After struggling all night, Lan Yin gained nothing, so she had no choice but to go back to Shilin Courtyard and fell asleep. The dreams she had all night long were so bizarre that she couldn't rest in peace.
Early the next morning, when Lan Yin opened her hazy eyes, a big head came into view. She was so frightened that she quickly rolled aside and kicked the person.
"Ah, what are you doing?" The person screamed at the top of his voice.
Lan Yin took a closer look and saw that it was Fengxian.
"Aunt Fengxian, what are you doing?"
"I came here secretly, do you have to wake others up?" Fengxian said dissatisfiedly, rubbing her arm that hurt from Lan Yin's kick.
Lan Yin glanced out the window. It was not yet bright at this time, and even the morning drums of Hanyuan Hall were not ringing. Judging from Fengxian's dress, it was very likely that she had not slept all night long either.
"Aunt Fengxian is looking for me for something urgent?"
"Indeed." Fengxian stopped rubbing her hands and stared at Lan Yin and said, "I followed Taotao that little bitch last night, and I finally found some clues."
“Bah bang bang—” Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Yang Siji, are you okay? Do you need to wash up?"
Just as Lan Yin was about to ask, Ling'er's voice came from outside the door. She must have been awakened by the movement just now.
"It's okay, I just had a dream. Go to sleep and I'll find you later."
The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.
"Aunt Fengxian, please continue talking."
Fengxian looked around and said: "There are many people here, and there are many inconveniences. If Yang Siji is free tonight, come to Penglai Pavilion by Taiye Pond to find me, and I will take you to meet that little bitch Taotao. The true colors of people.”
"when?"
"Hai Shi."
Fengxian made an appointment with Lan Yin, opened the door, looked around, and slipped out.
Lan Yin couldn't sleep anymore, so she simply got up. Just when she was about to get some water to wash her face, Ling'er opened the door and came in with the water in her hands.
"Hey, why didn't you go back to sleep?"
"I always keep the safety of Yang Siji in mind and dare not slack off for a moment."
Since the last time Lan Yin spoke to Ling'er in official accent, this little lady was probably holding a grudge in her heart, and she never had a good conversation with her again. She kept talking to Lan Yin in official accent, which gave Lan Yin goosebumps.
"Can you speak human language?" Lan Yin asked dissatisfied.
Ling'er rolled her eyelids and said, "I'm not blind. A person as big as Fengxian is walking around under my nose. How can I not know? Of course I have to come and take a look."
The tone of her voice made Lan Yin think it was right. She smiled and said, "You'd better be careful."
"I want to remind you, Fengxian is not a good person." Ling'er put down the wash water and said solemnly.
"How to say?"
"Yesterday, didn't you ask me to check if anything unusual happened around Wang Cairen half a month ago?" Ling'er squeezed the towel and handed it to Lan Yin.
"But it has something to do with Fengxian?"
"Indeed, for the maids in Wang Cairen's palace, Fengxian's thoughts are Sima Zhao's, and everyone knows it. I just talked to a maid in Wang Cairen's palace last night, and she told me, More than half a month ago, Fengxian went to see Wang Cairen. Later, after Fengxian left, Wang Cairen laughed at her, saying that the toad wanted to eat swan meat."
Lan Yin thought of the views of the maids in the Xianju Palace towards Fengxian, and asked, "Does Fengxian also want to climb the dragon's bed?"
"Oh? So you know?" Ling'er poured out the wash water.
"I knew she had this idea, but I didn't expect that she would ask Wang Cairen. What's the difference between this and a seller asking for glory? No wonder Concubine Guo Xian doesn't like her!"
"So, I advise you not to have too much contact with her. She has such a low character, there is no guarantee she will do anything!"
"I know." Lan Yin replied casually.
Ling'er helped Lan Yin put on official uniform and a black futou, and brought some sesame porridge and pickles. After the two of them finished their morning meal, they went to Shang Gong Bureau together.
Because the day before, Lan Yin asked the female officials and maids in the Secretary's Office of the Shang Palace Bureau to proofread the warehouse entry and exit records in recent years. Now, the office area of the Secretary's Office is in complete chaos.
When Wu Dianji saw Lan Yin coming, he saluted Lan Yin, handed over a booklet, and said: "Yang Siji, this is the record of terms and conditions that I compiled yesterday. Please check it out if you have any questions."
Lan Yin looked at the thick book and secretly smacked her tongue, "Thank you for your hard work, Wu Dian."
"It's not hard, it's not hard. This is what we should do. Please look at it, Mr. Yang. We have sorted this stack out for Mr. Yang's review." Wu Dianji pointed to the pile of piles on the top seat that looked like a hill. Gao Benzi said with a smile.
Lan Yin looked at the books stacked as high as a mountain and Wu Dianji's fake smile, and suddenly understood that this was a silent resistance to her.
She didn't understand the rules, and she might have offended most of them by running rampant in the Daming Palace.
Lan Yin suppressed her temper, glanced around, and said with a smile, "Thank you, everyone."
Wu Dianji's original idea was to let Lan Yin offend everyone when she wanted to be the new official, so that the people below her would not accept her, and he would also make this charming lady of a wealthy family call her back. But now looking at this person, he is quite patient, but he is actually a difficult master to deal with.
"Yang Siji, in addition to the records we compiled yesterday, we still need a dining room, a general workshop, and a treasure room..." Wu Dianji continued.
Lan Yin knew that Wu Dianji wanted her to give up in spite of the difficulties, but she refused, "Then please Wu Dianji, please work harder these days and supervise everyone. I will check it out bit by bit. In addition, it is hot today, so I believe you all have worked hard too." , Ling'er, take my dowry, bring some gold leaves to the dining room, and ask them to add some drinks for everyone. I'll share the remaining few coins with everyone, so that I can buy some tonics and take care of myself."
"Yes." Ling'er accepted the order and went to make arrangements. The rest of the people cheered.
Lan Yin looked at Wu Dianji with a smile. If she wanted her to lose the support of the people, she would buy people's support with money, and leave the hard work of supervising people to Wu Dianji.
Although Lan Yin is ignorant of worldly affairs and has no intention of getting entangled with others, since everyone is bullying her, she cannot ignore it.
Wu Dianji missed a move and retreated with a livid face, going to sort out the classics.
In order to give everyone a good start, Lan Yin naturally sat at the top and read the booklet carefully.
As the sun sets, Lan Yin plans to go back to Shilin Courtyard after finishing her tidying up, and prepares to go see what Fengxian has done in the evening. But every time she makes a move, Wu Dianji will run up to her and ask her questions, which makes Lan Yin confused. Can't get out of Shang Gong Bureau.
Lan Yin finally understood that Wu Dianji was probably at odds with her, and it would be difficult to get out of this Shang Gong situation today.
Sure enough, Lan Yin still couldn't leave until the end of the day. Thinking about Ling'er's words this morning, Lan Yin could only live up to Feng Xian's kindness.
As time passed, Lan Yin gradually began to yawn. When she opened her eyes again, it was already midnight and Wu Dianji was gone.
Lan Yin was very sleepy, so she simply lay down on the table and fell asleep again.
"Yang Siji, wake up, Fengxian is dead!" Lan Yin heard someone calling her in a daze. When she opened her eyes, the room was already full of people.
