Instantly, Chu Li took a few steps back as if he had been struck by the plague, and cautiously covered his burning neck, "Uncle, you are joking! How can a man have a fragrance?"
After saying that, he went to the banquet immediately.
He walked very fast, as if he was running away.
The bonfire dinner lasted until the second watch. The unroasted prey was distributed to everyone. Chu Li got a deer leg. When he returned to the palace, it was almost the fourth watch.
After sleeping for only an hour or so, at daybreak, he immediately gave the order:
"Gou Ba, quickly send this deer leg to Yutang Palace and ask the kitchen to cook it for my mother. The weather is hot and humid, and I'm afraid it will go bad if left for too long."
The women in the palace, once they entered, had both honor and favor, and also had cages.
Unless the emperor granted permission, concubines were generally not allowed to leave the palace. If they missed their families, they had to submit a letter and get the emperor's nod before they could enter the palace to visit them.
Deep in the palace, this square sky has encircled the lives of countless women.
"No matter what the master does, or what good things he has, he will always think of the queen, and the queen is very happy."
"Go ahead, I'll sleep a little longer."
"yes."
Gou Ba followed the order and went out with the freshly hunted venison leg meat. However, not long after, he came back in a panic:
“Oh no!”
"Master, something happened in Yutang Palace!"
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Yutang Palace.
Bang!
There was a series of noises, and several vases fell to the ground. The crackling sounds frightened the palace maids and eunuchs so much that they lowered their heads and stood aside in fear.
Aunt Cui, who had taken action, walked up to a beautiful and elegant woman wearing pearl-embroidered shoes and said, "My lady, no."
Over there, the two palace maids who had been smashing things came over and said, "Your Majesty, we can't find it here either."
"oh?"
Concubine Xin gently stroked the embroidery on the handkerchief and said with a fake smile:
"Sister Concubine Wen, you are a dishonest maid. You stole my dowry, the Kong Ling jade hairpin. I am really worried. I hope you can forgive me."
Concubine Wen looked at the mess in the room and said calmly:
"My sister lost something, and I was worried too. The things that were smashed were all vulgar things, how could they compare to the precious jade hairpin that my sister brought as a dowry?"
"It's just that Caihuan has never seen my sister's Kong Ling Jade Hairpin. Maybe there is some misunderstanding?"
The palace maid Caihuan knelt on the ground, her face full of tears, and her voice was hoarse from begging for mercy and explaining.
Aunt Cui suddenly stepped forward and slapped her:
"You slut!"
"Empress Wen has always been gentle and kind, so she let you go. If you dare to be stubborn again, I will send you to the Ministry of Punishment to be punished!"
Aunt Li's expression changed slightly and she was about to step forward.
Concubine Wen held her down.
Aunt Li: "My Lady..."
When Concubine Xin's people slapped the palace maids in their palace, they were slapping the Empress in the face.
As the saying goes, when beating a dog, you have to look at its owner first. When will it be the turn of Concubine Xin's people to punish the palace maids in their palace?
Caihuan kowtowed and cried:
"Yesterday, I went to the imperial kitchen to get some cakes. Ju'er from the Hehuan Palace said she couldn't get them and asked me to help her. But I went into the Hehuan Palace, put down the cakes and left. I really didn't steal Concubine Xin's Kong Ling Jade Hairpin. Please understand, Your Majesty!"
Hehuan Palace is the palace where Concubine Xin lives.
Aunt Cui said coldly:
"Empress Xin is a noble concubine, how honorable is that there is only one maid in the palace to serve you? Does Empress Wen still need to worry about assigning a maid to help?"
"You clearly have bad intentions, but you don't even have a good excuse!"
"I am wronged, wronged...ah!"
"Keep looking!"
Aunt Cui kicked her away and ordered the palace maid to continue searching the palace.
Those people were rummaging through drawers and cabinets, banging things, throwing things around, and smashing things. They said they were looking for something, but it seemed more like they were destroying things.
Concubine Wen shook her head at Aunt Li.
