Poor children

Chapter 114
一
Among the pavilions and waterside pavilions in the Royal Garden, a group of people walked forward slowly. Wherever they went, people who passed by stood sideways and knelt down, waiting for people to go away before getting up.
At the front of the row was a graceful old woman, with fair skin and a slightly plump face, and an aura of nobility. She was the biological mother of His Majesty the Emperor, the Queen Mother of the Emperor.

The Queen Mother had been feeling ill a few days ago and had not been out for many days. Fortunately, the weather was fine today and she felt more comfortable again, so she wanted to go out for a walk. Seeing the beautiful scenery in the garden, she felt I was also rejoicing when I saw someone kneeling by the bridge in front of me from a distance. The Queen Mother was old but her eyesight was not very good. It was only when she slowly walked over that she recognized the person she was kneeling on. It was nothing at all. She just looked at her. At a glance, one foot was already on the bridge. Suddenly he remembered something and turned back towards the kneeling person.

"Grandma Gui?"

"To return to the Queen Mother, yes!" Aunt Gui didn't dare to raise her head, but she hurriedly leaned forward and bowed.

"You can get back on your feet. You are so old, so don't set any rules with me." After saying this, the Queen Mother motioned to the left and right to help her up.
Nanny Gui thanked her and stood up staggeringly, still standing there with lowered eyebrows and nodding her head.
"I heard that the girl from Hongshun's family, our fourth son, is being trained by you right now?" the Queen Mother asked.

"As far as the Queen Mother is concerned, yes!" Nanny Gui replied.
"Oh..." The Queen Mother said thoughtfully, "How about that girl?"

Aunt Gui was about to speak but stopped.
"What's wrong?" Seeing her like this, the Queen Mother wanted to know even more, "Is there anything you can't say? Just say it, it doesn't matter. If there is something wrong with her, let me know. I must not indulge her. If there is anything wrong with her, , won’t I lose the dignity of my Central Plains dynasty by marrying to the northwest?”

"In this case, the old slave will tell the truth..."

"Just say it, what's the point of being a good mother-in-law?" The Queen Mother showed displeasure.

"Although Princess Zhuyang was born in the same family, she didn't know much about the rules. She was late to learn and get up on the first day. After learning for a while, she went to eat when she felt hungry and coaxed the eldest princess to go out with her. People are too lazy to practice, which really makes it difficult for the old slave. The eldest princess has been led to nothing by her in the past few days..."

The Queen Mother was angry before Nanny Gui could finish her words, "That's unreasonable. How did the fourth child teach his children? After all, he is the daughter of the royal family. How can he be so ignorant of propriety? What a shame!"

Seeing the Queen Mother being so angry, Grandma Gui was secretly happy. The father-in-law who was beaten that day for being a poor child turned out to be Grandma Gui's maternal nephew. As soon as what happened that day came out, she felt resentful in her heart and always thought about having the opportunity to ask for help. Treat her. Unexpectedly, the opportunity came so quickly...

"Go and call that little hoof over to me." The Queen Mother was shaking with anger.

The little father-in-law next to him went to Changle Palace after hearing the words, and a group of people helped the queen mother to rest in the pavilion in the garden.

two

"Is Princess Zhuyang in the palace?" The young father-in-law who sent the message arrived at Changle Palace in a short time.

The deacon in front of the palace recognized that the person who came was someone close to the Queen Mother, so he responded respectfully, "Hey! I don't know if it's Eunuch Cui, you're here. You may be greeted from a distance, or you may be greeted from afar..."

Eunuch Cui said with an air of dignity: "Okay! You are so clever like me! Let me ask you, is Princess Zhuyang in the palace?"

"Back to Eunuch Cui, Princess Zhuyang is in the palace at this time. Rong Xiao goes in and calls..."

Eunuch Cui grabbed the man and said, "What's the message? I'll just go in."

After saying that, he raised his legs and walked into the palace. After taking only two steps, he must have thought of something. He stopped and said, "Is the eldest princess in the palace?" "Today is the birthday of the uncle, and the eldest princess left the palace early in the morning." Went and haven’t come back yet.”

