Zhang Yunhua hesitated for a moment, the matter is very high, if you want to explain why Bihu was arrested, I am afraid that there are many people involved, and many secrets are involved. Su Mengtang, who was on the side, heard that Zhang Guifei was willing to help, and he was very grateful, and he didn't dare to hide anything, so he just said honestly: "She is a female envoy of my Jiangnan Villa, named Bihu, who grew up with me, before-"

"Before, our Zhang family sued Qi Enming because of the Salesian Bureau, and there was a family member in Qi Enming's mansion, who was sent by Shi Miyuan to monitor him, and after Qi Enming was exiled, he was sold to Mengtang's Jiangnan Villa as a subordinate. This person has a grudge against Jiangnan Villa because of personal grudges, and secretly found out the secret of our acquaintance with Guihe Prince, so after this person escaped back to Shi Miyuan's mansion, he used the events of the year to stir up right and wrong, which caused Shi Miyuan to be jealous, and took Bihu away from Wanghailou. Zhang Yunhua took Su Mengtang's words and led the beginning of the matter to his own family.

"So in the final analysis, this matter can be regarded as because of our Zhang family, if the little aunt can help, it can be regarded as making up for our debt to Jiangnan Villa." Zhang Yunhua smiled at Zhang Guifei. Zhang Guifei frowned and listened, pondered for a moment and said: "I have made it clear, it turns out that this is the case, then it is my duty to come forward." ”

After saying that, she covered her mouth and laughed, the steps on her head shook and trembled, and the tassel pendant of the broken jade made a crisp and pleasant collision sound: "Miss Su, don't worry, I will definitely rescue Miss Bihu." It's just that I don't want people to know that I'm helping people outside the palace do things, and I don't have to fall into the stigma of interfering in the government with foreign relatives, and if I lose the trust of the official family, I can't protect myself, so if this matter is not to your liking, you don't have to blame. ”

Su Mengtang was terrified when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "It's all up to the concubine Niangniang's discretion to rescue Bihu, I don't know how to repay my mother, and I don't dare to mention the word blame." Zhang Guifei smiled: "That's fine, I just find a reason, saying that Bihu is the sister of a female envoy in my palace outside the palace, I heard that I did something wrong and was brought into the Prime Minister's Mansion, I only asked for this person, and brought her into the palace to take good care of her, even if I don't believe it, I will give people to me." Wait for a year and a half, no one remembers this incident, and then send her to Jiangnan Villa, is that good? ”

When Su Mengtang heard this, he was about to bow to Zhang Guifei when he left the table, and was helped up by the concubine and said: "Good boy, you don't have to thank me, I know Hua'er's friendship with you, I will help, I hope you are good, if you want to repay me, you will enter the door of our Zhang family as soon as possible, I dream that Hua'er can find a gentle person like Miss Su." After that, she pulled Su Mengtang to sit with her, asked about the surname, family background, and the situation of the villa, and carefully looked Mengtang up and down, with an indescribable liking in her eyes.

Zhang Yunhua's lips also showed a smile, and he said on the side: "If there is a little aunt to help me in this matter, I will be relieved, but I can't stay with Mengtang for a long time, Qingzhou and Xiang Liang and a few of them, they all think that we are going back to Qingpingzhai to fight Shi Miyuan, and we are still waiting for news, we have to hurry up and tell them." ”

Zhang Guifei said generously: "The few guards of the forbidden army I brought are all riding fast horses, and it is not cheap for them to send the letter for you separately, lest you have to run everywhere in this big north wind, you run hard, and they are anxious to wait." Rest assured, they are all very loyal to me, and will never make a statement, I will wait here for a while, and when they come back, I will leave. ”

Yunhua was just about to refuse, but Zhang Guifei said again: "It just so happens that I still have two things, I'm afraid I have to work on Miss Su." Mengtang immediately got up and said, "There's nothing to work for, but it's okay to ask for it." Zhang Guifei cleared her throat slightly, and said with a straight face: "This first thing, in the future, in private, you are not allowed to call me Guifei Niangniang again, just like Hua'er, just call me my little aunt." This second piece, since I helped you, I don't know if there is a blessing, try Miss Su's cooking skills. Before she finished speaking, the concubine laughed to herself.

Mengtang and Yunhua also laughed, and Su Mengtang immediately rolled up his sleeves and said, "Guifei Niang...... What does the little aunt want to eat, Tang'er will make it for you, but I am afraid that if I don't do it well, I will provoke my mother...... No, it makes my little aunt laugh. She changed her words twice in a row, scratching her hair embarrassedly. Hua'er loves to eat fish, I just heard Uncle Feng say that I bought fish today, so I will make a braised carp, Miss Su grew up by the Fuchun River since she was a child, and she must be good at it, and then fry some vegetarian and steamed rice, it is enough. Zhang Guifei smiled and ordered.

