The grass in the factory should be plucked

Outside the cold palace, Xie Changan called the guards and ordered them to take the eunuch to the East Factory, and then called another factory guard.

"Yinjiu, this Yu Guiren is a little weird. Find one of our people to take over the job of the cold palace and keep an eye on her."

The strange scene suddenly emerged in front of his eyes: the eunuchs in the cold palace were being torn apart by a group of cats and a group of mice. These two groups of animals, who were natural enemies, actually joined forces to besiege one person!

It seems that he is advancing and retreating in a measured and orderly manner...

And Concubine Yu, who was wearing a white middle garment, was standing aside with a sneer, as if directing them.

The moonlight shone on that beautiful face, making it look like a monster from a strange story.

Yinjiu also saw the miserable state of the eunuch and couldn't help but smack his lips.

"I didn't expect Lady Yu to be so fierce. Does she know martial arts?"

"He was bitten by a cat. She has a group of cats." Xie Chang'an paused, "I think there is also a nest of... mice?"

"What? Rat?!"

Yin Jiu was shocked. All the masters and nobles in the palace would be scared to death when seeing a mouse. How could Noble Lady Yu actually raise mice?

Xie Changan narrowed his eyes slightly, with an ambiguous look in his eyes: "It's a bit interesting..."

This dangerous encounter made Jiang Li deeply realize that what his master said was right. A blacksmith must be strong himself and cannot rely too much on external things. Cultivation must be put on the agenda.

She has been so lazy that she has been tinkering with food these days.

Then, Jiang Li sat cross-legged on the ground, with his five hearts facing the sky, and began to practice the sect's mental method, trying to communicate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

After a while, she sighed. She couldn't feel any spiritual energy here!

If you can’t refine your Qi, then refine your body.

In order to tame beasts, disciples of the Beast Taming Sect must learn some body training. Jiang Li also knows the basic techniques, but he doesn’t know where to find the herbs for body tempering.

Never mind, let’s practice first.

So Jiang Li stopped sleeping in and got up at dawn, just like he did in the Beast Taming Sect, meditating, standing still, and running laps every day.

A few days later, when Xie Changan brought Yin Jiu and two eunuchs to deliver something to the cold palace, they saw this scene:

The delicate Concubine Yu had disheveled hair and her skirt tied at her waist. She was running wildly in the cold palace, and the beautiful lady looked like a mad woman.

Everyone looked as if they had seen a ghost. Has Concubine Yu finally gone crazy?

Jiang Li looked over when she heard the voice, quickly put down her skirt, tidied her hair, and put on a proud and arrogant look.

The main point is that as long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.

She moved quickly, but Xie Changan still noticed with his sharp eyes that there was a sandbag tied to each side of her legs!

Xie Changan's eyes gleamed. Is she practicing martial arts?

The sandbag was probably made of grain bags filled with soil, but tying the sandbag around the legs was clearly a way for martial artists to practice martial arts!

As the saying goes, "light skills require heavy practice".

To practice Qinggong, you must first practice tying sandbags. Tie sandbags made of iron sand or stone sand on your calves. Once tied, they cannot be removed easily.

When you feel no burden at all, you can increase the amount by half a pound or one pound at a time.

The military also often uses this method to train soldiers' endurance and physical strength.

How could Concubine Yu, a girl living in seclusion, know such a method?

He had a feeling that this woman was quite strange, so he took the opportunity to deliver something to her to find out more about her, and sure enough, there was something very wrong!

Jiang Li calmed his breath and walked over slowly: "Thank you, sir, what's the matter today?"

"Your Majesty, I have verified that the former eunuch in charge of the cold palace secretly withheld your monthly salary..."

"I still have a monthly salary?" Jiang Li opened his eyes wide.

"Your Majesty only asked Her Majesty to reflect on her actions in the cold palace, and did not deprive Her of Her title. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will naturally deduct Her monthly salary as normal."

Even though she was banished to the cold palace, she still received a monthly salary. The old emperor wasn't that bad after all. Jiang Li thought happily.

She tried her best to suppress the corners of her mouth that could not help but curl up: "In that case, put it down. Thank you for your hard work, sir."

"Your Excellency is a sixth-rank official, with a monthly salary of ten taels of silver and ten bushels of rice. Please count them, Your Majesty."

"Haha, no need to count," Jiang Li took two steps towards Xie Changan, "Sir, can you do me a small favor?"

The girl's face is rosy after exercise, with almond-shaped cheeks and rosy cheeks, so beautiful and charming.

Shouldn't the concubines who were banished to the cold palace be in tears and feel hopeless?

Why does it look so bright and free?

Xie Changan glanced at her calmly and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me what you need."

"Wait a minute, I'll make a list!"

Jiang Li ran back into the house and came out soon with a piece of paper and a bundle.

"Thank you, sir. I thank you for the day before yesterday. I borrowed your cloak. I have cleaned it and will return it to its original owner."

"Please help me change the silver into daily necessities."

Xie Changan took the bundle and threw it to Yin Jiu, then took the paper from her hand and looked at her in surprise at a glance.

The font is bold, powerful and sharp. How can such a delicate little girl write such exquisite characters?

He became even more suspicious of her identity.

Jiang Li entered the Beast Taming Sect at the age of five. He was taught reading and writing by Master Mingxuan himself. The calligraphy he copied was naturally written by his master. Doesn't it look like a man's handwriting?

When he looked at the content again, Xie Changan's face suddenly turned dark.

It only read: "Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, pots, pans, spoons, and fragrant rice..."

Are they treating him as a palace servant?

Xie Changan's face darkened: "My queen, do you want to find a palace maid to take charge of daily shopping?"

I heard that his crime was "fearing the emperor's majesty and misbehaving in front of the emperor."

But looking at her posture of hitting the snake with a stick, it is hard to imagine that she would lose her manners in front of the emperor out of fear.

"No, no, I'm so poor that I have to dig rat holes. I can't afford to support palace servants."

She was banished to the cold palace, and according to the rules, she had no palace servants to serve her.

If you want palace maids, you have to spend your own money to support them.

Although she has a monthly salary now, what if one day the old emperor thinks she is getting too good a deal and stops paying it?

For some reason, she was not that afraid of Xie Changan, the legendary "evil star".

Even though she was banished to the cold palace, she still belonged to the master class, so why not ask him to help buy some things? Anyway, he didn't have to go there in person.

Jiang Li giggled and ran very fast with the sandbag tied to his body.

"I don't need to bother two people with one thing. Thank you for your hard work, sir—"

Xie Changan looked at her effortless appearance, and scanned her figure with his cold and sharp eyes, full of inquiry.

Yin Jiu was stunned when she heard this. Digging rat holes? It turned out that she was not the one raising the rats, but the rats were raising her!

Seeing Xie Changan's frosty face, Yin Jiu curiously glanced at the paper in his hand, "Boss, what does the noble lady want to buy?"

Xie Changan's face darkened as he stuffed the paper into his hands: "I'll leave this to you."

He turned and left angrily.

Yin Jiu looked at the paper in her hand and laughed out loud. How dare a mere noble lady like her to ask this person to buy pots and pans for her?

She probably doesn't know who this person is?

Hahahaha…he can laugh about this for a whole year.

Xie Chang'an glanced over with a sharp gaze like an arrow, and Yin Jiu immediately shut up and followed him happily.

"Yinjiu, you watch her personally and make sure to record her every move."

"Yes!"

Yin Jiu was wondering, isn't this Concubine Yu just a little crazy and a little bold?

Does a concubine in the cold palace need to be monitored around the clock?

What he didn't expect was that soon he caught someone who shouldn't be here.