Chapter 718: Being Disgraced

"My name is Shui Yi, she is the second-class maid next to Mrs. Tai!" Shui Yi replied hurriedly when Shao Wanru asked about her.

"What did Auntie Xi and Mrs. Tai say just now? Why did Mrs. Tai suddenly ask Aunt Xi to live in Piaoyun Courtyard?" Shao Wanru looked at her for a few times and asked slowly.

When I left just now, I can be sure that neither Mrs. Tai nor Aunt Xi thought of me at that time. I didn't expect that just a blink of an eye, the two of them were thinking about me.

"I don't know, but I was in the yard just now!" Shui Yi lowered his head and said.

Shao Wanru stopped talking and just looked at Shuiyi, which made the atmosphere in the room solidify.

"Go ahead, just tell me that I have a well-educated nanny here so that Madam Tai doesn't have to worry about it!" After a while, Shao Wanru waved his hand and said.

"Fifth Miss..." Shui Yi seemed to still want to persuade. Shao Wanru's eyes were slightly closed, as if he didn't want to talk anymore. Looking at Shao Wanru's appearance, Shui Yi saluted to her knowingly and withdrew. Go down.

"Miss, the madam will not give up!" Yu Jie said after Shui Yi left. If you dare to resist the madam's decision like this, isn't this a slap in the face of the madam in front of the grandma?

"Go and invite Aunt Zheng over!" Shao Wanru shook his head calmly and said.

"Yes, slave, go now!" Yujie responded, not daring to hesitate, and retreated.

Aunt Zheng rarely appeared in front of people. She used to embroider in the wing room, help Shao Wanru with some affairs in the yard, and secretly arrange the people around Shao Wanru when Shao Wanru was not around to deal with the new arrivals in the yard. The maids and mothers-in-law also pay more attention.

Everyone in Piaoyun Court knew about this Nanny Zheng, but no one else in the Xingguo Palace even knew that there was such a Nanny.

The official steward of Piaoyun Courtyard is Aunty Yu. The servants in the courtyard also have their own guesses about the identity of Aunty Zheng. Most of them think that the Fifth Miss’ confidant is just not available to Aunty Yu. So I just helped with some basic tasks, and usually just embroidered in the side room when I had nothing to do.

"Miss, is a well-educated nanny from the palace here?" Nanny Zheng came very quickly and asked after coming in. When she came all the way, Yu Jie had already briefly mentioned this matter to her.

Shao Wanru stood up to greet him, and then the two of them sat down respectively.

"Yes, has Aunt Zheng heard of Aunt Xi?" Shao Wanru nodded and asked.

"The people around the Queen!" Grandma Zheng thought for a moment and said with certainty.

"They are people close to the Queen. There are four people in our house for this draft. The Queen specially sent a nanny here, and she was very unkind to me. Just now at the Taifu's place, she repeatedly provoked me, saying that I was doing something for my parents. To maintain filial piety, one should not be drafted..." Shao Wanru also recounted what happened in the Taifu's courtyard before, including Shao Yanru's conversation with him at the gate of the courtyard.

After hearing what Shao Wanru said, Aunt Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "I think the Madam should have reached an agreement with Aunt Xi!"

"What agreement? There didn't seem to be one before." Shao Wanru's eyes flashed. She actually thought so too, but there were still some key points that she hadn't figured out yet.

"The Queen must have taken a fancy to the background of Duke Xingguo and wanted to choose a young lady from Duke Xingguo's palace for her son. The most likely one is the eldest lady."

It had been some time since she had been at the Xingguo Duke's Mansion. Aunt Zheng had actually found out a lot of things secretly, and she had helped Shao Wanru draw some conclusions after returning to the cage.

The current conclusion was drawn by her based on past news.

"Since the eldest lady wants to enter the Zhou Palace, then of course you cannot enter any palace. The royal family will not allow two sisters who are both concubines to enter two palaces, not to mention the number of princes is so small!" Aunt Zheng Becoming more and more certain.

Shao Wanru could understand this. The emperor only had four princes, including Chu Liuchen, whom he raised as his son and ranked with his own son. Those given in the draft were all with status, and at most they were one concubine and two. There were only one concubine, or even one principal concubine, but two were suddenly born in Ruoxingguo's palace. What did the other courtiers think?

Shao Wanru heard the words "balance of power" a lot in the palace in his previous life.

Whether it is the former dynasty or the harem, there is a balance of power, which is destined for her and Shao Yanru. If one is selected, the other cannot be selected as the princess, unless there are some special circumstances.

The empress and the dowager are so willing to cooperate, but they cannot choose the show. Or with the strength of the eldest princess Ruian, it is impossible to say that she will have a place among the princes and concubines.

"They are worried, so they want to get rid of the hidden danger as soon as possible!" Shao Wanru thought about it for a long time and narrowed his eyes.

"That's what they really think. After entering the draft, they can't make the decision. Even if the Queen wants to reach out, she has to take into account the wishes of Princess Ruian. It would be even worse if she brought this matter to the Queen Mother. Clean it up!" said Grandma Zheng.

"What if I have to draft?" Shao Wanru said slowly.

