Chapter 1302 608 Sale (Two More)

"Father!"

Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei bowed their knees together to salute King Zhennan.

"No ceremony!" King Zhennan waved his hand, motioning everyone to forgive him, looked at Concubine Mei, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked with a frown, "What are you doing kneeling here??"

Aunt Mei raised her little face, which was as white as jade, and called out coquettishly, "Your Highness..." There was an indescribable grievance and cowardice in the pair of shining black pupils. Her snow-white jade teeth bit her lower lip, and she glanced at Nangong Yue with a hesitant expression on her face, her eyes half lowered, her long eyelashes trembling slightly like cicada wings.

King Zhennan frowned slightly.

A playful smile flashed in Nangong Yue's eyes, and before he even opened his mouth to ask, he took a step forward and bowed and said respectfully, "Father, Aunt Mei is a newcomer to the palace, and she didn't learn the rules of our palace well. My daughter-in-law is punishing her for an hour of self-examination, so that she can remember this lesson and avoid making jokes in the future."

King Zhennan nodded suddenly, it turned out to be the case.

Since the prince's concubine took charge of the family, the palace has been in good order, which shows that the rules of the prince's wife are excellent.

He nodded and said: "Prince Concubine, now you are in charge of the mansion, you can decide!"

"Thank you, Father, King." Nangong Yue thanked him respectfully.

Aunt Mei bowed her head and knelt stiffly on the cold and hard bluestone floor in winter, motionless, and her thin figure looked pitiful.

King Zhennan glanced at the young and delicate concubine, feeling a little distressed, but he didn't want the other party to be arrogant, so he strode away without saying anything.

After that, no one paid any attention to Aunt Mei anymore.

"Sister-in-law, let's go to Merlin."

Xiao Fei and Nangong Yue continued to move forward according to the original plan, leaving only Concubine Mei kneeling there alone.

Concubine Mei's personal maid looked at Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei's back for a while, and then looked at her master, not daring to help her up.

After kneeling for a full hour, the maid carefully helped Concubine Mei up.

It was freezing cold, and Concubine Mei's knees were numb and cold. She described that she was helped back to her yard by the maid in a woeful manner, and then sent the person back.

When she was the only one left in the room, her complexion changed, the naive and embarrassed expression between her eyebrows was swept away, and her expression became calm and resolute, as if she had changed someone in an instant.

She strode to the desk, sharpened the ink with her own hands, spread out a piece of silk paper, then picked up a wolf's hair, dipped it in ink, and started writing without any hesitation—

"...Concubine Shizi has a calm temperament, is resolute and decisive in handling matters, and combines hardness and softness. She has won the trust of King Zhennan. Now that the internal affairs of the palace are under the control of Concubine Shizi, it is difficult to find flaws. I will continue to act according to the plan and wait for the opportunity. ."

After finishing the writing, Concubine Mei read the letter again, pondered for a moment, and wrote another note at the end of the letter, saying, "Your Highness Wen Sheng has arrived at Luoyue City. If you have any dispatches, please order me!"

Aunt Mei carefully blew out the silk paper and pulled a flower spike from her hair. She skillfully removed the hairpin from the hairpin, and it was astonishingly obvious that the hairpin was hollow! She carefully rolled up the silk paper and tucked it into the hairpin, then reattached the end of the hairpin and removed a pearl from it.

After finishing all this, she packed up all the ink and brush, and then whispered, "Yeah!...Qinglan, Qinglan!"

The maid Qinglan who was waiting outside hurriedly pushed the door and came in, bent her knees and said, "Auntie."

"My hairpin!" Aunt Mei's eyes were filled with tears, and the tears seemed to fall at any moment, she said at a loss, "This is a reward from the lord, why is it broken?"

Qing Lan stepped forward to look at it, and hurriedly comforted: "Auntie, don't worry. It's just that a bead has fallen. I'll find a Jinyu shop to fix it in a few days."

