Jiang Wanqiu has already brought the maid over.
Although she is Princess Fu, she is still Song Jinning's second sister-in-law according to the ranking, but the royal family has to talk about the monarch and ministers before talking about family relationship, so when Jiang Wanqiu sees Song Jinning, she still has to salute and call her queen.
Song Jinning was not pretentious, accepted her gift calmly, and then greeted her with a smile: "Concubine Fu is entering the palace to visit Concubine Wei?"
Jiang Wanqiu replied: "Mother ordered someone to send a letter, saying that I have suffered from headaches since yesterday, and asked me to enter the palace today to serve the sick."
Seeing Jiang Wanqiu's peaceful face, Song Jinning knew that she herself didn't believe this.
But what if you don't believe me? Concubine Wei has a request, and she can only obey.
Song Jinning couldn't help it either. After all, although she is a queen, she is a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, a family, and she, an outsider, has no say in it.
Just nodded.
At this time Li Xiyan also handed over the paper kite to the servant girl, and came over to talk to Jiang Wanqiu.
However, this child was originally a quiet and quiet character, and he was not good at saying polite words to others on the scene, so most of the time he just stood aside and smiled.
In fact, Song Jinning doesn't really like talking about things in a hypocritical manner. Fortunately, Jiang Wanqiu was in a hurry to see Concubine Wei, and left after a while.
Li Xiyan watched her walk away, and said in a low voice: "Second sister-in-law is actually quite pitiful. I heard people say that Concubine Wei is trying to find some side concubines for my second brother."
"How do you know this?" Song Jinning couldn't help being surprised.
Because she knew that Li Xiyan had a very homely temperament, and she rarely went out of the gate of Shoukang Palace, let alone the gate of the palace.
And judging from her personality, she doesn't look like someone who takes the initiative to inquire about these gossips.
"It's what I heard from those women who ordered me to gossip with my mother when they entered the palace."
Li Xiyan replied very obediently, "And they not only told my mother about the affairs of my second brother's house, but also told my mother about the affairs of my elder sister's house."
Song Jinning understood in seconds.
Those wives presumably said this because they were in favor of the Empress Dowager Song.
When the first emperor passed away, he left a decree to the Empress Dowager Song and Li Chengxuan, asking them to treat Wei Taifei and her two children kindly. Although the Empress Dowager Song couldn't treat them publicly because of this, she would always feel a little unhappy in her heart.
Because Concubine Wei used to bully her a lot.
So knowing that Concubine Wei's two sons and daughters have lived a life of chaos after they got married, Queen Mother Song must be very happy.
This is human nature, and there is nothing wrong with it. Song Jinning expressed her understanding in comparison.
Because if it was her, she must be the same.
Knowing that the person I hate is having a bad life, then I will definitely feel very good in my heart.
In the imperial study, Li Chengxuan was reviewing the memorials submitted by officials from various places.
When he asked for tea, Zhou Jing also served two plates of snacks.
Li Chengxuan took a look and saw that the two snacks were as green as jade, and he had never seen them before, so he asked curiously: "What is this? The pastry newly researched by the Imperial Dining Room?"
Zhou Jing didn't dare to hide it, he bowed and replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, this was sent by the Empress. It's a folk snack, called Qingtuan."
Zhou Jing was born in a poor family, and he also ate this youth group when he was a child. He also ate wild vegetables during the famine year, so whether it was the Artemisia Baba last time or the Youth League this time, he could recognize it at a glance.
If it was in the past, these two plates of snacks Zhou Jing would never have been served in front of Li Chengxuan. What is His Majesty's identity? The Son of Heaven, the Ninth Five-Year Lord, how can he eat these things? But this morning, watching Li Chengxuan eating breakfast at Song Jinning's place, Zhou Jing suddenly became a little uncertain.
