"Haha, then I'll take advantage of Eunuch Liu's good words. Eunuch Liu, you are busy, so I won't bother you."
Zhu Ping'an chatted with Eunuch Liu for a while. When other young eunuchs came to see Eunuch Liu, Zhu Ping'an bowed and said goodbye and left.
"Okay, okay. Goodbye, Master Zhu." Eunuch Liu took a step forward and watched Zhu Ping'an leave with a smile.
After Eunuch Liu left, the dark clouds in Zhu Ping'an's heart faded a little. He squinted his eyes and glanced in the direction of the harem. A flash of light appeared in his eyes, and then he became honest and harmless again.
Walking out of the inner hall of Wuyi Palace, Zhu Ping'an slowly walked down the steps, came to the courtyard of Wuyi Palace, and walked straight to the door.
"Little Master Zhuozi."
Zhu Ping'an came to the door and greeted the young eunuch who was standing guard at the door, his pair of ink-black eyes full of smiles.
"Master Xiao Zhu." The young eunuch named Xiao Zhuozi at the door saw Zhu Ping'an, his eyes lit up, and he greeted Zhu Ping'an in a very familiar and enthusiastic manner.
Xiao Zhuozi is not very old, about the same age as Zhu Pingan. Like Xiao Caozi, who is the Sizhi at the gate of Xiyuan, he is a young eunuch promoted by Feng Bao from the laundry bureau and belongs to Feng Bao's direct line. Since Zhu Pingan gave Feng Bao the advice to turn over the cards last time, which allowed Feng Bao to gain a firm foothold in the harem, Xiao Zhuozi and Xiao Caozi have also risen in status, and have gained a lot of fame by following Feng Bao. The jobs they hold are many times better than before, and they are also much more profitable.
Feng Bao’s current status is inseparable from the popular system of turning over cards in the harem.
Although Feng Bao abided by the agreement with Zhu Ping'an and did not reveal to outsiders that the system of selecting candidates to sleep with the emperor in the harem that caused a sensation was created by Zhu Ping'an, he did not even reveal it to his direct descendants such as Xiao Zhuozi and Xiao Caozi.
However, although Feng Bao did not say it explicitly, Xiao Zhuozi and Xiao Caozi, as Feng Bao's direct descendants, were able to guess it based on what happened before and after the card was turned over, as well as Feng Bao's attitude towards Zhu Ping'an.
In fact, it is also very obvious that during that period, Feng Bao was forced by the mistresses of the harem, and the catastrophe was coming in an instant. Feng Bao was at the end of his rope. Xiao Zhuozi and Xiao Caozi saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts. Later, when Feng Bao went to the Ministry of Justice to do his job, he met Zhu Pingan and chatted with Zhu Pingan all the way. Xiao Zhuozi and Xiao Caozi also knew it. It was after this that Feng Bao presented the system of turning over cards to the emperor. As expected, Emperor Jiajing was very interested in this novel, interesting and extremely imperial way, so the system of turning over cards began to catch fire in the harem and gradually became a custom for Emperor Jiajing to favor his concubines. Feng Bao also won a desperate battle with this, not only eliminating the catastrophe, but also gaining a firm foothold in the harem, and going a step further, from an insignificant young eunuch to a big eunuch with weight and say in the harem.
Before meeting Zhu Ping'an, Feng Bao was very anxious and felt like he was walking on thin ice; after meeting Zhu Ping'an, Feng Bao seemed to have divine help and turned the situation around.
So it is obvious that the system of flipping cards was the idea that Zhu Ping'an gave to Feng Bao. It was only because it involved the privacy of the emperor and empress, and Zhu Ping'an, an outsider, could not have any connection with the system of flipping cards, that Feng Bao kept his mouth shut. However, this can be confirmed from Feng Bao's attitude and admiration for Zhu Ping'an.
When you drink water, remember the person who dug the well.
Feng Bao's ability to gain a foothold in the harem and move up a level was inseparable from Zhu Ping'an's idea of turning over the cards. Xiao Zhuozi and Xiao Caozi, as Feng Bao's direct descendants, shared the same fate with Feng Bao. Their current status was also inseparable from Zhu Ping'an's idea of turning over the cards.
