Soon after returning to Yong'an Palace, the reward of Emperor Pingyu was sent over, and I looked at it and asked Qiu'an to put it away.

I thought that when I left the Imperial City, I would reward Qiu An with all these rewards, and I would repay her for her support to me in the Hesui Palace.

Qiu An looked at me with some joy in his eyes, and said, "Princess, it seems that the emperor has given you a lot of rewards. ”

"Oh?" I sat down at my desk, not much interested.

Qiu An was interested, packed these and prepared to go out, when he heard the praise of the emperor's reward from the condensation outside, it seemed to be showing off.

I glanced at Qiu An and couldn't help but smile with her.

Later Su Niang - the proprietress of Chunmanlou came to see me, Chunxiao has now been kicked out of the palace, and she has taken Chunxiao's position, and her status in Hesui Palace is not low.

As soon as I entered the door of my west room, he suddenly knelt down and thanked me for my kindness.

Su Niang made such a fuss, but scared me, I hurriedly asked Qiu An to pull her up, and when she stood still, I found that her eyes were still red, I thought about what happened on the street that day, and it was not a kindness, so I said to her: "You don't have to take that matter to heart, and besides, you have not sinned against me, so I naturally don't want you to repay it." ”

Su Niang's eyes flashed with suspicion, thinking that she didn't expect me to say it so lightly, but said meaningfully: "The princess is kind-hearted, but also simple, and it is only you, and you still take the lives of our untouchables seriously." ”

I didn't understand her words more and more, so I changed my words: "After all, we are old acquaintances, why don't you still call me a girl in private, and I will call you aunt?"

A red cloud floated onto Su Niang's face, and she said movingly: "The princess doesn't dislike the slave and the maid so much, and the slave and maid are respectful and obedient." ”

At this time, the atmosphere in the room was finally not so solemn, so I chatted with Su Niang, and Qiu An was also listening.

At the mention of Chunxiao, Su Niang was a little sad, and her words were filled with grief and indignation: "I raised her single-handedly, provided her with good food and drink, and spent a lot of money to ask the master to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so that she could have such ability, but I didn't expect that this child would grow up and become so vicious, and he would harm the princess." ”

I took Su Niang's hand and said, "My affairs are all over, don't hurt your mother-daughter relationship because of me." ”

"Mother and daughter?" Su Niang became excited, gritted her teeth and said, "I am like this with her now, why not because of the princess!"

I glanced at Qiu An and remembered that she had said that there was a lot of hatred between Su Niang and Chunxiao. Qiu An's eyes were calm and he didn't speak, but he just turned his ear sideways and continued to listen to Su Niang.

"If she just hates the princess because of jealousy, I can still persuade her with good words, but Chunxiao has already had thoughts that she shouldn't have!"

Su Niang said that there should be no thoughts, I think it is that Chunxiao wants to seduce the emperor and show off in front of him.

Qiu An told me at this time: "Princess, I heard from those female officials I know that Chunxiao was not at ease after entering the palace, and she wanted to flatter His Majesty more than once with Emperor Pingyu behind her back, but those little tricks did not enter the eyes of the human emperor. ”

I couldn't help but want to laugh when I heard it, since ancient times, the throne was high and powerful, if Chunxiao could achieve what she wanted with her beauty, then she would not be one of the overlords of the Three Realms.

Su Niang didn't smile, her eyes were full of sadness, and she continued with me: "Chunxiao, she is greedy for wealth and glory, and her heart is higher than the sky, in order to have the identity of entering the imperial city, she took refuge in the Baili family outside the city, wronged me Chunmanlou for corruption, and ruined my Chunmanlou for many years. ”

Qiu An seemed to have known that she was calmer than me, I really didn't expect Su Niang to have this catastrophe, so I couldn't help but call her distressedly: "Auntie!"

I have heard of the Baili family outside the city, unlike the Shennong family and the Yudao Mountain, the Baili family has been in business for generations, and the rich party will donate a lot of money whenever there is a need for money in the imperial city, just to be blessed by the emperor on the edge of the imperial city and keep the family safe.

In this generation, the head of the Baili family has a little more mind, and the emperor rewarded him with an official position, although it is not high, but it is indeed an unprecedented gift to the Baili family, and he is also eager to make meritorious contributions, so he conspired with Chunxiao to demolish Chunmanlou.

I felt compassion and couldn't help but feel heartache for what happened to Su Niang, but after she finished speaking, she sighed with relief, and comforted me in turn, saying: "Girl, don't keep it in mind, the power of the Baili family is not small, but Chunxiao is also evil and evil, and the eldest mother is not at a loss." ”

"The Baili family is like this, does the Emperor really don't care at all?" I couldn't help but wonder.

Qiu An wanted to speak on the side, but Su Niang smiled bitterly, she mentioned the Baili family, and the hatred was not as strong as mentioning Chunxiao.

"I only saw the human emperor once when I was young, today is the second time in my life, the imperial city is strict, and only those high-ranking and powerful people can speak in front of the human emperor, the eldest lady is soft-spoken, and besides, the girl, you are born in the spirit clan, I don't know the complexity of people's hearts, His Majesty the human emperor values the wealth of the Baili family. ”

Su Niang said very helplessly, I didn't know how to persuade her, I just listened to her continue: "That Chunxiao should not offend the princess, with the status of your Jiao clan, it is impossible for the Baili family to protect Chunxiao, and Chunxiao is just a stepping stone for the Baili family, and now that the matter is defeated, the human emperor also gave the Baili family a warning, I am afraid that Chunxiao will not have a good time after she goes out." ”

It seems that everything is too simple for me to think about, and I didn't know that things were so complicated.

Su Niang said again: "The eldest lady has stained your light, punished Chunxiao, and is content!"

I was about to say something, when the door was pushed open.

Su Niang was taken aback, hurriedly stood up, separated from me by some distance, and stood respectfully to the side.

Qiu An and I were not flustered at all, in this imperial city, there was only one person who was so bold without being informed.

"Sister, I'm coming to see you!"

Qingqing arched over to me as soon as she entered, and I motioned for someone next to her.

After Su Niang saw Qingqing, she knelt down and bowed, the gratitude and respect in her eyes were no less than for me, I looked strange, but Qingqing said casually: "Su Niang is polite!"

Su Niang knew that I was familiar with Qingqing, so she got up to say goodbye, and before she left, I called out to her: "Auntie!"

She didn't know what I meant, and looked at me.

I instructed her with a little consideration: "In the future, in this Hesui Palace, if the eldest lady becomes a female teacher, don't take care of me." ”

Su Niang understood what I meant, and before turning around, she still instructed me: "Most of these spirit princesses in the imperial city are simple, but the thoughts of those concubines of the family should not be underestimated, and in a few days, the daughters of the ministers outside the imperial city will also enter the palace to visit, and the princess should be careful." ”

Qingqing was on the side, Su Niang no longer called me girl, but changed her name to princess.

I nodded and said, "Thank you, auntie!"

Su Niang stopped talking, smiled, closed the door and left.