Chapter 34: Two Men Write Letters
Seeing Cuizhi leave angrily, Xiaoping touched her bun with some pride, slightly adjusted her sleeves, and then hurriedly walked towards Qi Min'er, and the expression on her face also softened from Fang Cai's arrogance:
"Miss Qi, the slave has just come back from outside? Of the few houses you asked to go, I didn't go into the first few houses, but Wu Shizi's house met the slave maid, and specially asked the slave and maid to send a letter to you. ”
Originally, Qi Min'er only thought that Xiaoping would return in vain, after all, among these two people she deliberately contacted, Xiaoping's temperament was more lively, far less calm than Cuizhi, but she didn't expect Xiaoping to become.
"Wu Shizi, he is a rare one, I don't think he misses these past friendships, it was originally arranged by his grandfather, but he rejected him at the beginning, but he was generous."
When Qi Min'er heard this somewhat familiar name, a trace of trance flashed in her heart for a moment, in fact, she and Wu Shizi had also seen each other at the beginning, and Qi Erye was quite satisfied with him, but she had a heart for her.
Wu Shizi was born in Changning Bo Mansion, and he is the son of Changning Bo, and Changning Bo Mansion can be regarded as an old lord, but the title is not as high as that of the Marquis of Mingyuan, but Changning Bo is in the Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Industry.
At the beginning, Master Qi planned carefully for Qi Min'er, Changningbo's Mansion had a title, Changningbo himself was also an official in the court, and Wu Shizi was also good at poetry and books, and Master Qi also specially asked Second Master Qi to test the other party, and felt that the other party was not bad.
The most important thing is that the family style of Changning Bofu is very good, there are no rumors of spoiling concubines and killing wives, Wu Shizi's side is also very clean, and there are no extra concubines and rooms, and Qi Min'er's identity is noble, but in the end, the second master of Qi does not attack the lord.
After the separation, it is not as prominent as it is now, although Qi Min'er can now marry some families that are a little higher than Changningbo's Mansion, but in the end it is not as secure as Changningbo's Mansion, not to mention that Wu Shizi is also a young talent.
It's just that this idea was finally rejected by Qi Min'er, even though others said that Wu Shizi of Changning Bo Mansion was very good, but she already had someone she liked.
Later, Changningbo Mansion did not have a bad relationship with the Qi family, and even the movement between the two mansions was more diligent, and Qi Min'er and Wu Shizi could be regarded as having met a few times.
At the beginning, she just wanted to give it a try, but she didn't expect that several families closer to Changning Bofu did not reply, but Wu Shizi agreed.
Qi Min'er was a little moved in her heart, she touched her hair, took off a plain silver pearl hairpin, and handed the hairpin to Xiaoping.
I saw that she had a soft smile on her face, and said in a gentle tone:
"You're bothered, this hairpin is for you."
Qi Min'er was born in the Hou Mansion, so naturally she has seen any good jewelry, but Xiaoping stays in this palace, and she is just a little palace maid, and she has always been deducted by the grandmother in charge every month, let alone seen such a good pearl hairpin.
She only felt that she was really witty, this time she climbed up to Miss Qi, and now in the palace, Miss Qi has no trusted person next to her, and she who has sent a letter to the other party should naturally be trusted.
If one day, Miss Qi is really recalled to the palace as a concubine, then she, the little palace maid, can naturally serve closely, so she can go to the palace, so Xiaoping hurriedly took the hairpin, leaned over and saluted Qi Min'er and said:
"It shouldn't be anything, Miss Qi is polite, if there is anything to order, please tell the slave and maid again, the slave and maid are waiting under the corridor, and they will definitely serve the little master well."
After that, Xiaoping saluted again, and then left happily.
As soon as Xiaoping left, Qi Min'er hurriedly opened the envelope in her hand, but saw that the other party's handwriting was very warm, but you could see a little concern between the words, but it was not annoying, she only felt that he was gentle.
In the letter, Wu Gongzi wrote that because the Marquis of Mingyuan Mansion was suddenly exiled, they were not good at seeing them off openly, for fear of being impeached, after all, the title of the Changning Bofu was not as prominent as that of the Marquis of Mingyuan, and Uncle Wu's official position was only a five-grade Langzhong, but secretly they were dotted many times.
Before, because of Wu Shizi's rich money reward, the post servants also secretly sent news back many times, but there was no movement some time ago, even if Wu Shizi added some more silver taels, they did not give the latest situation of the seventh master.
Even the officials who were escorted by them did not come back, but the officials in charge were afraid that the emperor would blame them, so they did not report it again, but they were in a hurry, and at that time, the emperor had long since stopped taking the other party in his eyes because he had seized the title of the Marquis of Mingyuan, not to mention that he was busy seizing power with General Liu.
The new emperor didn't have much of the heart to stay on the already fallen Mingyuan Marquis Mansion, so this matter was concealed.
This is what Wu Shizi deliberately heard later, and in the letter, Wu Shizi also specially comforted Qi Min'er and said:
"Now that Uncle Qi and his entourage have no news, it is the best news, maybe the Qi family has some preparations elsewhere, after all, it is a family that has been inherited for more than 100 years, and some of the heritage is still there......"
