My eunuch An is a yandere

Bai Ningwei had noticed the harem had been bustling lately. This was because the Empress's palace was constantly bustling with women from outside the palace, especially those from the Empress's family. This directly affected Bai Ningwei's ability to enjoy free meals and drinks from the Empress's household.

Although the secrets in Fengyi Palace were kept secret so tightly that not even a fly could escape, everyone in the palace knew what the Queen was busy with.

After all, whether there are secrets in the harem depends entirely on what the emperor thinks.

At this moment, Bai Ningwei sat at the table, holding a bamboo winnowing basket, deep in thought. Inside the bamboo basket were small, fluffy cloth bags, each the size of a palm.

The small cloth bag was stuffed with down from chickens, ducks, and geese.

This down was the feathers of various birds she had ordered Gualü to collect from the imperial kitchen when she had free time. After bringing them back, she would select the softest and finest down at the tails of the feathers, cut them, clean them, and collect them. Once she had collected a sufficient amount, she would sew them into a small cloth bag and then pat them to make them fluffy.

I started accumulating these duck down bags as soon as I entered the palace. Now I have only sewn seventy or eighty small cloth bags, and when put together, they are not even as big as a quilt.

In winter, she put the small cloth bags together to make two hand-warming tubes, which warmed their hands during the day and their feet at night, making life a little better for both of them.

Since clinging to the Empress's lap, the collection of duck down bags has increased significantly. The people in the imperial kitchen will collect all the shed feathers neatly and wait for the green to come and collect them. They can probably make a duck down quilt in winter. Even if there is not enough charcoal, they will not have a hard time at night.

Gualü looked at his talented man holding the bamboo basket in a daze, feeling a little puzzled.

"Talented Lady, the Emperor has asked the Empress to find a way to make winter clothing. Given your relationship with the Empress, is there anything wrong with presenting this down bag?"

Gualü knew that his master wanted to be promoted, but the emperor did not like young girls. If he could be promoted without ever sleeping with the emperor, he could only do so by making meritorious contributions.

Bai Ningwei nodded.

"It's certainly inappropriate. It's a bit strange that the Emperor has entrusted the task of making winter clothes to the Empress. However, judging by the news that has been sent back, the Emperor probably won't blame us if this matter fails to produce results. But if it succeeds, it will be a great achievement. Do you think the Empress would be willing to have someone else take the credit?"

Hang green and shake your head.

"No wonder the Queen mostly meets with her family members. It turns out she wants to take all the credit for herself."

"That's right. Although I follow the Queen's lead, in the Queen's heart, I am not even worth a hair of Qin Ma. If I offer any advice, I'm afraid the Queen will not be happy."

After all, Gualü had been begging for the materials for the down bags from the Imperial Kitchen for a year, and once the down bags were revealed, the secret would be revealed. With this hidden danger, given the Empress's temperament, she would definitely not take all the credit for herself. In that case, she would be the number one contributor to the winter clothing, and would naturally receive a promotion, but it was also inevitable that she would be wary of the Empress.

She didn't want to be a sitting duck in the harem and be bullied by the queen until she lost her life.

And there's another important point: once a duck down bag caught the emperor's eye, it would be hard to find even a single drop of it in the imperial court. In ancient times, there were no duck down farms, and the little duck down he had was collected slowly by the emperor, who loved playing shuttlecock and needed beautiful feathers for his shuttlecocks.

While duck down jackets are beneficial to people's livelihoods, mass production is impossible without farms. The failed reforms of her previous life were still fresh in Bai Ningwei's mind. She sighed inwardly, deciding to put aside her conflicting thoughts and focus on living a good life.

Although Bai Ningwei thought so, things are unpredictable. Three days later, Eve Palace welcomed the eunuch Wang Xi.

Wang Xiren lived up to his name, always smiling when he met someone, and stood in the courtyard holding a bright yellow imperial edict in his hand.

