Chapter 15 There is something strange in the Xiyi Palace
"My son, please give my regards to my adoptive father!" A group of eunuchs knelt down respectfully in front of an old man with gray hair and a childish face, and congratulated him in unison.
These eunuchs were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and well-kept. These people were all the most powerful eunuchs in the palace, such as Ye Ting Ling and Yong Xiang Ling.
Huang Yan, the chief servant of the Central Committee, looked at the eunuchs and adopted sons in front of him and said with a smile:
"Children, get up quickly, get up quickly!"
Several eunuchs stood up with smiles and made way for them.
Immediately, another row of eunuchs came forward, knelt in front of Huang Yan, and said respectfully:
"Slave, please give your regards to Attendant Zhongchang!"
Although the eunuchs who came up to pay tribute at this time were not as good as Huang Yan's group of adopted sons just now, looking at their clothes, one could tell that they were all servants in the palace and not ordinary young eunuchs.
"Well, get up!" Huang Yan still smiled and nodded.
It can be said that the imperial power has declined to such an extent that, not to mention the ministers of the court, even the eunuchs accompanying the imperial power are so unbridled.
Zhong Changshi was just the head of Xiao Cheng's servants, but the eunuchs in the palace had to come here every day to pay their respects to him, but Xiao Cheng didn't receive any such treatment at all.
After all the eunuchs had paid their respects, the rest left as usual and went about their own affairs. However, Huang Yan's dozen adopted sons all stayed behind.
One of them saw that the irrelevant people had already left, so he handed over the list and said:
"Father, this is the list of recent changes in the eunuch positions in the palace. Please take a look at it!"
Huang Yan nodded, took a glance at the list, and frowned:
"Have there been any big events in the palace recently? Why are there so many changes!"
When the man heard this, he immediately reported back:
"I don't know what happened recently. First, Yong'an Cheng, who is in charge of the palace gardens, and Ye Tingling, who is in charge of the cold palace, slipped and drowned at night. The day before yesterday, the fruit minister in charge of the palace's melon and fruit supply went out of the palace to buy.
On that occasion, he was frightened by a horse and fell to the ground, resulting in half-body paralysis. Therefore, the list has changed greatly."
After all, they were just young eunuchs in charge of things below. Huang Yan didn't think about it carefully and just asked casually:
"Are these successors sensible and clever?"
"Don't worry, adoptive father, they are all sensible and smart people. They have prepared their filial piety early, otherwise these positions would not be available to them!"
Huang Yan nodded with satisfaction.
Obviously, these things are naturally Feng Bao's methods.
He planned it, the bold and clever little eunuch took charge of it, and finally he raised money and established connections.
Feng Bao's careful planning, coupled with the invisible effect brought by the purple Ceka [sticky pole], no one noticed anything strange.
Huang Yan flipped through the roster in his hand and asked casually:
"By the way, the Za family heard that the little eunuch in the Yangxin Palace made some kind of sticking point. Do you know what it was for?"
Another person heard this and stood up and said:
"I heard that the little emperor thought the chirping insects in the palace were too noisy in summer, so the grand master opened a sticky rod to catch the chirping insects for the little emperor."
Huang Yan paused, narrowed his eyes slightly, and snorted:
"Winter is just about to end, why are you so anxious to build a sticking place? Humph, this little eunuch named Feng Bao is quite thoughtful!"
Another adopted son pursed his lips and smiled, and said loudly:
"Why do you need to worry, foster father? I have paid attention to it, but I just transferred some eunuchs, maids, and imperial guards. They have been accompanying the little emperor on the trees, touching birds, and going down the river to catch fish. There is nothing wrong with them."
"This Feng Bao has this kind of intention. After leaving the Yangxin Hall, who will take him seriously?"
"That's right, who doesn't know now that the Grand Master is the one who can make the decision? As long as the Grand Master is standing behind the adoptive father, what else can he do?"
"After all, he is a little eunuch who was born in an imperial mausoleum. His eyesight is too shallow. I'm afraid he would think he was something special if he didn't see me serving the little emperor!"
"Hahaha!"
All the adopted sons laughed when they heard this, and their contempt for Xiao Cheng was not apparent in their words.
When Huang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but feel that his worries were too much, and chuckled:
"Although this is the truth, the Grand Master has ordered us to keep an eye on the palace. You must do your best!"
"Don't worry, adopted father, the children will do their best and there will never be any mistakes!" All the adopted sons said respectfully, but just looking at their looks, it was obvious that they didn't listen.
--------------------------
"Your Majesty..." Nan Rongshu raised her artificial voice and leaned gently against Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng gave up his shoulders and couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said:
"Wan'er, can you go back first? I'll come play with you when I'm free!"
Nan Rongshu raised her face, pouted her lips, blinked her long and beautiful eyelashes, and said with an aggrieved look:
"Your Majesty, have you abandoned Wan'er?"
Xiao Cheng looked at Nan Rongshu who was so pretentious and felt a chill in his heart. Goosebumps suddenly appeared all over his body. He couldn't hold it back and pushed Nan Rongshu away who was approaching again.
Nan Rongshu, who didn't react and was pushed away by Xiao Cheng, had an expression of disbelief on her face.
You pushed me away? How dare you push me away!
I suppressed my nausea to give you some benefits, but you actually pushed me away!
Xiao Cheng smacked his lips and said blankly:
"Wan'er, you're so disgusting! I'm a little tired, can you go back first?"
Suddenly, Nan Rongshu's ears seemed to hear a thunderbolt from the blue.
Am I sick?
Looking at Xiao Cheng, Nan Rongshu clenched her fists tightly and pressed her silver teeth tightly, then immediately stood up and left.
If she stayed here any longer, she was afraid that she could not hold back the anger in her heart and attack Xiao Cheng's head with a slap.
Seeing Nan Rongshu leave, Xiao Cheng stood up, winked at Feng Bao who was waiting beside him, and then walked towards the inner room at the back of the palace.
Feng Bao remained calm and followed silently.
In the inner room, Xiao Cheng sighed and said:
"Did you find out anything? This person keeps pestering me all day long, which really annoys me!"
When Feng Bao heard this, he bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, the candle shines thousands of miles away. Based on your Majesty's instructions, I have indeed found out something wrong."
Xiao Cheng's eyes lit up and he said:
"Tell me!"
"The servants have carefully checked the palace roster. Most of the waiters currently serving in Ling Zhaoyi's Xiyi Palace are not the palace servants assigned to them before, but were re-transferred after Ling Zhaoyi entered the palace. Among them,
His methods are so clever that if it hadn't been for His Majesty's guidance, I wouldn't have noticed anything strange." Feng Bao replied.
Xiao Cheng nodded. It was better to be in the right direction than to have no clue.
Feng Bao paused and then said:
"Also, most of the waiters in Princess Zhang's Yongxin Palace are elderly people who are more than ten years old. It is said that a few years ago, the palace wanted to assign new waiters, but Princess Zhang gave them back!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he sneered.
Originally it was just suspicion, but now these clues are not considered evidence, but taken together, there is indeed something wrong with this picture of the concubine and Nan Rongshu.
"By the way, I also found out something that may be helpful to Your Majesty."
"Don't show off!"
"Ling Zhaoyi's dormitory was originally arranged in Yilan Palace, which has better conditions, but later it was secretly changed to Xiyi Palace. Judging from the method, it should be someone under Ling Zhaoyi who did it."