"Eunuch Xiao, do you know why the emperor is looking for me?”
Xia Jian followed Eunuch Xiao in the direction of Yangxin Palace Hall. His tone was neither humble nor humble. He did not hold his head high just because he was the seal eunuch of the ceremonial director.
Eunuch Xiao was an old man who had experienced three emperors. He was still serving the fourth emperor in his life, Xianzong.
In terms of seniority, there was probably no one in the Imperial Palace who was older than him.
"Eunuch Xia, even if I knew, I couldn't tell you.”
Eunuch Xiao was able to serve four generations of emperors, so he naturally had his own merits. Otherwise, the emperor would not have chosen a eunuch who had served the previous emperor to follow him.
When they arrived at Yangxin Palace Hall, Eunuch Xiao and Emperor Cheng Hua reported,""Your Majesty, the seal of the ceremonial supervisor Xia has arrived.”
"En, let him in."
With the permission of the Transformation Monarch, Xia Jian walked in and bowed. He half-knelt on the ground and said,"This servant greets Your Majesty. Long live my Emperor!”
Although it was a kowtow, in reality, it was just a monarch and minister salute. He only half-knelt. As for kowtowing, there was no such thing.
The Ming Dynasty was a Han court, and there was no such thing as kowtowing to the emperor. The so-called kowtow of the Qing Dynasty was actually to make things difficult for the officials.
"Little Xia Zi, why are you calling me a servant again? Didn't I tell you in the morning court that when you kowtow to me in the future, you will be treated like a minister of the imperial court? Alright, alright, dear minister, please rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xia Jian stood up and bowed slightly. Facing the Emperor, he had to appear humble.
"My dear minister, ever since the assassination incident a few days ago, zhen has been uneasy. Sometimes, even when I sleep, I'm afraid that a few assassins will suddenly rush out and take my life.”
Monarch Cheng sounded a little weak when he spoke. It seemed that his sleep quality was indeed not good these days.
Xia Jian smiled and raised his head."Your Majesty, the main reason for your sleep problems is because of the assassin problem, which is caused by worry. If there was no such worry, His Majesty's problem would naturally be solved.”
Transformation Monarch Cheng shook his head and frowned even more. He said,""If that's the case, I wouldn't have asked you to come. Actually, the assassin is easy to deal with. Usually, I would just arrange for more Embroidered Uniform Guards. However, recently, for some reason, when I finally fell asleep, I would always wake up in nightmares. Every time I fell asleep, it was as if there were countless hands strangling my neck.”
Xia Jian was speechless when he heard what the Transformation Monarch said.
If there were Assassins, he could help them, but what could he do if he had nightmares? He was not a psychiatrist.
"Your Majesty, I'm stupid. You... I don't have a good solution!”Xia Jian could only say this.
"Minister, do you think it's because of the vengeful spirits of the Yao people that we killed a few days ago? How about this, you go to the people and find some enlightened experts. Let them come to the palace to do a ritual to expel the vengeful spirits.”
It seemed that the Transformation Monarch was really annoyed by the nightmare these two days. He was actually asked to go to the people to find some expert.
Xia Jian didn't believe in these things, but he had no choice. The emperor's orders were greater than the heavens. He could only listen to whatever the Transformation Monarch asked him to find.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will leave the palace immediately.”
Seeing the Transformation Monarch nod, Xia Jian turned around and left Yangxin Palace Hall. He ordered his eunuchs to pack up his luggage while he went to the Purple Smoke Palace.
Ever since he became the chief eunuch, Xia Jian had not come to the Purple Smoke Palace. He missed Ning Yun.
Of course, he was mainly here to visit Noble Consort Feng.
Xia Jian took the risk to save the Transformation Emperor and heal his internal injuries. Logically speaking, Noble Consort Feng should also have contributed.
However, Emperor Chenghua's reward for Noble Consort Feng was just a few words of praise. There was not even any material reward.
As for regaining favor? Have you ever seen a man who loved his ex as much as he did before?
Ordinary people were like this, let alone the emperor who had three thousand beauties in his harem.
Thinking about it, Noble Consort Feng was also sad. There were three thousand beauties in the harem, and an iron pestle was ground into an embroidery needle. No matter how it turned out, it was not the turn of the twenty-something-year-old Noble Consort Feng to snatch the Emperor's embroidery needle.
Moreover, the Transformation Monarch wanted to keep his embroidery needle to pamper his 40-year-old concubine, Lady Wan.
Xia Jian took advantage of the early hours and went to the Purple Smoke Palace alone.
Xia Jian realized that the guards in the Purple Smoke Palace had decreased by quite a bit.
The Purple Smoke Palace was very big. Of course, Noble Consort Feng didn't live there alone. There were also many concubines living there, but they all lived in the side pavilions.
The main hall of the Purple Smoke Palace was the Purple Splendid Hall. Back when the Emperor doted on her, Noble Consort Feng had occupied the main hall until now.
Zi Hua Hall was very big. There were no electric lights in this period of time, and the light from the outside could not shine in. Therefore, the rooms on the inner side would be lit up during the day.
Not knowing if it was a coincidence or some other reason, this time Xia Jian came, Ning Yun was actually not in the Purple Splendid Hall.
In the hall, there was only Noble Consort Feng, and it was quite deserted.
"Niangniang, how have you been recently?"
Hearing Xia Jian's words, Noble Consort Feng glared at him. Her beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with anger, but it was unknown whether it was anger or rebuke.
Noble Consort Feng was already around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, the golden age for women, and also the age where desires deepened.
In terms of figure, there were only a handful of women in the harem who were better than Noble Consort Feng.
Moreover, Noble Consort Feng's looks were excellent, and she was considered to be of the highest quality among the three thousand beauties.
"Official Xia, look at me. It's like I've been banished to the cold palace. Do you think it'll be okay? As for you, you can be considered a popular person by the emperor's side. Even bengong can't invite you over.”Noble Consort Feng spoke in a rather sarcastic tone, her tone carrying a hint of resentment.
"Empress, you have wrongly blamed this servant. I was busy a few days ago and had just taken the position of the ceremonial supervisor. I came to apologize to you whenever I had the time.”Xia Jian said with a smile.
Noble Consort Feng stood up from her chair and walked over to Xia Jian's side. She blew a whiff of orchid-like fragrance into his ear teasingly.
"No time? Hehe, I say, Eunuch Xia, you didn't make up a good excuse. If you really didn't have the time, why would you go to the Profound Language Pavilion every few days to see that Yao girl? Tell me, if I report your identity as a fake eunuch to the emperor, how do you think the emperor will deal with you?”
Noble Consort Feng's delicate hand was placed in front of Xia Fei's chest, drawing circles. Looking at the way her red lips parted, no man would be able to hold back.
"Are you threatening me?"
Xia Jian's expression turned cold. He hated being threatened the most!
He stretched out his big hand and wrapped it around Noble Consort Feng's slim waist. His other hand wantonly reached into Noble Consort Feng's clothes and gently pinched the grape.
"Let me tell you, no one in this world can threaten me!”
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