Yu Wenhao said: "You have just established a government and there are plenty of places to spend money, so don't waste money indiscriminately."
Yu Wentian covered his mouth and snickered, "Fifth brother, the reward of one thousand taels of gold has not been spent yet, the free ones have been saved."
Since the money in the treasury was traced to its destination, the Queen's Palace took it away as a reward and gave it to Lao Jiu. Naturally, there was no need for the Imperial Concubine to replenish it, and it was the Queen who replenished it.
This strategy of stealing a chicken but losing a lot of rice really kept the queen awake for several nights.
Yuan Qingling looked at the gifts and said with a smile: "Okay, since they are here, we will accept them."
She looked at Aunt Qing, "Can you please hold the gift and come with me to the warehouse?"
Aunt Qing responded, "Yes!"
"You brothers speak first, I'll be back as soon as I go."
Yuan Qing Lingdao.
Yu Wentian looked at Yuan Qingling, "Fifth sister-in-law, you are heavy, so don't walk around. Just ask a servant to make arrangements."
"It's okay. I should move around more so that the birth can be smooth."
Yuan Qingling said and took Aunt Qing out.
The two of them walked leisurely, and when they reached the corridor, Yuan Qingling said to her: "You really shouldn't have come. You are already being watched. There is a maid from Southern Xinjiang in my house who everyone knows."
, you will attract the attention of people with ulterior motives. I made it clear that day, and I can trust you. You have been hiding in the palace for many years, and now you have to wait a little longer, why can't you wait any longer?"
Aunt Qing lowered her head, "I really don't know what the Crown Princess said. I am accompanying Prince Shun to deliver gifts today."
Yuan Qingling couldn't help but get angry when he heard this, "You might as well be on guard against me, but you're just guarding against me."
Aunt Qing glanced at her quickly and remained silent for a while.
Yuan Qing Ling said: "Fortunately, my Prince Chu's palace is full of people inside and outside, no one's spies can get in, and you are indeed coming with Lao Jiu to give gifts today. If you come alone, I'm afraid I will be beaten by you."
I'm so angry. If you want Man'er to be fine, just suppress your desire to see her and be patient for a while. There will be a time when you mother and daughter will be reunited."
Although Yuan Qingling said this, she was still a little worried in her heart. The people around her had long been in the eyes of many people. How many people were watching?
It is no secret that Man'er is from southern Xinjiang. Fortunately, she has mixed with several families in Beijing and has done hard work. There is not much suspicion going back to the past. Thanks to her mother-in-law's proper arrangements, she will not immediately arouse suspicion.
Yuan Qingling was a mother herself and knew that mothers must be thinking about their children. Therefore, although she was not very happy about Aunt Qing's move, she still asked people to invite Man'er over and asked her to help pack and put away the gifts, and then greeted Qing.
My aunt had some tea and snacks, and after giving instructions, she went back to the main hall to talk to them.
Man'er recognized Aunt Qing, who was so kind to her, so she was very happy to greet her, invited her to the kitchen, brought out the snacks she had made today, and said with a smile: "You are in for a treat, this is what Auntie is giving to the Crown Princess."
I made it. The princess doesn't like sweets now, so she just put it in a pot to heat it up. It's delicious."
Aunt Qing looked at her with a dark look in her eyes, "Have you eaten?
Why don’t you sit down and eat together?”
"I've eaten. I'm very full today and can't have any more snacks."
Man'er sat down and said with a smile: "But I can sit with you and eat quickly. It won't taste like this when it's cold. Grandma said that older people can't eat cold food."
She picked up her chopsticks and gave Aunt Qing a piece, "Put goat's milk in it, mix it with eggs and wheat flour to make a paste, and then add brown sugar and coconut flakes to it. It's delicious."
"So complicated?
What's the name?"
Aunt Qing looked at the yellow cake, which she had never seen before.
"It's called cake. The princess taught Aunt Xi to make it."
"cake?"
Aunt Qing took a bite. The taste was sweet and not greasy. The milky flavor was very fragrant and really delicious. She gave Man'er a piece and said, "You can eat it too, take a bite."
Man'er secretly glanced outside and saw that no one was there, so he immediately took a bite to eat.
When Aunt Qing saw this, her eyes gradually turned cold, "Aren't they going to give you something to eat?"
"No, I can eat it anytime I want."
Man'er said.
Aunt Qing looked at her, her lips trembled, "Don't lie to me, you just took a bite secretly."
She said she would do her best to protect her, but the Crown Princess was a sweet-talking person and was so mean behind the scenes.
Man'er stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, "It's not secretive, because I made a vow just two days ago not to be greedy anymore. I called Miss A Si and Lu Ya to supervise me, fearing that they would tell me if they saw me."
"Is it?"
Aunt Qing didn't believe it, "When you were in Prince Chu's Mansion, did the Crown Princess and others treat you well?"
"Excellent."
Man'er folded his palms on the table and nodded heavily, "Everyone in the mansion treats me very well, so that day you asked me to go to Prince Shun's Mansion, but I couldn't go. My life was saved by the Crown Princess."
"Princess, save you?
Were you in danger before?"
Aunt Qing put down her chopsticks and looked at her nervously.
Man'er then told Aunt Qing all his experiences from serving Chu Mingyang to plotting against the prince and then entering the palace.
After saying that, she smiled and said: "So, compared with before, it is much better now. In the past, if I wanted to eat well under the hands of the second lady, I would have to be beaten by her. At that time, I had
There is no good piece of meat, everywhere is bruised. Now in Prince Chu's Mansion, not to mention being beaten, no one even scolded me. I can eat whatever I want, as long as I can eat it, I will beat myself anyway.
When we entered the palace, Hu Ming and I...were the little beggar I met, and neither of us ever went hungry again."
After Aunt Qing heard this, she didn't say anything for a long time. She just looked at her intently, tears filling her eyes unconsciously.
Man'er was startled for a moment, "Why are you crying?"
Aunt Qing stretched out her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes and forced a smile, "I feel sorry for you. I didn't expect that you had gone through so many hard times before."
Man'er looked at her and was a little moved, "You are so kind."
"Because I am also from southern Xinjiang."
Aunt Qing lowered her head, feeling filled with sorrow. If she didn't suppress herself, she might have to hold her and cry.
She was originally a rich woman, but she had to suffer such despicable things, being used around and bullied by others. Fortunately, she had some good days now.
"I can tell that the accent of us southern Xinjiang people cannot be erased."
Man'er smiled childishly.
Aunt Qing asked tentatively: "How much do you remember about the past?"
Man'er shook his head, "I don't remember much. I remember a few days ago and had nightmares. However, now that I think about it, I can't remember what I dreamed about."
"Nightmare?"
"Well, after the dream, I jumped into the lake. What a coincidence. It was Prince Shun who saved me. I will have to thank him very much later."
Aunt Qing didn't expect this to happen, and couldn't help but feel a little more grateful to Prince Shun. She looked at Man'er and warned: "If you forget the past, don't force it to remember, it will hurt your heart.
It will cause the blood to go retrograde. In short, no matter who asks you, you can't force yourself to think about it, otherwise it will be dangerous."
"I can't remember much either. I have a bad memory."
Man'er's eyes were bright and she stuck out her tongue and smiled, looking very playful.