After Ming Lanruo thanked her with a smile, she led Xiao Xi out and back to her room.
At noon, the little girl Tingting next to Granny Zhang brought a basket of steamed buns. Minglan wanted to stuff two of them for her.
The little girl shook her head and refused to ask for it: "The young master is still young, the princess should give it to him!"
After saying that, she touched Xiao Xi's head pitifully and ran away quickly.
Xiao Xi patted the place she touched unhappily and muttered: "Tingting is Grandma Zhang's niece, I don't like her!"
Ming Lanruo rubbed his cheek: "You little fool, we have to unite with her just because she is Nanny Zhang's niece. That child is not a bad person, and it is a good thing that she can be convenient for us in the future."
With that said, she closed the door, opened the cupboard, and pulled out a large tureen hidden under a pile of herbs.
When you open it, you will find half a steaming roasted chicken and a portion of braised tofu.
Xiao Xi's eyes lit up and she immediately pulled out a chicken leg and gave it to Ming Lanruo: "Wow, my mother bought roast chicken from the concierge Wang this time!"
Ming Lanruo took the chicken leg and touched his little head: "Eat it quickly and be low-key, don't let anyone find out!"
She had to act like a poor person who couldn't even afford meat, so that she could reassure Lin'er and Nanny Zhang who were monitoring her.
Xiao Xier started to eat the chicken legs with a smile: "Don't worry, Xiao Xi'er knows!"
Ming Lanruo smiled and held Xiao Xi'er on her knees, her eyes complex and cold.
This dilapidated palace has not as many people as a village village.
It was not difficult for her to secretly get the ring in Aunt Zhang's dressing box, and it was also not difficult for her to put it into Lin'er's pocket by bumping into her.
But she took care of Lin'er, who had been bullying her and Xiao Xi, and that old nanny Zhang would probably send Lao Zhong to spy on her.
That old pervert, who kept looking at her leeringly, might have some other plans for her.
Ming Lanruo narrowed her eyes, she must find a way to get rid of the confinement as soon as possible.
What should we do?
...
In the Nuan Pavilion in the front yard, Grandma Zhang was eating brown sugar cakes. When she saw Lao Zhong coming in, she took a handful of brown sugar cakes and threw them to Tingting, and sent her out.
"When will Chunxiang Pavilion come to collect people?" Granny Zhang asked Lao Zhong to sit down.
Lao Zhong sat opposite Granny Zhang and threw a few brown sugar cakes into his mouth: "Tomorrow afternoon, the Madam of Chunxiang Pavilion will take Lin'er away with fifty taels of silver, handing over the money with one hand and handing over to the person with the other."
Grandma Zhang frowned and cursed unhappily: "The embroidered handkerchief made by Ming Lanruo can still be sold for eighty taels, how can a living yellow flower girl only have 50 taels."
Lao Zhong smiled and said, "It's not because Lin'er has a low status and is just a girl. If you want Ming Lanruo to accept guests, it will cost fifty taels a night!"
Grandma Zhang was stunned: "How can Ming Lanruo be so valuable if she has given birth to a child?"
Lao Zhong narrowed his eyes and smacked his mouth with an obscene look on his face: "What's wrong with giving birth to a child? No matter how beautiful the baby in your brothel is, she is still a prostitute. It's rare for a princess to be a prostitute, not to mention she was so beautiful!"
"What's the matter, you're worried about a bitch who gave birth to a wild child?" Nanny Zhang frowned and reached out to twist his ears.
Lao Zhong hissed in pain, quickly stretched out his arms to hug her fat waist, and coaxed: "Oh, what I'm saying is that although she is a bitch, she is good-looking and can take on customers and make us a lot of money. Otherwise, Ming Lanruo
With that little salary every year, how many bets can you make?"
Only then did Grandma Zhang let go of her hand angrily: "Humph, I'm sorry you don't dare to have other thoughts."
Aunt Zhang was fond of gambling, which made the palace's expenses extremely tight.
Lao Zhong lowered his head and rubbed his ears, his cloudy eyes flashed lustfully: "Princess and whore, who among the rich doesn't want to, we want to make a fortune!"
Ming Lanruo's figure and appearance are much more exciting than this old guy! He has been eyeing her for a long time!
Nanny Zhang sat on his lap, a little hesitant: "Although she is a ghostly married princess and is imprisoned, she is on the royal jade plate and has passed the open road. Why can she do this? What if she is discovered?
..."
Lao Zhong smiled sinisterly: "What are you afraid of? After all, everyone in the capital knows that if Minglan is a bitch who got pregnant out of wedlock, it's natural that this little bitch can't stand the loneliness and hooks up with men for prostitution!"
Nanny Zhang's eyes also lit up: "Yes, she is a shameless prostitute. What does she have to do with the servants of our palace?"
Lao Zhong frowned: "But if we ask Ming Lanruo to work as a prostitute to make money, will she be willing? She is the daughter of the Ming family after all."
