The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(52)

Mrs. Zhao scolded her: "You are really a fool. Xiaoman is still young. You will teach her bad things by telling her this." As she said this, she stuffed a handful of fennel beans into Xiaoman's mouth: "Fill your mouth."

Xiaoman thanked her and ran away with a smile. Those maids who do rough work usually have their turn at the end of the meal.

Mrs. Mo saw Yao Niang coming in and said to her with a smile: "Madam Su is here early today."

Yao Niang nodded: "The little princess is asleep, so I will come first, and Miss Yuyan will come later."

The food of the wet nurses had been prepared and served on plates long ago, and was placed aside, leaving only the soup. Mrs. Mo looked at Yao Niang hesitantly and asked: "We stewed pig's trotter soup today, would you like a bowl, Madam Su?"

Yao Niang usually doesn't like meat, especially this kind of meat soup. In order to nurse the little princess, she usually eats as much meat as possible, but never drinks meat soup. However, Yao Niang had good milk, so it didn't matter whether she drank or not. Mrs. Mo knew her character well, so she asked this question.

But today, the sun came out from the west, and Yao Niang nodded.

Mrs. Mo was surprised, but it was always difficult to say about eating, because people's tastes change all the time. If she didn't like it yesterday, she might like it today, so there was nothing to be curious about.

Yao Niang took the food box and went back to her room.

She opened the food box and brought out the food one by one. Although the dishes were not so delicious, the quantity was very large, and each one had a small plate.

Yao ate the rice in small bites, and the wooden chopsticks were used to eat meat.

If other people saw this, they would probably be shocked again, because it was said before that Yao Niang liked vegetarian food but not meat.

It can be seen that Yao Niang ate reluctantly, but she still stuffed her mouth with food. Not only did she finish a bowl of rice, but she also ate most of the dishes.

This appetite is really amazing, and Yao Niang was obviously in a state of fullness, but in the end she still endured the greasiness and drank the bowl of pig's trotter soup.

After eating, she even felt that the food had reached her throat.

There was a reason why Yao Niang was like this. She found that her milk supply was getting less and less in recent days.

At first she didn't feel it, but as the little princess's appetite grew day by day, she began to feel tired.

Logically speaking, this situation should not happen to Yao Niang. She has been a mother in both of her lives and has taken care of several babies. Naturally, she knows how to keep the milk supply. She squeezes out some at a fixed time every day, regardless of whether the little princess eats or not. In this way, as long as the nutrition is sufficient, the milk supply will be maintained.

But now, even if she squeezes every day, the milk is getting less and less, and in the past few days she even has no feeling of milk swelling.

Yao Niang was very panicked. She was a wet nurse. Can she still be a wet nurse without milk? Could it be that she has no job to do! At first, she was a little angry at the King of Jin, thinking that it was because of him that this situation occurred.

However, she was a timid person and did not dare to say it in front of the King of Jin. She could only push it away and block it, and did not forget to observe secretly. Later, she found that it seemed to have nothing to do with the King of Jin, and she was angry.

But why did the milk become less?

Yao Niang thought about it and felt that it must be related to her eating less meat, so she was in this state today.

Yao Niang was too full, so she did not dare to walk around, but rested in the room before taking the dishes to the kitchen. Then she went to the small building and changed Yuyan to eat.

In a flash, a day passed. When Nanny Qian and Nanny Wang came to work, Yao Niang went back to the house.

She fetched water to prepare for a bath, and heard a noise outside.

Yao Niang opened the door and looked out. There was a noise in the small building, mixed with the crying of the little princess, and it seemed that something had happened.

She didn't have time to think about it, so she closed the door and went to the small building. When she entered the room, she saw Mu Mama was furious, Qian Nanny and Wang Nanny were like bereaved, Yucui was holding the crying little princess with an ugly face, but Yuyan was gone.

The room was in a mess, and Lu'e and the others were running around anxiously.

"What's wrong?"

When she saw Yao Niang coming, Qian Nanny pointed at her and said, "Mama, Sister Wang and I just came to work, and we haven't had time to feed the little princess. It must be that Su Nanny was greedy and stole something, which caused the little princess to be like this."

Hearing this, Yao Niang was completely confused, and there was no time to explain, so she hurried to Yucui's side.

She saw that in her arms, the little princess's head and face were covered with scary red rashes, and the little princess had cried so hard that she was hoarse, her face flushed, and the rash looked even more terrible and swollen.

Hearing this, Mu Mama looked over with fierce eyes.

Yao Niang explained, "I didn't eat anything. I only ate the food in the small kitchen today."

Nanny Qian was very relentless and said with great confidence, "The little princess's condition is obviously a rash. For a baby this month, there can be no other reason except that the nurse ate something unclean and passed it to her. Nanny Su, if you really stole something, just tell the truth. Don't delay the little princess's illness. No one can save you then."

