In Princess Changding's mansion, Qin Zhou was reporting to Zheng Ji about the situation of Song Qiyan, the Marquis of Anle.
He had been observing Song Qiyan for several days and found that this person was no different from other officials in the court.
Go to court on time every day, and leave the government office as soon as the time comes. Sometimes he returns to Anlehou Mansion, sometimes he goes to have a few drinks with his colleagues.
In addition, even when I went to Liushui Lane to meet Lin from the outer room, I didn't go there very often, about once every three or four days.
When he first discovered this, Qin Zhou thought he had finally achieved something. He never thought that Song Qiyan's maintenance of the outer chamber was not a secret at all.
Mrs. Wei of Anlehou knew about Lin's existence.
There is nothing more to say.
In Qin Zhou's view, Song Qiyan was just an ordinary noble official. His behavior was not perfect, but there were no major problems.
Ordinary, nothing special.
He really couldn't understand why His Highness asked him to monitor Song Qiyan, but...
His Highness rewarded him with so much extra money. Although nothing was discovered for the time being, he still valued this job extremely and did not dare to ignore it.
He kept Zheng Ji's instructions in mind and reported every three days, everything was detailed and clear.
He thought he could leave after making the report as usual, but he heard Zheng Ji say: "In that case, there is no need to keep an eye on Song Qiyan for the time being."
Qin Zhou was shocked: "Your Highness, why is this?"
It didn't matter whether he stared at Song Qiyan or not, but what he cared about was the money rewarded by His Highness.
If he didn't keep an eye on Song Qiyan, he would be embarrassed to accept the money.
He knew all too well the consequences of taking money and not doing anything, and he couldn't bear it.
Hey, I lost a fortune for nothing, I feel so sad...
Zheng Ji couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the wonderful expression on his face, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the money promised to you by this palace will not be less. You have to help me keep an eye on the other person."
Qin Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and immediately replied: "Your Highness, please give me your instructions! Who are you looking at this time?"
Is it Prince Song or someone else?
Anyway, he will definitely follow His Highness's instructions and keep a close eye on the other party, and will never let go of any abnormality.
"You help me keep an eye on Qi Hongzhen, the Prime Minister of Taichang Temple. I want to know what has happened to him recently and who he has had the most contact with."
Qi Hongzhen, the Prime Minister of Taichang Temple, was the overseer of silkworm ceremonies in his previous life!
The silkworm kissing ceremony supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the silkworm kissing ceremony is carried out as usual. From the beginning to the end of the silkworm kissing ceremony, every link must be carefully supervised.
The most important thing is to check all the items for the wedding ceremony.
In addition to spring silkworms and mulberry leaves, the most important thing is Ju Yi.
The so-called Ju Yi is one of the Queen's six attires. Its color is as yellow as Ju Chen, which symbolizes the color of the newly born mulberry leaves. It is the Queen's special clothing for silkworms.
The robe is changed every year. After it is made under the supervision of the Shaofu, it is sent directly to Xiyuan for worship. The queen can only put on the robe after bathing and fasting in Xiyuan.
Before the silkworm kissing ceremony begins, it must be carefully inspected by the celebrant to ensure that there are no abnormalities before the silkworm kissing ceremony begins.
Therefore, if you want to do anything on the robe, you must cooperate with the celebrant.
In his previous life, Qi Hongzhen, as the celebrant of the silkworm ceremony, was immediately taken down by Fengchen Guards. He had already confessed everything without being tortured by Fengchen Guards.
He admitted that someone from the Tao family found him, and that he turned a blind eye to Ju Yi's abnormal situation because of the power of the Tao family.
However, Concubine Tao Xian denied it, saying that no one in the Tao family had anything to do with Qi Hongzhen, and that this was a frame-up!
When she asked Concubine Tao Xian, more than ten years had passed since the wedding ceremony, and the grass on Qi Hongzhen's grave was already three feet high.
What the truth was, it was impossible to find out at that time.
But the wedding ceremony has not yet begun, and Qi Hongzhen is still alive and well, so she will definitely be able to find out.
After Qin Zhou left, Li Xing'en asked in confusion: "Your Highness, is there anything wrong with this Taichang Temple official?"
He had never heard of the name Qi Hongzhen before!
His Highness asked Qin Zhou to focus on Qi Hongzhen instead, which means that this person is now more important than Anlehou.
"I will tell you after Qin Zhou investigates this matter." Zheng Ji replied.
At present, Qi Hongzhen has not yet been chosen as the celebrant of the wedding ceremony, so she can't say much yet.
In short, we have to wait until Qin Zhou investigates before saying anything.
She thought of one person and asked, "Manager Li, how much do you know about Aunt Yueyuan who is next to Concubine Tao Xian?"
For example, the trustworthy aunts around the four concubines in the palace were carefully cultivated, and some were even brought in from outside the palace.
Aunt Yueyuan is always by Concubine Tao Xian's side, just like Aunt Huinan who is by Concubine Tao's mother's side. She must be Concubine Tao Xian's most trustworthy person.
But a person whom she trusted and relied on, Tao Xianfei, personally admitted that it was because of Tao Xianfei's instigation that the disaster of the wedding ceremony occurred.
The betrayal from the people around her was a fatal blow. It was precisely because Aunt Yueyuan was the person Tao Xianfei trusted the most that the father believed that all this was done by the Tao family and Concubine Tao Xian.
Zheng Ji was very sure that it was impossible for the Jiang family to bribe Aunt Yueyuan, but the Tao family followed Aunt Yueyuan and found out about the Jiang family.
what is happening?
Did someone give Aunt Yueyuan wrong guidance? Or is Aunt Yueyuan deliberately leading clues to the Jiang family?
No matter what the situation is, Auntie Yuanyuan is the key.
"Full moon? Back to Your Highness, I don't know much about her. Perhaps Huinan beside the imperial concubine will know better. I remember that they are all the same batch of maids in the Fifteenth Prince's Mansion."
Before the emperor ascended the throne, he ranked fifteenth among the princes of the late emperor.
Although chamberlains and palace maids both work in the palace, they are still different. Regarding the situation of the palace maids, it is more appropriate to ask the same palace maids.
Zheng Ji nodded, went to the palace the next day, and asked Aunt Huinan about the matter.
It's a pity that Aunt Huinan doesn't know Aunt Yueyuan very well. The people they served when they were in the Fifteenth Prince's Mansion were different.
After entering the palace, they each had their own masters and had little contact with each other.
"Xiaojiu, why are you interested in Concubine Tao Xian's aunt?" Concubine Jiang asked curiously, with a hint of worry in her heart.
She and Concubine Tao Xian have been estranged from each other over the years, and they have lost and lost, but because she has the emperor's favor, she is still slightly better than Concubine Tao Xian.
When the emperor gave Xiaojiu two rewards, Concubine Tao Xian strongly opposed it.
Now that Xiaojiu has left the palace and opened a mansion, could it be that the Tao family did something to Xiaojiu?
The Tao family has power in the military, Xiaojiu is not in the palace, and there is no emperor to protect him at all times, so the Tao family is bold enough to take action?
Seeing Concubine Jiang's expression, Zheng Ji knew that she was wrong and said hurriedly: "Concubine, the Tao family didn't do anything to me."
On the contrary, she wanted to do something to the Tao family.
