Chapter 89: Finding the Source
I was really angry with her when I was eating just now, and the fox took her seat away, and I don't know how the others laughed at her behind her back.
"Hey, don't you have any bamboo shoots today?" Su Zhenzhen looked at the dining table and asked strangely.
August's face changed, and he replied embarrassedly, "Master, the kitchen said that the bamboo shoots were all taken away by Mrs. Cheng." Originally, those were left to you by the prince, but Mrs. Cheng insisted on using them, so ......"
"It's okay, it's okay not to eat." Su Zhenzhen said with a smile, there are all clear-eyed people in this house, Mrs. Cheng's skinny camel is bigger than a horse, there are people in the palace, and there are ministers in the family, so naturally they want to please that side first.
"In August, let's get some more ice, it's still hot." Su Zhenzhen commanded, the most inconvenient thing here is that there is no air conditioning, the weather is hot, and people who don't want to go out every day rely on ice to live.
"Princess, the ice is gone. Mrs. Cheng suffered from heat stroke and took away a lot of ice. ”
…… In the morning, I was still alive and wanted to bite myself, and in the afternoon, I suffered from heat stroke. It's hard to say anything in the account room. It's only one morning, and the difference is so big, I don't know how to survive the rest of the day, so bear with it these days.
"Tell me to go down, and don't be too flamboyant in the courtyard recently. Save some stuff and last a few more days. Su Zhenzhen said, August sighed, there was nothing else to do.
Mei Niang was cool in the room, shaking her fan while listening to the maid's report on what Mrs. Cheng did today, she couldn't help laughing, she was really an unconscious master, and she started to make trouble after a while. But it's also embarrassing for her, and after enduring it for so long, she will definitely vent her anger.
That Su Zhenzhen is quite smart, and she can't bear it if she doesn't come here to make trouble, it seems that the house will be very lively in the next month. She doesn't help anyone, but no one helps, as long as Mrs. Cheng doesn't make a big fuss, she will turn a blind eye and take care of things.
Wei Han left for three days, Su Zhenzhen's side was really worse day by day, and I don't know if it was Mei Niang's instructions, or the people in the account room did it deliberately, anyway, the things here are giving less and less, and the reasons are even more varied.
August complained every day that the people in the palace were too snobbish, and others also complained that Su Zhenzhen was too weak, and only the parties remained calm, and they were reluctant to go out no matter what they said.
There are still people here to protect her, but it is not necessary to go out. Eating and wearing those things outside the body is important where there is life. What if you get slaughtered if you go out?
Su Zhenzhen was still calm, but Mrs. Cheng was already restless and quiet, blaming Mama Wang in her heart for not allowing her to mess around, and on the other hand, she was angry that she didn't dare to do anything because she didn't have the idea.
The yard was really irritable, and the prince was too lazy to compete for favor when he was not there, so Mrs. Cheng took the initiative to ask Mei Niang to take a walk in the garden. She knew that Mei Niang must be with herself, compared to Su Zhenzhen, the original enemy has also become a friend, and she smiled very brightly on the road.
"Sister, I want to go to the temple to pray for the prince in a few days, is my sister interested in going together?" Mei Niang smiled and plucked a gardenia and pinned it to Mrs. Cheng's hair.
Mrs. Cheng now hates gardenias, and suddenly shows a disgusted expression, because of Mei Niang's face, she endured it and didn't have a seizure. But his heart was furious.
What does she mean, knowing that she doesn't like this stinky wildflower, and giving her a pin on her head, is it disgusting to her?
