The air in the room seemed to start to cool down suddenly. The thin fig leaf between Hong Peiju and Bao Chang had been torn apart. From now on, there was no need to worry about face or etiquette.
At this moment, Ji Min was in Ji Jun's ear and whispered,
"Cousin, is Baochang in danger?"
Ji Jun is also thinking about this problem. Next, if the two of them cannot reach an agreement, they will face intensified conflicts. After the intensification, it will be really difficult to talk about it.
After thinking for a while, Ji Jun quietly whispered a few words to Shaoyao. Shaoyao's eyes lit up at first, then dimmed a little, but they soon calmed down, and then he followed the cat's waist and tiptoed away.
Haitang was confused for a while, and Ji Min shook his head gently at her, indicating that it was okay.
Then, Ji Jun whispered a few words to Maidong, who nodded.
At this moment, Bao Chang stopped crying. She slowly stood up from the ground and looked directly at Hong Peiju. Her voice was cold and calm, with a kind of determination, and she said,
"Uncle, if that's the case, then don't blame your niece for being inconsiderate. My niece got a little bit of the poison you developed by chance. Do you believe it or not that a month later, my niece and I will marry that Jiao? In one month, the old man, that old man Jiao will be dead! By that time, Concubine Xian will definitely believe that you deliberately sent a woman who can harm others to their Jiao family! Concubine Xian always pays attention to luck, and a person will be born soon after entering the house. The woman who defeated the dead became a member of their Jiao family, and she was also the aunt of the Concubine Xian, and she was still superior to her in terms of seniority. Such a person would naturally affect the luck of the Concubine Xian. When the time comes, her son would not be able to become a prince. I will get angry at you, do you think the Concubine Xian will let you go?"
Ji Min nodded secretly when he heard this. Bao Chang knew Concubine Jiao Xian relatively well.
Concubine Jiao Xian is a very suspicious person.
Ji Min remembered that he was in the palace in his previous life, and suddenly there was a rumor:
"A round face brings good fortune and longevity."
After hearing this, Concubine Qin, Concubine Shangguan Shu and others smiled and passed by.
Only Concubine Jiao Xian acted meticulously.
Concubine Jiao Xian called everyone from Fuyuan Palace to her. Usually the cooks, embroiderers, and other maids around Concubine Jiao could not see her. This time, they were all brought to the noble palace. In front of the Concubine Xian.
Even the lowliest housekeepers, sedan bearers, and rough eunuchs who wash toilets were all called to the front.
After Concubine Jiao Xian took a personal look at it, all the long-faced, thin-faced, and even square-faced ones found a way to kick them out.
Then he asked the steward of the inner court to find a bunch of "round-faced" people for Fuyuan Palace. Regardless of eunuchs or palace daughters, they all had to be "round-faced."
This can hardly harm the steward of the inner court!
Because if the palace maids and eunuchs have round faces, there is nothing much to say.
Or, some people's faces are slightly square, but if they have good nutrition, eat more, and are fatter, their faces can be considered "round".
However, palace maids and eunuchs generally do very hard work in the palace. Even the little palace maids and eunuchs are the targets of suppression and bullying. It is normal to not have enough food and clothing, and they are relatively average, let alone fat. There are very few people with well-proportioned figures, and all of them are skinny! As a result, many originally round faces appear either "long" or "square".
As a result, it is really difficult to supplement all the short staff in Fuyuan Palace with "round faces".
Even if the stewards of the inner court now use their own money to feed fat people with "square faces" into fat people with "round faces", it will take another three to five months before the results can be seen!
Ji Jun once told Ji Min a story about a very dedicated female artist, saying that in order to play the role of "Yang Guifei", she spent several months eating extra meals every day, and then gained a lot of weight.
What should I do if I can’t find enough “round-faced” palace maids and eunuchs?
Concubine Jiao Xian is in the spotlight over there, so she can't be offended easily, right?
The steward of the inner court was so worried that he almost jumped into the river. Unexpectedly, he had no choice but to ask Princess Lu for help.
Concubine Lu smiled and said nothing after hearing this. The steward of the inner court lay on the ground and did not dare to get up.
After a long time, looking at the steward who was kneeling on the ground unable to get up, Princess Lu said slowly,
"Get up. Remember that you have saved the lives of many young maids and eunuchs. This time, I will help you."
Although Princess Lu did not say how to help or what to do, the inner court stewards kowtowed to express gratitude.
Ji Min was also confused. The concubine didn't say anything, nor did she tell the steward what to do. Why was the steward already relieved and happy?
Ji Min was no longer the innocent little girl at this time. From Fuyuan Palace to Princess Lu, she had become much more mature and stable.
Concubine Lu didn't say anything, and Ji Min didn't ask any further questions.
As a result, within a few days, Ji Min knew Princess Lu's solution.
One day, Princess Lu suddenly asked Ji Min to go for a walk in the imperial garden with her. Ji Min naturally followed her orders.
After arriving at the Imperial Garden, I unexpectedly met Concubine Han Def, and also saw Concubine Jiao Xian!
