Half a month after Nie Xingchen left Beijing, he had been worrying about Weinong, and he was only slightly relieved that a letter was delivered to him from the Yan Palace.

As it turned out, Wei Nong did better than he imagined.

This letter was written by Xiaoxin, and now she has already become the head of the Shanggong Bureau, Zheng Wupin, among all the female officials above the sixth rank of the harem, she is the youngest and most promising, and she is also the most trusted female official of Nie Xingji. Before leaving the palace this time, Nie Xingji specially told her to take care of Weinong and report Weinong's latest situation every half month.

According to Xiaoxin's letter, ten days after he left, Ming Danshu went to Weiyang Palace to hand over the phoenix seal. And then something happened......

On the same day, Ming Danshu took all the female officials above the sixth grade in the palace to hand over the Fengyin, and these female officials were all from the 24th Division of the Sixth Bureau. The so-called "six bureaus and twenty-four divisions" are the regulations of all female officials in the harem, in charge of all aspects of the court. The six bureaus are divided into Shanggong Bureau, Shangyi Bureau, Shangfu Bureau, Shangshi Bureau, Shangshu Bureau, Shanggong Bureau, and two directors of each bureau, and five products; Each bureau has four divisions, each of which is in charge of a business, and each has personnel ranging from six to nine products.

For example, the secretary of the Shanggong Bureau, who is in charge of the palace books in and out; Shangyi Bureau musician, in charge of the palace music and Chen Bu's ceremony; Shangfu Bureau clothes, in charge of the palace clothes, jewelry ratio...... Wait a minute.

In addition, there are a number of personnel who do not serve in the department and directly report to the directors of various bureaus. All in all, the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Palace and Twenty-Four Divisions are extremely fine, with a large number of personnel, complicated responsibilities, and a lot of power and oil, and the infighting and comparison are even more powerful. Whether or not he can manage the affairs of the six palaces and twenty-four divisions well has always been the biggest test for those who are in charge of the phoenix seal.

In all fairness, in recent years, Ming Danshu has been ruthless and has formulated a lot of palace rules, clarifying the affairs that were ambiguous and easy to pass the buck. Occasionally, she disagreed with Wei Lianpian, and she didn't make any big trouble, and her ability to manage the 24th Division of the 6th Bureau has been recognized by the palace people, and the wind is still above Helian Biyue. Of course, this is also because she has been with Helian Biyue in the past, and the mind of the former queen is not in the harem, so that she learned the true meaning early.

All in all, Ming Danshu has been in charge of the harem for many years, and she has been emerging since she was still the crown prince Liangdi. Because of this, she boasted that her position was stable, so she dared to delay until Nie Xingji left before handing over the phoenix seal, and she also made up her mind to embarrass Wei Nong and force the other party to return the phoenix seal to her.

Therefore, she has been grinding and grinding until the one-month handover period is three days overdue, and then she brought all the female officials above the sixth grade of the Sixth Bureau and the 24th Division to Weiyang Palace, and they are all empty-handed.

Before they came, Xiaoxin, as the head of the Shanggong Bureau, had quietly sent a message to Wei Nong, reminding her to be on guard as soon as possible. But Rao is like this, she is still worried that Wei Nong will be outnumbered and bullied by Ming Danshu, and she can't help but worry along the way.

As soon as he arrived at Weiyang Palace, he didn't enter the door of the inner hall at all, and Wei Nong was already standing on the stone steps of the outer courtyard to greet him. It was the end of April, the weather was getting hotter, and she was wearing a colorful dark flower cloud brocade gauze skirt with a tight waist, showing off her slender waist and tall figure. Coupled with light makeup and forehead flowers, the whole person looks indisputable, cold and solemn.

Xiaoxin couldn't help but secretly scream when she saw Wei Nong's dress, she knew that Wei Nong must have been dressed like this after careful consideration. If she hadn't known that the other party didn't like rouge gouache, she would have thought it was a slightly thick casual move-

It is neither rude nor grand, faintly revealing a bit of spirit, but there is a feeling of not taking Ming Danshu in his eyes.

Wei Nong wanted this feeling, slowly walked down the stone steps, looked at Ming Danshu with a smile, and said, "Concubine Shu Niangniang has brought so many people?" I'm afraid I can't stand in the inner hall, so let's just say it in the outer courtyard. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she ordered someone to bring out a small case of green jade carving and two Nanmu plum blossom chairs, plus a pot of good tea. Her own table and chair were placed in the north of the outer courtyard, facing the palace gate, and she ordered the palace maid to put another chair on the west side, and Shi Shiran invited Ming Danshu to sit down.

Among today's visitors, Ming Danshu's status is the most noble, and theoretically speaking, Ming Danshu should sit on the east side of Wei Nong, but Wei Nong ordered someone to put the chair on the west side, which is obviously rude. The female officials of the six bureaus and the twenty-four divisions present were all familiar with the etiquette in the palace, and their hearts were naturally very open, so Ming Danshu's henchmen had the courage to come forward and say: "Lord Qiyan Lan, the chair of the lady concubine is wrong, it should be placed on your left hand." ”

Wei Nong glanced at the person who spoke indifferently, and then said: "The east side is respected, and it is the position I left for the queen's mother." How? Do you want to let the concubine sit on the east side first, and then move the queen's seat later? Isn't that rude? ”

After that, she deliberately looked at Ming Danshu and said with a smile: "Even sisters of the same clan are respectful, Concubine Shu has been in charge of the phoenix seal for many years, and her words and deeds are a model in the palace, even if the palace invites you to sit on the east side, I guess you will not be willing." Isn't it? ”

Ming Danshu knew that Wei Lianpian would not be there, but she couldn't refute it, so she could only laugh and sit down in the faint sound of the word "please sit".

