Uneasy

At such an age, he is still so reckless.Thanks to grandma watching; grandpa has a wife like you, I don't know how many generations of blessing. "After understanding the reason, An Lu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, what kind of luck is it?" Although Grandma Li didn't admit it, there were a few wrinkles on her face, and she agreed in her heart.

"That's right, girl. Speaking of this blessing, you reminded grandma of one thing." Grandma Li seemed to have just remembered something.

"Grandma, don't worry, just speak slowly."

"It's not going to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and grandma doesn't have any other good things. Here is the pastry that grandma made yesterday for you. It's a gift for you during the Mid-Autumn Festival." Grandma Li took out a cloth bag from her arms and said In the hands of An Lu.

"Grandma, you...how embarrassing." An Lu said coyly, but he didn't immediately refuse to let the old man misunderstand.

"It's not worth anything."

"Cough, grandma, you're thinking of going with me." An Lu said, taking out a money bag from his pocket.Compared with the pastries made by grandma, her ulterior motives were compared.An Lu's face flushed red.

"Yo, you girl, the money is not in vain, take it back quickly."

"Hey, grandma, don't rush to refuse, just listen to me." An Lu insisted.

"In short, grandma can't accept your money. Grandma knows that it is not easy for you to save money in the palace, so hurry up and collect it so that no one will miss it."

Suddenly, An Lu felt a sore nose.The old man said the simplest words but could not conceal the sincere emotion between the lines, and every word hit An Lu's softest part.In the beginning, An Lu approached the old man with a purpose, but now, or rather, the care of the old man made her realize the existence of family affection.This was the purest emotion she felt when she came to another world, without the slightest calculation.

"Hey, why are you still crying. Grandma didn't scold you." Grandma Li helped An Lu wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes with her wrinkled and callused hands.

It turned out that she actually cried out.

"Grandma." An Lu's voice was crying.

"Don't cry, don't cry." Grandma Li comforted her as if she was facing her own granddaughter.

"Grandma, listen to me." An Lu realized that the handover was almost done, she really couldn't waste time, and immediately restrained her emotions.

"Well, grandma, listen."

"I want my grandma to help me buy some crotons with this money. The extra money is my heart and hard work."

"Girl, what do you want Croton for?" Grandma Li was a little puzzled.

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What is more terrifying than Calvin is that you wrote that the computer was hacked! ! !

10. Turned serfs sing ([-])

A flush of embarrassment appeared on An Lu's face, his eyes fluttered unnaturally, and his speech became stammered, with four words written all over his face - unspeakable.

"Well, grandma, uh..." Perhaps because the reason was too embarrassing, An Lu muttered for a while and still couldn't tell the reason.

Grandma Li suddenly realized, and said in a teasing tone:

"Girl, don't be greedy. It's not easy to see a doctor in this palace. Fortunately, this time it's just a small problem like gastrointestinal blockage. Don't worry, grandma will help you."

"Grandma!" An Lu's blood rushed to his forehead, and his face turned red again.

Judging by her reaction, Grandma Li knew that she guessed very well.At this moment, the supervisor was also urging An Lu to go back.

"Grandma, don't tell it!" An Lu still worried.

"Girls are thin-skinned, don't worry, grandma will keep her mouth shut." Grandma Li joked again before she assured her.

An Lu got the guarantee, and hurried back in two steps.

"Brother Dong." An Lu greeted Brother Dong who was in charge.

"Don't forget the time next time." Brother Dong kindly reminded, after all, if someone finds out, An Lu and he won't be able to please him.

"It's not the Mid-Autumn Festival, and since Uncle Li didn't come today, I chatted with grandma a few more times, so it's hard for Brother Dong." An Lu immediately explained.

Now Brother Dong has nothing to say, not to mention anything else, An Lu in the transportation department is the existence of the group's favorite.He will not really go online.

When Grandma Li came to deliver the food three days later, she handed over the crotons she bought to An Lu, and planned to return the remaining money to An Lu.

