This sleep, I slept until the time of the lamp.

Xiao Yulin got up early, but he had been accompanying Zhong Yuqi in the inner room, reading a book in his hand.

There is nothing to do today, and in the evening, Zhao Zeyun came to the north courtyard to report to Xiao Yulin and Zhong Yuqi about the big and small things in the house. After the report, Zhao Zeyun left.

After Xiao Yulin and Zhong Yuqi washed up, they went to sleep.

On the second day, the weather was fine.

After Xiao Yulin accompanied Zhong Yuqi to breakfast, he went to the palace to visit the Empress Dowager Zhao.

Zhong Yuqi did not enter the palace with Xiao Yulin on the grounds of fatigue. Seeing that the weather was fine, he asked someone to move the deck chair to the yard and lie down in the sun.

Chunhua and Qiushi also sat quietly on the sidelines, doing needlework in their hands, which were children's supplies.

The little maid guarding the courtyard door walked gently in front of Chunhua and whispered, "Sister Chunhua, Concubine Zhang is here." ”

Chunhua and Qiushi both stopped their movements, their faces unhappy.

Chunhua looked at Zhong Yuqi, and then whispered, "What did she do?" It's not a big deal, just tell her to go back! ”

The little maid guarding the courtyard door said: "Concubine Zhang said that when the princess and the princess returned to the house yesterday, she did not go to greet her because she was unwell, and she knew that she was disrespectful to the princess and the princess. Today, the weather was fine, and Concubine Zhang's body was better, so she came out for a walk and confessed to the princess by the way. ”

Qiu Shi said: "Since you are not in good health, what are you doing in the north courtyard again?" I didn't have to get sick to the North Courtyard! What is the situation of the princess now, you don't know! Send people away! ”

"Yes!"

The little guy guarding the gate of the courtyard did not wait to see the people of the southern courtyard, and now that he got the word, he went to pass the word.

After a while, Zhang Ruliu walked in with the people from the South Courtyard, and the little guy guarding the gate of the courtyard couldn't stop him.

"Concubine Zhang, the princess is resting, can't be disturbed! Concubine Zhang! Concubine Zhang......"

Chunhua and Qiushi were even more angry when they saw Zhang Ruliu break in.

Qiu Shi put down the things in his hand, then walked quickly to Zhang Ruliu to stop her, and said, "Concubine Zhang, the princess is resting, the slave maid has ordered someone to pass the word, why did Concubine Zhang still break in?" ”

Zhang Jinhua said: "You are a slave, how dare you block the master's way? It's against you! ”

After speaking, Zhang Jinhua raised her hand and gave Qiu Shi a slap.

"Smack!"

Qiu Shi covered his face in pain, and said angrily: "Concubine Zhang, you not only broke into the North Courtyard, but also allowed your subordinates to beat slaves and maids, what is the reason?" ”

Zhang Ruliu reprimanded Zhang Jinhua and said: "Mama, if you have something to say, what are you going to beat?" Do you know that this is the red man next to the princess! ”

Zhang Jinhua hurriedly bowed down and confessed: "Yes! When the slave saw that someone was blocking Concubine Zhang's way, she was very disrespectful to Concubine Zhang, and she couldn't hold back for a while, so she taught her a lesson. ”

Zhong Yuqi had already opened her eyes, but there was no movement. Small composition

Now seeing the attitude of the people in the South Courtyard, Zhong Yuqi said lazily: "If the people in the North Courtyard have any mistakes, they have their own concubines to teach them." What's more, this is still the North Courtyard. Mama Zhang beat the person who beat the concubine in front of the concubine, what is the difference between this and the face of the concubine? ”

Zhang Ruliu saw Zhong Yuqi's lazy appearance, completely ignoring her. Seeing her bulging lower abdomen again, it is impossible to say that Zhang Ruliu has no envy, jealousy and hatred in her heart.

Zhang Ruliu smiled, then walked up to Zhong Yuqi, bowed and said, "The concubine has seen the princess!" ”

"The slave has seen the princess!"

