Hearing the old lady's words, Ananda twisted his lips in his heart. Anyway, the old lady had never given her good looks before, and now that she was married, she never thought of asking her for good looks.
However, the old lady shouldn't really think of her as a steamed stuffed bun, she can handle it casually, right
Ananda was just a concubine before and was not bullied by the old lady. Now that she is married, it is not the old lady who can be dismissed like this!
Lu Feirong and Lu Feiji didn't speak, and now it's not the time for them to speak, they just smiled implicitly. The prime minister's wife also knew that with Ananda's current status, not to mention the old lady, even she, the prime minister's wife, couldn't be dismissed like this, but the old lady couldn't ignore it, so she could only come out to smooth things over, and said with a smile: "Look at what mother said, girl Although you are married, you are also filial, knowing that your old man is not feeling well, so naturally you have to come back to see him."
The old lady didn't accept this favor. She held back for a long time, and when she saw Ananda who was dressed more gorgeously than her two prime minister's granddaughters, her heart became more and more tired, and she said lightly: "The third lady and the fourth lady are filial , You have a heart. Seventh Lady is now a princess, and the old woman dare not make a princess filial, it will shorten her life."
Great, now there's no need to even cover up. Sure enough, because of Lu Shaoling and Lu Shaocheng being fined to kneel in the ancestral hall, the old lady completely hated Ananda. And the old lady also thought that her son was already a prime minister, so she didn't need to rely on King Su, and it was okay if she disliked Ananda—anyway, she had never liked Ananda before, and she didn't like him now either.
The old lady looked down on Ananda's background. With such a lowly status mother, naturally she never had any hope of honoring the Lu family with Ananda. Now that Ananda has become a princess, the old lady has not changed her mind. Speaking of this point, the old lady is actually quite stubborn. Don't you know that making friends with King Su is good for Prime Minister Lu's sons
Ananda was not angry when he heard what the old lady meant, and said with a simple face: "Grandma, what you said is wrong. Even if your granddaughter is married, she is still your granddaughter. It is the duty of a granddaughter to be filial to you. If it doesn’t get out, people outside will say that our Lu family has no education.”
As soon as Ananda's words came out, the expressions of all the people present were different, and even the prime minister's wife almost got angry.
Well, isn't this trying to block her with what the old lady said earlier
The old lady was so choked up that she couldn't breathe, her fingers gripped the quilt tightly, and she almost wanted to yell at that simple-minded granddaughter: What's so poignant? ! !
The girls of the Lu family quickly lowered their heads, not knowing whether they were holding back their laughter or they were afraid of the old lady's anger, they were all silent, the only sound in the quiet room was the old lady's heavy breathing.
Ananda said worriedly, "Grandmother, are you feeling unwell again? Seeing how out of breath you are, you don't have a tight airway, do you?"
"...Shut up, shut up!" The old lady was really pissed off by this granddaughter who didn't know whether she was honest or treacherous. He was so popular that he couldn't refute it.
It's so frustrating.
The old lady thought to herself, why did she want to recruit this girl back to anger herself? She obviously just wanted to see how arrogant she would be without King Su around, but in the end, she was so angry that she was half-dead and couldn't get angry...
Seeing that the old lady's eyes were so scary, Ananda said in a panic: "Grandma, if you are not feeling well, call the doctor. Daddy said that hiding your illness from the doctor is not a good thing. Mother, it seems that grandma is not feeling well. Hurry up and go to Doctor Xuan... Ah, I remember that there are three imperial physicians in the palace, who were sent down by the emperor, you can go and invite them to ask for the pulse of grandma."
Ananda said this very sincerely, just like a granddaughter caring about her grandmother.
The prime minister's wife twitched the corners of her mouth, thinking: As long as you keep your mouth shut, your grandmother will be fine. If you keep talking, the old lady will really vomit blood!
Seeing that Ananda was calling for someone to ask for the imperial physician, the old lady was all excited, and said in a calm voice, "No need, I'm fine." When the imperial physician came, wouldn't they expose her pretending to be sick? The old lady didn't dare to take this risk, because she would embarrass her son by then.
The old lady didn't want to keep Ananda down and humiliate herself, lest she would get sick even if she wasn't sick, so she asked them to leave with the excuse of "headache and need to rest". Then, after the girls had all gone out, he covered his forehead and told the prime minister's wife that she would not need her to visit when she came back in the future, so as not to be mad at herself.
