Chapter 17: Flaws
Kunning Palace!
The faint sunlight poured in along the open door, shining on the long table full of cups and plates, on which dozens of exquisite dishes were placed, each dish soup and even pastry were exquisite, obviously meticulously crafted, and the sun shining even had a special gentle and ethereal feeling, like a master's unparalleled painting!
This is the Empress Dowager Zhang in lunch, she was the daughter of the Jiangnan family before entering the palace, and she was not suitable for the cuisine of the north, and after the power was in her hands, she specially hired countless famous chefs from Jiangnan to serve her own meals, and the daily lunch was so, luxurious and exquisite, enough to be worth the meals of ordinary people for several years!
"Queen Mother, this is your favorite mandarin duck jade branch!"
Gonggong Wen waited cautiously on the side, sandwiched a crystal clear green dish into a silver platter, and bowed down in front of Empress Dowager Zhang.
"Hmmm......"
Empress Dowager Zhang took a bite gently, with a look of nostalgia on her face, and said in a low voice,
"After so many years, the taste hasn't changed, speaking of which, the mourning family hasn't been back to Jiangnan for more than 20 years, and sometimes, I really miss the kind of carefree ...... when I was young."
Gonggong Wen's hand holding the silver chopsticks shook without missing a trace, and a trace of inexplicable look flashed in his eyes, he sighed and said,
"If the Queen Mother wants to go back and see, the slave will definitely accompany her!"
"Heh......"
Empress Dowager Zhang turned her head to stare at Gonggong Wen, her eyes showed a gentle look that was very difficult to see, she stared intently for a while, shook her head bitterly, and then patted Gonggong Wen's hand and said,
"In this situation, where can we afford to go back? We can't be as willful as we were then!"
Gonggong Wen's brows furrowed, a faint gloom passed through his pupils, and then he lowered his head again, and said,
"The Queen Mother atoned for her sins, it was the old slave who lost her words!"
"Report to the Queen Mother, Zhang Chongshan, the commander of the Tengxiang camp, and Su Shan, the head of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, ask to see!"
At this moment, a respectful shrill voice came from outside the hall.
"At this time, I came to ask to see this Zhang Chongshan, don't you know the rules of the Queen Mother, no one is allowed to disturb during lunch? The slave sent them away!"
A trace of anger flashed on Gonggong Wen's brows, and he was about to go out, but Empress Dowager Zhang gently pressed his wrist and shook her head,
"That's it, this matter is very urgent, it's normal for them to come and ask for a meeting, and the mourning family also wants to hear what they want to say, and by the way, see what the little eunuch's methods are!"
"But the Queen Mother, your body ......"
Gonggong Wen hesitated a little, but Empress Dowager Zhang smiled indifferently and said,
"It's been more than 20 years old, and you've been conditioning it well over the years, so it's okay. ”
"Yes!"
Gonggong Wen nodded, and announced that Zhang Chongshan and Su Shan entered the hall.
"See the Queen Mother!"
"The slave sees the Queen Mother!"
After Zhang Chongshan and Su Shan saluted respectfully, Su Shan sent the two confessions to Gonggong Wen, and Gonggong Wen spread them out in front of Empress Dowager Zhang, who looked at it for a while, with a smile on his face, and said,
"It has something to do with the Seal Ribbon Prison and the Divine Palace Supervisor? This made the mourning family unexpected!"
"Back to the Queen Mother, this matter is Shao Dahai and Zhao Shi personally explained, there is no mistake, the slave has come to the Queen Mother to receive an order, immediately arrest the two, and investigate all the people in the Seal Ribbon Prison and the Divine Palace Prison to find out the truth of the matter!"
Su Shan said in a low voice.
"Okay, since there is evidence, let's go get someone!"
A hint of coldness flashed in Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes, and she threw the confession out, but Gonggong Wen hurriedly put it away and sent it to Su Shan and Zhang Chongshan.
"Retire from your duties!"
"The minions are gone!"
After Su Shan and Zhang Chongshan kowtowed again, they respectfully withdrew from the hall, and when they walked to the door, they heard Empress Dowager Zhang say softly,
"Take care of this matter, and after you find it out, your reward will be indispensable!"
