The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(24)

Everyone nodded in understanding. One of the maids even moved a stool for her and stuffed a handful of fennel beans into her hands, "Then sit here and talk with us old ladies."

Yao Niang didn't take it, "Thank you, ma'am, but I can't eat this."

A maid next to her said, "You old Wang Po are the same. Nanny Su is in charge of the little princess's feeding. How can she eat this kind of thing?"

Wang Po didn't get angry either. She smiled and said, "I forgot about it."

Yao Niang was a little embarrassed: "I'd better find something to do. I'll go help Xiangcao and the others." As she said that, she went to the open space on the right side of the door, where two maids were squatting.

One was called Xiangcao and the other was called Xiangxiang. They were both maids in the kitchen.

"Mrs. Su, please sit down." Xiangcao went to get a small stool and handed it to Yaoniang, and then said to her, "How can we ask you to help us? With just these few dishes, Xiangxiang and I will finish them in a short while."

She took out a dried melon from the basket at hand, washed it outside, and brought it back to Yaoniang.

"It's so juicy, please try it."

Yaoniang could only take it, put it on her mouth and eat it in small bites, watching Xiangcao and the others pick vegetables.

Everyone chatted with Yaoniang for a while, asking if the little princess slept well at night, and then went around to other places.

Most of them were some trivial matters in the mansion, such as which old woman quarreled with others, and which maid ate in front of the master. This palace seems to be quite large, but in fact, the backyard only occupies one-third of it. Everyone sees each other everywhere, and some trivial matters are inevitably passed on from one person to another.

"Hey, you don't know, today when I went out, I ran into Ling'er from Liuchun House and Meng'er from Ruguixuan fighting." The speaker was a woman named Zhao. Just by hearing her voice, you know that there must be a big drama here.

For a moment, everyone looked over, and some people couldn't help but ask her to speak quickly.

"What could it be? It's not for some trivial matters. The head kitchen gave the wrong food box for Liuchun House to Ruguixuan. Now that Liuchun House is so popular and His Highness is in the mansion, Ling'er is particularly arrogant. She stopped Meng'er halfway and slapped her twice."

"Tsk tsk, Meng'er is pretty. Her face is swollen after these two slaps."

"That's right! Her little face is red and purple, like a purple eggplant. The penis swelled up on the spot. I remember that Ling'er and Meng'er had a grudge before. It is said that Meng'er did not embarrass Liuchun Pavilion like her master. Concubine Hu has a bad temper. She came back to punish Ling'er. Now the new hatred and old hatred are combined and they are at odds. "

Ling'er and Meng'er are both maids who serve meals. Now in the Jinwang Mansion, except for Chaohui Hall where the Jinwang lives, Siyi Courtyard where the Jinwangfei lives, and the small courtyard of the little princess, all the meals in other places are from the big kitchen. Concubine Hu did mention that she wanted to set up a small kitchen in Liuchun Pavilion, but unfortunately she was rejected by the Jinwangfei. Therefore, Liuchun Pavilion, like the other courtyards, serves meals from the big kitchen.

"Tsk tsk, when the prince returns to the mansion, there will be trouble in Liuchun Pavilion. When the prince leaves the mansion..." The rest of the words were not said, but everyone knew what it meant.

It's just relying on the power of the prince to show off that he is favored.

But he is favored.

As soon as this was mentioned, everyone's eyes changed, becoming very ambiguous and meaningful.

"Hey, don't say it. According to the trend of Liuchun Pavilion, His Highness stayed there yesterday and yesterday. Who knows what Siyiyuan will do..." As he spoke, the man seemed to suddenly realize Yao Niang's origin and immediately fell silent.

Several maids exchanged glances and changed the subject.

Yao Niang listened with her ears erect, but she was thinking whether others had talked about her in the same way in her previous life.

At the same time, she paid more attention to the fact that Prince Jin stayed in Liuchun Pavilion for two consecutive nights. But why did she see Prince Jin in the small building? Was it a fake Prince Jin?

Chapter 20

No one could answer this question for her, and Yao Niang could not ask others, so she could only keep it in her heart.

Just as she was lost in thought, a little maid ran in from the door in a hurry: "Something happened outside."

"What happened?"

"At Liuchun, Liuchun Pavilion, Concubine Hu wants to beat Cuizhu with a stick..."

"What's the matter? She wants to beat Cuizhu with a stick?"

Everyone looked at each other, but Yao Niang couldn't help but feel nervous, and had a bad guess.

"It seems that Cuizhu stole Concubine Hu's jewelry and was discovered by Qiao'er. The hairpin was awarded to Concubine Hu by His Highness, and she loved it very much, so Concubine Hu was furious..."

Someone couldn't help but interrupt and said: "This Cuizhu is from Xiaokuayuan, how can Concubine Hu beat her just like that..." As he spoke, he couldn't say anything more.

