Although Mu Chenghuang had prepared for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet early, what came faster than the Queen Mother's birthday banquet was the Wanhua Meeting, which Wu Zhaoyi had worked so hard to hold, and the name was to choose a son-in-law for the princess and princess of the clan, but it was obvious that it was for Mu Chengxin to choose a horse. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Counting it up, tomorrow will be the Wanhua Club, although it is in the name of the Wanhua Club, but Wu Zhaoyi did not come to Mu Chenghuang to borrow flowers, thinking that it was the previous thing that Wu Zhaoyi also knew, and it didn't matter what happened to him, but if this courtyard was full, Mu Chenghuang was taking care of his life.

Mu Chenghuang got up early in the morning to ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye, knowing that the Queen Mother loves tea, recently Mu Chenghuang took the time to learn the tea ceremony, and accompanied the Queen Mother to cook tea and chat, although Mu Chenghuang's craftsmanship is still a little rusty, but it can be seen that a lot of effort has been put into this tea ceremony, the Queen Mother Pei squinted her eyes and enjoyed watching Mu Chenghuang take tea, wash tea, and cook tea.

Mu Chenghuang cooked Mengding camellia this time, with bamboo leaves added to it, there is a fragrance of bamboo leaves, Empress Dowager Pei just wanted to enjoy a bite at first, who expected a mouthful into the throat, the fragrance left the tongue, the aftertaste was long, I couldn't help but taste several sips, praised: "The mourning family knows that Chenghuang is not only outstanding in cooking, but also very sophisticated in the skills of cooking tea." ”

Mu Chenghuang lowered his head obediently and said: "The Queen Mother said that she was laughing, Cheng Huang has just learned, the Queen Mother doesn't blame Cheng Huang for not being self-conscious, it's good to be ugly in front of the Queen Mother, how can you afford the word diligence?"

The two talked for a while, but they still didn't see the eldest princess come over to ask for peace, and Empress Dowager Pei didn't mean to urge or ask, but Mu Chenghuang took the initiative to ask: "Why didn't the eldest sister come today?"

Empress Dowager Pei put the teacup on the small vermilion lacquer wooden table at hand and said: "Chengqing sent someone earlier, saying that there are some urgent matters to deal with this morning, and I can't be busy for a while, so I will come over in the evening to say goodbye." ”

Mu Chenghuang nodded and casually echoed a few words, but she knew in her heart that the eldest princess was not the kind of person who didn't ask the queen mother for her because of miscellaneous matters, and the things that could make her refrain from coming must be 100,000 urgent.

Mu Chenghuang went out of Shoukang Palace and went into Mingxi Palace, but this little whereabouts was really seen by Yu Dong, who sent Mu Chenghuang out all the way, and when he came back, he gave Empress Dowager Pei a sentence: "The fifth princess really went to Mingxi Palace." ”

Empress Dowager Pei took a sip of the remaining warm tea, signaling that she knew, Yu Dong stepped back with his hands, and Mama Gu stepped forward and said, "It seems that the eldest princess is in a lot of trouble this time." ”

Mama Gu has served the Empress Dowager Pei for decades, and she has seen more people in the palace than those little Nizi have eaten more grains of rice, and what she can see, Empress Dowager Pei naturally has a scale in her heart.

"I already knew that Xiuyingge was not so honest and easy to deal with," Empress Dowager Pei put down the teacup, "Chengqing is too honest and honest, he always wants to follow the rules and the law in doing things, and he has a good eye, such a person is suitable for dealing with Yushitai, not suitable for staying in the palace and dealing with the cow, ghost, snake and god, but Cheng Huang, gentle and capable, rough can also pull down face, although the four books and five classics are not the most common, but this wrist is not simple, let Cheng Qing play a little bit, but also to escort Cheng Qing." ”

Mama Gu nodded when she heard this and said, "The Queen Mother is really hard at work for the eldest princess. "Empress Dowager Pei values the eldest princess the most, at first Mama Gu also felt that letting an inconspicuous fifth princess study with me was afraid that it would not have any deterrent effect, but gradually, I felt that these five princesses were just unnoticed in the past, but once they encountered any problems, they had ideas, so that the eldest princess could learn to be more flexible.

Empress Dowager Pei's original idea was like this, her eyes became a little distant, and she suddenly thought of something, and smiled softly: "But at first, the mourning family thought that Cheng Huang would complain, after all, it was nominally her and Cheng Qing who worked together, but the account book and the power of the main decision were in Cheng Qing's hands, and the mourning family was worried that she would be unhappy in her heart, either complaining to the mourning family, or doing her best to do things, and even, it would stumble Chengqing, but now it seems that she is a loyal person." ”

When Mama Gu heard this, she couldn't help but say a few words for Mu Chenghuang: "Thinking about the five princesses is also pitiful, I heard that the queen mother didn't return to the palace before, but Concubine Xi is thinking of a way to torture the five princesses, and the five princesses have to suffer honestly, although the five princesses have always run to the queen mother's side during this time, and they are a little eye-catching, but thinking about the situation of the five princesses before, I am afraid that they will be bullied by Concubine Xi, and they can't help but please the queen mother." ”

How attentive Mu Chenghuang was before, even Mama Gu and Yu Dong saw it in their eyes, but there are more people who want to please the Queen Mother, and it is rare to be able to do what he likes like Mu Chenghuang, and it seems that he has put a lot of effort into it.

