Chapter 42 [Double Agent]
Jiang Lili saw Hou Xiaoxiao's message and carefully helped her with the reference.
@Jiang Lili: The Queen Mother invited me for tea? My sister Xiaoxiao has finally become rich! Does the Queen Mother have something to discuss? I think the second option looks safe.
@Deputy Squad Leader (Zhou Jushan): The second set is a bamboo green dress. The Empress Dowager finds green the most pleasing and comfortable to the eye.
@Deputy Class Leader (Zhou Jushan): For accessories, choose a jadeite or silver hairpin. For the sachet, I recommend a fruity scent. For a gift related to Buddhism, I recommend a handwritten copy of the Buddhist sutra, which is a great value.
Jiang Lili read the detailed strategy of the deputy monitor and was amazed that the deputy monitor was really a professional and knew how to cater to people's hearts.
@Hou Xiaoxiao (Princess of Jin): Eunuch Zhou, it still has to be you, the walking encyclopedia guide!
@Deputy Class Leader (Zhou Jushan): Damn it, if you keep calling me Eunuch Zhou, I’ll quit the group (tears streaming)
After Jiang Lili finished her exercise today, Xin Che happened to come out of the accounting office. He rolled up a palm-sized note and handed it to Jiang Lili.
"What is this? Is this what I'm supposed to give to my aunt at the palace?"
Xin Che nodded: "If you're curious, why don't you open it and take a look?"
Jiang Lili spread out the note. There was no writing on it, but a picture.
In the picture, a young woman is riding a horse with great vigor, while three children, from tallest to shortest, are lying on the fence of the stable, watching eagerly. The tallest little boy looks thoughtful, as if he is trying to understand the woman's superb horsemanship. He should be Xin Che, the eldest brother.
The boy next to him was holding the little girl who was about to climb over the fence like a worried old nanny. Judging from his honest look, it was definitely his second brother Xin Cheng.
The little girl was showing her fangs and claws, looking like a little devil. She must be the eccentric third sister.
Jiang Lili raised her eyebrows when she saw this humorous scene.
The heroic woman on the horse is Xin Che's aunt, Concubine Ying.
The artist was able to create such a vivid scene with just a few strokes, which shows the artist's superb skills. Moreover, using paintings instead of written letters can avoid many troubles, which is really wonderful.
Jiang Lili guessed that this scene should be a memory between Xin Yingshu and her nephews and nieces.
She rolled up the painting and put it into her sleeve. "I will definitely deliver the things."
She then discussed a suitable time with the deputy monitor and sent the painting in the form of a red envelope.
"Thank you very much."
Xin Che casually tucked Jiang Lili's messy hair, which had become messy from exercise, behind her ears. "Are you free now? In return, I'll teach you the move you were most concerned about yesterday, right?"
When Jiang Lili heard that she could learn how to pick and unlock locks, she clapped her hands and said, "Great!"
This skill is popular everywhere!
However, although picking a lock may seem simple and can be done in just three or five strokes, it actually requires a lot of effort. First, you need to understand the structure of various locks.
Jiang Lili, who was enlightened by the knowledge, slept soundly at night.
But her little sister Hou Xiaoxiao couldn't sleep.
In the Prince of Jin's mansion.
Hou Xiaoxiao is being disciplined by the instructor all night long.
"Straighten your back!"
"The expression is too exaggerated!"
"Keep your chin up!"
......
Hou Xiaoxiao was drowsy, but she had to cram at the last minute.
This body of hers is lucky. Her father is the Minister of Justice and her mother is the only daughter of the General of Cavalry. She has been extremely spoiled since childhood.
She has never learned any etiquette and usually acts in a sideways manner. She is one of the two evil women in the Beijing circle. If you want to know who the other evil woman is, it is Jiang Lili, who was spoiled by her stepmother.
When a bad girl meets another bad girl, they are either best friends or best enemies.
Unfortunately, the original body and Jiang Lili were sworn enemies, fighting openly and secretly, the kind that would tear each other apart as soon as they met.
One year at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the two of them slapped each other in the face, alarming the Empress Dowager who came to mediate.
Prince Jin is the emperor's third son. He is handsome and has not yet been appointed as the crown prince, so his future is promising.
