Isn't it Concubine Yu? Then, who else in the harem wants to harm me?"

Dege suddenly raised his head and glanced at Nalashi.But he didn't dare to speak, still bowed his head and swallowed the words back.

Nala frowned, "Why are you hesitating when you have something to say! Say it!"

Dege bit his lip, "The slave didn't dare to say it. It wasn't because he wanted to hide it from the master, but because the slave himself had some doubts—after all, he couldn't explain why that person wanted to harm the master."

"Who is it?" Nalashi was a little impatient.

Dege quickly squatted on the ground, "I don't dare to hide it anymore. When I return to my master, I feel that the slave has such a vicious heart and means, but it looks a bit like Concubine Xin! It's just that I really don't understand, and Concubine Xin Why do you want to harm the master..."

Nala's heart was also startled, "Concubine Xin?! Yes, what you said is reasonable, Concubine Xin can indeed have such a mind and wrist. Such a method of scheming people with falsehood and reality is indeed like It's Concubine Xin's method!"

When Derge said this, Tana remembered it too, and said quickly, "Back to the master, the servant also remembered that it was breakfast that day, because it was the masters who accompanied the driver to sit and eat together. It was the concubine A few people in the position got up to serve the master and concubines..."

Nalashi also quickly recalled the scene of that day, squinting her eyes, "...milk tea! I remembered, what she served was milk tea!"

Tana's complexion also changed, "Milk tea is originally muddy in color, not as clear as clear tea, so if you want to mix some powder into it, you won't be able to see it!"

Dege frowned, "Although that's the case, we didn't hold her hand at that time. Besides, when she served milk tea that day, besides our master, the emperor and other lords also drank it. No one else saw it. What's so unusual. If master asks this, Concubine Xin can actually beat her up, saying that our master deliberately manipulated her..."

Nala's heart was oppressed, he raised his head high and took a few deep breaths.

"You're right. Concubine Xin is not a Han girl like Lingguifei or Qingfei... She is Gege from Manchuria with a yellow flag inlaid, and her mother's family is of high status. If I have no real evidence to fight her, let those Hanwomen look at me. It's a joke."

"Then again, Concubine Shu and I are already at odds. If I fight with this concubine Xin again, how will the Empress Dowager look at me? In the end, I can't say that I didn't fight Hannv enough, and I'm going to fight Manchuria again. Can the princesses of the aristocratic family fight in the nest?"

As Nala said, he also felt discouraged, "Then the gain outweighs the loss..."

Both Tana and Dege felt sorry for the master, so they said, "Then the master will not investigate and just let Concubine Xin go?"

Nala shook her head slightly, and sneered, "When will you see me, you will suffer from being dumb! But right now, there is nowhere to track down the milk tea, and I have to take into account the empress dowager's opinion, so I can only face it Hold on for now."

"Besides, with my calm face, I can tell that bitch Concubine Xin to relax her vigilance for a while. When she becomes paralyzed and shows herself, I will hold her back and punish her severely!"
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On the fourth day of April, the emperor will go to Huanqiu in the southern suburbs to worship the sky because of the yu sacrifice ceremony.On March [-], the emperor also returned to the palace from the Old Summer Palace.

Wanxi, Yuqin and others drove back to the palace together, and took advantage of this moment to help Xiaoshiwu and Yuqin to tidy up the things in the palace again.

It was the annual selection day for the women of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also submitted the list of women to be selected for this year.

The emperor was fasting, so he couldn't take care of it for the time being, so he handed it over to Nala.This year, for the first time, Nala discussed with the emperor, asking Wanxi to go to see it with her.

Nalashi still remembers Wanxi's kindness in her heart, if there is no Wanxi's reminder, she will not know that she has been harmed like that; besides, she doesn't know that the emperor is willing, so she will also By using this method, I won the emperor's favor once, and also made the emperor forget for a while what happened to her in the underground palace that day.

As for killing two birds with one stone, she weighed it left and right, and still felt that the gain outweighed the loss, so she gritted her teeth and took the initiative to mention it to the emperor.

The emperor was pleasantly surprised, and shook her hand in a rare way, "Originally, I should choose it myself, but I want to sacrifice and fast, so I can't take care of it for the time being; if it was in the past, when I couldn't take care of it, there would naturally be the Queen Mother." I choose to watch it with you, but now that the queen is getting older, it is not appropriate to be so troubled. I also think that it will be introduced by the Eight Banners women once every three years in the future, and it will be fine for the queen to come and see it in person."

"In this way, I will leave this matter to you alone, and I am still worried that you will also work hard. If there is a noble concubine to accompany you to choose together, it will help you share a lot."

Nala took a deep breath, "...what the emperor said is exactly what this concubine thinks."
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The imperial garden in April is full of spring.

