The little lady in the palace

Chapter 76 Bodhi
"He Jing." Yu Yin frowned, stepped forward a few steps, and said with a straight face, "Did the concubine mother tell you that Qiao Fengyi is a generation older than you, you can't call her sister?"

The children were suddenly quiet, and Mrs. Qiao bowed her knees and said "Wanfu, my concubine", and He Jing stuck out her tongue: "Mother and concubine said it, but she asked me to call her sister..."

"..." Yuyin looked at Qiao Shi with both displeasure and surprise, and Qiao Shi felt guilty when she heard this, and said without daring to lift her head, "Princess, forgive me, I..."

"You guys go back to study first, I'll have a few words with Qiao Fengyi." Yu Yin said.

The boys and girls all saluted her and went back to the study obediently.Yu Yin waited for the study door to close before looking at Qiao Fengyi again, and said calmly: "You can't just come to the front house on weekdays, don't you know?"

"I know." Qiao's voice was low, she stole a glance at Yu Yin, and said, "Miss wants to play with me as a concubine, so..."

"Missy is only eight years old, she is not sensible and you don't understand either?"

Yu Yindai frowned slightly, looked at her for a while, and sighed: "I'll talk to you later."

During this neither long nor short journey, Mrs. Qiao walked quietly behind her.Occasionally, Yuyin turned her head to look at her, and saw that the hem of her skirt was wrinkled in an ugly way, all of which were the imprints made by her hands when she kicked the shuttlecock just now.

Yuyin didn't say anything, but Nanny Rui made a detour after thinking about it for a while, took a small path and went back to the main courtyard first.

When she returned to the main courtyard, she called Wang Dongxu and told him to lead his eunuchs to fetch the guy.Therefore, as soon as Yuyin and Qiao stepped into the main courtyard, they saw a spring stool placed firmly in the center, and two eunuchs beside them had prepared the board and were waiting.

Qiao Shi was shocked: "Princess..."

Nanny Rui didn't make up her own mind, she stepped forward and asked, "Princess, should you ask the reason first or..." Or did you just follow the rules?

Yuyin looked at Nanny Rui and then at Mrs. Qiao.

Frankly speaking, she doesn't like torture and the like, and she hasn't punished any of the concubines in the mansion for so long.But this time, Qiao's made too much noise, even going to the front house as soon as he said it, which is even ignoring the rules on the surface.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "I've asked about it just now, Mammy, please follow the rules."

"Yes." Nanny Rui nodded, walked up to Mrs. Qiao and blessed, with a steady voice, "Miss Fengyi, you made three big mistakes today. The house is disorderly, and the third is disheveled and demeanor."

Mrs. Qiao's face became paler and paler with each sentence. Mammy Rui paused, and continued: "Ten boards are the same, thirty in total. Madam Fengyi, you will have a good memory in the future."

"Princess..." Qiao stepped back in fright, her eyes flushed, and she plopped down on her knees, "Princess, forgive me! I won't dare to do this again! I don't know that this crime is so serious, please forgive me. one time!"

Yuyin stood two steps away, only feeling that her heart was wandering between "being the mistress of the house" and "being compassionate".

If you really count it seriously, these three mistakes are not small, and it's really not a big deal to give Qiao's ten boards.But she knew that it would not be easy for a girl like Qiao's family to fight for thirty boards.

She looked at Qiao's beautiful face and thought for a while, then she breathed a sigh of relief: "Nam, you are right. But she went to the front house without permission today, and she didn't bump into the prince or outsiders; her clothes are disheveled... ...Probably no outsiders saw it either. Let’s punish the one who messed with the elders first, and write down the other two. If there are other mistakes in the future, we will punish her together.”

After hearing this, Mammy Rui respectfully replied "Yes", and Mrs. Qiao herself didn't dare to say anything more. The eunuch pushed her onto the spring bench, gritted her teeth and pushed the ten boards over.

Half a moment later, there was another commotion in the north.

Mrs. Qiao went out happily with a group of children, but in the end she was helped back, and the rest of them inevitably came to watch.

She was lying on the couch and was given the medicine by the maid who was close to her, and the others were separated from her by a screen, talking real or fake words of concern.

