Madam Xiang wanted to chase after her, but the palace maid who was just behind her, Empress Dowager Meng, who was waiting for her, stopped her awkwardly: "Madam, it's getting late. If the Fourteenth Miss doesn't go to bed, she will wake up tomorrow and look bad. Empress Dowager When the empress sees it, she will definitely scold the slaves!"
How can Mrs. Xiang be so willing
But the palace maid let her grind for a long time and refused to let go. Finally, she even knelt down on the ground, grabbed her skirt and cried with snot and tears, "Madam, please Madam." Oh! Has Madam ever served the Queen Mother before? Don’t you know that the Queen Mother dislikes Didong people’s slackness?! It’s not easy for this slave to have the opportunity to serve Miss Fourteenth. I beg Madam to show mercy and not let this slave be punished by the Queen Mother. ah!"
Although Mrs. Xiang had been Empress Dowager Meng's female official and had always been favored by Empress Dowager Meng, she was very comfortable in front of the palace officials of Xinshou Palace, otherwise she would not have been able to sneak in quietly after the palace door was locked.
But after all, the female officials of Xinshou Palace are no longer disapproved. If the palace maids there kneel down and beg, and if the news spreads, the beggars will definitely be suspected of despising the Queen Mother. No matter how smart she is, she will have to force a smile. He apologized and left in frustration.
She didn't know that not long after she left, the palace maid stood up neatly, spat at her back, then turned around and went outside to report to Meng Bijun: "Miss, go to Madam."
Originally, since she called Meng Bijun "Miss", she should also drop Mrs. Xiang's surname to show her closeness.
But instead of doing that at this moment, Meng Bijun was not unhappy, but showed admiration: "I'm doing a good job, why not just follow him from now on!"
The palace maid immediately knelt down to the east, kowtowed three times in one breath, and then said happily: "That is not what I want to do!"
No wonder she was so excited. As a member of the Queen Mother's palace, the biggest advantage was that she didn't need to pay much attention to the intrigues in the palace.
However, the Queen Mother is old and looks like she will not live for a few more years, but the palace maid is very young. Why not worry that once the Queen Mother passes away, there will be no one to rely on, let alone an ordinary palace lady like her
If the place assigned to me is good at that time, if the place assigned to me is not good, whether I can wait until the age of twenty-five to leave the palace is not a problem!
Furthermore, not all of the palace maids of her age would be willing to wallow in the palace for the rest of their lives. When they reach adulthood, they can rely on the body they have saved in the palace and marry someone casually to make do with their confinement period.
In the harem of the Ming Dynasty, everyone knows that the most popular ones are the Shu sisters. However, these two sisters have been in the palace for a long time and have their own confidants. When adding new people to the palace, they are not the first choice to have a piece of red paper. , otherwise it wouldn’t be the turn of someone like her who has been serving in the Queen Mother’s Palace for several years.
What's more, the emperor is getting older. No matter how favored the Shu sisters are, it won't be a good choice in the long run.
But Meng Bijun, with the support of the Meng family, can she succeed after entering the palace... Although everyone knows that her successor is unlikely to be favored, it doesn't matter, whether the Queen Mother can do it just by being favored, it should be clear that Meng Can the Queen Mother be an example
The palace maid believed that Meng's efforts to send such a delicate daughter to Wangchun Palace must be a hindrance!
Now that she has taken refuge with Mrs. Xiang, she may not be alone in the future... Don't look at how miserable Mrs. Xiang has been under Jiaoyu's suppression in those years. She was just dumped by her daughter and then forcibly sent her away. It was not shameful, but in recent years In the palace career, she has become an enviable role model.
How can I put it this way, is she a lady of the country
What's more, it was precisely because of Mrs. Xiang's losses that later people summed up their experience and concluded that if Mrs. Xiang had the opportunity, they would be confident that they would be better than her!
The palace maid was imagining it full of fighting spirit when she heard Meng Bijun say: "Then change his name to me. When he goes to Wangchun Palace in the future, tell his aunt to let me go and serve him!"
She went and kowtowed again: "Thank you, Miss, for the name!"
"Let's call it 'Chun Lai'!" Meng Bijun thought for a while, looking at a red plum bonsai not far away, and smiled slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Wangchun Palace... that name is lovely. It’s really not good! Since spring is not expected, it means that spring has not come yet, so it is probably the winter months. The winter is harsh and cold, with snow falling. It’s no wonder that the Wen family will not have a good life after the abolition! "
"So, I'll call you 'Chun Lai'. From now on, Han Xuan will try to eliminate the bad luck in the queen's palace!"
Seeing her mentioning the deposed Queen Wen, Chunlai's original joy suddenly froze. He paused and then said with a smile, "Miss, why would you mention that person? That person's blessings are definitely not as good as Miss's."
"Ha!" When Meng Bijun heard this, he smiled sarcastically, with a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes, and said leisurely, "I don't understand..."
No, even though Chun Lai looked confused, Meng Bijun did not continue talking about Dong Qu, but calmly changed the subject, "He has something he asked me to do..."
The outside world does not know whether the scene in the side hall of Xinshou Palace is known.
Sheng Weiqiao and the other three stayed in Ningweihou Mansion for several months. Sheng Xiang and others who stayed in Sheng Mansion would send people to greet them every month, and they all reported back whether everything was fine.
In this case, Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but wonder, was he too unsettled
But Gongsun Yingjiang, who had said before that they actually did not need to come to the Marquis Mansion for help and could avoid the remote farm outside the city, said: "It is a matter of our safety. It is better to make a fuss than to regret it."