"Oh, I'm sorry, it's my sister's fault, I forgot that my sister likes peonies." Mei Niang looked suddenly enlightened, quickly took the flower down, turned around and handed it to the maid behind her, "What does my sister think of what I proposed just now?" The prince has been gone for a month, and we can't help anything here, so it is also a good choice to pray for the prince's blessing and safety. ”
"I don't know if Su Zhenzhen's sister would like to go with her, she has always liked to go out and play."
went to the temple, and there were bumps on the road and she was still guilty, Mrs. Cheng subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she heard Mei Niang's next sentence, she immediately changed her mind and blurted out, "Go, I'm also worried about the prince." ”
"Okay, then it's decided, I'll tell someone to prepare, and we'll set off in ten days, and it just so happens that there is a market at that time, so we can sneak a look at it on the way." Mei Niang smiled, her tone was full of expectation, and the smile just now disappeared in an instant.
"Yo, isn't this Sister Mei Niang and Sister Cheng, what a coincidence, I met here."
When the garden turned a corner, she met the person that Mrs. Cheng didn't want to meet the most, the oldest concubine in the palace. Although she is a concubine, the lack of status and treatment is not bad at all, and it is even given according to the weight of the side concubine.
Just because this concubine was personally given to Wei Han by Concubine Hui, she was the big maid she brought up. Because of Concubine Hui's support, Wei Han was a little more indulgent to this concubine than others.
It's just that this concubine and Mrs. Cheng are extremely inconsistent, and they come against her everywhere. Mrs. Cheng can't do anything with her, the two have been fighting in secret.
"Is Rong'er also out to bask in the sun?" Mei Niang looked at her with a smile, "I've seen that you've been doing well lately, and your face is full of red light." Zhun Er is a happy event. ”
"Yes, the concubine misses me and asks me to go to the palace tomorrow to accompany her for a few days. I'm afraid my sister won't be in the house these days.,It's going to be a lot less fun.,I hope I won't miss any interesting things.。 The concubine had something to say, and Mrs. Cheng stared at the person opposite, and her eyes were on fire.
"It's such a big palace, what interesting things can it be. You'd better pack your bags and go back to rest. After all, I have to accompany the concubine tomorrow, and my sister is afraid that she will be tired for a few days, after all, you are still good at serving people. Mrs. Cheng smiled on her face, and all of her words were no longer sarcastic that this concubine was born as a maid.
The side concubines and concubines in this mansion are either the daughters of rich families, or there are people in the court in the family. Only a few of them can't get on the table, and the identity of the maid can't get on the table. Even if it was arranged by the concubine, it was just to let it in and serve Wei Han.
The concubine's face was red and white for a while, her eyes were very vicious, she jumped up and tore Mrs. Cheng's mouth, and all the hatred was still converted into words, "Yes, but the concubine treats me as a relative, I heard that Concubine Jing has been grounded recently, and she washes her face with tears every day, I don't know if Sister Cheng has gone to visit, after all, she is also a sister, don't be so indifferent at this time."
Oh, by the way, I heard that the prince asked Sister Cheng to copy the book for Sister Su, I wonder if Sister Cheng finished copying? If you can't finish writing, your sister can ask for a favor in front of the prince for your sister. ”
This cheap hoof, which pot is not opened, dares to ask her about Su Zhenzhen, and now no one in the house knows that Su Zhenzhen's slut is her reverse scale, she still dares to provoke, I really don't know whether to live or die.
Mrs. Cheng was furious, and she couldn't help but stride forward to clean up the slut. Mei Niang gently grabbed Mrs. Cheng's arm, "They are all sisters, why be angry, let's talk about it." We can better serve the prince if we are united and amiable, aren't we? ”
Hmph, you will be a fake good person, and you may not know how happy you will be in your heart. Mrs. Cheng rolled her eyes silently and stopped her movements, "Okay, that's what Mei Niang said." My own sisters, I don't care. ”
The concubine laughed at Mrs. Cheng's words, and walked up to them slowly.
"Sister Mei Niang is indeed right, now our sister is a celebrity in the eyes of the prince, and she is also in charge of the big and small affairs in the house, what does this mean, it shows that our sister is deeply valued by the prince. I'm sure I'm going to listen to my sister, maybe my sister will be able to ...... in the future."
