Chapter 117: The thief in the harem

Yang Ling did not dare to be negligent and quickly responded, "Yes, I will go right away." As he said that, he gave a gift, and hurried out of the hall. Ma Yongcheng stood behind Emperor Zhengde, his eyes rolling around, and he looked very anxious when he left.

Seeing that Yang Ling had disappeared outside the palace gate, Ma Yongcheng couldn't help it and hurriedly said to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, the slave is in charge of the internal affairs office. If there are slaves and rats in the inner palace, they will recognize the things at a glance. It's better for the slave to go and take a look."

Zhengde said "um" and did not take it too seriously. He waved his hand and Ma Yongcheng hurriedly followed him out. Gu Dayong stood behind Zhengde and saw his panic look, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Who doesn't salivate the fat and oily job of the procurement manager of the Office of the Internal Affairs Office? Gu Dayong was also very jealous of this person at the time. It was just that Ma Yongcheng was originally working as a procurement job in the Office of the Internal Affairs Office, so he got the first to get on the water.

Since he took the initiative, he has been very close to Miao Kui, the manager of the West Factory Factory, and once he climbed up this high branch, he didn't take Gu Dayong seriously. Gu Dayong didn't say it, but he had long felt a grudge in his heart. Knowing that this matter today was related to him, he couldn't help but feel a little gloating.

Zhang Fubao didn't know what Yang Ling gave her, and the pinching felt a bit strange. She hurried back to her seat, raised her up with itchy heart and looked at it. Her sleeves fell down, and there was a big cake with slices of meat in her hand, with tooth marks on it. Zhang Fubao couldn't help but laugh and cry.

When Zhang Tianshi saw this, he frowned and looked like his elder brother, saying in an old-fashioned manner: "How old are you? Are you reincarnated by a starving ghost? A big girl is reluctant to put down the cake when she goes to see the emperor. You have thrown away all the faces of Longhu Mountain."

"I...I..." Zhang Fubao was so angry that his cheeks were bulging, but he couldn't say a word.

As soon as the palace daughter left the palace gate, Yang Ling saw Princess Yongfu standing under the corridor with a little maid. When she saw Yang Ling coming out, she couldn't help but be overjoyed to come forward. She had just taken a few steps. She relieved her identity and had to stop again out of her reserve, but the anxious look between her eyebrows did not diminish at all.

Today, when the emperor was married, Princess Yongfu also changed into a colorful palace outfit, with large sleeves and red robe embroidered with gorgeous peonies, and her skirt was fluttering and a bit elegant and luxurious. She was like a peony among flowers. Yang Ling hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and said, "I have seen His Highness the Princess. But the harem... the harem..."

Princess Yongfu waved her hand and said to the two maids who were following her: "Let's walk in front of you, General Yang, let's talk while walking."

Once the distance between the two palace maids was set apart, Princess Yongfu immediately said anxiously: "General Yang, no one can discuss this princess, so she had to call you here on the pretext. Now all the closest relatives of the royal family in the harem know about this scandal. What do you think you should do?"

Yang Ling said in surprise: "What ugly thing happened...a big thing?"

Yang Ling thought to himself: "Are all thefts in the harem that are used to deceive the emperor? What's the ugly thing about her? Such a dignified and beautiful little girl would never steal people, right?" Yang Ling looked at Princess Yongfu's Zhichun's face and immediately gave up this dirty idea.

Princess Yongfu paused and said, "The emperor's sister-in-law brought two imperial concubines to visit the harem. The married princesses also went to Cining Palace to congratulate him. The emperor Ning Qing gave her a pair of "panlong jade" bracelets that the emperor gave her to the queen."

Yang Ling interrupted blankly, "What? Can't you transfer the gift from the previous emperor?"

Princess Yongfu rolled her eyes and said angrily: "If you can't give me the gift, how dare the emperor surpass the rules? But...the pair of dragon bracelets are fake. Princess Feng'an knows very well and actually distinguishes the real and fake. She has always been incompatible with Aunt Ning Qing, so she said it in public, which made Aunt Ning Qing seek death. What should you do if you think this is right?"

Yang Ling said embarrassedly: "Princess Ning Qing is reluctant to give it to others, so she shouldn't use fakes to deceive people. Now that she has been seen through, she is embarrassed by the left and right side. What's the big deal?"

Princess Yongfu paused and said, "Auntie is embarrassed, so how can you live? The Empress Dowager will not spare her easily. The jade bracelet was not intended to deceive the queen, but because the real thing was thrown off by the emperor's sister Xiuting."

