"Concubine, please come over." A woman came in to report.
"Who?" Xu Anjiao raised her eyes and said coldly.
"The princess said she has something to discuss with you," the mother-in-law said hurriedly.
"What does she want from me?" Xu Anjiao said angrily.
"I don't know, slave," the mother-in-law said, and then added cautiously, "The princess said that there is something important. Please take care of the concubine as little as possible. It concerns Concubine Yu."
"What happened to Yu Yuxi?" Xu Anjiao suddenly understood after tasting the product.
In fact, Zhang Wanyin's biggest enemy in this house should be Yu Yuxi. When he thought about it, his face softened slightly. Does Zhang Wanyin want to join forces with him to deal with Yu Yuxi?
This is a good thing!
She reached out and touched her face. There were only some light scars on her face. If it wasn't for Yu Yuxi, how could her face be like this?
With this thought, he stood up suddenly: "Let's go!"
If Zhang Wanyin and Yu Yuxi were to fight first, she would still be happy to see it. Whether Zhang Wanyin or Yu Yuxi fell, it would be good for her.
Zhang Wanyin didn't want people to know about this, and Xu Anjiao didn't want people to know either, so they just brought a maid over.
The mother-in-law took Xu Anjiao instead of taking the main road in the mansion, and took a path. The path was actually not close, but there were few people. Basically no one saw it at this time.
It was getting late, and Xu Anjiao didn't ask anyone to carry a lantern. Since Zhang Wanyin took the initiative to conspire with her, naturally no one could find out.
After passing the trail, we reached a lake. In the past, large lotus leaves were planted here. Now the lotus leaves have withered, leaving only some mud at the bottom of the lake. Winter is about to come. The weather is still warm during the day, and the sun will set in the west.
The sky was getting dark, the wind was blowing, and it was a bit cold.
Xu Anjiao shivered unconsciously, and just came here, forgetting that it was cold at night and it would be a bit cold.
"Concubine, are you going to get some clothes?" The maid saw her trembling and asked hurriedly.
Xu Anjiao nodded, she really felt cold, "Get a cloak with a hood."
When you come back with a hat, you can cover it up. It can block the wind and block other people's sight. Even if someone sees her, they may not recognize her.
There are many people in the mansion today. Although she lives in a remote place, there is no guarantee that someone will come and see her. Since we are joining forces to deal with Yu Yuxi, we must be careful about everything and not let the prince know.
The maid turned around and ran back to get her clothes. The mother-in-law led Xu Anjiao along the lake. The sky was getting darker.
When approaching a rockery, the mother-in-law suddenly stopped and squatted down. Xu Anjiao, who was following her, had to stop as well and asked displeasedly: "What's going on?"
"Concubine, it seems that I stepped on some jewelry and earrings," the old woman said.
Xu Anjiao was almost angry. At this time, the sky was darkening and she couldn't see clearly what was on the ground. Why did this woman squat down and say that she stepped on some earrings.
With this thought in mind, he took two steps forward and lowered his head. Just as he was about to scold the mother-in-law, he was suddenly hit hard on the back of his head and his vision went black. He immediately fell down.
As soon as the mother-in-law raised her body to catch the person, Jin Yu appeared from the bushes behind her, pulled the fainted Xu Anjiao, went to the lake, and threw her into the lake.
The cold lake water rushed towards her face. Xu Anjiao subconsciously waved her hands twice while she was dizzy, and then sank into the water. Only a vortex was left on the water, and then the lake smoothed the vortex, as if nothing happened...
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The maid hurried over and walked to the rockery. Suddenly she heard someone calling her. She looked up and saw that it was the woman who was leading the way. She hurried over and asked, "Where is the concubine?"
The mother-in-law seemed to have said something, but the maid didn't hear it clearly, so she came forward again and hit her hard behind the ear. The maid straightened up and fell to the ground.
Jinyu and the mother-in-law threw the maid into the lake as before.
After dealing with two people at once, Jin Yu went back first quietly. Compared to ordinary maids, she was obviously much more agile with her hands and feet.
The mother-in-law stood still and looked at the calmness of the water. She calmed down, took off her outer clothes, took the clothes from the palace and threw them directly into the water. Then she found a piece of clothes from the rockery cave and put it on.
Go to the front yard.
It's very lively in front, the red lanterns have been hung high, the lights are brightly lit, and people coming and going are not only people from Duan Palace, but also servants from other palaces, maids, mothers-in-law, and many princesses.
, which one does not have a distinguished status and is surrounded by many people serving him.
If it were in the past, people who came in and out of Prince Duan's Mansion would have been checked very clearly. But it is different today. The checks are not as strict as in the past. There are many female relatives coming and going, and there are also many maids and mothers-in-law.
The mother-in-law blended into a group of servants and finally walked out of Prince Duan's Mansion. No one noticed her walking away in the night.
There was a quarrel going on in the big kitchen.
The quarrel was caused by the personal maid next to Xu Anjiao and the personal maid next to Zhang Wanyin.
The matter was actually nothing serious. Xu Anjiao wanted to have dinner. The kitchen was busy, so she asked her to wait. However, Xu Anjiao's maid, like Xu Anjiao, was used to being domineering, so she felt that the people in the kitchen were treating her slowly.
, how could such a thing happen in the past when there was only one concubine?
Now that the princess has just entered the house, she is going to have her own mother-in-law operated on. The maid cannot bear this tone.
