According to the system, the affairs of Xiaoxuan can be decided by Yuzhu and the imperial concubine who has the power to photograph the sixth palace. There is no need to report it to the old emperor.
Dong Dianbang escaped by luck, but four of his fifth-grade doctors died.
In the Qing Dynasty, gods with backgrounds always fought, and brats without backers suffered, without exception!
Yuzhu briefly browsed through the small selection roster, raised his head and asked Dong Dianbang: "Is it appropriate to select so many at once?"
Dong Dianbang bent down and whispered: "To be honest with you, Mr. Zhu, four doctors have died under my humble subordinates. So far, I have no money to bury them."
Yuzhu immediately understood that Dong Dianbang was using a tiger's skin as a banner, intending to use Xiaoxuan to make a huge fortune and then give part of it to the scapegoat's family.
Since Dong Dianbang did not dare to cover up his lies, Yuzhu remained silent.
Dong Dianbang was secretly grateful, Yu Xiangguo was really reasonable!
Yuzhu didn't stare and ask, which means he acquiesced!
In the Qing Dynasty, for many difficult matters, it was inconvenient for the superiors to give written instructions or publicly express their opinions, so it was up to the subordinates to figure it out.
In a word, if something goes wrong, Yuzhu will definitely not know about it, and Dong Dianbang will be solely responsible for it.
As Dong Dianbang, a former member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, his family background is astonishingly strong!
However, it would be very difficult to let Dong Dianbang use his own money to support the families of the scapegoats.
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are countless ways to get money.
The old emperor didn't care about it himself. How could Yuzhu just eat carrots and not worry about it?
"Let the people in the accounting department be smarter in their moves and not stretch their hands too far." Yuzhu must be vaccinated in advance to avoid complaints in the future.
Dong Dianbang also knew very well that Yuzhu, the foreman and general manager of the Internal Affairs Bureau, truly managed the big and let go of the small, and did not meddle easily.
However, the premise for Yuzhu to turn a blind eye is not to cause trouble for him, and to do his private work as beautifully as possible without exposing his flaws.
After Dong Dianbang retired, Yuzhu tidied up his official uniform and took his personal eunuchs Qin Ding and Yan Lin to Jingren Palace to meet the imperial concubine Tong Jia.
So far, there are three queens who have passed away, namely Queen Hesheli of Xiaocheng, Queen Niu Hulu of Xiaozhao and Queen Tongjia of Xiaoyi.
Queen Xiaoyi was the biological sister of Longkodo's mother. When she was alive, Longkodo's biological mother, Lao Hesheli, walked sideways in the old Tong family, and no one dared to mess with her.
However, after the death of Queen Xiaoyi, Tong Guowei and the Hesheli family gradually parted ways.
The current imperial concubine Tong Jia is Longkodo's concubine. Her biological mother has been targeted and bullied by the old Hesheli because she is as beautiful as a flower and is very favored.
It is conceivable that the imperial concubine would not have any good impression of the old Hesheli.
The hatred spread deep inside the house. Except for Longkodo, who had taken care of her since she was a child, the imperial concubine did not like to see the other two legitimate sons of the old Hesheli family at all.
Speaking of which, it's quite interesting.
At that time, the eldest brother Ye Keshu and the second child Deke Xin, who were really powerful in Lao Tong's family, hugged each other.
The slightly transparent Longkodo and the imperial concubine have a very close relationship.
As the old saying goes, birds of a feather flock together!
Tracing back to the source, the imperial concubine regarded Yuzhu as her own child, and the good relationship Longkodo forged many years ago indeed played a subtle role in matchmaking.
When he arrived at the gate of Jingren Palace, Yuzhu politely handed his waist badge and went in.
When she heard that Yuzhu was coming, the imperial concubine was very happy and said repeatedly: "Quickly, call that little monkey in and let me take a look. Has he lost weight?"
After the imperial concubine ascended to the palace, Yuzhu walked in all directions and knelt down on the kneeling mat from a distance of nine feet.
"Your Majesty Yuzhu, please greet the imperial concubine's mother."
The imperial concubine raised her chin with a smile, and the aunt on the side quickly said loudly: "That's all. Give me a seat, give me tea, and give me fruits and snacks."
In the past, when the imperial concubine was just a concubine, the etiquette was not as complicated as it is now.
However, the current imperial concubine has the power to take charge of the Sixth Palace, is bestowed with gold books and treasures, holds the phoenix seal on her behalf, and has the same position as the deputy empress.
This is a big difference!
After the national ceremony, Yuzhu came close to within three feet of the imperial concubine's throne and said, "Nephew Yuzhu, please greet my aunt."
"Little monkey, did I hear that you did something bad again?" The imperial concubine raised her folding fan, covered her lips and smiled softly.
Yuzhu's reputation for liking to steal other people's wives has already spread throughout the Forty-Nine Cities. How could the Imperial Concubine not know about it?
However, if the old emperor indulges himself and doesn't care, how can the imperial concubine meddle in others' affairs?
Elbows are always turned inward!
The laws of the Qing Dynasty clearly recognized the principle of relatives hiding each other, which means that it is natural for blood relatives to protect each other!
The so-called killing of relatives and denying relatives are essentially derogatory terms!
Yuzhu salivated and said: "My dear aunt, who is chewing the root of my tongue in front of you again? Humph, turn around, peel off their skin and beat their tendons, see if they dare
Dare you talk nonsense?"
"Huh, little monkey, how dare you?" The imperial concubine said harshly, but the folding fan in her hand pointed at the brocade stool brought by the palace maid.
When Yuzhu arrived at Jingren Palace, it was no different than going home.
The small table on the left side of the brocade stool is filled with melon and fruit snacks. On the right side, there is brewed Biluochun.
This kind of super treatment is exclusive to the entire old Tong family, that is, Yuzhu. Even when Long Keduo came, he was only given a seat and tea, and there were no fruits and snacks.
Yuzhu had been busy for a long time and was really hungry. He simply grabbed a piece of rose cake, stuffed it into his mouth and started chewing it.
Seeing Yuzhu's indecent appearance, the imperial concubine couldn't help frowning and said coldly: "How did Xiuyun take care of you?"
The aunt on the side tugged her lips, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh out loud.
Alas, my mistress’s heart has almost strayed to Hangzhou.
Yuzhu swallowed the rose cake in his mouth and quickly explained to Xiuyun.
"To tell you the truth, my nephew has too many errands to do now, and he is so busy every day. Sometimes, when I am planning to have snacks, official documents or errands come, and I forget to fill my stomach.
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"Huh, just protect Xiuyun. I'm far away anyway and can't reach you." The imperial concubine was still complaining about Xiuyun, not good at taking care of men.
Yuzhu knew that at this time, he could no longer speak for Xiuyun.
Otherwise, it would be much easier for the imperial concubine to put on Xiuyun's shoes than for Li Si'er to fix Xiuyun.
When the aunt and nephew met, they stopped talking about business and talked about common things for half an hour.
At the end, Yuzhu whispered: "The palace is short of a lot of manpower. It seems that we should recruit more people for this year's small election..." He only said half of the words on purpose.
As soon as the imperial concubine heard this, she knew in her heart that Yuzhu was asking her for a spot in the small selection.
According to the practice in previous years, when the older aunts leave the palace, a few younger maids will come in.
In other words, there is a carrot and a pit. You cannot choose more, let alone less.
"I understand." The imperial concubine said this and acquiesced to Yuzhu's proposal.
(PS: The third update is here, the fourth update is early in the morning.)