(This is the addition of hy610560's long review, and two chapters will be updated at once. Are you surprised by Alan's diligence!?`ω′?)
"Cousin, you are really capable, to be with such a person!"
Chu Lian was pulled back to his senses by the angry shout, and when he focused his eyes, he saw Princess Le Yao standing not far from them, and the two girls behind her were both seen in Dingyuan Hou's Mansion last time. The ones who passed were Zou Yuanqin, the fifth daughter of Dingyuan Hou's mansion, and An Min, the head of the county.
Before Chu Lian frowned slightly, she heard Princess Duanjia beside her say: "Le Yao, when did you take care of me? If you have time, think about yourself!"
On the way to Ninghe Palace, Chu Lian had already told Princess Duanjia about Ting Yuxuan, of course Princess Duanjia knew the news that Princess Le Yao was about to be grounded.
Originally, Le Yao's status as a princess was higher than Duanjia's status as a princess, but it is a pity that King Wei and the current Emperor Taiping are brothers, King Wei was favored by Emperor Taiping, and Princess Duanjia is the only daughter of King Wei , no matter whether it is with the queen mother or the emperor, they all occupy a unique position, and the degree of favor is not inferior to that of Princess Le Yao.
In the past, Princess Le Yao and this cousin, who was also favored, were inseparable from each other, but who knew Princess Duanjia would actually help Chu Lian.
Princess Le Yao's face turned pale with anger, Princess Duanjia was no match for her, so could it be that Chu Lian, a small country lord, can't do it
But what's strange is that this time Princess Le Yao didn't refute anything after eating the princess Duanjia's meal, she actually held back, but when she left with the two girls behind her, she gave Chu Lian a hard look, and then suddenly A nasty smile appeared.
Chu Lian frowned, always feeling that her smile was a little weird.
Princess Duanjia saw that Chu Lian was not very happy, and comforted him slightly: "Chu Liu, don't worry about this kind of person, she can only rely on favors to spoil her temper, and she doesn't know when she will grow her brain."
Chu Lian could only smile, but his right eyelid couldn't help but twitch.
After a while of incense sticks, Mu Xiang, the big maid next to Mrs. He, suddenly walked quickly from the side. She had a troubled face, and when she saw Chu Lian, it was as if she had seen a savior.
Chu Lian looked over, and before she could ask what happened, Mu Xiang hurriedly said: "Third Grandma, something happened, the old lady asked you to go over there!"
Chu Lian's eyebrows twitched, feeling that what happened had something to do with Princess Le Yao.
Seeing that Chu Lian was about to leave in a hurry, Princess Duanjia next to her frowned and asked, "Chu Liu, what's wrong?"
Chu Lian suppressed her impatience, "Princess, grandma has something to do with me, so I'll go there first."
"Do you want me to go with you?"
Chu Lian shook his head.
Princess Duanjia didn't force her, watching Chu Lian leave quickly with that maidservant, and went to the side hall of Ninghe Palace.
Concubine Wei seemed to have noticed the movement here, and sent someone to ask Princess Duanjia, and Princess Duanjia got up and went to Princess Wei in person.
"Something seems to have happened in Uncle Jing'an's mansion. Chu Liu was summoned by Mrs. He."
Concubine Wei pinched the handkerchief, thought for a moment, and told the nurse next to her, "Send someone to have a look, and if there is anything that can't be solved, report it to me."
Chu Lian was brought into the side room by Mu Xiang, Mu Xiang turned around and closed the door tightly, Chu Lian looked in, and saw Mrs. He sitting at the table in the side room, and standing respectfully beside her was his sister-in-law, Mrs. Zou. .
Mu Xiang led Chu Lian to Mrs. He, only to hear Mrs. He leaning heavily on the ground with her crutches, and asked in a deep and angry voice: "Daughter-in-law, what's going on! How could the cake be lost?"
Mrs. Zou lowered her head, her face was pale, she replied with a trembling voice to congratulate the old matriarch, "Grandmother, when my grandson-in-law left the mansion, she clearly checked it herself. When she entered the palace, the cake was still there, but it just entered I didn't see you until I went to Ninghe Palace, my grandson... I really don't know where I went..."
Mrs. He knocked on the crutch angrily again, wishing to hit Zou Shi with the crutch.
"Daughter-in-law, tell me, when you entered the palace, who was holding the food box for the dough cake!"
Although today is the mid-autumn banquet held in the palace, the wives from various prefectures are not allowed to bring people in casually. For a class like Zou's, they can only bring in two people at most.
The ones she brought in were her confidant Nanny and the eldest maid, namely, Qiao Nanny and Jinshui.
This incident happened so strangely, Zou didn't dare to hide it, but he still wanted to protect his own people, he hesitated for a while, but still didn't say anything, and looked straight at Chu Lian who was watching from the sidelines. frown.
"Ms. Zou! It's about this time! You still don't say it! Are you trying to implicate the people in our family!" Mrs. He is used to being peaceful and peaceful, and it is rare for him to lose his temper like this. Chu Lian was taken aback by the sudden release, let alone Zou Shi who was already guilty.
"Grandmother calm down, my granddaughter-in-law just said, it's... it's Jinshui next to my granddaughter-in-law..."