"Yes, yes!" Concubine Mei's eyes lit up and she said, "Hurry up and take it for me to repair it. When I was serving at the lady's place, I heard that the masters in Jinmantang in the north of the city are very good at craftsmanship, so you can go there and repair it." Speaking of this, she paused for a while, her tears seemed to fall, she was pitiful, "I am a rootless duckweed in this palace, and I can only rely on the prince. If the prince knows that I don't cherish his rewards so much, he said Maybe, maybe... I have offended the princess, what should I do if I don't have the favor of the prince."

"You can rest assured, Auntie." Qinglan was anxious about her worries, and said loyally, "Concubine Wei side is good, just to fix a hairpin, it will not embarrass you."

Aunt Mei took her hand and said expectantly, "Then go and come back quickly."

Qing Lan nodded and hurried away with the hairpin.

Aunt Mei looked at the back of her hurriedly leaving, her red lips slightly hooked.

Despite the strict rules of the palace, Concubine Shizi, as a daughter-in-law, still can't manage the inner courtyard of the father-in-law. Concubine Wei has always been good at talking. As long as she has her permission, it is not difficult to go out and do "little things".

Aunt Mei leisurely opened the window, and the cold wind came along with the refreshing plum fragrance. She remembered that just now, Concubine Shi and the eldest girl walked hand in hand, and the maid who followed was carrying a small red clay stove, a copper pot, and a bamboo basket in her hands. She must have planned to go to appreciate plums... She heard about it before she entered the palace. The princess and the eldest girl have a very good relationship, which seems to be the case now.

Maybe this will be a breakthrough...

Zhennan Wangfu is full of plum blossoms, and all kinds of plum blossoms are in full bloom, especially the north garden has the best view.

Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei were cooking tea to appreciate plums, splashing ink to write poems, a picture of winter plums leaping on the paper, the plum blossoms in full bloom, and a gray eagle perched on a branch, pecking its wings lightly, adding a sense of vitality.

Both of them thought the painting was very good, and Nangong Yue even more excitedly asked Baihui to frame it.

Xiao Fei muttered regretfully, "It would be nice if there was snow." As she spoke, her eyes lit up and she said, "Sister-in-law, let's go home with some plum blossoms and make some snacks."

Nangong Yue replied with a smile, so the two of them and a few maids happily picked several baskets of plum blossoms in the garden.

Xiao Fei instructed the maid to bring those baskets of flowers back to Yuebiju, and vowed to go back to make plum blossom candy sauce. In two days, she would invite Nangong Yue, Mrs. Fang, and Han Qixia to taste the plum blossom cake she made, accompanied by plum blossoms. Tea.

Seeing that Xiao Fei was in high spirits, Nangong Yue left her to toss.

After saying goodbye to Xiao Fei, Nangong Yue returned to Bixiao Hall.

Although the weather was cold, after some activities in the garden, she still sweated a little and went to the clean room to bathe and change.

After Nangong Yue was completely refreshed, there was a sound of the curtain being lifted, Que'er came in with a book in her hand, and bowed her knees and said, "Prince Concubine, this is the first roster just recorded. Sweeping slaves. Let’s take a look first, if this is feasible, then the slaves will continue to do so.”

Nangong Yue responded, took the roster, put it on the dresser, opened the first page, raised her eyebrows slightly, and turned another page...

Queer is indeed promising. This roster not only carefully notes the origins of these people, they have worked in the small garden for a few years, and even what positions and how long they have worked in other parts of the mansion before. To list them, as well as their relatives in the mansion, etc., even when she saw it, she felt that she couldn't be more thoughtful than her.

Seeing the corners of Nangong Yue's mouth that were raised higher and higher, Que'er puffed out her chest proudly. She usually does not chat with people for nothing in the palace. Even if she doesn't want to talk about some things, it doesn't mean she has nothing else. doorway to get information.

