When they came to the palace, there was already a little maid waiting for Mu Yunjin at the gate of the palace. When she saw Mu Yunjin's figure, she leaned slightly and saluted Mu Yunjin.
"The empress dowager is in the plum garden, my servants should take the prince and concubine there." The little maid said.
Mu Yunjin nodded slightly, and walked towards the plum garden.
After a while, the little maid brought Mu Yunjin to the plum garden.
In the gazebo in the Plum Garden, Concubine Qin was sitting in it drinking herbal tea, the table in front of her was full of delicate snacks, and beside her were two little maids fanning her.
Seeing Mu Yunjin's figure, Concubine Qin beamed with joy, and waved to Mu Yunjin, "Jin'er, come quickly."
Mu Yunjin approached with a smile, bowed to Concubine Qin Yingying, "I've seen grandma."
"Quickly, come sit here at Ai's house." Concubine Qin pointed to the vacant seat beside her, with a smile on her face.
Mu Yunjin nodded and took a seat beside Concubine Qin.
After being seated, Nanny Qu came over and poured a cup of tea for Mu Yunjin, and said with a smile, "This is the concubine's favorite plum tea. Drinking it in this season is the most refreshing and thirst-quenching."
"Thank you, ma'am." Mu Yunjin slightly curled her lips, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of plum tea.
"En, it's really delicious." Mu Yunjin nodded in praise.
Concubine Qin looked at Mu Yunjin, with the love in her eyes that could not be concealed, and sighed leisurely, "The weather has been hot recently, and Ai's family is also feeling a little depressed. A few days ago, I asked someone to look for you at your house, and the people in the house said that you and I Li'er has gone out. Today I learned that you are back, so I sent someone to invite you early."
After finishing speaking, Concubine Qin added another sentence, "It seems that you and Li'er get along well."
When mentioning Chu Li, Mu Yunjin pursed her lips slightly, and there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes, which was fleeting, and then she smiled, "It's just that I was bored in the mansion and pestered him to take me there."
"Look at what you said, the Ai family has never seen anyone who can be aggressive." Qin Taifei laughed lowly.
After laughing, Concubine Qin seemed to have thought of something, and sighed slightly, "Oh, not long ago, the Wen family suddenly suffered an accident, and the whole family suffered. The Xie Ai family really likes that child Wen Ruhan, who knows With vicious thoughts, he dared to murder Zhuang Taifu's granddaughter, he really knows people and faces but doesn't know his heart."
Mu Yunjin pursed her lips slightly, and when she heard Qin Taifei's words, she just lowered her eyes lightly and didn't say much.
If she told Concubine Qin that all this was thanks to Chu Qingqiang, she would probably shock Concubine Qin even more.
Well, since she is old, she should worry less about these things.
"By the way, Ai's family has met Zhuang Taifu's granddaughter a few times. Her name is Yuyan, right? You can ask her to come to the palace with her someday, and have a chat with Ai's family." Qin Taifei said.
Mu Yunjin nodded, and her eyes fell on the plum blossoms in the garden, "It's midsummer now, and it's amazing that the plum blossoms are still blooming here."
"Of course." Concubine Qin couldn't hide her pride in her eyes, "This is a variety I asked the emperor to carefully cultivate from a place of bitter cold. It can be full of plum blossoms all year round."
"It's not like the maple forest of the old witch of Queen Mother Zheng. It's full of dry leaves. What's so good about it?"
Hearing the title of old witch, Mu Yunjin lowered her eyes and smiled, "Grandmother said so."
Seeing that Mu Yunjin agreed with her words, Concubine Qin's love for Mu Yunjin couldn't help but deepened, pointing to the cakes on the table, "Hurry up, eat them, they are specially made by the imperial dining room, they are fresh."
Mu Yunjin nodded, picked up a piece of pastry, and took a bite.
While chatting, there was an announcement from outside, "The Empress Dowager Zheng is here!"
"Concubine Pear is here!"
"The fifth princess is here!"
Upon hearing that all the annoying people came together, Mu Yunjin slightly raised her eyebrows and glanced at Princess Qin.
Sure enough, Concubine Qin cursed in a low voice, slapped the table, and roared, "What are you doing here! Don't you have to get the consent of Ai's family first when you come to Ai's house? How dare you enter the plum garden of Ai's house without permission? Is it?"
"Xiangxian, you're so angry early in the morning." After speaking, the figure of Empress Dowager Zheng walked in leisurely, with Concubine Li and Chu Qingqiang supporting her from left to right.
Concubine Qin rolled her eyes, "Don't be an example, next time if you dare to trespass into Aijia's plum garden again, don't blame Aijia for ordering you to go out."
Concubine Li and Chu Qingqiang froze when they heard this.
Empress Dowager Zheng sneered, and took her seat leisurely. After sitting down, she greeted Concubine Li and Chu Qingqiang, "Sit down, too."
"You don't consider yourself an outsider." Qin Taifei said coldly.
"That's natural. You and I are sisters. Concubine Li is the emperor's favorite concubine. It is not an exaggeration to call you concubine mother. Qing Qiang also calls you grandmother. Which one of us is an outsider? "The Empress Dowager Zheng spoke softly, her gaze flicked across Mu Yunjin's body.
After Qin Taifei heard about it, she didn't say anything else, and ordered Mother Qu to add some tea sets.
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"Xiangxian, the plum tea you have here is really good, sweet and sour to quench your thirst." Empress Dowager Zheng took a sip of the plum tea, pursing the corners of her lips.
