Chapter 173 Old Man Chapter 174 Assessment

Hongluan is strange that Bao Liangyi will send people if she has no quarrel with the world, and she can get a position and live in the palace for so long, even if she has no quarrel with the world, she will not really understand how mixed the water in the palace slave courtyard is, right? And Bao Liangyi sent someone who was still a good hand at repairing, and his name was Yun'er.

All the palace maids sent to the palace were placed by Hongluan, indicating that these people were in the palace slave house; But she didn't arrange errands for anyone, but asked these people to write down all the things they knew and gave her, and then announced that night, the errand of the repair house was very important, so it was necessary to appoint people with merit and ability—let all those who knew how to repair be compared to see who could do it.

In this way, everyone knows that Hongluan is in a hurry, but they will not use people indiscriminately, and several women who intend to repair the palace began to prepare: because no one knew how Hongluan would test them, they had a lot to prepare.

When the palace maids were preparing to deal with Hongluan's assessment, Hongluan went to meet the concubines who sent people in turn: of course, she was going to thank her on the surface.

Hongluan is more familiar with the three concubines, Jing Concubine and Rong Concubine both sent people, only the good concubine did not send people; Hongluan was the first to meet people, but she was a good concubine.

In the Chengping Palace, there is only one good concubine living in the Chengping Palace, and there is no low-level concubine living together; The palace walls are clean inside and out, not only clean but also peaceful.

There are no flowers or plants inside or outside the yard, just a few trees; Because it is limited to the palace rules, very tall trees cannot be planted, so the trees in the yard are not tall but full of ancient meaning.

Unlike other places, there is the sound of cicadas chirping here; Hongluan is in charge of the palace slave courtyard, of course, she knows that the good concubine never lets people get rid of the cicadas and insects inside and outside her palace, and lets them chirp day and night - the good concubine said that only in this way can she get a static word.

In addition to the scattered trees, there are only two palace people guarding the gate outside the palace, and there is no one walking around in the courtyard; Hongluan also knew that the concubine was a quiet person, and she had no evaluation of her beloved insect Minghongluan: everyone has their own love.

Someone reported in, and after a while, someone from the palace greeted him: "Our mother has invited adults." "The people who came out of the palace were not outstanding, but they were very quiet.

Hongluan followed the palace people in, and the good concubine was pruning a pot of flowers and trees in a homely dress, and when she heard Hongluan ask for peace, she put down the flower scissors: "Flat, sit." Her palace people waited to clean their hands, but their eyes looked at Hongluan.

"Did you come to greet me today?" The voice of the concubine is also clean.

Hongluan bowed: "The slave and maid have come to listen to the admonition." "She is not familiar with the concubine, and she has only kowtowed outside once before, and she has not seen the concubine herself.

The concubine smiled: "You can speak, where do I have anything to teach you." It's what happened to your injury, but it alarmed a lot of people. ”

Hongluan owed: "Xie Niangniang is worried, the slave and maid are already very good." She got up and knelt down again: "Niangniang didn't tell the slave to retire, don't dare to disturb Niangniang's purity." ”

Concubine Liang looked at Hongluan: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will get married in a few days, and the main palace of the Huanyi Bureau has been handed over yesterday." Of course, she didn't have to say this to Hongluan, but she just said it.

Hongluan knelt on the ground and listened carefully to her every word, for fear that something would be missed.

"The Huanyi Bureau is temporarily in the hands of the Shangqin Bureau, and the next thing is to listen to the will;" She glanced at Hongluan deeply: "I'm afraid it will take a few days before there will be a will." Alas, there is nothing to do all day, but there are a lot of words, you still have to go to the Chenghe Hall and the Chengshan Palace, right? Go ahead, come and talk to me when you have nothing to do. ”

Hongluan kowtowed and came out with the palace people, and she was followed by a female official dressed in Zanhua's uniform, and it was not until she walked out of the main hall that Zanhua spoke: "Alas, it is difficult for our mother, but it is good to be light since then; It's just that there are two old people in the Huanyi Bureau, and if the head of the court wants to see each other, there is still a way, how can someone in the Shangqin Bureau give the head of the court some face. ”

In the end, how much face you can have depends on how much silver Hongluan takes out, and the female official Zanhua didn't say it explicitly, she put on her face.

Hongluan bent down and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Zanhua, for the mention." She was sincerely grateful: "It's just that which two of the old people of the Huanyi Bureau are, Hongluan really doesn't know." ”

Zanhua smiled slightly: "The things in the current Huanyi Bureau should be handled by Yang Zhanggong, and then she will ask the concubine Niangniang; The head of the courtyard still wants to go to the Chenghe Hall and the Chengshan Palace, right? Then I'll not be far away. ”

Hongluan couldn't ask any more questions, and bowed to the female official Zanhua and retreated; She originally wanted to come to see what the concubine meant, but she didn't expect that she was because she had scruples: the crown princess is her family, and it is a lot of pressure on her now, right?

