Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 22

The next morning.

sunny.

The maids in the Clothes Bureau are all busy, and Bai Xue is rolling up her sleeves and beating the clothes.

A rush of footsteps sounded outside the door of the Clothing Bureau. The female workers in the Clothing Bureau all raised their heads, and the figure of a female official from the Ming Dynasty appeared in front of them.

This female official is a unique official position in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and her duty is to be responsible for the emperor's nightlife records.

To put it bluntly, he was the person who recorded some of the emperor's private life, because no one knew who the emperor would be favored one day, or who the dragon he gave birth to was, and all the evidence was in the hands of this female official.

During the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, this official position was basically useless, and no one was dedicated to it, but in the Zhengde period, this official position returned to its original appearance.

At this time, the little maids in the Huanyi Bureau were talking about it.

"This matter is Ouyang Jing of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, who is in charge of the Qinlu Book and is the emperor's close servant."

"What is she doing here? I haven't seen her for a long time."

"Are you here to collect laundry? The people in Yangxin Hall don't care about this, right?"

"Didn't Sister Bai Xue meet a young man with bright eyes and bright teeth? It is said that the young man lives in the Hall of Mental Cultivation"

In an instant, many court ladies looked at Bai Xue one after another, with envious eyes in their eyes.

After Ouyang Jing entered the Clothes Bureau, she found the director of the Clothes Bureau. The director of the Clothes Bureau has status. Although he was in the harem, he also had a fifth-rank official title.

She glanced at the people around her, and without any politeness, she directly explained the purpose of her visit: "There is a woman in your Huanyi bureau who met the emperor and entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation. I came here to inquire and transcribed it."

"Did Bai Xue really meet the Son of Heaven?"

For a moment, everyone in the Huanyi Bureau was very surprised, especially the supervisor, she had never seen the face of the emperor once in her life, and her girl could meet the emperor?

You must know that this Huanyi bureau is one of the eight major bureaus of the Ming Dynasty, second only to the imperial dining room, and it is among the 24 yamen, and it is not an eunuch institution in the harem.

It is normal for Bai Xue to follow her sisters to deliver clothes, and cannot find her way back in the huge palace.

"Okay, let's let Bai Xue come over."

Ouyang Jing sat on the Grand Master's chair in the main hall of Huanyi Bureau and took out the imperial record book, pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

In the backyard, Bai Xue also heard that a female officer had entered the clothing bureau, but she continued to beat her clothes with her head buried.

Although she was sent to the Clothes Bureau by the eunuch An, she thought about it a lot along the way. Although she didn't get much out of the eunuch's mouth, she finally confirmed a fact!
That young man with bright eyes and bright teeth is His Majesty, Emperor Zhengde!

However, she never thought that the emperor was so young, handsome, and about the same age as herself.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she didn't feel the slightest pressure, getting along with the emperor was like getting along with the little brother from the neighbor's house.

However, when she returned to the Huanyi Bureau, the attitudes of her peers and eunuchs around her changed drastically.

In the beginning, what she did in the laundry bureau was the hardest and dirtiest job.

Since being sent back, her life has become easier.

While Bai Xue was still thinking wildly, the director of the Clothes Bureau came to her.

"Bai Xue, Shangguan Ouyang called you over."

The little girls who were working in the Clothes Bureau suddenly stopped what they were doing, and their eyes were full of envy and jealousy.

At this time, Ouyang Jing was holding the imperial record book and flipping through it carefully, as if she was looking for something.

The person in charge brought Bai Xue to Ouyang Jing.

"Are you Snow White?"

"Yes, I am Snow White."

Ouyang Jing looked up at the director of the clothing bureau, and said, "I have something to ask Bai Xue, you take someone out first to avoid it."

Hearing this, the director of the Huanyi Bureau immediately left here with several other people.

"You are the first woman to be written in the imperial record book, and I will submit it to the Queen Mother after I finish writing it. I hope you will answer truthfully whatever I ask you, you know?"

"I will answer my aunt's question truthfully."

Ouyang Jing covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Don't call me aunt, I'm only a few years older than you at most, um, how about it, we'll call them sisters from now on."

"How is this possible? Auntie, you are a close minister of the emperor, in charge of the imperial record book of the harem, and I am just a little girl in the clothing bureau. How can I be with you?"

Bai Xue replied a little timidly, and at the same time the fingers of both hands were intertwined, obviously Ouyang Jing made her very nervous.

"It's all right, now you are a little girl in the Clothes Bureau, but that may not always be the case in the future, you are the first court lady to enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation, maybe the Queen Mother will favor you"

Listening to Ouyang Jing's words, Bai Xue felt as if she was flying into the clouds. How could such a good thing land on her head.

You don't have to be too nervous, I'm just asking casually.

"After you entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, were you blessed by the emperor?"

"This"

When Bai Xue heard Ouyang Jing's words, she blushed instantly from her head to her neck. She didn't know how to answer for a moment. She just blushed, pressed her lower lip tightly, and shook her head vigorously.

"No, no luck"

"Oh, since there is no luck, that is, no intimate physical contact, does the emperor reward you?"

Bai Xue shook her head again. After entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor only asked her a few questions about people's livelihood, at most they asked about folk farming, and there was no reward at all.

Ouyang Jing saw that Bai Xue kept shaking her head and wrote in the imperial record book: "When Bai Xue, the maid of the Huanyi Bureau, entered the Yangxin Hall, she did not receive the emperor's blessing or any reward."

As for what the Son of Heaven said to Bai Xue, this is not something she is involved in. Even if someone talks about love face to face, it cannot be recorded on it.

Besides, Daming has strict regulations, the words of the emperor can only be written by the officials, and if they are written by other people, it is an act of ultra vires.

"That's it, sister Xue'er, I'm going to the Compassion Palace right now, you go with me"

"Yes"

Ouyang Jing got up suddenly, closed the Qinlu book that she had just finished writing, and walked out of the clothing bureau, with Bai Xue following closely behind her.

"I'll take Bai Xue to the Compassion Palace."

"Auntie, I'll leave Bai Xue to you."

When the director of the Huanyi Bureau looked at Bai Xue, his eyes were full of expectation and enthusiasm.

Maybe at this time she is still a little maid here, and once she goes out, she may become famous. What if she becomes the master of this harem in the future, it will not be like this now.

If she becomes the master of this harem in the future, maybe her life and death will be held in her hands.

Bai Xue followed Ouyang Jing and left the Clothes Bureau, and went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to meet the Queen Mother.
　Begging for collection!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)