Chapter Forty-Six: Sneaking In
Su Jiao moved her throat, and it took a while to sort this matter out, and then looked at the countess, frowning and reaching out to comfort her.
"Madam, don't be sad, instead of us feeling sorry for ourselves outside, we should think of a way to be more practical."
"The queen doesn't allow her family to visit Yuge, maybe we can change something else. And I also sent her a lot of medicine before, thinking that if she was injured, she should be able to recover quickly. Su Jiao persuaded, and the countess's eyes really brightened a little when she heard her words in the middle.
"Mrs. Xiao, what did you say? Is there a way for you to be able to go into the palace to see her? β
"Uh," Su Jiao looked at her stunned, "Maybe." As long as we change the reason, maybe it won't attract the attention of the queen's mother, and then let's find a way to go around and see her. β
"This method is not bad, but I didn't expect Mrs. Xiao, a boudoir daughter, to understand these wonderful ideas." The countess hammered her palm in surprise, and if someone else heard Su Jiao's words, she was afraid that she would be so frightened that she couldn't do anything.
"Madame's got the prize." Let's quickly change the topic, I'm afraid it won't end well if I talk too much.
Su Jiao smiled in her heart, and the countess thought carefully about the possibility of her words, and shook her head helplessly, "Madame's method is not bad, but the officials and dependents are not allowed to enter the palace without an edict, even if we want to change to other reasons, we have nothing to rely on." β
The Earl of Yong'an won the title with his military exploits and stayed in the barracks on weekdays, while the Hubu Shangshu, as a civil official, mostly stayed in his own yamen, and it was really not so easy for the Countess to find a reasonable reason.
After thinking about it, a thought suddenly flashed through Su Jiao's mind, "If that's the case, the countess believes me, maybe I can go and see how Yuge's life is going for you." β
"If this is the case, I will definitely record this great favor of my wife." As soon as she heard this, the Countess stood up in excitement and took her hand tightly.
A few days later, it was a sunny day, and Su Jiao smiled and sat with Xiao Huai'an under the corridor and talked.
"So, that's why you remembered to bring me mung bean soup today." Xiao Huai'an said, looked down at the small bowl in his hand, and thought that Su Jiaozhen was interested in him.
"That's natural," Su Jiao replied almost subconsciously, but when she saw Xiao Huai'an's eyes that were even more indifferent than usual, she immediately changed her words. "Of course, it's also because of the heat these days, I'm afraid that you will get sunburned, and I will send it to you every day in the future."
Su Jiao smiled flatteringly, and by the way, she took out a bowl of crushed ice from the food box for him, "Helping others is the foundation of happiness, I just do my best, go around, and I won't be arrested as a bad guy after all." β
"Not necessarily." Xiao Huai'an was puzzled, so Su Jiao took the initiative to take his bowl and add ice to it, "It's cooler to eat this way." β
Then, Su Jiao put away her things and looked at Xiao Huai'an with a pair of longing eyes.
Xiao Huai'an showed her helplessness, and sighed in her heart, "The dormitory where the third prince used to live is in the southeast corner. Next time, you can let the soup cool, and you don't need to add ice, otherwise when it gets hottest, I'm afraid that your ice won't be enough. β
"It's just a little bit hard, it's okay." Su Jiao smiled, then stood up, "Then thank you first, next time I invite you to dinner." β
These words are so chic and heroic, as if the two people are not husband and wife, but more like brothers. Xiao Huai'an sighed helplessly in his heart, and then looked at Su Jiao, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, carefully and quickly went around to the other side.
Although Su Jiao has been to this palace many times, she can't stand it, and the area is too large, so it is really not so easy to find the direction.
Su Jiao groped for the direction of the harem along her memory, and used the location of the queen's bedroom as a benchmark, and then walked to the southeast along the location Xiao Huai'an just said, and sure enough, she found a bedroom with a magnificent appearance, but few people were guarded.
Generally speaking, although the residence of the prince is open to the concubine's bedroom, it will definitely not be too far away in order to facilitate the care of the biological mother.
Su Jiao searched around the dormitory, and really found a small door where she could enter, she couldn't help but turn her head and smile slightly: It seems that the common sense in my brain has been common since ancient times.
Thinking about it, Su Jiao pushed the door in, and when she went out from the room behind the small door, she could see that in the main hall of the dormitory, Wutong was boiling tea on the tea stove on the side, and although Zhang Yuge had the strength to sit up and embroider, his face was even more ugly than what he saw a few days ago.
"Yuge." Inevitably, the people outside the door heard the movement, Su Jiao hid behind the curtain hanging next to the pillar, and the voice of the call was very small, in this spacious hall, there was no sound in an instant, so that Zhang Yuge and Wutong did not hear the movement.
Su Jiao slapped her forehead helplessly, turned her eyes and thought about it, and simply shook the curtain in her hand.
