Chapter 057: Expected
"I heard that the princess made a pair of winter shoes for this king, and this king came to take a look. β
Early in the morning, as soon as Qingchen got up to clean up, he saw Xiao Yishi Shiran coming over, leaning against the door, and said with a smile on his face.
"The prince is very well-informed. Qingchen only said with a smile, and then ordered, "Jinyan, take out the shoes and let the prince try them." β
"Yes. Jin Yan responded, turned around and went to the back room.
"The palace made an order early in the morning, Xiang Gui Concubine has been in the palace for a long time, and her virtue is at a loss, and she implements the art of prohibition in the palace, trying to murder the Queen Mother, and deprives her of the title, demotes herself to a nobleman, confines her feet and shuts Hexuan, thinks about it behind closed doors, and copies Buddhist scriptures to pray for the Queen Mother. Xiao Yi walked in, sat beside Qingchen, and spoke.
"Really?" Qingchen listened to Xiao Yi's words, and just said two words lightly.
The princess didn't seem surprised at all, as if everything was expected by the princess. Xiao Yi squinted his eyes and looked at Qingchen.
"What's so surprising? Qingchen grew up in the palace since he was a child, and the favor and decline of harem women are just extremely common, and Qingchen has already seen a lot. Mu Qingchen said and smiled.
At this time, Jin Yan took out the shoes made by Qingchen, waited for Xiao Yi to change them, and went out to pass breakfast.
"Go and tell the kitchen to prepare an extra portion, and this king will accompany the princess to breakfast today. Xiao Yi instructed Jin Yan.
Jin Yan nodded and left.
"Actually, not everything is expected. Mu Qingchen looked at the shoes on Xiao Yi's feet and suddenly spoke.
"Is there anything unexpected by the princess? The king thought that everything was under the control of the princess. Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Xiao Yat spoke bluntly.
"No, these shoes fit so well, but they are unexpected. Mu Qingchen smiled lightly, "This is Qingchen's first time making shoes." β
"Oh, what an honor this king has. Xiao Yi laughed, and even wore the shoes made of Qingchen directly, and did not change them, and seemed to be very satisfied.
A trace of astonishment flashed in Qingchen's eyes, and it was fleeting, but at this time, Huai Jin and Zhan Yu came in with breakfast and put it on the table, and Xiao Yi also ate it very unceremoniously.
Speechless for a while, Qingchen showed a sarcastic look at the scene in front of her, except for testing each other, or acting in front of outsiders, she and Xiao Yi didn't have anything to say about it, probably the two of them are the saddest couple in the world.
After breakfast, Xiao Yi left in his new shoes, still smiling when he left, and he didn't know what he was so happy about.
Huai Jin removed the utensils, leaving only Zhu Yu to talk to Qingchen in the room.
"Princess, have you heard that Concubine Xiang is now a noble person of Lu. Ji Yu asked.
"The prince has already said it, he said that I expected everything, and I was not surprised at all, but in fact, it was not. Qingchen sighed, "What surprised me was not that Lu Xiangran was demoted, but that the Shen family was so powerful that he could add this block to Xiao Ling overnight." β
While speaking, Qingchen walked to the side of the case, picked up the pen and wrote down the three words "Lu Tianqi", and then drew a cross on the name, looking like a smile.
"Princess, the squire of the Criminal Department is the emperor's confidant, and Lu Guiren is only grounded now, he may not be separated from the emperor. Ji Yu said his opinion, "What's more, at this time, everyone knows in their hearts, but it is just an expedient measure made by the emperor to appease the Shen family." β
"It's not the end of the matter yet, and no one counts this matter in their hearts. As for whether to be separated or not, it is not you and me who have the final say, but the Queen Mother. Qingchen whispered, "Let's wait and see......"
Zhan Yu looked at Mu Qingchen, who had always been unfathomable, and suddenly lost his voice, just quietly by her side and did not speak.
A few days later, news came from the palace again, saying that the Queen Mother was still sleepless at night, and after careful investigation, it was found that Lu Guiren had not reduced his mind about murdering the Queen Mother, and was reprimanded by the Queen Mother.
Mu Qingchen knew very well that the palace wanted to make a good person completely crazy within a few days, there were countless ways, she didn't know which one the Queen Mother used, but no matter which one, it was all her heart.
Lu Tianqi, the waiter of the Criminal Department, is such a daughter, and her daughter has been in the palace for less than half a year, and she has experienced favor, pregnancy, promotion, miscarriage, loss of favor, demotion, and finally ended up with such a sad ending, how can he not have the slightest mustard in his heart?
"Princess, now that Lu Guiren is completely finished, what about the Bright Moon Protector?" asked Zhan Yu.
"When Mingyue is not yet out of the palace, I have my own arrangements. Qingchen said, thinking of the most unique woman in the harem, Concubine An.
Concubine An is suspicious of her, although there is no evidence to prove that she is not the real Mu Qingchen, but Concubine An's existence has always been a thorn in her heart, and no accidents will be allowed until she achieves her goal.
Shuhexuan has now been defeated, just like a remnant flower that has withered in winter, with no scenery at all, and can only arouse pity.
The crazy Lu Guiren now only has two low-level rough maids waiting, and the Internal Affairs Office saw that Lu Guiren did not have a sacred heart, and people were crazy, so they deducted her share, and even the two personal palace maids around her had to be transferred.