"Grandma, you keep the money!" An Lu got the croton and ran to the palace gate, leaving as if fleeing without giving Grandma Li a chance to keep it.Treat the money bag like a scourge, it is obvious that it will not be taken back.

"This child." Grandma Li sighed, but couldn't hide a smile on her face.

After returning to his room, An Lu divided the croton in his hand into two portions of different sizes.Because Grandma Li was worried that she would not have enough, she still bought enough.In the following time, whenever An Lu has time, he will grind more of the croton into powder, and put it in a paper bag that he has prepared for personal storage.Time passed day by day, and soon it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.

During this period, An Lu, as usual, would sneak out of the palace gate to talk to them whenever food was delivered.She was well-behaved, and most of the farmers who delivered the ingredients were old people, so they treated An Lu as a granddaughter, and unknowingly let An Lu come to their residence.

The day of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was the busiest time for the transportation department, including An Lu, who was usually relatively leisurely, was also very busy.The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in this dynasty was held in the Qingming Hall. As the name suggests, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was a banquet for the emperor and ministers to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together.Officials above the fifth rank will participate, and the empress and four concubines in the harem will also accompany them.

Most of An Lu's work is to carry relatively light vegetables, and the original owner has already done too much farm work, so at An Lu's insistence, Cheng Dong did not ask others to assist An Lu.Like the rest of the eunuchs, she carried vegetables alone to increase the manpower for carrying meat.An Lu smeared the powder she had prepared on top of the vegetables. She wasn't sure if the vegetables would be affected by the croton.Of course, she will not pin all her hopes on vegetables.Taking advantage of the time when everyone was busy, An Lu specially came to the meat area, and kindly took the meat from an eunuch to help send it where it should go.Then, she repeated the trick and sprinkled the croton powder on it, just in case, An Lu also used the method of marinating to give some of the meat a good massage.After doing everything, An Lu quickly withdrew from the crime scene and waited under a tree.

"Xiaolu, if you are tired, go back to your room and rest for a while." The passing eunuch said with concern after seeing it.An Lu, a woman, has been busy for such a long time like them, so it is natural to be tired.And after a busy morning, there are not many ingredients left.

"I'll just rest for a while, there's still so much meat that hasn't been moved, I'll help you later." An Lu said.

"Hey, one more you is not too much, one less you is not much, you can rest assured and rest." The eunuch said.

"Forget it usually, but this is the Mid-Autumn Festival feast and I can't hold back." As he spoke, An Lu seemed to have had enough rest and was about to get up.

"An Lu!" At this moment, an angry shout came, and it was Zhang Li who was at odds with An Lu.

"My lord." Seeing Zhang Li, the eunuch immediately nodded and bowed.

"Boss Zhang, why are you here?" Cheng Dong, the steward of the transportation department, found Zhang Li and rushed over immediately.

"Oh, is the moving department so busy? Some people still want to chat?"

"Uh, this little one, An Lu just fell on the way to carry it, and sprained..." Cheng Dong was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Wow, today is the day for the mid-autumn banquet. Everyone is so busy that this little girl is at ease. I think this lowly maid is lazy, but she is the one who dares to lose face to the imperial concubine." Zhang Li sneered road.

"Uh, this..." Cheng Dong knew right away that An Lu was being targeted.That's right, there were only a handful of maids in the transportation department, and now the empress who manages the harem has transferred all the maids away years ago. An Lu came here for no reason, and he must have been a victim of the struggle.

"Put down the things in your hands." Zhang Li pointed to two eunuchs passing by carrying a fish.

The two didn't know why, but they did it anyway.

"You send it to the kitchen alone. If I know someone who will help this lowly maid, be careful with your skin."

Zhang Li spoke, considering her relationship with Zhang Jie, no matter how much she couldn't bear it, the rest of the people could only stand quietly like chickens.Afterwards, Zhang Li made another pretentious inspection and left.

Only then did An Lu walk to the side of the bucket, and tentatively lifted it——not moving at all.

