But what does it matter to her what happens to the Geng family!
She didn't have such great ambitions as to want to monopolize the Fourth Prince, nor did she necessarily want Hongxuan to become the Fourth Prince's successor.
Therefore, as long as Geng doesn't provoke her, she won't provoke him.
As she thought about it, Jiaming felt a little hungry. She touched her protruding belly and looked at the pocket watch hanging around her neck. It wasn't mealtime yet.
Even if I arrive, I'll have to cook for myself before I can eat. It's my own fault for not being able to eat food prepared by others. Sigh, I'll just have some snacks to fill my stomach first.
She picked up a pastry in front of her, took a small bite cautiously, circulated her internal energy, and after finding nothing amiss, began to eat it freely.
It's no wonder she's so careful about what she does; it's just that the imperial concubine selection has recently ended, and the other women are no longer busy targeting Niohuru, but have turned their attention back to her.
If I can place people in their yard, they can probably do the same.
Generally speaking, there shouldn't be any problems with meals that you prepare yourself. However, it's hard to say that someone might have thought of this and exploit this blind spot to their advantage.
If they happen to tamper with the food you've prepared without your knowledge, and you accidentally eat it, there could be a serious problem.
Therefore, she cannot afford to be careless.
As she ate, her thoughts wandered. Suddenly, she remembered something, quickly finished the pastry she was holding, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and called for the maid who had delivered the message.
"What are your orders, Master?" the maid asked respectfully as she entered.
"Go and fetch Eunuch Xiao He. But this isn't urgent. If he's busy with something important, he can come later." After giving the instructions, Jia Ming felt that she had eaten too quickly and seemed to choke a little, so she picked up the tea on the table and drank it.
After drinking some tea, Jiaming felt a lump in her throat.
She patted her stomach; hmm, she was still a little hungry. "I'll keep eating," she thought. After she finished her small plate of snacks, Xiao Hezi, who was clearly not very busy, quickly came over.
After respectfully bowing and greeting Jiaming, he hurriedly said, "Master, this servant hasn't had time to gather any intelligence yet, so if you wish to know anything, perhaps..."
"What are you thinking about, Xiao Hezi?" Jiaming glanced at Xiao Hezi with annoyance and laughed, "Your master really has something to talk to you about, not to listen to a 'good show'."
Xiao Hezi gave an awkward smile, "Oh, is that so? It's my fault!"
"Alright, what's wrong with that? I won't blame you for such a trivial matter." After saying that, Jiaming ignored Xiao Hezi's reaction and got to the point.
"Although you haven't had time to gather intelligence information today, what I want to ask about is the past. So many things happened during the selection process. I believe that not only the palace investigated, but also people outside the palace, right?"
Xiao Hezi looked at Jiaming with a puzzled expression. "There must be someone investigating outside the palace, Master. Didn't we investigate?" Why would Master ask such an obvious question? But Master is always wise and would never ask such a straightforward question. It must be that I can't keep up with Master's thinking, which is why I think the question is too obvious.
"Oh!" Jiaming was taken aback by Xiao Hezi's words. After realizing what he meant, she glared at him irritably. "Of course I know that. What I was trying to say is, are the princes and other princes outside the palace investigating? After all, several unfamiliar forces have inexplicably appeared in the palace and are so arrogant in their actions during the selection process. They tried again and again, and I don't believe they are completely unafraid or unwilling to find out the truth."
Jiaming explained it so clearly, and Xiao Hezi wasn't stupid, so of course he understood, and he even thought further ahead.
His final reaction was that his master seemed to be up to something again.
However, he hadn't forgotten that his master was still waiting for his reply.
"The news from the palace is indeed that someone has discovered our master and is investigating. As for the other princes, Prince Zhi, the Crown Prince, the Eighth Prince, and so on, they are also being investigated."
At this point, Xiao Hezi paused, then changed the subject and praised, "However, if it weren't for your previous advice, Master, and my special reminder to my men, it would have been really difficult to discover the movements of our master's men. They are truly secretive. Compared to our master, the spies of the other princes are much more obvious."
Upon hearing this, Jiaming thought to herself, "In history, your Fourth Master created the Sticky Rod Office, a secret service, all by himself. In this life, he also destroyed the Li family's power and probably gained a lot of benefits from it. So the Sticky Rod Office in this life is definitely much stronger than the one in history."
The reason I was able to discover Fourth Master's men was because of my keen senses brought about by my special ability. I noticed something was wrong, and gradually, as I discovered more people, I was able to summarize my experience and deduce how Fourth Master's men usually hid and how they gathered information.
However, she wouldn't say any of this. After smiling, she said to Xiao Hezi, "Weren't our people always keeping an eye on the Fujin, Li Shi, and Hesheli Shi? Now that the selection is over, they'll definitely have the energy to deal with your master, me."
This is indeed a problem, but I believe my master will have a solution. I suppose he summoned me here to resolve this issue.
Thinking it over, Xiao Hezi looked at Jiaming with some anticipation. His master was really going to cause trouble, but he wondered, "What do you mean?"
"Tsk, in order for me to continue to have a peaceful pregnancy, I have no choice but to cause them some trouble," Jia Ming said with a slight smirk, narrowing her eyes and whispering to Xiao Hezi with ill intent: "Tell the master's men a little bit about the things our people caught about the Fujin and the others."
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