However, the people from the Imperial Household Department took a liking to Fu Chuan at first sight and asked him to work in the Imperial Household Department for two days first. If they were needed, he would be transferred to the Imperial Household Department to work in the future.
Although these children had only been in the palace for a short time, the clever ones had already heard that the Silijian was the best place to go. The Silijian was the first of the Twelve Agencies. Although Emperor Mingzong was not very close to the eunuchs and the Silijian's power to approve documents with a red brush had been abolished, it was in charge of all eunuch affairs, and the Silijian was the leader of all the eunuchs in the palace.
What's more, the Imperial Household Department only selected one person this time, and it was said that they were selecting someone for the Eunuch Wu, the Chief Secretary, so many people were jealous.
So something unexpected happened that night. A young eunuch who shared the room with Fu Chuan dropped a bag of gold beans, causing such a loud noise that even the eunuch in charge of the Jingshifang was alarmed.
The eunuch who lost the golden beans had a fellow villager who worked as a clerk in the Huntangsi. The bag of golden beans was lent to him by his fellow villager so that he could get a good job. Since there was only one person in the Silijian, the golden beans could not be given away.
Several boys in the same dormitory were clamoring to search the bags. As if to testify, they shook out their bedding, clothes and pillows, and then all their eyes were focused on Fu Chuan.
"Cheng Ying, open your package and let everyone see. Ours are all clean."
The implication is that only Cheng Ying has not proven himself, so he is the one with dirty hands.
Fu Chuan glanced at the expressions of everyone in the room, and seeing that the eunuch in charge also acquiesced, he smiled coldly and opened his bag of clothes.
Seeing that there was nothing in the bundle, someone whispered, "I haven't checked the bedding or the pillow yet..."
Fu Chuan looked at him coldly and shook the bedding and pillow, but they were empty.
Everyone had different expressions on their faces, and one person hurriedly said, "Impossible..."
The man who had the golden beans thrown at him interrupted hastily, "Maybe I forgot where I hid it. I'll look for it again."
The eunuch in charge had been through a lot, so how could he not see the trick? He pretended to be ignorant, "If that's the case, you should look for it carefully. You still have to report to the various prisons tomorrow, so stop making trouble and stop it early."
The next day, the bag of golden beans appeared at the bedside of the man who had yelled at Cheng Ying the night before and said it was impossible. In order to calm the situation down, the eunuch in charge fined the man twenty strokes of the cane.
Cheng Ying walked past the man indifferently, ignoring his hateful look, and went to the Imperial Household Department.
He arrived at an unfortunate time. There were eunuchs kneeling on the ground in the courtyard. The chief eunuch Liu, who was wearing a scarlet bullfighting suit, had a very unpleasant look on his face as he was lecturing the eunuchs in the courtyard. Two eunuchs in green robes stood on his left and right. One had a round face and a plump body, and he was bending over with a flattering smile. The other had a long face and stood aside without saying much.
Cheng Ying stopped obediently and waited outside the archway. After listening for a long time, she only got a general idea that the Imperial Household Department was in charge of palace etiquette, but a mistake had been made at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet a few days ago. Although the Emperor was kind enough not to punish her, he reprimanded Liu Zhangyin, which made Liu Zhangyin very embarrassed.
After half an hour, Zhang Yin Liu finally stopped making trouble, left with his hands behind his back, and everyone in the courtyard dared to stand up.
Someone saw Cheng Ying standing outside and shouted with a cold face: "Which palace are you from? What are you doing sneaking into our Silijian?"
Cheng Ying bowed and said she was reporting in from the Jingshifang.
The man's expression eased a lot. He waved to Cheng Ying and took him to the round-faced eunuch who had not yet left. He said flatteringly, "Eunuch Jinzhong, didn't you say that Xiao Linzi is becoming less and less useful? This is the new person I asked someone to pick from the Jingshifang. Take a look and see if she suits your taste?"
Jinzhong snorted coldly with a forced smile, looked at Cheng Ying twice, pinched his chin and forcefully lifted his face. Seeing that Cheng Ying had a pair of phoenix eyes, red lips and white teeth, his appearance was very much to his liking. His complexion improved a lot, and he squinted his eyes and nodded his chin slightly.
He said to the man, "It's not bad, so keep it for now. I'll train it and see if it's still useful to you."
"After being trained by Eunuch Jinzhong, he will definitely be reborn." The man said with a smile, "It is his blessing to follow Eunuch Jinzhong."
Jinzhong smiled and waved, motioning Cheng Ying to come forward, pulling his hand to look at it, "It's white, but the hand is a little rough. You have to take good care of it in the future. What's the name?"
Cheng Ying pulled her hand away, "Cheng Ying."
Jinzhong was the chief secretary of the Imperial Household Department and had his own courtyard in the academy. He took Cheng Ying there.
A young man came out and called out in a sweet voice, "Master." Seeing Cheng Ying beside Jinzhong, he pursed his lips and said, "Master, what is this...?"
Jinzhong laughed happily and pinched his face, "There's a newcomer in the Jingshifang, her name is Xiaoyingzi, she will work under you first."
Xiao Linzi agreed reluctantly.
Jinzhong called Cheng Ying into the room, and Xiao Linzi followed in. He poured tea and water skillfully and stood behind Jinzhong to massage his shoulders.
After sipping his tea, Jinzhong said leisurely, "I have a good temper. If you work for me for a long time, you will understand the benefits. Although it looks glamorous to be in front of the emperor, you have to work with your head tied to your trousers. Now that you are young, you should learn some skills under me first, so that you can stand firm in the future when you go to a higher position."
Jinzhong said, grabbing Xiao Linzi's hand and hugging him in his arms, "If you can have fun like Xiao Linzi, you won't have to worry about not having a chance to succeed."
Xiao Linzi blushed and sat obediently on Jinzhong's lap, allowing Jinzhong's hand to reach into her abdomen.
"Go and serve tea in front of the emperor tomorrow. You have almost learned our skill of serving people."
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