Chapter 16 Maid

Author: Mei Xinyuan

Chapter 16 Maid

In the Forbidden City in June, cicadas chirp and the sun burns like fire.

After finishing her morning homework, Haifeng immediately ran to find her mother.

The three small side rooms next to the small Buddhist hall are now used exclusively for Jilan to have meals, take a rest, and recuperate enough to recite the afternoon sutra.

"Enie, Niuniu is here."

From a distance, he saw a palace maid in Tsing Yi standing at the door of the wing. Hai Feng was dizzy just after class, and habitually thought it was Taozi. When he got closer, he realized that he had made a mistake.

"My slave, please give my regards to Sigege."

"Get up, you are..."

"Slave Qingmei, from now on I will serve Guo Guiren personally."

Strange, where have I heard this sound?

Haifeng tried his best to recall, but he only had a vague impression.

Tao Zi was inside, preparing to serve Ji Lan for a meal, when she heard the noise and hurried out.

"Well done, Princess. My servant thought that Princess had a lot of homework today and had no time to spare. The master has been looking forward to it all morning."

Hearing that his mother was anxious, Haifeng hurried into the house.

"Niuniu is finally here. Enie has made some snacks for you. If you don't eat them, they will get cold."

"Enie, what's going on with that Qingmei?"

While she was asking questions, her hands were not idle and she picked up a piece of sesame and red date cake.

Mother’s craftsmanship is so good, it’s sweet, fragrant and soft.

Ji Lan dotingly put all the good things in her lunch portion into the small bowl in front of Hai Feng, and poured her a cup of iced milk tea simmered in well water.

"I went to pay my respects to the imperial concubine today and asked for grace to let Taozi go home next month. The imperial concubine lent me Qingmei for two days. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs selects a suitable person, she will return to Chengqian Palace to continue

Serve the imperial concubine."

"go home?"

"Yes. Tao Zi is not young anymore, it's time to..."

Ji Lan suddenly stopped talking.

Partition walls have ears.

"Taozi also has Amaegane, so the whole family naturally wants to stay together all the time."

"Just like Niuniu and Enie, right?"

"right."

Haifeng smelled some conspiracy.

Yesterday at the banquet, Xiaozhuang clearly slapped Emperor Tong's concubine in the face, joking that she was the head of the Sixth Palace but could not help Kangxi.

Wouldn't it be too risky to let the imperial concubine keep an eye on her mother now?

Thinking about the key points in his mind, Haifeng suddenly felt a bit bored.

After eating and sleeping in silence, the table was cleared and tea was poured, so that Haifeng could quietly talk to her mother for a while and act coquettishly.

Jilan had something in her heart that she couldn't let go of, so she winked at Taozi.

Taozi understood the idea and went out to tell Qingmei.

"The master's soothing tea is still brewing in the palace. Sister Lao Qingmei goes back to check the heat. Today is my first day here. It's enough for me to serve you in the afternoon. It's a hot day, so please take a rest."

After saying that, he tucked a purse into Qingmei's sleeve and put twenty taels of silver notes in it.

Qingmei also knew that she had just arrived and Guo Guiren could not trust her, so she bowed meekly and went back as she was told.

Taozi closed the door of the wing and stood guard outside.

Only then did Jilan dare to talk to her daughter about herself.

"Niuniu, Mulan Qiuwei, do you know?"

Haifeng nodded heavily.

As expected, my mother had some news from her pillow.

The words "Mulan Qiuwei" have been discussed by my brother for almost a month.

There is no way, no matter how good the Forbidden City is, you can't just go out. Over time, people will be bored inside it. The slaves all regard going to Mulan as a hope, talking about it every day and every night.

Those grasslands, blue sky and white clouds, of course Haifeng yearns for them very much.

But it was almost time to set off, and there was no definite intention to take her there.

There's something weird everywhere.

It's obviously a superficial honey trap.

Or maybe Xiaozhuang and Kangxi bet their money on the third princess, and they are just better than nothing?

"I heard from the nuns that the only ones who can go to Mulan are princes who have had their teeth ordered. Gege generally won't go, unless the Empress Dowager, the Queen Mother or Khan Amma specially call for it."

"Niuniu, do you really want to go?"

"Think about it. There are always so many people in the palace, and those places. I heard from my brothers that hunting is fun. There are foxes, rabbits, and deer~ But if Enie doesn't go, Niuniu is willing to stay.

be with you."

Ji Lan originally prepared a long story to deceive her daughter into not going, but after hearing her sweet answer, it got stuck in her throat and she couldn't say it out.

As a concubine, Ji Lan knew that she would have to die and leave the Forbidden City in this life. Even if the emperor went on a tour, she would not be able to accompany him, and even his younger sister might not be qualified.

Do you want your children to be locked up in this cage together for ten years at a young age?

The freedom she does not have, her daughter must have.

"Niuniu, Enie asked Taozi to go home because she is of marriageable age and should get married early."

Haifeng's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Finally got to the point.

"I know, Su Ma's mother told me."

"That's good. In the future, you will naturally have to get married. Last night, the emperor told me that he wants to marry you to Mongolia. Enie knows that he has a bad background, and I'm afraid it will cause you to be looked down upon. But as long as you don't

Marrying far away, visiting the palace during festivals and greetings, we, mother and daughter, can always see each other. Enie selfishly doesn't like this idea. Mulan, if you want to go, go, go, and pay attention to the two sons of the Wang family in Duling County.

The older one is called Garzang, and the younger one is called Seren."

"Notice what they do?"

"That is, whether you are compatible or not depends on your appearance, personality, and conduct. If you like him, Enie will listen to the emperor; if you don't like him, Enie will try his best to find a way to find you a suitable prince-in-law.

"

Haifeng hugged her mother's white neck tightly, her heart already shaken.

Do you really want to leave your mother alone in the palace just to compete with the second princess?

Yes, my mother had obviously taken refuge in Xiaozhuang, and for a while no one dared to touch her.

But nothing is absolute.

Imperial Concubine Tong was Kangxi's cousin. When she made a mistake, unless it was a serious crime, the result would be loud thunder and small rain. She was raised high and put down gently.

There is no justice here, only high and low status, master and slave.

She left, Tao Zi also returned home, and there was no one she could trust around her mother.

"Enie, Niu Niu also wants to stay by your side. Stay as long as possible and don't marry far away. If Mulan doesn't go this year, she can go next year."

Haifeng quickly told Ji Lan what happened to the third princess last night in detail.

"Since Third Sister wants to marry the Wang family of Du Leng County, and I don't know their family, why not show the beauty of adulthood?"

Taozi suddenly gave a secret signal outside.

It should be time for class.

"On July 4th, didn't Khan Ama allow us to go to Nanyuan for a stroll? By then, there won't be so many people waiting around, so Niuniu will discuss it with Enie."

"This is a good idea. The emperor said that we will set off on July 22nd. I am not in a hurry."

Ji Lan smiled slightly and picked up the Buddhist beads on the Kang table.

I have recited the sutra a thousand times, but I pray to the Buddha to bless my daughter to turn all dangers into good fortune and make everything go as she wishes. If any suffering arises, I will bear it for her with all my strength.

Shattered to pieces, nothing to mention.
Chapter completed!