"Have you dealt with that little eunuch?" Wei Shufei looked at her red-stained nails elegantly. A little eunuch is insignificant in his eyes.
"The Shen Xing Department has already taken care of it." Qingtan replied cautiously.
"Without the internal response, it will be inconvenient for us to do many things." Wei Shufei said.
"Master, don't worry. Zhilan Palace is already in ruins and people are in panic. As long as we put a little pressure, there will be many people rushing to betray. Without Xiao Xizi, there will still be Xiao Huanzi." Qingtan said quickly.
"Find one as soon as possible. I want to know every move of Zhilan Palace, and send someone to contact Master Guangcheng." Wei Shufei said as she dried her fingernails.
When An Xiaoshan returned to Zhilan Palace, he was found by the old eunuch in the kitchen. It turns out that Zhilan Palace fires independently and does not share food from the imperial kitchen. In fact, the imperial kitchen mainly serves the queen mother, emperor and empress, and other people are not qualified.
Each palace basically cooks the food themselves, but the ingredients have to be collected from the imperial kitchen. Each palace can also entrust eunuchs to purchase it themselves.
But now the rice given to Zhilan Palace by the imperial kitchen is all old rice. The other dishes were also terrible, either wilted, half-eaten by worms, or crooked and cracked.
Meat is often dry or smelly.
What's even more outrageous is that it also contains a lot of leftovers used up by the imperial kitchen, and even vegetable peels. Ice and fresh food were completely broken.
An Xiaoshan encountered this kind of thing when he first became a leader, so he was naturally upset. Aren’t leaders supposed to sit in the office, drink tea, give orders, and be a secretary when there is something to do?
"Yu Shanfang, what's going on?" An Xiaoshan said angrily, holding an obviously impotent eggplant.
"Dogs look down on people. It's time to give money, otherwise the situation will get worse day by day." Eunuch Lao Xu took a very open view and said with a grin.
"Send money?" An Xiaoshan was surprised for a moment, then understood. Sure enough, even after traveling through time, the worldly feelings are still the same.
Zhilan Palace is not favored. If not bullied, who will you bully?
After he carefully understood it, the old palace maid Mingyue told him. The food supply, clothing, palace maintenance, flower transplantation, etc. are all managed by the harem.
Even personnel dispatch is the same.
If the owner of the yard is favored, these departments will rush to deliver it to you. If you are not favored and want these departments to take care of you, then you can only give money to the eunuch in charge.
Zhilan Palace has been out of favor for more than two years. If money were not given to these departments regularly, the house they live in would probably leak. Even these little maids and eunuchs have to be replaced by some who are old and dazzled, with missing arms and legs.
An Xiaoshan didn't think about it, he just felt relieved. This damn thing didn't promote him to the position of general manager, it was clearly a mess of bad debts thrown at him.
Concubine Lan's annual salary is 800 taels, which seems to be a lot. If you keep the door behind closed doors and spend enough money, this is the most expensive palace in the world.
Filial piety, communication, rewards for servants, food and clothing, everything is indispensable. After all, she is a royal concubine. If she is too shabby, she will be looked down upon and even laughed at.
Moreover, in the past two years, only half of the salary paid to Concubine Lan by Gong Zhengsi could be cashed in, and the other half was spent on spices, pearls, jade, or silk.
These things look good and are very valuable, but there is something fishy about them. People in Zhilan Palace cannot get out of these things, so they can only rely on certain eunuchs in the palace.
These eunuchs cannot be used in vain. Once they are used, three or four achievements will be gone. I understand that I deliberately cut Zhilan Palace as a piece of fat.
Now Zhilan Palace has no money in its account.
"When the imperial concubine's father passed away, he left him a sum of money. This money was placed in the hands of the eldest princess. But when the eldest brother of the imperial concubine had an accident, it had almost been spent. In the past two years, the eldest princess has been I’m subsidizing the imperial concubine.”
Mingyu, the older palace maid, said.
"So what's going on now? Why doesn't the princess continue to subsidize?"
Hero An Xiaoshan was short of breath, so he could only ask this question. After all, the current situation is that it is difficult to move forward without money.
Who knew that his question would lead to another piece of royal family secrets.
The eldest princess and Concubine Lan have known each other since they were young. This is also a strange woman.
He abruptly disobeyed the orders of the Queen Mother and the Emperor and chose a handsome, romantic and talented scholar that he liked. The emperor and the queen mother could not resist, so they agreed to the marriage.
However, he disliked the scholar's poor background and his family background as a merchant, so he sent him to the front line for gilding. Just wait for him to come back with his achievements, and he will be granted an official position and he will be able to marry the princess.
Anyone who heard it was a very reliable thing, and then the battle was won and the credit was obtained. It is said that the quasi-consort also played a big role.
Just when everyone was about to be happy, the scholar fell off his horse and died on his way back. It stands to reason that the matter should end here. This would-be prince-in-law's life is too bad. The eldest princess just chooses a son-in-law and marries another person.
At this time, the eldest princess actually made a shocking move. She wore a wedding dress and went directly to the scholar's house.
She became a widow before she could marry, and she has been a widow until now. She lives with her mother, one sister and one brother who is a scholar.
Originally, the business of this quasi-consort's house was great, but in the past two years, it has been getting worse and worse. It is impossible for the eldest princess to support Concubine Lan.
An Xiaoshan said in his heart, what a pair of miserable sisters. You two can make a TV series together called Broke Sisters.
