Li Yang bowed and left. After coming out, he asked someone about Xiao Cui's room and took the initiative to go there. Unexpectedly, Xiao Cui didn't believe it at all.
"The empress wants you to stay in the palace and also makes you the chief eunuch?"
Xiaocui said with a shocked look.
"I can still lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can ask your Majesty."
Li Yang shrugged.
"No need, I'll get the badge for you."
Xiaocui said softly.
After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked to the cabinet, rummaging up and down. She thought about it carefully and felt that it was impossible for Li Yang to talk nonsense about this kind of thing. It was just a prudent rule for the empress to employ people, so why did she make an exception for Li Yang this time?
Where is it?
The chief eunuch is responsible for all matters in the palace, and his position is very important.
"This is your belt, please keep it."
Xiaocui handed over the waist badge and warned: "Since the queen values you and promotes you, you should do a good job in the future, serve snacks to make the queen's scouts more considerate, and don't have any evil intentions or do anything that is embarrassing.
.”
"I will."
Li Yang took the waist badge and put it in his pocket, "I'm new here, so I'll ask Miss Xiaocui for more guidance in the future. By the way, the empress asked me to ask you for advice on the specific responsibilities of the eunuch in charge."
"Your first duty is to scout out the good empress."
"Of course, in addition to the scout empress, you also have to manage the order in the palace."
"But not everyone in the palace has to listen to you. The ladies in the palace regard me as my leader. You are my leader on the surface, but you have to figure it out. You have to be able to distinguish between big and small, superior and inferior."
Xiao Cui put her hands behind her back and said proudly.
She is not arrogant, but because she is the chief maid and the master's confidant, she is naturally superior among the slaves.
"I understand, I understand. I also follow your lead. From now on, I will not only listen to your Majesty's words, but also your words."
Li Yang nodded and bowed with a smile on his face.
Xiaocui nodded with satisfaction, admonished Li Yang for a while with authority, and then sent Li Yang away.
Li Yang followed the directions given by Xiaocui and successfully found his room. The internal space was not large, only about thirty square meters, but this was indeed the best treatment among the servants. Ordinary eunuchs and maids were all given a large room with a bunkhouse.
, dozens of people living together.
As soon as he lay down, there was a knock on the door.
The door opened, and there were seven or eight eunuchs standing at the door, all of them young.
"Eunuch Li, congratulations."
"Eunuch Li, please take good care of me in the future."
"Eunuch Li, this is the snack money our brothers collected for you. You must accept it."
Li Yang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, thinking that these people had come to give him gifts to curry favor with him.
He looked down upon the position of the chief eunuch, but tens of thousands of eunuchs in the palace really dreamed of climbing to this position. There are also different sizes of chief eunuchs, the largest is the fourth grade, the lowest is the seventh grade, Xihua Palace
Affiliated to the imperial concubine, the eunuch in charge of the palace has the official rank of fifth-rank leader.
"I will accept the wishes of the brothers and take the money back. We are all brothers. There is no need."
Li Yang glanced at the three-thousand-dollar note on the table, pushed it to the side, and took out a hundred-thousand-dollar note from his pocket and pressed it on it, "This is what the empress rewarded me before, take it too, give it to me."
The brothers below divide it, everyone has a share."
What?
The eunuchs were shocked when they heard this and looked at each other. In the eunuch circle, it has become a rule for the subordinates to respect the chief. The eunuchs have to pay part of their salary to pay tribute every month. The chiefs like Li Yang don't want money but give money instead.
, it was really the first time they met, they had never heard of it before.
"A hundred thousand yuan ticket, this, this is too much, and it's not good, right?"
Flathead's eyes were greedy, but he was still a little hesitant.
"Just take it for you. I won't be happy if you keep grinding and whining."
Li Yang's face darkened and he said displeased.
"Thank you, Eunuch Li."
Ping Tou picked up the money note and put it into his pocket, smiling so hard that he could hardly close his mouth. There were two hundred eunuchs in Xihua Palace. One hundred thousand were divided equally. Each of them could also be divided up to five hundred. Their monthly salary was
Only eighty or five hundred is almost enough for a year's income.
The other eunuchs also looked happy and excited.
"Eunuch Li, we are convinced that you will be our general manager."
