Queen's Road in the Red House

After Daiyu left, an old man in a dragon robe turned out from behind the eight-panel carved nanmu screen inlaid with longevity characters leading to the Xici room.

The Empress Dowager shook her head and smiled, and did not get up to salute: "You have been a heroic and powerful emperor all your life, but now you are like others to eavesdrop on the wall. It's really late."

The Taishanghuang was told that he would not be safe at the end of the festival, so he didn't get angry and didn't say anything. Instead, he stroked his beard and smiled.

"How?" asked the Queen Mother.

"That's right, he's a good boy." After finishing speaking, the Supreme Emperor frowned again: "Among these few granddaughters-in-law, Yuan'er's concubine is the one who didn't choose well. It's not like the daughter of the Zhen family, who is brought up by Zhen's wet nurse. Where are you going?"

The Empress Dowager didn't think much of the Zhen family's filter, but when she thought of Zhen Ran, she was willing to nod: "I saw that girl from the Zhen family that day, she was smart, quick-witted, and good-natured." Looking like an iceberg turned into a spirit, she came to object to marrying into the royal family.But the Empress Dowager doesn't care much about rules and decency, she only values ​​the word "heart upright", so she used to protect Empress Yang, and today she will take care of Daiyu.

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When Daiyu returned to Chonghua Palace, she ordered Xuan to be the chief and deputy director of the House of Internal Affairs.

In this dynasty, all matters related to the emperor were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, such as the tea room, storage department, etiquette department, construction department, eagle dog room, etc., and even the imperial guards of the retinue were also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The affairs of the harem are just a small branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

There are officials in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the chief and deputy historians who went to the Rongguo Mansion to deliver the ceremony that day were all officials rather than internal eunuchs.

In the palace, it is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they are all headed and respected internal eunuchs.

Coincidentally, these two inner eunuchs are both named Zhang, so others directly address them as steward and deputy steward.

The steward is a round-faced rather affluent eunuch, bent over and smiled and said: "Prince Princess, just rest assured, all court ladies have to try brocade embroidery and broom-handling skills before entering the palace, especially pay attention to etiquette and rules. Those who have disagreements have been kicked out a long time ago, and they can't get in at all.

And the ones that come in are not just used by people from small families, they have to go to Yeting to learn the rules for the first half of the year, and the mother will take the test every three days.Half a year later, those who passed the test were selected from among those who were handsome and worthy of serving the masters, and then went to the various palaces, and then were assigned to Shangyi, Shangdecoration, tea meals, etc. "

"Thus, it goes without saying that those who can serve by the empress's side can recite the rules in their sleep, and their actions are inseparable. And the palace people everywhere are also cautious in their words and deeds, and dare not go beyond the rules, otherwise The Department of Punishment is not easy to advance in."

Daiyu listened to his long list, her attitude was respectful and affectionate, but she didn't have any real words, like a salesman, boasting about the palace people.

So after listening to him finish speaking, he closed the roster of personnel from various places and said: "Listening to Mr. Zhang, there are no bad people in the palace. Then every year because of bad tongue or laziness and slippery, he was demoted to the Clothes Bureau And where did these dozens of people come from?"

Manager Zhang didn't stumble at all, and smiled more eagerly: "Slaves are serving others, whether it's good or not, it's all the masters' wishes. Just like the slaves are now the servants of the princess, what you say is wrong is wrong Yes, right and wrong, from now on, what the empress says will be the slave's heaven, I only hope that the empress loves the slave."

Xiao Luoyuan waited on the side to pour tea, and after hearing such nasty words, she couldn't help but secretly reached out to touch the goose bumps on her body.

Daiyu suddenly thought of the empress dowager's calm expression, and the frankness of Empress Yang who showed everything on her face.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in front of him must be someone that Empress Yang is used to.

The Empress Dowager empress respects reasoning, but Empress Yang is indulgent.

In this world, not to mention a straightforward person like Empress Yang, who is as smart as Sister Feng, isn't she often caught up in compliments and ostentation?

There is no one in this world who doesn't like to hear good things.

After Mr. Zhang saw that he expressed his sincerity, the extremely young and delicate princess looked at him with clear eyes, and then looked at Mr. Zhang, feeling a sudden shock in his heart.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, it is the same in the harem.

Manager Zhang had done his homework before he came. He heard that this princess had a very good relationship with Empress Yang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. For two or three years, she had been ordered to enter the palace to take care of her body.

So I wanted to play the emotional card that I was the old person that Queen Yang was used to back then.

But at this time Daiyu had already handed the roster to Xiaoluo: "You can call the people from the tea dining room to come in."