If Yongfu hadn't been impatient and said it, Yang Ling would probably have never known Princess Yongchun's name for the rest of her life. When she heard that the little girl had actually changed Princess Ning Qing's jewelry, she couldn't help but say in surprise: "Drop the bag? Ah! But because I said it..."

Princess Yongfu glanced at him and said, "Yes, the female official in my aunt's mansion is too unscrupulous. But all the whole mansion was bribed by her. She helped her deceive the Empress Dowager. The emperor thought... since she wanted to get dirty for her, find an excuse to drive her away. Then... she secretly changed her bracelet. Who would have thought that the emperor would give the bracelet to the queen?"

Yang Ling was also angry and anxious when he heard this, and said, "Why is Princess Yongchun... Why is she so messy? Just stuff some valuable items at will, why is it even stolen from the priceless treasures and become dirty."

Princess Yongfu said resentfully: "It's not that easy. We women say they are emperors and nobles, and sometimes they are not as good as a family slave. The female official served the Empress Dowager for nearly thirty years and is even more favored than Aunt Ning Qing.

Even the treasure given by the late emperor said she had stolen it, but she was beaten and demoted to the garment bureau to serve as a servant. Do you think that ordinary things can be cured? My aunt didn't know the truth and cried so hard that she was determined to be someone in the mansion who stole her treasure and asked the Empress Dowager to thoroughly investigate the princess's mansion and restore her innocence."

Yang Ling thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, it's better to take action instead of waiting for the Empress Dowager to have an attack. Isn't it just to punish that messy slave? Although the plan is a bit different, I have to go with the flow now."

Princess Yongfu said embarrassedly: "But... but we have not had the chance to put that bracelet in the butler's room, even if we go to check it, we can't find anything."

Yang Ling asked anxiously: "Where is that bracelet? Leave it to me quickly."

Princess Yongfu's pretty face turned red and she twisted and said, "On... on me." She was embarrassed to reach out in front of the man's ground and saw a rockery pavilion appearing in front of her. Princess Yongfu hurriedly stepped forward a few steps, hid in the rockery vines and hurriedly took out the pair of jade bracelets.

This pair of jade bracelets is a priceless treasure. Princess Yongfu was afraid of being damaged, so she hid it in her arms with a brocade handkerchief. She took out a small package and ran out and handed it to Yang Ling. Yang Ling didn't even look at it and put it in her arms.

Princess Yongfu opened her mouth and bit her lip again. The brocade handkerchief was her own object, and her name was embroidered on it. How could it be taken away by someone? She hesitated and said that somehow she wanted to come back. Ma Yongcheng shouted in a distance: "Mr. Yang? Mr. Yang wait for our family..."

When Princess Yongfu heard this, she didn't care about asking for anything anymore. She hurriedly said, "General Yang, be careful of Ma Yongcheng. He is in charge of the Interior Office and has a close relationship with the female official. I...I'll leave first..."

Yang Ling stopped and saw Ma Yongcheng chasing him with his robe in a hurry. Seeing Yang Ling from a distance, Ma Yongcheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, hurriedly chased after him and said, "Master Yang, the emperor asked our family to accompany him to find out."

Yang Ling had just heard Princess Yongfu mention it, and he smiled calmly and said, "It's great. It's legitimate to have you come forward. Otherwise, I would be inappropriate if I always ask about the affairs of the harem."

Ma Yongcheng squeezed out a long face and smiled and said, "There have always been this incident in the harem. If there is any case, the empresses will come forward, and they will come forward to investigate the matters of the Interior and the royal relatives. Lord Yang responded to this mission, which was the emperor's extremely favor."

He rolled his eyes and glanced at Yang Ling. Seeing that he was not flattered, he couldn't figure out his mind for a moment, so he had to indirectly say, "Master Yang may not know yet, hey! In fact, in this palace, there are great families and great business, and sometimes something is common, so everyone just turns a blind eye.

If you want to talk about the housekeeper in Princess Ningjing's mansion, our family is quite familiar. She is very careful in disciplineing the servants in the mansion. It is said that no one dares to violate the rules. Alas! It is not easy to be a slave. Sometimes, we have to take the blame. Lord Yang, we have to be more polite to them."

The female official looked kind but was sarcastic and mean inside. Yang Ling was extremely disgusted with her. After hearing Ma Yongcheng's words, he felt even more calm. Look at this, the female official was afraid that she had really stole things a lot, but she didn't dare to touch these registered national treasures. If she could find the princess's land objects from her room this time and put the things in the chaos, if there were any real or fake things, who would still suspect that someone had dirty things?

Yang Ling was relieved and smiled and said, "I am ordered to do the job, so how dare I accuse a good person? Let's go and check it out casually. As long as we can handle the errands and don't let the emperor ask questions, don't worry, father-in-law."

