The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(196)

After a long while, seeing Madam Zhen Guo let out a deep breath, Mama Bai asked: "Old Madam..."

"Go and take Yue Yatou away. Lanruo Pavilion is temporarily closed, and no one else is allowed to come in or out at will."

Mother Bai was surprised at first, but later she could understand what Mrs. Zhen Guo did.

At this time, it seems that this is indeed a safe move to avoid misinforming other people and implicating the whole government.

When Yueyue was taken away, she cried hard. Even though she was still young, she felt that something bad had happened.

But she was still young after all, and she said she was going to play with her brother, which made her stop crying. But after everyone left, Lanruo Hall fell into a deserted situation.

Mrs. Qiao was patient and calm, but she was still full of panic.

Several girls were also panicking. After all, they had been together for many years. They comforted Mrs. Qiao and told her not to think too much. She couldn't be suffering from such a disease. The imperial doctor came to diagnose her in July. If she really had that disease, she should Diagnosed. Someone must have said something in the old lady's ear, and the old lady took the opportunity to cause trouble for her. When the prince comes back, everything will be fine.

Mrs. Qiao ordered herself to think so, but she still couldn't suppress the panic in her heart.

Nowadays, everyone in Lanruo Pavilion is looking forward to the return of the eldest son, Sun Meng, but there is no chance that Sun Mang will come back anytime soon. He was ordered to station in Tongzhou, Daxing, and Wanping to prevent disaster victims from disturbing important areas of the capital. If the victims did not retreat and the disaster relief was not implemented, he would not be able to come back for the time being.

At the same time, there were rumors circulating in the mansion that the prince's wife was suffering from an extraordinary disease of tuberculosis, and the old lady even sealed the Lan Ruo Pavilion.

There are inevitably people here who spread rumors, and there are also people who are secretly causing trouble. The several roommates who were dismissed by Sun Mang back then were all servants of the mansion. This huge palace has the most servants, and it is very complicated. I wish that when Sun was in trouble, either died or fell out of favor, the people who were sent away could come back.

It spread like wildfire for a while, and it was as scary as it could be. Even Yueyue, who lived in the main courtyard, heard some of it.

She didn't know what the disease was, nor what the devil was. She only knew that her mother was sick, very sick. She wanted to go back to Lanruo Pavilion to see her mother, but the girls and women wouldn't let her go. No matter how much she made trouble or cried, even her brother begged, but her grandmother wouldn't let her go.

At this moment, a servant came to report the arrival of the eldest son of the Jin Palace.

Yueyue immediately remembered what Xiaobao once said to her——

"You see, I am the grandson of the emperor, my father is the prince, my grandfather is the emperor, and I will also be the prince in the future. As long as I protect you, no one will dare to bully you..."

Yueyue knows that the emperor and the prince are both very important people, and she is also called Brother Chen. Brother Chen will definitely protect her, right?

definitely is.

Chapter 152

After being bored in the house for a long time, Yao Niang was also bored.

So when Xiaobao made a fuss and said he wanted to find sister Yueyue, she thought about it and agreed. In fact, she had been wondering whether Mr. Qiao's illness was cured. Although she only met Mr. Qiao twice, she liked Mr. Qiao very much from the bottom of her heart.

She asked Grandma Gong to prepare some medicinal materials, and then she took Xiaobao and Yuchan to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in a carriage.

It sounds simple, but in fact, preparing the bicycle frame, accompanying maids, house guards, etc. are a lot of tedious tasks. This is also the reason why Yao Niang is reluctant to go out recently. Going out in the cold weather will not only cause trouble, but also make people suffer.

When we arrived at the Zhenguogong Mansion, there was no invitation, so we had to wait for someone to go in and report.

Not long after, several people came out from inside.

Since Yao Niang didn't know the servants in the Duke's mansion, she didn't notice anything strange. It wasn't until the servants led her to the main courtyard where Mrs. Zhen Guo lived that she began to have doubts in her heart, but she didn't have time to think about it. Was welcomed in.

Mrs. Zhen Guo was sitting in the first place, but she didn't see Mrs. Qiao.

Strange as it is, there are still etiquettes that should be paid attention to. Yao Niang saluted the Duke and Mrs. Zhen Guo. The Duke's wife was old and had a high position, so she could afford it, but she was smiling all over her face and repeatedly told Yao Niang not to be polite.

After sitting down, the girl served tea, and Mrs. Zhenguo asked some gossips, most of which focused on Xiaobao. In fact, when two people who don't know each other sit together, it's safest and least likely to offend anyone by talking about this topic.

Xiaobao moved uneasily. Yao Niang could see the clues, and he could naturally see it too. All kinds of bad thoughts were now emerging in his mind, and he wanted to know what happened to Yueyue and what happened to Qiao.

Here, Yao Niang also asked why she didn't see Mrs. Qiao. Mrs. Zhenguo looked worried and said, "My daughter-in-law is not doing well these days. The doctor came to see her and said it was best not to The concubine should have known that my son was not in Beijing recently, and I was really worried, so I took the liberty to welcome the concubine to my courtyard as if she was on my behalf. It’s not convenient for my daughter-in-law to show up to accompany you. When she gets better, let her go to your house to apologize.”