Manager Zhang froze for a moment, is this the end?Is the princess concubine just recognizing her face today?

Daiyu nodded to the two of them: "There is one more thing, you go back and think about it, and tell me tomorrow." The two supervisors quickly bowed in response.

"The empress dowager once mentioned that a group of maids should be selected every year, and the number is increasing every year. We should take advantage of this year's happy event to release a group to streamline everything."

The faces of the two became dignified.

After all, personnel layoffs are a major event, and there are many things that can be manipulated.

Daiyu didn't seem to notice the changes in the expressions of the two of them, as well as Manager Zhang's hesitant attitude, and continued to speak softly: "For this matter, you first draw up a regulation in your heart and tell me to listen to it."

Many internal eunuchs in the former dynasty were in power, and they were in charge of military discipline, which was destroyed by laziness.Or it may replace the emperor to inspect the frontier fortresses and act recklessly, which will lead to great disasters in the border.

Even the demise of the previous dynasty was inseparable from the eunuchs.

Therefore, eunuchs are not allowed to read and write in this dynasty, and they are confined to the inner palace, let alone serve as supervisors to interfere in military affairs, and they cannot even go out of the palace gate except for passing orders.

Even if he was a top eunuch like Qin Wu, he couldn't compare with the power and importance of the eunuchs of the previous dynasty.

Therefore, Daiyu can only ask them to draw up the articles of association, and it is impossible to write them down.

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The principals and deputy principals from all over the place stood in the courtyard of the Chonghua Palace, stretching their necks in a wait-and-see state.

The princess is young, and she has not met everyone before entering the palace, so she waits behind closed doors, so they naturally have to weigh each other in their hearts.If the princess has a chest and is doing things properly, then everyone will do things well with fear. If the princess is carrying tofu with a straw rope and cannot lift it, then they will naturally not be afraid, and they will do it secretly. Let's make small moves.

After all, when new officials take office, they always have to check their accounts.

In the past few years in the palace, there is no bad debt everywhere.

If the princess is weak or confused, not only will they not fill the previous account, but they will act more recklessly from now on.

This is related to gray income in the future, so everyone stretched their necks to watch.

Seeing the two stewards coming out with dignified faces and deep thoughts, although everyone dared not speak loudly, they inevitably winked and winked at each other: no matter whether this princess is a person with a bright eye or a bright heart, she should not be weak deceitful temper.

Manager Liu of the tea dining room suddenly said: "Hey, what kind of temperamental masters of ours have never served before. Anyway, what I do is going right, and no one will be afraid of checking! As a slave, just serve loyally. But those people People who try to make trouble and make trouble, must be very scared in their hearts."

Although the eunuchs were illiterate, when they reached a certain position and could deal with their masters, they would naturally speak at a level.

For example, Mr. Liu is a model of dedication to learning. Although he is illiterate, he still tries his best to get the words out. There are more idioms in a sentence than the ministers.

Manager Sang of the warehouse also said softly: "Old Liu, you know these few idioms in total. Is it interesting to take them out and use them every time? But you have a saying that is right, you are not afraid of the shadow if you are upright, and we are not afraid of changing the idioms." Master, but there are some people who usually lift the door curtain like a dog - all with one mouth. But now it doesn't work to hold the Buddha's feet temporarily. Hehe, a black-hearted person, if he catches up with him and burns incense, the Buddha will lose his ass."

It can be seen that Mr. Sang doesn't like idioms and focuses on allegory.

Just when Xiao Luo came out to invite the two principals of the dining room, she exchanged glances with the little maid guarding the door.

After a while, he came out on the pretext of adding tea, and asked the little maid to carry the pot with her.On the way, he asked, "What did you hear?"

After entering the palace, the map suddenly expanded, changing from Rongguo Mansion to the Imperial Palace. Xiaoluo was a little out of control, and was powerless to inquire about the news.

Fortunately, she quickly developed a few talented little maids, and put away her younger brother. Now the little maid Qing Yuan, who is the gatekeeper, is the one she values ​​the most.

These principals have been working on the front line all year round. For example, Chief Liu, the pots and pans in the dining room are always ringing, and his ears will not be very good. These little maids can actually hear them when they think they speak softly. Give it back to Xiaoluo.

Xiao Luo curled her lips: What does it mean to point at Sang and scold Huai with strange air, but to name her name!

Qingyuan really deserves to be Xiaoluo's favorite person, and said with a smile: "Sister, I just saw that Madam Cao in the embroidery room was sweating and kept wiping her face with a handkerchief. Keep drawing circles on the ground, almost punching a hole in our yard."

