"Subordinates remember." Everyone replied in unison.

"Just go down if you remember."

After everyone left, Mu Ziheng turned his head, looked at Luo Ge seriously, and asked, "Did you plan all the actions a long time ago, and then wait for me to carry them out obediently?" ”

Luo Ge said proudly: "Yes." After all, you and Senior Brother planned most of all the plans in the past, and then let me carry them out. Even if I had a plan of my own, it would have to be in your absence. So this time, I'm going to give you a taste of what it's like to be tied up. ”

Mu Ziheng shook his head helplessly and said, "It's already Layue." Are you ready for this year's Spring Festival? At the moment, there is still so much leisure here to talk to me. ”

"This year isn't just like last year. So I'll just let Yun Lan prepare everything according to last year's standards. ”

Hearing her say this, Mu Ziheng shook his head and said, "You don't know? ”

"Don't know what?" Luo Ge then asked.

"Don't you know that at this year's Spring Festival family banquet, the Queen Mother specially invited the daughters of various ministers' families who will participate in the draft after the beginning of spring next year. So at this year's family banquet, you may have to deal with a lot of Yingying Yanyan who has special thoughts about Brother Wang. ”

Luo Ge was stunned for a moment after hearing the news, and then said, "When was this matter decided?" How did I not know? ”

"Just when you went to Su Qianguo, didn't your palace maid inform you?" Mu Ziheng questioned.

Luo Ge shook his head and said, "My personal palace maid and first-class palace maid all followed me to Su Qianguo, and the rest of the palace maid slaves didn't inform me when I came back." So I didn't know about it. ”

"Then you'd better ask Yongxing or Wang Fuhai. They know best. After all, after the queen mother notified the palace for the first time, she arranged for the two chamberlains beside Brother Wang to find someone to notify the minister door to door. ”

Luo Ge nodded, and left the dark guard.

In this matter, Luo Ge felt that something was wrong. Because she has not been away for a long time, and the Queen Mother's misunderstanding of her has been basically resolved. Now the entire harem department responsible for the draft has been basically arranged, as long as it waits until the beginning of spring, all the show girls can enter the palace for the draft. Therefore, there is no need to let the daughters of ministers in the eastern capital come to the family banquet. Moreover, half of the embroidery pavilions in Layue have stopped accepting new sales, so it is impossible for most of the official ladies to prepare court clothes.

On the way to find Wang Fuhai, the more Luo Ge thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. So she quickened the pace. And Yun Lan, who was quietly following her today, finally opened her mouth, and she said, "Niangniang, why are you so anxious? ”

Listening to the voice of the person behind him, Luo Ge opened his mouth and asked: "After you returned to the palace, did you hear Qing Yi and Zelan mention that the queen mother invited the daughters of the ministers of Beijing to attend this family banquet?" ”

"The slave and maid have not heard." Yun Lan shook her head, "How did Niangniang know about this?" ”

"Just got it from the Secret Guard."

"What are you going to do now?"

"It is said that Wang Fuhai and Yongxing went to do this matter, and the palace plans to ask."

"Do you need slaves and maids to go back to Zhaochun Palace now?" Yun Lan was also thinking about Luo Ge while asking.

Luo Ge thought for a while and said, "You go back." And then...... See if Han Yu is in the palace, if she is asking her to come to the inner chamber to find the palace. ”

"No." After Yun Lan responded, she immediately ran back towards Zhaochun Palace, and Luo Ge also walked towards the inner chamber.

Because Luo Ge went to the inner room alone, she walked very leisurely, and went while enjoying the scenery. On the other side, Yun Lan was different, she rushed back to Zhaochun Palace in a frenzy, and after entering the door, she immediately went to find Han Yu and asked her to find Luo Ge, and immediately gathered all the palace maids and servants in the entire palace.

"I asked you all here today because I have something to ask." Yun Lan spoke with the attitude of a female official in the palace.

The girl asked.

Looking at the people standing in front of him, Yun Lan asked solemnly: "Do any of you know about the Spring Festival family banquet, and the Queen Mother invited all the daughters of the ministers who participated in the draft to participate?" ”

Yun Lan's words caused an uproar, and then a person stood up from the crowd. Yun Lan hadn't seen this person much, but she remembered this person.

"Back girl, I've heard other palace maid sisters mention it before." As soon as he spoke, everyone fell silent.

The person who spoke was called Guan Mo, and he was a second-class chamberlain in the palace. But he never likes to talk, he is very serious and has nothing to fault with. It is also because of this that Yun Lan can remember him.

"You said you heard the palace maid sisters of other palaces mention it. Then why didn't you come back to the palace to report? ”

"There has always been a lot of gossip in the palace, so I didn't think much about it."

"What about the others? Have you received a notice from the palace maid in the Queen Mother's palace? Yun Lan asked the others.

Everyone shook their heads in unison.

Yun Lan found that she couldn't get a result, so she sent everyone back. Then go out of the palace to find the palace maid you know in the palace to understand the situation.

Han Yu saw Luo Ge when he was about to arrive at the inner chamber.

"Mother." Han Yu screamed softly behind Luo Ge.

"Coming?" Luo Ge did not stop and continued to move forward.

