After seeing Fang Quan off, Ning Yuxi asked Ruyi to invite Eunuch Wang, the head of the Imperial Household Department.
She had to tell Eunuch Wang the truth about the matter, otherwise when he really bought the cloth that time, she would have no place to complain.
A cup of tea after breakfast, Eunuch Wang arrived. Although he didn't know why Concubine Yi asked him to come, now that she was in charge of the affairs of the harem, he was naturally more respectful than before.
He said with a smile: "This servant pays his respects to Her Majesty the Concubine Yi. I wonder what instructions Her Majesty has for me?"
Ning Yuxi took a sip of tea and said slowly, "You are too polite, Eunuch Wang. How can you say that? Eunuch Wang is the head of the Imperial Household Department. He makes all the decisions himself. Why should I interfere?"
Hearing her say this, Eunuch Wang's heart skipped a beat. He quickly suppressed his smile and said respectfully, "Ah, Your Majesty, I cannot accept your words. Although I am the head of the Imperial Household Department, I am only a servant. How dare I make a decision without Your Majesty's consent?"
Ning Yuxi glanced at him and said nonchalantly, "Really? Have you read the purchasing brochure I sent you yesterday?"
Eunuch Wang was confused as to what she meant, but since the Empress had asked him, he dared not refuse to answer, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have seen it all."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Yuxi's expression suddenly changed. She said sternly, "You are so good, Wang Yonggui. You said you dare not make a decision without my knowledge. I deliberately wrote something wrong in that booklet, and you were completely unaware. Are you trying to frame me by doing this?"
Eunuch Wang was frightened by her sudden change in tone and fell to his knees with a plop. "Your Majesty, I dare not frame you. I wonder if you are talking about that mulberry cotton?"
He was now certain that it was the matter of the mulberry cotton. Since the Empress brought up this matter herself, wasn't it her original intention written in the book?
Ning Yuxi asked, "Since you knew, why didn't you come and report it to me? Are you trying to frame me? I deliberately made a mistake in writing a word just to see if you were doing your job with all your heart. I didn't expect you to be so careless!"
How could Eunuch Wang dare to do that? He quickly cried out, "I dare not, I absolutely dare not, it's just that I... I..."
He stammered and couldn't explain himself. He couldn't say that he thought the Empress was trying to make money from this, so he didn't dare to say it.
But today is the first day of shopping and the fabric has not been bought yet. How does Your Majesty know that they are not planning to report this matter?
Ning Yuxi interrupted him: "Don't say any more. If there weren't someone in your Ministry of Internal Affairs who was dedicated and told me, I would definitely punish you."
Hearing this, Eunuch Wang was startled. Who had told the Empress behind his back? Even if the Empress was to be informed, he would have been the one to do it. Wouldn't it be obvious that Wang Yonggui knew about this and kept it a secret? This damned bastard.
He hurriedly and respectfully asked, "Excuse me, Your Majesty, who told you this? I will definitely reward him well when I return."
The word "reward" is emphasized very strongly.
Seeing this, Ning Yuxi smiled inwardly and pretended to be impatient, "Who else could it be? Of course it was the person who discussed this matter with you. Eunuch Wang, you must learn from him. If you do things so carelessly again in the future, I will not forgive you easily."
She didn't say who it was, but only said that it was someone who discussed this matter with him. The person who discussed this matter with him should be another minor official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
She suspected that there must be someone belonging to Concubine Xin and Concubine Rong in the Imperial Household Department, and that person must be of a high position, because it would be useless for them to bribe a low-ranking palace servant. Her move was to let Eunuch Wang be on guard against that person.
As for why she didn't doubt that Eunuch Wang was one of theirs, it was because Eunuch Wang had been in the Imperial Household Department for half his life and they couldn't bribe Eunuch Wang with their weight.
Moreover, since Eunuch Wang has been able to stay stable in the Imperial Household Department until now, it is impossible for him to be easily bribed by others, otherwise the emperor would be the first one to not let him go.
When Eunuch Wang heard this, he thought of the several small managers who discussed this matter with him. These people had their own gods behind them, and he usually turned a blind eye to some trivial matters.
As long as it doesn't get in his way, but now you dare to stab him in the back, I will definitely not let him off easily when he finds out.
Eunuch Wang suspected those people in his heart, but he didn't expect that he would be able to catch the people bribed by Concubine Xin and Concubine Rong. Of course, this is all a story for later.
Now Eunuch Wang was apologizing to Ning Yuxi: "Your Majesty, this matter was all my negligence. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Although the Queen Mother did not say that he would be punished, he still felt that he had made a mistake and should be punished. He did not like to owe favors to others. If he did, he would be controlled by others, and if he was controlled by others, he would not be able to act insincerely.
Ning Yuxi smiled upon seeing this and said, "Eunuch Wang is truly selfless. However, there is no need to punish me. I need your help with something."
Hearing this, Eunuch Wang felt relieved. Although he said that he was wrong and should be punished, he was the general manager of the Imperial Household Department after all. Who else but the emperor would dare to punish him? Now that Concubine Yi had something to do, she could just ask him for help. This way, he would not have to owe anyone a favor.
"I don't know what your Majesty wants me to do, but I will definitely help if I can."
Ning Yuxi smiled when she heard him say that, "Don't worry, it's definitely within your responsibilities and I won't make things difficult for you."
Eunuch Wang smiled awkwardly.
Ning Yuxi asked him to find an excuse to hand over the task of purchasing fabrics to Fang Quan, saying that Fang Quan was her distant relative and she wanted to help him.
Eunuch Wang had some impression of Fang Quan, a small eunuch who did miscellaneous work in his inner house. He knew Fang Quan because this man was always conscientious and responsible in his work and was a good person.
He just didn't know why he offended the Queen's people in his palace, and there was no need for him to ignore it just because a small eunuch offended the Queen.
Who knew that Fang Quan was actually a distant relative of Concubine Yi? If that was the case, why didn't Concubine Yi stand up for Fang Quan during that period of time?
He didn't want to figure it out anymore. After all, it was Concubine Yi's business. It was a simple matter, just promoting one person, which was not difficult to do, so he agreed immediately.
After seeing off Eunuch Wang, Ning Yuxi rubbed her temples a little tiredly. Things that require brainpower are indeed more tiring than things that require physical strength.
Seeing this, Luoying hurried forward to massage her temples. Ruyi changed a cup of tea for her and offered it to her: "Master, what did you tell Fang Quan to do?"
After watching this today, Ruyi felt that her master was really amazing. She couldn't help but be curious about what her master asked Fang Quan to do. At that time, her master asked her to get fifty taels of silver for Fang Quan to do the job, so she didn't hear it.
Ning Yuxi couldn't help but smile at Ruyi's curious expression and said, "Of course, let him set up the stage so that someone can have a chance to perform."
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