Update time: 2012-08-20

"Uncle, there are only a dozen copper coins left on the villain." The thin middle-aged man sat up when he heard this, with blood flowing from his mouth. He trembled and took out a patched purse from his body, and reached out to hand it to the fat middle-aged man.

"A dozen copper plates?" The fat middle-aged man reached out and knocked the purse to the ground, and grabbed the collar of the thin middle-aged man with a fierce look, "Are you being begging for food?"

"Uncle, uncle, the villain really has no money." The thin middle-aged man held a black jar tightly in his hand and looked at the fat middle-aged man in horror.

"No money?" The fat middle-aged man glared at him and kicked the thin middle-aged man in the chest, cursing, "If you don't have money, you still dare to hit me!"

The middle-aged man's kick was too heavy. The thin middle-aged man groaned, opened his mouth, and a mouthful of blood gushed out. His body fell down softly. The black jar in his hand fell to the ground with a snap, splitting.

The jar was filled with yellow block-like objects with juice. As these yellow block-like objects scattered from the broken jar, a pungent smell suddenly filled the air around, causing people on the side to leave with their noses covered.

"Stinky tofu!" Tan Zong also smelled the stinky smell and immediately recognized the yellow block objects.

"It's so fucking unlucky." The fat middle-aged man stood some stinky tofu juice on his legs and feet. He looked at the thin middle-aged man who was lying on the ground and vomiting blood, walked away with a few companions, and walked into the yard of the middle-aged Tongchuansi.

"Take him to the clinic." The thin middle-aged man lay on the ground and motionless. Everyone passing by was walking around. Seeing this, Tan Zong couldn't help feeling pity, turned his head and told Shen Si who was following him.

Upon hearing this, Shen Si walked over with two guards and lifted the thin middle-aged man, put it on the carriage and rushed to the clinic.

Tan Zong then walked into the yard, which was full of people, and they were talking nonsense, either boasting about how close they were to the concubines in the palace, or how the concubines in the palace were favored by the officials, comparing with each other.

According to the relevant procedures, Tan Zong must first register to meet Zhao Yuzhao, and then the people from the communication department will report the matter to Zhao Yuzhao. As for whether Zhao Yuzhao sees Tan Zong and when he will meet Tan Zong, he will have to wait for news in the palace.

The registration is very fast, but waiting for the news is a torment. Due to the many rules in the palace and various reasons, it is often necessary to wait for more than ten days or even months to see the concubines in the palace. Some people have even waited for several years but have not seen anyone.

All the people in the yard were waiting for news from the palace. These people came from all over the world, lived a comfortable life, and had nothing to do on weekdays, so they could only chat here to pass the time.

After guidance from the staff of the Tongchuan Office, Tan Zong came to the registered place. There were a few groups of people in the room, chatting and laughing there. Coincidentally, the fat middle-aged man who beat someone was in front of Tan Zong.

The registration content is very simple, which is to see the name, origin and relationship with the person you see. Then the person from the Communication Department will issue a license plate and wait for the reply from the palace with the license plate.

There were seven fat middle-aged people in total. The fat middle-aged man seemed to be the leader of this group of people. He came forward to register relevant information. After registering his name and hometown, the ninth-rank official who was responsible for the registration looked up at the fat middle-aged man, "Zhu Dachang, what is your relationship with Concubine Rong?"

"I'm the cousin Rong's cousin." The fat middle-aged man replied with a smile when he heard this.

Zhu Dachang? Pig large intestine! When Tan Zong saw that the fat middle-aged man had such a rare name, he couldn't help but smile. Not to mention that this name is quite consistent with the image of the fat middle-aged man.

"Be more specific." The little official did not write, but asked calmly.

"Princess Rong is the daughter of the eighth uncle of the seventh uncle of the fourth uncle of the fourth uncle of the third uncle, the fifth uncle and the sixth uncle of the sixth uncle." Zhu Dachang smiled slightly and issued a long list of names in his mouth, "From the seniority, Princess Rong is the cousin of the lower level."

When Tan Zong heard this, a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on his face. He didn't understand that this "pig large intestine" was a relative of Rongpin. The relationship between the two seemed to be too far apart.

