Yang Siqiao glanced at Xiao Jiangyuan: "You don't come." Even if I become an internal supervisor today, I am absolutely unwilling to take care of things, you know this, and everyone knows that this is what I want to say 'third', after all, the real power will eventually go to the hands of the virtuous brother. Everyone has good intentions, you don't have to pretend not to know, so that everyone will feel cold. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan smiled noncommittally, and said: "But Brother also knows that over the years, even if I have been a little bit, I have rarely come to the Inner Servant Province, and I really don't know much about the big and small things, if it's just me, it's hard to figure it out for a while, and Brother still has to help me." ”

Yang Siqiao said: "That's nature. In fact, it is easy to say about the general affairs, at most things are cumbersome, you are familiar with it, and you will be able to get started soon, mainly pay attention to two points. First, the virtuous brother must know that whether it is the queen mother or the queen, the golden seal of the treasure seal is shelved, and the seal of our inner court has always been directly used on weekdays, so the inner service province is not only pivotal in the inner court, but also second to none, and the affairs of the inner court are often related to the outer court, and it is the only official office that can integrate the affairs of the inner court and the outer court, and its status is special and sensitive, which is unimaginable to outsiders. ”

"Brother is trying to tell me that I must see my identity clearly, and I must not collude with the inner court, let alone form friends with the foreign court?"

"The eunuchs are all directly loyal to the emperor and queen, like you and me, in the past, they were only to the Son of Heaven, and they will add the queen in the future. Everyone treats you and me well, and you have the grace of knowing each other, so you naturally have to be loyal to the end, and you must not imitate those traitors for the sake of power - the reputation of our eunuchs is stinky by those people! Yang Siqiao pursed his lips disdainfully as he spoke, and when he saw Xiao Jiangyuan smiling, he hurriedly said, "I'm not questioning the character of the virtuous brother, but I can see that the achievements of the virtuous brother will never stop at the fourth grade." People tend to get lost in high positions, and if the virtuous brother is so young, it will only be smooth sailing in the future, and without setbacks, it will be difficult for people to stay sober, thus making a big mistake, such a pity for the young man, I have seen too much. ”

As for whether he will be so fluttering in the future that he forgets his original intention, steps into the whirlpool of power step by step, and it is difficult to get out, Xiao Jiangyuan is really not sure. She knew that Yang Siqiao was really worried about herself, so she bowed her head and said, "Brother don't worry." ”

"The second ......" Yang Siqiao sighed lightly, "We are all hard-working eunuchs, whether it is competition or profit, remember that even if you can't help each other, you must not dismantle each other's platforms." ”

There will be some rules that are not written in the regulations anywhere, and everyone acquiesces and tacitly implements them, this Xiao Jiangyuan knows, but he didn't expect this to be the case among the eunuchs - if they can really be so frank and friendly, it would be good.

Thinking like this, I saw that the eunuchs came to congratulate him.

Yang Siqiao has seen a lot of such scenes, but he is still very unaccustomed to it, he has been smirking and smiling, and when he looked back, he still had the most common smile on his face, which seemed to be friendly and did not put on a show, but in fact, there was an indescribable alienation, and he sighed secretly, his worries were really a little redundant, people like Brother Xian were born for power, and it was most suitable for her to stand there, as if she belonged there.

stayed with a steady stream of eunuchs all afternoon, and this was the first time Xiao Jiangyuan had stayed with the eunuchs one after another. After getting along, I realized that the eunuch's door is not as simple as Yang Siqiao said, she still has a lot to learn, just as her family Ah Lang said.

I looked up unconsciously for a while, and looked in the direction of Qianling through the window. In the past, she always felt that in the twilight of Empress Zetian, she was protecting her, and today she knows how well Empress Zetian protected herself.

As the twilight fell, it was time for dinner. Xiao Jiangyuan's steps towards the Mingde Hall were a little brisker than before, but there was nothing on his face, but the palace maids and eunuchs who passed by all felt a little less alienated and a little more tangible warmth. They can still feel it, and Li Longji's feeling is even more obvious.