Nangong Yue turned down page by page... Suddenly, her hand that was about to turn the page stopped, and her eyes fell on one of the pages thoughtfully.

It says that there is a Rabha who is in charge of sweeping in the garden. This Lady Luo was just a rough servant in the palace. She could not have been more ordinary. What attracted Nangong Yue's attention was the daughter of Lady Na Luo - Lady Luo had a daughter named Banxia, ​​who used to be the third class in the yard of the former princess Dafang. The maid, was later sold because of a mistake.

Nangong Yue half-squinted her eyes, staring at the time noted above, 19 years ago, on the second day of the second lunar month... Wasn't that not long before Xiao Yi's mother-in-law gave birth?

Nangong Yue pondered quietly, and moved the index finger of her left hand on the dresser a few times.

Logically speaking, at that time, the baby in the womb of the previous princess was about to be born. In order to accumulate blessings for the newborn, unless the slaves and servants really made an unforgivable mistake, otherwise, the master family would generally be more lenient towards the servants. Was it sold at this time?

Is this Pinellia really making a big mistake, or...

Nangong Yue couldn't help but think of Sun Xinyi's aunt. Back then, she decided to sell herself to save her life because she accidentally knew something secret. Could it be that the same is true for this maid?

Queer and Thrush looked at each other, not understanding how it was just a roster of a small garden, how could the princess show such a solemn expression.

"Prince Prince..." Que'er looked at Nangong Yue nervously and wanted to ask what was wrong with the roster.

Nangong Yue's left hand stopped, her lips pursed into a straight line.

No matter if you are too suspicious or not, even if there is a slight possibility, you can't miss it!

"Queer, you look for the old roster from nineteen years ago..."

When Nangong Yue made the time so specific, Que'er also understood a little, the princess must be looking into the past. It seems that his errand is still done!

She answered in good spirits, and hurriedly went to work.

Not to mention how the warehouse where the old account books were piled up in the palace was turned upside down, that box of old books and a large box of account books were moved to Nangong Yue's yard by a few wives.

The maids dusted off the dust first, and then presented it to Nangong Yue.

The first book Nangong Yue wanted to read was the roster in the Dafang family's yard. The roster from so many years ago was dilapidated, some were moth-eaten, some were off the page, and some were dimmed. The name Pinellia was found on the fifth-to-last page of this roster—

This Pinellia worked as a third-class maid in Dafang's house for half a year, responsible for cleaning the tables and chairs in Dafang's house.

Nangong Yue frowned slightly when she saw the last line in a hurry.

The roster did not say what mistake that Pinellia had made, nor did it say who took over.

However, most powerful families would not use those second- and third-class babes, let alone Zhennan Wangfu!

For a mansion like Zhennan Wangfu, a fixed ya-ma is always used.

Nangong Yue instructed again: "Look for the account book from nineteen years ago, and see which Yafu was used by the palace at that time, and now she is still in Luoyue City."

She gave an order, and the maids immediately rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find it. After a while, they found out that the palace used a Li's tooth shop, and even noted the address of the tooth shop.

Nangong Yue naturally ordered Baihui to investigate again, but this time, she was disappointed.

"Prince Prince, Li's Tooth Shop closed ten years ago. I heard that the Li family moved to Linbai Town and never returned to Luoyue Town."

Nangong Yue felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured into her, and her heart that was boiling with blood suddenly calmed down.

yes. It has been almost nineteen years, not nineteen days, how can things go so smoothly.

There was silence in the inner room for a moment, and then Nangong Yue said solemnly: "Baihui, you can send a message to Zhu Xing and continue to look for it." As long as the Li family is still alive, even if they search every inch of the southern border, they must people find out!

Then he instructed Que'er: "Que'er, go and find out what mistake that Banxia made back then..."

"Yes, Concubine Shizi."

The maids are busy again, especially Que'er. Not only does she have to check the affairs of Banxia, ​​but she has only registered a book in the roster of the palace, and she will be busy for a while!

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