Xiao Luo looked at the clothes on her body because of the autumn coolness, and smiled with satisfaction: "When everyone is gone, go to my room and get you some fruit and snacks."

Qingyuan responded crisply.

When Xiaoluo went back, she just caught up with Chief Liu and continued to speak idioms: "My mother trusts me, and the slave will die after I die."

Daiyu thought to herself, "It's absolutely unnecessary."

Then Director Liu went out with the deputy director, a slender, clean-faced nanny.

Xiao Luo leaned over and said all the words just now, and Mo Ran laughed: "I said where did you go just now."

Daiyu rubbed her forehead: "We'll see each other later." Then she raised her voice slightly: "Have you all written it down?"

Seeing the eunuchs and courtiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is not necessary to be in the main hall, and Daiyu chose to be in the teahouse separated from the west.And behind a curtain across the door, Baimaolushui and Baimaolushui were sitting at the small table, each took a pen, and recorded everyone's words in detail.

With Daiyu's ingenuity of never forgetting, she also believes that a good memory is not as good as a bad pen, and that people's memory will often be emotional and biased in the future, and it is not as clear as black and white.

Hearing Daiyu's question, Baimaolushui hurried in with a few pieces of plum-blossom paper and handed them to Daiyu.

Daiyu looked at it and found that the record was correct, so she nodded.

So everyone continued to perform their duties, Bai Mao continued to go in as a clerk, Mo Ran still helped Daiyu and watched silently, Xiao Luo was in charge of going out to call people and develop dark lines to inquire about information, everything went on in an orderly manner.

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The principals who came in in the future, no matter whether they violated the law or not in private, at least maintained the respect they deserved on the surface, which can be called asking and answering. Getting better and better.

Until Mr. Ge from Shangshi's office came in alone.

He saluted with a smile: "Going back to the princess, there are a lot of ceremonies recently, and the decoration department is really too busy, rushing to work day and night, no, only the slaves come out, and the deputy director really can't come. "

Xiaoluo raised her eyebrows and wanted to refute: Then why can people come to the embroidery room and the clothing store?Could it be that the clothes are made in a hurry, but you, the jewelry maker, are caught blind?Furthermore, the people in the tea room had to prepare meals and refreshments for the masters of all levels in the palace every day, and the two masters who were busy were not seen cooking.

Moreover, as soon as this Master Ge came in, he opened his mouth without waiting for the master to ask questions, which clearly violated the master's intentions, and he didn't even make an apology.

Daiyu tapped lightly on the white sandalwood tea table with curly grass pattern and fine teeth, and Xiaoluo swallowed the words that came to her lips.

Mr. Ge didn't realize it, and continued with a smile: "So if you have any questions, you can just ask the servant."

Daiyu sneered: "The Shang Decoration Department is so busy."

Master Ge hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Madam, she is too busy. If there is no one in this palace, Madam will be missed. What kind of patterns and jewelry do you like? Just tell the slaves. Make sure to give the empress a fine finish." Gorgeous."

Daiyu nodded: "Since you are too busy to come, you can only come to the head, then you can go back and replace the deputy head, and let him come."

The smile on Chief Ge's face was frozen like winter grease.

After being stunned for a while, he laughed again: "Your Majesty doesn't know, he is a dull gourd, he can't say a word, besides, the servants at Shangzhu's office are in charge of it, he doesn't understand anything, you just ask the servants." .”

Daiyu frowned, glanced sideways at Mo Ran, then lowered her eyes and began to drink tea.

Mo Ran stood up and said, "Master Ge, let me warn you for our mother."

Chief Ge's expression was not good, but he had no choice but to accept it: "Ms. Wu, please tell me."

When Daiyu was crowned the crown princess, Mo Ran was by her side a school secretary of the seventh grade, and everyone in the palace called her by her real name.

The status of the eunuchs in this dynasty is lower than that of the maids of the same rank. Although these eunuchs in charge are better than ordinary court ladies, they are all a head shorter than the female officials, so they have to listen.

Mo Ran said: "The princess concubine is in charge of Fengyin and the six palace affairs by the holy order, so naturally she has to pass the inquiries to the principals everywhere, and there is no room for prevarication."

"The queen's rules are that everyone is treated equally, and she will not be beaten to death with a stick. She will repeat it again and again. Thinking about seeing you for the first time, if there are one or two words that are not guarded, and things are not thoughtful. This is grace, so Mr. Ge, don't make a mistake and take our mother's generosity as your face!"

