"Cui Shuyao wants to enter the palace to serve the sick?" Xiao Xunguang looked at his sister who was still changing the fold in disbelief.

"Sister, the person you are talking about should be Cui Shuyao, right?"

Xiao Yunjiao put down the Zihao pen in her hand, nodded and said, "It's true that she is not fake, but if she wants to take over the Cui family, she has to show some sincerity." I'll wait to meet her at Shou'an Palace. ”

Xiao Xunguang couldn't hold back his curiosity and wanted to go together, but Xiao Yunjiao pressed his shoulder, "Your Majesty, please be diligent in governance, and these are the rest. Fold...... It's all up to Your Majesty. ”

Xiao Xunguang looked at the hill-like fold on the table and wailed, and watched Xiao Yunjiao turn around and leave without hesitation, leaving him with only a dashing back.

......

In the past, the majestic and beautiful Shou'an Palace is now surprisingly quiet.

Gong E walked into the palace with Cui Shuyao, and said softly: "The girl will sit down for a while, and the slave will go and pass it on." ”

Cui Shuyao sat alone for a while, and then a little Gong'e came to serve her tea.

She was about to reach out to pick it up, but the little palace maid somehow spilled the tea with a shake of her hand.

"The girl forgives her sins, the slave didn't mean it." Xiao Gong'e hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

She was probably so scared that the whole person was trembling on the ground, and Cui Shuyao saw her sleeves running up a little, revealing a few blue and purple marks......

"Get up, it's okay," Cui Shuyao called the person up and asked softly, "What's wrong with your arm?" ”

Xiao Gong'e was still trembling, and her speech became trembling, "Yes...... The slave did something wrong herself, and she was punished. ”

Cui Shuyao lowered her eyes for a moment, and knew the reason in her heart, she didn't say more, and Wen Sheng let Gong'e go down.

Ever since she entered the Shou'an Palace, she noticed that something was wrong.

The eunuchs didn't dare to make a sound between their walking movements, as if they were afraid of getting into trouble. The huge Shou'an Palace actually has some dead silence.

I guess it was her aunt who took someone down and got angry.

Cui Shuyao sneered in his heart, these people still think that they can cover the sky with one hand, they want to control everyone, and they have always only regarded people as chess pieces - their families are still like this, let alone subordinates?

After a while, Gong E, who went to pass the word, came out and whispered: "Girl, the concubine Niangniang, please go in." ”

Cui Shuyao followed her into the inner room and saw Concubine Cui lying on the bed.

"Here comes the book...... Ahem...... Good boy, you have a heart. ”

Concubine Cui is really sick, her mother's family is in chaos, and she can't protect herself, so she is bedridden in fear.

"Auntie." Cui Shuyao saluted and sat on the edge of Concubine Cui's bed obediently, "You still have to take care of your body." ”

Concubine Cui sat up on the bed, "What's the way it is outside?" ”

Cui Shuyao lowered his eyebrows, "Cui family...... Fourteen people died, one hundred and seventy-two people were exiled, and the third and fourth uncles all left and returned to their parents' homes. Now...... There is only six cousins left in the family, an adult male. The uncles were all dismissed, and most of the family property was confiscated. ”

"Ahem....... cough ......" Concubine Cui coughed violently after hearing this, "It's over...... Xiao Yunjiao's sister and brother are really vicious, this is to kill my Cui clan. ”

Cui Shuyao's sixth cousin was born mute, unable to listen or speak, the middle-aged man was dismissed and exiled, and more than half of the Cui family withered.

"Scholar, where is our big house? How is your grandmother? Concubine Cui asked hurriedly.

"My grandmother was sick, our house was raided, and now we have moved to live in another courtyard under my name." Cui Shuyao said softly: "Aunt don't worry too much, although Your Majesty is making a big move, but he is only dealing with the clansmen who have broken the law, and our family still has some money and property that has not been taken away, and it is still okay to live." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Concubine Cui looked up at her sharply, "What do you mean just dealing with people who have broken the law?" Are you trying to say that your uncles and brothers deserve it? ”

Cui Shumiao bowed his head, "Shumiao doesn't dare." ”

Concubine Cui leaned on the pillow, her voice was full of resentment, "Your Majesty is so ungrateful, if it wasn't for the Cui family to help each other at the beginning, where would there be the world of their Xiao family!" ”

"Aunt is cautious." Cui Shuyao got up and stood beside the bed to admonish, "Monarchs and ministers, no matter how meritorious we are, we are also courtiers, and we must not trespass." ”

Concubine Cui narrowed her eyes, "What did you say?" ”

"Shumiao came today, firstly, to visit my aunt, and secondly, I want to inform my aunt that there is no one in charge of the family at present, and if my aunt agrees, Shumiao is willing to do her best."

"Haha......." Concubine Cui laughed, "Okay! All right! ”

"I looked away, and I thought you were a deferential person. I can't believe you still have such a mind. ”

She got up from the bed in a fit of rage, raised her arm and was about to hit Cui Shuyao, but she didn't want Cui Shuyao to grab her arm.

"Auntie, your illness has not healed, so don't be angry."

She used some strength to support Concubine Cui and pressed her back on the bed.

