The maid's road to success

Eunuch Cheng winked at a young eunuch behind him, and the young eunuch immediately came to the bedside, pulled out a large box from underneath and opened it. When Zi Gu saw that the things were turned out so quickly, her face suddenly changed drastically, and she knelt on the ground without caring about so many people watching.

The Grand Empress Dowager knew that Zi Gu was probably hiding something from her. Now that it was exposed, she wanted to beg for mercy, but she had mixed feelings. After all, she was her nanny who had been with her since she entered the palace. She had been beaten and suffered for her many times. She had always remembered her loyalty, but she didn't expect that she was now hiding something from her.

Zi Gu was such a proud person, and for her to kneel in front of so many palace maids and eunuchs must have done something seriously wrong. Whether for the sake of protecting Zi Gu or not making a big deal out of the matter, so many people couldn't know about it.

"You go check out the other rooms. Eunuch Cheng and Aunt Zi will stay here."

Eunuch Cheng thought he would be sent away too, but he didn't expect that he would be able to stay. Zi Gu knelt while the others were sent away. Only Eunuch Cheng was left standing. He helped the Grand Empress Dowager sit on the chair. Amid Zi Gu's tears, he pulled the box over, stood in front of the Grand Empress Dowager, opened the box and then moved forward so that the Grand Empress Dowager could see clearly what was inside.

"Zi Gu, you actually hid a man's belongings, who is this man?"

I originally thought that Zi Gu might have hidden some medicine, jewelry or money obtained through corruption, or perhaps some shameful items to satisfy a woman's desires.

Unexpectedly, they were men's clothes, shoes, socks, and many jade pendants and hair crowns, all of which were men's belongings.

Eunuch Cheng picked up the two bellybands inside. They were not embroidered with flowers and plants like ordinary women usually did, but with erotic pictures. There was also a handkerchief with the same content, and also a sharp dagger.

Even the Empress Dowager, who trusted Zi Gu, had a gloomy face at this time. She looked at Zi Gu who kept begging for mercy and kowtowing. This kind of thing could not even be mentioned in the palace. She actually hid so many filthy things. She slammed the table.

"Tell the truth now."

Zi Gu looked at the appearance of the Empress Dowager and knew that today would not end well. She raised her head and looked at the blue bricks on the ground.

"It was Wang Liangfei, the guard on duty in the cold palace. He and I are from the same hometown. It was too tiring to be alone in the palace. We took care of each other and gradually developed a friendship. We occasionally met in the cold palace, but I have sworn to serve the Empress Dowager well for the rest of my life. I didn't think of having anything with him in the past few years. I was just too lonely and wanted someone to comfort me. I didn't tell anyone about the Empress Dowager. I swear, I have never done anything to harm Shou'en Palace or you."

If the Empress Dowager hadn't seen these things, she might have taken into account the previous master-servant relationship and helped her deal with this matter, but if any of these things were leaked, it would be a fatal blow to her reputation and image. She was the most noble woman in the world, and her husband, son, and grandson were all emperors. How much did she pay for climbing all the way to her current position?

If the contents of Zi Gu's box were to get out, how many people would throw dirty water on her? Although she had been able to stand firm for so many years and had many people listening to her, she also had many teammates, many of whom wanted to drag her down and step hard on her head. The Queen Mother was the closest venomous snake to her, and this matter could not be spread out.

Eunuch Cheng naturally knew what the Empress Dowager was thinking.

"I will handle it, and I will not let this matter or these things have anything to do with us."

Seeing that there was finally someone she could rely on, the Empress Dowager nodded and looked at Zi Gu with an unfriendly look. This person had been with her for too long, and she had never doubted Zi Gu.

But he ignored the fact that Zi Gu was a normal woman. She also had her own needs and emotions. She was old now, and the Sixth Prince's condition was getting worse. If he couldn't even trust the people around him, he would be in chaos from within.

Zi Gu knew the Grand Empress Dowager too well. She knew very well that the Grand Empress Dowager would not let go easily if the matter was exposed. If such a thing were to spread, it would not affect just one person, but the entire Shou'en Palace. Those jackals lurking in the dark would throw all the dirty water on the Grand Empress Dowager and take the opportunity to gain benefits. Especially the Grand Empress Dowager's current expression was too familiar.

"Grand Empress Dowager, please spare my life. I only hung out with Wang Liangfei a few times. He wanted money, and I wanted someone to accompany me. I didn't have any other purpose. I have been with you for so long, you know me. I have always been loyal to you. Grand Empress Dowager, you must not be deceived by others. Yes, it must be Eunuch Cheng. He knows that I was the one who instigated you to investigate him, and he must have framed me."

