There was silence in Jiyi Palace, but the harem was already noisy.
But it was said that Li Yongchang received the decree from the Queen Mother Sun and went straight back to Cining Palace from Zuoshunmen. Using the seal given by the Queen Mother Sun, he ordered all the people in the Cining Palace and brought more than 20 strong maids with him.
The chamberlain went to Jingyang Palace in a grand manner.
When they arrived at Jingyang Palace, Wu was not in the palace, only a few palace maids and chamberlains were left standing guard.
Li Yongchang and his men stood in front of Jingyang Palace, waved his hand and said: "Search our house!"
The remaining maids were unaware of the situation and knelt on the ground in panic. The servants brought by Li Yongchang swarmed in, knocking over several flower pots that had been carefully tended, and smashing them to the ground with a crackling sound.
Li Yongchang was about to go to the place where the things were hidden according to the arranged plan, but unexpectedly he heard a sharp shout in his ears.
"You are so impudent!"
This voice was not as sharp as an ordinary chamberlain, but had a steady aura. It was no different from the voice of an ordinary older man, and Li Yongchang was immediately stunned.
When he turned around, he saw a gray-haired chamberlain walking out of Jingyang Palace. It was none other than Cheng Jing!
Li Yongchang frowned and asked in surprise: "Manager Cheng, why are you here?"
As mentioned before, among the chamberlains, seniority is still very important. Cheng Jing is from the same generation as Jin Ying, and has more seniority than Li Yongchang. If he had not been released to Prince Xin's Mansion, he would have continued to suffer in the palace.
, I’m afraid it’s also a big mistake.
In addition, he once served as an instructor in the inner study, and many chamberlains had received his guidance. When he shouted like this, many people stopped.
Cheng Jing strode out of Jingyang Palace, stood in front of Li Yongchang, and said coldly: "Should we ask Eunuch Li about this? This is Jingyang Palace, the residence of the Concubine Xian, you and others
What does it mean to smash things up here?"
As the saying goes, "living and moving Qi and nourishing body", Cheng Jing has been following Zhu Qiyu in the Jiyi Palace to deal with political affairs these days. Unknowingly, he has gradually developed a powerful force. Even if he is just the manager of the Prince's Palace, he is facing
Li Yongchang was not cowardly at all.
Li Yongchang was in a daze for a while when he scolded him. When he came to his senses, his face darkened and he secretly thought trouble, how could he meet this old guy!
What should I do with those bastards down there? When I reported back, didn’t I say that this old guy followed Concubine Xian to Kunning Palace?
With him watching from the side, how could he make a quick decision...
It looks like it’s going to take a lot of effort!
With a cold snort, Li Yongchang said with a straight face: "We have to retaliate. There are people in Jingyang Palace who are colluding with both inside and outside with evil intentions. On the order of the Queen Mother, we came to search! Manager Cheng must not be ignorant of current affairs!"
After that, Li Yongchang continued to wave his hand and said: "Why are you standing there in a daze? Keep searching!"
The people below received the order and were about to continue taking action, but saw Cheng Jing also raised his hand and said: "Stop!"
Li Yongchang looked at Cheng Jing with a sullen face and said: "Manager Cheng, our family respects that you have been in the palace for a long time, so I will give you a little respect. Don't be ignorant of the compliments. The Queen Mother will do it."
How dare you stop it?"
The tone was heavy and threatening. When Li Yongchang came, he had already thought clearly that it was inevitable that the Queen Mother and King Xi would fall out at this point. He had been on the same boat with the Queen Mother Sun for a long time.
Man, if King Tan really comes to power, there will be no benefit to him.
Let alone Cheng Jing here today, even if Jin Ying comes over, he will not show mercy.
However, what he didn't expect was that Cheng Jing did not continue to resist him. Instead, he cupped his hands and said, "How dare Cheng Jing disobey the Queen Mother's order? But Manager Li just said that there is someone in Jingyang Palace.
This is what you mean by colluding with both inside and outside, with evil intentions?"
With that said, Cheng Jing took out a stack of letters from his sleeves and waved them in front of Li Yongchang's eyes. Then, with another wave of his hand, two pretty palace maids who were tied up came out of Jingyang Palace.
Cheng Jing sneered and said: "It's a coincidence that Eunuch Li came here. We were ordered by the Concubine Xian to go back to the palace to get some red radish charcoal to send to the Concubine. As soon as we came back, we saw these two bastards going to Concubine Xian's house."
We were caught stuffing something in the box, and just as we were about to twist these two people to the Queen, Eunuch Li came, what a coincidence!"
Li Yongchang looked at the two maids who were tied up, and his face turned pale. These two were not the maids that the Queen Mother had arranged before.
Damn it if you can't handle such a small thing!
But the matter had come to this point, and there was no way out. Li Yongchang looked at the two palace ladies with cold eyes and asked: "We are Li Yongchang, the eunuch in charge of Cining Palace. On the order of the Queen Mother, we came to search Jingyang Palace.
Just now, Manager Cheng said that you two were going to stuff these letters into Concubine Xian’s box, but what’s the truth?”
After speaking, Li Yongchang secretly winked at the two people and said to the people around him.
"Untie the cloth from their mouths!"
Since these two palace maids were sent to do things, they were naturally smart. They immediately understood the meaning of Li Yongchang's words. As soon as the tightly stuffed cloth in their mouths was removed, they struggled desperately and shouted injustice.
"My slave is unjust. Those letters were accidentally discovered by my slave when I was packing the box. As soon as I took them out to see what they were, Manager Cheng tied them up and said that my slave was framed. I begged Eunuch Li to make the decision for my slave!"
The other one also said: "My father-in-law, I have been serving you wholeheartedly, how dare you do something inappropriate? It is obvious that the manager is afraid that the matter will be exposed, and wants to use the two slaves as scapegoats!"
Li Yongchang nodded, gagged the two of them again, turned to face Cheng Jing, and said: "Manager Cheng, what else do you have to say?"
Cheng Jing's face turned red with anger at these words that were confusing right and wrong, and he kept saying: "If you want to incriminate yourself, why bother? When the two of them were captured, everyone in Jingyang Palace could see them. Mr. Li, you only listened to them.
Doesn't it mean that one-sided words confuse right and wrong?"
Li Yongchang sneered and said: "It's a joke, everyone in Jingyang Palace belongs to the Concubine Xian. How can what you say be considered evidence? Come, give Cheng Jing to our family and capture the Concubine Wu."
He colluded with both internal and external parties, plotted evil, and the evidence of the crime was conclusive. Following the Queen Mother's decree, Jingyang Palace was sealed off and the Wu family was thrown into the cold palace!"
Seeing Li Yongchang's sinister appearance, Cheng Jing knew that what happened today could not be a good thing no matter what. It seemed that the Queen Mother was determined to force such unfounded things on the Concubine Xian.
Seeing the people brought by Li Yongchang getting closer and closer, Cheng Jing suddenly became anxious and said: "How dare you show off your power in Jingyang Palace? If you have the ability to come with us to the Queen Mother, we will tell you clearly."
If you don’t believe me, you dare to be cruel to the Concubine Xian in front of the Queen!”
Seeing Cheng Jing's angry look, Li Yongchang knew in his heart that he was trying to provoke the general, but he still waved his hand and motioned for the others to stop and said.
"General Manager Cheng, there is no need to play such tricks. Since our family is here today, everyone in Jingyang Palace will not let it go. Since General Manager Cheng doesn't believe it, then come with our family!"
After that, he ordered Cheng Jing to be picked up, and he took the two palace maids who were tied up with five flowers, and led the people to Kunning Palace...
