Chapter 534: What's the Purpose?
Zhang Zhutou is not a stupid person, but he followed Zhu Ying during this time, and he also knew a lot about Zhu Ying's personality, plus he used to be a palace guard, and he had seen a lot of the world with King Ding, and he knew Zhu Ying's difficulties as an official, so he admired Zhu Ying even more for not following the crowd.
Although Zhu Ying is a person who encounters cases related to dignitaries and nobles when handling cases, he will be vague, perfunctory, and even sometimes partial, but in general, he is quite dedicated, and he has not wronged ordinary people because of some cases involving powerful people.
And for some cases that do not involve the powerful, he handles them fairly and does his best to think about the victims, which is especially rare.
So when Zhu Ying proposed to let him send the letter, although he felt that it was not appropriate, because he believed Zhu Ying, he did not ask why he was so sneaky, let alone the content of the letter, thinking that it was not just to send a letter, in fact, it was not a big deal.
But now, Zhu Ying is so anxious, and he calms down again, he feels weird.
I don't want people to know about just sending letters, but I don't need him at all, right? Mrs. Zhu heard that she also had some contact with the noblewoman of the inner house, so she went to the Dingwang Mansion in person and quietly handed over the letter.
Thinking about it, he and Zhu Ying have not been for a long time, and they can't be regarded as Zhu Ying's confidants, if the letter is really important, why should Zhu Ying rest assured that he will find a way to transfer it? But if the faith is not important, there is no need to toss and turn it in this way.
After being entangled, Zhang Zhutou said what was in his heart and said: "My lord, it's not that my subordinates don't believe in adults, but the stakes are very high, and the princess is kind to our family." Why do you want to send a letter so secretly? ”
"You still don't know about that." Zhu Ying was a little irritable, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Zhang Zhutou showing a very disapproving expression, and then explained, "If you can tell people casually, this official doesn't need to send a letter so secretly." ”
Zhang Zhutou didn't speak again.
Zhu Ying immediately felt that he was asking others too much, and sighed and said: "That's it, I forced you to do this matter, but this letter is too important, even if it can't be sent to the princess." Take the letter back. In any case, you have to think again. ”
"Yes, sir." In the end, Zhang Zhutou could only respond.
This time, however, things were nowhere near as easy as last time.
Liu'er wanted to say hello to the princess again, but she was simply refused. The mother-in-law who guarded the door told her very sincerely. Last time, it was the princess of the big girl Rosegrass's special notice. This kind of thing is already a great kindness again, where can there be a second time, not to mention that the princess will not see it. Even they, the subordinates, don't dare to inform the princess of these trivial things every day, this gratitude is about the heart, and the heart is enough, there is no need to see the princess in person.
wanted to find a chance to get the letter back, but this time the mother-in-law guarding the corner door kept watching, and Liu'er had no way to leave to find the letter, so he could only come back.
Zhang Zhutou couldn't help it, so he told Zhu Ying the truth.
Zhu Ying was really restless this time.
Deep down, he still hopes that this letter can be sent to the Holy Lord, after all, this matter is related to the relationship between the two countries, he already knows, so he can't be ignorant, and if this letter falls into the hands of other well-intentioned people, he is afraid that it will cause an uproar again.
Thinking about it, I really shot myself in the foot, and in order to get rid of the relationship, I didn't want to show up in person, but it ended up in such an embarrassing situation.
It's really better to send the letter directly to Princess Ding, and I don't care much about Princess Ding about this matter, so I won't want to kill him.
When this Yancheng Mansion Yin has been in office for a long time, people can't help but be a little confused, thinking too much because of small losses.
In the end, after thinking about it again, he was a big man, and he really couldn't ask to see a lady like Princess Ding, so his wife could only come forward.
Mrs. Zhu listened to her husband's words of pinching her head and tail, and she was also very embarrassed, it is a well-known thing that Princess Ding does not deal with the noblewomen in Yancheng, and she has no excuse to board the door of the palace, even if she is cheeky and asks to see her, according to what everyone said, the princess Ding's temperament, I am afraid that she will not see her.
After thinking about it, there was only one way to meet Princess Ding, and she was introduced by an acquaintance, and she knew such a person who was close to Princess Ding, Princess Ding's mother-in-law, Mrs. Meng.
Because of the involvement of the previous cases, Mrs. Meng is also familiar with her, and if Mrs. Meng comes forward, she should be able to meet Princess Ding very smoothly.
