In the early days of the next day, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu returned a water conservancy reconstruction project to the emperor.

Listen carefully, it was about the angelica stream behind the cliff from the mountain.

Angelica stream? Isn't it the mountain stream that I crossed over when this little man jumped down?

Its name is angelica, which is meaningful.

The spring water flowing from this mountain stream has been irrigated by the farmers below the mountain to irrigate the wheat fields, and it is a pity that the excellent water quality is not the best use. So it was drafted from below, if the mountain spring water could be brought into the palace as one of the drinking water, it would be a good use. And there is no need to go to Beiyuan Garden every day to pull a large amount of water back with a water truck, which can also reduce manpower and material resources.

The farmer's irrigation water is to build another canal around the foot of half of the mountain and bring water from the nearby river, so that both sides can be taken into account, and each has its own place.

This project has gone smoothly from the royal approval to the start of construction and now to completion.

At this time, His Majesty Yu's ministers shouted: "It is really the holy virtue of the Son of Heaven, inspiring the sun and the moon." ”

Uh, so you said this is a song of merit?

After the morning came, the whole morning was free. In the afternoon, I went to the imperial study to be on duty.

After breakfast, my mouth was tasteless, and I suddenly wanted to drink a cup of tangerine peel roselle tea! Thinking of the sweet and sour taste, I felt that my mouth was full of relish, and I planned to go to the Tai Medical Department to buy a pack.

Out of the Moon Pond Courtyard, all the way to the south, soon on the left hand side you can see the dormitory of the Inner Government Bureau and the small courtyards of several other adults.

Further south, there is a wide side street. After the boundary between the inner court and the inner court, there is a huge inner restaurant. Different from the dining room of the Ye Ting, it is responsible for the regular meals of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Shanggong Bureau, Yongxiang, and the Violent Room. It is also a storehouse for many ingredients.

And here, it is responsible for the food and drink of the entire harem.

The Imperial Medical Department is located next to the Inner Food Bureau. The quadrangular courtyard, the corridor on three sides, and the hall in the middle sit north and face south, and there are apprentices coming in and out from time to time.

Since entering the gate, it is full of medicinal fragrance. The medicinal fragrance is bitter and sweet, sweet and ironed.

As soon as I called the pharmacist to grab a few pairs of flower tea for me, I saw Ah Qiu and the two palace maids standing at the other end of the courtyard.

So he took a packet of licorice plums and gave it to her: "Why is my sister here?" ”

She took it and smiled: "I heard Xiao Shizi's nurse say that this child has been coughing a little recently. The medical officer suggested that he bring it to the Imperial Medical Department and smoke it in the medicine steam room, and it would soon have an effect! ”

With that, she pointed to the room in front of her, and sure enough, white smoke was billowing from the cracks in the doors and windows.

I asked, "Is it still the same doctor who checked my pulse the day before yesterday?" ”

Ah Qiu replied: "It's him, his name is Mu Jia." The best of the new batch of medical officers. ”

"Oh~", I nodded thoughtfully: "Why don't you go in with my sister, isn't Xiao Shizi afraid of life?" ”

Speaking of fear of life, I think of the child's crying appearance a few days ago, obviously a group of people with loud voices, why don't you make a sound today?

So I leaned over to the window and looked as far as I could.

Ah Qiu said unhurriedly behind me, "What else can I worry about the Imperial Medical Department?" Besides, the doctor said that the wormwood and heat in it were fumigated at the same time, and I was afraid that it would not be good if it wet the clothes of several of us. ”

I don't know what else is pasted in this window paper, it is very strong, I finally opened it a little, and when I looked inside, it was still white.

My doubts are getting fuller, this thick smoke is for children? If you don't say I'm going to put smoke bombs!

Smoke grenades?

I was suddenly startled and shouted, "Hurry! Call someone here! Xiao Shizi was taken away! ”

Everyone is shocked!

The other two maids rushed to call the guards. Ah Qiu and I kicked the door hard, but we couldn't move.

I walked around to the back of this room, and sure enough, there was a back door, and it opened as soon as I pulled it!

There was so much smoke indoors that you couldn't see anything. The steaming heat hit all over my face, and I couldn't open my eyes.

I forced myself to go in and look around, but sure enough, it was empty, and I didn't know when I was sneaked away through the back door......

I asked Aqiu aloud, "How long have you been standing outside?" ”

She was so anxious that she stomped her foot: "It's almost a cup of tea!" ”

I wiped the moisture from my face: "It's still too late!" Tell me to close all the palace gates! I shouldn't have gone out yet! ”

"Good!"

I slipped along the back door of the steam room and found the corner door of the Imperial Doctor's Office.

The corner door was unlocked. I thought I could know the next step, but when I opened it, it was an open space, extending in all directions, where should I find it?

I could already hear the hurried footsteps of the guards, and the noise of all sorts of chatter. These hustle and bustle sounded from every part of the inner palace, and the whole world seemed to be boiling.

I leaned against the wall outside the corner door and closed my eyes and meditated.

