Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Bringing a message, Daiyu is frightened
After Princess Zhongshun went to Kunning Palace, Wu Tianyue saw that Daiyu looked a little tired. He didn't care about the entanglement of the past few days and asked with concern, "Are you tired, sister?"
Daiyu shook her head, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Have you and the Empress known each other before?" Then she told Wu Tianyue what had happened today.
"The Empress has truly been spoiled by Mother." Wu Tianyue heard this and went to open the doors and windows. Seeing that no one was around, he explained in detail to Daiyu, "Mother and the Empress grew up together. When Your Majesty wasn't the Crown Prince at the time, the Retired Emperor arranged for them to be married off to Your Majesty and my father. That's how their relationship became stronger. Because Mother was older, she treated the Empress like a younger sister all those years."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and pointed to the sky, "It's also because this position harms people. His Majesty values the Crown Prince, who is older, kind, and talented. The Second Prince, born to the Queen, is inferior to the Crown Prince in every way, except that he looks more like the Retired Emperor. The Queen was ambitious and sent him there since he was young. He's also well-behaved. Although he's domineering outside, he's obedient to the Retired Emperor, unlike the previous one who messed things up. As a result, he's even more favored. But my father and mother look down on the Second Prince and are unwilling to help him. When the Queen hit a wall with them, they started targeting my mother."
At this point, he suddenly realized: "My mother actually helped you?"
Daiyu was just lamenting that nothing in this world lasts forever, and everything ends in the end. When she heard Wu Tianyue's question, she nodded blankly.
Wu Tianyue said bitterly, "I've been fighting with that brat Wu Wuyu for so many years, and the Queen has taken sides countless times. Mother has never helped me."
Daiyu's melancholy was completely dispelled by his words. She was speechless when Xia Jin came in. "Baoqin, the girl next to Concubine Jia, wants to see you, young lady."
"Please come in."
After hearing what Daiyu said, Xia Jin went out and brought the qin in.
Baoqin bowed to Daiyu and said with a smile, "The Queen asked me to apologize to you. I was busy today and couldn't invite you to sit with me."
Daiyu smiled and pulled her up: "The palace rules are very strict, and it's not easy for big sister. I know everything."
"Thank you for your understanding, young lady." Baoqin said, "I came here today because I want to ask you for help with something."
"What is it?"
"This was made by the Empress in her spare time. I'd like to trouble you to give it to the old lady and the mistress at home." Baoqin took out two headbands. "Although it's not in accordance with the rules, with your help, the Empress will have the opportunity to show her filial piety."
Daiyu felt very sympathetic towards Yuanchun's situation of being trapped in the deep palace and unable to see her family again. She took it personally and said, "What's the problem? Once you enter here, you will lose your freedom. Even your intimate conversations cannot be spread. If I can help, I will naturally help."
After saying this, Jian Baoqin looked at Wu Wuyu and Xia Jin in shock and fear, realizing that she had committed some extremely rebellious acts. Fortunately, there were no outsiders here, so she didn't have to worry about it getting out.
Wu Tianyue also interrupted and said, "Indeed, after I moved to Yihong Courtyard, I also felt that I talked less with my mother. Sometimes when I was busy, I asked Lan Ye to pass on the message, but I was too embarrassed to say anything."
Baoqin came to her senses, but didn't dare to reply. She turned to Daiyu and said, "I'd also like you to tell Madam: Your Highness is living well in the palace, and the Empress is kind and loving. Please don't worry, Madam and Old Madam. Also, Xia Shouzhong is greedy for money. The family doesn't need to give him more money for your sake, or he won't be able to inflate his appetite."
After hearing this, Daiyu felt very sad and nodded in agreement.
Baoqin smiled, knelt down and thanked her, "Thank you, young lady."
Just as he finished speaking, a palace maid came in and said, "The princess is back."
Daiyu heard this and stood up and said to Baoqin, "Don't worry, big sister. I will take her there."
As he said this, he came out with Wu Tianyue.
Baoqin followed out and said with a smile, "Take care, young lady."