Zhong Yuqi didn't open her mouth to scream, and they didn't dare to get up.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Ruliu saw that Zhong Yuqi didn't call up, and said again: "The concubine has seen the princess!" Greetings to the Princess! ”

Zhong Yuqi said lightly: "No courtesy! ”

"Princess Xie!"

Zhong Yuqi said: "This concubine is happy, and she only thinks about rest all day long. Besides, in the past, the concubine liked to be quieter, so she didn't like others to come to the north courtyard to disturb her. I don't know what Qiu Shi did wrong, and he provoked Mama Zhang to do it? ”

Zhang Jinhua said: "Princess Qiqi, Concubine Zhang has been unwell for the past few days, so she couldn't go to the gate to greet the princess and the princess back to the house yesterday, and only sent a slave to pick up the car. Today, Concubine Zhang's health is very good, so she went to the north courtyard to greet the princess. ”

Zhang Jinhua: "Unexpectedly, the little guy guarding the courtyard gate was not long-sighted, and he didn't let Concubine Zhang come in." Concubine Zhang thought that the princess was to blame, so she was uneasy, so she broke in and wanted to confess to the princess. Unexpectedly, Qiu Shi was not inferior to Concubine Zhang when he opened his mouth, and the old slave had always protected the master, so he couldn't help but make a move on Qiu Shi. Here, the old slave made amends to Qiushi! ”

After speaking, Zhang Jinhua bowed to Qiu Shi.

Qiu Shi only glanced at Zhang Jinhua angrily, and didn't dare to say more, only sulking.

Zhong Yuqi said: "The prince had let out a message earlier, saying that whoever dared to trespass into the North Courtyard without reporting would be punished as an assassin. ”

Zhang Jinhua smiled and said, "The princess also said that she trespassed into the North Courtyard without reporting. The old slave had asked people to report to the princess before, but the princess didn't want to see guests. However, Concubine Zhang didn't meet the princess, and she was uneasy, so she was going to come in to say hello to the princess, and ask the princess for forgiveness! ”

Zhong Yuqi had a cold face and said, "You are a slave, you dare to misinterpret the meaning of the prince!" ”

When Zhang Jinhua saw this situation, she suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly said to Zhang Ruliu: "Concubine Zhang, the old slave offended the princess in order to make Concubine Zhang feel at ease. If Concubine Zhang has anything to say to the princess, now just say it, the old slave is afraid that there will be no return this time! ”

Zhang Jinhua: "Concubine Zhang should not anger the princess for the sake of the old slave, it was originally the old slave's fault." And the princess didn't like that Concubine Zhang didn't go to the gate to pick up the car in person yesterday, and now she should teach Concubine Zhang a few words, and she should ask Concubine Zhang to be taught! ”

When Zhang Ruliu heard this, she bowed to Zhong Yuqi and said: "Princess, it is the concubine's lax discipline, so this grandmother offended the princess and made the princess unhappy." However, Mama grew up watching the concubine, and the concubine treats Mama as a relative, if the princess wants to punish Mama, it is better to punish the concubine! It was the concubine's fault, and the grandmother also made a mistake for the sake of the concubine. ”

Zhong Yuqi said: "Since you know that you are wrong, then kneel here and think about it!" This concubine is not blaming you for not taking over the car in person yesterday, but that you are not strict with your subordinates and do evil! ”

Zhang Ruliu was stunned, but she didn't expect Zhong Yuqi to say such a thing.

Originally, Zhang Ruliu thought that if she continued to resign like this, Zhong Yuqi would still have to worry about her reputation and the Zhang family, and she would not do anything to her. Unexpectedly, Zhong Yuqi only accepted her previous words, and she didn't recognize the later words.

Qiu Shi said, "What? Concubine Zhang, is this a punishment for the princess? ”

Zhang Ruliu hurriedly said: "The concubine doesn't dare!" The concubine will be punished for kneeling! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Ruliu knelt on the ground.