"From now on, Eunuch Li can use our brothers whenever he wants, so just give him his orders."
"We will do whatever Eunuch Li asks us to do."
Li Yang nodded and smiled without saying a word.
Winning people's hearts with money may not last long, but it is indeed the fastest. Then Li Yang will not stay in Xihua Palace for a long time. Spending money to win people's hearts is the most suitable.
"Eunuch Li, you are injured, we brothers will not disturb your rest?"
Pingtou Road.
"Let me ask you something, can I call the palace?"
Li Yang said casually.
"According to the rules, it's not allowed, but our brothers are guarding the guest room, so feel free to fight."
Flathead smiled.
"Then take me there now."
Li Yang stood up.
Although Xiaocui had told him that Concubine Xi had sent someone to inform Zhou Xue, Zhou Xue still didn't know that he had become the eunuch in charge of Xihua Palace. He had to tell Zhou Xue about this matter, and he also had to tell Zhou Xue how to do it.
sentence.
"Xuexue, I won't be going back in the near future. The imperial concubine promoted me to be the chief eunuch in her palace. They didn't force me, I volunteered."
Li Yang dialed the phone and said with a smile.
"You volunteered, what do you mean?"
Zhou Xue said coldly.
I was really angry to death because Li Yang left her alone and went to scout Concubine Xi. Besides, if Li Yang didn't come back, how could she have a child?
"I won't be able to do this for long. Soon, I will take you out of the palace and back to our Qingyang City."
"Be careful in everything you do in the palace. Go out less and socialize less. If the imperial doctor comes to check your pulse, just drink the packet of medicinal powder I gave you."
"If you want to see me for anything, just ask Afu to come to Xihua Palace to send a message. In case of emergency, you can also call this number and just hang up."
After Li Yang finished explaining, he hung up the phone without waiting for a response.
Zhou Xuexiu's eyebrows knitted together, and she became worried about Li Yang again. Li Yang ran to Xihua Palace and approached Concubine Xi. She must have an agenda. What on earth is this confusion going to do?
The next day, Li Yang went to work and arranged the affairs in the palace in an orderly manner. He himself did not deliberately try to please Concubine Xi, but just did his job.
The women in the palace are by no means simple and take the initiative to please, but they are easily suspected.
Especially since he had just taken refuge, it was impossible for Concubine Xi to completely trust him and treat him as a confidant.
In the afternoon, Yang Huanhuan went to Qifo Mountain to worship Buddha as usual.
When Li Yang saw Yang Huanhuan walking out, he immediately approached him and said, "Mother, do I want to follow you?"
Yang Huanhuan shook his head: "No need."
After saying that, he led the crowd and left without looking back.
Li Yang looked at her back and smiled faintly. He took the initiative to ask for instructions, just to test.
If Yang Huanhuan really went to worship the Buddha, he would definitely take him with him. It is a rule for the eunuch in charge to follow his master when going out, and every palace has conventions.
The unwillingness to take him could only mean that Yang Huanhuan was doing shady things under the guise of worshiping Buddha.
Two options flashed through his mind: slowly acquire Yang Huanhuan's new position, wait patiently for the day when Yang Huanhuan takes him there, and then conduct a secret investigation of Qifu Mountain and Qifu Temple.
After a slight hesitation, he chose the former. There was no need to rush at this time.
There were so many people coming in and out of Qifo Mountain and Qifo Temple all day long, but no one noticed anything strange. He might not be able to find out anything for a while. If he went there rashly, once Yang Huanhuan knew about it, he would definitely become suspicious.
"Keep an eye on Li Yang for me. If you go out, where you go and who you meet, I want to know."
Yang Huanhuan stood at the entrance of the palace and ordered the guards.
"Yes, empress."
The guard bowed and replied.
Xiaocui's face changed slightly when she heard this. After walking for a while, she couldn't bear it anymore and opened and closed her mouth again.
"Just say whatever you want."
Yang Huanhuan glared at her.
"Empress, since you don't trust Li Yang, why do you stay with me and entrust him with important tasks?"
Xiaocui said confused.
"You don't need to know this."
Yang Huanhuan said indifferently that she really couldn't answer this question, so she couldn't tell Xiaocui. The moment when Li Yang protected her, he looked like someone from the past, and it really warmed her heart.