I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 22: Cows are flying all over the sky, who is in trouble

While the two were checking the teacups, Chu Liuzheng told Caiyue some precautions.

For example, she had told different people dozens of times about which kind of tea each minister preferred, which kind of tea Emperor Shunguang liked to drink the most, what snacks to pair with it, Emperor Shunguang's preference for tea cups, when to use hotter tea and when to use warmer tea, what kind of water is best for making tea, etc.

Caiyue listened obediently, responded from time to time, with a serious attitude, and did not slow down the work in her hands.

Chu Liuzheng was quite satisfied, but she had been cheated once by Cuiyun, who looked well-behaved but was actually evil-minded. Seeing a similar style again, she couldn't help but feel ptsd.

What if this is also a bitch who says sweet things but has a vicious heart?
Chu Liuzheng quietly opened the system and planned to check the background of this Miss Caiyue.

[The Ministry of Internal Affairs, Caiyue...]

【Um? 】

Chu Liuzheng paused. This girl seemed to have some background.

[Half a month ago, Caiyue broke a vase and was transferred from the Empress Dowager's Wanshou Palace to the Imperial Household Department. After working as a handyman in the Imperial Household Department for three days, she was assigned to sweep the Imperial Garden. Yesterday, she was picked by Chief Eunuch Zhou in the Imperial Household Department to serve tea in front of the Emperor.]

This resume...tsk tsk, which palace maid who broke her master's things wouldn't be punished by being sent to a hard and tiring place like the laundry department?
Even if the empress dowager is merciful, the palace maid who made the mistake will not be able to enter the coveted Imperial Household Department. At most, she will be sent to serve some concubines of lower ranks, such as selected concubines, precious concubines, talented women, and beautiful women.

There was also the time when Caiyue was punished to leave Wanshou Palace. If she remembered correctly, it was half a month ago, which was exactly the time when Jiang Wantang was transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Wenhua Palace.

This is... a bit of a coincidence.

Chu Liuzheng entered the palace at the age of twelve and has been in the palace for five years. Her experience in these five years has taught her that the last thing to believe in in this palace is the so-called coincidence.

Judging from the result, Caiyue has now come to Wenhua Hall to serve, and her original purpose should be the same.

So, Caiyue is the spy sent by the Queen Mother?

But why did the Empress Dowager suddenly send a spy to the Imperial Court for no reason?
The emperor is very sensitive about this, and the current empress dowager is not the biological mother of Emperor Shunguang. If Emperor Shunguang finds out about this, wouldn't their good mother-son relationship be deteriorated?

Chu Liuzheng pondered for a moment and decided to dig deeper into the Caiyue line.

She couldn't afford to offend the Queen Mother, and even if she saw something, it was not something she could control.

As for Caiyue, if Caiyue wants to do something naughty, she has to be careful not to be dragged into it by Caiyue.

[Well... Caiyue entered the palace at the age of fourteen, and is seventeen this year. Since entering the palace, she has been assigned to the Queen Mother's Wanshou Palace, responsible for sweeping the palace.]

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[Huh? Caiyue was born into an official family. Her father was the county magistrate of Dehua County, Quanzhou Prefecture. Her mother died early. She has two younger brothers, both born to her stepmother.]

[Strange, how could a good official lady enter the palace to be a maid? It would be better to marry anyone than to enter the palace. Besides, with Caiyue's appearance, if she really wanted to enter the palace, she would at least be selected as a concubine, right? The year she entered the palace was when the new emperor ascended the throne and was selecting concubines to expand the harem.]

Chu Liuzheng was puzzled and continued to search.

[Hmm...selection...enter the palace...enter the palace...]

[Ah, this! Caiyue was afraid of the tyrant's reputation for cruelty and was unwilling to participate in the selection, but her family forced her to go. She was anxious and participated in the selection of palace maids and successfully entered the palace. ]

[This girl actually bribed someone to disguise herself as a young eunuch and go home to announce the good news. Until now, her family still believes that she has really become a concubine of Emperor Shunguang and is enjoying a good life in the harem.]

