There was a deliberate flattery in Shen Jingci's words, but when she heard Concubine Ye's ears, she just gave a faint "grace" and said, "It's better, please worry about me. Someone, please pour it for the concubine." Tea."
Shen Jingci thanked her quickly, took a sip of tea, and then said with some hesitation, "My daughter-in-law has received the imperial edict, but I don't know whether I should go to my father to express my gratitude."
Thanking someone is false, but complaining is true.
Concubine Ye snorted in her heart, but said on her face, "Since you are pregnant, you don't have to run around. You can just take care of the fetus at home. Men have to worry about other things. Besides -"
When Ye Guifei said this, she paused for a moment and then said the next words, "After all, it's the main concubine who comes in, so you don't need to worry about it. You just need to take care of yourself, and the rest will be taken care of." To worry about.”
Hearing this, the smile on Shen Jingci's face froze. She bit her lips for a long time before spitting out, "My daughter-in-law obeys the decree."
Xie Ruzhuo watched from the side and felt extremely happy in his heart. Shen Jingci was asking for shame. Did she think that coming to Concubine Ye would have different results? However, a concubine is a royal concubine, and she is just like a plaything. So what if I get into the royal jade dish? All the concubines in this palace have status, but except for a very few, the rest of them are not even as good as a maidservant.
This is true for the people, and so is the royal family.
After Shen Jingci left, Concubine Ye said, "She is very thoughtful and wants to use any method. It's a pity that she refuses to learn the rules that the royal family attaches most importance to."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo knew that Concubine Ye was dissatisfied. But that's right. As the daughter-in-law of a royal family, she wants to be the best in everything, so going too far is not enough.
Even if there was Xie Ruzhuo's help, if Shen Jingci didn't have this childlike heart, then no one's method would work. At this point, Shen Jingci had herself to blame.
After chatting with Concubine Ye for a while, palace attendants came to repay the money from each palace.
Seeing that Concubine Ye was busy, Xie Ruzhuo saluted knowingly and said with a smile, "Concubine mother is busy first, and the daughter-in-law will leave first."
Concubine Ye didn't say much. She nodded and gave a few instructions before letting her go.
After waiting for it to come out, Xie Ruzhuo remembered what Concubine Ye had said before, stopped and said, "Jiangzhu, haven't we been to Jin Jieyu's palace for a long time?"
Jiang Zhu smiled and replied, "Didn't I just go there once before? But Jin Jieyu is a kind person and should move around more."
Seeing that she had said this, Xie Ruzhuo smiled and walked towards Jin Jieyu's palace first.
As soon as I walked to a palace gate, I heard the cry of a little girl, mixed with the slightly older voice of the grandma, "What are you looking for, my mother-in-law? Your mother-in-law is already dead!" Go back and stay there honestly!"
Xie Ruzhuo was stunned for a moment and walked over quickly in a hurry. When I got closer, I saw a little girl being pinched by her ears and scolded by a nun.
And that little girl turned out to be Emperor Jing's eighth daughter, Xiao Xinqi.
Xiao Xinqi was probably afraid of being beaten and scolded by her grandma, so she sobbed and didn't dare to cry, and her twitching look looked extremely pitiful.
But the nanny still refused to let go of her red little ears. She knelt down with her fat body and said fiercely, "You are not allowed to mention your mother and concubine again in the future, you know!"
Xiao Xinqi bit her small lips and nodded tremblingly. But the nanny nodded her forehead and said, "You can't speak? Tell me you know!"
Xiao Xinqi was frightened by her appearance. She bit her mouth and did not dare to speak. She looked extremely pitiful.
Xie Ruzhuo couldn't bear it when he saw this scene, he stepped forward and kicked the nanny away. She had practiced martial arts before, and this kick was so powerful that she couldn't even breathe, and she couldn't even make a sound.
Mammy didn't recognize Xie Ruzhuo, so she regained her breath, stared at Xie Ruzhuo who was holding Xiao Xinqi in her arms, and cursed, "Who are you? How dare you hit me? Do you know who I am!"
Xie Ruzhuo glanced at her coldly, and Jiang Zhu on the side immediately stepped forward, slapped the nanny on the face, and cursed, "You dare to be so arrogant in front of Princess Jing, are you impatient! "
As soon as she heard the name of Princess Jing, the nun's face turned pale with fright. She didn't care about the pain in her waist. She knelt on the ground and shouted, "Old slave, I know I was wrong. It's because I'm blind." I bumped into Princess Jing, please forgive me!"
Xie Ruzhuo looked at this nanny with cold eyes and said in a cold voice, "Qianbi, send this nanny to my mother and concubine, and then explain clearly what happened just now!"
Hearing this, the nanny immediately burst into tears, grabbed the hem of Xie Ruzhuo's skirt and said, "Old slave, I know I was wrong. I beg the princess to spare my life. I beg the princess to have mercy!"
Xiao Xinqi recognized Xie Ruzhuo at a glance. A pair of arms hugged her neck tightly, and her little body kept shaking in her arms. She was obviously frightened.
Xie Ruzhuo felt more and more sorry for this child, and with great anger in his heart, he said coldly, "Take her away!"
After giving the instructions, she looked at Xiao Xinqi in her arms and said, "Qi'er, where is your palace, tell the emperor's sister-in-law."
Unexpectedly, when she heard her mention her palace, Xiao Xinqi was so frightened that she crawled into her arms, with tears in her eyes but did not dare to fall.
