Chapter 283 Where did the dried fish come from?
Tang Shiliang put the brewed green snow bud mother tree tea on a tray and handed it to Wang Dequan: "Father, future generations will plant thousands of white teas, but only the mother tree may be presented to the emperor. No matter what your son does, it is to be as majestic as you, but your son will always remember that it was you who rescued your son from the mud. You will always be someone your son respects."
Wang Dequan looked at him and laughed out loud as if relieved: "Everyone has their own ambitions. It's good that you have great ambitions. Remember, as long as you don't be an ungrateful person, the future will be easier."
"My son, please remember the teachings of your godfather."
His pursuits were different from his godfather's, and they had different paths and could not work together, but his godfather was his benefactor and noble man in this life, and he would not do anything to harm his godfather.
Even if his godfather got older in the future, he was willing to take care
of him and see him to the end of his life. Wang Dequan also understood what he meant. As long as his godson would not harm the emperor and him, the child would be grown up and he would be allowed to fly on his own.
As for the good or bad results, he would have to bear them himself.
The Hundred Flowers Garden in the imperial palace was as its name suggested, and it was planted with all kinds of precious flowers and plants.
Hundreds of varieties of flowers were arranged neatly and randomly by the gardeners, and there was a kind of dazzling and dazzling beauty that made people admire it.
The palace was cool and gloomy. There was little sunshine in the afternoon. There was even a big temperature difference between morning and evening. One had to wear an extra layer of clothing to avoid catching a cold.
In the Hundred Flowers Garden, where the fragrance filled the air and butterflies were flying around, Zhang Ronghua spoke first before Jiang Xinyue arrived: "I heard that Concubine Cheng could attract butterflies to dance when she played the piano. It's a pity that her hands were destroyed by Noble Liu, otherwise I could still see this wonderful sight."
There were not many high-ranking concubines, so everyone called themselves "I".
The emperor had not been to the imperial concubine for several days in a row. Now that the new favorite was Concubine Cheng, everyone naturally spoke for her.
"Lady Liu! Isn't this retribution for her? She broke her waist out of nowhere. She finally got a chance to come to the palace, but now she has to stay in bed for three months. I don't know if she can recover completely?"
"When she recovers, we will all set off to return to the palace. She finally got a chance to come, isn't it a waste?"
She couldn't even get up for the afternoon tea set by the Imperial Concubine, let alone change the environment to rekindle the Emperor's interest in her.
Last time she broke her waist, she invited the Emperor, but the Emperor turned around and went to Concubine Cheng, which was a complete loss of face.
Lady Zhang didn't mean to come with the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Jiang on purpose. It was just that a small accident happened on the way.
When she was about to reach the Hundred Flower Garden, she suddenly saw the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Jiang, and had to stop to salute. At that time, the Imperial Concubine's sleeves were wet and she was angry. Concubine Jiang apologized and wanted to wipe her with a handkerchief.
But the Imperial Concubine was particularly angry and refused Concubine Jiang's handkerchief, pointing directly at her: "You! It's you, give me your handkerchief."
Her order was too righteous and natural. Concubine Zhang didn't think about it, and she pulled out the handkerchief from her sleeve and presented it to Jiang Xinyue with both hands.
Jiang Xinyue took the handkerchief, shook it, rubbed it on her clothes a little, and threw it to Concubine Jiang.
Then she took Concubine Zhang's hand with a smile on her face: "I think Concubine Zhang is a person with good taste, and I like her."
Why did the Imperial Concubine suddenly throw an olive branch to Concubine Cheng when she was favored?
Isn't this hard to understand?
Of course, she was afraid that she would lose favor, and wanted to help someone to compete with Concubine Cheng.
Concubine Zhang thought that she had a good appearance, and it was normal for the Imperial Concubine to promote her. After all, Concubine Jiang looked so weird that she couldn't please the emperor.
She took the opportunity to squeeze Concubine Jiang away and held Jiang Xinyue's hand: "I have admired you for a long time."
"Oh!"
Jiang Xinyue seemed to have stepped on something, and her body slid forward, and she pulled Concubine Zhang forward together.
The palace maids who were waiting around were startled and hurried to pick up Jiang Xinyue. Concubine Zhang was pushed here and there by countless hands. She felt that she was touched all over her body, but she couldn't find who touched her.
Fortunately, those who dared to pick up the Royal Concubine were all palace maids. If they were eunuchs, they might not even want their heads.
"Huh?"
Jiang Xinyue, who finally "stood firm", pointed to the ground: "Where did the dried fish come from?"
"Meow——"
A black cat jumped out from behind a rock, quickly picked up the dried fish and disappeared without a trace.
Lady Zhang looked flustered for a moment, but she quickly calmed down: "It's a wild cat! It often appears in Qingliang Pavilion. Zhang Ronghua and Zheng Cainu always carry dried fish to feed them. The dried fish I got were given by Zhang Ronghua!"
She was smart. She knew that Jiang Xinyue and Zhang Ronghua had always been at odds, so she tried to divert the trouble and make her suspect Zhang Ronghua.
But if Zhang Ronghua had that ability, she wouldn't have to curry favor with Concubine Cheng!
However, if she suspected Lady Zhang, she had to have substantial evidence to present to the emperor.
Jiang Xinyue patted her chest: "You scared me, Xiao Xiangzi, quickly find someone to drive the black cat out."
Xiao Xiangzi quickly agreed.
Is it that Ye Chang, who was captured and taken to prison, is there to let her identify whether it is this cat that scared her?
When Jiang Xinyue brought Concubine Zhang and Concubine Jiang to the Hundred Flower Garden, everyone had been waiting for a while.
Although they had complaints, no one dared to say it out loud, and they had to stand up and respectfully greet her.
Jiang Xinyue did not rush to call them up, but walked to the main seat and sat down, and then let the concubines stand up.
Concubine Zhang followed behind her and also enjoyed the pleasure of being worshipped.
Zhang Ronghua was about to sit down next to Jiang Xinyue, and Shuangjiang came forward: "Zhang Ronghua, our queen asks you to sit down below Concubine Cheng. This seat is specially reserved for Lady Zhang by our queen."
Zhang Ronghua's face turned red and white. Although she wanted to rely on Concubine Cheng, she was Ronghua of the sixth rank, and her rank was higher than that of the seventh rank Concubine Cheng. How could she lower herself to sit below Concubine Cheng?
"My queen, this is against the rules."
Concubine Cheng came to her rescue: "I wonder if your queen has misunderstood? I and Zhang Ronghua just hit it off at first sight and had a good chat. There is nothing..."
"Nothing?"
Jiang Xinyue looked at her calmly: "I also regret not meeting Lady Zhang too late, so why not just ask Zhang Ronghua to give her a seat? Are you speculating about something?"
For example, is he hinting that she would take revenge on Zhang Ronghua and join Cheng Jieyu?
Even if it is the case, Cheng Jieyu would not dare to say it openly, right?
Cheng Jieyu was blocked by just one sentence. Seeing this, Zhang Ronghua could only stand up angrily and sit behind Cheng Jieyu.
Concubine Jiang and Lady Zhang sat on Jiang Xinyue's left and right, laughing and humming.
The look she gave Cheng Jieyu was full of contempt.
The cowardly coward who only talked about people behind their backs did not dare to fart in front of the queen.