The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 81 Seeing Through His Treachery

Chapter 81 Seeing Through His Treachery
Less than a cup of tea later, Concubine De, who was in charge of the six palaces, sent someone to call Yinyou over.

Not only did Defei have real power, she was also Yinyu's adoptive mother. Yinyu naturally did not dare to neglect her and immediately took Wulin and Xiaojinzi there.

After greeting each other, Concubine De frowned and said, "Concubine Yin just complained to me that the silver frost charcoal she has is always short of weight, and she wakes up from the cold several times every night."

Yinyu blinked, bowed, and said respectfully, "My dear mother, I have just taken office and do not know the rules and regulations of the palace. Please allow me to go back and check the old files and report to you again, okay?"

Concubine De looked at Yinyou in surprise. The little guy in front of her had grown up in front of her since he was a child, but she didn't know that this guy was like a watermelon that fell into a frying pan, so slippery that she couldn't get it out at all.

Humph, you’re really good at pretending!

Defei immediately refreshed her understanding of Yinyu, but she just said lightly: "As you say, kneel down!"

"I'll take my leave for now!" After kneeling down and paying his respects, Yinyou took three steps back before turning around and leaving.

As soon as Yinyou left, the fourteenth elder rushed out from the inner room and shouted, "Ene, I was right, this bastard was just pretending to be ignorant before."

Concubine De frowned and reprimanded the Fourteenth Prince in a deep voice: "Others have gone to the Shangshufang to study, but you chose to pretend to be sick, and you don't pretend to be sick at all. If your Khan father finds out, you will be in trouble."

Old Fourteen said nonchalantly: "Even if Khan Ama knew about it, at most he would just make me write a few big characters as punishment."

Haha, the son of a favorite concubine is so confident!

Concubine De felt a sudden headache. This bastard was so arrogant and rude. How could he inherit the throne in the future?

Back then, when Concubine De was in Jingren Palace, she was trembling with fear and being cautious all day long when she saw Concubine Tong Jia's expression, for fear that her desire to win favor would be exposed and she would lose her life in vain.

It was because Defei pretended to be very honest that Imperial Concubine Tongjia lost her vigilance towards her, allowing her to take advantage of the situation and win the favor and favour of Kangxi.

On the day when the decree was passed down to directly confer the title of Depin on Concubine, bypassing the noble ladies, Concubine Tong Jia looked stunned. It was the happiest moment in Defei's life.

Whenever she thought of this, Concubine De wanted to laugh!

Of course, as long as she thought of this, Concubine De could no longer be truly close to the Fourth Prince.

It was because the woman that Concubine De hated the most actually treated the fourth son like her own son.

Imperial Concubine Tong Jia dotes on the Fourth Child even more than his own mother. She dotes on him so much that Concubine De is speechless and cannot help but feel envious and jealous.

"Listen carefully, you are still young and inexperienced, you must be careful with your words and actions, and never make your Khan father angry." Defei was a big shot who climbed up from the bottom. She knew better than anyone that pride brings harm, while humility brings benefit.

"Ernie, do you want me to learn from Little Fifteen who pretends to be so true to his character?" Old Fourteen walked out very capriciously.

"Where are you going now?" Concubine De hurriedly tried to stop her son.

However, Old Fourteen said, "Myna has just got a new Western clock. I'm going to go take a look." He left without looking back.

Nowadays, having a large Western self-running grandfather clock in your house is just like having an imported color TV in the 1960s and 1970s. You can show off for many years!
After Yinyou returned to the Imperial Household Department, he called the doctor in charge of the Imperial Household Department to the signing room.

The Tangshu is the office of the Imperial Household Department. The Zuoban Langzhong is equivalent to the office director of the entire Imperial Household Department.

"I am Cheng Xiude, the third lieutenant of the Zhenghuang Banner and the doctor in charge of the hall. I wish you the best of health, Master Fifteen."

"Mr. Cheng, please go and check the detailed allowance of Concubine Yin. Concubine De's mother is waiting to see it anxiously, so you must hurry." On his first day in office, Yinyu spoke politely and with a gentle attitude.

Cheng Xiude bent down and said very respectfully, "My Lord, according to the old rules, the files of Concubine Yin are all in the file room of the Ministry of Grain and Oil. Please wait patiently for a moment, and I will send a letter to the Ministry of Grain and Oil, asking them to check and report back as soon as possible."

Yinyou looked at Cheng Xiu De deeply and sneered in his heart.

Humph, you little dog, if it weren’t for my extremely rich experience in government affairs, I would have almost been fooled by you.

