The eldest maid in front of Empress Fu Fei, Bishu, suffered from heatstroke. The empress ordered her to retreat and rest for two days before coming back up.
Ask Xue Hengzhao to temporarily fill the vacancy and serve here.
However, Concubine Fu has few things to do, and even the personal maiden doesn’t have much to do.
The empress is considerate and doesn't ask them to stand in front of them all the time. She asks them to go down and have a rest every now and then.
"Mother, Eunuch Liang is here." Wei Zhong came in to report.
Liang Jing led two eunuchs, holding two deep-mouthed agate plates, filled with crushed ice, and lying on the ice was a handful of fresh lychees with branches and leaves.
"Your Majesty, these are lychees brought as tribute from Fujian and Zhejiang via the waterway. The Queen has asked me to send you two plates as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Queen, for thinking about it," Concubine Fu said hurriedly, "How come these lychees are so fresh? No matter how fast the waterway is, it will never be like this!"
"My Lady, I don't know. Lychees are the most difficult thing to keep fresh. Once they are out of the tree, the flavor will change within half a day.
The local government has also put their brains into this. This year, whole trees were transported to Beijing. A total of six trees were transported. Although they were careful, three of them died.
It was brought to the palace and one tree was used for the Ancestral Temple. One tree was kept for His Majesty’s Yangze Palace, and the remaining one was sent to Ronghua Palace.
It sounds like a tree has a lot of fruit, but in fact the tree is taller than a person and has about a hundred or so fruits.
Just cut the branches from the tree and keep them with ice, which is unprecedentedly fresh."
"Hey, this thing is so valuable. The Queen has rewarded me so much, which really frustrates me." Concubine Fu clicked her tongue.
"The Queen has said that she will bring you two plates, just to prepare one plate for you to give to others." Liang Jing said, "I heard that the fifth prince and concubine are happy, so maybe they like to eat it."
After hearing this, Concubine Fu's eyebrows turned into crescent moons: "The Queen is really kind and considerate, and she is more considerate than I thought! Tomorrow they will enter the palace to pay their respects and ask them to come to the Queen to express their gratitude."
He added: "It's hard for Mr. Liang to make a special trip on such a hot day."
Then he looked at You Zhu next to him: "Bring a purse to Mr. Liang and have a cup of tea!"
"This is my job, how can I be embarrassed to ask for a reward from your Majesty? But since your Majesty talked about drinking tea, I really have something to ask for." Liang Jing said with a slight smile.
"Mr. Liang, if you need anything, just ask me. I don't know if I can help you." Concubine Fu said slightly surprised.
"I heard that the maid next to you is quite familiar with the ancient tea art, so I want to ask her to teach the two girls in our palace so that she can use it to relieve the Queen's boredom from time to time. Is that okay?" Liang Jing looked at the girl next to Fu Fei.
Xue Hengzhao said.
"That's right, yes, this girl does understand this," Concubine Fu smiled, "Heng Zhao, then you can go with Manager Liang!"
Xue Heng responded and followed Liang Jing and others out.
It was already the hour, and the sky was like fire.
Walking in the sun, the whole body is burned and uncomfortable.
Fortunately, there are only a few steps, and then you can walk along the shade of the trees.
Liang Jing walked forward without looking back. It wasn't until he entered the side door of Ronghua Palace and came to an open hall that he turned sideways and said to the two eunuchs following him: "Here comes tea."<
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Then he walked in, followed by Xue Hengzhao.
The open hall is located in a secluded bamboo grove, which is particularly cool and clean. There are desks and futons, and nothing else.
Liang Jing was the first to sit down. On such a hot day, there was not a trace of sweat on his face. Probably because of his pale face, he looked particularly cold.
"Sit." He glanced at Xue Hengzhao and said briefly.
Xue Hengzhao sat down generously.
After a while, the little eunuch brought tea in.
Liang Jing glanced at him and he stepped back wisely.
"General Manager of Grain, this is not the tea for ordering tea." Xue Heng glanced at the tea bowl in front of him and said.
"That's not why I'm looking for you," Liang Jing said, "but in front of Concubine Fu, there must be a reasonable excuse."
Xue Hengzhao had already guessed that, as Liang Jing, there was no need to deliver the two plates of lychees in person.
There is no need to ask for help in front of Concubine Fu.
"Then why did Manager Liang call me here?" Xue Hengzhao asked.
"There is something I want to hear your opinion on." Liang Jing put his hand on the tea cup, but his eyes were looking at Xue Hengzhao, "In the past few days, a eunuch named Liu Hu in Ronghua Palace suddenly died.
The newly promoted head eunuch.
The Queen also praised him for his ability in doing things and rewarded him especially.
I have checked him before and after, and he is a person with a very clean background, and he has not made any mistakes, so why can’t he get over it?”
"Are you sure it wasn't homicide?" Xue Hengzhao asked.
"No," Liang Jing replied firmly, "this can never be wrong."
"What does this eunuch Liu Hu do?" Xue Hengzhao raised his eyebrows slightly.
"He used to be in charge of the side hall, but later he was transferred to the Fengyu Tower," Liang Jing said and explained to Xue Hengzhao, "The Fengyu Tower is a place where treasures are stored in Furong Palace."
When Xue Hengzhao heard this, his heart moved, but his expression remained calm.
"Mr. Liang, did Feng Yu Tower lose any treasures?" Xue Hengzhao asked.
"After I found out that Liu Hu was dead, I immediately went to Fengyu Tower to check. There was nothing missing or damaged," Liang Jing said.
According to common sense, people usually commit suicide out of fear of crime.
Liu Hu was in charge of Fengyu Tower, so he would naturally think that there was something wrong there.
"Didn't he have any abnormalities before this?" Xue Hengzhao asked again.
"Some time ago, I heard that he had trouble sleeping, but then I asked him again and he said he was fine. This was about half a month ago." Liang Jing said, "I also checked.
There was nothing suspicious in his room."
"Not only does his room not contain anything suspicious, it is actually very clean and tidy, right?" Xue Hengzhao said, taking a sip of tea.
"That's true, why is that?" Liang Jing suddenly frowned.
Xue Hengming clearly didn't arrive, so why did he know?
"The room is kept clean and tidy. Generally, there are two possibilities. If it was a homicide, the person who harmed him must erase the traces.
If it is suicide, it is most likely that he has made up his mind to die and feels guilty." Xue Hengzhao said, "I don't want to cause trouble to others after death, so I take care of everything I can."
"But what is his reason?" Liang Jing was puzzled by this. Although it seems that Liu Hu committed suicide and nothing else happened, Liang Jing always felt that this incident was a bit unusual.
"I can't say for sure," Xue Hengzhao shook his head, "I can only make inferences based on what the manager told me. The death of Eunuch Liu is a bit confusing, and I really can't figure out what happened.
Things."
"Okay! Follow me to his room and take a look. It's still the same as before." Liang Jing said and stood up.
Thanks for the tip Anjanika, it’s really awesome! I will definitely update it for you after I finish repairing the house!
