Chapter 067: Picking Up an Errand
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The courtiers were already guarding the gate of the palace, waiting for the bell of the early dynasty to ring, and the people of the harem gradually woke up and began a new round of bloody rain.
Mingluan Hall has completely become a thing of the past in the Ning Palace, and the emperor has no opinion on Zhou Meiren's death, and it seems that the queen mother is in charge, and the affairs of the court are also at the mercy of the queen mother.
As a result of this laissez-faire, the power of the Queen Mother has decreased sharply, and many new officials in the court are Shen Ze's henchmen.
Whether it is Zhou Meiren or Morning Dew, after all, it is just a tacit past for people, and everyone is afraid of getting into trouble, so they are even silent about their affairs.
In the Hehuan Palace, Yun Yao had already dressed up and came to Rong Ya's dormitory to wait for her to get up.
As for last night's events, they tacitly chose not to mention them, but those things that had been discussed a long time ago were already urgent.
After breakfast, while it was still early and the heat had not yet risen, Rong Ya walked out of the Hehuan Hall and went to Jianzhang Palace under the service of Yun Yao.
The Queen Mother rarely got up early in the morning today, and when she was having breakfast, she heard the palace people outside say that the queen was coming, although she was puzzled, she quickly let Rong Ya in.
"Ya'er said hello to the Queen Mother. Rong Ya walked in, came to the Queen Mother, and greeted her with a smile.
The innocent smile in the morning glow is dazzling. And when the Queen Mother saw Rong Ya's smile, she couldn't help but feel good.
"Ya'er came over so early, can you have breakfast, and let's have some with the mourning family. The Queen Mother said, and then instructed Jinxiu, "Go and add a pair of chopsticks to the queen." ”
"No need, Queen Mother, Ya'er has eaten in the Hehuan Palace. Rong Ya said, then sat down next to the Queen Mother, took the bowl in Jinxiu's hand, and served the Queen Mother for breakfast.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother was overjoyed, and suddenly felt that Rong Ya had really grown up, sensible, and became able to take care of people.
Of course, the Queen Mother naturally attributed all this to Yun Yao, thinking that it was Yun Yao's reasonable guidance and companionship by Rong Ya's side that would make Rong Ya so knowledgeable.
"Why did Ya'er think of coming to see the mourning family today?" asked the Queen Mother while eating breakfast.
"Actually, Ya'er came over today because she wanted to ask the Queen Mother for something, and she also hoped that the Queen Mother would agree. Rong Ya seemed to be a little embarrassed to say.
"What the hell is going on, why are you so shy to talk about it?" asked the Queen Mother curiously.
"The Queen Mother, it seems that the Mid-Autumn Festival will be in a few days, according to the practice of previous years, the Mid-Autumn Festival must be a big palace banquet, romance ministers, in order to show that I am a country and a people. This year, Daning coincided with an eventful autumn, first at the beginning of the year, Beidi came to attack and was defeated by General Qin; then there was a flood in the south, and General Gu almost died in his life; and then it was found out that Zhou Taichang colluded with Beidi, causing turmoil in the Daning Dynasty...... Such piles and piles make the Queen Mother work hard. Rong Ya said, "Therefore, Ya'er wants to ask the Queen Mother to hand over the errand of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to Ya'er." ”
"Oh?" the Queen Mother was shocked when she heard this, "Ya'er, do you know what you're talking about?"
"Ya'er knows. Rong Ya nodded and said, "During this period of time, thanks to the teaching of the Queen Mother and the assistance of Sister Yun Yao, Ya'er has learned a lot, and now the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is the time to test Ya'er's ability." So, Ya'er, please. ”
The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Rong Ya's face, and when she heard this, she couldn't help laughing, she had always been worried that Rong Ya was a child, not enough to firmly grasp the authority of the harem in the palm of her hand, and not enough to keep the glory and power of their Qin family, but she didn't expect that Rong Ya would have such courage in a short period of time.
Originally, the Queen Mother was still suspicious of putting Yun Yao by Rong Ya's side, but now that she saw Rong Ya's amazing change, she couldn't help but be glad about her original decision. Yun Yao's influence on Rong Ya is huge, so that Rong Ya has already begun to take on the responsibilities of belonging to a country at a young age.
Ya'er's words won the hearts of the mourning family. The Queen Mother nodded and said, "It's just that the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is not a child's play, what does Ya'er have in her heart?"
"Back to the Queen Mother's words, Yaer wants to set the theme of this year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet as thrift and blessings. Rong Ya tilted her head and thought for a while, and said, "Daning is a time of turmoil, the people in the south have just been calamized, and they still have lingering palpitations, and it is not appropriate to be extravagant and wasteful in the palace, otherwise it will cause public anger, which is thrifty." Second, the floods in the south and the invasion of the north have caused countless deaths and injuries to the people and soldiers of Daning, and even General Gu was seriously injured, so Ya'er wants to pray for Daning, pray for the people and soldiers, let everyone see the royal blessings, and bless me Daning, where everyone wants, and all the people return to their hearts. ”
Rong Ya's words, said in an orderly manner, and they were shocked.
The Queen Mother and Jinxiu, who was waiting beside her, glanced at each other, and they were both impressed by Rong Ya's bearing and knowledge, after all, this is what you should say after being a country, and this is the responsibility that you should bear as a queen.
