214: Surprise
Li followed closely behind Mama Xie and walked slowly in the direction of Kunning Palace.
Her daughter's words kept echoing in her head.
The daughter's behavior just now is obviously a little unsatisfactory compared to normal days.
It shouldn't be like this, why should my daughter pretend to be stupid?
In fact, from the very beginning, when Empress Jiang ordered her to enter the palace, the Li family felt a little weird.
Although she also followed her mother into the palace to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday when she was a child, her identity at that time was the daughter of Chengguo Gong, and her mother was even more of a three-grade order, and it was justified to enter the palace to participate in these banquets.
Now, she is no longer in the genealogy of the Li family, and her father and brother treat her as before. But she is already a member of the Xia family, she has no orders on her, and her husband is also a lowly businessman, so it is naturally strange to enter the palace with such an identity.
Li felt that perhaps Empress Jiang was premeditated.
After the third brother divorced the third sister-in-law with a letter of resignation, the Jiang family and the Li family became enemies. These days, she has heard some rumors as well.
Empress Jiang is the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, and she is now the queen of Daqin and a person who is the mother of the world. If you want to play with the Xia family and her in applause, it is also an easy thing.
Thinking of this, Li Shi was a little scared in his heart.
She couldn't refuse the invitation to enter the palace this time, so when Xia Wen mentioned that she wanted to accompany her into the palace, she felt even more weird.
Li tightened his wet clothes, slightly stunned.
"Mrs. Lee." Mama Xie couldn't help but call out to Li, "What color do you like?" ”
Li Shi looked at him. looked at Mama Xie suspiciously.
Mama Xie smiled lightly and hurriedly explained: "The queen mother has a few such clothes, but it's just ...... The old slave didn't know what kind of color Mrs. Li liked. ”
"Lighter colors." Li thought for a moment before answering.
There are many taboo things in the palace, such as wearing clothes that are not more colorful than these concubines, which steals their limelight.
The clothes she wore today were personally selected by Xia Ruan, and although the color was plain and elegant, it was accompanied by jewelry and hair accessories, but it was more solemn.
Mama Xie didn't answer Li, but her steps were a little faster.
Suddenly. A group of people came from afar. The woman who walked in the front, Li felt a little familiar.
Before she could see the person clearly, Mama Xie had already saluted: "The old slave has seen Ning Guiren, and Ning Guiren is blessed." ”
Li hurriedly saluted the person in front of him: "The woman has seen Ning Guiren. Ning Guiren is blessed. ”
"Get up." Ning Guiren frowned at this time. Somehow she was knocked into a cup of tea just now. I had to change my clothes. The queen took all the concubines to listen to the play, even if she was pregnant, she couldn't be pampered. After all. If she wants to gain a firm foothold in the palace, she has to give birth to this child smoothly.
Therefore, it is one to offend one person less.
It's just that sometimes, blindly giving in will make the people around you more inch.
Ning Guiren looked at the woman in front of her, slightly surprised: "Who is this?" ”
Mama Xie smiled and said softly, "Back to Ning Guiren, this is Mrs. Li." ”
At this time, Li Shi also raised his head slightly, and then his face suddenly turned pale.
Xia Qinghe, why is she here?
Li's mind was in a mess, who was the girl in front of him if she wasn't Xia Qinghe? She is the one who has personally watched Xia Qinghe and Xia Qingya grow up little by little, so she can naturally recognize the girl in front of her at a glance. It's just that some time ago, didn't Xia Qingya and Xia Qinghe die in the fire with their eldest brother and sister-in-law?
Li didn't know why she met Xia Qinghe, and Xia Qinghe in front of her had become a Ning noble, she suppressed the curiosity in her heart and bowed her head again.
At this time, I will meet Xia Qinghe, definitely not because of 'coincidence.' ’
Because the Li family saw it, Xia Qinghe's eyes were also a little frightened.
"Really?" Ning Guiren's voice trembled a little, "The master went to accompany the queen to watch the play first." ”
Xia Qinghe also panicked at this time.
She never thought that she would one day stand in front of the Li family......
If Xia Ruan said that she was Xia Qinghe, no one would believe her, but when the Li family was standing by Xia Ruan's side, then the people around would be suspicious.
Xia Qinghe subconsciously put her hand on her lower abdomen, she couldn't give Li such a chance, she couldn't let people know her former identity, otherwise the luxurious days around her would soon be equal to zero.
Such a thing is too cruel for Xia Qinghe.
After the child is born, she will definitely become a concubine, and if the child is a baby boy, she will definitely rely on the power of cinnabar and make the child the prince.
There was a smile on the corner of Mama Xie's lips: "Ning Guiren stays." ”
Ning Guiren turned to look at Mama Xie: "What's the matter with Mama Xie?" ”
"A few days ago, the queen mother specially instructed the Shanggong Bureau to make a set of gold utensils for the little prince." Mama Xie had a smile on her face, "Ning Guiren will go with the old slave to get it, right?" ”
Ning Guiren was naturally a little weak-hearted, and she looked at Mama Xie as if she wanted to see something from her face.