The only chance to break the situation now is to make the old Queen Mother understand and hug this big tree, so that she can regain her treatment in the harem.
But that's not a matter of a day or two. An Xiaoshan was planning how to solve this situation, but Concubine Lan already knew about it and called him over.
He took out a bracelet from his box, crystal clear and warm.
"Don't worry, little Anzi, my dowry will still last for a few years." Concubine Lan smiled slightly and comforted An Xiaoshan.
An Xiaoshan didn't know what it was like, so he reached out and took the jade bracelet. For a moment, he felt ashamed that the man in charge of the house was useless and had to rely on his wife to sell dowries to make ends meet.
A sentence came out of nowhere.
"Don't worry, I'll pay you both back in the future."
Concubine Lan smiled after hearing this. "Okay, I'll wait."
An Xiaoshan decided to make money to change everything. Thinking about me, a time-traveler, living such a life. Why did I sleep with you? I always want to do something for you.
With great ambition, Mingyu secretly gave Concubine Lan's bracelet to a well-connected eunuch and sold it. After all, starting a business also requires start-up capital.
This also made him more determined, and he quickly hugged the Queen Mother's thick legs. That night he made a series of preparations.
Early the next morning, before breakfast, An Xiaoshan took Concubine Lan to the Qinian Palace early, and the young eunuch didn't stop her because she had a high status.
The Queen Mother had just gotten up and was taking advantage of the cool weather in the morning to take in the fresh air in the garden.
Seeing An Xiaoshan and Concubine Lan arriving so early, I couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"You two are young and don't get much sleep. Why are you here so early?" the Queen Mother asked, holding a flower in her hand.
"Yesterday, I saw that the Queen Mother was very lazy and didn't like to eat, so I wanted to come over early to exercise with you, but I didn't expect to come late." Concubine Lan said thoughtfully.
When the Queen Mother heard that this girl was so considerate, a kind smile appeared on her face.
"You're really thoughtful, girl. My body is always like this when it's summer. It's so lazy that I don't want to move." The Queen Mother said.
"The Queen Mother, I was in poor health when I was a child. I need an immortal to teach me a set of Taoist Immortality Boxing. After practicing it for a few years, my body will be fine. If not, I will be brave enough to practice two moves with you." An Xiaoshan took the opportunity to propose at this time. own suggestions.
"How old is it to live forever? Can an old lady like me still practice boxing?" The Queen Mother became interested when she heard the words 'Dao Immortality'.
An Xiaoshan just grasped the idea that the richer people are, the more they are afraid of death. So I gave Tai Chi a new name, called Dao Changsheng.
Sure enough, the old lady became interested.
"Of course, I was only three or five years old when I practiced this boxing technique. It is the most gentle and healthy way to strengthen the body. The immortal said that he lived for two hundred years and learned the secrets of heaven and earth before he realized this boxing technique! "
As An Xiaoshan spoke, he took out three pieces of clothes and began to brag without any bottom line.
Zhang Sanfeng must be about 200 years old, and he invented Tai Chi. As for the rest, it's An Xiaoshan's marketing method.
When she heard that the immortal lived for more than two hundred years and understood this boxing technique, the Queen Mother became very interested.
The old queen muttered about why she had to change clothes while practicing boxing, but she obeyed and put on a white robe.
These three outfits were made by Mingyu after spending the whole night leading a few maids. An Xiaoshanshan's and Concubine Lan's clothes fit perfectly, while the Queen Mother's clothes were a little looser.
As soon as I put it on, I felt like an old man or woman practicing Tai Chi in the park. Of course, this clothes is different from the training clothes for morning exercises. It is a robe with wide sleeves and fluttering sleeves, more similar to a Taoist robe. .
As soon as Tai Chi is put on the shelf, the effect is immediate.
An Xiaoshan is brave and handsome, with red lips and white teeth, masculine and strong, like a young hero of a generation.
Concubine Lan, her clothes are fluttering and she has a faint fairy spirit. Like a fairy from heaven descending to earth.
As for the old queen mother, she was very beautiful when she was young, and she still maintains it very well now. With this dress, she also has extraordinary charm, and she truly has the style of a great master.
Starting pose, wild horse parting its mane, white crane spreading its wings...
An Xiaoshan taught him one step at a time, explaining clearly the principles and techniques of each move. The movements of Tai Chi may seem simple, but the principles behind them are profound.
After practicing, it is best to stretch your muscles and bones, activate your blood, and strengthen your body. Huang Mei purred her big fat face and watched the excitement, but the more she looked at him, the more surprised she became, and the more formal she looked.
He didn't believe the two-hundred-year-old man at first, but now after only eight or nine moves, he started to believe it.
The Queen Mother only learned eight moves this morning. But I already felt a slight sweat all over my body, my hands, feet and back were all loose. I actually had an extra bowl of porridge for breakfast.
He was in good spirits all morning, and he pulled An Xiaoshan to chat about the two hundred year old immortal. There is a strong intention to invite him into the palace to worship him.
Once you tell a lie, you have to cover it up with countless lies. In this world, it is just a dream to invite old man Zhang Sanfeng over.
An Xiaoshan could only make up nonsense, saying that the immortals were ethereal and unstained by the mortal world, and that being able to see them once was already a sign of their ancestors' virtues.
The old queen said it was a pity, but the more this happened, the more convinced she became.
