Second-hand lady

Chapter 25

On the second day of the Queen Mother's birthday, if there were no accidents, ordinary officials would not have a holiday, so Wen Liang still had to go to court early in the morning as usual.

Miss Rucui still sent him out like a virtuous wife. After the couple chatted at the door for a while, Wen Liang went to the court with some kind of worry.

Wen Liang couldn't help but worry—although Miss Ercui seemed inexplicably unable to understand his feelings—compared to ordinary people, he had often visited his aunt in the palace since he was a child because his aunt was the late emperor's concubine.At that time, the first emperor was in power, and although there was a queen in the harem, a noble concubine was in charge of the palace affairs, and the noble concubine was also very jealous, which made the whole palace dark and chaotic, and even affected the political situation of the previous dynasty.That period of memory was too dark, so he didn't have a good impression of the palace, and he knew that the Queen Mother was a person, she was really a troublemaker, and she doted on the eldest princess, knowing that the eldest princess was injured, no matter right or wrong, it was someone else's Wrong, I'm afraid that his family's bastard will be bullied by the queen mother, and he can't be by her side all the time, so he is naturally worried.

As Wen Liang guessed, when the sun just came out, people came to the palace.

When Miss Rucui saw the person coming, she immediately smiled and said enthusiastically, "It turns out to be the prince of Haihan, dressed in blue and blue. Hurry up and serve him tea." Said: "Grandpa Wang, you walked away in a hurry last time, but I am really sorry. My family not only has good tea, but also because my adults like desserts, and the cook can also make good pastries. I haven't asked my father-in-law to taste it." Well, I'm really sorry, it's rare that my father-in-law is here, so naturally I have to prepare some refreshments..."

Before Wang Gonggong could open his mouth, she babbled a lot, and he felt a very subtle feeling in his heart, and what did the phrase "Haihan" mean?Before he could figure it out, when he heard the series of words behind her, Wang Gonggong's face suddenly changed. Every time he wanted to interject to say that he didn't need it, but he found that he was distracted by the other party's series of words, and his thoughts followed her. I really can't get in, every time I want to speak, I get blocked, so I can talk, right?Also, is that how she welcomes him?
Wang Gonggong took a closer look at the enthusiastic and joyful face of the other party. He really couldn't figure out whether she was really enthusiastic or not, but this attitude was at least satisfying.But, he really doesn't want to drink a few more big pots of tea, the eunuch can't bear it anymore, so you really don't need to be so enthusiastic, right?
The housekeeper, Uncle Ming, looked up at the sky, and the maids looked down at the ground, all acquiescing that their wives were torturing the prince.

Finally, after the maid brought the tea, when Miss Rucui began to pour tea for him with a smile, the prince hurriedly said: "Mrs. Wen, I won't drink tea today. Our family is really here for something."

"Eh?" Miss Rucui tilted her head and asked puzzledly: "Didn't the prince come here to drink tea? It doesn't matter, the prince will take a break after drinking tea and then talk about children. Every time, the prince will be troubled to run away." I will feel sorry for visiting me too, so please drink more to make me feel better, Wang Gonggong."

What kind of tea are you drinking? If you drink any more, the empress dowager will be furious!

The prince slandered in his heart, but he couldn't say any ironic words to this smiling face, he could only patiently tell her that the queen mother declared her into the palace, and hoped that she would know what was good and bad, and not make excuses to delay.

Fortunately, after hearing his words, although Miss Rucui looked regretful, she was still sensible, and said with a smile: "So that's the case, and Eunuch Lao is here again. Please wait a moment, Eunuch, while I get ready." I will enter the palace with you, and will not delay the father-in-law's time for you to be scolded."

After hearing this, Eunuch Wang had a much better impression of Mrs. Wen, and decided that it would be convenient for her to do anything in the future. She changed from a maid to an official wife. In the eyes of the world, she is also rich and powerful, and no one is optimistic about it. For her, it is estimated that it is not easy for her to be an official wife. She was originally a servant, so he can understand a thing or two.

The butler, Uncle Ming, could vaguely feel that the prince's expression was slightly relaxed, and he was a little dumbfounded. This prince could not have been tossed too much by his wife, but he did something that was human, but he won his favor... This kind of favor is too cheap, but it's okay, the prince is an old man in the Chonghua Palace, as long as he doesn't stir up something with the empress dowager, it will be convenient.

Ru Cui quickly changed into the official clothes for visiting the Queen Mother, and still brought Tsing Yi into the palace alone accompanied by the prince.