He raised his head from behind the imperial case, looked at Xiao Jiangyuan from head to toe, and hooked the corners of his lips: "It's just a promotion, as for being happy like this?" ”

It's not easy to see her so emotionally exposed, thinking that she is only about seventeen years old at most now, if someone else is on the fourth grade, how can it be so? He wished she was alive again, but it wasn't the time.

"Everyone does what they say, which is even more joyful for the slave maid."

Li Longji was a little weak when he heard this. He helped her gain a firm foothold in the inner court and the outer court as a eunuch, but it didn't mean that he had given up restoring her status as a woman.

Xiao Jiangyuan said: "Princess Xue has completely let go of the harem affairs to the queen, and the slave maid went to the two palaces in the morning to pay respects, and the queen asked the slave and maid to ask everyone, do you want to shirk again?" ”

Li Longji said: "There is no need to shirk, Princess Xue doesn't have so many twists and turns, since it is handed over to Ah Jun, it will not mean anything else, just ......"

Seeing that Li Longji suddenly looked elsewhere and didn't continue, Xiao Jiangyuan thought for a while and said, "What do you mean is that the queen just has no choice but to accept it and does not manage it, and the harem is as always always, and the leading eunuchs and female officials of the Inner Servant Province are not allowed to come to visit?" ”

"Not bad."

“…… As for the elder brother and the slave maid, don't you have to take care of the internal service province first? ”

Li Longji nodded.

Xiao Jiangyuan understood: "It turns out that whether it is the concubine or the brother and slave maid who are mentioned in this position, it is just a test of everyone's thoughts on the emperor's mind? ”

It turned out that he never gave up, and giving her the identity of the inner eunuch was just like a little careful coaxing when he treated his wife and concubine. Compared to other women, he treated her not without difference, but it was only that, as an ambitious emperor, he could only do that.

Li Longji raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Jiangyuan, secretly sighing in his heart that she was too clever, and said helplessly: "Aya wants me to go out to patrol the border, but it was not long ago, and Aye's mind has always been changeable, how can I do it if I don't try?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan said lightly: "The slave understands. ”

"......," Li Longji said, "Aya personally made me a concubine, which is a gesture that explains why he finally gave up letting me patrol the border." Between his sister and son, he chose me after all. Why did he suddenly think about it so clearly, my aunt didn't understand, I didn't understand it even more, and I didn't dare to believe it, so I also followed the harem, and then replaced the head of the inner province with you and Yang Gong. If Aya is sincere, at least after that, he will not say anything, or simply let go of the power in the palace, and even he will push me again. It doesn't have to be too long, just a few days. ”

"The emperor can tell which is more important than the sister and the son. If the princess of Zhenguo is in power, for the emperor, the benefits will not be more, and everyone is in power, and the ministers return to their hearts, since the emperor chose the Zen position, his heart must be clear. It's just that the emperor thinks about the kings and hesitates. In fact, as long as everyone is filial enough to make the emperor feel at ease, it doesn't hurt not to be tempted. ”

Li Longji smiled bitterly: "What do you think...... Are Aya and I still normal father and son? I don't want Aya and I to be able to understand each other's intentions only if we test each other, and I want to talk openly and honestly with him, but ...... He won't give me a chance. Besides, Aya will not give up on his aunt easily, even if he leans towards me, it must be conditional. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan said in a deep voice: "...... But if the princess of Zhenguo does not die, the country will be uneasy. ”

Li Longji groaned: "So I tested Aye, but I was actually testing my aunt. If Aya really chooses me, as long as my aunt doesn't go too far, I will spare her life to exchange for Aya for sure, it's not impossible. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan smiled slightly: "Do you think this is possible?" ”

Li Longji coughed lightly: "Do you think it's impossible, is it that my aunt won't go too far, or ...... Will I spare my aunt's life? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan smiled silently, saluted and retired, and turned around to pass the meal.

However, on the third day, Li Dan gave the answer: ordered the queen Wang to perform a silkworm ceremony on the sixth day of March.

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty