Chapter 209

When she came to the almost one person high water tank, Luo qingluan looked through the gap. The water tank was indeed empty.

She reached out to touch the crack and looked carefully. It was obvious that the crack was new and should have been broken in recent days. From an obvious smash mark about a foot at the bottom, it seems that someone hit the water tank with a heavy object to break it, but it only caused a crack.

It is estimated that the effect is almost the same. Anyway, the water tank can't store water. In the end, the man didn't start again. Instead, he still put the water tank here, which is not easy to be noticed.

"What's the matter, Miss Luo? What's good about this water tank?" At this time, the voice of concubine Rou came from behind. Luo qingluan turned her head and looked at the water tank curiously, but she didn't notice anything. Instead, she frowned in disgust, and then stood a step away.

The maid in waiting beside her frowned and said, "madam, there are two fish playing lotus leaf VATS in Yushu palace. They are usually used to raise fish and store water in case of fire. Yushu palace has never been inhabited before. Slaves and maids remember that they don't raise fish, but the water storage should be there all the time. How can they find that it's broken today?"

As he said, he looked at the one in the corner on the other side, walked in and looked at it. He was surprised: "Hey, madam, Miss Luo, there is no water in this?"

Ruan bin immediately said, "these slaves are too bad. Nobody used to live in the past. Is nobody living now? Even this little thing will be careless, but I want to be too busy at ordinary times."

Originally, Luo qingluan just accidentally found that the water tank looked very beautiful from a distance. There was a dragon head holding ring at both ends, which was very chic. She had been here all the time, but she didn't notice it. It was estimated that she was thinking about going back to the Western Chu. She felt some emotion about every plant here, so she paid attention to it.

But when Luo Mei said this, she immediately noticed something wrong.

A large vat to prevent water from flowing is necessary in every palace, just in case. Although the tank is large, it is not worth money, and no one will start with it. Since it is usually full of water and it has rained recently, it will not be suddenly empty.

Thinking that the crack was new and deliberately, Luo qingluan felt more and more aware of something.

Unless someone deliberately didn't want the water tank to be able to store water, he secretly broke it. In order not to be noticed, he didn't completely break the water tank. At least the crack can't be seen from a distance. If he wasn't careful, he wouldn't think that there would be no water in the water tank long ago.

If one water tank is broken, it may also be a coincidence, but there is no water in both water tanks, which is too wrong.

Before cui'er had time to check whether the other tank was broken, she knelt down in panic: "Miss Luo, my maid checked it last week. The water tank was good. There was still water in it at that time. Nothing had happened at ordinary times, so my maid was careless for a moment. She didn't notice that the water tank was broken..."

"Don't blame you, get up!"

Luo qingluan interrupted her and said, "cui'er, you are not responsible for this. How can I blame you? Get up first and find the person in charge of the water tank. I have someone to ask him."

"Yes, I'll go now." Cui'er wiped her tears. A flash of anger flashed on her beautiful and young face and hurried to her house.

Seeing that Luo qingluan was so careful, imperial concubine Rou also noticed something wrong: "Miss Luo, what's wrong with the water tank?" "I'm not sure yet, but just ask clearly."

Ruan Bin's eyes moved and suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Miss Luo doesn't think it was done by people from Feixia palace?"

Concubine Rou took a breath and said, "can't she? She's so brave that she doesn't want to live?"

It is clear that he wants to set fire to the house. This is the Yushu palace, the real palace of the queen, which has extraordinary significance. She doesn't believe Bai Yixuan has such courage.

But Luo qingluan doesn't think so. She knows Bai Yixuan. Now that she has reached the point where Han Xun can't be recovered, Bai Yixuan can do everything. This is a crazy woman. Be cruel not only to others, but also to yourself.

For a moment, a middle-aged eunuch came. Although he looked very respectful, his eyes dodged. A pair of slender eyes looked very smart, and the smile on his face was exaggerated.

As soon as he approached, the eunuch saluted respectfully and said, "servant Zhang Quan, I've seen Miss Luo, your imperial concubine, Ruan pinxiao. I don't know what's wrong with Miss Luo looking for a slave? Please tell me."

"Our girl asks you, why are these two water tanks broken?" Cui'er immediately said, looking angry.

She was shocked and sweating. The girl was so kind to her, but she neglected her duty. She didn't do such a small thing well. If she really gets out of the water and burns the whole Yushu palace, she will die forever and can't redeem her sin.

Zhang Quan's eyelids jumped and quickly bowed his head and said, "Miss Luo, forgive me. I'm really careless. These two water tanks are kept here all year round. They're useless and few people take care of them. I don't want to break. It's really a villain's negligence. I'll replace them immediately..."

"No!"

"Ah..."

Zhang Quan was stunned. He didn't know what Luo qingluan meant.