She thought about it for a while, and then thought that she would meet the Li family here, and felt that everything was a little strange.
It's just that Li is smart and didn't immediately ask her anything, otherwise once Li opens his mouth and her identity is revealed, then she will be the unlucky person around. The eyeliner that Cinnabar has arranged in the palace over the years, as well as others, will also be unlucky.
She didn't dare to think about it any longer.
Ning Guiren waited for a while before saying to the little palace maid beside him: "Orange, you go with Mama Xie to get the gold, and the master will go to accompany the queen mother first." ”
A little girl standing beside Ning Guiren stood up and nodded: "The slave knows." ”
Mama Xie was naturally dissatisfied with the situation in front of her, she looked at Ning Guiren's appearance, and said helplessly: "This is what the queen mother personally rewarded Ning Guiren, let Cheng'er go...... Ning Guiren thought twice. ”
At this time, Ning Gui gritted her teeth angrily, and sure enough, from the beginning when someone poured tea on her body, she entered this game.
The queen didn't know if she heard any news from the water noble, so she was so suspicious. But the queen has no evidence at this time. Xia Ruan obviously won't help the queen mother. That's why the queen designed her like this.
Li didn't know anything, if she was talking nonsense, then ......
Ning Guiren told himself to be calm, and he couldn't show half a flaw at this time.
She couldn't mess up on her own.
But the more she comforted herself in this way, she felt powerless.
Now she has to fall into this trap in front of her.
If she didn't take this set of gold utensils, then it would seem that she was too arrogant, and the queen didn't want to ask for the reward, and it would be bad for her to peel off the queen's face.
It's just that. If she goes to get it. Then if the Li family asked her who she was in front of everyone, then at that time, the eyes and ears of the queen in the palace would definitely tell the queen about these abnormalities in person.
It can't be like this. She is a native of Nissi. If found......
Ning Guiren remembered the thing that Emperor Jianguang didn't like to deceive him the most. I feel chills all over my body.
"Ning Guiren, what are you?" Mama Xie pretended to be surprised, "Is there something uncomfortable?" ”
Ning Guiren waved his hand: "The master is fine." Go, the Lord will go and get it. ”
She almost crushed her teeth as she said that.
Li Shi still bowed his head on the side and didn't say a word.
From the conversation between the two, she seemed to understand something.
"Mama Xie, the master has done something today." Ning Guiren walked slowly towards Kunning Palace, and said lightly, "I didn't know that it was the thing that didn't have long eyes just now, and he actually dared to splash tea on the owner, but he knelt on the ground and told the owner that she was careless...... Mama Xie, guess how the owner punished her? ”
Li Shi chuckled in his heart when he heard Ning Guiren say that he was splashed with tea.
It was cold at this time, and the wet areas of her clothes were already frozen, and she reached out and touched it, feeling cold and biting. This kind of cold air made Li's heart more sober.
The words that her daughter reminded her just now are still in her ears.
Maybe from the beginning, my daughter was worried about this?
As soon as her daughter's body recovered, she was going to follow her into the palace.
Li suddenly felt that she had been too cowardly.
She bit her lower lip tightly and didn't say a word, still looking low and pleasing to the eye.
Mama Xie had to answer, and looked at Ning Guiren with a puzzled look: "The old slave doesn't know. ”
Ning Guiren smiled softly, with a little contempt: "The master asked the emperor and gave her to Cheng's father-in-law." Now the Lord cannot slay these lowly slaves with rods, because he will accumulate blessings for the children in his womb. Therefore, today's owner has also done a good thing, although Cheng's father-in-law is ...... However, Cheng's father-in-law will definitely treat her well. The owner is also kind to her...... What do you say? ”
After hearing this, Mama Xie's face turned a little pale.
Now that Ning Guiren is pregnant, speaking in front of the emperor, his identity and status are naturally much higher than in the past.
Father-in-law Cheng is the person next to Ning Guiren, but this justice is known to everyone, even if Father-in-law Cheng is lustful, he is even more cruel and likes to abuse palace maids.
If this little palace maid is given to Cheng's father-in-law, then the end is worse than death.
It's just that such a person should have died in the palace a long time ago, but he climbed the high branch of Ning Guiren.
Mama Xie took a deep breath: "Ning Guiren is really kind-hearted. ”
Ning Guiren smiled, a little cold: "The master has always been kind-hearted, but this does not mean that the master has no temper. The emperor has always remembered the child in the womb of the master, and the owner naturally has to accumulate virtue for the child. But...... If anyone dares to offend the owner, then the owner will definitely let the emperor divide this person's body. Oh, look what the Lord has said. Mrs. Li, didn't scare you, did you? ”
"If you return to Ning, the women are fine." Li Shi understood that these words were told to Mama Xie by Ning Guiren, and he also told her.
And she never thought that she would fall out with Xia Qinghe here.
It's just that the Li family knows better that she must tell Xia Ruan the news.
Xia Qinghe is no longer the Xia Qinghe of the past.
She is a noble person on the high. (To be continued......)
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