The kinder Wang Baolin said: "Look, I told you to pay attention to everything. Although no one in our house likes to talk about the rules, no one dares to violate the rules like this. I didn't scare you, Wangfei It has been more than two years since I passed the door, and you are the first one to be punished in the concubine's room, and the concubine must remember you."

Qiao Shi lay on her stomach quietly, with her chin resting on her folded hands, without saying a word.

Jiang Liangdi, who has always been harsh, said: "Don't just blame our sister Qiao. If you ask me, the princess is cruel enough. A master who eats vegetarian food and recites Buddha first punishes Gu like that. Now, as soon as sister Qiao comes in Now you're gaining prestige again... tsk tsk."

"Sister." Wang couldn't help frowning and stopped Jiang Liangdi's words, Jiang Liangdi raised her eyes contemptuously, and stopped talking.

Qiao Shi still didn't say a word, as if deliberately pretending that they didn't exist.They said a few more words and then they felt bored, Jiang and Wang said goodbye first, and Lu and Miao who lived in the next yard followed suit, and the room was quiet.

The Qing Xing brought in by Mrs. Qiao was only thirteen, her eyes had been red for a long time when she saw the bruises and red marks on her young lady's buttocks, and now that the outsiders left, she could be regarded as crying: "It is said that the princess of Yijun Palace is the nunnery. The one who cultivated it is the most kind-hearted, so why..."

"Don't talk about it, this is already the princess' kindness." Qiao said.

"Is this still a favor?" Qing Xing wiped her tears and said, "It's only been a few days since the board was moved, and this mansion is too..."

"Hey, you can do it." Qiao pulled the quilt sideways to cover herself, then raised her hand to help her wipe her tears, and forced a smile, "It's okay, this looks terrible, but it doesn't hurt too much. If not Think about it, that’s a real board, if it’s really heavy, can I still be helped back? Can’t I rely on people to carry it?”

Qing Xing was calmed down a little by what she said, and said again: "Then you should pay more attention in the future..."

"Well, I'm definitely not breaking the rules." Qiao sighed, "Don't talk about it with my parents. Also, if the eldest lady and the others come again, don't tell them. In case the eldest lady listens Are you unhappy? The princess and her are mother and daughter, we can't make their mother-daughter relationship unhappy."

"Your maidservant knows." Qing Xing responded with her head lowered, thought for a while and then said, "Can I take some money when my maidservant goes to pick up the meals? Let the dining room make you some good soup. You should take good care of your injury." good."

"Okay, as you like." Qiao agreed quite generously, "I want some chicken soup, and I'll ask you to drink it together. Don't worry too much."

"Yeah." Qing Xing nodded, wiped away her tears and went out.Qiao lay down on her own for a while, praying for her injury to heal quickly, and secondly, He Jing not to come tomorrow, otherwise she really didn't know how to expose this matter.

In the main courtyard, Yuyin told He Jing about Qiao's being boarded that night.

At that time, the husband and wife and a group of children had just finished their meals and were digesting in the yard. After she said this, He Jing frowned and wanted to cry.

Yuyin knelt down and looked at her: "Don't cry, listen to what the concubine mother said."

He Jing bit her lip and looked at her.

"You are young, and the adults will spoil you; at the same time, because of your status in the mansion, many people will blindly listen to you. But you are growing up, you have to know that there are some rules that cannot be violated - such as mother Concubine told you that you can't call Qiao Fengyi sister, right? They can't go to the front house casually, you know that too, don't you?"

Yuyin had a pleasant face, and Hejing nodded sullenly: "Yes."

"Concubine Mu didn't want to make you sad, but you have to know that Qiao Fengyi was punished because of you." Yu Yin shook her hand, and He Jing sobbed aggrievedly: "But...but it was her If you want me to call her elder sister, I thought the concubine mother would not be angry!"

"Concubine Mu has already told you clearly that you can't do it, why do you think Concubine Mu will not be angry?" Yu Yin asked back, leaving He Jing speechless, and then said, "Concubine Mu knew that it was her request. , and still put the responsibility on you, because of this. We have said different things, but why did you choose to listen to her between the concubine and her? It is not clear in your heart who the concubine is talking to. It's more useful, right? Or, even if you really don't know, did you tell her about the concubine's request when you were in doubt?"

