Ning Yuxi hurriedly settled the three children, and then took Ruyi and Luoying with the palace maid who came to report.
On the way, I heard the palace servant say that Zheng Changzai and Wei Ying, who were arranged to live in Shuiyue Pavilion, were found there, and they found many dead insects in the corner of the house.
Ning Yuxi was filled with confusion. How could there be a dead insect? Although all kinds of insects were out and about in the summer, what was Qinghe Garden? It was the emperor's residence, and even when it was not occupied, it was still cleaned every day by palace servants.
Not to mention bugs, there isn't even any dust. Now that people are going to live there, the palace servants should have cleaned more carefully. How come bugs were found?
Confused, Ning Yuxi followed the palace maid to Shuiyue Pavilion. Before she even entered, she heard Zheng Da Ying's loud voice:
"Are you dead? What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get those disgusting things away. If you scare me and the Fourth Princess, can you bear the consequences?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zheng Changzai saw Ning Yuxi walking in. She restrained her expression slightly and went to greet her: "Your concubine greets the Empress Yi."
Wei, who was standing on the other side, also hurried forward to pay her respects.
Ning Yuxi said calmly with a solemn face, "Everyone, get up. Zheng Changzai Wei agreed. I just heard the palace servants report that many dead insects were found in your Shuiyue Pavilion."
Hearing this, Zheng Changzai said with a boastful expression, "Oh, that's right, Madam. Look over there, it was just swept out from the corner of the main hall."
She pointed to a corner of the yard, where there were a bunch of cockroaches, crickets, and some insects that she couldn't name. A quick glance showed there were about twenty or thirty of them.
Zheng Changzai continued, "Your Majesty, this room is unclean. I really don't dare to live here anymore. Please find another room for me."
Ning Yuxi is still in charge of the harem now, and she was the one who arranged all the arrangements for this summer vacation trip to Qinghe Garden.
Ning Yuxi didn't answer her. Instead, she looked at the palace servants in the courtyard and asked, "What's going on? Didn't I already inform Eunuch Yang, the manager of Qinghe Garden, to clean it thoroughly? How come there are still so many dead insects?"
The two young eunuchs were so frightened that they quickly knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I...I didn't know. I clean every day."
Ning Yuxi didn't waste time talking to them and directly asked Ruyi to find Eunuch Yang, the head manager of Qinghe Garden.
Ruyi took the order and left. Ning Yuxi went into the house and checked around, but didn't find anything wrong.
Soon Eunuch Yang arrived and Ning Yuxi left the house.
When she looked up, she saw a eunuch who looked to be in his forties or fifties, with a fair face and no beard, wearing a crimson eunuch's uniform with cloud patterns, bowing respectfully to her.
This should be Eunuch Yang. The crimson eunuch uniform can only be worn by the emperor, the empress dowager, the queen, and the eunuchs around the imperial concubine. However, although the eunuchs around the imperial concubine also wear crimson uniform, the color is lighter, which means that their rank is not as high.
The eunuchs around the concubine were not allowed to wear crimson and could only wear Tibetan. The chief eunuch Fang Quan around her wore navy blue.
This eunuch Yang once served the late emperor. After the late emperor passed away, the eunuchs around him were sent out to various places outside the palace to serve as managers, which was considered a form of retirement.
Therefore, this Eunuch Yang was extremely important. Seeing him bow, Ning Yuxi hurriedly asked him to stand up: "Eunuch Yang, there is no need to be so polite."
Eunuch Wang stood up and asked, "I wonder what instructions the Queen has for me?"
Ning Yuxi smiled and said, "Eunuch Yang, you're too polite. It's not really an order. The truth is, when the concubines first moved in today, they discovered many dead insects in the Shuiyue Pavilion. I asked you to come here to ask Eunuch Yang about this, but the servants didn't clean it up completely."
Hearing this, Eunuch Yang's expression changed. He immediately reprimanded the two eunuchs in charge of Shuiyue Pavilion, and then said:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Since I received the news that the emperor would come to Qinghe Garden a few days ago, I have ordered them to clean it twice more every day.
Last night, I personally checked everywhere, fearing that something might have gone wrong, but for some reason, this kind of thing still happened..."
After he finished speaking, his face was full of self-blame. "But no matter what, it is my responsibility that this incident happened in Qinghe Garden. I was not more careful. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Ning Yuxi hurriedly said, "Eunuch Yang, what are you talking about? Even if that's the case, it's all because of the carelessness of the subordinates. How can you be blamed? That's all, it's just a small matter."
After a pause, Ning Yuxi watched the other party regain his normal expression and continued, "It happened in Shuiyue Pavilion today, so it's a small matter. But if such a thing happened in the residence of a noble someday, it would be a big deal. What do you think, Eunuch Yang?"
Eunuch Yang's expression changed slightly, and he quickly replied, "Yes, yes, your Majesty is right. From now on, I will strictly control my subordinates and prevent this from happening again."
Ning Yuxi then smiled and said, "That's right. Now that the Emperor is in Qinghe Garden, we must be attentive in all aspects. I am in charge of everything now. Only when Eunuch Yang and I are both attentive can there be no mistakes in Qinghe Garden."
Now that she is in charge, for the sake of her good life, she has to give Eunuch Yang a good scolding. However, being in charge is not an easy job. She has to be bothered by everything, and it is her responsibility if anything goes wrong.
Moreover, she is not the queen, so she is restricted in what she does, and always feels that her position is not justified. Now that the queen's confinement has been lifted,
She still had to find a time to return this laborious job to her, otherwise she was afraid that the queen would take the initiative to cause trouble for her in order to get back this power, which would be counterproductive.
After being scolded, Eunuch Yang became more respectful and quickly responded, "Yes... yes."
After sending Eunuch Yang away, Ning Yuxi looked back at Zheng Changzai and Wei and agreed, "Okay, now that everything is gone, you can live here in peace."
Wei agreed without saying anything, but Zheng Changzai said: "My queen, please change the place where I live. Although the insects have been cleared away,
But I am still afraid when I think about it. And my fourth princess is just over one year old. She was so scared that she started crying just now. I really can’t stay here.”
Ning Yuxi glanced at her and said calmly, "Then where do you want to move to?"
"Your Majesty, the Biyunxuan in front is unoccupied. Why don't I take the Fourth Princess there to live?"
Ning Yuxi looked at the fiery look in Zheng Changzai's eyes and sneered in her heart. The Biyunxuan was closer to the Emperor's Qingyan Palace, so it was a good idea for her.
Ning Yuxi looked at her with a smile and said, "Biyunxuan is located in the water, so there will be more insects and ants. The Fourth Princess is afraid that it is not suitable for insects to live there. Pinglanzhai in the back has a wide view. Since you don't want to live in Shuiyue Pavilion, then take the Fourth Princess there."
Zheng Changzai was dumbfounded. Pinglanzhai was even farther from the Emperor's Qingyan Palace than Shuiyue Pavilion. She hurriedly said, "This... Madam, Pinglan Pavilion is far away..."
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