Holding the stack of thick white papers in her arms, Xiao Yu almost didn't recover, subconsciously looked at the right minister and asked.
Prime Minister on the right glanced at Concubine Xiao, and said in a deep voice, "Why, you didn't listen to what your father said for a few days after you came out?"
Concubine Xiao immediately shook her head, how could she dare to refute Prime Minister Right, she pouted her lips aggrievedly, "But...but the carriage on the road is bumpy, how can I calm down and copy the house rules?"
There are more than 200 family rules in the Xiao family, which are very cumbersome. Concubine Xiao has been punished a lot since she was a child, but every time she insists halfway, she goes to Mrs. Xiao to beg for mercy.
Mrs. Xiao was soft-hearted, and it seemed that two days of punishment and confinement passed, and the right minister just turned a blind eye.
But if the right minister is determined to punish, Mrs. Xiao will probably not tear down the stage, just pretend she doesn't know anything, and then compensate Xiao Concubine later. quit.
Now that Mrs. Xiao was not around, and there was no one to intercede, Concubine Xiao suddenly felt that her wrists were sore and swollen, and she couldn't lift her hands for several days after copying.
At the end, the right minister said again, "Xiao Jiu, if the carriage is bumpy during the day, it may not be difficult to spread a few more layers of blankets, and find a post station to copy by candle at night."
Before Xiao Concubine had time to beg for mercy, the Prime Minister walked away, and Xiao Concubine held the paper in a daze for a while.
"Miss..." Qing Yu silently sympathized with Concubine Xiao, "Master Xiang didn't say when he would be able to return to Beijing, we can write slowly, as long as the journey is slower."
Before Xiao Concubine could react, she looked at Qing Yu strangely, "If Father thinks I'm an eyesore, I just don't share a carriage with Rong Yue, why torture me like this."
The corners of Qingyu's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't speak. It seems that her lady has forgotten that there is another person.
At this moment, the butler hurried over and said to Concubine Xiao, "Miss Xiao, someone is coming from the palace, and I want you to come over."
Concubine Xiao frowned, and went with the butler, only to see a nanny waiting respectfully in the hall.
"Xiao Jiu, the empress wants to invite you into the palace." Rong Yue stepped forward and took Xiao Concubine's hand, and said in a low voice, "If you are afraid, I will go with you."
Concubine Xiao smiled, "That's unnecessary, I'm fine by myself, you'd better stay in the mansion and spend more time with the old lady."
"But… "
Concubine Xiao whispered a few words in Rong Yue's ear, and Rong Yue was relieved, "Then be careful."
"Do not worry."
Concubine Xiao drove towards the palace with Nanny Yu in a carriage, Nanny Yu looked at Concubine Xiao carefully, and smiled at Concubine Xiao very satisfied.
"Miss Xiao, don't be nervous. The empress is a very gentle woman, approachable and easy to get along with. I heard that she is here this time, and I want to thank her face to face."
Xiao Concubine's heart is like a bright mirror. Although Xiao Concubine and Empress Xiyue are not involved in name, she is actually Xiao Concubine's future mother-in-law. There are many beads of sweat in Xiao Concubine's palms.
In the previous life, in order to please Concubine Shu, she suffered all kinds of hardships in the palace, and was despised everywhere, but I can't refute it, otherwise it would be unfilial.
It also left a lot of bad impressions on Xiao Concubine. This time, I want to meet a strange woman again, the Queen of Xiyue, such a noble and extraordinary woman, who is loved by the Emperor of Xiyue, and has an excellent son like the prince under her knees. , is the most enviable woman in the whole of Xiyue, not one of them.
Just when Xiao Yu was thinking wildly, there was a loud bang from the carriage suddenly, and Xiao Yu's whole body fell to one side unexpectedly.
"Miss, be careful!" Qing Yu hurriedly pulled Xiao Concubine so that she would not be knocked out of the car.
Nanny Yu was also stunned, she stretched out her hands to hold her waist tightly, her face was pale, but she hurriedly looked at Concubine Xiao regardless of the pain.
"Are you okay, miss?"