"Congratulations to Talented Lady Bai. Congratulations to Talented Lady Bai... No, you should call her Lady Bai. Congratulations to Lady Bai, Dong Yi's advice was very valuable, and the Emperor was very pleased. Not only did he promote you, but he also promoted your father."

Bai Ningwei looked at Wang Xi in surprise, not understanding how the credit of this winter coat had anything to do with her.

Wang Xi never missed an opportunity to connect with someone. Although this beautiful Bai Mei might not seem so promising at the moment, she was so intelligent that she might have great fortune in the future. He knew it was no use establishing a good relationship, so he stepped forward and whispered.

"Beauty Bai is not a tight-knit group. Fortunately, that thing fell into my hands, otherwise others might not be as fair and selfless as I am."

After hearing these words, Bai Ningwei immediately understood that her duck down bag had been noticed by someone and presented to the emperor.

Bai Ningwei kowtowed in confusion to express her gratitude, accepted the imperial edict and the reward, and looked at the extra palace servants who came to serve her, feeling puzzled.

Why does everything about today seem so weird?

If someone saw the beauty of her down bag and wanted to steal it for the reward, she could understand. But the strange thing was that she could even take the credit for it. It couldn't be that someone was imitating Lei Feng and doing all this specifically for their own future.

Bai Ningwei, who couldn't figure it out, left the side hall and involuntarily looked for the palace maid named Cui'er.

If we had to get to the bottom of what happened today, the only person Bai Ningwei could suspect was this palace maid who always liked to stare at her.

But when Bai Ningwei really saw Cui'er working and sweeping the floor, she hesitated for a long time and finally resisted the urge to call her in for interrogation.

What could she ask? She had benefited from it, but she was questioning whether the other party had stolen things and was selling them. Wouldn't that show that she didn't want to share the emperor's worries?

Moreover, Cui Er was still on duty here, which proved that she didn't steal the things. Otherwise, even if she was not caned, she should have been punished to the Ministry of Punishment.

Bai Ningwei rubbed her swollen temples and could only call for Gualü, asking her to take on the role of head maid and manage the two new maids. Her palace could no longer be short of things or full of things.

After giving the important instructions, Bai Ningwei turned around and lay back on the bed. She had to think about how to face the Queen's anger when she went to pay her respects to the Queen tomorrow.

The bed curtains fell, and those trapped in their own little world didn't need to think about the outside world. Within the vast imperial palace, the five thousand palace servants each followed their own path. Some were obedient and dedicated to their duties, while others were arrogant and domineering, while others schemed and framed others.

Half a day ago in the Shenlong Palace, Emperor Xiao Duo picked up the duck down bag presented by Wang Xi with a puzzled expression.

After kneading the fluffy cloth in his hand several times, it warmed to the touch and felt soft. Xiao Duo was sure that this was the material Bai Ningwei used to make winter clothes for the little prince.

As an emperor, Xiao Duo had one thing he disliked, and that was being deceived by eunuchs. Fortunately, Wang Xi didn't say much after presenting the duck down bag, so Xiao Duo decided to give Wang Xi a chance to confess honestly.

"Wang Xi, I didn't expect you to be so smart. Hiding such a good thing from me is really painful."

Wang Xigang was still feeling very happy about his achievement, but when he heard the emperor say this, his legs went weak.

When he got the duck down bag, he asked for all the information and imagined all the questions the emperor might ask. Whether the emperor asked him what the filling was or how he came up with the idea of ​​using chicken and duck down to make winter clothes, he had already prepared the answer.

Unexpectedly, when the emperor got the winter clothes he wanted, he didn't think about rewarding them, but thought about punishment first.

So Wang Xi immediately bowed down.

"Your Majesty, I don't think I could have such an ingenious idea. This duck down bag was made by the talented Bai from Palace Eve."

Wang Xi didn't mention the secret and directly introduced Bai Ningwei. Xiao Duo smiled when he heard this.

"I never thought there would be such a wonderful person in my harem. Reward!"

Wang Xi knew that he was safe and he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he changed his mind and sighed in his heart, Your Majesty, you didn't mean to reward me just now.