"Humble Empress Dowager!"
"Slave Empress Dowager Xie!"
The two stepped backwards.
Only the Empress Dowager Zhang and Gonggong Wen were left in the Kunning Palace, and Gonggong Wen filled half a bowl of turquoise soup and sent it to the Empress Dowager Zhang, who smiled while tasting it,
"This little eunuch is really good, knowing that Chen Ting is dead, it is impossible to find direct evidence to bring down Hu Yong, so he actually thought of such a method, Yin Shou Eunuch, this is the place most closely related to the celebrant eunuch, check here, it is equivalent to cutting off Hu Yong's arm, and did not disappoint the mourning family!"
"yes!"
Gonggong Wen's face also showed approval, and said with a smile,
"This Su Shan's mind is indeed enough, and he sees the intention of the Queen Mother and the intricate relationship of the inner court very thoroughly, but...... That's not simple, I'm afraid this matter won't go so well!"
Empress Dowager Zhang nodded, tapped the table with her fingers wearing gilt armor, and said with a smile,
"It's to be expected that it doesn't go well, and it's just the right time to take the opportunity to see what this little eunuch is capable of. However, the mourning family is still a little curious, he just dealt with the seal and ribbon eunuch, why did he bring such an inconsequential place as the shrine eunuch into it? This place is only responsible for the cleaning and food of the Taimiao, as well as some sacrificial work, even if it is completely eradicated, it will have no impact on Hu Yong?"
"Maybe it's a trick?"
Gonggong Wen frowned and said in a low voice,
"However, this trick is too shoddy, Hu Yong must be able to see that with the mind of this little eunuch, he should not use such a stupid method......"
"You can't even guess?
Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes flickered, and a touch of expectation welled up in her eyes,
"Maybe, this little eunuch can really remove the stumbling block of Hu Yong from the feet of the mourning family?"
......
Crash!
Su Shan and Zhang Chongshan left the Kunning Palace, and quickly rushed back to the Imperial Horse Supervisor to dispatch people and horses, but in half an hour of the incident, the five hundred guards of the Tengxiang Battalion were wearing armor and holding knives, standing in front of the two of them with a fierce spirit, and the sun shone on the armor that flickered with cold light, which gave people a fierce feeling that was difficult to hide.
"The poisoning of the Queen Mother has been ascertained, and there is a close connection with the Seal Ribbon Prison Divine Palace, the Queen Mother has an order, we will immediately arrest the important people and criminals, follow me, go to the Seal Ribbon Prison first!"
Zhang Chongshan's dark face was surging with coldness, and there was a trace of fiery anticipation, and he shouted loudly, After speaking, he was going to lead everyone to kill the seal and ribbon prison, at this time, Su Shan's eyes flickered, and he grabbed his arm,
"Commander Zhang is slow!"
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Chongshan repeatedly saw Su Shan's methods and thoughts, and now he admires him quite a lot, and when he heard the latter blocking him, he didn't dare not pay attention to it, so he quickly stopped again.
"Let's go to the Divine Palace Supervisor first!"
Su Shan said with a smile.
Zhang Chongshan frowned, and his dark face showed a thick incomprehension,
"Divine Palace Supervisor? Why is this? The place where the bird doesn't poop is to clean the Taimiao, is it worth paying so much attention? Our primary goal is not ...... Is it a scarf prison?"
"Commander Zhang doesn't know, it's true that the Seal Ribbon Supervisor is the main target, but the Divine Palace Supervisor is a trick, let's go to the Divine Palace Supervisor first, so that Hu Yong can't guess what we want to do...... There's no way he can stop us!"
Su Shan whispered, Zhang Chongshan frowned and thought for a while, he didn't understand it a little, but when he saw Su Shan's confident look, he believed what the latter said, and then nodded and said,
"I know you're good, so I'll listen to you. ”
"Let's go, go to the Shrine Prison to arrest people!"
Zhang Chongshan had a cold anger on his face, waved his hand heavily, and led a team of people towards the Divine Palace Supervisor, Su Shan followed behind him closely, but the corner of his mouth provoked an inexplicable smile, and he said to himself in his heart,
"Hu Yong, I left you such a big flaw, you should be able to seize the opportunity, right?"