Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 8 Concubine
"Go back to your mother's words, Changning lives in a deep house, and has no way of knowing what's going on outside." Jiang Changning knew about the reward, but she never thought about it.

The Empress Dowager did not need to use this method to find her. Zhuang Jiwen was quite famous in Beijing during his lifetime. If the Empress Dowager sincerely wanted to find her as a savior, she would be able to find her with a little inquiry, and there was no need to make such a big fuss.

Offering a reward is just a way for the Queen Mother to flaunt that she is a benevolent person.

Knowing that the queen mother was not sincere, Jiang Changning didn't take the reward seriously.

Taking out the golden lock this time was also forced.

If she had a way, she would never do the helpless act of rejecting wolves at the front door and welcoming tigers at the back door.

"Yes, yes, you are a little girl raised in a deep boudoir, how would you know what's going on outside? I'm so confused, I didn't expect it." The Queen Mother patted her head, "I heard from Song Lian that you live In the banker, does the banker have anything to do with you?"

"Going back to your mother, Mrs. Zhuang is Changning's great-aunt." Jiang Changning replied.

"Oh, Zhuang Shenmao, the left servant of the household department, is yours?"

"Go back to your mother's words, Zhuang Zuo's servant is Chang Ning's cousin."

"Is Xiao Ning'er comfortable living in the dealer's house?"

"Going back to my mother's words, my aunt treats Changning like a granddaughter, and my cousin and sisters also take good care of Changning." It is impossible for Jiang Changning to speak ill of the Zhuang family.

"What do you usually do at home?" The Queen Mother and Jiang Changning chatted.

"Back to your mother's words, Chang Ning is at home reading, practicing calligraphy, and drawing."

"It's such a quiet thing. You are so young, you can't be so quiet and don't like to move, Yan Yun, bring the jade plaque." The Queen Mother raised her voice.

Gao Yanyun brought a jade tablet engraved with the character of longevity and handed it to the Queen Mother.

Concubine Runan's eyes widened, holding a longevity jade card, she could come and go from the palace at will, the queen mother treated this girl too kindly!

"When you are free in the future, come into the palace with the jade card and come chat with me." The queen mother handed the jade card to Jiang Changning.

Jiang Changning stood up, knelt down and said, "Thank you, Madam, for your kindness."

With this jade card, she can enter the palace at any time, and the Zhuang family has fear, and can no longer dictate her marriage, which can be regarded as resolving a difficult matter for her.

At this time, a court lady came over, "Your Majesty, Concubine Song is asking to see you outside the palace."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, "Let her in."

"Your Majesty has something to do, I'll take my leave first." Princess Runan got up and said.

"Xiao Ning'er, come into the palace when you have time." The queen mother ordered Gao Yanyun to lead them out.

Halfway through, I met a beautiful young woman wearing a purple palace dress, a high bun, and a phoenix head hairpin with seven wings embedded with gemstones.

"I've seen the imperial concubine." Jiang Changning and the others slightly bowed their knees.

The imperial concubine, Song Shi, is the daughter of the Hushi General.

He has been on the throne for more than five years now, and there are a dozen or so concubines in the harem.

Except for the queen, the highest status is the imperial concubine.

The Hussar General held a heavy army and supported the current royalist party.

The Song family, who enjoys the shade of his father, is able to occupy the first place among the four concubines, surpassing the Xian concubine Liu who has a son without having a child.

Concubine Liu's father is only a fifth-rank envoy, Si Zuo, and his rank is not high, but she has a good fate, and she was promoted to a concubine after winning a man in one fell swoop.

Although she is the last of the four concubines, she is already the lord of the first palace.

If lucky, the queen did not give birth to a son, and the eldest son may not have the opportunity to aspire to that position.

At that time, the concubine Liu's mother will be expensive with her son, and she can be the Queen Mother.

The imperial concubine nodded arrogantly, walked past the three of them, then stopped suddenly, staring at Jiang Changning.

From this angle, she couldn't see Jiang Changning's face, but her intuition told her that it was a beauty, "Who is that girl?"

"I don't know." The maid replied.

"Useless things." The imperial concubine scolded.

Entering the inner hall, the imperial concubine saluted and said, "Greetings to the empress."

"Good boy, don't be too polite." The Empress Dowager smiled and raised her hand to support her.

The noble concubine sat down, "Mother, my cousin passed away last month, and the family is worried about her marriage."

"Which family have you decided on? Let the empress issue a marriage order." The empress dowager only thought that she was trying to get a marriage for her cousin.

"Last year, my cousin went to Fayuan Temple to pray and came back. On the way, the shaft of the carriage broke down. Fortunately, King Jin passed by and gave up the carriage to my cousin." The noble concubine laughed.

The queen mother picked up the teacup on the table next to her, and took a sip, "I remember that it has been two years since Princess Jin passed away?"

"Yes." What the imperial concubine seeks for her cousin is the position of Jin Wang's successor concubine.

"Speaking of which, many of the clan's sons have reached the marriageable age, so it's time for them to be married. I'll make a note of this." The Queen Mother didn't let go of her promise immediately.

The imperial concubine flattered the empress dowager a few more words before she got up and left. When she returned to her Chengxi palace, she summoned her confidantes, "Go and find out who the girl brought by Princess Runan is?"

Not long after Jiang Changning returned to the dealer, the reward from the palace was delivered.

Although Mrs. Wu was greedy, she didn't dare to move, and ordered people to send everything to the yard where Jiang Changning lived.

Gold, silver, jade, jewels, these precious things are registered and put into the treasury.

There are three wing rooms in the East Kuayuan, which are used as warehouses.

But there weren't many things inside, Jiang Changning didn't want to make the dealer's family jealous, and she didn't send most of the good things to the dealer.

Of the three wing rooms, only one contained items, and none of them were too rare.

The Queen Mother's rewards filled another room.

Palace flowers, round fans, embroidered handkerchiefs, etc. can be used to distribute to the Zhuang family.

"Every girl and second grandmother will send two palace flowers, two round fans, and four embroidered handkerchiefs, and the eldest grandma will not need to send palace flowers. The round fans and embroidered handkerchiefs are pure."

"Why give it to them, can't the girl keep it for herself?" Fu Cui said reluctantly.

"Several large boxes of palace flowers, I'll wear them alone. When will I wear them?" Jiang Changning took out a palace flower and lifted Fu Cui's chin, "Besides, it's better to be alone than to be happy."

"Girls are generous. They got good things, but they never thought of giving them to girls." Shu Fei said.

"I don't care much about their things." Jiang Changning smiled, "I will send two copies to each of the two wives."

She doesn't like the Zhuang family either, but in order to live comfortably under the roof, it is necessary to give up some small fortune.

"Want to deliver to Madam?" Fu Cui frowned even more.

"The two wives have nieces and nieces. If you want to be a favor, of course you have to be considerate." Jiang Changning said with a smile.

Xiulan pursed her lips and smiled, "Girl, where are the two wives, why don't the two mothers send it?"

"Good idea." Jiang Changning agreed.

Now Mrs. Zhuang has no excuse to talk about her, and there is no need for two wives.

After receiving the things sent by Jiang Changning, the four girls and the two grandmothers politely asked the maid to convey their thanks.

Wu and Zou are also very satisfied with Jiang Changning's understanding.

(End of this chapter)