The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 23 Pack up
After taking care of Jiang Yuyao's affairs, Xu Shishui led his men back to Zichen Hall.

He found an empty tea room at the back of the hall and went in to have a rest. As soon as he sat down, hot tea was served immediately, and he added a very warm sentence: "Brother Xu, you drink tea."

Xu Shishui was thinking about something, and drank one sip at a time. After drinking more than half of it, he suddenly felt that the atmosphere around him was not right.With squinting eyes, several young eunuchs who were standing by the wall and peeking at him shrank their necks at the same time, not daring to look any more.

I knew this bunch of worthless people were terrified.

But even if he was scared and scared, even if he was strong, he still managed the job well.After Xu Shishui weighed it up, he didn't speak harshly to them, and just smiled coldly: "What's the matter? Do you feel sorry for that girl? Then you go to the clothing bureau to get her back and keep her in your own room. I'll pretend I didn't see it."

How could those few dare to respond, each of them bowed and smiled and said "don't dare"-Xu Shishui's saying "pretend you didn't see it" is useless!If it reaches Chen Jijiang's ears, why don't they still kill them?
Xu Shishui was very satisfied with their reaction.

"If you don't see it," that's what Ben said, and if they really did that, he'd wear little shoes on them until they died.

He thinks he still has a little conscience.That Mrs. Jiang had a bad idea and wanted to kill her roommate, so she deserved her punishment by sending her to the Clothes Bureau, but if any eunuch took advantage of this opportunity to spoil the little girl, he would lose eight lifetimes of virtue, and he would have to be an eunuch in the next life!

After finishing the simple geography, Xu Shishui took another sip of tea and began to ponder the somewhat important right and wrong.

He really couldn't understand, what is His Majesty doing?
Yes, Chen Jijiang has been with His Majesty the longest, but he has also been with him for five years, and it has been a long time since he has encountered such a thing that makes people feel incomprehensible even after thinking about it.

To say that the emperor has something to do, so he needs to stabilize the food bureau... No matter how Xu Shishui thinks about it, it doesn't make sense!

How much involvement can be made in the one-acre three-point land of the Shangshi Bureau, and it is worth the trouble of the Ninth Five-Year Lord to "stabilize" them personally?If you really feel that there is something terrible and dangerous in Shangshi Bureau, you can kill it from top to bottom and replace it with one sentence.How convenient is it that the Shangshi bureaus of several palaces can immediately transfer people to fill this vacancy?
But if not...

Is it true that the emperor likes that little girl surnamed Ruan, as people gossiping and guessing?

Xu Shishui knew that not only the eunuchs younger than him thought this way, even his master Chen Jijiang had this kind of suspicion—that's why he didn't punish those eunuchs who were thinking wildly, for fear of hitting his master in the face.

But this is even stranger than the speculation that "Your Majesty has something important to do and must stabilize the Shangshi Bureau"!

It was so strange that not only had they never seen the person in front of the imperial court, they hadn't even thought about it.Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and it is normal for them to think about things like "All nations come to court" and "Holy Grace is mighty", but if they think about "Your Majesty likes a little maid but dare not say it"...then their brains are squeezed by the door !
The dignified emperor likes a little court lady who is in the food bureau, so there is a reason to "dare not say it"?How easy is it to just seal a position and put it in the harem?
Why didn't His Majesty mention a word?

Not only did he not mention a word, but he also protected the little girl and paved the way for the little girl?

If it wasn't for Jiang's incident, His Majesty said this morning, "The maid of the Shangshi Bureau who was taken to Gongzhengsi a few days ago had a roommate named Jiang. Don't let her stay in the Shangshi Bureau." His master, who grew up by His Majesty's side, has never been convinced of this speculation, and has always thought it was too ridiculous!
Unable to come up with any new progress, Xu Shishui raised his neck angrily and drank the rest of the tea in one gulp. He put down the teacup and walked out, but he didn't tell his subordinates viciously: "Keep your mouth shut!"

He couldn't see through what His Majesty was doing, but at least one thing was clear: His Majesty didn't want to talk about it.

Two more incidents happened in Shangshi Bureau, and they both happened in the same room.So, in the words of the court ladies when they gossip: "Why do they always have accidents in their house? Is it bad Feng Shui?"

All three things add up.

One is that there was no danger: Sydney was escorted to Gong Zhengsi for questioning, and came back safely.

One thing is not unusual: Bai Ji suddenly fell ill overnight after going to the Shang Palace Bureau to receive his salary, with persistent high fever and nightmares, talking nonsense.

The other one sounded strange and terrifying: Jiang Yuyao was lost.

Really "lost".He didn't come back after receiving his salary, and he couldn't find anyone anywhere. Zou Shangshi even went to Gong Zhengsi to inquire, and Gong Zheng kindly agreed to help find him, and then there was no more text.

This is really unbelievable.The palace is heavily guarded, and there are records to check when entering and exiting. There are ancient books to find how many people are there, and who is their last name.Not to mention a living person, even the kittens and puppies in the palace cannot disappear out of thin air.

But this is the least possible place to lose face, and it really loses people.

For three full days, no one knew where she had gone.It feels like a pot of water, which was uncovered when it was boiled, and then it boiled away bit by bit, and nothing could be found.

During these three days, the experienced female officials gradually smelled something unusual—perhaps it was related to the lord of the house.

