Nanny Yang replied calmly, "Madam is tired from walking. She is resting inside for a while. Please don't go in and disturb her."
Aunt Cuiyu said, "Okay, I'll dig bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. By the way, I heard that Madam also likes bamboo shoots very much. Can I dig one and send it to Xiazhiyuan later?"
Nanny Yang looked back at her, a little excited, "Are there any bamboo shoots?"
"Yes, bamboo shoots are especially delicious, and now is the right time to pick them. Why don't you come and dig them with us, Ma?" Aunt Cuiyu said.
Nanny Yang liked bamboo shoots. She learned about it by accident when the old lady came to the palace to pay her respects. She liked them so much that she even went to Nanshan Mountain to dig them for herself.
Madam Yang glanced at the elegant room and said, "It's just that the Madam is here."
"No one will come here to disturb the lady. Everyone is in the garden in front." said Aunt Cuiyu.
"Okay then." Nanny Yang stood up without hesitation.
Aunt Cuiyu looked at her with a smile and walked towards the bamboo forest with her. She waved her right hand behind her, signaling the two guards lurking behind the pavilion to retreat.
If Aunt Cuiyu cannot get Nanny Yang away, these two people will take her away by force. She is the Queen's person after all, and the old lady thinks that it is best not to use force against her.
The two guards walked out, and the back garden was silent before everyone arrived.
After a while, Nanny Yang came out of the bamboo forest, but she was the only one who came out.
She quickly returned to the elegant room, brought Yuan out and handed her to Xiaosun who was waiting under the phoenix tree, then she hid in the dark and watched everything secretly.
After a while, Liu came over alone. She had an angry look on her face. She looked around but didn't see anyone.
Nanny Yang came out and said, "Second Madam!"
Liu looked at her, "Who are you? I've never seen you before."
Nanny Yang smiled and said, "Madam is waiting for you in the elegant room."
Liu snorted, "You are her mother-in-law? Well, I want to hear what secrets she knows about me that she dares to threaten me like this."
The maid just now walked up to her and whispered in her ear that Yuan wanted to talk to her about her private affairs, and if she didn't go, she would make the matter public.
She didn't dare not go, because she did have a secret, but she didn't believe that Yuan would know. This matter was extremely secretive, and no one knew about it except her maid who came with her as a dowry. So she wanted to test whether the so-called secret Yuan was talking about was referring to that one.
After Liu went in, Nanny Yang hid again and watched Chen Er coming over from the rockery, looking around with a suspicious look.
A maid walked over and said a few words to him, and Chen Er went straight to the elegant room. This maid was the one who went to report the news to Liu.
Watching Chen Er walk into the elegant room, the maid left quickly.
There was a fragrance floating in the air, an ambiguous and confusing fragrance, and this wisp of fragrance was wafting out from the window of the elegant room.
Nanny Yang's eyes were cold. Once they entered this elegant room, it would not be easy for them to get out.
At the same time, Xiaosun, who had sent Yuan back to Xiazhi Garden, quickly left the house and soon came back with a burly woman.
Gradually, people began to come to this quiet back garden. First, the old lady came with Concubine Cui and the old lady. The old lady looked at this elegant room intentionally or unintentionally, but was not in a hurry to bring people over.
The three of them walked by the lake for a while, and then they saw Madam Linglong and Xia Wan'er coming over with their people. Concubine Cui smiled and said, "Look, they said they wanted to come here to have some peace and quiet, and now someone is coming over."
The old lady looked back with an unhappy look on her face, "Why are you so ignorant? I'll go and ask them to leave."
Concubine Cui looked ahead and waved her hand, "Forget it, the Prime Minister has also brought the adults here. Hey, is that Prince Liang?"
The old lady was startled, and looked over. Sure enough, she saw Prince Liang and Concubine Li coming over. "Yes, it's Prince Liang!"
The old lady said, "This Prince Liang is really generous. After such an incident, he still came to celebrate the old lady's birthday. It seems that the rumors about him are not credible."
The old lady felt something was wrong. Although the invitation was given to Prince Liang, it was out of courtesy. She couldn't tell whether Prince Liang came here sincerely to celebrate the birthday or to cause trouble.
Especially now that that little bitch Xia Zian is still treating King Liang. Will King Liang have forgiven her long ago
However, she soon felt that her worries were unnecessary. This time, the main thing was to deal with Yuan first and not touch Xia Zian. That way, it would not delay Prince Liang's treatment and would not offend the Regent.
Moreover, with Concubine Cui here, I'm sure King Liang wouldn't dare to do anything rash.
Madam Linglong has been absent-minded since she stepped into the back garden, thinking about how to lead everyone there.
From a distance, a maid's voice was heard, anxiously calling, "Madam, Madam..."
The old lady looked over and saw that it was Shuyu who was serving in Yuan's room. She asked someone to call her over and scolded her in a low voice in displeasure, "Didn't you see the concubine and the lady were here? How can you be so noisy?"
Shuyu lowered her head in fear, "Madam, please calm down. I was anxious for a moment and disturbed you and the guests."
"Why are you so anxious? Why do you come here if you don't want to serve the lady well?" the old lady asked angrily.
Shuyu raised her anxious face and said, "I came out for a walk with Madam, but Madam asked me to go back to get something. When I came back, I didn't see Madam anymore."
"What?" The old lady was immediately furious. "How could you leave her here alone? She can't see now."
When Concubine Cui heard this, she asked, "Can't see? What does that mean?"
"She had an accident. She had an argument with Linglong in the palace that day. She got angry and jumped off the carriage. She fell and injured her head, causing her to go blind." The old lady looked helpless, "Alas, she is too stubborn."
Concubine Cui couldn't bear to hear this. "In my opinion, this kind of woman should be taught a lesson."
The old lady smiled bitterly, "We have to wait until she recovers before teaching her a lesson. She is injured now. If something happens again, how can I explain it to the old scholar?"
As he said this, he sent someone up, "Look around to see where the lady is."
"Yes!" Several servants scattered and looked for Yuan.
The old lady asked doubtfully, "Did she jump off the carriage by herself when she was injured?"
The old lady looked at the old lady. Although the old lady had been very active in various social circles in recent years, she was only looking for a husband for her granddaughter. She never asked about the right and wrong struggles of various families. She should not know the inside story of this matter, right
The old lady was unsure and did not dare to answer. She just pretended not to hear and said to Concubine Cui: "Let's go to the elegant room to rest and drink some tea."
After walking for a long time, Concubine Cui was indeed tired. "When I get old, my legs and feet are not as good as before. I feel tired and thirsty after walking a short distance. Well, let's take a rest first and see where Yuan has gone. How could the old scholar give birth to such an ignorant daughter? She is really a disaster for the Prime Minister's Mansion."
The old lady said nothing and followed the two of them.
She was a person who had experienced the battlefield and was much more sensitive to crises and wars than others. She could already faintly smell the smell of gunpowder in the air.
She felt a little unhappy. She didn't like being used as a tool, especially this kind of unreasonable use, which made her very angry.
(End of this chapter)