The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 38
The eunuch bowed to the court lady and said, "Master Si Shan."

Wang Sishan looked at the tall and thin eunuch and then at Cui Wan, and frowned: "What's wrong?"

Cui Wan then told the ins and outs of the incident just now, saying that he planned to leave with the meal list and didn't know what he was going to do, and said: "Besides, this meal list is not for supper, it is for today's dinner. All the papers were submitted, and he took What does it do?"

"Oh..." Wang Sishan gave a long answer, took the menu and glanced at it, then handed it back to the eunuch, and said to Cui Wan, "Don't worry about it, he has something to do. "

"My lord?!" Cui Wan was obviously startled, seeing the tall and thin eunuch taking the opportunity to go out, she immediately stopped him sideways.Then he said anxiously to Wang Sishan, "My lord! The late emperor had a big incident in the timetable, and executed a whole bunch of palace officials with a cane. If there is another negligence this time, who will bear the blame?"

This made Wang Wanzhi shudder.

The "big event" in the late emperor's time was not too long ago, and they probably knew that some unruly courtiers bribed the female official of the Shangshi Bureau to get the daily meal list, and it took two months to figure it out. What the emperor likes to eat.A dose of poison was administered with precision, and the eunuch who tried the dishes would not die if he took a small bite, but the emperor would surely die if he took three bites.

But it was a coincidence that the emperor was in a good mood that day, and rewarded the eunuch with his favorite dish, but it failed, and the person who poisoned him was found out instead.

It is said that at the end of the investigation, it was found that even the false edicts had been drafted, one was to abolish the crown prince—that is, the current emperor, and the other was to pass on the throne to the ten princes.

The tenth prince's biological mother and several auxiliary ministers who were to be appointed in the false imperial edict were immediately bestowed dead.The tenth prince escaped the catastrophe because he was only three years old at the time, and he was too young to be "rebellious", but everyone in the palace has heard about how the past few years have been - he is almost ten years old now , and stayed in the temple with a concubine who was out of the palace to practice. It is hard to say whether he can be a fief in a few years when he reaches the age.

When Cui Wan mentioned this matter, the dining room immediately fell silent, and there was no response for a long time.

Xu Shishui, who was sent over by Chen Jijiang to have a look, bumped into the "Silence", and a flash in his mind immediately: It's a blessing.

He didn't want to make this trip at first, he felt that Wang Wanzhi had always been in charge of the imperial dining room, and they were in harmony with their imperial wells, but Chen Jijiang was afraid that something might happen to the Ruan family—if something happened to her, it would be difficult for them to explain. , so I sent him over to have a look.

Seeing the stalemate here, even co-author Wang Wanzhi can't hold it back?Then he really has to ask.

After going back and forth, Cui Wan explained to Xu Shishui step by step what she had just explained to Wang Wanzhi.Probably because he was excited by the incident of the first emperor, this time several seniors from Shangshi Bureau came to help talk, especially Mrs. Qiu who was in Dianji frowned and said: "We didn't mean to provoke you. It’s not Mrs. Wang’s fault, but this servant has to say something more—if something really happens, this servant will be the first to be dragged out and beaten to death!”

Xu Shishui didn't say a word when he heard what they said. In fact, he knew what was going on here. If nothing happened, Wang Wanzhi must have taken advantage of another palace. He wanted to know what His Majesty likes to eat. Just in time to help.

Hey, after the incident with Empress Li, the master is worried that he won't be able to make him sick!

With a glance, Xu Shishui didn't pay much attention to the others, and only asked the tall and thin eunuch: "What's going on? Are you going to tell me?"

Wang Wanzhi's heart sank with a "thump".Originally, he didn't take Xu Shishui seriously, he just thought that he was here for a formality. Looking at it this way, he really wanted to intervene in the matter of the imperial dining room?

Just as he was about to speak, Xu Shishui glanced over "just in time", and asked leisurely again: "Wang Sishan, does this matter have anything to do with you?"

The killing intent in his tone made Wang Wanzhi afraid to speak immediately.

Xu Shishui said that you are a coward.

He waited quietly without being in a hurry, but Wang Wanzhi didn't dare to admit it, and bowed again and again: "It's okay, it's okay! You also know that I have been in charge of the imperial dining room for many years, and nothing like this can happen."

Xu Shishui almost sneered in public!
But he didn't think it was right, and Xu Shishui didn't want to make this a big deal. If he really went to the Zichen Palace, he might end up with it, but he still added to Wang Wanzhi: "Come here."

Before the words fell, two eunuchs entered the room in response.

Xu Shishui put on a smirk: "This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Wang, peace is the most important thing for us. The dishonest one, dragged out and cleaned up, let everyone watch."

Many people in the dining room visibly shivered!

The tall and thin eunuch fell to his knees and fell to his knees. It was only when he was dragged out that he realized that he yelled heartbreakingly at Wang Wanzhi: "Master, master, save me...! Master? Master!"

Looking at Wang Wanzhi again, sweat was dripping from his forehead.

The people outside dragged the eunuch to the courtyard of the imperial dining room to silence him, and when he came back to tell Xu Shishui that he was ready, all the maids and eunuchs in the imperial dining room turned pale and prepared to go out to watch the execution.

Xueli and Zixian shook hands with each other, their palms were covered with sweat, after a while Yue Tingxian also came over to shake hands with them, his palms were also covered with sweat.

