Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 13

Rong Huang's heart sank, he tiptoed and moved over there cautiously, just thinking about performing the scene of listening to the corner again, unexpectedly the two of them turned around and wanted to leave.Rong Huang's face immediately turned bitter, so he could only squat there stiffly.However, Rui Lan's movement also allowed Rong Huang to see clearly the water basin in her hand, luckily it was already empty.Rong Huang breathed a sigh of relief, and waited until Rui Lan and the man were far away, then got out of the grass and ran into the house, trying to get back to the house one step earlier than Rui Lan.

I don't know if Ronghuang had bad luck today, but on the way back, he ran into someone he knew, it was none other than the aunt Qianyi who is now in charge of Chuxiu Palace.It is already around ten o'clock in the evening, which is considered late at night in ancient times without electric lights.Rong Huang and the others have to get up before dawn to learn the rules tomorrow morning. Seeing that she was still up so late, Qianyi couldn't help but preach a few words: "Why is Gege still going out late at night?" When I was there, I didn't see any concern, but a look of suspicion.

Rong Huang really wanted an invisibility cloak to wear at this time, how could she be so unlucky, she could be blocked anywhere.

Now she is in a hurry to go back to the house before Ruilan, so she is not in the mood to talk to Qianyi's mother-in-law. Just about to use the power to make Qianyi forget that she has seen her, Qianyi suddenly whispered seriously: " The servant girl knows that the young master is of noble birth, so she is not willing to be a concubine or concubine, but it is too much to attack the young master Hesheli because of this."

Rong Huang looked at her inexplicably, and asked back: "What is my aunt talking about, I'm sorry Niu Hulu's ignorance didn't understand." As soon as the words came out, Rong Huang suddenly felt a little guilty. She had indeed attacked Hesheli, but That's just changing her painting.But...Rong Huang suddenly felt horrified: How could this Qianyi know about her painting change?

Rong Huang believed that if she was always so suspicious, she would go crazy sooner or later.

"Little Master Hesheli was pushed into the pool just now, if her body was a little more tilted, she would hit the rockery in the water, and her life would be lost at that time. If she dodged the stone, her face would have been cut It's long. Why," Qianyi frowned, her eyes became aggressive: "Don't tell me, my lord, you don't know about it."

"Of course I don't know." Rong Huang was inevitably a little irritable after being splashed with sewage for no reason.But she was still in a hurry to go back and check who Ruilan was with just now, and she was not in the mood to entangle with Qianyi at this time, so she could only hold back her anger and pretended to be very worried: "Why, did sister Hesheli fall into the water? When did it happen?" thing?"

Qianyi sneered and said: "My lord, why bother to be hypocritical and pretend to be a slave to me? The Ministry of Internal Affairs will come to investigate this matter tomorrow morning. I hope that my lord can still be so frank."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs wants someone to come? That would be great. I hope you can find out the truth as soon as possible, so that I, Niu Hulu, will not suffer innocent injustice." Rong Huang put away her concerned look and said expressionlessly. He said: "I think sister Hesheli's place is in chaos, so I won't bother you, aunt, please do your own thing." After saying that, she turned around and left.

This Qianyi is really nosy enough, does she think she is great just because she is sent by the Empress Dowager?She didn't even look at who she was, and dared to teach her a lesson!

"Little master." Qianyi suddenly called out to stop her, "Although this servant is only a maid of honor, before the canonization of a beautiful girl, this servant is the steward of this palace."

Hey, can this Qianyi read minds?How did he know that Rong Huang looked down on her in his heart?Sure enough, he is an old man in the palace, and he still has two brushes.

But Rong Huang is not in the mood to care about these things at this time.She hurried back to the house, who knew she was still a step late, when she got back, Rui Lan had already returned, and she and Liu Qing were helping her pour hot water into the bathtub.

That's right, it was Liu Qing.Judging from his figure and clothing, the person Rong Huang saw just now should be Liu Qing.Could it be that Liu Qing found out about the clothes that she cut out of shape?Should she be glad that Liu Qing was the one who found her, or should she secretly hate why Liu Qing came here suddenly at this time?
"The young master is back." Rui Lan and Liu Qing came over to salute her at the same time when they heard the voice, Rong Huang waved his hands weakly to get them up.

She glanced at Liu Qing, pretending to be indifferent and asked: "You are here so late, what's the matter?"

Liu Qing blessed her again, and she was smiling: "Your servant has something to say to the young master."

Liu Qing blessed her again, with a smile on her face: "I have something to say to the young master." After a pause, she said: "I just don't know if I should say it or not."

Of course Rong Huang knew that Liu Qing must have something to do when he came over in the middle of the night, but since Liu Qing was not in a hurry to speak, Rong Huang did not rush. "Since we've all gone this far, why bother to take Joe with me?" She knew that Liu Qing wanted to gain some bargaining chips for herself, so as not to be completely controlled by Rong Huang.