Seeing her like this, Xie Ruzhuo knew that she was probably suffering a lot these days, and his heart ached, so he turned to Jiang Zhu, "Let's go, let's go to the Third Prince's Palace first."
After saying that, he ordered Qian Bi, "After sending this naughty slave over, you go to the front hall and wait for His Highness. If he comes, ask him to go to the Third Prince's Hall to find me."
Qianbi agreed, and Xie Ruzhuo hugged Xiao Xinqi and hurried towards the Third Prince's Palace.
The weather has warmed up, but Xiao Xinqi's body is still cold. If she doesn't take a bath quickly to get rid of the cold, the child may catch a cold soon.
Jiang Zhu was worried when she saw Xie Ruzhuo holding the child and walking so fast. He took a few steps to catch up with her and said, "Master, can I hold it?"
Xie Ruzhuo glanced at Xiao Xinqi who was holding her arm tightly, and finally smiled and said, "That's all, it's only a few steps away, I'll just hold her."
Although the Third Prince's Palace has not been inhabited for a long time, there are still palace staff who come to clean it every day, so it is still tidy inside.
Not long after Xie Ruzhuo gave his instructions, people from the palace filed in, fetching water and bringing cakes.
Xiao Xinqi was always held in her arms, a soft ball that was light and thin. Remembering that her mother-in-law had just been beaten to death with a cane, Xie Ruzhuo felt even more uncomfortable.
After all, Xie Rulan's role in the death of this child's mother and concubine was indispensable.
As he thought about it, Xie Ruzhuo felt more and more guilty towards her.
Seeing Xiao Xinqi's eyes staring at the cakes, Xie Ruzhuo changed his position and hugged her, feeding her one bite at a time. She is also good and eats whatever she feeds.
But from beginning to end, he didn't say a word.
Xie Ruzhuo just thought she was frightened and didn't care. After the palace attendants put the water away, he took her for a bath.
Xiao Xinqi refused to go into the water, so Xie Ruzhuo had to sit by the pool and do it herself. Fortunately, this little girl was surprisingly obedient and didn't even struggle to wash her hair and take a bath, so Xie Ruzhuo's clothes didn't even get a trace of water splashing.
Thinking back to the previous scene when she took a bath for Xie Huailin, Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help but sigh, it was indeed better to be a daughter.
What a blessing to have such a caring little cotton-padded daughter.
When Xiao Junxi arrived, she saw such a scene.
Xie Ruzhuo sat on the bed and leaned against the pillow, holding Xiao Xinqi, who was sleeping soundly, in his arms. The latter pressed against her tightly, making Xie Ruzhuo more maternal.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xie Ruzhuo shushed softly and said softly, "She fell asleep."
Xiao Junxi nodded and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
Xie Ruzhuo was about to answer, but when he saw Xiao Xinqi finally falling asleep, he thought for a moment, quietly took out his arm, got out of bed and went outside with Xiao Junxi.
After she explained everything one by one, Xiao Junxi immediately frowned and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect this palace man to be so bold, even the princess dared to treat her so harshly!"
Xie Ruzhuo sighed and said, "What's so surprising about this? Her mother-in-law was just a noble person during her lifetime, and she was killed with a stick for such a crime. Besides, the father didn't care much about her. This little girl How good can we live?"
Xiao Junxi pondered for a while and said, "Send her to the mother-in-law later. The mother-in-law has always been gentle. This kind of thing should not happen after Qi'er goes."
Xie Ruzhuo was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "That's fine."
It's just that she is really reluctant to part with it. It was probably due to her pregnancy that this little girl involuntarily gave birth to a mother's love and wanted to make up for this child.
Just when she thought of this, she suddenly felt someone behind her looking at her.
Xie Ruzhuo turned around and saw Xiao Xinqi holding on to the doorframe, secretly sticking out half of her head and looking at her eagerly.
Such a young child's eyes were full of fear and worry, as well as a slight sense of relief.
Xie Ruzhuo felt a pain in his heart. He stood up and walked over involuntarily, knelt down and asked, "Qi'er, when did you wake up? Why didn't you call me the emperor's wife?"
Xiao Xinqi remained silent, holding her little finger with both hands and shaking it gently, looking at her with tears in her eyes.
Xie Ruzhuo suddenly understood that this girl was begging him not to abandon her.
How much suffering did this child suffer to become like this
Xie Ruzhuo's nose felt sore and he couldn't help but turn around and said, "Jun Xi, let's take her home—"
In the end, he still followed Xie Ruzhuo's thoughts.
When she made this request before, Xiao Junxi somewhat disagreed, but couldn't resist her beloved wife's request, so she simply accompanied her to Concubine Ye's palace.
After Qianbi sent the nanny over earlier, Concubine Ye got angry and dealt with the nanny.
When Xiao Junxi and his wife went there, Concubine Ye just thought they were here to see off their children. Unexpectedly, after listening to Xiao Junxi's words, I realized that Xie Ruzhuo wanted to take the child out of the palace to raise it.
Throughout the ages, we have only seen children of princes and princes brought to the palace to be raised by their mothers and concubines. Where have we ever seen children sent out of the palace to be raised by brothers and sisters-in-law
Concubine Ye immediately shook her head and expressed her disapproval. But later, I saw Xiao Xinqi's pitiful appearance and Xie Ruzhuo's determination to support her. After pondering for a while, he relaxed and agreed.
When he left the palace at dusk, Xie Ruzhuo had a soft little glutinous rice dumpling in his arms. Next to her was Xiao Junxi, who looked helpless and doting.