The center of the curtain was tied with a rope made of beads, and when Su Jiao shook it like this, the crisp sound of the collision of the pearls and jade suddenly reverberate.
"The wind is blowing?" Zhang Yuge was stunned when he heard it, and thought that the window was not closed for a while, so he wanted to ask Wutong to take a look, but he didn't expect Wutong to stand in place in a daze, with his mouth wide open and speechless for a long time.
Since Zhang Yuge and Wutong were facing each other, she couldn't see Su Jiao's position, and until Su Jiao took the initiative to come to her, she immediately became as shocked as Wutong.
"Mrs. Xiaoβ" Zhang Yuge put down the embroidery shed and muttered unconsciously, and suddenly came back to his senses and lowered his head as much as he could, "You shouldn't have come here." β
"I heard that you have moved to live in the palace, and the Countess and we are very concerned about you, so I thought about coming over and taking a look, you don't have to worry, I will be fine."
Su Jiao couldn't bear to tell the queen about the forbidden visit, although according to Zhang Yuge's intelligence, I am afraid that she would have guessed it a long time ago, but after all, she could hide it for a while.
"The queen mother heard that I was injured in the Three Princes' Mansion, so she specially brought me in, but for me, it is the same wherever I live." Zhang Yuge put the embroidery shed in his hand on the table on the side, so that it was convenient to invite Su Jiao to sit down, and there was a hint of bitterness in his tone.
Su Jiao took her hand and sat down next to her, just as the water on the tea stove was also boiling, Wutong poured a cup of tea for her, and she waved her hand gently.
"I can't stay here long, you don't have to pour tea. I just want to see how you're doing, but what's missing? β
"The queen mother is benevolent, naturally she won't miss me anything, it's just ......" It's just that Xu Rulie has been forced to stay in the palace by the queen, and the two of them live together every night, and they really hate each other.
Su Jiao understood what she wanted to say later, although she deeply regretted it, she was also powerless, and she was about to say something to comfort her, when she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside.
"The third princess, the queen has an order, send a slave and maid to bring you some snacks, dare to ask if it is convenient for you to open the door?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Zhang Yuge's face almost changed suddenly, "It's a magpie, Wutong, hurry up and send Mrs. Xiao out, don't let the magpie find out." β
"The Third Princess?" The magpie stood at the door with a puzzled face, and she didn't hear a response from it for a long time, which made her suddenly suspicious, frowning and taking the initiative to open the door, but there was no one inside except Zhang Yuge and Wutong.
"Why did Aunt Magpie come here at this time, it's a big day, but Aunt Lao is running this trip." Wutong calmly helped Zhang Yuge to sit down, then raised a smiling face and took the thing in his hand from the magpie affectionately.
The magpie handed over the things in disbelief, but still swept around the hall with a scrutinizing gaze, and walked to Zhang Yuge.
"I disturbed the rest of the three princesses, but the slave maid didn't know what was going on in the palace, why didn't anyone respond?"
"I just woke up and asked Wutong to cook a cup of tea for me, but she poured too much tea, and she swayed all the way, I was afraid that she would be hot, so naturally I didn't dare to stop her, and told my aunt to wait for a long time."
Zhang Yuge smiled lightly, looking at her steady breath, it really didn't look like she was lying. As soon as the magpie looked down, he happened to see the only tea on the table, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's hot today, if Aunt Magpie can't go back to the palace this time, it's better to rest here with me for a while, and then it's not too late to go to the queen's mother to recover her life later."
"No need, slaves and maids are born to serve people, where is it so delicate." The magpie bowed his head and respectfully saluted Zhang Yuge, but the expression of raising his head made people look a little serious and worried.
"The queen still has something to say, I am worried that the flowers around the palace of the third prince in the past will not be planted well, and the third princess will be delayed from sitting in the womb, so I specially asked the slave maid to check it by the way when she came over."
"The three princes will rest here for a while, and the slave and maid will turn around and report to the three princesses and concubines before leaving on their own, and will not disturb the rest of the three princesses and concubines." As he spoke, without waiting for Zhang Yuge's reaction, the magpie turned around and went out directly.
Zhang Yuge was anxious about the magpie's words, Su Jiao had just gone out from the small side door of the main hall, if the magpie turned there, wouldn't the two of them just run into each other.
"Miss, or the slave will go over and take a look."
Wutong's voice landed, and Zhang Yuge immediately stood up in a hurry, "Naturally, I want to go, but I have to find a reason." By the way, you take an umbrella and take a shortcut, preferably ahead of the magpie. β
Outside, Su Jiao hurriedly came out of the small door, this slender long skirt was in the way, it was really delaying the action, and the sun was in the sky, and people were dizzy.
"If only I had a hat, I can't open my eyes when the sun is shining."