Liu Qing frowned when she heard the words, and if she wanted to speak frankly, Rong Huang was really similar to her original master. "It's the servant who overstepped. The servant wants to ask the young master if he was injured just now?"

Sure enough, she saw the strange dress.Rong Huang's breathing was stagnant, and before he could change his face, he heard Liu Qing continue: "When the servant came to send a message to Sister Qianyi, I saw the young master hurried by on the road, and there was a bloodstain on his neck. Although I don't know the young master What did the lord do, but the servant has already pushed the little lord Hesheli into the water, and she was also injured, so the little lord doesn't have to worry too much."

Rong Huang's heart sank, and a strange emotion filled his chest.This Liu Qing was really too smart, but when he saw her expression by chance on the road, he knew that Rong Huang didn't want to expose his injury.Then she hurt Hesheli, so that Ma Jiashi will only suspect Hesheli when she suspects it tomorrow.The clothes that Ronghuang asked Ruilan to dispose of confirmed Liu Qing's guess, so Liu Qing came here to ask Ronghuang for credit.

It would be best if such a person could be used for himself, if it fell into the hands of others... Then Rong Huang would not tolerate her staying in the palace.

"Little master." Liu Qing noticed the change in Rong Huang's expression, and quickly interrupted Rong Huang's thoughts. "Ruilan's family servants have all been taken care of, you can use her with confidence. In the past three years, the servants will prepare for the young master and cultivate more cronies." Rong Huang just wanted to test Ruilan, but he attracted Liu Qing .Now that we know that the two of them are on the same front, things are easy to talk about.

Rong Huang is not stupid, how can he not hear Liu Qing's deliberate flattery.She pursed her lips and smiled, and looked at them with admiring eyes: "Thank you for your hard work. The current head of the House of Internal Affairs, Nalan Mingzhu, is my cousin. Although Nalan Huier is closer to their family, Huier's The branch has declined, and it is unlikely that they will get the full support of the Nalan clan. I will mention it to my uncle and ask him to assist you in handling affairs."

In fact, their Niuhulu family was one of the eight surnames in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and their influence in the palace should not be underestimated.As a direct descendant of Niu Hulu's family, she, Ama Yebilong, also planted a lot of eyeliners in the harem.It's just one yard for one yard, the more chips she has in hand, the better.Then Ma Jiashi stretched out her claws to the front of the imperial court, if Rong Huang didn't pay attention, wouldn't she be caught by her Ma Jiashi?
Thinking of this, Rong Huang went to the dressing table and found a small stack of bank notes and handed them to Liu Qing, and said with a smile: "These bank notes are not large, but they are convenient for business, you can use them."

Liu Qing is not a person who has never seen money, so she said "Thank you, master" and took it.Rong Huang gave a "hmm", and ordered Rui Lan weakly: "Go and bring the hot water up."

After calling for hot water, Rong Huang took good care of the wound with Liu Qing's help, and only then did he feel relieved.It was almost midnight at this time, Rong Huang was exhausted from the night, so he sent Liu Qing back and hurried to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, except for Hesheli who fell into the water to recuperate from illness, all the beautiful girls who had left a sign gathered in Jingyixuan to learn the rules.The one who taught them etiquette was Bing Lan, the aunt in charge of the Empress Dowager's palace. She was nearly thirty years old and used to be the personal maid of the current Empress Dowager's sister.During the Shunzhi period, the queen's sister died of illness, so Binglan came from Horqin to serve the queen.Everyone knows that this Bing Lan will definitely become the queen's confidant.Sure enough, as soon as Binglan entered the palace, she was canonized as a fourth-rank inner court aunt.

Later, the empress of the Shunzhi dynasty became the empress dowager of the Kangxi dynasty, and she also rose to the top, and was canonized as a third-rank female official with an extraordinary status.Although it is not as good as Lagu Su Ma who is next to the Empress Dowager, it is comparable to Ling Luo, the great maid of the Palace of Compassion and Peace.So even though Bing Lan is a very kind person, no one dares to act wild in front of her.

The steward of Chuxiu Palace, Qianyi, threatened Ronghuang yesterday that someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs would come to investigate Fang'er's drowning, but it was actually Aunt Binglan who came.Binglan went to visit Hesheli first, thinking that she would hold on to this matter, but she didn't want Hesheli to insist that she fell into the pond by herself and had nothing to do with others.Therefore, although there are many doubts about this matter, it is just like this.

This was of course the result of Rong Huang's hard work.She didn't want to pursue this matter any more. Anyway, now that Ma Jiashi had begun to suspect Hesheli, her goal had been achieved.

The people above let this matter go for the time being, but Qianyi is still relentless towards Ronghuang, every time the two of them meet in private, Qianyi will always pull Ronghuang to preach, and let her become a concubine willingly, Don't have any irresponsible thoughts, just annoy Ronghuang so much, and watch her go around.

(End of this chapter)