Chapter 124: The maid loses her manners
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Shen Ning entered the palace with Shen Yu's this time, and did not bring the four big maidens in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and Shen Hu's who sent them out still felt a little strange, she saw Shen Yu's calm and natural appearance, so she didn't say anything.
Shen Ning entered the palace this time, and only brought an older maid, the maid lowered her eyebrows and was pleasing to the eyes, and the etiquette was very good, but she bowed her head respectfully all the way, and the female official who guided her couldn't see what she looked like.
This time, the queen's Qianqiu Festival banquet, although the women and concubines of various families were invited, but the scene was not lively, compared with the last banquet in the garden, it was far worse. Shen Ning and the others didn't see Zhang Lantern all the way, and the sound of silk and bamboo singing and music was definitely gone, after all, Emperor Changtai was still in the period of filial piety.
It seems that the so-called banquet of the Thousand Autumn Festival is just looking for a reason to gather the female relatives of various families to meet together. The emperor specially allowed the queen to summon the wives of various families, is it just to rush the silence in the harem?
Shen Ning glanced at the maid he was carrying, and his eyes were indescribable.
The maid still hung her head, looking restrained but not too cowardly, like an ordinary maid in a family of important ministers. It seems that she has studied well these days, and so far she has behaved normally, just waiting for her on-the-spot performance.
Shen Ning was thinking like this, only to realize that the female official had stopped, and it turned out that she had met Li Guifei, Rong Concubine and other harem nobles on the way to Kunning Palace.
It seems that he has to show in advance, Shen Ning gently squeezed the hand of the maid next to him without a trace, and stepped forward with a smile to greet the ladies and sisters.
Li Guifei was very polite to Shen Yu because of Shangguan Changzhi, and she was also very affectionate to Shen Ning; Concubine Rong, Chen Guiren and other mothers on the side also had gentle faces, so that Shen Yu's family didn't have to be polite.
Recently, the Shen family has risen to the top of the list, and it has won the emperor's favor, and these concubines all know it. Although there is a difference between respect and inferiority on the surface, it is actually inside. The families of these important ministers in the court are much more important than some concubines. How many ministers can there be in the DPRK? But there is no shortage of harem concubines.
Shen Ning glanced at Concubine Rong without a trace, and saw that she had a gentle face, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and there was no wave in her eyes. I can't see the depth for a while.
It was at this time. The maid beside Shen Ning seemed to be a little flustered when she saw so many distinguished characters at once, and was about to retreat a little farther. Unexpectedly, I stumbled under my feet and almost fell!
Shen Ning hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab her, but he didn't expect that between this pull, he only heard a hissing sound, and the sleeve of the maid's left upper arm was torn!
At this moment, Shen Ning and the maid were stunned, their clothes were torn in front of the noble master, which could be regarded as a loss of honor! I don't know if these harem masters will be held accountable?!
The two men hurriedly knelt down. plead guilty to Li Guifei, Rong Concubine and others. Although Shen Ning's tone was frightened, his speech was quite clear; The maid still lowered her head, couldn't speak, didn't even dare to hide her arms, and knelt in front of everyone with her head bowed and her bare left upper arm.
Concubine Rong's face changed suddenly when she saw the maid's arm, but she quickly covered it up. So fast that no one noticed the change in her complexion.
She looked at Concubine Li's unhappy face, and preemptively said a few words: "Poor thing, the little girl has never seen the world, but she can't go to Kunning Palace with her sleeves torn like this, so as not to lose her honor in front of the queen." Thinning. You can take this girl to Zhongcui Palace to change her clothes. After saying that, he called Shuzhi, the confidant palace maid on the side, whispered a few words, and asked Shuzhi to take Shen Ning's maid down to change clothes.
Concubine Rong is not from a high background, so she has always been kind, and she is not harsh on palace maids and chamberlains, and she is unanimously considered kind in the harem. Now her actions like this don't seem abrupt, and I've seen a lot of such situations before.
Seeing Concubine Rong say this, Concubine Li was embarrassed to say anything, so she had to wave her hand unhappily and let them go down.
After Shen Ning's maid and Rong Concubine's female official retreated, the pace of this group towards Kunning Palace slowed down, not waiting for those two people to come back, but each had their own thoughts.
Li Guifei was talking to Shen Yu's gently and softly, which made Shen Yu's very distressed, why Li Guifei pulled her to speak, Shen Yu's also understood, and only made a respectful listening gesture, as if she didn't know anything.
Concubine Rong's steps were a little chaotic, her heart was also messy, her mind seemed to be blank, just constantly thinking about the maid she had just seen, and the maid's bare arms. That birthmark, is it real? The maid came in with the people of the Shen family, so, do the people of the Shen family know about this matter? She thought about this and that at once, and sometimes she forgot to take a step, and walked very slowly.