The two aunts and nephews were talking when Xu Caikui came over and brought in Sheng Weiwu who was playing in the courtyard. He gave them three copies of the post: "The Lord of Jingshu County has nothing to do and decided to invite the noble daughter of Chang'an." Ju, we all have posts."
"Mr. Jingshu County?" Sheng Weiqiao had never seen Huan Yehe since we parted ways with Duke Zheng. Hearing this, he took the post and flipped through it. Sure enough, there was a beautiful hairpin in small regular script that read "Ye Hejing" I am very excited and have decided to hold a banquet in the backyard of Yongyi Bo's house next month, and respectfully invite all sisters to come and have a chat."
Sheng Weiqiao held the post and pondered. To be honest, the so-called final secret that Huan Yehe revealed to her in Ci Huan Yehe had deceived her quite badly!
But it was hard to express the grievances, so Sheng Weiqiao didn't want to see the county head at that time.
But she had no choice but to come to Ningweihou Mansion to stay alone, and she took Gongsun Yingjiang and Sheng Weiwu with her.
Gongsun Yingjiang was just fine, but the girl only wanted good food and good clothing, and her demands in other aspects were not very high.
But Sheng Weiwu has a lively and cheerful personality, and she is at an age where she is playful and playful. Although the Hou Mansion occupies a much larger area than Sheng's residence, it is much smaller than the Sheng Mansion in Nanfeng County. Sheng Weiwu spent two days walking around the backyard of the Hou Mansion, but she soon felt bored.
Although Xu Caifu, the third daughter of the Xu family, was not the same age as her, Xu Caifu was not like a little girl of that age. She was more outgoing and silent. Sheng Weiwu got bored after playing with her for a short time. When I heard that someone invited them to a banquet, my eyes lit up: "Third sister, let's go?"
After all, Huan Yehe and Sheng Suihe had the protection of being accomplices in the Bishui County incident, and the Lord Jingshu County was also a thoughtful person, so Sheng Weiqiao was not worried about the safety of that banquet. , although I didn’t want to go at first, but when my sister looked at me expectantly and tugged at her skirt and sleeves, my heart softened.
After all, Bu Nao and the others are now living in Ningwei Hou Mansion. Huan Yehe also invited the Xu sisters. If the Xu sisters don't go, it would not look good if just the three of them go.
So Sheng Weiwu blushed and told her to shut up. Why not ask Xu Caikui's decision first, "My sister needs to prepare for marriage recently. Do you plan to go?"
Xu Caikui simply nodded: "Everything is almost ready. Wu's family is small, so there are not many things to ask him to pack in person... Starting from the first month, Lao Fu has been confined at home, which is boring! If Ming Jingshu County Lord invites me, I can go out It’s good to get some air.”
Also asked them, "Shall we go?"
"Since my sister is going, of course they will also join in the fun." Hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao touched Sheng Weiwu's head and nodded with a smile.
The matter was settled in Dongdong. The day after tomorrow, Sheng Weiqiao and three other sisters gathered with the Xu family sisters, took them to the maid nursing home, and then went to Yongyi Uncle's Mansion for a banquet.
When they arrived at the place, they saw Huan Ye dressed in light purple embroidered with pear blossoms, a collar and narrow sleeves on the undershirt, a tulip skirt and a fringed bun. He was smiling and standing to the east of the hanging flower door to welcome the guests.
Because Sheng Weiqiao and his party arrived earlier, Huan Yehe wanted to continue waiting for other guests, so he stood in the hanging flower door and had a conversation, then confessed and asked Wangyou to take them in first: "His parents are afraid of the cold. , they were all living in a hot spring courtyard outside the city at that time! All the brothers and sisters-in-law, except the eldest brother, are waiting there... so we just go directly to his courtyard!"
Not to mention the Huan family's ancestral home in Bishui County, Huan Guanlan had long been suppressing him from leaving Sangzi. In recent years, he settled in Chang'an because he wanted to avenge Huan Guanlan. Although Bishui County is not as south as Nanfeng County, where you can just wear a jacket in the winter, it is much warmer than Jiangnan. No wonder it was already February, and most of the family was hiding in the hot spring courtyard and refused to come back... I guess they were freezing the first year they came to Chang'an.
Of course, it's not because they were trying to avenge Huan Guanlan because they were all powerless... Even if they stayed in Chang'an, they wouldn't be able to help him. There was no need for Pinghong to suffer the cold. Anyway, Huan Ye met Sheng Suihe at night before. I had said before that she was actually presiding over Yongyi Bo Mansion, and it didn’t seem to last a day or two.
It is estimated that Huan Ye and his eldest brother Liu Donglai would have been able to cover for her. After all, the girl was alone in the house at that time. It was fine for a short time, but she wanted to be gossiped about for a long time.
Sheng Weiqiao felt that it was really not easy for Huan Yehe to marry him. Huan Guanlan had only a few descendants, and he was from the Yongyi family. Huan Yehe had many brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews, but he didn't have anyone who could help him. But she had to roll up her sleeves for everything... Thinking of whether that person could avenge Huan Guanlan, she didn't even dare to come out of the cabinet, let alone have a real relationship with him.
Huan Guanlan died the year before last, oh, the year before last, but he seemed to have had no contact with the Huan family at all. Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but shook his head, thinking that if Huan Guanlan didn't have his own difficulties, he was really cruel.
Regardless of whether the person who becomes the emperor's master has a glorious ending or not, his body and legs are obviously not measurable by ordinary people.
She couldn't help but think of Sheng Suihe again: "Such a great man, even if he is in decline, will definitely not be willing to accept disciples casually, especially when the emperor's master is here, there are so many disciples... I don't know if he has any reason. Let that imperial master mistakenly teach him all the money and treat him as a closed disciple?"