The little lady in the palace

Chapter 42 Returning to the Palace
In late June, a torrential rain poured across the capital.It rained for a day and a night, every place was thoroughly watered, the water inside the city could still be drained into the canal in time, but after leaving the city gate, everywhere in the outskirts of Beijing was inevitably muddy.

A fast horse galloped through the muddy water, mud splashed everywhere, some fell on the surrounding grass leaves, and a dirty one slid back to the ground.

Two minutes later, the man reined in his horse in front of a mansion in the suburbs, and the eunuch who came out of the mansion saw the expressions of a few people, and hurriedly led them in.

That person was also an eunuch, and after thinking about what he wanted to report, he exchanged greetings with the guide: "I'm bothering Your Highness, if His Highness is upset for a while, I'll trouble you."

Saying that two heavy silver ingots were stuffed in, the eunuch who led the way took a look, and secretly sighed that the people from Prince Jin's mansion were so unambiguous in their actions!
"Troubleshooting" in front of the prince is not what he, the leader, can do, only Yang Enlu can do it.If there was only one piece of silver, he would definitely eat it by himself, and Yang Enlu wouldn't do it if he couldn't hand it over to Yang Enlu.

It's easy to have two.

The guide took the money with peace of mind, and cupped his hands: "It's easy to say, our Highness is not unreasonable."

The two didn't say anything more, each smiled and continued to go in together.

In the study, Yuyin tells stories to He Jing.

These stories were selected by Meng Junhuai, most of them were about monsters and gods, which were originally collected in various collections. He selected the ones that were not scary and suitable for children to read, and had someone transcribe them into a book for He Jing to watch and play with. .

As for why this "errand" fell on Yu Yin, it was also attributed to Meng Junhuai.

What happened on the night of the Dragon Boat Festival made her feel awkward from time to time, so these days, he never mentioned having sex in bed again, but he has two more hobbies: one is that he wants to take her with him wherever he goes, and the other is that he wants to have sex with her. I especially love hanging around her.

In the beginning, the two of them just wandered around Qingyuan, rowing a boat and flying a kite or something. Yuyin, who usually spends most of his time in the house reading scriptures and copying scriptures, even though he felt tired after playing for a long time, he still found it quite interesting.It wasn't until the end of May, after the other princes also went to their respective gardens in the suburbs of Beijing to escape the summer heat, that it was no longer the case...

For the first time, he was the one who told her, it's a good day tomorrow, let's go out and climb the mountain?
She agreed without asking any further questions. The next day, she went to the foot of the mountain to take a look. Not only the two of them were coauthors, but also seven, eight, nine, eleven, and twelve princes who were younger than Meng Junhuai. Qiqi salutes and calls her the sixth sister-in-law.

She was ashamed to death that day, among a group of big men, none of them had stronger physical strength than her.The brothers went up the mountain after a while, and Meng Junhuai accompanied her slowly up the mountain.

The second time it was even worse, the brothers made an appointment to hunt, and he insisted on dragging her to go.This time there are not only those who are younger than him, but also his fourth and fifth brothers.

It's not good for the younger brothers to tease the elder brother face to face, and the elder brother can happily tease the younger brother.The fifth prince smiled when he saw him riding on the horseback: "Sixth brother, don't you, where did you get the problem of bringing your wife with you everywhere you go?"

After talking, several people laughed, Yuyin rode with him, and continued to sit awkwardly when he didn't hear it, and it was even more wrong to be ashamed to fall into his arms.

After laughing, the fourth prince added a knife: "Don't let your sister-in-law know, otherwise what shall we do?"

And then another laugh.

Who can bear this!
So after that, Yuyin thought of a different way, wandering around Hejing every day, promised to practice calligraphy with Hejing tomorrow, and promised to take Hejing to study the day after tomorrow.No matter how much Meng Junhuai tried to drag her out, he still couldn't honor his daughter's appointment, and the world will be peaceful from now on!

Only Meng Junhuai was left wanting to cry but without tears.

He just thinks that the scenery in this area is beautiful, and he won't be able to see it when he returns to the mansion, so he always wants to drag her out for a walk.As for being with a group of brothers every time, it doesn’t matter. The other gardens of the brothers are grouped together, and they are all in this area. When they come out to escape the summer heat, they all want to go out to play. Eight or nine have to meet.

In this comparison, it was better to have greeted beforehand. For example, after he said to his younger brothers, "Your sister-in-law has no face, don't make fun of her", they didn't dare to say a word.

What if we meet by chance?Just his few younger brothers can "caring" about his brothers and sisters-in-law for a whole day.

