Empress Qian was shocked by the colorful narration of the palace maid in charge, and in her narrow eyes, two frightened lights burst out.

Filtering through the memories, Queen Qian murmured:

"This palace remembers that the case of the old overseer more than ten years ago happened after the Zheng family's tragedy. At that time, there was a rumor in the palace that it was the apprentice of the border governor who took the initiative to take over the case and sent his master to prison and tortured him to death. It's just that Long Live doesn't like to hear these old things, and no one dares to mention them later. ”

Su Tong snorted numbly, put his hands together, and said to the queen:

"It's an old thing, it's just that we've been in the palace for a long time, and who doesn't know that many rumors are not groundless. You see, didn't Leng Qingtang take charge of the East Factory later, and the emperor later handed over the celebrant supervisor, the command of the Jinyi Guard, and the Tribute Academy? ”

Queen Qian nodded clearly, and her eyes were bright, showing a trace of imperceptible sadness in her confusion:

"Long live our lord is this kind of character, when he believes in him, he is good to one hundred and one, and I can't wait to reward him with the entire palace. If you are suspicious, that person will never recover, and it will be difficult to turn over. I can't complain about him, he was able to climb to this dragon throne back then, and he also experienced too many calculations, and he came through the bloody wind all the way......"

"My mother!"

Hearing what the queen said became more and more unreasonable, Su Tong was so panicked that the whole person knelt directly on the ground, and Yan Ruofurong's face added more panicked expressions:

"! What the slave said was for the sake of the mother, not for the sake of causing you trouble......"

"Get up."

Queen Qian looked at Su Yan, who was sincerely frightened, and whispered to her a little helplessly, and her tone was slightly tired:

"This palace also knows Leng Qingtang's temperament, and he is really ruthless and sharp-hearted. But the arm that was finally pulled over, you called it easy to put it down, and the palace was always a little reluctant. ”

Su Yun's eyes quickly turned for two weeks, and he paused:

"As the saying goes, don't use suspicious people, don't doubt people, but it's always too much to leave a way back for everything, especially for Leng Qingtang, the powerful eunuch, Niangniang still has more peace of mind."

Queen Qian nodded in agreement, and said slowly while thinking:

"In the morning, when our emperor came up, he mentioned it to the palace, saying that Leng Qingtang had been released from prison and the punishment had been punished, so that the palace wanted to reward him with anything, and the matter of the spring banquet would be temporarily settled. Now that you say it, you will help Bengong ponder, and you should reward him with something. ”

slapped and rubbed three times, and the emperor also slipped his head. Knowing that there was a fight between political factions, he complied with the courtiers' wishes, first borrowed their hands to undertake the governor of Dongchang, and then rewarded him with things. Obviously appeased, but secretly didn't want to offend him too harshly.

Therefore, the things that are given to him should not be too conspicuous, but they should be of proper use.

Su Wei Hui curled her lips, smiled lightly, and leaned slightly towards the queen:

"The slave maid heard that there were many servants in the cold house, and there were very few young maids. Xu is because Lord Leng is a eunuch, and he is afraid that there are taboos in some things. Now that you are saying that you will reward him, it is better to send him a clever girl in your name, and look more thoughtful......"

Queen Qian frowned and shook her head:

"Before he went to Jiang'an, Bengong had a plan, but he was not stupid. If this thing is not done well, not only will he not receive the favor of this palace, but he will feel that this palace does not believe him, so he has to stick an eyeliner by his side. Oops, no, no!! ”

Su Tong smiled kindly, as if confident:

"Mother, the situation is very different now. He received eighty rods to recuperate his wounds in the house, and he was in need of manpower. You take this opportunity to send someone over, Yu Leng's father-in-law is a charcoal in the snow, and he will definitely not refuse. As for you, you can not only smoothly insert your own eyeliner, but also show the emperor's compassion for him, isn't it more than one stone? ”

Queen Qian breathed a long sigh of relief, turned her head sideways and was silent for a moment, got up one by one, thought carefully while strolling, and landed the gorgeous bright yellow flying phoenix skirt, swaying on the red and soft embroidered carpet.