It is an indisputable fact that Caihuan has entered the Hehuan Palace. No matter what Concubine Xin says now, she is right. If you want to save Caihuan's life, you have to let Concubine Xin vent her anger.
Even if the matter was brought to the attention of the Emperor, he would not punish Concubine Xin for the sake of a palace maid.
Besides, she had already heard about what happened during the autumn hunt yesterday.
The Ninth Prince became so popular that he overshadowed the Seventh Prince.
Imperial Noble Consort Jing only has this one precious son, how could she bear to see the Seventh Prince suffer humiliation?
Concubine Xin came here today, probably because she had received some advice.
The Wen family cannot afford to offend Imperial Noble Consort Jing.
"I've searched carefully!"
Aunt Cui is bossy.
Concubine Xin swung her handkerchief, and the pearl pendant in her hair jingled. "When you teach your servants, you must be resolute and strict. Sister Wen is the daughter of a general, after all, how can the servants under your command be so... shameless."
"If you dare to steal my Kong Ling jade hairpin today, won't you steal someone else tomorrow?"
Puff——
Aunt Cui almost laughed out loud.
When Chu Li rushed over after hearing the news, he saw this group of people bullying his mother. He simply picked up a stone and shot it out with his fingertips.
"ah!"
Aunt Cui suddenly bent her legs and fell to her knees. The broken pieces of vases and tea sets on the ground immediately pierced deeply into her legs.
"ah!!"
Heart-wrenching pain.
Chu Li strode in, "What's going on? Aunt Cui?"
She was surprised:
"The mess on the ground is not a big deal, but how come you can't even stand steadily? Now that your leg is injured, you can't serve Concubine Xin. Isn't this going to cause inconvenience to Concubine Xin?"
Aunt Cui was sweating profusely from the pain.
She was standing there perfectly fine, why did she suddenly fall down?
Aunt Cui was Concubine Xin's wet nurse who came with her as a dowry. She had served Concubine Xin for many years and was her confidant. Concubine Xin would naturally feel distressed if anything happened to her.
He immediately called two palace maids, helped Aunt Cui up, and summoned the imperial physician for treatment.
Chu Lili hurriedly said:
"Eh, no hurry. An old slave girl with only one life is not as important as Concubine Xin's dowry. Everyone stay put and keep looking."
"Mother Xin, what do you think?"
As a result of the delay in helping her up, the wounds on Aunt Cui's legs began to bleed profusely and she looked seriously injured.
Concubine Xin was worried about the wet nurse, but was blocked by the words of the Ninth Prince.
"Send the imperial physician to treat the patient first, and the others will stay to search for him."
"Wait a minute." Chu Li took a step forward and stopped Aunt Cui. "Aunt Cui, isn't that too selfish?"
"It's just a leg injury, not life-threatening. How can you disregard your wife's dowry for your own selfish reasons?"
Aunt Cui was in so much pain that she could hardly speak:
"Old slave... Old slave..."
Chu Li looked at Concubine Xin and said righteously:
"In my opinion, Concubine Xin's mother is too pampering to her servants. If all the servants develop selfish personalities, what is left behind today is something precious to the Majesty. If something happens to you in the future, won't you be disregarding the Majesty's life?"
"We should deal with these slaves with swiftness and severity, so that they can recognize their own status."
Concubine Xin was furious: "You!"
How could you not hear that the Ninth Prince did it on purpose?
"Besides, when I came here, I sent someone to tell my father. If my father didn't know about such an important matter, he would think that I didn't cherish Mother Xin."
Concubine Xin almost got angry.
If the emperor came, but couldn't find Kong Ling's jade hairpin in Yutang Palace, and saw her showing off her power and destroying Yutang Palace, wouldn't that be a loss without gain?
This damn Chu Li!
He is neither good at literature nor martial arts, and he doesn't focus on his work every day, but he is good at talking.
"Since we can't find the Kong Ling Jade Hairpin, it must be God's will that it was lost. Come, help Aunt Cui, and let's go!"
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