Chapter 555 Calming Down

"Yes, thank you for your permission, Your Majesty." Chu Jinnian bowed his head to express his gratitude and clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves.

The news that Chu Yunzhao and Chu Jinnian were going to Lu together to suppress bandits soon spread.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned and put the half-eaten bird's nest in her hand on the table. "Go and call the Emperor to me. I want to ask him what kind of banditry is so serious that he has to send my two grandsons to deal with it personally."

"Empress Dowager." Aunt Gui beside her hurriedly advised, "Calm down."

"The Emperor has done such a thing, how can I calm down?" the Queen Mother shouted, "Since the bandit problem has become so serious that the Yulin Army needs to be sent, it shows how vicious those bandits are. If Yun Zhao and Jin Nian make any mistakes, won't it cost me my life?"

"Empress Dowager, I heard that the Emperor has also arranged for Captain Yu to go with him this time. I heard that Captain Yu is brave and good at fighting, the Crown Prince is also good at martial arts, and the Fourth Prince is also very intelligent. If the three of them go together, there will definitely be no problems."

Nanny Gui said, "And this time when we went to Lu to suppress the bandits, the Yulin Army was in the front for many things, and it is not necessarily necessary for the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince to do it themselves, but if they return victorious this time, they will be full of honor. The Emperor is doing this with the intention of cultivating the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince."

The Queen Mother's expression softened after hearing what Gui Ma said, but she was still a little unhappy. "Why do you want that honor? You are a good man of the royal family, with a noble status. Do you still need these things to show off?"

"We don't need these, but if we have them, it would be icing on the cake, right?" Aunt Gui smiled, "I know that you, Queen Mother, love these two grandchildren, but you have to let them give it a try, right?"

"I do love them both, but that's because they are worthy of my love." The Queen Mother curled her lips, "Unlike some people who are always confused and only care about making me and the emperor upset."

Nanny Gui knew that the Queen Mother was hinting at the affair between the Queen and the eldest prince Chu Yunhe, so she smiled and said, "I think the Emperor also knew what was going on, so he gave such a good opportunity to the Fourth Prince."

"At this moment, the Queen must be feeling very jealous."

"Let her be bitter as she pleases. People from humble backgrounds are not up to par." The Queen Mother was obviously quite dissatisfied with the Queen. "I treated her well before and taught her everything. But she is such a hopeless case. She doesn't make progress herself, but secretly blames me for favoring others."

"Some people are meant to be loved, so you can't be jealous of them. If you want to do something behind their back, you'd better think about what you should do in your daily life."

"Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right." Aunt Gui nodded repeatedly and brought a cup of chrysanthemum tea over. "It's dry in spring, Your Majesty, please have a cup of chrysanthemum tea. I put some rock sugar in it. It's warm now, so it's just right for you to drink."

"I heard that the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince will be leaving in two days. I guess they are here to say goodbye to the Queen Mother today. We will have to talk for a long time. The Queen Mother might as well take a nap now to avoid being exhausted."

"Okay." The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, nodded, and instructed, "Go to the Imperial Hospital later and get some common pills and powders for the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince to take with them."

Chu Yunzhao and Chu Jinnian went to Lu in person to suppress the bandits. The people accompanying them must have been extremely cautious. They must have brought all these things with them. There was absolutely no reason to trouble the empress dowager to worry about it.

Seeing how worried and concerned the Empress Dowager was, Nanny Gui knew that she was still concerned about the matter, so she just agreed and helped the Empress Dowager to sleep before going to the Imperial Hospital.

At this moment, the queen was angry in the palace and smashed a glass flower vase on the table.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." The maids knelt in the room, all trembling.

Calm down?

How could she calm down?

The queen's face was gloomy, and she almost bit her silver teeth to pieces.

She was obviously the Empress, and her son was the eldest prince of noble rank, who would become the Crown Prince and inherit the throne in the future! But now, he and Chu Yunhe were confined to their houses, becoming the laughing stock of the entire palace and the entire capital, which made Chu Yunzhao the center of attention. He was going to Lu to suppress the bandits. I'm afraid that now the court officials would also become fence-sitters to see which way the wind blows!

Damn it, damn it.

The queen became angrier and angrier as she thought about it, and threw a gold-painted teacup at hand.

With a bang, the tea set broke into pieces, and the broken porcelain pieces sparkled in the sunlight.

The kneeling maids all shivered again. The spring breeze brought a bit of warmth, making people feel warm.

A year's plan begins in spring. At this time, everyone is busy working for their livelihood for the year.

Zhuang Qingning has been getting busier these days.

In addition to the workshop, Zhuang Qingning followed Shang Chengen to Sujiazhuang to take a look at the noodle workshop.

As Shang Chengen said, Sujiazhuang is a nice place with fertile land, sweet well water, and even the villagers are quite polite. The head of Sujiazhuang, Su Zhengshi, looks honest and wise, and he knows how to behave and do things.

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"In Sujia Village, although the grain harvest is good every year, it is too good to sell at a good price every year, and each family lives a tight life. This time, Manager Shang said that he would open a noodle workshop here, and the villagers were very happy. They said that if they could work in the workshop, they would definitely do a good job."

Su Zhengshi laughed and said, "In fact, I also understand in my heart that this workshop was built in the village with the good intentions of the two shopkeepers. Even Lord Ding has always praised the kindness of Shopkeepers Zhuang and Shang, and asked us to support the two shopkeepers."

"If the workshop needs me in the future, you two shopkeepers must speak up. I am stupid by nature and know nothing about doing business, but I am very good at handling trivial matters."

"When it comes to hiring workmen, if you want to see their character and whether they are diligent at work, I know all about them. Just ask me."

"This workshop is opened here. I'll have to trouble Su Lizheng to take care of it in the future." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.

"It's my duty, it's my duty." Su Zhengshi smiled even more.

When he had come into contact with Shang Cheng'en before, he thought that Manager Shang was a person who was easy to talk to. When he heard that Zhuang Qingning was coming today and that Zhuang Qingning had a lot of business, Su Zhengshi was a little worried that he might be a difficult person to talk to. Now that he saw Zhuang Qingning was so kind, his original worry was put at ease and he only talked about other things with Shang Cheng'en and Zhuang Qingning.

After talking for a while, he went to check the condition of the workshop, to see whether the racks for hanging noodles and the poles for drying noodles were up to standard.

(End of this chapter)