"Little Lu, give it to us." The two eunuchs who had just carried the fish came over.

"It's not necessary. Zhang Guanshi and I have a feud, and I will probably find someone to watch it secretly. I'd better not get you bothered." An Lu said sincerely.

When the two heard this, they withdrew their hands in resentment. Zhang Li's threat was still in their ears, and seeing An Lu say the same, they didn't persevere.

Naturally, Zhang Li's sudden visit was not made out of nothing, and when he returned to the outer courtyard, Zhang Li really found someone to watch An Lu.

"Dongzhu, you are right. It seems that she is living a happy life while carrying it." Zhang Li said angrily.

Under Dong Zhu's deliberate approach, Zhang Li attaches great importance to her.Dongzhu didn't speak at this time, quietly waiting for Zhang Li's next order.Sure enough, soon Zhang Li continued:

"Go and keep an eye on An Lu, if she is lazy..." After a pause, she said again: "No, she is just lazy, come back and report to me, she is good-looking."

"Yes." Dong Zhu agreed and went to the moving department.

And Zhang Li also went to report. This time she went to the transportation department to inspect on behalf of Zhang Jie. Now she has to go back to report.She told Zhang Jie everything, and Zhang Jie naturally understood Zhang Li's intention of revenge, and she didn't care too much about it anyway, they were all insignificant ants, so she turned a blind eye and passed by, and there was no Checked again, but still mentioned a few words.

"She was probably given up by the Empress. Don't overplay it. If someone dies, it's not easy for me to be in charge of the outer court."

"Yes."

"Also, don't make small moves at this juncture at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

"Yes."

The weight of the fish was indeed not light, and when An Lu slowly delivered the fish, the kitchen eunuch in the inner courtyard who took over was already impatient.

"Why so slow?" The eunuch said in a bad tone.

"Brother, please be considerate. It will take time for her to move here alone." Fortunately, Cheng Dong who arrived later made a rescue.

"Hmph, I'll spare you once for the sake of Guanshi Cheng." The eunuch's status is not good enough to challenge Cheng Dong, and An Lu kept saying good things on the side, so he didn't pursue it.

Before leaving, An Lu glanced at the bucket of fish and was a little apprehensive, hoping that Dongzhu would not lose the chain.

As soon as she walked on her front foot, Dongzhu's back foot came to the place where the fish was placed.The little eunuch from before was busy counting the ingredients and didn't find Dongzhu for a while.Dongzhu quietly hung the wooden plaque with the imperial concubine written on it on the fish bucket that An Lu had just put down, looked at the bottom of the bucket and found nothing abnormal before calling the eunuch.

"Master Dong." The little eunuch saluted immediately when he saw Dong Zhu.Although they have an outer courtyard and an inner courtyard, Dongzhu has been doing well in the delicacy room recently, so the little eunuch naturally dare not offend.

"The imperial concubine's fish is still here, why don't you send it in quickly?" Dong Zhu was angry.

The fish buckets all looked the same, and the little eunuch couldn't tell the difference.Coupled with Dongzhu's angry questioning, he dared not speak out even more, and immediately apologized with a smile:

"Yes Yes Yes."

After the fish was sent away, Dong Zhu hurried back to the outer courtyard.

"Why, is she being lazy?" Zhang Li, who just came back from Zhang Jie, asked lazily.

"It seems that two eunuchs are coming to help her..."

"That's fine." Dongzhu's words were cut off directly, and Zhang Li only needed one charge.But soon she thought of Zhang Jie's advice, gritted her teeth and endured the calculation.

"After the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, I'll see how long you can be so arrogant!" Zhang Li said viciously.

After hearing this, Dong Zhu secretly sweated for An Lu, but after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the delicacy room will change.

The rest is the matter of the inner courtyard, and the chefs in the delicacy room are busily busy.

"Why did the imperial concubine's fish come only now!" The chef who was in charge of the dishes at the imperial concubine's place was a little annoyed.

