Chapter 723: Out of the Palace
Chu Ziheng's words landed soundly, and as soon as he said this, the queen, who originally felt that everything was under her control, couldn't help but be stunned.
And the cow grandmother was even more panicked when she heard this, the time when she was in charge of Wang An's mansion was the most nourishing day she had in recent decades, eating and drinking spicy food, wearing gold and silver, and many things in the palace were at her disposal, and now suddenly King An said that she would not let her be, and she was going to change people, and she was also panicked.
"Lord Wang, the old slave is the housekeeper of King An's Mansion, how can the prince change people casually?" Mama Niu said nervously.
"Presumptuous, this king's decision is also something you can question!" Chu Ziheng said in a deep voice.
"The third child, do you not trust the queen mother, the queen mother helped you arrange the housekeeper grandma, if you are not satisfied, just tell the queen mother, now you don't even say a word, you directly ask the emperor to be replaced, are you letting a piece of the palace's motherly heart go down the drain?" The queen also lowered her face at this time, she was blaming Chu Ziheng for crossing him and looking directly for the emperor.
Since Chu Ziheng had already begged the emperor, and the emperor had settled this matter, the queen had no choice, so she was very unhappy at this time.
"The queen mother Mingjian, the sons have no such idea, this Mama Jiang is the right-hand man next to my mother, the sons have been taken care of by Mama Jiang since childhood, the mother left a message before she died, and after the sons and daughters get married and open the house, they will ask Mama Jiang to go to the house to help the sons and daughters take care of things, so the sons have this invitation, there is a reason for the matter, please forgive the queen mother!" Chu Ziheng said.
Ruoyun was also surprised when she heard this, but she didn't expect that this was Mama Jiang who turned out to be the imperial concubine. Could it be that she thought that this Mama Jiang was a little different from her.
But the one who was even more surprised should be the queen, she heard that it was unbelievable to see that she had been bowing her head and standing respectfully in the eyes of Mama Jiang.
After all, after the imperial concubine went, because of her resentment towards the imperial concubine's exclusive harem, she was thinking of a way to deal with the people who were close to the imperial concubine at that time, and now Mama Jiang, who suddenly jumped out, actually said that it was the person in front of the Zhou family, how could she not be surprised!
And listening to Chu Ziheng's words, since the Zhou family left a message before he died, presumably this person should be Zhou's confidant, and he should have been dealt with a long time ago, how could this person still be in the palace. And it's still in charge of a place like the Show Girl's Workshop!
"Third child, you are serious. The old men who were there back then also knew a thing or two in the palace, why didn't the palace have an impression of this Mama Jiang? The queen asked in disbelief.
"The queen mother, the slave and maid Pingtong, often followed the imperial concubine back then. I've also been to the queen a few times to deliver things! Mama Jiang raised her head slightly. looked at the Queen.
When the queen heard the name Pingtong. was already shocked, she knew this name, it was Zhou's slut confidant. Back then, he was Zhou's right-hand man.
However, she remembered that after the Zhou family went, she had already let people dispose of this Pingtong in private, why did she suddenly appear at this time!
The queen looked sideways at Mama Jiang, who had already raised her head, and looked at it now, and sure enough, she saw a familiar shadow, and the queen only felt that a stuffy breath was blocked in her chest and couldn't come out.
She wouldn't think that Pingtong, a slave maid, had the ability to hide in front of her for so many years, there must be someone to help her, and someone who can have such great energy, if she doesn't think about it, it must be the emperor.
After all, not everyone can be the housekeeper of this show girl's workshop, this position was arranged by Father-in-law Hu, so of course Father-in-law Hu did what the emperor wanted, so he was obviously the emperor's person.
The queen was indignant in her heart, the emperor actually did this step for the slut who had died, and even protected the people around her for so many years, and she didn't even know it, which made the queen want to kill the Jiang Mama in front of her for a while like the slut of the Zhou family.
But she can't, since this is the person the emperor wants to protect, then she can't move, otherwise she will offend the emperor.
"Ah, it turned out to be Pingtong, when the concubine's sister was alive, we were also acquainted, since you have been in the palace for so many years, why don't you come to the palace to say goodbye!" The queen said angrily.
"The queen mother is benevolent, but the mother is busy with the affairs of the sixth palace of the prime minister every day, how can the slave and maid have a low status to disturb the mother!" Mama Jiang's answer is not leaky, in order to prevent the queen from discovering her over the years, she has changed her posture and changed her way of doing things, and she has always bowed her head far away when she sees the queen, if she really lets the queen know her, then where can she live to this day!
"It's okay, in the future, when it's okay, I'll come to the palace to talk, seeing that there are not many old people in the palace, I can talk!" The queen smiled slightly, no one could see the coldness in her eyes.