Zi Gu looked at the things in the box and thought that it was Eunuch Cheng who suggested searching the palace suddenly today. Naturally, she thought that today's incident was most likely done by Eunuch Cheng.

The Grand Empress Dowager naturally listened to it. She very much agreed with the fight between the two loyal servants around her. Only if the two of them were not harmonious and kept fighting, she could control them. So when Zi Gu and she proposed to monitor Eunuch Cheng, she did not agree. Even if what happened today was really done by Eunuch Cheng, she would not mind. Instead, she would be glad that Eunuch Cheng took the opportunity to expose the matter inside Shou'en Palace before others found out about it.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Zi Gu and the guard might be able to keep their secret meeting once or twice, but after a long time, someone would find out the clues and then Zi Gu, and then it would be really out of control.

"Aunt Zi, since you said that it was Eunuch Cheng who framed you, then is the story between you and Wang Liangfei fake? Was it also framed by him, or did he also ask someone to put the things in your box in order to frame you?"

After hearing this, Zi Gu's face turned pale. Of course not. It was true that she and Wang Liangfei had an affair. This box of things was also for her to comfort herself when she occasionally missed Wang Liangfei but he couldn't meet her often.

How could the Empress Dowager not know that Zi Gu was not wronged? Eunuch Cheng came in with a box. The Empress Dowager naturally knew that the person in the box was Wang Liangfei, a guard from the cold palace.

"Grand Empress Dowager, Wang Liangfei was on duty in the cold palace today. We waited there for a long time before we saw him going to the toilet and knocked him out and brought him here. We took a small path along the way to ensure that no one saw us. But Grand Empress Dowager, we found a pair of cards from Shou'en Palace on him."

The Grand Empress Dowager immediately stood up and took out the jade token to look at it. Zi Gu was so bold that she gave all the matching tokens to Shou'en Palace. With these matching tokens, she could order the palace maids and eunuchs in Shou'en Palace. How could Zi Gu be so foolish?

"Why don't you tell the truth? Do you really think I won't touch you?"

When Zi Gu saw the pair of cards, she knew that all was over. The pair of cards was a symbol of her status as the housekeeper. She only gave the pair of cards to Wang Liangfei so that it would be easier for Wang Liangfei to pass the message to her so that they could meet smoothly, and told him to be careful not to be discovered. Unexpectedly, Wang Liangfei kept it with him the whole time.

"I started dating Wang Liangfei five years ago. At that time, he was ostracized and had a hard time. I helped him often out of consideration for our fellow countrymen, and we got along well. Because I am the manager of Shou'en Palace and he is a guard in the cold palace, it is not convenient for us to meet. I was afraid that if I gave him the matching card and made it convenient for him, I would take the matching card to the old nanny in the laundry department and tell her that the goods have arrived, and I will go to the cold palace to meet him. These things are also collected by me, but I have never leaked any information about you."

The Empress Dowager felt a headache growing more and more as she listened. In order to have a tryst with a man, she actually gave her identity card to a guard and exposed the spies in the laundry department?

"Grand Empress Dowager, Wang Liangfei has woken up."

Seeing that there seemed to be some movement in the box, Eunuch Cheng opened the box directly, took the person out, and made him kneel in the main hall. Wang Liangfei was still confused at first, but when he saw this scene, he realized that his affair with Zi Gu was exposed. He immediately realized that something was wrong. Looking at Zi Gu's appearance, he was even more frightened. He knew Zi Gu's identity very well, otherwise he would not have seduced Zi Gu for some money.

Zi Gu, the managing nanny of Shou'en Palace, was now lying there with a dejected look on her face and covered in cold sweat. She was just a guard guarding the cold palace, and if she was really exposed, the consequences would be even more disastrous.

"Grand Empress Dowager, please spare me. Grand Empress Dowager, please spare me."

Throughout her life, the Empress Dowager had gone from being unpopular and neglected to becoming the most honorable woman. She had held a high position for many years, so naturally she looked down upon these weaklings. They were so scared that they trembled all over and kowtowed for mercy before she even asked them. If he had been tougher and acknowledged his friendship with Zi Gu and defended her, she would have spared him. However, such a cowardly person would only be a disaster to Shou'en Palace.

"Then tell me how you two got together and what are you going to do about it?"

Wang Liangfei glanced at Zi Gu and saw her looking at him hopefully. He immediately turned his head away, not daring to look at her.