As soon as Mrs. Zou finished speaking, Mother Zhou, who was serving Mrs. He, yelled angrily: "Bold slave, you still don't admit what you did wrong, kneel down!"
I was already terrified of losing the pastry box near the water, but now that Nanny Zhou drank it, her legs softened and she sat on the ground. She supported her hands several times, and then she climbed a few steps and trembled Suo knelt down in front of the old matriarch He, "Old matriarch, majesty, please spare me! The servant... the servant did not lose the food box on purpose. At that time, the servant carefully carried the food box and followed the grandma into the Ninghe Palace. When I turned around a small door, I was suddenly bumped by an eunuch. The servant only smelled a strange smell, and immediately became weak all over. When I recovered, the food box in my hand was gone, and the eunuch also turned around It's gone. The old matriarch, the servants and servants... have also been tricked by the traitor!"
Chu Lian frowned. Under such circumstances, this Jinshui probably wouldn't lie. She is Zou Shi's confidant, and Zou Shi wouldn't be so stupid as to hurt herself.
If it wasn't Zou, it was someone else. Chu Lian felt helpless when he thought of Princess Le Yao's weird smile when he looked at him.
Looking at the old matriarch's uncertain face, Mrs. Zou pleaded: "Grandmother don't blame Jinshui, she was also framed."
The old lady He was so arrogant that she almost wanted to pick up her crutches and teach Zou a lesson, "It's this time, and you still have the mood to plead for her. If you have the brains, you should think about how to pass this level first!"
Mrs. He held the crutches in both hands, her chest was heaving violently with anger, she turned her head and did not look at Mrs. Zou.
Zou's body was also weak at this time, how could she have expected that such a thing would happen when she entered the palace today, if she couldn't take out the cakes from the mansion, she would be blamed by the empress and queen dowager.
Nanny Zhou also stood aside anxiously, "Old Madam, I wonder if it is possible to borrow some cakes from other wives at this time for emergency?"
"How to borrow? All the prefectures have almost all the donated cakes at this time. Where can I borrow them? Besides, the cakes made by each prefecture are different. How can I borrow them?"
Since someone is secretly trying to teach them a lesson in the Jing'anbo mansion, there must be someone watching in the dark. If they really want to borrow it, they will be exposed immediately when they offer cakes in the Jing'anbo mansion. Not only would he lose face, but he would also be accused of deceiving the emperor.
After hearing Mrs. He's words, Nanny Zhou silently closed her mouth.
Chu Lian also frowned deeply. This matter is really not easy to handle. The cakes from all the prefectures have been prepared in advance. It is really not a good idea to borrow them.
Mrs. He saw Sanlang's daughter-in-law standing aside, and was about to ask Chu Lian what he could do, when she heard Mrs. Zou hurriedly say: "Grandmother, don't my younger siblings know how to make all kinds of snacks, why don't I let my younger siblings do it again?" hard."
As soon as she said this, Chu Lian and Mrs. He frowned at the same time.
Redo
what! Mrs. Zou really thinks of her too omnipotently, not to mention that there is no place to make snacks for her in Ninghe Palace. No, is she the one to take the blame
Whether Zou Shi is too confident in her ability, or deliberately wants to drag her into the water, he will be punished!
However, no matter what Mrs. Zou thinks, Chu Lian at this time is indeed the last hope of Mrs. He and the Jing'an House. Even when Madam He looked at Chu Lian, there was a look of anticipation in his eyes.
"Sanlang's daughter-in-law, do you have any emergency measures?"
Chu Lian glanced at Zou Shi, his clear eyes made people feel ashamed.
She set her eyes on Mrs. He, thought for a while, took a deep breath and said, "Grandmother, granddaughter-in-law thought of a way, but I don't know if it's suitable or not."
Even though she really didn't want to take this mess to herself, she was still a member of the Jing'an House now, and she was hurt and prosperous, even if she wanted to deal with the Zou family, she couldn't do it at this juncture.
Mrs. He heard Chu Lian's words, and seemed to be instantly relieved. She took Chu Lian's hand and squeezed it, "Good boy, it's grandma who surprised you. Tell grandma what you have. What method?"
Chu Lian quickly expressed her thoughts, but left the final decision in the hands of Mrs. He, "Grandmother thinks this is feasible?"
Mrs. He's shrewd eyes flickered, and she didn't know why she believed in this young San Lang's wife inexplicably.
The old lady patted Chu Lian's hand again, "Okay, I will do as you said."
Chu Lian didn't relax, she just turned around and told Xi Yan who was following her to prepare. When she arrived at Ninghe Palace, Xi Yan and Nanny Gui who had entered the palace with her had already been picked up.
After Mrs. He gave orders to Chu Lian, she said coldly to Mrs. Zou, who bowed her head beside her, "Mrs. Zou, I don't need you to go when I will present the cakes. Let Sanlang's wife go for you. You take The people watching you stand behind me, and no one is allowed to leave before the banquet is over!"
This time, Mrs. He was really angry.
In this kind of occasion of presenting gifts to the Queen Mother and the Empress, which household is not the head of the house, but the old lady deprived her of this right, which is really a naked slap in the face. Can't lift his head in the circle.
This kind of punishment is even more serious than sending her two confidants.