The concubine's finger pointed upward, signaling that Mei Niang could still straighten it, and this action directly poured another pot of hot oil on Mrs. Cheng's anger. Mrs. Cheng's angry face turned white, and she had to endure it, if she had a seizure at this time, she would hit Mei Niang's face.
My sister laughed, if you want to talk about qualifications, Sister Cheng is the first in this house. Usually the prince also takes care of her in every way, where can I be sleepy, I just need to be with the prince safely and steadily, and I will be satisfied. Mei Niang smiled.
She has always been Wenwen's weak temperament, and she rarely has conflicts with anyone, and her popularity in the house is still very good. When the concubine heard her say this, she took the initiative to step forward and grab Mei Niang's arm, and this time she squeezed Mrs. Cheng behind just now.
The concubine smiled proudly, turned around and saw Mrs. Cheng exhale in surprise, "Sister Cheng, are you feeling unwell?" Why is the face so ugly? ”
Mrs. Cheng snorted coldly and ignored her provocation.
The concubine held Mei Niang's hand in front of them, and the two walked around the garden with a smile, but they snubbed Mrs. Cheng behind them. Originally, they had made an appointment first, but now they were squeezed behind, and Mrs. Cheng was eager to kick the woman into the garden.
The garden was not big, and after walking for a while, it turned into a small pond in the garden. At this time, it is summer, and the fish in the pond are swimming happily, and the lotus leaves on it are lush and green, and it is dazzling.
The concubine and Mei Niang chatted with a smile, and from time to time they had to show off what the prince had put in him a few days ago, and what he had said, and his face was full of shyness.
"What's so good about talking, and I didn't stay with you, what a thing." Mrs. Cheng was sarcastic behind her.
"Sister, what did you say?" The concubine turned around with a grin, pretending not to hear, and "coincidentally" a gust of wind blew, and the handkerchief in her hand slipped out and flew towards Mrs. Cheng.
The handkerchief fell on Mrs. Cheng's shoulder, the concubine was anxious to pick it up, and she jumped on the stone under her feet and pounced crookedly, Mei Niang hurriedly grabbed her hand, but the concubine stretched out her arm and accidentally pushed Mrs. Cheng and pushed her to the ground.
How did Mrs. Cheng know that she would come to this scene, so she fell to the stone ground coldly, and her wrist was knocked to the pain, and her tears suddenly flowed out.
"Princess! Princess, are you alright? ”
"Sister, I'm sorry." The concubine looked at Mrs. Cheng on the ground guiltily, raised her hand innocently and shook the handkerchief in her hand, "Please sister, don't blame." This handkerchief was given to me by the concubine, and my sister didn't dare to lose it. ”
Mrs. Cheng was helped up from the ground by the maid, her wrists were already swollen, and her hairpin was spread out, and her hair became very embarrassed.
"Nie Rong, you dare to push me?" Mrs. Cheng was furious, rushed up viciously, grabbed the concubine's hair, and slapped her twice
"You shitty thing, you deserve to compete with me. What do you think you are? Think I don't dare to clean you up? ”
"Sister, I really didn't mean to, you also saw it, my handkerchief flew out......"
"Smack." Another loud slap, "Don't pretend to me, you think I don't know your dirty thoughts." No matter how bad I am, you can't afford to climb it, I am a concubine with a royal jade butterfly, and my sister is a noble concubine in the palace, what kind of thing do you dare to compete with me? You're really a soft persimmon for me! ”
"Sister Mei Niang, you are here to judge, Sister Cheng......"
"You dare to stir up our relationship?" Mrs. Cheng's phoenix eyes widened, and she kicked it in anger, grabbing the concubine's hair and beating her.
was bullied like this, how could the concubine tolerate it, and directly exposed her nature and tore it up with Mrs. Cheng. The two fell to the ground, their hair was messy, and they kept beating each other, Mei Niang couldn't even insert her hand, so she could only do it on the side.
"Stop it, look at the excitement, hold your master! Silly! Mei Niang scolded angrily, and those maids hurriedly went up to pull, and finally five or six people stopped the two of them.