"Queen Mother, it's not too early, the sons and daughters will retire, and they have to go to the palaces to meet the mothers!" Chu Ziheng was impatient with the queen, so he said.
The queen took a deep breath to calm her mood slightly, and then said, "Well, since this is the case, the palace won't keep you much, let's go early!" ”
Mama Niu was anxious when she saw this, if King An and the others left, what would she do, and quickly knelt down and said: "Queen Mother, what should I do with slaves and slaves?" ”
"Since you are still in King An's Mansion at this time, you naturally want to go back with you, this is your family matter, and the palace doesn't care!" The queen even asked Mama Niu to go back with her, and seeing what she meant, she still wanted Mama Niu to be an errand in King An's mansion.
Mama Niu was overjoyed when she heard this, she was naturally willing to be in King An's mansion, but she might not be able to be the chief manager after she went back, but with the queen's face, being a housekeeper also has a lot of oil and water.
"Queen Mother, I'm afraid this Grandma Niu can't be brought back to my Anwang Mansion, and I hope that the Queen Mother will return her to the Internal Affairs Office!" Chu Ziheng spoke to stop it.
"What do you mean, third child? No matter how you say it, this Niu Mama is also the old man in front of your mother, since this Pingtong can follow you to the Anwang Mansion, I remember that this Niu Mama was earlier than Pingtong when she followed the concubine's sister, why can't you accept it, it's just one more mouth! The third child, it's not this palace that said you. Be a man and remember the old! The queen said with a straight face.
"Queen mother, there is a certain reason why the sons and daughters don't let this Niu Mama go to my Na'an Palace, and Mama Jiang came to sue the queen mother for this matter!" Chu Ziheng said.
"Oh? What is it? ”
"Back to the queen's mother, this Niu did serve the imperial concubine back then, but this Niu family ate inside and out, when King An was young, he actually did things in the prince's food, fortunately, this matter was found early, and the imperial concubine was not in trouble. Later, the imperial concubine Niangniangnian served her for many years. and did not make a public announcement about it. just expelled her from the palace, and a few people knew about this back then, and the queen mother knew it as soon as she checked it! Mama Jiang said respectfully.
"Pingtong, you spew blood!" Mama Niu was startled when she heard this. Hurriedly shouted at Mama Jiang.
"Sister Qiaoyan. Although the imperial concubine did not make this matter public. It is also for the sake of your many years of service, leaving you a trace of decency! But if you don't want people to know, you can't do it yourself. Do you really think that no one else knows? Although it has been a long time, I can still find it out if I want to check it! Mama Jiang said coldly.
"You, you, you talk nonsense, you slander me, I, I don't!" Mama Niu's body was a little trembling, she thought that no one knew about this, after all, when she left the palace, the imperial concubine didn't say anything, and now she knows why the imperial concubine let her out of the palace back then!
"No need, since it's an old thing, it's all in the past, this palace will believe Pingtong this time, then this Niu family naturally can't go back to King An's mansion, in case of mistreatment of King An again, it's not good! Come on, take Niu down! The queen suddenly spoke.
It's not okay for her to keep silent, because it was her idea to do things with Chu Ziheng's food back then, but now if she investigates it and moves her whole body, it will inevitably be unfavorable to her!
The queen gave an order, and before Mama Niu could speak, she was gagged by the people in the queen's palace and taken down.
And Ruoyun and Chu Ziheng naturally had no intention of staying here longer, so they directly said goodbye to the queen and left Kunning Palace.
It's just that in addition to Donghong, Xing'an, and Mama Jiang, the two of them are followed by the pair of palace maids who are like dreams and illusions from the queen!
When Chu Ziheng saw these two people, his face was a little ugly, and he looked at Ruoyun with an inquiring gaze, Ruoyun gave him a slightly calming look, Chu Ziheng ignored these and led Ruoyun to the Changchun Palace where Concubine Shu lived.
When they arrived at Changchun Palace, it was not as cumbersome as going to the queen, and Concubine Shu did not receive them in the main hall, but in a conservatory in a side hall, and let them all sit down after entering, and the atmosphere was a lot home.
At this time, Concubine Shu's son, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, King Ping and Princess Heping were also present.
King Ping still felt spotless as always, but Ruoyun seemed to see a hint of fatigue on his face.
And Princess Ping Jiang Yihui was obviously impatient to wait, and when she saw Ruoyun coming in, she asked, "Why are you here now?" ”
"Hui'er, how can you be so rude!" Concubine Shu said a word to Princess Ping reproachfully, but there was more doting in her eyes.
"Auntie, it's okay, I've met Ruoyun a few times before, and she knows my temper!" Princess Ping sat down and said with a grin.
"Don't worry, I have had a few encounters with the second sister-in-law, and I like the character of the second sister-in-law very much!" Ruoyun said.
