Chapter 6 Protecting the Short
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is here."
Gao He's voice came from outside, Shen You'an's hand stiffened, almost out of shape, Concubine Song Wanyan, when she was the daughter of the princess, when she was still the lord of the county, there were only two people in the boudoir, Concubine Xian was one of them, and the other was now Concubine Yun Jiang Ling.
"Let her in."
Shen Youan lowered her head deeper, which was her habitual action for the female officer for most of the past half a year, narrowing her sense of existence.
The Emperor's deep voice sounded in his ears; "Concentrate on grinding the ink."
Shen Youan lowered his head and said; "Yes."
"Your Majesty."
The tactful and melodious voice came, and Concubine Xian's voice was still as clear and beautiful as ever.
Qi Jinghuan's gaze moved away from the fold, raised his head and said with a smile; "Excuse me, sit down."
"Thank you."
Concubine Xian smiled and got up, her eyes touching Shen You'an with a hint of complexity.
Shen Youan stopped what he was doing and blessed Concubine Xian, but Concubine Xian looked away as if she didn't see her.
Qi Jinghuan put down the pen in his hand and said to Concubine Xian; "Concubine Xian is here at this time, is there something wrong?"
"Your Majesty, thanks to Your Majesty's trust, let the concubine take care of the harem, but when the concubine was dealing with it, she found some problems."
"Oh?" Qi Jinghuan's tail note went up, and then he said; "Since the harem is handed over to you to take care of, if something goes wrong, you just have to deal with it, if someone cheats and cheats, you will be punished, this little thing, in the future, you don't have to report it to me."
Qi Jinghuan's voice was faintly unhappy, Song Wanyan is the daughter of Taifu, she has been good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, Qi Jinghuan also took a fancy to this, so he would rest assured that he would hand over the harem to her to take care of, but he didn't expect that even such a trivial matter would be asked, he didn't believe that she couldn't even handle the little things in the harem, thinking of this, his face was even more uncertain, he hated the woman who played carefully in front of him.
Song Wanyan continued as if she hadn't noticed that his face was unkind; "If it's a side matter, the concubine will deal with it, but this matter involves the people around His Majesty, and the concubine doesn't dare to deal with it privately."
Somehow, hearing her say this, Shen Youan's heart chuckled, and he had an ominous premonition.
Qi Jinghuan snorted coldly; "What's wrong with the people around me?"
"Back to Your Majesty, recently the concubines have found that some low-level concubines have always been deducted, especially the new japonica rice in the case has been replaced with Chen japonica rice, bird's nest has been replaced with defective products, and there are many that should be real portions, it doesn't matter if the portion is less, and the masters of each palace can't eat much, but the things that should be delicate have all been replaced by defective products, and they are all pampered young ladies at home.
"There is such a thing, the gang of people in the Internal Affairs Office are accustomed to power, if no one shows how dare to withhold the master's share, if it is found out, it will be severely punished."
Qi Jinghuan said with a gloomy face, whether he likes the women in the harem or not, they are all his own women on the surface, and now there are people who are so blatant in deducting their shares, and the concubines complained in a lament, wouldn't it be a shame for him to spread it, he is an emperor, and the food of the harem concubines is not as exquisite as the minister's female dependents.
"Your Majesty, the concubine also knew that no one signaled that the people in the Internal Affairs Office would not dare, so she specially called the people from the Gong Zhengsi to inquire together, only to know that the people in the Internal Affairs Office were so bold that they dared to exchange their master's share for silver."
"陛xià."
Shen Youan's hands shook, his legs weakened, and he knelt on the ground.
Qi Jinghuan was stunned, what is the matter, why did he kneel down again.
Concubine Xian raised her eyebrows and said with a smile; "Shen Si Meng is really a sister, it's just a big crime to use the identity of the female official next to your majesty to teach and accept it privately, Shen Si Meng you are so anxious to intercede, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will not spare Liu Si Wei lightly."
Qi Jinghuan's eyes sank and said; "What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, the people in the Internal Affairs Office were originally things that saw money, and the concubines were so scared that they said everything with a little pressure, it turned out that Liu Siyu next to His Majesty took advantage of the identity of the female official around His Majesty Xià to buy those good things with silver money, and the people in the Internal Affairs Office took the silver money, and they deducted the share from the low-ranking concubines, which was really audacious."
Hearing her say this, Shen You'an was half cold, and it was nothing to exchange the silver money for some fine food in private, but it was a big crime to put it on the surface and give it to each other privately.
Qi Jinghuan pondered for a moment; "What does Liu Siyu want so many things for?"
"This has to be announced Liu Siyu to ask, Liu Siyu is serving by His Majesty's side, and the concubine does not dare to interrogate rashly, so she has to come to report to the emperor."