[Oh my god! This can’t be too outrageous!] Chu Liuzheng was speechless. She entered the palace due to the pressure of life, but this guy was forced by his family to make such a stupid move.

Even if I pretend to agree to run for the election, and dress ugly that day and get picked up and sent home, it's better than staying in the palace, a cannibalistic place, as a maid, right?
What on earth is this girl Caiyue thinking?

[By the way, did the Queen Mother really not pick the wrong person by sending someone who fears the tyrant to approach him? Or did the Queen Mother simply want Caiyue to see what the tyrant does every day, and did not intend to let Caiyue seduce the tyrant by getting close to him? ]

Chu Liuzheng searched and searched, and finally found a piece of gossip in a corner.

[A month ago, Caiyue received a letter from home saying that her father would go to Beijing to report on his work next spring and wanted Caiyue, the favorite concubine, to speak well of him in front of the emperor and seek a good official position. Caiyue agreed in her reply.]

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

So cool!
Caiyue was set up to be the tyrant's favorite concubine. If the concubines in the harem saw this letter, they would tear her to pieces alive.

This father is so careless that he didn't even check it out? If the tyrant favored any concubine, the news would have spread everywhere, right?
Chu Liuzheng sighed softly. She probably guessed why Caiyue accepted the Queen Mother's arrangement.

Regardless of whether the Queen Mother intended to let Caiyue seduce the tyrant, Caiyue herself probably had this idea. This girl really wanted to become the tyrant's man and help her father get a good official position.

Alas! Eunuch Zhou, you have made a mistake!
"Sister, are you sighing because you are tired?" Caiyue tilted her head to look at Chu Liuzheng and said considerately, "If you are tired, sister, go and rest first. I will take care of these."

It was not uncommon for the old people in the palace to bully the newcomers. Caiyue had not only seen it but had also been bullied by them. She thought Chu Liuzheng was the same.

After all, it was just an easy task like checking the teacups, so it was fine for her to do it alone.

She can't say nice things, but she can do more work. Now she has taken the initiative to offer it, and she also wants to put on a good show in front of Chu Liuzheng so that he can give her more advice in the future.

Chu Liuzheng refused the tempting suggestion of going aside to rest.

"How can I leave the work of two people to you alone?" Chu Liuzheng wiped the dust off the tea lid with a handkerchief, put the lid back on the tea bowl, and said faintly, "I'm not feeling tired, I'm just lamenting that the cows are flying all over the sky. Who is being troubled?"

Don't make things difficult for a little palace maid like her!
Can it be done?
Just say if you can!
Give her a worry-free partner! !
Caiyue didn't understand. She blinked her eyes and looked at Chu Liuzheng curiously: "What do you mean, sister?"

Chu Liuzheng felt bad when he thought of her purpose, and smiled falsely, "Nothing, let's get to work."

"Oh."

*
"Is that Miss Liu Zheng in front of us?"

Chu Liuzheng had just returned from the Imperial Hospital after visiting Xia Qiaoru. When she turned the corner, she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind.

She paused, turned around, and saw an unfamiliar young eunuch running towards her.

"Is the father-in-law calling me?"

"It's the young lady." The young eunuch ran with his cheeks flushed, and took out a warm letter from his arms, "I work under Eunuch Chen, and Eunuch Chen is busy and can't get away, so he asked me to deliver this letter to the young lady on the way."

Eunuch Chen’s full name is Chen Shouping. He is the purchasing manager of the imperial kitchen and is mainly responsible for purchasing food ingredients outside the palace.

Chu Liuzheng saved him once when he was working in the pharmacy. He remembered the favor and helped Chu Liuzheng deliver a letter from home to Yuelai Inn outside the palace every two months. Two days later, he would bring the reply letter into the palace from Yuelai Inn and give it to Chu Liuzheng.

(End of this chapter)