Therefore, Xiao Zhuozi and the others are also sincerely grateful to Zhu Pingan.
Feng Bao and Zhu Ping'an's relationship is getting closer and closer, and their relationship with Zhu Ping'an is also getting closer and closer, and it's not just because of Feng Bao.
Zhu Ping'an was young and promising. He was already the top scholar at the same age as them, and a high-ranking official of the fifth rank. He did not put on airs in front of them.
For example, this morning, when Lord Xiao Zhu came to the Wuyi Palace as the Chief Justice, he saw himself standing guard at the door of the Wuyi Palace. Lord Xiao Zhu stopped and exchanged a few words with him before entering the Wuyi Palace.
They sincerely want to get close to such a Mr. Zhu.
"Haha, opening red envelopes, you probably know that I opened a Zhuji fast food restaurant near Qihuamen. It just opened yesterday and business is pretty good. According to the tradition of our hometown, I have to give you a small red envelope for good luck. You were not here yesterday, and it was inconvenient this morning because there were too many people, so I'm making up for it now."
Zhu Ping'an walked up to Xiao Zhuozi with a smile, took out a red envelope from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch Xiao Zhuozi.
"Congratulations, Lord Zhu. I wish Zhu's business will become more prosperous. There's no need for a red envelope. If Eunuch Feng knew that I accepted a red envelope from Lord Zhu, he would tear my skin apart." Xiao Zhuozi smiled and shook his head, refusing to accept the red envelope.
"It's different. This is a lucky gift for the opening of a new business. It's for good luck, and it's not given for free. When you have the chance to go out of the palace on business, please stop by my shop to take care of my business. Eunuch Xiao Zhuozi doesn't accept it. Is it because he doesn't want to give this good luck, doesn't want to take care of the business of my shop, or does he think it's too little?" Zhu Ping'an said to Xiao Zhuozi with a smile.
"How could that be? With what you said, Lord Zhu, how could Xiao Zhuozi dare not accept it?" Xiao Zhuozi scratched the back of his head with a wry smile.
"That's right."
Zhu Ping'an smiled and patted Xiao Zhuozi's shoulder, then put the red envelope in Xiao Zhuozi's hand.
"Hehe, thank you Master Xiao Zhu. When I go out of the palace to do business next time, I will definitely go to Master Zhu's restaurant to try some fresh food."
After receiving the red envelope, Xiao Zhuozi's eyes narrowed with smile and he thanked Zhu Pingan with a smile.
"Haha, that's what I've been waiting for you to say. When you get there, tell me your name and you'll get a 40% discount on all your purchases." Zhu Ping'an joked with a smile.
"Thank you, Master Zhu. I must go to Zhu's. I'm not kidding. Master Zhu, you don't know that many people in our palace knew about your Zhu's before it opened. Many people laughed at you, Master Zhu, for being a scholar who got involved in the money business and was engaged in the pig offal business. They bet that your store would go bankrupt within two days. Xiao Caozi and I were fighting for you, Master Zhu, but we were outnumbered and couldn't win over them. Coincidentally, at noon yesterday, Xiao Dongzi from the imperial kitchen went to buy ingredients. I came to your Zhuji, Master Xiao Zhu, and saw that your business was booming. The seats were always full, and the line outside stretched more than ten meters away. On the whole street, no, in the whole Qihuamen area, there was no other shop as popular as Zhuji. Xiao Dongzi said that the fragrance of your shop spread ten miles away, and he was drooling with greed. He had never smelled such delicious dishes in the imperial kitchen. Unfortunately, there were too many people lining up, and he had errands, so he couldn't taste them. It was as regrettable as missing the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet. When he returned to the palace and told everyone about it, those who laughed at you, Master Xiao Zhu, were all dumbfounded..."
Xiao Zhuozi couldn't help laughing when he thought of the scene yesterday when Xiao Dongzi came back and told everyone that Zhuji's business was booming.