She said that she was selfless, but Shen Youan knew that she was clearly using the topic to play, but she was just exchanging some things with money, so why did it have something to do with the Internal Affairs Bureau's deduction of the master's share? Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian, I am like this now, why do you have to force each other?
"陛xià."
She knelt and took two steps forward, and knocked on the ground; "Your Majesty, this matter is all because of the slave maid, and it has nothing to do with Liu Siyu, please punish Your Majesty."
Qi Jinghuan was stunned for a moment, why did this matter still have anything to do with her? In his impression, she is the most knowledgeable and polite person, and then reacted, it seems that the real purpose of this virtuous concubine is not to seek justice for those low-ranking concubines at all, but to take the opportunity to punish You'an, isn't it because her attitude towards You'an in the past made her think that she doesn't care about You'an, or is it that her change to You'an has made those people in the harem unable to hold it back?
"Say."
"陛xià."
Concubine Xian was just about to answer, but was interrupted by Qi Jinghuan.
"I didn't let you say it." After speaking, he pointed to Shen You'an, who was kneeling on the ground; "You say."
"Your Majesty, it's the slave and maid who can't eat those things when they eat with Sister Bitong, Sister Bitong takes pity on me, so she will take some exquisite food from the Internal Affairs Office back, but I don't dare to instigate the Internal Affairs Office to deduct the masters' share, and I hope Your Majesty will see it."
Shen Youan knelt on the ground and trembled, Bi Tong went to exchange things with the people in the Internal Affairs Office for her sake, if she was punished, what if it was a matter of harming Bi Tong.
"Huh." Qi Jinghuan laughed angrily and said in a deep voice; "I didn't know that my harem was so poor, and a female official took some food, and it was actually worth the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deduct the master's share."
Concubine Xian's smug face turned pale all of a sudden, and she also knew that it was a little unreasonable to punish Shen Youan with this matter, but His Majesty also turned a blind eye to their punishment of Shen Youan in the past, it can be seen that His Majesty hates Shen Youan, and thought that this time he could punish Shen Youan by finding a random excuse, and took the opportunity to transfer her away from the front of the palace, but he didn't expect His Majesty to speak out to defend her.
"Your Majesty, this matter is not a big deal, it's just that Liu Siyu is really hateful to be given so privately, and I hope that His Majesty will punish him severely."
"Concubine Xian."
"The concubine is here."
"I thought you were a smart person, so I was relieved to leave the harem to you to take care of, but I didn't expect you to put your mind on coming to me."
"No, Your Majesty, Concubine Xià"
Concubine Xian's knees weakened, knelt on the ground, and hurriedly defended.
"Liu Siyu has been serving by my side since she was a child, what do you want me to punish her, what do you think, and the people in the Internal Affairs Office are obviously your poor supervision and deduct the concubine's share, and now you still want to rely on the people in front of me to bully, I really think that the people in front of me are easy to bully."
In the end, he was so angry that he could even hear the sound of his gritted teeth, Concubine Xian knew that no matter what, she was afraid that she would not be able to punish Shen You'an today, and His Majesty's move was obviously a defense intention, so she bowed her head and confessed; "It's the concubine's lax supervision, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins."
"If you think there are a lot of palace affairs and you can't take care of it, I will find someone to take care of it for you."
"Your Majesty, the concubine is guilty, so go back and investigate carefully, and I will find out all those who made trouble."
Concubine Xian is a smart person and knows how to advance and retreat, so she can always take care of the harem for herself in her previous life, but now it seems that she has always had a bad attitude towards You'an in her previous life, so she didn't let her think about dealing with You'an.
"It's good to know your mistakes, I just said something serious, don't take it to heart."
Concubine Xian smiled bitterly, what is this, slap it and give it a date to eat.
"Stand down."
"Yes, the concubine retired."
Concubine Xian got up, glanced at Shen Youan, and turned away a little unwillingly.
"Get up."
Qi Jinghuan glanced at Shen Youan, who had been kneeling on the ground and pretending to be an invisible person since just now, and said helplessly, yes, now he is facing Shen Youan, more helplessly, she is smart, and when she sees that the danger has shifted, she has been pretending to be an invisible person and shrinking her sense of existence.
Shen Youan pinched the corners of his skirt and got up cautiously, Qi Jinghuan suddenly laughed, and Shen Youan's knees weakened in fright, and he knelt on the ground again.
Obviously, the laughter of His Majesty the Emperor was very scary to hear in the ears of the young girl.
His Majesty's smile didn't spread, and the corners of his mouth didn't reach the maximum arc, so he froze.
Qi Jinghuan spread his hands helplessly; "Why are you so small, I won't eat you, get up quickly, don't kneel, is your leg hurt?"
Qi Jinghuan suddenly thought that the upper part of her leg had been recuperating for half a month a few days ago, and he directly reached over and wanted to lift her clothes to see her injuries, but before his hand touched her clothes, he was blocked back by Shen Youan.