"That's right, the tea and pastries here are carefully prepared by the Imperial Dining Room, and they are much more delicious than those in the Erchen Palace." Chu Qingqiang also said after taking a sip of tea.
Concubine Li also nodded in agreement.
Mu Yunjin has been ignoring these three people since just now, and the appearance of these three people always makes her feel like a nest of snakes and rats, which is nothing good.
Sure enough, the next second, Empress Dowager Zheng pointed her words at Mu Yunjin.
"Yunjin is here too. The Ai family just saw it. I haven't seen it for a while, and it's getting more and more charming." The Empress Dowager Zheng looked at Mu Yunjin with a half-smile.
Mu Yunjin pursed her lips and smiled lightly, "Thank you Queen Mother for your compliment."
"Go to Ai's house when you have time, Ai's family won't eat you, why are you always so estranged with Ai's family?" Queen Mother Zheng said again.
Hearing this, Concubine Qin sneered, "Your precious girl Qin, isn't she going back to court soon? What are you asking Jin'er to do with you!"
"Yeah, you forgot if you didn't mention Aijia. Muyue is coming back soon. Aijia is happy to think of this. With her talking with Aijia to relieve boredom, Aijia won't be so bored in the future."
"Grandmother, I'm afraid you have to think too much about this. In the past, Mu Yue liked to pester the sixth brother the most. Before the expedition, she would go in and out of the Liquan Palace of the sixth brother every day. How could she miss you." Chu Qingqiang sneered. Opening his mouth, he glanced at Mu Yunjin lightly.
After hearing Chu Qingqiang's words, Empress Dowager Zheng seemed to think of something, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Aijia is really confused. I forgot that Mu Yue and Li Er are childhood sweethearts, and they are the best friends on weekdays."
"Isn't it? At that time, whenever the concubine saw the sixth prince, she could see Miss Qin by her side. The two seemed to be really matched."
Concubine Li also interrupted, and when her eyes fell on Mu Yunjin, she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, I forgot that the Sixth Concubine is also here, and said some random things, don't take the Sixth Concubine to heart. "
Concubine Qin finally understood the purpose of these people, and snorted disdainfully, "Li'er and Miss Qin have already passed the age of Guan and Ji, if they have affection, they would have married long ago, how can they wait until now."
"You elders, stop talking nonsense here, Li'er is so tight with Jin'er's baby now, no one can get into his eyes."
Concubine Qin's words inexplicably made Mu Yunjin's skin goosebumps, eyes slightly lowered, digesting what Queen Mother Zheng said just now.
It had to be said that she became more and more curious about this Qin Muyue.
"When Mu Yue just reached the age of Ji, she asked for orders to go to war. How many women in this world can do it? Aijia heard that Lier once made a promise to Mu Yue. When Mu Yue returns from the expedition, she will help Mu Yue complete a wish."
"When you say that, if Mu Yue's wish is to become the sixth prince's concubine, what will Li Er do?"
"After all, Li'er is a member of the royal family, and a promise is worth a thousand dollars. Since he has promised him, he will not break his promise easily."
Empress Dowager Zheng spoke leisurely, her eyes never left Mu Yunjin's body during her words, she kept observing Mu Yunjin's expression, her tone was full of mockery.
Mu Yunjin couldn't understand the meaning of these people's words today, they were nothing more than borrowing Qin Muyue to ridicule her.
But when her thoughts changed, Mu Yunjin couldn't help being curious, if there was such a promise, if Qin Muyue really wanted to be the sixth prince's concubine, how would Chu Li choose
After thinking about it, Mu Yunjin lowered her eyes, with a hint of self-mockery in them.
She almost forgot that she and Chu Li had never had a church ceremony, they were not real husband and wife, and they would fall apart at any time.
"Why doesn't the Sixth Prince speak? You don't really take our jokes to heart, do you? Oh, you and the Sixth Prince are still newly married. Don't cause any quarrel with the Sixth Prince because of this, or I will be very sorry." Li Seeing Mu Yunjin's eyes drooping, the concubine added a few more words.
When Mu Yunjin heard this, she raised her eyes, raised her chin slightly, and evoked a bewitching smile, "Pear Concubine Niang Niang, how could Yunjin take this kind of thing to heart?"
"Oh? So, do you mind that Ms. Qin might use that promise in exchange for your position as the sixth concubine?" Concubine Li asked.
Mu Yunjin raised her eyebrows, leaned back on the chair, and changed into a comfortable position, "Let's talk about it when she comes back."
"So sure? It looks like what the concubine said, the sixth prince loves the sixth prince very much now. But as a woman, I still have to remind the sixth prince to take more precautions. After all, Miss Qin is such a heroine. There is no man who doesn't like a hero." Concubine Li curled her lips into a faint smile.
Mu Yunjin had some respect for Qin Muyue at first, but the Empress Dowager Zheng, Concubine Li and the others said everything from left to right, and forced these people into the same category.
To that Qin Muyue, she could no longer feel good about her.
"Okay, shut up! Li'er will come to Ai's house in a while, and Ai's family wants to ask himself if he will marry that Qin Muyue!" Concubine Qin slapped the table a little irritably. Hibiscus had a good heart-to-heart talk, and insisted on coming out and mixing with these people.
When the Queen Mother Zheng and the others heard that Chu Li was coming soon, they raised their eyebrows, and there was a little gloating in their eyes.
In this court, no one knew that Miss Qin's heart was attached to Chu Li, and now that she had only been away for a few months, Chu Li married another woman when she came back.
At that time, without waiting for them to make a move, Qin Muyue alone will be able to turn the Sixth Prince's Mansion upside down!