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Since her mother's family could not provide much help, the concubine did not have much money, so she could make money for the small roles in the imperial court, but it was not enough for Sun Jinzhong's envoy. She could not talk to Sun Jinzhong for a while, and she was worried.

All I can do is be anxious.

After much thought, she took the opportunity of the Chinese New Year, when both the prince and Fujin came in to attend a family dinner at Chonghua Palace, to find her second elder brother Mian Ning and meet her in the garden of the Shufangzhai stage.

An opera was being sung on the small stage of Shufangzhai, and from time to time the graceful singing voice drifted over the palace wall with the wind and fell into this small courtyard.

Rubin was a little anxious while waiting.

Every time he met the second elder brother in private, it seemed that she was the one in the hurry and always came to wait for him. Obviously, she was the elder, so he should be more respectful and come early to wait for her.

Finally, when the gongs and drums rang on the stage, indicating that the play had reached the most lively and crucial part of the martial arts scene, and most people were reluctant to leave, Mian Ning walked cautiously from a distance.

Rubi quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Mian Ning simply said hello, lowered his voice and spoke very quickly, "...I wonder why you called me here? There are many people here, so please briefly explain."

Rubin suppressed her displeasure, took a deep breath, and tried her best to smile, "I know that the second elder brother is busy with work, and I won't delay the second elder brother's time. I just want to ask the second elder brother. I don't know what the second elder brother is.

How is your relationship with Sun Jinzhong, the chief supervisor of the Palace Supervisor?"

Mian Ning frowned slightly and said, "...Sun Jinzhong is an old man in the palace. When Khan Amma was still the prince and was hiding in the Xuefang Palace, Sun Jinzhong was also on duty in the Xuefang Palace and served as my insider."

Rubi immediately smiled and said, "That's great! That's right, who among the people in the palace now is not the emperor's old friend when he was the prince? And at that time, the emperor only had his second elder brother and one elder brother, so these

The emperor’s old friend is also the second elder brother’s old friend.”

Mian Ning frowned slightly, "Since you asked about Sun Jinzhong, what's going on?"

Rubin raised her eyes and stared into Mianning's eyes, "Then let me tell you straight - now Sun Jinzhong is personally in charge of presenting the meal card to the emperor. Starting from Nian Gen'er, Chunbin and Xinbin have both

I got the chance to sleep with you, but there is still no movement here."

"I was thinking that since the second elder brother and Sun Jinzhong have an old relationship, could you ask the second elder brother to inform Sun Jinzhong and ask him to mention me tactfully in front of the emperor?"

There was no expression on Mian Ning's face, only the corner of his mouth moved slightly.

Rubi's heart was a little confused, and she felt a little depressed for no reason, "I know that saying this in front of the second elder brother may make the second elder brother laugh. But the second elder brother also said that people are so confused these days.

There is no room for more words, so I can only be more straightforward now. After all, the situation in front of me cannot allow me to modify it anymore, right?"

Mian Ning nodded, "Since you are willing to speak frankly to me, I feel deeply grateful to you. Don't worry, I will definitely get the words you asked me to pass on. But... you also know that Sun Jinzhong is now, after all,

As the palace superintendent, he cannot do things as freely as before. He has to make more trade-offs in everything. Therefore, I dare not tell you when he will be able to mention this matter in front of Khan Amma.

Already."

Rubi's heart sank a little more.

"I understand. I don't mean to rush you. As long as you remember that there is such a thing, then I will accept your kindness."

Mian Ning looked around, just smiled, nodded, and then bowed and left.

If the concubine couldn't be stopped, she also knew that even if she was stopped, there would be nothing to say, so she was unwilling but had no choice but to let Mian Ning go.

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Mian Ning hurried back to the stage and looked at Twenty-Twenty from a distance.

In fact, this is a small stage. The windows of the main hall and the left and right side halls are just removed and turned into seats. The emperor and everyone in the inner court sit on the corridor of the main hall, Prince Fujin and others sit on the east side of the corridor of the side hall, and the Seventeenth Master and several other princes and family members sit on the west side.

There is a side hall, so there is not much distance between Mianning and 2220.

However, when Mian Ning looked at it like this, she felt it was "far away".

He was confused for a while and realized something was wrong, so he quickly looked away. Coincidentally, Tong Jia was looking at him with her head tilted.

Mian Ning's heart skipped a beat and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tong Jia was shocked, and Tong Jia hurriedly whispered, "...I just saw my brother coming back from outside, sitting here in a daze. I was thinking about what happened to my brother just now.

Come on, I feel a little worried now, so I want to ask my elder brother."

Mian Ning frowned, "It's nothing. It's nothing. Don't think too much."

Tong Jia tried her best not to show her displeasure, but her eye circles were slightly red.

Mian Ning couldn't sit still where he was, so he stood up again.

Tong Jia still couldn't help but look over, "Brother...?"

Mian Ning said in a deep voice, "I just feel a little upset in my stomach. I'll come as soon as I go, don't make any noise."

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Mianning came out of Shufangzhai, followed by Wuzhou, who also carefully observed his master's expression.

"... As the concubine said just now, it is better to leave it to the slave. After all, the slave, Xiao Qian'er, has been living with Master Sun for several years, and the slave has not stopped moving around these years, so this affection is still there. If

If the master is in trouble, all the slaves can come over and don't talk about the master's affairs. Just say that the slaves themselves received money from the concubine, so they entrusted Master Sun to handle the matter."

