"Feng'er, what about me?"
"Aunt Tang will go too."
Zhu Bifeng spoke briefly and with a cold tone, which was in stark contrast to his howling appearance just now.
The Xiaoyao King's family moved to their fiefdom, so Princess Zhou could no longer go into the palace to cause trouble.
At dusk, palace lanterns were lit one after another. Zhu Bifeng changed out of his dragon robe and put on casual clothes to pay his respects to the Pepper Room.
"Today's events have troubled your mother. Your son will offer tea instead of wine to apologize to you."
"I don't understand the affairs of the former dynasty, but I will naturally help with the affairs of the harem if I can."
"My son thanks my mother."
"A while ago, Xun He sent me a letter saying that the late emperor's mausoleum had fallen into disrepair. I have decided to take Concubine Xian and Concubine Zhen with me to keep vigil for the late emperor."
"Mother, calm down. Everything that happened today was all Princess Zhou's idea. Your son is a filial son. You can live peacefully in Cining Palace. With your son here, no one dares to neglect you."
"I know you are filial. I wanted to guard the imperial mausoleum on my own initiative. No one is deliberately trying to make things difficult for me."
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Bifeng felt that it would be a good idea for the empress dowager to leave the palace to relax. Firstly, the empress dowager would be away from the center of power, which would make his throne more secure. Second, the dilapidated palaces in the harem needed to be renovated.
After all, Zhu Bifeng and Gu Yinwei are not biological mother and son. They are tied together because of the imperial power. It is inevitable that there will be barriers when they get along with each other. It is better to untie them as soon as possible.
"I will be leaving tomorrow. There are many empty rooms in the Sansheng Courtyard. I and the two concubines can stay here."
Zhu Bifeng bid farewell with tears and said that he would visit her as soon as he had time.
Gu Yinwei didn't take the polite words seriously.
All the medicinal herbs in the Pepper Room were dug out. Gu Yingxia strongly requested to take away the grape vines under the corridor, saying that she could not sleep without the grape vines.
Concubine Zhen only brought Ah Qing with her. The three of them rode in a light carriage and arrived at the San Sheng Villa in just half a day.
Xun He came out to greet them. Concubine Zhen looked him over for a few seconds and asked uncertainly, "Are you Xun He?"
"My humble servant Xun He greets Concubine Zhen."
"It's only been a year since the late emperor passed away, how come you've aged ten years?"
Xun He touched the gray hair on his head and said, "When your heart is dead, you will get old quickly."
Xunhe was a loyal servant. After the death of the late emperor, he attempted suicide many times. If Gu Yinwei had not used the summoning talisman to summon Zhu Dunyi's ghost, Xunhe would probably have had to find a way to die for his master.
The three of them lived in a separate courtyard and got along well with each other.
Concubine Zhen was obsessed with copying scriptures and rarely went out.
Gu Yingxia strolled with her arms behind her back, and the two ginseng dolls also imitated her and walked.
Gu Yinwei personally supervised the renovation of the imperial mausoleum. After the craftsmen left, she set up two magic circles and carved a stone tiger and hid it under the soil.
Once the tomb robber triggers the magic circle, the stone tiger will be activated.
The old stonemasons who were renovating the imperial mausoleum warned everyone, "Don't wander around at night. I saw the Empress Dowager setting up the formation today. She was very methodical and meticulous. She's a formidable figure."
The old stonemason's son-in-law burped. "The young empress dowager wasn't very impressive. Back then, she followed the late emperor and the grand empress dowager to Wuliang Mountain. Everyone else died, but she survived. She was born to be a widow..."
The old stonemason cursed in a low voice: "You're just talking nonsense. If you don't want to die, then everyone else will."
Once the father-in-law got angry, the drunken stonemason finally shut up.
That night the drunkard stonemason had a dream in which he saw a stone tiger chasing and biting him.
The drunkard Shi Hu never dared to tell lies again while working.
The San Sheng Villa is adjacent to Jiuhua Peak. Gu Yinwei often goes with Fugui to climb the mountain. The mountain peaches are big and plump. Fugui carries a bamboo basket and puts the peaches into the basket one by one.
"The crisp peaches are for Concubine Xian, the soft peaches are for Concubine Zhen, the thin peaches are for Aqing, the fat peaches are for Chuchu, and I will eat the ugly peaches myself."
"The peaches are growing well this year. In previous years, the birds ate them first."
The peach forest is full of fruits, and no bird or beast dares to steal them.
After Gu Yinwei went down the mountain, she snapped her fingers, and the nodules above the peach forest broke apart. The birds chirped and rushed over to peck at the peach flesh.
"Your Majesty, the birds in the mountains know etiquette. They wait until we have picked all the peaches before they come to eat them."
Gu Yinwei agreed: "He is indeed very polite."
"My Lady, are you going to the nearby forests to look for medicinal herbs today?"
"Let's go back to the villa first."
"Great."
"The chili peppers from Dongzhou have arrived. I'll cook you some hot pot tonight."
"Thank you, Master."
Gu Yinwei jumped on the horse and rode slowly all the way.
When passing by the post station, the road was blocked. Fugui went to negotiate, but the person blocking the road looked ferocious.
"You...you are...a...what...small fry? How dare you ask about the Jiang...Jiang's family affairs?"
"You're blocking our way for no reason. We're in a hurry to get on with our journey, so we have to ask you why."
He stuttered and hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself. A butler got off the car. The butler was dressed in silk and satin and he offered two taels of silver notes.
"Please forgive me, brave man."
"Sir, your carriage is really impressive. Is that the word 'Pan' written on the flag out front?"
The housekeeper scoffed, "It's not Pan, it's Jiang. Our young lady has been invited to Beijing to attend the Summer Lotus Banquet hosted by the Emperor."
"No wonder there are carriages one after another on the road."
The housekeeper wanted to reply, but Jiang Yuan urged him, "Hurry up, why bother chasing after a dirt-legged peasant?"
Gu Yin frowned slightly and glared at him. Jiang Yuan immediately lowered the car curtain and patted her chest. The man had such a murderous aura, it was so scary.
Jiang Yuan went to Beijing to meet the emperor this time, and her clansmen had high hopes for her. When she passed by the San Sheng Villa, she specially sent two carts of gifts to the empress dowager. The eunuch who was in charge of the villa told her that the empress dowager had gone up the mountain to enjoy the scenery.
The gifts prepared in advance were returned unopened. There were many carriages on the road, and their carriage had to turn around, so the road was blocked.
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