Without further ado, Zhu Ying was afraid of long nights and dreams, so he urged Mrs. Zhu to hurry up and find Mrs. Meng, and then things would be improvised.
Mrs. Zhu changed her clothes a little and hurried out.
During this time, Mrs. Meng was quite depressed because of her son's affairs, and when she heard the maid's report, she said that Mrs. Yin of Yancheng Mansion had arrived, so she thought that there was a new clue in Shui Zhongyue's case, and hurriedly went out to greet her in person.
After welcoming Mrs. Zhu to the Xiaohua Hall to serve tea, and after retiring from the audience, Mrs. Meng was anxious and didn't say any polite words, so she asked directly: "Mrs. Zhu, is there already an eyebrow in the case of Shui Zhongyue?" ”
Shui Zhongyue's case, Mrs. Zhu couldn't help but be stunned, after so many days, she had long forgotten about this case, this kind of case must be a big deal for ordinary people, but for her, in this place where powerful people gather, there will be cases every day, either twists and turns, or huge impact, she has long been accustomed to it, usually the case is left behind after hearing it, who can remember, but at this time, when I heard Mrs. Meng mention it again, I can't say that I didn't pay attention to it at all?
It also happened suddenly, and I was in a hurry, I didn't think about the words, and I forgot what Mrs. Meng was most concerned about, eh, I should have asked my husband a few more words, even if it was some inconsequential clues, it would be good to perfunctory Mrs. Meng.
At this point, there is no other way, in a hurry, Mrs. Zhu can only vaguely say: "This case involves a bit widely, in fact, my family is still investigating, there are already some clues, but it has not been confirmed, and after it is confirmed, it will definitely be the first to tell Mrs. Zhu." ”
"Oh!" Mrs. Meng showed a look of disappointment, and then said after a while, "Mrs. Nazhu is here to ...... this time."
Mrs. Meng asked directly, and Mrs. Zhu couldn't beat around the bush anymore, so she could only say, "I'm here this time." I want to ask Mrs. Meng to introduce Princess Ding. ”
Seeing Xiaofu, Mrs. Meng frowned, such a request is not uncommon for her, since Xiaofu became the princess of Ding, because she doesn't like to be disturbed, and she doesn't go out often, others have no way to know her, how much tends to be inflammatory, or that there are people who want to ask for the king to use various excuses to get close to her, and want her to help introduce Xiaofu. Build a good relationship in vain to find a bargain.
She's used to it. But Mrs. Zhu is not such a person.
If someone else made such a request, Mrs. Meng would have politely refused, but Mrs. Zhu is not an ordinary person, and the previous case. Mrs. Zhu also helped anyway. Ever given a favor. Now that people are making such a request, she will also reciprocate.
It's just that it's not as good as before, and it used to be a time when I cared about Xiaofu and could still maintain normal. Even if she knew that Xiaofu didn't like this kind of thing very much, she couldn't help it.
But now she has almost turned her face with Xiaofu, she is not good at landing on the door of the palace without anything at all, and there is no way to introduce people at will, and Xiaofu will not give her this face at all.
Seeing that Mrs. Meng was slow to speak, Mrs. Zhu knew that this matter was by no means easy, and said with obvious pleading: "Mrs. Meng, if it weren't for the reason, I wouldn't have made such a request, I also know that the Dingwang Mansion has been closed for a long time, but in any case, I ask Mrs. to be accommodating." ”
"Can you tell me, Mrs. Zhu, do you want to see Fu'er?" Although Mrs. Meng knew that if it was convenient to tell her, she didn't ask, and Mrs. Zhu had already told the matter and never mentioned it, presumably there was a reason why she didn't want too many people to know, but if she didn't know at all, she couldn't figure it out, let alone introduce it to Mrs. Zhu, even if it was herself, if she wanted to see Xiaofu now, it wasn't that she could see it.
"There's a case...... It's a little tricky, and I want to ask the princess. Mrs. Zhu was a little vague, and her husband repeatedly explained that this matter could not be said to anyone.
When Mrs. Meng saw this, she knew that even she had to hide this matter, and she was not reluctant to think about it, but since Mrs. Zhu refused to tell her frankly, she didn't have to be too dedicated, so she said: "Mrs. Zhu, I can try it, but Xiaofu has never liked to deal with outsiders, I don't know if she will see you." ”
"Thank you, Madame Monte." Mrs. Zhu showed a happy smile, in her mind, even if the princess was not Mrs. Meng's biological daughter, such a trivial matter would not be without face, after all, the concubine who was recorded in the name of her mother-in-law had to respect her mother-in-law quite much.
