Those who went to Shou'an Hall to greet Concubine Shen every day were mainly the family members of Prince Ying, including Princess Ying, Concubine Su, Concubine Lin, Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Mu of Prince Ying, and several children of Prince Ying. , Liu's cousin.
Concubine Shen was very preoccupied and was not in the mood to tease the children. After the children said goodbye, they were all taken away to play.
Cousin Liu was also sent by Concubine Shen to talk with Princess Xing'an to relieve her boredom.
The girls served tea, and the cup of tea given to Yong Ruo still contained three units of A-level sterilization drugs.
Yong Ruo picked up the teacup, lightly touched the tea with his lips, absorbed all the medicine in the tea, and put down the cup calmly.
She just smashed a cup in Shou'an Hall yesterday, and it's really inconvenient to smash it again today. Fortunately, her system points have already broken through the 10,000 mark, reaching 10,850 points, so there is no need to rush to get all the sterilization pills in Concubine Shen's hands.
Besides, after so many attempts without success, Concubine Shen may be alert, this game has to be played slowly.
Concubine Shen asked everyone: "How does this tea taste?"
Concubine Ying, Concubine Su, Concubine Lin and others changed their tricks and praised the tea. When it was Yongruo's turn, Yongruo smiled very embarrassedly: "Please forgive me, the concubine, I don't understand tea, and I can't taste good or bad. Since it is a tribute tea rewarded by the palace, everyone agrees , that must be great."
Concubine Shen talked a few gossips with everyone,
Then he said to Yongruo: "You are now the wife of the king of Hengjun. With the imperial seal, you will have more time to walk around the various mansions in the future. You must have a capable girl to serve you, so that you will not appear in front of outsiders. Ugly, I have lost the face of Prince Ying's Mansion and Prince Heng's Mansion. Is there someone around you who goes out with you?"
Yong Ruo thought to himself: Concubine Shen is going to stuff people around her
Well! The method of directly putting people around Feng Liao didn't work, so he adopted a roundabout strategy and put people around him. Anyway, they have all entered Wuchenju, sooner or later they will be Feng Liao's people, and they can also be their eyes and ears by the way, right
She complained wildly in her heart, but the smile on her face did not change at all: "Don't worry too, the concubine, the maids that the prince gave me have their own talents, and they can all be independent. It is enough for them to go out with the concubine. , will definitely not embarrass the two palaces."
Even if she couldn't refuse the person that Shen Taifei rewarded in the end, she couldn't let Shen Taifei get her wish so easily!
Concubine Shen shook her head, and said with a serious face: "What do you know about your family? People outside are used to making arrangements behind their backs, so they have a lot of eyes! Just like the tea just now, others can tell you something. Anyway, only you can’t taste good or bad if you say it. Others don’t say anything in front of you, and they don’t know how to laugh at you behind your back. Haven't you lost all of it?"
After finishing speaking, Concubine Shen asked the people of Princess Ying for confirmation: "You guys say, is this the reason?"
Concubine Ying, Concubine Su and Mrs. Chen all echoed, describing the outside world as cruel as Shura hell. Only Concubine Lin remained silent.
After the three sycophants joined forces with Concubine Shen to frighten Yong Ruo severely, Concubine Su laughed and said, "From my concubine's point of view, Concubine Mother might as well choose one of the big girls around her as a reward to Madam Yong." With such a capable person always reminding me, even if Mrs. Yong has some shortcomings, it won't be too shameful! Sister Wangfei, is my concubine reasonable?"
Concubine Ying smiled lightly, expressing her agreement: "The side concubine Su is right!"
Concubine Shen beamed when she heard this, and spat: "You monkeys, you know how to plot against the people around me. Is it that good of a girl like me?"
Concubine Su continued to flatter: "As long as someone knows good and bad, who doesn't know that the concubine is the best at motivating people? To be rewarded by your old man as a big girl is a blessing from a previous life!"
"You are the only one who can talk!" Concubine Shen scolded, then turned to ask Yongruo, "What do you say?"
