Yan Mingzhu and Yuan Yixiao were doing the accounting at Baekje Hall, when a servant came directly to announce the order.
"In accordance with the decree of Concubine Zhuang, the Za family summons Yan Mingzhu to enter the palace immediately. Miss Yan is waiting outside in a sedan chair. Please come."
As soon as Yuan Yixiao saw the other party's menacing approach, she immediately put her in front of Yan Mingzhu, "Cousin, you can't do that. I'm afraid Concubine Zhuang will come to settle accounts with you after the fall. Once she enters the palace, she will make everything go crazy!
"
"It doesn't matter if you smile. Concubine Zhuang will not do anything to me. What's more, with my skills, who can get close to me? Don't worry, I will come back as soon as I go."
Yan Mingzhu put down the account book and told Yuan Yi again: "Don't tell my grandmother and others about my visit to the palace, so as not to worry them blindly. I will be back soon."
"Then... cousin, I'll wait for you here. If Concubine Zhuang doesn't let you back within an hour, I'll fight to the palace gate. The worst I can do is stretch my neck and belch. Eighteen years later, I'll still be a strong-willed young girl!
"
Yan Mingzhu was amused by her look of death, touched her head, and then followed the chamberlain into the palace.
The Huaqing Palace is elegant and luxurious.
Concubine Zhuang is the most favored concubine in the harem. The decoration of this palace is naturally more luxurious, but she is a person who pays attention to elegance, a low-key luxury.
It will not make people feel golden and dazzling at first glance, but it will give people a feeling of extreme harmony.
"Your Majesty pays homage to Concubine Zhuang, Concubine Zhuang. Her concubine is Jin An."
Yan Mingzhu knelt down and saluted in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, and it was impossible to fault anyone in terms of etiquette.
She originally thought that Concubine Zhuang was here to cause trouble for her, after all, she was kicked out of the Yuan family so shamelessly yesterday.
But unexpectedly, Concubine Zhuang smiled at her and said in a very gentle tone: "Good boy, come, come to me."
As the saying goes, being courteous for nothing is either adultery or theft. What's more, she just offended Concubine Zhuang yesterday. Logically speaking, she shouldn't be so kind to her today.
But now, after all, we were on someone else's territory, so Yan Mingzhu stood up and walked to Concubine Zhuang.
Without saying anything, Concubine Zhuang took Yan Mingzhu's hand and patted the back of her hand very affectionately.
"I was in a hurry yesterday and said some wrong things. Miss Yan is not angry with me, right?"
The words she said and the gift she gave could be called a moment of impatience? They were clearly planned for a long time, just to disturb the relationship between her and Qi Jue.
Yan Mingzhu felt like a mirror in her heart, but she said with a smile: "Concubine Zhuang's words are serious. Concubine Zhuang's visit to the Hou Mansion is an honor for our Yuan family. There was some unpleasantness yesterday, and Concubine Zhuang will not remember it in her heart.
That’s good.”
"How can I be a person who holds grudges? Moreover, I did something bad about what happened yesterday. I also care about it and it will lead to chaos. It's not that I have to think too much, but that in this palace
Like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den,
I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at our mother and son, both openly and secretly. I am also really afraid of losing Jue’er. When he was eight years old, he was poisoned due to my negligence and almost lost his life.
If not for God's favor and meeting Mr. Kong from the Hot Spring Villa, Jue'er wouldn't have survived to this day. So from then on, my heart was always hanging, and I always felt that besides me and my family,
Outsiders approach him with ulterior motives."
Concubine Zhuang laid out a long paragraph in front of her. Yan Mingzhu neither agreed nor refuted, but just listened quietly. She knew that the key point must be at the end.
No, Concubine Zhuang changed the subject: "But I can see that Miss Yan, you are definitely not such a person, that's why Jue'er has a soft spot for you, and you must be the only one. After coming back yesterday, I actually
Regret,
As both women, I know that it is extremely difficult for two people to be in love. You are smart and capable, and you have done a lot for Jue'er. I have seen it all. If you can help me persuade Jue this time,
Son, I will never interfere in the affairs between you two again!"
It turned out that she was asked to persuade Qi Jue. What Zhuang Concubine said was very wonderful. She said that she would no longer interfere in the affairs between her and Qi Jue, but she did not say that she would let Qi Jue marry her. Between the two, but
The difference is very big.
Obviously, if Concubine Zhuang had not really asked her for something, she would not have bowed to her.
Yan Mingzhu felt funny in her heart and said lightly: "I am not talented. As a mother, Concubine Zhuang, you cannot persuade His Highness. How can I persuade His Highness to change his mind?"
"You can't do that. Jue'er puts you at the top of his heart. Only what you say in this world can he listen to!"
Yan Mingzhu simply refused: "Concubine Zhuang loves you so much. No matter what decision His Highness makes, it is his personal wish and I have no right to interfere. Moreover, His Highness is extremely intelligent and any decision he makes will inevitably
It’s all well thought out.”
Concubine Zhuang immediately became anxious, "What's the matter with careful consideration? He is rushing to die! There was a plague in Tongzhou, and many people died. Even the surrounding prefectures and counties were not spared. In such a situation, it was too late for others to run away. He
But he did the opposite,
Going to Tongzhou to deal with the plague will cost people's lives. As long as he is infected, nine out of ten people will die. I only have a son like this. If he has any good intentions, how will I live?"
With that said, Concubine Zhuang knelt down towards Yan Mingzhu, "The bento is for me, my mother-in-law, please..."
Yan Mingzhu immediately held onto Concubine Zhuang's arm and said, "Concubine Zhuang, you are trying to destroy me, get up quickly!"
"If you don't agree to this, I won't get up."
Yan Mingzhu really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The mother and son were quite similar in this respect. They were really shameless when they were scoundrels.
But she really didn't expect that Qi Jue would go to Tongzhou to deal with the plague, which was a highly contagious disease. No wonder Concubine Zhuang would be so anxious to summon her into the palace, and would even kneel down to her if she disagreed.
But here, Yuan Yixiao, who didn't know the truth, firmly believed that Concubine Zhuang wanted to settle a score with Yan Mingzhu, and was anxious in the drug store.
Seeing that an hour had passed and Yan Mingzhu had not returned yet, Yuan Yixiao's mind flashed images of Yan Mingzhu being treated cruelly by Concubine Zhuang.
No, she has to save her cousin!
Despite Yuan Yixiao's usual turmoil, she was still very smart at the critical moment. She did not go directly to the palace, but went to Dingbei Prince's Mansion.
"I am Yuan Yixiao, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Yongyi Mansion. I would like to see His Highness Prince Dingbei. Please send a message for me and say that I have urgent matters to see His Highness!"
As soon as the concierge heard that the other party was from Yongyihou Mansion, he immediately became respectful, "Miss, it's not that I am incommunicado. It's just that Your Highness is not in the mansion. I'm really sorry."
"His Royal Highness is not in the palace, then where will he be?"
The porter thought for a while and said, "His Royal Highness is usually at the military camp at this hour, so the girl might as well go there to look for you."