"Nanny, I really didn't steal something."

In fact, Nanny Mu was subconsciously willing to believe Yao Niang. It had nothing to do with other things. It was probably because she knew the relationship between King Jin and Yao Niang, and she was particularly partial to her. But it was precisely because of the private relationship between Yao Niang and King Jin that Nanny Mu became suspicious of her.

Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Hu was favored by King Jin. The jealousy of women was terrible. No one who came out of the palace knew more clearly than Aunt Mu.

A originally gentle and virtuous woman can do all kinds of incredible things out of jealousy. The palace has always been indispensable for concubines who have had miscarriages, heirs who have died in infancy, and infant milk babies. It is a fact that it is easy to die in infancy, but there are too many premature deaths, and everyone knows that there is something not simple about it.

And this is not simple, it should happen to those women in the palace who are as beautiful as flowers but all have snake-like hearts.

Could Yao Niang be jealous of Concubine Hu and become angry with the young princess? Even if this matter was not caused by jealousy, don’t forget that Princess Jin brought her here. The princess and Concubine Hu are fighting fiercely these days. Did the princess order Yaoniang to do something to destroy Concubine Hu’s greatest honor? ?

With just a spark of calcium carbide, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Nanny Mu's mind. Therefore, facing Yaoniang's explanation, she chose to remain silent.

Aunt Mu's attitude obviously also affected Yu Cui and even Lu E and others. Their eyes flickered when they looked at Yao Niang, and the light in them seemed to be suspicion.

Yao Niang suddenly felt a little sad. Since arriving at Xiao Kua Yard, she has been sincere and hard-working, and the people in Xiao Kua Yard are also friendly to her. Perhaps others may have some purpose in being friendly to her, but it is Yuyan and Lu'e who are the ones who treat her kindly. The intimacy is not mixed with any personal purpose.

They are all people who serve the little princess, and naturally they all have one wish, that is, to serve the little princess well. Because we have the same wish, we all feel a special sense of intimacy.

But now this intimacy has been destroyed because of an unfounded crime.

Why is it so fragile? Why don't you believe her?

At this moment, Yucui suddenly spoke, "Nanny Qian, if there is no shadow, don't talk nonsense. We all know the character of Nanny Su, she is not a liar."

Hearing this, Yao Niang suddenly seemed to gain strength.

She glanced at Yucui gratefully and said to Nanny Mu: "Mommy, Madam Yao has indeed not eaten anything except the food in the small kitchen today. I hope Nanny will learn from this."

"Who knows whether you have eaten or not?" Nurse Qian retorted.

Aunt Mu pondered for a moment and said: "Whether it's right or wrong, we don't care for the moment. Whether it was Nanny Su that caused the illness of the little princess, your Highness will be able to decide later."

While talking, Yu Yan had already led Dr. Liu Liang in hastily.

Dr. Liu Liang is already in his sixties. He is thin and has a few strands of goatee. He was originally the imperial physician in the palace. When King Jin came to feudal lordship, he came to Jinzhou with King Jin. He served as a good doctor in the good doctor's office of the Prince of Jin. He was highly respected and had outstanding medical skills.

He followed Yu Yan inside and came to the little princess. First, he directed his servants to place the little princess on the bed, then took a silver needle from the medicine boy behind him, and slowly inserted it into a position on the little princess's neck. The little princess suddenly calmed down and fell into a drowsy state.

"This way of crying is not good. Let the little princess rest for a while." After saying that, he reached out to feel his pulse.

And during this period, not only Concubine Hu arrived, but also King Jin and Princess Jin.

The three of them were all in a hurry, obviously they came in a hurry after receiving the news.

After Concubine Hu entered the room and saw the condition of the little princess, she started to cry. One mouthful of my poor daughter, and then scolded Yuyan and others for how they served.

Princess Jin frowned and said solemnly, "Concubine Hu, please pay attention to your manners. Dr. Liu Liang is treating the little princess. Can you shut your mouth first?"

In fact, if possible, Princess Jin would not come. She wished that Concubine Hu would be unlucky. The little princess was really dead, so she was happier than anyone else. It's a pity that as the mistress of a house, she can't help but show up in such a situation.

After Prince Jin came in, he sat down on a chair nearby, with Fucheng standing behind her.

His handsome face was solemn, and his left hand occasionally turned the sapphire ring on the ring finger of his right hand. If you are familiar with his character, you will know how unstable his mood is at this time.

Seeing Princess Jin's words, Concubine Hu not only didn't listen, but retorted a few words. He immediately snorted, and the air in the room suddenly became cold, making people feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Suddenly, no one dared to speak, wishing they could even hold back their breathing. The room was silent, as if there was no one around.