female catcher

Chapter 208 Yong Wei's Thoughts

When Yong Wei heard the young envoy's report, she smiled, "I came here just as I was talking, let her come in."

Jiang Shangyi came with a stack of books, met Yongwei and kowtowed. After Ping, he met with Tao Shanggong of the Shanggong Bureau, "Empress, the slaves have compiled and transcribed the list of newly recruited women into the palace. Select the maids below the sixth rank, and submit the roster of maids who will reach the age of 25 together."

Yongwei nodded, and asked Qianqian to take over the roster, "There is no need for those who have reached the age of 25. After the Longevity Festival, En will be released from the palace, and En will be allowed as before." She flipped through the booklet that had been refurbished into the palace. how many people?"

"It should be counted as 61 people." Jiang Shangyi said.

Yong Wei raised her eyes and looked at her, "What should be counted? It is as much as it is."

"Yes." Jiang Shangyi bowed, "If the empress asks Cainu, there will be 60 people. If you are a newcomer to the palace, there will be 61 people, including one attendant."

"Dianshi?" Yong Wei was a little confused, "The newcomer to the palace is Dianshi? What's the reason?"

Jiang Shangyi lowered her head and held her lips for a smile, then raised her head again to look at Yongwei and said, "I don't know."

Seeing her expression, Yong Wei thought for a while, then put the roster of picking girls aside, and started talking about high-ranking maids and officials.Jiang Shangyi was a little disappointed, but she had to deal with it and reported the things one by one, and calculated the deployment with Tao Shanggong.

After everything was finished, Tao Shanggong bowed and took his leave. Jiang Shangyi didn't want to stay any longer, and walked out of the hall with her.As soon as they arrived at the door, Qianqian said in a raised voice, "Jiang Shangyi, please stay a moment."

Jiang Shangyi was overjoyed, said yes, turned around and walked back.Yong Wei got down from the seat, sat down at the tea table, folded her hands on her knees, looked up at Jiang Shangyi, and asked Qianqian to give her a seat.

Seeing her dignified and majestic appearance, Jiang Shangyi shuddered a little, and sat on half a stool cautiously.Yong Wei picked up the roster of Cai Nu and flipped through it, but didn't speak.After being silent for a while, he said: "If Jiang Shangyi has anything to say to Bengong, just say it."

"Yes. I don't know how to make proper arrangements for the new servant in the palace, so I want to ask the empress to show me."

"Since he is already a Dianshi, why is there no arrangement?"

Jiang Shangyi smiled slightly, and bowed in the seat, "All women who enter the palace must be trained first, and only after passing the exam can they start from the ninth-rank junior envoy, and move up the ranks. There are also exceptionally outstanding people who will be promoted in an exceptional way, but they are the court attendants. Yes, but the servant has never seen it before." After speaking, she raised her eyes to look at Yong Wei, then lowered her head again.

"Who arranged to enter the inner court?"

"Going back to the empress, Eunuch An just brought it today. The Lord of the Most Noble Palace told the servants to make arrangements. After the servants picked him up, they couldn't make up their minds, so they hurried to report the matter to the empress."

Yongwei frowned slightly after hearing these words, and smiled again after looking at Jiang Shangyi for a while, "I know. Jiang Shangyi is a man of integrity." She turned her head and said to Qianqian: "I remember There is a plain silk fan with a handle of mahogany wood."

Qianqian understood, and turned to get the fan.Yong Wei said to Jiang Shangyi again: "Eunuch An does things properly, since the arrangement must be for a reason. Jiang Shangyi just follow the arrangement."

that's it?Jiang Shangyi was slightly taken aback, thinking that the queen looked very transparent, why couldn't she understand what she said?Why don't you ask a few more questions?
Yongwei looked at her and smiled, "Shangyi has to worry about the affairs of the inner court for me. Just come to Fengyi Palace if you have something to do. Jiang Shangyi has been in the palace for a long time, so I can trust you."

Jiang Shangyi felt relieved after hearing this.Although the queen didn't ask the matter thoroughly, she had achieved her goal when she got this sentence.What she originally thought was to sell some news and get on the line of Fengyi Palace first, so that there will be more concubines in the harem, so she can have someone to rely on.So he got up to thank him, and after receiving Yongwei's excuse, he raised his head with a relaxed expression.

"What's the name of this waiter?"

"Reporting to your mother, her surname is Xia and her name is Chu, and she is seventeen years old."

early summer?Yong Wei felt that the name sounded familiar, but couldn't recall where she heard it.Just as she was thinking, Qianqian had already brought back the fan, and gave it to Jiang Shangyi according to Yongwei's will. After Jiang Shangyi thanked her for the reward, she said a few words of humility and encouragement, and left.

As soon as Jiang Shangyi left, Yongwei leaned on the table, took an apricot and rubbed it in her hand, wrinkled her nose again: "I'm so exhausted."

Qianqian jumped over to help her hold her shoulders, and said with a smile: "Jiang Shangyi looked at her rigid face, but I didn't expect him to be a gossip. This kind of person is the most hated in the inner house, and the empress shouldn't reward her."

Yong Wei said nonchalantly: "That's because you guys think this kind of person is annoying, but the mistress likes it all. If I don't use her, someone else will use her in the future. Do you think she's just gossip? Stay in the palace We've been together for so long, how dare we gossip casually."

