When the Queen Mother heard this, she felt at ease, she gave someone something to show her gratitude, Concubine Wu Gui hadn't come yet, Concubine De came first.
So she said: "Come here and sit down, people with a body are more expensive, old women like Aijia don't need fine white fox fur."
"Where is the Queen Mother?" Hua Chun said with a smile: "You are young, your complexion is ruddy, and the color of the white fox will definitely make your face more radiant. The weather is cold, if you don't make some clothes first, how can the concubine feel at ease?"
"Alas." Her eyes softened, and the queen mother patted her hand: "You have a heart, so I will go to Sifu Palace and ask when I see you that month, and see how many white fox furs are left. Do it all."
"Yes." Yuejian went away in response, Huachun breathed a sigh of relief, and then chatted with the queen mother about the housework.
Usually it's boring to pay respects in a polite manner, so you can only talk about the scene, but now it's good, Hua Chun told the Queen Mother a lot of jokes related to ancient times, which made the Queen Mother very happy.
"You are a caring child." She said, "You still have the heart to make fun for Aijia."
"Anyway, the emperor is not here, and there is nothing else to do in the palace." Hua Chun said: "If it can make the queen mother happy, it can be regarded as a little filial piety for the emperor."
The queen mother nodded, and her expression was much more kind.
"Empress Dowager." Yuejian came back, holding a section of yellow fox fur: "Do you think this is okay?"
Slightly taken aback, the Queen Mother frowned: "Yellow fox fur is much inferior to white fox fur. How did you bring this back? Can the Sifu Palace be successful without white fox fur this year?"
"The white fox is hard to find, and there was only a piece of fur saved last year. Just now, the servant asked and said that it had been taken away by the noble concubine Wu." Is it okay to look at this?"
The complexion changed slightly, and the queen mother glanced at Hua Chun.
Hua Chun bowed his head and said: "I am not picky, yellow fox fur is not bad, as long as it is fox fur, it will be warm."
There is a difference between honor and inferiority. Concubine De is the number one concubine in the harem. She uses yellow fox fur, but is it plausible for a noble concubine to use white fox fur? After thinking for a while, the Queen Mother smiled and said: "Maybe Concubine Wu Gui took it wrong, she is also considered sensible, it is impossible to do such an outrageous thing, Yue Jian will remind you and ask her to give the white fox fur to Concubine De."
"Yes." Yuejian agreed, and Rui'er next to her whispered, "Aunt Yuejian, I will go with you."
"Okay." With a gentle smile, Yue Jian led her out.
The queen mother looked at their backs for a while, and then said: "You are smart."
These words meant something, and Hua Chun didn't panic. After all, the queen mother is an old fritter, and it's normal to see some things clearly.
"The concubine has no malicious intentions, and she has no intention of competing with others for anything." She said: "Sometimes the status will be overshadowed by the halo of grace, but the dignity cannot be surpassed. The concubine has no opinion on anything. However, when she was a noble concubine, the concubine would feel aggrieved and say a few more words."
"Aijia understands." The Empress Dowager nodded: "You are also a sensible person, more general than Aijia imagined, no wonder the emperor protects you to this extent."
He speaks decently without being harsh, and his eyes are full of frankness. It is very pleasant to communicate with such a person, and there will be no resistance. Rao found out that Concubine De came here because of Bai Humao, and the Queen Mother didn't take it too seriously.
Rui'er felt elated, and when she followed Yue Jian to the side hall and asked Concubine Wu to hand over the "wrong" white fox fur, she was not to mention how happy she was, she just wanted to shake the maid who snatched it from her today. Two white eyes.
"What Aunt Yue Jian said makes sense, it is true that I took the wrong one." Concubine Wu gritted her teeth: "Let's return it to Concubine De, and I also apologize for Bengong."
"Your concubine's words are serious." Yue Jian nodded: "It's just a mistake for a while, the queen mother often said that if you know your mistakes, you can correct them, and it's good if you don't make mistakes in the future."
"... I understand."
Rui'er smiled sullenly, and followed Yuejian to leave the side hall. As soon as she went out, she couldn't help but said: "Aunt Yuejian is too powerful. Today, the maid was very arrogant when she snatched the fox hair from me. In the end, in front of you, a sentence I dare not say anything."
Yue Jian smiled and said in a low voice: "The confidence of the servants is all given by the master, it's not that I'm good, it's just that the Queen Mother is good."
"That's right." Rui'er nodded: "It's a pity that my master is not tough enough and is always bullied."
"How could it be." Yue Jian shook his head: "Your master will definitely be the toughest one in the harem in the future."
ah? Rui'er was stunned, looking at the back of Aunt Yuejian before: "Why?"
"No reason, I think Empress Concubine De behaves well, she knows how to hide her strength and bide her time, she is a good person." Yue Jian curled her lips: "I have always been very accurate in judging people."
This is true, Rui'er heard it when she was a little palace maid, that the queen mother was just an unfavorable talented person, and Yue Jian, as a first-rank court lady, swore allegiance to the death and helped the queen mother to the post all the way. Such an unshakable position today.
It was surprising that her master could get her praise. After all, Rui'er always felt that her master was not favored, and he was not very prominent, so he didn't have much influence in the harem.
Back in the main hall, the Empress Dowager and Concubine De had a good chat. Seeing the white fox hair came back, Concubine De respectfully took it with both hands and held it in front of the Empress Dowager: "There is only one piece of fox fur, so let's make a cloak for the Empress Dowager." , the concubine thinks that yellow fox fur is also good."
The queen mother raised her eyebrows: "This is the prestige that the Ai family gave you. Don't you wear it for others to see?"
"It's not necessary." Hua Chun shrugged: "Aunt Yue Jian must have taught her the rules that she should know. For the sake of the concubine and the imperial heir in the womb of the noble concubine, I ask the Queen Mother to accept this fox fur."
Her admiration for her increased by two points. The queen mother suddenly found that Hua Chun seemed to be the kind of woman she had been looking for all along.
Why did I find out today? Isn't such a person similar to Hua Jinghua? And it's a woman.
There was more kindness in her eyes, the Queen Mother reached out to take the white fox fur, and said to Yue Jian: "Give the tourmaline hairpin on the dressing table of Ai's house to Concubine De."
"Yes." Yuejian agreed, and went to fetch the hairpin. Hua Chun took it with both hands and saluted.
This trip was not in vain, the queen mother obviously treated her a lot more leniently, although there must still be some grievances in her heart, but before the emperor came back, she should try her best to protect her.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Hua Chun happily went back to rest, but as soon as he reached the entrance of the side hall, he turned around and saw Concubine Wu Gui covering her belly.