"Catch that raccoon slave for me, and you will be rewarded heavily." Following the little kid's command, all the lolita, otome, middle-ranking officials and women in the courtyard burst into laughter. The scene of chasing Jiang Tian all over the mountains and plains and running around is really frightening.
Even if Jiang Tian used his own force and waited for a group of soldiers, there would be nothing he could do; in this case, he could only flee in a hurry; and he would twist and turn among the flowers and trees in the back garden, which cost the boss a lot of money. It took a lot of effort to get rid of these small and small groups of people who were constantly searching around.
However, the commotion was so loud that it alerted the guards on duty in the atrium and the previous court. They thought that someone was committing a crime again, and then they were looking for trouble in the East Palace. Therefore, they also wore armor and armed themselves with great fanfare. Rushed over to suppress the so-called rebellion and turmoil.
Although it was proven to be a false alarm soon after, most of the people present were also interrogated for the crime of disturbing the East Palace for no reason. In particular, the inner class and middle officials responsible for maintaining order were punished, and Lihuayuan's study schedule was suspended.
Therefore, when Jiang Tian returned to the inner courtyard in disgrace, he saw bright lights in the main hall through the partition window. Mrs. Zheng and Wan'er were kneeling at a dining table. There were four-color dishes and chopsticks on the low horizontal table. However, they were not moved and looked obviously a little cold.
It wasn't until Jiang Tian quietly pushed the window open that the girl with her little head drooped raised her head in surprise and said, "Mr. Li, you are finally back." However, Madam Zheng glanced at her angrily. At one glance, Zhen Zhen immediately lowered his head and twisted his fingers around the corners of his clothes.
"What's going on here?" Jiang Tian asked in surprise, "Why don't you even move your dinner? Doesn't it taste good?" He carefully looked at the four-color dishes, which were steamed fish in black bean sauce, shredded preserved pork, and roasted sunflower. Vegetables and chicken soup; paired with a delicious carved rice, it's not too hard to eat.
"Mr. Li Nu clearly knows that I and my daughter are here specially to wait for you." Madam Zheng said respectfully: "If your husband still hasn't returned, I and my daughter will have no choice but to continue waiting. This is a sign of respect." It’s the proper courtesy of a teacher. What’s more, I have to apologize to my husband.”
"This is not necessary. When the child is growing, don't delay the normal eating time." Jiang Tian also shook his head and said: "I don't pay attention to these things anyway. They are all in private, and I can't bear it. Red tape; by the way, what are you going to apologize for?"
"Of course it's for this heartless child." When Madam Zheng heard this, she rolled her eyes with anger. She saw her little head drooping lower and lower, like a shrinking quail: "Mr. secretly monitors , was expelled by ignorant outsiders, she does not know the changes in the world and the protection of the world."
"On the contrary, I wanted to talk with that person so much that I almost couldn't bear to come back; in the end, I actually accepted a gift from him for no reason." At this point, she became even more angry: "How could I have given birth to such a useless person?" Where is the manager's daughter? She can't move when she sees a handsome young man."
"Can gifts from outsiders of unknown origin be accepted casually? Or a valuable suet-fat jade belt ring. Aren't you afraid of taking on unknown potential connections and unnecessarily implicating your family? You are not in Yeting now , and in the East Palace Neifang, the relationship is even more involved."
"Thanks to His Highness's kindness and remembering Aweng's old love, I gave my mother and daughter a place to live, and also gave me special treatment. My mother is also very scared now, fearing that she will be dishonest in her official duties and be unworthy of her moral integrity. . But you, how come you are so blinded?"
"Do you know what the belt of clothes means? Have you forgotten all the books on the Han Dynasty that you have read? Such a personal and nourishing thing cannot be given to others casually; nor can it be given to someone you have never met before. People can tolerate it, even if they fall in love at first sight, they shouldn't go beyond that."
After saying this, Madam Zheng was already in tears; since she helped the East Palace Neifang and got a clear hint that this was a favor from the prince, her original thoughts have changed again. If she had been in Ye Ting, she would have wished that her daughter had such a chance to escape from the sea of suffering.
But since I met this mysterious Mr. Li Nu, I learned a lot about my daughter’s fate and future. She also has more hopes and expectations. At least she hopes that her daughter's life will no longer be so bumpy, experience more hardships and suffering, and eventually die young.
Therefore, when Mrs. Zheng shed tears, the girl who had lowered her head and said nothing suddenly panicked. She quickly leaned on her mother and said, "Mom, my daughter is wrong. Nunu Menglang is wrong. She shouldn't make random friends with people of unknown origins." People should not accept gifts from other strangers at will..."
"Is that just that?" Mrs. Zheng sighed with hatred, "My son has really wasted Mr. Li's guidance and care these days." After hearing this, the girl finally reacted, Putong knelt in front of Jiang Tian: "Wan'er was wrong, sir, please punish me."
"It's normal for teenagers to be playful, and it's a good thing to like to make friends with people of the same age." Jiang Tian raised his paws, Quan tried to comfort him and said, "But what your mother said is right, now your identities and positions are more sensitive and relatively Special, it’s good to be more considerate when dealing with others.”
"The other party is obviously of extraordinary origin and can easily command the people in the East Palace. He must be a relative or junior who is quite close to His Highness. Maybe he will not deliberately target you if you meet by chance, but you must beware of other interested people. Making fuss and making trouble in the middle."
