Xi Ruoxuan left the palace and returned to the former Prince Yin's Palace. The palace was still a palace, and all the servants in the palace seemed to be there, doing their jobs conscientiously. It's just that the housekeeper dismissed some of the servants who were temporarily useless, but most of them were still retained, because the prince still came back from time to time, and they were all dismissed. Who would serve the prince when he came back
When the housekeeper saw Xi Ruoxuan coming back, he was so surprised that he didn't know what to say. Because Xi Ruoxuan ran away from home and the prince searched for it for a long time but couldn't find her. This time she came back by herself. Isn't this the sun rising from the west
"Empress, where do you come from? The prince has worked so hard to find you!" the housekeeper said with an exaggerated expression. It was obvious that he did not know that Kuang Langyu had returned to Beijing, let alone that the prince had been imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Xi Ruoxuan looked at the housekeeper expressionlessly: "Is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."
The housekeeper quickly ordered his servants to do it, and then invited Xiruoxuan in. He was chattering as he walked: "My queen, you don't dare to run away again. The prince is almost going crazy because of you. He doesn't think about food or tea all day long." , we servants can’t persuade him. This time I heard that he is still living in the home of an old doctor. The emperor urged him several times, but the prince didn’t come back. I guess it’s not that the prince was poisoned, but he doesn’t want to return to Beijing. All he wanted to do was to find the empress, and now that the empress is back, I will send someone to report to the prince. The prince will be so happy to hear the news!"
Xiruoxuan waved his hand: "Stop working, the prince is returning to Beijing with me this morning."
"Ah! Then why didn't the prince come back?"
"It's the emperor. The emperor blamed him for disobeying the decree and put the prince in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment." Xi Ruoxuan said lightly.
The housekeeper became anxious when he heard this: "Oh! How can this happen? The prince has entered the cell, we have to think of a way!"
Xi Ruoxuan said angrily: "Think of a way, think of a way. Are you going to rob the prison and rescue the prince?"
"Mother, I don't mean that. The prince is in a cell. We have to find someone to go to the emperor to beg for mercy. We can't just sit at home and wait!" The housekeeper is really anxious. As the housekeeper of Prince Yin's Mansion, he can be said to be a very important person. Loyal and conscientious.
Xi Ruoxuan felt that there was some truth to this statement, but who could he ask for help? I didn’t even have a single friend in the capital, so it wasn’t surprising. Who would have nothing to do with a silly concubine
The housekeeper thought for a while: "Master Ximen has a good relationship with the prince. How about your wife go to Situ Mansion and talk to Mr. Ximen. I heard that the emperor still attaches great importance to Mr. Ximen's words." From Kuang Langyu's usual words, the housekeeper knew something about the court. There is also some superficial understanding of things. But little did he know that at this time, Ximen Dehao had already placed his treasure on the third prince, Kuang Langfu.
When Xiruoxuan heard that she wanted him to go find Ximen Dehao, she quickly shook her head. She was not afraid of meeting Master Ximen, but she was mainly afraid of meeting Ximen Lingqian. This girl almost captured Kuang Langyu's heart. I just because She just ran away from home. She asked me to go to her house. I'm not that mean!
"How about this! Go and talk to Lord Ximen and ask him to say something nice in front of the emperor." Xi Ruoxuan didn't want to go himself, so he had to leave this task to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper couldn't help it: "Okay! I'll bring some gifts to Situ's Mansion."
Xi Ruoxuan waved his hand: "Go ahead!"
The housekeeper went out, and Cuiyun stood at the door at some point: "Mother, you are back. I miss you so much!"
When Xiruoxuan saw that it was Cuiyun, his former personal maid, he felt sad and happy: "Oh! It's Cuiyun! Come in quickly, oh! She has grown taller and become more beautiful."
"No way, your Majesty is teasing me again. My Majesty, where have you been for such a long time? I am thinking about you every day." Cuiyun's eyes were filled with tears.
yes! After all, we have been together day and night for such a long time, and it is impossible not to have feelings.
"Cuiyun, what have you been busy with these days when I'm not here?"
Cuiyun sat on a chair and replied: "Your Majesty is not here, and the prince is often not in the house. The housekeeper dismissed many sisters. I am your personal maid, and the housekeeper did not dare to dismiss, so Cuiyun can stay. Even so , I usually work a lot, and the rooms in the palace have to be cleaned every day, but I feel relaxed around the queen. The queen is approachable and never lets the slaves do physical work. "
"You little talker, when did you learn to flatter me? Tell me everything you know about what happened in the capital while I was away."
Cuiyun talked about a lot of miscellaneous things in the palace, and finally said: "Afang from the laundry room was discovered by the housekeeper to be involved with people from Jiajun Prince's house, and was beaten to death by the housekeeper."
"Ah! Does the prince know about this?" Xi Ruoxuan thought to himself that this housekeeper is too overbearing. His servants also have the right to make friends. How can you care so little about human life
"This happened some time ago. I guess the prince doesn't know about it."
Xi Ruoxuan immediately felt disgusted with the housekeeper. This was too overbearing. What was the difference between this and the rich landlord bullying the poor? At this time, a servant came in with a bowl of noodles: "My dear, this is what the housekeeper ordered."
"Put it on the table!"
