The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 96 The Palace (2)
Zhao Jing got up and went to open the door, there was a woman wearing a stone blue satin jacket standing outside, about fifty years away, Zhao Jing had seen her once, she was the servant who accompanied the regent princess to the Marquis of Wu'an last time to mourn.

"You are……"

"Greetings to the young lady. Our princess said that the young lady left the palace and did not visit her once in the palace. She missed her very much, so she sent the old slave over and asked the young lady to come and sit at our mansion." The old woman was modest and polite, He speaks in an orderly manner, and at first glance, he is someone who needs to be used by the princess.

Knowing the identity of the visitor, Zhao Jing also blessed her. To be honest, there is no relationship between her and the princess. She just sympathizes with the princess from the bottom of her heart. Hearing what she said, she asked: "Is the princess feeling better?"

The old woman's face was slightly embarrassed, she lowered her head, with a faint look of disappointment, she sighed again and said: "Miss, you will know after going to see it."

After Zhao Jing heard this, she also knew that it was probably not good. She thought that the concubine was still thinking about herself when she was ill, and she couldn't bear it if she refused directly, so she said to the old woman: "You wait here for a while, I will Go back and tell your family, and change your clothes by the way." She was wearing an ordinary padded jacket at home, and she was going to the palace to see the princess, so naturally she had to change.

Zhao Jing changed her clothes, explained to Yuan Shi, and followed the woman at the door to the alley.The carriage was waiting at the entrance of the alley. When they got into the carriage, they didn't say anything along the way. With her cold and quiet gentleness, she probably guessed a little bit why the princess just took a fancy to her.

The Prince Regent's Mansion is not far away. It was the residence of the Zhou family in the previous dynasty. After the founding of the Zhou family, the late emperor moved into the palace, but Zhou Yi still lived in the original mansion, but changed it into the Prince Regent's Mansion.

Zhao Jing got out of the carriage and was led all the way into the backyard by the woman. It was the deep winter and the vegetation was withered, and the whole palace felt lifeless, and there was no lively scene in the New Year's Eve at all.Looking at this scene, Zhao Jing felt unlucky, but the hostess was ill, and the house really couldn't be lively.

After bypassing the chaoshou verandah, entering the narrow passage, and passing through two hall doors, you will arrive at the place where the princess lives.There were also two Spring Festival couplets posted symbolically at the door of the hanging flower. Although it was auspicious, Zhao Jing saw it, but she didn't feel festive at all.

"Princess, Miss Zhao is here." The mother-in-law replied when she entered the room, and Zhao Jing stood in the hut and waited. In the corner was a fireplace with cloisonné enamel flower and bird patterns, and the floor was covered with a gold silk red carpet tribute from foreign countries.Zhao Jing just took a casual look. This princess is worthy of being the princess of the previous dynasty. Although she is down and out now, she still poses as a princess.

But after a while, the old woman came out, followed by two young servant girls, Zhao Jing hurriedly greeted her, and the old woman smiled and said: "Miss, go in, the old slave is leaving."

Zhao Jingfu thanked her, and the young maid who followed the old woman led Zhao Jing in.There was a gilded silver hundred flower incense burner in the hall, with wisps of smoke rising from it, the princess was not in the hall, only two servant girls were standing outside the bead curtain, and when Zhao Jing entered, they gracefully rolled up the bead curtain.

Zhao Jing went in with a slightly lower body, and passed through the warm tent on the first floor, only to see the princess lying on her side on a red sandalwood carved imperial concubine couch.There was a whole piece of fox fur on the top, and the princess leaned against the royal blue satin pillow behind her with a pale face. When she saw Zhao Jing going in, she straightened up slightly, and the two maids went up to meet her and covered her with the brocade. quilt.

"Sit down quickly." The princess looked at Zhao Jing, and there seemed to be some emotion in her usually calm eyes.

Zhao Jing bowed to her blessed body, but did not dare to sit down, so the princess waved her hand and called her over, "Come here, sit here."

Zhao Jing had no choice but to walk over, thinking in her heart, maybe the princess and her original body are old acquaintances, that's why they are so warm to her, but it's a pity that she doesn't have all the memories of the original body, many things She can't even remember.

"Doesn't come out of the palace? Why don't you come to see me." Zhao Jing was embarrassed by Wangfei's familiar words. Zhao Jing lowered her head and said, "If you go back to Wangfei, it's been more than ten days since I left the palace on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. " She thought for a while, and said honestly: "My servant fell ill ten years ago, and I don't remember many things. The princess is so close to my servant. I think it's an old acquaintance, but my servant failed her. mind."

The princess heard this, the smile on her face froze, and then she smiled and said: "I have heard the prince talk about your matter. If you forget the past, forget it. The most important thing is the future. What do you say?" Yeah?"

Zhao Jing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard the words. The princess didn't mind her "amnesia", but what the princess said always made Zhao Jing feel that there was something mysterious in it. I've considered it."

The concubine smiled, and a bit of sadness suddenly appeared on her plain face. She raised her head and glanced at Zhao Jing, and sighed: "You still have a future, I won't see you..." Before she finished speaking, her body tensed up. She started to cough, and the two maids hurried forward to help her out, and after tossing for a while, they finally recovered.

(End of this chapter)