The emperor sighed and said: "Xiaochu, you don't need to be so polite to me. As for the people you said would bump into the palace, these are all nonsense. How many people die in the palace every year? Are you afraid that you will be there alone? Xiaoqi's little girl clashes?"
The emperor also wanted to persuade Du Shichu to move into the palace, but Du Shichu was convinced that he was used to freedom and only agreed to stay a few days a month. The emperor couldn't resist her and was unwilling to force her, so he just agreed. , but he told her that if anything happened, she must go to the palace and tell him, and don't hold it back.
After having a meal with the emperor, Du Shichu went to the harem to meet the Queen Mother, the Queen, and the concubines and princesses. They were all very enthusiastic about Du Shichu and rewarded her with many good things, especially the Queen Mother and Queen.
Du Shichu stayed in the palace for a day and did not leave the palace until evening. In fact, the emperor wanted her to live directly in the palace, but Du Shichu said that she had just arrived in the capital and her things at home had not been completely put away. Good excuse for refusal.
When we returned to the princess's mansion, a steward immediately came forward to report that in the morning, a wife who claimed to be Zhou Shilang and the princess's cousin wanted to visit. She waited at the door for a long time, and finally left Posted a post.
Du Shichu took the post and found that it was indeed Zhou Yizhu's mother, the "aunt" of the original owner. The text on the post was filled with the care and longing of the older women for the princess. If not, Knowing her true purpose, Du Shichu would still think how much she cared and loved him.
It also said that I wanted to formally visit my home the next day.
Although Du Shichu knew that this "cousin" would definitely not give up and would not give up on her plan so easily, he did not expect that she would have no patience at all and would come to visit so soon.
However, if she comes to your door, do you want to see her? Du Shichu sneered, these so-called relatives who could not be beaten were just relying on the dead people not being able to speak, so they had the audacity to create the illusion that he and the original owner's mother were so-called close cousins, in order to deceive him. She, who lost both her father and her mother, is exactly the "poor little girl" who needs the care of her elders.
It's a pity that Du Shichu didn't want to be a stepping stone for the ungrateful, vicious and hypocritical Zhou family, so she directly said to the manager: "Don't pay attention to her, she is just a distant relative. She didn't even speak to my mother and concubine before. After a few words, now he wants to get in touch with me and use me in the name of a relative. If she comes to the door, just kick her out without being polite to her, including her family."
The steward responded respectfully and went out without any curiosity or asking for a reason. Du Shichu was very satisfied. He was indeed a person trained and trained in the palace. He didn't ask questions when he knew he shouldn't.
Ms. Liu waited for most of the day at the gate of the Princess's Mansion today but could not wait for Du Shichu to come out of the palace, so she had to leave a message and return without success. Although she was a little disappointed that she could not see anyone immediately, she had already left a message. After reading the post, I felt that Du Shichu would definitely be waiting for her to come to the house tomorrow, and I felt at ease.
Mrs. Liu had a beautiful thought. Early the next morning, she went to the Princess's Mansion with great interest. Who knew that just as she asked the maid to report her birth certificate, the concierge of the Princess's Mansion suddenly changed her face and said: "Go." Go, our princess doesn’t have any cousins. The princess said that her cousins, aunts and other relatives are all in Lincheng, the hometown of her grandfather. There are so many people in the capital who claim to be relatives of the princess. In fact, they are related They have been out of reach for a long time. They came up to take advantage of the princess because she was young and had no elders around. The princess told her servants not to be polite to these people and just drive them away..."
As the porter said, he actually held a stick to drive away Mrs. Liu and the others. Mrs. Liu was so frightened that she quickly asked the coachman to drive the carriage away from the princess's mansion. She was shocked and unbelievable. Why did Du Shichu do this? Didn't he obviously send his son to help deal with King Qi's funeral? How could she burn bridges so quickly and not even recognize her as a relative? !
Mrs. Liu was so angry that she couldn't do anything about Du Shichu, because she knew that she really had no feelings or sympathy for Princess Xianqi, but she was just bluffing to get in touch with Du Shichu. The concierge's words were correct. It just touched her secret psychology, so she felt guilty and forgot to argue. So the servants sent by other high-ranking families in the capital to deliver posts to the princess's mansion all witnessed Mrs. Zhou Shilang pretending to be a relative of the princess but was caught by the concierge. Drive away this scene without mercy.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Zhou Shilang didn't refute it yet, so it didn't take long for Ms. Liu to become the laughing stock of many people after dinner. Everyone laughed at her for wanting to have a relationship with the princess as a distant relative who was out of reach.
Ms. Liu was almost furious. Half a quarter of an hour after she left in the carriage, she suddenly realized that her reaction was inappropriate. If she didn't even refute a word, wouldn't she be acknowledging that she was really here to get relatives? ?
So in desperation, she made another stupid decision, that is, she immediately asked the coachman to drive the carriage back, returned to the gate of the princess's mansion, and explained to the concierge that she was really the princess's cousin and not pretending to be one. of.
She was a dignified servant lady, but she actually confronted and argued with the concierge. Not to mention whether she explained clearly or won the argument, she said that just by her actions, she lowered her status and style. What kind of status is she? Isn't it a joke to confront the concierge?
Mrs. Liu was persuaded by the maid to pull her back to the carriage, and then she realized that she had done something stupid again.
"Madam, why do you lower yourself to argue with the concierge? Even if you win, you will make people laugh." The maid persuaded in a desperate tone.
"Shut up!" Mrs. Liu angrily scolded the maid. How could she not know that she had done something stupid? But even though she did it, it doesn't mean that she needs a maid to point it out, otherwise where would her face be?
But after she calmed down, she felt that what she did today was as if she had been possessed by a ghost. She was not usually so impulsive and reckless, nor was she so stupid that she would argue with her servants regardless of her status, but she did this today. Okay, could it be that you did such an unmeasured thing because you were guilty of being accused of scheming?
Liu rubbed her forehead. Today's actions not only did not help her win Du Shichu's favor, but also made Du Shichu more suspicious of herself. She was very upset and felt that she was too impatient today. I felt that Du Shichu would be looking forward to the care and companionship of her relatives, but she forgot that she had just lost her only relative. Perhaps it was the time when she was most vigilant, and she felt that no one had any good intentions towards her...
So maybe she didn't choose the right time to visit.
