Zhu Yunye glanced at the eunuch, hesitated for a moment and then shook his head.
Killing is easy, and the lives of dozens of palace maids and eunuchs are nothing to Zhu Yunye. If necessary, he would give orders to the eunuchs without hesitation.
But even if he ordered all those people to be killed, what would happen? In this way, they can cut off the connection between Lu's mother and son and outside the palace, but they may not have no other options.
"No." Zhu Yunye raised his hand. After a few seconds of pause, he looked at the eunuch again and said, "Monitor everyone closely and report any unusual movements immediately."
"Yes! I will order you to go down now." The eunuch luckily escaped with his life. While rejoicing, he did not dare to neglect and hurried out to make arrangements.
But for many days, Zhu Yunye didn't receive any news. He, who was originally sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, gradually became unable to hold on any longer. His temper became more and more irritable, and he paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace with his hands behind his back.
The eunuch walked to the door of the palace step by step. After hesitating and lingering for a long time, he mustered up the courage to step in.
Before he could walk in with another foot, Zhu Yunye spotted him.
He immediately got down from Lord Dan and hurriedly shouted to the eunuch: "How is it? Have you found the person who delivered the message for them?"
The eunuch had a sad face to begin with, but after hearing Zhu Yunye's question, his face became even more bitter.
He bit the bullet and replied: "This servant is incompetent and has let the emperor down."
After saying that, the eunuch knelt down straight.
Zhu Yunye's full expectations vanished at this moment, and he suddenly stretched out his finger towards the eunuch, "You!"
The eunuch lowered his head to the ground, not even daring to breathe.
Zhu Yunye nodded heavily at the eunuch again and again, and finally his fingers turned into fists and he retracted them while gnashing his teeth.
"Get out of here and say, what's going on? After so many days, there's nothing strange about them?"
The eunuch, as if he had been pardoned, did not dare to stand up immediately.
Hearing the emperor's question, he even said with aggrieved expression: "It's true, your emperor. It's not that I don't try my best, I sent people to keep an eye on everyone, even when they sleep, but ..."
"But what?" Zhu Yunye frowned. Although he was very disappointed, he had not lost his calm yet.
"But those people never even left the palace gate, and they didn't do anything unusual. I really don't know what to do..." As he spoke, the eunuch kept looking at the emperor's expression.
According to his opinion, where is the need to go to such trouble to check slowly? If everyone is arrested directly, even if they are not killed, a group of palace maids and eunuchs can cut off the hands and feet of the Lu family and her son.
But Zhu Yunye didn't think so. What he needed now was to find out who was in contact with Lu's mother and son, not to cut off the communication channel between them. If all the palace maids and eunuchs were replaced, how could he follow the clues and find the people behind them?
Seeing the eunuch trembling in front of him and failing to do things one after another, Zhu Yunye knew that he couldn't be counted on in this matter.
It's not that Zhu Yunye thinks there is a problem with the eunuch's ability. As the chief ceremonial supervisor and the eunuch in charge, he still has the ability, and he was very efficient in doing things in the past. It's just that in this matter, he is no match for Lu.
It seems that I still have to ask my uncle... Thoughts swirled and changed repeatedly, and Zhu Yunye finally made a decision.
He waved his hands towards the eunuch and sighed softly: "I understand, please withdraw the people."
"Withdraw, withdraw?" The eunuch was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.
The eunuch could vaguely feel that the emperor had doubts about his ability, and his words were not as close as before. If he, a eunuch, is alienated by the emperor, he is not far from death.
The eunuch hated Lu's mother and son so much that he wanted to kill him!
"Yes, I obey the order." No matter what the eunuch was thinking, he could only agree to the emperor's orders.
But he was unwilling to give in, and kept thinking about how the Lu family managed to get along with Gong.
He wants to atone for his sins!
Zhu Yunye's attention was not on the eunuch, and he ignored him after ordering him. Now he is thinking about how to tell his uncle about this matter. You must know that his uncle wants him to stall for time and wait for the Lu mother and son to reveal their flaws.
But he was young and energetic, and felt that he could win over the Lu family and his son by himself. Only then did they come up with the idea of going to see Lu's mother and son in person and letting the eunuch investigate. But now it turns out that Lu's mother and son are really cunning enough.
Zhu Yunye was depressed for several days, and finally sneaked out of the palace on a rainy day.
...
Han Du sat in the pavilion and looked at the drizzle outside.
An Qing, who was opposite, glanced at Han Du with a smile, then lowered his gaze without saying anything.
The maid on the side was tending the small stove, and the orange-red charcoal fire was making the water in the kettle steam.
Han Du happily took a sip of tea, and the maid quickly poured it in again. Just when Han Du was about to open his mouth to speak, the housekeeper trotted over.
The current butler is no longer the fifth uncle. He is too old and has reached the time to enjoy his old age.
Han Du couldn't bear to let an old man work so hard, so he asked his fifth uncle's son to take his place as the housekeeper of the house.
The fifth uncle's son is called Han Lingkun. He is tall and majestic in appearance and has good strength. What's even more rare is that, despite his appearance, he manages the affairs of the house in an orderly manner with both roughness and finesse.
"Master." Han Lingkun came and bowed in front of him.
A look of helplessness suddenly appeared on Han Du's face. Han Lingkun was originally of the same generation as him, and Han Du did not regard himself as superior to him, so he insisted on treating him as a subordinate.
On the contrary, Han Du told Han Lingkun more than once that they should treat each other as brothers.
But Han Lingkun always kept his father's instructions in mind and behaved very well in front of Han Du, not daring to show any slights.
Seeing that Han Lingkun had always gone his own way and refused to change, Han Du had no choice but to let him go.
"What's wrong?" Han Du put down the teacup, smacked it and asked.
Han Lingkun glanced at the maid making tea next to him, pondered for two seconds and then stepped forward.
Han Du was slightly surprised when he saw his behavior, and understood that Han Lingkun would not be like this if it weren't for important news.
Sure enough, when Han Lingkun reached his ear, he said in a voice that only two people could hear: "My lord, the emperor is here."
After hearing this, Han Du looked at Han Lingkun with some doubts in his heart: The emperor came as soon as he came. This was not his first time in the palace, so he shouldn't be so careful, right?
Han Lingkun only had to whisper again: "The Emperor is here in civilian clothes."