Wei Nong bowed his head in satisfaction and sat down slowly.

In front of the two, more than 60 female officials all stood in unison, extremely embarrassed.

Wei Nong was not embarrassed, glanced at everyone with light eyes, and said, "Hey, you all came empty-handed?" That's just the way to save me from my worries. The tables and chairs in Weiyang Palace are limited, and there are not so many tea cases, but there are cups, so let's temporarily grieve you to serve tea with your hands! ”

As soon as the words fell, six palace maids came out, each holding a huge tray with at least ten pastel teacups on each tray. With a slight wave of Wei Nong's right hand, the six palace maids went to serve tea to the female officials of the Twenty-four Divisions of the Sixth Bureau, and every time they served a cup, they had to bend their knees and say "Adults, please use tea", and their voices were extremely sweet and glutinous.

After a while, more than 60 female officials all had cups in their hands, but their hearts became uneasy. Today they listened to Ming Danshu's instructions, and made a special trip without bringing account books, some of them were expected to oppose Wei Nong in advance, and some people listened to Ming Danshu's words - "Today is just to hand over the phoenix seal, so that you can recognize your face and talk in front of the county lord of Yanlan, and the county lord will not check the account books." ”

But just after hearing the slightly thick meaning of the sentence "came empty-handed", those female officials realized that they were originally calculated by Ming Danshu. This is good, and he was immediately hated by the lord of Yanlan County.

Among them, especially the two directors of the Shangyi Bureau are the most uneasy, the two of them are the oldest, the longest in the palace, and they are clear about the past of Wei Nong and Ming Danshu. Because of this, the two had already made up their minds to please Wei Nong, but today's trip offended her unconsciously.

The two Shang Yi looked at each other with the teacup, and they couldn't swallow the cup of fragrant flower tea in their hands. One of Shang Yi's eyes glanced at Xiaoxin, and was about to find her to get an idea, when she saw her slowly take a sip of the tea in the cup, raised her eyes and smiled: "Thank you for the tea, this Junshan silver needle tastes pure, I think it is the best, the slave has never drunk it before." ”

At this point, Xiaoxin's Shanggong Bureau and various divisions echoed it, they all knew that Xiaoxin had been a slightly thick personal palace maid, and Ming Danshu sometimes had difficulties in the Shanggong Bureau, so they stood in line early, planning to "abandon the dark and turn to the light".

But the people in the other five bureaus wondered when they heard this, Junshan Silver Needle? I didn't drink it myself! Everyone in the Shangyi Bureau and the Shangyi Bureau looked down and saw that there was flower tea in their cups, the kind often drunk by the harem concubines, which was not expensive, but better than the fragrance; And the more than 30 people from the Shangfu Bureau, the Shangshi Bureau, and the Shanggong Bureau looked at the cups in their hands, and they were clearly just a glass of white water!

Just when everyone was shocked, Wei Nong opened his mouth to answer again, and Yun smiled lightly back: "Xiaoxin is in good taste, this Junshan silver needle is the tea that His Royal Highness often drinks, and Fuzhou only pays a tribute of seven taels and seven dollars every year." This year's new tea has just come down, and His Royal Highness has set off for Jiang Guo, and he is afraid that this good tea will be wasted, so he gave it to me before leaving. ”

Hearing this, everyone understood through them that the Lord of Yanlan was expressing his position! The Shanggong Bureau befriended her, and what she drank was the Junshan silver needle given by the emperor; The attitude of Shangyi Bureau and Shangyu Bureau is unknown, and what they drink is common flower tea; Shangfu Bureau, Shangshi Bureau, and Shanggong Bureau are subordinate to Ming Danshu, so they can only drink white water!

The wise man immediately understood the meaning of this cup of white water—if he forsaken the darkness and turned to the light, then he will not blame the past, and everything will start from the beginning; If you are obsessed, I am afraid that you will not even have to drink white water in the future!

What a clever hint! Without a word, I said everything that should be said and everything that should be done! Many female officials silently made comparisons in their hearts, and they all felt that the county lord of Yanlan was indeed better than the lady concubine in terms of means.

rob the regent, the county lord wins; Win the phoenix seal, the county lord wins; Control people's hearts, the county lord is more intelligent...... Even the "five female officials" like Xiaoxin have clearly expressed their attitude.

What are the "five female officials"? That is, among the more than 500 people in the 24th Division of the Sixth Bureau, they do not form gangs, do not engage in favoritism, speak without affection, and act impartially.

Think about it again, Xiaoxin sat in a high position at a young age...... There are also rumors that she once served the Lord of Yanlan...... Many female officers are already tempted.

It must be known that during the period when Ming Danshu was in charge of the phoenix seal, although he was loose on the money, he would never recommend them in front of the emperor! His Royal Highness the Regent is a bad woman, although the female officials have other thoughts, but they are afraid of Ming Danshu and jealousy, many people have been so wasted for five years, watching their years decline.

But if you follow the Lord of Yanlan, you will be able to show your face in front of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in the future, and ascend to the sky in one step! Even if you can't get favored, if you can be as beautiful as Xiaoxin!

When some female officials were about to move, they saw Wei Nong stretch his neck to look at Ming Danshu's cup, and asked suspiciously: "Huh? Why do you serve flower tea to the lady lady? Who would dare to be so sloppy? ”