"You don't want to bring the vice-principal to Chonghua Palace for one reason, but you still dare to shirk it after your empress orders it--Master Ge, you have already used it again and again. Do you want to try it again and again? See for yourself."

Manager Ge's words were all stuck in his throat.

The expression on his face changed a few times, and finally he bowed and said: "The servant obeyed the order of the empress, so I went back and called the vice-principal to come and answer."

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When everyone finished seeing each other, Xiao Luo couldn't help stretching her waist, and Mo Ran also patted Daiyu's shoulder lightly: "Your Majesty, do you want to ask a lady who can press acupuncture points to relax?"

Daiyu shook her head.

Baimao and Lushui also came out from behind the curtain.Lu Shui calmed down and said, "Madam, this servant was selected into the palace since she was a child. At that time, the chief minister Ge was the chief minister of the Shangshi Department. In the past ten years, the principals everywhere have been revolving around like lanterns. Only he has been Safe and secure."

Daiyu knew that among Xin Hongcheng's four court ladies, only Lu Shui was replaced by the former "Lv Shui" who betrayed her master, so naturally she had to show extra.

Seeing that Daiyu was listening, Lu Shui gained some confidence without interrupting her, and continued: "I heard that Mr. Ge used to serve Concubine Zhen Gui, and Prince Yinrui was almost injured by a fierce horse once. It was Mr. Ge who blocked him with his body, and was promoted to be the manager of the Shang Decoration Office."

Of course, Prince Yi Rui's jumping up and down temper is to provoke the untamed wild horse by himself.The Supreme Emperor once said that he deserved to be kicked.

However, Concubine Zhen Gui is such a lifeline, of course she attaches great importance to Mr. Ge.The Shang Decoration Department is a fat job that handles countless gold, silver and jewelry.

Daiyu nodded, "You've got a heart." Then Xiaoluo sent Baimao and Lushui affectionately, and said that she would invite them to have tea during the next cycle break.

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"Your Majesty, since Master Ge can stay for ten years, even the Empress Dowager has never touched her, presumably it is for the sake of Princess Zhen Gui and King Rui."

Xiao Luo also showed a worried look on her face: "Then this is really a tough bone." Concubine Zhen Gui's face is not easy to let go.

Chief Ge is also considered a capable person. The family members in the harem have changed three batches, but he still stands tall.

Daiyu pondered for a while, then shook her head: "No, the Empress Dowager will not indulge the mistakes of anyone in the House of Internal Affairs just because of Concubine Zhen Gui."

Mo Ran and Xiao Luo had never entered the palace with her before, and they rarely saw the Empress Dowager, so they still didn't understand.

But Daiyu knew it.

The princes' weddings, the queen's case of poisoning, and the power in the harem, all these important matters, when the emperor and the emperor make decisions, some and only the queen mother can attend, and the concubine Zhengui is not qualified.

Even the empress dowager is not only able to attend, when she is not there, the empress dowager will order someone to invite her and ask for her opinion.

It can be seen that in the Supreme Emperor's heart, Zhen Gui and Dowager Concubine may have a deeper bond with him, and his mother's family is more in line with his wishes, but in terms of respect and trust, she must still be the Empress Dowager.

Not to mention Master Ge, even if the Queen Mother punished Princess Zhen Gui, the Supreme Emperor's first reaction must be that Princess Zhen Gui made a mistake, not the Queen Mother who gave people small shoes.

Since Master Ge was able to live in peace, it means that he did not make any major mistakes that would lead to his dismissal when the Queen Mother was in charge of palace affairs.

It is probably because of watching people order dishes. During the time when Empress Yang was in charge, she indulged her soul, lost herself, and did a lot of illegal things, so that she did not dare to bring the vice-principal at the risk of offending the princess.

Xiao Luo was puzzled: "Madam, but that deputy chief didn't report on Chief Ge."

Daiyu looked at her: "Think about it again, can you understand?"

As a person in the information center, Xiao Luo still needs to broaden her horizons and thinking.

Mo Ran smiled and walked out, went to check Daiyu's lunch, and looked at the high sun: It's already noon, and I have to ask the small kitchen to prepare more snacks, and send them to the prince in the afternoon go.

And Xiaoluo in the room thought hard for a while, and tentatively said: "It's because he doesn't trust the empress? I'm afraid you are like the empress empress. If you can't find out or dare to punish Chief Ge, then he, the deputy chief, will be wrong inside and out." If you lose your job, you won’t even be able to keep your job.”

Daiyu took a pear from the table: "I reward you."

Xiaoluo took it over: "Thank you, girl!" After she finished speaking, she realized she was wrong, and stuck out her tongue: "Thank you for your grace."