Then, no matter which palace it is, it is better for them not to meddle in their own business.

Immediately afterwards, the explanation that should have spread quickly spread, and everyone in the Shangshi Bureau said that Yuyao had a sudden illness and was afraid of infecting others, so she was sent out of the palace for treatment.

But Bai Ji, who was ill, had nightmares for three whole days.

The scene of that day was lingering in her mind, turning again and again, as if it was the same every time, and seemed more hideous each time.

That day, she and Jiang Yuyao were scared to death. After Jiang Yuyao realized it, she knelt down and cried and begged the eunuchs to let her go, but all she got was gagged and forcibly dragged away.

She saw Jiang Yuyao struggling until her bun was messed up, and the only two silver hairpins available to envoys of the ninth rank fell off, and were trampled by the eunuch, and scattered on the ground alone...

Bai Ji didn't even have the courage to pick up the hairpin.

She didn't dare to take the bag of silver that Xu Shishui gave her.That was Yuyao's monthly salary, and she didn't even know whether Yuyao was dead or alive in the future, so she didn't want to look at that money at all.

She hurriedly dug a hole under the nearest tree, buried the kit, filled it with soil, and then forced herself to calmly walk to the Shangshi Bureau...

These few pictures just turned around in her dream, looking gray and gloomy, and the words that Xu Shishui "taught" her would pop up from time to time:
"In this palace, there is only one person who can't be offended."

When he was so frightened by these words that he broke out in cold sweat for countless times, Bai Ji finally woke up bitterly.

"Ah!" Su Zixian laughed when she saw her eyes open, and then called Xue Li to come over.

Sydney is counting the broken silver there.The money was intended to be given to the female doctor who came to see Bai Ji at night. They wanted the female doctor to speak lightly about Bai Ji's condition so that Bai Ji would not be sent out for treatment like Jiang Yuyao.

If you send it out, you may not be able to return it.

So as soon as they saw her wake up, both of them were very happy. Su Zixian immediately went to report to Cui Wan, while Xue Li looked left and right by the bed, and then kept asking Bai Ji what he would like to eat tonight.

Bai Ji was just in a daze.First he stared blankly at Su Zixian, then at Xueli, and finally grabbed Xueli's arm: "Xueli..."

"Huh?" Xueli was taken aback by her, and she sighed that she felt refreshed just after waking up after three days of illness, and then asked her, "What's wrong?"

She opened her mouth, remained silent for a while, and opened her mouth again: "I want to see Sister Awan."

"Oh, then I'll invite her!" Su Zixian was about to go find Cui Wan, but Bai Ji immediately shook her head: "No, I'll go by myself."

But you look so empty now...

Both Xueli and Zixian had the same idea, so they persuaded her for a long time.Bai Ji, who has always been very soft-tempered, was actually very persistent this time, no matter what they said, he still wanted to see her.

They had no choice but to do what she wanted, helping her put on more clothes, and then helping her to Cui Wan's room.

After Bai Ji hesitated to speak twice, Cui Wan saw what she meant and asked Xueli and Zixian to go back to their rooms and wait.

However, they waited in the room for an hour.An hour later, Bai Ji asked Wei Xi and Yue Tingxian from the next room to bring her back. She passed out, and Wei Xi and Yue Tingxian were out of breath after walking all the way.

Wei Xi said that Bai Ji went to Cui Nushi to admit his mistake for no reason, and admitted that she was the one who went to stew white fungus with peach gum to add more rock sugar. Those who are promoted can also be replaced, and they will have crooked thoughts in a flash.

Cui Wan couldn't tolerate sand in her eyes, she was naturally annoyed when she heard it, and made Bai Ji kneel outside for an hour without saying a word.

Xueli and Zixian were too frightened by Bai Ji's face to pay attention to these things, and they had no time to think about why she suddenly ran to admit her mistake.

Her complexion looked even worse, there was no trace of blood on her face, and even her lips were paper white.

Zixian stretched out her hand to caress her forehead, it was hotter than a few days ago, and immediately rushed to find the doctor girl.

After another two days of high fever, Bai Ji finally woke up. He became silent during his illness, often not hearing a word from her for a whole day.

Xueli and Zixian are also very busy with recent affairs.

On the one hand, he has to take care of Bai Ji, on the other hand, the New Year is approaching.During the New Year, various matters will start to be arranged. There are many palace banquets, and of course the Shangshi Bureau will not be idle.

In addition, there is another thing that makes Zou Shangshi angry but unable to get angry.

In the spring and summer of next year, several senior maids in the Imperial Dining Room will be released from the palace, and someone needs to fill the vacancy, of course someone from Shangshi Bureau.

In fact, this is also a matter of giving her face, not to mention that Chen Jijiang previously revealed that the imperial dining room should be returned to the Shangshi Bureau, so there is no need for her to be angry about it.

But I couldn't bear the rude attitude of the dignitaries in the imperial dining room.

For a while, everyone in the Shangshi Bureau went around this topic, and those who wanted to "Gao Sheng" go to the imperial dining room to take on this beautiful job did not dare to mention it. On the surface, they all said, "Who wants to go to the imperial dining room? You want to go to the imperial dining room." Room! Your whole family wants to go to the Imperial Dining Room."

(End of this chapter)