Concubine Ling hurriedly leaned on the crack of the door and looked outside.
I saw Zhang Xiuye walking towards this direction with a few young eunuchs.
Concubine Ling's face turned pale instantly, and her voice trembled slightly: "What did I say? The evil star urging death has arrived so soon."
Zhang Xiuye was far away when he heard Shuyi Shuji shouting.
His face was frighteningly dark.
Immediately with a wave of his hand, several young eunuchs dispersed and knocked on the doors of the surrounding palaces and courtyards.
One of the young eunuchs came to Concubine Ling's door and knocked lightly with his hand.
"Master Concubine Ling?"
"Is there a maid in the courtyard? Please inform Master Ling that there is water outside. Please don't come out for the time being."
Across the door, Concubine Ling held her breath and stared wide-eyed.
He kept winking at the maids, telling them to shut their mouths and not respond.
The little eunuch called several times, but when no one answered, he turned around and left.
Not long after, the young eunuchs returned to Zhang Xiuye.
"Manager Zhang, all the palaces and courtyards are empty."
Zhang Xiuye sneered in his heart.
empty?
I'm afraid that all the concubines have heard this movement clearly, but they just didn't dare to show their heads.
The concubines living in this area are all old people in the palace, and they are well aware of the rules and interests of the palace.
Even if someone eavesdropped, Zhang Xiuye didn't care.
Immediately led the eunuchs towards Shuyi Shuji.
Seeing Zhang Xiuye, Shuyi suddenly smiled.
"Manager Zhang, what gust of wind brought you here?"
Although Shuyi despised such eunuchs from the bottom of her heart, she still did not dare to neglect such people who could "hear directly from heaven".
Zhang Xiuye smiled coldly.
"My dear Shuyi, I should be asking you this question."
"The harem is so big, why did you come here?"
As he spoke, Zhang Xiuye glanced at Li Xiaolan's palace and couldn't help but feel in awe.
Shuyi naturally realized that these words were wrong, but she didn't care.
I have the support of the saint and the queen, so why should I be afraid?
Without answering, he hummed softly: "Manager Zhang, you are here at the right time. You must take good care of these people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"Why are top spices only for Princess Mingyue?"
"A month ago, I just met the saint in Jiaotai Hall. The saint even praised me for how good I smell."
"If I don't have ambergris to diffuse my body, I'm fine. But if the saint is displeased, it will be difficult."
It was just as Zhang Xiuye expected.
Sure enough, Shuyi moved out the saint to suppress herself.
I couldn't help but feel faintly funny for a moment.
"My dear Shuyi, you will never need this ambergris again."
"During this period, there were a lot of rumors in the harem, especially the rumors targeting Princess Mingyue."
"Is this all caused by you?"
At this moment, several young eunuchs came over with mats.
Shuyi's heart thumped, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva, and scolded her quickly.
"It's... so what if it's me?!"
"What are you going to do?"
"If this matter is known to the saint, you will not be able to live with it!"
Zhang Xiuye's eyes became colder and colder, and his laughter burst into sharp fits.
"How strange!"
"No one in the entire Liang Dynasty knows that the saint is working hard to govern, but he has no interest in women."
"Asking you to go to the Jiaotai Palace is just to help you out. If you change your mood, do you really think of yourself as the master?"
"Your father is just a salt official, a sixth-grade junior official."
"Which of the concubines in this harem is not more noble than you? I don't know where you got the courage."
Upon hearing these words, Shuyi turned pale.
She didn't expect that she would be so favored that she would turn into a dream in a blink of an eye.
Shu Ji next to her was even more frightened and did not dare to express her anger.
Where is the arrogance from before?
Zhang Xiuye pointed at Li Xiaolan's palace.
"Open your eyes and take a look, where is this?"
"There are countless concubines in this harem, and they are all very cautious and do not dare to come here to interact with them. They are afraid that if they are not careful, they will be killed."
"You two, little fourth-grade concubine Shuyi Shuji, dare to come here to cause trouble. It's really admirable."
As he spoke, Zhang Xiuye waved his hand.
Several young eunuchs rushed forward and pushed Shuyi Shuji and the accompanying young maids to the ground in two or two strokes.
At this moment, Shuji realized that she had made a big mistake.
The reason why Li Xiaolan stayed behind closed doors was not because she was afraid of confronting herself, but... she didn't take herself seriously at all.
The concubines in the harem kept Li Xiaolan at a distance, not because they disdained being associated with Li Xiaolan, but out of fear.
"Manager Zhang, I want to meet the saint, I want to meet the saint!"
Shuyi wailed loudly.
Shuji was also frightened and cried loudly: "Manager Zhang, I don't dare to do it anymore."
Seeing Zhang Xiuye's expressionless face, Shuji turned around and shouted at Li Xiaolan's palace: "Your Highness, please save us."
"We realized our mistake."
Zhang Xiuye waved his hand.
The little eunuch directly used Bai Ling to strangle Shuyi Shuji and several little maids around their necks, and pulled them out with all their strength.
The wailing stopped suddenly.
Shuyi Shuji's face was full of tears, her cheeks were red, and her eyes were full of despair.
At the same time, the little eunuch has also prepared a mat. As soon as the other party dies, he can roll it up and send it to the back door for burial.
At this moment, a shout came.
"stop!"
Zhang Xiuye frowned, but immediately waved his hand to let the little eunuch go.
Following the sound, I saw Shufeng standing at the door, looking at the people outside the door with evil eyes.
At the same time, Li Xiaolan, dressed in a gilt black robe, walked out of the palace.
Zhang Xiuye did not hesitate and quickly knelt down to salute.
"Slave, please see Your Highness the Princess."
Shuyi Shuji covered her neck and gasped for air.
Seeing how humble Zhang Xiuye was when facing Li Xiaolan, they finally understood how big the status gap between themselves and Li Xiaolan was.
Li Xiaolan walked out of the courtyard slowly and glanced at Shuyi Shuji, who was full of fear.
"I miss you at your young age, so I don't have the same experience as you."
"Every time you learn something, you will gain wisdom. The water in this harem is deep. Don't let anyone take advantage of you again."
As soon as these words came out, Shuyi suddenly woke up.
No wonder during this period, Her Royal Highness the Queen sent people to "condol" herself every once in a while.
Under the Queen's sugar-coated bullets, he became more and more swollen.
Now, Shuyi realized that the queen did not like herself at all, but regarded herself as cannon fodder.
Shuyi was furious, but she didn't dare to make any more noise. She just lay on the ground, her body trembling slightly.
Zhang Xiuye looked a little embarrassed.
"Your Highness, this is what the saint means."
Li Xiaolan glanced at Zhang Xiuye.
Shufeng grabbed Zhang Xiuye's collar and dragged him up.
Zhang Xiuye was trembling all over, his face was as pale as paper, and he did not dare to look at Li Xiaolan.
"Manager Zhang, pay attention to your words and deeds, otherwise..."
Li Xiaolan glanced at the mat in the little eunuch's hand: "You are the one who got involved."
Zhang Xiuye was distracted and nodded repeatedly: "This slave deserves to die. Please atone for your sins, Your Highness."
