Chapter Ninety-One: Offering Cakes
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"Cousin, you are really capable, you are actually with such a person!"
Chu Lian was pulled back to his senses by this angry shout, and as soon as his eyes were fixed, he saw Princess Le Yao standing not far from them, and the two daughters who followed behind her were all the ones they had seen in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion last time, they were Zou Yuanqin, the fifth lady of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, and the county lord of Anmin.
Chu Lian frowned slightly and didn't speak, when he heard the Duanjia County Lord beside him say, "Le Yao, when will you still be in charge of me." If you have time, think more about yourself!"
On the way to Ninghe Palace, Chu Lian had already told the Duanjia County Lord about listening to Yuxuan, and of course the Duanjia County Lord knew the news that the Duke of Le Yao was grounded.
Originally, Le Yao's status as a princess was higher than Duanjia's identity as the county lord, but unfortunately King Wei and the current Emperor Chengping are brothers, King Wei is favored by Emperor Chengping, and the county lord of Duanjia is the only daughter of King Wei, whether it is the queen mother or the emperor, she has a unique share, and the degree of favor is not inferior to Princess Le Yao.
In the past, Princess Le Yao and this cousin who were also favored were well water and did not interfere with river water, but who knew that the county lord of Duanjia would actually help Chu Lian.
Princess Le Yao's face turned pale with anger all of a sudden, Duanjia County Lord couldn't handle her, could it be that Chu Lian, a little countryman, couldn't do it?
But the strange thing is that this time, after Princess Le Yao ate Duanjia County Lord's meal, she didn't refute anything, she actually held back, but when she left with the two girls behind her, she glared at Chu Lian fiercely, and then suddenly showed a bad smile.
Chu Lian frowned, always feeling that her smile was a little strange.
Seeing that Chu Lian was not very happy, the lord of Duanjia County comforted him slightly: "Chu Liu, this kind of person doesn't have to care, she can only rely on her favor to have a temper, and I don't know when she will be able to grow her brain." ”
Chu Lian could only smile, but his right eyelid couldn't help jumping.
After a stick of incense, Mu Xiang, the big girl beside Mrs. He, suddenly walked over briskly from the side, her face was full of embarrassment, and when she saw Chu Lian, it was like seeing a savior.
Chu Lian looked over, and without waiting for her to ask what was going on, Mu Xiang hurriedly said, "Third grandma, something happened, the old lady invites you to come over!"
Chu Lian's eyebrows jumped, and he felt that what happened to him was inseparable from Princess Le Yao.
Seeing that Chu Lian was about to leave in a hurry, the Duanjia County Lord next to him frowned and asked, "Chu Liu, what's wrong?"
Chu Lian pressed his heart and felt anxious, "County Lord, my grandmother has something to do with me, I'll go over first." ”
"Do you want me to go with you?"
Chu Lian shook his head.
The county lord of Duanjia was not reluctant, and watched Chu Lian follow the maid and leave quickly, and went to the side hall of Ninghe Palace.
Princess Wei also seemed to notice the movement here, and sent someone to inquire about the county lord of Duanjia, who personally got up and went to Princess Wei's side.
"It seems that something happened in Jing'anbo's Mansion, Chu Liu was called by Old Taijun He. ”
Princess Wei pinched the handkerchief, thought for a moment, and instructed the grandmother beside her, "You send someone to see, if there is really anything that can't be solved, come and report to me." ”
Chu Lian was taken into the side hall by Mu Xiang, Mu Xiang turned around and closed the door tightly, Chu Lian looked in, and sure enough, he saw He Lao Taijun sitting at the table in the wing room, and it was the sister-in-law Zou who stood respectfully beside her.
Mu Xiang led Chu Lian to Mrs. He's side, only to hear Mrs. He slam his cane on the ground, and asked in an angry voice: "Daughter-in-law, what's going on!
Zou lowered her head, her face was pale, and she replied to the old lady in a trembling voice, "Grandmother, when the granddaughter-in-law went out of the house, she obviously checked it herself, and when she entered the palace, the cake was still there, but she just entered the Ninghe Palace and disappeared, granddaughter-in-law...... I really don't know where I went......"
Mrs. He knocked on the crutch again angrily, eager to hit the crutch on Zou's body.
"Da Lang's daughter-in-law, you said, when you entered the palace, who held the food box of the group cake!"
Although the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is held in the palace today, the women of the various prefectures who enter the palace cannot bring people in casually, and a grade like the Zou family can only bring in two people at most.
What she brought in were her henchmen and big girl, who were Mama Qiao and Jinshui.
This incident happened so strangely, the Zou family didn't dare to hide it, but thinking about the people who were protecting them, they didn't say anything for a while, and frowned at Chu Lian, who was watching from the sidelines.
"Zou's family! It's all this time! You still don't say it! Do you want to implicate the people of our house!" "Old Mrs. He is used to being peaceful on weekdays, and it is rare to have such a time to be angry, and the accumulated power of many years is exuding at this moment, Rao is Chu Lian was taken aback, not to mention the Zou family, who was already weak-hearted.
"The grandmother was angry, and the granddaughter-in-law said, yes...... It's the ...... near the water by the granddaughter-in-law."
As soon as Zou's voice fell, Mama Zhou, who served Mrs. He, shouted angrily: "Bold minion, you don't admit that you have done something wrong, kneel!"