But he didn't expect Yuyin to be so good at looking for a savior. She just went out twice, and she would surround He Jing every day without moving her eyes.

Right now, Meng Junhuai is annoyed when she sees her reading stories to He Jing: "Princess."

"Then the little wolf demon went back to the forest to find Mother Wolf!" Yu Yin raised her head to look at him after finishing the last sentence, "Huh?"

Meng Junhuai raised his eyebrows: "You take a break, I'll read an article to He Jing."

"Hmm..." Yu Yin thought about it before answering, and He Jing next to her spoke first: "No need!"

He Jing held up two fingers: "The concubine mother said two articles a day, this is the second article, I'm going to practice calligraphy!"

After finishing speaking, she asked Yuyin with sparkling eyes: "Is that right, Concubine Mu!"

Yu Yin patted her head and said that's right, she's so good, Meng Junhuai rolled her eyes and took a deep breath, saying to her child, don't be so obedient right now, okay? !
Then Yu Yin asked Ning Zhi to spread paper and grind ink for He Jing. The couple's eyes met and they were about to start the enlightenment process of wide-eyed and small-eyed, when an eunuch appeared at the door: "Master, Wangfei."

Meng Junhuai looked away and nodded, the eunuch bowed and said, "The people from Prince Jin's mansion have come and said that there is something urgent to report to His Highness. The slaves asked, and people from other nearby mansions also went. If it is urgent, they will take it directly." coming."

"Let them come in." Meng Junhuai called He Jing, and told her, "Father has something to do, you go back to your mother and concubine He to practice calligraphy today, and show your father when you finish writing."

"Okay, I'll take my leave!" He Jingfu took Ningzhi and walked away together, leaving the study room, his own nanny stepped forward and immediately put an umbrella on them.The eunuch who came to report also had winks, waited for a while, and took a step forward until He Jing was far away, and said: "Your Highness, something happened in Beijing."

Meng Junhuai's expression remained unchanged: "What happened?"

The man said again: "It rained heavily last night, some bandits entered the capital and robbed and killed several officials."

Meng Junhuai was slightly startled: "Who was killed?"

"Cai Kai, one hundred households in Jinyiwei; Chang Pingyong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials; Song Fangqiong, Song Fangqiong, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy; and Zheng Xiang, a doctor of the Ministry of Punishment."

The word "Zheng Xiang" hit the heart, and Meng Junhuai's heartstrings tensed instantly.He maintained his expression, took a breath, and asked calmly, "Who did it?"

"I don't know yet." The eunuch gave such an answer, paused, and then said, "Several adults were brutally murdered on the way back from the palace. There was a heavy thunderstorm yesterday, and there were few people in the street. It was only discovered this morning, not to mention the murderer's footprints, even the blood shed by several people has been washed away."

Meng Junhuai took another breath: "Desperate for money?"

The eunuch replied: "Well, the banknotes and money on the adults are indeed gone."

Hearing the meaning of these words, he asked bluntly, "What did the elder brother say?"

The eunuch said calmly: "My lord only said that among the officials who left the palace at the same time yesterday, there were three or two who were more powerful than these people. Even in the rain, the difference between the carriages should be visible, but These people were the ones who were killed." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Prince Yi's expression, "And they were all murdered not far from their homes. It can be seen that the bandits knew where their homes were, but they never Go directly to the house to rob money."

There was another muffled thunder outside, which shocked Xie Yuyin's heart, and brought back her thoughts that were froze in fright.

"Your Highness..." She didn't quite understand what was hidden in it for a while, so she just said, "Will Your Highness go back to Beijing as soon as possible? I'll make preparations."

She remembered that the eunuch who first came in to report said that there were people from several other nearby princes who also reported the matter, so it can be seen that Prince Jin wanted all the brothers to go back and discuss it.

Meng Junhuai gave a "hmm", waved the people from Prince Jin's mansion to retreat, thought for a while, and looked at Yuyin: "Let's go back together, maybe I need your help."

In the afternoon of that day, the Yi County Prince's Mansion was a little bustling.

Everyone who stayed in the mansion heard that the prince was coming back soon, and unlike the last time, even the concubine came back together this time.That means that the two most important ones have returned home, and they probably won't return to Qingyuan again, after all, the road is bumpy and going back and forth is too much trouble.

Then, they don't care when Concubine He will come back.

The mansion, which had been silent for more than two months, seemed to regain its popularity at this moment, especially on the northernmost side of the mansion, where everyone was waiting eagerly.

Su Shi tried more than a dozen hairpins in a row before finally choosing one to put on her hair bun.Looking at the mirror, he asked Mu He worriedly: "Do you think we can really enter the main courtyard? The concubine's temperament is usually too lazy to meddle in other people's business."

