Text Chapter 2140 Women's Affairs

Tengwang Mansion, the tree-lined corridor between the towering trees leads directly to the main house of the inner house. Zhu Youmei came in with a food box. The guards at the door of the house did not stop her. Zhu Youmei was one of the few concubines in the mansion who was allowed to enter directly by the prince. ┡

When a steward saw her, he came over quickly and said with a smile, "Sixth Madam is here." He looked at the food box in her hand and knew that it must be prepared for the prince, so he reached out to take it.

Zhu Youmei raised her hand to block him, obviously intending to personally send him there, and smiled, "Where is the prince?"

The steward replied, "In the study."

"Oh!" Zhu Youmei nodded, and asked as she walked, "The prince?"

The steward said, "The chief steward is also here, I'll go and inform him."

"No need!" Zhu Youmei paused and frowned slightly. The prince had been in the study since he came back from the Niu Tian Palace. She probably guessed that Teng Fei was discussing something important, so she waved her hand and said, "Forget it, I won't bother him for now." She just turned around and walked back to the corner of the vegetation, then suddenly stopped and retreated.

The steward was stunned. Why did he act like a thief?

Zhu Youmei had already whispered, "Don't tell others that I'm here." After that, she looked around and walked towards a small building nearby.

The steward didn't know what she meant. He just walked out of the corner of the vegetation in confusion, and saw the radiant Third Madam Shen Yi carrying a food box. He was also stunned, and suddenly smiled bitterly, thinking that the other person had just seen this one.

"Third Madam." The steward went to meet her.

"Where is the prince?" Shen Yi asked, and also blocked the steward's hand to help him carry it, and wanted to do it himself.

After learning that he was in the study, Shen Yi ran straight there.

Zhu Youmei, who was hiding in the attic, leaned sideways and slightly opened the window gap to stare. She saw Shen Yi waiting at the door of the study, and the steward went in to report.

The steward came out again soon. I don't know what he said to Shen Yi, but it can be seen that Shen Yi didn't seem to want to leave. Finally, the steward entered the study again. When the steward came out again, Shen Yi was not able to enter the study after all. He went back with a unhappy face carrying the food box. The steward followed behind with a bitter smile on his face, and glanced at the attic from time to time.

Zhu Youmei, who was hiding behind the attic window and peeping, had a smile on her lips, feeling somewhat satisfied. Fortunately, she reacted quickly. It seemed that the prince was indeed planning something big and didn't want to be disturbed.

She didn't leave either. She had an idea in her mind, so she waited in the attic.

After waiting for half a day, she saw several waves of people coming. The first wife, the second wife, the fourth wife, and the fifth wife, all of whom were qualified to enter here, came. Watching them come one by one, and then watching them leave one by one, none of them could enter the study. Zhu Youmei in the attic was in a good mood. She could imagine how Tengfei, who was really thinking about big things, felt when he was disturbed one after another.

As he expected, Tengfei in the study did not look very good. One by one, he was endless. Seeing others coming, he didn't want to fall behind. He knew what they wanted to do. He just wanted to dilute the courtesy of others if he couldn't succeed. He didn't reject competition, but none of them knew the importance of the matter. Without even this little bit of eyes, could he be the mistress of the Teng family?

He suppressed his unhappiness temporarily and continued to discuss the details of the matter with Teng Zhong.

After several rounds of deliberation and improvement, Teng Zhong had to remind him: "Your Majesty, if something happens, Concubine Li's life may not be saved."

Standing up after the case, Teng Fei sighed softly and said: "Niu Youde didn't do this personally, isn't it because he wants me to take the blame? This kind of thing can't be hidden from the eyes and ears of Qingzhu in the Heavenly Palace. I have to take the blame even if I don't want to. In short, the matter should be done cleanly and no direct handle should be left."

"Yes!" Teng Zhong nodded in response.

Teng Fei, whose attention was temporarily freed, walked around the table and suddenly exclaimed, "It seems that the Sixth Madam didn't come to join in the fun?"

Teng Zhong: "Yes!"

Teng Fei was silent for a moment and nodded.

However, as soon as the two of them walked out of the study, they saw the door under the attic not far away opened. Zhu Youmei came over with a food box and smiled, "Your Majesty has been busy for most of the day, why not take a break, I made some soup, Your Majesty, please try it."

Teng Fei smiled, followed and sat down in the pavilion beside him, and asked, "When did you come?"

Zhu Youmei took out the warm soup from the food box and served it, saying, "I came early. Seeing that Your Majesty was busy, I didn't dare to disturb him. I have been waiting by the side. Your Majesty, please try it and see how it tastes."

Teng Zhongsu stood by silently, muttering in his heart that these words undoubtedly stepped on those people a few times, making them seem ignorant.

Teng Fei smiled and nodded, and found that the temperature was right when he drank the soup. It can be seen that this woman really put a lot of thought into it. Although he knew that this woman's ideas were no different from those of the others, the difference in their intentions was still obvious.

After drinking the soup silently and putting down the soup bowl, Zhu Youmei wanted to serve him more, but Tengfei raised his hand to stop her and said, "Starting today, you should move from your yard to the main house. You will be in charge of the housework in the inner house in the future."

Dang! The soup spoon fell into the bowl without being able to hold it. Zhu Youmei covered her mouth with one hand, turned around, her eyes flashed, and she squeezed out tears. She sobbed and her shoulders trembled.

