Chapter 107: Alien Hearts
However, Lee Yoon-hee is not the only one who has been found to have a "fatal" flaw. Lee Yoon-hee was discovered by his close maid, which is not dangerous; However, a small worker hidden in the palace accidentally exposed his horse's feet, and unfortunately was noticed and secretly sent a message to the emperor, which is the most deadly.
At this time, Duan Yulin in Yonghe Zhai was looking at the secret letter sent from the palace, and the more he looked down, the deeper his brows wrinkled, and the more violent the light in his eyes became. In the end, Duan Yulin angrily threw the secret letter to Fang Da, who was waiting for the pen and ink, and said, "Look at this! I really didn't read it wrong, the Dongying clan is really a wolf ambition! ”
Fontamore's silence picked up the secret letter and quickly scanned it, which said that Bai Youhan, the head dancer of the Man Dance Division, had seen Sayako use a carrier pigeon to deliver the news with his own eyes, and that the pigeon had been intercepted by the guards of the Praetorian Army who had been arranged before. The news was written in Dongying language, and the translator deciphered the news and found that it recorded in detail all kinds of events that had occurred in the harem in the past half a month, and attached a topographical map of the Xiye Court. The interpreter released the pigeon with false information and followed its flight trajectory to roughly determine the range of the receiver, and the next step was to closely investigate to obtain the exact location of the receiver.
"Your Majesty, this Dongying thief is really bold, and he actually hit the head of Dahan with his idea! What a hate! ”
"Not only hateful, but also damnable!" It's a pity that he can't rashly provoke a dispute between the two countries just because of a fine work, and the only way to do this is to eliminate the fine work in the palace first.
"Your Majesty said yes. This time, thanks to the careful attention of the white palm dancer, he noticed the suspiciousness of the Dongying maiko. "This Bai Youhan is bold and careful, if she is a man, she will definitely be stronger than her brother.
"Yes, the White Palm Dance has done a great job. When things come to an end, I will reward them heavily. Duan Yulin picked up his pen and began to reply to the secret letter.
"Your Majesty has made a decision?" Seeing Duan Yulin's hard work, he must have thought of a countermeasure.
"Naturally. I will order the white palm dance to continue to stare at the two Dongying Kabuki, and not to startle the snake for the time being; After the guards of the forbidden army find Dongying's lair, they will get rid of the two unconsciously! Then, there was only ...... left" Duan Yulin seemed to suddenly think of something, and asked Fang Da: "By the way, where is the second-class guard Li Shufan now?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty's words, Lord Li was temporarily arranged to guard Fangzhai, after all, he and Concubine Zhuang are relatives, so it is more secure; After returning to the palace, he will be transferred to guard Yuxiu Palace, that is, Lord Li's own sister Tian Concubine. Fonda thought that such an arrangement was still very reasonable.
"That's right...... Spread my message, transferred Li Shufan to guard Cuiwei Pavilion, and after returning to the palace, he also asked him to monitor Concubine Chun for me in Mengxin Xiaozhu. Duan Yulin was originally quite dissatisfied with the Jingwang Mansion for Li Kang's affairs, and everyone began to wonder why the emperor suddenly promoted Li Shufan's official? It turned out that the emperor was planning to make the best use of his resources and give the Li family a chance to repay the "crime".
"The emperor is wise, the old slave will go to announce the decree." Fonda bowed and stepped back.
Duan Yulin's sending Li Shufan to spy on Concubine Chun was not a sudden idea, and on the second day after arriving at the palace, he received a secret report that there were restless people in the Man Dance Division. Prior to this, Bai Youhan had been secretly observing these exotic Kabuki for some time, so after she discovered Sayako's abnormal behavior, she immediately reported to Concubine Xian, who sent guards to deliver a message to the emperor. So when Duan Yulin saw Li Shufan escorting Concubine Chun back that day, the idea of using Li Shufan to deal with Fujiwara Tsubaki had already germinated in his mind. However, because there was no conclusive evidence at that time to prove that Shayazi had indeed conveyed a message that should not have been sent out, no measures were taken. This time was witnessed by Bai Youhan himself, which can be said to confirm the identity of Sha Yazi, so Duan Yulin also had to doubt the purpose of Fujiwara Tsubaki's entry into the palace, so he needed a "loyal" and eager courtier to help him complete the later plans.
Princess Qinxin's wedding was scheduled for the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, and the time was already in a hurry, and the emperor could not delay longer in the palace, so the holy driver returned to the palace on the twenty-second day of November. After returning to the palace, it was time for the Western mission to return to China, and the return voyage could be smoother before it entered the lunar month and the snow had not yet fallen.
In order to avoid the recurrence of the assassination, this time Duan Yulin's detachment team escorted the mission to a coastal port closest to Yong'an City.
On the way to the port, the two counts' daughters regretted that they had not been able to enjoy the beautiful snow they had hoped for. Snow rarely falls in their country, and even the occasional snow melts on the ground, so they have never seen a patch of snow.
"Alas, it's a shame I didn't wait for the snow!" Alice couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, I really want to see Dahan's snow scene!" Devel raised her hands in front of Alice's eyes, and said regretfully, "I also prepared cute and warm gloves, and I thought I could play in the snow." ”
"Don't complain, you two, who told us to be delayed for too much time? If we don't set off now to catch the heavy snowfall, we'll have to wait until next spring. In that case, we will stay in Dahan for too long! However, the geographical location of the capital city of Dahan is in the middle of the whole country, so the wind and snow in winter must not be as good as in the north. If we can still set foot on the land of Dahan in our lifetime, we must go to the north to experience the unique scenery of thousands of miles of ice and snow! To be honest, Prince Padraic himself is not satisfied with this trip, and he is very much looking forward to the opportunity to visit Dahan again.
