Chapter 1047 The Imperial Concubine is just fooling around!
Lady Yan stuffed two silver ingots into the young eunuch's hands.
This was the money given to him to gather information.
The young eunuch was complaining in his heart. He was just an ordinary eunuch with no power or influence and limited connections. How could he possibly get any news from the Yunxiu Palace?
Everyone knew that Yunxiu Palace was the imperial concubine's territory. The emperor would spend the night there almost every day. The entire Yunxiu Palace was kept in perfect order, like an airtight iron barrel.
When the Empress Dowager was still in the palace, it was difficult for her to get into the Yunxiu Palace, let alone a little eunuch like him.
But Lady Yan had already spoken, and as a servant he dared not disobey, so he could only respond reluctantly.
"Well, I'll do it right away."
The young eunuch racked his brains and tried his best to carefully find out the news, but he still failed to hide it from other people in the palace.
This matter soon reached Cao Nuo's ears.
Cao Nuo had served the emperor for a long time. He knew how much the emperor valued the imperial concubine, so he had always wanted to do her a favor.
But he was very tactful and knew that the imperial concubine obviously trusted Eunuch Chang more than he did.
If he went directly to the Imperial Concubine to report the news without going through Eunuch Chang, let alone what Eunuch Chang would think, the Imperial Concubine might not take what he said to heart.
So Cao Nuo went to Yunxiu Palace in person.
The gate of Yunxiu Palace was still closed. Cao Nuo waited at the door for a while before Eunuch Chang came out.
Cao Nuo has noticed that the level of security in Yunxiu Palace today is much higher than usual, but he has always been aware of the current situation and knows that the most inappropriate thing in this harem is curiosity.
So he didn't ask any questions and directly told Eunuch Chang the news he had learned.
After listening to this, Eunuch Chang narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Yan Cairen is living too comfortably."
Cao Nuo whispered, "I have already sent out orders to ensure that Yan Cairen will not be able to find out any useful information."
Eunuch Chang laughed and said slowly in a knowing tone, "Don't worry, the Imperial Concubine will remember your favor."
After getting this promise, Cao Nuo immediately felt relieved.
He also laughed: "It is my honor to serve the Imperial Concubine. I dare not ask for favors."
The floor heating in the bedroom was burning brightly, providing warm warmth.
Xiao Xixi sat beside the bed, staring at the unconscious Luo Qinghan in a daze.
Eunuch Chang stood at the door and bowed.
"Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
Xiao Xixi came back to her senses and turned to look at him.
"What's wrong?"
Eunuch Chang: "Just now Cao Nuo came to report that Concubine Yan was secretly trying to find out what was going on in Yunxiu Palace."
Xiao Xixi: "Find something for her to do, don't let her be too idle."
Eunuch Chang: "Wanhai City is currently at war with the Thousand Islands, and the war in Nanyue has not yet ended. War supplies are in short supply, especially winter supplies.
Why not ask Lady Yan to help make some cotton-padded jackets and quilts to send to the soldiers at the border?
Although this is just a drop in the bucket, it can at least set an example for the world and allow the soldiers at the border to feel the care from their country."
Xiao Xixi thought for a moment and said, "Since we need to support the border, we can't rely on just Concubine Yan. Let the other concubines in the palace also make cotton-padded jackets and quilts. Before the New Year, each person must make at least 100 sets of cotton-padded jackets and 10 quilts. There will be rewards for completing them."
Most of the high-ranking concubines in the palace are gone, and what's left are low-ranking concubines like Yan Cairen.
Although they can't cause any big trouble, if left alone, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause.
It's not too bad on normal days, Xixi doesn't even have to do anything, others can suppress them.
But now is a special period, the emperor is in a coma, this news must be kept secret, the palace cannot withstand the slightest disturbance.
Xiao Xixi found something for them to do to divert their attention so that they wouldn't be like Yan Cairen, who had nothing to do and wasted time thinking about all sorts of things.
In the evening of that day, all the concubines in the palace received orders from the imperial concubine, asking them to make cotton-padded jackets and quilts for the soldiers at the border with their own hands, and there were also requirements on the quantity.
Concubine Yan was originally waiting for the young eunuch to find out about the unusual movements in Yunxiu Palace.
I didn't expect to receive such bad news.
One hundred cotton-padded jackets and thirty quilts, this number was too difficult for a weak woman like her who had never done housework.
Yan Cairen asked cautiously, "What if we can't meet the number required by the Imperial Concubine?"
Cao Nuo smiled slightly: "Then keep doing it until you have completed the quantity required by the Imperial Concubine before you can leave."
Yan Cairen was stunned.
Isn't this equivalent to putting her under house arrest in disguise? !
She was very angry in her heart, but she didn't dare show it on her face.
She asked cautiously, holding on to the last glimmer of hope.
"Does the Emperor know about this?"
Cao Nuo did not answer but asked: "What do you think?"
Yan Cairen choked and felt instantly disappointed.
There is no way the emperor doesn't know about such a big thing.
Since the emperor knew about it and didn't stop it, it means that he only supports the imperial concubine.
Yan Cairen had nothing to say and watched Cao Nuo leave.
As soon as the people left, Yan Cairen immediately frowned, his fingers tightly grasped the handkerchief, and the jealousy in his eyes was so strong that it almost overflowed.
Actually asking the emperor's concubines to make clothes and bedding for the soldiers of humble origins at the border is simply a humiliation to them!
The imperial concubine is just fooling around!
But the emperor tolerated the concubine's mischief.
In the eyes of the emperor, he could only see the imperial concubine.
As long as the imperial concubine is alive, the emperor will never pay attention to other women!
Although the concubines in other palaces were surprised by the imperial concubine's sudden decision, they did not feel as much resentment as Concubine Yan.
Anyway, the emperor would not summon them normally, so they were idle anyway and it would be nice to find something to kill time. Moreover, the imperial concubine said there would be rewards for completing tasks, so they really wanted to know what kind of rewards they could get.
The concubines in all palaces started to get busy because of the imperial concubine's order.
The imperial concubine was also very busy at this time.
She was busy reviewing memorials to the emperor.
The emperor was in a coma and unable to attend court, but he had to approve memorials to the emperor, otherwise the court officials would immediately know that something had happened to the emperor.
In the end, Xiao Xixi had no choice but to imitate Luo Qinghan's handwriting to review the memorials.
Fortunately, Luo Qinghan's marking style is the same as his personality, concise and clear, and he is frugal with words.
In most cases, she only had to draw a red circle at the end of the memorial and stamp it with the imperial seal. This meant that the emperor had reviewed it and the three provinces and six ministries could implement it according to the contents of the memorial.
There are also a small number of memorials that cannot be passed directly.
These memorials can be divided into two categories:
One type is a direct rejection, which requires Xiao Xixi to imitate the emperor's handwriting and write the word "no" in red ink.
The other category requires further discussion, which is more troublesome. The emperor needs to write down his specific opinions, which should be at least a dozen words, and even hundreds of words if there are more.
(End of this chapter)
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