Wu Shizi also asked Qi Min'er to take care of himself more, and if there was anything needed, he could contact him again, Wu Shizi's tone was quite earnest.
Qi Min'er couldn't help but be a little moved when she saw this, she thought to herself that her grandfather had always had a plan, and she must have other preparations in the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Qi Min'er only felt a little relieved in her heart, and at the same time she felt that it was not safe to keep this letter in her hands after all, and today she deliberately avoided the eyes and ears given by the new emperor, so that she could talk to Xiaoping and Cuizhi, and now this letter naturally cannot be left here.
When she thought of this, Qi Min'er hurriedly instructed Xiaoping to find a candle and come over.
Xiaoping was waiting under the porch, just waiting for Qi Min'er's summons, and she was looking forward to it in her heart now.
Xiao Ping originally imagined the days when she would follow Qi Min'er back to the palace, and when she thought that she could get rid of this place and go to a more prosperous place, Xiao Ping's face showed a little smug.
When she follows Qi Min'er into the palace, if the other party can be sealed to the position above the sixth rank of Baolin, then as her big palace maid, she will have the qualification to compete for the female official of the Shanggong Bureau, if she can be named the ninth rank, then her identity will no longer be a slave, and she no longer needs to be attached to anyone.
At that time, these people who bullied her, whether it was Cuizhi, who was quite sarcastic with her words some time ago, or the lady in charge who deducted her monthly rules many times, she would trample them under her feet to relieve her resentment at that time.
The more she thought about it, the more happy she became, but suddenly, a few footsteps came, Xiaoping turned her head in confusion, and saw a tall man standing in front of her, with a very serious face.
And behind him stood a father-in-law wearing the chief eunuch's uniform, the identity of the man Xiao Ping didn't know, after all, although the new emperor cared about Qi Min'er, every time he entered the palace, he still followed the rules, and they were naturally dispersed early.
So Xiaoping didn't know the identity of the new emperor. But she knew that it was the great eunuch who had always been used by His Majesty's side.
In this way, it is possible to know the identity of this man without guessing, Xiaoping only felt that her knees were weak, and she knelt down to say goodbye, but saw that the man had passed her and entered Qi Min'er's room.
Qi Min'er originally asked Xiaoping to dispose of the letter, but she didn't expect that before the other party came in, she saw the person who made her a little resentful and a little missing.
But as soon as she remembered what she had just done, Qi Min'er hurriedly stuffed the letter behind her, and at the same time wondered whether to say something in order to divert the attention of the new emperor, after all, Wu Shizi was kind to help her.
And the new emperor was angry at this time, he originally heard some gossip from the palace maids in the palace, saying that it was the matter of the girl from the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion, the mother of Queen Qi.
The new emperor overheard someone talking about his sweetheart, so he hurriedly stopped, and instructed the people around him not to make a sound.
But I heard the palace maids discussing happily, and giggling from time to time, only to hear one of them say:
"You don't know, I used to serve in the palace of the former queen, but I was just a palace maid who sprinkled and swept outside, and I was not allowed to serve in the inner hall, but I had secretly seen it a few times before, and when the second girl of the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion was raised in the palace, she sent letters outside."
"But don't talk about it, who can she send a letter to, a lady who has been cultivated in the boudoir, with the tutor of the Marquis of Mingyuan's Mansion at the beginning, it is just to deliver a few words to the Marquis of Mingyuan's Mansion."
A palace maid retorted with some disdain, this is also specially arranged by the Liu family, if you want the new emperor to believe it, it naturally can't be blindly denied, someone has to sing the opposite, so that it seems true.
"You idiots, I heard that it was with the prince of Changningbo's mansion, the first queen favored Miss Qi, and specially recruited Changningbo's wife into the palace a few times, originally the identity of this uncle's wife was not enough to meet the queen in person alone, but for the sake of Miss Qi, she still specially recruited people into the palace, which everyone knows."
A palace maid who spoke seemed to be provoked to anger, so she told all the news of herself, looking at the somewhat dull faces of the few people she heard, she raised her chin a little proudly, these useless concubines, still want to fight with her?
It's just that I didn't expect that, tsk, the noble Qi girl in the past is now a slave like us, which is really embarrassing. ”
"Take care of yourself first, isn't Miss Qi still favored by His Majesty? I heard that the house where she lives in the palace is also the master's house, and she specially allocated a large number of palace maids to serve, Your Majesty is so attentive to her, and there will definitely be a master's position in the future. ”
As soon as the palace maid finished speaking, the people next to her were still thinking about other things, but a palace maid who was a little silent opened her mouth and responded:
"I'm afraid that this Qi girl's heart is not here, no matter how good Your Majesty is to her, but don't forget that the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion was full of glory, but after His Majesty ascended the throne, he exiled all the Qi girls and her mother's family, so how could anyone be willing to marry this enemy? I have a little sister in the palace, some time ago when I took turns to leave the palace, I heard her say, now that she is coracting with the prince of Changning, I am afraid that they are complaining to each other. ”