Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 149: Internal Affairs Manager

Ji Anni rushed to the Xianke Pavilion and found that the atmosphere here was indeed a little strange. First of all, the door was open. It was just dawn and all the doors in the palace were closed, but the door of the Xianke Pavilion was wide open. Ji Anni subconsciously stopped and was a little afraid to go closer, fearing that what was waiting for her would be the ominous premonition she had just felt.

Yun Zhen, please don't get into any trouble...

I took a few deep breaths and finally got my breathing back into order.

Ji Anni mustered up her courage and took a step towards the door when she suddenly heard a loud shout: "Who?"

He was so scared that he shivered and looked up, and it turned out to be Yun Zhen's disciple Xuanjizi.

It is said that Xuanjizi is really like the watchdog of Xianke Pavilion. Ji Anni was kept out by him twice.

Seeing Ji Anni looking up, Xuanjizi also recognized her and whispered in disbelief: "Zhao Fei..."

"It's me, it's me, Taoist priest, where is Yun Zhen?" Ji Anni climbed up the stairs in two or three steps, grabbed Xuanjizi's sleeve excitedly and asked.

However, Xuanjizi lowered his head silently.

Ji Anni's heart immediately sank, as if she was drenched in cold water, and her mind went blank, and she had no idea at all. Xuanjizi's silence meant that he was hiding something. What was he hiding? Did Yun Zhen really get into trouble?

Xuanjizi said, "Your Highness, please go back. The Imperial Master is not here."

"Then where is he?" Ji Anni asked immediately.

Xuanjizi's lips slightly opened, but in the end he said nothing. He just gently brushed away Ji Anni's hand that was tightly holding him, turned around and walked back.

Ji Anni stood there with a pale face, her body swaying and she could fall at any time.

Something happened, something really happened. From Xuanjizi's expression, one can tell that something must have happened in Xianke Pavilion.

The area around Xianke Pavilion was already very quiet, and now it was so quiet that even the sound of heartbeats could be heard.

Yun Zhen... Yun Zhen...

This name was the only thing in Ji Anni's mind, and she dared not think of anything else.

At this moment, she suddenly heard a noise coming from the door. She looked up and saw that it was Xuanjizi who wanted to close the door.

"Master!" Ji Anni rushed over like crazy, grabbed Xuanjizi's hand tightly through the crack in the door and shouted, "Master, I beg you, tell me where Yun Zhen is? Is he in trouble?... What happened? Don't keep silent... I'm so scared, I'm so scared..."

The more silent Xuanjizi was, the more Ji Anni would guess.

As he shouted, his face suddenly felt hot and tears rolled out.

"Empress..." Xuanjizi seemed to be frightened by Ji Anni's tears, and his hands that were closing the door lost strength.

Ji Anni took the opportunity to push the door open, rushed in and grabbed Xuanjizi. She didn't even have time to wipe the tears off her face, she grabbed Xuanjizi's clothes tightly with both hands and asked, "Master, please tell me! What happened to Yunzhen? Where is he?"

"Empress!" At this time Huarong and Dieer finally arrived.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Hua Rong took a lot of effort to finally separate Ji Anni and Xuan Jizi.

"No, I can't calm down... I can't calm down for a moment..." Ji Anni's tears flowed faster and faster, and she couldn't wipe them away no matter how hard she tried. She didn't even know that her tear glands were so developed. She had never been so scared as she was now. The suffocating pain of being drowned in blood in her dream not long ago came back again. She closed her eyes and suddenly felt dizzy. If Huarong and Die'er hadn't supported her in time, she would have fallen straight down like a pillar.

After Huarong helped Ji Anni steady herself, she looked up and asked Xuanjizi, "Master, where is the Imperial Master?"

Hua Rong's voice was much calmer than Ji Anni's, and her eyes were extremely deep, flashing with a light that held deep meaning.

Xuanjizi probably saw that Ji Anni was almost fainting from worry, and couldn't bear to hide it any longer, so he whispered, "Two hours ago, the master was taken away."

"Take it away? Where do you take it to?" Huarong asked.

Although Ji Anni was able to stand up by herself, her face was still as pale as frost. There was no color on her slightly trembling lips. Her eyes, covered with a thin layer of tears, stared straight at Xuanjizi in front of her. She seemed to have a lot of questions to ask, but she couldn't ask anything. Her throat suddenly choked, and even breathing became difficult, let alone speaking.

Xuanjizi looked at Ji Anni worriedly, as if he was afraid that she would faint after hearing the answer.

But the fierce gaze of Hua Rong seemed to be issuing some kind of threat, forcing Xuan Jizi to say the most crucial words: "Yes... He was taken away by the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs." Hua Rong repeated softly and lowered her head as if thinking about something.

"Why did the General Department of Internal Affairs take Yun Zhen away?" Ji Anni asked Hua Rong subconsciously.

But Hua Rong was already lost in her own thoughts. She just shook her head slightly and said nothing.

"What's going on? Why aren't you talking?" Ji Anni was almost going crazy. Seeing that Hua Rong and Xuan Jizi were silent, she turned around and ran away angrily, ready to rush to the General Household Department to find out what was going on.

This time, only Die'er went after Ji Anni alone. Hua Rong didn't even turn her head, still staring at Xuan Jizi and asked, "Who did the Ministry of Internal Affairs send to take the Imperial Master away?"

Xuanjizi bit his lip, unable to conceal his deep anxiety and fear, and whispered, "It's the butler..."

"Butler." Hua Rong did not ask any more questions. The fact was already obvious. Yun Zhen was in great danger this time.

The General Household Department in the palace was a very complex organization, with a total of seven departments: Finance, Treasury, Guards, Concubines, Rites, Works, and Punishments. Each of the seven departments had its own responsibilities, and there was a general manager in charge.

The power of the general manager is quite large. It can be said that in the court, the person under the emperor is the prime minister, and in the harem, the person under the emperor is the general manager of internal affairs. All matters in the harem, big or small, are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. And all matters in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are decided by the general manager. Therefore, the general manager is usually very busy and will not come out in person unless it is a major event.

The chief steward of internal affairs also had the surname "An". He was a brother of the prime minister and a sibling of the empress dowager.

And who else in the palace, besides the Queen Mother, could ask the Chief of Internal Affairs to come in person in the middle of the night?

I guess Xiaoyao has already reported it to the Queen Mother...

Thinking of this, Hua Rong bowed slightly to Xuanjizi, as a way of thanking him for his frankness and also as a way of saying goodbye.

After leaving Xianke Pavilion, Huarong rushed towards the General Office of Internal Affairs.

She had an acquaintance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and that acquaintance was a eunuch. She had learned the secret of Yizhen's life from that eunuch. The eunuch was very caring towards her and would tell her everything he knew.

The Imperial Household Department was heavily guarded, and even if Ji Anni was the imperial concubine, it would be difficult for her to enter. Even if she rushed to the Imperial Household Department with great momentum, she would probably be blocked outside.

Therefore, if he wanted to know the situation of the Imperial Household Department and Yun Zhen as quickly as possible, he had to ask the eunuch for help.