The fire on New Year's Eve had far-reaching implications.
Liu Xianghuan was punished with twenty punishments and went to guard the imperial mausoleum.
Even if Aunt Ma was crazy, she was beaten to a bloody pulp and dragged to the clothing bureau.
He died there within half a month.
In addition, all the maids and eunuchs who were on watch at night were implicated, some were dismissed from their posts, and some were fined.
Among them, Lu Shuangxi, deputy general manager of the Eighth Bureau, was dismissed from his post and became a low-level servant in the palace.
Zhou Hong, the eunuch in charge, was only given a warning and a year's punishment because of his seniority and protection.
The needlework bureau has undergone a major change, with new supervisors and supervisors.
But there are still vacancies. After all, everything is very busy at this time, and it is difficult to fill up the people at the moment.
The person in charge of the embroidery workshop hasn't arrived yet, and everyone doesn't dare to chat. They just stick to their duties and do the work in their hands honestly.
When the sound of footsteps sounded, everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, because the footsteps were extremely hurried and urgent.
Normally when walking around the palace, everyone should take small steps and do not rush or look around. This is the rule.
Unless there's an emergency.
At such a turbulent time, the footsteps came so urgently that it was unavoidable to be frightening.
Many people looked out the door. When they saw that the person coming was Yu Guming, they all stood up and saluted.
Yu Guming's eyes were anxious and anxious, wandering around the crowd.
Until I saw Xue Hengzhao on the far side.
Xue Hengzhao had also stood up. As soon as their eyes met, Yu Guming strode straight towards him.
His actions frightened everyone into silence. Until he took Xue Hengzhao's hand and took her out, everyone still stayed there in a daze.
Xue Hengzhao couldn't keep up with Yu Guming, and his steps were long and urgent.
"Your Majesty, respect yourself." Xue Hengzhao tried his best to shake off Yu Guming's hand, his face turned red.
Yu Guming stopped and turned around to look at Xue Hengzhao carefully.
This time Xue Hengzhao did not look at him, but turned his face slightly to the side.
"You...are you okay?" Yu Guming asked, "Are you not injured?"
Xue Hengzhao immediately understood that he must have heard about the fire in the warehouse of the Needlework Bureau.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Nothing happened to me." Xue Hengzhao said.
"Really?" Yu Guming seemed uneasy.
In addition to worrying about Xue Hengzhao being injured, he was also worried that she would be implicated and punished.
"More real than real gold." Xue Hengzhao said and smiled.
She saw Yu Guming's clenched fists and the trickle of sweat on his forehead, and guessed that he must have heard about the fire last night when he entered the palace for the banquet.
I couldn't wait for the banquet to end and ran here.
Yu Guming was fascinated by her smile tomorrow morning. He stared at her flawless face with piercing eyes, and his cheeks turned red involuntarily.
"Your Majesty, you shouldn't have come here," Xue Hengzhao raised his feet and left, "I'm going back to work."
Yu Guming was anxious and clumsy, so he quickly stopped in front of Xue Hengzhao in desperation.
Xue Hengzhao couldn't stop himself and hit his chest with his forehead, which hurt so much that tears came out.
Yu Guming wanted to help her, but felt it was inappropriate, so he pricked his hands, so anxious that the veins on his forehead stood up.
Xue Hengzhao covered her forehead and looked up at him. Yu Guming's eyes were the most beautiful ones she had ever seen, and a small version of herself was reflected there.
"I'm sorry." Yu Guming saw a red mark on Xue Hengzhao's smooth and pink forehead and knew that he had been hit hard.
In his eyes, Xue Hengzhao was so weak, and he was always worried that the wind would blow her away.
The words "weak and weak" were entirely created for her.
"If the prince still doesn't ask this servant to go back, then I will be punished." Xue Hengzhao didn't blame him, but there was a little helplessness in his tone.
Yu Guming's thin lips pursed again and again, and finally moved his legs to get out of the way.
He had never hated himself so much for being so stupid. He was full of things to say to her, but when he came to her, he couldn't say a word.
It was just after noon, Xue Hengzhao and others had dinner and went to the embroidery workshop to work.
Not long after we sat down, two eunuchs came over. One of them, surnamed Dong, was originally in charge of the wine and vinegar noodle department.
Because there were not enough manpower here, he was transferred here.
He has been taking care of it for half the day.
The other is Zhou Hong's apprentice Liu Quan.
Eunuch Dong said: "The affairs of the needlework bureau are now in the hands of Eunuch Liu, I am just here to help.
Stop whatever you are doing first and listen to Mr. Liu's lecture. "
Everyone stopped what they were doing.
Liu Quan has a baby face, and like his master, he never grimaces when he can smile, so people always think that he is kind-hearted and easy to get along with.
Liu Quan said hurriedly: "Now that Eunuch Dong is here, I don't dare to lecture him.
But now the work is heavy and urgent. Because something has been delayed, there is already some shortcomings. Therefore, I have to trouble everyone. No matter how hard you work, I can finally get the job done.
In this way, it will be good for us all. I also know that you are all working hard, but I will never make things difficult for anyone unless absolutely necessary.
So I would like to salute you all here, and I will take care of you all. "
After saying that, he really bowed.
Everyone stood up in a hurry, not daring to accept his courtesy.
When it was lunch time, everyone went out to eat and saw two more meat dishes.
The eunuch serving the meal said, "This is what Liu Quan and Eunuch Liu gave you with his own money, saying that you all have worked hard."
"This Eunuch Liu is really kind-hearted."
"No, Eunuch Zhou has always been called the Smiling Buddha, and Eunuch Liu is his disciple, so naturally he is similar."
"Although it is rare to be kind in words, there are also people who are fake. But now he is giving us real money and silver to provide us with food, which shows that Eunuch Liu is truly charitable."
Everyone was talking good about Liu Quan.
Xue Hengzhao remained silent and focused on eating.
Chi Su asked her quietly: "Do you also think that Liu Quan is different from other managers?"
"What do you think?" Xue Hengzhao asked with a smile.
"How can I make a conclusion?" Chi Su rolled his eyes, "But it doesn't look like he is vicious at the moment."
"Then let's look at it now!" Xue Hengzhao said nothing more.
"I don't understand you smart people," Chi Su said jokingly, half self-deprecatingly, "never say anything clearly."
Xue Hengzhao smiled and said nothing, and just took another sip of soup.
Early on the morning of the second day of the lunar month, Liu Quan came over again.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and thanked him.
Liu Quan still had a smile on his face and said: "We are all the same. I just want to take care of some things. Don't be so polite."
He added: "There must be people here to supervise the work at all times. There are not enough people from other places, and it will not be possible to get through for a while.
So I thought of selecting someone from among you to be in charge. "
His words inevitably caused ripples in everyone's hearts, but no one spoke.
Liu Quan walked up to Xue Hengzhao with a smile and said: "Hengzhao, I'll leave this job to you! You are the smartest person, so you can definitely handle it."
He called him so affectionately that one couldn't help but think about it.