Mrs. Meng probably guessed what Mrs. Zhu was thinking, and sighed secretly, Mrs. Zhu took it for granted, and she was afraid that things would not be so simple.
Seeing off Mrs. Zhu, Mrs. Meng thought about it and decided that it was better to choose a day than to hit the day, and she didn't want to pile things up, so she ordered the little maid to prepare the car and prepare to go to the Dingwang Mansion.
Mrs. Meng expected that it would not be easy to introduce Mrs. Zhu, but she never expected that even she herself would not be able to meet Xiaofu.
When I arrived at the Dingwang Mansion, I waited in the flower hall for a long time, and then a little maid came to report that the princess had gone out.
Mrs. Meng couldn't help but be stunned, how could this be possible? When she first entered the door, no one told her at all, what a big deal was it for the princess to go out? Why didn't anyone know about it, and said that they would ask her to wait and inform the princess.
It turned out to be such a result.
Seeing that Mrs. Meng was dissatisfied, the green vine who came to pass the word explained with a smile, "The princess has always liked to follow the light car when she goes out, so some little maids in the house don't know at all, so I'm really sorry to let Mrs. wait for a long time, when the princess comes back, the slave must report to the princess, and the lady has come." ”
After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Meng knew what the reason was, and couldn't help but secretly complain, it seemed that she had also become one of those idle people that Xiaofu refused to meet.
This kind of excuse is actually not uncommon, many times, the guest comes to the door, the host does not meet, so he finds such an excuse, saying that he is going out temporarily, everyone knows it, and saves some face for each other.
Mrs. Meng was disappointed, and she didn't want to take too much humiliation on herself, and it wasn't for her own business, Mrs. Zhu came to ask for an introduction like that, maybe how the incident involved the Dingwang Mansion?
Who will benefit for sure, the clay man still has a three-point temperament, how many years has she not been so angry? Why bother? I didn't think about it and didn't say anything, I got up and left.
Seeing Madame Meng leave with some annoyance, Green Vine couldn't help but be a little worried.
After all, Mrs. Meng is the princess's mother-in-law, although some things she didn't know much about last time made the princess and Mrs. Meng a little incompatible, but the face still has to be gained, the princess is so ruthless that she can't see it, and it's really bad for the princess's reputation to spread it.
Thinking of this, Green Vine chased him out again, repeatedly expressed his apologies, and asked Mrs. Meng euphemistically if there was anything she needed to convey?
Mrs. Meng was annoyed, and she didn't want to bother with a maid, so she directly said no, and got into the carriage and went home.
Green Teng only felt that this was really not good, so he gritted his teeth and came to the princess to reply, and then said: "Princess, the slave maid said a lot, Mrs. Meng doesn't look like she is bored to visit the door, there may be something really wrong, do you want to inquire?" ”
Su Yiqing was reading a book with a book, and after listening to Lu Teng's words, she didn't raise her eyelids, and said lightly: "What can she do?" If there really is, I won't say it this time, I will come again next time, and I won't come to say that it doesn't have to be said, in short, I don't want to know about things related to the Meng family, let alone interfere. ”
Green Vine was taken aback, how could the princess say such cold words? No matter how Mrs. Meng said it, she was the princess's mother-in-law, the Meng family was the princess's maiden family, not unrelated to others, how could the princess say that she didn't want to know about the Meng family?
Even if there is any dissatisfaction in the heart, you should maintain a face, after all, this is the filial piety that you should have as a child.
The princess shouldn't be like this, thinking of this, Lu Teng persuaded: "Princess, you can't blame Mrs. Meng for what happened last time, after all, no one expected that Meng Gongzi broke in like that, and the matter of Meng Gongzi was not connived at by Mrs. Meng." ”
Su Yiqing didn't seem to hear Lu Teng's words, and turned another page of the book.
Green Teng gritted his teeth and said: "Otherwise, the slave maid will inquire privately to see if the Meng family has encountered any difficulties, if it is a trivial matter, maybe she can help." ”
After a while, Su Yiqing gave a faint sentence, "If you want to go, you don't have to inform me about this kind of thing, I don't want to know, anyway, even if I say I don't have to, I'm afraid I'll check it out." ”
"Yes, Princess." Green vine didn't say anything more, curtsy and retreated, but she had already made up her mind in her heart, even if the princess didn't like it, she had to find a way to appease Mrs. Meng, and she couldn't let the princess be willful and offend everyone to death. (To be continued......)