"It is estimated that there was an accident on the transport side." The two eunuchs who delivered the fish secretly complained, and the imperial chef who can cook for the imperial concubine can be regarded as half in charge.

"Is there any problem with the ingredients?" the chef said while taking the fish into the bucket.

The two immediately nodded, and said again: "Look, this fish is still alive."

As if responding to the two, the fish flicked its tail vigorously when Yu Chu stretched out his hand, trying to escape with all his might.

"Okay, don't get in the way here." The chef asked casually, all the ingredients that can be brought in have been inspected, especially for living things like fish, fish that are not vigorous enough will not come to the imperial concubine's table superior.

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Croton's story is purely fictional, so don't worry about it!

11. Turned Serfs Sing ([-])

Two rows of luxurious guards of honor outside Fengqi Palace converged and headed for Qingming Hall together, the phoenix chariot representing the empress was one step behind Longyu but only followed.Even before the mighty procession arrived at the Qingming Palace, sharp-eyed eunuchs saw it. The palace ministers and four concubines who arrived first in the Qingming Palace immediately cheered up to welcome the two most distinguished people.

"My ministers see the Holy One, long live my emperor, long live, long live. See the Empress Empress, the empress is a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

"My concubine welcomes the Holy Majesty, long live the Holy Majesty, long live the Holy Majesty. Congratulations to the empress, the empress is a thousand years old."

"The sons and ministers refer to the father and the mother. Long live the father and long live, and the mother is a thousand years old and a thousand years old."

The neat voice sounded after the emperor and empress boarded the highest seat.

At that time, the emperor did not lack majesty, and the mother of the country did not lose her majesty, and she had long been accustomed to this.The two sat down unhurriedly, with the same calmness, no one would boast that they were a match made in heaven.It's a pity that everyone here knows one fact - there is a discord between the empress and the empress.Otherwise, there would be no more seats for the fourth concubine at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. This is not a family banquet, and there is no need for them to appear.

"Everyone is free from courtesy and peace. Today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, all of you, don't disturb your interest because of me."

"I dare not."

Then, Guo Shaojun raised the wine glass in his hand, and all the officials below also raised the glass that had been filled with wine by the eunuch long ago to echo the emperor.With the first glass of wine down, this unusual Mid-Autumn Festival also kicked off.

Naturally, the craftsmanship of the royal chef in the palace is not bad, and the dishes are dazzling for people who look at them one by one.The wonderful thing is that the royal chef in this palace is full of tricks. The dishes of this year's Mid-Autumn Banquet are not the same as those of previous years, but they are exactly the same delicious.The highlight of this year is the carefully cooked agate fish.

This agate is not a stone that can only be seen but not eaten, but the preciousness of "agate" is used to prove the value of this delicacy.After the imperial chef kills the fish, removes the internal organs and washes them clean, then stirs them with "thousand seeds" and finely chopped pickles and sprinkles them evenly on the fish, then puts them into the pot for steaming.The thousand sons are pomegranates, and their bright eyes are similar to the color of agate, so they are closer to the name "agate fish".

However, this dish is not for everyone.Except for the empress, the fourth concubine, and the two emperor's heirs, officials of the first rank can share food with two people, officials of the second rank have to share with five people, and officials of the fifth rank only have a thin slice.Most people eat ginseng fruit like that Zhu Bajie - they don't know the taste at all.

Just when the atmosphere of the dinner party was just right, and the monarch and his ministers were enjoying themselves, a sudden change happened.First, a fifth-rank official seemed to be unable to bear it anymore and sneaked to the toilet.Then it was as if some switch was turned on. Although not everyone went to the latrine, [-]% of the officials had a sudden change of expression and confessed to the emperor one after another. Among them was a second-rank senior official.

The emperor soon noticed the commotion on the field, and was about to recruit the eunuchs around him to inquire about it.Then, the complexion of Concubine Zhang Guifei, who was sitting at the bottom, changed slightly, and rushed to leave a sentence for the emperor:

"My concubine is in a hurry, my lord forgive me." Then she left holding her belly.