The group walked with laughter and laughter, and it didn't take long for Concubine Rong's female official Shuzhi to hurriedly catch up, but there was no maid following Shen Ning behind her, she panted and told Concubine Rong: "When the slave maid took people to Zhongcui Palace just now, I didn't want the hairball to scratch that maid!" The hairball is also injured and is screaming and struggling, master, go back to the palace and take a look! The slave can't appease the hairball! ”
As soon as Shuzhi's words fell, Li Guifei and the others saw that Concubine Rong's face changed, and she became pale and angry! Everyone in this harem knows that Maoqiu is Rong Concubine's favorite Persian cat, and it is because of this cat that Rong Concubine is fortunate to be associated with Emperor Changtai. Now this cat can be said to be carefully raised in Zhongcui Palace, and the treatment is second only to Concubine Rong!
How could that hairball hurt now?! But did it hurt her life? Li Guifei gloated for a while.
"Come with me, that's your maid, I want to see how she hurt my hairball!" After Concubine Rong's face changed in shock, she looked at everyone in the Shen family angrily, and finally said this. She pointed to Shen Ning, took her with her, and without even saying a word, she hurried back to Zhongcui Palace.
Li Guifei saw that Shen Ning was just a teenage girl, and Shen Yu's didn't follow, Shen Yu's was the main master! Even if that little girl followed Concubine Rong to Zhongcui Palace, there would be no problem. Thinking like this, she was relieved, continued to chat with Shen Yu, and went to Kunning Palace.
In Zhong Cui's palace, Concubine Rong drank the tea handed over by Shuzhi, her face was indifferent. There was a delicate and leisurely Persian cat curled up at her feet, and as for the hairball injury that she had told earlier, there was no such thing at all!
What Concubine Rong wants to know most is: who is that maid!
The maid had already washed off the fat powder on her face, and her clothes had been changed into new ones, she was still restrained, but she did not lower her head, but raised her head slightly for Concubine Rong to look at, and her low-hanging hands were nervously clenched into fists.
Concubine Rong looked at the familiar face, which was seven or eight points similar to herself in the bronze mirror, but it was much younger and immature. Concubine Rong was very looking forward to it but couldn't believe it, she couldn't find it after looking for so many years, and now that the person was in front of her, she couldn't believe that it was all true.
So she was just like this, quietly, as if she was high on the ground, waiting for Shen Ning's reply.
Although the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, my grandfather sent a congratulatory gift to my mother, and my grandfather said to congratulate my mother and my sister on their reunion! It's a little late, and it's good to be reunited. Congratulations to the courtier! Shen Ning said this, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
She briefly talked about how the Shen family found this maid, saying that this was the Shen family's intention to give Concubine Rong, and hoped that Concubine Rong would accept it.
That maid, that is, Rong Ya, was picked up by the Shen family from the orphan courtyard in Yongfu Lane, just so that she could be sent to Concubine Rong on this day!
Rong Ya said intermittently the impression that remained in her mind: "I only remember that my surname is Rong, so I called Rong Ya later." I still remember that my sister used to call me Xiaonan, and my sister also had such a birthmark, but I don't remember it......"
These are all big truths, and Shen Ning didn't teach her to make up any words, just remember what to say.
Concise, sincere and profound, no one knows this truth better than Shen Ning!
After hearing Shen Ning's words, Concubine Rong still didn't say anything. She put down the teacup and called Rong Ya to come to her. Rong Ya firmly remembered Shen Ning's explanation before leaving, and her eyes didn't dare to move, so she only walked up to Rong Concubine smoothly, and then stopped.
Concubine Rong carefully stroked the birthmark on Rong Ya's left upper arm, which was a brilliant blooming jasmine flower, yes! It's the exact same birthmark! She also has such a birthmark on her left arm, she remembers that her father once said that this is a birthmark unique to their Rong family, and it will not be mistaken for it!
She also remembered that she had also seen such a birthmark on her sister's left arm, yes, she did call her sister a little girl when she was a child, and then looked at Rong Ya's face that was seven or eight points similar to herself, Rong Concubine's tears flowed, this is really her sister, her sister who has been looking for more than ten years!
Shen Ning looked at Rong Concubine and Rong Ya hugging each other and crying bitterly, her heart was a lot easier, Rong Concubine is a smart and forbearant person, but she attaches great importance to flesh and blood affection, it seems that the Shen family is right to take the move of the Twelve Princes!
"My grandfather also asked me to tell my mother that my mother attaches so much importance to the love of flesh and blood, and God will protect my mother. The twelve princes are gifted and intelligent, Niangniang will definitely get what she wants, and the Shen family will always pray for Niangniang. Seeing that Concubine Rong had returned to normal a little, Shen Ning said this.
When Concubine Rong heard this, her pupils opened slightly, and her face couldn't help but be a little shocked. She felt that the pie that fell from the sky was a bit big, but she also smiled and nodded: "Then the palace will thank Shen Shilang for his kindness." ”
Neither of the two mentioned the matter of forming an alliance, but they have formed an alliance, and they know it!
One party intends to show favor and the other party is in great need of support, plus with Rong Ya's matter as a foundation, both parties understand the meaning of their respective words, for the sincerity of the Shen family, although Rong Concubine is confused, she will not be stupid enough to push the forces sent to the door out, so she took this sincerity.
She wants to see if the Shen family really has such sincerity!
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