Chapter 120 The treatment of the concubine has declined
When Zeng Yi heard the words "Miss Han", he suddenly frowned and said calmly: "You say."
"Just now, I heard from the cook that Aunt Cui went to order breakfast and asked Miss Han to prepare a lighter meal. She said that Miss Han was sick, very seriously."
Narcissus said softly: "Now that I have heard about this, I don't know whether I should tell the concubine about it. When I came back just now, I met Sister Bi'er and asked about it, but Bi'er
My sister refused and said that Miss Han was not sick at all. She also said..."
Suddenly, Zeng Yi's expression changed and he asked: "What else did Bi'er say?"
"She also warned the slave not to tell the concubine about this matter. The slave is afraid that the lady is really sick and the concubine doesn't know..."
At this time, Zeng Yi also warned: "Whether it is true or not, don't talk too much in the ears of the concubine."
Narcissus was startled and said quickly: "Yes, I have remembered it."
Zeng Yi seemed to have thought of something, and left with a wry smile.
Narcissus watched Zeng Yi lose his mind when he heard the news of Shangguan Han's illness. With a woman's intuition, she knew that Zeng Yi's feelings for Miss Shangguan had gone far beyond the relationship between master and servant.
After that, Narcissus fetched water and entered the princess's bedroom. Today, the princess wore a plain dress, and the makeup on her face was also light. On this day in previous years, the princess would appear in Anyang Palace, just to
Pay homage to the late empress.
Only she herself knows her hypocrisy.
Narcissus tied the concubine's hair into a simple yet noble bun. Shangguan Ruizhu looked at her face in the bronze mirror and was very satisfied and praised: "The workmanship is good."
Narcissus smiled shyly and said, "Thank you for the compliment, I learned this from Sister Zhen'er. In the past, when nothing happened, the maids in the side courtyard liked to dress up in the room, and also painted eyebrows, and the maids painted each other, but
So beautiful…”
Shangguan Ruizhu glanced at Narcissus and said nothing.
Narcissus suddenly felt that he had made a mistake, and quickly knelt down and said tremblingly: "I have been too talkative for a while, please punish me."
The concubine said softly: "They are all young women of fifteen or sixteen years old. Everyone has the love for beauty. What crime is there? Come on. When I was young, I often teased each other with the sisters in the boudoir.
I also like to smear it on my face.”
Isn't this what a young woman should look like?
When Narcissus heard this, she smiled happily and said: "The Dowager Princess is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. From now on, I will give the Dowager Princess the most beautiful hair bun, which will make her even better than those girls who are fifteen or sixteen years old."
Suddenly, Shangguan Ruizhu's face turned cold again...
Narcissus quickly said: "Why are you unhappy? Did I say something wrong? Don't be angry, slave..."
"I haven't had a maid as lively as you for a long time. Please serve me well and I will not treat you badly."
"Thank you for your compliment, I will definitely work hard." Narcissus's face was full of joy.
At this time, Aunt Hong came to report again, "Queen, Butler Bu is here."
"I don't have time to see him." She said directly: "Don't you know what day it is today?"
Aunt Hong got a little bit of money, so she had the courage to come in and complain. When she saw that the concubine was angry, she was about to leave respectfully.
At this time, Shangguan Ruizhu stopped her again: "Let him wait in the living room."
"Yes." Aunt Hong went out happily. If the concubine disappeared, the broken silver in her hand would be returned.
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The moment Bu Zhong saw the concubine, he knelt on the ground and said, "The villain is here to see the concubine. Concubine, please help me. The princess wants to fire the concubine and check the account of the concubine. The concubine wants to see the concubine."
For the sake of serving you with all your heart, I would like to ask you to say a few kind words for me in front of the prince."
The concubine glanced at him, slowly sat down on the main seat, and said calmly: "Yesterday, I said in public that I will no longer participate in the accounts of the palace."
She was also furious, as if Mu Lingwei had taken hold of her lifeline.
Last night, she had people take advantage of the chaos to kill Mu Lingwei. Unexpectedly, she was killed by Jun Mohan instead, and was given the title of assassin. She also had troubles that she couldn't tell.
"Your Majesty, you can't ignore the villain. Those villains have shown the accounts to your Majesty. Even if you exclude the expenses of the waterside pavilion, there are still more than one hundred thousand taels of silver that cannot be accounted for. Even if you kill the villain, the villain will not be able to pay back.
Bring back the money."
All this money went into the pocket of the Dowager Empress, and of course Bu Zhong couldn't hand it over.
This is only the latest one. If you include those from previous years, at least millions of taels of silver were taken away by the concubine.
But now the person the princess wants to investigate is him, not the concubine. He is just a lowly butler who is just greedy for a little money.
While Bu Zhong helped the concubine misappropriate the palace's money, he also did a lot of personal smuggling, and the money went into his pocket.
Last night, he didn't sleep all night, and today he was standing guard outside the palace gate before dawn.
When Shangguan Ruizhu heard this, his face was filled with coldness, and he immediately threw the tea cup in his hand in front of Bu Zhong: "What nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with me if you are missing so much money?"
Bu Zhong immediately understood that the concubine did not want to admit her fault and wanted him to take the blame alone.
He also said forcefully: "Since the empress said this, I have no choice but to report to the princess truthfully."
In an instant, he softened his voice and said: "Before the princess took over the palace's account, she dealt with three people around the princess in succession. The villain thought that she was hitting you in the face, and she wanted to be aggrieved for her.
How much money is used by the prince to honor the empress, why is the princess treating the empress so harshly now and wants to check these accounts?"
Bu Zhong is not stupid. He naturally left evidence of helping the concubine to misappropriate money. It was also for emergencies. After all, the prince never said that the palace's accounts should be taken care of by the concubine.
Take care of.
Excluding her status as a concubine, she is actually just a woman who pretends to be powerful.
He considered it very clearly. Judging from the current situation, the princess is now in charge of the palace. If he confesses honestly, maybe the princess can still use him.
However, he did not understand the princess's temper, and he was afraid that if he went directly, the gain would outweigh the losses, so he might as well test the concubine's tone first. If the concubine was willing to help him, following the concubine would naturally be the best choice.
Narcissus also muttered: "Today's breakfast for the queen, the kitchen only delivered porridge and two side dishes. The servants said they would make bird's nests for the queen, and they also said they would ask the princess for permission."
Shangguan Ruizhu blushed with anger again. She had used Mo Han's money properly, so why should she be angry with Mu Lingwei.
A country woman who has no place on the stage.
The next moment, Shangguan Ruizhu suddenly said to Narcissus: "Go and call Zeng Yi."
"yes."
Narcissus did not go to Zeng Yi immediately because she knew that Zeng Yi had gone to Qingya Garden. She went directly back to Grandma Li's house to bring her breakfast, and then respectfully went to Qingya Garden.
Aunt Li knew that Butler Bu was coming and that Li Shang was a relative of Butler Bu, so she endured the pain and went to the concubine.