"Miss Si, please take a look. If it is not suitable, please inform me and I will pick new ones for you." Eunuch Zhang smiled respectfully and kindly.
Si Muqiao couldn't help but look behind him.
At this moment, I saw ten people kneeling not far behind Eunuch Zhang.
Among them, there were five palace maids and five eunuchs.
Si Muqiao couldn't help but stand up and walk in front of the ten people, then spoke.
"From left to right, please introduce yourselves in turn. Name, specialty, time of entering the palace, and age."
"Replying to Lady Si, I am Xiao Yuanzi. Before entering the palace, I helped my parents raise pigs, chickens and ducks at home. I also know a little bit of hand-weaving. I have been in the palace for four years and I am eighteen years old this year."
"Replying to the beautiful lady, my servant Xiao Zhuozi is from Jiangnan. I am good at raising fish and shrimp. I have been in the palace for three years. I am seventeen years old this year."
"Replying to Lady Si, I am Wangcai, the best at growing vegetables and cooking. I have been in the palace for five years and I am twenty this year."
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As the ten people introduced themselves one by one, Si Muqiao nodded and asked them to stand up and look up.
I took a look at the faces of the ten people. At first glance, they all seemed to be well-behaved.
She couldn't help but say: "Each of you has your own strengths, so you were called here to serve me."
"I am in the cold palace, and unless something unexpected happens, I will live here forever. I'm sure you have all heard about this."
"I'm going to put this here first. If you follow me, as long as you are loyal, serious, and diligent enough, I will give you corresponding rewards, and I will also protect you."
"If you choose to follow me but secretly slack off and have ulterior motives, I will show no mercy to you if I catch you."
"So now, I will give you a chance."
"If anyone doesn't want to stay, they can go back to where they came from. I will not pursue the matter."
"You have a quarter of an hour to think."
"If you have made up your mind, just find Tangyuan and tell him." After saying that, Simuqiao glanced at Tangyuan and said.
"Tangyuan, you take care of everyone's placement."
"If someone wants to leave, send them off properly and don't make things difficult for them."
"My lord, I obey your orders." Tangyuan puffed out his chest, looking very excited.
Her master had just said not long ago that he wanted her to be his chief maid.
Only a few days had passed and she had really become the master's maid.
It really feels like a dream.
Well, I have to say, it feels really good to be valued and trusted by the master!
Tang Yuan swore that from today on, she would study hard, work hard and strive to be a good palace maid and not let her master down!
After giving instructions about Tangyuan, Simuqiao walked to a nearby tree and spoke to Eunuch Zhang behind him.
"Eunuch Zhang, please come with me for a moment. I have something to ask you."
"yes."
"I was able to set up the trap and find someone earlier, thanks to Eunuch Zhang for his help. Thank you very much."
"Miss Simi, you are really embarrassing me. I am just following your orders and doing my job."
Simuqiao glanced at Eunuch Zhang and continued to ask.
"Then, Eunuch Ma, do you understand?"
"I heard that Eunuch Ma was taken away by Lord Zhou for questioning. If I want to go over and take a look, do you know how to get there?"
When Eunuch Zhang heard Simuqiao mention Lord Zhou, his attitude became even more respectful.
Others may not know, but he knows it very well.
This Lord Zhou is someone that His Majesty values.
Lord Zhou came at such a coincidence just to capture a eunuch Ma. He didn't believe that there was no order from His Majesty.
In addition, it was His Majesty who specifically asked him to come to the cold palace to obey orders from the beginning, so he knew it.
This beautiful lady Si must not be offended.
"Replying to Lady Si, I have heard of this eunuch Ma."
"He has been in the palace for some time. In the early years, he was with Concubine Jing."
"Later, because Concubine Jing's family committed a crime, they were demoted and imprisoned by the late emperor, and Concubine Jing was also implicated. Eunuch Ma, who had been working for Concubine Jing, was also punished and sent to Yeyouting."
"After the death of the previous emperor, Your Majesty ascended the throne. Someone proposed to restore the position of General Zhou Shun, the father of Concubine Jing, to a position of military commander, and use him to check and balance General Si, who was in charge of the entire military."
"At this time, the border sent a piece of evidence that Concubine Jing's father, General Zhou, was collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country."
"When His Majesty learned of this, he was furious and immediately sent people to investigate. It turned out that General Zhou had indeed committed treason and that his actions had caused the death of 30,000 soldiers."
"For this reason, His Majesty directly ordered the execution of all nine clans of Concubine Jing's family."
"In order to plead for her family, Concubine Jing threw herself against a pillar in front of His Majesty and died, but His Majesty still did not change his mind at all."
"Eunuch Ma was punished to go to Yeyouting, but he escaped the death penalty and also got to know Xiao Feizi, who has some martial arts skills."
"Xiao Feizi is the eunuch who attempted to assassinate His Majesty."
"Later, somehow, Eunuch Ma was favored by the people in the Jingshifang and taken away, and Xiao Feizi was also taken into the palace by Concubine Jiang."
After hearing what Eunuch Zhang said, Simuqiao almost understood what was going on.
If nothing unexpected happens, the evidence of Concubine Jing's father's treason should have been collected by her father and sent back by someone.
It was also because of this that Eunuch Ma, who was loyal to Concubine Jing, hated the cold-blooded emperor and her, the only daughter of General Si.
Therefore, the young eunuch went to assassinate His Majesty and put the blame on her.
"I understand."
"Eunuch Zhang, you know a lot. If I have any other questions in the future, I will ask Eunuch Zhang to answer them."
"It is a blessing for me to be able to work for Lady Sima." Eunuch Zhang said with his head down.
Even if he didn't say these things at the moment, Simian would know them soon.
Since that's the case, it would be better for him to just say it directly, so as to do him a favor.
"Well, when will the chickens, ducks, geese, etc. that I need be delivered?"
"Replying to Miss Si, the latest is the day after tomorrow."
"I have asked, and the chicken coop and duck shed will not be ready until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest."
"Okay, I understand."
When Eunuch Zhang left, only a palace maid who knew how to embroider followed him.
The other nine chose to stay.
Si Muqiao asked Tang Yuan to arrange accommodation and work for the nine people.
For convenience, Si Muqiao even changed the names of all nine of them.
The five eunuchs were renamed Xiao Fuzi, Xiao Luzi, Xiao Shouzi, Xiao Xizi, and Xiao Jinzi.
As for the four palace maids, they were named Yu Wen, Shu Xue, Ying Yu and Wu Li.
The four palace maids who were given names were very happy.
Because they felt that the names given to them by Sima Yi were very nice, and it was obvious that they were not those of ordinary palace maids.
Even Tangyuan was secretly jealous.
As the senior maidservant beside her master, her name didn't seem as nice as those of the four new maids.
In response to this, Simuqiao just wanted to hold his forehead with his hand.
Forgive her, I really just couldn't think of a good name, so I just gave it a random name.
The names of the four palace maids were borrowed from subjects such as Chinese, mathematics, English and physics.
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