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Chapter 680 Palace Survival Manual
That being said, after Hua Rou left, A Yu remained at the Astrology Department.

Liu Fang and the others were due to finish their shift and should have gone somewhere else to wait, especially those who were on night duty. They should have started to sleep now so they could get some rest later at night.

But when they saw that Ayu hadn't left, they decided not to leave either.

Tangyuan went to them and said, "It's good that none of you have left yet, so we don't have to wait until tomorrow to announce it."

Everyone: "?" What are you announcing?
Just then, they suddenly heard a commotion outside, and then they saw Eunuch Fu from the Imperial Household Department directing people to carry in several large boxes.

Eunuch Fu spotted Ayu from afar, and his face crinkled with a smile: "Oh my, Commander, you are truly busy with countless affairs of state. Even at the time when you are about to retire, you are still working here. You are a role model for us all. Everyone in the capital should learn from you!"

This flattery left everyone bewildered. When did the people from the Imperial Household Department become so polite? Weren't they supposed to be so disrespectful even to the empresses in the inner palace?

In fact, the Imperial Household Department had a very large jurisdiction. All personnel movement and allocation within the entire Imperial City had to go through them. Any movement of personnel without their registration and record-keeping was a violation and would be punished.

This is why many people secretly changed positions or were favored by influential people, but without the approval of the Imperial Household Department, and in the end, it was always these subordinates who suffered.

Their jurisdiction was vast, encompassing not only the inner palace and harem, but also eunuchs, palace maids, and servants throughout the entire imperial city. In addition, some lucrative positions also went through the Imperial Household Department, such as the procurement for the harem, and the vetting of palace maids who reached the required age to leave the palace.

In addition, during festivals, some of the gifts sent to the Da Chang royal family from various regions and even countries would pass through the Imperial Household Department.

It was precisely because of these combined rights and benefits that the Imperial Household Department held a very high position in the hearts of the people living in the Imperial City.

Even an ordinary cleaning maid working in the Imperial Household Department would have a higher chin and a more arrogant tone than others.

But what did they see now? The Deputy Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, Eunuch Fu, was bowing and scraping so obsequiously to their Commander-in-Chief. What had happened? Had they inadvertently missed something?
"Commander, where do you think we should put these things? Should we move them into the storeroom or put them in the main hall?" Eunuch Fu was still smiling, seemingly oblivious to the jaws dropping of those around him.

Ayu: "Let's put them in the yard first. These things were just copied, and the ink may not be completely dry yet. Let them air out in the sun."

Everyone: "?" What ink marks? What show? What copying?
They soon found out the answer: the large boxes contained nothing but "Royal Palace Survival Manuals," which mainly transcribed the rules and regulations for living in the imperial city.

Which ones were created by whom, which ones are still in use, and which ones have been abolished?

There are many rules in the imperial city, but most of them are not explicitly stated, but rather are so-called implicit rules. For example, the likes and dislikes of the concubines in the palace cannot be written down.

And here, of course, there are none of those stingy things; there are only those that are clearly marked and suitable for everyone to read and study.

Xie Guixin was the first to ask, "May I ask, Commander, are these things to be stored in our Astrology Department?"

"No, these are for you to learn. Within three days, you must memorize all these rules. Within a month, you must be able to answer them fluently." Ayu asked, "Can you do that?"

Seeing that everyone was still clueless, Tangyuan took the initiative to speak for Ayu: "What the Commander means is that everyone must memorize these rules, what can be done and what cannot be done, and just follow these rules. Whether you are in the Department of Astronomy or later outside of it, if you act according to these rules, the Commander will protect you. If anyone breaks the rules, they will be punished according to the rules. Do you understand?"

"I understand, but—"

(End of this chapter)