Daiyu nodded, and seeing Princess Zhongshun waving at her from the carriage, she hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, may I leave the palace now?"
Princess Zhongshun looked a little tired, but nothing unusual. She smiled and asked Daiyu to get in the carriage, saying, "You can lie down in the carriage for a while. We will be home soon."
Daiyu knew that she must be feeling very uncomfortable, so she shook her head and sat down beside her, leaning on her shoulder: "I will sit with you for a while."
Seeing her like this, Princess Zhongshun guessed that Wu Tianyue had told her, so she did not refuse and put her arms around Daiyu.
The carriage drove out of the palace and did not arrive at the prince's mansion until midnight. Daiyu knew that Lady Jia must be waiting for her, and fearing that she would worry, she politely declined Princess Zhongshun's offer to stay overnight and decided to return to the Jia Mansion.
It was getting late, and Princess Zhongshun was afraid that it would be unsafe for her to go back alone, so she ordered Wu Tianyue to go with her.
The two of them then bid farewell to Princess Zhongshun and went to Rongguo Mansion.
Soon they arrived at the Jia Mansion. Wu Tianyue could not go in, so Daiyu went to Jia's mother's courtyard alone through the west corner gate.
Mrs. Wang was indeed there, and Daiyu hurried forward to pay her respects.
"Good child, sit down quickly." Mrs. Wang naturally did not accept the greeting, but stood up and helped Daiyu up.
The two sat down again. Daiyu showed Lady Jia the reward she had received that day and told her what she had seen and heard in the palace. Then she said, "I saw my elder sister in the palace today. She looked well, but she was busy and had no time for private conversation."
As he spoke, he took out the headband that Baoqin had given him and repeated Yuanchun's requests one by one.
After hearing those words, Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang burst into tears with their headbands in their hands. The maids serving beside them also started crying when they saw this scene.
Daiyu was also infected by this atmosphere, but it was too late now. Grandmother Jia was old and was afraid that excessive sadness at night would harm her body, so she tried to persuade her with tears in her eyes.
After a long period of persuasion, Lady Jia and Lady Wang finally stopped. Lady Wang took Daiyu's hand and said, "My dear girl, thank you very much for this time."
Daiyu smiled and shook her head: "What are you talking about, aunt? I'm just helping to bring something and a message."
"If it weren't for you, I would never have heard these words in my life." Mrs. Wang said this and was about to cry again.
Grandmother Jia said, "I have just recovered, and you come to call me again."
Mrs. Wang wiped her tears quickly. Grandmother Jia said to Daiyu, "It's too late. Go back to the garden and rest. You don't have to come to pay your respects tomorrow. Just have a good sleep."
Daiyu knew that they had something to discuss, so she smiled and replied, "Grandmother, please go to bed early." After that, she was sent to the garden by Yuanyang, the head maidservant beside Lady Jia.
After Daiyu left, Mrs. Wang asked Jia's mother gravely, "Madam, what about Xia Shouzhong..."
"Give him the money as usual, and don't offend him." Grandmother Jia shook her head. "It's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with the little devil. This man can sit at the position of a high eunuch in the palace, so his ability must be quite high. If you offend him, Your Majesty will have a hard time in the palace."
As he spoke, he sighed and said to Madam Wang, who was sobbing, "From now on, the money needed to manage the palace will be paid by me. Let Feng Yatou discuss it with Yuanyang tomorrow."
Without waiting for Madam Wang's reply, he closed his eyes and said, "Go."
Mrs. Wang rose to take her leave, and then heard Lady Jia say, "Yu'er's monthly allowance will be increased to ten taels from now on, and this will be deducted from my allowance."
"How can I let the old lady pay? I should be the one paying."
Grandmother Jia opened her eyes and looked at her: "You also know today how important Yu'er is to the princess. Under the current circumstances, you don't have to worry about me trying to match her with Baoyu. Just keep an eye on her and keep those servants in check."
Mrs. Wang quickly bowed her head and knelt, "My daughter-in-law knows."
