The disaster relief grain of the Shu Wangfu greatly alleviated the disaster situation in the capital area, and also made Li Jinhuan, the second son of the palace, in the limelight for a while.

Mei Xue is still busy in and out of the city every day, and sometimes, she will meet Li Jinhuan who is surrounded by the crowd, so she takes Jiu'er to avoid it immediately.

When she was in the Shu Wangfu in Chengdu, Mei Xue only saw Li Jinhuan twice, and she didn't even say a word.

Li Jinhuan left her with the impression that it was dull and gloomy, especially his eyes, which were always cold when looking at people.

But these days, whether it is listening to others or Mei Xue herself, she feels that Li Jinhuan has changed a lot.

Even if the gloom in his eyes was as gloomy as ever, at least on the surface, he seemed to be much more cheerful.

Whether it is with the victims of the disaster, or with the officials and soldiers accompanying him, the conversation is like a spring breeze.

Later, I heard the news that Li Jinhuan was rewarded by Emperor Li Jinyu in the palace, and even Huang Qingya was invited by Empress Xie to go to Kunning Palace to speak.

The makeshift medical clinic is very simple and cannot withstand the chill of this late autumn weather.

Jiu'er was boiling hot water on a small stove in the corner, and when she heard the commotion outside, she ran out to see what was happening.

After coming back, Jiu'er leaned over to Mei Xue and whispered:

"The second son led the people to distribute clothes and bedding to the victims, and the elderly people will each give each one more thick cotton clothes."

Mei Xue didn't speak, just nodded and continued to be busy dispensing medicine.

Concubine Lin's mother and son have always been ambitious.

When he returned to Lilac in the evening, Qin Li, who was staying at home, came to see Mei Xue and said that the second lady Huang Qingya had sent someone to deliver a post today.

Mei Xue opened the post with light yellow lilacs, and what caught her eye was a few rows of beautiful and dignified hairpins.

Seeing words is like seeing people, Mei Xue's first impression of this second lady is still okay.

Although the first thought in her heart was to beware of Huang Qingya and prevent her from seeing Li Mingze, the content written in Huang Qingya's post made her unable to refuse to meet:

In addition to politely saying that she wanted to get acquainted with Mei Xue in the name of Mei Xue, Huang Qingya also said that Princess Shu asked her to bring gifts to Mei Xue and Ping'an, hoping to hand it over to Mei Xue in person.

After reading it, Mei Xue closed the post and said to Jiu'er:

"The day after tomorrow, I will rest at home for a day, and you will let people go to the palace early tomorrow morning and invite the second lady to come to the door as a guest."

Jiu'er answered, and when she was about to go out, she turned back and asked Mei Xue:

"Girl, the day after tomorrow, let Uncle Mei personally go to the second gate to guard, right?"

Mei Xue nodded, watching Jiu'er walk away, she turned her face to look at the post on the table again.

Early in the morning, the west courtyard of the Shu Palace.

Mama Huang was lightly grooming the second lady Huang Qingya, and a little girl came into the house to give an invitation to the plum house.

Huang Qingya smiled slightly, and Mama Huang was also happy, and said while combing Huang Qingya's long hair:

"It is said that this Mei girl is not easy to see, and she doesn't usually interact with many people."

Huang Qingya nodded, put the post on the table after reading it and said:

"She should be looking at her mother's face, that's why she agrees with me so readily.

But it's always a good thing, as long as you can meet, you will have a chance. ”

Mama Huang responded, leaned over and whispered in Huang Qingya's ear:

"Since the girl asks for her, she might as well lower her figure at the beginning. For example, who doesn't like to listen to good words? If she loves money, there is no shortage in our house. ”

The voices of the master and servant grew lower and lower, and gradually became inaudible.

Huang Qingya is a typical Shu beauty, not tall, but with delicate eyebrows and eyes, snow-white skin, and a slender and feminine figure.

As soon as she saw Mei Xue from afar, she laughed first, and she was very polite to Jiu'er who greeted her.

Mama Huang, who was following Huang Qingya, insisted on stuffing a bulging purse for Jiu'er.