This time, the hornet's nest was stabbed. There was a problem with the imperial concubine's food. Who knows if something will happen to the emperor's food.In an instant, the hall, which was not considered noisy, was completely silent.Guo Shaojun's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the ministers who were close to the emperor obviously felt a pressure, and they didn't dare to breathe out.This is the expression of the emperor's anger.

"Tell the imperial physician." Bu Qinyan, who was sitting beside her, said decisively when she saw this.

Soon, dozens of imperial physicians including the head of the hospital came to Qingming Hall.

"I kowtow to the Holy One, kowtow to the empress..."

Before the imperial doctor finished speaking, Bu Qinyan directly interrupted

"The head of the hospital should quickly check the meals of the Holy Majesty, lest any villain will murder the Holy Majesty. Please check the meals of the rest of the adults one by one."

"I will obey the order." Seeing that Guo Shaojun didn't say anything, the imperial physicians naturally acted according to the Queen's orders.

However, since the croton was absorbed in a disorderly manner, the imperial physicians checked and checked and found nothing wrong.In addition, those officials who went to the toilet came back one after another, and found that it was not poison, but diarrhea, and the imperial doctors were relieved.

"What the hell is going on!" Guo Shaojun couldn't hide his anger in his tone, he lost all face today.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, I am afraid that the ingredients are not fresh, which caused the imperial concubine and all the adults to have a stomachache." The head of the courtyard said.

"Oh, it's not fresh! Do all the stewards of the delicacy room eat dry food?"

"Your Majesty, appease your anger." The head of the courtyard said.

"Arrest the stewards of the delicacy room, I want to see how they embezzle my food!" Guo Shaojun was furious.

No one under his command dared to be negligent, and soon the two stewards of the outer court and the inner court were escorted to Guo Shaojun.

"You guys are the best?" Because the delicacy room can also be regarded as a place in the harem, Guo Shaojun at this time handed over the right of interrogation to Bu Qinyan.

"Slaves, slaves, you are wronged!" Along the way, the two used money to open the way, and they already understood the cause and effect.

Zhang Jie took a sneak peek and found that there was no Concubine Zhang Gui in the seat above.The bad premonition in my heart increased, and my face turned pale again.

"Xia Shuang. Bengong ordered you to go and check the account books of the delicacy room immediately." Bu Qinyan didn't procrastinate, and didn't give the two of them a chance to argue.This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we can't let it slip away.

When the two heard it, their faces seemed to have overturned the palette, which was very exciting.Purchasing in the palace is a fat job because money can be deducted from it, but it can't withstand any investigation.Even if those above are not greedy, there are still people below. Therefore, the purchase and private treasury are the gray areas of the palace.In the past, Buqinyan always kept her eyes open, otherwise they would cut off their fortune, and she, as a queen, would not be easy to do.However, today is different.There was a problem with the ingredients in the palace under the eyes of everyone, but it made her, the queen, and Guo Shaojun feel bad.Especially matters related to the emperor's face, not to mention that it is just an unspoken rule, even if there are express regulations, the emperor must be punched.

Two quarters of an hour later, Xia Shuang brought everyone back with a whimper.The result was as expected, although the two of them were quite greedy, it was just unfortunate that they ran into the muzzle of a gun today and were severely punished.

"Drag out, die with a stick."

"Forgive me, ma'am!"

"Forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"The slave is wronged!"

"Slaves are innocent!"

The two begged for mercy heart-piercingly but to no avail, they knew they were being plotted against.Especially in the inner courtyard, Monk Zhang Er was simply confused.

"Your Majesty, I still have something to report." Xia Shuang said.

"Say."

"On the way to check the accounts just now, I found that the money was not only embezzled by the chief stewards of the inner and outer courts, but also by the remaining two deputy stewards. The amount..." Xia Shuang deliberately paused.

"Keep talking!" Before Bu Qinyan could speak, Guo Shaojun had already started urging.

"Yes. More than that."