Daiyu smiled.

Looking at the clear autumn sky outside the window, she suddenly missed her mother very much——this girl's voice brought her thoughts back to the days of Rongguo Mansion.

I don't know if my mother is living outside or not.

--

Jamin is having a good time.

Although I missed my daughter very much when I couldn't see her, the imperial edicts in the palace came out one after another, knowing that her daughter's status in the palace was steadily rising, so I felt relieved.

The palace is the most honorable place, and one can stand more and kneel less when promoted to a higher level, which is very realistic.

Recently, Mrs. Marquis of the Marquis of Changyuan always came to walk around and talk to Jia Min.

After Xin Hong became the crown prince, the emperor bestowed grace on the Marquis of Changyuan and gave him another house, so Mrs. Hou simply stayed in the capital for a few more months and returned to Fujian in winter.

Mrs. Gui is a straightforward person. After talking to Jia Min a few times, she expressed that she would help Yingchun's marriage: "Is it necessary to be honest and honest? No problem, I have some old friends in Beijing, which makes people feel uncomfortable. Listen together."

Yuanyang and Jia Min chat together while teasing the dog.

Peony has grown into a sturdy and vigorous adult dog. When Jia Min throws a fruit from any angle, it will catch it back quickly, and then raise its head and chest, waiting for praise.

Jia Min touched its dog's head, the fine fluff on it felt very good, and fed it two meat strips from the nearby plate.

She said in her mouth: "With Yingchun's temperament, in the future, she can only rely on praying that the person she marries will have a conscience. I will never see a girl who is like a flower and marry Sun Shaozu who is like a jackal."

Jia Min felt disgusted when he thought of Sun Shaozu as a man.

Yuanyang also touched Peony's back, and said with a smile: "Didn't Mrs. Changyuan Hou help the family to watch it together? You can rest assured."

While the two were talking, Jia Amnesty bumped into him with his wrong decision.

It was about Yingchun's marriage.

Fate always goes round and round, and it's still the same person, and this time Jia She chose the Zhongshan wolf.

He introduced the Sun family and Sun Shaozu eloquently, but he didn't notice Jia Min's gloomy face, and finally said happily: "Mother, this Sun family is really a good family that is hard to find even with a lantern. Sun Shaozu himself has an official status. Said, the family wealth is also rich, so it's hard not to dislike Yingchun as a concubine, isn't it better than the few families that have intended to propose marriage before?"

Jia Min didn't bother to talk to him, and asked directly, "You took his money?"

Jia She blushed, "What did mother say..."

"If you say no, I will believe it. But after I found out, the calligraphy, painting and fan pages in your house are unnecessary from now on."

Jia She was so frightened that he hurriedly said: "No, no, he did give me 2000 taels when I bought a fan before, but I really paid it back later. After all, Lian'er was still an official, and this Sun Shaozu was originally a five-year-old fan." A commander of Cheng Bing Ma Si, who is now waiting for a promotion in the Ministry of War, has not looked up and bowed to the Ministry of Rites, I am afraid that he will use this matter to quarrel with Lian'er, and I have paid him back long ago."

Seeing that Jia Min was still staring at him, Jia Amnesty told the truth: "The main reason is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also in the Ministry of Officials, and I'm afraid of causing trouble..."

Hearing that Jia Amnesty did not take Sun Shaozu's money, Jia Min's face brightened a little.

"This marriage will not work!"

Jia Amnesty did not dare to argue again.

After all, this is not in the book. When the mansion was declining and Xishan became poor, Jia Shetu paid 5000 taels of silver, and it didn't matter if he sold his daughter.Now there is no second house on Jia Amnesty.He naturally thought that everything in the mansion belonged to him.

Only things that belong to oneself will be cherished and timid, so they will not dare to make trouble.

Don't talk about thinking about the mandarin ducks around Jia's mother, even if he buys a maid and concubine from outside, Jia She will come to make a report first, lest his mother will be unhappy again, and then let the two rooms be replaced, depriving himself of the present. have everything.

So seeing his mother not allowing it, he had to leave dejectedly.

Before going out, Jia Amnesty still wanted to struggle to the death.

"Mother, don't think about it anymore. This grandson Shaozusheng is tall, strong, and skilled in bow and horse. He is an old relative with our family..."

Jia Min sneered: This kind of man's strength and force are all used to beat women, he is the one she despises the most.

So he casually threw a teacup over and smashed it at Jia She's feet.

Jia Amnesty fully understood the situation and immediately ran away.

The author has something to say: Yuanyang: He is here, he is here, he is coming with a brain that will be scolded!