In the Splendid Palace, Lin Maner is wearing a purple dress, looking graceful and luxurious.
She looked at herself in the mirror, slightly absent-minded.
Are you not beautiful enough? Why did the emperor summon three concubines one after another yesterday but never stepped into the Splendid Palace again.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.
Lin Maner's peach blossom eyes lit up slightly, and she immediately said:
"But Qiu Lu is back?"
"What did your Majesty say over there at the Shangqing Palace?"
Qiu Lu just pushed the door open and heard Lin Man'er's question. Her delicate body suddenly stopped, her footsteps stopped suddenly, and her pink cheeks instantly became a bit pale.
She is Lin Maner's dowry maid, so she naturally knows that her young lady has a strong personality and does not like rejection.
Qiu Lu considered it, knelt down and reported:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty said... His Majesty said that he has been busy with state affairs recently and cannot come to Jinxiu Palace to visit your Majesty."
"Your Majesty asked your Majesty to take good care of yourself."
"He actually rejected me again?"
Lin Man'er's expression changed, and a flash of anger flashed in her eyes.
Good Ji Chen, do you really think I, Lin Maner, like you so much?
If not for the sake of conceiving a dragon heir, why would I commit myself to you?
Do you know how many men in this world admire my, Lin Maner's, peerless appearance?
She wanted to leave the palace immediately and return to Lin Mansion.
But when she thought of her father's big plan, she sighed helplessly.
If she was not pregnant with the dragon heir, her father would definitely not let her in.
What's more, I have always had a bad relationship with my eldest brother. If my eldest brother becomes more powerful in the future, my life may not be as good as it is now.
No, we still have to find a way to conceive a dragon heir!
Lin Man'er bit her silver teeth lightly and made up her mind.
"Qiu Lu, go get the female official's robe that I customized with Shu brocade."
"And that man named Yang Dong, isn't he your Majesty's new favorite? I summoned him immediately and said that I had something to ask."
…
Royal Palace, southwest corner,
There is a place that makes the palace maids and eunuchs frightened by the news, and it is the most terrifying place.
This is the cold palace.
Compared with the brilliance of the Shangqing Palace, the Cold Palace was in disrepair, dark and damp, and even inferior to the residences of ordinary people in the capital.
Most of those imprisoned in the cold palace are beautiful concubines who have fallen out of favor. These noble bodies who used to be high and mighty in the past, after entering the cold palace, their status is not as good as that of ordinary palace maids and eunuchs.
In the cold palace, ordinary eunuchs dared to beat and scold the abandoned concubine wantonly, and fight with fists and kicks. The palace stewards of the cold palace hold the life and death of these abandoned concubines in their hands, and have almost absolute power in the cold palace.
But such a powerful figure was kneeling respectfully in front of Yang Dong at this moment.
"My subordinates didn't know that General Manager Yang was here, so they missed the welcome. Please forgive me, General Manager."
"I don't know if Manager Yang came to Leng Palace today, but do you have any advice?"
Yang Dong did not answer immediately, but looked around the entire cold palace.
Although it looks shabby now, it is a palace building after all, and you can still see some of the prosperity of the past from these ruins.
Now he has hundreds of craftsmen and is short of space.
Put it outside the palace for fear of leaking the secret. If placed in the palace, there will be many inconveniences due to the large number of concubines in the harem.
So, Yang Dong fell in love with this place.
The cold palace is located in a remote place, and no one dares to come all year round, so naturally there is no need to worry about the concubines. And this place is far away from the Shangqing Palace. Even if some accidents occur while developing gunpowder, the empress will not be harmed.
He nodded slightly and said:
"Yes, I am quite satisfied with Leng Gong."
"From now on, Leng Palace will be under the direct jurisdiction of Xichang!"
After hearing this, Leng Gongguan's face instantly darkened.
He has been domineering in the cold palace for a long time. When has he been restrained by others?
If it weren't for the fact that Yang Dong was the popular person in front of His Majesty, he wouldn't bother to pay attention.
After all, according to the rules, Yang Dong had no right to interfere in the affairs of Leng Palace.
"Mr. Yang, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this, right? Since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Cold Palace has existed independently and is under the direct jurisdiction of His Majesty."
"If you do this, Your Majesty will probably..."
Yang Dong glanced at the cold palace steward.
This guy seemed to be obedient to me, but once his core interests were involved, he immediately jumped back.
Such a person must not stay under his command.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. After Xichang takes over Leng Palace, I will report it to Your Majesty."
"Do you have any other questions? If they are gone, pack up your belongings and report back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Let the miscellaneous family pack things?
Are you asking the Zajia family to report back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
You Yang Dong, do you really think that the Za family is afraid of you?
Leng Gongguan's face was covered with frost, and he immediately called on his little eunuchs to help him up.
He looked at Yang Dong again, but the flattery he had just shown on his face was gone.
"Yang Dong, I call you the manager because I think highly of you. Don't push people to death!"
"If you want to touch the Zajia family, do you know that the Zajia family is An Guiren's cousin?"
"You should know that Mr. An Gui just received the Holy Grace last night."
After saying this, Leng Gongguan's face couldn't help but show a bit of pride.
Um? Anguiren?
That good ventriloquist in Beijing?
Yang Dong's mind immediately flashed back to the madness on the dragon bed last night. I have to say that Angui people are indeed professional and competent.
Seeing his silence, the palace manager of Leng Palace thought that he was afraid of An Guiren, so he went further:
"Manager An, you don't want Mr. An to know about today's events, right?"
"It just so happens that the renovation of the Cold Palace requires five thousand taels of silver. I wonder if Mr. An can..."
"Snapped!"
What he responded to was a clear and resounding slap.
After finishing fanning, Yang Dong moved his wrist casually.
An Guiren's mouth is obviously very sweet, but why is Manager An's mouth so smelly?
"Come here, take the Palace Manager Leng Gong to the Shenxing Department."
"I think he... um... is unruly and extorting money, so I'll give him twenty sticks first. Remember not to beat him to death!"
After hearing this, the two eunuchs of the West Factory immediately rushed out and took down the palace administrator.
They seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and after catching it, there was still a bit of unfinished content on their faces.
Sure enough, it was refreshing to work with Mr. Yang.
No matter what his identity is, just do it!
On the other side, the palace manager of Leng Gong was pinned to the ground by the eunuch of Xichang. He felt that his face was completely lost and his face was dull, but he did not dare to resist at all.
He stared at Yang Dong bitterly and threatened:
"Yang Dong, if you dare to offend An Guiren, you will not end well!"
Yang Dong's face was full of disdain,
"Stop talking nonsense and take it away!"
…
What happened in the cold palace soon spread throughout the palace.
An Guiren was the first to know, and then rushed to the Shangqing Palace to complain.
She had just received the favor last night, and it was a moment of pride, but that dead eunuch Yang Dong wanted to touch her.
What does this mean? It was obvious that the other party was targeting her deliberately!
You Yang Dong, if you dare to offend me, An Rongrong, just wait, I will let His Majesty take off your head!