"Good! Good! It's just a delicacy room, the queen really manages well!" Guo Shaojun took advantage of the topic and said, obviously the emperor quickly adjusted his emotions and made use of this incident.

"I know the crime." Bu Qinyan frowned quickly, but still knelt down to plead guilty unequivocally. "

"Starting today, the Phoenix seal will be withdrawn temporarily, and it will be banned for three months."

"Your Majesty, please think twice." At this moment, Bu Wei couldn't stand it any longer. The old general couldn't stand the emperor punishing his daughter for no reason.

"Think twice, Your Majesty." A group of officials who supported Buwei immediately agreed.

Guo Shaojun saw that there were many loyal and veteran ministers among them.With a new understanding of Buwei's position in the court, he didn't think about what he could do with Buqinyan today, and it was not in vain to attract some of Buwei's forces.

"However, because the queen has always been wise, I changed it to a one-year fine. Next, the management of the delicacy room will also be entrusted to you. I hope you will make amends." Guo Shaojun changed the topic, picked it up high and put it down gently. .

"My concubine asks for another half-year fine." Bu Qinyan still didn't get up.

"The salary will be fined for one and a half years." Guo Shaojun made the final decision.

"Thank you, concubine."

Such a mild punishment made those in the imperial court puzzled.You said that it is understandable for him to reduce Buqinyan's punishment because of Buwei's relationship. However, making Buqinyan responsible for continuing to investigate the delicacy room is not an obvious opportunity to let Buqinyan get in the way?Doesn't it run counter to their ideas?

However, Guo Shaojun was obviously not in the mood to explain his intentions.This mid-autumn banquet ended in such an unhappy atmosphere.

"Go back to the palace."

"Your servants will send you off respectfully to the sage, and to your empress."

On the way back, the two guards of honor seemed to return to Fengqi Palace and Sleeping Dragon Palace in the previous order.However, if you look closely, you can see that the dragon, the jade and the phoenix chariot are moving side by side, and the steps of the eunuch carrying the sedan chair are also much lighter.

Fengqi Palace...

"Your Majesty, how will the staff of the delicacy room be arranged this time." Back in Fengqi Palace, Xia Shuang couldn't hide her excitement, and immediately asked for instructions.

"I didn't expect that she really has this ability." Bu Qinyan chuckled.

"It's your mother who prepared the account books in advance, otherwise she would not be able to catch them all." Xia Shuang flattered.

"Stop talking. As for the delicacy room, the outer courtyard will be handed over to Dongzhu. An Lu..." Bu Qinyan thought for a while before saying

"Wait for another suitable opportunity and transfer to Fengqi Palace."

"But, ma'am, you didn't..."

"According to what I said, you just have to know the rest of the candidates."

"Yes." Xia Shuang didn't dare to ask more.

Bu Qinyan rubbed the pen holder in her hand, if you can get out of it, I will never force you to death.

Sleeping Dragon Hall...

"Have you written down the list of people in the palace today?" Guo Shaojun asked his confidant eunuch Dongfu.

"It's been written down, please take a look at it." Dongfu respectfully handed in a list.

"Wang Yushi? Tsk, the harem can't be twisted into one strand."

"Then what does His Majesty mean?"

"Carefully investigate the matter of the delicacy room this time, and remind my noble concubine who caused her such misery."

"The slave obeys the order."

"Also, is there something tricky about checking accounts?"

"It's all in the hands of the Holy One." Dongfu flattered him calmly.

"I know, just go ahead and do it." Guo Shaojun waved Dong Fu back.

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Agate fish practice excerpt from Baidu Encyclopedia

12. Turned Serfs Sing ([-])

Although Bu Qinyan had already prepared for this matter, she still had to put on a show.Apart from Zhang Jie and the steward of the inner courtyard who were killed on the spot, it took time for the subordinates to find out one by one.So it's been another month since the dust settled.

Fengqi Palace...

"The steward of the inner court was given to the Holy One, and the deputy steward of the inner court was Wang Tai. His parents and brothers had already been settled; the deputy steward of the outer court, a servant, was promoted to be an honest and responsible servant." Xia Shuang reported.