Wuzhou could see it most clearly. Every time Rubi talked to my elder brother, he would look a little gloomy after the incident.

Wuzhou can also understand. After all, every time the concubine talks to her elder brother about something, no matter what the excuse is, in the final analysis she just wants him to help her win favor.

Obviously my elder brother is the most troubled by this matter. After all, he is a prince, so he has great hands and eyes. How can a prince interfere in the affairs of which of the inner court members the emperor favors?

Furthermore, since the death of Yuan Fujin, my elder brother has been somewhat alienated from Rubi. Maybe it’s because Rubi and Yuan Fujin are members of the Niu Hulu family? Now, after all, Xin Fujin

It's Tong Jia's family, so there's a level of separation between them.

Mian Ning sighed, "What difference does it make if you tell me this?"

Wuzhou was startled, and then he smiled awkwardly, "What the master said is that if Mr. Sun is willing to give me face, isn't it because I am the slave next to the master? He is not giving face to the slave. In the end, he still respects me.

Brother, you."

Mian Ning looked away, "Originally it wasn't a big deal, it was just a word with Sun Jinzhong. I just made it clear to Rubin that I only care about passing on the message and don't care about the others."

Wuzhou couldn't answer the conversation, so he had to stare at his master.

Mian Ning waved his hands irritably. In fact, he didn't know how to express his irritability in a more appropriate way.

In the end, he swallowed it back and didn't want to explain, so he simply changed direction.

"...Rubin is smart. After all, she is also a member of the Niu Hulu family. I know she is smart, but Xiaoqian Niang knows better. After all, they are a closer family."

"Why can't I not see how Xiao'e Niang has been guarding Ru Bi all these years? So if I help Ru Bi, once Ru Bi gets what she wants, how can Xiao'e Niang not find out who is helping her? Such a situation

Come on, isn't Xiao'e Niang going to blame me again, and there will be another layer of estrangement between me and her?"

If it was just because of Mian Kai and Mian Xin, how could he separate from her? Although he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he still didn't regret it - after all, the struggle between princes for the throne has happened in ancient and modern times, and it was no exception. He had no choice.

But if it were him who wanted to help others fight for the emperor's favor... that would be a completely different story. He couldn't feel calm about it - even though he also hoped that the emperor and empress would be at odds with each other, and he had done so before.

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However, what he did was his own way, and it did not involve other people in the harem. It had nothing to do with Rubi's expectations.

"... Since Xiao'e Niang is on guard against Ru Bi, if I help Ru Bi, it will be just like setting myself on fire. Instead, it will affect my important affairs for the sake of things that have nothing to do with others."

Wuzhou thought about it carefully and nodded, "What the elder brother said makes sense. After all, the queen is the middle palace, and she and the elder brother have a mother-son relationship. If the elder brother and the queen's master are in trouble now,

, firstly, it will make the emperor unhappy, and secondly, it goes against my brother’s name of benevolence and filial piety.”

The Qing Dynasty has always governed the world with filial piety, and the emperor even encouraged himself with the word "benevolence". Therefore, if Mianning wanted to succeed, he must hold the word "benevolence and filial piety" high above his head and never dare to appear on these two words.

Any flaws go away.

"...Take it slow. I promised her that I have to do something, but I can't do it according to her thoughts. I'll put it off for now and wait until the limelight of this matter has passed before I can handle it for her."

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After being separated from Mianning, Rubi's heart sank for a long time.

In fact, she didn't need Mian Ning to support her. She had probably guessed this ending from Mian Ning's previous attitude.

Today, there is heavy snow covering the ground. As if standing in the snow, the furry clothes on my body are not cold, but my heart is already cold.

She raised her head and glanced at the blue sky in disappointment, "Every time it seems like I'm forcing him to do it, as if I'm the only one in the world asking him to do things, and he doesn't ask me for anything. But obviously,

We all want something from each other, and that’s how we got together, right?”

"It was also at this time last year that Guangxing was imprisoned and sentenced to death. The queen and the emperor had a serious quarrel, so she just excused herself because she was ill... Everyone knows that this time last year was an opportunity for other people in the palace. The same is true for me.

I looked for him and wanted him to help me."

"But as for him, he just has such a cold look and is not enthusiastic at all. I really don't understand what he is thinking? Could it be that if the queen and the emperor are separated, it will not affect San'a?

Brother, is Fourth Brother going? Isn’t this good for him?”

"He was so arrogant last year. He refused to say he wouldn't help, but he didn't help after all... I was already disappointed with him last year. So now, seeing his reaction again, to be honest,

I’m not as disappointed as I was last year.”

"After all, maybe he doesn't like me very much, right? Maybe he feels that I don't have the ability to help him, or maybe he feels that he doesn't need my help... Yeah, I'm the one who did it.

Saying, 'It's not a deal,' it's because I lowered the price again and again and sold my dignity."

"Master..." Xingxi felt sad and unworthy of his master.

Rubin took a deep breath, "Originally, when Shu Shu was still there, I had a way to lead to the second elder brother. But now I understand, now that Shu Shu is gone, this way will be gone."
To be continued...