Chapter 7 The Lottery Begins!

[Aw, Minpin's breakfast is so rich, beef burritos, lamb slices, longan fried buns, salted eggs...]

Xiao Chuchu was in the cradle, watching Liu Yingying and Minpin eat, her saliva was about to flow out.

It's a pity that she has no teeth.

[This small fried bun is one bite at a time, and it looks like there is juice inside. Is this the legendary 80% lean and 20% fat meat filling? I can smell the salty fragrance in the rocking chair. ]

Liu Yingying was picking up a longan fried bun, listening to her daughter's greedy voice, with a smile in her eyes.

Her daughter will definitely love to eat when she grows up.

For her daughter, she has to quickly improve her status.

Otherwise, there won't be so many things her daughter likes on the breakfast table.

Liu Yingying thought, and according to her daughter's voice, she ate more than usual.

Minpin was even full.

With someone to accompany her, a baby to play with, and meat to eat, she didn't realize that she had eaten twice as much as usual this morning.

Not long after, the eunuch in the Queen's Palace came to pass on the message.

"The offending nanny will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for severe punishment. We will continue to investigate whether there is anyone behind this!"

"Minpin will select a reliable nanny to take care of Liu Yingying and Xiao Gege from today onwards."

Minpin immediately accepted the order.

"Liu Yingying was frightened last night. The Queen exempted her from the morning ceremony and allowed her to rest for another month. She was also given a jade ruyi and three pieces of Shu satin."

"Qiu Li, the maidservant next to Liu Yingying, has made great contributions in protecting her master. She is rewarded with twenty taels of silver and three pieces of Hang cloth."

Liu Yingying also knelt down to express her gratitude.

[The Queen is so good at winning people's hearts~ That's right. She is competing with the Imperial Concubine, so she must win over the concubines in the harem! ]

[But she and the Imperial Concubine are both ruthless fake good people. ]

Xiao Chuchu hummed and blew bubbles. Looking at the eunuch sent by the Queen, who had a kind face, she couldn't help but complain in her heart.

[My mother's family background is ordinary, so the queen is happy to hold her in her hands, give her some benefits, and also get my brother, a prince, to surrender. ]

[But once my mother and my brother perform well, steal the limelight of the queen's favor, and threaten the queen and her eldest prince, the queen will first kill my mother and my brother. ]

[The last concubine Rong who was favored by the emperor and the prince who died young without even a name were all caused by the queen. ]

Liu Daying's heart clenched for a moment.

Isn't Rong Fei the queen's cousin?

When Rong Fei was alive, she often received rewards from the queen and was given a seat in Kunning Palace.

Before Rong Fei gave birth, the queen asked about her well-being and sent two imperial doctors to take care of her.

Everyone in the harem knew that offending Rong Fei was equivalent to offending the queen.

The queen was pretending, so vicious in secret?

[Every concubine and prince has the queen's spies around him. ]

[Hey, there should be someone around my brother... But I can't remember his name right now...]

What!

Liu Ying, who was relaxed just a moment ago, suddenly tensed up.

"Liu Ying, don't be so reserved. The Queen is always kind."

The eunuch who passed the message in Kunning Palace looked at Liu Ying's serious expression as she knelt down and didn't even dare to breathe.

He smiled and helped Liu Ying up.

However, when he touched her, Liu Ying thought of Rong Fei and her young son who were killed by the Queen. Her body was extremely stiff, and her eyebrows were even more solemn.

The eunuch who passed the message nodded in his heart. This Liu Ying was not to be feared.

"I'll take my leave now after the Queen's words are passed on."

Minpin stuffed a small purse into his hand, and he put it in his sleeve without changing his expression before turning around and leaving.

"Sister, you have to choose a trustworthy nanny for the little princess."

Minpin thought about it and didn't notice Liu Ying's abnormality.

"Well, I'll ask my mother to recommend two. Her third uncle from her mother's family has some friendship with the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Liu Ying'an was overjoyed when she heard this. She temporarily put aside the queen's viciousness and said with sincere gratitude, "Thank you, sister!"

Minpin smiled, "Thank me? Then you can bring the little princess to eat with me more often in the future."

Liu Ying'an was stunned, and then she was touched by her cuteness.

[Ah, Aunt Minpin's wish is so simple and unpretentious. ]

[There is no way, everyone else in the harem thinks she is a vegetarian, only her mother persuaded her to eat meat~]

Liu Ying'an suppressed her smile and took her daughter, who was secretly complaining, back to the East Side Hall, and also brought the bracelet and golden incense ball given by Minpin.

Xiao Chuchu touched the golden bracelet stuffed in the swaddling clothes, and then touched the hollow bamboo carved golden incense ball, grinning.

Liu Ying'an couldn't help but touch her daughter's little nose, lowered her head and kissed her.

Her daughter is her blessing~

She must be careful with the queen in the future.

Liu promised to return to the inner room, dismiss the maids, and solemnly remind herself.

The charcoal in the room was burning vigorously, and soon, wisps of gray smoke came out.

Liu promised to frown.

She couldn't let her daughter suffer with her.

She wanted to climb up!

If, as her daughter said, she didn't fight or compete, she would end up badly.

Then she might as well fight!

She couldn't let the tragic things in her daughter's heart happen.

She wanted to gain a firm foothold in the harem, so that her fairy-like little princess would grow up happily and healthily!

*

Kunning Palace.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Min punished Chen Changzai to copy scriptures under house arrest."

The kind-eyed eunuch who had just gone to pass on the message said respectfully in front of a woman in a yellow phoenix robe.

This woman was nearly thirty years old, still in her prime, with dignified eyebrows and eyes, and looked kind and amiable.

However, if Liu promised to be here, she would be shocked.

As the little princess thought, the queen had set up secret spies in the concubines and princes.

Concubine Min had just punished Chen Changzai at breakfast, but the queen knew it in just half an hour.

Obviously, they also had spies in Donghua Palace, and there might be more than one!

"The concubine is probably related to the maid's murder of the third princess."

The eunuch bowed and said, "As expected by the queen, Concubine Min is not as good as she appears to be. She doesn't care about anything except worshipping Buddha. She has some wisdom."

"After all, she is the legitimate daughter of a second-rank official."

The queen pursed her lips dignifiedly, took the silver scissors, and smiled as she cut off a bright red peony that was in full bloom.

"What about Liu Daying?"

The eunuch laughed immediately, "She is very petty. She is nervous in front of the servants and doesn't look like a master at all. No wonder she gave birth to princes and princesses, but they didn't catch the emperor's eye. There is nothing to fear."

The queen smiled and put down the silver scissors, nodded, "Send someone to the study room and let the tutor test the princes today."

Like mother, like son.

The fifth prince's mother is so humble, and it should be clear to the emperor and ministers that the fifth prince is not worth using.

The throne belongs to her eldest brother after all.

If the Fifth Prince stays away from the throne, her eldest brother can be recruited as a helper!

Liu promised that she could also be controlled obediently in the palm of her hand!

*

Side hall of Donghua Palace.

Lying on the inside of the couch, Xiao Chuchu was watching the beautiful mother playing hide-and-seek with her with a handkerchief.

She was not a real baby, so she was not interested in this kind of game.

But the mother was too beautiful, even better than modern stars. It was really pleasing to see the mother appear in front of the sky-blue handkerchief and disappear.

But soon, there was a system sound.

[The settlement of yesterday's palace fight points was completed. ]

[A total of 125 points were obtained. ]

[You can start a lottery for an entry (100 points are consumed for a single time)]