On the Queen's birthday, Xue Hengzhao and others were on duty at Tian'en Hall.
Birthday gifts from officials came in like a stream, making the already splendid palace even more magnificent.
Yao Wanyi arrived quite early today, and went to Ronghua Palace with her mother and two sisters-in-law to greet the queen in person.
Then he pointed out that he wanted to go somewhere else and came out of the Queen's Palace.
Her mother and sister-in-law stayed behind to chat with the queen, thinking that she was too young to be able to talk to her and would be bored, so it would be better to go out for a walk.
Yao Wanyi went straight to Tian'en Palace after coming out of Ronghua Palace, pretending to come to see the excitement, but in fact she came here for Xue Hengzhao.
Her two maids, Xiuzhu and Hanxiang, accompanied her, and some eunuchs and maids with stinking feet had already come to flatter her.
"Eunuch Xiao Liang," Xiuzhu said to Liang Xiao, "why haven't you seen your master?"
Liang Xiao said hurriedly: "My master was here just now. He should be going to Yangze Palace to seek His Majesty's orders now."
When the other maids and eunuchs saw that they were only talking to Liang Xiao, they wisely backed away.
Then Yao Wanyi pretended not to care and said: "I heard that the batch of palace maids who entered the palace last winter solstice were very outstanding. I wonder if any of them are serving here today?"
"Yes, yes," Liang Xiao agreed and pointed to them, "The one who puts snacks on the table over there is called Mao Siqiang.
The person putting the fruits over there is called Lu Qing.
And the thin one at the entrance of the palace, his name is Xue Hengzhao..."
Liang Xiao pointed out seven or eight people at once, but they only paid attention to Xue Hengzhao.
After the goal was achieved, Yao Wanyi said: "Eunuch Xiaoliang, you still have a lot of things to do, so I won't delay you anymore. I'll take a look here and then leave."
"The county magistrate is so considerate! The young one has just stepped down. Please do it yourself."
After Liang Xiao left, Yao Wanyi whispered to the two maids: "Come over here and see what kind of character Xue is."
Because Xue Hengzhao was standing outside the door, they just pretended to go out and walked up to her naturally.
There were two palace maids standing with Xue Hengzhao, both of whom were mediocre in appearance, which made her stand out even more.
When Yao Wanyi saw Xue Hengzhao, her heart was filled with oil like a raging fire, burning loudly.
She herself is not good-looking, but she is proud of her prominent family background.
What about those who often feel that they are more beautiful than themselves? It is never as deep as one’s own blessings.
But when I saw Xue Hengzhao today, although she was dressed as a palace maid, she was naturally beautiful, neither charming nor seductive.
What stung her even more was that Xue Hengzhao's beauty was not different from ordinary beauties. She was uniquely beautiful, yet undeniable.
With such an appearance, no matter how low his background is, he will still be favored and admired by others.
Didn't that person just fall in love with her?
Xue Hengzhao and the other two palace maids lowered their heads to greet Yao Wanyi. Yao Wanyi did not stay too much, let alone speak.
Not far away, she asked the two maids: "Do you recognize her this time? We will go back to the original plan."
"That Nizi is born with a charming look, which is really annoying!" Xiuzhu scolded, "But, in a while, she will be ruined."
"More than being ruined?" Another maid Hanxiang said, "I can't even save my life."
Then the two looked at each other and chuckled.
Amidst their laughter, Yao Wanyi's eyes narrowed slightly: "I changed my mind! Xiuzhu, go find Zhang Changlong later and tell him that it's not just about tearing clothes.
I want him to completely destroy that bitch’s innocence! Did you hear me? "
If she hadn't seen Xue Hengzhao's appearance just now, she wouldn't have such hatred.
The more beautiful Xue Hengzhao is, the more she wants to destroy her!
Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment, but immediately responded: "County Master, don't worry, I will tell Zhang Changlong right now."
About half an hour later, Yao Wanyi's maid Hanxiang came over and called to Xue Hengzhao: "Come here and run some errands for me."
Xue Hengzhao recognized her as the maid of Lord Yao at a glance.
To be honest, Princess Yao was the ugliest among the noble ladies, and her two maids were also the most ugly.
Therefore it is particularly easy to recognize.
"I wonder what my sister's orders are?" Xue Hengzhao asked.
"Go to the row of buildings to the west of Qiuyue Gate and bring a brocade box to the innermost one. Someone will take care of you there. Just say that it was Lord Duanhui who asked you to go." Hanxiang said.
"Then after I take the brocade box, where will I give it to you?" Xue Hengzhao asked again.
"Just come back here, I'll wait for you here." Hanxiang said.
Xue Hengzhao agreed to go, but Hanxiang stopped her again and said, "I'm telling you, since this job has been entrusted to you, you can't entrust it to anyone else.
What annoys me the most is those bastards. I only ask you to go because you look like a smart person. "
She saw Xue Hengzhao heading in that direction and rushed to Tong'an Palace.
It's very close to Tian'en Temple, just a few steps away.
Hanxiang called Jin Yu'e directly and told her: "The prince is at the guard station. Go and find him. Hesitantly say Xue Hengzhao's name and lead him to follow you.
You and Xue Hengzhao entered the palace together, so it is more credible for you to say it.
You take the prince to the last building inside Qiuyue Gate, and your job is over. "
"Sister Hanxiang, what on earth is going on?" Jin Yu'e didn't know why.
"It's not a big deal, so don't ask any more questions. Anyway, after you're done, the county master will arrange for you to go to Ronghua Palace as an errand."
The reason why Hanxiang didn't tell Jin Yu'e was because she knew that Jin Yu'e was smooth and unwilling to offend others easily.
If he told her that he was going to catch an adulterer, she would definitely find an excuse to refuse.
After all, it was about Yu Guming, and she didn't want to be the bad guy on the outside.
And she also believed that when Jin Yu'e saw the scene there, she would be able to adapt accordingly.
As for Xue Hengzhao, she had been very suspicious since she took this job.
If it were any other palace maid, she would have happily accepted the errand and gone about it. After all, this was the order of the county lord.
Moreover, it is common to run errands for others.
But she felt that this matter was abnormal.
Why did Yao Wanyi and the others go to Qiuyue Gate to pick up things?
I didn’t say anything along the way at all, and the place was very remote.
So Xue Hengzhao kept it in mind. She stopped where she could see the Qiuyue Gate in the distance.
Here Jin Yu'e hurriedly ran to the guard station, pretending to be anxious and said to Yu Guming: "Your Majesty, can you take a step to speak?"
She was from the Dowager Palace, and Yu Guming recognized her. Seeing her panic and eagerness, he thought something had happened in the Dowager Palace, so he walked with her to a secluded place.
"Your Majesty, please take care of her..." Jin Yu'e hesitated before speaking.
Sure enough, Yu Guming became anxious when he heard Xue Hengzhao's name: "She...what happened to her?"
"Your Majesty, you'd better come with me! This matter can't be explained for a while." Jin Yu'e is very good at acting.
