When the little girl saw that the firecrackers were left, she jumped around on the ground excitedly, and clapped her hands a few times from time to time. Her hands are particularly rough because of the rough work she has been doing all year round.

Maybe it's because it's been cold these days, and there are small openings on it, which looks a little oozing, but he doesn't seem to be aware of the pain at all, and he still laughs heartlessly.

"Ruyi, who is that child, how long has it been in the house, and what is he doing now, do you know?"

Ruyi naturally knows, to be exact, there is no one in the house, and she doesn't know the ins and outs. In her early years, she lived heartlessly, and it was not until her wife suffered a loss under Jixiang's hands that she realized one thing, that is, it was better to rely on others than on herself.

Since then, he has reined in his old temperament, and has become more and more attentive to doing things, whether it has anything to do with his own errands or not, she will always pay attention to it.

"I know this girl, her name is Chunying, she is an orphan, she was picked up by Granny Chen in the outer courtyard, and then she stayed with Granny Chen. ”

"What does Granny Chen do?"

"Take care of the garden, take care of the flowers and plants. Granny Chen's work is not heavy, but this little girl does a lot of work. ”

"Is she doing things for Granny Chen?"

Ruyi shook his head: "They are all subordinates, everyone has their own work to do, and no one can help anyone." Chunying was born with great strength and quick hands and feet, so she did more. ”

Nalan Jinxiu was puzzled: "What did you say?"

Ruyi didn't want to say it too clearly, but seeing that Nalan Jinxiu really didn't understand, he pointed to his head and said:

"Chunying has a bit of a problem with her brain, if you say she's stupid, it's not, but it's always a little worse than a normal person. The head of our house is very generous, and he usually distributes work evenly to his subordinates, and never favors one over the other.

But these people who do the work want to be in a group with Chunying, and then give their own work to Chunying. Granny Chen is old, and she can't keep an eye on her. Chunying is bullied, or suffers a loss or something, and Granny Chen will not go to the manager. ”

Nalan Jinxiu's heart has hardened a little in the past few years, and she thinks that everything has a cause and effect. Some people will be happy, and some people will suffer, and this is all created by fate.

The poor person does not necessarily deserve sympathy, because perhaps she has done something very hateful. But when she looked at Chunying, she felt that such a child was true and pure, how could she have bad intentions?

said to Ruyi again: "After the New Year, you will go and tell the manager and ask him to transfer Chunying to the inner courtyard, she may not be able to do the meticulous work, but it should still be okay to boil water in the kitchen." ”

Ruyi was a little helpless, but the corners of her lips showed that she was happy in her heart. Madame is kind, this is something she has known for a long time.

If it weren't for kindness, how could a disabled person like her serve in the inner courtyard, and how could she be respected by so many people?

She always felt that she was actually lucky, if it weren't for the fact that she met her wife, she would probably be bullied every day like Chunying.

At lunchtime, Ji Hongye still didn't rush back, it was said that the saint's health was not very good, and he was invited to the palace to discuss matters. Emperor Yonglong's health has always been bad, but this year it is obviously more serious, and it is said that he has not been in the early court for more than a month.

Nalan Jinxiu was originally quite happy, but it became gloomy because of the thought of this. Now there is no prince, if the saint dies, then the Daning Dynasty will definitely have civil strife.

The third brother is at the center of this political whirlpool, and he can't hide if he wants to, and it is estimated that there will be another bloody storm at that time. She can't help him much in the inner house, so she must not make trouble for him at this time.

She thought that she should take care of her body and give birth to the child safely. But I don't know why, I was a little flustered all afternoon. She was wondering if the situation of the third brother in the palace would not be good, otherwise why would she always be restless?

"Ruyi, you ask people to go into the palace and ask when the third master will come back. ”

Ruyi has always been by her side, and seeing that her face is not good, she knows that she is worried about the third master. Ruyi was afraid that she would be cranky, so she comforted her in a low voice: "Slave maid, let people ask, don't worry, madam." ”

Nalan Jinxiu didn't know herself, when did she become so unable to hide her emotions, Ruyi was not sharp-eyed, how could she see that she was worried?

Ruyi asked people to ask, and the palace quickly replied. Probably because he was afraid that Nalan Jinxiu would be worried, Ji Hongye asked Long Yi to come back in person to deliver the news.

"The third master asked his subordinates to tell Madame that as long as the discussion is over, he will come back to accompany you to dinner, so that Madame should not worry. Long Yi's attitude was very respectful, because he was a foreign man, he couldn't even raise his head when he talked to Nalan Jinxiu.

"Is there anyone else left for the Holy Council?"

