readytorunbook Chapter 144 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
Chapter 144 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
Lady Jin huddled under the quilt and whispered, "It's so late, is Lord Wei still torturing me?"
Wei Xuan knew that the noise in the room was so loud that he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.
Yingsi patted Lady Jin on the back and coaxed her, "It won't take too long. He doesn't have much patience..."
What Yingsi said turned out to be true. Half an hour later, the entire inn fell silent.
But no one was sleepy, so everyone got up early in the morning.
When I was going downstairs, I passed by Wei Xuanzhi's house, and he was just about to go out.
Although he tried hard to pretend to be calm, Yingsi still noticed something was wrong from the dark shadow under his eyelids.
"It seems that the master has encountered a problem." Yingsi teased.
Wei Xuanzhi paused, then walked past her.
There are not many things that would embarrass him.
I guess he probably noticed something when Aunt Qian was assassinated last night.
That's good, she doesn't have to expose it, it saves a lot of trouble.
On the last journey back to Beijing, Wei Xuanzhi remained silent.
It was not until she was sent to the palace gate that Wei Xuanzhi stopped her and said calmly, "Try to stay by the queen's side."
No one knew where he had arranged for Madam Jin and Madam Qian, as they were picked up halfway.
Yingsi nodded slightly and temporarily decided to draw a clear line between herself and him from this moment on.
"Thank you for your reminder, my lord. I will take my leave now."
The queen had already sent someone to pick her up in advance, so Yingsi followed her directly into the palace.
Wei Xuanzhi glanced in the direction she left, then turned and walked in the opposite direction.
Changqiu Palace is as reassuring as ever.
Yingsi kept smiling after entering the hall until she saw Mu Yunxiao.
The one who had been chasing her all the way.
The queen had no idea what had happened between them and just kept asking her if she was hurt or suffering.
Yingsi glanced at Mu Yunxiao, who was sitting below the queen, and forced a smile: "Your Majesty, I am not injured, nor am I suffering."
Mu Yunxiao supported his head with one hand, looked her up and down thoughtfully, and suddenly smiled: "My queen, you are a palace maid with great skills..."
The queen couldn't hear the hidden meaning in the words and could only smile along.
"Yingsi is indeed very good."
Yingsi knelt down and didn't respond, so Mu Yunxiao took a deep breath, stood up and walked to Yingsi.
He lifted her face with one hand and said with interest: "I heard that you got along well with Wei Gou along the way..."
Yingsi raised her eyes and smiled: "Lord Wei thought that I was working for the Majesty, so he took special care of me. In a word, it was all because of the Majesty's protection."
"Really?" Mu Yunxiao gritted his teeth and pushed her down with force.
"You are such a glutton, you are so greedy. On one hand, you are coaxing my sister to take care of you, and on the other hand, you are begging the governor of the East Factory to protect you."
"No wonder he didn't find you even after he went to Changqiu Palace that day. It turns out you two have been having an affair for a long time."
After that, he grabbed her by the front again and said angrily:
"Tell me! Did you miss it on purpose that day and he found out?!"
The queen's eyes were filled with anger. She slammed the table, threw her robe and shouted:
"How dare you! General Mu, why do you always target Yingsi? She has been with me since I was in the Mu family and has never betrayed me. Why do you always have to keep an eye on her!"
What a fucking dog, he killed her all the way and now it's his turn to question her.
Yingsi's eyes turned cold, she shook off his hand and sneered:
"General Mu is such a joke. You knew I was the queen's confidant, but you insisted on asking me to poison her. Sometimes I really wonder if you are really stupid or you just can't figure it out at all."
"Even if I die, doesn't it matter? Doesn't Concubine Li know that it was the Queen's people who did it? You chased me all the way to Chuzhou, and then chased me back from Chuzhou. Didn't you ever think that the decision to let me do it from the beginning was a stupid idea?"
"Or has your brain been damaged by the war and you can't even figure out such a small thing?"
After she finished speaking, the Queen and Mu Yunxiao looked at her in surprise.
Yingsi simply patted her clothes and stood up.
"No matter how much the Queen and Concubine Li fight, the one who makes the final decision is the Emperor. Even if you kill Concubine Li, there are still Concubine Ming and Concubine Zhen. The Crown Prince is still underage. Can you guarantee that these people will not have ambitions in the future?"
"You idiot!"
The queen glanced at Mu Yunxiao, who was about to go ballistic, and then looked at Yingsi quietly.
"Are you crazy..."
Yingsi sighed, and said respectfully to the queen: "Even if your majesty wants to chop me off today, I will finish my words."
"General Mu is completely unaware of his own incompetence. He only knows how to blame others after the truth is revealed, and even wants to kill me. Now that my life is in danger, there is no need to respect him!"
Mu Yunxiao was so angry that he put his hands on his waist and shouted a few times, then turned around and began to look for a suitable tool to kill.
"How dare you, you little dog slave! If I don't kill you today, I will never be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart!"
Yingsi sneered, rolled up his sleeves and began to challenge: "General Mu, you'd better kill me today, so that I don't have to worry all day long about someone suddenly killing me."
Mu Yunxiao laughed angrily, snatched the knife from the guard next to him, and chopped down at him.
"I will grant your wish today!"
Yingsi was too lazy to indulge a man who was determined to kill her. She had so many life-saving cards anyway, so the worst that could happen was that she would just die!
Just as he was about to chop down with his knife, the voice of Eunuch Fu came from outside.
"The Emperor has a decree!"
Mu Yunxiao and the Queen were both stunned.
Yingsi took the opportunity to turn around and kneel down.
Eunuch Fu soon saw Yingsi in the crowd.
However, he did not miss the chaotic scene in Changqiu Palace.
"The Emperor has decreed that Miss Yingsi has made great contributions in helping Lord Wei investigate the case, and has been granted the position of Shangshi. From now on, she will assist the Shangshi Division in managing all matters in the harem. This is the Emperor's decree."
Shang Shi? That was a promotion of three levels, from the head aunt of the queen to a female official.
Yingsi raised her head in confusion.
Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "Young lady, why don't you accept the order quickly? This is the order from the Emperor himself."
How did the emperor know that she was helping to investigate the case, and how did he issue an order so quickly?
Yingsi took the imperial edict nervously and thanked Eunuch Fu.
Eunuch Fu gave her a little support.
"Aunt Shangshi, please handle the Queen's affairs and report to the Shanggong Bureau. From now on, you can't just worry about the Queen's affairs. Many things in the palace require your decision."
This is not only said to her, but also to remind the Queen that she is no longer a member of your Changqiu Palace.
Of course, it was not possible for Mu Yunxiao to kill the palace maids at will.
After seeing off Eunuch Fu, Yingsi turned around slowly. Mu Yunxiao almost suffocated himself into a puffer fish.
But Yingsi seemed to be afraid of not being able to anger him to death, so he held up the imperial edict and said with regret on his face: "General Mu, I'm sorry that I can't be killed by you."
"you----!"
The queen glared at her in a reproachful manner, smiled secretly with her hands covering her lips, then coughed lightly and pretended to be serious.
"Well, now you are also a female official in charge of trivial matters in the harem. You must not be so disrespectful as you were today, otherwise I will not be able to protect you."