There was silence in the Wushou Hall, and the oppressive atmosphere made the nuns in charge standing below dare not show their air, for fear that they would become the first birds.
Nangong Yue took a sip of tea, looked at Nanny Zhang calmly, and asked, "Nurse Zhang, in this palace, the father, mother, concubine and son are not here, who is the most honorable? Who is the owner of the mansion? "
Nangong Yue was still smiling slightly, calm and steady, her eyes were clear and cold, like a bottomless pool, but she had an intimidating aura as cold as ice, and even Zhang Nanny on the side stiffened all over, she I have been in the palace for many years, and I haven't seen any big scenes, but I really don't understand why such a little girl looks so majestic!
Nanny Zhang took a deep breath and hurriedly replied, "Of course it's you, Shizifei!"
"That's right." Nangong Yue slowly put down the teacup in her hand, her tone suddenly turned cold, "If anyone is forgetful, can't remember, or recognize this point, it's better to say it now and go back to retire early! "
Her few words made the backs of the few people covered in cold sweat, and they knocked their heads three times in a row. The maids who saw Nangong Yue from the corners of their eyes still looked calm, as if they were not used to such scenes, and they became more and more afraid, and said in unison Said: "Slaves dare not!"
Letting them kowtow on their foreheads, Nangong Yue raised her voice and said in a loud voice: "I am the concubine, the lord of this mansion. Originally, I have my own reasons for what I do, and I don't need to explain anything to you. But today I It’s the first time I meet you, and you don’t understand my temperament, so I’ll just say a few more words to you.”
When she paused, there was silence in the main hall, and everyone was listening attentively, motionless.
"Today, I changed the staff of the kitchen, the shopkeeper and the gatekeeper. Naturally, that's my reason." She looked at Que'er as she spoke, "Tell them, Que'er!"
"Yes, Concubine Shizi!" Que'er stepped forward, puffed out his chest, and under the gaze of many people, he was still calm, "I will talk about the kitchen first, this morning, it is already cold for breakfast to be delivered to Concubine Shizi." That’s right, the servant girl went to the kitchen quietly to see later, the people in the kitchen either slipped away to eat melon seeds and chatted elsewhere, or hid in the boiling water room and dozed off, not even knowing that the stove was turned off. What's the point of not leaving a stove and a pot of hot water?"
The woman who was in charge of the kitchen was said to be in a cold sweat. In the past, there was no master in the inner courtyard, and the eldest son had his own big kitchen in the outer courtyard. The kitchen in the inner courtyard only needed to take care of the servants' food, so naturally they didn't have to be on standby all the time, so they loosened up some.
When the concubine first married, they were on standby for a few days, but found that the concubine's meals were all prepared by the small kitchen in Fufengyuan and the big kitchen in the outer courtyard. The big kitchen in the inner courtyard is called breakfast.
Following Que'er, he took an account book from a little maid, and said with a smile: "I didn't look at the account book carefully, but the price of the clothes is interesting, and I don't know which tailor shop has such expensive clothes. It takes five renminbi to buy two pieces!" Que'er originally thought that Cheng Yu had the face of a smart person, but he was also an idiot, and such a rough account book actually fooled him... Well, just like the prince As the concubine said, Uncle Cheng followed the son to do big things, and these little things had to be troubled by girls like them.
The daughter-in-law who was in charge of shopping didn't dare to argue a word, and she crawled even lower. If the master really pursued this matter, no matter if he was beaten to death with a stick or sent to an official, he would have no way to survive.
Finally, Que'er looked at the woman who was in charge of the gate at the far end. Before Que'er could speak, the woman had already prostrated herself and begged: "Concubine Shizi, slave girl accept punishment!" Shizi asked to lock the door and not call People go out, but who is really willing to be imprisoned like this, and there are a lot of mistakes that can be caught casually. Rather than being accused, it is better to admit it and ask for leniency.
Although the other three people kneeling on the ground kept their errands, their hearts were beating non-stop. There is nothing wrong with this person's position, especially the inner courtyard of the palace has been loose for so many years. As the saying goes, It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. How can a person with loose habits become impeccable overnight!
They knew that it would be easy for the imperial concubine to replace them, but they felt that their positions were not important and their mistakes could be forgiven, so they didn't bother to argue with them.
Nangong Yue looked around at the crowd, then turned her head to An Niang beside her and said, "Nurse Song is gone today, nanny, you will take the place of Nanny Song temporarily!"
"Yes, Shizifei!" An Niang took a deep breath, took a step forward, and responded with blessings.
An Niang seemed calm, but her heart was turbulent. Letting her temporarily replace Nanny Song now seems to be Nangong Yue's impromptu idea. In fact, Nangong Yue told Anniang and Baihui last night that she would replace Nanny Song, and suggested that Anniang temporarily generation.
