"Are you sure the things have been handed over to Ming Jiuzhu?"
"I dare not deceive my master."
"But she was eating all day today and didn't even take out the embroidery."
He ate snacks, then vegetables, then meat, and his mouth never stopped.
"Maybe, maybe I forgot?"
"Forgot? Didn't you say that Miss Ming is kind and innocent, and easily softened?"
"Maybe kind and naive people have...a bad memory?"
"Master, the maid who embroidered the picture for Ming Jiuzhu has been arrested."
The conversation stopped abruptly.
She waited for a whole day, was this the result? !
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Su Gui cried, tears like pearls, sliding down her cheeks: "These past few days, I have been unable to sleep or eat well. Fortunately, Your Majesty loves us mother and son and has chosen a perfect fiancée for Du Qing."
"I never expected that even this little thing would be intolerable and someone would deliberately use a vicious plot to alienate the relationship between me and my future daughter-in-law." At this point, Concubine Su cried even more sadly: "Well, I was born in a humble family, and I am afraid that only by being a wicked mother-in-law can I please some people."
"Don't cry, don't hurt yourself." Emperor Longfeng took a handkerchief and wiped Concubine Su's tears himself: "I will investigate this matter strictly and will never let you suffer any injustice."
"It doesn't matter if I suffer some grievances, but Miss Ming is still young, how can she know how treacherous people are." Concubine Su looked at Emperor Longfeng with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I have been loved and protected by you for many years. Even if someone plots against your daughter-in-law in the future, I am afraid that I will not be able to protect her."
"You, I have indeed protected you too well these years, otherwise how could I allow a servant in the palace to be bribed by others."
"I am very sad, how can Your Majesty make fun of me?"
When Emperor Longfeng saw that Concubine Su was angry, he hurried to cheer her up. When Concubine Su smiled again, he had Jiuzhu brought in.
This was the first time Jiuzhu met the ruler of Dacheng, Emperor Longfeng, who controlled the lives and deaths of thousands of people.
"Your Majesty, I am the servant Ming. I pay my respects to your Majesty." Jiuzhu knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to Emperor Longfeng.
Emperor Longfeng glanced at Liu Zhongbao, who stepped forward and helped Jiuzhu up: "Miss Ming, there is no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, Eunuch Liu." Jiuzhu smiled at Liu Zhongbao.
"Sit down and talk." Concubine Su Gui said, "Don't be shy in front of me and His Majesty."
Jiuzhu raised her head and whispered, "Thank you, Madam."
In Emperor Longfeng's imagination, the daughter of the Ming family was adopted by a Taoist temple and should have a cold personality.
After meeting her in person, I discovered that this little girl was extremely well-brought up. She didn't look like someone who came from a Taoist temple. More like someone who was spoiled by her elders and grew up in seclusion from the world, which made her appear very naive.
No wonder Ming Jingzhou, who has such a straight-forward character, even went to the palace to try to cancel the engagement for the sake of his daughter.
Concubine Su Guifei liked her, and even Liu Zhongbao praised the good character of the girl from the Ming family when he returned from Minister Ming's residence. It seems that he was right about this marriage.
"I asked you to come here just to talk to you." Emperor Longfeng said slowly: "We are all family here, just treat me as an ordinary elder."
Jiuzhu nodded obediently: "Your Majesty, may I ask if the person who harmed the noble concubine has been caught?"
"I have already sent people to investigate secretly and will seek justice for the concubine." Emperor Longfeng looked at Jiuzhu, guessing what Jiuzhu would say next.
"That's good." Jiuzhu breathed a sigh of relief, believing in what Emperor Longfeng said without a doubt: "Today is the Queen's birthday. Those who do such things are really bad."
"Fortunately, Miss Ming was smart and didn't let the evildoers succeed." Seeing that she believed his words so easily, Emperor Longfeng laughed out loud: "Why do you think the evildoers wanted you to give the things to the imperial concubine?"
"I guess... I guess it's because Your Majesty likes me." Jiuzhu smiled shyly: "That person just wants to use me to spoil Your Majesty's fun."
Emperor Longfeng laughed out loud: "The Royal Concubine really likes you."
This embroidery that was meant to harm the Imperial Concubine was not only meant to spoil her mood, but also to make her dissatisfied with the daughter of the Ming family.
What else could make some people feel more at ease than the discord between Concubine Su and her daughter-in-law who was born in the Ming family?
"Xiang Xian." Prince Chen walked into the inner courtyard and saw Xiang Xian standing guard at the door. "Has the little girl from the Ming family been summoned by the emperor?"
Xiangshen nodded.
The Prince of Chen raised the curtain and strode in.
"Father." Prince Chen walked into the room, glanced at Jiuzhu who was sitting below him, and bowed: "It's getting dark, I have to send Miss Ming back, so that Minister Ming won't worry."
"Don't worry, I have already sent someone to inform Ming Jingzhou that Miss Ming will stay at Mingyue Palace tonight." Emperor Longfeng picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Your mother and Miss Ming are as close as mother and daughter, so it would be good to keep her in the palace to chat with your mother."
"What does a little girl like her know?" Prince Chen sat down next to Jiuzhu and snatched a snack from her. "Even if you go to the palace to attend a birthday banquet, you can still be schemed against. If you stay in the palace for a few more days, people will ask her to bring things to you."
