It's like someone slicing a sharp dagger through iron.
Li Danqing's eardrums ached a little, and he raised his head to look at the eunuch standing beside him.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of some old houses in the distance. Two children seemed to be frightened by the eunuch's shrill voice and ran out of the house.
Ji Yuzhi held a scroll in his hand and stared at the eunuch with a frown, quite a bit of a mature look.
The little princess Ji Yao held a corn cob in her hand and gnawed off half of it. There were still some corn kernels stuck to the corners of her mouth. Her eyes seemed to be a little frightened as she stared at this.
The woman's face suddenly turned pale, and she hurriedly whispered: "My father-in-law misunderstood, it was just me who accidentally fell, and this gentleman had good intentions..."
"I will report everything I saw to Shen Yusi truthfully. Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, the Lord Shen Yusi will make their own judgment." But before the woman could finish her words, she was interrupted by the eunuch.
Hearing the words Shen Yusi, Li Danqing could clearly feel that the woman's body trembled, as if she had a not-so-good memory of the place that governed the royal clan.
"Eunuch Cao! You have a bright eye and a bright heart!"
"I have done my duty all these years and have never done anything beyond my limits!"
"Please show your respect and don't be embarrassed..."
The woman who was the imperial concubine looked at the eunuch and said this.
There was a hint of begging in his words.
Li Danqing, who saw this on the side, raised his eyebrows with a playful expression.
There is a saying that the mother is as valuable as the son.
If the concubine was just a palace maid who was favored by Ji Qi at this time, everything that happened was just the result of Ji Qi's whim, and it would be fine if she was not favored.
But she is pregnant with dragon seed.
Even if Jiqi didn't like her, he was not even satisfied with the prince and princess she gave birth to.
But the prince and princess are of royal blood after all. They lived such a miserable life, and it was Ji Qi's face that was slapped.
At the same time, it also insults the majesty of the royal family.
Both emotionally and logically, Li Danqing could not imagine the reason why Ji Qi was so harsh on the mother and son.
"Your Majesty, this is serious."
"You are the master and I am the servant."
"The only reason for a master to embarrass his slave is, how can a slave embarrass his master?"
"If your Majesty feels that
If you do something wrong, you can go to the Queen and tell her."
"When the time comes, whether he is killed or chopped into pieces, my servant will not complain at all." Facing the woman's plea, the eunuch still said calmly and expressionlessly.
When Liu Qing'er, the concubine who was dressed like a peasant woman, heard this, her face suddenly turned uglier.
She waved her hands repeatedly and said in fear: "Eunuch Cao, I don't mean this..."
Eunuch Cao glanced at her with contempt, and stopped responding to Liu Qing'er's plea. He took out a small black notebook and a small writing brush from his arms.
The small black book is called Wu Chang Bo, and the writing brush is called the Judge's Pen.
It is something unique to eunuchs above the black robe in the palace.
As internal ministers, eunuchs are the confidants and eyes and ears of the royal family. The Qingyi Division, one of the Nine Divisions of the Three Prefectures, is an institution established for eunuchs.
Unlike other government departments, the Tsing Yi Department does not have a waiting list for ministers and deacons.
Ranks are divided only by official robes.
From top to bottom, there are five grades: green robe, red robe, black robe, blue shirt and gray shirt.
As long as you clean yourself and enter the palace, from that moment on, you will be under the jurisdiction of the Tsing Yi Division.
For example, Taiping, the young eunuch who had crossed paths with Li Danqing before, was the fifth-grade eunuch in gray.
The hierarchy in the Qingyi Division is very strict, and is only stronger than the other nine divisions. The upper-level eunuchs almost have the power of life and death over the lower-level eunuchs.
The eunuch in front of me is about thirty-five or sixty-six years old, and he is considered good enough to be able to wear a black robe.
And at this level, his authority is no less than that of most officials in the three prefectures and nine divisions.
The impermanent paper and judge pen in their hands can record what they see and hear. They can directly submit it to the Qingyi Palm Print and Ji Qi of the Qingyi Department for review without going through the officials of the Three Prefectures and Nine Divisions, which can be said to be a direct access to the holy hearing.
At the same time, the impermanence book and the judge's pen are made of special materials. Once the content on it is written down, it cannot be modified. If the impermanence book is damaged, the black robe as the custodian cannot explain the reason, but it can cure the crime of deceiving the emperor. Therefore, this
The owner of the object will not destroy the contents for others.
Just imagine if he offends such a person and writes down some crimes he wants to inflict on the impermanence book, it may be a disaster for ordinary officials.
…
Liu Qing'er obviously understood the reason behind this. The moment she saw this thing, she suddenly felt like
Ashen.
She knew that with each stroke, the other party's ability to confuse right and wrong and catch wind and shadow was equivalent to a sharp sword hanging above her head.
But the eunuch surnamed Cao didn't pay attention to the miserable look in Liu Qing'er's eyes, and he opened the book of impermanence and was about to start writing.
But at this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out and snatched Wuchang Bo away.
The eunuch surnamed Cao was stunned. He obviously did not expect that someone could act so boldly. He knew that taking this thing would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
An evil spirit suddenly surged in his eyes, he looked at the owner of the hand with wide eyes, and said in a high-pitched voice: "You dare!"
Snapped!
As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy slap hit his face.
Cao Rang had been working in the palace for so many years, but he had never been so wronged. He covered his burning side face, and after a while, he came back to his senses.
Then overwhelming anger surged in his chest. He looked at the owner of the hand again and continued to speak in a high-pitched voice: "Li Danqing! Don't bully others..."
Snapped!
This time, his words were just normal, and Li Danqing slapped him again.
This slap made Cao Rang's eyes flash with stars and he was confused.
"Speak carefully." Li Danqing's voice rang in his ears.
Cao Rang covered his face and stared at Li Danqing with a sinister expression, gritted his teeth and said: "Li Danqing, how dare you humiliate our family like this? Do you know that I am the Queen..."
"Are you the empress?" Li Danqing interrupted Cao Rang's shrill voice at the right place, and then slapped him again.
"How could you have such weird thoughts?" Li Danqing said in surprise, and slapped him again.
"His Majesty, the Emperor of Wuyang, actually covets me so much!" Prince Li said angrily, and then naturally slapped him again.
…
The sound of snapping and Li Danqing's righteous curses kept disturbing the Yanhuan palace.
Liu Qing'er was dumbfounded. The prince beside him clenched his fists and frowned, as if he was more worried than excited. But the little princess beside him took a big bite of corn as if she had seen something very delicious.
The corn on the cob was chewed with gusto while puffing out the cheeks, looking at it with relish.