Yang Dong secretly glanced at the empress, and saw that she was expressionless, showing no signs of happiness or anger, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Ji Ziyue, shouldn't she be worried about me colluding with foreign ministers?
After all, I am the general manager now. If there is another source of intelligence, if I cooperate with Lin Chunqiu and others, then she will be really in danger!
But if I cannot control external intelligence, just relying on the information passed in by Uncle Zhang will sooner or later arouse the suspicion of the Empress.
After thinking about this, Yang Dong decided to give it a try.
So he bowed and said in a serious tone:
"Please also ask Your Majesty to allow me to obtain information from outside the palace."
"Only in this way can I go all out to share your Majesty's worries."
The empress took a deep look at Yang Dong and saw that the boy's eyes were clear and he had no selfish intentions.
Then he nodded slightly and said seriously:
"It doesn't matter if you make suggestions for me, I will agree to this matter. As for the conditions for my agreement to you, if you haven't thought about it well, just keep it for now."
"Qingniao, please tell me immediately that Yang Dong, the general manager of the internal affairs department, will also serve as the director of the West Factory from now on."
When Yang Dong heard this, his expression froze slightly.
No, no, Ji Ziyue is too generous!
I just want to get more information from Blue Bird. Unexpectedly, she actually handed over the entire West Factory to me.
Xiao Yueyue, that’s interesting! I will definitely have a good talk with you if I have the chance.
Yang Dong took a breath and put away those messy thoughts.
He bowed and said gratefully:
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. From now on, Xiao Dongzi will serve you well!"
The empress was very satisfied with Yang Dong's attitude, and there was a smile on her majestic cheeks. But I heard Yang Dong say again:
"By the way, Your Majesty, I have one more thing I want to ask you for help with."
"After I returned from Jinxiu Palace yesterday, I felt exhausted physically and mentally, and my back was sore. So I stole a pill from the Medicine Supervisor."
"After I couldn't wait to take it, I realized that I was too impatient. After all, you can't take pills indiscriminately."
"So I would like to ask Your Majesty if you can find someone to check if there is anything strange about my body."
After Yang Dong told a lot of lies in one breath, he felt a little uneasy.
I hope the empress doesn't find out that I'm lying.
Xiang Fei, this crazy witch girl, once I get rid of the poison, I will let you taste the power of the magic pestle at any cost!
"Xiao Dongzi, why are you so careless!"
The empress was also surprised, and then she couldn't help but feel worried.
After all, it’s not easy to find a talented person, but don’t die before you start!
"Qingniao, check Xiao Dongzi immediately for me to see if there is anything wrong with her body."
Qingniao looked unhappy and glared at Yang Dong fiercely.
Your Majesty really cares about this kid and actually asked me to test it for him personally.
"Give me your hand!"
Yang Dong knew that this matter was related to his family and life, so he immediately stretched out his arms.
Qingniao held his pulse, closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, and then said in surprise:
"Qi and blood are abundant and the five internal organs are in harmony."
"Xiao Dongzi, your body is very healthy!"
"ah?"
Yang Dong was slightly startled, his face full of shock.
Impossible. Didn’t Xiang Fei’s mad batch poison me? Why didn’t Qingniao notice?
Is this crazy witch trying to scare me, or is Bluebird just not skilled enough?
"Ahem, Sister Qingniao, are you sure there is nothing wrong with me? Do you want to check it carefully?"
"unnecessary!"
Qingniao looked coldly and retracted his arm.
Seeing this, the empress breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"Xiao Dongzi, you can rest assured of Qingniao's medical skills. Even the entire Department of Medicine and Pharmacy combined together will not be as good as Qingniao."
"You're fine, but don't take pills randomly in the future. You should know the principle of three parts of medicine being poisonous."
Only then did Yang Dong realize that there might really be nothing wrong with his body, or that the toxins from the crazy criticizing witch were hidden deep inside.
So he immediately nodded, cupped his hands towards the blue bird and said:
"Thank you sister Qingniao. Since there is nothing wrong with your health, I'm relieved."
The empress smiled faintly, and was about to wave her hand for Yang Dong to retreat, when she suddenly remembered something again, so she asked:
"By the way, Xiao Dongzi, I have one more thing to ask you."
"I heard that Concubine Xiang summoned you to Kangning Palace today. Is this the case?"
Yang Dong felt a chill in his heart. Sure enough, every move he made in the palace was under the control of the empress.
But on the surface, he said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xiang summoned me to Kangning Palace to communicate with me about praying for the people of Luozhou."
"The empress sincerely worships Buddha and wants to perform a ritual for the people of Luozhou."
The empress nodded slightly, no longer having any doubts in her heart.
"Xiang Fei has always liked to worship Buddha, and it is reasonable for her to want to do Buddhist rituals."
"Xiao Dongzi, you have to cooperate well with Xiang Fei, do you understand?"
Yang Dong immediately nodded in agreement.
"That's all, I'm a little tired, please leave first! Don't forget that I will be visiting the Splendid Palace tonight, so don't waste time."
…
Lin Mansion in Beijing,
Two stone lions stand majestic outside the door. The vermilion door with rivets makes it even more majestic.
But at this time, the door of Lin Mansion was tightly closed.
In the Lin Mansion, a group of maids and servants formed several teams and patrolled the house intensively. Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire Lin Mansion was a little tense.
There is a bamboo garden in the northwest corner of Lin Mansion. The bamboos in the garden are lush and green and are several feet high.
Deep in the dense bamboo forest, there is a simple bamboo house hidden.
At this moment, the lights in the bamboo house were brightly lit, as if it were daytime. Chief Assistant Lin Chunqiu sat in the main seat and looked at Hu Guang and Li Mo calmly.
"You two already know about Zhang Tu's incident, right?"
Hu Guang nodded immediately and said:
"Don't worry, Lord Chief Assistant, the connection between us and Zhang Tu is very secret, and there are no clues left at all."
"Even if His Majesty sends those eunuchs from the West Factory to investigate, they will never find any clues that are detrimental to us."
Li Mo looked grave and said:
"It's not a big deal that Zhang Tu was found out. Compared with this, the official is more worried about the relief food."
"Now that His Majesty has an extra three hundred thousand dan of food and grass in his hands, if we want to mobilize military rations again, His Majesty may not agree."
"As a result, disarmament may have to be postponed."
Lin Chunqiu narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned back on the chair and pondered for a moment.
"Whether it's a picture or the food and grass that's been found, these are all trivial matters and nothing to worry about."
"The operation of disarmament is now gaining momentum, so it won't have a big impact."
"It's just that I always feel that there is something fishy about this matter. You two should be familiar with His Majesty's character. Even if he suspects that food and grass have been embezzled, he should check the Household Department first."
"Why didn't he investigate the household department, but instead investigated the insignificant grain transport officer?"
"Your Majesty, he can't even remember the names of these little officials."
"That's weird, that's weird. Think about it carefully. Is it possible that our Majesty has an aide secretly?"
