"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 and then vegetables, and then meat. His mouth never stopped eating.
"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 she was waiting for? !
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Su cried, tears like pearls, sliding down her cheeks: "These 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 scheme to alienate the relationship between me and my future daughter-in-law." Speaking of this, Concubine Su cried even more sadly: "Well, I was born in a humble family. 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 thoroughly and will never let you suffer any injustice."
"It doesn't matter if I suffer some grievances, but the young lady of the Ming family is still young, how can she know how sinister people are." Concubine Su looked at Emperor Longfeng with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I have been protected by you for so many years that I don't know anything. Even if someone plots against your daughter-in-law in the future, I am afraid that I can't protect her."
"You, I have indeed protected you too well over the years, otherwise how could I allow the servants 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 quickly tried 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's no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, Eunuch Liu." Jiuzhu smiled at Liu Zhongbao.
"Sit down and talk." Concubine Su said, "Don't be shy in front of me and His Majesty."
Jiuzhu looked up 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 the real person, I found that this little girl was raised very well. She didn't look like she came from a Taoist temple. It seemed more like she was raised and spoiled by her elders. Because she was isolated from the world, she seemed innocent and naive.
No wonder Ming Jingzhou, who had such a straight-forward character, even went to the palace to try to cancel the engagement for the sake of his daughter.
Concubine Su likes her, and even Liu Zhongbao, who came back from Minister Ming's residence, praised the girl from the Ming family for her good character. 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 Imperial Concubine has been caught?"
"I have sent people to investigate secretly and will seek justice for the imperial 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. Anyone who does this is really bad."
"Fortunately, Miss Ming was smart and didn't let the evildoer succeed." Seeing that she believed his words so easily, Emperor Longfeng laughed out loud: "Why do you think the evildoer 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 Imperial Concubine really likes you."
This embroidery picture that was meant to harm Imperial Concubine was not only meant to spoil her mood, but also to make her dissatisfied with the daughter of the Ming family.
What could make some people feel more at ease than the fact that Concubine Su is at odds with her daughter-in-law who was born in the Ming family?
"Xiang Juan." Prince Chen walked into the inner courtyard and saw Xiang Juan standing guard at the door. "Has the little girl from the Ming family been summoned by the emperor?"
Xiangjuan nodded.
The Prince of Chen opened 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 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 like mother and daughter. It would be good for her to stay 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 piece of dessert in front of her. "Even if I enter the palace to attend a birthday banquet, I can be plotted against. If I stay in the palace for a few more days, others 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 snacks.
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 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 has really been spoiled by His Majesty to the point of lawlessness." Putting the newly replaced tea in front of Emperor Longfeng, she shook her head and sighed, "Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
Emperor Longfeng shook his head helplessly: "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 dine with you in the evening."
"Your Majesty, take care." Concubine Su stood up and straightened the robe for Emperor Longfeng. "I'll ask the kitchen to cook 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 tears, and said, "I feel the great love of God, and I summon all the concubines in the harem to copy scriptures with me tomorrow, concentrate on praying, and pray 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." Walking down the stairs, Jiuzhu looked behind him worriedly: "If we leave like this, will His Majesty be angry with you?"
"I am the son of the emperor, 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, "It should be... impossible, 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 sprinkled 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: “…”
There seemed to be nothing wrong, but also something seemed to be wrong.
"Do you know why I want to take 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."
When Prince Chen saw that she was mysterious and really intended to "do something" with him, he sighed silently, thinking that this child's brain was indeed... too simple.
"Why aren't you talking, Your Highness?" Jiuzhu lowered her voice even lower, and asked in the ear of the Prince of Chen, "Is it a very difficult matter?"
"I was just teasing you. It's nothing." Prince Chen covered his ears and took two steps forward. He looked at the imperial city bathed in the sunset glow. "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 long.
"Your Highness." Jiuzhu walked to the side of Prince Chen 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 the letter paper, sat upright at the table, and wrote the letter to her two masters stroke by stroke.
[The two best masters in the world, Zhan Xinjia.] 】
[I wonder if you two like the snacks that I asked someone to send to you a few days ago? Are the oranges in the temple ripe yet? 】
[I am living very well in the capital, but I miss you all and every tree and blade of grass in the temple sometimes. In my last letter, I forgot to tell you that my father and mother don’t mind that I eat a lot. They even said that it is a blessing to eat a lot. I know they always feel guilty about me, even if I never blame them. 】
[The 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 already, which is just the right time to change into them. 】
[Second Master, do you still remember that when I was a child, I wanted to raise a white horse? My disciple now has a little white horse, which is gentle and cute, like a big, lovely dog. 】
[Disciple knows that the masters did not allow me to tell 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 continued writing.
[Before going to Beijing, the master said that Beijing was a prosperous city and looking for someone you hadn't seen for many years was like finding a needle in the ocean, so he asked his disciple not to be too persistent. I am fortunate to 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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