Empress Dowager Qian had long wanted to smuggle people into Prince Yun's Mansion to act as spies, but after several attempts, no one was able to get in. Instead, a lot of people were added to the 'red tent'.
"Chen'er is not young anymore, so we have to pay more attention to the matter of the heirs. I will take advantage of the end of the year to give Chen'er two concubines. There may be good news in the coming year." Meiji's concubine can take care of it.
If you go to the red tent, you definitely can't send a decent lady to that kind of place.
However, the choice of this concubine still needs to be carefully considered. The Duke of Jingguo is enough to serve as the "in-law" for the wolf cub, but it cannot give him any more help.
"The Queen Mother is such a noble person and forgets things. Your Majesty has sent my prince as an envoy to Xikang. Not to mention the end of the year, even if spring begins, you may not be able to come back in time. There is really no time to accept the concubine." Mingruo said in a cool tone.
Empress Dowager Qian only wanted to send people to Prince Yun's Mansion, but she forgot about this problem.
However, the eighth princess still didn't want to let Mingruo go, and said maliciously: "Although time was tight a few years ago, we could also settle on a family first and wait until Prince Yun comes back from Xikang before marrying him. Marrying a concubine is no better than keeping a concubine.
It needs to be arranged, and it takes two or three months to prepare." Then he said seriously, "Qinghuang, you have to organize your affairs for Prince Yun. You must not be jealous. You are guilty of 'seven outs'.
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The Eighth Princess narrowed her eyes slightly. Anyway, Xiao Jiu, a damn girl, would get a bad reputation for being jealous if she didn't marry Prince Yun as a concubine. If she married Prince Yun as a concubine, there would be more and more fights in the house every day.
Annoying.
Ming Ruo sneered in her heart, what is fame? Does she care if she can eat or drink? In order to prove her generosity, marrying a mistress to her husband is a fool's errand!
"My prince is a very clean man and doesn't like those warblers and swallows. When I didn't enter the palace, the backyard was clean, and it's still the same now. How can Princess Ping say that I'm jealous?" Ming Ruo's face showed innocence.
With an innocent smile, "Qinghuang is lucky to have such a good husband as the prince. Princess Ping is so eager to fill the palace with people. Is she jealous of the harmony between our husband and wife?"
"You..." The eighth princess was so blocked that she couldn't say a word. Isn't she jealous? Prince Yun has a high position and a handsome appearance. The most important thing is that he only dotes on Xiaojiu. He even went to Xikang as an envoy.
I want to take her with me...
Think about yourself again. If you want to stay with your husband, you have to spend a lot of money. It’s strange that she’s not jealous!
At this time, not to mention the eighth princess, all the ladies and ladies present here have turned into lemon spirits - who doesn't want to be favored by her husband alone, and is crazy to think of fighting in the back house.
Ming Ruo smiled so calmly. Although I don't care about getting a bad reputation as a 'jealous woman', my husband is too devoted and it is not my turn to be 'jealous'. I put my arms on my hips and laughed in my heart: I want to be a 'jealous woman'
Jealous wife', it's a pity that the conditions don't allow it.
Mingruo's words simply opened the door to a new world for Princess Ningping - 'jealousy' is not a woman's fault at all. If men were not so carefree, women would not need to be 'jealous' at all.
Princess Ningping's eyes were shining, and she looked at Mingruo with great admiration.
The gaze was a little too hot, and Mingruo felt uncomfortable: "Yu Ning is eating vegetables. This vegetarian goose is well cooked and tastes very good."
"Oh, okay, I'll wait until Sister-in-law Nine Emperors eats it." Princess Ningping held her chin and continued to look at Mingruo, "Sister-in-law Nine Emperors, you seem to be glowing."
"I'm not a lamp, how can I shine..." Mingruo was also speechless.
"Of course it's not a lamp, Sister-in-law of the Nine Emperors is the pearl." Princess Ningping seemed to be amazed by her metaphor, and whispered to Mingruo, "Sister-in-law of the Nine Emperors is the pearl that Brother Nine Emperors holds in his hands."
"Oh~" Mingruo protracted her tone and deliberately lowered her voice, "I will tell him, just like Yu Ning said, you always look like my father..."
"Ah ah ah, Sister-in-law of Nine Emperors, please don't tell Brother Nine Emperors, that's not what I meant..." Princess Ningping felt like she was going to die.
"If you don't use your food properly, if you look at me like that again, go and tell him later." Mingruo smiled maliciously.
"No, no, no, it's okay if I don't watch!" Princess Ningping lowered her head and fought against the plain goose in front of her.
Although the Empress Dowager Qian was very dissatisfied with Mingruo's attitude, she couldn't think of any solution for the moment. Let's punish her directly. She doesn't dare to offend that wolf cub now. Let's put pressure on her natal family, not to mention her as the Queen Mother of another country.
Regardless of whether it works or not, even if it spreads to Nanrong, it’s still too late. Are you going to attack Duke Jingguo’s mansion? Duke Jingguo once accompanied the Supreme Emperor on his expeditions in the north and south, and he was protected by the Supreme Emperor...
Queen Mother Qian has been domineering in the harem for so many years, and it is rare that she feels so aggrieved.
Mingruo ignored her and tasted one or two bites of each dish before feeling full. He sat there casually waiting for the meal to end.
Queen Mother Qian's eyes became sinister. Since the bright and dark ones were not enough, it would be better to use some sinister ones to make her suffer a little.
After a while, the palace maid removed the remaining seats and served fresh fruits and tea.
This tea is a bit interesting. It is neither a pot for each table nor a cup for each person. Instead, the palace maid holds the teapot and pours a small cup for each person.
Empress Dowager Qian smiled and said: "I am not stingy. This Yunwu tea is extremely rare. I only got two cans this year. I brewed it for everyone to try today."
Everyone quickly thanked him, took a sip, and praised the tea for its richness and sweetness.
Mingruo calmly smelled the medicinal smell that reached straight to the sky. He probably didn't need such good tea to cover up the smell.
Mingruo rolled her eyes, who was going to attack her - Queen Mother Qian or Yan Mingyu? Although it would be unkind to not avenge someone, but she is such a clear-sighted person, how unruly it would be to avenge someone wrong!
Empress Dowager Qian suddenly said to the thoughtful Ming Ruo: "Qinghuang should also try this Yunwu tea, it's very delicious."
"Okay." The corners of Mingruo's lips curled up slightly, it seemed that Queen Mother Qian was right.
Mingruo picked up the teacup and drank all the tea into the medical system. After some refining, he finally filtered out the medicine that had been put into the tea.
Tsk, tsk, this medicine is not actually poisonous. It is not fatal if you take it. It just hurts your stomach like you have diarrhea. Moreover, unless you draw blood and test it, you can't find out the cause.
What's more vicious is that unlike bloodletting and medicine, which can relieve intestinal syndrome. If you take this medicine, there is no way to relieve it. You can only feel the pain for three or four hours. After the medicine is slowly metabolized out of the body, it can gradually heal.
Relieve pain.
Good things must be shared with others, so Mingruo summoned Linglong from the main hall, brought her the 'good medicine' she had extracted before, and put it directly into Queen Mother Qian's cup.
Linglong also sent some scale powder that caused dry and itchy throats to be placed on Queen Mother Qian's mouth and nose.
After a while, Queen Mother Qian started to cough, and the attendants beside her quickly brought tea to her to soothe her throat...