"Our Jiang family's generation has such a daughter as Hui'er, it is inevitable that she will spoil a little, and in the land of Xichuan, the eldest brother and sister-in-law are reluctant to restrain her, so it is inevitable that she will not understand the rules, but this child has a good temperament!" Shufei explained.
"My aunt is talking about those Rausch rules again, it's really boring! And Ruoyun, since I call you Ruoyun, don't call me any second sister-in-law, it sounds weird, you call me by my name! Jiang Yihui said impatiently.
"Yes, my sister is older than Ruoyun, so Ruoyun will call my sister Sister Hui!" Ruoyun said.
"That's good!" Jiang Yihui nodded with satisfaction.
Concubine Shu saw that the two of them were chatting well, so she said to King Ping and Chu Ziheng: "You two brothers go outside to talk, leave us women to talk conveniently!" ”
King Ping got up and took Chu Ziheng out of the house.
As soon as the two of them left, Jiang Yihui glanced at the dream-like and illusory two people who were bowing away from the courtyard outside, and couldn't help pouting: "That woman is this trick again, it's really annoying, you are also a fool and just take it like this, you should learn from me and call back directly!" ”
"Hui'er must not be rude, you need to know that trouble comes from your mouth!" Concubine Shu listened to Jiang Yihui's arrangement of the queen, and couldn't help but be anxious, so she coughed.
Jiang Yihui saw that her aunt was not comfortable, and she dared to say anything more, so she hurriedly patted her aunt on the back and sent tea.
Later, Jiang Yihui didn't dare to be open-mouthed, Ruoyun sat with these two people for a while, and heard that Concubine Shu wanted to keep the meal, so she politely refused to leave, after all, there were two places behind Concubine De and Concubine Xian who didn't go.
Thinking about it, Concubine Shu said that it was not sincere to keep the meal, she was tired and gasping for breath after saying a few more words, where was she in the mood to show these things, seeing that Ruoyun was leaving, she asked people to present a gift that had been prepared a long time ago and gave it to Ruoyun.
After Ruoyun thanked him, he came out to find Chu Ziheng, who was playing chess with King Ping, and then left the Changchun Palace.
Later, Concubine De's Zhongcui Palace and Concubine Xian's Xianfu Palace were also very smooth, these two received them not to say how enthusiastic, but they were also generous and reasonable, and they also had their own rewards.
It was almost noon for the two of them to make a lot of money from this palace, and their nerves were tense all morning, which felt uncomfortable, Ruoyun just wanted to go home quickly, take a hot bath, and then eat something and take a nap.
No, when the two of them walked to the harem to get the road, they saw a sedan chair in front of them coming slowly from a distance.
Looking at this posture, it should be a mother with a high ranking in the harem, although the identities of the two can go directly, but out of politeness, they still stop and give way, after all, they are Chu Ziheng's father's woman, and they should give some face.
After this sedan chair approached, Ruoyun and Chu Ziheng saw that it was the fourth prince's biological mother, Yu Guifei, sitting on it.
"Hey, isn't this King An and Princess An?" Concubine Yu seemed to be a little surprised when she saw Ruoyun and the others.
"I've seen the Jade Concubine!" Chu Ziheng and Ruoyun saluted slightly.
"No courtesy, I've seen King An and Princess An!" Concubine Yu returned half a salute on the sedan chair, after all, she had a low status and could not directly accept the two of them.
"The two of them got married yesterday, and the palace was very happy when they heard it, and they haven't congratulated them in person, I don't want to meet them here so coincidentally!" The jade concubine had a happy look on her face.
"Thank you, Niang!"
"Since you have met the two of you here, why don't you go with the palace to the Yongxiang Palace of the palace to sit down, the palace has prepared a gift for you, congratulations on your wedding!" Concubine Yu said as if unintentionally.
"Thank you Concubine Yu for your kindness, it's just that it's almost noon at this time, I won't bother Concubine Yu later, let's go to Yongxiang Palace another day to sit!" Chu Ziheng said.
"What are you afraid of, it just so happens that this palace has prepared some light meals, let's talk while eating!" Yu Guifei said.
Hearing this, Ruoyun knew that this jade concubine was probably here to wait for them, after all, if you want to invite someone to dinner in this palace, it should have been prepared a long time ago, otherwise it would be too late.
It's just that I don't know what her purpose is, it is said that this jade concubine is not on good terms with Concubine Xian because of the matter of sealing the concubine, it is not because they worshiped the fourth concubine today, but they did not go to her palace, she has a plan in her heart, so she insists on inviting them to dinner, so as to show that she is different in this palace. (To be continued......)
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Recently, Xiao Zhi's body has always been uncomfortable, and she has a little low-grade fever tonight, Xiao Zhi didn't even eat, just like sleeping for a while, and then she got a little better and got up to code 4,000 words, but it's a little late, forgive me!