Quick Wear: Everyone knows I am a good person

Under everyone's eager and expectant gaze, Shu Jiao coughed twice in a pretentious manner.

Jade immediately handed over the tea.

It was brewed with the tribute tea that Consort Yi had treasured and that Emperor Jiaheng had bestowed upon her.

As for whether Consort Yi will blame him?

will not.

Because tomorrow, Jade will have to summarize today's gossip for Consort Yi.

"That's it."

Shu Jiao took a sip of tea and deliberately lowered her voice, "Zhang Mama, the head of the laundry department, is Cailan's aunt, who is two households away from her. Cailan didn't suffer any mistreatment in the laundry department."

"It's much better than her days in the greenhouse."

"And also~"

Shu Jiao drawled, glancing at everyone's focused expressions, "Cai Lan is beautiful. Granny Zhang is eyeing her, trying to find her a good future."

A good way out?

As soon as those three words were uttered, everyone subconsciously glanced towards the main hall.

Could it be...

Did You agree to learn from Rou?

Ke Rou's favor with the emperor lasted only a little over a month, and she had offended a group of high-ranking officials with her sharp tongue. Now, her life is not as good as that of the palace maids.

"Don't think too much."

Shu Jiao casually grabbed a handful of peanuts and started shelling them. "It's said that Granny Zhang had someone analyze Cai Lan's birth chart, and she's destined to have many children."

May you have many children~

Everyone was stunned.

"Tsk~ Granny Zhang and Cailan are really bold."

Of all the good paths, only one requires the ability to have many children—

Prince Ren.

He is over forty years old and still has no children.

These days, people are practically going crazy trying to have a child. They spend money at every temple and Taoist monastery that's supposedly effective in granting children, and the smell of birth control pills in their homes never seems to dissipate.

After all, if he has no more children, the princely title that his ancestors worked so hard for will probably be taken back by Emperor Jiaheng without lifting a finger.

“That’s a prince.”

The tone carried a hint of disdain.

How could a palace maid possibly have the chance to rise to the rank of a prince? She's not that lucky.

"Hey~"

Another palace maid lowered her voice even further, "Speaking of which, that man has many wives and concubines in his harem, but none of them have conceived. I'm afraid it's because..."

Perhaps Prince Ren is not up to the task.

“When that princess came to the palace last time, I noticed that the jade pendant she wore was a pomegranate.”

Princess Renqin is truly pitiful; she has been worrying herself sick over the issue of having children for her family.

“I have a relative in the Prince’s mansion. She said last time that he was secretly taking medicine.”

"That person last time drank some kind of folk remedy and got poisoned."

"how do you know?"

“I have a fellow townsman who is an apprentice at the Imperial Medical Academy. I heard it from him personally…”

A group of people chattered away, each chiming in with their own comment, hey~

They all know a little bit about it.

This one has connections outside the palace, that one has friends in the flower room, this one has a fellow townsman in the Imperial Hospital, and that one even has a godmother in the Empress Dowager's palace...

The eight immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers.

The workplace culture of ancient royal families was simply disastrous.

Shu Jiao sighed inwardly as she listened intently to the gossip.

003 listened with great interest.

After chatting for a while, they reluctantly parted ways.

Sun Wenzhong stared at Shu Jiao, who was slowly making her way over, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

They're the ones who get all the excitement.

He didn't hear the whole gossip!

I heard some keywords like "nanny," "prince," and "poisoning," and a bunch of gossip that I only half understood. My heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat.

It would have been better if I hadn't heard it at all.

Shu Jiao understood immediately from his eyes, and whispered to him again briefly.

Sun Wenzhong was finally relieved. He took out a jade thumb ring from his sleeve and handed it to Shu Jiao. "A few days ago, the Emperor ordered me to arrange a house for Granny Xu outside the palace."

Do you know what I mean?

