Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 392 In the Palace
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the 29th day of the lunar year. Minglitang was supposed to have a holiday and let the girls go home to celebrate the New Year.

However, their family was poor, and they had originally planned to sell them. They collected a hundred dollars from the school and signed a contract, which meant they were sold to Mingli Hall, so they became homeless.

"Then you can stay in Mingli Hall for the New Year. We will come to give you red envelopes on the third day of the New Year." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"Just treat this as your home. You are all each other's family." Yao Shanzhi added.

The girls heard this with tears of emotion in their eyes, "Thank you, County Lady, thank you, Madam."

After encouraging the girls a few more words, Zhao Wangshu and Yao Shanzhi left Mingli Hall and went home.

The carriage was moving slowly on the street. The cold wind was howling outside the window, but it was warm as spring inside the carriage.

Suddenly, there was a scream outside and the carriage stopped abruptly. The two were caught off guard and Zhao Wangshu rushed forward due to inertia. If Yao Shanzhi had not reached out to hug her in time, her head would have hit the wall of the carriage heavily.

Zhao Wangshu patted his chest in shock and said, "Gardenia, thank you."

"It's nothing. What are you thanking me for?" Yao Shanzhi opened the car door. "What happened?"

"My lady, a woman suddenly jumped out from the alley and fell in front of the carriage," the driver replied.

"You didn't knock her down, did you?" Yao Shanzhi asked.

"Reporting to the county lady, the woman suddenly rushed out and the carriage stopped in time, so she should not have been hit." The coachman reported.

Yao Shanzhi felt relieved after hearing this. She turned to look at Zhao Wangshu and said, "Yue'er, should we go down and take a look?"

"Let's take a look." Zhao Wangshu nodded in agreement, and the two got out of the car together.

There was a silly woman sitting on the ground, wearing gorgeous brocade clothes and with messy hair, giggling there, looking very weird.

Seeing Zhao Wangshu and Yao Shanzhi approaching, she let out a sharp cry.

Zhao Wangshu frowned and said, "She seems to be a little confused."

Yao Shanzhi was about to speak when a group of people ran out from the alley. A person who looked like a maid ran up to the foolish woman and said, "Miss, why are you here? Come back with me."

The woman stared at her blankly, as if trying to identify who she was. "Taozi, it's Taozi."

"My name is Taozi, young lady. Let me help you up." Taozi helped the girl up and was about to take her away.

"Wait." Zhao Wangshu stopped him.

The woman was mentally retarded. If these people were not her family and took her away, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Madam, what do you want me to do?" the maid asked carefully.

"This woman is unconscious and doesn't recognize anyone. You say you are her maid, but I don't believe it. It's better to report to the police." Zhao Wangshu said in a deep voice.

"Madam, my master is the commander of the discipline army, and this is my girl. If I tell a lie, I will die a miserable death." Taozi said.

The servants also hurriedly said, "Madam, I am really a servant of the Jiang family."

Yao Shanzhi also remembered at this time, "Wangshu, yes, they are from the Jiang family."

Zhao Wangshu looked at Yao Shanzhi resentfully. Why didn't he wait until she reported to the police before thinking about it?

Yao Shanzhi smiled at her flatteringly, and Zhao Wangshu waved his hand, "Alright, alright, you guys go now."

"Thank you, Madam." Taozi and the servants took Jiang Dandan away by force. Zhao Wangshu and Yao Shanzhi got on the carriage, and Zhao Wangshu asked her, "Jiang Dandan, why did you become like this?"

"After Prince Liangbi died, she became a widow. Other widows of wealthy families could have the opportunity to get married as long as the elders in their family loved them, but she was a daughter-in-law of the royal family, and the Jiang family didn't dare to let her remarry without the consent of her uncle, the emperor. She didn't know how to behave before and was used to being arrogant. When she fell into trouble, she was ridiculed by others. Over time, she became like this." Yao Shanzhi said.

Zhao Wangshu shook his head and sighed, "I didn't expect that the arrogant Jiang Dandan would become like this."

"There must be something hateful about pitiful people. She deserves it." Yao Shanzhi took out a walnut, cracked it open, and ate the walnut kernel. "People should be kind to others. If you do something too vicious, you will definitely suffer retribution in the future."

"You're right." Zhao Wangshu took the walnut kernel she handed over and put it into his mouth.

The next day was New Year's Eve. Last year, Zhao Wangshu took a leave of absence on the grounds of being pregnant and did not go to the palace to attend the banquet. This year, she couldn't take a leave of absence again.

Zhao Wangshu got up early in the morning and dressed up. She was a lady of imperial decree, so she wore the imperial dress according to etiquette. She had her hair in a low round bun, and on the bun she wore a phoenix gold hairpin inlaid with gems. On both sides of the bun hung several strings of pearl tassels, swaying gracefully.

She has fair skin, picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and light rouge on her lips, which makes her look elegant, dignified and quiet.

Lan Fen carefully helped her adjust her clothes, "Young Madam, you look so beautiful today."

Zhao Wangshu raised his eyebrows, "When am I not beautiful?"

"My wife is beautiful every day." Yun Hao changed into his official uniform, walked over, and continued after hearing her words.

Zhao Wangshu's eyes flickered as she smiled sweetly, "My husband has really good taste."

Yun Hao felt the room brighten up when he saw his wife, who was radiant with beauty. He stepped forward, gently put his arm around her waist, and said gently, "Wangshu, you are going to the palace for a banquet today, so be careful."

Zhao Wangshu nodded, "I will, you should be careful too."

Hand in hand, the two of them went to the east residence to see their son. They told Madam Qiao and the wet nurse to take good care of little Yunyu, then went out and headed for the palace.

When they arrived outside the palace gate, Zhao Wangshu and Yun Hao got off the carriage and walked into the palace in order of rank together with other ministers and ladies of honor.

Zhao Wangshu saw Yao Shanzhi who was with Princess Pingyang. They were talking to Princess Ruicheng and Princess Liao, so she did not go over to say hello.

The square of the palace is broad and solemn, with the ground paved with bluestone, reflecting the winter sunshine and shining brightly.

According to the rules, the ladies had to go into the harem and pay their respects to the queen.

Led by the palace maids, the noble ladies entered Yanqing Palace.

The emperor imprisoned the empress in Yanqing Palace instead of Chengyuan Palace where empresses of previous generations lived.

Zhao Wangshu did not meet the queen, and the queen did not summon her. Zhao Wangshu did not care. It was better not to meet her. She was too lazy to say those hypocritical words to the queen.

After sitting in Yanqing Palace for about a quarter of an hour, the head palace maid asked them to leave and go to Baohe Hall.

As soon as they left Yanqing Palace, several noble ladies who had not been summoned complained: "Isn't the Queen too arrogant? We came to the palace to pay our respects to her, but she didn't even show her face. It's really unlucky."

"A queen who seems to have been deposed has the nerve to put on airs."

"In my opinion, if it weren't too troublesome to depose the queen, Your Majesty would definitely depose her."

They were talking at once until someone said, "Well, we are still in the palace, so stop talking. If someone hears you, it will be a serious crime."

The few of them fell silent and walked into the Baohe Hall in silence.

Happy Dragon Boat Festival. I drank a little wine during the festival and I'm a little drunk. I didn't check for typos and so on. Please help me take a look.