Tong Guiren has always been used to keeping a low profile in the Forbidden City. She has always lived her life peacefully guarding the one-third of an acre of land in her side palace without fighting or grabbing. She gives the impression of a gentle and elegant lady.
But as the saying goes, Youdao is "A good person will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others." It is precisely because she has never shown her fangs in front of others that no matter whether it is the palace servants serving Tong Bin,
Or maybe the Tong family's hidden connections in the Forbidden City didn't pay much attention to Tong Guiren.
Now everyone present saw with their own eyes that the little rabbit eating grass transformed into a terrifying tigress. They were all frightened for a moment. Newly born cats and dogs will also get angry because their owners are close to their cubs.
Waving a claw at its owner, let alone an angry mother, can be extremely destructive.
The palace people stared blankly as Tong Guiren smashed all the teapots and cups on the table to the ground with a feather duster, and then smashed Tong Bin’s favorite pair of white jade plums.
Vase, until they saw Tong Guiren striding towards Tong Bin's inner room, the palace people seemed to have come back to their senses, and hurriedly rushed forward to stop him.
This blockade lasted for nearly two quarters of an hour. After a lot of fighting, Tong Guiren finally fainted because his strength was exhausted and his body could not hold up. This chaotic and sudden chaos was forced to stop.
By the time other people in the palace received the news one after another that Tong Guiren was angrily destroying Tong Bin's territory, it was already the next morning.
On August 16, at four o'clock, in the side hall of the main hall of Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager and Princess Kejing had just sat at the dinner table and finished their breakfast. Aunt Gui described the fight in Chengqian Palace last night in detail to the old and the young while talking and performing.
"The Ai family didn't expect that this sister who was born by a common concubine is actually much smarter than the sister who was born by a direct descendant."
After hearing what Grandma Gui said, the Empress Dowager reached out to take the scented tea handed to her by Aunt Sumala and took a sip. Then she raised the corner of her mouth and spoke calmly.
Xiao Kejing, who was sitting next to her left hand, picked up a small white porcelain bowl and drank up the milk contained in it. While licking the milk stains on her lips, she turned her little head in confusion.
He asked the Queen Mother:
"Mother Ukuma, why do you say that?"
"Then Kejing feels that Concubine Tong has already been beaten severely by Concubine Jing. Should Concubine Tong beat her again last night?"
When the Queen Mother heard her little great-granddaughter's question, she did not answer her directly first. Instead, she handed the teacup in her hand to Aunt Sumala who was standing by the dining table, and then picked up the wet teapot with her wrinkled hands.
Wiping the corners of the little girl's mouth with a white sweat towel, she asked with a warm smile.
When the little Kejing, who was only four years old, saw that Aunt Ukuma had started asking questions for the day again, her eyes lit up and her little head started to work quickly.
She enjoyed this session very much every day. She still went over Ukumama's question in her mind, frowned and thought about it carefully for a while, and then answered loudly:
"Yaya feels that although Empress Jing beat Empress Tong Bin out of resentment towards Empress Tong Bin for mistreating Xiao Liu in private, Empress Jing is still an outsider to Xiao Liu after all, so she can just give her a beating, and at most ignore Empress Tong Bin in the future.
That's fine, but Tong Guiren is Xiaoliu's relative.
She felt sorry for Xiaoliu's injury, so no matter whether Empress Jing had beaten Tong Bin on the palace road at dusk yesterday or not, she wanted to take revenge on her child when she got the news. This made her
Yes! It’s also reasonable.”
"Well, what else?"
The Queen Mother nodded in approval and continued to ask.
"Hmm... Also, this can also scare Tong Bin and the palace people in the main hall. Knowing that Xiao Liu is also protected by his own biological mother, they can no longer bully Xiao Liu in private in the future."
Xiao Kejing scratched his head again and said thoughtfully.
The Queen Mother saw that the little girl had almost finished saying everything she could say, so she inspired her from another angle:
"Then Yaya thinks, if Khan Ama knew about Tong Guiren's behavior, would you punish her? After all, she has a low status and is several years younger than Tong Bin. Although little Tong's reasons are very tenable.
Feet, but the rules in the palace are overwhelming, she is a little noble person
To smash up the main hall where the queen lives is considered as the following crime, and if you go to the bottom of it, her behavior can be regarded as disrespecting the eldest sister, showing no respect for the descendants and concubines, if your Khan Ama really wants to
Punishing her is actually a matter of palace rules."
