Aunt Nan spoke straightforwardly, not giving Xie Wuyou any chance to resist or refuse.
"Girl, please take care of yourself."
"I will never betray your trust!"
Xie Wuyou clenched his hands and said in a muffled voice, "Fengdu, I will definitely go."
She recognized the situation and held back her tears, not wanting to be looked down upon anymore.
"Young lady is indeed a lady, she knows the importance of things. With your words, it will be easier for me to do business."
Xie Wuyou was very nervous. Seeing that she was about to leave, he hurriedly poured out a few silver ingots from his purse and said anxiously: "Auntie, I have one thing to do for you. Please send some money to my family, so that I can help my family." Urgent. There are less than twenty taels here, half for my aunt to have tea, and half for my family to buy some winter clothes."
Aunt Nan didn't accept the money and frowned slightly: "Why do you have to be so petty, girl? Besides, it's only twenty taels. Just a favor is not enough."
Xie Wuyou bit his lip, feeling very embarrassed.
She also knew that this little money could not accomplish much.
Aunt Nan was secretly suspicious.
Based on her background, she shouldn't be so fussy about spending money. The young prince would not treat her badly, but the result was only twenty taels, which was really shabby.
Aunt Nan changed her mind and said, "Girl, remember, as long as you can do one errand for your mother, your mother and sisters will be able to live well."
Xie Wuyou nodded thoughtfully.
After Aunt Nan finished her work, she was not in a hurry to return to the palace, but made a special trip to the Hou Mansion.
Wei Li was not in the house, so she was rejected, so she had to ask the guards to bring her a small bag of herbal medicine, which they said was a long-lost good medicine.
Didn't he know that Wei Li was in the house, and when he heard that she had arrived and brought something, he immediately smelled the bitter smell of the medicine and immediately threw it away without mercy.
As a slave, she had crossed the line.
The next day, the sky was clear and the air was clear.
Xu Zhihuai followed the rules and went with Zhu Weizhen to pay his respects to the Queen. During this period, the Queen mentioned that the Wang family in Shen County had a pair of twins, who were very petite and cute.
Zhu Weizhen heard something in his mother's words and smiled lightly: "Children and grandchildren also depend on fate and cannot be rushed."
The queen looked at Xu Zhihuai and said earnestly: "It's been half a year since your last miscarriage, and it's time to recover."
Xu Zhihuai's eyebrows were very low: "Go back to your Majesty, I'm fine a long time ago, and the hospital is taking good care of me."
The Queen looked at her again: "I've applied it again and again, but why am I still so thin?"
Zhu Weizhen laughed again when he heard this: "Queen Mother, let's just let it happen."
The empress listened to her daughter's words the most, so she brought up other things: "Concubine Yue's birthday is coming soon. It is supposed to be a big party, but she likes too few things and doesn't like the excitement. As juniors, you Just contribute, and I won’t have to worry anymore.”
Zhu Weizhen lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "I remember that Concubine Yue and several empresses in the palace like to listen to plays for fun. Why not put on a good show in Qinxinyuan for everyone to enjoy."
The queen frowned: "The opera is noisy, and it's not safe for people from outside to come in."
Zhu Weizhen smiled: "There is always a way. Listening to the opera is just to listen to the actors. I will invite a few famous actors in the city to sing in the palace, and let the Ministry of Internal Affairs handle the rest to ensure reliability and safety."
"You still want to worry about this kind of thing?"
"Why wouldn't I do something that makes everyone happy?"
The Empress suddenly sighed: "That's fine, the palace has been a lot deserted recently, so just go ahead and do it."
Xu Zhihuai didn't dare to say anything from beginning to end, and just pretended to be well-behaved and docile.
She was not interested in these lively trivial matters. Zhu Weizhen took care of it carefully and invited her to join him, but she could only nod and smile.
In the next few days, Xu Zhihuai was dealing with trivial matters, large and small, and accidentally caught a glimpse of Jinhua looking at him with a worried look, and called her to him.
"What's wrong?"
Jinhua looked outside the door and window, picked up the pen, and carefully wrote two words on the paper.
aunt.
Aunt Nan is missing.
Only then did Xu Zhihuai realize that he had not seen her for two days.
"Where is she? Has she left the palace?"
Jinhua shook her head in confusion.
Xu Zhihuai thought of that day when Aunt Nan came back from the palace and told her about Xie Wuyou. There was an indescribable sadness on her face.
Xu Zhihuai ordered people to look for her, but there was no trace of her anywhere in the palace.
She is not in the palace, but outside the palace.
Xu Zhihuai frowned, worried that something might be holding her back, but he didn't dare to go outside the palace to inquire, thinking that there were only a few places she could go.
After waiting for another two days, he still didn't come back.
Xu Zhihuai couldn't wait any longer. Just when he was about to send someone to inquire, a maid from the palace whom he met sent a message.
"Aunt Nan is getting old, and it is no longer useful to serve you, please don't worry about it."
Xu Zhihuai saw that she was young, had a clear voice, and had bright eyes, without any fear, so he hurriedly asked her to come forward: "Which palace are you from?"
"Back to your Majesty, my servant has been in the palace for less than three days, and now he is tending flowers and plants in Qinxin Garden."
"Where did Aunt Nan go?"
"I don't know, I'm just here to convey a message."
Xu Zhihuai became a little anxious, patted the table and said, "What do you mean you don't know? Who asked you to deliver the message?"
"Back to my wife, this is Eunuch Wei from the miscellaneous affairs department."
"Let him come to me, now!"
Xu Zhihuai felt that he was giving orders like this, and he was obviously angry today.
After a while, Eunuch Wei hurried over.
Xu Zhihuai had never seen him before, but he saw him kneeling on the ground shivering, with big beads of sweat covering his face, looking guilty and short of breath.
"Who do you think you are, sending a maid to deliver a message to me?"
Xu Zhihuai's tone was low and his face was unhappy.
Eunuch Wei raised his forehead again and again, and said something unfavorable: "Go back to your Majesty, I don't dare to make trouble, slave... I'm covered in dirty flesh and don't dare to come to Jianzhang Palace to make trouble, I don't want to dirty the place of your Majesty... What the slave said It’s all the truth, Aunt Nan will never come back again.”
"She is mine, is it up to you whether she comes back or not?"
Eunuch Wei took a deep breath and said, "My Majesty, please forgive me, but I don't dare to do this. It's all the Marquis' orders."
Xu Zhihuai looked up and down: "Are you from Qingyi Marquis?"
Eunuch Wei nodded and shook his head: "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. I just pass the message, I don't know anything."
His fear was not feigned.
Seeing him hesitating, Xu Zhihuai became even more angry.
Jinhua carefully pulled the corner of her clothes, as if to remind her something.
Xu Zhihuai thought for a while and decided to ask Wei Li for clarification.
Aunt Nan was one of her few close confidants. Wei Li suddenly made her disappear without even saying hello. What was going on?
It was too sudden and too abnormal.
Xu Zhihuai had a vague feeling in his heart that Aunt Nan would be in trouble this time.
Because for Wei Li, useless people have no value in living.