The servant handed the face to Cuiyun and went out. Xi Ruoxuan was really hungry at this time. While eating, she asked Cuiyun: "How much do you know about what happened in the court recently?"
Cuiyun shook her head: "Mother, how can a servant know about the affairs of the imperial court?"
Xi Ruoxuan thought about it. I couldn't ask anyone else, but her. But I have nothing to do now: "Then tell me as much as you know!"
"But, this servant really doesn't know at all whether the prince is at home or not. We have no way of knowing what happened in the court."
"What about the prince? Is he under house arrest?"
Cuiyun shook her head: "I don't know much about this. I have never heard that the prince was released, but I heard from other servants that the emperor intends to release the prince. I don't know if it is true."
"Oh! Where did you hear this?"
"These are the reports from the eunuchs in the palace. They said that the emperor originally wanted to make our prince the crown prince. The servants were happy for a while, but then they heard that the emperor was angry and wanted to make the second prince the prince of Jiajun. I don't know. Is it real."
"Prince Jia? That idiot? Is the emperor confused? Even Prince Li Ling can't establish that kid. Besides eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, what else can that kid do? The emperor entrusting the country to him is not handing over the family property. To a prodigal?"
Cuiyun looked at Xiruoxuan blankly: "I don't understand this. I just dream that one day, our prince will become the emperor, and I can follow the empress. Then the empress will be the empress, and she will be so majestic. Now, how wonderful it would be to have a slave by your side enjoying the hot food and drinking spicy food!"
"You have a wonderful idea. I'm not interested in letting me be the queen!" Xi Ruoxuan said insincerely. In fact, she had already had this plan in her heart. Since I decided to marry Kuang Langyu, I planned to marry him to Kuang Langyu. To be promoted to the throne of the emperor, otherwise what would I do if I traveled here, just to be a princess? No! Just being a princess is not enough. I want to be a queen, a queen mother, or even a queen mother.
The wish is very beautiful, but the road is tortuous. The prince I want to push is still in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He is still thousands of miles away from the throne of the emperor. The most important thing now is not to daydream, the most important thing is to get him out first.
Seeing Xi Ruoxuan say this, Cuiyun looked in disbelief: "Your Majesty, there is no woman in the world who doesn't want to be a queen, so don't lie to me. If your Majesty really becomes the Queen, all I want is to continue to follow you." , continue to serve the empress."
Xiruoxuan looked at Cuiyun: "Really, your requirements are so low? At least you have to get a concubine, don't you think so?"
Upon hearing this, Cuiyun's face changed greatly: "My dear, I don't dare to have such an unreasonable thought."
"Really do not have?"
"real."
"Then you just said that there is no woman in the world who doesn't want to be a queen."
Cuiyun was so frightened that she knelt down and said, "Mother, make atonement. I just said something wrong. What I meant was that all women in the world want to be queens. But who am I? I am a servant. I don't dare to have such a thing." It was unintentional.”
Seeing Cuiyun kneeling on the ground and shivering, Xi Ruoxuan hurriedly helped her up: "I'm kidding you, why are you so nervous? Get up!"
"Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam."
Xi Ruoxuan walked into his bedroom again. The bedroom was kept very clean and warm. Except for the new quilt and pillows, everything else basically remained the same.
"No one usually lives here?"
Cuiyun quickly said: "How can other people live in the bedrooms of the empress and the prince?"
"Then it's pretty clean here."
Cuiyun smiled sheepishly: "We servants usually have nothing else to do except cleanse. If we can't do this well, then we are no longer worthy of staying in the palace."
Xi Ruoxuan tried to lie down on the bed, and Cuiyun said: "My queen, if you are tired, please rest first. My servant is waiting outside. If you call me if you have anything to do, I will come in immediately."
Xi Ruoxuan nodded and then lay down. To be honest, Xi Ruoxuan has been really tired recently. He has been running around all day. Now he finally sleeps on his own bed. This feeling is good. He is drifting off. She actually fell asleep.
It was already past noon when she opened her eyes. Cuiyun stood aside and said, "My queen, you are so lucky. You sleep so soundly. The housekeeper came just now. When I saw that you were sleeping soundly, I didn't want to call you."
Xiruoxuan smiled slightly: "I didn't expect that after several years of not seeing each other, you have learned to be considerate. Where is the housekeeper? Please ask him to come over."
"Okay! Wait a moment, my lady. I'll call you right now." After Cuiyun said that, he walked out. After a while, the housekeeper walked in.
"Mother, you're up." The housekeeper greeted politely.
"You're back, that's what Master Ximen said?" Xi Ruoxuan asked.
The housekeeper thought for a while and said, "My dear, I told him my purpose of coming, and the master readily agreed. He said that he would intercede on behalf of the prince at court tomorrow morning."
Xiruo , I’m afraid our prince’s life will be difficult.”
"In your opinion, who is more suitable to be the emperor?"
The housekeeper chuckled and said, "My dear, please forgive me for your daring. This is a national matter and is not something you should discuss. It is only related to the future of our prince, so I dare not not consider it. Prince Jiajun is a member of the prince's party. We are at odds with our prince to begin with. If he gains power, we may not have a good life. If the third prince, Lord Lingjun, becomes emperor, then our prince will be safe."