"Put some medicine to knock her out, let a man sleep with her, and then put that bastard Xiao Xi in our hands. How dare she refuse to accept guests? Besides, Ming Guogong has already severed ties with her!"
Aunt Zhang snorted disapprovingly.
She narrowed her slender and sinister eyes: "The direct daughter of the Ming family, and she has the status of a princess, will definitely fetch a good price. You ask Chunxiang Pavilion to secretly spread the word to a few wealthy people and raise the price!"
Lao Zhong patted his thigh and said excitedly: "Okay!"
The two came to an agreement and got on the kang passionately.
But the two of them didn't know that Tingting outside the door was holding a handful of brown sugar cakes and sitting sluggishly under the wall, her face turned pale as she listened.
The next day, on New Year's Eve, the snow became lighter, but the cold wind blew fiercely.
Ming Lanruo and Xiao Xi had a hot and sumptuous meal in advance, and then put up the velvet window grilles.
The old man in the kitchen asked Tingting to bring a bowl of braised pork and a bowl of cabbage dumplings, which are the royal family's New Year's Eve dishes.
Xiao Xier glanced at the bowl of fatty meat and had no appetite. He only liked to eat the lean pork belly made by his mother, but he didn't like these things.
But he remembered what his mother said about uniting Ting'er.
With a smile, he held up a handful of peanut candies and handed them to Tingting, saying in a sweet voice: "Sister Ting, here, Xiao Xi has been hiding these for a long time."
The little maid looked at the little baby with big cat-like eyes, and her eyes turned red inexplicably.
She touched his little head, turned to look at Ming Lanruo, and whispered: "Princess, Lin'er was sold to Chunxiang Pavilion."
Throwing these meaningless words, the little maid turned around and ran away.
Ming Lanruo looked at her back and couldn't help but be stunned.
It stands to reason that Lin'er is not a child born in the family, so if Nanny Zhang wants to sell her, she can only sell it to a man named Yazi to do cool labor, and she cannot be sold into a brothel!
How dare Grandma Zhang do this?
Tingting...why did you tell her this?!
Ming Lanruo tightened her palms holding the handkerchief. After all, she had lived two lifetimes and instinctively smelled the smell of danger.
She thought for a while, then packed up the bowl of braised pork, then picked up a small packet of herbs from the cupboard and hid it in her sleeve, then turned and walked out the door.
Ming Lanruo carefully avoided the people in the backyard and went to the concierge in the front yard.
A cleaning woman who was responsible for guarding the side door was hiding in the concierge warming herself by the fire.
Ming Lanruo opened the curtain and walked in. She put the tea bowl on the table and greeted with a smile: "Aunt Wang, it's New Year's Eve. I'm here to give you something."
Mrs. Wang was stunned when she saw Ming Lanruo.
She looked around nervously and whispered: "Why are you here? Didn't the meals I bought for you at Mingyue Building tonight be hidden in the embroidery basket and sent to you?"
Everyone in the palace knew that Nanny Zhang seemed to be a gentle and gentle person, but she was actually the most severe and mean person.
Ming Lanruo, the so-called princess, was not as free as a slave and was not allowed to approach the gate.
She usually comes to exchange for various food items, and she secretly sends them to Ming Lanruo so that she can make some of the difference in price.
Ming Lanruo put the braised pork and two ounces of money on the table: "I'm thirty today, so I don't have anything to give. Just a little thought. Don't dislike it."
Mrs. Wang collected the money, her eyes fell on the bowl of fragrant braised pork, and she took it with a smile: "Thank you, Princess, for the reward. Let me know what you want to buy in the future!"
Life in the palace was difficult, and recently her grandson became ill again. She frugally spent money to treat her grandson, and she was reluctant to eat meat for a long time.
Ming Lanruo took out her pair of plain silver gourd earrings and sighed: "By the way, Lin'er has been with me for these years after all. Since she likes these earrings, let's give them to her before she leaves the house."
Mrs. Wang had seen Lin'er showing off the pair of earrings she had stolen, so she let out a "poof" in disdain——
"You are so kind. That little hooves stole your things and bullied you. He deserves to be sold to a place like that!"
Ming Lanruo was stunned: "Selling to that kind of place?"
Mrs. Wang pinched a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth. It tasted so good that she smacked her lips: "Tsk, don't you know, the Madam of Chunxiang Pavilion took Lin'er away with Mr. Gui this morning!"
The cold wind outside the door made Ming Lanruo tremble, and her face turned cold.
The fact that the madam from Chunxiang Pavilion dared to come and take Lin'er away, coupled with Tingting's weird expression today, she understood——
In all likelihood, Nanny Zhang had evil intentions directed at herself.
A cold light flashed in Ming Lanruo's eyes - Nanny Zhang, you old pious woman, just wait for her!
I really think that she has been keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile for Xiao Xi these past few years because she is afraid of her! This chapter has been completed!
