The next morning, Chunxi came back from the Qianqing Palace, and just after passing the gate of Yikun Palace, he heard Kong Yang's voice.

"Little master, the deputy chief adviser of the royal superintendent is here. In addition, just now Cining Palace came to invite, saying that it was to invite the masters and little masters of each palace to go to the garden of Cining Palace to listen to the play. ”

Chunxi didn't say anything, just glanced at the little eunuch standing behind Kong Yang, walked straight into the main hall, and sat on the throne.

"Minion, please be a little master." The consultant followed, and when he saw Chun Xi sitting down, he immediately yawned.

"Let's get started. What kind of wind blew Gu Gonggong here. Chun Xi took a sip of the tea handed by Lan Xin, looked at the consultant and asked.

The consultant didn't hesitate at all, but just glanced at Lan Xin, who was still beside him, as he spoke: "Go back to the little master." The slave made a special trip to find the little master. ”

"What's the matter?" Chunxi gave Lan Xin a look, and Lan Xi immediately went out with understanding, and only asked when he was left in the room with his consultant.

After looking around and making sure that there was no one else, the consultant asked her: "The little master recently received a robe made of makeup and satin?" ”

"That's right. But the material you chose? It's not bad to look at this palace. Chunxi nodded, remembering that she had gone out in that robe yesterday, could it be that she happened to be seen by this minion? Rong Guiren's words were still hovering in his ears, and the eyes of the consultant began to be slightly suspicious.

I thought that the consultant would also say that this robe could not be worn and asked her to pay attention to something, but I unexpectedly heard him say: "This matter is not in the hands of the slaves." But if the little master wants to know, the slave can also speak clearly and listen to the little master. ”

When she heard this, she suddenly became energetic, and said with a shallow smile: "Oh? What do you know? You say that you are not in charge of the selection of materials, so who is in charge? ”

"It's Liu Zhengxiang, Father-in-law Liu." The consultant replied: "This cloth was originally in the hands of a slave, but a few days ago, Gonggong Liu took this job back, saying that he was watching it personally, so he could rest assured." ”

At this time, Chunxi felt that this consultant was a little inexplicable, could it be that he came to her to complain because Liu Zhengxiang robbed him of his affairs? It shouldn't be. It's not his business, and she can't manage it if she wants to. This is a matter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she is just a small nobleman, and she really can't help. It can be seen that the consultant is so mysterious, so he had to follow his words and ask: "The implication is that these embroidered girls you are looking at are unpleasant?" Could it be that something went wrong before? ”

"A few days ago, there was an embroidery girl named Fucha Zhirou under the slave's hand who died inexplicably, so Gonggong Liu was so worried."

"Inexplicable sudden death? Oh, go ahead. Chun Xi sneered, this thing is really getting more and more interesting.

Just when Chunxi thought that he was going to tell him about the reason for the palace maid's violent death, or her grievances, he wanted to take a hand and investigate this matter. was still entangled in how to help, how to mention it to the emperor, so he listened to his words again: "Five days ago, the slave saw Xiao Shunzi send a robe made of rose-purple satin to Yikun Palace, the slave took a closer look, and the embroidery on it was all right, and the slave had doubts in his heart, but he couldn't ask. ”

It turned out that after going around in a circle, it was still for the matter of the robe, and Chunxi suddenly felt that she was thinking too much, but she also wanted to hear whether what this person said was the same as what Rong Guiren said. So she asked, "Why can't you ask?" What's wrong with this way things go as they should? ”

The consultant was not ambiguous at all, and said everything he knew: "The slave urinates in the palace, and in recent years, he has been promoted to the position of deputy head of the imperial superintendent, and he is in charge of the embroidery girls in the palace together with Lord Cao, who is the imperial superintendent, and naturally knows the preferences of the palace masters." And the queen mother is very disgusted with rose purple, so there are few cloths of this color in the palace, let alone a makeup satin that ordinary people can't use. ”

Chun Xi was stunned for a moment, and found that something was wrong with it: "You said you were the little Shunzi you saw five days ago?" Do you know who took this robe at the time? ”

"The minions don't know." When the consultant was asked like this, she also knew in her heart that what she said had attracted her attention, and she was secretly glad that she had come to the right place today.

"Then why did you remember that my Yikun Palace told me these things today?" Chunxi couldn't get an answer, so she had to ask again.

"Little Lord, this makeup satin is a gift from the Emperor, and the little Lord will naturally wear it on important occasions. I heard that before the servants came in, someone from Cining Palace had already come to invite them, and when the queen mother saw it, she would naturally be dissatisfied with the little master. The consultant said.

Chunxi smiled, and then asked, "You thought of it for me, so why did you come to see me after five full days?" ”

"Originally, the slave didn't think of this layer, and he only felt strange at the time, but when he saw the little master in the imperial garden yesterday, he happened to be wearing this robe, and the slave just figured it out. Therefore, I came to talk to the little master early this morning. The consultant remembered the situation when he saw her yesterday, and that scene really scared him, and he thought that he had seen Concubine Dong E again.