Su Mengtang immediately received the order, and Zhang Guifei called Haiya outside the door and said: "Haiya, you take the little young master to find Yinghao and a few of them, explain it to them, and let them go out to deliver a letter." Hai Yanuo, who looked like Xiao Langjun on the bridge, said and came to invite Zhang Yunhua. Yunhua nodded and said, "Wait a minute." He walked up to Su Mengtang and said softly to her, "Stretch out your hand." ”

Mengtang was puzzled, and only stretched out his hand blankly and said, "What?" Yunhua didn't answer, only put the hand that was clenched into a fist on Su Mengtang's hand, the fist was released, and a handful of peeled pine nuts fell into the girl's warm palm. There were so many pine nuts, Su Mengtang hurriedly stretched out his other hand to hold them together, and then he thought that although Yunhua had been peeling pine nuts on several cases just now, he had never seen him put them in his mouth, it turned out to be for himself. ”

Su Mengtang's face suddenly burned with a cloud, and the concubine Niangniang covered her mouth and smiled: "It's the first time I've seen Hua'er so hearted, Mengtang is really blessed." Su Mengtang snorted: "Thank you...... Brother Yunhua. Zhang Yunhua nodded and instructed: "Go after eating, I'll help you when I'm done." ”

Zhang Guifei coughed deliberately and said with a smile: "This Hua'er, don't follow Haiya soon." It's just a dish, why don't you help, with this kung fu, you might as well follow the forbidden army to go out and deliver the letter. Su Mengtang also said busily: "Brother Yunhua, go quickly, don't let Brother Qingzhou wait, if you go, Brother Qingzhou will naturally rest assured." She was worried that if the forbidden army rushed to the Salesian Bureau, it would cause tension in Cheongju, and that in order to protect Ximen March and Qiuqiu, he might react and cause unnecessary trouble.

Yunhua immediately understood what Su Mengtang meant, and walked out with Haiya. The concubine stood up and said, "Then I'll go and see Miss Su's cooking skills." At this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and some families in the city began to light lamps to cook vegetables, and Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng had already burned the stove to the fire. As soon as Concubine Zhang and Su Mengtang came, Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng hurriedly excused themselves and said, "How can you let a noble person do such a rough job." ”

Su Mengtang explained, and the two of them let go of the place uneasily. Zhang Guifei saw that the kitchen was small, so she ordered: "Uncle Feng will go and chop some firewood again, and Aunt Feng will go to the front to boil the kettle for hot water." The two took the order, and Zhang Guifei asked the female envoys to stand outside the door, and the kitchen was a little more spacious.

The kitchen of Qing Pingzhai, next to the bamboo forest in the backyard, is built small and practical, between the two stoves, is a large table, used for food preparation, next to the stove pot, neatly placed all kinds of condiments. On the wall opposite the door, there is a large carved window for ventilation, outside the window is the outer wall of Qingpingzhai, the root of the wall is planted with two rows of bamboo, after this wall, it will go to the streets and alleys outside, there are occasional voices of cars and horses, which can be transmitted to the inside, but the burning sound of firewood and the crackling sound of firewood in the stove can make people forget the noise outside, and only return to the tranquility of making food.

At this time, Su Mengtang tied up her sleeves and quickly packed up the fish, although she had been running around for a day, she was in the spirit of twelve points at this time. Zhang Guifei watched from behind her, as if she was interested. Mengtang disposed of the fish's intestines and gill lungs, and began to pickle. While turning the body of the fish and smearing the salt grains, she told Zhang Guifei about her experience of fishing by the Fuchun River when she was a child, so as not to be embarrassed to have nothing to say. At this time, Zhang Guifei's response was indifferent, and later, she became speechless.

Su Mengtang thought that he had said something wrong, so he stopped, no longer daring to say anything, and only took the knife to cut the flower knife on the fish. The kitchen was quiet, but Su Mengtang suddenly heard a cold voice from Zhang Guifei behind her and asked, "Miss Su doesn't really think that I want you to marry Yunhua as the main lady of the Zhang family, right?" This sentence was like a sharp arrow, directly penetrating Su Mengtang's heart, she was in a trance, her finger was cut out of a deep hole by the knife, and the red blood flowed out for a while.

"Concubine Niangniang?" Mengtang turned around to look at Zhang Zhong'er, who was smiling in the hall just now, but at this time in the dim light of the kitchen, there was no expression. Mengtang panicked a little, not knowing what to say. The stunning face of Concubine Zhang in front of her looked so ruthless. "What the Zhang family wants is someone who can help him move up in the court, not a woman like Miss Su, who helps him idle clouds and wild cranes and ignores the world."

Su Mengtang was almost unsteady on his feet, and the bamboo branches outside the window also shook violently a few times like a strong wind, making a loud noise, and then everything returned to calm, and only Zhang Guifei's words were colder and colder in the kitchen.