In the Chonghua Palace, the Empress Dowager was sitting at the top. Besides the Empress Dowager, beside her was the Eldest Princess who was listening to the Empress Dowager's comfort with her head down.

The queen mother took the eldest princess's hand pitifully and said soothing words, and said angrily that she would definitely make decisions for her and the second prince, and punish those who were rude to the royal family's sons and daughters.The eldest princess pursed her lips, looked carefully at the queen beside her, and mustered up the courage to say something, but under the strength of the queen mother, she could only mutter and be speechless after all.

The empress kept a dignified smile on her face, watching the interaction between the empress dowager and the eldest princess, and from time to time she tried to persuade the empress dowager not to be too angry, but occasionally there was an imperceptible helpless smile in her eyes, just look at this What is the old lady going to do today? Do you want someone to invite Princess Su into the palace quietly to toss this old lady.

Early this morning, when the Empress Dowager woke up, she did not see the Eldest Princess coming to greet her as usual, so naturally she asked strangely.Although the eldest princess deliberately concealed what happened in Zhao'an Palace last night, she sprained her foot when she was sent back by the palace servants last night, which had already alarmed the nuns in Chonghua Palace.The Eldest Princess is the empress dowager's favorite, they naturally want to ask about this matter clearly so that they can explain it to the empress dowager, otherwise they will be the servants who will suffer.So when the empress dowager asked, the nuns naturally explained the matter, although not carefully, but they said everything that should be involved. After hearing this, the empress dowager was furious, and the person who was angry was naturally not going to Zhao'an Palace to "watch the moon" The second prince and eldest princess, but Mrs. Wen who was originally disliked.

Since becoming the most honorable woman in the harem, the queen mother has been used to enjoying it for more than ten years. After bending her a few times, no one really dared to make her uncomfortable and lose face.Therefore, the queen mother didn't pay much attention to Mrs. Wen, who caused the eldest princess to be injured. She was just a grand teacher's wife with a false title and no real job. She didn't believe that she couldn't cure that woman.

After the concubines came to visit, the queen mother immediately asked Mrs. Wen to come to the palace for an audience, to vent her anger for the eldest princess and the second prince.

The eldest princess was a little restless yesterday when she asked the palace servants to send them back to their respective palaces in a gentle and respectful manner. Later, when someone asked to inquire about the eunuch who pretended to be a ghost and frightened himself committed suicide, the eldest princess was frightened. Unclear, although she is the royal princess, she has been well protected because of the queen mother, but she was frightened when she faced this kind of thing, and finally connected a series of things, and she understood immediately. The second prince may have taken someone else's design, and her heart became more and more uneasy, which made her unable to sleep all night, so now she looks bad.However, in the eyes of the queen mother, this appearance is because she has been wronged.

The Eldest Princess knew that she and the Second Prince had followed other people's ways, so she felt a little wrong for the Queen Mother to blame the matter on the equally innocent Mrs. Wen, but she hoped that something would make the woman unhappy. People, she still has a good impression in her heart, and she had a close contact with him last night, and the thoughts of him were aroused in her heart again, and she really didn't like the woman who could marry him.

No one knew about the eldest princess' conflict. After the queen mother comforted her, she sent someone to call the second prince.Hearing that the second prince was injured, and his face was injured, the Queen Mother is naturally very concerned. In this era, parents who pay attention to body, hair, skin, and skin, both men and women pay great attention to appearance. If a man has a bad appearance, he will be disgusted by others, let alone The majestic prince of the heavenly family has no room for flaws in appearance.

Due to the injury, the second prince was allowed by the emperor today not to go to class like the other princes, and was allowed to rest in his own hall to recuperate the injury. He was also ordered by the imperial doctor to carefully examine him and apply a good plaster so that he would not leave it in the future scar.

However, this series of things seemed to be favors, but the second prince was terrified. His father didn't ask anything, and he didn't take any other actions. This made him feel worse than sending someone to ask him Feel bad karma, there is a kind of tranquility before the storm.

The second prince has a gentle and honest temperament, not as shrewd as the eldest prince, but he is not a stupid person either. Shortly after he was sent back to the palace yesterday, he heard that the eunuch who pretended to be a ghost committed suicide inexplicably and knew that it was unusual. It was completely contrary to the plan they discussed with the eldest prince before, and made him wonder if someone took the opportunity to frame them and make them lose their sacred hearts with the emperor.

Just when the second prince was restless in his own palace, when he heard that the queen mother sent someone to invite him to the Chonghua Palace, the second prince suddenly felt a heavy feeling of "coming".

(End of this chapter)