"His Royal Highness takes the throne of the Eastern Palace and serves as the supervisor of the country in Xijing. It is not without covetous and plotting people; you know, there was an incident of spying on the palace confinement just before; now there is a thorough investigation in the Eastern Palace. This little nobleman But he came suddenly, and I'm afraid there's some secret behind it."
"Mr. Li Nu taught you right. If you just meet someone by chance, you will accept valuable things from others. Hasn't Nu Nu become such a vain person?" Hearing this, the girl also showed a decisive expression and took out a coin. The warm and bright yellow belt said: "Nu Nu, just throw this thing away."
"Don't worry, let me see if you can find out the source and origin, and try other ways to deal with it." Jiang Tian stopped him. Immediately, the girl, as if she had received amnesty, hurriedly placed the ring in front of him like a coal of fire, and was quickly taken away by Jiang Tian and disappeared.
However, that night, after Prince Li Hong saw the ring, his expression was a little strange, and he also sighed and suddenly answered the question: "To be honest, including the deceased emperor brother and the orphan, my father The emperor only has eight princes; besides this time, there are four sisters."
"Among them, the eldest sister died young, and the other two sisters were married away. Therefore, there is only one younger sister now. Because she is deeply favored by the two saints and has always been close to her orphans, she often cross-dresses in private. , go and play in the East Palace on your own. But this time it’s Gu’s invitation.”
"Peace?" Jiang Tian was slightly surprised and asked: "The eldest princess who will have all the power in the future, the one who almost became the crown princess?"
"It's Taiping." Prince Li Hong said in a low mood: "Not long ago, I was sacrificed in Taiping Temple to pray for Mrs. Yang. So I ask Lisheng to forgive me. No matter how unbearable she is in the future, she will be alone after all. My Yaomei, before she ever did those ridiculous things again,"
"Please also ask Li Sheng to give her a chance to change, and also give Gu Gu a chance to work hard to change; after all, according to what Li Sheng said, the cause of her drastic change in temperament in the future and the ups and downs in the rest of her life was ultimately due to her mother's abuse of power! But she For the sake of my brother, I would rather she enjoy this life peacefully and without any worries!"
"Your Highness is really kind-hearted and caring by nature!" Jiang Tian said meaningfully: "But Your Highness knows that the more concerns and people involved, the more variables and accidents there will be on this extraordinary road. Encounter greater resistance and unexpected ups and downs?"
"As long as Li Sheng is willing to continue to support me, I will try my best to go on, and I will just die with all my strength." Prince Li Hong said with a magnanimous face, "However, the situation caused by Xiao Twelve this time is also It's just an accident, Gu will naturally find a way to calm it down."
"Then let me wait and see." Jiang Tian nodded and said: "I hope that His Highness can use this to bring more changes to the world and create more extraordinary fun."
However, this unexpected encounter still made Jiang Tian feel a sense of fate. In other words, a certain destiny that was originally intended to be deliberately staggered and avoided was actually encountered and overlapped in advance. However, Jiang Tian did not tell them in a hurry to avoid overthinking.
Because in the following days, Crown Princess Pei suddenly issued an internal order stating that Madam Zheng had assisted in the correction and completion of Ban Jieyu's "Female Commandments" of the Eastern Han Dynasty while serving the book. Therefore, he has already written Ye Tingju, and has removed his identity as a criminal family member/palace slave; he has become a palace servant under the East Palace.
Even Wan'er got rid of his slave status in the palace and became one of the so-called official people. Although he still did not belong to the status of a good man, at least he had a chance to be released from the palace during the amnesty period. Then at the beginning of October, Mrs. Zheng was appointed as the editor of the Siwei Bureau.
Although there is only one word difference between "Fengshu" and "Schooling", they represent a change in identity and a jump in status. Since then, she has become one of the many female historians in the East Palace, with a small amount of special salary and official place. The mother and daughter's residence also moved to the vicinity of Mingfuyuan again.
The so-called Mingfuyuan is the residence of the Mingfu who belongs to the East Palace; it is also a building complex with many palaces and pavilions. Among them mainly lived the concubines related to the prince, as well as the female officials, female historians and others who served him closely. The corresponding living environment is not comparable to that of Prince Neifang.
According to the dynasty's system, the maximum number of concubines a prince can marry is fifty-eight. In addition to the princesses who are of the same first rank, there are two Liangdi of the third rank, six Liangyuan of the fifth rank, ten Chenghui of the sixth rank, sixteen Zhaoxun of the seventh rank, and nine rank Twenty-four people were honored.
Therefore, in addition to the daily ten rates of the East Palace, one house, two squares, three temples, there is also the prince's exclusive internal official/female official system. They are managed by Liangdi, Liangyuan (Baolin), Ruren/Cairen (three internal positions), and there are also three internal offices and nine palms under the direct leadership of the prince to assist in handling the general affairs of the internal house.
The inner office to which Mrs. Zheng belongs is one of the three divisions and nine divisions subordinate to the Crown Princess. It is the office in charge of the Bureau of Secretariat. It is in charge of daily affairs such as deeds, scriptures, publicity, memorials, teaching, gifts, paper and pen; As one of the school's female historians, she is responsible for managing the scriptures, paper and pens stored in the Sigui Bureau.