"Zi Gu has always taken good care of me. Naturally, I am different from ordinary people. At first, I just got intimate with her when I met her occasionally. Later, in order to see her more often, she gave me this card. However, I have never done anything to harm others. I beg the Empress Dowager to forgive me."

This man was clever. He spoke vaguely, thinking that he could avoid angering Zi Gu and at the same time get rid of himself. Everyone present could tell that he just wanted to say that Zi Gu seduced him, and that it was Zi Gu who was slutty and gave away all the cards that symbolized her status in order to have a tryst with a man.

"Eunuch Cheng, go check and see if this is really the case!"

Eunuch Cheng left the palace directly with a young eunuch. This matter needed to be investigated, but it should not be investigated in the palace. Who knew who the people in the palace belonged to? The Empress Dowager was now worried that Wang Liangfei would learn something from Zi Gu and use it to gain benefits.

Since they couldn't ask around, they could only check Wang Liangfei's home. He was a guard who had always stayed in the cold palace. He was the most disliked and ostracized person, and his family background was also average.

Eunuch Cheng took people to search the yard carefully and found two full boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, many of which belonged to Zi Gu.

"This idiot, all the money he has accumulated over the years has been deceived by this man, and he still refuses to change his ways and is looking for trouble with the Za family in Shou'en Palace."

No one knew that there were several people in Shou'en Palace who were loyal to Eunuch Cheng. They were instigated by Zi Gu and were under surveillance. It was these people who told him about it and helped him confuse the public and disrupt the surveillance of the young eunuch. It was also these people who secretly leaked the news that the Empress Dowager was in poor health this time.

Who could have imagined that a eunuch or a maid in a palace would not be loyal to the master of the palace, but to a eunuch leader?

Eunuch Cheng is a man with many thoughts and vicious means, but he never treats his own people badly. He is a cold-faced eunuch, but he will help anyone who does not affect his interests depending on the situation, and he has bribed these people.

Besides, the Empress Dowager was a powerful figure who could make things happen with a wave of her hand. She had enjoyed wealth and glory for so many years with her own abilities, but she was not a good master.

The servants were treated worse than the cats and dogs she raised in the past. Once they did something wrong, there would be no leniency. Eunuch Cheng helped to conceal a lot of things, so in Shou'en Palace, although he was the chief eunuch, he was definitely not the kind of person who could be bullied at will.

Everyone says that eunuchs are rootless people with the most vicious and ruthless minds, but they are all human beings, and everyone has emotions and desires. They also want someone to rely on and help them. They also know the warmth and coldness of life and know how to be grateful.

Just like the relationship between myself and Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, you helped me when I was down and out, and I helped you when I was in trouble.

This is the real way to get along. The Empress Dowager has always thought that all of them will be buried with her. If that's the case, why should he risk his life? In the past, he fought so that he could live a rich and stable life in the future. But since he knew that this road would eventually lead to death, Eunuch Cheng chose to stop the loss in time and change another road, even if the other road did not have a good future, it was worth it.

Eunuch Cheng took all the suspicious things he had found and returned to the palace quietly.

The Empress Dowager, who was already somewhat moved by Zi Gu's crying and pleas for mercy, really intended to spare her life after finding out that Wang Liangfei had not been bribed by anyone. However, after seeing what Eunuch Cheng brought back, the Empress Dowager made up her mind.

Even if Wang Liangfei had not damaged the secrets of Shou'en Palace, Zi Gu could not be kept. Such a stupid person gave most of her life savings to Wang Liangfei. Such a person is too confused. Zi Gu was not very capable to begin with. The reason why she had been the manager of Shou'en Palace for so many years was simply because she had blocked a knife for herself and protected herself when she was young, and she had always been loyal to her.

Therefore, she will always have a place in Shou'en Palace, but these emotions have long been worn away over the years. Now that she and the Sixth Prince have long shown signs of decline, they cannot have anyone who would hold them back, especially right in front of them.

The Empress Dowager didn't care whether today's incident was caused by Eunuch Cheng, nor did she care what Wang Liangfei's purpose was. Zi Gu could not be kept, which was a big hidden danger. Although Eunuch Cheng had some problems, his ability was much stronger than Zi Gu. So no one found that Eunuch Cheng had any ulterior motives, but Zi Gu had a big problem. It was obvious who would stay and who would disappear.

He gave Eunuch Cheng a look, and he immediately reacted and ordered his men to gag Zi Gu and Wang Liangfei, tie them up, and quietly take them to a remote and deserted palace.