The lights in the straight room on the side of the Chaoyang Palace were bright, and Tong He's proud apprentice Yuan Lu led a group of palace people to kneel in the straight room, and when he saw Tong He coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "Master, the person in this room is the person who was on an errand in the Chaoyang Hall on the fifteenth day of the last month." ”

Tong He nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "What are you doing kneeling?" Hurry up. ”

He has always been very kind to people, but the old people under him know that if Tong He trains people, his means are very good. Everyone couldn't figure out his thoughts in their hearts, and they still knelt tremblingly: "The minions listened to their father-in-law's teachings and didn't dare to get up." ”

"What is taught, what is not taught." Tong He's voice was very kind: "Most of you are children I watched grow up, even if there are people who have not been by my side since childhood, they are also selected by me one by one when I go to the court." Everyone is a family, so why be so restrained? ”

His words made people's hearts feel much more relaxed, and the palace people stood up one after another, still looking low and pleasing to the eyes, Yuan Lu saved his mind and said, "Please ask the master to command." ”

Tong He smiled: "I think you must be wondering in your hearts, there are more than a few people who serve Your Majesty, why did I leave you, yes or no?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and said in unison: "Please advise my father-in-law." ”

There was a big incident in the palace today, and someone in the harem tried to curse the Queen Mother, you must have heard about it. Tong He looked at everyone's expressions quietly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is a generation of Ming Jun, and he doesn't care about women's affairs, because there are only three mothers in this harem, but today's disaster has involved all three mothers." The stakes are so high, Your Majesty has entrusted this matter to me, and I have a real headache right now. ”

There is a bold little yellow door smiling and flattering: "Such an important matter is entrusted to the father-in-law, which shows that Your Majesty has great trust in the father-in-law." The father-in-law's ability and slaves have always admired it very much, and the slaves don't believe that there is anything else in this world that can stump the father-in-law. ”

"Flim-tongued bunny!" Tong He scolded with a smile, and suddenly lowered his voice and said: "I called you here today, I wasn't going to hide anything from you, but now I will tell you something very important, you can listen well!" ”

When the people looked at him, they understood that what he was about to say was indeed of the utmost importance, and they replied in unison, "Yes." ”

Tong He said slowly: "I have just found out that the doll is from the Immortal Palace, and the person who performed the technique of disgust and victory is that Wu Jieyu Niangniang." ”

The matter of witchcraft is a big taboo, but anyone who is involved with a little bit of it will have a dismal end, Tong He is cautious, if there is no solid evidence, he will never be so sure. Everyone listened to his tone firmly, and there was no doubt in their hearts, they all thought that Jieyu Niangniang was only afraid that her life would be lost, and even her mother's family would probably have a catastrophe, but I don't know why Tong He would tell them such an important event?

Tong and Lao Scheming, he had already seen through everyone's thoughts, picked up the tea cup at hand, took a sip, and said: "I entered the palace at the age of eight, and then I was favored by God and was able to serve Your Majesty, so I found a good future. ”

Everyone's hearts moved, knowing that Tong He was about to promote people this time, and they pleaded: "Ask my father-in-law for advice!" ”

"It is clearly written in the booklet of the court that there are 105,874 palace people in this Daming Palace, and you are very lucky to be able to serve Your Majesty. However, if you want to stand out among so many people, in addition to doing your own job and serving Your Majesty wholeheartedly, you must also learn to figure out Your Majesty's mind. ”

Yougong'e couldn't help but ask: "Father-in-law, the slave dares to ask." The father-in-law said that whoever His Majesty wants to promote, we will go to please whom, but before His Majesty had intended to hand over the power of the harem to Wu Jieyu Niangniang, and now this Niangniang is in such a situation, this ......"

Tong He's eyes flashed, and he smiled: "You kid is so vibrant, what's your name?" Why don't I remember you? ”

The little palace lady was overjoyed in her heart, and hurriedly said: "Back to the father-in-law's words, the slave maid's name is Lianzhu, and when she first entered the palace two years ago, she was promoted by her father-in-law, and Xu slave and maid served by His Majesty's side." ”

Tong He glanced at her appreciatively, took out a piece of jade pendant from his arms and handed it over: "Take it, just take it as if you have received your words well, and I will reward you for Your Majesty." ”

The jade pendant is very transparent, and at a glance you know that it is worth a lot of money, and the lotus bead heard him say that it was a reward for His Majesty, and her heart was even more overjoyed, so she hurriedly took it and carefully put it in her arms, and said shyly and timidly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, father-in-law." ”

Tong He said loudly to everyone: "What this girl said just now is to the point. You were on duty on the fifteenth day of last month, and that night before His Majesty went to bed, he said something to me, and you probably heard it. ”

Pei Zhao had just returned from Su Ying's palace that day, and Tong He was about to take off his boots for him, so he asked, "What do you think of the Wu family?" ”

Tong He said: "The old slave has never served Jieyu Niangniang, and he doesn't know much about Niangniang. However, this lady looks very gentle and polite, and the palace people in the Xianju Hall are praising her. The slave asked the person brought into the palace by the mother, and said that the mother was very virtuous when she was at home, and she had followed the old lady to learn the way of running a family since she was a child. When His Majesty was recuperating from his injuries in Kunlun Garden, all affairs were presided over by Wu Niangniang, if in the eyes of the slaves, this Niangniang deserved the word 'virtuous'. ”