The prime minister's wife quite understood the pain in the old lady's heart, and she was full of sympathy for her. Knowing Ananda's personality, she still wanted to go forward to find her aggrieved. Isn't this just looking for abuse? As much as she saves trouble, the best way to treat this simple and honest concubine is: if you have nothing to do, tell her to shut up and listen, and if you have something to do, just tell her yourself, so there is no need to talk to Ananda.
After the prime minister's wife invited the three cousins who had not left the cabinet back to the courtyard where they lived, she took the three daughters back to the room, saying that she was talking to the daughters.
On the way, I met Lu Shaoling who was playing with birds in the pavilion. That little boy tied a bird's foot with a rope, and then used a branch to draw the bird to make it fly vigorously. While whipping the tree branch, the boy let out a cheerful and arrogant laugh, muttering something like "Smash you to death! Smash you to death!"
Seeing Lu Shaoling's actions, Lu Feirong looked contemptuous, and Lu Feiji frowned slightly. Only the prime minister's wife seemed the calmest.
Lu Shaoling also saw them, and just saluted them with a smile, and greeted them innocently, completely unable to see the ruthlessness in abusing the bird. However, when he saw Ananda, he showed his original form, jumped out of the pavilion, threw down the branches angrily, and ran over without even teasing the birds. Judging by the trend, he probably wanted to seek revenge from Ananda. However, before reaching Ananda, he was stopped by the guards of the palace following Ananda.
"Bad Ananda, what are you going to do?" Lu Shaoling looked terrified. He was not afraid of Ananda, but the guards brought by Ananda. Remembering the scene of being hung under a tree last time, he looked around subconsciously, looking at that " The Devil" prince is there.
"Hehe, tenth brother, fourth sister is Princess Su, so you can't help being presumptuous!" Lu Feirong smiled lightly, and was very satisfied to see the scared expression on the little bully's face.
"Forget it, he is also a child, you can let him go. The prince will not be angry if he knows."
Ananda kindly asked the guard to put down the bully who was being carried, and smiled at the boy, but the smile looked like a demon in the boy's eyes, and he screamed in fright, turned around and ran away. The prime minister's wife hurriedly asked the servant to follow and have a look to avoid any accidents.
"Tsk, I'm really not scared!" Lu Feirong muttered.
"Second girl!" The prime minister's wife shouted sharply.
Lu Feirong pursed her mouth and said nothing more.
In the side hall of the upper room, the three sisters were sitting together talking, the prime minister's wife only sat for a while and then went out again, hearing that Lu Shaoling went to the old lady's place and started crying, the old lady had to call someone to invite the prime minister's wife to go there However, Ananda, the chief culprit who frightened Lu Shaoling, was not allowed to go.
The sisters Lu Feirong and Lu Feiji glanced at each other, Lu Feirong pursed her lips and said, "All of these things are worry-free!"
"Second Sister, don't say that!" Lu Feiji called out softly, she was a well-educated woman, and thought that no matter what, those were relatives, and it was not up to their married daughters to say anything.
Lu Feirong could only curse a few words bitterly before saying nothing. Lu Feirong has a straightforward temper, and has always been straightforward, but now she can restrain herself because she has lost her temper a lot after getting married. But seeing my mother busying for those careless relatives, a majestic wife of the prime minister, a first-rank wife appointed by the emperor, busying for those boys who are not even officials, I feel uncomfortable seeing it.
Ananda is the most speechless person here, but she is also married, and the three sisters have something to talk about. It's just that Ananda was not close to her sisters before, and now she can't talk about anything. In addition, she has a high status now, so she can't talk about many things.
However, the two direct sisters were kind to Ananda. Compared with their cousin brothers and sisters, the two felt that Ananda was more pleasing to the eye.
Ananda stayed at her mother's house for a while, and when Prime Minister Lu returned to the mansion, he went to pay a visit to him, and then brought his servants back to the mansion.
Before leaving the prime minister's mansion, Prime Minister Lu pulled Ananda aside. Hearing that Ananda was going to live in the palace tomorrow, Prime Minister Lu was so worried that his face turned into a bitter melon, and he said to Ananda: "Among your sisters, the father I am most worried about you, because you are too honest. The queen mother is not a good friend. No matter what she wants to do, you have to bear with it, and you will suffocate her when King Su comes back... Ah, speaking of this, I am not a father. I'm worried, but I'm worried that you will make the empress dowager angry, and it will be miserable... "
Seeing that Prime Minister Lu was pulling his beard so hard that he was almost so worried, Ananda quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, father, Ananda will definitely not talk back to his mother, and will be filial to her mother."
