Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

In the Daming Palace, there are two groups of eunuchs responsible for serving the Empress. One group is led by the Eunuch Department. In addition to being responsible for the manual labor in the palace, they are also responsible for all matters related to the outer court.

The palace maids were led by palace officials, who were divided into six ministers, who were responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the harem.

And the Gongzhengsi, which was in charge of the punishments in the harem.

Naturally, the emperor also lived in the harem, and these people also served the emperor, especially the Ministry of Eunuchs. Generally speaking, the commander-in-chief and the chief eunuchs of the Ministry of Eunuchs were the emperor's trusted eunuchs who served closely.

For example, the current Chief Eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is concurrently held by the Chief Eunuch of the Ministry of Palace Affairs, Dai Quan - he is responsible for both internal and external affairs, so Dai Quan is known as the Prime Minister of the Daming Palace.

Dai Quan simply merged the two provinces into one Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In this way, the Empress Dowager, who lived deep in the inner palace, could only command the eunuchs through the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, and it was absolutely impossible for her to intervene personally.

The only people the Queen could order around at will were the six palace officials.

Wang Xifeng entered the Daming Palace. Because of the words spoken by Emperor Shengping and the personal company of the crown prince, Dai Quan had to put on a smiling face and serve by her side.

However, for Wang Xifeng, who will live here for the next few decades of her life, Dai Quan's attitude is much more important than relying on the prince to bully others.

As soon as she saw Dai Quan in the palace, Wang Liangdi drove the prince away: "How many important things do you have to do? Besides, you have to visit the emperor and the queen. Why bother to stay here for trivial matters?

"I have the help of Prime Minister Dai, so everything will go smoothly. Don't worry."

The prince left with a smile.

Without anyone around, Wang Xifeng hadn't spoken yet. Aunt Meng, whom she had brought into the palace, bowed to Dai Quan first and said, "Prime Minister, I haven't seen you for many years. How have you been?"

Dai Quan's hair was almost black, and he looked at Meng Fanshuang and sighed, "You have wrinkles too? Alas, we are all getting old!"

Wang Xifeng smiled.

The two chatted and exchanged pleasantries for a while before Aunt Meng said to Dai Quan, "I have been living with Liang Di for these years, and I have actually lived a very comfortable and happy life."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "In another month, the emperor will abdicate. I think the internal minister has a deep friendship with the emperor, so he will definitely go to another palace to recuperate. When the time comes, won't he be freer than you following me?"

Dai Quan's already completely white eyebrows trembled slightly: "Liang Di has grown into a big girl. I heard that she has become more shrewd and capable after her experience in the Eastern Palace.

"I'm so happy for your grandfather!"

This was the first outsider who mentioned her deceased grandfather to her since her parents left the capital.

Wang Xifeng's face showed sadness, and she forced a smile, but her eyes were instantly moist: "I still remember that when my grandfather was alive, the Prime Minister once came to our house to sit for a while.

"I was naughty at that time, so I quietly crawled in. My father was so angry that he wanted to beat me, but my grandfather stopped me.

"You didn't mind the dirt and dust on me, and you even hugged me..."

Having said this, he could no longer hold back and lowered his head to wipe away his tears.

Dai Quan was also a little sad when he saw this, and he looked at Wang Xifeng with a kind look: "I saw Liangdi on New Year's Eve, and the heroic demeanor between her eyebrows and eyes was quite similar to that of your ancestor.

“At that time, I was sad for half the night.

“Almost all the older brothers are gone, and I am the only one left.

"Although I have watched the children grow up, there is still a difference between the inside and outside, and I have no chance to have a deep conversation with them. Some of the more promising ones even despise me because I am old and don't bother to pay attention to me.

"I never thought that after all these twists and turns, I would end up becoming master and servant with a junior like Wang Liang Di in the palace!"

Wang Xifeng was crying, and when she heard this, she wiped her tears and raised her head and said coquettishly: "What master and servant? We are just colleagues!

"You are the senior grandfather who has been in charge of the family for many years. I am just a little girl who has just started to do some delicate work!"

Dai Quan raised his head and laughed: "Your Majesty is indeed very good at judging people. Four years ago, you could tell that Liang Di is a smart person who loves to talk and laugh. Today, I see that it is true!"

Meng Fanshuang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that the atmosphere between the two of them was finally harmonious.

This Prime Minister Dai has absolute power in the palace. Not to mention the Ministry of Internal Affairs which is a merger of two provinces, even the palace officials have to give him face!

Wang Xifeng wanted to be the ruler of the Daming Palace smoothly, but without Dai Quan's approval, she could never do it!

"Grandpa Dai, I heard that the six Shangs had a fight the other day. What was it about?" Wang Xifeng went straight to the point and asked with a pair of curious eyes.

Dai Quan was stunned: "How do you know?"

After a pause, he uttered "oh" again, and said with a smile, "This is incredible. Even the Daming Palace is so secretive about this matter, but the Crown Prince is telling you straight away."

Wang Xifeng stuck out her tongue and said, "The Crown Princess is still recovering from her injuries, and I am in charge of all matters related to the move to the palace. If you want to avoid any mistakes, you must let me know where the window paper has been torn!

"Is it difficult to talk about the reason for this matter?"

"That's not the case." Dai Quan sighed and waved his hands. "The palace officials were originally managed by the queen's confidant, Nanny Hai. But when the queen fell ill, Nanny Hai was in a hurry and had no time to take care of Liu Shang, so she left everything to her godson Sun Qian.

“It just so happens that Sun Qian had too much contact with Shangshen in the past, and when the six Shangs stood together, he was extremely biased.

"The imperial physician checked the empress's pulse and said that she might have taken something that was incompatible with her health, which was why she suddenly became ill.

"Everyone naturally started to investigate. Who knew that Sun Qian just wanted to drink a cup of tea at Shangshen, and then went to other places to make a scene, which pissed off everyone!

"Anyway, one is a good friend, one is an enemy, one is a fellow villager, and one is a master and disciple who have fallen out with each other. They were not so harmonious to begin with, and now they all want to kill each other!

"If I hadn't brought Gong Zhengsi and Nei Si Bo with me later, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to finish the fight!"

Wang Xifeng's eyelids twitched when she heard this: "Chongke?!"

Dai Quan looked at her with fear on his face and laughed, "Are you afraid that the prince will ask you to investigate this matter?"

"Amitabha! I don't have that ability! I don't even know how many doors there are in Daming Palace, and I'm still investigating a case!" Wang Xifeng was startled and patted her chest.

"Isn't there a pregnant lady in our East Palace? She is my good sister. This is the first child that the prince has since entered the Daming Palace.

"If even the Queen can't escape this curse, then isn't our Mei Liangyuan doomed to fail as well?

"How about the Crown Princess and I move in first to calm the situation, and let Mei Liangyuan stay in the East Palace to take care of the pregnancy?

"——Wait until the Crown Princess has sorted out Liu Shang, then it won't be too late to ask Mei Liangyuan to come over."

Wang Xifeng was worried.

Dai Quan looked at her, his eyes flashed with inquiry, but he still smiled and said, "Don't worry, the case has been investigated and dealt with. The Queen will wake up soon.

“It’s just that the Empress is weak, and Nanny Hai and Sun Qian are not handling things properly. The Emperor thinks it’s better to find a capable person to take over the harem.

"That's why we called Liangdi into the palace."