After thinking about it for a moment, she said: "Perhaps Concubine Hui felt that since there were enough witnesses and physical evidence on the matter, it would be useless to plead for mercy. In addition, Concubine Xi was ordered by the emperor to temporarily take possession of the harem, so she did not intervene."
"I always feel that things are not that simple." After saying this, Guarjia thought for a long time. Although he felt suspicious, he still couldn't figure it out, so he had to give up.
On the other side, after many twists and turns, Wen Ruqing's story reached Yinzhen's ears. After learning that Wen Ruqing had been frightened for nothing, Yinzhen felt pity for her, and gave her a pearl just like the Liu family who gave birth to her baby.
A pair of Dendrobium Ruyi is used to calm the nerves and calm the nerves.
After this incident, the harem was really quiet for a while, and July passed completely in this rare peace. In August, the golden osmanthus is fragrant and the harvest is great, and fresh fruits are shipped to the capital from all over the country.
Here, there are pears, grapes, persimmons, oranges, etc., there are several carts every day, and the number of soldiers guarding the city has nearly doubled, just to inspect these fruits. After registration, they are sent to the palace or the prince's palace in batches.
deliver.
All kinds of fresh fruits are continuously sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Because of these things, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is very busy. They select, weigh, and record the fruits. They pick out the ones that are rotten and crushed during transportation, and then divide them into pieces.
Second and third class, depending on the size of the master in the palace, which class of fruit should be sent.
Qian Moduo was assigned to take charge of this matter. He was so busy that he couldn't even drink any water all morning, and his throat was about to smoke, yet he still had to use his hoarse voice to order this and explain that.
After finally taking a breath, he took the booklet and was about to check it. Unexpectedly, he saw a problem as soon as he opened the page. He called one of the busy eunuchs in charge who was sweating profusely and said: "Hey, what's wrong with you, Qian?"
Why are the oranges sent by your noble being second-rate? You don’t want to live anymore, do you?”
The eunuch in charge was startled. He quickly took the book and took a closer look. It was really like this. He quickly said: "Eunuch Qian, please calm down. I must have made a mistake by accident. I will ask someone to correct it right now."
Qian Moduo snorted coldly and said, "Be careful. If something goes wrong due to carelessness, our family will not protect you."
"Yes, Eunuch Qian, don't worry. I will definitely cheer them up." With that said, the steward said in a flattering manner: "Eunuch Qian, you must be tired after working for so long. Take a rest quickly. I will give you this."
Brew a cup and let the green spring of Dongting relieve your fatigue."
When Qian Moduo heard this, he immediately became energetic and raised his eyes and said: "Hey, you still have that good thing, where did it come from?"
The steward rubbed his hands and said: "To be fair to my father-in-law, this was rewarded by the Nian family in the past. I have never been willing to drink it. I just used it to honor my father-in-law. I hope your father-in-law will not dislike it."
"Okay, okay, hurry up and make it. If we continue like this, our throats will be ruined." Qian Moduo urged the steward to go down. He was using his sleeves as a fan when he suddenly saw someone coming from a distance and squinted his eyes.
After looking carefully for a while, I finally recognized the person, and hurriedly walked up to him and said in a hoarse voice: "I want to say hello to Mr. Wen, Mr. Wen, why are you here?"
The visitor was none other than Wen Ruqing. She held Caiyan's hand and said, "I came here specifically to thank Eunuch Qian."
"Thank you, slave?" Qian Moduo was so confused by what she said that he even forgot to stand up. Wen Ruqing leaned over and gave him a hand, and then he stood up as if he had just woken up from a dream, but his eyes were still staring at him.
Wen Ruqing waited for her to explain.
Wen Ruqing said with a smile on her face: "Didn't Eunuch Qian send two palace ladies to me last time? He was very careful in everything he did, especially Caiyan, who helped me a lot, so I have time to come here today to thank Eunuch Qian.
"
"The noble man is too polite." Qian Moduo said flattered, "That's what a slave should do. How can I dare to thank the noble man?"
"Caiyan." Wen Ruqing called softly, and Caiyan immediately took the brocade box from the hands of the maid behind her and handed it to Qian Moduo, "Eunuch Qian, this is your noble heart, please accept it."
"This...how can this be so embarrassing?" Qian Moduo said as he took the brocade box handed over by Cai Yan. He held it lightly and it didn't look like gold or silver. He couldn't open it in front of Wen Ruqing.
, I can only speculate secretly in my heart.
Wen Ruqing seemed to have read through his mind and said with a smile: "I heard that Eunuch Qian likes the calligraphy and paintings of his predecessors. I happen to have a calligraphy by Zhu Zhishan there. Although it cannot be compared with the fine works such as the 'Six-Tips Poems and Fu Volume', it is
It is a good calligraphy, so I gave it to my father-in-law."
When he heard that it was Zhu Zhishan's name, Qian Moduo was surprised and happy, "I didn't expect that the noble would know the slave's preferences. It's just that the noble gave such a heavy gift, so how dare I accept it." Having said that, the hand holding the brocade box
But he didn't hand it over for a long time. It was obvious that this gift was both important and in line with his heart, making him reluctant to refuse it.
"No matter how valuable things are, they must be appreciated by someone. I don't like these things. They are just collecting dust if they are left here. It is better to give them to your father-in-law and make the most of them, unless your father-in-law doesn't despise this gift."
Seeing Wen Ruqing's displeasure, Qian Moduo hurriedly said: "What are you talking about, noble man? If so, then I accepted it shamelessly." After that, he handed the brocade box to a young eunuch and asked him to take it.
Go to your own house.
When he turned around, he saw Wen Ruqing looking at the baskets of things and said with relief: "It makes the noble man laugh. These days, fresh fruits from all over the country have been collected and sent to the capital in a swarm. My servant is leading people to clear the fruit."
Order it." At that time, the steward made tea and brought it up. Qian Moduo took it and passed it to Wen Ruqing, respectfully saying: "Your Excellency, please have some tea." After that, he said to the steward: "Why don't you go and serve it to Lord Wen?
Here comes the chair."
"Hey!" The steward was quite surprised to see Qian Moduo's respectful and polite manner towards Wen Ruqing. Although this Eunuch Qian was the deputy general manager, he had real power in his hands. He had never been so polite even when he met those empresses in the past, but
It's really strange. The manager didn't know that Wen Ruqing had just gifted Qian Moduo a calligraphy and painting worth thousands of gold to him. Qian Moduo was very grateful now.
Wen Ruyan sat down in the shade. Although it was already autumn, it was still quite hot at noon. The little eunuchs who were standing under the autumn sun counting things were already sweating profusely. "So many things need to be collected one by one."
Eunuch Qian worked really hard to count them out."
"Slave should work harder." Qian Moduo replied with a smile, Wen Ruyan flicked her nails and said calmly: "Concubine Hui likes to eat persimmons, remember to pick out some good ones and send them over." When it's time to take them back.
His eyes suddenly saw the brocade boxes listed not far away, and he was surprised and said: "Hey, where did this fruit come from, and why is it packed in a brocade box?"
Qian Moduo followed her gaze and chuckled: "Your Majesty, you misunderstood. That's not a fruit, it's the white ginseng and red ginseng brought as tribute. They are all wild." As he said this, he asked the little eunuch to get it.
, opened it, and saw a ginseng branch in each of the two brocade boxes, one white and one red, with different colors.