"You two, leave with me, the Huanyi Bureau is still waiting for you. Although the work of the Huanyi Bureau is harder, at least you will not be given less food, and with this crazy little master, I am afraid that I will not even have anything to eat after a while. Mama Su said to Cai Wei and Mingyue.
Then, the two of them smiled bitterly and followed behind Mama Su, walked out of Shuhexuan, and headed towards the Huanyi Bureau.
On the day when Lu Guiren went crazy, it snowed again in Ningyue Country, and now the snow on the ground has not disappeared, and palace people can be seen everywhere on the road with brooms sweeping the snow, and occasionally palace people accidentally fell to the ground due to road slipping, causing a burst of laughter.
The three of them were walking, and they saw a sedan chair not far away being carried over, and Mama Su saw it, so she let it pass by on the side of the road.
"The lady is auspicious. When the sedan chair arrived, it became clear that it was the sedan chair of the Ziyan Palace, needless to say, it was Concubine Gu Yanru who was sitting inside.
Suddenly, Cai Wei raised her head, as if she saw a savior, kowtowed to the sedan chair, and cried in her mouth: "Please be gracious to the lady concubine, save the slave and maid, the slave and maid don't want to go to the Huanyi Bureau, the slave and the maid are willing to serve the lady concubine, even if she is a rough girl in the Purple Smoke Palace, please be kind to the lady concubineββ"
Mingyue looked at Cai Wei in such a situation, a slight surprise flashed in her eyes, but it was fleeting, and the sedan chair stopped at this time, and Wenqin next to the sedan chair opened the curtain.
"Who is this?" asked Gu Yanru as she looked at Mama Su.
"Back to Niangniang's words, this is the palace maid next to Lu Guiren, the Queen Mother ordered, Lu Guiren doesn't need so many people around now, so let the slave maid send the two girls to work elsewhere, the slave maid thinks about it, it seems that only the Huanyi Bureau can accommodate these two people. Mama Su replied.
"You, raise your head and tell Bengong, what's your name?" Gu Yanru looked at Cai Wei and asked.
"Slave Caiwei, see Concubine Niangniang. Cai Wei still had tears on her face, and she seemed to be very aggrieved about wanting to go to the Huanyi Bureau.
"Lu Guiren's palace maid......" A smile flashed at the corner of Gu Yanru's mouth, "It's really a pity for me, since you have sold the palace so much, if the palace doesn't agree to you, it will seem unkind, so you can follow, the palace of the palace happens to be short of a needlework girl." β
"Slave and maid Xie Shufei Niangniang, Niangniang Niangde, slave and maid will never forget. Cai Wei kowtowed to Gu Yanru, then got up and followed behind Wen Qin.
From beginning to end, Mingyue didn't say a word, just stood there quietly, watching Concubine Shu take Cai Wei down.
If Cai Wei doesn't want to go to the Huanyi Bureau, it is the wisest choice to ask Concubine Niangniang, Concubine De and the Queen Mother are in the same breath, she naturally will not go to Concubine De, Concubine An never meddles in affairs, so she doesn't expect that other concubines can't speak at all in the harem, let alone say it.
Mingyue watched Cai Wei go away with Concubine Niangniang's sedan chair, and her eyes were not shocked, this palace couldn't trap her, if she wanted to go, she could do it at any time, but she left Shuhexuan and went to the Huanyi Bureau, I was afraid that she would not be able to complete the task assigned by the landlord.
"Mama, slowly. β
As soon as she turned around and walked a few steps, Mingyue heard a familiar voice from behind, she and Mama Su turned around, but saw Concubine An standing not far away, looking at them.
Today's Concubine An is wearing a bright red jacket and a snow-white mink cloak, and the whole person is beautiful and dusty, just like the red plum and snow, gorgeous and dazzling.
"Concubine An is auspicious. Mingyue followed Mama Su to see the salute, and then stopped talking.
"Bengong remembers, your name is Mingyue. Concubine An walked directly in front of Mingyue and said so.
"Slave Mingyue, thank you for remembering. Mingyue lowered her eyebrows and bowed to say.
"That girl just now begged Concubine Shu to avoid going to the Huanyi Bureau, why don't you speak? You know, it's the middle of winter, and the days of the Huanyi Bureau are not easy. Concubine An asked.
"The master has the arrangement of the master, and the slave and the slave have the number of lives of the slave and the maid. What's more, Cai Wei has already begged Concubine Shu, if the slave and maid speak again, if she angers Concubine Shu, won't Cai Wei be burdened together?" Mingyue replied.
"You are a transparent person, and you know that you are thinking about that girl, but this palace sees that she has no intention of interceding for you. Concubine An said, "You have such an appetite for me, are you willing to follow this palace to Yijing Palace?"
Really...... There is nowhere to find it when you step on iron shoes......
Mingyue sighed in her heart, and her expression remained unchanged: "The slave is fortunate to be not abandoned by Niangniang, and she is willing to follow Niangniang and serve Niangniang." β
"Is this also a promise?" Concubine An smiled and turned her head to look at Mama Su, "Mama, this palace wants to take her, no problem, right?"
Of course, it is her blessing that Niangniang is willing to take this girl in. Mama Su nodded.
Concubine An has asked the Queen Mother for An, and it is to go back to Yijing Palace, Mingyue followed behind Concubine An, looking at this mysterious woman in the harem, her mind was turning.
Even God is helping her, this scene happened to be seen by Concubine An, and her temperament is right to Concubine An's appetite, if not, if she wants to get close to Concubine An, she has to find another way.