At that time, An Niang was a little panicked, she thought she had no great ability, even in the past, she was a bit reluctant to manage the affairs of the girl's yard, because with Baihui and Que'er helping her, there was no trouble. If she is the nanny in charge, if something goes wrong, wouldn't it be embarrassing for her daughter
It was Nangong Yue who persuaded An Niang, saying that he would ask Que'er and Huamei to help her. Furthermore, she is the concubine's nanny, no matter what mistakes she made in this mansion, as long as Nangong Yue doesn't care about it, who would dare to do anything to An Niang? An Niang's identity is there, she has become the steward Mom, no one has anything to say!
An Niang thought about it, but she had no choice but to rush the ducks to the shelves.
The lessons learned by Nanny Song just now are still in front of my eyes, so how dare others say anything else.
Nangong Yue saw that it was almost done, so she said with a smile: "Everyone, today is the first time you and my master and servant meet, this ugly story should be said first, so as to save you from secretly testing my temper in the future!"
There was a hint of sarcasm in her words, which made Nanny Zhang's heart shudder.
Nangong Yue looked at the crowd and continued calmly: "I am a very simple person. If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. If you make mistakes, you will be punished. It doesn't matter where you are from or what your background is, as long as you are capable, you will be rewarded." I will use you, if you have no ability, you will abdicate for me. No matter who it is, if it is cheating, cheating, cheating, don't blame me for being rude!"
She smiled shallowly, her temperament was gentle, she was still the thin girl who seemed to be unbearable, but at the moment she was just sitting upright, but she gave people a condescending feeling, her tone was still gentle and gentle, but it made people feel that every Every sentence of the word seems to be beating on the heart, so that everyone in the hall dare not underestimate it.
Everyone reacted differently, some were terrified, some were happy, some were worried, some didn't care, but Zhang Nanny's heart gradually settled down again, the meaning of Shi Zifei is to only use talents, as long as you do well , her seat is also secure.
Thinking of this, Nanny Zhang straightened her back, bowed and said in agreement: "Thank you for your teaching!" She was already convinced in her heart: this concubine's hand gave a stick to a candy, and she was playing superbly!
After Zhang Momo said this, the other people kneeling on the ground also kowtowed in unison: "Thank you for your teaching!"
The Zhengtang play was finally over, An Niang went to take office, and Nangong Yue returned to Fufengyuan with Baihui Lily.
Although these nurses in charge have been restrained, the inner house of the palace is simply a mess, and there are still many things she needs to do...
Just when Nangong Yue was having a headache because of the support of the palace, the queen was also shocked by a piece of news.
The second princess leaves the palace secretly?!
This news was brought back by a court lady who the queen placed in Jingyang Palace. It is said that the second princess has been away for three full days, and she has not been found yet.
This is simply great news!
Concubine Zhang's mother and son are like a thorn in the empress's heart. A few days ago, the emperor favored the third prince, which made the empress very flustered. The queen still did not dare to take it lightly, she clearly knew that once the third prince took that position, her little five would have no way out.
Now Concubine Zhang personally delivered the handle to her.
The queen got up, stroked the crease-free dress, and commanded gracefully to Xueqin: "I heard that the second princess has been unwell recently, and I am very worried. Xueqin, go and invite the imperial doctor for me. See her for yourself."
Xueqin responded, and ordered a young lady-in-waiting to invite imperial physician Zheng Wu, and had the queen's sedan chair ready.
A group of people arrived at Xuehe Palace in a mighty manner.
Xuehe Palace knelt up and down to welcome the queen's sudden arrival, and the fact that the second princess left the palace secretly was a secret even in Xuehe Palace, only a few big maids and eunuchs in charge of the palace knew about it.
The queen was welcomed to the main hall, and just as she sat down at the main seat, the second princess's maid of honor, Fei Cui, hurried over and greeted her with a frightened face.
The queen pretended to be unintentional and asked casually: "Where is your princess?"
Fei Cui hurriedly replied: "Qi Madam, Your Highness, she is not feeling well and is resting in the inner hall."
"Take me to have a look."
"Ma'am..."
"Why?" The Queen asked with a half-smile, "What's wrong?"
Fei Cui was so anxious that sweat covered her forehead, she kept looking outside the hall, and replied: "Your Highness just fell asleep, so..."
"I won't bother her." The Queen said, and said to Imperial Physician Wu who was standing beside her, "Princess Wu, the Second Princess has often been unwell in recent days, you should show her some time later."
Physician Wu respectfully agreed, and he realized in his heart that today is by no means as simple as a diagnosis.
The queen got up and walked towards the inner hall.
Fei Cui hurried forward to stand in front of the queen, she was so anxious that she could hardly speak, she knew very well that once the queen found out that the second princess was missing, there would be no way for them to take care of the queen.
She desperately winked at the surrounding maids, who looked at each other in blank dismay, the queen in front of them, who would dare to stop her.
Fei Cui bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness hasn't been able to sleep well for the past two days. I just fell asleep with soothing soup. I beg your Majesty to visit His Highness later."
The queen said coldly: "I won't bother her."
"Ma'am!"
"Presumptuous!" The queen frowned, and shouted, "The maid beside the second princess is so ignorant of the rules. Come here, drag it down."
As soon as the voice fell, the accompanying servant immediately came up, grabbed Fei Cui, and dragged her out.
"My lady! My lady!"