Wanxi and Nala's seated respectively, Nala's eagerly looked at the women's lineup in front of her, while Wanxi couldn't help but look up at the scenery outside the window.

That's great, isn't this kind of spring floating in harmony with the youthful youth of those little girls?
It was the choice of the woman from the Ministry of Internal Affairs again, but Wanxi couldn't help but think of when she first entered the palace... It's just that when she entered the palace, it was the turn of the spring and autumn, not the spring as it is now. .

Nala just looked at the list, and couldn't help raising her eyes to stare at Wanxi.

Wanxi's face is actually relaxed, which makes Nala feel a little unnatural.

"Concubine Ling, although it is only the selection of women from the House of Internal Affairs, you should understand that some of them may be selected."

Why can't Wanxi understand? It's Nala's pointing at her again.

Wanxi then owed her body, "My concubine, please teach me more."

Nala snorted softly, "No matter who can enter the feudal palace in the future, we will choose the official woman first. It is only proper to enter the palace as an official woman to serve."

Nala flicked the gold bracelet on his wrist, "For this first case, we have to choose a few girls for the empress dowager's palace. You also know that the empress dowager and An Shou, An Yi, etc. A group of people are getting older. Even their bodies are still strong, but after all, their hands and feet are slow, and their eyesight is not good. This can no longer be the same as before, relying on them for everything. You have to choose a few He is clever, and more importantly, the empress dowager can see it..."

Wanxi also smiled and nodded, "That is to say, we should choose a few girls with noble family backgrounds for the empress dowager. Even those who are under the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be from the family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Nalashi snorted softly, "You are so clear."

Wanxi smiled and looked down at the list in front of her.

It’s just that I haven’t seen the women’s faces yet, but the family background of these women has been clearly written on the list: which banner, such-and-such family name, who is the father and what is the official position, who is the grandfather and what is the official position... It's easy to choose according to family background.

Wanxi also saw a Wang family at a glance, nicknamed Lingzhi, who came from the Zhengbai Banner of the Inner Mansion, under the collar of Bao Yizuo; .

Wanxi couldn't help raising her eyebrows.

A single Fengchen Yuanqing is already a third-rank official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs; and the Deputy Capital Commander of Manchuria in Xianglan Banner is even a second-rank official.

This kind of family background is naturally a family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the family status is very high.

When a girl from such a family comes into the palace, she is only an official woman, and she cannot serve in the ordinary main palace, she must be referred to the high-ranking palace.

If this is the case, then this Wang family is a good candidate for serving in the Empress Dowager's Palace.

But... Wanxi couldn't help but glance at Nala again.

Since this person's family background is so obvious, why didn't Lashi mention this person?

Wanxi lowered her eyes to look at the list carefully, she knew it in her heart, and smiled quietly.

Wang's father's name "Sige" sounds like a banner man's name, not a Han Chinese name, so it's not easy to tell whether it's a Manchu or a Han Chinese;

As for the Wang family, just looking at this surname, it is still not sure whether it is Manchu or Han Chinese—because among the Manchu surnames, there is also "Walja" also known as "Wang Lajia", which gradually became "Wang" for short. ;In addition to the old Manchu surname, there is also the Wanyan family of the Jin Dynasty royal family, which was called "Wang Jia's" in the Ming Dynasty, and later gradually chose Chinese characters as "Wang's".

Whether the Wang family is Manchu, Han, or Jin depends on where their family lives.

When Wanxi looked at the records on the list, she couldn't help raising her eyebrows slightly—this Wang family also lives in Shenyang.

Since Wanxi's mother's family entered the flag, they have also been recorded as "living in Shenyang" in the flag register. Therefore, since they are both from Shenyang, Wanxi knows who it is—this Wang As expected, the Wang family is a Han family; this Wang family is also a well-known Han family in the House of Internal Affairs.

The ancestors of their family had entered the coating at the beginning of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and had been the confidants of the royal family for generations, so the four grids were able to use the status of coating, but they became the vice capital of Manchuria with the blue flag .

——I'm afraid it's because this Wang family is of high family status, but he is a Han surname. That's why Nala doesn't like it so much, so I didn't mention it~
Although she hasn't seen this person yet, but because she is also a member of the House of Internal Affairs with the Han surname, and they all live in Shenyang, Wanxi has a feeling of closeness to this Wang family in her heart.

Wanxi looked at the list in hand first, lowered her head slightly, and said with a smile, "According to my understanding, the selection of women this time should be Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Hui, etc. All the assistants are selected, so as to live up to the emperor's heart of loving and protecting the servants. The master and the empress said, is there a mistake in my understanding?"

Nala snorted, "The inner three banners are different from the outer eight banners. After all, they are all servants of our royal family, and they are 'family members'. Naturally, it should be more level."

