Chapter 229 New Wet Nurse
"What does Jiang Xinyue mean?"
Concubine Yu has been very tired these days. She finally waited for the Queen's coffin to move and had time to rest. Then she received a letter from Guangdong.
Her father asked in the letter, what is her relationship with Concubine Zhenxian?
It is said that the Emperor sent a minister named Jiang Yanxi to inspect Guangdong and Guangxi. The officials there have never seen Jiang Yanxi and don't know what he looks like.
They only know that Concubine Zhenxian and Jiang Yanxi in the palace are a family.
Jiang Yanxi is also cunning. When he arrived in Guangdong, he did not reveal his identity. He went to the government office to find Governor Yu, but went incognito.
That person is cunning again. They sent many people to look for him but couldn't find him. They could only write a letter to the capital to ask if Concubine Yu and Concubine Xian have a good relationship?
If Jiang Yanxi really found out something, if Concubine Yu and Concubine Xian had a good relationship, they could still help to intercede.
If this letter came when Jiang Xinyue had just entered the palace and had not yet been sent to the cold palace, she could pat her chest and guarantee that she would take care of it.
But now she and Concubine Xian were almost at odds!
No!
She had to find a way to make Jiang Xinyue lose favor. Painting
Academy -
When Xie Chenghui handed over the newly painted funeral picture of the empress to his superior, another person came outside: "Painter Xie, the emperor has summoned you to the Qianqing Palace to paint a joint portrait of the emperor and Empress Xiaoxian Xuanwen." Xie
Chenghui, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the legitimate son of Xie Bing, the top scholar in the imperial examination three years ago, was able to write at the age of three, write poems at the age of five, and was already known as a child prodigy of wonderful painting at the age of seven. He
just turned seventeen this year and was admitted to the Painting Academy as an exception. His painting style was deeply loved by Emperor Xuanwu, so he was appointed by the emperor to paint the funeral picture of Empress Xiaoxian Xuanwen only three days after joining the Painting Academy.
Although the empress's coffin was transported to the imperial mausoleum for burial, the empress's tablet was also enshrined in the palace.
When the empresses of the Great Yan Dynasty were alive, they would be painted together with the emperor, but Emperor Xuanwu always felt that he and the empress had a long future together, so he was always busy with state affairs and did not pay much attention to her.
Now that she is gone, he feels that he actually owes the empress a lot.
If the empress had not been born in a noble family like the Zhu family that had rebellious intentions, he thought, he and the empress would not have reached the point of suspicion of each other in the end.
He would not have had the intention to kill the empress, and she would have noticed it.
The honor that could not be given to her during her lifetime can only be compensated for her after her death.
The empress's funeral procession came out of the palace, and the people along the way knelt down one after another. The Zhu family members who were mixed in the crowd were not even able to worship the empress.
Zhu Jianshen, the head of the Zhu family, has been frequently assassinated in the past month. He was always very cautious and had many experts around him to protect him, so it was impossible for him to be assassinated.
But when the news of the Empress' death came back to Chang'an, the eagle-like man also shed tears.
Zhu Jianshen got drunk late at night, ran to the stables and rode a horse, and secretly left the house. He was found the next day, and his body fell in the city gate tower.
He was just a little bit away from riding out of the city.
He was killed by someone cutting his throat with a sword.
The Zhu family's retainers held the ashes of the head of the family and watched the queen's coffin go away: "Do we still have to go to the palace to report the death of the emperor?"
Another middle-aged man in black clenched his fists: "Go, but before I go, I have to go to the Chengguo Mansion to avenge the eldest lady."
The old man in the Chengguo Mansion dared to hit their eldest lady, and Concubine De also framed the eldest lady. Isn't it because she is thinking about their eldest lady's position as queen?
They suspected that the assassin who assassinated the head of the family was sent by the Chengguo Mansion. The purpose of coming to the capital was to thwart Concubine De's conspiracy.
Even if they lose their lives for this, they must avenge the head of the family and the eldest lady.
The coffin of the queen left the palace, and the ministers and the inner ladies followed out of the palace together. The whole harem fell into an unprecedented silence.
To show his love for the empress, the emperor had been a vegetarian for three months, so naturally he could not enter the harem.
Nanny Xiang led an honest woman of about 30 years old to the Hexi Palace and said, "Remember to be polite when you meet the Concubine Xian. You are the wet nurse recommended by Nanny Li. The Concubine will trust you. Don't say you have failed her trust."
The wet nurse was plump and looked chubby. She had a kind face, but she was wearing a coarse linen shirt with a few patchwork on it. It was obvious that she came from a poor family.
"I know."
Nanny Xiang shook her head: "I forgot what I just told you. You have to call yourself a slave in the palace."
"Yes, yes... I know."
"You don't need to call me a slave. You only call yourself that when you answer the masters."
Lu scratched her head: "I know."
Oh!
Nanny Xiang sighed and could only teach her slowly.
In fact, the emperor found several wet nurses, and the Concubine Xian was not satisfied. It happened that Nanny Li asked the eunuch who was in charge of purchasing to send a letter to the palace, saying that she had found a good one for the Sixth Prince. She was honest, strong, and had good milk. The most important thing was that she had breastfed seven daughters.
It was because she had not given birth to a son that she was almost beaten to death by her husband. It was Nanny Li who saved her and helped her get a divorce letter.
As a result, the man drove all seven daughters out of the house. Lu had no choice but to ask Li Ma for help. Li Ma deliberately tested her and asked her to sell all seven daughters so that she could live a good life.
But Lu refused, saying that her daughters were also her flesh and blood, and she would raise them even if she died.
Li Ma then relented and let the seven girls work as servants in her house to cook, cook and wash clothes, but she did not let them sign the indenture. In fact, it was a disguised way of taking care of the seven daughters for her, and she could take the daughters away at any time when she left the palace in the future.
Jiang Xinyue looked Lu up and down. Lu knelt on the ground. Although she was afraid, she still suppressed her inferiority complex, lowered her eyes, and let her look at her.
"Raise your head."
Eyes are the window to a person's soul. Most ordinary people are honest and simple. If there is a person who hides evil in his heart, there is no need to test anything. From her eyes, you can see the character of this person. Although
Lu was nervous, her eyes were clear and she did not evade. It was just because she had never been to the palace and had never seen a noble, she seemed a little uneasy.
"She is a good one." Jiang Xinyue smiled: "Madam Xiang, I will leave it to you to teach her the rules."
Nanny Xiang replied, "Yes."
Jiang Xinyue then comforted Lu, "You will live in the Sixth Prince's bedroom with Nanny Xiang. If you need anything, just tell Nanny Zhang. As long as you protect the Sixth Prince and don't let him get hurt, I will reward you greatly."
Lu thought of the beautiful scene when Aunt Li returned home in splendor and was carried back to the village in a sedan chair. She secretly swore in her heart that she must feed the Sixth Prince until he was fat and white, so that in the future the noble lady would be able to promise her gold and silver treasures and let her be proud of herself for once.