He thought, in fact, the empress is still smart. What kind of delicacies from mountains and seas has your Majesty never tasted since childhood? I'm afraid I'm already tired of eating. So no matter how exquisite ingredients are taken now, and no matter how skilled cooks are called to cook them carefully, it must be mediocre in the eyes of His Majesty. On the contrary, it is these mountain village food, not to mention eating, I am afraid that His Majesty has never even seen it.
After all, whether you are a minister or a servant, who would dare to feed His Majesty the mountain and village food? And in order to please His Majesty and make him think that everyone in the world is rich, how dare he tell him that many people eat wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger? So His Majesty should not be surprised to see this all of a sudden.
Taste it again, and the taste is not bad, so you can't be very excited.
And sure enough, the next moment Zhou Jing saw Li Chengxuan eating three youth groups in one go.
Zhou Jing: ...
He kind of understood why His Majesty let him go to the Imperial Dining Room to be a cook for a day last time.
Where is the reason why the water for making tea has been boiled for a long time, it is obvious that he presumptuously made people tear off the wormwood cake. His Majesty is also a good-faced person, so he couldn't directly blame him for this reason, so he just found another excuse to punish him.
Zhou Jing thought to himself, when he was at home when he was a child, he heard his mother chatting with neighbors, saying that the parents of a family married their son a daughter-in-law, and the son was not happy at first. The daughter-in-law couldn't help but cook delicious food, which suits the son's appetite. Later, the son actually loved the daughter-in-law very much. The two had children and lived happily ever after.
It seems that His Majesty and Queen are also in the same situation.
At this time, Li Chengxuan had already extended his chopsticks towards the fourth youth group, when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside, he asked Zhou Jing to go out and see who dared to make a noise.
Zhou Jing took the order. After a while, he came back and reported: "It was the Empress and Princess Jingle who put the paper kites on the square in front of the Tai Chi Hall. The paper kites were placed so high that the accompanying maids applauded."
Li Chengxuan paused while holding Qingtuan's hand.
Then he put down the chopsticks in his hand, ordered people to remove the remaining youth group, and picked up a pen to continue reviewing the memorial.
Sunlight enters the hall obliquely through the carved windows, and the sun's shadows are spotted on the water-milled bluestone bricks.
There are birds of various colors hanging under the pillars outside the hall, chirping non-stop. The crabapple tree in front of the hall bloomed with a tree of flowers. When the wind passed, the pink petals sprinkled down one after another, just like a rain of petals.
Li Chengxuan finished reading the two memorials, put down his pen, and turned his head to look at the spring scenery outside the window.
Zhou Jing saw Wei Zhi's book, so he whispered a suggestion: "Your Majesty, you have read the scriptures for a long time, why don't you go for a walk and rest for a while?"
Li Chengxuan glanced at him and said nothing.
Zhou Jing was very calm.
Last time he got it wrong about Haozi Baba, but this time he definitely won't.
Then he went on to say: "My servant heard His Majesty read poems before, and I remember a line of the poem very clearly. How many spring events do you have in a year? It's rare that the spring is beautiful today. Your Majesty must not let you down."
The steps were obvious enough, Li Chengxuan finally nodded and stood up.
"In that case, I will go out for a walk."
Zhou Jing responded, and followed him to the outside of the hall.
After walking a few steps, I heard a woman's laughter coming from the front.
Zhou Jing peeked at the expression on Li Chengxuan's face, and threw another step at the right time.
"I think the queen and princess are still putting paper kites in front, so your majesty wants to go over and watch?"
Li Chengxuan's footsteps paused slightly.
After a while, he lifted his foot again and continued walking.
He did go in the direction of the Tai Chi Hall, but out of Zhou Jing's surprise, he just stood on the side of the tall Danxi, and did not take a step forward.
This location is located on the side of the main hall, and you can have a panoramic view of the entire square in front, but because it is blocked by the main hall, people on the square cannot see it.
Zhou Jing was a little confused.
Judging from the situation this morning, the relationship between His Majesty and the Queen has obviously eased up a lot compared to last time. Just now His Majesty learned that the Queen put the paper kite here and wanted to see it, but why does His Majesty stop here now?
