coobybook Chapter 243 Telltale signs
Chapter 243 Telltale signs
After receiving the order, Gong Zhengsi was very puzzled.
But the Queen's order meant that they had to go, and soon, all the female officials from the Palace Administration Office entered Fenglai Palace with trepidation.
Just as they stepped over the threshold and had not yet greeted each other, suddenly, a booklet flew out from the direction of the hall and was thrown in front of them.
"Is this how Gong Zhengsi does things?"
Zhang Gongzheng's eyelids twitched, but he still kept his composure. He did not kneel down to apologize immediately. Instead, he picked up the booklet and looked at the marked page.
She read it once and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She was puzzled and didn't understand why the queen was angry.
She looked at it carefully several times, thought about it, and then took a few steps forward.
"The female officials below were in a hurry and failed to record according to the rules. This is due to my improper discipline and leadership. I hope the Queen will punish me."
Jiang Wanyue has always been gentle to her subordinates. Even if they made mistakes, she rarely said harsh words to them. She always handled things impartially and never took her anger out on others.
In Gong Zheng's opinion, this was just a minor mistake. As she was in a high position and had taken the responsibility, the Queen would not pursue the matter any further. For her, such a minor mistake would only result in a fine of a few months' salary, which would not have a big impact.
But today was an exception.
Jiang Wanyue didn't even look at Gong Zheng. She glanced at the other female officials of the Gong Zheng Division behind her and spoke coldly.
"Whoever was involved in this matter, please come forward."
The female officials were a little hesitant and nervous, and looked at each other for a few times. Finally, three people were pushed out by other female officials.
Jiang Wanyue glanced at them.
"You three failed to do your job properly, causing the death of a palace eunuch. Afterwards, you even attempted to deceive your superiors and subordinates and tamper with the facts. Come, take off the crowns and official uniforms of these three people, demote them to the lowest rank of palace maids, and punish them to serve as maids in the palace. Inform the palace commander to forbid the offending maids from interacting with the palace."
The last sentence was directed to Mier.
Mi'er looked serious and waved her hand outside. Immediately, six strong women came in, took off the official uniforms and hats of the three people, clamped their hands and dragged them out.
The other ladies were all stunned.
Even Gong Zheng's expression changed, and he opened his mouth, subconsciously wanting to beg for mercy.
But when he saw the queen's expression, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The Queen hadn't been so angry in years, so it was obvious that she was really angry. If I begged for mercy at this time, I was afraid that I would get myself into trouble.
Zhang Gongzheng didn't say anything, and even gave the other female officials a warning look.
So the three female officials were dragged away.
Several old women even stuffed handkerchiefs into their mouths.
They were not released until they were dragged to the Ye Ting.
The Ye Ting Ling was a fat middle-aged eunuch. He didn't even look at the three people, nor did he ask a question. He just bowed and saluted towards Mi'er.
"What brings Aunt Mi here? Aunt Mi, please come in and sit down. Although this courtyard is a little shabby, my yard is clean and won't dirty your feet."
Honey waved.
"No, I have to go back and report to the Empress! These three people made mistakes and made the Empress angry, so they were punished to do hard labor here. Remember to have someone watch them carefully, and don't let them be lazy, and don't let them come to the palace again."
Mi'er finished her words quickly and turned away with the maids.
But after leaving the Ye Ting, she did not return to the inner courtyard immediately, but waved to one of the maids and whispered a few words.
The old woman nodded repeatedly and quietly left the team.
At the same time, in the courtyard, the Ye Ting Ling's pair of small eyes shining with golden light kept looking at the three criminal maids.
There was a greedy gleam in his eyes.
Seeing the look in Ye Ting Ling's eyes, the three men were not afraid but felt relieved instead.
Who in the palace doesn’t know that the Ye Ting Ling is the most greedy for money?
It is better to fall into his hands than to be driven out of the palace.
The youngest-looking female official among them reacted the fastest. She immediately took off her jewelry and some loose change and handed them to the Ye Ting Ling.
The other two did the same.
Seeing that the three people were well-behaved, Ye Ting Ling was quite satisfied. He put away the things and called a few people over.
"It is difficult for me to disobey the Queen's order. However, the rice pounding workshop has not had a lot of work recently. You guys are new here and are not familiar with the affairs. Go over there and watch. Each of you try to do it for half an hour."
How can this be called punishment?
Ordinary palace maids had harder work to do.
The three criminal maids finally let go of the worries they had been holding, thanked the Ye Ting Ling in unison, and then left.
The youngest female official was the last one to come.
After seeing the other two people leave the door, she suddenly stopped, turned around and ran back to the Ye Ting Ling.
"Please be flexible, father-in-law!"
The Ye Ting Ling was counting today's harvest when he was suddenly startled by the voice and his fat face turned serious.
"What do you want to do? I don't have the ability to plead with the Queen on your behalf."
The female official fell to her knees with a thud and put her hand into her clothes.
The Ye Ting Ling widened his eyes.
Does this little girl want to sacrifice herself?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, disgust suddenly appeared in his eyes and he took several steps back.
"what you up to?!"
Unexpectedly, the female official reached in and pulled out a long ribbon.
There is a purse at the bottom of the belt.
The purse was opened and shaken, and a jade token as big as a palm fell out from it.
This jade pendant is of superior quality. It is milky white in color, lustrous and moist. It can be regarded as the best quality mutton-fat jade.
The Ye Ting Ling had a keen eye and could tell at a glance that this jade token was not an ordinary item.
He looked at the female official in doubt and surprise.
The female official held the jade token in both hands and handed it to the Ye Ting Ling.
"Eunuch, this jade token is worth at least seven or eight hundred taels of silver. I'm giving it to you today. I just hope you can do me a favor and help me pass on a message to my master in the palace."
The Ye Ting Ling paused and looked away from the jade tablet with difficulty.
He thought that it was just a message and shouldn't be a big deal.
Besides, this man didn't commit a capital crime, which showed that the Queen Mother's anger was not that great.
The most important thing is that he had only seen small pieces of such fine mutton-fat jade, but had never seen one this big.
The E-Ting Ling struggled internally for a short moment, and then he opened his mouth to ask.
"Which master?"
The female official breathed a sigh of relief.
"Shujing Palace."