"Go, who is worried that you will talk back to her! If she dares to bully you, you can use your strengths and suffocate her to death!"
Lu Cheng also had some understanding of this little daughter's temperament, and felt that it was unlikely that she would be bullied by the queen mother. What he had to worry about now was whether the queen mother would be aggrieved by her naivety and get sick. Thinking about it this way, while letting go of my heart, I became worried again. It would be bad for the queen mother to be angry...
Amid Prime Minister Lu's worries, Ananda finally left.
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The next day, when the sun was rising and the weather was slightly cold, Ananda dressed properly and brought two maids, such as emerald and blue, into the palace together with Madam Zhang.
In the palace, Ananda first went to the Chonghua Palace of the Empress Dowager to greet the Empress Dowager. Surprisingly, the Empress was also there at this time.
After Ananda greeted the two of them, she sat aside, and a maid made hot tea for her.
The queen mother rarely said kindly: "King Su is not in the capital, Aijia is always uneasy, thinking about how much he will suffer in Tongcheng..." Wiping the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, he continued: "That's why Aijia recruited you. Staying in the palace for a few days to accompany the old lady Ai's family, seeing you here makes Ai's heart drop a bit... "
Ananda responded meekly: "This is what a daughter-in-law should do. Please rest assured, the queen mother, the prince will be fine."
The queen also comforted the queen mother who was worried about her youngest son who was worried about the long journey. The two daughters-in-law persuaded for half an hour. When will the pregnant concubine be born and so on, how many little princes will be added to the palace next year, when it comes to grandchildren, the queen mother looks forward to it.
Ananda: =__=! I really don’t know why so many little princes are needed, so that there will be a Nine Dragons Conquest? !
Ananda was bored at first, but when the Queen Mother suddenly frowned and stared at her belly, Ananda was startled.
"Is there any good news for Princess Su's stomach?" The queen mother stared at Ananda's stomach with fiery eyes.
Ananda said shyly, "My queen, my daughter-in-law arrived half a month ago..."
Ananda feels that he is still young, and having a child at such a young age is not only bad for the mother, but also cannot give birth to a healthy child. He thinks that in two years, he will be born again when he is eighteen years old. Insurance.
When the queen mother heard this, her face was full of disappointment, her brows were tightly frowned, and she looked dissatisfied. That's right, now she is not worried that Concubine Su will be "killed" as people say, but she is starting to worry about the issue of King Su's heirs. Because of her son's eccentricity, the queen mother is really worried that King Su will only have one woman in his life? If that woman can't give birth at that time, wouldn't it be fulfilling the words of the "absolute child"? Didn't her son die unjustly
The queen mother had to be in a hurry, so she valued Ananda's belly very much. No matter how much she didn't like this daughter-in-law, she still wanted her grandson. As for pointing out the side concubine to the younger son, we have to wait for the younger son to come back.
Ananda was terrified by the queen mother's stare, and finally the queen changed the subject, "Mother, King Su and Princess Su are both young, and they have only been married for more than a month, so there will always be good news." The queen covered her mouth and smiled: " When King Su comes back, you can hold your grandson again."
The Empress had already given birth to a little prince the year before last. The little prince was fourth in line. He was smart and well-loved by the emperor. She was not under the pressure to have a baby now, so naturally she said it very easily.
After being reminded by the empress, the empress dowager suddenly remembered that her son was not here, and she left a daughter-in-law here, how could her daughter-in-law have a grandson by herself? The queen mother suddenly regretted it. At that time, when she heard that King Su was going to Tongcheng, she was only worried about her youngest son, but forgot to let him bring his wife there. Or... now she sent a few women to Tongcheng for her youngest son? It's just that she is afraid that the beauties she sent will be thrown out by her son and she will be ashamed.
The queen mother glanced at the pink and tender daughter-in-law with a sweet smile, as cute and painful as a snow ball, such a small and sweet girl, I don't know if she can survive the weather in Tongcheng... I heard that the weather in Tongcheng is bad , the women there are generally thick, fat and strong folk women who are not inferior to men in physique...
The queen mother's eyes flashed, but she didn't make things difficult for Anan anymore.
Ananda was going to live in the palace with the Queen Mother's daughter-in-law, so he lived in the side hall of the Chonghua Palace. What he had to do every day was to greet the Queen Mother, and then chat with the Queen Mother to ease her embarrassment to her youngest son. miss.
Ananda felt that the Empress Dowager did not miss her youngest son, she simply came to make trouble. One day he said he had a headache and he didn’t want to eat; tomorrow he said he had chest tightness and he didn’t want to eat; He slipped away early, leaving his eldest wife and younger wives to take his place and honor his troublesome old mother.
