AWB Chapter 447 Jinyi Supervisor
Chapter 447 Jinyi Supervisor
Funing Palace.
"Your servant Shen Shuyi pays homage to the Empress Dowager. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health and good health." After Shen Shuyi was welcomed into the Funing Palace, she saluted the Empress Dowager.
The empress dowager wore a maroon robe with a gold phoenix pattern, and a top with a brown fur edge. Her clothes were gorgeous, but her hair was combed quite simply.
The Queen Mother wore golden cloisonné enamel armor on her fingers and was leaning on the couch reading a scroll in one hand.
The charcoal fire in the Funing Palace was burning very warmly, and the warm air blowing in one's face made one feel lazy involuntarily.
Hearing Shen Shuyi's greetings, the Queen Mother put down the book and looked at her: "Get up, it's very cold today, it's hard for you to make this trip."
Shen Shuyi said softly, "It was Shuyi who took advantage of the Majesty's presence to come out for this trip. Otherwise, I would have stayed in the house and would not have been able to see the beautiful scenery of snow hanging on branches and frost on treetops."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother smiled, stood up and said, "You are quite good at talking."
Shen Shuyi stepped forward and helped her up: "Shuyi is telling the truth. After staying in the house for too long, going outside to blow the cold wind really feels refreshing and comfortable. Of course, it is definitely not good to stay outside for too long."
The Queen Mother got back to the point and said slowly, "I asked the Emperor for an order to confer you the title of Princess of Changning County. Do you know why?"
Shen Shuyi said, "Aunt Chenxiang just took care of me and let me know something. It seems that the queen wants me to check the old things of the former Second Prince."
The Queen Mother walked to a red-gold Buddha statue, twirling the Buddhist beads in her hands, and slowly said, "Since the day you mentioned making Huai Jin a king, I sent people to the Second Prince's mansion to search for old things, but those things... I was sad when I saw them, and I couldn't muster the energy to think about anything else."
The Queen Mother looked calm, yet somewhat sad.
When she first saw Huai Jin's things, there was still a smile on her face, as if she was recalling the past.
But the more beautiful the memories of the past are, the more heartbreaking they are now.
Even these few days, she often dreamed of Huai Jin and Cheng Zhang when they were children.
"You are smart. I don't care what method you use. If you can accomplish this, I will reward you handsomely. If you can't, you don't have to appear in front of me again in the future."
Shen Shuyi lowered his eyes, knowing full well that this was the ruthlessness of the imperial family.
"Don't worry, your majesty. I will do my best."
"Go ahead. I will give you the right to enter and leave the Second Prince's mansion freely." The empress dowager did not even turn her head. It was obvious that she was troubled by the memories of the past in recent days.
I felt both happy and painful, as if my whole body was being torn apart.
Shen Shuyi said: "Your Majesty, I also want the right to enter and exit the Imperial Mausoleum and Xinde Palace."
The imperial mausoleum was where the second prince was buried. Emperor Qianwu, after all, kept in mind the feelings of being brothers from the same mother, and still maintained some dignity after winning the battle for the throne.
As for Xinde Palace, it was where the second prince lived in the palace and has been sealed off for many years.
The Queen Mother was silent for a while, then turned and glanced at Shen Shuyi.
After a while, he said, "Yes."
After Shen Shuyi left Funing Palace, Aunt Haoyue said slowly: "This Second Miss Shen is not a timid person."
The Queen Mother turned the Buddhist beads in her hand and said in a deep voice: "I am not afraid of people's courage, as long as they can accomplish their goals."
Haoyue nodded and continued, "You checked the old things of the late Second Prince earlier, and His Majesty was unhappy. Now that it has been handed over to Second Miss Shen, I'm afraid His Majesty... won't be happy."
The Queen Mother looked calm as usual, and said in a deep voice, "Since she dared to bring up this idea, she should have thought of a countermeasure. I can also take this opportunity to see whether she has ulterior motives or is truly thinking about me."
"If she can solve this problem, I will not treat her unfairly. If she just wants to use my offspring as a gimmick and flatter her, I will not let her off easily."
Haoyue responded: "Your Majesty is right."
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Shen Shuyi came out of Funing Palace but was not in a hurry to leave the palace.
Although there were many nobles in the palace, she had often gone in and out of them in the last few years of her previous life, but now she no longer had the initial awe she had.
She took the Queen Mother's badge and went straight to Xinde Palace.
Xinde Palace was the residence of the second prince in the palace, but Xinde Palace was not her real destination.
In her previous life, when she was in the palace, she once saved a young eunuch.
The eunuch's name was Tong Guan. Saving him was just a matter of convenience, but he never thought about what he could get from him.
But what she didn't expect was that Tong Guan would later become as famous as Li Yun and Wang Xi, and became a trusted eunuch beside Emperor Qianwu.
What makes this person different from Wang Xi and Li Yun is that he knows martial arts, or he is very skilled in martial arts.
Five years later, Emperor Qianwu's health deteriorated, he became addicted to elixirs, and became more suspicious. Then, Emperor Qianwu announced the establishment of the Jinyi Supervisory Office, abbreviated as Jinyijian.
Tong Guan was the chief eunuch of the Jinyijian, who was mainly responsible for collecting internal and external intelligence and supervising all officials.
It can be said that it was unparalleled and made all officials change color when they heard about it.
After Tong Guan came to power, he used ruthless and vicious means, forming cliques for personal gain and eliminating dissidents. If this situation was allowed to continue, it would surely bring chaos to the government.
The reason why Shen Shuyi decided to find this person was probably because when she was trapped in the palace in her previous life, Tong Guan had helped her out of friendship. Even when she was trying to win over court officials for Xiao Tingshan, he chose her and gave priority to trading with her.
Although there were interests involved, and Tong Guan could not be considered a good person, at least he knew how to be grateful.
Besides, how can a kind-hearted person survive in this imperial city?
Shen Shuyi just hopes to find Tong Guan earlier in this life so that he can keep the kindness he once had in his heart.
After walking for a while, Shen Shuyi was led into Xinde Palace.
The old palace gate was locked, and although someone was cleaning it, it couldn't hide the desolation.
This place is very close to the Imperial Garden, and Shen Shuyi remembered that Tong Guan once worked in the Imperial Garden.
It’s winter now, so I’m afraid it’s not easy to find people.
Retracting his thoughts, Shen Shuyi walked around Xiao Huaijin's palace and asked some eunuchs and palace maids who had served Xiao Huaijin some questions.
These people didn’t know much, after all, Xiao Huaijin’s confidants had long since become dead souls.
"The location of Xinde Palace is excellent. It's not far from the Imperial Garden. I believe Your Highness must be very favored by the late emperor." said the old eunuch who was accompanying Shen Shuyi.
The old eunuch responded: "The location of this Xinde Palace is indeed excellent. Your Highness is upright, honest, and calm, and has the demeanor of a gentleman..."
It was a rare occasion for someone to come over, and since they mentioned Xiao Huaijin, the old eunuch began to talk more.
"Do you know why the Second Prince had a rift with His Majesty back then?" Shen Shuyi asked.
Upon hearing this topic, the old eunuch felt somewhat taboo.
But since Your Majesty has spared their lives, this matter can be completely ignored.
Besides, this county lady came with the Queen Mother's badge...
"I don't know the details, I just know that the two of them seemed to be because of a woman."
Shen Shuyi didn't say anything. She actually knew the answer in her previous life.
This woman was not someone else, but Concubine Xiang, one of the four concubines.