The map of the entire Imperial City spread out in my head. Where to go?

To the north is the inner palace, out of the north palace gate to pass through the Xuanwu Gate or Anli Gate, the access control is strict, and it is also a rare road for medical officials.

To the west is the court, there are many people and mixed mouths, and the distance is the farthest, which is inappropriate.

To the east is the East Palace, which has not yet established a prince, and the East Palace is locked.

That had to go south......

Their plan must have been in the form of a baton relay and could not have been completed by the medical officer involved.

So, what's the most populous place to the south?

Wude Hall, Daji Hall, was originally a residence left for the princes before they became adults, but now it is also vacant.

Hongbunkan and Hallymin? Yes, there are a lot of school clerks, Hanlin bachelors, and even more apprentices.

Then their next stop, most likely, should be locked in these two places.

The emperor and the lady all rushed to the Imperial Doctor's Office, pacing back and forth in front of me through the corner gate.

When I opened my eyes, the sun was already in the sky, and I rubbed my eyes and said, "Saint, lady lady." If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, Xiao Shizi should be hidden in a large bookcase now, trying to be taken out of Changle Gate. ”

The saint shouted, "Did you hear it? Just go! ”

The guards on the side took the order and left, and a few small attendants also flickered and followed, as fast as thunder and lightning.

I'm a little worried about Ah Qiu, if people can't find it, there is evidence to prove that Li Can's own stealing back the son is right, if there is no evidence, and Li Can's bite again, the consequences may be unimaginable......

I saw that she and the two palace maids were kneeling beside Concubine Shuniang with a panicked face at the moment, and Concubine Shuniang was rubbing her hands like ants on a hot pot, and she had no time to pay attention.

On the first day of managing the harem, such a thing happened to Concubine Niangniang, and her mood can be known.

But everyone knows that now is not the time to plead guilty and admit their mistakes and cry for punishment, except for anxiety, all that is left is to wait.

After a morning of searching, we waited in the lobby of the Imperial Medical Department for a long time, and the letter came at noon.

Cui Changzhi was old, and ran in angrily: "Go back, go back to the saint!" The prince found it, and sure enough, he was lying in a large bookcase and was asleep, because he was poured a little drug, so he didn't cry or make trouble, and slept very deeply. ”

The emperor glared: "But it was copied and checked at the palace gate?" ”

Cui Changshou gasped and coughed again, and his old lungs were about to burst: "Eight of the ten palace doors have been sealed, and they have not been seen after careful inspection." The old slave was led to search the Hongwen Hall and the Hanlin Academy, and each of them had a bookcase, and more than 300 were searched, and they were finally found. It turned out that the sinner was cunning and wanted to avoid the limelight, and when he was out of school, he and the sentient beings would take the prince out of the palace privately. ”

The crowd was a little worried, and their faces were filled with joy and ease.

The emperor shouted, "Where are the sinners? ”

"Come on, Long Wuwei is escorting over!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a clang outside the lobby, and two people with heavy bracelets and anklets were pushed in.

He fell to his knees, the echo of the chains.

The corners of the medical officer Mu Jia's mouth were already purple and red, and another little Gongsheng was hanging as if his right arm had been broken.

Under the emperor's personal support, the two also insisted that it was a personal act, and no one instructed them behind them, and no one answered outside the palace.

got on the clamping stick and poured blood from his ankle all over the ground, but Mu Jia still gritted his teeth and didn't move.

And the little Gongsheng couldn't bear it anymore, buckled his head on the ground and begged for mercy, and confessed the whole story.

It is said that an unknown eunuch came to him and conspired with several of them to lure him with heavy profits. The conspirators are the doctor of the Imperial Doctor's Department, and the nurse of the little son.

The plan is for Master Yicheng to send a credible person to approach Xiao Shizi by asking for the pulse, and then trick him out to carry out this secret plan.

Gongsheng's voice trembled: "The sinner only knows this, and the plan for the future is to transfer the children in it into the bookcase after receiving the medicine box brought by this medical officer, and then leave the palace with the other Gongsheng." ”

"Yes, that's right! At the beginning, it was said that the group of Yu Linwei guarding the door had been arranged, and they would be able to protect the sin guards and not be discovered. This is just a moment of bewitchment! Forgive me, saints! ”

His forehead smacked the floor again, like an apple had been broken.

Mu Jia's arms were escorted by the guards, and she swayed back and forth in pain. Under the pale face, he did not forget to curse this Gongsheng: "Good you thief, you will die of sores on your tongue!" What did the unprovoked wronged master do? What a grudge Master has against you! ”

Immediately brought the doctor and the nurse, and under all kinds of torture and interrogation, the three confessions were finally matched.

The saint who had been noisy for a long time was also irritable, and waved his hand: "Take it down." There is no need to transfer it to Dali Temple first, temporarily detained in the palace Zhengsi, pending the trial of the team of Yulin Guards, and then send them down together! ”

The guards came to drag them, but I still didn't see a look of fear on Mu Jia's face, but I don't know what this person has experienced, and it is rare to be able to see it in such a situation.