When Xiao Kejing heard this, she thought for a long time. After the palace people had removed all the leftovers from the dinner table, she spoke:
"Yaya feels that Khan Amma will not punish Tong Guiren. Empress Tong will only be beaten in vain this time to vent her anger."
"Explain in detail."
The Empress Dowager picked up the dragon-head crutch that was leaning against the chair, and was helped by Aunt Sumala to stand up from the chair, and then said to her little great-granddaughter.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Kejing immediately slid down from the chair, stood on the other side and held the hand of the Empress Dowager, with a pair of round, black and bright almond eyes smiling like a crescent moon, and said sweetly:
"Mom Ukuma, because Khan Ama told Yaya that our brothers and sisters are much more important than the concubines in the palace. What Empress Tong did to Xiaoliu was really too much, Khan A
Ma will not forgive her easily, and the anger in her heart must have not been eliminated after just one night. Tong Guiren's timing
The choice was very good. She smashed Tong Bin's main hall last night just to vent her anger on the sixth brother. Not only would Khan Ama not punish her, but he would also remember her and remember that she stood up for Xiao Liu in this matter. But
You can’t do this kind of thing again in the future. If she dares to smash Tong Bin’s things next time, then Khan Ama will punish her according to the palace rules.”
"Hahahahaha, that's the truth."
The Queen Mother saw the little girl confidently expounding her point of view with her breasts puffed out. She couldn't help but smile and stretched out her hand to touch her symmetrical little breasts. She praised her, and then patted her great-grandson.
The woman's shoulder said:
"Okay, Yaya, take advantage of the last few days of summer vacation to go to Shoukang Palace to play with your Queen Mother. Xiaoliu just moved there last night and she must not be used to it yet. As a sister, you have to leave
It's so close, so I should go and have a look."
"Yeah, I'll go right away."
When Xiao Kejing heard this, he remembered the shy Liuba he saw yesterday, nodded with a smile, and jumped out of Cining Palace with the eldest palace maid Cuizhi.
After Princess Kejing left, Aunt Sumala said with a smile:
"Master, judging from the slave's outward behavior towards the four princesses, only Princess Kejing loves to use her brain to think. Her smart and studious temperament is also the most like yours."
"Isn't it? The old slave also agrees with this. Since the Spring Festival, the fourth princess has moved to our place. The slave has seen that our Cining Palace has become more childlike, and the atmosphere has become more lively. Even the old arm of the slave
My old legs seem to be much lighter." Aunt Gui also smiled.
Although the Empress Dowager also nodded and smiled, she still felt a little regretful in her heart. The temperament of her little great-granddaughter was indeed to her liking, but she knew her body very well.
Even if she raised it carefully with good medicinal materials, I'm afraid it wouldn't last a few years. The thought of Ke Jing's arrival made the two confidants next to her very happy. A thought suddenly came to the Queen Mother's heart and she thought about it.
If there is a chance to adopt another well-behaved and sensible child and raise it to the Cining Palace, then she doesn't have to worry about waiting for her to go. These two old sisters will be stupidly buried for her. She will have new emotional sustenance and her life will be better.
There is hope.
Just as she was thinking about how feasible this matter was, Aunt Gui spoke again:
"Master, I just took care of the fourth princess here. I don't dare to say too much. In fact, there was a really fierce commotion at Tong's place last night. I heard that little Tong ran barefoot all the way from the backyard.
When we got to the main hall in the front yard, because a lot of porcelain was smashed in the hall, the soles of the feet were pricked with broken pieces of porcelain and were bloody and bloody, but these little Tongs didn't care, as if they didn't know the pain.
, took the feather duster and rushed into Tong Bin's inner room in a furious manner. If the palace ladies hadn't stopped him in time, the feather duster would have been hit directly at Tong Bin's forehead."
"Oh, who can blame this? A herbivorous rabbit bites people when cornered. What's more, Tong Guiren's aunt died before she entered the palace. This child without a mother can still rely on herself.
A person who has lived well in the miserable place of Tong Mansion naturally has some means."
Hearing this, Aunt Sumala made a pertinent comment first.
