When the tea was served in the morning, Ruhua suddenly fainted, and the scene was chaotic for a while, and she didn't even have time to accept Bai Yanran's reward. In the afternoon, Zhu Ling mentioned this matter and asked if she would let someone send it over.

Bai Yanran touched the jade bracelet on her wrist, got up and said, "That's it, I'll go to Siya Courtyard in person to see if Aunt Qin's body is better." After all, it was the queen who sent it, so she couldn't be lazy. ”

When they arrived at Siya Courtyard, the girls and mothers-in-law in the courtyard were all lazily gathered in one place to gossip, and when they saw Bai Yanran coming and got up together, they looked a little flustered and embarrassed.

Bai Yanran was relieved, but she still asked, "Aunt Qin is unwell, why don't you go in and wait?" ”

One of the short and fat mothers-in-law was pushed out and replied: "The princess forgives her sins, and the slaves and maids look at Aunt Qin's illness is not very serious, but it is just a cold." Besides, there is still a mother waiting in the room, and we don't want to rush in and disturb it, for fear of disturbing my aunt's recuperation. ”

The bells and whistles in this woman's mouth are actually just watching people put down dishes.

Ruhua has no identity and family background, and she is not favored by the prince, she is sick and sick as soon as she enters the house, and she is easy to bully when she looks at it, and these people naturally don't take her seriously.

Bai Yanran was noncommittal to this mother-in-law's statement, and when she went inside to look, she saw that Ruhua was lying weakly on the bed, probably struggling to get up when she heard the movement outside.

Bai Yanran said: "My sister doesn't have to get up when she is unwell, and there is no need for so many false courtesies between my sisters." ”

Ruhua seemed to be a little embarrassed, hung her head and said: "It's the concubine's body that is not angry, so the princess is a joke." In fact, with a body like a concubine, how can she be blessed to serve the prince, but she has caused trouble to the princess and princess, and she is really ashamed. ”

At this moment, Guan's mother also heard the movement and came in, and when she saw Bai Yanran, her eyes obviously lit up, and she hurriedly came over and said, "My young lady is unwell and has to stay in bed to recuperate, and I ask the princess to forgive me." ”

Bai Yanran saw that her hands were stained with ash and asked, "Since my aunt is unwell, why isn't Mother Guan waiting in the room, what is she busy with?" ”

Mother Guan seemed to have the intention to forbear, and said hesitantly: "The slave maid just went to the stove to see if my aunt's decoction was boiled, and she was not busy with anything." ”

Bai Yanran frowned slightly, knowing that Mother Guan was probably embarrassed. She is her aunt's attendant mother, but she still has to decoct her aunt herself, which shows that she can't move others.

Bai Yanran didn't ask any more, Guan's mother kindly moved a stool for Bai Yanran and put it aside, Bai Yanran sat on the edge of the bed and looked picturesque, and said gently: "Where is my sister here, my sister is just suffering from a cold, why is she so sad and sad." My sister gave birth to such a flower and moon appearance, even my sister likes it, and the prince will naturally like it. ”

Ruhua blushed and said shyly: "The princess said that she laughed, the concubine is just a willow posture, where can she compare to the princess's noble bearing, and the prince is a match made in heaven." ”

Bai Yanran smiled and said nothing, looked at the picturesque for a moment, and suddenly asked: "I can't hide it, I always feel familiar when I look at my sister, I don't know where my sister is, have we really met before?" ”

Ruhua shook her head, and replied softly: "The princess has raised the concubine body, the concubine body was originally from Lingchuan, it is not a good place, and it cannot be compared with the capital, the princess may be mistaken." ”

Bai Yanran nodded and said, "It's true that I've never been to Lingchuan, it should be because I have a relationship with my sister, so when I see it, I feel so kind." ”

Ruhua also smiled: "What my sister said is that this is really fate." Previously, I was taken by Mrs. Tong to live in Tong's house for a while, and I had a few encounters with Miss Tong, but I have never been very close. ”