"Ah."

"And An Lu has returned to the outer courtyard, taking over Dongzhu's original position."

"Ah."

"The imperial concubine already knows the truth about the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

These words finally made Bu Qinyan react, and raised her head from a pile of affairs.

"It seems that you can prepare, there will be newcomers in Fengqi Palace."

"Yes."

...

"Little Lu, this is delaying your luck." Cheng Dong sighed.

Because of the queen's suppression, the delicacy room was completely reshuffled.Xia Shuang settled down the four main candidates for management and handed them over to the subordinates.And some eunuchs in the transportation department were directly promoted by Dongzhu to fill in the extra holes.

"Hey, Brother Dong was joking. It was thanks to Brother Dong for taking care of me before."

"In the future, I will have to take care of you, Manager An."

"I'm a newcomer here, so I need to remind Dong Ge more about the responsibility of being in charge."

The two flattered each other for a while before parting ways.

Cheng Dong, who parted from An Lu, walked quickly to a relatively remote corner of the palace, and tore off a human skin mask on his face.What was revealed was Cheng Bin's face.At this time, seeing that An Lu was safe and sound, he also retired.He didn't expect his master to be so ruthless. When he knew that Anlu's whole village was slaughtered, he had a new understanding of his master's cruelty, and planted the seeds of betrayal—who knew his Wouldn't the master hide everything in order to cover up the dirty things he did?

"My lord, there are new instructions from the master. And I'm a little dissatisfied with the fact that you have stayed in the palace for so long without making any achievements." A man in black appeared next to Cheng Bin without anyone noticing.

"Understood, the commander didn't find nothing in this palace. Just tell the master that Concubine Xian is pregnant." Unfortunately, Cheng Bin was not surprised by his appearance.After a pause, he asked, "What instructions does the master have?"

"Master hopes that before the next palace banquet, your lord can have a place in the imperial city's imperial army." The man in black dutifully acted as a sounding board.

Cheng Bin frowned, this Dragon City Guard is not so easy to advance.And according to this person's intention, he must at least be able to interfere with the palace banquet guards.After careful calculation, the next big palace banquet will be in the New Year, and I don't have much time left.

"Got it." Cheng Bin didn't question too much.

Seeing that the message had been brought, the sender didn't stay any longer, and left as quietly as when the Tathagata came.

On the other side, Anlu went back to her residence.Since she has been promoted, the place where she lives is of course different.

"Sister Dongzhu!" Seeing Dongzhu waiting there, An Lu was a little surprised.

The two had been separated for quite a while, and the last time they met was when An Lu asked Dongzhu to lead Zhang Li to the moving department.Before that, she had observed and calculated the delivery time of the ingredients, so Zhang Li's arrival happened just in time for her to be lazy, and it just so happened that only the fish that were far away from the palace had just arrived and needed to be transported.

"Thin."

"Uh, how does this opening line look like an old mother." An Lu complained.

"I'm not allowed to seek truth from facts, but at least I haven't suffered in vain these past few months." Dong Zhu said.

An Lu gave Dongzhu a smirk, and then asked about the development of the matter.Dongzhu also told the truth. When An Lu knew what happened to Zhang Li and the eunuch in the inner courtyard, his expression was not so excited, and he looked sullen.

"Why aren't you happy? Could it be that I robbed you of the position of director of the outer court?" Dong Zhu deliberately joked.

"No, it's just that I didn't expect Zhang Jie and the others to die." An Lu said.

"If the empress hadn't come in time, you would have been beaten to death long ago." Dongzhu said casually.

"En." An Lu responded, still feeling a little depressed - these are two lives that died because of her.

"Forget it, I'll give you some time to digest. You don't have much work today, so just rest for a day." Seeing that she was not in a high mood, Dong Zhu wanted to leave her alone to think about it.

