Jiang Shuhua seemed to be amused by her appearance, "You girl, why are you so funny? What can I ask you to do? I just hope that you can always be by my side. Others don't know, but you can't
Do you know?
In such a deep palace, it is so difficult to find a right-hand man that you completely trust.
You came late, and you don’t know that I used to have a good maid by my side, who was given to me by my adoptive mother, named Xizhu. She was really good, and she always thought of me. I’m really grateful to her for not telling her.
I hope we can always support each other in this palace.
After all, Your Highness is unreliable. I haven’t seen my relatives for many years. How much is the so-called family affection? The most important thing is the people around me, don’t you think?"
When she spoke, her voice was very soft and soft, with a hint of helpless gloom.
Mingyue raised her head slightly and saw her eyes falling on a certain spot in the back window, with a very sad look on her face.
Jiang Shuhua then continued: "It's just that I didn't expect that we had to hide from all the open and secret attacks in the palace, and in the end, she would abandon me for that cousin of hers."
Jiang Shuhua said and shook her head slightly, "How can this man be so sincere? It's just to see if you are worth using him.
Xizhu is enjoying a great time by my side, and her cousin is naturally very kind to her, with every letter filled with sweet words.
But when she finally plucked up the courage and left me alone in this palace, how much affection did that so-called cousin have?
I sent someone out to inquire about her some time ago, but I didn't know that there was no news about her at all. I heard that her cousin took her away. Of course, not only did he take her with him, but he also
The two concubines my cousin married before and a pair of children."
Mingyue opened her mouth slightly, obviously not expecting to hear such news.
She naturally knows about Xizhu.
If you can serve Jiang Shuhua well, how can you not do your homework?
So Jiang Shuhua's former most effective maid is naturally the one she needs to investigate carefully.
She just heard that Xizhu himself wanted to leave the palace, but Jiang Shuhua refused. The two of them had a fight in the end, and finally let Xizhu go.
I just didn't expect that Xizhu would be so miserable after he left.
Mingyue couldn't help but think of herself.
Originally, she had a firm attitude towards leaving the palace at the age of twenty-five and living with her family.
But what Jiang Shuhua said earlier made her involuntarily plant some seeds of doubt in her heart.
Now that she heard about Xizhu's fate, she could not help but feel herself involved in it.
Jiang Shuhua could see the wavering in her heart at a glance, and immediately smiled and said: "So! Mingyue, we are the closest people now."
Mingyue timidly raised her eyes and looked at her.
Then I heard Jiang Shuhua's voice again: "Do you remember the old Mr. Xue Ge?"
Although Mingyue has been with Jiang Shuhua for a while, this is still too short for the long years in the palace.
She can probably figure out the relationship between these people in the East Palace and the families behind them.
But it was still too difficult for her to know everything about the officials of the previous dynasty that Jiang Shuhua mentioned.
Fortunately, Jiang Shuhua didn't need her to have a complete understanding. She just smiled and said: "It's okay not to know, but what I can tell you is that Mr. Xue Ge has a cousin. His official position is not high, but he is just a sixth grader.
He is an idle official, but do you know who his wife is?"
These words made Mingyue's eyes darken even more. She didn't dare to lie in front of her master, so she could only shake her head.
Jiang Shuhua smiled and said, "His wife's name is Cherry."
Seeing Ming Yue's confusion, she continued to explain, "It turns out that she is the aunt in charge of Queen Zhao."
"ah?"
Mingyue was obviously surprised, and the surprise was not pretended.
Jiang Shuhua was very satisfied with her surprise, "She was a popular person in front of Queen Zhao. Queen Zhao was favored by Queen Zhao at that time, but it was during a hunting trip that Cherry got acquainted with Mr. Xue, who had just entered the officialdom at that time.
Then Empress Zhao took the decision and betrothed the cherry to Mr. Xue, don’t you think it’s a little incredible?”
Mingyue nodded subconsciously.
Jiang Shuhua said matter-of-factly: "Even if you are serving people, you are still serving people in front of the Queen. How can you be the same as others?
Not to mention others who thought it was a match made in heaven, even His Majesty also felt that this arrangement was very good, and the Xue family did not feel aggrieved at all.
It is said that after the palace maid named Yingying married into the Xue family, she became very popular with her mother-in-law and gave birth to three sons. Now that she is older, she is working as an old lady in a branch of the Xue family!"
Speaking of which, how could Mingyue not understand what Jiang Shuhua meant?
She knelt down quickly, and then kowtowed to Jiang Shuhua a few times, "This slave will follow the master wholeheartedly. I only hope that the master can realize his wish and sit on that seat."
Jiang Shuhua then took out a porcelain vase from her sleeve and said, "Mingyue, you are the person I trust most besides Xizhu!
But there is no other way. You came later than Xizhu, and I was once bitten by a snake and have been afraid of well ropes for ten years. I will give this to you!"
Mingyue raised her head in horror and looked at the porcelain bottle between Jiang Shuhua's slender fingers. Her expression suddenly changed, and she still dared to reach out to pick it up.
Jiang Shuhua smiled and said: "Look at you, why are you so afraid of being like this? Since I have already said that I trust you, and I plan to take you with me in everything in the future, how can I possibly harm you? This is not a blood seal.
Poison for the throat.”
Mingyue couldn't help but swallow her saliva, and tried to reach out several times but failed.
The smile on Jiang Shuhua's face became brighter and brighter, "You! Look at you, there's really no need to be afraid! I won't lie to you about the stuff here, it's poison.
But it won’t kill anyone. To be precise, as long as you listen to me obediently, you won’t die. This medicine! I specially found someone to prepare it. After you take it, you only need to come to me every month to get the medicine.
There's nothing wrong with the medicine, I can guarantee you that."
Having said that, what else does Mingyue not understand?
If she disobeys or messes up, then there is no antidote?
She finally became frightened, "Master, slave... I am loyal to you and have no second thoughts. From today on, I will not go anywhere, I will only stay by your side. Whatever the master tells you to do, I will do it."
Whatever you do, you must not hesitate at all."
Jiang Shuhua smiled and nodded lightly, then bent down, gently caressed her cheek, and praised: "She is indeed the person I like. I like her expression like this very much."
Hearing this, Mingyue looked at her carefully, with a begging look in her eyes.
However, Jiang Shuhua once again handed the medicine forward, "Since you are so loyal, what is there to fear about this medicine? It can't hurt you! Don't you think so?"
Although there was a smile on her face, her eyes as she looked at Ming Yue seemed to be tempered with ice. The coldness there made Ming Yue shiver subconsciously.
"yes!"
Speaking of which, Mingyue also understood that she couldn't escape today.
Regardless of whether it was really voluntary or not, the medicine would fall into her stomach.
As for whether this medicine will kill her in the future, she doesn't know, and she can't think about it, because just thinking about such a thing is painful.
Seeing that she swallowed the medicine obediently, the smile on Jiang Shuhua's face finally became sincere.
"You're so good. From now on, we will depend on each other."
