Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 986

Before that, Lady Li had come to the Weiyang Palace to ask to see Yun Shang twice. At that time, Hua Ling hadn't left the palace yet.

"Oh? What did her former majesty ask you to investigate? " Yun Shang asked her. Pei Lan brought a cup of tea and put it on the table at Yun Shang's hand. Yun Shang reached out her hand and picked up the teacup, opened the lid, and lightly skimmed the foam off her tea with the lid.

"After her former majesty entered the palace, she asked me to find out in the imperial household among stewards who could be trusted and who should be on guard," Lady Li answered in a low voice. She thought for a while and went on, "I've sent someone to inquire about it before. It's not until recently that there's some progress."

Yun Shang's hand holding the teacup paused for a moment, and she quickly recovered as usual. She found Lady Li was very cunning. She must have known from the incident of Li Fuhua some time ago that Yun Shang was trying to find a way to settle down in the imperial household and get rid of the several stewards. So, before she came here today, she was well prepared.

"I heard that Lady Li just became a concubine when her former majesty entered the palace. I didn't expect Lady Li to be so capable," said Yun Shang smilingly, but her eyes were full of disbelief.

But Lady Li smiled calmly and said, "Yes, I was just a concubine then. Moreover, when I first entered the palace, I was only a Cainv of the lowest level. But your majesty, don't you there is a saying that little ghosts are difficult to deal with? In the imperial household, what we really need to guard against is not any superior master, but those who may never be paid attention to.

Although the concubines have done everything in order to win favor, the real murderers in the imperial household are not those concubines. All the servants in the imperial household are smart. They are even sweeter than honey when they flatter their masters, but no one knows how cruel and merciless they are in secret. Maybe they are killing secretly when no one is aware of it. In fact, many of the concubines' vicious schemes were presented by their subordinates. None of the servants living in the imperial household is a kind person. A kind person can't survive in the imperial household," Lady Li lowered her voice.

Then she went on, "I used to be humble in my former position, and I had never been favored by the holy emperor. Therefore, in the past ten years, I have learned a lot about the way of living in the imperial household. Moreover, because I have never been favored, I have done many things that I should do. In the imperial household, there are quite a few people with whom I can be on speaking terms." The smile on Lady Li's face was still gentle, but there was a trace of deep emotion.

Yun Shang smiled and took a sip of tea. She had to admit that some of Lady Li's ideas were reasonable.. Yun Shang had been familiar with the court. She never looked down upon any servant. This was also the reason why she took so much effort to deal with Li Fuhua. Li Fuhua was in charge of the Imperial Flousehold Department, which was the most profitable place in the palace. Moreover, he was in charge of the daily use of the palaces and halls, so he was naturally the apple of everyone's eye. It would be easy for him to get anything he wanted.

Judging from the fact that he could gather so many people who were willing to save him in such a short time, he was not an easy person to deal with. But Yun Shang was still confused about the truth who had killed Li Fuhua.

Yun Shang put down the teacup and said softly, "Then, as you said, who do you think can be trusted among the several stewards in the imperial household and who needs to be on guard?"

Hearing this, Lady Li hurriedly said, "Although Master Yu of the Shangyi Bureau looks submissive, she needs to be on guard, because she is a fence sitter. Whoever offers benefits, she would obey him. Maybe she is still an obedient dog today, but she may take a fierce bite in the next instant. As for Qi Ruihai, from the Neishi Bureau, many people wanted to recruit him, but no one succeeded so far. However, I know a secret of Qi Ruihai..."

Lady Li stopped. Yun Shang sneered at her. She knew how to tantalize people.

"Are you asking for something from me today?" Yun Shang raised her head and looked directly into Lady Li's eyes.

Lady Li smiled bitterly, "What can I ask for? When His Former Majesty was still the emperor, I had tried every means to beg for his favor and a son, but I had never been that lucky. When Empress Hua came back to the palace, I knew that it was already extravagant to ask for the favor of the holy emperor. The imperial household is the most ruthless place. If we completely lost those rare chances of three or four times a year to serve his majesty, no one could imagine what kind of cold treatment we would suffer. I'm afraid the treatment we got might be even worse than that of a servant. I was trying to please Empress Hua. I just wanted to have a place in the imperial household."

After a short pause, she sighed, "but in just a few months, the situation has changed dramatically. I became a former lady, and His Former Majesty decisively took her former majesty out of the palace. I don't have any children, so I'm afraid I can't escape the desolation. What I want today is just a place to live in the palace, and three meals a day can be served with hot dishes and hot rice."

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