==Chapter 132==

Anguo Mansion

After sending off the attendants sent by Empress Xiao to deliver the message, Duchess An Guo retreated, leaving only Aunt Hu.

"You also heard what the person sent by Empress Fangcai said, you can contact that side and see who is waiting by Jiu Niang's side now."

Aunt Hu nodded and went down to do something.

It wasn't until the evening that Aunt Hu replied, and her face was not good-looking. After seeing this, Duchess An Guo couldn't help but sigh in her heart, waved her hand to let the maid who was beating her leg on the side step back, and then asked for details.

"The slave maid has already ordered someone to go to the Chu Palace, and the people we gave to Jiu Niangzi are not waiting by Jiu Niangzi's side now. Except for the Lianzhi family, the rest of the companions are still waiting for the summons in the wedding Zhuangzi, as for the smoke, since the nine ladies entered the door, they have not seen the nine ladies before. It is said that the rules in the palace of the king of Chu are very strict, and they are not allowed to walk around, such as Yan several times to ask to see the nine ladies, but all of them are gone, and I don't know if the subordinates did not report to them, or the nine ladies do not want to see them. ”

When Jiu Niang got married, the Anguo Mansion not only gave her eight maids to marry, but also gave the companion room to several people, after all, Jiu Niang's dowry also needs to be taken care of. However, the identity deed of these people, Mrs. Anguo did not give it to Jiuniang, and Jiuniang did not ask for it, and both parties seemed to be completely unconcerned.

Duchess Anguo's face suddenly sank, and she said: "I have long said that this girl is not a simple person, she didn't say a word when she gave it to her, but now she is playing with me." ”

According to the Qian family, now they are placed in a small courtyard, and they don't have to worry about eating and drinking, but they can't move around at will. She had planned to come back to the old lady to get an idea, but she didn't find a chance. What do you think should be done next, old lady? ”

Duchess An Guo did not directly answer Aunt Hu's words, but said with a deep face: "Do you say that Jiuniang is separated from the family?" I always feel like she's guarding us against something. ”

Mrs. Hu hesitated: "I can't see this for the time being, after all, Jiu Niangzi has never shown anything unusual, and she is also extremely filial to the old lady on weekdays." ”

"She is not a simple person, she can see from the courtyard that over the years, Chongyue Pavilion has attacked her a lot of times, but none of them have been able to gain the upper hand. The county lord of Chaoxia is also stupid, stealing chickens and rice several times, and finally compensated Liuniang's girl. Duchess Anguo touched the bracelet on her hand and sneered: "How could such a smart person do such an ignorant thing, she is playing tricks on me, thinking that after leaving the Anguo Mansion, her wings will be stiff, and now she doesn't put me, a grandmother, in her eyes." ”

She glanced at Aunt Hu, and said: "You order someone to deliver a message to the Qian family, and let them find a way to make trouble in front of Jiu Niang, I want to see if she is loyal or traitorous, and whether she still has this surname Xiao in her heart." ”

Aunt Hu nodded, but she had a bad premonition in her heart.

At the beginning, she persuaded the Duchess of Anguo, and the nine ladies got married, and a few people were stuffed here in the past, and no one would feel comfortable. I had long guessed that the Qian family and those servants would not go well with the past, and sure enough, it was.

However, Mrs. Hu also knew that the old lady was helpless, and the people used by Cuiyun Pavilion were all brought back by Jiu Niangzi from Lanling, and in the past few years, there has been a lot of effort to install people over there, but unfortunately they were all unsuccessful, and in the end, if they wanted to release people to their side, they could only take the clear road, which really made them lift a stone and shoot themselves in the foot.

However, since the old lady has ordered, Aunt Hu can only do it.

*

On this day, Jiu Niang was reading the account book, and Lian Fang walked in and whispered a few words in her ear.

Jiu Niang sneered: "I thought it would take a few days, but I didn't expect to be so breathless." ”

Lian Fang's face was gloomy and asked, "What should I do?" The princess wants to see them. ”

Lianzhi just went to make tea for Jiu Niang, and walked in with a tea tray at this time, and just heard this, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's not the old lady who stuffed the few people over, seeing that we have been ignoring them, so I couldn't help but find someone to hand over the message to kowtow to Jiu Niangzi."