"What do you want?" After hearing so much, Chunxi stopped going around in circles and asked directly.

"The slave has nothing else to ask for now, just to follow a good master." The consultant is a few big gifts.

Looking at his behavior, he was quite surprised, but he also felt happy. Does anyone think so highly of themselves that they want to follow her? Chun Xi asked tentatively: "Why do you think I am a good master?" Father-in-law Gu's current status is not much higher than that of me, the leader and eunuch of Yikun Palace, not to mention, I am just a small nobleman now. ”

"The slave has been in the palace for many years, and all kinds of honor and disgrace calculations have been experienced, and to get to this point today, there are naturally the advantages of the slave, but the slave has not been able to find a good master, so it is a blessing to be able to keep the position of deputy chief in recent years. Since the day the little master entered the palace, the slave has been paying attention, and the slave believes that the little master will be a good master, but there has been no suitable opportunity to show loyalty to the little master, and only at this time he came to say goodbye to the little master. "After so much foreshadowing, the consultant finally has the opportunity to pass on his heart to her. He had always believed that with his vision and his feelings, the woman in front of him must be more reliable than any master in this palace.

"Okay, now is the time for me to employ people, since you are willing to do things for me, then I am naturally willing. But when it comes to faithfulness, it's not enough for you to say it today. The eunuchs and maids in this palace all have a roster, but you have the ability to find out the details of the palace maids and eunuchs, right? I just want to know how many people in my Yikun Palace are of the same mind as me. Chunxi was very happy to hear it, although she couldn't blindly listen to him, but she also felt that she could give it a try.

"Minions understand." When the consultant heard her say this, he immediately understood that he had hope and opportunity, and he would definitely not let go of such a good future.

When Chunxi heard his answer, he said, "Then go back today." If you don't have to come over in such a panic next time, you can tell a girl named Mu Hui in my palace that she will arrange the best time to see me. ”

"The slave takes the order, and the slave retires."

After the consultant went out, Chunxi immediately recruited Mu Hui in.

"Little Lord."

Chun Xi told Mu Hui in detail what had just happened, and Mu Hui listened thoughtfully.

After a while, Mu Hui said: "It is still unknown what the calculation of this consultant is now, and it is not credible, but it has to be believed. It's just that he said that the robe had been delivered five days ago, but why did Lan Xin say that it had just been sent yesterday? One of them must be lying. Why don't you go and ask the little straight? ”

Chun Xi shook his head, disagreeing with Mu Hui's opinion: "If this matter is related to Liu Zhengxiang, this little shunzi must be his person, and it is useless for you to ask." What's more, you can guess this without asking. It's just that you doubt Lan Xin, but I don't think so. ”

"Doesn't the little lord think there's something wrong with Lan Xin?" Mu Hui wondered, this Lan Xin is obviously the most suspicious person.

"She's sensible and knows how to measure, which is really rare. But I don't think she would have that in mind now. She is careful, naturally she will not send the robe to me after three days, if something happens to him, the first person to suspect is her, she will definitely not rush to bring things to me. What's more, I believe she doesn't have a crooked brain yet. ”

Mu Hui thought about it, Chun Xi's words were not wrong at all, on weekdays, Lan Xin was thoughtful, and many details were things she thought of but she had never thought of, thinking of this, she thought of another person: "Is it Aunt Shu Sleeve?" ”

"She has been in the palace for a long time, and she has been loyal to me in the past few months, but I have never worried about her. She is ambitious, how can she be willing to work only under me? What's more, I was once unfavored, but now I am favored, and the palace people in my Yikun Palace are still not many, one is not many. Can you really share my ups and downs? Chun Xi analyzed.

"Didn't Aunt Shu Sleeve think that the little lord must have gathered thousands of favors in one early on?" Mu Hui said again.

Chun Xi pouted: "She is, but others may not be." Kong Yang, I never understood why he was willing to stay in Yikun Palace, he was suspicious. As for the others, none of them can get rid of it. The more they tried to prove their loyalty, the more suspicious they became. As soon as I was favored, someone wanted to harm me, but it was so coincidental that someone stopped me. Is it really just my luck? If you want to harm me, you must naturally have an internal response in the morning. I asked the consultant to find out the details of these palace maids and eunuchs, and I also wanted to know who among them was arranged. ”

"Why don't you tell the emperor and let the emperor choose another group of people to come in?"

"Why should I do such a thankless task? Pick another group of people, and you can be sure that no one in that group will be inserted? At least now in my palace, the masters who can buy people early in the morning can only be the masters who entered the palace first, such as Concubine Tong and Concubine Wan. Isn't changing people at this time telling others that there are ghosts in my palace? When the time comes, anyone can arrange for a few cronies to come over. ”

"The little master's thoughts are much more thoughtful than Mu Hui's."

"You're watching each of them these days. Especially Shu sleeve with Kong Yang. The two of them are the most suspicious. ”