I came to the emperor's side from behind the seat of the lady concubine, and said in my ear: "Sage, that medical officer Mu Jia needs to be taken care of, so that his wounds must not be infected, and his life will be saved for the time being." ”

Maybe because of the big head, the emperor's eyes are also very big, and he turned his head to look at me: "Why?" ”

I laughed and said, "There must be a secret to his background." You might as well ask the subordinate to go to the prison to explore him tonight, there should be a surprise. ”

The emperor snickered and nodded, and called the palace master on the side to give me a token to enter and exit the palace office.

Then he squinted his eyes at me, turned on his natural discharge mode and said, "My little scholar girl can be described as a great achievement today. Lady! You look at the reward. ”

He stood up, twisted his shoulders and neck, and creaked, "I'll go back to the Manna Hall first." ”

After saying that, he "stepped on" the congratulations all over the ground and walked away.

The lady concubine was all the morning with a scornful face and a sad look, which inevitably revealed embarrassment and loss.

Although he was not reprimanded by the saints, according to his nature, this matter was first thought in his heart.

If I know it, I will know it even more.

As soon as the saint left, the rest of the situation was "cleaned up" by Concubine Shu.

I saw that she slapped the arm of a chair, and the jade ring on her hand almost shattered.

Then shouted the names of the three people: "Yan Aqiu." Sun Nuo. Ai Qun. ”

I hurriedly glanced at my aunt in the passenger seat, but my aunt was so angry that she couldn't see anything on her face for a while. He just moved his lips slightly, and looked at the three people kneeling on the ground.

The three of Ah Qiu performed the largest prostration, kneeling and leaning over, their elbows completely on the ground, waiting to be disposed of.

I analyzed the situation. This lady is known for being considerate and virtuous, not to mention that she should not be severely punished if she recovers it in time. However, this matter is already special, and it coincides with the "three fires of the new official". It's really hard to say that several considerations collide together......

Concubine Shu's gentle duck egg face is really colorful today: "After serving by the side of this palace for so long, I can be so careless and careless, and forget all the words of this palace!" ”

The three people on the ground whimpered and kowtowed: "The slave is wrong!" The slave is guilty! ”

Concubine Shuniang exhaled the breath in her chest, and her expression relaxed: "I wanted to punish you heavily, but during the mourning period of Queen Daxing, the less prison is to pray for blessings." And the palace first led the harem, and also wanted to take benevolence as an example. But sin is not to be indulged, and mistakes are punished. Gu Nian Zaier has always been diligent and cautious, and such mistakes and omissions are the first offenses, so they will be punished for half a year, and each person will write a letter of apology, which will be read in public at the Internal Official Bureau tomorrow! ”

The three of them immediately sniffed and thanked him: "Yes, slave and maid, remember!" Slave and maid Xie Shufei forgive! ”

I sighed in my heart, such a light punishment.

That's right, it's really the style of the lady. If the first day of promotion is very different from his usual behavior, maybe the emperor thinks that his usual virtuous lady is pretending......

This kind of ambition is admired by Xiao Su.

I was thinking about this when I suddenly heard a sentence: "Little scholar, you have a lot of credit today, you might as well tell me, what reward do you want?" Niangniang is also good to follow your wishes. ”

Wow......

I stepped forward and said, "Thank you, Niangniang!" Xiao Su lacks nothing in the palace, but occasionally wants to go out to see the landscape, so he imagines that all female officials and adults can have the right to leave the palace freely when they are not on duty. ”

I peeked at the looks of the mother and aunt, and immediately continued: "But, but Xiao Su doesn't dare to ask for more, twice a month is enough." ”

Concubine Niangniang motioned for me to step forward, took my hand and smiled: "You want to come freely, this wish is granted." ”

I was overjoyed, and I was about to thank you, but I saw the lady's eyebrows move, and her voice changed: "However, although the palace allows it, the master of the inner division does not approve it, so it is up to the little scholar to fight for it herself." ”

"Huh? This ......", I looked at my aunt, and then at my mother, and gently shook my mother's hand, making some coquettish appearances.

Concubine Niangniang's voice was gentle: "Summer is coming, and I will enjoy three boxes of all kinds of high-quality pearls and hairpins for the little scholar, and ten sets of new summer clothes." Five sets of silk, five sets of silk. Fifty taels of silver will be attached, and it will be used for pocket gain. ”

There was another wave of accidents in my heart, and this reward was too heavy.

I hurriedly said: "Yu Niangniang, I heard that the silk is a thousand gold, so valuable, the minister may not be able to afford it." ”

Concubine Niangniang patted the back of my hand: "Today you have reduced a big loss for the Lord, it must be a heavy reward, so as to encourage others to do their best for the Lord~"

As she spoke, she stood up: "Okay, you can see today's things in your eyes, and you should also understand it in your hearts. It's noisy now, and I'm afraid that the lunch will be cold, so it's going to disperse quickly~"

When the words were finished, everyone saluted.

I also returned from the Imperial Doctor's Department in turn.