Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Hongxiu arrived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs but did not see Cheng Feng. She asked someone and found out that he was counting goods in the warehouse.

She went to the warehouse again, and just as she reached the door, she heard a delicate female voice coming from inside.

"Brother Feng, is this how it is written? Check if I wrote the word 'jiang' correctly. Is there a horizontal line in it?"

Then Cheng Feng's voice was heard again, "There is a horizontal line inside, and the upper half is written wrong. It's written like this."

"Brother Feng, please hold my hand and teach me. I can't write correctly no matter what I do. It's too complicated. And these annotations, Brother Feng, help Fang Er check if they are correct."

Cheng Feng was also very busy. He had to personally count the goods he delivered to the palace for fear of making any mistakes.

He said, "Put it aside for now, I'll write it later."

"Fang Er came to the palace to follow Brother Feng to learn, how can I be lazy? I will learn quickly not to cause trouble for Brother Feng." Fang Er added: "Brother Feng, please teach me."

"Okay, I'll teach you. I don't know how you learned at home. Are you lazy every day?"

"I'm not being lazy!"

Through the crack in the door, Hongxiu saw that there seemed to be a woman in palace maid's clothes in Cheng Feng's arms. Her heart suddenly tightened and she seemed to be unable to breathe.

Hongxiu clenched her fingers, clenched her fists, turned around and left. After walking a few steps, she comforted herself, why was she angry, there was nothing between her and Cheng Feng, and they had no clear relationship. What the Empress told her was important, nothing else mattered.

Just as she turned back and was about to knock on the door, she felt it was inappropriate.

So Hongxiu found a eunuch and asked him to invite Manager Cheng to Kunning Palace. In fact, she didn't have to come in person. She only needed to send a palace maid to invite Cheng Feng. But she didn't know what she was thinking, but she came in person.

As soon as she came out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Hongxiu was stopped by a young eunuch, "This servant greets Lady Hongxiu."

Hongxiu recognized him. He was Xiao Shunzi, who worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She asked, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Shunzi said, "There is an account that I cannot match. Please help me, Madam. If Chief Steward Cheng finds out, I will be fined again."

Hong Xiu said, "I don't care about your internal affairs department's accounts. Besides, your accounts will eventually be reported to Kunning Palace. It's against the rules for me to suddenly intervene. Please ask someone else for help!"

Xiao Shunzi paused. He thought that the female official Hongxiu had a good relationship with Manager Cheng, and with her help his punishment would be lighter.

Hongxiu also handled her official duties impartially. She was a person close to the Queen and also a female official in the palace. If there was a problem in the Household Department, she could only find the Chief Steward, who would then investigate his subordinates.

Just as Xiao Shunzi was about to leave, Hongxiu asked him in a deep voice, "Why did you ask me for help when your account didn't match?"

Xiao Shunzi was stunned. Seeing her sharp eyes, he quickly said, "I heard that Manager Cheng likes the red-sleeved official, and the official also..."

"Who is spreading rumors?" Hongxiu said coldly.

Xiao Shunzi said, "Everyone in the palace says so. Lady, please don't be angry. I know I was wrong."

Hong Xiu asked again, "Who has recently come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and is close to Chief Steward Cheng?"

Xiao Shunzi thought for a moment, "Miss Chunfang, she is with Cheng Zongguan every day, and seems to be a relative of Cheng Zongguan's family. It doesn't look like she came to the palace to be a maid, but rather to be a young lady. None of us dare to mess with her."

"I understand. You go back first. If the accounts don't add up, find out the reasons. I can't help you if there's a deficit. When working in the palace, remember not to be greedy." Hongxiu knew why the accounts didn't add up as soon as he said that. Most likely it was because of embezzlement.

After so many years in the palace, she has come to understand that it is impossible to leave no one with any benefits, but everything must be done in moderation. Being greedy too much is called insatiable, while being greedy too little can be called favors, and some favors have to be maintained.

Xiao Shunzi was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "I will remember the teachings of the lady official."

"Go and get busy." Hongxiu said in a deep voice.

Just waiting for Xiao Shunzi to leave, she stood under a plum tree in a daze.

She seemed to be in a daze, but she was thinking in her heart: The Imperial Household Department has always been under the orders of the Emperor, Cheng Feng is the Emperor's man, and the Emperor asked Cheng Feng to obey the Empress Dowager's orders because of his relationship with the Empress. However, in private, each palace has its own duties, and the little generals in the palace are all afraid of the major managers.

She couldn't leave in anger just because of Chun Fang. She had to look after the Imperial Household Department for the Empress. Cheng Feng had great power in the palace. It was not difficult for him to arrange a relative to be a maid in the palace.

However, she still needs to find out the inside story before she can make a conclusion.

At this moment, a sweet-looking little palace maid suddenly walked up to her and bowed respectfully, "This servant greets Lady Red Sleeves."

Hongxiu looked at her carefully and confirmed that she had never seen this person before, but she seemed to guess who it was from her voice. She asked, "What do you want from me?"

Chunfang bowed and stood up straight, her eyes seemed to be full of pride, "I heard Brother Feng, I mean Manager Cheng, I heard him talk about Lady Hongxiu, and I also heard from my uncle that Miss Hongxiu is a very capable person and a capable assistant to the Queen. At the beginning, my uncle wanted Brother Feng to marry Lady Hongxiu as his wife, but Lady Hongxiu did not agree, so he missed this marriage."

Hong Xiu clenched her fists, her face expressionless, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Are you Cheng Feng's cousin?"

Chunfang smiled and said, "Now that my uncle wants me to marry Brother Feng, I will be Brother Cheng Feng's wife. So since you have already refused, please keep some distance from Brother Feng in the future to avoid gossip."

The Cheng family is the emperor's people, and Hongxiu is at most the empress's person. Even the empress has to listen to the emperor, so Chunfang thought that after Hongxiu received her warning, she would have the self-awareness to keep her distance.

"Why are you saying all this to me? Is it because Cheng Feng still can't let me go, and you're afraid he won't want to marry you, so you want me to reject Cheng Feng directly?" Hongxiu said coldly.

Chunfang's face turned pale when she heard this. She said angrily, "Your uncle and aunt will not agree to your marrying Brother Feng. He won't marry you if he can't let you go. Even if he wants to marry you, no one in the Cheng family will like you. If you dare to seduce Brother Feng and do something immoral, humph! You are a lady-in-waiting beside the Queen, and it will be the Queen who will be embarrassed..."

She heard that Hongxiu often interacted with Cheng Feng in the palace, and she didn't agree to marry him at that time. Wasn't it because she disliked Feng Ge for being a small steward? Now that Feng Ge is the chief steward, she is eager to get close to him.

"Pa." Hongxiu slapped Chunfang on the face.

Hong Xiu said coldly, "How dare a lowly maid talk nonsense about the Queen?"