"Yes. Yun Lan just finished informing her subordinates and immediately rushed over. There is no danger in the mother's journey, right? ”

Luo Ge smiled and said, "I have a secret guard by my side, what are you afraid of." ”

"After all, your subordinates are your personal palace maids and personal guards. Still have to be concerned. Han Yu said respectfully.

"Then you follow Hongu." Luo Ge didn't ask much, and then moved on.

After a while, he went to the inner waiter's room. It happened to greet her that Yongxing.

"Mother, why are you here?" Yongxing looked at Luo Ge, who suddenly appeared in front of him, full of curiosity.

"There's something I want to ask you about this palace. So here it is. Luo Ge had an uneventful expression, but it made Yongxing nervous.

"What's the matter with the mother?"

Looking at his nervous appearance, Luo Ge said, "You don't have to be too nervous. This palace asks you for a thing, and you just have to answer truthfully. ”

"Whoa."

In this way, Luo Ge stood at the door of the inner chamber and asked about it.

"But when the Queen Mother was not in the palace, she ordered that all the official women in the Eastern Capital who will participate in the draft next year come to participate in the Spring Festival family banquet?"

"Yes. and also asked Wang Fuhai and the slaves to send people to inform each family. ”

"Then you are the ones who informed the harem of this?"

"Hui Niangniang, no."

"Do you know who's in charge?"

"For the harem Yizhi, it has always been the palace maid in the queen mother's palace who is responsible. If there are special circumstances, the female official will be responsible for writing the edict and announcing the decree of each palace. ”

"Then this matter, do you know how the Queen Mother's palace is handled?"

After Yongxing recalled the previous situation, he said: "On that day, it was the female official Pang in the Empress Dowager's palace who was responsible for going to the palaces to inform her. ”

"Then do you know where Lady Pang is now?"

Yongxing said while pointing to a courtyard not far away and said: "Every day, when the female official Pang is not around, she will go to the palace maid's room to order something. Then make a simple summary of the daily harem situation and send it to the queen, but now the queen is still in confinement, so it has always been reported to the queen mother. ”

Luo Ge looked at the direction Yongxing pointed, then looked at the sun overhead, and said, "If this palace wants to invite Lady Pang Dao Zhaochun Palace as a guest, I don't know if you have a way?" ”

Looking at Luo Ge, Yongxing thought for a while and said, "Slaves can do it." ”

Luo Ge didn't ask what the specific situation was, and Yongxing left. Looking at his distant back, Luo Ge returned to Zhaochun Palace with Han Yu.

When it was close to lunch, someone entered the Zhaochun Palace to report.

"Niangniang, the Yongxing waiter said that he came with the person you wanted to see."

Luo Ge looked at the lunch on the table, and said to Yun Lan: "Remove the lunch first, take it to the small kitchen in the palace and warm it, and when you want to go up, you will bring someone to it." After withdrawing, I went to the palace gate to pick up the female official Pang in the Queen Mother's palace. ”

Yun Lan led everyone to do it according to Luo Ge's arrangement.

At this moment, the female official Pang who was standing outside the gate of Zhaochun Palace had roughly guessed what the situation was, but she tried to find a way to escape but was pressed back by the attendant who followed her. After a few times, Lady Pang gave up.

Soon, Yun Lan brought someone to bring Lady Pang in.

"Lady Pang, I'm really sorry. In this way, you are invited. Luo Ge was the first to speak.

"There must be something wrong with the mother inviting the old slave to come, but she apologized to the old slave." Lady Pang looked flattering.

Looking at her appearance, Luo Ge knew in his heart that the person in front of him was a difficult character to deal with. But she is not in a hurry, after all, such a thing as fighting wits and courage cannot be rushed.

"This palace also wants to ask Lady Pang about something, so I invited Lady Pang to come. But I don't know, does Lady Pang have time now? ”

Looking at the pleasant Luo Ge, Lady Pang said, "How can there be no time?" Whatever the mother wants to ask, just ask, the old slave will know everything, and the words are endless. ”

"In that case, then everything is easy to say." Luo Ge smiled and asked Yun Lan beside him to help the female officer Pang sit down, and then asked Zelan not far away to pour tea.

These actions made Lady Pang, who was still a little arrogant, suddenly become cautious, and said vigorously in the face of Yun Lan, who was supporting her: "Girl, don't be like this, torture the old slave." ”

Yun Lan didn't say anything, but continued her actions.

Luo Ge watched Yun Lan help the person sit down, and the tea was ready, before he spoke: "Lady Pang, I heard that you went to the palaces with the message of the Queen Mother a few days ago, saying that during the Spring Festival family banquet, all the officials in the Eastern Capital City will bring their daughters into the palace. So today, this palace wants to ask if there is such a thing? ”

After listening to the question, the female official Pang who originally wanted to drink tea nervously put down the teacup in her hand, and then knelt down and said, "The old slave did everything according to the will of the Queen Mother." ”

"Then what do you mean by this, does it mean that the queen mother did not receive the news in the palace?" Luo Ge smiled.

"It's not!" Lady Pang immediately denied it, "The Queen Mother did not make this decree. ”

"Then why is there no news from the Zhaochun Palace of this palace? Could it be that in your eyes, the days when this palace is not in the palace mean that this palace is not a concubine in this palace? ”