The two evil women competed fiercely for the Prince of Jin, and finally Hou Xiaoxiao won the position of Princess Jin.
But who knew that the Prince of Jin was all show and no substance? After marrying his principal wife, the concubines he brought into the mansion, including his maids, were enough to set up eight mahjong tables.
The original owner was annoyed by the concubine who slept with her every day, and she attributed everything to Jiang Lili's fault. She didn't like Prince Jin that much, she just wanted to snatch things from Jiang Lili.
She felt that Jiang Lili had long known about Prince Jin's romantic nature and was deliberately inducing her to snatch Prince Jin away and then marry into this troubled backyard.
Because Jiang Lili often used the fact that Prince Jin was a playboy to annoy her afterwards.
The original owner had an unhappy life in Prince Jin's Mansion. She often used her status as a princess to make things difficult for Jiang Lili whenever she had the chance. After learning that Jiang Lili was engaged to the stunning and outstanding Prince Zhaoping, she became so angry that she fell ill.
In everyone's eyes, Jiang Lili and Hou Xiaoxiao are incompatible.
Not to mention that Jiang Lili also married Xin Che, the son of Zhaoping Hou, whom Hou Xiaoxiao had admired since childhood.
But later, Zhao Pinghou's family was so good at fighting that her grandfather, the General of the Cavalry, was almost "unemployed", and many changes happened in the meantime.
Hou Xiaoxiao began to hate everyone in the Zhaoping Marquis Mansion.
The original owner of Zhaoping Marquis Mansion was exiled, and he even beat drums and gongs in the main courtyard and fainted with joy. Then, Hou Xiaoxiao came through.
Hou Xiaoxiao once suspected that the original owner died of happiness.
"What are you doing? What will you do tomorrow when you appear before the Queen Mother?"
The teacher hit Hou Xiaoxiao on the head with a bamboo stick, and Hou Xiaoxiao immediately stood at attention.
*
The next day, Hou Xiaoxiao entered the palace in a dignified manner.
The gift she prepared for the Queen Mother was a lamp, but the clever thing was that as long as the candle in the lamp was lit, the Buddhist scriptures on the lamp would be projected onto the desk.
Hou Xiaoxiao had her employees, oh no, her concubine, hand-copy the Buddhist scriptures on the lamp. Her calligraphy was as terrible as a dog's crawl, horrible.
In the eyes of the original owner, the concubines in the yard were the biggest obstacle. However, in the eyes of Hou Xiaoxiao, who majored in human resources management, the original owner just didn't know how to use people.
It's really not worth it to fight with these people for a rotten cucumber. Whoever wants to climb into her bed can go ahead. As long as she has the most power in this backyard, that's enough.
Look how ingenious the Buddhist scripture lamp she gave to the Queen Mother is.
She just opened her mouth and asked her concubines to divide the work. Two concubines with similar handwriting copied Buddhist scriptures, and one with exquisite craftsmanship was responsible for making lanterns.
——"Princess, you are so thoughtful. I like this lantern very much." Queen Mother Yu held Hou Xiaoxiao's hand and smiled from ear to ear.
"In fact, I saw early on that Princess Jin is much more reliable than the girl from the Jiang family."
In the past, Hou Xiaoxiao would get angry whenever someone mentioned Jiang Lili.
Hou Xiaoxiao thought that she still had to maintain her image of hating Jiang Lili, so she said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I dare not compare myself to the Jiang family."
Seeing Hou Xiaoxiao's inability to let go, the Queen Mother was satisfied: "I know you hate Jiang Lili and the Zhaoping Marquisate. Now there is an opportunity, it depends on whether you can seize it."
Although Hou Xiaoxiao was puzzled, she still said, "I am all ears."
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After coming out of the Empress Dowager's palace, Hou Xiaoxiao was confused. Did the Empress Dowager ask her to instigate people from the Miao family to kill Marquis Zhaoping's family?
Oh no, she's become a double agent.
This time, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor sent her a death warrant, forcing her to rush to Qinglin Mountain. They used horses with the spur of the moment, and kept changing horses on the way. She would reach Linzhou within three days.
*
On the morning of the third day, the exile team rested and set off.
This time, the tide has turned.
All the yamen runners were very servile and vied with each other to support the cart carrying people for the Marquis of Zhaoping's mansion.
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