Xiao Concubine came back to her senses after being shocked. Except for the numbness and pain caused by the touch of her elbow just now, everything else is fine.
"It's all right, how is Mammy?"
Nanny Yu also shook her head, gritted her teeth, and said, "Young lady, don't worry, and this old slave is fine. I'll go out and have a look, girl, please wait a moment."
Concubine Xiao nodded, rubbing her elbow with one hand, it must have been bruised a lot.
Aunt Yu lifted the curtain, her face darkened, and she asked the coachman, "What's going on here!"
"Mammy Yu, it was the carriage behind that was rushing on its way and bumped into it, and the little girl couldn't dodge in time, which disturbed Mammy." The coachman explained.
After hearing this, Madam Yu glanced at a carriage parked at the side, and there was only room for one carriage at the gate of the palace, and the carriage behind her obviously wanted to pass quickly, so she sped up her speed and hit the .
"Who is the person in front? He is so courageous. He dared to snatch the way of my princess. You can take it to disturb the princess!"
A nanny got off from the carriage behind him, pointing his finger at Yu Nanny, he didn't have a good face.
In the past, horse-drawn carriages were marked, so ordinary coachmen would recognize that there are many dignitaries in Shengjing City, and it would be troublesome if they accidentally collided.
The mammy saw that Mammy Yu's carriage was very ordinary and had no obvious signs, so she decided that the carriage in front was not some powerful family, and she had enough confidence.
The queen wanted to see Concubine Xiao and didn't want to make it public at all, so she kept a low profile on purpose, but she didn't expect to attract such an outburst.
Nanny Yu was about to lose her temper when a gentle voice came from inside the curtain, "Grandma Cen, please don't be rude! It was because we were in a hurry and bumped into someone, so why don't we apologize quickly."
The woman's voice was soft and comfortable to listen to, and she must be a charming person.
Upon hearing this, Nanny Cen immediately said, "Yes, I was really offended just now. The person in the carriage is Princess Yunle, who rushed into the palace because of an important matter and did not bump into Nanny. How offended, please come here Make way for a nanny to make way."
At first, Nanny Yu was annoyed when she heard Nanny Cen's words, but at the moment she was bringing people into the palace in a low-key manner, not wanting to cause unnecessary trouble, but she just put up with it, where is the Queen's face
Just when Nanny Yu was about to refuse, Princess Yunle in the carriage said again, "Now they have reached the gate of the palace, and it's not too late, let them go first."
Princess Yunle made a concession first, and Nanny Yu also heaved a sigh of relief, "Then I would like to thank Princess Yunle."
Saying that, Madam Yu asked the coachman to rush into the palace, and Nanny Cen followed behind to get into the carriage, and followed behind slowly.
When they arrived at the gate of Erdao Palace, they all had to get off the carriage and enter the palace on foot. When they got off the carriage, Xiao Concubine looked at the resplendent and majestic Xiyue Palace, and saw a group of palace ladies in front of her, with a touch of bright light yellow in front. The pretty figure must be that Princess Yunle.
Nanny Yu supported the servant girl's hand and walked very slowly. Concubine Xiao was not in a hurry, nor did she ask more questions, but judging by her posture, the princess must be favored.
"It makes the girl laugh. The one in front is Princess Yunle, the daughter of Princess Chonghua, who is very popular."
As for the other things, Nanny Yu didn't continue to talk about it, probably because her waist was hit hard, so she didn't like the impression of the princess.
Xiao Yu hummed lightly, she was not familiar with Xiyue, and she was about to leave soon, it was really impossible to pursue the cause of trouble, so let her be unlucky.
If it was changed to Dongming, Xiao Yu would definitely get the place back, not even the princess!
Concubine Xiao's expression was indifferent, and Nanny Yu was even more satisfied with her neither arrogant nor impatient appearance.
The two of them walked for more than half an hour before arriving at Queen Zhao's Fengqi Palace.
Empress Zhao had been looking forward to it for a long time. She waited and waited but no one came, until the personal maid came running in and said, "Madam, Mother Yu is back."
Empress Zhao was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Please come in quickly."