Did she come to her, just to ask, nothing else? He was startled.

With a faint smile, Luo qingluan looked at Zhang Quan: "I don't know how many months of silver father-in-law Zhang usually has?"

I can't understand why Luo qingluan asked this. It's not what she should care about. Zhang Quan was stunned again and said, "Miss Luo laughed. The villain is a slave. If the monthly silver is not enough, it's not worth worrying about."

"If Miss Luo asks you to talk, you can talk nonsense!"

At this time, imperial concubine Rou also saw something wrong. At most, a slave like Zhang Quan was a small manager of Yushu palace. It was normal for him to detain a small eunuch and show off his power. There were not 1000 but 800 people in the back palace like him.

It is conceivable that there must be a reason why Keluo qingluan should seize such a small matter to ask.

"Yes, yes!" After being scolded by imperial concubine Rou, Zhang Quan's heart beat hard and immediately said, "the villain's monthly silver is one hundred and twenty-five dollars. If it's done well and nothing goes wrong, there will be two or two rewards above, but it won't be until the end of the year."

"That father-in-law Zhang has twenty liang of silver a year. It's not bad."

Luo qingluan smiled very gently: "when did father-in-law Zhang enter the palace and have been working for several years?"

More and more surprised, Zhang Quan didn't dare to lie at all and said it in detail. Luo qingluan said with a smile: "so, father-in-law Zhang has been in Yushu palace for five years, or has he only spent more than a month of silver in the past two years? In addition to the expenses, he has not saved much now, no more than one hundred liang?"

"Yes, yes, girl. I'm a slave. How dare you think of anything else." Zhang Quan almost knelt on the ground and nodded like mashing garlic.

What did he feel from Luo qingluan's inquiry? The Luo girl caught him by surprise and could not tolerate him to deny lying. Even if he wanted to go back to do tricks, it was too late.

"Now that father-in-law Zhang has said it, cui'er, take someone to see how much money father-in-law Zhang has..."

Before he finished, Zhang Quan shouted and kept kowtowing: "girl, spare your life, I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I'm blinded by lard. I shouldn't deceive you, girl. Spare your life..."

Finally, he knew that Luo qingluan suspected him. Although he didn't know whether it was a coincidence or a certainty, Zhang Quan didn't dare to gamble. Just send someone to search and know that he can't deny it at all. He said he had only one hundred Liang silver savings, but in fact, his money was far more than that.

Concubine Rou and concubine Ruan on one side couldn't understand. This picture was clearly called to ask about the water tank. How did it become a problem? What the hell is going on?

"Miss Luo, what are you..." Lady Rou frowned and said, "is there a problem with this servant?"

Ruan bin did not ask, but also stared at Luo qingluan and wanted to hear her explain.

Whether Zhang Quan begged for mercy or not, Luo qingluan only asked cui'er to take someone to search his room. When she came back, cui'er took a blue leather bag, which was heavy and spread on the ground. There were not only scattered silver, but also some worthless silver hairpins and pearl flowers. But the most surprising thing is that there is still one ingot of fifty-two taels of gold.

Gold can't be equal to silver. Eunuchs like Zhang Quan can't get a reward at ordinary times. Even if they encounter a reward, they definitely can't have gold to reward. Moreover, a ingot of 50 liang of gold is almost equal to 500 liang of silver, which is almost impossible for a eunuch.

Cui'er said, "girl, these are what we found in his house."

Concubine Rou sneered: "Zhang Quan, you are a eunuch manager. How can you have so many things? Where on earth did these things come from? You haven't honestly confessed?"

"I understand without confessing." Luo qingluan seemed to have expected it for a long time, but after really proving it, he was more relieved: "I ask you, are you a reassuring girl who gave you these gold?"

Zhang Quan nodded immediately: "yes, yes, Miss Luo's lesson was indeed given by the reassuring girl. He asked the slave to try to break the two water tanks, but don't be seen. He didn't say anything else. The slave thought it was a small matter, so... He was dizzy for a moment and agreed to her."

"Peace of mind?" Princess Rou seemed to think of something, and a flash of light flashed in her eyes: "isn't she the empress's close maid? Can you say... The empress wanted to break the water tank, and then..."

Needless to say, I know the later things. The water tank is broken and naturally can't store water. Now it's early autumn, when things are dry. It's not impossible to be careful to get some water. No one will doubt it at all.

After figuring this out, concubine Rou and Ruan Bin's face changed greatly: "it turned out that she still didn't give up!"

It's not that simple to let Bai Yixuan give up. But for Luo qingluan, this is what she has been waiting for. Maybe Bai Yixuan also has a source and knows that she is about to leave. That's why she jumped over the wall in a hurry. If she wants to be cruel, it's best to burn her directly. She's here and can't go back forever.

The conspiracy already known is not a conspiracy, Luo qingluan smiled.