Pei Zhao said lightly: "Do you know what I'm thinking? ”

Tong He smiled: "The slave doesn't dare to figure out the holy will. ”

Pei Zhao thought for a while and ordered: "In this case, after Lichun, I will hand over the affairs of my birthday to her, if it is really good, in the future, this harem will be managed by her first." ”

He didn't deliberately lower his voice when he said this, because the palace people in the palace at that time heard it, Tong He sighed heavily and said: "This Wu Jieyu Niangniang was mentioned to His Majesty at the beginning, who would have thought that now...... Alas! ”

Yuan Lu had already discussed with Tong He, so he stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Master, Your Majesty trusts the master so much, how can he be angry with you because of trivial matters?" ”

Tong He said: "This Wu Niangniang has no hope, I have served His Majesty for so long, and I have some understanding of his mind, in my opinion, the Niangniang in the harem at the moment, the most counted on is Sun Jieyu Niangniang." ”

Hearing this, Lianzhu quietly tightened her sleeves, and listened to Tong He: "Sun Niang's family is good, her position is high, and she is deeply liked by the Queen Mother." Alas, blame me for being stupid at the beginning, if I had the foresight to disclose this matter to Sun Niangniang in a small way, where would I be so anxious now? ”

Yuan Lu said: "Master, the apprentice heard Cui Yi in Sun Niangniang's palace say that I saw someone here from us looking for Sun Niangniang a few days ago, but Cui Yi is Niangniang's personal maid, and the time to enter the palace is still short, so I can't recognize who that person is." ”

Tong He was very surprised: "Really? That person must have told His Majesty what Sun Niangniang said that day, this is a great opportunity! If we take this opportunity to get into the eyes of the mother, not only Your Majesty in the future, but I am afraid that we will also be very embarrassed in front of the Queen Mother! Which good boy is it, stand up and tell me! ”

Palace people, you look at me, I look at you, but no one stood up, Tong He said: "Don't be afraid, now we are in the same boat, I still expect this child to talk to Sun Niangniang for me!" Although it is a capital offense to inform others of His Majesty's dictation without authorization, this child has saved our lives this time, and I am too late to be grateful! , If this kid is willing to call me a master, I'm afraid he will be a person who can be used even more than Yuanlu! ”

Yuan Lu's status in this group of young palace people is needless to say, the palace people are very envious of the informant, and they want to stand up and confess, but they know that they can't hide it from Tong He, so they have to secretly hate themselves for being stupid. Lianzhu couldn't hold it anymore, slowly stood up, and said respectfully: "Back to my father-in-law, the person who went to think about Sun Jieyu's mother to ask for peace that day was the slave maid." ”

"Sure enough, she's a good girl!" Tong He was very surprised: "Tell me, what did you say to Sun Niangniang that day?" ”

Lianzhu said with a smile: "The slave maid told Niangniang that His Majesty intends to hand over the power of the six palaces to Wu Jieyu, and with this sentence, Sun Niangniang said to the slave maid, 'I know'." ”

Tong He smiled: "Is this really the case? ”

Seeing that Lianzhu nodded busily, he smiled even more heartily, and instructed Yuanlu: "Take your sister down first, share a plate of the Queen Mother's dim sum that the Queen Mother rewarded me, and then come to see me together when I finish my work." ”

Lianzhu saw that she had been called Yuanlu's "sister", obviously the apprentice of Tonghe, she was overjoyed, and immediately "bang" a few knocks, and happily followed Yuanlu out.

After the two of them went out, Tong He restrained his smile, looked coldly at the people with different expressions, and sneered: "What, do you envy her in your hearts?" ”

Seeing his face change suddenly, everyone knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly said in unison: "The slave doesn't dare." ”

Tong He said hatefully: "I don't know what is alive or dead, I dare to tell others His Majesty's words without authorization, do you know that she is informant, and almost all of us in our group will be killed by her!" The Queen Mother is merciful to her old man, and she doesn't care about these, but Her Majesty is already very angry, and offended Wu Niangniang, if I didn't come to do this, I'm afraid that you have nine lives, and you will be harmed by her! ”

Although everyone couldn't understand what Tong He was saying, they were also scared out of a cold sweat, kowtowed like garlic and said, "Thank you father-in-law for saving your life!" ”

"Presumptuous!" Tong He reprimanded: "Your life is rewarded to you by Your Majesty and the Queen Mother!" But if you want to keep your life for a long time, you must do as I tell you. ”

He looked at the palace people with panicked expressions, and said slowly: "That cheap maid has been sent to the court by Yuan Lu, you must have heard what she said very clearly, if Your Majesty asks, you just have to honestly tell Your Majesty what she said." In the future, if there is a person who does not know whether he is alive or dead dares to pass on the news privately and reveal His Majesty's holy will without authorization, even if His Majesty does not know, I will clean him up alive, do you understand? ”

Among these higher-grade servants, there are many fierce and vicious people, and everyone is most afraid of Tong He, who always treats people with a smile, just because he has always had the name of "hiding a knife in a smile", and now he simply does not even have a "laugh", only the "knife" remains, hanging above everyone's heads brightly, teaching people to be afraid. The palace people were sweating profusely, but they didn't dare to move, and they brushed and said, "Thank you for your father-in-law's advice!" ”