"Maybe it's only for Rachel to enjoy the scenery of the four seasons of Dahan for everyone......" Lucy began to miss her old friend before she left Dahan.
Lucy's words brought out a hint of parting sadness, and the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became much quieter. Prince Padraic lifted the curtain of the carriage, and the young men looked out at the vast land through the narrow windows and were silent......
The princes' daughters may not know what their sweet little maid Rachel is really doing in the harem.
The Western mission is gone, leaving Rachel alone. Rachel had learned Han from Ranpo for a while, and could communicate with Han people for a short time, but she didn't know much about the usual cynicism and scolding Huai in the harem.
Rachel, who has no "backer", is becoming more and more difficult in her life in the harem, and other foreign concubines are not only rich in material life because of their noble status, but also have the maidservants they brought with them, so that no one will speak. But Rachel is different, she was originally a maid, and her identity is no different from Dahan's palace maid, even if she is carried to pick a girl, no one in the palace treats her as a master. Even the maidservant Wanyue sent to serve her gathered with other palace maids from time to time to talk about her behind her back.
"Tell me, why am I so unlucky? was assigned to serve such a strange-looking master, and she was also a low-ranking and not very favored girl! It's not good to say anything, don't mention how troublesome it is to communicate! Wanyue gathered a few little palace maids to chat and complain. At first, the Emperor was interested in the pink-haired, blue-eyed Westerner, but it didn't take long for Rachel to find nothing special about her, and he immediately lost interest in her.
"I'm not much better than that. The Tonggong in our house has only been summoned once, and he has a false name of a concubine but no grace, so it's in vain! Besides, she still has her own country's attendants, and we have no future at all! Xiao Tao, the little palace maid who was waiting for the concubine, also complained.
"Heh, they have all been assigned to Mengxin Xiaozhu, what future do you want when you come? Who doesn't know that the three small buildings in the palace are used to keep guests, how can any concubines be given to live here? Doesn't this clearly mean that the emperor doesn't treat them as concubines! Another palace maid named Xiao Mang whispered, she also felt that her future was hopeless.
"Alas, how can we have a good life! They were also all from the Internal Affairs Office, but they were transferred to Yunxia Palace. Not to mention that Ke Gui Concubine has a noble status and has eight princes, just her temperament cultivation is top-notch! Don't mention how comfortable it is! Xiao Tao said enviously.
"Hearing Xiao Tao say this, I remembered something. Ke Gui's concubine's attendant is now a little master, so isn't it very likely that Lu Wu will replace the position of the attendant? As soon as Xiao Mang said this possibility, several people immediately sighed at the good luck and the unfairness of fate.
At the moment when several people were discussing enthusiastically, they only heard a lame Han sentence coming: "Wan, Yue, where have you been?" Can you help me find clothes? ”
Wanyo rolled her eyes impatiently, and responded with a cheerful cry: "Hey! Here it is! "In my heart, I dislike Rachel for having a lot of weird things. She waved her hand, and several palace maids quickly dispersed. Wanyue ran to Rachel's dormitory, and said in a pretended manner: "Which set of clothes does the little master want?" I'll find it for you. ”
"This month、New、Winter clothes、Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs deliver?" Rachel's butterfly and hundred flowers smoke skirt is still the one she wears when she goes to the palace, the palace is much colder than the palace, and she needs thicker clothes.
"It's here, it's here! It's still the little master's favorite butterfly pattern! Look! Wanyue brought a brocade robe with flowers and butterflies to Rachel.
"Great! Help me put it on. Rachel asked casually while changing her clothes with grace, "Portions, examples, and li, only this one, new clothes?" ”
"Uh...... That's right, just this one-piece garment. The rank of the little master is low, and there is only one item per month. She smiled modestly.
Rachel nodded as if she didn't understand, her level of Han language was not enough to understand the difference between the terms "ready-to-wear" and "clothes". Wanyo didn't lie, there is indeed only one ready-to-wear garment, but in addition to the ready-to-wear, there is also a piece of fabric that needs to be cut into a new garment by hand.
Rachel didn't understand this rule, so naturally she wouldn't inquire, and Wanyu, who knew this, deliberately concealed the truth. And that cloth had already been cut into the milky cloud silk sling skirt she was wearing. Wanyue is very clever, she deliberately made the style of the skirt very ordinary, so that it is not easy to arouse suspicion; Rachel, on the other hand, didn't know how to distinguish the pros and cons of Dahan's clothes at all, so Wanyue didn't worry about being seen by her, so she blatantly dangled in front of her eyes wearing clothes that should have belonged to Rachel.
In fact, there is something even more excessive, Wanyue not only deducted the master's clothes, but she also secretly hid a pair of red feather begonia tassels presented by Si Zhenfang last month, but she usually didn't dare to wear them to show off. Seeing that Rachel doesn't know much about Hanwen and is not favored, and her personality is weak and easy to bully, she often behaves disrespectfully to her master. For example, in Western countries, it is not customary for subordinates to bow down when they see their masters, and Rachel really no longer salutes when she says that she can be exempted in private; often refers to herself as "I" instead of "slave" in conversations with Rachel; It is even more common to speak ill of the master behind his back...... The list goes on.