Cheng Xiu De's evil intentions are hidden in two words: writing.

These days, the bigger the government office, the more emphasis is placed on documentary evidence.

After Cheng Xiu De prepared the official document, he would send it to the Guangchusi through the normal internal official document channel. Hehe, the Guangchusi had another set of official document procedures to complete. After Yin Changzai's share of files was checked and handed over to Yin Yu's desk, the palace should also send money and grain (close the palace gate).

If it was any other concubine, Yinyou could have successfully exchanged interests with her in private.

However, Defei was a ruthless person who appeared warm-hearted but was actually bitter and ruthless. Even if Yinyu delayed reporting until tomorrow morning, bad things about Yinyu being slow or incompetent would probably reach Kangxi's ears.

If a person walks by a river, how can his shoes not get wet?

Under the influence of the bad words that say "dripping water wears away a stone, and an iron rod can only grind a needle", Yinyou will definitely have a hard time!

More importantly, Yinyou's keen intuition from years of experience in officialdom told him that today's incident was very strange and he must be extremely cautious!

"Oh, in that case, I won't bother you anymore." Yinyu changed the subject and told Wulin, "Follow Cheng Bulang and go to the storeroom to find a few small items that I need."

Wulin had been serving Yinyu since he was a child. How could he not understand what Yinyu meant? He asked him to keep an eye on Cheng Xiu De and not let him pass on any information to the outside.

"This..." Cheng Xiu De looked hesitant, which increased Yin Yu's suspicion.

"What? I can't order you around anymore?" Yinyu changed his expression faster than turning the pages of a book, and questioned Cheng Xiude with a gloomy face.

"Hmph!" No matter how powerful Cheng Xiu De's backing was, he was still not as good as the current official, so he had to bow and submit.

In the Qing Dynasty, a higher-ranking official could crush people to death, and this was definitely not an empty saying!
What's more, Yinyou is on duty today, and he is the only big shot who has the final say in the Imperial Household Department.

A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. Even if Cheng Xiu De was unwilling, he had to obey orders obediently.

After Cheng Xiude and Wulin left the house, Yinyu immediately ordered Xiao Jinzi: "Take your apprentice and go to the Guangchusi immediately and ask the doctor on duty today to come to see me quickly."

"Yeah." Xiao Jinzi just bent down and Zha Qian responded.

Yinyu frowned and said seriously, "Listen carefully, you must keep a close eye on that doctor and don't let him pass on information to anyone else. If the job today fails, don't follow me and report to Aunt Zhang yourself."

Xiao Jinzi shuddered immediately, and suddenly his spirits perked up. He said loudly: "Master, if I fail in this task, I am willing to clean the official room!"

In the palace, the toilets used by the emperor's sons and grandsons, concubines, including the empress dowager and Emperor Kangxi, were all respectfully called official toilets.

As for the simple toilets used by eunuchs and palace maids, they are called Gongtong.

The defecation and urination of Kangxi and Yinyou were both called "going to the toilet", not "going to the toilet", and it was even less likely to be "going to the toilet".

More importantly, as long as one is a pure member of the heavenly family, he or she cannot touch any unclean things, so as not to lower the noble status of the royal family.

Therefore, a series of cleaning procedures, including taking off pants, tying belts, wiping buttocks, and burning incense, had to be done by eunuchs or palace maids.

According to gossip, after Concubine Liang gave birth to the eighth child and enjoyed the treatment of a concubine, the first time she went to the toilet, she was psychologically uncomfortable and habitually wanted to find a bamboo stick to scratch her buttocks. As a result, she made a big joke.

In the palace, only women above the rank of concubine and princes could enjoy the noble treatment of wiping their buttocks with a white handkerchief.

As for the rest of the people, haha, just take the thinly cut bamboo strips from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and slowly scrape them clean.

As for the Empress Dowager and Emperor Kangxi, who were supported by the whole country, they were even more extravagant and used brocade to wipe their butts.

In the Qing Dynasty, the status of silk was almost equal to that of silver, and both were hard currencies that could be used to purchase things directly.

Brocades embroidered with dragon or phoenix patterns were forbidden items in the palace that could not be bought even with money.

As for the noble ladies, concubines and maids, the first thing they did when they were given a green-headed fortune was to wash themselves thoroughly, so as to avoid having the bad smell on Kangxi when they slept with him.

After Xiao Jinzi left, Yinyu called Li Ding and ordered him, "Go to the stall and keep an eye on it. I want to see who is behind this."

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(End of this chapter)

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