Within two days, the Queen explained the matter assigned to Concubine Fu.
It turns out that the imperial prison among the twelve prisons was responsible for the production of wooden utensils such as screens, beds, furnishings, tables and cabinets for the imperial palace, as well as various utensils such as red sandalwood, ivory, ebony, luodian, and carved lacquer.
At the same time, he is also in charge of books, picture albums and other objects written by Chengzhi.
Because this year is special, various places have offered gifts to celebrate the ceremony, including many wooden utensils and even calligraphy and paintings.
A separate warehouse was set up in the palace to store these items.
This is more errands than usual, and it is quite complicated. I am afraid that these items will be damaged, and I am afraid that the imperial guards will steal them.
Therefore, the queen asked Concubine Fu to take charge of the registration, storage and daily inventory of these items.
When the ceremony is over, when all the things used are returned to their places, and the delivery is clear, the job will be considered complete.
Concubine Fu went to Dianmao every morning and evening. If she couldn't get away for a while, she would ask Xue Hengzhao to go over and watch in case anything happened.
That day, Xue Hengzhao and Chi Su walked back after checking the details. When they passed the Shuangli Gate, they saw a purse dropped by the wall. They looked familiar.
Chi Su walked over, picked it up, took a look, and said, "Isn't this the purse you gave to Fufei? Why was it lost here?"
"She holds the cat for the tenth princess," Xue Hengzhao said, "and she often walks around this area."
Chi Su said: "If this girl finds out that she is missing, she will definitely come back to look for her. And this purse has not been picked up by others, so it doesn't take long to drop. Maybe she is still here, anyway, we can't It’s nothing important, why not take a look around here and see if you can meet her.”
Xue Heng looked after the weather and said it was fine, so he just wanted to take a walk.
To the east is the corridor, which is connected to the bedrooms of several empresses, so the two of them went to the west.
Following the waterway leading from Taiye Pond, after passing through the mountain corridor, I heard someone arguing in front of me.
Chi Su said: "Who is so unruly? Why are you arguing here in broad daylight?"
"This place is neither advanced nor backward. Ordinary palace maids and eunuchs may not dare to do so." Xue Hengzhao said.
"Then let's go around it!" Chi Su said, "It's better to have one less problem than one more thing."
Xue Hengzhao did not leave immediately, but stopped and listened carefully, saying, "Why do I sound like the seventh princess and her people?"
"Seventh Princess," Chi Su couldn't help but widen his eyes, "This is a Shinto, who has offended her again?"
"Li Gui and Ma Cai have the same power. I think the seventh princess wants to punish the people over there, otherwise they won't be able to choke outside." Xue Hengzhao said, "After all, Li Gui's status is higher than Ma Cai's now."
Both Li Guiren and the seventh princess are characters who must take revenge. When Linghu Jiao and Ma Chunping were in the same concubine position, they would fight openly and secretly all day long.
Later, Ma Chunping slapped Linghu Jiao in public, and the hatred between the two was completely brought to the surface.
As the saying goes, things turn around, and now Ma Chunping has not only been demoted to a talented person, but her family, which she has always relied on, has been completely destroyed.
Even if the queen still takes care of her, everyone in the palace knows that she will never have a chance to turn around.
"Then the Seventh Princess wants to punish Fu Fei, right?" Chi Su suddenly grabbed Xue Hengzhao's sleeve, "Should we go over and take a look?"
"Don't let anyone see it," Xue Hengzhao said, "Let's go around that way. There's a female wall blocking us."
I walked around to the north again and leaned against the wall to hear the voices inside clearly.
"This idiot actually got into the rockery cave. Princess, why don't you ask someone to go in and drag her out?"
Both Xue Hengzhao and Chi Su recognized this voice. It was Aunt Zhao in front of the Seventh Princess.
"Why go to all this trouble? Doesn't she like to go into caves?" The seventh princess laughed. Her laughter was very similar to that of Lady Li. She was delicate and charming, but also cruel, "Just let her shrink." It’s okay inside!
I listened to the play about Sun Dasheng hiding in Lao Jun's alchemy furnace a few days ago, and I thought it was funny. You go get some firewood, plug the holes, light them, smoke them, and see if they come out or not? "
"Princess, this is a wonderful idea," another eunuch flattered with a smile, "This is how my slave used to smoke rats in his hometown, and it works!"
"You won't let the Queen know about this, right?" A timid palace maid asked tremblingly.
"The queen doesn't care if she does this little thing again." The seventh princess said slowly, "Who told that black-haired beast to scratch my princess, and that cheap maid protected me and didn't tell me to kill it?"
"What's the point of dealing with a sinful slave, a little palace maid?" said Aunt Zhao, "Not to mention just teaching her a lesson, or beating her to death, who would dare to stand up for her?"
"Oh no, Heng Zhao, this sounds like Fu Fei." Chi Su said anxiously, "What should we do?"
Needless to say, it must be the seventh princess who wants to kill the tenth princess’s cat. Naturally, Lin Fufei had to find a way to protect her. Princess Cat Ten was really going to be beaten to death, and she had no way to explain it.
Presumably out of desperation, she and the cat hid in the rockery.
The seventh princess here had already sent people to find firewood, but she still didn't hear Lin Fufei coming out.
Lin Fufei was timid, so he would have been scared to the bone by such a battle.
"Go to the Royal Horse Garden." Xue Hengzhao said, "When we came over there, didn't we hear that the Fourth Prince was riding a horse there?"
"Yes, yes, I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me." Chi Su was overjoyed, "The fourth prince and the fifth prince are the best friends. If we ask him for help, he will definitely agree."
"I'm weak and can't run fast, so you can rush there alone.
But remember, don't let others see you when you are running, otherwise it will be against the palace rules. "Xue Hengzhao said, "I'm keeping an eye here. If the situation is really urgent, I might as well go out and stop it. "
"Okay, you stay." Chi Su said and hurried to the Royal Horse Garden in the northwest corner.
The fourth prince was training a horse, a yellow gelding with a white star on its forehead.
The horses brought to the imperial garden as tribute are naturally tamed.
But the fourth prince's horse riding was different from ordinary people. He wanted the horse to not only run, but also jump, stand, and even dance.
At this moment, he was riding on horseback, preparing to cross the three-foot-high wooden fence.
The horse was obviously afraid, hesitating with its hooves, not daring to jump.
The fourth prince was anxious, so he whipped him with a whip.
The horse was in pain, but it just kept snorting and snorting, but didn't move forward.
"Don't come forward!" The fourth prince's entourage stopped Chi Su, "No one is allowed to come near our master while he is training the horse."
"Brother, please be kind. I have something to ask of the fourth prince." Chi Su tried hard to calm down his rapid breathing.
"Which palace are you from? Why are you so unruly?" The attendant of the fourth prince lowered his face.
"I am the girl in front of Concubine Fu," Chi Su said.
"Is the empress looking for our father?" the attendant asked.
"No, it's just that I have something to ask the fourth prince." Chi Su didn't dare to lie.
"I would like to be accommodating to you, but our master has a stubborn temper. You really can't disturb him when he is training the horse." The attendant softened his tone when he saw that Chi Su was from Furong Palace.
I'm really embarrassed because I haven't written for many days and I have to slowly find my feelings.
(End of chapter)