Lianzhi laughed sarcastically: "Kowtow? I'm afraid that kowtowing is fake, and it is true that I want to come back to serve by the princess's side. You said that they are really, so uninteresting, delicious and delicious for a few years, how good it would be for the princess to let them out when the time comes, you have to rush to find it uncomfortable. ”

"Don't forget that their deeds are not in the hands of the lady, even if the lady wants to release people, she has to pass over there."

It goes without saying that it naturally refers to the Duchess of Anguo.

Lianzhi smiled again and did not speak.

Therefore, this Duchess of Anguo is really a bit dishonorable in doing things, just giving people but not giving them a deed, who dares to put it around her. But her plan is also clear to others, and she gave the deed to Jiu Niang, what should these people do if they don't listen to the command when the time comes, but if she gives it, she is afraid that people will be collected by Jiu Niang, so this is a dead knot that cannot be untied.

The slave maid felt that the princess had better not see them, lest she be in a bad mood, as she had done before. Who knows if this word can be passed on, and people are not for us to see, the princess has just entered the door, and her heels have not yet stood firm, and it is normal for some slaves and maids in the house to deceive and conceal them. "Lotus Branch.

This lotus branch erased that little bit of caution since it was beaten, and served Jiuniang wholeheartedly. Before Jiuniang got married, she deliberately asked her family to come over, and even took the initiative to ask Duchess Anguo for their identity deed. This is the only thing that Jiu Niang has been looking for in the house for so many years, and when Jiu Niang got married, Duchess An Guo did not refute her face. As for the identity deeds of the other marrying people, Jiuniang did not mention it, and the house did not give it, so there should be no such thing.

Now that Lianzhi's family is on an errand in the Chu Palace, and Lianzhi's brother is also a little steward, Lianzhi can be said to have no worries about future hardships. In the past, Lianzhi had always been calm in life and work, but since he came to the Chu Palace, he has shown a bit of edge. Jiu Niang had long known that Lianzhi was smart, but only now did she know that she had hidden it before. In fact, it is understandable, Lianzhi's family is in the Anguo Mansion, and if she serves by Jiu Niang's side too much, she will not only cause trouble for Jiu Niang, but may also affect her family.

Fortunately, both the master and servant are well versed in low-key ways, and they have been safe and stable until Jiuniang got married. Now that Jiu Niang can be the master of the house, Lianzhi has begun to be active, and it seems that she has made up her mind to pay attention to the big maid who is in charge of the princess's side, and only take care of the affairs inside and outside the main courtyard, and even let Yu Damiang have the intention of abdicating and making way for Xian.

However, Aunt Yu is not without something to do, she was given a more difficult task by Jiu Niang, that is, to manage the small kitchen in the main courtyard and help Jiu Niang □□ a few more people out.

Jiu Niang looked at the two servant girls who were more nervous than her with a smile, nodded and said: "Okay, just do what Lianzhi said, Lianfang, you go and send the person who came to report the news, I don't need to say how to do it, if you don't know, ask Lianzhi." ”

Lian Fang was stunned. Seriously, at this moment, she really didn't know what to do 'specifically', and she understood the meaning of sending it away.

But she is not stupid, she smiled and pulled the lotus branch to ask her for guidance.

*

In a small courtyard located in the southeast corner of the Chu Palace, a good-looking maidservant girl was pacing back and forth, seemingly impatient.

She stood in front of the courtyard gate and looked outside the courtyard gate from time to time, but she never waited for the person she was waiting for.

I don't know how long it took, until she couldn't help but want to turn around and go back to the house, when she suddenly saw a person hurrying not far away. She was suddenly overjoyed, and waited eagerly at the courtyard door.

"Brother Xiao Anzi, how is the matter entrusted to you?"

Her small hands as white as jade hurriedly grabbed the visitor, and she didn't seem to shy away at all, with a coquettish demeanor and an intimate tone. If it were an ordinary man, I am afraid that I would not be able to help but have weak legs, but unfortunately it was a waiter who was pulled by him, and he was not a man.