The three of them squeezed each other, swallowed forcibly, and were about to go out when Xu Shishui walked over.

He smiled, wanted to get close but didn't dare to touch Xueli, so he patted Su Zixian on the shoulder and said kindly: "You three are still young, don't be scared, go back to your room and rest, there is nothing for you here. "

None of the three little girls said a word, they looked at each other, bowed to him, and ran away with their skirts in their hands.When I ran to the gate of the courtyard and saw the tall and thin eunuch with his mouth gagged, he was so frightened that he didn't even dare to take another look, so he immediately went to his residence in the west.

Their residence was not too far from the imperial dining room, and it seemed that they hadn't run half the distance before they heard the sound of falling sticks.

Shouting to each other, "Don't look, don't look!", the three of them ran back to the house together, slammed the door hard, and fell to the ground until they were panting.

This is the first time I have seen the rules of the imperial court.

Sydney hugged her knees and was still shivering.No matter how I comforted myself "it was the eunuch who made the mistake first", I was still quite frightened.She has not seen any palace servants executed in the Shangshi Bureau for three years. In her eyes, the number of beating boards is more miserable. Today, she saw it unprepared and died within [-] sentences. A eunuch thing...

Looking up again while still in shock, Su Zixian's face was pale, Yue Tingxian touched his chest, the three of them gasped for a long time without speaking, and panted for a long time, still not knowing what to say, they supported each other to stand up, and sat down on the couch Go up and pant.

After a long time, Yue Tingxian hugged the pillow and raised his head and asked them: "We won't be beaten to death like this..."

"No, no!" Su Zixian shook her head immediately, very vigorously, "We will not commit such a capital crime! We will definitely survive until we leave the palace!"

Hearing this, Xueli shivered again, and involuntarily began to stubbornly "think" about that person again.

Xie Zhao, the emperor; Yan Chenghuai, the commander.

The two people who were obviously the same but made her feel completely different kept bumping into her mind, making her thoughts extremely chaotic.The more she thought about it, the more she wondered, what kind of person is he?
He was still very nice to her, and even asked her to come over to eat today!

He also once said that he didn't know about the punishment of the Shangshi Bureau by the imperial court.But what happened in the imperial dining room today, didn't he know about it?Did he mean it?

Thinking about this is really contradictory, as if the two figures that overlapped a little bit in her heart were torn apart again, making her thoughts twisted into a salt and pepper twist again, and it became impossible to untangle again.

Sydney felt as if there was a pear leaf growing on the top of her head, and she fell side to side and that way as her mind wavered.After going back and forth a few times, I felt so annoyed that I fell on the couch and covered my face with the quilt, looking from the outside as if I was about to smother myself to death.

It was night, and Wang Wanzhi tossed and turned on the couch, unable to fall asleep. At the second watch, he simply turned over and got up. The little apprentice hurriedly turned on the lamp and said, "Master."

Wang Wanzhi exhaled heavily, panicking in his heart.

Regarding today's matter, he knew in his heart that Yuqian had made trouble.In the palace, no matter how big or small, there is no intention to make a big fuss, it is all done in peace, and it will pass with one eye closed.

What about this?Xu Shishui didn't "make a big fuss", but he beat people to death!
Even if he was beaten to death, he couldn't say anything. The crime was put there, and he couldn't go around telling people that it was the imperial court who showed him embarrassment.

Wang Wanzhi felt so uncomfortable!
They eunuchs have no roots, and when they are old, they can only count on their disciples and grandchildren to take care of them. Therefore, at his age, it is even more important to be able to protect the disciples under him.Chen Jijiang is letting others see that he can't protect others, and wants to cut off his back!

The more Wang Wanzhi thought about it, the more angry he became, cursing from Chen Jijiang to Xu Shishui, and from Xu Shishui to Cui Wan, and then his thoughts stopped on Shangshi Bureau.

These ten people were all transferred by Chen Jijiang.

He brought them here specially to kick him away?
Wang Wanzhi recalled it.

Maybe it's hard to say what Chen Jijiang meant, but after today's incident, he at least confirmed that these ten people are not with him, and they abide by the rules of the Zou family in Shangshi Bureau.

Cui Wan dared to challenge him in public, and even bypassed him and directly asked the people in front of the imperial court to judge the matter of the imperial dining room, because she didn't take him seriously!

The more Wang Wanzhi thought about it, the angrier he became. He was still sitting on the side of the couch sulking, but after a while he was pacing up and down and gnashing his teeth.

After walking around like this for half an hour, he waved his little apprentice away, sat down at the desk, thought about writing, and wrote down all the ten people transferred by Shangshi Bureau, thinking about them one by one.

Tsk tsk, there are actually a lot of dishonesty.

Cui Wan confronted him face to face, and he knew that the one called Yue Tingxian sent things to the imperial court every now and then.

There is also the one named Ruan Xueli, who was not obvious before, so he didn't feel anything.It wasn't until someone from Yuqian came to ask her to help him tonight that he didn't feel a little bit of it, and the co-author was also thoughtful.

And that Dian Ji who stood up to help Cui Wan speak.

Wang Wanzhi circled the names of four people in one breath, remained silent for a while, and then circled the names of ten people in a big circle.Then he pressed the list under the inkstone, and while thinking about it, he lay back on the couch.

(End of this chapter)