Qixi came back from outside, didn't speak, kept his head down, and his head was almost down to his chest, but unfortunately the tall man, no matter how he lowered his head, he couldn't make people ignore his existence directly.

As soon as he entered the Penglai Palace, he was caught by Fennel and said with a smile: "Yo, Qixi father-in-law, why are you depressed today, like a defeated rooster?" ”

Qixi said with a bitter face: "Sister Fennel, don't make fun of me, I'm not a rooster, but ...... It's really defeated......"

Fennel Daqi ran to him in three steps and two steps: "What's the matter, let's hear it, can't you fight with someone outside?" ”

Qixi turned around, still with his back to her, and whispered: "This matter, sister, don't tell the concubine Niangniang......"

Before the words fell, Nian Yun walked out quickly from inside and glared at Qixi: "Qixi, you are becoming more and more elf, don't you even dare to hide it from me?" If there's something, say it quickly! ”

Qixi was taken aback and secretly glanced at Fennel, but he didn't see any sympathy on Fennel's face, so he had to look away in disappointment and said, "Chengnanzhuang ......"

As soon as she mentioned Chengnan Zhuang Nianyun, she was anxious, that was the territory of her eldest brother and third brother, who would dare to touch her two elder brothers?

"What's wrong with Chengnanzhuang, don't talk about it!"

Qixi hurriedly waved his hand, still keeping his head down: "No, no, no, don't worry." It's not Chengnanzhuang's business, it's Guo Qi, the housekeeper of Chengnanzhuang, and there is a nephew in his family who has something wrong. ”

It turned out that Guo Qi's nephew worked as an account in a jade shop in Xishi, and it is estimated that the guy didn't pay attention that day, so he asked a guest to take the sheep and touch a piece of jade, but the result was that the account could not be matched when the goods were settled.

Those guys were all afraid of taking responsibility, so naturally no one would admit it, and they pushed it back and forth, and finally it was pushed to Mr. Bookkeeper. The shopkeeper couldn't catch anyone, so he relied on Guo Qi's nephew, saying that he had embezzled the money.

That piece of jade is considered a high-grade in their store, and it is worth a lot of money, Guo Qi's nephew's annual salary is less than half a piece of jade, and it was not his fault in the first place, so he naturally refused to admit it.

He is a bit upright, and he can't get used to the shopkeeper bullying men and women, and the concubines in the seven or eight rooms of the family have to steal chickens and dogs outside. Therefore, when this commotion started, he unabashedly exposed the shortcomings of others and started to move on the street.

It was also a coincidence that Qixi happened to come back from inspecting the Guo family's shop nearby, and he recognized Guo Qi's nephew, so he went to help when he saw this.

But there were seven or eight strong men under the shopkeeper, after all, two fists were defeated by four hands, and the result was that Qixi and the two of them were beaten together, and Qixi ran fast on his legs, and finally escaped in disgrace, and even his clothes were torn.

Guo Qi's nephew still has more than a year's salary in the hands of the shopkeeper, and he can't get it back this time.

Nian Yun saw that Qixi had been dodging, and couldn't help frowning, "Qixi, you turn around and look at the palace." ”

Qixi had to turn his face slowly, and sure enough, there were several bruises and abrasions on his face, and although they had been cleaned, they still looked very embarrassed. I've already changed my clothes, and I don't know how hurt I am.

Nian Yun was speechless: "You are also the little leader of the Shence Army, and you were beaten like this?" ”

Qixi cried with a sad face: "Isn't it because I don't want to make a big fuss and let people say that Niangniang's subordinates are bullying people, and it's not easy to tell Niangniang about this......"

Although Nianyun does not approve of their actions, she is a short-term protector, and the Guo family can only punish them if they make mistakes.

"What's the name of that jade shop, and who is the shopkeeper?"

Qixi's voice lowered: "The jade shop is called Bihaixuan, and the shopkeeper in it has something to do with the people in our Daming Palace......

"Really?" Nianyun raised his eyebrows, "The people in this Daming Palace still dare not buy the Guo family's account, who gave them the bear-hearted leopard gall to eat?" ”

Qixi hesitated for a moment before saying, "The shopkeeper of the jade shop, surnamed Xiao ......"

Nian Yun suddenly snorted coldly, "Who is this palace, it turns out to be the Xiao family." Luluo, you go and find out, what is the origin of the shopkeeper of the Xiao family, and what is the relationship with the person in Wangyunlou. ”

The pothos responded and asked, "What is the master going to do?" ”

"What should I do?" Nian Yun sneered: "No matter how poor the people of my Guo family are, they can't suffer this kind of loss. Check it, if what Qixi said is true, let's directly buy that Bihaixuan and give it to Guo Qi to play. ”

"This ......" Qixi couldn't come back to his senses for a while, when did the concubine become so arrogant, Bihaixuan is also one of the largest jade shops in the West Market, buy it for a housekeeper of the Guo family, play?

Nianyun shook his handkerchief, saw Qixi still standing to the side in a daze, and muttered: "Hurry up and go down to wipe the medicine, what are you still doing in a daze?" This palace is to show people who dares to bully the people of this palace's mother's family! ”

It's just over here, and there are people from the Liushang Bureau over there.

This is the four shun of the Inner Servant Province.