"Tell me slowly." The little official's face was calm. This kind of thing had long been used to Tongchuansi. Not to mention the cousin of the pig intestine, even relatives who were not even close to each other are common here. These people simply had speculative mentality and tried every means to get involved with the concubines in the palace, and then returned to the place to show off and make profits from it.

However, even if the relationship between these people and the concubines in the palace is complicated, the people from the Tongchuansi will register as soon as possible. Anyway, their responsibilities are to record them truthfully. As for the concubines in the palace, it is not their business.

"You should be more comfortable." After Zhu Dachang reported his kinship with Rongpin again, he smiled and gave the tiny official a ingot of five taels of silver.

"It's okay, I'll inform you when a letter comes from the palace." A smile appeared on the little official's face, and he put the silver into his sleeve, and then gave a license plate to Zhu Dachang. Zhu Dachang smiled and chatted with his fellow travelers, discussing when he would see Rongpin.

After Zhu Dachang finished, it was Tan Zong's turn. Tan Zong reported his name and hometown to the minor official. The minor official recorded it on the record, and then asked without raising his head, "Who is looking for in the palace?"

"Princess Zhaoning." Tan Zong replied without hesitation.

"Zhao Ning..." The little official raised his pen and was about to record it, but he was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Tan Zong with some suspicion, "Who are you looking for?"

"Princess Zhaoning." Seeing that the little official's reaction was a little strange, Tan Zong said it again without hesitation.

At this moment, the minor official stayed there, looking shocked. He had been working in the Tongchuansi for more than ten years, but he had never heard of anyone who wanted to meet the princess through the Tongchuansi. You should know that the Tongchuansi is responsible for the affairs of the concubines in the palace, not the princess' affairs. If Tan Zong wants to meet, he should meet the princess's mother!

Besides, Princess Zhaoning is the favorite daughter of Emperor Ping of Qing, and the current legitimate daughter of Empress Wanyi. She has a noble status and can't be seen by Tan Zong just by saying that she can meet her.

"What is your relationship with Princess Zhaoning?" The little official immediately came to his senses and asked with a serious look on his face. He suspected that Tan Zong was deliberately making trouble. If it weren't for Tan Zong's bright clothes and extraordinary temperament, he would have asked the soldiers outside the door to arrest Tan Zong, who would have never afforded the charge of teasing the princess.

"I have met several times." Princess Zhaoning is neither Tan Zong's relative nor Tan Zong's friend. Tan Zong pondered for a moment and said.

"Have you met a few times?" The little official suddenly felt speechless when he heard this. He felt that he had met a madman today. Tan Zong had just met Princess Zhaoning and wanted to go to the palace to find Princess Zhaoning. He was simply a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. He overestimated his ability. What is Princess Zhaoning? How could you meet just by saying that you could see it.

"You are drunk, come out to wake up and wake up again." The little official didn't want to beg for a playboy like Tan Zong, so he shouted at the person behind Tan Zong, "Next."

"Brother, can you go outside and talk?" Tan Zong frowned slightly when he saw that the minor official ignored his request. He was about to ask, but suddenly a thick-browed man in his thirties walked over to him, bowed to him and said with a smile.

When Tan Zong heard this, he felt that the thick-browed man seemed to have something to say to him, so he bowed his hand at him and walked out of the room quickly.

"Hmph, I don't even urinate to see my virtue, I actually want to see the princess!" After Tan Zong left, Zhu Dachang muttered disdainfully, his eyes full of contempt.

Zhu Dachang, who was proud of the spring breeze, could never have imagined that because of his arrogance for a while, he ended up with a tragic ending, and his body was broken and his family was destroyed.

However, it was not Tan Zong who ended like this, but the son of the thin middle-aged man who was beaten to the point of vomiting blood by Zhu Dachang, a young eunuch who is now just running errands and doing odd jobs in the palace.

"Brother, do you know that you almost committed a serious crime?" The thick-browed man led Tan Zong to a secluded place in the yard and whispered to him.

"I don't understand it, so I hope my brother will give me advice." Tan Zong's eyes showed a look of confusion when he heard this, and he said to the thick-browed man.

"Princess Zhaoning is the pearl in the hands of the official family. It has a noble status. If your brother wants to see Princess Zhaoning in public, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the princess!" The thick-browed man saw that Tan Zong had not understood yet, and then explained to him in a low voice.

