Chapter 25 Manager Zhang and the Queen Mother’s Troubles
Zhang Defa was stunned, holding the dragon robe he took off and hesitated: "Then..."
He wanted to think that he should punish people, but his intuition was wrong. Even after staying with the emperor for many years, some of his thoughts were still unclear and elusive.
Yuchi Gong glanced at him, turned around and strode towards the royal bed, impatiently saying: "What the hell, get out."
"Okay!" Zhang Defa understood.
The emperor was just talking so much, but he didn’t really want to punish him, otherwise he would have been copied directly.
He hugged the dragon robe and put it away carefully, ready to exit quickly, but he heard impatience coming from the front of the bed:
"My bedroom is really a mess."
Yuchi Gong glanced at the bed covers, and then at the entire dormitory, with a miserable look on his face. He felt that nothing was pleasing to his eyes.
Zhang Defa looked at the neatly arranged things and felt extremely complicated.
He bowed and apologized: "I will make arrangements tomorrow to change people to clean and rearrange. Please have a rest early and don't worry about these trivial matters."
Yuchi Gong said "hmm", got on the bed and closed his eyes, thinking about the corruption in the Ministry of War, and said nothing.
Zhang Defa lowered his head until he heard the sound of the quilt being lifted and covered again. After a while, he quietly exited.
Before leaving, don't forget to turn off the light, leaving only the night light.
When he arrived outside the hall, Zhang Defa had a sad look on his face. He couldn't count how many groups of people had changed to clean the furnishings.
No matter how well things are arranged and how neat they look, they almost never satisfy the emperor.
Zhang Defa couldn't guess what the emperor wanted at all, but how could the emperor do this in person, unless he wanted to lose his head?
This incident stumped all the eunuchs and maids of Cangchen Palace, and made Zhang Defa very worried.
Fortunately, the emperor is reasonable and will not punish people for these trivial matters. He will only make people have to start over again if they can't bear it.
But it's one thing if I don't care, it's another thing if they can't handle it well.
Zhang Defa even said privately that if any of his slaves helped him solve this important matter and it was considered a great achievement, he could make an exceptional promotion and reward him with a bronze palace medal.
The palace medal was handed down from the time of Queen Shotoku. It was awarded to palace members with merits and achievements. It is divided into three grades: bronze, silver and gold. The bronze palace medal is the lowest and the gold palace medal is the highest. It is the proof of royal certification and honor.<
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It is extremely rare. Each department and bureau has a limited number of palace seals. You can issue them if you want. Every issuance of a rose palace seal must be reported to the Queen Mother or the Emperor for approval.
If a palace official gets one, everyone will take a high look at it. If a palace maid has a palace medal, even if it is a copper one, she will be a hot cake when she goes out at the age of twenty-five. She will not have to worry about her marriage or her future.
So as soon as Zhang Defa said this, countless eunuchs and maids came to follow him.
But it was useless, and finally failed miserably!
No, Madana of the Weaving Bureau, who is known as turning decay into magic, vowed to take care of this matter. It only took two days, but...
Zhang Defa waved the fly whisk with a frown on his face: "Go back and continue working with your fabrics at the Weaving Bureau."
Martha carried the baggage and ended sadly.
Zhang Defa looked up at the bright moon in late spring and sighed. If anyone could help him solve this problem, he would kowtow and call his ancestors.
His wish seemed to be heard by Mingyue, and a few months later, someone successfully became his ancestor.
It's late at night, and the master of Cangchen Hall has taken a rest.
The main hall of Zhuangning Palace is still brightly lit.
The Queen Mother has been unable to sleep well in the past two years. She has to have Nanny Qin comb her hair and unblock her collaterals every night to feel better.
The emperor was filial and decisively agreed to the election in order to make the queen mother less worried.
Tonight, the Queen Mother couldn't sleep at all and was walking around the palace.
Aunt Qin kept saying "sin, sin, sin", she shouldn't have said it at night, no, she shouldn't have said it.
The Queen Mother waved her hand in disapproval: "You are doing it for the Ai family. You know what the Ai family is afraid of, so you shouldn't say anything. But is the little eunuch really not looking for trouble this time?"