Qianqian squeezed it in his hand, thought for a while, and then nodded, "Madam, do you want to call that Dian attendant over?"

"What did you call her for?"

"Look! This Eunuch An is a man in front of the imperial court, so he can meddle in the affairs of the inner court and do what he does. The position of a servant is not low." Qianqian thought for a while and then said in a low voice: "What if... What should I do if the people who have seen through the relationship with Eunuch An said that they are Dian servants, but they are actually putting people in front of the emperor?"

"You're quite worried." Yong Wei stuffed the apricots in her hand and stood up, "According to what you mean, I should be on guard against this unknown attendant?"

"Aren't you on guard?"

"Could you come here?" Yong Wei grabbed the round fan on the table and picked the handle in her hand, lowered her head and curled her lips, "He is the emperor, there are too many people who want to climb up."

"That's what you say." Qianqian pouted and said, "The emperor treats the empress much closer now, eating together and playing chess together. The slaves are also happy to see it, and they don't want to come out for nothing to make trouble."

Hearing what she said, Yong Wei blushed a little, and there was a shy smile on the corners of her eyes and brows, which she couldn't hide.

Seeing her like this, Qianqian also laughed, "Your Majesty is blushing."

"Go! There is no rule." Yong Wei patted her with a fan, "Pass me a cup of tea."

Holding the teacup, Yong Wei rubbed the lid of the teacup for a while, sighed softly, and said: "I don't want so many people to like the emperor and stare at the emperor. But the emperor is such a good person, I like it, I can’t stop others from liking it.”

"But empress is the middle palace after all, so you still have to be careful not to allow people to climb on top of you."

Yongwei smiled silently, "I didn't know the emperor before, I only heard about him. Now I can see it much more clearly when I'm with him. Our emperor is a man with ideas. Before the wedding, someone impeached the Jiang family. , trying to keep me out of the central palace by taking advantage of the flood. But didn't the emperor still marry me?"

She stood up and walked to the edge of the small couch table, opened the chess box and squeezed a chess piece out, "The emperor won't let people climb on my head, so naturally no one will be able to climb on top of me. If the emperor agrees, I will be more careful It's useless." She threw the pawn back, turned to Qianqian and said, "Do you really think that this person was arranged by An Liang? I don't think so."

Qianqian blinked her eyes, she seemed to understand, but she didn't seem to understand, "Mother, then this matter..., just leave it alone?"

"I don't care, it's always good to know. It's okay for Jiang Shangyi to lean on me, but I can't let her lead me by the nose."

Qianqian nodded and pursed her lips into a smile, "It's good that the empress has an idea."

Yongwei sat back at the table, sipping tea, and asked Qianqian after a while, "Chu Xia...why do I always feel like I've heard this name before?"

"At the beginning of Xia?" Qianqian blinked, "Isn't this the headhunting that was so buzzing in Xijing? With the fourth young master...how did your mother mention him?"

"Catch the head?" Yong Wei was taken aback, "I'm talking about the new Dianshi. Has the same name?"

The two stared at each other for a while, and Yong Wei suddenly put the teacup on the table, "Qianqian, grind the ink for me quickly, I have to ask my brother!"

The next afternoon, Liu Qi ran to Dunyifang to look for Jiang Xiyuan, and was startled when he saw his appearance, "Master, you..." He pointed to Jiang Xiyuan's eyes.His eyes were red and bloodshot, his eyes were black and blue, his face was pale and haggard, and he had no energy at all.

Jiang Xiyuan glanced at him, "Speak up if you have something to say."

Liu Qi was distracted, and then he remembered the purpose of his visit, and took out a letter from his arms and handed it to him, "Your Majesty sent a letter from the palace and sent it to the General's Mansion. The letter is for you Yes, madam is afraid that there is something urgent, so let me send it to you quickly."

Jiang Xiyuan took the letter, unfolded it and read it at a glance. After reading it, he rubbed his forehead and sighed heavily.

Yongwei's letter was written very plainly. She talked about her recent situation, but she just clicked a sentence at the end, asking how Jiang Xiyuan is doing recently. The rumors in Xijing have been completely put to rest. He pretended to persuade him to get married as soon as possible.

Jiang Xiyuan understood it at a glance.Xia Chu just entered the palace yesterday, and today Yongwei's letter was delivered, obviously knowing her existence, and came to ask himself for proof.When he read this letter, his heart was in a mess, and he couldn't figure out how to reply Yong Wei for a moment.

Liu Qi leaned over, "Master, is there anything important? Madam is waiting for my reply."

"It's nothing important." Jiang Xiyuan folded the letter, "Go back and tell my mother that I have a lot of things going on here recently, so I won't be going back to the General's Mansion for the time being. If you have something to do, you can just send a message."

Liu Qi glanced at Jiang Xiyuan, and smiled narrowly, "I said, young master, are you arguing with brother Xia again?"

Asking this question made Jiang Xiyuan feel a twinge of pain in his heart, and he remained silent.Seeing that this reaction was wrong, Liu Qi panicked, "Master?"

Jiang Xiyuan turned his head and gave him a sad smile, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, stood up, "Liu Qi, there is no Brother Xia anymore."

(End of this chapter)