The Queen ignored her at all and continued walking.
In order to keep the secret that the second princess left the palace, there was only one big palace maid guarding the inner room. When she saw the queen coming, she knew that Fei Cui hadn't stopped her, and it was obvious that something was wrong.
Hu Po's back was covered with cold sweat, and she said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness just fell asleep..."
Xueqin stepped forward and ordered: "Get out of the way."
Amber stood firmly in front of the door, refusing to let anything go.
The queen's face became a little colder, "It seems that the second princess indulges you too much on weekdays, so that you all have no rules. Come..."
"Greetings to Empress Dowager." At this moment, Concubine Zhang hurried over, seeing that her hair was disheveled, and the delicate makeup on her face was somewhat stained by sweat. She bowed to the empress and said as if nothing had happened. , "It is an honor for the second princess to come to see the second princess. It's just that the second princess has been troubled by nightmares these days and can't sleep well. She can finally fall asleep. Can I greet my sister after she wakes up?"
What she said was as if the queen was harsh on the concubine and was aggressive.
The queen smiled, "What does Sister Concubine Zhang mean by this? I know that the second princess has been ill for a few days, so I specially asked Imperial Physician Wu to come over to see her. Princess, this palace doesn't understand, is the second princess sick, or..."
"Sister asked knowingly." Concubine Zhang said with a cold face, "The concubine is here to say something boldly, if the elder sister hadn't ignored the wishes of the second princess and wanted to choose a son-in-law for her, and didn't allow the concubine to intervene, how could the second princess have fallen ill in a hurry Woolen cloth."
"You mean, it's all my fault?"
"Sister, the second princess finally fell asleep, please don't disturb her."
"The second princess just fell asleep, or is she not in the palace at all?!"
"Sister!" Concubine Zhang laughed softly, "It turns out that my sister suspects that the second princess is not in the palace. Well, if my sister wants to see it, the concubine will naturally not be able to stop her, but what if the second princess is really asleep inside?" ?”
Concubine Zhang's nonchalant attitude made the queen hesitate. Could it be that the second princess is really inside
Could this be a trap deliberately set by the mother and daughter of Concubine Zhang
The queen looked at Concubine Zhang fixedly, as if she wanted to see some flaws, but seeing Concubine Zhang looking back calmly made her even less confident.
"Sister, if the second princess is inside, how about you follow the second princess's wishes and let the concubine choose a son-in-law for the second princess?"
The queen lowered her head slightly, and said calmly: "As the second princess' aunt, I have to come and see her when the second princess is ill. As for the matter of the second son-in-law, the younger sister is the second princess' mother, so she can also decide. "
Although the empress looked very calm on her face, she was a little uneasy in her heart.
Concubine Zhang chuckled lightly and said, "In that case, Hu Po, open the door."
Amber opened the door of the inner room according to her orders. Looking from the outside, she could see the carved agarwood bed at a glance. Through the scarlet silk curtain, one could faintly see a figure lying inside, as if she had heard the noise from outside. When there was a movement, the figure turned over and let out a somewhat vague moan.
"My sister saw it." Concubine Zhang said calmly, "The second princess is still asleep, please let her sleep for a while. After the second princess wakes up, my sister will definitely let her go to accompany her sister."
The queen frowned, is this really a mistake
Unexpectedly, Concubine Zhang would go to great lengths to choose a son-in-law for the second princess.
"Since that's the case, then this Palace..."
The queen's voice suddenly stopped. Concubine Zhang and her daughter had such a big fight just because of the son-in-law? Although the emperor annoyed the second princess, but with the emperor's temperament, as long as concubine Zhang bowed down and begged for superiority If I beg, even if I can't ask for the emperor's forgiveness, I can at least have some say in the matter of choosing a son-in-law. Why is this necessary
Could it be...
Concubine Zhang is playing tricks!
It's no wonder that Concubine Zhang has been favored in the harem for many years, and I was almost bluffed by her!
The queen's lips curled up, and the conversation changed: "I think the second princess should not be afraid of illness and avoid medical treatment. Doctor Wu, you can go and get a pulse for the second princess."
"elder sister."
Concubine Zhang's always calm face finally showed a hint of panic. This time, the empress didn't give her any chance to speak, just gave her a wink, and the two nuns behind rushed into the inner hall, and pulled away the red scarf. silk tent...
In the tent, Shan Hu, the second princess's maidservant, sat up abruptly, her face pale.
…
When the news reached Nangong Yue, she had just finished her lunch when she heard Lily say vividly: "...the palace is in chaos now. The emperor was furious when he heard the news, and has already sent Jin Yiwei to chase after the second princess." !"
After all, the second princess is a majestic Princess Dayu. When she is secretly brought back by Jin Yiwei, the emperor will naturally suppress this matter. At that time, random households will be downgraded, and the royal family's reputation will naturally be harmless.
However, this is too cheap for the second princess...
Nangong Yue's eyes flickered slightly, and she ordered to Baihe: "I remember that the son owns a few restaurants in the capital, you go and give Zhu Xing a message..."
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The second watch is coming~