"Didn't everyone in the family suffer what they are doing now? Didn't the crimes found out by His Majesty and the eldest princess be committed by themselves? You didn't hear the scolding of the people at the gates that day, but I saw it with my own eyes! Cui Jia...... It's really what a thousand people are referring to. ”

Cui Shuyao stared at Concubine Cui and said loudly: "You always think that you are amazing, and you think that as long as it is for the Cui family, marriage, freedom, and humanity are ...... Anything can be sacrificed, and I always feel that as long as I am crowned with the surname 'Cui', I deserve to pay everything for the Cui family, and I don't even care about the law, and human life is cheaper than grass mustard. ”

"But you have forgotten that I am a human being, not a tool of you, not a man whom you want me to marry! I don't like Marquis Shen at all, and I don't want to be the number one talented woman in the capital at all. ”

"Auntie, don't worry, I will take care of my grandmother in the future, and the rest of the Cui family's property will be handed over to me to take care of, and I will be a qualified head of the family."

"You...... Do you still have elders in your eyes? "Concubine Cui is unbelievable." How can you, a girl's family, say such a rebellious statement! ”

"Elders?" Cui Shuyao smiled, "Take a look, where are the elders in charge of the Cui family?" Didn't they all break the law and be dealt with? ”

"I'm here today to persuade my aunt to be relieved, you are still our Dongsheng's concubine, and the affairs of the family will be handled by the scholars."

Cui Shuyao's words made Concubine Cui speechless.

She really didn't expect this niece to be so good!

The past obedience was all her mask, and even the back road was laid down early.

"It's my brother's child." Concubine Cui whispered to herself, "If you were a man, the Cui family would not be like this." ”

"What about the boys?" Cui Shuyao said softly, but said the toughest words, "There are only useful people and useless people in the world, and the ability of men and women is the best way to recognize people, I admire Her Royal Highness the eldest princess very much, if she can ascend the throne back then, then it will be good, the head of the Cui family may be able to let me do it two years earlier." ”

Concubine Cui's heart was beating hard, "You...... Crazy, really crazy. ”

"I'm not crazy, I'm just more sober than you." Cui Shumiao looked at Concubine Cui, who seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and said: "Auntie, if I were you, I would be a good concubine in this Shou'an Palace comfortably, don't think about things that you can't reach." ”

"Shumiao still has to take care of the affairs of the family, it is good for my aunt to take care of herself, there are many funerals, if my aunt is well, please burn some Buddhist scriptures for the deceased in the family."

......

Not long after Cui Shuyao walked out of the dormitory, he saw Xiao Yunjiao, who came to Shou'an Palace at some point.

She was only surprised for a moment before she regained her composure and paid her respects, "Shuyao has seen the eldest princess, and the eldest princess is happy and healthy. ”

Xiao Yunjiao looked at her for a while before telling her to get up, "Accompany the palace to the imperial garden." ”

Since the beginning of summer, the weather has gradually become hotter, and the garden is full of greenery, and there is a bit of rare coolness.

Xiao Yunjiao walked onto a stone arch bridge and said softly, "This palace doesn't know whether to congratulate you or let you mourn." ”

Cui Shuyao had an appropriate smile on his face, and his voice was soft, "Shuyao just wants to do a modest contribution to the country." ”

"If it weren't for the letter you sent, I'm afraid the palace wouldn't be able to find out all those people." Xiao Yunjiao turned to look at her, "Will you be sad?" After all, those people are connected to you. ”

Cui Shuyao was silent for a moment, "Here in Shuyao, relatives are not judged by blood. My personal maids can still think about me, but those 'relatives' only want to polish me into a tool to listen to them. ”

"Scholars have only wanted one thing since they were young - freedom." She looked up at the sun in the sky, "It's nice to be in charge of your own decisions." ”

Xiao Yunjiao also looked at the sky, "You should be able to understand that this palace will not trust you." ”

Cui Shuyao smiled, "Where can there be trust between the princess and Shuyao, at most it is cooperation." The princess was relieved, and the scholar copied her father's confession and hung it in the ancestral hall of the family, reminding herself every day that she could not follow in her footsteps. ”

Xiao Yunjiao looked at this number one talented woman in the capital, her face was beautiful, her smile was gentle, and she stood there softly, but she felt a little scary.

If she wants to be her enemy, can she win?

Fortunately, Cui Shuyao is a smart person and knows what is his best choice.

"It would be great if you could think so." Xiao Yunjiao turned around and walked forward, "The palace will send some capable palace people to help you take over the family business, as for how to use them, it's your business." In the future, whether you let them be the treasurer or send them back to the palace, it's up to you. ”

Cui Shuyao smiled and accepted these people who were clearly spying on her.

After turning most of the imperial garden, Xiao Yunjiao took out an object from his sleeve and handed it to Cui Shuyao, "This is a gift from the palace, I hope to help you deal with the Cui family's properties as soon as possible, if you do it well, Your Majesty and the palace will consider letting you continue to take over the confiscated shops and fields." ”

Of course, a slap has to be given a sweet date.

Cui Shuyao looked at the seal of Concubine Cui in his hand, and a thought became more firm in his heart.

She knew that reassuring the eldest princess was reassuring His Majesty. Only by reassuring them can she get her wish.

What are the palace people afraid of, what she learned the most from the Cui family is not to be greedy, no matter who it is, as long as she is greedy, she will send herself to a place of no return.