Chapter 200: The Weak Palace Maid VS the Eunuch Brother (9)
Since the Emperor left Xixiu Palace, he has visited Huifei from time to time in the past half month, but he has not set foot in the side hall again.
Shi Yi has been placed in this side hall, not allowed to go out, and not allowed to visit Ju Heng.
The Emperor's frequent visits to Xixiu Palace are a real favor. Huifei has lost her previous impetuousness and practiced calligraphy, tasted tea, and painted every day, which was quite enjoyable.
Since she led the Emperor to the side hall where Shi Yi lived, she had said goodbye to her previous pure self.
Since there was no concubine in the harem who took the initiative to depend on her, she created one herself.
Moreover, Ju Heng was able to go from an ordinary eunuch to the adopted son of Eunuch Wang in a short period of time. He must be a man of means. With Shi Yi in her palace, she was not afraid that he would not do things for their Bu family.
In her opinion, she could not only please the Emperor with Shi Yi, but also gain Ju Heng's "loyalty", which was a deal that killed two birds with one stone. But she did not consider the feelings of the two parties involved, Shi Yi and Ju Heng. Or maybe she didn't think it was necessary to consider the feelings of both of them.
Imperial Garden,
"Commander Bu has been very powerful recently." Ju Heng lowered his head and smoothed his sleeves, hiding the murderous look in his eyes.
"You are doing well now, but you are a favorite in front of Eunuch Wang." Bu Qi knew that he was waiting for him to be unavoidable.
The news that Concubine Hui sent a new person to the emperor to regain the emperor's favor spread in the harem. Although he, as a younger brother, did not agree with his sister's behavior, as an outsider, he had no way to stop it.
"Empress Hui is really amazing. She is willing to let my sister share the favor." Ju Heng's tone was joking, but the light in his eyes was cold.
In order to get to the top, he made all kinds of calculations in the harem and spent a lot of money to design Xiaoquanzi, but for his sister, he was willing to do it. But now he has entered the Qianqing Palace and has a little power in his hands, but he was told that his sister was favored by the emperor. How can he swallow this breath? The Bu family is simply too much!
"Your sister is blessed, and Eunuch Ju should be happy." Bu Qi's subordinates had killed countless people without fear, but when he faced Ju Heng, his eyes began to dodge. He really felt guilty towards the Ju family brothers and sisters.
Thanks to the information Ju Heng passed to him on weekdays, the Ju family escaped several assassinations by others. But he didn't expect things to come to the current situation.
"Then Commander Bu, let's wait and see. Let's see who is more blessed." Ju Heng smiled, and his eyes were as cold as before.
For the sake of his sister, he had to speed up.
He couldn't bear to see the Bu family harm his sister.
"Eunuch Ju, don't forget that your sister is still in the palace of Concubine Hui." Bu Qi deliberately reminded him, hoping that he could consider his sister and not attack Concubine Hui.
Ju Heng smiled and walked past him, and his hand under his sleeve had already pinched into his palm.
"I didn't expect that Eunuch Ju and the Bu family had such a connection." The little eunuch following Eunuch Wu sighed.
"Just pretend that you didn't see or hear anything about what happened today. If it gets out, I will be the first to not forgive you." Eunuch Wu pinched the little eunuch beside him, with a smug smile on his face.
He was not satisfied that Ju Heng followed Wang Fude. Now that he found Ju Heng's weakness, he would certainly make good use of it. It just so happened that he was short of money recently, and he would not let down the popular eunuch Ju.
"Eunuch Wu, I will definitely not dare to talk nonsense." The little eunuch knelt on the ground to guarantee. But secretly, he had other thoughts.
He was not actually a newcomer to the palace, but because of his small stature, he was always bullied. Today, he was accidentally pulled over by Eunuch Wu to clean the abandoned palace, so he was not considered Eunuch Wu's own man. And Eunuch Wu's bad appearance must have harmed Eunuch Ju. When he was almost beaten to death by other eunuchs, Eunuch Ju had saved him. He had received his favor before, so he must repay him. Perhaps, this is a good time to repay.
At night, the drunken eunuch Wu came to Ju Heng and asked him for money.
Ju Heng refused at first, but when eunuch Wu whispered "Commander Bu" in his ear, he pulled the brocade bag from his waist and gave it to him with a sullen face.
Eunuch Wu thought he was afraid of being reported for his relationship with the Bu family, and left triumphantly with the brocade bag.
After he walked a long way, the eunuch who informed him came out.
"You have done me a favor, what do you want?" Ju Heng did not beat around the bush.
The eunuch who informed him knelt at his feet and begged him to stay by his side and serve him.
He had always been bullied in the harem, and Ju Heng was a man of affection and means. He believed that he would have a better future by his side than by other eunuchs.
"Eunuch Wu fell into the well drunk and died, so I transferred you to my side." Ju Heng looked at the winding palace road in front of him, his eyes full of cruelty.
What he hated most was being threatened. Of course, if the eunuch was unwilling to do it, he would go there himself.
The eunuch who reported the news thought for a while, knelt on the ground, and promised like a pledge of allegiance: "I will never let Eunuch Ju down."
For his own sake, he could only be cruel. However, on weekdays, Eunuch Wu often beat and scolded him, so it was not difficult to do it.
The next day, the little palace maid who fetched water just put the bucket down and noticed something was wrong. She looked into the well and was so scared that she sat on the ground, and then hurried to report to the nanny in charge.
Because it was not someone else who died, the nanny in charge quickly asked Eunuch Wang to come and deal with it.
Eunuch Wang did not expect that Eunuch Wu, who had been secretly competing with him, would drown in the well because of being drunk. After lamenting the impermanence of life, he happily let the eunuchs carry him to fill the dry well.
When Eunuch Wu was alive, he was not easy to tear his face because of the friendship of his fellow countrymen. Now that he is dead and has nothing, it is natural for him, a living person, to do whatever he wants.
However, after Ju Heng presented the sachet he found on Eunuch Wu, his expression changed drastically.
"This is what Concubine Hui used in the palace!" Eunuch Wang's hands trembled.
Ju Heng kept his head down and didn't say anything.
"It seems that Concubine Hui is closely related to Eunuch Wu's death." Eunuch Wang narrowed his eyes and became wary of the person in Xixiu Palace.
Wu Qiyang likes to flatter the favored concubines the most. This time, he must have done something wrong. He flattered the emperor and offended Concubine Hui, so he was pushed into the well.
He knew long ago that Concubine Hui was not a simple person. She pretended to be elegant and graceful before the emperor, but now she is exposed in order to compete for favor. She is just short of sending her to the emperor's bed.
But what happened that Concubine Hui wanted to kill someone like this? He began to think deeply.
I always have to take leave once or twice in the first few days of each month [covering my face]
(End of this chapter)
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