Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 307 Visit Lishan Palace (3)
As soon as Lu Kai finished speaking, Ming Gong suddenly turned his head back, looked at Lu Kai and said, "Lu Kai, do you mean that King Lu supervised the construction of the Lishan Li Palace and gained a lot of benefits?"

"This, I don't dare to talk nonsense, and I definitely don't mean that." Lu Kai quickly denied it.

"Huh, it's normal to spend some money to build a Li Palace, but why didn't I hear that after the completion of the construction, King Lu submitted the details of the construction cost to the widow. It seems that he really paid the widow An outsider from the authority." Ming Gong frowned and said sullenly.

A few days later, it was August [-]th (the Mid-Autumn Festival was not known in China until the Song Dynasty). In the evening, seeing the bright moon in the sky, the bright and bright Ming Gong was wearing a nine-gun dragon robe and twelve dragon robes on his head. Yu Mian walked into the main hall of the Li Palace in a hurry, to accept the court congratulations from the officials and the concubine's clan.

"My Majesty, there is no plaque in the main hall of the Li Palace. Please show me your Majesty." The respectful eunuch Xiao Ruzi hurried forward and saluted.

"Well, since this is Li Palace, it should be under the same regulations as Chaoyang Palace, so it should also be called Water Dragon Shuren Palace." Ming Gong sighed with his hands behind his back.

"Yes!" The officials bowed their heads and obeyed.

"Xiao Ruzi, it's an auspicious time. Let the queen bring all the concubines and clans into the palace to congratulate, and there will be rituals, music, singing and dancing. It must be grand." Ming Gong glanced back at Xiao Ruzi, and continued commanded.

The chime bells were light, the zither was blowing the sheng, and in the resonant voice of the former imperial eunuch, Bao Si, wearing a phoenix crown and wings and a phoenix robe, led the royal family and solemnly paid respects to Ming Gong, who was sitting upright.

Suddenly, the beaming Ming Gong noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with the small and lovely Xue Guiren in the crowd, so he couldn't help curling his lips and didn't speak.

After the salute, the concubines of the various palaces took their seats under the guidance of the maids. Bao Si, who had a calm posture, suddenly found that the treasured duck golden hairpin that she saw last time was no longer on the hairpin of the nobleman Xue, so she couldn't help approaching the nobleman strangely. Asked softly: "Xue'er, why did you forget the rules today, and even the gold hairpin that the king rewarded you with was left in the bedroom?"

Lady Xue smiled awkwardly and said, "Sister Empress, it's better not to expose Xue'er's scars."

Bao Si felt a little strange, and deliberately comforted Mrs. Xue with a pleasant face while going to play, and then quickly called Hong'er, the servant girl next to Mrs. Xue, and asked, "Hong'er, where did the precious duck gold hairpin that your master rewarded last time go?" ? Why isn’t your master wearing it today?”

Hong'er looked resentful, and quickly knelt down and replied: "My lord, in fact, the servants have already complained about the injustice for the little master Xue, and the hairpins of the little master's jewelry have always been kept by the chief eunuch of the Shuilong Shuren Palace. Said that these eunuchs, in order to please the imperial eunuchs such as father-in-law, often extort money from the young master in disguise. They said that the precious duck gold hairpin that was bestowed last time was issued by the chief eunuch Xiao Zhouzi. Rewarding Xiao Zhouzi with 100 taels of silver, the young master’s money was all spent, and finally the eunuch in charge of the Shuilong Shuren Hall became cruel and simply gave the precious duck gold hairpin to Xiao Zhouzi as a reward.”

"It's unreasonable! There is really no kingly law! Who set the bad rules and blackmailed the little master! It's really black-hearted, and the little master Xue is also honest, so these guys are all bullying her alone!" Hong'er's voice Before it was over, Axi who was beside Baosi couldn't bear it any longer.

"Well, such bad rules must be strictly enforced, Hong'er, don't talk nonsense in front of your master, I will make the decision for her!" Bao Si said awe-inspiringly.

Soon, the congratulations on August [-]th were over, and Bao Si took the opportunity to take a break to whisper to Ming Gong the ins and outs of Mrs. Xuegui's blackmail.

"These guys are really tolerable, which one is unbearable. No wonder the widows saw something missing from Xue'er's temples coldly during the congratulations. It turns out that this girl Xue'er is also honest, and she let them bully her, eunuch In this way, it can be seen what kind of situation those dignified princes and ministers are in, this matter must be dealt with strictly!" After Minggong heard this, Long Yan was furious.

The next day, Lishan Li Palace began to check the accounts of the inner government, and Cheng Rong personally investigated it. This action suddenly exploded on the head of the eunuch like a thunderbolt. For a while, rumors spread inside and outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the Empress Bao Si has offended the eunuch of the He Palace again. In the past few days, there have been rumors and gossips everywhere, all of which are slandering Jian Jia Palace." Walking in the corridor, Chonghua whispered into Jiang's ear.

(End of this chapter)