When they came out of the imperial study, all the ministers were in complicated moods. Zhou Tianfu looked even more gloomy, his solemn eyes narrowed all the time, as if he was suppressing all kinds of humiliation and anger.
Xiao Chen, an eunuch, actually repeatedly tried to undermine his power. He had only been in Jiangdong Road for a few days, and he was given such a big gift?
The most hateful thing is that the emperor actually excused Xiao Chen like this. It would be fine if it was just to punish the academy for being disrespectful. I am afraid that the emperor might use the guise of asking Xiao Chen to inspect the corruption in Jiangdong and have the intention of purging Zhou. If you have a strong family mentality, things will be in trouble.
However, based on his understanding of Chu Yanwu, this useless emperor should not have such careful thoughts. While he was thinking about it, several disciples following him seemed to have noticed his thoughts, and they complained in low voices, "Your Majesty really protected the eunuch a little too much today."
"In my opinion, this is clearly partiality."
"Prime Minister, do you want..." Wei Yu, the Minister of Rites, lowered his voice and took a few steps closer to Zhou Tianfu, "The students will impeach Xiao Chen again when he goes to court tomorrow? In this way, even if His Majesty wants to be partial, he can only Punishing one or two for the time being can at least have the effect of knocking the mountain off the mountain and shaking off the tiger."
"No!" Zhou Tianfu looked serious, his brows became more solemn, and a trace of worry with a strong sense of propriety filled his face, "This matter must not be done. No matter what, you cannot push your Majesty too much, for fear that your Majesty will be angry in the future. I got angry. But..."
His voice deepened, and a more appropriate plan to shake the mountain and shake the tiger rushed into Zhou Tianfu's mind, and this plan could further confirm whether the eunuch was ordered by the emperor or was arrogant on his own.
"In this way," Zhou Tianfu lowered his voice, "you send some people to secretly spread the news about His Majesty's cover for Xiao Chen. The more people who know about it, the better."
Wei Yu's eyes moved, and he understood instantly. There was a look of reverence in his eyes, and he bowed and said, "Yes, don't worry, Mr. Xiang, I will definitely take care of it!"
"Yes." Zhou Tianfu nodded, looking far-reachingly at the vast sky in front of him.
Xiao Chen, don't think that you can get out of Jiangdong Road alive by going through such troubles.
The truth will definitely let you know that if you offend the truth, you will only die.
The majestic palace suppresses the pain and joy of every soul under the high walls and green tiles.
In Jingluo Palace, Concubine Jing and Bai Zhi were calculating the profit from the ice cubes. As the beads on the abacus bounced, joy gradually appeared on their faces.
"In just over a month, we actually made a net profit of eight hundred taels! Sister, if we continue to make money at this rate, won't we soon be as rich as the rest of the country?"
A rare look of greed appeared in Bai Zhi's chivalrous eyes. She grabbed Concubine Jing's hand and thought to herself, "If we continue to work for three to five years, I can take my sister out of the palace. We will be free and have no food and clothing for the rest of our lives." worry!"
Concubine Jing's face was also happy, but when Bai Zhi said the word "gong", she couldn't help but feel a hint of sadness, "Hey, things are not so optimistic. When autumn comes, ice cubes will not be as popular as in summer. It’s good if we can preserve our capital.”
"Sister, don't be discouraged." Bai Zhi has been working outside all year round. She has a broad mind and a quick brain. "It's hard to sell ice cubes. We can sell other things! When the damn eunuch comes back, let him think of a way. Maybe I’ll make more than I do now!”
"Humph, are you counting on him?" Concubine Jing's beautiful eyes couldn't help but wrinkle, and her tone was angrily, and she couldn't hide her resentment, "This heartless person has probably forgotten us a long time ago!"
"Besides, he is nothing more than a little clever person. He is a first-class concubine in this palace. How can he still rely on a dead slave like him to do things?"
"This heartless dog slave would be better off dying outside!"
Concubine Jing became angrier as she spoke, and a hint of grievance that she was not even aware of appeared in her eyes.
I thought that when Xiao Chen was in the palace, he would come to Jingluo Palace every now and then to make trouble. But now it was better. He had been gone for more than a month without even a letter.
"It's better for him to die outside and never bother me again!"
The beauty's anger and sadness can't help but bring with her some complicated emotions that cannot be put into words.
Bai Zhi narrowed her eyes and looked at Concubine Jing's expression inquiringly, feeling that her sister didn't seem to hate Xiao Chen as much as she told herself.
However, with my sister's stubbornness, I couldn't find out by asking. I had to wait until Xiao Chen came back and find out something from Xiao Chen.
But, when will the dead eunuch come back? It is said that Jiangdong Road is very dangerous. He wouldn't really die there, right?
What will happen to her earning a living?
Bai Zhi was fiddling with her abacus boredly, thinking about the help Xiao Chen gave her, and couldn't help but secretly said, "You damn eunuch, you are really helpless."
In the afternoon, a longing breeze blew to Butterfly Pond Palace.
In the Butterfly Pond Palace, Ji Yunlan was practicing yoga alone, but there were a few moves that she always couldn't do right.
"Hmph, what are you talking about? I, the princess, won't practice any more!"
"That bitch slave Xiao Chen clearly taught me this way at the time, so why is it wrong when I practice it on my own?"
"That bitch slave is really too much. He left behind such a mess and left. No matter how well I trained, he was happy to be at ease in Jiangdong Road." As he said that, Ji Yunlan suddenly moved his eyes, and raised his heroic sword eyebrows playfully, hiding With a hint of cunning and deep meaning, he hooked his hand at Zizhu who was standing by and said, "Zizhu, come here."
Zizhu's back tensed, and she suddenly had a bad premonition. It was very likely that the princess would cause trouble again within a few days of being quiet.
"Yes, princess, please give me your instructions." Zizhu stepped forward bravely, and quietly raised his head to look at Zizhu warily.
"I heard that Jiangdong Road is very interesting, isn't it?" Ji Yunlan asked with a mischievous smile.
"Probably... sort of, but it's also very dangerous." Zizhu lowered his head, his heart pounding, and this bad premonition became stronger.
The smile on Ji Yunlan's face was even brighter. She grabbed Zizhu, looked around, and whispered: "I heard that His Majesty sent Zhang Dongyang to Jiangdong Road again, and he is expected to leave soon."
"Since everyone can go to Jiangdong Road, why can't I go there?"
"Your Highness, it's better... don't do it? Not to mention how difficult it is to leave the palace without permission, even if you can really go out, once your Majesty finds out, the consequences..." Zizhu persuaded nervously, with a touch of helplessness and worry in his eyes.
Ji Yunlan's beautiful eyes froze slightly, and a dangerous aura escaped her, "What, you want to disobey this palace's order?"
"I don't dare." Zizhu could only bow and agree.
"Hmph, let that Xiao Chen deliberately go without me. When we get to Jiangdong Road, I will settle the score with him!"
With a smug smile on his lips, Ji Yunlan muttered to himself, hooked his fingers, and called Zizhu over, "Now you listen carefully, you just need to follow my instructions, and everything will be fine..."
