"Um."
An Ruowan sprinkled water on the ground in the backyard. She had expected that An Zhining would use money to make trouble, so she was not surprised.
"You should step back first."
"Yes, miss."
An Zhining sat on the carriage heading to the palace, wringing the handkerchief absentmindedly.
An Huaiyu saw her uneasiness and gently held her hand, "Zhining, don't be afraid, this is all An Ruowan's fault. Princess Zhen loves you so much, so she will definitely not blame you for this." of."
With a forced smile, An Zhining clenched the handkerchief in her hand. She didn't know if the difficult person at home had been sent out.
If things get serious, it will be even harder for her to marry into the palace!
With their treacherous thoughts, An Zhining and An Huaiyu entered the palace to pay homage to Princess Zhen.
"My daughter has met the Dowager Empress."
Princess Zhen sat in the upper seat with a benevolent smile on her face, "Get up quickly, we are all members of our family, there is no need to give big gifts."
"Watch the tea."
Following Princess Zhen's instructions, the maid next to her stepped forward to pour tea for An Zhining and An Huaiyu.
An Zhining behaved appropriately. After sitting down, she smiled at Princess Zhen and said, "I received a reward from the empress yesterday. Zhining wants to go to the palace to express her gratitude."
"It's just a bracelet." Princess Zhen said calmly: "You don't have to be polite to me."
…
The atmosphere in the hall was quiet for a while. An Zhining wanted to tell something about An Ruowan, but didn't know how to speak.
She turned to look at An Huaiyu who was sitting beside her, "Brother, don't you have something to report to the Dowager Empress?"
"Yes, it's just... this matter is a family scandal after all..." An Huaiyu hesitated in cooperation with An Zhining.
Seeing the two of them like this, Concubine Zhen lazily leaned back on the imperial concubine's couch and looked at the two people sitting at the bottom, "Zhining, you are my goddaughter. If you have anything to say, please tell me. I am not I’ll blame you.”
"yes."
After hearing what Princess Zhen said, An Zhining raised her eyes and said with a hint of sadness: "This matter involves my sister. You also know that she was raised in the village before. Her adoptive father is a gambler... My sister is also living a very happy life." Pitiful."
Seeing that she couldn't bear to tell the truth, An Huaiyu said on her behalf: "Then she can't ask for money from His Highness Prince Rong to fill the bottomless pit of her adoptive father!"
"What?"
Princess Zhen frowned slightly when she heard this, "Is this true?"
An Zhining picked up the handkerchief and wiped the non-existent tears in the corner of her eyes, "Brother said this by accident. He should have been concerned about the Prime Minister's face and suppressed the matter as much as possible."
She raised her eyes and looked at Princess Zhen, "But Zhining feels that this matter is not trivial and she should inform the queen."
After that, An Zhining spoke kindly for An Ruowan, "Speaking of which, my sister can't be entirely blamed for this. She was probably just temporarily obsessed..."
"Zhining, why do you have to say good things for her?"
An Huaiyu said: "It's okay for her to act arrogantly in the house, but now she has asked the prince for countless amounts of money in order to support her adoptive father, a gambler. We can no longer tolerate her!"
Princess Zhen's impression of An Ruowan almost dropped to freezing point, and the smile on her face faded, "I know about this, you are all good children."
"Qingfang, please ask someone to send them out. I'm exhausted."
"Yes, concubine."
After the people in the palace left, Qingfang helped Princess Zhen back to the inner palace.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to ask someone to remind the prince about this matter? Don't let the eldest daughter of the An family get involved."
Concubine Zhen sat on the soft couch and stroked her hair, "What do you think the two people from the An family meant when they came to tell this matter to me today?"
Qingfang lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, "I just thought that I could sit on the position of princess, just to please the empress."
"In that case, I might as well promote her and don't rush to tell Zitan about it."
There was a cold light in Princess Zhen's eyes, "We just have to wait until this matter gets bigger and we can cut the grass and get rid of the roots."
"Yes, I understand."
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Mansion are busy.
This is a day for family reunion, and it is also a big day for An Zhengqian. The An family members will come to have a reunion dinner before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
He is the most promising among the An brothers, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is his proudest time every year.
While the whole family was busy preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival, An Ruowan sat in her quiet courtyard and took care of her planting herbs.
"Miss, there's a commotion at the side door. The second lady doesn't want to give money. This matter seems to be getting bigger."
Unexpectedly, An Zhining was so impatient. An Ruowan threw the water ladle in her hand to the side and said, "Come on, come with me and take a look."
The little maid in An Zhining's yard wanted to send him away, but she didn't expect Song Zhiming to make a splash outside the side door!
Although there is an alley behind the side door, if the noise really gets louder, it will be a big deal if someone hears it!
The little maid hurriedly found An Zhining before she stopped Song Zhiming's movements outside the door.
"What are you doing!"
The more An Zhining was afraid of causing trouble, the more Song Zhiming came to the door to cause trouble at this time, "This is the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion! This is not the place for you to cause trouble!"
Song Zhiming looked at his slim and graceful daughter, and said with a smile as usual: "Zhining, dad is not here to make trouble. Dad's hand is short of money now. You are now the appointed Princess Rong. It should not be short of these tens of thousands of taels of silver..."
"That's tens of thousands of taels of silver?!" An Zhining's beautiful eyes widened and she stared at Song Zhiming, "I don't have that much money, and I won't give it to you! Leave quickly!"
Hearing that An Zhining was unwilling to give money, Song Zhiming started to act miserable, "Look at my legs and my face!"
Pointing to his bruised face, Song Zhiming begged with his eyes, "Dad is about to be beaten to death by them. To you, tens of thousands of taels of silver are not just a little money leaking out from between your fingers!"
"You are my daughter, you can't just die without saving me!"
An Zhining bit her lip hard, her eyes turned cold, "I am the second young lady of the prime minister's house, don't try to get relatives!"
Seeing that An Zhining was bound to refuse to give the money, Song Zhiming's face twitched, "Okay, if you don't want to give me the money, then I'll go to Prince Rong's house to ask for it!"
"After all, he is also my future uncle. If my father-in-law asks for money, he won't refuse to give it, right?"
Song Zhiming turned around to leave, but An Zhining immediately stopped him, "Stop!!"
The intact expression on An Zhining's face was almost unbearable. If he was really allowed to go to Prince Rong's palace, the marriage would be ruined by him!
"Are you acting like this to prevent me from marrying into Prince Rong's palace?!" An Zhining almost lost her mind, gritting her teeth and staring at Song Zhiming fiercely.
"It's naturally good for you to marry into Prince Rong's palace."
Song Zhiming turned around leisurely, rubbed his fingers at An Zhining, and smiled sadly, "But if I can't get the money, and the people in the gambling house can't spare me, then I might as well let my uncle Help me.”