This chamberlain named Xiao Anzi is fifteen or sixteen years old, with ordinary appearance and a thin body. At this time, he frowned, his face was full of embarrassment, and when the maid saw this, her heart suddenly tightened, revealing a little reluctance.

"Why, didn't the word reach the princess?"

Xiao Anzi scratched his head: "Sister Rumeng, my brother is incompetent, I really can't get to the main courtyard, the things you gave me have also been dispersed, and they also promised to help me pass the word, but after a while, they came to tell me that the princess was not there." ”

Rumeng's face became even more ugly, and even a little annoyed and angry, she pushed Xiao Anzi away and said sharply: "You can't lie to me, right?" How many times? I've given you a lot of things, don't be too greedy. ”

Xiao Anzi staggered, and seemed to be a little annoyed: "What do you mean that I lied to you, I helped you out of sympathy, how can I, a miscellaneous servant, get to the princess's side, and I have to drag people to pass the word." The rules in the house are strict, and the errands everywhere can only be everywhere, and you can't walk around at will, and you don't know that I begged my grandfather to tell my grandmother to ask for help everywhere, but when it came to your mouth, I lied to you. ”

He flicked his sleeves and said angrily: "Come on, you will beg whoever you like in the future, grandpa, I won't wait!" ”

After that, it's time to leave. At this time, a maid ran out of the courtyard gate, and pulled Xiao Anzi's sleeve with a smile on her face: "Brother Xiao Anzi, she can't speak like a dream, don't worry about her." You take this money to drink tea, we will entrust you with your business, you must not forget, and you have to go two more times. ”

Saying that, she wiped a handful of tears, "Our sisters are really helpless, they were the princess's maidservants in dowry, who would have thought that they would be ignorant and bump into the manager when they first came to the house, and they were thrown in this corner, and no one cared about them." We don't understand the rules in this palace, and we don't know how my princess is doing now. You can rest assured, we will always remember your great kindness, and once we return to the princess, we will definitely repay you. ”

Xiao Anzi's face softened at this time, and he squinted his eyes and said: "I still said a few words, wait, since I have taken your silver, I will definitely get things done." ”

After speaking, he walked with a figure-eight step.

Ruyun looked at Xiao Anzi's distant back, and it took a long time to turn around and pull Rumeng, pull her back into the courtyard, and close the courtyard door.

"Alright, let's go in first."

Rumeng looked resentful and shook off Ruyun's hand: "Why do you lick your face and say good things to him, this is a wolf cub who can't be fed, how many things have been sent to him by us, and so far things have not been done, just a word, as for so difficult?!" It's not that there is any benefit to be gained, and it is just dragging us along. ”

Ruyun said helplessly: "You know that we are asking him, why bother to turn against him?" Don't you know where we are now? I can't even get out of this gate, except for begging him, who else can we beg, do you want to die here of old age? ”

Rumeng covered her face and cried: "Princess, she is too ruthless, she even ignores us, you must know that we are the dowry given to her by the house." ”

Ruyun sighed: "I'm afraid the princess has forgotten us a long time ago, when the old lady gave us to the princess, I didn't think the princess was very happy." I also told you at the beginning, you must be careful in your words and deeds, because on the day you paid the dowry, you actually had a quarrel with the guards in the palace. When we first arrived, can we make trouble with people, and we were detained here by the general manager, saying that every day should not be called the earth and the earth. The day before yesterday, Aunt Qian was approached by her son, saying that the old lady in the house was asking us, but fortunately Aunt Qian helped us cover up, otherwise the old lady would have to order someone to kill a few of us. ”

"No, let's go and ask the old lady for help, right?"

"No, let's wait a little longer to see if Xiao Anzi can get things done. As a last resort, it's better to hide it from the old lady, and you don't know the old lady's temper, so let her know that we didn't do what we should have done, but instead got into trouble and stabbed the basket, and we ended up worrying. ”

"Let's go, let's find Aunt Qian again, we can't stay here all the time."