Mother Guan muttered beside her: "Miss is good-natured, then Aunt Tong is not a good person, I know that Mrs. Tong wants Miss to enter the palace as a concubine, and she will show you her face and say cool things." ”

It makes sense for her to say this, after all, Tong Ruoyao's temperament Bai Yanran still knows a little, she is already arrogant, and she has already endured humiliation when she surrenders her identity and enters the house as a concubine.

also wants her to enter the house with a family background like Ruhua, and it is incomprehensible that Tong Ruoyao can have a good face. Besides, putting aside her family background, her picturesque appearance is too eye-catching, which inevitably makes Tong Ruoyao, who is also a woman, jealous.

The picture seemed to be a little displeased, and Mother Guan shook these trivial things out, and interrupted eagerly: "Mother Guan, don't serve tea to the princess yet." ”

Bai Yanran didn't hear what Guan's mother said, and said to Ruhua: "Actually, I didn't just come to visit my sister, but I also brought the reward for my sister." This is the rule, and my sister must not refuse. ”

Ruhua was really embarrassed to refuse, so she had to accept it. Now Guan's mother has been instructed to go out. There was no one in the room to take it, and Bai Yanran rewarded her with some fabrics and jewelry for cutting clothes, so Su Xin led the girl to put it on the dresser.

Su Xin's eyes casually glanced over the dresser, and she had a bottom in her heart.

Plainly accepted the things, the picture seemed to be a little cramped, and said shyly: "Actually, my sister doesn't have to be so polite, the concubine has been under the fence for many years, and now that she has entered the palace, she will be cautious in her words and deeds, and will not cause trouble for the princess." ”

These words can almost be said to be a clear statement, Bai Yanran smiled knowingly: "Sister, where are you talking about this, I heard that Mrs. Tong takes good care of her sister's family, how can she say that she is under the fence." ”

The picturesque expression sighed gloomily, and said in a low voice: "Old Madam Tong is the benefactor of the concubine, and her great kindness cannot be repaid. Now he is planning for his concubine and younger brother, and he is indeed a bodhisattva. ”

This is really a bit against his will, not to mention that it is not a good place to go to enter the palace as a concubine now, Bai Yanran couldn't help asking: "I don't know where Brother Ling is now?" ”

Pictured buried his head lower, Nuo Nuo replied: "The younger brother is now working in the Tong family's Zhuangzi, relying on the care of Mrs. Tong, and he is a steward. I love to read

The work is leisurely, the food is warm, and the family can be started after a few years, and the incense blood will continue for our Qin family. ”

Su Xin and Zhu Ling glanced at each other, and Bai Yanran did not comment.

At this moment, Guan's mother came with a decoction, and the smell of the medicine was so bitter that it was not very comfortable to smell. Bai Yanran got up and said to Ruhua: "Since this is the case, I won't disturb my sister's tranquility." My sister is also good at giving birth and recuperating from illness. Don't worry too much about the rest, everything will be fine. ”

Seeing Bai Yanran take people away, she looked at the medicine bowl with disgust. Guan's mother didn't say much, and poured the medicine bowl into the flower pot in the corner on the side.

Ruhua closed her eyes, as if she really felt a little tired. Guan's mother put the empty bowl and went over to look at the things on the dresser, looked at it carefully, and suddenly smiled: "It's too much." ”

When she opened her eyes, Mother Guan said, "I saw the reward for Tong Ruoyao that day, and the reward brought by the princess today is two more than the one given to her." ”

Ruhua said indifferently: "This is natural, Tong Ruoyao, that stupid woman, has not caught King An's heart, so she first made trouble with the princess, and naturally she will inevitably suffer openly and secretly." ”

Mother Guan nodded and said, "In this way, just now the princess specially inquired about your relationship with Tong Ruoyao, and I think she was also testing your attitude." ”

Ruhua responded: "This is natural, otherwise where did she come from to personally send me something, but she is not very relieved to come to explore the reality."