"Yes, what Ke Jing said is really right. Xiao Tong went all out to make such a big fuss, which will only make Xuan Ye hate Tong Bin even more, and have a deep hatred for her and Xiao Liu mother and son in his heart.
Moreover, if you think about it, Tong Bi was beaten twice a day. Even though she had always been shouting and drinking in the palace as Xuan Ye's direct cousin, her face inside and outside was completely lost this time. After yesterday,
In the evening, the little Tong family not only established her authority in Chengqian Palace, but also let the Tong family see that she also had a temper, clearly showing that Tong's concubine was useless, and the daughter next to the Tong family also
Because the Ai family can no longer enter the palace, although she is a concubine, she is also Xuan Ye's direct cousin by blood. If the Tong family wants to develop their power in the palace for a long time, they will have to start supporting her.
"
The Queen Mother said as she walked on crutches.
The two confidants nodded, and Aunt Gui also smiled and said:
"Master, can you feel completely relieved now? If Tong Guiren is really stupid and timid, even if you want to help her up, she won't be able to save the sixth brother. I'll wait until she is healthy."
When you feel better, you will go to the Queen Mother to visit your sixth brother more often, and you no longer need to worry about the future of your sixth great-grandson."
The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows slightly, smiled without saying a word, and took her two confidants across the threshold of the main hall and went for a walk in the Cining Garden opposite the Cining Palace.
In the other room, when Xiao Kejing took Cuizhi and took a shortcut to the Shoukang Palace in the northwest corner, they did not see the Empress Dowager as soon as they entered the main hall. Instead, they saw the Queen Mother, who was wearing red clothes and eating chubby food. She was two years and eight months old.
The eldest Xiao Wu was sitting on the soft couch, looking at the opposite Xiao Liu with bright eyes and admiration. He was not yet two years old and was wearing a royal blue dress. He was talking and gesticulating in a chirpy Mongolian voice.
.
However, due to the language barrier between the two little dumplings, one could only speak Mongolian and the other could only speak Manchu, the two of them talked nonsense, and each of them got stuck from time to time.
She didn't make a sound, but walked lightly to the screen aside, looked sideways at Xiao Wu holding his chubby face with her little hands, blinked her bright peach eyes, and said to Xiao Liu enviously:
"Sixth brother, last night the fourth brother said in bed that the sixth baby would become invisible. Is it really because you became invisible that you hid in Chengqian Palace all day long?"
Xiao Liu looked at Xiao Wu's opening and closing mouth blankly. Seeing that he had said so many words, it would be too impolite for him not to reply, so he replied softly in Mandarin:
"I usually like to eat egg custard and fish paste, but I don't like coriander."
"Wow! You can really become invisible? This is amazing!"
Xiao Wu saw that he had said eight sentences, and the shy Xiao Liu was finally willing to answer him. Although he could not understand Manchu, he mistakenly thought that Xiao Liu was answering his question, and even "snap bang" him twice.
He took off his folded thighs, and then dragged his cheeks and said sadly with a depressed and somewhat sad expression:
"Well, the fourth brother said that the fifth baby can vomit water, but I can only drink water. It seems that I can only be Vajra Patulu in the next life. I am afraid I will have no chance in this life. My mother-in-law didn't give it to me.
He was born with the ability to spit water."
Xiaoliu blinked his slender red eyes. He only understood the onomatopoeia of "gudonggudong" in Xiaowu's long sentence. He also saw Xiaowu raising two white and tender fingers. Although he
He didn't understand why Wuwa's brother suddenly felt lost, but after spending a night together, he had a good impression of this little brother, so he mustered up the courage to stretch out his short arms, patted Xiaowu's knees and praised him with a sweet voice.
:
"Brother Wuwa, don't be sad. You can drink two bowls of coriander and shrimp soup every meal. It's really amazing. You can drink it if you like. I'm different from Brother Four. I can still tolerate the presence of coriander in front of me.
, I just won’t eat it.”
"Puch!"
After listening to the nonsensical conversation between the two little brothers, Xiao Kejing couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The two little guys sitting on the soft couch heard the girl's voice and looked at the door in confusion. When Xiaowu saw Xiao Kejing, who was wearing a goose-yellow flag dress and a beautiful beaded flower on her head, they hurriedly
Waving his little hands, he shouted cheerfully:
"Yeah! Fourth sister, are you coming to play with me today?"