Ma Yongcheng felt relieved when he heard this. He thought that no matter what, his current chief purchasing manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the famous servant in front of the emperor was more important than a married man who lived in the inner palace and was of no help to Yang Ling's career. Yang Ling could not not sell his face.

In the Cining Palace, Princess Ning Qing knelt on the ground and burst into tears, but refused to get up. She wanted to give her beloved treasure to the new queen, but she was so ugly that she could lose face. She was often troubled by the female official, and at this time the thing was thrown away. She immediately thought that it might have been stolen by the female official, so she insisted on asking the Empress Dowager to thoroughly investigate the princess's mansion and restore her innocence.

The things offered to the Queen of Jin were actually Xibei goods. In front of so many close relatives of the royal family, the Empress Dowager was so angry that her face turned pale. When she heard the nearby servant report that the emperor sent the General Manager of the Office of the Internal Affairs Office and the Chief Guard of the Army to investigate the case, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

There were really many valuable items from the princess's mansion in the female official's room, but she really didn't dare to touch the bracelets. She thought that some of the maids under her were brave, so she dared to carry her and stole the bracelets. She was so frightened that she wanted to go back and torture them all, and tortured all the girls in the house. When she heard that the emperor sent someone to investigate thoroughly, if the things in the room were found, wouldn't the fire in the city gate affect the fish in the pond, and she was immediately scared and pale.

The Empress Dowager originally didn't believe that the maid who had served her for many years would be the evil slave who was the culprit who steals treasures in the mansion, but seeing her guilty appearance, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but feel suspicious again.

The new queen received a fake gift just after entering the palace. She was also very embarrassed. She only hoped that the people sent by the emperor would find out that someone had stolen treasures. After all, it was okay to steal things. If the emperor had indeed deceived her with fakes, she would not look good. The Cining palace calmed down for a moment, and everyone had their own thoughts, waiting for news from the Ten Princes Mansion.

Yang Ling and Ma Yongcheng arrived at Princess Ningqing's mansion and rushed all the eunuchs and maids in the mansion to the courtyard and searched each room. There were really few valuable items in the ordinary eunuchs and palace maids' houses, but there were many good things in the female official's room. Yang Ling did not recognize which ones were owned by the female official, so he took out all the valuable things and put them on a table.

Ma Yongcheng saw him find some valuable handicrafts hidden in secret places, and his family was found. His face couldn't help but grow longer and he couldn't help but feel angry and said gloomy: "Mr. Yang, there are no jade bracelets in this female official's room. What are you doing for these miscellaneous items? The emperor asked us to check the bracelets, so why not make trouble?"

Yang Ling looked at him and smiled and said, "Since I think it's suspicious, I should always ask, otherwise we will respond to the matter. If the emperor asks, how can we answer? Oh... By the way, just find such a little thing in the female official's room, but I don't recognize it. Do you think you called the palace maids and eunuchs to come in to recognize it and see if these things are from the princess's mansion?"

Ma Yongcheng was secretly happy when he heard this. He was worried that Yang Ling would not be willing to follow his personal feelings. He was too careful in his feelings. He wanted to sell my face, but was afraid of taking responsibility. Now if the people in the Princess's Mansion admit that these things are personal belongings of female officials and he doesn't recognize them, then even if there is a problem in the future, it will have nothing to do with him.

When Ma Yongcheng thought of this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, it's time to ask someone to recognize him. Lord Yang can rest assured." He walked out the door excitedly and called the eunuch in charge to give a low instruction.

Since he became the chief manager of the harem procurement, the small eunuchs all bowed to him, so they naturally obeyed him. After Ma Yongcheng finished instructing the instructions, he led the group of eunuchs and palace maids into the room. The eunuch in charge casually glanced at the things on the table, nodded and bowed, and said first: "Report to the master, father-in-law, these things are not recorded in the book of the princess's mansion, and they are not things on the mansion."

When he spoke, no one dared to say yes. The maids and eunuchs shook their heads repeatedly and said they would not recognize them. Ma Yongcheng looked at Yang Ling proudly, and Yang Ling smiled and said, "Well, that's fine. I and Eunuch Ma are also doing things according to the order. If you don't do it carefully, you will inevitably be scolded by the emperor!"

He said, and he casually raised a blue and white porcelain urn and played with it: "This is the land during the Chenghua period, right? But what about good porcelain, well, let me see if it is?"

He turned over the blue and white porcelain jar to see the mark at the bottom. Unexpectedly, the mouth of the jar fell downward, and two jade bracelets fell from the jar. Fortunately, the table was full of things found. There were four Nanjing silk jacquard brocades on the place. The two bracelets fell on the silk and bounced a few times, but they never broke.
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