After sitting down, Huang Qingya smiled before saying a word, first apologized and said that she was too busy to visit Mei Xue early, and then hurriedly ordered Huang Mama to lead someone to carry the gift to the flower hall, and said to Mei Xue:

"Miss Mei, my mother has prepared gifts for you and Xiao Ping'an, and I originally prepared them.

But when I arrived in the capital, I heard that you had adopted another child, so I prepared a new one.

Because I am not in Shudi, I was unable to prepare the same gift for the two children, so please don't mind. ”

This is already very polite.

Mei Xue thanked Huang Qingya, and greeted the body of the King of Shu and the Princess of Shu.

When Huang Qingya talked about Princess Shu, she seemed very affectionate with her "mother", but she never mentioned Concubine Lin.

Mei Xue knew that associating with someone like Huang Qingya would at least not be a tiring thing.

It's just that when she saw the purple jade bracelet on Huang Qingya's wrist, Mei Xue's eyes paused slightly.

Then he glanced thoughtfully at Huang Qingya's flat lower abdomen.

The masters and servants of the Huang family were obviously smart people, and when they saw that Mei Xue was seeing them in the flower hall, they didn't say a word about going to the inner courtyard to see the children.

It was only when it was time to say goodbye that Mama Huang's expression was a little unnatural, and she frequently signaled Huang Qingya with her eyes.

But Huang Qingya only regarded it as invisible.

When she got out of the side door and boarded the carriage, Mama Huang asked in a low voice:

"Girl, it's not easy for us to come to the plum house, why don't you ask?"

Huang Qingya sneered and said:

"You don't know what my good mother-in-law has done to people.

Moreover, today is just to explore the way, what are you anxious about?

Besides, look at the return gift given by Miss Mei, does it mean to have a deep friendship with us? ”

Thinking of Jiu'er's attitude of insisting on loading the two boxes of return gifts into the car just now, Mama Huang became a little frustrated.

Huang Qingya was not discouraged, and even smiled and said:

"Actually, I think it's okay, Miss Mei is not a dependent person as Xianggong said.

I don't talk much, and I don't look very close, but I really like her eyes, and I trust my instincts.

Let's take our time, nurse, don't be in a hurry first. ”

Mama Huang could only nod, but she hurriedly instructed Huang Qingya:

"Girl, the second master doesn't like Miss Mei, don't say what you just said in front of the second master."

Huang Qingya's face was slightly impatient, but she still nodded.

Li Jinzhi came to Lilac to talk to Mei Xue the next day, and after the meal, the two of them sat and drank tea, and Mei Xue said to him:

"Have you seen the second lady? The string of purple jade bracelets she wears on her hand seems to be precious, but if she wears it for a long time, it is difficult for a woman to get pregnant. ”

The cup in Li Jinzhi's hand paused for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said:

"I only saw her once on the day they arrived in Beijing, and as for the second brother, he is now in the limelight, and he is socializing outside every day, and I don't usually see him.

Their mother and son have always disliked the low background of the second sibling, and they are very dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by their father.

So I think that purple jade bracelet is probably a good gift they prepared for their second brother and sister. ”

Li Jinhuan needed the Huang family's silver to pave the way for him, and he didn't dare to disobey the will of the King of Shu.

If Huang Qingya is not allowed to give birth, especially if she is not allowed to give birth to her eldest son, then everything is still unknown.

Mei Xue thought the same as Li Jinzhi in her heart, so she didn't say more.

In the west courtyard of the Shu Palace, Huang Qingya was waiting for Li Jinhuan to change clothes, and after listening to her say that she went to visit the Mei Mansion during the day, Li Jinhuan glanced at Huang Qingya and said:

The woman looked silent, but she was actually a ruthless master.

Since you have already sent things to the princess, don't have any more dealings with her in the future, lest you suffer a loss and have no place to regret going. ”

Huang Qingya immediately responded, but when she turned around, an impatient look flashed in her eyes.

In the past two years, she drank those useless bitter medicine soups every day, Mei Xue's medical skills were so good, when she was in Shuzhong, she looked forward to asking Mei Xue to diagnose her pulse as soon as possible.

Even her father and mother whispered before she left, asking her to ask Mei Xue to take a look.

Just because the woman didn't like it, she wasn't allowed to come and go.

What is the calculation of their mother and son, is it true that she does not know?