"I have many ears and eyes in the palace. I already know about the situation you mentioned.”Hong Tian Xiao naturally knew that what Little Gui Zi said was the truth.
Lil Guizi felt lucky to hear this. Fortunately, he did not lie. However, the Divine Dragon Sect was too powerful. He really did not know how many spies they had planted in the Imperial Palace. How many concubines, maids, eunuchs, and ministers in the imperial court were from the Divine Dragon Sect.
"Little Gui Zi, the sky is already dark. Take us to the Cining Palace. When we get there, I will ask the Empress Dowager to make you the chief eunuch of the Shang Catering Department.”Hong Tian Xiao saw that the sky had already turned completely dark, fearing that a long night would bring about more trouble.
"This lowly one is sincerely joining the Divine Dragon Cult, so it's only right for me to work for the young cult master. How would I dare to have any other thoughts?”Although Little Guizi was overjoyed, he could only refuse. Although the steward of the Shang Catering Division did not manage many people, it was a huge and lucrative job. It was easy to pocket more than 1,000 taels of silver a month.
"Making you the head of the imperial kitchen is to make things easier for our sect in the future.”If it wasn't for Mao Dongzhu, the biggest insider, Hong Tian Xiao would have really wanted to recruit Little Guizi into the Divine Dragon Sect.
" I'll listen to the young cult master's orders. Young cult master, please put on Hai Dafu's clothes. But this Brother Mao's beard is a little…" Little Guizi suddenly saw Mao Shi Ba's beard and felt that it was a little inappropriate for him to dress up as a eunuch.
"Eighteen, you stay here first. I will send someone to pick you up after I see the Empress Dowager.”Hong Tian Xiao also felt that Mao Shi Ba's beard was too eye-catching, so he could only let him stay here.
"Yes, this subordinate will do as you say." Mao Shi Ba also touched his beard helplessly and shrugged.
After Hong Tian Xiao finished dressing up, the two of them walked towards Ci Ning Palace one after the other. Cining Palace was located in the innermost part of the palace, and it was a full 25 minutes 'journey from Hai Dafu's residence. With Xiao Guizi leading the way, no one was suspicious, and the two of them successfully arrived at the front door of Cining Palace.
"You two, stop right there. Hey, isn't this Xiao Guizi, the follower of Shangshan Sihai's husband? Why are you here at Cining Palace so late?”As soon as the two of them arrived at the gate of Cining Palace, they were stopped by two eunuchs guarding the gate. The person who spoke was a eunuch in his forties.
"Eunuch Li, this one is Xiao Guizi. I wonder if the Empress Dowager is resting?”Lil Guizi was only a eunuch without rank in the palace, and the two eunuchs blocking the way were at least of the eighth rank. Even so, they were much higher than Lil Guizi.
"Hehe, Little Guizi, what's wrong with you today? You're usually very clever, but why did you take the wrong medicine today and become muddle-headed? Whether the Empress Dowager is resting or not, with her noble status, how could she personally receive a lowly eunuch like you?”The other eunuch in his thirties almost laughed out loud.
"This, two eunuchs, Xiao Guizi came to see the Empress Dowager so late at night, so naturally he has important news to report.”On the way, Xiao Guizi had already received Hong Tian Xiao's instructions. He turned his head and looked around, pretending to be very mysterious. He took a step forward and whispered into the ears of the two people," I have already found out the whereabouts of the two '42 Chapters of the Classic', so I asked to see the Empress Dowager late at night."”
The two had followed the empress dowager for a long time and naturally knew that the empress dowager was doing her best to find the whereabouts of the '42 Chapters of the Classic'. To the empress dowager, this news was indeed more important than any other news. Not to mention that it was only a quarter past midnight, even if it was already midnight or midnight, the empress dowager would definitely get up to meet Xiao Guizi.
The eunuch in his forties said to Xiaoguizi,""Alright, you wait here first. I will report to the Empress Dowager.”With that, he ran inside like a gust of wind. Judging from his speed, he was definitely a good seedling for practicing qinggong.
The remaining eunuch in his thirties sized up Hong Tian Xiao and asked suspiciously,""Little Guizi, who is this person?”
When Xiao Guizi heard this, he hurriedly smiled and said," Eunuch Wang, he's new here. He used to be a handyman. Later, Eunuch Hai saw that he was clever and diligent, so he transferred him to the Shang Catering Division. This time, the news of the '42 Chapters of the Classics' was found out by Little Hongzi, so I specially brought him here."”
"Greetings, Eunuch Wang. I hope that Eunuch Wang can promote me in the future.”Hong Tian Xiao had no choice but to step forward to greet him. However, he cursed Eunuch Wang's ancestors in his heart.
"Well said, well said. With the protection of Vice Manager Hai of the Shang Catering Division, there's no need for miscellaneous servants.”Although Eunuch Wang's rank was not high, he spoke with an air of seniority, full of airs.
At this moment, Eunuch Li had already jogged over. Panting, he said to Little Guizi,"Empress Dowager…Empress Dowager invites you over.”With that, Eunuch Li turned around and led the way.
Cining Palace was filled with exotic flowers and plants, rockery and ponds, and the scenery was many times better than the outside. Hong Tianxiao thought to himself," This Mao Dongzhu is really a person who knows how to enjoy life. It seems that if it wasn't for the effect of the Leopard Fetus Tendon Changing Pill, she would have ordered people to bombard the Divine Dragon Island. It seems that my father's use of the Leopard Fetus Tendon Changing Pill to control his subordinates was indeed reasonable."
After a while, Eunuch Li brought the two of them to a large house. There were four palace maids standing in front of the door. They were all dressed with swords. It seemed that they were the Empress Dowager's palace maids. Eunuch Li walked closer and bowed deeply to the four women.""Four sisters, Xiao Guizi has been brought here. Please inform the empress dowager.”
One of the older palace maids nodded and said,"Alright, you guys wait here. I'll go in and report to the Empress Dowager.”After saying that, the palace maid turned around to open the door. At this moment, a lazy voice suddenly came from the room,"Is Xiaoguizi here? Let him in.”
"The Empress Dowager wants you to go in." When the palace maid heard the empress dowager's voice, she hurriedly opened the door and gestured for Xiao Guizi to enter.
When the two of them entered the room, the palace maid reached out and closed the door, still standing outside the door.
The entire room was filled with fragrance. Hong Tian Xiao had yet to have the time to examine the situation inside the room before he could already smell waves of fragrance assaulting his nostrils. Hong Tian Xiao turned his head and saw that the two sides of the room were filled with all kinds of fresh flowers. As it was spring, the flowers in the room were all in full bloom. They did not seem to be lazy because of the arrival of night.
There was a curtain on the other side. The curtain was made entirely of pearls and emitted a soft light. Through the gap in the curtain, one could clearly see two figures swaying left and right under the candlelight. At this time, there were only two people who could still be in the Empress Dowager's bedroom. One was Liu Yan, and the other was the skinny monk. However, the skinny monk was probably on the way from the Godly Dragon Island to the capital, so the person with Mao Dongzhu must be Liu Yan.
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