Yong Ruo thought to himself: With Concubine Shen pressing down high above, and Concubine Ying, Concubine Su and others sparing no effort in beating the side drums, it seems that the girl rewarded by the concubine must continue. Then go on! I can't refuse Concubine Shen, and I can't deal with a girl? Level suppression is layer by layer, dear!
"The concubine, the concubine, and the concubine Su have all said this, how can I not know what is good?" Yong Ruo stood up, and blessed the concubine Shen, "I beg the concubine to give sister Zhu Ying to the concubine Bar!"
"Zhu Ying?" Concubine Shen was slightly taken aback, as if she never thought that Yong Ruo would ask her by name.
Yong Ruo said with a smile: "It's Sister Zhu Ying. The first time I came to Shou'an Hall, it was Sister Zhu Ying who accompanied me to talk. Later, when I went to Shou'an Hall several times, it was also Sister Zhu Ying who took care of me again and again, and was considerate. The fate of Sister Zhu Ying is really not shallow. Since the concubine intends to reward her, why not give Sister Zhu Ying to my concubine? It will be a good story for master and servant to meet each other in the future."
The girl caught between Shou'an Hall and Wuchenju is destined to be cannon fodder. Instead of involving irrelevant innocent people, it is better to drag Zhu Ying, an acquaintance who drugged her many times, into the water.
Concubine Shen pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Then Zhu Ying!"
She turned to Zhu Ying and said, "Zhu Ying, come and kowtow to your new master!"
Zhu Ying, who had been standing behind Yongruo, blessed Shen Taifei: "Yes! This servant obeys."
She turned around and walked around a row of armchairs, walked to Yong Ruo's seat, knelt down and kowtowed: "Servant Zhu Ying, pay my respects to Madam!"
Yong Ruo looked at her with a smile, and didn't wake her up immediately, but said: "I never thought that there is such a fate between you and me!"
She turned around from the coffee table, picked up her cup of tea that had been sterilized, handed it to Zhu Ying with both hands, and said very kindly: "It's a custom in my family: when new servants visit their master, they have to drink a cup of tea that the master has drunk. To show that the master and servant are of one heart and one mind and will never leave. I also ask Sister Zhu Ying not to be disgusted, and drink this cup of tea to the end of this gift."
Zhu Ying looked at the cup of tea in front of her that she had personally medicated, and suddenly felt like a dead soul, and a layer of white sweat immediately appeared on her vest.
what to do? She subconsciously glanced at Concubine Shen and Madam Du.
Madam Du's complexion had already changed drastically.
Concubine Shen couldn't hold her own anymore. Although she barely sat on the couch without moving, her entire expression and limbs were very stiff.
You Ruo handed the cup of tea to Zhu Ying again, and smiled more kindly: "Sister Zhu Ying, please drink this cup of tea!"
I thought: If you dare to drink this cup of tea, I will respect you as a hero, and I will admire you from now on!
Zhu Ying had no choice but to reach out to pick up the tea, her hands trembling slightly.
Yong Ruo put the teacup in her hand steadily, and said: "Sister, please take it, don't drop the teacup."
Just as she was about to pretend she didn't catch it securely, Zhu Ying dropped the teacup when she faltered, and the teacup didn't drop.
She took a peek at Yong Ruo, and seeing Yong Ruo Zheng looking at her with a smile, waiting for her to drink tea, she was so anxious that she hurriedly threw the cup of tea aside, clutching her fingers and crying out for pain: "Ouch, my hand is cramping, it hurts so much!"
Yong Ruo almost couldn't hold back her exaggerated acting skills, and burst out laughing. This Zhu Ying knows that there are others to follow, and she is also a talent. It's a pity that she is too uncreative, so she actually embezzled her own method in person and despised her!
Concubine Shen's face was livid, she sat there with a dull face, her eyelids drooping, her back teeth clenched tightly.
While Madam Du breathed a sigh of relief, she glanced at Concubine Shen uneasily.
Concubine Ying, Concubine Su, and Mrs. Chen looked at the scene in front of them with subtle expressions.
Concubine Lin didn't seem to understand why, she frowned slightly. The other two ladies were obviously in a daze.
"Knead your hands if you have cramp!" Yong Ruo said with concern, "Cramps are the worst pain! Come, let me see your hands."
