Chapter 113: Take one step and look ten steps ahead

Like Yun Qin, the concubines in the palace were also worried that the victims were a mixed bunch and they were afraid that someone in their palace might get hurt.

Moreover, the palace maids who still had some respect in front of their masters were not as well-fed and pampered as the young ladies of ordinary families outside the palace. They had never done such heavy work as moving things around, cooking porridge and distributing it to so many disaster victims.

Even if there are some palace maids who do the rough work, once they leave, who will do the heavy work in the palace?

As a result, the various palaces used the excuse of lack of manpower to come before the Empress for help.

The empress naturally understood the situation, but she did not think it was a big deal, so she asked people to find some idle palace maids from all over the city to distribute porridge.

So the nanny found the Xia'an Temple.

"The person imprisoned here is the former Concubine Su, right?" The nanny looked at Yunqin again and obviously knew who she was.

Rong Xin frowned immediately and did not answer her. She just said, "Since it is the masters' errand, we naturally have no reason not to agree. But there must be someone in the palace to take care of the food of the guilty concubine in the palace. The nanny is from the Empress's palace, so she should know that this is also the Empress's order."

"We can't all go with Mammy. I'll go alone."

When Yunqin heard this, she hurried over to pull her.

Rong Xin grabbed Yun Qin's hand, turned his head and shook it slightly at her.

In her opinion, since it was an order that could not be refused, there was no difference between her going and Yun Qin.

The nanny saw the two people's behavior and snorted, "This is a charity in the name of the nobles in the palace. It will be an honor for any of you to receive it. Don't fight over it. Let me choose one."

As she spoke, she pointed her finger at Yunqin's head and said, "You."

Rong Xin was startled and said quickly, "Mammy is not in good health and can't do any heavy work. I'll go."

"Since the Empress has entrusted this matter to me, I have the final say!" She looked at Yun Qin with contempt, slightly raised her head, and looked at her in a haughty manner, "Why, you are a maid in the cold palace, and you still want to put on airs in front of me!"

There was a hint of coldness in Yun Qin's eyes. She was not surprised at all that the people around the Queen made things difficult for her.

"Madam, don't worry." She held Rong Xin's hand, took a step forward, and looked at the maid on the steps with cold eyes, "Since it is an honor, there is no reason for me to refuse."

Seeing her so arrogant, the nanny snorted coldly, "That's the best. Come to Anding Gate before the morning of tomorrow and someone will take you out of the palace. I've remembered your name. If you don't come tomorrow, I'll see if the queen will go easy on you!"

She turned around and walked away, cursing as she walked: "Who are you? You are not the master, why are you putting on airs in front of an old woman like me? Pah!"

"you!"

Rong Xin was angry and wanted to argue with her, but was stopped by Yun Qin.

"Sister, you can't argue with a stray dog ​​barking on the roadside."

The words were not loud, but they were clearly heard by the nanny. She immediately turned her head and glared at Yun Qin, "What did you just say!"

"Madam, didn't you hear everything?" Yun Qin sneered, "I was talking about wild dogs, why are you so angry?"

The nanny naturally couldn't admit that she was a dog. Her chest was heaving with anger. She kept saying "you" for a long time before finally saying something cruel, "You are such a sharp-tongued bastard. You can be so proud of yourself, but you will cry sooner or later!"

This time, after saying this, he turned around and walked away very quickly.

Watching her leave, Rong Xin said with some worry, "I hope she won't embarrass you tomorrow."

Yun Qin smiled nonchalantly, "Even if I endure it today, won't she make things difficult for me? It's just a porridge distribution, how bad can it be?"

"I'll go for you tomorrow." Rong Xin frowned and grabbed her hand and said, "No, distributing porridge is not something that can be done in just one or two days. You should tell the emperor. He will definitely be reluctant to let you go."

Yun Qin's expression was calm, "No hurry."

Rong Xin frowned even more tightly, "You also know that the city is in chaos now, and you are weak. Now is not the time for you to be angry with the emperor."

"Angry?" Yun Qin was a little surprised, but soon understood, "Sister, you think I am angry with the emperor because he hasn't come for such a long time?"

She couldn't help laughing and said, "I have such a leisurely life now, I don't care whether he comes or not."

"Then you..." Rong Xin saw that she didn't seem to be joking.

Yun Qin took her into the room and looked at the letter on the table. "I just wanted to take this opportunity to deliver Ah Jing's letter. I'll add a sentence. When she has hired servants to look after the house, she can come to see me. I also want to see if she is doing well."

Rong Xin's expression stiffened slightly.

Yun Qin didn't notice that she looked strange, and sat down to continue writing the letter. As she wrote, she added, "Although I'm going to distribute porridge, at least I can go back to the palace. I don't want to miss this opportunity."

"Don't try to comfort me." Rong Xin came back to her senses and forced a smile.

"Really!" Yun Qin raised her face, her eyes full of smiles, "During the autumn hunt last year, my sister followed Su Yiyan out of the palace, and I was so jealous. This time, I can finally go out and see the world."

"I can also see Ajing." She added happily.

Rong Xin looked a little conflicted, but in the end she didn't say anything and just nodded.

Yun Qin finished writing the letter with a smile and put it in the envelope. Seeing that Rong Xin still looked a little serious, she thought she was still worried, so she spoke.

"You look worried. I just said there's no rush to tell the emperor. Sister, think about it, if someone comes to you to complain all day, would you be annoyed?"

"The Queen is the Queen after all. If I make things difficult for her all day, won't the Emperor feel resentful? Rather than relying on words, I should let him see with his own eyes how I was bullied. That would be more convincing and would make him less suspicious."

"This is an opportunity for me to use my own cruel tactics. Maybe the emperor will get angry and punish the concubines who are lying in the palace."

The smile in Yun Qin's eyes faded, and a hint of darkness covered them. "Wait three days... If the emperor hasn't heard about this in three days, then tell him. This is no secret in the palace. In three days, the emperor should know that I was arranged to work in the porridge stall outside the palace. Even if he doesn't know, wouldn't Xu An know?"

"If he still wants us to deliver the letter, then..." She looked at Rong Xin and smiled again, "No matter how the emperor reacts, we have to make plans to leave the palace."

If the emperor missed her, it would take less than three days. But if the emperor didn't miss her, even if he sent a letter and remembered her, he would forget about her after a few days.

Isn't it time to put leaving the palace on the agenda?

After Rong Xin heard what she said, her expression became complicated, mostly distressed.

It is already difficult for others to look three steps ahead before taking one step, but she can look ten or a hundred steps ahead before taking one step, and she also has to think about the retreat plan.

Yun Qin used to be so carefree, but was forced into this state step by step.

Rong Xin blinked quickly to clear the mist in her eyes and whispered, "Okay, I'll listen to you."