"I can't achieve great things by myself, so I have to ask Aunt Yang to help introduce the adults from the Ministry of Works." Mu Siyu said.
"Everyone from the Ministry of Industry is busy building an viewing platform for the Emperor, so I'm afraid they won't have time to help. However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs can fully cooperate with Madam's request."
Aunt Yang took Mu Siyu to meet with the person in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said a few words to prop up the scene, and then left a little palace maid named "Xiao'e" behind and fled first.
Mu Siyu looked at everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is all handymen, like universal screws, they go wherever they are needed.
Such people are easy to use, but they don't specialize in any one. She wants to use such a group of people to build the Queen Mother's small Buddhist hall, which is a very challenging thing in itself.
"Xiao'e, are you serving the Queen Mother?" Mu Siyu looked at Xiao'e.
Xiao'e said: "The slaves are not as good as Fanglan and Fanghua, the two sisters are just second-class maids."
"Then you know the Queen Mother, right?"
"Slave, I just feel a little bit."
"Okay, let's talk while walking."
Chanyi and Shangzhi followed Mu Siyu.
Mu Siyu's belly has become somewhat visible, and she doesn't even care much about things in the store. Now she is dragged to be in charge of the Queen Mother's small Buddhist hall. After they followed her into the palace, they were always on alert.
Suddenly, they heard a burst of laughter.
Mu Siyu looked curiously towards the direction of the sound.
"Madam, let's go quickly!" Xiao'e glanced nervously, "This is the Emperor's Manna Palace."
"Ganlu Palace?" Mu Siyu murmured to herself.
She also heard about this place when she was doing business.
The so-called Manna Palace was a place where the emperor was romantic and happy. The people who lived there were not the concubines in the palace, but the women from outside who were found for the emperor.
Rebuilding the small Buddhist hall cannot be completed overnight. After Mu Siyu learned about the situation that day, he went back first and went to the palace the next day to formally arrange the project.
Although the Ministry of Industry did not care about this matter, the Ministry of Household Affairs did not hesitate to allocate funds. After all, she had people in the Ministry of Household Affairs, so she would certainly have less trouble.
Mu Siyu couldn't help but wonder if the Queen Mother's real intention in asking her to take charge of this matter was related to this. After all, the money from the treasury was not so easy to use. Even as the Queen Mother, if she didn't have a convincing reason, she wanted to apply
It's not that easy to get a batch of money, but now that she has stepped in, everything has been solved.
When Lu Yi learned that Mu Siyu was transferred to be in charge of the Queen Mother's small Buddhist hall, his face darkened with anger.
The next day, as soon as Mu Siyu entered the palace, she saw Lu Yi waiting for her at the palace gate.
"Why are you here?"
Lu Yi was wearing court uniform.
Although I often see him like this, seeing him in court clothes at home and seeing him in court clothes in the palace still have different feelings.
"I will accompany you to see the Queen Mother." Lu Yi said, "You are pregnant and cannot bear such hard work. Ask her to hire someone else."
"Don't go." Mu Siyu said, "I don't have to do it myself, it can't be called a hard work. If the Queen Mother wants a small Buddhist hall, I will satisfy her, and it can be completed in half a month at most."
Lu Yi looked at her suspiciously.
"Really, it only takes half a month. There won't be much trouble in the small Buddhist hall." Mu Siyu said, "It's a good idea to sell the Queen Mother a favor while I can. I don't need any reward from her. Just don't cause trouble for us."
Lu Yi was still unhappy.
Mu Siyu added: "I just happen to want to see the layout of the palace. This place was built by a former master and is of great learning value. Okay, I'll be busy first and talk about it when I get back."
Lu Yi watched Mu Siyu enter the palace gate.
"Tell the spies in the palace to protect Madam's safety." Lu Yi said to Lu Zhiqian behind him.
Lu Zhiqian responded: "Don't worry, sir. When I learned the news yesterday, my subordinates already gave instructions."
Lu Yi glanced at him: "You are quite clever."
Lu Zhiqian grinned.
"Is the injury better?" Lu Yi asked again.
Lu Zhiqian touched his chest: "Much better. Fortunately, you arrived in time, otherwise this subordinate's life would have been lost there."
"You haven't found out who wants to assassinate you yet?" Lu Yi asked, "Could it be my enemy?"
"How could your Majesty's enemies assassinate one of my subordinates?" Lu Zhiqian asked, "I saw that those people must have come for my subordinates, and I don't know who could dislike my subordinates, so they actually arranged a group of murderers to ambush me.
"
"Then check. As long as they attack you, they will definitely find out."
Mu Siyu returned to the Queen Mother's side hall.
She rummaged through a pile of clutter for a tool, but couldn't find it no matter how hard she looked.
"Xiao'e, where is the saw I put here yesterday?"
"Saw?" Xiao'e looked confused.
"It's just an iron piece with many teeth, and I also made a wooden handle." Mu Siyu said, "It was still here before I left yesterday."
"My slave knows." Xiao'e remembered, "Yesterday after the lady left, the little princess came here. Some servants were worried about hurting her, so they put away those dangerous things. Your slave will go look for them now and see what they are.
Where have you gone?"
After Xiao'e left, Mu Siyu ordered the eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to do as she asked.
Although everyone is not very smart, because they have stayed in the palace all year round and know how to survive, they obey Mu Siyu's instructions very cooperatively.
After a while, someone said: "Did you smell anything?"
"It seems like something is burning..."
Everyone looked towards the direction of the Buddhist hall.
"Oh my God, the Buddhist temple is on fire."
Mu Siyu also saw it and was about to put out the fire when Chanyi held her down.
"My good lady, please don't go at this time. I will go to help you immediately."
Chanyi and Shangzhi asked the eunuchs to silence them.
Xiao'e came back with the things she found. She was so frightened when she saw this scene that she said, "We are in trouble. We are in big trouble."
Where is the Buddhist temple?
That is a very sacred place.
The Queen Mother originally worshiped the Buddha, but now the Buddhist temple that has not yet been built is on fire, which means that someone is disrespectful to the Buddha. How this crime is classified depends on the Queen Mother's mood.
In the main hall, the Queen Mother looked at the people standing below sullenly.
"The Ai family has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility. It's a good thing for you. The shadow of the Buddhist hall is not visible, but its roof is almost burned. Madam Lu, if you are dissatisfied with the Ai family, you can just say that you are like this
It is not a smart person's behavior to anger Aijia."
"The Empress Dowager is wise." Mu Siyu saluted, "It was not my wife's original intention to set the Buddhist hall on fire. My wife originally thought that the courtyard at the back had been deserted for so long, so she wanted to demolish it and build a bigger Buddhist hall. Who knows?
I missed it and it was demolished in a rough way. The Queen Mother, just don't worry, I have thought about it. The new Buddha statue will be made of gold, and if the temple is expanded, the Buddha will be happy to see it."
Before you know the cause of the fire, it is useless to argue with the Queen Mother that you did not commit arson or murder. A hundred explanations are not as useful as saying, "I will take care of this matter."