Shu Jiao's eyes flickered slightly. "I heard that Xu Mama was the Emperor's wet nurse. She has served the Emperor diligently for so many years, it's time for her to enjoy her retirement."

Is Granny Xu retiring?

"Yes. She has really had a tough time these past few years."

You're so smart, you understand things so quickly.

Sun Wenzhong nodded with a smile and continued, "The Emperor values ​​you, so you must be careful."

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, her position will be yours.

But before that, the Emperor will definitely find a way to test your abilities. Whether you can go from being someone who amuses you to the head eunuch in the Emperor's presence depends on how meticulous you are in your work.

Shu Jiao chuckled, slipped the thumb ring into her sleeve, and then took out the gold ingot given to her by Consort Xian, handing it to Sun Wenzhong.

One yard owned by a yard.

It's only right that she gets paid for gossiping.

Sun Wenzhong's overtures and hints meant that he should reciprocate with something in return.

Sun Wenzhong flicked his wrist and skillfully slipped the item into his sleeve. "Given by Consort Xian?"

"Ok?"

Shu Jiao raised her eyebrows slightly.

"It seems she's really in a hurry."

Sun Wenzhong took out the bottom of the gold ingot and flipped it over. There were some faint patterns on it. "Exclusively for Consort Xian."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and tilted his head slightly, "Last year, Consort Xian tried to sow discord between Consort Liang and the Emperor, but her methods were so underhanded that the Emperor got angry and left. She didn't know what was going on, so she sent me one."

So he figured it out as soon as he picked it up.

Oh ~

Shu Jiao looked at Sun Wenzhong meaningfully, "Consort Xian's temperament... the Emperor is truly magnanimous."

Emperor Jiaheng actually found Consort Xian's brains appealing?

Sun Wenzhong seemed oblivious, shaking his head and saying, "Oh dear, Consort Xian has a fine son."

If it weren't for having a prince by her side, would Consort Xian have been able to climb to the rank of Consort under her master's control?

Don't even think about it.

Shu Jiao smiled slightly, exchanged a glance with Sun Wenzhong, and had already finished catching Xianpin's crickets.

With nothing else to do, the two of them chatted about the harem, who was generous, who was stingy and vengeful, and who was muddle-headed and not very bright...

He stood for half the night, gossiping about everyone in the harem from top to bottom.

The way she looked so radiant when she talked about gossip seemed to have no guile whatsoever, completely unlike the shrewd and perceptive manner she displayed when they were exchanging hints earlier.

A few days later, Shu Jiao went to see Ren Dong again.

"Miss Shu."

As I said before, we should not underestimate how fast news can spread within the palace.

Upon seeing Shu Jiao, the newly emerged favorite of the Emperor, the nannies in the Imperial Garden were extremely kind.

Seeing that she exchanged a few polite words and went straight to find Ren Dong, the old women couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

Fortunately!

Ever since they learned about the relationship between Ren Dong and Shu Jiao, they gave Ren Dong an easier job.

This is not.

You made the right choice!

Honeysuckle.

Shu Jiao called out softly.

Honeysuckle is feeding the fish right now.

That's right, her daily task now is to feed the fish in the Imperial Garden pond. Sometimes a few fish die, but that's okay; a servant will come into the pond to collect the dead fish.

There are also people responsible for changing the fish.

In short, the division of labor was very detailed and clear.

Honeysuckle raised her hand and scattered a handful of fish feed prepared by the servants. Hearing the sound, she turned her head to look at Shu Jiao, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Jiaojiao, are you on vacation?"

"Correct."

Shu Jiao nodded slightly and casually slipped her a box of pastries.

Those kinds of pastries that are high in sugar and oil, and quite dense, are currently very popular.

"Jiaojiao, you eat too."

Honeysuckle wiped her hands, carefully picked up a piece with her handkerchief, and handed it to Shujiao.

Tasting the sweetness that seeped from between her teeth into her stomach, her eyes crinkled with a smile. "Delicious."