Tengfei stood up and supported her shoulders, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Zhu Youmei choked and shook her head, saying, "I'm happy." She didn't hide anything in her words.

But her sad and weak appearance after all the hardships moved Tengfei quite a lot. He grabbed her hand and stroked it gently, "I understand, I understand, I have wronged you all these years."

Zhu Youmei shook her head and said: "The prince has this intention, and I am satisfied. It's just that this person has lived in the main house unjustly. How can I be so virtuous? I am afraid that the other sisters will be unhappy. I will wait until the prince has a big event." It’s not too late to fulfill my wish. I’ve been waiting for so many years and I don’t care if I wait a little longer. A little grievance is nothing.”

Teng Fei immediately turned around and told Teng Zhong: "Then let's make it public. Starting today, the palace already has a mistress. I want to see who dares to talk nonsense!"

Zhu Youmei's heart was trembling with excitement.

"Yes!" Teng Zhong bowed and responded. He raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Zhu Youyou. He continued to remain silent, but secretly sighed in his heart. This person stood out from the crowd and became one of the people who could enter and exit this place. Now she has to surpass those in front of her and directly climb to the top to take possession of this place. From then on, she will become the real mistress of the palace. Those who were defeated by her will probably suffer a lot tonight. It is estimated that with this person's scheming, he will not be able to stand up for those people again. I just hope that this person is smart enough not to cause trouble in the palace at this time.

In fact, he did not agree with the selection of the mistress of the palace at this critical moment, but it was not easy for him to interfere in this matter. If he dared to obstruct this matter, he would really offend Zhu Youyou to death. From Zhu Youyou's point of view, he doesn't care about this and that. He is only worried about the long nights and dreams, and wishes that it could be settled one day earlier, even without resorting to external intervention. Once he stops him, Zhu Youyou will never forgive him in his life, unless he forces it in the future. Zhu Youmei will never be able to stand up, otherwise it will be very awkward to get along with this mistress in the future. If he really wants to forcefully prevent Zhu Youmei from taking the position in the future, the prince may misunderstand that he has started to side with the next generation... …

"Princess?" Miao Yi, who was wandering in the garden, was stunned. "Didn't Tengfei promise to wait until after the event? Why so fast?"

Yun Zhiqiu, who had just received the news from Prince Teng's Mansion, smiled and said: "I said that this woman's skills are not simple. Tengfei can give her a rightful position at this time. It's strange that she didn't do anything. This woman For his own benefit, he even hesitates to use outside forces to intervene in the palace's family affairs. It's a bit without a bottom line. You don't know what will happen if you delay. It may not be a bad thing for Tengfei to stabilize her at this time. I will leave her alone. I will prepare a generous gift for others to give. Go over there.”

Miao Yi nodded, "It's up to you!"

Xijingyuan, a somewhat empty, lonely and depressed Xiahou Chengyu wandered in the beautiful garden scenery, followed by a group of palace maids.

I accidentally saw several palace maids gathered around a woman in front of me, seemingly picking flowers of various colors and inserting them into the woman's bun.

Xiahou Chengyu was the kind of person who would be unhappy when he saw a woman in the palace dressed more beautifully than she was. He took the initiative to walk over, and after seeing the person clearly, his unhappiness subsided a little, "It turns out to be Concubine Li. ! It’s quite enjoyable.”

"Empress!" Concubine Li reacted and looked back. She quickly took off the flowers from her bun to greet her as a gift, and followed Xiahou Chengyu with a smile on her face.

The Emei behind her was staring at Concubine Li warily. She had already noticed something abnormal. Recently, Concubine Li seemed to be a little close to the Queen of Heaven. She always bumped into her no matter what happened. She was quite flattering, but it made Xiahou Chengyu look at her differently. Quite a few.

After still flattering, Li Fei suddenly went to the side and picked a pink flower, and respectfully asked Xiahou Chengyu to put it on his head to try it. Then he asked everyone, "This flower is so suitable for the empress. Do you think it looks good?"

"Good-looking! Good-looking..."

Everyone around her immediately applauded, saying she looked good, even Emei was no exception. The key point is that even if she doesn’t look good, no one dares to say she doesn’t look good. The Queen of Heaven is a bit petty, and a wrong word may make her resentful.

Amidst the compliments, Xiahou Chengyu was amused and said with a smile: "Concubine Li is so sweet, I can't compare with the beauty of you harem beauties." Although he said this, he raised his hand to caress the flowers on the temples, After all, I was reluctant to take it off.

"I don't like hearing this, my concubine. There are no identical people in this world. Everyone has their own characteristics. It depends on how you dress up. There is actually a saying about dressing up. You can't dress up randomly. The same dress may not suit everyone. People need to be targeted in order to bring out their own advantages..." Li Fei chanted for a while.

However, Xiahou Chengyu listened attentively and would interject from time to time. Hearing what she said was reasonable and meant to ask for advice, the two of them also got closer.

When the atmosphere was almost brewing, Concubine Li suddenly whispered, "Your Majesty, there is something I don't know if I should say it right or not?"

Xiahou Chengyu heard that she had something private to say, and he had a good impression of her now, so he waved his hand and told his servants to stay away.

At this time, Concubine Li asked softly: "My Majesty, apart from dealing with some things, what's the point of staying in the Palace for a long time? This Heavenly Palace is your Majesty's real home! Why don't you persuade me?" ( To be continued)8