Wanxi felt more comprehensible, and nodded with a smile, "After all, my concubine is a Han surname, and I know more about the Manchurian family than my master's wife...The concubine only helps her master choose a Han surname, right? "

Nala frowned, "Not only are people with the Han surname, but even those with the surname of the leader, you should also read it together!"

Because of the estrangement between Nala and Concubine Rong, even the entire Muslim leader did not want to see him.

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "I understand."
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Having said that, Wanxi suddenly stood up and saluted, "I invite you to change clothes for a while."

It's not proper to get up and change clothes all of a sudden when the introduction is imminent.It's rare to see this matter on Concubine Ling.

Nala raised his eyebrows, "Hurry up and go back, the time will be messed up if nothing happens."

Walking out of the hall, Wanxi didn't go to the clean room, but took Yuchan around the corridor and headed to the place where the beautiful ladies were waiting in line.

Yuchan saw that the master didn't really want to change clothes, but was looking for a reason to come to the woman to be selected.

Yuchan then asked with a chuckle, "Master, do you want to praise this Wang family?"

Wanxi nodded, but shook her head again, "They are both Han surnamed, and both of them live in Shenyang from their mother's family. I feel close to her. However, I feel that she may not want to enter palace."

Yuchan was taken aback, "Why does master think so?"

Wanxi stood under the green bamboo, looking up at the blue sky with raised eyes.

"Women in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are selected. At the age of 11, they have to report their names and surnames, and they are called to lead and participate in the file; at the age of 13, they are old, and they must prepare to enter the palace for election. When they are 17, they will be over the age... this Mrs. Wang is 17 years old this year, which is the last age for girls to choose."

"I thought of myself. I was supposed to enter the palace as a candidate at the age of 13, but I escaped for a year and only entered the palace at the age of 14." Wanxi winked mischievously at Yuchan, "This Wang family is She only entered the palace at the age of 17 to apply for the election. In the final years, she is more motivated than me. But you see, if she comes from her family background, as long as she enters the palace at the age of 13, she must be selected. , why did you come here at the age of 17?"

Yuchan also understood, "Master means that she is the same as the master in the past. She didn't want to enter the palace, so she found a way to escape. Besides, her Ama is the governor herself, and her family has a high family background. It's easier to think of ways to escape. It's just that this year is seventeen. According to the palace's regulations, if you are not selected, even if you are over the age, you are not allowed to marry on your own, so she still has to come this year. Anyway, She doesn't want to enter the palace."

"That's exactly what I think." Wanxi nodded, "But I'm also worried that I guessed wrong. After all, there are also examples in the palace of others who did not enter the palace until they were 17 years old. She passed away at the age of 14 when she was supposed to be elected, so she also had to observe filial piety, and it was only three years late that she entered the palace at the age of 17."

Yuchan also agreed, "Master is worried that she entered the palace at a late age, not necessarily because she didn't want to enter the palace, but there may be other reasons."

Wanxi laughed, "You little girl, you really know a little bit."

Yuchan smiled and squatted down, "The slave, don't disappoint the master's praise. The master will call the slave, so that the slave can walk over and listen to the movement. The master sits on the porch and looks at the scenery in the garden. The slaves come and go."
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Yuchan turned a corner, and then walked towards the shade of the tree where the girls waiting for election were waiting.

All the women to be selected stood in line with the bordered yellow, true yellow, and true white banners, and the order was exactly the same as that on the list.

Wanxi had already informed Yuchan of Wang's order on the list, so Yuchan only had to look at the No. 3 woman in the first row of the Eight Banners, and the person she saw must be Wang.

Seeing that she was talking to several girls before and after, Yuchan walked over calmly.

From a distance, I could only hear Mrs. Wang saying, "...What, I was seventeen and only came to apply for the election." Coincidentally, it happened that someone asked her why she was almost over the age before entering the palace to apply for the election. He also said with a smile, "Based on my sister's family background, if she had entered the palace four years ago to be elected, then she might have already been entrusted and became the master by now."

Wang shrugged with her arms folded, "What's the matter? Who said that being a master in the palace is more exciting than me being an aunt in our house? Besides, our Ama was already fifty when I was born. , I'm our Ama's old bastard, our Ama is almost seventy this year... Our Ama can't bear to part with me, and I just want to hide me here, and don't let me enter the palace."

The next few houses are girls from Beijing, so she said, "My sister's words are really interesting, and she always says 'our family' and 'our Ama', as if we and my sister are a family, and we are already sisters. .”

Yuchan returned to Wanxi with a smile, and learned the words again.

Yuchan also found it interesting to say "our family" and "our Ama".

Wanxi also laughed, and sighed softly, "Yes, it really is Shenyang's local accent, which sounds very kind."

Wanxi's eyes sparkled slightly, "Sure enough, she doesn't want to enter the palace. I didn't expect her Ama to be so old, and I can't complain about this old girl. That's just right, I will directly Placing her a sign will fulfill her filial piety."

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