Zhu Ying hurriedly kowtowed, and tightly covered that "cramped" hand: "Your servant dare not! My servant... Your servant is rude, please punish me, madam!"
Yong Ruo smiled lightly: "Sister Zhu Ying's words are serious, who hasn't felt unwell yet! It's just..."
She looked at the broken teacup on the ground: "This teacup belongs to Shou'an Hall. As long as the concubine doesn't care about it, my sister will be fine."
Zhu Ying quickly turned around, and pleaded guilty to Concubine Shen.
Concubine Shen cleared her throat, gritted her teeth slightly and said: "This time it's all right, don't be so edgy again in the future! You are a member of Shou'an Hall, if you do something wrong, my face will be dull, and I will definitely Double your punishment!"
Zhu Ying agreed in a cold sweat, feeling that the clothes on her back were already soaked in sweat.
Intense fear rose in her heart: this Mrs. Yong is obviously not a persimmon! In the future, I will be caught between Shou'an Hall and Mrs. Yong, I am afraid that this day will become more and more sad. But she is just a servant girl, the concubine rewarded her, and Mrs. Yong took it, so she had no right to say no.
The matter of the tea was over, and Yong Ruo pulled out a gold hairpin from his head, and handed it to Zhu Ying: "This hairpin is a welcome gift, sister Zhu Ying, please accept it! However, this hairpin is a little pointy, and my sister used it Be careful not to hurt yourself."
Her pun made Zhu Ying break out in another layer of cold sweat.
Zhu Ying took the hairpin very obediently, kowtowed to thank her, and said: "Returning to Madam, in the past, this servant was a girl in Shou'an Hall, so it's okay for Madam to call you sister. Now that I have followed Madam, I don't dare to call Madam Call me sister. Madam, please call your servant Zhu Ying!"
Yong Ruo nodded with a smile: "That makes sense! Well, get up!"
Zhu Ying then stood up, and respectfully retreated behind Yong Ruo to stand still.
Yong Ruo felt a little regretful, after today's scene, if Concubine Shen prescribes medicine to herself in the future, the method will be much more concealed, and she probably won't have to throw teacups in Shou'an Hall again.
Concubine Shen was extremely depressed, no longer in the mood to socialize with everyone, she said she was tired, and sent everyone to leave.
Yong Ruo got up and said goodbye to everyone, and then said to Zhu Ying: "Go back and pack your things first, say goodbye to Madam Du and the little sisters you are familiar with, and it won't be too late to come to Wuchenju slowly."
Looking at the back of Yong Ruoyou leaving leisurely, Zhu Ying thought about her bleak future, and really wanted to cry!
But in front of people, she still couldn't show this emotion, so she could only forcefully put on a stiff smiling face, walked back to her room, and then lay down on the bed, crying silently.
After a while, Madam Du opened the door and came in, seeing Zhu Ying lying on the bed crying silently, she let out a long sigh.
She sat down on the edge of the bed, gently patted Zhu Ying's back, comforting her silently. He also said: "Mother can see today that Mrs. Yong is not an easy person to deal with. You... you in the future... you should stop thinking about King Heng!"
Zhu Ying was eagerly waiting for Madam Du's idea! Hearing what Madam Du said, he was a little unhappy, but intellectually, he felt that what Madam Du said was right, so he was upset for a while.
"I... Why should I stop thinking about it? Am I not pretty enough? Is the job not good enough? Why can't I?"
Zhu Ying said with a gloomy expression: "I have been working in the government since I was ten years old. I have worked so hard for so many years, and I never dared to slack off in the slightest. I just hope that one day I can get the favor of the master and soar to the sky! I don't need to be like my mother anymore, slaves Being married to a servant, not to mention the endless bitterness and grievances for a lifetime, the children and grandchildren are all slaves!"
After saying these words, Zhu Ying, who originally thought her future was bleak, immediately felt bright again.
"Mother, you don't need to persuade me anymore, I've made up my mind! No matter how favored and powerful the Yong family is, it's just a concubine. When the concubine enters the door, she will suffer a lot. At that time, no matter how slow I am, It’s never too late to plan.”