The empress dowager sat on the side of the carved soft couch, took the tea from the palace maid, and placed it in front of Xu Buling. She heard the questioning, frowned and thought:

"Jia Yi... Eunuch Jia has an adopted son. He entered the palace ten years ago when the emperor ascended the throne. He first served in the inner treasury, but was later taken by Eunuch Jia as his adopted son. I don't care about this matter and don't know much."

Xu Buling picked up the teacup and nodded slightly. As long as the person is still in the palace, it is good. However, the eunuchs are also divided into grades. The inner treasury is the private treasury of the emperor. The importance is self-evident. A eunuch who had just entered the palace and was not accepted as his adopted son by Eunuch Jia as his adopted son, and his official fortune was a little better.

"Empress Dowager, what is this Jia Yi's identity before entering the palace?"

The queen mother took a sip of tea and recalled it. She accidentally sucked the tea into her mouth. She was so busy that she held half of the emerald green tea with her thin red lips and looked around.

Xu Buling took out the handkerchief from his arms, spread it in his palm and stretched it over.

The queen mother blinked and felt embarrassed to suck the tea leaves. She took the handkerchief, twisted the tea leaves on her lips and put them in it, and handed them over to the palace maid who walked over:

"It seems that the Cui family said hello and went directly to the Neiku to work. Now he is still responsible for guarding the Lizheng Hall. It is estimated that the Cui family sent to protect the queen. If you can be accepted as your adopted son by Eunuch Jia, you will be good at martial arts."

Xu Buling frowned slightly. The Cui family mentioned by the Empress Dowager was the Cui family in Youzhou in "Xiao Lu, Cui Wang Li". Therefore, the queen's family was the queen's family. However, the Cui family has always been conservative and moderate, and is considered a neutral faction in the court. It is unlikely to be involved in this matter. If you want to find out the Dragon Lock Gu, you may have to meet Jia Yi in the palace in person.

Thinking of this, Xu Buling stopped asking more questions and took a small gift box from the side. After opening it, there were several boxes of fragrant powder inside:

"I received the Queen Mother's good wine last time, but I was guilty of breaking my trust with the Queen Mother. Before coming here today, I went to Xianzhizhai to choose a few small items. The Queen Mother saw if there was anything I like."

The queen mother was obviously surprised and put down the teacup, leaned over and took the box, picked it up and looked at it for a few times:

"I'm not willing to do it anymore. Alas~ Xiao Ting's incompetent man has watched him grow up since he was a child, but he has never seen him deliver anything. He just wants to get it from this palace. On weekdays, I heard that Xianzhizhai has new things, so I have to let Qiao'e run errands..."

Xu Buling smiled and continued: "If the Empress Dowager likes it, I will pick some rouge and water in a few days and send it to the Empress Dowager. I wonder what the Empress Dowager likes?"

When the empress dowager saw Xu Buling still wanted to go to the palace to accompany her, she was happy. She closed the box and placed it on her thighs naturally, raised her hand and pointed at her red lips:

"That's fine."

“…”

Xu Buling's expression froze. He didn't know what color this lip lip balm was? Isn't it killing him!

I had known that I would have brought Lao Xiao with me...

Qiao'e saw Xu Buling's desire to speak but stopped, and said softly:

"The Queen Mother likes 'Red Orchid Nectar'. If the prince is not easy to choose, just choose the most expensive one. This is how the maid chose before..."

"cough-"

The empress dowager narrowed her eyes slightly, obviously thinking that these words were not tasteful. Women's family picked rouge and there was no expensive to buy anything, so they wouldn't be a local rich man.

Xu Buling secretly breathed a sigh of relief and put down the teacup: "I understand, I will definitely bring it with me when I come to my house someday."

The Queen Mother was originally preparing to provoke a military officer today, but she was so happy that she was coaxed to death. The depression and dissatisfaction of the past few days disappeared, and there was a hint of brightness between her eyebrows, but the way of hospitality was obviously not fulfilled. She felt a little embarrassed at this time:

"I haven't prepared it today and I have accepted what you have given me. This elder of my palace is really incompetent." As he said that, he picked up the painting box and handed it to Xu Buling: "I haven't prepared any gifts, I'll give you this painting. There are not many original works of Xu Danqing in the world."

Xu Buling was a little flattered. After the painting saint Xu Danqing's calligraphy was sold at a sky-high price in the market after he signed the pen. Not to mention buying it, most people have never seen fakes. No one dared to copy this picture of the queen mother. The emperor had to bow to him when he saw it. Moreover, the queen mother looked liked this painting very much, so how could he dare to accept it?

"This...this is too expensive, the Queen Mother should keep it herself."

The Queen Mother chuckled and put the painting box in Xu Buling's hand:

"You have said that I am now better than before, so why should I keep it? I will call Xu Danqing to come and draw another one. Besides, your poem is equally valuable. After a hundred and a thousand years, it is really hard to say which one is higher or lower. I will not take advantage of you."

“…”

Xu Buling didn't want to accept it, so he secretly brewed words.

Seeing that he didn't answer, the empress dowager showed a little sadness between her eyebrows and shook her head:

"Don't like it? Well, it seems that I am self-indulging..."

Xu Buling wanted to investigate Jia Yi, but he would inevitably come to the palace in the future, so it would be difficult for the empress dowager to be sad. She smiled and took the painting box with both hands:

"I like it myself, Empress Dowager Thank you..."

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Under the same sky.

Pedestrians on the streets of Chang'an are shoulder to shoulder. The wealthy families who buy New Year's goods are driving carriages between the markets. There are fewer tourists passing by. After all, tourists also have their own homes, and only a few of them have been struggling in the world for their entire lives.

Zhu Manzhi came out of the yamen, pressed his waist knife and walked listlessly to the street. His clothes were replaced with brand new wolf guard uniforms. Ning Qingye had torn and could not wear them before. He was not damaged by official business, so the yamen naturally refused to recognize them. He had to pay for the new clothes by himself, and the superiors had to talk a few words about them.

Zhu Manzhi lived alone and earned the few belongings by himself, so he must feel distressed. And when he went to dig a grave yesterday, Prince Xu said he wanted to take her to Xiliang. She tossed and turned to sleep and thought about it last night. There was no free banquet in the world. She traveled thousands of miles to Suzhou as a guest. She always had to have some capital, and she could not eat or wear.

This is like a girl getting married. She is more respected than just taking a body to go over and has a relatively higher status.

Zhu Manzhi saved not much money, so she still has to earn money. She, a wolf guard, can only get rewards, but the wolf guards in Tianzi Camp are too slow to replenish them, and she will definitely not be able to find her teammates in a short time. She will not be able to defeat the big case...

Think about it all in your heart.

Zhu Manzhi walked around the street several times, and for some reason he walked to an alley with a abandoned house in front of him.

"Why are you here..."

Zhu Manzhi was about to turn her head and leave, but suddenly she thought about it again.

She can't beat her, someone can beat her!

Zhu Manzhi thought about it and suddenly felt that this idea was good. Ning Qingye was from Prince Xu, so everyone belonged to the same group and would not compete with her for credit. This labor that costs money is not in vain!

Thinking of this, Zhu Manzhi suddenly became happy, pressed his waist knife and ran to the gate of the yard, raised his hand and knocked twice...
Chapter completed!