Nanny Qin recalled carefully: "I looked at it and thought it was not the same as usual."
It’s no wonder that the Queen Mother reacted so radically. When it came to the servants around the Emperor, the Queen Mother became upset and felt uncomfortable.
In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, those servants in Cangchen Palace are all copper peas, stupid and stupid, bad-hearted bastards who can't be beaten and punished, and they all obey the emperor's orders.
In the past, the Queen Mother saw that the Emperor went to the harem too few times, and she felt that Zhang Defa was slippery, so she wanted to start with the servants around him, and let the little eunuchs occasionally say a word or two to help guide the Emperor to a certain palace concubine.<
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And what did those little eunuchs do? Just tell the emperor what they said!
The emperor thought it was the palace concubine who was instigating it, so he sent the young eunuchs to catch the palace concubine's fault.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she summoned the young eunuch to question her.
The little eunuch said that they couldn't hide it from Lord Long Live, and that was what the empress ordered. I don't know what was wrong.
There is nothing wrong with this statement. The eunuchs of Cangchen Palace should be loyal to the emperor. If they have second thoughts, it is an unforgivable crime.
The Queen Mother didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was neither a matter of punishment nor not punishment. She had to teach them to be more flexible and not to be too stubborn.
As a result, the little eunuchs were so flexible that they followed the original emperor's instructions and took a big leap to catch the concubine's mistakes and restore the emperor's life.
As a result, it later developed that wherever the young eunuchs of Cangchen Palace went, the concubines of that palace would tremble, and something bad would definitely happen!
The Queen Mother was so angry that she fell down, grabbed the young eunuch from Cangchen Palace, spread her arms and asked frankly, can you just lead the emperor to the palace concubine?
Unexpectedly, the little eunuchs stiffened their necks and said: No, it goes against the teachings of Long live the Lord.
The Queen Mother got angry and beat the little eunuchs severely, almost including Zhang Defa. It was not until the emperor came to take them back in person and said that he would be punished well that he put them back.
This is also the reason why Xiao Shunzi did not dare to inquire under the nose of Aunt Qin today.
As soon as Zhang Defa heard that Nanny Qin was there, he just asked him to observe and pay attention to avoid misunderstandings.
So when the Queen Mother heard that the young eunuch of Cangchen Palace was actually on the brocade stage and had been there for a long time, her first reaction was that she was looking for trouble.
Nanny Qin quickly denied it, patted her chest, and repeatedly promised that she didn’t look like she was looking for trouble.
The Queen Mother felt a little relieved and sat down again: "That's good. If not, the Ai family will have to talk to the emperor."
Nanny Qin broke out in sweat. After seeing the Queen Mother calm down, she had the opportunity to express her guess:
"My slave, I see that the little eunuch seems to be paying attention to someone, and he looks very good. I dare to guess, is it that I have fallen in love with any beautiful girl? After all, this long live master is on the palace road today, and almost all the beautiful girls are attracted by me."
I’ve seen it before.”
The Queen Mother became a little excited again: "Don't take it too seriously!"
If the emperor is very interested in a certain palace concubine, that palace concubine is not far away from being laid off. The good young talent she just brought back does not want to be lost like this.
Nanny Qin quickly comforted her: "My dearest lady, this is not the best for the other. Long live the Lord is not a tolerant master. The beautiful girl dragged out is the best proof..."
The Queen Mother hesitated: "What kind of method is that?"
She has only seen the emperor's intention to confiscate his concubines' homes and exterminate their families, but she has never seen other intentions. This is why she is so anxious about the election.
Nanny Qin smiled mysteriously: "Maybe it's the kind of enlightenment you want to achieve?"
The Queen Mother was overjoyed and felt that she had made the right choice in this draft: "Please pay attention and if you find anything, please report it as soon as possible."
Nanny Qin agreed briskly, but the Queen Mother still couldn't sleep. This time she was too happy to sleep.
She thought about it and called Aunt Tian and Aunt Li over to give them some instructions.
After the two of them retired, Nanny Qin helped her to bed. Before going to bed, she was still thinking: "We have to hold a flower viewing party in two days."
Let the current concubine show her face again and see if she can work harder.
I kept tossing until the middle of the night before falling asleep.