Chapter 21: The Cabinet of Clerks
Feng Xiyan raised his hand to interrupt the words of the eunuch guarding the Pavilion, took out the emperor's posture, squinted at the eunuch kneeling on the ground, and said in a lukewarm tone.
"You're the eunuch guarding the clerical chamber?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it's a minion." The eunuch who knelt in front of Feng Xiyan did not dare to come out, but in the hot weather, cold sweat continued to break out on his forehead.
"Get up, I'll test you." Feng Xiyan was still slanting his eyes, and his tone was very normal, in fact, a pair of eyes were looking around.
"Thank you, Lord Longen, it's just that Your Majesty wants to test the slaves?" The eunuch guarding the clerical pavilion got up from the ground tremblingly, his body trembling constantly, and a pair of helpless hands were at a loss.
"I'm here to ask you, what's stored here?"
"Back to Your Majesty, all that is stored are the deeds of sale of the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, as well as some of the life backgrounds before entering the palace."
Although I don't know what His Majesty is asking for, the little eunuch still answered honestly and respectfully.
Feng Xiyan's eyes lit up, and her expression couldn't hide her excitement, great, it seems that she has come to the right place, and sure enough, this is the right place, she pretended to cough lightly, and continued to ask.
"Really? Are all the information of the eunuchs and maids in the palace stored here? ”
"Your Majesty, yes." The little eunuch nodded.
Feng Xiyan pretended to turn around and look at the deed of sale in the room, showing a very interested expression, and said with a smile.
"I have nothing to do, I took a walk in my spare time, I didn't expect to come here, it can be regarded as a kind of fate, come, open the door to me, I want to see what kind of person the prince was before entering the palace."
Feng Xiyan looked suddenly interested, and raised his hand very casually to the little eunuch and commanded.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, the deed of sale here has been piled up for a long time, although there are special people cleaning it every day, but it has been stored for a long time, there will still be some smell, and the slave is afraid that it will disturb the holy driver, so, look, or don't go in tonight, and wait for tomorrow the slave will let people rearrange it, are you coming?"
Before the little eunuch could speak, he was interrupted by Xiao Lizi.
Feng Xiyan turned to look at Xiao Lizi, a mirror in his heart, and snorted coldly.
"Dog minion, what are you? What am I going to do, it's your turn to make irresponsible remarks? I said to look at it now, you have to watch it now, who gave you such the courage to control me? ”
"Your Majesty forgives your sins...... Your Majesty forgives the sins...... Slaves don't dare to ...... The slave should die, the slave is just worried that the smell inside will make His Majesty uncomfortable, so he said wildly, and asked His Majesty to forgive his sin, even if he gave the slave ten heads, the slave would not dare to discipline you! ”
Xiao Li Zi fell to his knees with a thud, his body trembled violently with fear, and his words for mercy were even more intermittent, he never thought that he would make His Majesty so angry just holding a proposal to please His Majesty.
Feng Xiyan was just bluffing, of course, the purpose was just to enter the Clerk's Pavilion more smoothly, so after Xiao Lizi knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, her angry face slowly eased, and her tone was not as angry as before.
"For your sake, for my sake, get up, but don't take it as an example, the prince was very clever when he was by my side, what to say and what not to say, he knows how to measure things, you should learn more from him."
"Thank you, Lord Longen, the slave promises that there will be no next time, and he will be humble to learn more and ask more questions from the prince."
After Xiao Lizi got up, he assured Feng Xiyan again and again.
Feng Xiyan nodded: "Well, you go to guard the door, no one is allowed to approach, I don't like to be disturbed when I am reading." ”
"The minions obey." Xiao Lizi saluted respectfully and withdrew.
"Open the door, go and find out the deed of sale of all the eunuchs and palace maids in the Heart Cultivation Hall and give them to me, I want to get to know them well."
After Xiao Lizi withdrew, Feng Xiyan continued to instruct the little eunuch who was at a loss.
"Yes, please wait a while, and the servant will find you the deed of sale of the Heart Cultivation Palace."
The little eunuch opened the door lock of the clerical pavilion and spoke.
Not long after Feng Xiyan sat down at the table in the front hall, the little eunuch quickly found out the deed of sale of all the eunuchs and palace maids in the Yangxin Palace and sent them to her.
Feng Xiyan couldn't wait to take the deeds of sale, flipped through the two pages, raised his eyes to look at the little eunuch standing respectfully in front of him, and ordered, "You also go to the door to guard, I like to stay here alone." ”
"Yes, the minions obey." When the little eunuch heard this, he withdrew.
As soon as the little eunuch left, Feng Xiyan couldn't calm down anymore, put the thick stack of deeds of sale on the table behind him, and couldn't wait to flip through them.
Feng Xiyan flipped through it, and at the same time took out the deed of sale that seemed to be not suspicious, put it aside, and then continued to flip through the next one.
Soon, she finished reading the thick pile of deed of sale, raised her sore neck, she raised her hands and squeezed it fiercely, her eyes always lowered her eyes to look at the few deed of sale on the table that were pulled out, and frowned.
Such a thick pile of deeds of sale, to say the least, must have hundreds of copies, that is to say, there are hundreds of people, and among so many people, there are only a few two or three copies that seem to have no doubts.
In other words, among so many people on errand in the Heart Cultivation Palace, whether it was Shangguan Candle or the Queen Mother, or other forces hidden in the shadows, the people they arranged to serve by her side actually occupied so many.
After sorting out the complexity, Feng Xiyan couldn't help but feel a chill, that is to say, she has been living under the sight of these people, and her every move is always monitored.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder, and quickly shook her head, forbidding herself to think about it anymore, for fear that she would be noticed because she remembered this matter in her heart and revealed a flaw, which would be a big deal.
After shaking off these thoughts, Feng Xiyan grabbed the only three copies that he fished out of the haystack needle, which seemed to be innocent from his family background and had no flaws, and studied it seriously.
The first is a palace maid named Mo Lan, who has an elder brother and a sick father in bed, although the family is poor, but the family is quite hardworking, before entering the palace, the elder brother helps others do some short-term work to maintain the family's expenses.
But because her father was seriously ill in bed, it was very difficult to rely on her brother alone, and her brother was also old, and when he reached the age of marrying a wife and having children, in order to reduce the burden on the family, and for his brother to marry a wife and have children, Mo Lan had to enter the palace as a palace maid.
After reading the first one, Feng Xiyan put this deed of sale aside, and continued to pick up the second copy to read and study.