These two people don't know the situation of a few of them, it was completely deliberate, Jiu Niang planned how to settle a few people before she got married, and they just came with the dowry on the day of the dowry, and they were very uninteresting and quarreled with the guards guarding the gate of the main courtyard, Chang Shun 'just happened' to pass by, and they attacked.

Until now, Jiu Niang has been married for more than ten days, and they are still trapped in this small courtyard, except for Xiao Anzi, who sent them things, no one else can see anyone else.

The dignified princess Chu's maidservant is now not as good as a miscellaneous servant, and it is all bitter tears.

*

If so, a few days later, Xiao Anzi still had no follow-up, and several people gradually despaired, so they had no choice but to let Aunt Qian reveal the matter to the Anguo Mansion.

Duchess Anguo was furious and didn't mention it, Jiuniang can pretend to be stupid, but the Xiao family can't pretend to be stupid, so Duchess Anguo sent Mrs. Hu here.

Aunt Hu came to the door with a gift, and said that the old lady had just gotten a few good skins, and she had been worried about Jiuniang in her heart, so someone sent it. Things are not worth much, but it is always the old lady's love for her granddaughter, no one dares to block the way, and Aunt Hu came to Jiuniang smoothly.

Jiuniang met Aunt Hu in the main hall.

It's the end of October now, and the weather is getting colder, and the main courtyard has been burning early in the ground, and the room is warm. Aunt Hu respectfully saluted below, and it was not until Jiu Niang called out that she straightened up and raised her eyes to look at Jiu Niang.

I saw that there was a mahogany pedestal three feet above the ground at the top of the place, Jiuniang was wearing a willow green silk jacket, and there were twelve embroidered hibiscus flowers in the moon white dress, with a high bun, full of pearls, and a little gold in the center of the eyebrows. At this time, half-leaning on the cushion behind her, a maid knelt behind her and was squeezing her shoulders, while another maid knelt at her feet, carefully pounding her legs.

It's different!

In the early years in the mind of Aunt Hu, Jiuniang has always been a silent and low-key person, and she dresses up in plain and clean every day, obviously with excellent colors, but she never wears gold and silver like other ladies of the same age, and although the jewelry on her body is valuable, it looks like it is delicate and low-key.

Now she is full of princesses, very good, and she looks extraordinarily rich and compelling, and it is not as good as in the past at first glance.

Aunt Hu has not seen the world, it can be seen that the decoration of this hall is very gorgeous, and the people standing on the side are all wearing pink jackets, tunic skirts, and standard palace maids. A few of these maids are obviously familiar, but they can't find their former appearance at all, not only the master has changed, but even the people who serve around him have also changed greatly.

"Aunt Hu, don't be restrained, you are the old man next to your grandmother, and this princess respects you."

In other words, if you weren't for the old man next to Duchess Anguo, you wouldn't even be able to set foot in the palace gate today. Aunt Hu lowered her head slightly, just thinking too much.

"Give the eldest lady a seat, the eldest lady is old, although the princess can't get up to greet her because of the rules of the house, but she also wants to be courteous."

Soon, the maid on the side moved a crescent stool and respectfully invited Aunt Hu to sit down. This maid has good rules, and she treats herself very politely, with a smile on her face, but Aunt Hu just feels cramped, so she just sits down on the crescent stool next to each other.

After sitting down, Aunt Hu pursed her lips slightly and said with a smile: "A few days ago, the old lady just got a box of good skins, and she was worried about the princess, so she ordered the slave maid to send a few pieces, and now the weather is cold, and the princess is the best to use to make a cloak." ”

"Really?" Jiuniang's face was delighted: "Bring it up and let me see, my grandmother is still worried about me in her heart." ”

Xia He stepped forward and took the leather of red silk from a servant girl standing behind Aunt Hu, which was placed on the tray and covered with red silk. When she got to Jiu Niang's side, Jiu Niang leaned over and tore off the red silk on her head, and reached out to touch the white and flawless white fox skins.

This white fox's fur is rich in color, and there is no trace of miscellaneous hair, which is extremely rare.

