"It's strange that Manager Qian seems to be a little absent-minded." A Luo said something unintentionally, but it made Xianyue wary. Qian Moduo is an old man in the palace, and he has the trust of Niu Hulu.
Why is it that someone who is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs seems to be doing things so erratically today? It's really... a bit unreasonable.
Also, when Qian Moduo first came in, his expression was obviously wrong. What was going on? Could it be that he was hiding something from him?
In addition, passing off shoddy goods as good ones is the most taboo thing among tributes. Once discovered, the qualifications for tribute will be cancelled, and the home will be confiscated. It would be unavoidable for the boss of Dieyanxuan to make such a mistake just because he could not bear to part with a few boxes of rouge.
Somewhat strange.
Seeing that she was sitting in the chair without making a sound or using her chopsticks, A Luo said, "Master, please eat quickly, otherwise the food will be cold."
Xianyue picked up the silver chopsticks, but did not hold the food. She just played with it in her hands. After a while, she turned to Qi Kuan and said: "If it were you, you would risk being disqualified from paying tribute in order to save some money."
Or even the danger of ransacking your home, passing it off as something inferior?”
"No." Qi Kuan said with great certainty: "Not just the slaves, but any sensible person would not do this. Although the slaves do not know much about things outside the palace, they also know that any shop merchant will not do this as long as he
Once you are qualified to pay tribute, your worth will be doubled immediately, and your money will only increase."
"Yes, this is exactly the reason. Therefore, Qian Moduo's statement seems reasonable, but it cannot withstand careful scrutiny." At this point, Xianyue felt that the matter was more and more suspicious, and said: "Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately and inquire about it.
, look at where Qian Moduo went and who he met after A Luo left."
Qi Kuan quickly called Qian'er and left. A Luo said softly: "Master, what on earth are you suspecting?"
Xianyue shook her head solemnly and said, "I can't say for sure. We'll wait until Qi Kuan comes back." As she spoke, her eyes kept falling on the boxes of rouge.
Yan Shuangfei... I hope it's just that I'm paranoid, otherwise, after so many years, I'm afraid I've suffered a lot from it.
Qi Kuan had been gone for nearly an hour. When he came in, the second watch had just been struck outside, and the dinner was placed there intact. During this hour, Xianyue did not even move a chopstick.
Qi Kuan said with a strange expression: "Master, I have inquired about it. Not long after Miss A Luo met Qian Moduo, Eunuch Xi went to the House of Internal Affairs and said that he was sent to the Yangxin Hall on the order of the emperor.
Except for the emperor, Qian Moduo has never seen any other master since he came to see him."
Xianyue didn't expect such an answer, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty? What did he do when he saw Qian Moduo?"
"I can't find out what this servant is about. Moreover, I'm afraid of arousing suspicion, so I don't dare to ask too carefully. Please forgive me, Master."
"It's not easy for you to find out these things." Xia Yueli said after sorting out his troubled thoughts: "Okay, you guys haven't eaten anything all night, so you can take away these dinners. I want to
Be alone for a while."
That night, Xianyue didn't close her eyes all night long, thinking about what happened today and every detail after she started using Yan Shuangfei Rouge. The further she went, the more stuffy her chest became, and it was difficult to even take a breath.
When A Luo came in with the water, he saw the dark circles under Xianyue's eyes and said worriedly: "Master, you haven't slept all night? How about you retreat first and you can sleep a little longer?"
"No need, I can't sleep." Xia Yue walked to the bronze mirror in her shoes and said while looking at her pale face, "You will leave the palace later."
A Luo asked in confusion: "Leaving the palace? What does the master want the slave to do?"
"Go to Die Yanxuan to buy a few boxes of Yan Shuangfei's rouge. I'll use it." Until A Luo left, Xianyue didn't say what she wanted these boxes of rouge for.
After A Luo left, Xianyue remembered yesterday's words and ordered Zhichun to help her go to Cining Palace to accompany Ling Ruo to worship the Buddha. When she came back, she was full of indescribable fatigue, closed her eyes and leaned back in the chair,
Because she hadn't slept all night, her mind was a little heavy, and she didn't even notice anyone coming in. She didn't hear the footsteps until they were very close to her, but she didn't open her eyes. She still closed her eyes and said, "Go and make a frozen oolong."
Come."
No one agreed, but the tea arrived quickly. Xianyue took it casually, lowered her head to open the tea cup and was about to drink. Suddenly, in the slightly rippling tea soup, she saw a very familiar face, and she raised her head in surprise.
, and expected to see Hongli standing aside, looking at him with a smile.
Xianyue quickly put down her tea and stood up to salute, "When did the emperor come here? Why didn't he call me, which made me very rude."
"It's okay, I'm free today, so I came here to take a look. I didn't expect that as soon as I came in, I saw you sitting in the chair with your eyes closed, and asked me to pour you tea." At this point, Hongli said with a smile: "Except for the emperor's forehead
Besides mother, you are the only one who dares to let me pour you tea."
Xianyue was really frightened by what he said, "I really don't know that I am the emperor, otherwise I would never dare to be so rude. Please forgive me." After saying that, she was about to kneel down, but Hongli held her back and said, "It's just that
It's just a joke, don't take it seriously. Besides, I didn't make this tea. How about it, are you still used to living in Yanxi Palace?"
Xianyue said warmly: "It is natural for the emperor to point out the place for me personally. Speaking of which, I haven't thanked the emperor for the gift. I originally wanted to go to Yangxin Palace, but I also thought about the emperor's first enthronement.
There must be a lot of things to deal with. I have thought about it over and over, but I still don’t want to bother you. I hope your Majesty won’t be surprised.”
"You are thinking about me, how can I blame you." At this point, Hongli sighed and said: "These days, I am so busy that I don't even have time to take a breath. It has been until today that I have finished my backlog.
After reading the memorial, you can take a rest."
Xianyue pulled Hongli to sit down, rubbed his temples and said, "If the emperor is not in a hurry to leave, you can have lunch at my concubine's place. I asked you to prepare some dishes that the emperor likes to eat."
Hongli thought for a while and agreed to her words. After the lunch was served, Hongli looked at the dishes on the table and said with a smile: "How can you prepare a few dishes for me to eat? The whole table is full.
What do you eat yourself?"
Xianyue personally filled a bowl of soup and put it in front of Hongli, and said with a chuckle: "I can just eat whatever I want. Besides, there are many of these dishes that I like to eat."
Hongli shook his head with a smile, took an eggplant and put it into the Xianyue Bowl, and said: "You, from the time I met you until now, you have never grown any flesh on your body, so you should eat more."
Xianyue glanced at the eggplant in the bowl and didn't say anything. She just ate it in small bites. However, her mouth was too small. When she finished the bowl of rice, there was still half of the eggplant left.
Xianyue doesn't like eating eggplant. To be precise, she hates eating any dish made with eggplant. Unfortunately, Hongli doesn't know that.