And it wasn't just that she was too lazy to meddle in "nosy", Gu's knees were so kneeling that her legs were almost useless, and none of her subordinates could enter the courtyard to report.This is obviously the person in the main courtyard holding back the princess's mind, which shows how much the princess loves to be clean.

But Mu He is confident: "Of course it can. Think about it, you have been helping Concubine He manage the accounts for so long. During the two months that Concubine He went to Qingyuan, the accounts of the mansion depended entirely on you alone Even if the concubine is not polite to you and doesn't ask you whether you have worked hard, she still has to ask about the affairs of the mansion, and I have to let you talk about it anyway."

Su's heart became more confident.

When a person enters the palace, he will depend on the palace for the rest of his life.To put it more clearly, it is counting on the prince's favor and the status in the mansion.

Now she can't figure out the first thing, if the king of Yijun doesn't send someone to go, they will have no way to see the king of Yijun.

Then you can only try to compete for the second one.

The two side concubines in the mansion are all ready, but she thought, if she works hard, she can still compete for the seats of Chenghui and Liang Di, right?
The life of Fengyi, who is at the end of the class, is really too hard, and the monthly money is not enough to take care of the servants on weekdays.There is even very little cloth in the order, often enough for pleated skirts, and only half for horse-face skirts.After getting on with Concubine He, with the reward from Concubine He, life is easier, but she can't always rely on Concubine He to help her.

Like this, once you make a mistake, it will be even worse.

For example, Mrs. Gu, who entered the mansion with her, now lives in a yard that no one goes to. Hearing that she occasionally wants to order snacks, the dining room dares to show her face.

In comparison, Jiang's life under Liangdi's life is really more than a little bit better.

Surrounded by such thoughts, Mrs. Su excitedly and anxiously waited for the news of their return home.For a whole afternoon, she dared not eat a mouthful of food or drink a mouthful of water, for fear that she would lose her manners when she saw the princess.

Finally, towards evening, I finally heard that they had arrived.

"Hurry up, pack up the account books, and come with me." Su Shi immediately took Mu He out of the door together. The corridor covered with bluestone slabs was still wet after the rain, but she felt as if she was being scorched by the scorching sun all the way. It seemed that he was sweating all over.

When we arrived at the gate of the main courtyard, we saw that there were many more servants in the courtyard than expected.

"Hey, Mrs. Fengyi." Wang Dongxu, who has been taking care of everywhere in the mansion these days, stepped forward with a smile and looked at her, "Are you... what's the matter?"

"Prince and Eunuch." Su politely knelt and blessed, pointing to the account book held by Mu He, "These days Concubine He is not here, and I am in charge of the accounts in the mansion. I heard that the princess is back, please take a look at it .”

Wang Dongxu's smile became stronger, and he said "Madam, you have worked hard", and then said: "But it is not convenient for you to go in now. The prince has also come directly to the main courtyard, and he is currently resting. You just give the account book to the servant. , my servant will submit it for you, and if the princess needs it, I will call you for questioning."

"Alright..." Su Clan was a little bit disappointed, but he could only do as he said.Then he took the account book in Mu He's hand and handed it to Wang Dongxu, "Then there is Mr. Lao."

"Hey, you're welcome!" Just as Wang Dongxu responded, Mu He behind her suddenly took a step forward.

Mu He was a little nervous, but this nervousness could not suppress the expectation in her eyes: "Elder-in-law... our lady has been doing things with all her heart, please make it easier for me to let the lady go in to report. If there is something wrong , and can quickly get advice from His Highness and Princess Wang."

"Mu He!" Su Shi stopped her immediately, she naturally knew what Mu He was thinking.

But Mu He was not reconciled, bit her lips, and put a silver bracelet on her wrist into Wang Dongxu's hand: "Thank you, father-in-law! You just need to go in and report, if the princess really doesn't want to see you, we will go back!"

She thought, even if it was just a glimmer of hope, she should seize it and give it a go.What's more, the current "glimpse of hope" is not the same as usual.

——The prince has been in Qingyuan for more than two months, and there is only one main concubine and one side concubine by his side.After they came back, they didn't hear that they were going to add people to the north of them. It can be seen that none of the girls around them took over the house.

He faced the same person for those two months, how could he know that he didn't want to see anyone else now?
Mu He looked at Wang Dongxu pleadingly, and only hoped that if there was such a small chance, he would let "a little bit" fall into the hands of his wife.

"You guys..." Wang Dongxu smiled in embarrassment, shook the silver bracelet in his hand, and finally put it in his sleeve, "Just wait."

(End of this chapter)