After stopping, Queen Qian turned around and looked at Su Tong:

"In terms of candidates, we must also check well, our appearance must be peugeot, and our temperament must be more calm. You can't be too brainy, but you can't be too smart. If you choose it, bring it to the main palace first. ”

The leader of Su Yan's jaw ordered: "Yes, the slave maid has written it down, please rest assured."

……

West Factory, dungeon

The leather whip and stick entertained Gu's mother to the point that she was inhuman.

In prison, she couldn't stand the punishment, told everything she knew, and lay on the ground crying bitterly.

"Lord Mingdu...... What should be said, old body...... It's all said...... I don't dare...... Something to hide...... Old body, wronged ......"

Outside the cell, Minglan hooked her lips gloomily, looking extremely satisfied.

It seems that these five-grade old palace concubines have indeed vomited everything that should be vomited.

Looking at the scarred head of the Gongyuan in the prison, Minglan turned his head sideways and whispered a few words to the Tiqi beside him, and turned around and walked out of the prison.

After taking a short break in the main hall and drinking a cup of tea, Minglan fell into deep thought, and gradually connected the clues he had taken out from the mouths of Gu Yunjin, Gu's mother, and the other people in Youzhu Gongyuan in the past few days.

Seeing the opportunity, Anhong knelt at the feet of his own overseer

Pounding his legs, a flattering look of a licking dog.

Minglan was very happy, pinching An Hong's white and tender face with two fingers, and behaving frivolously.

An Hong pretended to squirm and snorted in a coquettish voice. Seeing that the Overseer was in a good mood today, he tempted him:

"What were you thinking, Overseer?"

"Ben Du thought, the mother-in-law surnamed Gu said that eleven years ago in winter, it was Father-in-law Leng who personally sent Gu Yunxi's girl to the tribute courtyard. The boy was sick again, and fainted when he saw blood. The Governor vaguely remembers that eleven years ago, something seemed to have happened in the capital......"

An Hong didn't stop in his hand, so he hammered and said:

"Overseer, more than 10 years ago, my subordinates were young and didn't know much about old things. You want to know, your subordinates will find some elders, and you will find out when you ask. ”

"Well, it's going to be fast! Also, how is the line you are looking for? ”

Advent grinned:

"Don't worry, that person met with his subordinates yesterday and told his subordinates that there was indeed movement on Queen Qian's side. In just a day or two, I will send her over. Overseer, things are going much smoother than we expected! ”

"Well, that's good."

Minglan closed his eyes, and his voice was lazy as if he was talking to himself:

"The girl has hatred in her heart, and she will do whatever it takes...... The Governor ...... to see the line"

Cold House

After noon, Leng Qingtang woke up from his slumber.

There are only Jiang Taiyi and Dongchang thousands of households in the room.

Coming out of the prison of Dali Temple that day, in order to deal with the wounds on the overseer's body in time, Cheng Wanli dismissed a group of servants in the room, and also sent Gu Yunxi to rest.

At first, Gu Yunxi refused, and had to stay until the overseer woke up. After a moment's trouble, the person couldn't help but faint and was carried back to her house.

In fact, the only people in the palace who knew that the overseer was a fake eunuch were Cheng Wanli and Imperial Doctor Jiang. Therefore, only the two of them were present when wiping the body and administering medicine to the Overseer, so as to ensure that the Overseer's secret would not be discovered by others.

At that time, the blood-drenched part of the Overseer's lower body had already solidified into a thick brown scab, and the old blood mixed with pus clung to his clothes and trousers, and the smell was fishy.

In order to make the overseer suffer less crimes, Cheng Wanli and Imperial Doctor Jiang took wet wipes and scissors, sweating nervously, and operated carefully, before cutting the tattered middle pants and slowly detaching them from the wound.

After some rubbing and dressing with medicine, Leng Qingtang finally picked up half a life.