Aunt Yu's face turned pale with pain, and she limped as she walked, "Ma'am..."
"What's going on here?"
Nanny Yu resisted the pain, walked close to Queen Zhao, and told Queen Zhao exactly what happened just now.
Empress Zhao raised her eyebrows, "Mammy, go down and rest first, Lianyu, go and invite a medical girl to come over and show Mammy."
"The servant obeys."
After a while, Empress Zhao said, "Invite people in quickly."
At this time, a little palace maid rushed in, "My Lady, the Empress Dowager, Princess Yunle, and the eldest son are here."
Empress Zhao covered her forehead, why did she choose this time to come, "Forget it, let's take Miss Xiao to the side hall first, take good care of her, and don't neglect her."
"yes!"
Empress Zhao's good mood was mostly gone. Yesterday, the prince said that some guests from Dongming were going to leave in two days.
So Empress Zhao couldn't wait to see Concubine Xiao, she waited all night, and immediately asked Aunt Yu to pick Concubine Xiao into the palace as soon as the palace gate opened.
Who knew that it was such an unfortunate coincidence that when Princess Yunle returned to the capital, Empress Zhao had to be patient and accompany Empress Dowager Song around.
After a while, the Empress Dowager Song came in with a man and a woman, dressed in a bright yellow phoenix robe, mighty and domineering, with slightly high jawbones, the phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light suddenly appeared, and the aura of the whole body was not angry and majestic, which was very impressive. Unconsciously timid.
Standing beside the Empress Dowager Song was a young girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with firm skin, light eyebrows, a faint smile on her face, and elegant gestures. This is Princess Yunle.
Princess Yunle has a very good reputation in Shengjing. She is both talented and beautiful, virtuous and virtuous.
She has been spoiled and spoiled for so many years, but this Princess Yunle is also a person with a good background, she is not at all coquettish, but knowledgeable and reasonable.
Over the years, countless people have come to propose marriage, all of them are from first-class good family background, but who is that Princess Chonghua? She grew up in the palace and was loved all the time, and her eyes are on the top of her head.
Maybe it is an excellent family in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of Princess Chonghua, it is only mediocre, even if they searched all over Shengjing, they were not satisfied.
Next to the Empress Dowager, there was another younger man who was about thirteen or fourteen years old. He was the younger brother of Princess Yunle and the youngest son of Princess Chonghua.
But she is not at all like her elder sister, Princess Yunle, on the contrary, she is a one-sided master, and has always been the overlord in the fief, even Princess Yunle gave up three points.
"Mother, why did you come in person?"
Empress Zhao stepped forward to welcome her, even though she was unhappy, she still had a faint smile on her face.
Empress Dowager Song smiled, it was rare that she didn't show her face to Empress Zhao, "Yun Le and Yun Yin are thinking about you as aunt when they return to Beijing today, so Ai's family also came over to have a look, the empress looks good today."
"Yun Le paid a visit to Auntie. When her mother heard that Auntie was not feeling well, she specifically ordered Yun Le to bring nourishing supplements. Seeing that Auntie's health has improved a lot, Yun Le is also relieved."
Princess Yunle is elegant and graceful, with clear enunciation, but she is gentle and charming.
Empress Zhao nodded, "Yun Le has a heart. When you see your mother and aunt later, you should talk about her well. It's just a small problem, and it's worth asking Yun Le to make a special trip."
"Yun Yin also paid a visit to my aunt. The elder sister was worried about her body, so she didn't dare to stop all the way. It was three days earlier than expected."
Yun Yin has a handsome appearance, a slender figure, and a smile on his face. He looks like a handsome young man, but his eyes can't help but flicker, making Queen Zhao frown slightly.
These three people's words have the same meaning inside and out, that is, Princess Yunle is very concerned about Queen Zhao's body.
Such obvious flattery, if Queen Zhao couldn't detect it, she would be a fool.
Empress Dowager Song said, "Don't stand still, sit down and rest quickly, you just recovered from a serious illness and it's time for you to recuperate."
Empress Zhao's expression was a little unnatural. Judging from this, she might not plan to leave Fengqi Palace for a while.