When Empress Dowager Pei heard this, she tilted her head slightly, with a faint smile on her kind and kind face: "Huanzhi, you are, do you feel sorry for the fifth princess?"

"How dare the slave maid," Gu Mama bowed slightly, and her tone was still slow, slowly, "The slave and maid are just telling the truth." ”

Empress Dowager Pei said "oh", but leaned on the pillow with a little tired body to the buckwheat husk core behind her, this pillow was also specially sent by Mu Chenghuang, she said that there is a saying in this folk, saying that this buckwheat husk was picked out of the hard skin, sieved clean, and making a pillow core is good for the elderly, Mu Chenghuang's intentions for her are in her eyes.

Empress Dowager Pei closed her eyes slightly, Mama Gu thought that Empress Dowager Pei was asleep, and was about to take a blanket to cover Empress Dowager Pei's feet, but Empress Dowager Pei slowly opened her eyes and said: "Since she has the heart to ask for the blessing of the mourning family, the mourning family will give her a long-term blessing. ”

At this time, Mu Chenghuang didn't know that his marriage had been taken over by Empress Dowager Pei, but he followed Zhishu all the way into the eldest princess's study, and when he arrived at the door, he smelled a strong smell of ink.

Mu Chenghuang was only at the door, but he could see that the room was full of open account books, and when Zhishu went in, the eldest princess raised her head from the arm-high account book, and when she saw Mu Chenghuang, she hurriedly greeted her, and said, "Good Chenghuang, you are finally here, I am anxious here." ”

Mu Chenghuang pulled the eldest princess to sit down, and saw that her lips were dry, thinking that she must have been too busy just now, she poured a cup of tea and handed it over, comforting: "I heard that you didn't come to greet the Queen Mother this morning, so I know that you must have encountered a very tricky thing." ”

The eldest princess was plain face to the sky, but she didn't apply any fat powder, she must have been busy when she got up Now, the eldest princess drank tea, only to feel that her throat was still dry, and she raised her hand and poured a large one, and drank it all again, and then she said:" I got up this morning, Wu Zhaoyi is a messenger, she will use the flowers at the Wanhua meeting because of a rain a while ago, the roots will rot early, but the people of the Inner Government Bureau do not know how to buy flowers, bought a lot of back, and now one by one began to see, I sent Zhihua to see, when it was really a piece of hanging head, the leaves are black, she said, now the situation is urgent, only the largest flower merchant in the capital Cao family can be worthy of so many flowers at once, but the price of people is high, is three times the original, let me quickly dial the silver down, if the deposit is paid before noon, in order to be arranged before tomorrow's Wanhua Festival。 ”

"But the monthly cases in this palace are all measured, I told Wu Zhaoyi, since this is the people of the Inner Government Bureau who are not able to buy, they should pay the silver from their public office, but Wu Zhaoyi said, the people of the Inner Government Bureau are also buying as usual, merchants, inspections are correct, if it is their turn to pay the silver, I don't know if it is the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse, saying that if I am not at ease, you can let me put the silver down first, and investigate it clearly in the coming day, where is the problem in this procurement link, and then let the people of the Inner Government Bureau compensate, I naturally do not agree, where is such a reason, she began to make trouble, and said that there was such a precedent when the flower party was held before, It won't work if it's wrong to me, and said that I deliberately went against her, and she left before you came, and after she left, I hurriedly checked the previous information to see if I could find it, there is really such a precedent. ”

"Don't look for it. Mu Chenghuang pushed the account books on the table to the side, looked into the eyes of the eldest princess and said, "What if it proves that there is no such precedent?" You show it to Wu Zhaoyi, she must be able to list a large list of reasons to prove how justified she is, but ridicule you for not doing things well, Wu Zhaoyi is clearly making things difficult for you, reasonably avoiding the rain and preventing rotten roots, this is known to anyone who has planted a few flowers, and the merchants purchased by the Inner Government Bureau are also merchants who have offered flowers to the palace a few times, and they don't even know these common senses, I look at Wu Zhaoyi, I just stared at this Wanhua will deliberately make trouble the day before, so that you are forced by the situation and have to follow. ”

The eldest princess lowered her head, her eyes were red, she was anxious and angry, but she didn't know how to vent this anger, she just smashed her fist on the table sullenly: "I know, she must want to take this opportunity to enrich her pockets, what kind of flower merchant Cao's family, maybe it's just a second-tier dealer she is looking for with kickbacks." ”

"It's not just this money that has been hacked," Mu Chenghuang snorted coldly, "I heard that it cost a lot of silver to buy those rotten flowers before, if you buy them specifically, do you need so much?"

The eldest princess was shocked in her heart, tugged at Mu Chenghuang's sleeve and said: "Chenghuang, what should we do now? Do you want to tell the queen mother?" But I'm afraid, this money is all allocated by me, and it has nothing to do with me, but if I don't find it out, this expense, in the future, will also exceed the budget, and when the time comes, Wu Zhaoyi will definitely put the responsibility on me. ”