As for the Huanyi Bureau, Hongluan really doesn't understand, people who have entered there can't get out, and if they want to come out, they need the will of the emperor or the queen mother and the queen: which of her deceased people has such ability? But when Concubine Liang mentioned the Huanyi Bureau, did she just ask her to pass a message to Concubine Rou, it didn't seem so simple.

The crown princess is not the queen mother, not two concubines, but a good concubine; Hongluan shook her head lightly when she thought of the good concubine's words just now, and she really couldn't say whether it was a blessing or a curse.

After leaving the Chengping Palace, Hongluan fell to the Chengshan Hall to see Concubine Rong.

There is a beauty and a royal maid living in the good palace of Rong Concubine; The palace courtyard is full of flowers and plants, and some are not tall trees, but they have become a foil for flowers and plants.

In the main courtyard, watching the palace people sprinkle water on the flowers and plants, Concubine Rong saw Hongluan beckoning: "Don't salute, come and see how the flowers in the palace are." ”

Hongluan still behaved like a courtesy, and said with a smile when she got up: "There is a fragrance far away, and Niangniang is really very beautiful in this palace; The flower slave doesn't understand, but when she sees the flowers, the slave thinks it's beautiful, well, it's a good match for the mother. ”

Concubine Rong laughed: "You are really a clever mouth, come here, reward." After laughing, she sat down and looked at Hongluan: "You are here to thank that palace person again, right?" You're not tired and you don't think about this palace - am I not tired? Thank you, I heard that you are short of people there, and there are no others here in the palace, so there are people who can serve flowers and plants, so I sent one over. ”

She stroked the huge yellow flowers on her sideburns: "If you are disobedient, you will discipline yourself harshly, as long as you enter the palace slave courtyard, it has nothing to do with the palace, it is all yours." ”

Hongluan knelt down and kowtowed, she was really grateful to Concubine Rong; Xiao Shunzi and the others helped her a lot, and now although Concubine Rong also gave away, she really couldn't see any other thoughts, at least she didn't give people away to stare at that seat.

Chapter 174 Assessment

Concubine Rong asked Hongluan to get up: "Get up, this palace is tired of kneeling and kneeling; I don't have any preferences for this person, but I love some flowers and plants, if you really have filial piety to the palace, let people take care of the flowers and plants, and count on a few people in my palace to take care of it. ”

"Except for the gardener;" She glanced at Hongluan and said with a smile: "There are still a few people here in the palace who are very good at painting, and the flowers are like real ones, even if you concubines come over from time to time to ask for a few paintings; Concubine Jing Niangniang is also a person who understands flowers, and she was born with a pair of skillful hands, I suspect that she is a clever girl in the sky. ”

Hongluan complimented Concubine Rong and retired after a few words, and Concubine Rong didn't see anything here. She is so interested in Concubine Rong, but she doesn't dare to let people see that it is because of the "weeds" in the imperial garden, which is her big heart.

However, Concubine Rong loves flowers and plants, everyone in the palace knows it, if it is really Concubine Rong, is she too stupid? However, the embroidery skills are extremely good, Jing Concubine, I didn't expect that she is also a flower person, and she is easy to be suspicious compared to Rong Concubine.

Hongluan didn't dare to check anything, but he just took the opportunity of thanksgiving and other opportunities to observe more of the nobles in the palace; Those weeds are the bane, and if she can recognize them, then maybe someone will be able to recognize them in the future - is there any easier scapegoat to find than someone in the palace slave courtyard? So she had to pay careful attention to it, hoping to find out what clues.

Concubine Jing Niangniang is not in the Chenghe Palace, there is a Deyi in the Chenghe Palace, she didn't see Hongluan and just sent someone out to say something.

Deyi is a fourth-grade, only one grade lower than the concubine, and it stands to reason that she should live in the palace courtyard of the concubine; But I live in the same courtyard as Concubine Jing, and I don't know which concubine has a good idea.

In the Hongluan courtyard, he kowtowed to Deyi Niangniang and left, and he had already asked to see Jing Concubine twice in a row; She was curious about this lady who was extremely good at embroidery.

Jing Concubine sent someone who knows some repairs, but she is good at flowers and plants, especially the application of flowers and plants: dressing noodles, making tea, and even cooking with flowers and plants - if it weren't for this, Hongluan would not have suspected Jing Concubine of the weeds.

When he returned to the courtyard, Hongluan came to the palace maids, saying that he wanted to see their repair skills, and they said that they were all good at it, and the palace slaves and palace maids said together that it was good or bad: of course, it was Hongluan who was in charge.