After hearing this, Eunuch Cui walked back to the inner court of Changle Palace. When he entered the inner courtyard, he saw someone practicing their manners. The figure was very elegant and moving.

"Is this Princess Zhuyang?" Cui Eunuch asked.
When the poor girl heard someone asking her, she stopped in her tracks. Although she didn't know who the person was, she saw the person's arrogant manner and guessed the identity of the owner. She hurriedly came over to greet her, "This father-in-law called me ?”

When Eunuch Cui saw the poor boy giving him a gift, he asked, "Are you Princess Zhuyang?"

"Back to father-in-law, it's exactly..." Paoer raised his head and replied with a smile.
This smile met Eunuch Cui's scrutinizing gaze, and he couldn't help but feel shocked. In the past few days, there were often rumors in the palace that the master who had just been brought into the palace by the fourth prince's family was as beautiful as a fairy. He originally thought it was just gossip among the slaves. It was a bit exaggerated. Only after meeting today did I realize that what those servants said was true. The person in front of me was so dazzling that no one in the palace could compare with him.

"Oh! Then please ask the princess to move to the garden. The Queen Mother wants to see you." Cui Eunuch's neck and back were straight, as if nailed to an iron plate. When looking at people, his neck never bent. Only the black-eyed man looked down slightly
"Yes! I would like to ask my father-in-law to lead the way." After saying this, the poor man followed Eunuch Cui out.

Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, Laibao hurried up to help the poor children. The master, servant and sister followed Cui Gonggong to the Imperial Garden.
three

After a while, a group of three people arrived outside the pavilion where the Queen Mother was resting, and signaled the two of them to wait outside. Cui Eunuch hurriedly ran into the pavilion to report. Ever since he stepped into the pavilion, Cui Eunuch's waist had never straightened up again.

"Hey! I thought he had a stiff neck, but now it looks like his waist is broken!" Lai Bao chuckled. "Originally, he talked to us with his nostrils for a long time, but I actually thought that his novelty of long nostrils could Used as eyes, feelings can now also be used to vent anger..."

"Okay!" Pao'er whispered: "Please restrain yourself, don't cause more trouble for me."

"I don't want to cause trouble?" Laibao whispered: "The visitor is not kind, and the old lady in the booth has no good intentions. You should be careful."

The pauper squinted and saw that Aunt Gui, who taught him the rules, was here and felt something was wrong. He just recalled that he had been obedient to everything in the past few days and had not offended her. It was not necessarily framed by her, right?

The poor boy was thinking deeply in his heart. He only heard the summons from the pavilion, so he went inside and knelt down to pay his respects.
"Just raise your head," the Queen Mother said, putting down her tea bowl.

The poor boy raised his head when he heard this
"Huh!" said the Queen Mother, "You really have a charming face, but Xiao Hongshun is the most loyal and honest person in the world. It's unexpected that you gave birth to such a girl. I guess your mother is not a kind person either. …”

The pauper didn't say anything, and he hurriedly bowed down. He was busy filtering the meaning of the Queen Mother's words in his heart. Who had filed a complaint against her, and what had he said about her?
Among this group of people, only Aunt Gui knew her and had contact with her. If it wasn't her, then it was obviously not someone else. The pauper's mind was rapidly thinking about the reasons why Aunt Gui had framed her, and he started to fight. Since entering the palace, I have been cautious, for fear of making enemies and causing trouble, and have not offended anyone. So what is the reason for Aunt Gui's behavior?

"Why don't you speak?" the Queen Mother said angrily
"This poor boy has just arrived in the palace. He doesn't understand the rules. I don't know what he did to make the Queen Mother so displeased. Please tell the Queen Mother clearly..."

"You are such a naughty girl. What's wrong? Are you saying that I am unreasonable and bully you for no reason?" The Queen Mother was so angry that she threw the teacup in her hand to the ground. "Eunuch Cui, go get the whip." Come, you can whip her with your own hands for Aijia. Hongshun doesn’t know how to discipline his children, so Aijia will do it for him..."

(End of this chapter)