Chapter 72 Pei Ji Enters the Palace
Cai Lian walked to the Imperial Household Department.
I saw a gatekeeper standing in front of the gate.
During this period, eunuchs came and went constantly, including many senior eunuchs wearing purple and red robes.
There were even Jinyiwei wearing flying fish uniforms.
Cai Lian was frightened and didn't dare to go forward.
The eunuch guarding the gate saw her sneaking around and shouted at her, "What are you doing? What are you doing sneaking around here?"
Cai Lian was startled and wanted to run away, but she couldn't bear to leave the bag of silver that Luo Fu had given her. So she bravely stepped forward and said, "I am a servant of Lady Zhao of Jinfu Pavilion. I came to see Chang Jin for something."
She took out the small change she had prepared long ago and stuffed it in. "Father-in-law, please be flexible and help me call him out."
The eunuch weighed the silver and put it in his arms, saying, "The Imperial Household Department is so big, where can I find him for you? Tell me what job he holds, and I can ask for you."
Luo Fu had reminded her of this, and Cai Lian hurriedly said, "Eunuch, go ask yourself. Chang Jin has been in the Imperial Household Department for many years and can even speak in front of the Eunuch in Charge of the Seal. He should be easy to find."
"Really?" The guarding eunuch was aroused by her words and said, "Just wait."
He walked in and saw a familiar eunuch who had just finished explaining something to a small flagman. He went up to him and asked, "Is there a man named Chang Jin in the Imperial Household Department? I heard he's very popular with the Chief Seal."
A familiar eunuch said, "That must be the Chief Eunuch, right? I've never heard of such a person. Why are you looking for him?"
The eunuch guarding the gate said, "There's a palace maid outside looking for me. I'm free and can help her ask."
A familiar eunuch laughed and said, "How could you possibly be so kind? I'm afraid you've given her something good, and it's not a big deal, so you've just brushed it off. But you're actually going out of your way to find her."
The eunuch guarding the gate also laughed: "I'm just curious, thinking of helping to pass a message, maybe I can get in touch with someone and look after him in the future. But it's not easy to find, so forget it. This little benefit is not worth my eager search. Okay, I'm leaving first."
The two of them separated and went back to their respective seats, not noticing that the little flag had not left.
After the two men left, he followed the eunuch guarding the gate and walked out of the Silijian gate.
Seeing that the eunuch guarding the gate had sent the palace maid away with just a few words, he quietly followed the palace maid and only appeared in a deserted place.
Cai Lian was feeling dejected when a figure suddenly appeared in front of her. She took several steps back in fright. Seeing that the figure was dressed in a Feiyu uniform and looked tall and cold, she knew it was a Jinyiwei. She couldn't help but get nervous again: "Master, why are you stopping me?"
The Jinyiwei flag asked, "Which palace are you from? Who is your master?"
The Jinyiwei were accustomed to arresting and interrogating people, and they had an aura of authority about them. This man was also very cold and stern. Cailian was frightened and panicked. She quickly told the whole story, "I serve in Jinfu Pavilion. My master is Concubine Zhao, but I'm not here to do any work for my master. I was sent here by Concubine Luo of Ningxiangju. Concubine Luo said she's waiting for me to come back. If I'm not back by noon, she'll come looking for me!"
She was afraid that the little flag in front of her was going to take her away, so she quickly brought out Love, who had the highest rank.
Without noticing it, the man in front of him changed his expression and immediately stepped forward to demand, "Which noble lady Luo? What's your name? Tell me and I'll forgive you."
Cai Lian didn't know what crime she had committed, but she knew that the Jinyiwei would declare even important officials of the previous dynasty guilty. This made her even more afraid, and she hurriedly said, "Lady Luo Fuluo! Her father is the third-rank provincial governor of Yanzhou!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoqi in front of him suddenly laughed.
The smile was very strange.
It’s like finally finding the treasure you’ve always dreamed of, feeling excited and enthusiastic yet inexplicably depressed.
Cai Lian was extremely nervous and stammered, "Sir, can I, can I leave now?"
Pei Ji suppressed his desire to find out more about Jiaojiao'er, stepped aside, and looked at the direction where the little palace maid ran away, without moving for a long time.
Cai Lian ran back to Jinfu Pavilion sweating profusely.
Luo Fu was startled and quickly stood up to help her sit down. She then turned to Qing He who had returned to her side and said, "Go outside and see if anything happened."
Qinghe was startled when she saw Cailian looked like she was being chased by a ghost, and she responded and walked out.
Luo Fu then asked Cai Lian: "What happened? Did someone give you a hard time?"
Cai Lian opened her mouth to tell the story of the small flag, but when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she felt that she was being too unkind. She had betrayed the nobleman as soon as he asked her. If she told it again, even if the nobleman didn't hold a grudge against her, he probably wouldn't give her a job that could make her money in the future.
"No, no one is making things difficult for me. I was just afraid that you might be anxious waiting for me and would be anxious to come back, so I ran away in a hurry."
Love breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that others would be punished because of her own behavior.
Sitting down beside her, she fanned her with her round fan: "Did you find out? Did Chang Jin ever work in the Imperial Household Department?"
Cai Lian didn't dare to hide this, and hurriedly told him everything she had learned in the past: "...Finally, the eunuch guarding the gate came out and said Chang Jin was not there, and told us to come back another day. I thought Chang Jin must have worked there."
Luo Fu shook her head inwardly when she heard this. This girl was not doing things properly.
The other person was obviously giving her a perfunctory response, but she didn't even ask a few questions and just went back.
But it's not her fault. It's really hard for a maid like her to find out anything in a place like the Imperial Household Department.
She didn't say much, just said: "Sorry to bother you, this is just a small matter, please don't tell anyone else."
Cai Lian said hurriedly, "Don't worry, my dear. I won't tell you. If my master asks, I will say that you are just here to bring some snacks." Luo Fu nodded, stood up and said, "There are snacks on the table that I gave to Yuanchun, and there is another one for you. If you are hungry, take it and fill your stomach. I will be leaving now."
She went out and Qinghe came back. She held her in her arms and asked, "There's no one outside. What happened to Cailian? It's like someone is chasing her from behind."
Love said perfunctorily.
I was wondering in my heart, do I really have to check whether Chang Jin is a eunuch as Sister Xiangjun said?
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