Eunuch Chen took it as if he was holding some treasure, and asked the five palace maids to look at it one by one. The five palace maids looked at the slingshot and shook their heads, saying that it was not theirs, they just played with it when they were children.
After entering the palace, I never touched this thing again. If someone discovers it, I will be punished.
"Is this really not yours?" Eunuch Chen showed the slingshot to the five palace ladies again, and the five palace ladies said with certainty that this was not theirs.
"Go back to the emperor, it's not theirs." Eunuch Chen replied.
The white curtain swung and was lifted open, revealing a pair of slightly narrowed cold eyes.
"Let them raise their heads!"
The voice was low, but with a little urgency.
Eunuch Chen immediately accepted the order, turned around and shouted sternly to the five palace maids: "You guys, if you still don't raise your heads, don't look around, and be careful with your heads."
Eunuch Chen's words frightened the five palace maids to quickly raise their heads, but they didn't know where they were looking. They were all trembling and looking straight at the sky, really not daring to look around.
The five maids raised their heads like this, and the eyes in the curtains looked at them one by one. Finally, the curtains were lowered with a swish, and after falling, they slowly started to shake.
Eunuch Chen hurried forward, leaned close to the curtain and asked in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, is there the person you are looking for?"
After asking, there was no response. It was very quiet, so quiet that it made people a little uneasy. Eunuch Chen wiped his sweat and continued to ask: "Your Majesty, is there anyone here that the Emperor is looking for?"
After being reminded again, an unhappy voice came from inside.
"None of them look alike, not even the slightest bit. Let them all go back."
Eunuch Chen frowned. The emperor just ordered him to look for maids in the palace who could make and play with slingshots, but he didn't say what to do with these maids?
Just now the emperor said in disappointment, "It doesn't look the same at all?", which means...has the emperor seen any maid playing with this slingshot before?
Eunuch Chen took a look at the slingshot in his hand and suddenly realized everything. The emperor was looking for a person, not these palace daughters who could make slingshots.
Suddenly, a smile of interest appeared on Eunuch Chen's face. In the palace, almost all the women, from top to bottom, big and small, dreamed of becoming the emperor's woman. Undoubtedly, one of the smart palace maids chose
The special method attracted the emperor's attention, playing with the slingshot, and then leaving the slingshot to play missing, which whetted the emperor's appetite.
What a cunning palace maid, she must have planned it carefully. Seeing that the emperor was so anxious, she was quite pleased.
The so-called half-hidden face is still holding the pipa. The more it is like this, the more charming it is.
Eunuch Chen had served the late emperor and the new emperor. He knew what to do and what not to do, what to understand and what to pretend to be deaf and dumb. So he turned around and let a few young eunuchs lead the maids away.
Then he turned around, came closer, and whispered.
"My slave will definitely help the emperor find the owner of this slingshot."
This is why Eunuch Chen is deeply loved by the emperor. This guy is so considerate and understands the emperor's heart so well.
Emperor Yin was a face-loving emperor who also paid attention to his image as a monarch. He would definitely not make a fuss, work hard, and search every corner of the palace just for a palace maid. But this time, by chance, he took it to heart and forgot about it.
He couldn't see the woman's back, but privately, he didn't want the courtiers to think that he was an emperor who despised government affairs and valued women.
Of course, one of the most important reasons was that Emperor Yin did not want the ladies in the harem to become suspicious and disturb his ears.
So Emperor Yin thought about it for several days before arranging his words like this, but he did not reveal the purpose of finding a palace maid who could use a slingshot.
Now there is no need for the emperor to be direct and strict, Eunuch Chen understands everything. This is the best and is in line with the emperor's wishes.
"I will leave this matter to you."
"I understand that I will fulfill my mission."
Eunuch Chen held this crude slingshot with a bright light in his eyes. If he could help the emperor achieve this wish, the emperor would trust him more, and the position of chief eunuch would be just around the corner.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Chen held the slingshot in his hand, feeling that the owner of the slingshot was his lucky star, and he would turn her out at any cost.
The emperor drove away, and Eunuch Chen began to search intensively for the owner of the slingshot. However, he never dreamed that this morning, he almost beat the owner of the slingshot to death.
In the imperial dining room, Chu Qiao lay down all night and couldn't get up the next day. Her teeth were chattering in pain. Little Eunuch Li didn't ask anyone to bother her. Perhaps he knew that she was too seriously injured and could no longer do any chores.
It's work.
There was no need for cleaning or plastering, so Chu Qiao had more time. After Lan Hui left early in the morning, she picked up the royal meal book and flipped through the pages to distract herself from the pain.
There are still three days left before the imperial chef's assessment, so she must seize the time to study hard.
The book reveals that the essence of imperial cuisine lies not in how sophisticated the recipes are or how meticulous the techniques are, but in the people who cook them.
The person who cooks the royal meal?
Is there such a statement? Chu Qiao was a little surprised and fascinated by it. The book said that some people are born to be good cooks, while others cannot make any breakthroughs in food no matter how hard they try. The difference between them lies in their noses, eyes,
Natural aptitude for ears and mouth.
The nose is for smelling, the eyes are for seeing, the ears are for hearing, and the mouth is for tasting. A person with keen ears, nose, eyes and mouth is the best candidate for the royal chef.
Seeing this, Chu Qiao became more and more curious and couldn't put it down. She suddenly found that she had a strong interest in food.
Chu Qiao spent the whole three days on the bed. It was not that her injury did not improve and she could not move, but that she wanted to use this reason to spend more time reading.
Seeing that Chu Qiao couldn't get out of bed for several days, Lan Hui became even less concerned about her threats.
During this period, Chu Xia came once and checked Chu Qiao's injury. She knew that it would not be easy to get better after being hit hard, but she was very strange. The palace maid should be able to get out of bed and walk a few steps, but when she saw Chu Qiao's eyes closed,
Looking uncomfortable, she swallowed the words that came to her lips, then left with the medicine box.
When Chu Qiao saw Chu Xia leaving, she realized that this medical woman was not a merciless person. She didn't expose her thoughts and saved her enough face. This was considered a favor she owed her.
Chu Xia left, and Chu Qiao continued to read. The deadline finally passed. She hid the book carefully. When she was about to get up, Eunuch Ping came in outside the door.