I am the one sent by Mrs. Tong, and she is naturally on guard in her heart, but with Tong Ruoyao's stupid woman as the first bird, she should be more lax with me. ”

Guan's mother was a little worried: "Although Fang Cai specifically said that she was not compatible with Tong Ruoyao, and also revealed the meaning of being persecuted by Mrs. Tong, I don't know if she will believe it?" ”

Tong Ruoyao lay down again and replied coldly: "It doesn't matter if she believes it or not, as long as she is jealous of Tong Ruoyao, she will think about wooing me, and she will never want me to join forces with Tong Ruoyao."

As for whether she can hide it, it depends on whether she will clean up the people in this courtyard next. ”

On the way back, Su Xin was also talking to Bai Yanran about it.

"To say that the girls and ladies of this Siya Courtyard are too unpresentable, where are they going to do things, they are obviously dissipating to pass the time. My aunt is sick, and she has to go with her mother to decoct the medicine herself, which is really unusual. Miss, are you going to bang and bang these girls? ”

Zhu Ling didn't say a word, but she was also looking at Bai Yanran, waiting for her to make a statement. Bai Yanran suddenly laughed softly and asked Su Xin, "What do you think of this Qin Clan?" ”

Su Xin was stunned for a moment, then scratched her face and said, "I don't know about the side, but I look at it as a good person, and it's better than Aunt Tong."

Listening to what she said, it seems that Mrs. Tong forced her into the house. Speaking of which, after all, in the past, everyone was also a lady, and there were a few who didn't want to be the wife of the main house, but wanted to be a nameless concubine.

Besides, if Mrs. Tong really had a heart, Aunt Qin would not be so poor, and the slave and maid specially followed the girls over to take a look, there was really nothing good in the dresser.

Not to mention Aunt Qin, even Aunt Qin's younger brother shouldn't be just a little steward in the Tong family's Zhuangzi, it looks like it's used to pinch Aunt Qin. ”

Bai Yanran looked at Zhu Ling and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Zhu Ling has always been cautious, and replied: "What we hear now is just what Aunt Qin and Mother Guan said themselves, and we don't distinguish between truth and falsehood. But the slave maid felt that with Aunt Tong's temperament, it should be true that she was not on good terms with Aunt Qin. ”

Bai Yanran was noncommittal, and only smiled: "Since she dares to say it in front of me, it is naturally true, at least it looks true." As for you saying that she is not on good terms with Aunt Tong, this is indeed true, so ......"

Su Xin saw that Bai Yanran was halfway through her words, and couldn't help asking, "So what?" ”

Bai Yanran said lightly: "So the subordinates of Siya Courtyard should indeed rectify it, so as not to make people think that our palace is so unruly." Zhu Ling, you pick a few neat people to send them over in person, and ask them to wait for Aunt Qin. ”

Although Zhu Ling was also puzzled, she didn't ask much and nodded in response.

The Ministry of Rites has been idle lately, but it's not a big deal. However, when the next dynasty was over, a few familiar courtiers came over and said a few words openly and secretly, to the effect that they were all congratulating, and I don't know how the matter of the palace's concubines spread out.

Before going out, Ji Lingyun and Tong Ruoyao said that it was not a lie to go for her to thank the queen mother, he did go to Fengyi Palace for a special trip. It just so happened that Concubine Shu was also there, but Ji Lingyun didn't think it was a coincidence.

Tong said: "You are here today? Didn't I say that you should stay at home for two days, so that you can be accompanied by rumors and picturesque? ”

Ji Lingyun said solemnly: "Aunt Tong and Aunt Qin are both knowledgeable and courteous, and they don't want their sons to delay their business. Erchen also felt that he shouldn't be obsessed with beauty, so he still came today. ”

Concubine Shu smiled beside her: "His Royal Highness King An really understands the righteousness, but my father and mother are indeed very strict with Ruoyu, and she has always been a person who knows the severity. As for the word beauty, the prince is overrated. ”

Ji Lingyun said with a smile: "Concubine Shu is right, Aunt Tong really can't afford these two words, what I said is picturesque." ”