Shui Lianyue also stopped, turned around, and winked at Hongying. She took out a heavy bag of money from her arms and handed it to Xiao Lingzi. Xiao Lingzi was slightly startled, but didn't say anything.
Dare to pick it up again.
Seeing this, Shui Lianyue smiled lightly and said: "Eunuch Ling, there is no need to resign. If it hadn't been for Eunuch Ling's help just now, the guards at the Beigong Gate would have been in trouble. What's more, Eunuch Ling is always by the emperor's side, so it's natural to guess a few things.
point".
"I'm afraid the Fourth Miss has misunderstood. Is it possible for a slave to speculate about Long Xin?" After hearing what Shui Lianyue said, Xiao Lingzi interrupted her before she finished speaking, and the hand she just stretched out also shrunk.
After returning home, Shui Lianyue saw it and understood in her heart that Xiao Lingzi was Nangong Ling's person, so how could he be bought with dozens of taels of silver?
After a pause, she gradually put away her smile, her beautiful cheeks became a bit colder, and even her eyes were filled with chills. She said in a cold voice: "I only think that Eunuch Ling is a sensible person, and the emperor slaps the imperial concubine.
"How could Eunuch Ling not understand the meaning of the flag calling me to enter the palace? What's more, these coins are just a little bit of my thoughts, how could Eunuch Ling be so unreasonable and insult my feelings?"
Xiao Lingzi froze. After feeling the chill emanating from Shui Lianyue, he had to reach out and take the bag of silver. Then he thought about it, but he couldn't figure out the meaning of Shui Lianyue's words. The emperor did
Under the banner of the imperial concubine, he asked him to bring the fourth young lady of the Shui family to the palace for an audience. However, she was the concubine of King Yu. Thinking of this, Xiao Lingzi was startled and suddenly realized, could it be that the emperor is attracted to her? [
He glanced at Shui Lianyue inadvertently, which further confirmed his thoughts. This woman's appearance could not be compared with even the three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem put together. Such a woman would naturally be owned by the emperor.
With a plop, Xiao Lingzi immediately knelt on the ground, lowered his head and seemed to be choking, "My servant's words are disrespectful, I hope Fourth Miss will not blame you."
"Eunuch Ling, please get up quickly. How dare I accept such a great gift?" After saying this, Shui Lianyue smiled and hurriedly went to help Eunuch Ling, which shocked the little Lingzi even more and did not wait for Shui Lianyue.
Yue spoke, then stood up on her own, and knelt down to Shui Lianyue and said: "Fourth Miss, please go in quickly. Don't keep the Emperor waiting for too long. I'm going to prepare refreshments. I'm going to leave."
Shui Lianyue looked at Xiao Lingzi's hurried away figure, her mouth slightly raised, showing a cunning smile, then turned around and walked towards the gate of Yong'an Palace, Hongying did not dare to say anything and followed closely.
behind.
At this time, outside the main hall of Yong'an Palace, an old eunuch wearing a four-pin crown and a flower feather on his head and a chief eunuch's uniform stood calmly waiting at the door. After seeing Shui Lianyue, he stepped forward and bowed slightly:
"Old slave Li Shan has met the Fourth Miss. Please ask the Fourth Miss to follow the old slave into the palace."
Shui Lianyue nodded and without saying much, followed Manager Zaishan into Yong'an Palace. Only then did she take a closer look at the palace. If Concubine Yun's Yunzhao Palace was luxurious and solemn, then Yong'an Palace was not as good as Yunzhao Palace.
The hall has a somewhat fresh and refined feeling. Although the tables and chairs placed in the hall are special, Shui Lianyue was surprised to find that the corners of each table and chair were covered with soft cloth covers.
The good manager seemed to be aware of Shui Lianyue's gaze, and explained with a slight smile: "The third prince Yunyu (wen) is six years old, but he is lively and tight. The imperial concubine is afraid that he will run around and bump into corners on weekdays, so she
I ordered people to do this, and it indeed played a big role."
