"Sister Xia Zhu, please don't be sad for my departure, this is my choice, because I met you, let me have a very happy last time, very happy, in this life I can only be the palace maid Jin Qiao, in the next life, I want to be an embroidery girl, and then give you good clothes, please be sure to take care of yourself." ”

Mu Jiaren suddenly burst into tears, and all the emotions she had suppressed from yesterday to the present were vented.

This is the first time she has been absent from work, Mu Jia has been in the room for a long time, this is the second time she feels her incompetence, the first time is Ji Yanxi, the second time is Jin Qiao, she can't save them, she can't even keep Jin Qiao's body to bury her.

Mu Jiaren looked at herself in the mirror, she didn't want to live so humble, she wanted to become stronger!

She is not something anyone can bully.

In this palace, only strong people can protect what they cherish.

When it was almost time for lunch, she washed her face, combed the bun that Jin Qiao had given her, painted delicate makeup, and went to the imperial dining room.

When Bai Shao saw her coming, she was much more relieved.

"Bai Shao, I want to make some new snacks, you can try the taste in the afternoon."

"It just so happened that Mr. Yang sent a lot of fruits, you can try them with fruits."

"Well, that's what I thought, too."

After lunch, Mu Jiaren began to make snacks with fruits.

One of the Admiralty assortments is a pumpkin carved into the shape of a Admiralty, which is made of rice cereal made with diced fruit, steamed and cooled, and then padded with glutinous rice paper at the bottom.

Because of her outstanding carving, the pumpkin Admiralty carved out nine hollow "Shou" words, nine floating "Fu" words, this snack everyone tasted very good, the taste is fragrant, soft and glutinous and there is the sweetness of fruit.

This snack was sent to the Queen Mother and the Emperor in the evening, and the Emperor was very satisfied, praised the dining room, and asked for a banquet to add this dish.

After finishing dinner, Tao Ran came over with Xiaoluzi.

Mu Jiaren took out a bag of broken silver: "Here are twenty taels, you can see if you can get Jin Qiao's ashes, if the silver is not enough, I still have it here." ”

Xiao Luzi was a little flustered: "This ...... So much silver? ”

"I only need Jin Qiao's ashes, no matter how much silver I have, if there is anything left, you can help me find a cemetery outside the city, so that she can be buried in peace."

Xiao Luzi nodded: "I will definitely do it!" ”

The queen ordered to burn Jin Qiao's body, but she was just an ordinary palace maid, so there was still hope that her ashes would be taken away by buying some palace people.

Tao Ran looked at Mu Jiaren and persuaded her: "Sister Qiao doesn't want you to be too sad, and besides, with so much silver, you have to save it for a long time." ”

"Silver can't buy Jin Qiao's life, but it can buy her peace after death, you don't have to worry about money, I have a lot."

"Then don't spend it indiscriminately, you still need it in the future."

Mu Jiaren didn't know why, after Jin Qiao left, Tao Ran seemed to become much more mature overnight, and took care of her as Jin Qiao did at the beginning.

"Tao Ran, did Jin Qiao also leave you a letter?"

Tao Ran nodded.

Mu Jiaren seemed to guess what she would say to Tao Ran, and her eyes couldn't help but be hot.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the grief in her heart, she looked at Tao Ran: "Who is Jin Qiao's father-in-law?" ”

"Sister Xia Zhu, these are all over, don't ask, Sister Qiao wants to go quietly, this is her wish."

Jin Qiao and Tao Ran said that Mu Jiaren would definitely investigate the cause of her death, and she hoped that Mu Jiaren would only remember the happy days when they were together, and not uncover those unbearable memories.

"Quiet walk? Now that she doesn't even have a home, I won't let her die and be treated like a sinner. ”

The life and death of the palace maid are decided by the master, Jin Qiao must have despaired of this place by committing suicide, but this relief has become a violation of the palace rules, she knows the reason for the establishment of the palace rules, but she can't abide by the cold palace rules.

"Tao Ran, I know that you are for my good, but you also know that I will not forget it like this, rather than let me learn about Jin Qiao from other people, I would rather you tell me."

Tao Ran lowered her head and thought about it, and whispered, "You promise me that you won't be impulsive." ”

"Don't worry, I'll be alive and well."

"Sister Qiao's father-in-law is Father-in-law Cao, he was originally the father-in-law next to Concubine Shu, and he was transferred to Wei Zhaoyi's palace a month ago."

Wei Zhaoyi...... was transferred from the concubine's palace to Zhaoyi's side, did he do something wrong? ”

"No, Grandpa Cao is loyal and honest, he doesn't talk much, he is submissive to everyone, the emperor has a good impression of him, Wei Zhaoyi is the emperor who is currently very favored, he is delicate and lovely, and he also has a soft temperament, so he put Gonggong Cao, who has been in the palace for many years, next to Wei Zhaoyi."

Mu Jiaren is a little strange, what Tao Ran said about Gonggong Cao sounds like a loyal servant, and his temperament is similar to Jin Qiao, so it is also possible to eat.

"The injury on Jin Qiao's body, was it caused by Gonggong Cao?"

"No, Father-in-law Cao is still very good to Sister Qiao, and the food and clothing that the masters reward her are all for her, I originally asked her about the injuries on her body, but she didn't say."

Mu Jiaren is even more strange, if it wasn't Gonggong Cao's fight, it would be the little master in the palace, could it be that Jin Qiao offended which master would eat against Gonggong Cao, and he didn't dare to say that he was beaten?

"Sister Xia Zhu, there really is no need to check again, we are palace maids, and it is also appropriate to be coded by the master, no matter how much we argue, no one will be on our side."

"I know, if there is really no grievance, I won't investigate, just let Jin Qiao go to the ground for peace."

Hearing her words, Tao Ran nodded.

The next day, Xiao Luzi asked Tao Ran to tell her that the ashes had been done, and now she was only waiting for the opportunity to send them out of the palace for burial.

Mu Jiaren asked Tao Ran to give Xiao Luzi some silver, and asked him to get things done.

Tao Ran didn't accept it, she said that there was still the remaining silver in Xiaoluzi, and it was their common wish to bury Jin Qiao, and they couldn't let Mu Jiaren worry about it.

Mu Jiaren didn't insist, these two children younger than her always thought about her.

She took the time to teach Tao Ran to cook some dishes, so that she could stand firm in the dining room, which was more suitable for Tao Ran than other palaces.

In the evening, the little eunuch came to her again, saying that he had something to tell her about Jin Qiao.

Mu Jiaren did not refuse, but went to the cold palace after dinner.

The person who saw her was the bearded guard from before.

"Miss Xia Zhu, there is not much time, so I'll make a long story short." The guards didn't make a detour when they saw her.

"Well, do you know the cause of Jin Qiao's death?"

"I don't know the cause of Jin Qiao's death, but we're looking into someone."