Concubine Jiao Xian and Concubine Han De saw Concubine Lu and hurriedly came over to salute the concubine.
Due to Concubine Lu's identity, Concubine Jiao Xian, although reluctant, had to pretend to be happy and accompany Concubine Lu for a walk in the garden.
If there was any woman in the palace that Concubine Jiao Xian wanted to stay away from when she saw her, Concubine Lu would be ranked second, and no one would be ranked first.
There were even rumors in the palace that it was better to offend the Queen Mother than Concubine Lu!
The Emperor obeyed Concubine Lu's words. Even after taking the throne for many years, he still listened to Concubine Lu's opinions on important matters.
The routine greetings are always without saying anything. In normal times, people around you are often sent to greet you on your behalf.
Concubine Lu suddenly said to Concubine Han De,
"Recently, I heard a rumor in the palace, saying that a round face brings good fortune and longevity. Do you know?"
Concubine Han De answered honestly,
"I heard something."
Princess Lu smiled and said,
"It's really incomprehensible! How can these people be so ignorant and stupid?"
Concubine Han De replied respectfully,
"What the concubine said is absolutely true! But I am stupid, so please ask the concubine to clear up my confusion!"
Ji Min secretly looked at Concubine Jiao Xian's expression, and sure enough, Concubine Jiao Xian pretended not to care, but in fact she pricked up her ears very attentively, looking like she was trying to conceal herself.
Concubine Lu sighed and said,
"This must be someone who deliberately created these baseless rumors in order to create some gimmicks. In fact, speaking of rumors, I remembered that when I was young, my parents once mentioned such a sentence when chatting , it is said that "with a flat face, wealth and prosperity will last forever." It means that people with a flat face are blessed, and they can inherit blessings and luck, and they can keep themselves and the people around them rich and safe."
Concubine Han De said with a look of sudden realization,
"I am taught by you! I guess someone must have only known one thing but not the other, so they took it for granted and made the mistake."
Princess Lu smiled slightly and said,
"There are many things in the world that can be wrong by a thousand miles. Fortunately, this has nothing to do with human life. Let's just talk more about it. In the future, you must think more about it when encountering problems, and you must not be reckless."
Concubine Han De and Concubine Jiao Xian hurriedly bowed their knees and responded.
Then, the farce of choosing a palace person with a "round face" came to an end.
If Concubine Jiao Xian's uncle died suddenly at home not long after his wedding, Concubine Jiao Xian would definitely feel unlucky!
Unexpectedly, Hong Peiju didn't take it seriously at all and just heard him sneer "haha" several times.
"I know what you are thinking. What you mean is that if the Hong family sends a wealthy woman to the Jiao family, then Concubine Jiao Xian will resent me. What a pity! Baochang, you are wrong! Concubine Jiao Xian is of course You will resent having such a cruel woman in our family, but the first thing Concubine Jiao Xian did when she was so angry was to have you buried! Baochang, think about it carefully, your life will be gone by then. , So what if Concubine Jiao Xian resents me? I am just one of her uncles, and if Concubine Xian is still not satisfied with her anger, she will send your parents to be buried with her. Is it possible that you can afford it? "
"Uncle!" Bao Chang's tone was very sad and angry,
"You threatened me with my parents, how could you be so shameless?"
Hong Peiju smiled and said,
"Am I shameless? Then you have a misunderstanding of the word shameless! I have always been like this! My niece Baochang! Since you must think that I am shameless, then be shameless! In short, for the sake of your parents, you must be obedient Put a red hijab on me and marry me into the Jiao family! You are a legitimate relative of the emperor! A dignified official wife! In a few years, you will have children, and your children will have a cousin like Concubine Jiao Xian, who will be prosperous and wealthy. , it’s at your fingertips, you’ll be grateful to me then!”
Bao Chang was not angry but smiled at this moment and said,
"Uncle, do I feel for you? I am grateful to you for forcing our whole family to die? Uncle, after I enter the palace, no matter what the reason is, Concubine Xian's uncle died. Do you think it is enough for Concubine Xian to be buried with our family? Do you think At that time, you, the recommender, will have no responsibility? Uncle, tell me, does the Concubine Xian believe that it is just me who has a bad temper and that I acted on my own initiative to harm her uncle? Or is she more willing to believe that? Uncle, what kind of benefits did you accept from others? You deliberately sent a wealthy woman to her Jiao family's mansion. The purpose was to ruin the fortune of their Jiao family, thereby ruining the fortune of Concubine Jiao Xian, and even the fifth prince and the thirteenth prince. Regarding the prince’s destiny, which one do you think the Concubine Xian will believe in?”
"Pah!" Hong Peiju raised her hand and slapped Bao Chang!
Bao Chang's voice suddenly became shrill,
"Uncle! What are you guilty of? Is it because you placed your nephew, my cousin Hong Qibin, in the second prince's residence? Or is it because you want to help the second prince fight for the crown prince's position? Or, is it because you want to use Jiao Xian Is the concubine going to make a petition to help the second prince ascend to the throne?"
Hong Qibin! The second prince!
The names of these two people fell in the ears of Ji Jun and Ji Min like a bolt from the blue!