Ananda is also one of the attendants, but it's a pity that every time the queen mother quickly said with a sullen face that she didn't want to see her, and then Ananda calmly retreated under the envious eyes of a group of concubines.
The queen looked at her with emotion in her heart, and said in her heart: Your majesty, you also said that the concubine should take care of Princess Su more. How can Princess Yisu need someone to take care of her humiliating skills? The one who needs to be taken care of should be the queen mother who is often hurt all over by anger...
So, the queen mother didn't lie when she said that this hurts that hurt, but she was hurt because she was aggrieved by some bastard.
Originally, when Ananda came to the palace, the concubines in the harem came with the purpose of building a good relationship with Princess Su and goingssip about how long Princess Su can live, but after getting along for a long time, they couldn't bear it anymore. This Concubine Su is also very powerful, somehow, talking to her always makes people feel a lot of pressure.
Therefore, Ananda lived in the palace for a few days, not only the queen mother could not stand it anymore, but also the emperor's concubines couldn't stand it anymore.
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At noon, Ananda had just woken up from a nap, and what greeted her was a medicinal meal with a strong medicinal fragrance.
Ananda's face suddenly turned bitter.
This is the medicinal meal specially ordered by the Empress Dowager to be prepared for her by the medical lady in the small kitchen of the Chonghua Palace. But Ananda couldn't ignore the Empress Dowager's earnest eyes staring at her belly, so he had to pinch his nose to admit it, and drank the medicinal food for nourishing his body every day.
Ananda found that the queen mother and Chu Baning were indeed mother and son, and they both loved her like a piglet and stuffed her hard with medicated food.
After Ananda finished washing, just as he was about to take the Gu medicinal food, Madam Zhang's complexion suddenly changed and stopped Ananda from eating.
"Nurse, what's the matter?" Ananda was startled, the first thing that came to his not-so-slow mind was, is someone finally planning to do something wrong to her
Ananda is a person who has no sense of security in the palace. This is because he watched too many TV novels in his previous life. He thinks that the palace is a place to eat people. If you hurt me, I will cheat you. reason! Even if she is Princess Su now, there is no conflict of interest with the women in the palace, and no one needs to harm her, but she is also a little imaginative, and she always feels that it is right to be careful, so she brings along the medically skilled mother Zhang Enter the palace together.
Look, isn't this useful
Nanny Zhang checked the Gu medicinal diet, and then said with a strange expression: "Princess, this medicinal diet is fine, it's just that several herbs are mixed together and boiled, the effect... can make people have diarrhea for a few days."
"..."
Ananda frowned, this kind of framing was too tangled. Ananda thought about it carefully, counting the candidates for the murderer in his heart. It is absolutely impossible for the Queen Mother. For the sake of the reputation of the youngest son, the Queen Mother will protect her no matter what. It's even more impossible for the emperor and queen, she has no conflict with them at all, and the other concubines shouldn't be able to stretch their hands so long...
When Ananda was thinking hard about who the murderer was, the Empress Dowager had already learned about it from the maid she had placed next to Ananda, and very quickly found out that the mastermind of the incident was a big palace maid beside her, a A confidante who has served the Empress Dowager for more than 20 years.
"Concubine Anyang! This bitch!! How long ago did this happen? Even Ai's family has people with her around!!" The queen mother was anxious and angry, her face was twisted so badly, she wished she could rush to the Prince's Mansion of Anyang to eat Anyang Toffee's flesh and blood.
After catching a spy hidden in the Chonghua Palace, the Queen Mother felt a burst of panic. She always thought that after ten years of management and cleaning, her Chonghua Palace had been solidified, and no one would let anyone insert it. But she never expected that Concubine Anyang would place her spies beside her decades ago and become one of her confidantes. Thinking that the confidant she favored was the Concubine Anyang's, and that she was always under the surveillance of the enemy, the Empress Dowager panicked.
This kind of thing that hangs by a thread makes people who are afraid of death really frightened.
That night, several court ladies in Chonghua Palace disappeared inexplicably.
It is normal for one or two people to disappear in the palace, but Ananda discovered sensitively that the maids serving around him had changed a few, and the atmosphere in the Chonghua Palace became stagnant, and everyone was in danger for a while.
What surprised Ananda even more was that after two days, the queen mother asked her to pack up her things and prepare to leave for Tongcheng.
Ananda: (o) Is this for Mao? Who can give her an explanation