"This skin is so good, thank you grandmother for your concern." Jiuniang smiled and nodded, as if she remembered something, and said, "This princess also prepared a few medicinal materials for her grandmother to replenish her body, and I will take them back when Aunt Hu leaves later." It is said that Jiuniang has always been concerned about her grandmother's body, but the daughter who is married is not suitable to always go to her mother's house, so she can only give gifts. ”

"Princess Xie, the old lady will be very happy when she finds out."

After this conversation, there was nothing to say, and I couldn't help but feel a little cold. Jiuniang didn't say anything, just half-lowered her eyes and face, and let the maid beat her legs.

Aunt Hu was a little restless, and seemed to look to the side unintentionally, and said, "Hey, what about Ruyun?" Why didn't they wait by the princess's side? Ruyun's mother dragged me to bring a message to her daughter. ”

Jiuniang raised her eyes to look at Aunt Hu with a smile.

Continue to pretend, pretend hard, since you are willing to pretend, I will accompany you to pretend, and now I finally show the fox's tail.

"Like a cloud? Who is Ruyun? Jiuniang looked blank, looked at Aunt Hu, and then looked at the lotus branch standing on the side.

Lianzhi seemed to hesitate, stepped forward, and whispered, "It's the maids that the old lady gave you." ”

"Son?" Jiu Niang seemed to finally remember and said, "Which one is called Ruyun?" Since Aunt Hu said that she wanted to bring her a message, then call her. ”

Lianzhi's face was even more embarrassed, attached to Jiu Niang's ear, and said in a voice that seemed subtle, but in fact everyone could hear: "Those few maids are a little unruly, when you got married on the first day of Yu Auntie brought someone to shop the dowry, they were ignorant, they broke in the house, and they were seen and punished by the general manager, and now they are detained and are teaching them the rules." ”

When he said this, the eyes of all the maids in the hall suddenly focused on Aunt Hu's face.

Aunt Hu was very embarrassed, and she couldn't wait to disappear.

The bride gave by the old lady was extremely unruly, and the bride had not yet married, so she got into trouble in the house and was punished by the chief attendant.

After saying this, it was definitely not the face of Jiu Niang, but the person who lost the Duchess of Anguo. Aunt Hu is the right-hand man next to Duchess Anguo, so she naturally feels the same way, especially this person was picked by her.

In fact, things have come to this point, everyone understands what is going on, but Duchess An Guo doesn't want to tear her face with Jiu Niang, so Jiu Niang also accompanies them to continue acting, after all, she is not the one who is in a hurry now.

"Gee, that's good." Jiuniang looked embarrassed and looked at Aunt Hu: "Auntie, you also know that it hasn't been long since I entered the door, and I am not in charge of the affairs in the house." ”

Aunt Hu smiled dryly, and hesitated: "Princess, you see that this person was given by the old lady after all, and it is also your dowry, otherwise you can talk to Manager Chang, don't look at other people's face, you must always take care of the old lady......"

The rest of the words, Aunt Hu didn't say, and others also understood.

The old lady's face, as a granddaughter, has to help fill the gaps.

Jiu Niang's face was embarrassed, but she still nodded: "That Chang Shun is the person next to His Highness, but I don't have the ability to point fingers at him, otherwise I will let people go and tell His Highness, but you also know His Highness's temper ......."

She half-hung her head, looking like a little daughter-in-law, as if she was very helpless and extremely afraid of the King of Chu.

Aunt Hu almost wanted to stand up and slap Jiu Niang, if she couldn't see what tricks Jiu Niang was playing at this time, she would have lived in vain for so many years. Now who doesn't know that the King of Chu loves this princess of Chu who has just entered the door, and even the female official sent by Emperor Chengyuan has been thrown away for this reason, you can't do anything about the King of Chu?

But when people expressed themselves like this, she couldn't poke it in front of her, so she could only smile with a sad face, and continue to pretend to be stupid: "Then there is Princess Lao." ”

Jiu Niang whispered a few words to the lotus branch, and the lotus branch left in a hurry.

Time passed very slowly, and just when Aunt Hu quietly moved her ass for the fifth time, the lotus branch came back.