There are as many as six palace maids who want to do repairs, and half of them are in the Shangqin Bureau.

Hongluan looked at the six palace maids with a smile, but sneered in her heart: it is one thing to fight for the palace slave house, but it is another thing to deal with her; Now that she threw out a little bait, someone had bitten it, but if she really wanted to lure out the person who wanted to kill her, she had to work harder.

The people sent by the palaces do not necessarily have other intentions, and if they don't send people, they may have already sent people through the Shangqin Bureau: for example, Concubine Li.

Hongluan knew it in his heart, and smiled as he watched the six palace maids answer, guessing in his heart who the people behind the six palace maids were: it was difficult to guess in the Shangqin Bureau.

Zhong Hongluan only sent Concubine Rong to eliminate, and her skills were too far from the other five; Among them, Concubine Rou sent Xiang'er, as well as Shangqin Bureau Tao'er and Baoliangyi Chunfang's skills.

"Gong Nu Zheng, are you in good health?" Hongluan didn't say which of the five people would be in charge of the repair courtyard, but looked at Zheng Gongnu and asked with a smile in her eyes.

Zheng Gongnu is already very good, and she came up to give a salute to Hongluan, she is very generous and has no inhibitions; At the beginning, she could desperately bet on her life, so she was naturally a bit of a brave person. When it comes to repair skills, she is also extremely good, and of course Hongluan will not forget her.

Hongluan asked Zheng Gongnu and the other five to stand up: "The errand of the repair courtyard is tiring and heavy, which is related to the health of all the ladies in the palace, we have to be careful and careful; All three of you are very skilled, but to be competent in repairing errands, it is not just good skills. ”

There was no smile on her face when she looked at Xiang'er and Tao'er: "Virtue is also very important, but except for the Zheng palace maid, the virtue of others is not clear; In addition, repair is not a one-person can complete the errand, as the head of the aunt also depends on whether you can use people, teach people, etc., these are the same as virtue, not an assessment can be clearly understood. ”

Ignoring Xiang'er and Tao'er's faces, she continued: "Now there happen to be three palaces that are in a hurry to be repaired, and the six of you will each lead people to work in groups of two, and then the good people will be assessed, and everyone will nominate the person in charge of the repair institute; Other people will make other arrangements when the errand arrives, and as long as the errand is completed well, there will also be a heavy reward. ”

The matter of repairing the courtyard was bitten by many people, and Concubine Li added another fire, how could Hongluan not have a countermeasure? She used this bait to lure people, and at the same time solve the problem of no one taking care of the repair: at the same time, it will definitely be completed when the time comes.

Someone deliberately didn't finish? Of course, Hongluan had already thought of it, and immediately his voice was cold: "If the errand you do is too slow, and the palace is not satisfactory to the ladies after repairing the palace, you only have one way - death." "It's not loud, but it's cold.

The whole courtyard was silent, and no one dared to speak.

Xiang'er and Tao'er's faces changed greatly, they were no longer willing to come to the palace slave courtyard, and they were naturally worried about their lives; Xiang'er didn't speak, it's a big deal to do it well, and it's better to be tired than to lose your life; But Tao'er couldn't help but speak: "My lord, we naturally don't dare to slack off when we do things, because a little mistake in an errand will kill people, and it is to go to Lord Gongzheng of Shanggong Bureau......"

Hongluan looked at her and smiled: "Take out your waist card." "Eyes swept over the six or seven people who came to the Shangqin Bureau today, and it was clear that they were all trying to support Tao'er.

Tao'er was stunned and picked up the waist card hanging on her waist.

"Read it out." Hongluan spoke softly.

Tao'er looked at Hongluan and looked down at the waist card: "The palace slave is in charge of the palace maid, Tao'er." ”

Hongluan nodded and looked at her: "Do you understand?" ”

Tao'er's eyes flashed with anger: "My lord, the slave and maid understand that the slave and maid are from the palace slave house, but even the palace master will not kill people because of a mistake in an errand." ”

"Really? Miyamasa-sama won't? Hongluan stared at her and smiled: "I don't know if Lord Gongzheng will be, but this is Gongnuyuan, do you know?" If something goes wrong on an errand, it won't kill you - if Si Shan lets Niang Niang use cold soup, will it kill her if she violates the harmony of Niang Niang's phoenix body? ”

"Don't be in a hurry to speak, and you are repairing the palace is the inner palace of the mothers, don't say anything else, if there is a gap in the hall and the cold wind blows into the palace and gives the mother a headache, you think you should not be punished heavily" Hongluan's voice suddenly became sharp: "Don't say that something will fall from somewhere, it will hurt the mother; What's in your mind, huh? ”