"Your Majesty, Jing'an Xiuyi has arrived. Dequan walked straight to the emperor's side, bent down, and slowed his voice.

"How is today's election?" the emperor glanced up at Lan Junyao, and continued to review the official documents accumulated on the table.

"There are more than 10,000 people, just waiting for the emperor and His Royal Highness Eighth to personally select the candidates for the two side concubines tomorrow. Lan Junyao stood three feet in front of the emperor's table with her hands in her hands. After hearing the emperor's sound in the middle of the night, Lan Junyao's feet were sore, and when she thought she was about to petrify, she heard the emperor finally speak.

"You have been so tired these two days, go down and rest. "The Emperor commanded to come down.

"Your Majesty, Emperor. Lan Junyao knelt down and bowed, and retreated.

Looking back on the two days of the side concubine election, it is not only tiring, but also really boring, but it is just jumping around in a group of warblers and swallows, but such a hard work cannot be avoided. Thinking of Ling Qixuan, I felt as bitter as swallowing Coptis chinensis in my heart.

Since that day, she said those decisive words in the court, and the two of them were really like strangers, even if they accidentally met, they didn't say hello.

After thinking about it, his mind was full of him, Lan Junyao sighed, after all, he was lost.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the dormitory, I saw Xiao Lianzi guarding there with another person, and his figure was a little familiar, but his face was covered by the brim of his hat, and he couldn't see clearly.

Lan Junyao was about to ask clearly, but Xiao Lianzi pulled her and walked into the house, "Grandma, you're back." I've already found the little eunuch, and I'm gagged and stays under the bed. ”

Xiao Lianzi said and gestured, when he went, this eunuch was eating wine with his brother, thinking that he had gained a lot of benefits from others, otherwise how dare he dare to do such a thing. It didn't take much effort for Xiao Lianzi to capture him.

So saying, he dragged the gelding out from under the bed. This didn't matter, Xiao Lianzi punched and kicked him again, and the rope that bound his hands was almost broken by him, leaving only a few filaments connected together.

"He is not a small coward, he has committed a great sin and does not repent, and he dares to run away. Lan Junyao sat down on the stool, and Xiao Lianzi hurriedly handed her a glass of water.

The little eunuch who was bound kept 'wooing' in his mouth, and at this moment, he was full of alcohol, and looked at Lan Junyao as if he was frightened, his eyes were full of begging.

"Do you have something to say?" Lan Junyao put down the teacup in her hand and looked straight into the eyes of the little eunuch.

He nodded like pounding garlic and smiled flatteringly at Lan Junyao.

"It's not impossible to take off the cloth from your mouth, if you think that someone will come to save you if you shout later, you can give it a try, I still have some power in this Yilan Palace. Lan Junyao knocked on the round table in her hand for a while.

The little eunuch hurriedly shook his head, as if promising himself not to do anything stupid. Xiao Lianzi stepped forward and uncovered the cloth in his mouth little by little, and his hand holding the cloth always stopped on the side of the little eunuch's face, and as long as he made any changes, he immediately stuffed the cloth back.

"Lord Xiuyi spares his life, the minions are forced to do so, and the minions are threatened by her. The little eunuch's mouth was empty, and he was busy defending himself, and his heart was full of remorse, if he had not been greedy for those money, there would not be the current disaster.

"You tell me more about how she threatened you. ”

"The minions obeyed. As soon as today's election ended, she found a slave and asked the slave to get Miss Jiang Zhirong out. She said that if the slave did it, she would reward the slave with ten taels of silver, and if she didn't go, then the slave should not think about the good days in this palace in the future. The little eunuch howled as he spoke, and his face was covered with tears and snot.

"That Miss Jiang doesn't look like a stupid person, how can you fool her as soon as you trick her. Lan Junyao looked puzzled on her face, and looked at the little eunuch suspiciously, as if she didn't believe his words.

"The minions don't dare to deceive Lord Xiuyi. The woman once explained to me, only saying that Master Xiuyi invited her to go, so Miss Jiang would not be suspicious. The minion said so, and she went out with the minion. The little eunuch looked at Lan Junyao's face as he spoke, and saw that her face was not salty or light, so he said it all.

"Bold minion, you dare to ruin the reputation of Xiuyi behind your back, and if you give it to the emperor, you don't have enough to cut off ten heads. Xiao Lianzi was furious after hearing this, kicked the little eunuch kneeling there to the ground, and went up to make up for a few slaps, as if he was still angry, and was about to continue to move, but was stopped by Lan Junyao.

"Ask Lord Xiuyi to spare the slave's life, the slave won't dare anymore. The little eunuch trembled with fright, and kowtowed to Lan Junyao incessantly, and after a while, his head was covered with bloodstains.

"If I don't pursue you, but Miss Jiang doesn't necessarily. Tomorrow, the emperor and the prince will come in person, if any of them mention this matter, I am afraid that the emperor will have to take a closer look. Lan Junyao's tone was helpless.

"Ask Master Xiuyi to help me say good things to Miss Jiang, in the future, the slave will definitely saddle Lord Xiuyi before and after the horse, Master Xiuyi will point to the east, and the slave will never go west. When the little eunuch heard this, his face suddenly turned pale with fright, and he only knelt on the ground and kept begging.

Lan Junyao gave Xiao Lianzi a look, and Xiao Lianzi hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the little eunuch to straighten up. "You idiot, have your brains been eaten by black dogs? Even if Lord Xiuyi has the heart to help you, he must first calm Miss Jiang's resentment. ”

As soon as the little eunuch heard that he was saved, he quickly stopped crying, and wanted to hug Xiao Lianzi's thigh with his hand, but then he remembered that his hands were still tied, so he had to lean on Xiao Lianzi's leg.

"I can intercede in front of Miss Jiang for you, but since this has happened, someone must bear the consequences, presumably if the murderer is severely punished, Miss Jiang's anger will disappear somewhat. Lan Junyao guided the little eunuch to go in the direction he had set.

"That woman is the murderer, and if she hadn't threatened and lured me, I wouldn't have committed this foolish thing. Tomorrow in front of Your Majesty, I will definitely point out her ugly face and give Miss Jiang justice. The little eunuch was filled with righteous indignation, and in an instant he completely removed himself from this matter.

"So you can stay with Xiaolianzi tonight, it's getting late, you can go back early." Lan Junyao motioned, and Xiao Lianzi stepped forward to untie the ropes on his hands and feet.

"The slave thanks Lord Xiuyi for his kindness, and in the future, the slave will definitely offer an immortal tablet to Lord Xiuyi in the room, and perform three dogs and nine bows every day. The little eunuch was grateful and left after Xiao Lianzi.

After they left, Lan Junyao remembered the guard who was guarding the door just now, and hurriedly went out to look, but saw that there was no one outside the door, and made up her mind that she must interrogate Xiao Lianzi carefully when she sees her tomorrow.