She looked embarrassed, in the end she brought the words of the King of Chu.

"His Royal Highness is discussing with people, and the slave and maid rashly asked to see him, His Highness seems to be very displeased, saying that there are not many people in our house, since they always cause trouble, then let someone take them back."

After finishing speaking, Lianzhi knelt on the ground, and said with a sad face: "Princess, the slave maid has caused trouble for you, but the slave and maid thought that this matter was very urgent, so she ......."

Jiu Niang looked very headache and waved her hand: "Okay, okay, you get up, it's also my thoughtlessness, I don't blame you." He turned his head to look at Aunt Hu again, "Auntie, you see?" This highness has spoken, if you don't—"

Aunt Hu almost wanted to spray a mouthful of old blood on Jiu Niang's face.

has been co-authored for so long, just to use the name of King Chu to drive people away.

This nine ladies really have a big heart and don't listen to the family. Thanks to the old lady for saying so, she repeatedly persuaded the old lady to help her say good things.

But what can she say at this time? She's just a slave, she can't say anything. But she can't take it back, and if she takes it back, the old lady will peel off her skin no matter how much she relies on her. After all, this is not an ordinary trivial matter, it is about the queen and the king, and if there is something to do with these two, that is, all the qiē have to give way to them.

Aunt Hu is difficult to ride a tiger at this time.

Over there, Jiu Niang was already instructing Lianzhi to bring people over and let Aunt Hu take them away.

Aunt Hu was in a hurry, and glanced at a servant girl who was following her, and then rolled her eyes and fell back.

"Oh, Aunt Hu's old problem is ......"

The servant girl shouted, hugging Aunt Hu's weak body, her face full of anxiety.

Jiuniang was also very anxious, and hurriedly ordered Lianzhi to invite a doctor, but the maid said: "Princess, Aunt Hu is an old problem, there is no big problem, but it is a little scary when she has passed." There are standing pills for the eldest lady in the house, we are just subordinates, and the princess should not work so hard, otherwise the old lady will punish us when we go back, and the slave will take Aunt Hu back to the house. ”

After finishing speaking, she and another maidservant in the Anguo Mansion hurriedly took Aunt Hu away.

Jiu Niang looked at the distant backs of a few people, and smiled at the corner of her mouth: "This trick has been used, and it is also a poor skill." ”

Lianzhi said: "They are just a subordinate, and they can't be the master, they don't dare to take them back, otherwise they don't know what the end will be." ”

"It's pathetic."

Lian Zhi chirped: "Lian Fang, how do I think what you said is a bit insincere? ”

Lian Fang grinned, "The slaves want to laugh when they think about it, who makes them dare to calculate our princess, they deserve it!" ”

*

Jiuniang went to the inner study located in the south corner of the main courtyard.

This place was opened into an inner study by the king of Chu, and some official affairs will be handled here on weekdays. At this time, the king of Chu, who was discussing with others, was alone, sitting behind the case and looking at the official documents on the table.

After seeing Jiu Niang come in, he raised his head and glanced at Jiu Niang with a smile: "Your Highness's temper?" The poor little princess who was tormented by this king? ”

Jiuniang suddenly remembered the scene that she had just performed in the hall, and her heart was empty, so she hurriedly went to the side of King Chu. Seeing that the wolf brush on the pen holder of the bookcase was stained with ink, and seeing that the ink in the inkstone on the side was shallow, he hurriedly picked up the ink ingot and sharpened the ink for the king of Chu.

"Husband is angry?"

knew that he loved to listen, so did she open her mouth and call him like this?

King Chu saw her peeking at her little touch, obviously not afraid of him, but always put on this delicate little look, which made him both loving and angry.

He reached out and brought her over, and the ingot fell into the inkstone with a 'click'.

"This king is famous, and now you can play as much as you want, and for a while he has become a generation of King Zhou You, and for a while he has become a strict and unreasonable person."

Jiu Niang laughed dryly.

The king of Chu brought her closer and whispered in her ear: "The princess of this king, how can you make up for the loss of this king." ”