He Jing had no choice but to nod in recognition.She is really clear about the superiority and inferiority of the mansion, not to mention Qiao Fengyi who is new to the mansion, even Concubine You and Concubine He must greet each other properly when they come to the main courtyard.

As for telling Qiao Fengyi that the concubine mother had corrected her, that's even more true.When she heard that Qiao Fengyi asked her to call her elder sister, she immediately put aside her concubine mother's words, and took it for granted that it was not her fault that Qiao Fengyi made the request.

"Because of your liking for her and your own selfishness, you ignore the original right and wrong, which is wrong." Yu Yin softened her tone after pointing out this sentence, "But this is just a trivial matter, mother The concubine told you so seriously, hoping that you can distinguish between right and wrong when encountering big things. Also, Qiao Fengyi got hit because of you, do you know what to do?"

He Jing frowned all of a sudden.She felt that she couldn't save face, so she looked at her father for help.

Meng Junhuai, who had been listening silently by the side, said, "Don't look at me, listen to your mother and concubine."

"Ugh..."

That night, He Jing cried for a while because of grievances, but the next day, under Yu Yin's coaxing and persuasion, she obediently apologized to Qiao Fengyi.

The condition is that the father, the queen, and the concubine will accompany her to go together!

As soon as the family of three stepped into the yard where Mrs. Qiao lived, Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Wang, who were chatting on the porch, were scared to their knees.

The North Court has never seen any of the princes and concubines come in person, what's going on today...

Meng Junhuai raised his hand to signal them to get up, Xie Yuyin bent down and said to He Jing: "You know which room Qiao Fengyi lives in, right? You go by yourself, the father, mother and concubine are waiting for you outside."

"Then you must not leave..." He Jing looked at her parents pitifully, and after getting the assurance, she lowered her head and walked towards Qiao Fengyi's room.

In the room, Qiao Shi, who first heard the presence of the prince and concubine, was so frightened that she almost rolled off the couch. Before she could recover from the shock, she saw He Jing came in dejectedly.

"...Miss?" Qiao looked at her in surprise.

He Jing drooped and said: "Qiao... Feng Yi, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I, I shouldn't have dragged you to the front house, and I shouldn't have told your mother and concubine..."

Meng Junhuai felt uncomfortable after standing in the courtyard for a while, mainly because Jiang and Wang were watching.

In fact, they didn't dare to look at him hard, but they just couldn't help but look at him from time to time, which made him uncomfortable no matter how he got used to it.

So Yu Yin noticed that he kept looking out of the courtyard, and blinked puzzledly: "Jun Huai?"

"Cough." Meng Junhuai coughed, thinking that he really slipped out of the hospital and waited for his daughter's appointment.Standing here, you have to be watched again.

... Then how can we not be seen?

A moment later, when Jiang and Wang first saw the prince hugging the princess, their first reaction after being terrified was to turn their faces away and dare not look at it again.

"Jun Huai?!" Yu Yin looked at him dumbfounded, Meng Jun Huai said calmly, "Is it hot? Let's go and sit on the porch."

Yu Yin: "...?!"

Not hot?It's just February, so why go to the porch to hide from the sun?

But a few steps away, the two arrived at the porch. Meng Junhuai sat down and thought about it, but he didn't want to just let her go.

"Let me go down!" She was hooped on his lap, and she snorted, "There are outsiders here...!"

"Where is there an outsider?" His face was full of confusion.Yuyin wanted to talk about Jiang and Wang, but when she turned her head, she found that they had already disappeared in the house.

"...You did it on purpose?!" She roughly guessed what he was planning just now.

"What did you do on purpose?" Meng Junhuai was still innocent, frowning deeply and said confidently, "I only see you, who else do you see?"

"..." Yu Yin poked her neck and blushed.

Is his love story getting more and more slippery?

"I... I have practiced Buddhism for ten years! There is only a bodhi tree in my eyes!" She turned her head fiercely before she said the second half of the shameless sentence, "It's just that I don't know when it will start. You are always sitting under the bodhi tree."

(End of this chapter)