Dongzhu looked back at the closed door of the room, and sighed inwardly.When he hangs the imperial concubine's brand on that fish, An Lu has no turning back.Although this would make things more influential, An Lu, who was the mastermind, was also hated by the imperial concubine.If she can successfully lean against the big tree of the queen, there is still a chance of life, otherwise, the palace is like a coffin for her, and the lid of the coffin can be closed anytime and anywhere.Now that she has not been officially accepted by the queen, it is impossible for the imperial concubine to bear this tone.

After returning to the room, An Lu lay alone on the bed and thought about two words over and over in his head - stick death.

Although she wasn't there, she seemed to be able to hear Zhang Jie's struggle and screams before she died.She was responsible for their deaths anyway.It can't be said that she didn't think of such a possibility at all, but she still did it in order to survive.However, when the result of the matter was in front of An Lu, an emotion called guilt and regret turned into vines that only bound her heart and disturbed her conscience.

And she knows that if she wants to go up, this will only be the beginning.If every promotion was accompanied by human life, would she still do it?In fact, the delicacy room is quite good, and according to Dongzhu, now that the delicacy room is controlled by the queen, no one will bully her, so she can live in peace and stability.There is really no need to bear more lives, especially when the eunuch in charge of the inner court had no grievances with her but still died because of her plan.

An Lu didn't come out of the room until dinner time, which made Dongzhu a little worried.After thinking about it, he still knocked on An Lu's door.

"Little deer?" Dongzhu called while knocking on the door.After waiting patiently for a while, An Lu's answer came from the room.

"Sister Dongzhu, come in." An Lu's tone was unrecognizable.

After entering, he saw An Lu still sitting on the bed with his hair dazed.The posture didn't seem to have changed. Dong Zhu seemed to have underestimated the impact of this incident on An Lu. She thought that An Lu had already been fully prepared for the death of the two of them.It might just be a momentary entanglement.However, that does not appear to be the case now.However, she seems to have been targeted by the Queen.Including the last time she was almost beaten to death, there was also the Queen's handwriting, in order to force her to act.Now I can only persuade her to get used to it.

"Xiaolu, I brought some food over, you can eat some first. This is much better than what you ate recently." Dongzhu lifted the food box in his hand to attract An Lu's attention.

"Well, Sister Dongzhu put it down first, I'm not hungry." An Lu glanced at Dongzhu gratefully and said.

Then, there was a gurgling sound in my stomach.Obviously, on behalf of the master, she told Dongzhu about her duplicity.

"You haven't eaten since noon, how could you not be hungry?" Dong Zhu disagreed.

"I...I have no appetite." An Lu was a little embarrassed.

Dongzhu saw through her thoughts at a glance and said: "It's not you who beat someone to death, the eunuch who executed the execution probably already eats so much, why are you still struggling?"

"But, they wouldn't have died."

"They embezzled the money in the first place, and it wasn't you who framed them."

"If this incident didn't happen at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, they wouldn't have died, would they?"

"Heh, if the emperor is not involved in this matter, you are still in the portering department."

"I…"

"Since the matter has already happened, what are you struggling with? If you had to choose again, would you choose to sacrifice yourself to fulfill them?" Dong Zhu asked back.

An Lu frowned, but still replied: "No."

"That's it, what's the use of your guilt now?" Dongzhu's tone was a little mocking, and from the time An Lu came up with this method, she vaguely understood that An Lu was not as naive as he seemed.

An Lu clenched his fist.Although Dongzhu didn't say it clearly, the meaning expressed was obvious.

How ridiculous her guilt was.

"Okay, don't think about anything. This palace is very clean. Even if there is revenge, it will not be due to ghosts and gods, but man-made disasters are more practical." Dongzhu reminded, but seeing An Lu's absent-mindedness Most of the time I didn't hear it.

"Understood." An Lu replied in a low voice.Repeatedly telling people that she didn't kill him, she just borrowed a knife.But she stopped thinking about climbing for the time being.

Huarong Palace…

"What does the emperor mean by this?" Concubine Zhang Guifei's expression changed a lot.

"Your Majesty should have made up her mind."