"Thank you brother." Hearing this, Tan Zong finally reacted, bowed his hand to the man with thick eyebrows, and said in a deep voice. He just thought about seeing Zhao Yuzhao, and forgot that his actions just now were suspected of offending the princess. After all, Zhao Yuzhao is also a big girl who is waiting to be a name for her. When a big man saw Zhao Yuzhao, he clearly offended Zhao Yuzhao. No wonder the minor official drove him out just now.

"Brother, are there any urgent matters to find Princess Zhaoning?" The thick-browed man smiled slightly and asked quietly.

"Now it seems that I have to think of another way." Tan Zong nodded and said with a wry smile. He thought he could see Zhao Yuzhao through the Tongchuansi. How could he know that there were so many tricks here? If the slight official had not let him go, he would have caused another storm.

"Brother, are you sure that Princess Zhaoning will meet you." Seeing this, the thick-browed man pondered for a moment, stared at Tan Zong and said.

"It should be." Tan Zong thought for a while and said with some uncertainty. He could not determine whether Zhao Yuzhao saw him.

"Have you seen the queen?" The man with thick eyebrows was not confident when he saw Tan Zong's answer, and couldn't help but frowned slightly and asked.

"I met Empress Wanyi in Kunning Palace once." Tan Zong said in a deep voice when he heard this.

The face of the thick-browed man suddenly showed a look of surprise. He had just doubted whether Tan Zong knew Zhao Yuzhao and the purpose of seeing Zhao Yuzhao. Now that he heard that Tan Zong had actually been to Kunning Palace, he felt extremely shocked. You must know that Kunning Palace is the leader of the harem and is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"If my brother really wants to see Princess Zhaoning, then there is a way, but I don't know if I dare to do it." After experiencing the initial shock, the thick-browed man quickly calmed down and said to Tan Zong in a low voice.

"I hope to hear it carefully." Tan Zong nodded and said to the thick-browed man.

"Brothers can ask to see the queen first. If the queen is willing to summon her brother, then the brother can enter the palace." The thick-browed man leaned against Tan Zong's ear and whispered.

"This is a solution." Tan Zong couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this. Although it was not convenient for him to find Zhao Yuzhao, it was okay to find Empress Wanyi. He thought what the thick-browed man said, as long as Empress Wanyi was willing to let him enter the palace, he would have a great chance of meeting Zhao Yuzhao who lives in Kunning Palace.

"Thank you, brother Tai." Then, Tan Zong bowed to the thick-browed man, "I'm down to Tan Zong, I don't know what Brother Tai is called."

"I'm Duan Tianhao." The thick-browed man bowed to Tan Zong and said with a smile when he heard this.

Duan Tianhao was the distant cousin of Zhuangpin in the palace, but his relationship had already come out for five years. He worked as a government official in a government office in Shuchuan for ten years. Due to conflicts with the new judgment of the government office, he was suppressed everywhere. So he simply resigned and came to the capital. One was to do an errand and use Zhuangpin as his cousin to do an errand in the capital, and the other was to see the world.

Duan Tianya was just behind Tan Zong. When he heard that Tan Zong was actually looking for Zhao Yuzhao, he couldn't help but feel curious about Tan Zong. Therefore, when the minor official opened his mouth to chase Tan Zong, he stepped forward to help Tan Zong and pointed out the power of it to Tan Zong.

After finding out where he was wrong, Tan Zong walked into the registration hall again. The minor official in charge of registration couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw him. Could this young man really be arrested in prison before he could feel at ease?

"I'm going to see Queen Wanyi." The person who was about to register in the hall had already finished registering and was chatting in groups of three or five. Tan Zong quickly walked to the minor official and said in a deep voice.

As soon as Tan Zong finished speaking, the hall, which was a little noisy, became quiet. The people who were talking looked over, their eyes full of surprise: No one in Tongchuan Sili had asked to see the queen.

"You want to meet Empress Wanyi?" The little official was stunned and looked at Tan Zong in disbelief. Since Tan Zong had only met Princess Zhaoning for several times, he probably wouldn't be very familiar with the queen.

"I have met Empress Wanyi once, and I have to report to the Empress if I have something to do." Seeing that the minor official suspected him, Tan Zong said to him solemnly.
Chapter completed!