Zhou Jing didn't dare to ask, and stood quietly behind Li Chengxuan with a whisk in his hand.
After a while, he heard Li Chengxuan's voice suddenly.
"Who is that woman?"
Zhou Jing knew that he was asking the one who was talking to Song Jinning. After a careful look, he replied, "I think it's Princess Fu."
"Princess Fu?" Li Chengxuan had no expression on his face, "Does she often enter the palace?"
"yes."
Zhou Jing replied in a respectful voice, "Concubine Wei often feels unwell, so she will often call Princess Fu into the palace to serve her sick."
Li Chengxuan snorted lightly.
Concubine Wei's body is not as strong as a cow, but she is absolutely healthy, so how could she often feel unwell? Don't take advantage of the fact that Princess Fu can freely enter and leave the palace, and use the opportunity to convey some news
So he told Zhou Jing: "Send someone to Wei Taifei's side to serve."
Zhou Jing understood and hurriedly answered yes.
Li Chengxuan looked at it for a while, then turned and walked back.
Song Jinning looked so lazy and only interested in eating, but he didn't expect to come out to release paper kites.
As for her bright and brilliant appearance when she just smiled...
Well, it can only be said that it is not ugly.
The corners of Li Chengxuan's lips were slightly curved, and his steps were brisk.
Jiang Wanqiu's footsteps at this moment are very heavy.
She really didn't want to enter the palace.
Because every time he enters the palace, it is unavoidable to pay a visit to Concubine Wei. And every time I saw Concubine Wei, it was inevitable that I would receive all kinds of ridicule from her.
But no matter how slow she walked, Wei Taifei's palace was close at hand.
Jiang Wanqiu looked at the palace gate in front of her, took a deep breath, and stepped over the threshold.
Concubine Wei was reclining on the couch with her eyes closed, a servant girl knelt down in front of the couch with a beauty hammer in her hand, and beat her legs gently and forcefully.
"Haven't you come here yet?"
It was Concubine Wei who spoke, with a little anger, "Song Zhi, tell me, has she become less and less respectful to my mother-in-law recently?"
The person she called Song Zhi was the maid she brought from her natal family when she entered the palace, and she trusted her so much.
Now Songzhi was standing beside the couch. Wearing a pea blue neckline embroidered with winter jasmine flowers on the half arm, with a long face and high cheekbones, he looks a bit fierce.
The one next to the pine branch is not good, challenge the first place. She wished for chaos in the world so that she could watch the fun from the sidelines.
Immediately follow what Wei Dowager said.
"That's not true. The servant girl looks at our concubine's arrogance is not so big. When she was a girl, she relied on her talent and reputation. Who can she look up to? The servant girl can hear it, at that time When the first emperor bestowed the marriage, our concubine actually didn't want it in her heart. She cried and quarreled several times at home, saying that since she was a child, she has always been good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she has to marry someone who is both talented and beautiful. She is a good lover, but why does she want to marry King Fu? Madam, if you listen to what she means, it is clear that our prince is not her beloved."
As soon as these words come out, can Concubine Wei bear it
With a snort, she opened her eyes.
"Who does she think she is? She's just the daughter of a master without real power. To marry my son is smoke from her ancestral grave. She is not satisfied with that, how dare she look down on my son? Pooh! Yes! How amazing are the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? Which of the girls in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion can't play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"
The more he talked, the more angry he became.
The servant girl who beat her leg must have been frightened too, she couldn't control the strength of her hand for a while, and beat her harder, but Princess Wei took the opportunity to vent her anger and kicked her to the ground.
"You don't even care about serving me, you lowly maid?"
After cursing, she called Song Zhi, "Draw her to the yard and kneel."
Song Zhi responded, grabbed the maid's arm and pulled it out.
Coincidentally, as soon as he left the palace gate, he saw Jiang Wanqiu walking into the courtyard with his maid. He hurriedly turned his head and announced to the palace: "Your Majesty, the concubine is here."