Chapter 115 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
Chapter 115 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
"Blind, deaf?" He raised his lip and looked at her as if she were a dead object: "This Governor is always willing to help others. Since Miss Yingsi has such a last wish, this Governor will definitely fulfill it for you."
After saying that, he pretended to touch his wrist guard and stepped forward.
Yingsi quickly raised her hand to stop him.
"My lord! I came here to get a handkerchief for the Queen. If I haven't returned for too long, the Queen will surely be worried."
Pausing for a moment, Wei Xuanzhi curled his lips and sneered, "You are a dog that relies on the power of others, but you are very good at using it."
Yingsi shouted: "Thank you for the compliment, sir!"
The subordinates beside him sneered: "The master scolded her, but she still thanked us, isn't she a little stupid?"
The people around him responded repeatedly: "Yeah, I think so."
Wei Xuanzhi frowned slightly, snorted coldly, but said nothing more. He walked straight past her and left.
gone?
Just left like that?
Yingsi slowly breathed a sigh of relief, not even daring to breathe hurriedly. She looked back in fear and quickly ran back.
She originally wanted to stay outside for a while to avoid Mu Yunxiao, but now, she might as well go back to the queen and stay there.
Let’s put the mission aside for now, saving your life is the most important thing!
After quietly looking around outside Changqiu Palace for a while and making sure that there was no quarreling inside and no sound of Mu Yunxiao, Yingsi sneaked in.
The queen noticed that her face looked strange and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Yingsi didn't intend to tell her what she had just seen, so she just took out the handkerchief and gave it to her.
"I'm fine. Has General Mu left?"
The queen laughed, took the handkerchief and wiped her hands, then said with a smile: "I was pissed off and he left."
Hearing this, Yingsi lowered her head in guilt: "It's all because of my uselessness."
The Queen held her hand and said seriously, "It's not your fault, it's all my fault. Brother is right. It's because I'm too weak that you all got angry."
After she finished speaking, she sighed again, "Yingsi, things are indeed a bit troublesome."
"The Emperor is furious now. He will not rest until he finds the person who poisoned him. I am worried that he will find you..."
Yingsi sensed something was wrong and asked tentatively, "How about I... commit suicide?"
The queen immediately glared at her angrily: "Why are you just like your brother, talking about suicide all the time?"
Yingsi breathed a sigh of relief.
The Queen continued: "But I'm afraid you can't stay in the palace."
Yingsi was shocked. How could she complete the mission if she didn't stay in the palace?
"Slave..."
The Queen interrupted her:
"In two days, you will go to Chuzhou to do something for me. I don't trust others to do this, so I'll let you hide for a while. When the matter is done, this matter should be over."
When talking about the things to be done, the queen's face looked a little strange, as if she was sighing about something.
The queen cared about her, and she couldn't let her down.
"Yes, slaves obey."
Shou'an Hall.
A man in his fifties was originally sitting upright on the dragon throne, but the memorial that had just been delivered to him made him so angry that he slammed the table and stood up, and the pearl curtain above his head trembled uncontrollably.
Everyone in the room knelt down in fear.
"How dare these people embezzle the disaster relief funds I allocated. How unreasonable!"
Eunuch Fu, who was serving on the side, waved his hand very perceptively, and the palace maids and eunuchs who were serving him retreated.
Only Wei Xuanzhi who had just been summoned was left.
Wei Xuanzhi straightened up slightly and said respectfully, "It took less than a month for the disaster relief funds to be distributed so cleanly. I guess they do this a lot."
The emperor took a few deep breaths, threw the memorial heavily on the table, and ordered in a deep voice:
"Wei Xuanzhi, I order you to secretly visit Chuzhou and make sure to catch all these corrupt officials in one fell swoop. I want them to know that the whole world is under my control. Let's see who dares to be greedy in the future!"
Wei Xuanzhi curled his lips: "Minister, I obey your order."
After giving orders to deal with the troublesome matters, Emperor Hengde felt better. Thinking of what the guards had reported last night, he asked again:
"I heard that you were injured by someone from the Queen's Palace yesterday. Are you feeling better now?"
Thinking of the unhesitating knife he struck last night, and the lingering thought of seeing him frightened out of his wits again today, Wei Xuanzhi mocked inwardly: The heart of a thief does not match his courage.
But he still replied respectfully.
"It was I who was disrespectful first. The girl was just venting her anger. She couldn't hurt me."
Emperor Hengde nodded, but seemed dissatisfied: "I know you are serious about your work and don't like to curry favor with others, but you still have to give them face. The queen has always been kind to others, so why would her people do it? You should be more flexible in your thinking when doing things in the future. It's not worth offending others and getting hurt yourself."
Having said that, he was still very satisfied with a minister like Wei Xuanzhi. He wished that he would just offend people and do his job well. As for giving face, it was his business as the emperor.
Wei Xuanzhi knew the emperor's character very well. He bowed his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty is right. I understand."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go down. Keep your trip to Chuzhou secret and don't let anyone know your whereabouts."
"Sir, obey the order."
Seeing Wei Xuanzhi retreat, the emperor called Eunuch Fu and said, "Go and pick out the tribute items and send them to the queen. Tell her that she was frightened last night and asked her to have a good rest."
Eunuch Fu understood and said, "I'll go right away." Then he asked, "What about Concubine Li..."
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "I will go see her tonight. Although nothing has happened, I still have to comfort her, lest that old man Li Hengjin says something I don't like to hear in front of me again."
Eunuch Fu agreed again and again: "The emperor is still very thoughtful."
……
Two days later, the queen really arranged several guards, travel expenses and a carriage for Yingsi.
Before she left, the queen kept telling her: "You must be careful. If you can't get it done, don't do it. Saving your life is the most important thing."
Just for this, Yingsi was determined to get it done for her. Moreover, if it was done well, it might be beneficial to her mission in the future.
Why not do it.
"Don't worry, madam. The old general taught me martial arts since I was a child. Although I'm not an expert, I can always protect myself."
The queen smiled and nodded, then handed her another token.
"If anyone gives you trouble along the way, take out this token."
Yingsi took it and looked at it. There was the logo of General Mu’s Mansion engraved on it.
This is to let the entire Mu family support her.
Oh my god, I'm so touched. How could there be such a good queen? I really want to serve her all my life!
"Thank you, Madam. I will definitely do what you asked me to do!"
In order not to attract other people's attention, Yingsi wore the same clothes as the guards who protected her, and went out with them during the day when there were many people going out.
The carriage rocked along all night before passing an inn.
To be on the safe side, they took the official road, which should have been quite safe.
But something unsafe happened.
Yingsi opened the curtain, and a group of burly men outside shouted viciously: "Fight, fight, fight...robbery."
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