Concubine Hu is the master, and Cuizhu is just a wet nurse. A wet nurse is also a servant, not to mention that Cuizhu is a slave-born child, even if she is a commoner, with Concubine Hu's status, she will be beaten to death, and she won't even have a place to complain.

"How about we go and take a look?"

One by one, they couldn't help but be curious and wanted to see what was going on. Although it was just a beating of a wet nurse, this wet nurse was involved in many things. First of all, she was sent by Siyiyuan, and Cuizhu's aunt Cao Pozi worked in the mansion. Cuizhu's family were all concubines of the princess, not to mention that Cuizhu was also the wet nurse of the little princess.

Concubine Hu was planning to confront the princess. She had long thought that something would happen to Concubine Hu, and it would cause a big fuss.

In the Chun Pavilion, Cuizhu was pinned to the ground, looking extremely embarrassed.

The bright red shirt was covered with dirty dust, his hair was messed up, and his face was languid, but his eyes were fixed on a person in the crowd.

This person is Mei Zhi.

Cuizhu never expected that Mei Zhi would harm her like this. She also didn't know how Concubine Hu's hairpin appeared on her body. She had been talking to Mei Zhi before. But no matter how she explained, no one believed her. Even besides Mei Zhi, several other servants came forward to prove that she had indeed sneaked into Concubine Hu's room.

Cuizhu knew that this was a deliberate move against her.

In fact, this situation is very rough. How could she enter Concubine Hu's room and steal her hairpin! She is so poor that she would do this!

But no one paid attention to this. The master said you did it, so you just did it.

There were many people standing around, most of them were servants from the dormitory, and some were from the small courtyard. Most of the people in the small courtyard stood at the back, looking at Cuizhu who was pressed to the ground with expressions of regret.

In fact, everyone understands what Cuizhu understands, but if you are told to go anywhere but to the dormitory, something will happen.

Yao Niang is here too.

She knew clearly that she shouldn't come, but she came anyway. She wanted to see what would happen next. You must know that in her previous life, she was punished by concubine Hu through her head, and she also got slapped several times.

I didn’t expect that if I didn’t take the lead in this life, it would be Cuizhu’s turn.

She has a sense of desolation, as if a rabbit is dead or a fox is sad.

"The concubine has said that she will be rewarded with five boards, a small punishment and a big warning." Qiu Ju walked out of the house and stood on the steps.

After all, Concubine Hu still didn't dare to kill Princess Jin's people.

Someone thought so. After a while, two women came over carrying stools and boards in their hands.

Cuizhu's mouth had long been gagged because of the noise. The mother-in-law tied her up on a stool and said: "It's just five boards. If you can't beat someone to death, I will teach you a lesson in the future."

The board hit Cuizhu again and again, and only a muffled sound could be heard.

Yao Niang didn't look again and left quietly.

Her mood was a little bad, and she remembered what happened to her in her previous life.

The five-board board is indeed not heavy. The green bamboo can still get down and walk after being hit by the board.

Before Concubine Hu could say anything, Grandma Mu ordered someone to send Cuizhu away.

Up to now, Cuizhu is no longer suitable to stay in the small courtyard. Not to mention whether her hands and feet are clean, there are already many nannies around the little princess, and one missing green bamboo will save a lot of trouble.

It was obvious to the naked eye that Cuizhu was a trouble now, and Nanny Mu would not let the trouble stay with the little princess.

Yao Niang suddenly realized that maybe she was sent away like this in her previous life. It doesn’t matter whether you made a mistake or not, whether you were wronged or not, the people above will not care about all this. They will only judge whether you go or stay fundamentally, and they don’t care about how this will change the other person’s life. .

If Yao Niang just relied on the lessons of her previous life to avoid all this, she had a profound understanding after witnessing what happened to Cuizhu with her own eyes.

A kind of understanding of the thinking mode of superiors.

She thought that Cuizhu would definitely come back again, if the princess's thoughts were as she suspected.

Sure enough, Cuizhu came back the next day and was sent to stay at the Chun Pavilion by Princess Jin's order.

Princess Jin said that Concubine Hu was a good teacher, so she sent this useless girl to Concubine Hu for training. Although her situation is completely different from that of Yao Niang in her previous life, she has reached the same destination.

What will happen to Cuizhu?

Yao Niang shudders just thinking about it.

How could she think that the princess was a good person in her previous life!

Unexpectedly, when Cuizhu came to the small courtyard to pack her things, Yao Niang bumped into her and saw her smiling.

When Cuizhu saw Yao Niang, her face was full of pride: "Nanny Su stayed up all night yesterday, don't you need to rest today?"

Seeing such green bamboo, Yao Niang didn't know what to say.

"This person is just different from other people. Some people are born to be slaves, and some people are destined to be different." After saying these words, Cuizhu hugged her things and left, leaving Yao Niang to watch. Her back couldn't calm down for a long time.