Jiuzhu pushed the untouched teacup in front of her towards Prince Chen to prevent him from choking on his food.
After taking two sips of the tea that Jiuzhu pushed over, Prince Chen put down the teacup and said with a smile, "Father, you should stay in Mingyue Palace to accompany mother tonight. I will take this ignorant little girl away."
After saying that, he pulled up Jiuzhu's sleeve and pulled her up from the stool: "Father, Mother, I will take my leave."
Jiuzhu looked at Prince Chen, then at Concubine Su and the Emperor, knelt down and saluted them, then let Prince Chen pull her out.
Concubine Su touched the teacup and said with a smile, "Come here, change a cup of hot tea for His Majesty."
"Du Qing's character is really spoiled by His Majesty and he has no law to stop." Putting the new tea in front of Emperor Longfeng, she shook her head and sighed: "Your Majesty, don't you agree?"
Emperor Longfeng shook his head helplessly: "You take a rest first, I will go and summon the Dali Temple Minister. Don't worry, you will never be wronged in this matter."
Concubine Su squeezed Emperor Longfeng's hand and said nothing.
"I'll come over to have dinner with you in the evening."
"Your Majesty, take care." Concubine Su stood up and tidied up Emperor Longfeng's robes. "I'll ask the kitchen to make your favorite dishes tonight."
"Okay." Emperor Longfeng reached out and hugged Concubine Su before turning around and leaving.
Concubine Su touched her face, which had dried up with tears, and said, "I feel the great favor of the Lord, and I have summoned all the concubines in the harem to copy scriptures with me tomorrow, and pray for blessings for the people of the world."
Since she is unhappy, let's just forget about it.
A charming concubine should look like a charming concubine.
"Your Highness." After walking down the stairs, Jiuzhu looked behind him anxiously: "If we leave like this, will His Majesty be angry with you?"
"I am the son of my father, he won't be angry with me." Prince Chen let go of Jiuzhu's hand, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Have you ever thought that he might be angry with you?"
Jiuzhu stopped and said, "I guess... I can't do that, right?"
"Don't worry, I took you away. Since my father won't be angry with me, how could he be angry with you?" The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Prince Chen's face, as if his face was as red as the sunset: "You are my future daughter-in-law, and you are one with me. Do you understand?"
"I understand. After we get married, we will live in the same room, eat together and play together." Jiuzhu nodded and patted his chest: "They are our own people."
Prince Chen: “…”
It seems like there is nothing wrong, but also like something is not right.
"Do you know why I am taking you out of the palace?"
"I don't know." Jiuzhu looked at Prince Chen in confusion: "Didn't Your Highness want to take me home?"
"I take you out, and you come out?" Prince Chen snorted, "Aren't you afraid that I will trick you into doing something bad?"
"What do you want to do, Your Highness?" Jiuzhu lowered her voice and said, "I'll help you."
Seeing that she was acting mysterious and was really planning to "do something" with him, Prince Chen sighed silently, thinking that this child's brain was indeed... too simple.
"Why don't you say anything, Your Highness?" Jiuzhu lowered her voice and asked in the ear of the Prince of Chen, "Is it a difficult matter?"
"I was just teasing you, nothing happened." Prince Chen covered his ears and took two steps forward. He looked at the imperial city bathed in the sunset glow and said, "I was just worried that you were not used to sleeping in the palace, so I sent you home."
There are many palaces here, and it is not a place for a little girl to stay for too long.
"Your Highness." Jiuzhu walked up to the King and gave him a big smile: "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Come on, I'll take you back."
The night was as cool as water. Jiuzhu lit a candle, spread out a piece of letter paper, sat upright at the table, and wrote a letter to the two masters stroke by stroke.
【The two best masters in the world, thank you for your letter.】
[I wonder if you two like the snacks that my disciple asked someone to send a few days ago? Are the oranges in the temple ripe? ]
[I am living well in the capital, but I sometimes miss you and every plant and tree in the temple. In my last letter, I forgot to tell you that my father and mother don’t mind me eating a lot, and they even say that eating a lot is a blessing. I know they always feel guilty about me, even though I have never blamed them.]
[Late autumn in the capital is colder than in Lingzhou. My mother made a lot of new clothes and shoes for me. This time I also made some new winter clothes for the masters. When they are sent to Lingzhou, it should be winter, which is just right for them to wear.]
[Second Master, do you still remember that when I was little, I wanted to raise a white horse? Now I have a little white horse, which is gentle and cute, like a big cute dog.]
[Disciple knows that the masters did not allow me to tell you about the incident eight years ago because of my safety. Please rest assured that I will not let you down...]
The candlelight flickered. Jiuzhu hesitated for a moment and then continued writing.
[Before going to Beijing, the master said that the capital is prosperous and looking for someone you haven't seen for many years is like picking a needle in the ocean, so he told me not to be too obsessed. Fortunately, I have met my benefactor.]
After folding the letter paper, Jiuzhu put it into an envelope and happily drew a little duck on the back of the envelope.
The teachers all praised her for her good painting skills, so every time she wrote a letter, she would draw something.
Seeing the words and paintings is like seeing nine pearls.
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