The night was getting deeper, and the maid standing guard outside Fengqi Palace listened to the gradually calming movements in the palace, but her red cheeks showed no sign of cooling down.
She stared dimly at the lightly closed palace door, and walked over with small steps.
"You, what are you going to do?" Seeing this, another palace maid on the side quickly stopped her, and whispered in her mouth: "Aunt Hubo said, you can't enter the palace without permission!"
The palace maid lowered her head, but her tone was somewhat stubborn: "I, I just went to see if there is anything I can do to help you, there is no other intention!"
This is superfluous. After six years, this harem still has only one mistress. I am afraid that no one here knows the thoughts of this maid.
Others wanted to stop him, but they couldn't resist. The palace maid had already made up her mind to give it a try.
"what you up to?"
At this moment, Amber came back, and her cold voice was like a basin of cold water poured on the maid's head, making her face suddenly turn pale.
"Aunt, I——" The palace maid hurriedly wanted to explain.
Amber frowned and asked someone to cover her mouth. Under the frightened gaze of the palace maid, she said in a cold voice: "Don't you think others know what you are thinking? Take her away."
"Yes." Two powerful eunuchs took the maid away silently.
This move frightened the rest of the surrounding palace people into trembling with fear. Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to meet Amber's scrutinizing eyes.
"I just left for a while, and something like this happened."
Amber pinched the bridge of her nose and couldn't hide the look of fatigue on her brows, but she quickly hid it. She waved these people away and called the capable young eunuch from Fengqi Palace over.
"I have something for you to do."
Amber told the little eunuch: "Find someone to check the background of the palace maid."
The young eunuch answered yes, and then asked: "Then, will you invite the master of Jinyiwei now?"
"...Go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and ask Eunuch Cao Shun to handle this matter."
After pondering for a moment, Amber made such a decision, which surprised the little eunuch. However, the other eunuch was not stupid enough to ask the reason, but silently stepped back to deliver the order.
Chen's incident happened in the previous dynasty, and there was immediate turmoil in the harem. Amber was worried that the two were related. If they didn't find out, she would be worried.
All the waiters in Fengqi Palace were selected by her, and she taught and beat them all the time. But even so, there are still people like this who don't know what they are called. Although she has made some mistakes, if she says
It was hard for her to believe that this man had not been instigated by others.
The reason why Dongchang was asked to take action instead of Jinyiwei was not because Amber Xin could not defeat Ying Wushang, but because Jinyiwei's target was too big.
Since Chen Yin was able to disappear from the capital quietly, although it does not necessarily mean that someone in Jinyiwei leaked the secret, it can at least be said that this person hiding in the dark must know everything about Jinyiwei.
People in the dark can even guess Jin Yiwei's thoughts and actions. This is obviously not a level that an ordinary thief can possess. If Jin Yiwei is asked to take action again, he will probably make the same mistake again.
But Dongchang is different. After His Majesty ascended the throne six years ago, all the original forces of Dongchang were shattered and reorganized. This included the Jin Yiwei's partial revenge, and the emperor's intention to change Dongchang's appearance so that it could be reused.
Cao Shun, the new governor of Dongchang, was chosen under such circumstances. As the godson of Cao Yuan, the eunuch of the late emperor, he was able to be reused by the new emperor, which in itself showed that he was very capable.
Hu Bo pondered for a moment. She might have to discuss this matter with Cao Shun in person, but people still had to watch here in Fengqi Palace. Today's incident sounded the alarm for her. There were some things that she couldn't relax for a moment.
After thinking about it, the only one she could trust and have enough prestige at the moment was Vanilla.
So she first asked two capable maids around her to guard Fengqi Palace, and then left to look for the herb. However, when she arrived at the place, she was told that the other party was not in the house.
"Aunt Vanilla has gone to the royal kitchen." The maid outside the house timidly replied.
"I know." Upon hearing those three words, Amber suddenly had the urge to touch her forehead and sigh.
She diverted to the imperial dining room. It was already dark, but the place was still brightly lit. Seven or eight young eunuchs were each guarding the stove. When Amber arrived, they all came to salute.
"I've met Aunt Amber."
Amber waved them off and told them to go their own way, then went into the imperial kitchen and found the man who was squatting in front of the stove, holding a cattail fan and fanning himself.
"Why are you here?" Vanilla raised her brows and glanced at Amber, but then made no intention of getting up. Her eyes returned to the stove.
Six years have passed before the little girl has completely grown up. Even though she is not wearing any makeup or beading, in terms of appearance and figure, apart from the one in the cold palace, Vanilla is definitely the number one person in the harem.
It's just that this attitude of not caring about foreign affairs makes Amber unable to hide her helpless mood. Sometimes she will really complain in her heart that their Majesty is really an extraordinary person, who can turn such a stunning girl into a
A cook who can't hear what's going on outside the window is like no one else.
Amber and Vanilla are both Yongle's personal maids. They were already serving His Majesty when he was a princess. If everything goes well, sooner or later they will be His Majesty's companions.
However, His Majesty did not care about the affairs between men and women, and at the same time he was deeply devoted to the Empress, so Amber no longer thought about those things. However, Vanilla was different. At the beginning, she was only thinking about "recommending herself."
The emperor had a special liking for food and drink, so back then Vanilla wanted to earn a future for herself through delicious food, but her numerous attacks were defused by the emperor's ruthless poisonous tongue.
However, Vanilla has always been a person who overcomes difficulties, so she becomes more and more courageous with every setback. Now she has become the aunt in charge of the imperial kitchen. Her original intention has also been deviated in the process, and food has always been in her heart.
The means slowly become the goal.
To put it bluntly, even if all the cooks in the capital were summoned, their skills would not be as good as hers. Her talent in cooking can be said to come from their princess's house. To say that she is the best in the world does not mean she is proud at all.
Although Vanilla today is still focused on making delicious food for the emperor, her original intention has long since changed. Seeing the other party gritting her teeth and determined to impress the emperor while cooking, Amber is worried that one day the other party will directly choke with His Majesty.
....
However, Amber looked at Vanilla's proud figure that could put all women in the world to shame, and she couldn't help but think, if she had known that the one in the cold palace would give them such a big surprise, she might as well have asked His Majesty to accept Vanilla, anyway.
Still one of our own.
But this thought only passed through her mind for a moment, and she coughed twice: "I have some things to do, and I have to take care of you tonight."
Hearing this, Vanilla raised her eyebrows and raised her head again, but her eyes were directed towards the other party: "What could be the matter? Could it be that you went to the wall again to listen to the erotic palace, and you can't stand it anymore?"
"vanilla!"
Amber, who was holding the hem of her skirt with both hands, blushed: "When did your words become so - so vulgar! Anyway, I have business! Go to Fengqi Palace!"
"I know, I know." Seeing her good sisters running away, Vanilla stood up lazily, grabbed a piece of cloth and wiped the black ash on her face, and told the eunuch in the imperial kitchen not to miss her food.