Chapter 301: The Matter of Bedding
Such a good time to make meritorious contributions, how could Juan'er give up easily, and responded again and again: "The slave obeys orders." ”
Xue Hainiang waved her hand and ordered her to retreat. "When you come to serve the concubine tomorrow, the concubine will tell you in detail, and the concubine will have to take care of it tonight--"
Take a good look at what role the Chu clan plays in this palace, and the son of her womb......
As Mrs. Liu and Juan'er said, the Chu family is inconspicuous, why did they suddenly get pregnant?
The next day, Xue Hainiang got up early today because she rested early yesterday. Calling outward, Juan'er answered.
She carried a copper basin containing water, and respectfully stepped forward to owe her, "The slave has seen the side concubine Niangniang,"
Xue Hainiang yawned lightly, walked to the dresser and sat down, the brass-colored mirror reflected a beautiful face without red makeup.
Juan'er hurriedly stepped forward and wrung out the handkerchief, intending to wipe Xue Hainiang's face.
Xue Hainiang raised her hand to stop her, took the handkerchief and wiped it lightly by herself.
Juan'er Hou asked cautiously on the side, "Niangniang." Last night, you said that you had something to ask the slave and maid to investigate privately, but I don't know ...... today."
Xue Hainiang gently rested the handkerchief in the copper basin, although she deliberately lightened her strength, but also let the water in the copper basin splash out slightly, she slowly and reasonably, and said calmly: "You go and check the sleeping records of the ladies in this mansion." After a pause, he added, "Remember, it needs to be done in private." Thou shalt not be perceived. ”
Juan'er froze in place, her expression seemed to show a little surprise.
Xue Hainiang said in her heart, is it possible that the girl in this house is so innocent? Has there ever been an aunt and grandmother to teach those things in the room? You know, in the palace, these things were taught by the grandmother and aunt before entering the palace.
Xue Hainiang seemed to have thought of something, and asked in a low voice, "Is it possible, there is no one in this mansion who specifically records the number and time of the lady's bedtime?"
It stands to reason that although the mansions of courtiers or princes are not as strict as the palace, Xue Hainiang thought that there were eighteen ladies in the Qinghui Palace.
Juan'er shook her head slightly. "The prince rarely favors the ladies of the back house, and besides...... The prince was all about political affairs, and he neglected these things when he thought about it. ”
The corners of Xue Hainiang's mouth twitched slightly, and she said in her heart that Nan Shuke was busy with government affairs in this mansion, but she remembered that Nan Jiuxi had already cut Nan Shuke's military power, and when he returned to the dynasty this time, he only got an idle position in the previous dynasty, and he didn't need to go to the court to participate in political discussions on weekdays.
Xue Hainiang said she was particularly puzzled.
"That-" Xue Hainiang said that it was very tricky, if this matter could not be investigated, then how would she know whether the child in the Chu family's belly was Nan Shuke's, or if she didn't know which guard in the mansion was?
Xue Hainiang knew that this idea was really a bit dark, but in fact, she had been up and down in the deep palace for a long time, but she was used to such things. The eighteen ladies of the palace are like the three thousand beauties of the emperor's harem, and since everyone can't take care of them, then it is a matter of course that those beauties who can't get favored go out of the wall.
Xue Hainiang asked tentatively, "Is there any other way to find out about this?"
Juan'er was slightly drunk, biting her lower lip for a while before saying: "Here, the slave knows that before the ladies in the house go to bed, there will be special grandmothers who come to the bathroom to cleanse themselves...... She paused, and said: "Perhaps, those grandmothers can remember when Mrs. Chu went to bed." She said that she was promising, not certain, so the implication was that the matter could not be found out clearly.
Xue Hainiang bowed slightly.
Now in this situation, she and Ah Ling are both newcomers, and they are not familiar with all the matters in the house, and if this matter is handed over to Ah Ling, it will be a wall everywhere...... It's better to hand it over to Juan'er, this one of Liu's henchmen who is bent on flattering and pleasing so as to win her trust.
Xue Hainiang smiled at her sideways, "Then Concubine Ben will leave this matter to you, even if there is no exact time, you have to find out some clues for Concubine Ben." She smiled a little inexplicably, "This is the first thing this concubine gave you, you have to do it for concubine Ben." ”
Juan'er knew very well that if she couldn't come up with some definite actions to prove her loyalty, Xue Hainiang would definitely not really regard her as a confidant......
As a result, she would not be able to complete the task assigned by Mrs. Liu.
Juan'er thought silently, and became more and more sure in her heart that she needed to find the Wang Mama as soon as possible to investigate the matter.
After dressing up for Xue Hainiang, Ah Ling also brought breakfast for Xue Hainiang and sent the two away, Xue Hainiang tasted the palace with relish, and Mrs. Liu carefully prepared breakfast for her.
Since Mrs. Liu wanted to prove her kindness to everyone, she had to show some effort, but Xue Hainiang was not worried that she would treat her harshly in a short period of time.
Ah Ling pondered that Xue Hainiang came to finish breakfast and picked up the coffee table for Xue Hainiang.
Xue Hainiang smiled and said, "Just leave these things to those rough girls, what are you doing here?"
It is not easy for Ah Ling to follow her, and she has to accept the stumbling blocks made by the people in this mansion from time to time - such as the spirited butler Mr. yesterday.
Although Xue Hainiang has not met with him for the time being, but thinking about it, Mr. Housekeeper will definitely not let Ah Ling prepare so easily.
Ah Ling frowned, lowered his head, the movements of his hands stopped, and his voice was inexplicably low, "You have explained everything to Juan'er, the slave and maid really don't know what to do, if these things are also explained to others to do, then the slave and maid really don't know what the point of coming to this palace is." ”
Xue Hainiang was stunned, she really didn't know that her personal maid was thinking about such a thing.
I couldn't help but laugh and quipped: "This maid is all thinking about ways to be lazy, why are you so special, always trying to find a job for yourself." ”
Ah Ling turned his head and said in a muffled voice: "The slave maid has been explained by Sister Qingfeng, and she has to serve the side concubine Niangniang for a good life." You can't think of ways to be lazy. ”
Xue Hainiang's eyes darkened slightly, but the corners of her lips raised a casual and graceful smile, "You, why do you care so much about Qingfeng's explanation to you." As if asking casually, his voice was also very calm, which made people not have a trace of vigilance in their hearts.