"The elders of the cabinet are here. ”

Nalan Jinxiu's heart was comforted a little in the end, since the cabinet was all there, there must be something important to discuss. It must be very important to be able to keep people on this day and not come back at this time.

Nalan Jinxiu faintly felt that it was probably related to Lichu, the most competitive King Hui had been released, and only King Xun was left in Jinling.

For other princes, whether they have made achievements or not, after all, they are not yet adults and cannot take on the great responsibility of the country. I don't know what else to discuss about this matter?

But then again, the prince of a country, that is related to the fortune of the country, there have always been many rules. Although King Xun was born to the imperial concubine and was the most prominent among the princes, he was not a descendant or a long-term prince after all.

It's not that he can't be a prince, but when the time comes, I'm afraid that his name will be a little unjustifiable. Since the Holy One has left the cabinet to discuss, he is afraid that there are other candidates in his heart.

The more Nalan Jinxiu thought about it, the more frightened she felt, if there was no other candidate, it would be fine, if there was, it would be absolutely impossible for King Xun to give up. What will he do to get the throne?

If he knew that the Holy Lord did not want to make him the crown prince, would he force the palace? And all the people who participated in the drafting of the edict would definitely become a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. Thinking like this, the heart that had just settled down was a little flustered. She stood up and paced back and forth.

Long Yi watched from the sidelines, knowing that she was in a hurry, so he whispered again: "Don't worry, madam, since the third master has let his subordinates come back, it means that the matter is under control." ”

"It's not what it used to be, you should be able to feel that the recent situation is not good. You can be honest with me now, what is the Holy Body?"

Long Yi knew that these words could not be said, in case they were heard by others and spread out, it would be a big crime to kill his head. But at this time, he couldn't help but say that he couldn't let his wife worry so much.

"The situation in the saint is not as bad as Madame thought, and it is definitely not a problem to stay up for a few more months. The situation is not good, the third master is clear, and the rest of the cabinet is also clear, everyone is prepared. ”

Nalan Jinxiu nodded, if the Holy Lord's body could last for a few months, then King Xun should still be a little more restrained now.

She kept convincing herself that she must believe in the third brother. The third brother knows her current situation, and is afraid that she will worry, so he will definitely plan everything for himself.

After a while, Nalan Jinxiu finally suppressed the uncontrollable panic for a while, she waved her hand tiredly, and said lightly: "You all go down first, I want to stay by myself for a while." ”

Long Yi naturally couldn't stay in the back house for long, so he retreated respectfully. Ruyi looked at Nalan Jinxiu and closed her eyes, her face was tired, and she said in a low voice: "Madam must be tired, why don't you help you into the inner room to sleep for a while?"

Nalan Jinxiu thought that if she fell asleep, time would pass faster. He nodded, and helped himself to rest with Ruyi.

Maybe it was because she had something in her heart, she didn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, and in the end, she didn't know how long she lay down before she fell asleep in a daze.

Nalan Jinxiu hadn't fallen asleep for long before she was woken up by the sound of slight footsteps. She opened her eyes and saw Ji Hongye just walking to the bedside, and when she saw that she was awake, she leaned down and said to her softly, "But I woke you up?"

Nalan Jinxiu felt that it was good to see him at this time, she reached out and grabbed his neck, shook her head, and didn't say anything.

Ji Hongye reached out and hugged her, stroked her long hair, and said in a soft tone: "You let people go into the palace to ask when I will come back, but I am also cranky at home?"

"I'm just a little worried about your safety. ”

"I'm in the cabinet office every day, just in the palace, what else can happen, are you scaring yourself. ”

Nalan Jinxiu shook his head: "I heard that the saint's health is not good, I know that he is highly poisonous, and it is not easy to survive to this day." With his status, there are people who dare to poison him, can you imagine how crazy these people are? Now I'm really afraid that some of them want to force the palace, and when the time comes, won't all of you who participated in the establishment of the prince let them get rid of him quickly?"

Ji Hongye heard her say so many words in one breath, a faint smile appeared in her eyes, and she felt that her thoughts were quite interesting.

There are dozens of cabinet elders, all of whom are elites. From the time they were selected, they knew that they were burdened with heavy responsibilities, where was it so easy to be calculated?

Daning's current situation is not optimistic, but it has not exceeded his expectations. At least, the saint has the same idea as him, that is, he cannot make King Xun the prince. He naturally had someone in his heart, but he never showed it.

Because the cabinet is not an absolutely safe place, it is planted with ears and eyes, and he must not say it until the time is ripe, otherwise he will definitely bring death to that person.

Today, he is even more sure in his heart, the saint has done a lot of wrong things before, but now he is clear. The person he wants to establish is the same as what he wants in his heart......