Daiyu was unaware of the conversation between the two. She and Yuanyang went out of the back door of Jia's grandmother's courtyard, walked through the hall, and just as they reached the alley, they saw Wu Tianyue and his men waiting at the garden gate.
Yuanyang also saw him. She turned around and saw a smile suddenly on Daiyu's originally tired face, and she knew what was going on.
Although Grandmother Jia had ordered that the matter of Eryu should not be mentioned again, and she usually tacitly allowed Daiyu to get along with Wu Tianyue, the maids and old women were following them. If the two of them were allowed to talk together so late, there would probably be many rumors tomorrow.
So he stepped forward with a smile and was about to salute Wu Tianyue when he heard a "thump" sound coming from the southeast corner of the yard.
It was already midnight, and everyone in the mansion had rested. It was very quiet. The sound was a bit creepy and scared everyone present.
Yuanyang hurriedly asked the night watchwoman to go and check, and then explained to Daiyu and Wu Tianyue, "There's a well in the yard, which is mostly used by the servants. Perhaps the bucket he was using wasn't placed properly, and he accidentally fell in."
Wu Tianyue was just waiting for Daiyu and had no intention of prying into the privacy of the Jia family. After listening to the explanation, he smiled and nodded, watched Yuanyang accompany Daiyu into the garden, and then turned back to the house.
Just after changing his clothes, thinking about what Daiyu had said today, and planning to find an opportunity to give Wu Wuyu a good beating to vent Daiyu's anger, he heard a noise outside and asked loudly, "What's the matter?"
Lan Ye pushed the door open and came in, saying, "Miss Lin just vomited. Lu Chen asked Grandmother Zhu for permission and opened the garden gate to call in the imperial physician."
"He was fine just now, why did he vomit?" Wu Tianyue asked anxiously, "Go and take a look."
A moment later, Lan Ye returned with the imperial physician, saying, "The young lady was tired today. She relaxed and then got frightened, which is why she vomited."
"Is anything serious?"
"I just gave you an acupuncture treatment. You will need to sleep for a night and take a dose of medicine tomorrow morning."
Wu Tianyue felt relieved and ordered someone to send the imperial physician out.
After the imperial physician left, Lan Ye came back in and replied, "Lu Chen said that a maid from the Jia family's second wife's courtyard jumped into a well. The night watchwoman was so frightened that she shouted all the way to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to tell Yuanyang, which frightened the girl."
"Why are all the people in the Jia family so unstable?" Wu Tianyue frowned and asked, "Have they rescued the people?"
"He's been rescued, but I heard he choked on water. I don't know if he can make it." Lan Ye replied, "The Jia family didn't come to ask, so it's not easy to send the imperial physician to see him."
"Yuanyang knowing is equivalent to his old lady knowing, so it shouldn't be a problem. If his family asks, let the imperial physician take a look. If they don't ask, just pretend you don't know about it."
"Yes." Lan Ye agreed, "I will keep the people in the courtyard in check."
Wu Tianyue nodded: "You can go down and rest."
He never asked anyone to keep watch at night. Lan Ye agreed, closed the door and went out, gave instructions to the people in the yard, and asked them to pack up and go to bed.
Wu Tianyue blew out the lamp and went to bed. He tossed and turned in bed for a long time, thinking about Daiyu all the time.
She died at the age of 17, so maybe being frightened this time was the reason. Thinking of this, Wu Tianyue got up and secretly went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, completely unaware that if it weren't for him, Daiyu would never go out at night and would not be frightened by this incident.
There were few people guarding the Grand View Garden at night, the servants of the Jia family were used to being lazy, and the master often boasted of his generosity and lack of discipline. In addition, the person in charge of the garden was Li Wan, who was not involved in anything, so Wu Tianyue did not encounter any obstacles and quickly arrived at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. However, after climbing over the wall and entering the bamboo forest, he hesitated, not sure whether what he did was right.
As he was hesitating, he suddenly heard the sound of a wooden stick cutting through the air. Wu Tianyue quickly turned his head to avoid it, grabbed the bamboo stick that was coming towards him, and whispered a reminder: "It's me."
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