With the guidance and help of Concubine De, Jiang Ranli and Yin'er devoted themselves to the preparation of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. The two of them would go to the palace every few days to check the stage construction and the program preparations of the palace maids, dancers, guards, and eunuchs.
On this day, Jiang Ranli was teaching a few guards to rehearse a skit when the eunuch beside Concubine Yi found her.
"Concubine, the Queen asks you to come over."
Concubine Yi is looking for me?
After hearing the eunuch's words, Jiang Ranli was extremely surprised. She didn't expect that Concubine Yi would actually look for her.
"Is there something wrong with mother?" Jiang Ranli asked.
"You'll know when the concubine goes there," the eunuch kept his mouth shut and didn't reveal anything.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, Jiang Ranli had no choice but to nod and agree. He told a few guards to rehearse on their own, and then followed the eunuchs to the Yiku Palace.
Concubine Yi was Yin'er's mother, and Jiang Ranli respected her very much, so she quickened her pace, hoping to get to Yiku Palace earlier to see if Concubine Yi had something important to talk to her about.
"May your mother be blessed with good fortune."
When they arrived at Yikun Palace, Jiang Ranli bowed to Concubine Yi in a proper manner.
Concubine Yi sat upright in the main seat, looking at Jiang Ranli with her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of anger. She neither let her stand up nor said anything.
Jiang Ranli originally thought that Concubine Yi was looking for her for something, but now she realized that there was indeed something, but this time she was looking for her to be punished.
However, Jiang Ranli racked his brains but could not figure out how he had upset Concubine Yi recently.
"Mother, I wonder what you want me to do?"
Concubine Yi remained silent. Jiang Ranli's legs soon became numb as he half-bent his body, so he took the initiative to ask.
"An Jia, who are you marrying, Yinzhen, the fourth prince, or the fourteenth prince?"
Concubine Yi finally spoke, but what she said left Jiang Ranli confused.
"In reply to my mother, the person I will marry is naturally the Ninth Master."
What's wrong with her?
After answering Concubine Yi's question, Jiang Ranli was also full of confusion, wondering what happened to Concubine Yi today.
Concubine Yi sneered, "You still know that the person you married is Yinzhen. I thought you married the fourth or fourteenth prince."
"I am stupid and don't know what mother means by this." Jiang Ranli frowned slightly. Concubine Yi's words made her feel uneasy.
"I don't know what you mean? An Jia, since you know that the person you married is Yinzhen, you should know that I am your mother," Concubine Yi spoke again in a cold voice.
Did she think she and Concubine De were too close? But no, since the last time she went to Yonghe Palace to ask for advice on the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, she had only been there once. It was not possible to say they were too close.
"I have always kept my mother in mind. This time, you are angry, and I really don't know why. Please tell me clearly." Jiang Ranli was not good at beating around the bush with women. After he couldn't figure out the reason, he had to ask Concubine Yi to tell him clearly.
Hearing her say this, Concubine Yi's face turned into anger, and she pointed at her with her exquisitely maintained hand and said, "Recently, everyone in the palace has said that Concubine De has an excellent complexion and skin as white as cream, which is even more delicate and fair than before. Can you tell me why this is so?"
Hearing this, Jiang Ranli said, "To answer my mother's question, Concubine De has always been very concerned about skin care. I think her complexion is better now."
In fact, Jiang Ranli thought of the skin care products she had given to Concubine De, but she didn't say it out loud. First, she felt that Concubine De looked good, which was related to the fact that she paid great attention to skin care in her daily life. Second, Concubine De had a good foundation, and the things she gave her were just auxiliary.
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