Chapter 125: Qiao Xi Reveals Clues
"The sons and daughters thank their mothers, and they will retire." The emperor got the permission of Concubine Liu, and immediately his face was full of joy and slowly retreated.
At this time, the eunuch had already taken Bao Zheng to the palace gate, but he didn't dare to enter easily, and was standing there probing his brain and watching.
The emperor was afraid that he would go late, which made Fei Caihe unhappy, so he just hurriedly explained a few words to Bao Zheng and left.
Bao Zheng was a little confused for a while, the emperor just promised that he could enter and leave the harem at any time, but he did not give himself the right to enter and exit other palaces, where did he start?
Intrauterine:
Seeing that the emperor had retreated, Concubine Liu turned around, looked at Jiang Shuping, and said, "Fang Cai's words are too reckless, the emperor of the mourning family is already old, and he has his own measure." ”
"The queen mother, the concubines are just unhappy, there are many concubines in this harem, but they are not inferior to the widow of the first emperor, which really makes the concubines and others puzzled."
Concubine Liu sighed and thought about it.
"In the future, the mourning family will remind the emperor not to mention it again, so as not to lose my royal face."
Jiang Shuping was still a little unconvinced, but he didn't dare to contradict Concubine Liu, but on the contrary, he was funny, there was no shortage of men in his Qifeng Palace, so why bother?
It's just that the other concubines are suffering.
Outside:
Just when Master Bao didn't know what to do, a little eunuch who was only eleven or twelve years old came running from a distance.
The child had no distractions, and was still muttering something softly while walking around without distractions, looking self-absorbed.
"The slave Qiao Xi is ordered by the chief steward and father-in-law, and he has come to listen to the orders of Lord Bao."
Although Qiao Xi had never seen Master Bao, that black face was enough for him to be sure that this was the famous Bao Heitou.
"Is the father-in-law in charge of the father-in-law in turn?" Bao Zheng asked.
"Exactly." Qiao Xi replied, "The father-in-law of the chief steward said that he ordered him to personally accompany Lord Bao to walk in the harem, but it was unfortunate today that the father-in-law of the chief steward was slightly ill and could not come, so he asked the servants to come and accompany the lord." ”
Bao Zheng nodded, but it turned out that the emperor had already arranged it for himself.
Just as he was about to continue asking, suddenly, a palace maid with a fragrance all over her body walked quickly from behind, and when she passed by Qiao Xi's side, she suddenly hooked two slender fingers and flicked on the top of Qiao Xi's head.
"You little guy, Father-in-law Yu is sick, you don't take care of it, but you're still playing crazy here, you dare to be tight."
Qiao Xi covered the top of his head.
"What does the father-in-law in charge have to do with you if he wants me to come?"
Seeing Qiao Xi looking very aggrieved, the palace maid covered her mouth and snickered, glanced at Master Bao again, and then walked quickly into Ning'an Palace.
Bao Zheng also grinned.
Presumably this Qiao Xi is usually very naughty, so the palace maids will joke with him without scruples.
"This person must be someone from Concubine Liu's side, right?" Bao Zheng asked casually.
"Phew!" Maybe it hurt from being bounced on the head by the palace maid just now, Qiao Xi spit on the palace maid's back and said, "Where does she have such a blessing, it's just the maid beside Concubine Liniang of Qifeng Palace." Relying on the eldest lady's love for Concubine Li, but it is also so public. ”
Bao Zheng was slightly stunned.
"This woman is not a person in this Ning'an Palace?"
"Adults don't know, this Concubine Niangniang is now a celebrity around the eldest lady, and even the girls around her can come and go so casually without being blamed by the eldest lady." Joe replied.
"What do you call this woman?"
"Jifeng."
Lord Bao was shocked again, but it turned out that she was the palace maid named Jifeng that You Bi said?
Obviously, the people in this Qifeng Palace have indeed won the trust of Concubine Liu.
"I see that you are very familiar with this Jifeng girl, don't you often hang out together when you have nothing to do?"
"My father-in-law is good friends with Concubine Li, and sometimes the phoenix is unhappy, and she doesn't want to alarm the imperial doctor outside the palace, so she will ask my father-in-law to take the pulse, and the servants will follow him many times, so they are familiar with it." Qiao Xi must be still young, and he blurted out his answer to Lord Bao's question without thinking.
Qiao Xi's words surprised Bao Zheng.
It turns out that this father-in-law knows a little bit of medical skills.
"Where does your father-in-law live, the official should go and ask about his condition."
"Isn't your lord going to walk around this palace, why do you want to visit my father-in-law?" Joe asked.
"This official has some personal relations with this father-in-law, and since he is slightly ill, he should go to visit him now."
"In that case, please come with me, sir." Qiao Xi said, still bouncing in front.
The place where Yu Lun lives is actually not far from Qifeng Palace, which is also the center of this palace.
The palace is highly hierarchical, with obvious dignity and humility, and there is more than one position as the chief eunuch. Yu Lun was just one of them, and he was specifically responsible for the eunuchs and palace maids who were in charge of the ten palaces, including Qifeng Palace and Ning'an Palace.
And in this harem, whether it is Emperor Renzong or the concubines left behind by the first emperor, there are no less than hundreds of palaces where they live.
Although there were only ten palaces, there were as many as five hundred eunuchs and palace maids. It can be seen that this is still not a small right in the wheel on weekdays.
The place where he lived was no smaller than those court officials.
When Bao Zheng and Qiao Xi came to the gate, Yu Lun was preparing lunch under the service of a eunuch.
He would never have dreamed that Qiao Xi, whom he had sent, would cause him much trouble.
"I knew that Lord Bao was ordered to enter the palace and investigate the ......" Yu Lun deliberately said half of his words, glanced at Qiao Xi and another eunuch, thought for a while and continued, "Long live the slave to accompany the adult, only today the slave is unwell, so he will ask Qiao Xi to go, if the adult has any instructions, although Qiao Xi will do it." When the slave gets better, he immediately listens to the instructions of the adults. ”
"The official also listened to Qiao Xi's words, and only then did he learn that his father-in-law was not feeling well, so he came to visit, and asked his father-in-law not to doubt it." Bao Zheng said.
"In that case, when the slave orders to make some more wine and food, Lord Bao can dine at the minion's place?" Yu Lun asked.
Bao Zheng waved his hand again and again.
"Don't dare to have Father-in-law."
Yu Lun was no longer polite, and sat down by himself.
Bao Zheng stared at the wine and food on the table.
The wine and food are very rich, I'm afraid that the daily food of those court officials is nothing more than that, Yu Lun said that he was sick, but where did he get such a good appetite?
"Can Father-in-law Yu step down, this official has important matters to discuss with you?"
"Just do as your lord tells me." Yu Lun waved his hand and told Qiao Xi and another eunuch to retreat.
"The last time I followed the second prince to Qingliu County, I had a lot of hard work all the way, and this time, I was appointed by Banzai to help the official solve the case, which shows Banzai's trust in the father-in-law, and the official will be taken care of by the father-in-law in the future." Bao Zheng said.
"Slaves are born to be such lowly people, and if they can share their worries for Long Life, it is naturally a matter of their part, and the slaves dare not bear such words." Yu Lun said on his mouth, but his face was quite proud.
Bao Zheng deliberately stared at the wine and food on the table, and suddenly said, "Father-in-law, don't eat it first, the official feels that the dish is wrong, and it needs to be prevented from being poisoned." ”
The chopsticks that Yu Lun had just held in his hand almost fell to the ground.