This statement is comprehensive, and it clarifies the cause of the matter, so that people will not feel guilty, and naturally they will no longer be ignorant. But Yao Niang couldn't help but think of a small detail she saw in Lan Ruo Pavilion when she came to Zhen Guogong Mansion.

When dinner was served at noon that day, Mrs. Qiao specially asked the girl to go to the main courtyard to deliver a message, saying that Prince Jin's side concubine would be allowed to eat in the courtyard.

The matter is small, but there are clues. Only the kind of person whose mother-in-law is particularly strict will make her daughter-in-law have to report something even after having a meal.

Afterwards, Qiao's words revealed that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was somewhat displeased with her, but she didn't say much, and Yao Niang didn't ask much. But Yao Niang also knew one thing, that is, Qiao's only son, Tang Ge'er, was raised in the old lady's yard.

Yao Niang didn't know why she thought of this. She always felt that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo seemed to want to cover up something by doing this.

"Mother." Xiaobao pulled the corner of her clothes, "Sister Yueyue."

Yao Niang immediately remembered that in addition to wanting to see Qiao today, another purpose was because Xiaobao missed Yueyue.

As her thoughts turned, she smiled and said to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo: "Old Madam, you made me feel a little terrified. Since Sister Qiao is sick, I will not disturb her. But you see my son Xiaobao, this trip is specifically to see Yueyue. I wonder where Yueyue is now?"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo nodded and did not hide it: "Qiao has not been well these days. I am afraid that the servants will hurt the child, so I brought her to my side to raise her for a few days. Mother Bai, take the young master to see Yue."

When Yao Niang heard that Yueyue was also brought to the main courtyard, she could not sit still and stood up with a smile: "I haven't seen Yueyue for many days, Mother Bai, I will go with you, what do you think?"

What can Mother Bai say? The old lady did not dare to stop her.

She wanted to cover up what happened in the mansion, so she acted like this, but if she really stopped Concubine Su from seeing the child, she didn't know how much unnecessary trouble it would add. She could only secretly give Bai Mama a look, and Bai Mama received the look and smiled to greet Yao Niang: "I will take the concubine to go."

Because Yueyue has been very noisy these days, the old lady is old and has a headache when she hears the child making a fuss, so Yueyue now lives in a small cross-courtyard on the south side of the main courtyard.

Bai Mama led Yao Niang to go, and before she reached the cross-courtyard door, she heard Yueyue crying.

She was anxious and walked in a few steps, scolding: "Why did you make the young lady cry again? What do you think you are useful for?" She smiled and said to Yueyue: "Don't cry, young lady, look, the young master of the Prince of Jin's Mansion is here to see you, I will ask someone to prepare more fruits and snacks, you and the young master will eat together."

Yueyue ignored her and ran over when she saw Xiaobao, "Brother Chen, auntie."

The little face was full of tears, and Xiaobao was so distressed that he wanted to hug her and comfort her, but he found that he had short arms, legs and body, and couldn't hug her at all.

Instead, Yao Niang picked up Yueyue and said, "What's wrong with Yueyue? Are you missing Brother Xiaobao?"

"Auntie, I..."

Yao Niang touched her little face and interrupted her words: "Auntie knows that you miss Brother Xiaobao, so I brought Brother Xiaobao here to play with you today. You see, it's cold outside, can we go inside to talk? Auntie has been riding in the carriage for a long time, and I am tired and thirsty. Let me drink some water first."

Yueyue is a sensible child. She obviously has a lot to say in her heart, but she still holds back.

Mother Bai also said on the side: "Please go in and sit down, Concubine."

After entering the house and sitting down, the maid served tea and brought a plate of snacks and fruits.

Yao Niang's heart was pounding. She pretended to drink tea, but she was thinking about what to do about this matter.

Is she overthinking, or is there really something wrong?

While thinking, her sleeve was pulled. Yueyue saw Yaoniang drinking tea and sitting down. She thought that her aunt must not be thirsty or tired and could listen to her.

"Aunt, I want to see my mother, but they won't let me go."

Mother Bai has been accompanying her. Seeing this, she hurriedly said, "Miss, it's not that I don't want you to go, but I'm afraid that the disease will be passed on to you. When the lady is better, I will let someone take you there, okay?"

"But I want to see my mother, I..."

Xiaobao came over and took her hand: "Okay, don't make trouble, brother will take you to play."

"Brother Chen..."

"Let's go play in the snow, okay? I can make snowmen!" Without giving Yueyue a chance to speak, he dragged Yueyue out. The maids and old women wanted to stop him but didn't dare to stop him, and could only watch.

Yaoniang stood up immediately and followed him out quickly: "This child is really, it's so cold, why play in the snow. He is so naughty and lawless, it's all because of your highness!"

Yaoniang chased him out in a hurry, and Yuchan Hongchou and others could only follow.