Life is too comfortable, and I like to meddle in other people's affairs.
The young eunuch thought she had come to her senses and was extremely happy.
"Princess, Princess, I have finished my mission and am returning to the palace." He turned around and was about to leave, but Shang Ruoyi stopped him.
"Please stay, sir."
The young eunuch's heart sank, thinking that she had changed her mind again, and he hurriedly asked, "Does the Crown Prince's Consort have any other instructions?"
"Nothing, I just want to invite you to have some tea." She took out a purse and handed it to him: "It's just a small gift, please don't mind it, father-in-law."
The young eunuch held it in his hand, it felt light and weightless. He was very upset, but his face showed it. He smiled and said, "Thank you for the favor, Princess."
After leaving the palace gate, he was about to put the purse away. He touched the small round object inside the purse and couldn't help feeling curious.
When he took it out and took a look, he couldn't help but gasp.
This, this, this is actually Dongzhu!
Such a big Dongzhu!
He had never even seen him in the palace for so many years, and Prince Ding's Palace actually used him as a reward?
He looked back at the Dingguo Palace, which had stood for a hundred years in Tianshun, and after a long while he turned around and walked towards the palace.
Shang Ruoyi brought them back to her yard, walked around them a few times, and said with a smile: "Where were you sent from?"
"In reply to the Crown Princess, we servants are the ones who serve the Emperor."
"Oh, in front of the emperor!" Shang Ruoyi nodded, "Our palace is like being in front of the emperor. If you move, you will be dragged out and either beaten or killed. If you want to stay, I will stop you, but in this Dingguo Palace, you can only do some cleaning work. If you want to become the master in one leap, go find that eunuch now and ask him to bring you back to the palace. If you can please the emperor, he will promote you to an official girl, and you can also be the master!"
She took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Of course, you have another option. I will ask the Queen for your indentures when I return to the palace. Then I will let you leave the palace and cancel your status as a prostitute. Then you can find a good man and become his first wife."
A head-turning lady?
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the four women all said in surprise: "Princess, can we really be freed from the status of slaves?"
"nature."
The four of them looked at each other and quickly knelt on the ground: "Thank you, Princess. Please help us to get rid of our slave status."
Shang Ruoyi nodded: "I will take you to the farm in a while, and after I get the slave registration back from the palace, the four of you can leave."
The four of them expressed their gratitude by paying their respects, and Shang Ruoyi asked Shaoyao to take the person away and settle him down.
Early the next morning, she sent a letter to the Queen's palace.
The queen also wanted her to treat the little princess, so she summoned her into the palace immediately.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen."
The queen waved her hands and said with a smile, "We are all family, there is no need to be restrained. Logically, you should follow Jingheng and call me aunt."
"aunt."
Upon hearing this, the queen smiled happily and immediately took off a bracelet from her wrist and put it on her hand: "I haven't been able to give you a gift these two times. This bracelet was given to me by the Queen Mother on the day I was crowned Queen. Now I give it to you."
"Thank you for the reward, aunt."
The queen shook her head: "It's just a small token of my gratitude, and it's not worth much. But you have saved me and my children time and time again."
"It's just a small favor, it's not worth mentioning, aunt, you are too polite."
The more the queen looked at her, the more she liked her. She looked kind and humble on the outside, but in fact, she had a lot of ideas in her heart! But only someone like her can truly support such a huge Dingwang Palace.
"What brings you here today?" The queen said straight to the point: "If you have nothing else, please go back! I want to take the princess to sleep for a while."
"I came here today to ask the emperor to send those four women to your palace."
"Why? She's beautiful? So you're worried?" The Queen looked at her with interest: "Could it be that He Jingheng, that kid, has some idea?"
"No." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Since returning to the capital, He Jingheng seems to have grown up in the military camp, and he has been seen all day long. He has never seen these four women. It was my idea."
"What do you want to do by taking their indentures away?"
"Help them regain their freedom." She smiled and said, "Life is precious, but love is more precious. If it is for freedom, both can be abandoned."
The queen kept saying this after hearing this. After a while, she laughed out loud: "Little girl, I didn't expect that you are the most insightful person!"
At this time, a maid came in and said, "My lady, Bixi, who is beside Concubine Zhao, is here. She said that Concubine Zhao invited the Crown Prince's wife to have tea at Lanqing Palace."
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, since the Imperial Concubine has sent the head aunt to invite you, it must be something important. I will go to Lanqing Palace first."
The queen nodded and said, "I have asked the kitchen to prepare food. You must come and eat!"
Shang Ruoyi nodded in agreement.
Bixi lowered her eyebrows. The reason why the Queen said this was simply to warn the Imperial Concubine not to touch her.
Arriving at Lanqing Palace, Concubine Zhao was sitting in the main seat, as if she had been waiting for a long time.
"Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine." Shang Ruoyi bowed slightly but did not perform any formal ceremony.
Concubine Zhao sneered: "Do you think you can be rude now that you have something against me?"
Shang Ruoyi sat directly on the chair and said calmly: "Although I grew up in the prime minister's house, I didn't receive any instruction from my stepmother. My mother died early, so naturally there was no one to teach me. After I married into the palace, the Queen Mother was also reluctant to blame me. Whether it was education or rules, they were willing to let me learn again. The prince said that he hoped that I could be as free as I am now. I think my appearance will please the queen."
Concubine Zhao looked at her like this and said in a cold voice: "You said so much, you just want to tell me that you have a backer."
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "If the queen says yes, then it is!"
Concubine Zhao gritted her teeth in anger. This little girl was really a pushover.
At this time, a palace maid came to report that the prince came to pay his respects.
Concubine Zhao frowned, her eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi. The prince had never come to pay his respects at this time before. Could it be because of her?
"Let him in!"
There was a sound of footsteps, and a bright yellow figure walked in hurriedly.
His gaze fell on Shang Ruoyi, with a hint of joy in his eyes. Ever since he knew that she was still a virgin, He Lingsheng valued her even more.
In his opinion, Shang Ruoyi must have been forced to marry under the emperor's marriage auspices. He knew He Jingheng very well. According to his character, if she was a person of courtesy, he would definitely not even touch her.
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