Chapter 35:
In the twelfth lunar month, the palace will gradually have a taste of the New Year.
Every New Year, everything in the palace is replaced. Mingluan Palace prepared early, and only waited for the first day of the new year to replace all the brand-new Lingluo silks.
So the palaces started to get busy. After a busy time, it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
But it didn't take long for rumors in the palace to say that the emperor did not call anyone, and went to the Qin Tianjian early in the morning.
Therefore, Concubine Shu also instructed the small kitchen to cook porridge early, and called them all to the main hall to eat Laba porridge.
But I never thought about it, when it came to noon, Lingfu hurriedly came to deliver an decree, saying that the emperor would go to Mingluan Palace for lunch at noon.
Concubine Shu had to put the reunion dinner on hold and hurriedly let the small kitchen prepare the meal again. Jun Huailang also stayed in the side hall and ate with his sister.
This is unusual for Jun Huailang.
He packed up and went to the main hall. As soon as he walked to the door of the main hall, he heard laughter inside. Concubine Shu was sitting in front of the small stove, clumsily cooking tea. Emperor Qing Ping sat on the head, holding a cup in his hand, and was smiling happily at this time.
He pointed to the side to let Jun Huailang sit down, and asked with a smile, "Listen to your aunt, you taught her the skill of making tea?"
Jun Huailang understands.
Jun Huailang naturally did not dare to take credit, and said with a smile: "It's just that I have nothing to do, but I didn't expect my aunt to be so caring."
These words really taught Qingping Emperor Longyan Dayue, he laughed and said: "I have never seen her able to do such a boring and laborious thing, just think that you teach it well! "
Concubine Shu heard that the tea was no longer brewed, she threw the fan in her hand at Emperor Qing Ping, and said angrily: "Your Majesty is really partial! The concubines worked hard to make tea for His Majesty, but did not see His Majesty's praise. A word of concubine!"
The Qing Ping Emperor laughed again, and everyone around him laughed with him. For a time, the entire Mingluan Palace was filled with a lively atmosphere.
Jun Huailang smiled and sat beside him.
He has been an official for a few years in his previous life, and he knows a thing or two about the temperament of Emperor Qingping. He was superstitious and suspicious. Concubine Shu was able to be by his side for so many years, thanks to her simple and charming temperament.
Jun's family, whether it is his father or his aunt, all make Emperor Qing Ping feel at ease. Unexpectedly, because of this reassurance, he taught him that after a few years, Jun's family will wither and the family will be destroyed.
After the last life of Jun Huailang, he knows what it means to be with the king like a tiger, so looking at the joy in front of him, his heart is still calm and cold, staying out of the way.
So much so that he could keenly notice that there was a commotion outside the half-open window.
The center of the commotion is Diancui. She seems to have encountered some trouble and is looking for the palace maid and **** in the courtyard to be held accountable.
But she was not attentive. While busy with the things in front of her, she seemed to casually observe the movement in the main hall.
Her behavior is very unusual, but it coincides with Jun Huailang's speculation a few days ago. Jun Huailang's heart froze, and his eyes followed her calmly.
I saw that she gradually became anxious and angry, and went to look for Jinbao at the entrance of the west hall to ask questions. But seeing Jin Bao hesitating, as if a little anxious. Seeing his appearance, Dian Cui seemed to have caught something, and said something angrily at him.
Jun Huailang felt relieved.
Sure enough, he was right. Jinbao next to Xue Yan, although he looks timid and cowardly, is actually very clever. He took all of what he said to him before.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the movement outside the window to catch the attention of Emperor Qing Ping.
"What's wrong with the noise outside?" he asked with a frown.
Concubine Shu also looked out, and Dian Cui raised her voice, and said aggressively to Jin Bao: "If you didn't do the trick, why didn't you hand over the keys!"
I saw Jinbao faltering, as if explaining something.
The dispute between the two disturbed Emperor Qingping. He frowned and told Lingfu, "Go, call the two of them in and ask what's wrong."
Ling Fu hurriedly took the order and trot all the way to the courtyard.
Jun Huailang saw that the originally happy face of Emperor Qing Ping really showed an expression of impatience.
Presumably, the man behind Diancui knew Emperor Qing Ping quite well and knew how to provoke him. She arranged for Dian Cui to do this, in order to make Emperor Qing Ping annoyed with Concubine Shu.
Of course, it's more than just this level.
Jun Huailang sat beside him and waited quietly when he saw Lingfu bring Jinbao and Diancui in.