Shui Lianyue was startled, and then said calmly: "The imperial concubine is both virtuous and virtuous, and her motherly etiquette is also true. It has given the daughter of the people some insight."
How could the good manager not hear the flattery in her words? However, others are very humble when flattering, but she has a proud posture, and the temperament she reveals is unknown.
I thought she was the empress of some palace. I was so self-righteous. As I thought about it, the good manager showed a look of disdain on his face.
When they arrived at the side hall, there was no one guarding them. The good manager did not even look at Shui Lianyue, but simply said: "Girl, please come in. Don't keep the master waiting."
Shui Lianyue didn't care about the tone of Manager Shan's words. After signaling Hong Ying to wait for her outside, she walked in. Manager Shan closed the door and looked at Hong Ying with disdain, then turned around and waited outside the door.
Hongying saw his expression. Although she was angry in her heart, she did not dare to show it too obviously. He was an old man in the palace. Naturally, he was incomparable to a young eunuch like Xiao Lingzi. But if he didn't give
His two words made her really unable to hold back.
"My father-in-law has been in the palace for several years. I think there is a reason why my young lady was summoned by the emperor's favor. My father-in-law should not be too obvious. Otherwise, if others see it, my father-in-law will not be able to stand up to those gossips."
Manager Shan was stunned and turned to look at Hongying. Seeing that she was just a little slave, she dared to speak to him like this. He was immediately angry, but he did not dare to make a loud noise. He twisted his eyebrows and could only shout in a low voice: "You are just a lowly slave."
Your humble servant dares to talk to the Sa family in a waiting tone, how can I disobey you?"
Seeing that he was angry, Hongying was no longer afraid. She rolled her eyes at Manager Shan and said, "I have been serving as the manager for many years, but I never thought that you could slander my lady for being so ignorant of the rules."
"When did the Sa family slander your young lady?" Although the good manager hated Shui Lianyue, he never said anything. Why did it feel so unpleasant once it came into the mouth of this cheap slave?
Hongying took a step forward, leaned forward and whispered: "Mr. Good, don't forget, today, it is not the imperial concubine who summoned my lady, but anyway, the M.M. knows what he knows, and there is no need for me to say anything else."
”.
The good manager's face became more and more ugly. For several years in the palace, he had always been the one to teach others, and he had never been lectured by others. Moreover, he was still a humble slave. He immediately felt humiliated and raised his hand fiercely.
Hit Hongying in the face.
"I belong to the young lady, not the palace maid. If the good steward wants to teach me a lesson, he must find the right person to do it. If my young lady sees me being beaten and says a few words in front of your master, she will definitely be kind.
Even the manager cannot escape punishment."[
Hongying narrowed her eyes and looked directly at the good manager, with a faint chill all over her body. She stood there without hiding or dodge. She had followed Shui Lianyue for many years and had not learned all the skills, but at least she had learned a few points. Then
It's momentum.
Sure enough, when the good manager heard these words, he suddenly stopped when his palm was less than a finger length from his cheek. He felt that he was about to vomit blood from anger. When he looked at Hongying again, he saw no fear on her face.
, he was almost furious for a moment. When he saw the maid of a house, he didn't agree with him and fawn over him, but she was just a maid of a common woman, and she could show such a temperament, which really shocked and angered him.
"Hmph", the good manager snorted coldly, turned around and ignored Hongying. On the contrary, Hongying was full of smiles, and the chill that had just shown was put back, and she kept making faces behind the good manager.
The light in the side hall was a little dim, but Shui Lianyue could vaguely see the person sitting above, it was none other than Nangong Ling.
I saw him holding the tea cup and slowly drinking it, his movements were graceful and generous, and he was not in a hurry to talk to Shui Lianyue.
"The Emperor has really taken great pains to find such words to lure me into the palace. I'm really surprised." Shui Lianyue walked slowly to the center of the side hall, looking at Nangong Ling coldly with her phoenix eyes, and mockingly said in a deep voice.
"Pa", after hearing Shui Lianyue's words, Nangong Ling frowned slightly and placed the cup base heavily on the square table next to him. The sound echoed in the side hall and disappeared after a long time.