After the overseer woke up, he asked about Gu Yunxi's situation, and he couldn't wait to find out the current situation of the East Factory from the thousands of households.

"Master, there was an accident that night, and Queen Qian sent the forbidden army to surround Dongchang. Now the stoppers are still inside, and they don't come out at all! ”

Cheng Wanli had a solemn expression on his black face, stood at the head of the bed, and sighed.

"Queen Qian is protecting Dongchang!"

Leng Qingtang pressed his arms on the soft pillow and cut the railroad to the fore:

"If it weren't for that, once the God King's army entered Dongchang, the Governor would no longer have the capital to turn over. It's just that after a long time, the East Factory will inevitably be controlled by the East Palace.

If the governor's guess is correct, the matter of this palace banquet is that Xichang and Wan's father and son teamed up to frame the governor, and now it really makes Minglan gain power. The tribute was returned to him, which did not bode well. I'm afraid that something will be found out by him sooner or later! ”

Cheng Wanli's heart was beating in shock, staring at the Overseer, and suddenly his words changed:

"Master...... Let's do it! ”

Doctor Jiang was writing prescriptions on the table, and when he heard this, he suddenly stopped the brush in his hand, and his stunned expression turned to Cheng Wanli.

As an informant of the Overseer, he understands the current situation of the Overseer, and he has the same views as Cheng Qianhu.

Both of them knew that with their master's current strength, it was only in his mind that Da Yi would be turned upside down. Overthrowing the existing imperial decree and establishing a new monarch was completely easy for him

"Now is not the time!"

Leng Qingtang lay on the bed, his face was solemn, and he said decisively:

"The Governor has not collected enough confessions, and he has not been able to overturn the case for Zheng Guogong and the old Governor. Not only will rash action fail to avenge the emperor, but the Governor will also become a sinner through the ages, spurned by the world, and left behind for thousands of years! ”

……

Gu Yunxi felt that he had been asleep for a long time, and when he opened his eyes in a daze, he was lying on his back on the bed. His clothes were changed, and his hair was combed in a bun.

The candles in the house were bright, and there was light, and it seemed that the hour was not early.

"Girl......"

The maid Qing'er guarded her, and her eyes cried like apricots that were about to swell and break their skin.

Seeing that Gu Yunxi woke up, Qing'er's round cheeks instantly bloomed, and she was excited, and stood up and went to the table to serve tea.

"Qing'er, I'...... What's wrong with me? ”

Gu Yunxi struggled to get up, endured the pain in his mouth and asked.

"You haven't closed your eyes for two days and one night, your stomach is empty, and people who are beaten with iron can't stand it! Everyone was faint in the Overseer's house. ”

After taking the hot tea, Gu Yunxi poured a few sips. Suddenly, the mouth sores were so painful that they were scorched by the hot water. She endured it, and after drinking a glass, she asked Qing'er to add it.

Qing'er looked at Gu Yunxi and poured water into her stomach, and her facial features were moved by the pain in her mouth, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red again

Drinking enough water, Gu Yunxi hurriedly kicked his boots and went to the ground:

"Is the Overseer awake? It's been two days and one night, and I'm going to see him! ”

Qing'er stopped her:

"Don't go! Look at you, what you've become of and worry about others! There are people over there who are waiting for us, and they don't need us. ”

"How can you talk, girl! How did the Overseer become 'someone else'......"

Gu Yunxi got out of bed, and his feet were like stepping on cotton. She didn't care about it, straightened her clothes, mixed her tone with some complaints, and turned her head to Qing'er and said:

"I have always taken care of the Governor's food and daily life. He has a serious injury on his body these days, how can I do it if I don't take care of it myself?! ”

Qing'er looked lonely, opened her mouth and stopped talking.

"What's wrong with you?"

Gu Yunxi noticed Qing'er's embarrassed expression, and immediately became frightened, grabbed her and asked:

"Tell me, is something wrong with the Overseer? Let's go and see him! ”

Qing'er was inexplicably angry, waved the girl's hand hard, twisted her head again and stomped her feet angrily:

"People are fine, what do you have to worry about him!"