When Jinbao entered the door, he glanced at Jun Huailang a little nervously. Jun Huailang winked at him reassuringly before turning his eyes away.
Then Emperor Qingping asked them what happened.
The Qing Emperor took a sip of tea: "Come on, what's the matter of stealing chickens and dogs?"
Diancui then continued: "Go back to your majesty, the slaves have been checking the empress's warehouse these days, and found that a box of silver notes brought by the empress was missing. The slaves searched the whole warehouse and found nothing, so I thought Xu was in the wrong place, so I wanted to go to the warehouses of the east and west halls to check. But the warehouses of the east halls have been turned over, and the warehouses of the west halls, Jinbao will not let the slaves enter!"
The Emperor Qingping frowned.
How could such trivial housework be brought to him? When he came to Concubine Shu, he was looking for a place to be at ease, but Concubine Shu really didn't have the ability to be a housekeeper, and even the slightest thing would make a mess.
He glanced at Jinbao patiently and asked, "Why is this?"
Jinbao hurriedly kowtowed, tremblingly: "Report to the emperor, it's the servant who has no key here!"
"No key?" Emperor Qing Ping wondered. "Where is the key to your master's warehouse?"
Jinbao kowtowed again: "Go back to Your Majesty, there is only one key in the storeroom in the west hall. Seven or eight days ago, I asked Aunt Cui to count it for His Highness, and I have already taken it!"
Besides, Dian Cui suddenly showed an expression of disbelief.
Only one...! This slave has never told himself that these days!
Even just now, he didn't say that he didn't have the key, he just blindly refused to open the door, how come he has changed his mind!
Have you been tricked by this minion? But what he did... No one noticed, how could this servant come prepared!
Besides, Concubine Shu got a headache from the noise, so she called Zheng Guangde and asked, "You gave the keys to the west hall to Jinbao. How many keys do you have in the warehouse?"
Zheng Guangde did not dare to deceive, and quickly said: "Hui Niangniang, there is only one."
Concubine Shu frowned and looked at Dian Cui, but she still didn't think about her in the slightest: "Is it a mistake?"
Dian Cui was in a mess at this time, so she had to climb down the pole and said, "It's all a mess, I forgot there is a key in my hand... slave Go check it out!"
She thought, it's okay, the key thing is just a small matter. She had no intention of arguing about how many keys Jinbao had in her hand. As long as she opened the warehouse and let the emperor see the object she put in, then what she had to do would be done.
The Qing Ping Emperor waved his hand a little impatiently and let them all go down: "It's just a little money, is it worth it?"
But then, his eyes froze.
He remembered the hexagram approved by Qin Tianjian this morning.
The hexagram told him that Mingluan Palace might not be able to hold back the evil spirits, and there would be some troubles in the near future. I didn't expect it to be so accurate, the hexagram just approved is about to be fulfilled...
Thinking like this, Emperor Qingping's expression became even more ugly.
He thought of the prophecy after the hexagram. The prophecy said that the evil star will move, and the chaos will continue after that. And the root cause of this chaos is the unstable foundation of the land of Suppression.
The reason for the instability of the foundation is that the people here have a different mind.
The people here are the Jun family? Thinking of this, the tea in the hands of Emperor Qing Ping could not be drunk anymore.
Besides, Concubine Shu didn't take this little change to heart, and devoted herself to frying her tea.
But Emperor Qing Ping obviously said less. Concubine Shu only thought that Emperor Qing Ping was upset by that small incident, so she stopped and waited for Diancui's search to be clear, and returned to return.
Concubine Shu stared at the small mud stove, a little unhappy.
In order to break some money, she broke a good pot of tea. This is the first pot of tea she has fried by herself. How much can it cost?
At this moment, there was a riot in the West Side Hall.
Dian Cui was originally guarding the door when she saw the maid stumbled out to report. Then, Dian Cui's expression also changed, and she ran all the way to the main hall to return to her life.
"Something has happened, Your Majesty, your maiden! You... I invite you two to come and see!"
Diancui knelt on the ground tremblingly, looking like she was frightened. Jun Huailang saw that she had never raised her head, as if to hide her panicked eyes.
"What's the matter, can it be done in such a hurry?" Concubine Shu frowned and stood up.
The Qing Ping Emperor was a little displeased, and said angrily: "Hesitantly, can't you explain it sooner?"
Diancui shivered, just touching the ground with her head.
"Report to Your Majesty, to the Empress! In the west hall...not only did the silver bills be found, there was also a box hidden under the box of the silver bills..."