Chapter 155: Head-on Round
Fuling raised her brows coldly and questioned Sun Siyi, "Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for our queen, or are you deliberately trying to make all the brothers and sisters suffer?"
Upon hearing this, the palace servants became dissatisfied and pointed their fingers at Sun Siyi: "That's right, Sun Siyi, what exactly do you mean?"
"Don't our lives matter? Are you trying to freeze us to death?"
"I'm telling you that the weather is getting colder, so why aren't we distributing winter clothes and just piling them up in the inner warehouse? Did you, Sun Siyi, withhold our winter clothes?"
"It's so dry out here. If a fire breaks out there by accident, won't we be freezing?"
Among these people were not only those from the Six Bureaus, but also some who came from various palaces to do business. They were all blocking the door of the Clothing Bureau.
Especially when it is dark, there is a sign that a snowstorm is going to come at any time, which makes people panic. They are afraid that they will not be able to get winter clothes and bedding and will be cold when sleeping at night.
Seeing everyone talking, becoming more and more explicit and full of resentment, she didn't know which sentence touched Sun Siyi's heart, and cold sweat broke out on her back.
Fuling wanted to laugh inwardly. Sure enough, everything was within the master's expectations.
"Sun Siyi, did you take the initiative to open the inner warehouse, or should we do it ourselves?" She had a stern face, quite like a first-class palace maid.
Knowing that this matter could not be stopped today, Sun Siyi hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "Miss Fuling, everyone, please be patient. I will order someone to open the inner warehouse now..."
Before she could finish her words, Fuling led the others in and instructed the others, "Go and inform each other that winter clothes and bedding will be distributed today. Come to the Clothing Bureau and get your badges to receive them!"
"It's snowing recently, come and get your winter clothes!"
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In less than one morning, the news that Fuling and his men broke into the Clothing Bureau and demanded that the warehouse be opened to distribute winter clothes spread like wildfire.
This incident caused a huge uproar and caused a lot of uproar. Even the palace maids who were sent to the Ye Ting Bureau to do laundry knew that a heavy snow was coming soon.
Yun Wanming's strong action of distributing winter clothes in advance undoubtedly won the favor of the palace people, and no one jumped out to criticize him.
In contrast, Sun Siyi was criticized, and many palace servants privately suspected that she wanted to deliberately freeze the palace servants so that she could get kickbacks.
After all, it was said that Sun Siyi had a good friend from the same hometown who worked in a pharmacy outside the palace. In the past, when the young palace maids and eunuchs fell ill, they would pay her money to help bring them medicine, and the price was very high.
In short, the more palace ladies get sick, the better it is for Sun Siyi.
When everyone thought that Sun Siyi had offended Empress Yun and would not have a good ending, unexpectedly, Qiyun Palace was very quiet and no one came to question him.
Late that night, snowflakes fell quietly, dancing in the night sky like goose feathers, and in an instant the world was covered in silver.
The palace guard who was on night watch felt a chill and subconsciously raised his hand to touch it. It was icy cold. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw heavy snow.
"It's snowing! It's really snowing!"
His exclamation drew a rebuke: "Be quiet, don't wake up the two masters."
The little palace maid quickly covered her mouth and dared not say a word.
Yueya, who had gotten up for the night, saw that his face was red from the cold, so she stuffed him with a blanket and a hot water bottle and said, "Go to the corner and guard it. It's sheltered from the wind. I'll tell the master tomorrow."
The little palace maid held the hot water bottle and expressed her gratitude.
The floor heating was on and the bedroom was warm as spring. Yun Wan turned over and mumbled "It's snowing" in a daze.
"Yeah, it's snowing."
Emperor Jingxuan had a light sleep and woke up when everything was quiet and heavy snow was falling.
Noticing Yun Wan snuggling into his arms, he raised his hand, took her into his arms, and lowered his head to touch her.
This was the first winter he and his wife spent together, and there would be countless springs, summers, autumns and winters to come.
The snow fell all night, and the next day, everything was white. The eaves, rubble, treetops, and the ground were all covered with a thick layer of snow.
The palace servants who were not on duty wore new winter clothes and wrapped themselves in thick blankets and sighed:
Fortunately, Concubine Yun has a kind heart and cares about these lowly servants, otherwise it would have been difficult.
After a good night's sleep, the other palace servants woke up the next day facing the snow and had the same thoughts in their minds.
Thanks to Concubine Yun.
In Yaohua Palace, looking at the white snow on the palace wall, Concubine Li murmured to herself:
"Even God is helping her. It's so unfair..."
This was the first snow of the year in the capital, and it lasted intermittently for three days before the sun came back.
On the day when the weather cleared, just when everyone was about to forget about Sun Siyi, Gong Zhengsi went to the Siyi Bureau to arrest her.
Sun Siyi, who was caught just after entering the Clothing Bureau, struggled fiercely: "What are you doing?! This is the Clothing Bureau, not your Palace Administration Bureau, don't be so presumptuous!"
The leading eunuch scolded: "You are the one who is so presumptuous!"
"As the head of the Clothing Bureau, you have disregarded the palace rules, enriched yourself, and committed insubordination. I am here to punish you today!"
Sun Siyi had a sinister premonition, "Do you have any evidence? Why are you punishing me without any evidence?"
Just as the chief eunuch of the Palace Administration Office was about to speak, Yun Wan's procession appeared.
"Empress Yunfei has arrived—"
The palace maids hurriedly knelt and saluted. Yun Wan raised her hand to signal them to stand up. She came to the struggling Sun Siyi and asked calmly, "I heard you want evidence?"
She smiled and waved, "Fuling, show her the evidence."
Fuling threw the booklet that recorded what Sun Siyi had done privately over the years at her feet, and motioned her to look through it herself.
After just turning a few pages, Sun Siyi's face turned pale.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Yun ordered: "Drag him out and give him a beating to serve as a warning to others."
Soon, the sound of beatings and wailing were heard outside the hall, which gave people goose bumps and trembled their hearts.
People from the Clothing Bureau stood in a row and watched the execution.
A palace maid hesitated for a moment before stepping out and kneeling down in the crowd. She said, as if risking her life, "Empress Yun, I have something to say."
Yun Wan looked over and said, "You say."
The palace maid said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the clothes that Sun Siyi presented to the majesties in the past were not embroidered by her own hands, but by Deputy Siyi Chen. It was Sun Siyi who, relying on the support of the Imperial Concubine, snatched Deputy Siyi Chen's embroidery and presented it to the majesties!"
She finished speaking in one breath without any pause, hesitation or nonsense. It was obvious that she had rehearsed it countless times in her mind, but had never had the chance to say it out loud.
Upon hearing this, Fuling leaned over and whispered a few words into Yun Wan's ear, confirming that this was indeed the case.
After listening, Yun Wan glanced around and asked, "Who is Deputy Si Yi Chen?"
An elderly, middle-aged woman with a calm face and a quiet look came forward.
Picking up an embroidery and examining it carefully, Yun Wan asked, "Did you embroider this?"
Deputy Siyi Chen nodded, a little nervously: "Your Majesty, it was indeed made by this servant."
Yun Wan had an idea in mind, and then asked some questions about the daily affairs of the Clothing Bureau. Deputy Clothing Bureau Director Chen answered them all clearly and was obviously very familiar with them.
The others seemed to have noticed something, especially the palace maid who spoke, her expression slightly excited.
After a while, Yun Wan made the final decision: "From now on, you will be Chen Siyi."
Deputy Siyi Chen suddenly looked up, met her admiring eyes, and knelt on the ground with a plop:
"Thank you, Madam!"
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