"If the young lady insists on drafting, they will definitely take action, unless the young lady takes the initiative to retreat. With the appearance of Grandma Xi, they will definitely come up to give the young lady a blow, shock her, and then use nice words to hint. If the young lady can obey, take the initiative not to do so. Participating in the election is the best, but if the young lady doesn’t listen, Auntie Xi will definitely have a back-up plan, which will force the young lady not to participate in the election!”

Aunt Zheng also calmed down her thoughts.

She really knew what kind of person Nanny Xi was. When they were in the palace that day, although the two of them didn't have much interaction, they could see the kind of person Nanny Xi was from some small things.

"What should we do now?" Shao Wanru fluttered her eyelashes twice and asked. Of course, her current strength cannot compete with the Madam, let alone the Queen in the palace.

This time, Chu Liuchen had already made it imperative for her to do the draft.

"Don't worry, miss. I know this Auntie Xi. She will definitely come over soon. I have to deal with her first!" Aunt Zheng suggested.

This suggestion made Shao Wanru feel relieved. Since Aunt Zheng proposed it so proactively, it could be seen that she felt somewhat confident.

"Are you sure that she will not live in Piaoyun Courtyard?" Although he was sure, Shao Wanru still asked cautiously.

"She will not be allowed to live in Piaoyun Courtyard." Aunt Zheng said firmly, but reminded Shao Wanru, "But she will probably cause some trouble in the mansion in the future. She will stand behind her. This is the Queen!"

"Then get her out of the house!" Shao Wanru sneered.

As soon as Grandma Xi entered the house, she reached out to her. She was either a friend or an enemy. She would never be soft on her enemies. She also laid out the chess pieces for Mrs. Xingguo early. She had guessed that the Queen would I'm afraid the people sent here won't get along well with me.

She didn't believe that a nanny had to go back from Xingguo Duke's Mansion, and the queen still had the nerve to send another nun.

As a nun who educates beautiful girls, she teaches them the rules and etiquette. If she can't do it herself, how can she talk about other things.

"I heard that the Queen and the Dowager are still distant relatives. The concubine in the palace is also related to Mrs. Xingguo. Does Mammy know?"

Shao Wanru had asked Aunt Zheng about Concubine Shu before, but she had been delayed by Wang Yishu's matter before, so she didn't pay much attention to it for a while, but she remembered it now.

"The Empress is indeed a distant relative of the Tai Madam, but she is already very far away. She has already appeared in five clothes. It can be said that she is just a member of the same clan. The Tai Madam herself mentioned the distant relative, but the Empress does not actually recognize it. As for Concubine Shu’s relationship with Duke Xingguo’s wife, they are also far apart, but Concubine Shu knows how to interact with Duke Xingguo’s residence, and she recognizes her!”

Aunt Zheng thought for a while and explained their relationship clearly in a few words.

Where the queen's identity is placed, she really doesn't care about a distant relative in the fifth service, but the Xingguo Duke's mansion is willing to get closer, and the emperor's empress will not mind. The stronger the king of Zhou is, the better.

Concubine Shu has no children, so it would be of great benefit to her to have a relationship with Duke Xingguo. This is also the reason why she would go around with Duke Xingguo.

Whether you recognize it or not is actually just a matter of the size of the benefits.

This was what Shao Wanru had guessed. The corner of his lips curled up slightly, and his smile was beautiful but also a bit cold and cold. The originally charming lip color looked a little more cold because of this coldness.

I also made arrangements early, and it will be up to see how many waves this grandma can withstand before she is forced to leave the house...

"She... how dare she... refuse..." After hearing Shui Yi's report, the wife almost gasped, her lips trembled a few times, and she almost didn't believe what she heard.

Grandma Yu saw something bad and hurriedly came over and tapped her back a few times to help her breathe.

"That's too much!" Grandma Xi became even more angry. She smacked the table with her hand, her face was livid with anger. Not to mention outside the palace, even inside the palace, few people said this without giving her face. If you dislike her, she is a nun sent by the Queen to teach you. How arrogant is Miss Shao Wu to dare to say such things?

She couldn't bear this tone.

"Mrs. Tai, since I am Miss Shao Wu's upbringing mother, I should teach her inappropriate behavior. Since Miss Shao Wu's words and deeds are abnormal now, I should ask Mrs. Tai to teach Miss Shao Wu a lesson!" Aunt Xi said deeply. He took a breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

What was originally a sure thing actually failed with Shao Wanru, and she felt that her face was dull.

"You...just go!" Mrs. Tai said with difficulty. She kept breathing heavily, which showed that she was really angry. Aunt Yu didn't dare to speak. She just kept tapping her gently. His back was worried that she would really faint from anger.

After hearing what Mrs. Xi said, Grandma Xi stood up, took the two maids beside her and asked a woman to lead the way, and angrily headed towards Piaoyun Courtyard.

She couldn't believe that she couldn't cure a little girl!

When they arrived at Piaoyun Courtyard, they did not go down to report, but carried the shelf to the main room. When they got to the door, they said in a cold voice: "Miss Shao Wu, I came here to educate the fifth young lady on the order of the empress!"

After saying that, he opened the curtain and walked in boldly. Only when he stood still did he see a woman on the opposite side turning around, her eyes met, and she took a step back in shock...