"What are you doing today!"

Gu Yunxi didn't know why, so she didn't pay attention to her anymore with a glance, and ran out of the house quickly.

The Governor's House has been lit up. Looking from afar, on the east side of his house, a black figure was reflected on the lattice paper. It seems, it's slender, isn't it...... Could it be a woman?

Gu Yunxi's heart immediately trembled, and the soles of his boots seemed to be glued to the blueslate pavement, and he couldn't move half a step for a long time.

She knew that most of the eunuchs in the Admiral's Mansion were young eunuchs, and there were only a handful of young maids like Qing'er.

Looking at the shape of the black shadow's bun, it didn't look like a maid.

Who the hell is she?

Gu Yunxi was full of suspicions, moved to the porch uneasily, and hesitantly pushed the door into the house.

The Overseer lay on his side on the bed, his face facing outward, and his whole body neat and tidy. In front of his couch sat a young woman with an unfamiliar face.

The moment he saw Gu Yunxi, Leng Qingtang's eyes lit up, as if he had seen someone he had been thinking about for a long time, and he was very cordial. However, after a moment, his expression turned flat, and the expression on his thin face was slightly condensed, and he smiled at her very uncomfortably:

"Yun Guan'er...... This is the girl from the palace, come here...... Meet her ......"

Obedient and listening.

Whenever the master called her "Yun Guan'er" in front of her, that person was not a familiar outsider. In this way, it can be seen that the relationship between this girl and the overseer is not very close.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunxi's nervous mood relaxed slightly.

Slowly, he stepped forward to look at the Overseer, and then turned his astonished gaze to Yanwan, who was sitting upright in his chair.

What a beauty!

I saw her dyed with green silk and ink, her cheeks and snow, her beautiful eyes were bright and translucent, and her nose was delicate and her red lips were beautiful. The candle flame shook and lined her palm-sized face like a crescent moon. A colorful dark flower Ruyi skirt added a lot of glamour to her complexion.

Without waiting for Gu Yunxi to speak first, Yan Wan had already gotten up, rushed to her in a few steps, floated into a thousand blessings, and exhaled like an orchid between the openings, delicate and tactful:

"The slave has seen Yun Gongzi. Just now, the overseer has been talking to the slave and maid about the childe, saying that the prince is very young and has taken care of the overseer's daily life in an orderly manner! ”

“……”

Because he was pressed by his worries, Gu Yunxi couldn't concentrate at the moment, and he heard this girl's words in a fog, and his expression was still confused.

A pair of eyes looked fixedly at the woman in front of him, and only felt that she was beautiful, and her graceful demeanor was full of indescribable tenderness, which was indeed endearing.

Yan Wan waited for a moment, and saw that Gu Yunxi was stunned and just looked at her but didn't speak, so she had to laugh embarrassedly, lowered her head slightly, and continued with her hands folded:

"The slave maid is the maidservant in the palace of Queen Qian. Knowing that the overseer Leng was seriously injured, Queen Qian sent a slave into the governor's mansion to take care of the overseer's injuries in person.

The daily preferences of the overseer also hope that Yun Gongzi will teach the slaves and maids more. If you don't do it well, please also ask the son to correct one or two. ”

Gu Yunxi's heart trembled slightly when he heard this.

It turned out that this girl named "Yanwan" was still from Kunning Palace......

"We have enough manpower in our house, not to mention one overseer, even ten overseers, and the prince can take care of it, and he can't call the maidservants in the palace at all!"

Qing'er didn't know when she got into the house and stood behind Gu Yunxi with her waist crossed.

After listening to Yanwan's words, she quickly jumped out and interjected, and said a sentence sharply, and pronounced the word "maid" too much.

seemed to feel that the other party was deliberately showing off her unique identity to Gu Yunxi when he mentioned Queen Qian's palace just now, Qing'er was angry, so she suppressed her with words.

After speaking, Qing'er still crossed her hands on her waist, and looked at Yan Wan at a distance, her thin eyes with a hint of hostility.