The ten great eunuchs brought by Nianyun from the East Palace were all scattered everywhere, and Sishun was divided into the Inner Serving Province, and the work of the Inner Serving Province was to manage the personnel arrangements of the eunuchs in each palace.

The eunuchs up and down the palace all know that the most powerful and favored masters have a lot of oil and water around them, and as for those who are almost in the cold palace, no one is willing to serve.

Of course, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also one of the departments with the most gossip, which master is how on weekdays, and these little eunuchs communicate a lot in private.

This Sishun is a small steward arranged in the Inner Servant Province, who is exquisite, and he is harmonious from top to bottom, and others don't hide anything from him.

Sishun took advantage of the big night to quietly come to see the concubine Niangniang, and also brought a little apprentice over, as soon as he entered the hall, he looked around to see that there were no outsiders, so he said: "Niangniang, the slave has a small matter today, but it is also a big thing, so I specially came to report to Niangniang." ”

Nian Yunming Yuzhu lit the lamp, "You don't have to be polite, what's the matter?" ”

Si Shun said: "The slave, this little apprentice who is not long-eyed, is an errand boy in the Shangfu Bureau, and he did something wrong today." ”

It turned out that the little eunuch mistakenly sent Xiao Cairen's clothes to Mao Lanzhu's house, and Mao Lanzhu also put them on his body once, only to find out that it was wrong. Originally, this was not a big deal, but after asking Xiao Cairen's meaning, she said that it was not in the way, and the clothes were left.

The big mistake was not made, but the rules of the Six Shang Bureau, no matter what the result is, if you go back on a wrong errand, you will be punished, this little eunuch has to receive ten lashes, and in addition, he has to kneel at the door of the Shang Fu Bureau for two hours.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Cairen happened to go to the Liushang Bureau to see it, so he had to say a lot of good things for the little eunuch, and said that ten whips were three, and then he privately stuffed him with two strings of money and said that it would affect him, and bought him fruits to eat.

The little eunuch was a little uneasy about this, obviously he did the wrong errand, and he deserved to be punished, where did this Xiao Cairen play? The little eunuch turned around and told him that his master Sishun, this Sishun was a good person, and when he saw that something was wrong, he directly pulled him to Penglai Hall with the two hanging money.

This kind of routine, Sishun is very familiar, this is the first naked to buy people's hearts.

Don't look at the little eunuch as inconspicuous, but if he is sent a little thing, such as stealing a rabbit from the Shangshi Bureau and digging a small hole in the ice of Daming Lake, most of the minions who have received small favors will agree to do it.

But it's just this kind of trivial matter, who knew that it would almost cause the two princes to fall into the ice cave and freeze to death? When something happened, the slave had already been forced to get on the same thief ship as the master's envoy, and it would be too late to think about it.

So when Sishun heard about this, he brought him over to see the concubine Niangniang as soon as possible, so that this inexperienced little rabbit cub wouldn't even know how he died in the future.

Nian Yun listened to them finish speaking, and said: "Sishun, you have done a good job in this matter, ** a good apprentice." These days, I beg you to keep an eye on me and see who else has received her favor. Then he turned to the little eunuch and said, "Since Xiao Cairen can afford you, then this reward will be collected to buy fruits and eat." However, if she sends you to do something in the future, she will tell your master as soon as possible, can you understand? ”

The little eunuch hurriedly kowtowed three times: "The slave understands, Xie Guifei Niangniang pointed out!" ”

Nianyun smiled and ordered Fennel to take two purses and give them to the master and apprentice.

Si thanked him by the way, and then took the purse with a smile and pulled it into his sleeve. The little eunuch took the purse, and as soon as he walked out of the Penglai Palace, he couldn't help but open it to see, and saw that there were seven or eight golden beans inside, which were not light, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "Sure enough, it's a concubine, it's so generous as soon as you make a move!" ”

Sishun stretched out his hand and patted the little eunuch's head: "Little rabbit cub who doesn't know anything, be smart, study hard, and see which tree is stable to lean on, and in the future, there are still more opportunities to receive rewards!" ”

For three or four days in a row, Sishun quietly sent messages to the fennel and pothos around the concubine, and he had already inquired that the object of Xiao Cairen's encirclement was not only the Shangfu Bureau, but also the Shangshi Bureau, the Shangshu Bureau, the Inner Servant Province and other places, basically the place where the concubine was placed in her ears, Xiao Cairen also thought of it.

Of course, the time she has been in the Daming Palace is still short, and she can't clearly know everyone's name and surname, so naturally she doesn't know that every important place she tries to set foot in has a small steward eunuch named Daji, Erxiang, Sanshou, Sishun, Wucai, Basheng, Jiulu, and Shiquan.

Xiao Cairen is still not stupid in the end, she knows that the noble concubine Niangniang has been in charge of the East Palace for many years, and she has been in the Daming Palace for more than half a year, and she must have some high-powered eunuchs and palace maids in her hands, so she started with those insignificant small roles.

It's just that she didn't expect that those really high-ranking and powerful eunuchs and palace maids were actually the people left in the hands of Emperor Dezong of the previous dynasty.

And the people of the concubine Niangniang are those who are neither high nor low, holding real power in their hands, and mingling up and down.

Her layout seems to be exquisite, but in fact she is just a mediocre ant under the nose of the concubine, and looking at her painstaking layout, she only thinks that the time has come and is ready to shoot, so she can catch it all.

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