While he was arguing with the housekeeper in the big kitchen, the maid next to Zhang Wanyin came over, looked at the noisy maid coldly, and asked the housekeeper to prepare a bowl of hot noodles.
It was just a bowl of hot noodles, but he could still squeeze it out, and besides, he was someone close to the concubine. In order to curry favor with Zhang Wanyin, the housekeeper agreed repeatedly and hurriedly asked someone to make noodles.
Xu Anjiao's maid suddenly exploded. She didn't prepare the dinner that her mother-in-law needed, but went to prepare a bowl of noodles for the concubine. Isn't this bullying her mother-in-law?
She didn't rush to get angry, she just sneered and waited aside, waiting for the steward to finish cooking the noodles in the kitchen. When Zhang Wanyin's maid was about to get it, she came over from the side and squeezed Zhang Wanyin's maid away.
He took the bowl of noodles into his hand and put it into his food basket.
He also specifically said to the housekeeper: "Thank you so much, mama."
Just carry the food basket and leave.
Zhang Wanyin's maid was not happy. She was clearly the one who asked her to do this, and she watched the housekeeper ask someone to do it. Now it has fallen into the hands of someone else.
He stopped the person with his hand and said angrily: "This is our princess's dinner."
"They obviously came first." Xu Anjiao's maids didn't give up, "I've been here for a while. If you don't believe me, just ask them."
Point to the other people in the kitchen.
The mother-in-law didn't like these maids, so they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to get involved in this matter. One of them was the main concubine, and the other was the side concubine. No matter what, they couldn't afford to offend them.
Concubine Xu has always been arrogant in the palace. Even Concubine Yu, the favorite of Prince Duan, had to give way to Concubine Xu before. Because Concubine Xu is the daughter of Princess Minghe, they don't know what the concubine will be like in the future.
If you can't suppress Concubine Xu, the best way is not to get involved in this kind of thing.
The housekeeper in the big kitchen is not considered a member of the inner courtyard, and Xu Anjiao did not have direct control over her before. She is under the supervision of the steward of the outer courtyard, not the part under Xu Anjiao's control.
"Princess, I just want a bowl of noodles. It's much faster. If you want more, you'll have to wait a while." The housekeeper said, Xu Anjiao's maid asked for a lot. The big kitchen is very busy now, and she really doesn't have time to be alone.
Did so much for her.
"Our queen only has one bowl of noodles now. I came early and this noodles is mine." Xu Anjiao's maid said.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is what our empress wants first." Zhang Wanyin's maid was also unconvinced. It was her first time entering the palace today. If a concubine's maid held her down, her own princess would be embarrassed. No matter what, she would be embarrassed.
Don't let anyone take away the princess' face.
He said that he was about to come over and grab the food basket.
The princess has not used much food so far, and she will be hungry if she waits any longer.
Seeing that she actually came to snatch his food basket, the maid was also annoyed. She stretched out her hand and pushed it hard, "Nonsense, I was the one who came first."
The last maid failed to resist and was pushed back two steps. She stomped back and stepped on a pile of leftover vegetable leaves beside her. Her feet slipped and she fell down with a thud.
The pushing maid arrogantly inserted her waist and laughed.
The maid who fell was so angry that she suddenly stood up and rushed towards the maid who pushed her. The two maids started to fight.
By the time the steward came to his senses, the two men had knocked over several dishes, and the ground was covered with broken soup bowls.
The housekeeper was so anxious that she didn't know what to do. She hurriedly asked someone to invite the chief steward, and she took the people to separate the two maids.
Everyone stepped forward to pull their hands and feet, and finally pulled the two maids apart. After a while, the two maids had already been beaten to the point where their faces were scratched, their hair was messy, and their bodies were stained with vegetable soup.
, embarrassed.
The chief steward brought someone over. When he saw this scene, his face turned livid with anger. He sternly asked the two maids to kneel down in the corridor and told them what had happened.
Each of the two maids believed that they were right, and while crying about their grievances, they complained to the chief steward.
The chief steward was Feng Lanxiu's man, and he did not protect both sides openly and gave cold instructions.
"Come here, send the two maids back and let the two masters take good care of them. If there is anything, we can discuss it tomorrow."
No matter what kind of conflict these two have, they can't cause trouble tonight. If anyone finds out, it will bring disgrace to the entire palace.
The big steward asked the two maids to be taken back to teach their masters a lesson, thinking that the matter was over. There were many things today, and the big steward himself was very busy. Such a small matter, if it did not concern the two masters,
, there was no need for him to come forward originally.
The prince has ordered that Concubine Xu was a noisy person in the past, and she must not be allowed to cause any trouble today.
Zhang Wanyin felt angry and annoyed when she heard the maid came back and cried, but she was a newlywed today and she must not make any jokes, so she asked someone to take the maid down and suppress the matter first.
As night fell, lights were hung up everywhere in Prince Duan's Mansion. Zhang Wanyin had already washed herself and was sitting under the lamp waiting for Prince Duan to come back. A pair of wedding candles danced with candlelight, but there was no hint of happiness on Zhang Wanyin's pretty face.
Until now, King Duan has not come back...
Finally, when the maid and mother-in-law heard Feng Lanxiu's voice from outside, Zhang Wanyin let out a slow breath, with a shy look on her face and soft eyes, sitting in front of the bed, waiting quietly for Feng Lanxiu to come over...