Concubine Qin felt resentful in her heart. She felt uncomfortable when she thought of her son suffering outside. However, in the palace, she was not as high as the imperial concubine, and she was not as favored as the concubine. She couldn't even think about the loneliness and coldness in the palace.
There was no place to stay warm, and she had to worry about her son who was having a harder time than her, so nothing she saw was pleasing to the eye.
She didn't mean to disturb the peace of the harem, she just wanted to vent her grievances. Concubine Hu couldn't afford to offend her. She knew in her heart that, not to mention the emperor's favor, even without the emperor's favor, she would not be the hands and feet of Concubine Hu.
The concubine has a strong temperament. Although she is a right-and-wrong person, if she really hates him, she can crush a person to death with her bare hands without her father taking action.
The imperial concubine was very clear-minded and knew that Concubine Qin wanted to disturb the happy atmosphere. She didn't necessarily have much malice in her heart, but on Concubine Hu's side, what Xiao Lao Shi said was really annoying. How old is she?
's child?
He actually said such words in front of the palace. If he said that there was no one to instigate him, who would believe him?
She remembered that when Lao Wu and his wife left the palace last night, Lao Wu kept looking at Xiao Lao Ten, while the Crown Princess kept talking to Mrs. Yao, and her face was not very good-looking. The Crown Princess always knew the general situation, and she was like that last night.
She also had a sullen face due to the atmosphere, which showed that she was also concerned about the words.
No matter what, I have to ask Concubine Hu about this and see who Xiao Lao Shi has been in contact with recently.
After the concubines left, the imperial concubine sent someone to invite the concubines to come over.
After a while, Concubine Hu brought Xiao Lao Shi over. There were still tears in her eyes, and her eyes were red and swollen. She came forward to see her.
The imperial concubine invited her to sit next to her, and then picked up little Lao Shi, who shouted in a soft accent: "Hello, the imperial concubine."
The imperial concubine liked Xiao Lao Shi from the bottom of her heart. Her smile was warm and kind, "Guier, be good, tell the imperial concubine, what did you eat today?"
“Be vegetarian!”
Xiao Lao Shi said happily.
The imperial concubine raised her head and looked at Concubine Hu. On the first day of the new year, the harem was vegetarian. This was a rule set when the empress dowager was here. The empress dowager believed in Buddhism, so she advocated that the harem should become vegetarian at the beginning of the year to make offerings to the Buddha. The empress dowager left.
After that, few people actually followed this rule, but Concubine Hu still kept it.
The imperial concubine grabbed a handful of candies for Xiao Lao Shi and said with a smile: "Okay, go play, the imperial concubine wants to talk to your mother-in-law."
Little Old Shi twisted his body and went down happily, and was led out to play by the nanny.
The imperial concubine sent out all the servants serving the maids in the palace, then looked at Concubine Hu and said, "Don't take Concubine Qin's words to heart. You also know that she has always been mean-mouthed, but she has no ill intentions in her heart."
Concubine Hu almost didn't sleep all night last night. Her eyes were red and the circles under her eyes were dark. Even if she put on makeup, she couldn't hide her haggard look. When the imperial concubine talked about it, she didn't know whether it was anger or grievance. More
He was powerless and helpless, "Your Majesty, please believe me, I have never taught him to say such things. To be honest, I have never thought about it at all."
"Yes, I know who you are," the imperial concubine asked her to sit in front of her, patted the back of her hand, and said softly: "Think carefully, can everyone in the palace be trusted?
Would anyone teach him to say such a thing?
This is harming you, you must think clearly."
Concubine Hu shook her head blankly, "After the winter, I moved to Cai Lian Hall, and I was surrounded by almost all the people who were serving me before. There were a few people who were transferred from the inner palace, and they were not allowed to enter the hall to serve me. I didn't pay much attention to it."
"You have to pay attention. I suspect that there is someone with ulterior motives in your palace. Guier is so young, how do you know what it means to be an emperor?
Just open your mouth and come, obviously someone has taught you."
There was hatred in Concubine Hu's eyes, "If I let this concubine know who it is, he will definitely die a miserable death."
The imperial concubine warned: "Be more careful when you go back. Even the people who were close to you in the past are not completely trustworthy. Your father is now close to the prince, and you and the prince get along well. If you have a grudge in your heart because of this matter,
It’s not good for anyone.”
Concubine Hu smiled bitterly, tears welling up in her eyes, "The Crown Princess doubts me, and the Emperor also doubts me. I wanted to leave the Crown Princess to say something and explain clearly last night, but I didn't know that she didn't even pay attention to me and just left.
And since last night, the emperor has never been nice to me. How come he doesn’t understand me so well?
Even the imperial concubine believes in me, why doesn’t he believe in me?”
The imperial concubine frowned, "You see you're thinking wildly again?
The emperor knows who you are, why would he doubt you?
As for the Crown Princess, she always understands the righteousness, so she can explain it clearly. I will invite her to sit in the palace in two days and explain this matter to her clearly."
Concubine Hu was young after all, and although she had a violent temper, she had never experienced anything like this, so she could only listen to the imperial concubine in everything.
The imperial concubine comforted her for a few more words before asking her to go back.
The imperial concubine felt uneasy after all. The emperor had been here last night, but she didn't mention it all night. She just pondered for a long time. She really didn't know what the emperor thought.
I really hope that the emperor will not be suspicious of Concubine Hu, otherwise, how can the former harem be stable?
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Yuan Qingling took her family back to her parents' home to visit the old lady of Jinghou Mansion. Yuan Qingping also came back. The whole family had a meal together. The old lady gave red envelopes and prepared large and small bags for them.
They each took it home.
Yuan Qingling said with a smile: "What a daughter-in-law. I will empty everything out every time I come back. Grandma, you have to buy more, otherwise the few things in the house will not bear to be moved."
The old lady of Jinghou Mansion said proudly: "There is no gold, silver or jewelry. All food, drink and clothing are available. You can come back and move whenever you want."
The old lady is naturally confident. Not to mention she has accumulated a lot over the years, but now there are many people who respect her. Who makes her the grandmother of the Crown Princess?
Returning to the mansion, Yu Wenhao took a look at the things that the old lady had brought back, and said to Yuan Qingling: "Grandma is really wealthy. She gave us several kilograms of bird's nests, but I don't even feel embarrassed to ask for them."
"Yes, she won't feel at ease if you don't want it. I'll just give you more things later."
Yuan Qingling's heart was full of happiness, and she was waiting for an old lady in the house. There was also an old lady at home. The head of the family had already agreed to make fried lion heads tonight.
"By the way, I don't know if Mrs. Yao has returned to her parents' home. Why don't we invite her over for dinner tonight."
Yuan Qing Lingdao.
"She will definitely not come back. The abandoned girl will not return to her parents' home in the second year of junior high school. You can invite her if you want. We just have the princess come over and bring some snacks for fun."
Yu Wenhao said.
"Okay, my name is Man'er... I'll ask Lu Ya to invite me!"
Yuan Qingling said, slowly with worry on her face, "I wonder how Man'er is doing now?
She is not with me during this Chinese New Year, and I always feel that something is wrong."
Yu Wenhao put his arm around her shoulders, "Lao Jiu wrote a letter. They are slowly building up connections in Southern Xinjiang. Many of the old tribesmen who originally followed the King of Southern Xinjiang have returned to follow Man'er. Aunt Qing now also lives with them.
Together, although we don’t recognize each other, we get along like mother and daughter.”
Yuan Qing Ling said: "That's good, everything seems to be going well."