Li Qingluo shook her head as she spoke. "How could you possibly have those conditions?"
Song Qingshu pondered for a moment. "Palace eunuchs will be rather difficult. It seems I can only promote some newcomers from within the imperial palace when the time comes."
Among the eunuchs he knew, Sunflower Ancestor was naturally the first choice, but he definitely would not handle such affairs, and Song Qingshu was not confident he could keep him in line. Tian Guinong would have been suitable, but he was already dead. There had originally been Lu Guanying, but Song Qingshu immediately dismissed the thought. Something had gone wrong with his body, and no one else knew about it. If Song Qingshu transferred him into the imperial palace, would that not ruin his reputation? Lu Guanying wanted to bring honor to his ancestors, so he could only take the path of officialdom.
Casting aside those scattered thoughts, Song Qingshu continued, "Palace maids are easy enough. Lingjiu Palace lacks everything except serving girls." He could send word to Lingjiu Palace and have Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum carefully select some clever women to come to Lin'an and help. The people of Lingjiu Palace had been thoroughly trained in etiquette by Tianshan Tonglao, and every one of them knew martial arts. They could fully serve to control the inner palace.
Even if he had never eaten pork, had he not seen pigs run? Song Qingshu recalled the film adaptation of The Deer and the Cauldron from his previous life. Zhang Min's Fake Empress Dowager had relied on a group of Divine Dragon Sect maidservants to turn Cining Palace into an impregnable fortress, remaining in the palace for years without exposing any flaws.
"Tiao Lao is certainly generous," Li Qingluo said sourly from the side. Lingjiu Palace was