Mugui

This is the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, not only magnificent, but also calm inside.

Pass through the main hall and enter the side hall.

The Empress Dowager was sitting cross-legged on the kang, looking at a Buddhist scripture in her hand through the light from the window.

After the Tang family took Yang Mu to salute, the Empress Dowager put down the Buddhist scriptures, looked at Yang Mu with some cloudy eyes, looked up and down for a moment, and found that this girl had no fear of her, so she couldn't help asking slowly: "Sister Mu, is this the first girl?" Entering the palace for the first time?"

Yang Mu nodded and said, "It's the first time."

The Empress Dowager became even more curious and asked, "I heard that you grew up in the countryside?"

Yang Mu didn't feel ashamed about growing up in the countryside, so he still nodded and admitted.

The Empress Dowager looked at Yang Mu with some incomprehension, "Can someone talk about this?"

Is it because I grew up in the countryside, have no experience, and don't know that I should be apprehensive and apprehensive when I see myself?
Yang Mu said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with growing up in the countryside. Court ladies can adapt to life in the city, but city people can't survive in the countryside. After all, they can't even tell the difference between rice and wheat."

The Empress Dowager was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, she was such a sharp-tongued little girl.

Tang smiled embarrassingly, and said: "The Empress Dowager, Miss Mu has been restrained since she was a child, and she is not very good at answering."

According to the status of the Duke Protector's Mansion, as long as Yang Mu doesn't say anything outrageous, the Empress Dowager will not argue with a little girl of the Yang family, so she is not afraid.

The Empress Dowager was not angry as expected, instead she asked the old mother to bring a small box, handed it to Yang Mu, and said: "This hairpin is my mother's dowry, I am old and can't wear it, let me reward you! "

Yang Mu opened the small box, and inside was a hairpin inlaid with pearls. The pearls were large and of good color.

The Empress Dowager continued: "It's a make-up for you!"

Tang hurriedly said: "Ms. Mu's children's family, how can I wear such a precious hairpin?"

But Yang Mu bent his knees and said, "Thank you, Empress Dowager!"

The empress dowager smiled deeper, and said: "See? This child is very fond of it!"

It was rare for Tang to blush.

Coming out from the Empress Dowager, they were still led by the eunuch surnamed Mao. Several people passed through the doorway and entered the backyard.

As soon as he entered the backyard, there was a sound of rattle drums.

Entering the wing room, I saw a woman in her early twenties, wearing palace attire, softly coaxing the baby in the nanny's arms, shaking a rattle in her hand.

Eunuch Mao said: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Shizi and Miss Yang are here."

Concubine Shu turned her head in surprise, her eyes turned red when she saw Tang's mother and daughter.

Tang is Yang Yi's sister-in-law, and Yang Yi is the youngest daughter. She was only a few years old when Tang first married into the Yang family. The two have lived together in the Yang family for more than ten years and have a very good relationship.

Yang Yi rushed over in a few steps, stopped Tang's salute, and threw herself into Tang's arms crying.

A middle-aged female official ordered the nanny to take the child out, and then reminded Yang Yi: "Ma'am, this is in the palace."

Crying is not allowed in the palace, especially when concubines see their natal family, they are not allowed to cry.

It's just that the rules are so, but not many people abide by them. Few people can control the oppressive life in the palace all the year round when they suddenly see the grievances of their family members.

Especially Yang Yi and the child were very embarrassing existences in this palace. If the Empress Dowager hadn't protected them, they would have died no less than a hundred times.

Several narrow escapes made this young widowed woman even more wronged.

Tang patted Yang Yi in her arms, and said, "Madam, don't cry, didn't my wife bring Miss Mu to see you?"

It was only then that Yang Yi remembered that a niece came out of Tang's arms in a hurry, calmed down her emotions, wiped away her tears, and looked Yang Mu up and down.

"This is Miss Mu? She's so handsome!"

Yang Mu smiled, and thought to himself, people in the palace seem to praise others in one word.

Yang Yi said to the female official: "Hurry up and serve tea." As she spoke, she pulled Tang and Yang Mu to sit down.

The female officer smiled and ordered people to serve tea.

Yang Yi is in her early twenties, she is a very beautiful woman, but because she is a widow, she can only dress plainly, even the jewelry is very ordinary.

Yang Mu took out the pastry box and said: "This is made by my daughter-in-law, my lady has a taste."

Yang Yi looked at the cake and asked curiously what it was made of and whether children could eat it.

After Yang Mu finished answering one by one, Yang Yi took a sip and said it was delicious.

After eating a piece of cake, Yang Yi obviously had something to say to Tang, so she said to Yang Mu: "The garden of Compassionate Palace is very big, there is a big swing, you children like to play."

She ordered the female officer to take Yang Mu to play on the swing.

Yang Mu didn't keep it either, got up and followed the female officer.

Tang asked: "How is your majesty? How is your Highness?"

Yang Yi nodded lightly, screened back to the left and right, and told her recent situation.

Recently, because she moved to the Compassionate Ning Palace, the Empress Dowager Dongxi has nothing to do with her, so she is safe for the time being.

The body has been recuperated by the imperial physician and is also very healthy.

Tang shi heaved a sigh of relief, it was not easy to live in the palace, especially the birth of His Royal Highness blocked the way of too many people.

Yang Yihong rolled her eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, can you... talk to father and find a way to let our mother and son go to fiefdom."

Yang Yi's child, Li You, was the posthumous son of Emperor Xibao, the former emperor. After Li You was born, someone wanted to support Li You as the prince.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces and the empress dowager acted first, conferring Li You as King Jing and enfeoffing Jinan.

Tang didn't understand the court affairs, so he could only say that he would bring Yang Yi's idea home.

Yang Yi wiped her red eyes from crying, she was so pitiful, showing the difficulty of the harem.

Tang's heart softened, and shed a few tears.

Yang Mu, on the other hand, was enjoying the flowers and swinging in the back garden. It was not until half an hour later that Tang came to her, saying that it was time to leave the palace.

The two of them left the Palace of Compassion and Ning together with Mrs. Bao, and saw a little maid waiting at the door, saw the three of them, hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Mrs. Shizi, Miss Yang, the Empress and Concubine have summoned you."

After the mother and daughter looked at each other, they looked at Granny Bao at the same time.

Mrs. Bao nodded and said, "Lead the way."

The little maid led the way first, and went all the way to Shoukang Palace.

Compared with the grandeur of the Compassionate Palace, the Shoukang Palace is rich and elegant.

The emperor and concubine are over half a hundred years old, but they are well maintained. They look like they are only in their early forties.

Compared with the kindness of the Empress Dowager, the eyes of the Empress Dowager Wang are sharp and scrutinizing.

Yang Mu, the woman who took care of the Yang and Lin families by herself, made the empress dowager very curious.

Fortunately, Mrs. Bao mediated, and there was no disturbance, but only rewarded some things.

At the Palace of Compassion, only Yang Mu was kicked out to visit the garden, while at Shoukang Palace, both the mother and daughter of the Tang family were kicked out.

The mother and daughter, the two masters, were doing nothing in the back garden, while the old lady Bao and the empress dowager chatted happily in the bedroom.

When the mother and daughter were invited back again, the empress dowager obviously had a better attitude towards Yang Mu.