Zhao Xinfu, an official from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Zhao Xinhubu is not just a small official, working under Yang Shangshu.
But because he and the prince were distant relatives, and the Ministry of Household Affairs was strictly guarded by Yang Shangshu, the fourth prince could not insert anyone before. Now that he finally managed to insert Zhao Xin, he naturally valued him very much.
Therefore, Zhao Xin can be said to be very high-spirited and high-spirited in the court these days, and even his wife, Zhou, looks like a villain who has succeeded.
The two of them were having lunch when they suddenly heard news from the maid that Qin Rushuang invited her to have a get-together at Prince Huai's mansion.
Zhou was just a little-known official lady with a low rank. She never had the chance to meet Qin Rushuang in the past.
In addition, the fourth prince and Prince Huai did not deal with each other. When she heard Qin Rushuang invited her into the house, her first reaction was that the visitor was evil.
"Master! Isn't the pregnant princess trying to vent her anger on her girl Qingzhi?"
She felt a little uneasy, "Otherwise I won't go."
Zhao Xin frowned, he had become a little distracted by the flattery of others these days.
Hearing this, he sneered and said: "You just said a few words to that maid, how else can Princess Huai embarrass you? Go! You have to go and find out more news about Prince Huai for me. Then I will go to the four corners of the country.
Show your face in front of the prince."
Mrs. Zhou thought so too.
Wasn't Qingzhi just born as a maid? So what if he said a few words to her? Could he really embarrass her?
The greeting card was personally delivered to Qin Rushuang's house by the maid.
Due to the reputation of Prince Huai's Mansion, Mrs. Zhou still met the little maid, but her attitude was not really good and she never looked at the little maid.
"The princess has just returned to Kyoto. If you don't have a good rest, why are you inviting us to a party in the mansion?"
That little maid is neither humble nor overbearing.
"You will know when Madam comes. This is a greeting, and I would like to ask Madam to show her favor this afternoon. My princess has said that she attaches great importance to this gathering, and also asks Madam to arrive on time."
Mrs. Zhou didn't take the little maid's instructions to heart and casually threw the invitation aside.
"knew."
Also receiving invitations were several other official wives who had bullied Qingzhi before.
Their attitudes are similar to those of the Zhou family.
They were all thinking that Qin Rushuang might not be here to vent her anger on the little maid Qingzhi, so she couldn't think about it, but she was urged by the men at home to go and find out the news for them.
Several people were reluctant and didn't take it seriously. They just wanted to go and deal with it.
But they didn't know at this time that Qin Rushuang had prepared generous gifts waiting for them today.
At this time, in the palace of Prince Huai.
A carriage with the imperial palace logo stopped at the gate of Prince Huai's Mansion.
The curtain was opened, and the person who got off the carriage was Nanny Yinghong beside the imperial concubine.
Qin Rushuang went out in person to meet Grandma Yinghong.
Aunt Yinghong was a little flattered and said, "If the princess has something to do, she can just ask me to tell someone. Why wait at the door?"
Qin Rushuang smiled and said to Grandma Yinghong: "I specially invited Grandma Yinghong to come over today. I have an appointment with some ladies for a small gathering."
After Qin Rushuang finished speaking, she handed the list to Grandma Yinghong.
Aunt Yinghong quickly scanned the names on the list and found that they were all wives of officials from the Fourth Prince's side, so she immediately asked, "Whatever the princess wants me to do, just tell me."
"These days when I'm not in Jingdong, these ladies often get together. It's okay to embarrass Qingzhi. My words are very disrespectful to Prince Huai's Mansion. Today, I want to ask Aunty to set some rules for them."
Grandma Yinghong immediately understood what Qin Rushuang meant.
He whispered, "I know what to do. Princess, don't worry."
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As the time on the invitation was approaching, the first person to go to Prince Huai's Mansion was Zhou, who was urged by Zhao Xin to go out early.
Zhou reluctantly arrived at the door of Prince Huai's Mansion, sat in a sedan chair, and ordered someone to knock on the door of Prince Huai's Mansion.
The little maid under her hand left proudly, but came back dejected.
"Madam, the people from the palace said that you should get off the carriage by yourself, register at the concierge of Prince Huai's palace, and verify your identity before you can go in."
Mrs. Zhou became angry when she heard this.
Qin Rushuang is indeed here to avenge that little maid!
When she went to visit the Fourth Prince's Mansion, she only needed to send a message, but when she came to Prince Huai's Mansion, she was asked to verify her identity in person. It was really deceiving!
Anger flashed across Zhou's face.
"Okay, I want to see how a servant can verify my identity for me!" After saying that, he opened the curtain and walked out.
She made up her mind to set rules for the servants of Prince Huai's Mansion and let them know her identity. However, she didn't expect that when she saw the visitor, she couldn't even speak politely.
He never expected that the person standing at the concierge of Prince Huai's Mansion to verify her identity was actually the most trusted celebrity around the imperial concubine, Nanny Yinghong.
"Why... why is Grandma Yinghong here?"
Grandma Yinghong looked indifferent and smiled and said, "I'm just doing something for the princess. I saw that the little maid in your mansion was very sharp, so I thought she was some distinguished guest. I didn't expect it was you, Mrs. Zhou..."
The contempt in that tone made Zhou's face burn with panic.
She hurriedly said, "This servant is ignorant, and I hope Aunt Yinghong will forgive me. Then...can I go in now?"
Grandma Yinghong shook her head and said, "The people below are not sensible. Madam can just go back and train them properly. But...I am afraid I cannot let Madam in today."
After she finished speaking, she looked Zhou up and down.
"Madam, you are not dressed appropriately today."
"Your husband is only a third-rank official, and this hairpin on his head goes beyond that."
"As for these clothes...since it is an invitation from Princess Huai, you should follow the rules and wear the corresponding clothes. What you are wearing is really...too frivolous."
Daqi officials wear official uniforms, and so do their wives.
Sometimes when it is necessary to enter the palace to attend a banquet, the official's wife will be asked to match the corresponding clothes according to the official's rank.
In addition, the same goes for entering the palace to meet the concubines in the palace.
Zhou originally wanted to come dressed today, but after thinking about it, Qin Rushuang was not just a princess, so she didn't wear it. Unexpectedly, she was intercepted by Grandma Yinghong here!
And Grandma Yinghong actually said she was dressed frivolously!
Just when her face was flushed and she was about to retort, a chuckle suddenly came from behind her.
When he turned around, he saw that it was the wife of another staff member beside the fourth prince.
Although they had all ridiculed Qingzhi together, they all wanted to show their faces in front of the Fourth Prince and were not on good terms with each other in private.
When the lady saw that she was told by Grandma Yinghong, she actually laughed at her in public.
Zhou also wanted to save face and didn't want to show timidity in front of the lady, so she choked her neck and said to Aunt Yinghong, "I don't know that when I meet Princess Huai, I have to follow the rules for meeting the Queen! If I can't go in, then I will
Come visit another day!”
Aunt Yinghong sneered and said, "How can you shirk Princess Huai's invitation if you want?"
Zhou was furious, "Then what do you want me to do?"
"Simple, you go back to the mansion and change your clothes. Just rush back to Prince Huai's Mansion before the time set by the princess."
"You! Aren't you making things difficult for me?!"
Grandma Yinghong still looked indifferent, "I'm not just trying to stab you, everyone else is the same."
Next, a few more ladies were accused of not being dressed modestly and according to the rules, and were sent back to their homes by Aunt Yinghong to change their clothes. Mrs. Zhou kept watching, feeling frightened.