Since Rong Ya sat in this back position, her life has not been a game with her personal maid kicking shuttlecock, nor is she hiding beside her mother to be coquettish, but she has the world in mind, assists the emperor in managing the harem, and is willing to seek well-being for the common people in the world.
"Well said!" When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately clapped her hands and applauded, "Ya'er, the mourning family is very happy that you have this realization, even so, the mourning family has allowed you, and this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be handled by you." ”
"Ya'er, thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother. As soon as Rong Ya heard the Queen Mother's consent, she immediately thanked her, and then said, "Queen Mother, there are not many days left before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there is not much time. ”
"Go ahead, if there is anything you don't understand, just come and ask the mourners. The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and waved her hand at Rong Ya.
Rong Ya thanked her excitedly, then left Jianzhang Palace and hurriedly returned to Hehuan Hall with Yun Yao. But the moment he returned to his dormitory, the whole person was suddenly deflated, and he lost his previous elation.
"Sister Yun Yao, I have never held such a big palace banquet, and even participating in it is very rare, and now in order to be able to send Chenlu out of the palace, I have taken this errand. The Queen Mother agreed, but what should I do?" Rong Ya asked with an embarrassed face.
"Niangniang don't worry, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and there are still many days before the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, so we can think about it in the long run. Yun Yao calmed Rong Ya's emotions, but in her mind, she was already thinking about how the palace banquet should be handled.
At the same time, after Rong Ya and Yun Yao left, there was no more excitement in Jianzhang Palace. The Queen Mother kept looking in the direction of the door, and seemed to be still staring at Rong Ya's departing back, until Aunt Jinxiu opened her mouth and whispered, and she came back to her senses.
"Queen Mother, hurry up and eat, this porridge is almost cold. Jinxiu said.
"No, let them go down. The Queen Mother commanded, and then with the support of Jinxiu, she left the dining table, returned to the soft couch, and lay down to rest.
Jinxiu saw that the Queen Mother frowned, so she walked lightly to the side, lit the incense to calm the nerves, and slowly, there was a vague fragrance in the hall, filling the tip of the Queen Mother's nose, making her expression ease a lot.
"Queen Mother, your body has become softer and softer these days, and the imperial doctor said that it is not appropriate to work hard. Now it's a good thing that the queen can be on her own, which shows that the queen can be up to the task, so you don't have to worry too much. Jinxiu persuaded.
"Jinxiu, you don't know, the mourning family seems to be blocking something in their hearts, and they always feel that things are going too smoothly. The Queen Mother listened to Jinxiu's words and expressed the doubts in her heart, "Yun Yao has only been in Hehuan Hall for two or three months, and so many things have happened. Ya'er's growth and mourning family have also seen it, but in order to cultivate a Rong Ya, take half of the mourning family's hard work into it, is it worth it?"
The Queen Mother also seems to realize that something is wrong, after all, although Rong Ya has grown, the original balanced pattern of the harem has been broken, and the court has just experienced a catastrophe, although the Queen Mother feels that the whole thing cannot have anything to do with Yun Yao, a little palace maid, but she always feels that it is too much of a coincidence.
"What is the Queen Mother hesitating about? These lost forces, when the Queen Mother can take charge on her own, will naturally return to the hands of the Qin family. Jinxiu said, "The slave maid thinks that Yun Yao going to the Hehuan Hall is a very correct choice, Rong Ya trusts her, and she is loyal to the Queen Mother, so why should the Queen Mother worry?"
The Queen Mother didn't speak, and after a long time, she sighed: "That's it, maybe I'm too worried about the mourning family." These days, you pay more attention to the Hehuan Palace, the queen is young, no matter how smart Yun Yao is, she has no experience in running palace banquets, you can help more. ”
"Yes, slave and maid obey. Splendid answered, and then stopped making a sound.
But sometimes, the most unlikely thing is precisely the truth of the matter. It's like the Queen Mother's wishful thinking that everything happened just a coincidence, but she didn't know that every step was in Yun Yao's calculations.
However, at this time, in the Hehuan Palace, Yun Yao was already helping Rong Ya to plan the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace banquet.
Sure enough, as the Queen Mother said, neither of them had any experience, only Yun Yao had helped in the inner palace for a period of time when she was preparing for the queen's celebration, and she still knew a little bit about it, and then Yun Yao had participated in palace banquets several times and had seen it.
"What should I do? There is experience in organizing palace banquets in this palace, except for the Queen Mother, Yang Liangren, no one else has done it, should I go to Jiuhua Hall to find Yang Liangren for help?" Rong Ya looked at the paper in front of her, her face full of sadness.
"Niangniang, don't be impatient, Yang Liangren is not the most experienced in this palace. Yun Yao said, "Niangniang, have you ever remembered that Mama Su, who came to Hehuan Hall to teach Niangniang and slaves, is she an old lady in the palace, she is about the same age as Aunt Jinxiu, and she is also the teaching grandmother of the concubines of the past dynasties, she must know a lot of the process and rules of the palace banquet." ”
"That's right, why didn't I think of it!" Rong Ya immediately clapped her hands when she heard this, and said, "That's it, Sister Yun Yao, I'll go to Mama Su to inquire, and you will be responsible for going to the aunts in charge of the palaces and asking them what they need to prepare, after all, the palace banquet also needs the cooperation of various ministries and departments." ”
What the mother said was very true, while it was still early, the slave maid would go to inquire. Yun Yao nodded, resigned from Rong Ya, and left the Hehuan Palace.
But she didn't go directly to the outer palace, but went to Changming Palace first.