A recently promoted eunuch denounced her chief steward in front of the Queen Mother.
It has never happened before, and it probably won't happen again in the future.
The most bizarre thing was that instead of blaming the Queen Mother, she was in a good mood.
A group of maids took the cake to the inner hall. Wei Yundiao stared at Zhao Anpi with a smile but said, "Young people are scary. This is an eye-opener for the Za family."
"Eunuch Wei praised me. If you are a slave, you must serve your master with all your heart."
Zhao An grinned at Wei Yundiao, touched the small yellow croaker in his sleeve, and walked away, regardless of how embarrassed Wei Yundiao looked.
After walking out of Cining Palace, Zhao An's smile gradually disappeared, replaced by lingering fear.
It's too dangerous today!
Fortunately, the Queen Mother is very particular about food, otherwise she might not be good at it.
In addition, he left a good impression on the Queen Mother. If he could pull Wei Yundiao off his horse and sit in his seat, he could learn more of the Queen Mother's secrets.
The current situation in the DPRK is in danger, and the Queen Mother's position is particularly important.
With a heavy heart, Zhao An returned to the imperial dining room and repeatedly told Xiao Shunzi to learn the cooking recipes passed down by him. As long as he served the queen mother well, there should be no more replacements in the imperial dining room.
"Thank you, Eunuch Zhao, for your great kindness. If you hadn't taken action, I would have died without a burial place."
Xiao Shunzi and a group of eunuchs knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude, then took out a small black box, which was full of scattered silver coins, which they had obviously just scraped together.
Zhao An secretly sighed, the career in the harem was more difficult than in the original world, the great eunuch squeezed him too hard, and he was not short of the one hundred and eighty taels of silver now.
"Eunuch Zhao, we only have so much now. Please accept it first. We will honor you well in the future."
Xiao Shunzi thought that Zhao An was too young, so he scratched his head in embarrassment, while the other young eunuchs also looked at him pitifully.
They need a backer, but no one is more suitable than the newly minted Big Red.
Zhao An pondered for a moment and took a tael of silver from the small wooden box.
"This tael will be considered your filial piety. From now on, you will spend more time honing your cooking skills. As long as the Queen Mother and ladies are happy, your benefits will naturally be indispensable."
"Thank you, Eunuch Zhao!"
The group of people were surprised and happy, and their hearts were filled with emotion.
Eunuch Zhao is highly favored but not as greedy and cunning as Fuquan, and deserves their loyalty!
After explaining, Zhao An left the imperial dining room with drinks.
When I go out to buy things from the palace tomorrow, the person in charge is Zhou Fang, the eunuch in charge of internal affairs, and Eunuch Zhou, so I have to say hello in advance.
Apart from Wei Yundiao's transcendent status, there are a few other great eunuchs in the harem worth noting. Zhou Fang, who is in charge of internal affairs, is one of them.
It is said that before Zhou Fang entered the palace, he was cuckolded by his wife, so he was cruel and violent. He often took pleasure in torturing the palace maids and eunuchs. When he asked him to do things, he would either give money or give someone to others, or he would beat him severely.
Zhao An was not familiar with him. It was his first visit and some drinks were given to him as he wished.
"do not stop."
"Did you not eat? Try harder."
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I heard the sound of heavy whipping and the whimpering roars of men.
A middle-aged eunuch with a mole on the corner of his mouth was lying leisurely on a chair eating grapes. Two maids were kneeling on the ground to serve him. A scarred little eunuch was tied under a big locust tree not far away. He was being whipped crazily. The crisscross scars were dripping with blood, and the young face was full of stubbornness and unwillingness.
"Eunuch Zhou, you are busy."
Zhao An smiled and took the initiative to say hello.
Zhou Fang didn't have the expected enthusiasm. He just curled his lips and said, "What kind of wind has brought Eunuch Zhao here? If you need anything, just let me know."
He looked extremely arrogant and looked down upon the newly emerged young eunuch.
Zhao An was not annoyed with him. He put the drink on the table and looked at the miserable little eunuch and asked about the inside story.
"He's a little thief with dirty hands and feet. The Za family is teaching him how to behave."
Zhou Fang threw the fruit into his mouth, indicating that he should continue smoking and smear it with salt water.
Bang bang bang!
The lethality of a whip dipped in salt water should not be underestimated.
The little eunuch fainted, was splashed with water and woke up, and continued to beat him.
If it were just stealing, I probably wouldn't hate it so much.
And Zhou Fang doesn't look like a good person.
"I didn't steal anything!"
The little eunuch collapsed, yelling at the top of his lungs, his eyes red, as if he was crazy.
"The villain delivers money to Tianyun Court according to the monthly schedule, but somehow the money disappeared halfway. It really wasn't stolen by the villain!"
Zhao An didn't intend to ask, but when he heard him mention Concubine Yun, he quickly signaled the execution eunuch to stop.
"Eunuch Zhao, do you want to mind the Za family's business?"
Zhou Fang's expression darkened, and he was extremely unhappy.
Zhao An was not afraid of him and went straight to the young eunuch to ask for news.
The little eunuch said desperately: "I didn't stop along the way, but when I arrived at Tianyun Court, I found that the box was empty. How dare I intercept the money from my mother-in-law."
He's right.
No matter how poor Concubine Yun was, her monthly salary was indispensable. Zhou Fang obviously deliberately vented his anger on him. Even if the emperor asked, he could still blame it all on him.
"Eunuch Zhao, are you shopping for tomorrow? The Za family will send someone to notify you then."
Zhou Fangpi smiled, and immediately issued an order to expel the guests.
Zhao An took out a hundred-tael silver note from his sleeve and pressed it on the young eunuch's bloody chest. "On the way to the Zajia family, I happened to pick up a silver note. It may have been lost by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
The little eunuch was stunned for five seconds, then nodded wildly, with gratitude in his eyes, "That's right, it's this bank note!"
Zhao An asked Xiao Shunzi about Concubine Yun.
Her monthly salary is one hundred taels, and she is in the cold palace with only one maid by her side. With such a large salary, the harem only has one share.
Zhou Fang looked at the banknote without making a sound, his expression changing again and again.
If other eunuchs dared to interfere with his housework, he would have gone crazy long ago, but this person was Zhao An.
He could kill Fuquan, offend Wei Yundiao, and still escape from the harem, which even though he was the head of the internal affairs treasury, he couldn't do it.
Thinking of this, Zhou Fang raised the corner of his mouth and showed a fake smile, "Thanks to Eunuch Zhao for picking up the banknote, the Za family owes you a favor."
"I need a follower by my side, otherwise give this boy to me."
Zhao An's proposal shocked everyone present.
A group of maids and eunuchs even felt a little sour looking at the little eunuch who was still tied to the tree.
If you can follow the chief steward, your status will definitely rise!
Maybe there will be a chance to accompany His Majesty to the court!
As everyone knows, Zhao An is not trying to save people at all, but the young eunuch who is targeted like this by Zhou Fang must have a close relationship with Tianyun Academy, and staying with him will definitely be useful.
"Eunuch Zhou doesn't agree?"
Zhao An shook Fuchen and put it on his shoulders, puffing out his chest and looking a little more indifferent.
Seeing this, Zhou Fang's scalp went numb, he nodded with a smile, and put the little eunuch down with a few pills.
Zhao An did not waste time with Zhou Fang, and arranged for someone to send the young eunuch back to his own building, which was located in the small courtyard behind the imperial study.