I was scared when I lost the cake box in the house, but at this time, I was drunk by Mama Zhou, and her frightened legs were weak and she sat on the ground, she supported her hands several times, and then she climbed a few steps and knelt in front of Old Taijun He, "Old Taijun, Old Taijun spare your life......! The slave didn't deliberately lose the food box. At that time, the slave and maid carefully carried the food box and followed the grandmother into the Ninghe Palace, and when she turned a small door, she was suddenly hit by a eunuch, and the slave and maid only smelled a strange smell at that time, and suddenly became soft, and when she came back to her senses, the food box in her hand was gone, and the eunuch who turned around was gone. The old lady, the slave and the maid are also ...... It's also a traitor!"
Chu Lian frowned, in such a situation, this Jinshui should not lie, she is the confidant of the Zou family, and the Zou family will not be stupid enough to harm herself.
If it wasn't the Zou family, it would be someone else, Chu Lian thought of the strange smile that Princess Le Yao had when she looked at her, and she was helpless.
Zou looked at the old lady's uncertain face, and pleaded: "Grandmother, don't blame Jinshui, she was also framed." ”
Mrs. He was so angry that she wanted to personally pick up her crutches and teach Zou a lesson, "It's all this time, you are still in the mood to intercede for her, if you have the brain, let's think about how to pass this level first!"
Mrs. He held the cane in both hands, his chest was violently heaving, and he glanced over his head and didn't look at Zou.
Zou was also weak at this time, where did she expect to encounter such a thing when she entered the palace today, if she couldn't take out the cake in the house, she would be blamed by the queen and the queen mother.
Mama Zhou was also standing on the side and was anxious, "Old lady, I wonder if I might borrow some dough cakes from other ladies for emergency at this time?"
"How to borrow, the group cakes offered by each province at this time are almost the same, where to borrow it, and the group cakes made by each province are different, how can I borrow it?"
Since someone secretly wants to teach them a lesson in Jing'anbo's Mansion, then there will definitely be people watching in the dark, if they really want to borrow it, I am afraid that when they enter Jing'anbo's Mansion to offer group cakes, they will be immediately exposed, which will not only be embarrassing, but also bear the charge of bullying the king.
Mama Zhou listened to Mrs. He's words and silently closed her mouth.
Chu Lian also frowned deeply, this matter is really not easy to do, the cakes of all the prefectures have been prepared in advance, and it is indeed not a good way to borrow it.
Mrs. He saw San Lang's daughter-in-law standing aside, and was just about to ask Chu Lian what method he had, when he heard Zou hurriedly say: "Grandmother, don't your younger siblings know how to make all kinds of dim sum, why don't you let your younger siblings redo it?" ”
As soon as she said this, Chu Lian and Old Taijun He frowned at the same time.
Redo?
Ha! Zou really thinks of her as too omnipotent, not to mention that there is no place to make snacks for her in Ninghe Palace, even if there is, she has not made this kind of dough cake specially eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival of the Dawu Dynasty, if it is not done well, is it up to her to carry this pot?
Whether Zou is too confident in her ability, or deliberately wants to pull her into the water, his heart can be punished!
However, no matter what the Zou family thought in their hearts, Chu Lian at this time was indeed the last hope of He Lao Taijun and Jing Anbo's Mansion. Even when Mrs. He looked at Chu Lian, there was a look of expectation in her eyes.
"San Lang's daughter-in-law, do you have any emergency plan?"
Chu Lian glanced at the Zou family, and his clear eyes made people ashamed.
She set her eyes on Mrs. He, thought about it, took a deep breath and said, "Grandmother, granddaughter-in-law thought of a way, but I don't know if it's suitable or not. ”
Although she desperately doesn't want to take this mess on herself, she is also a person from Jing'anbo Mansion now, and she has both losses and glory, even if she wants to deal with the Zou family, she can't be at this juncture.
When Mrs. He heard Chu Lian's words, she seemed to be relieved instantly, she took Chu Lian's hand and squeezed it, "Good boy, it was grandmother who frightened you, tell grandmother what you have to do?"
Chu Lian quickly said her thoughts, but put the final decision in the hands of Mrs. He, "Grandmother thinks this is feasible?"
Mrs. He's shrewd eyes sparkled, and she didn't know why she inexplicably believed that this young San Lang's daughter-in-law was inexplicably.
The old lady patted Chu Lian's hand again, "Okay, just do as you say." ”
Chu Lian did not relax, only turned around and ordered Xi Yan to prepare, and when she arrived at Ninghe Palace, Xi Yan and Gui Mama, who had entered the palace with her, had already been picked up.
After Mrs. He instructed Chu Lian, she said coldly to the Zou family who lowered his head on the side: "Zou family, you don't need to go when you offer the group cake for a while, let San Lang's daughter-in-law go for you, you take your people to stand behind me, no one is allowed to leave before the banquet is over!"
This time, Mrs. He was really angry.
On this occasion of presenting gifts to the queen mother and the queen, which family is not the head of the house, but the old lady deprived her of this right, this is really a naked slap in the face, and for a while in the future, the Zou family will not be able to raise their heads in the circle of Shengjing noblewomen.
Such a punishment was even more severe than the distribution of her two henchmen.