In the Tong family's upper room, Lady Hershey was serving Tong Guowei carefully. After seeing him finish reading the letter, she served him tea with both hands and said,"Old Master, what instructions does Imperial Noble Consort have?”
When Tong Guowei heard Hershey's question, he recalled the many words in the letter. He really didn't know whether he should praise the two of them for being mother and son. With such a clear mind and quick reaction, he reached out to take the teacup and took a sip. He picked up the small and exquisite copper buckle on the table and played with it."The daughter of the Fujin is indeed extraordinary. The Imperial Noble Consort is doing very well in the palace, but today she did something reckless. However, in my opinion, she has the boldness of a man.”
When Hershey heard Tong Guowei's words, she was so anxious that she almost got up and stomped her feet. She gave him face and actually started to put on airs. She reached out and snatched the letter from Tong Guowei's hand and lowered her eyes to read it carefully.
Tong Guowei liked to see Hershey like this. However, because she usually acted like the mistress of the house outside, he also knew about the danger of the Tong family. It had been some time since the two of them had chatted alone like this.
Although the letter was full of three large pages, the rest of it was mostly about the things that Xianying needed the Tong family to do, so Hershey quickly finished reading the letter. If she was still a little worried about Xianying before reading the letter, she could put it down now.
She did not know how Xianying knew that she had been to the temple, but it did not matter now. In the future, the Tong family only needed to keep a low profile and search for the missing monk in various temples in the capital. Then, Xianying could use the cover in the palace.
As for the thing that the monk wanted Hershey to pass to Xianying, he only needed to say that she did not know what was in the wooden box. This way, even if Xianying found something in the future, she would have an excuse. She lowered her head slightly and thought for a moment, but could not find any other flaws. Hershey looked up at Tong Guowei, who was leisurely sipping tea, and rolled her eyes at him."Since Xianying has made things so detailed, why don't you hurry up and help her settle it?”
Tong Guowei heard that Lady Hershey usually addressed her as Imperial Noble Consort, but today, she called her Xianying. He knew that she was also very satisfied with her daughter's performance in the palace. He reached out and pulled her over with a smile."Although Xianying has suffered a lot in the palace these years, it's still a blessing after all the hardships. You can finally put down your worries for a moment.”
For so many years, the Hershey family only had one daughter, Xianying. If it wasn't for her attitude in the outside world for so many years, she would have ordered people to find the stars for Xianying. Now that she saw the cover method written in the letter, how much pain would she have to suffer to make her do such a thing that went against her heart? After all, there was a final killing move in it.
Thinking of the last resort, Hershey quickly picked up a handkerchief to wipe her tears dry. She stood up and said to Tong Guowei,"Old Master, Xianying's letter said that if we were forced too much, we could find a wandering monk elsewhere to help him pass away. This way, the Empress and the Tong family would not be in danger. This concubine feels that no matter what we do, we should still find such a monk in the end. If we leave behind a few words to reveal the secrets of heaven, then it would be good for both the Imperial Noble Consort and the Eighth Princess.”
Even if the Hershey family did not say so, Tong Guowei would have wanted to do so. After all, Xianying would not be able to conceive again in this life. If she did not do anything, she would have a chance to sit on the throne. After all, if the Tong family wanted to do what Xianying said, it would take some years to do it. In that case, they had to give Xianying a reason to stay by her side.
"Fujin, you don't need to worry so much. I will handle these matters properly.”After Tong Guowei finished speaking, he stood up with a stern expression. He gave Hershey a look to clean up the letter and quickly walked out of the room. He instructed Manager Chen, who had hurriedly followed him,"Hurry up and order people to find those unfilial sons. Tell them that if anyone comes last, Old Master will indeed have to practice with him today.”
Manager Chen bowed to receive the order and then looked up to see his master walking far away. Because of the secret discussion between the master and the Fujin, all the servants in the upper room were sent out. The only one, Nanny Ji, saw that Tong Guowei came out and quickly went into the upper room to serve him. Seeing that no one followed to serve him, she had no choice but to quickly turn around and go out from the side garden to look for the young masters.
The letter had been sent out from the palace for a long time, and even the Tong family had already taken action, but Xianying had yet to take Little Yinzhen back to Jingren Palace from Cining Palace.
Xianying wanted to go to Cining Palace to see the Manchu Han Imperial Feast, but she didn't expect that she would be the one serving the guests. Xiaozhuang wanted to say something sarcastic when he saw Xianying today. The palace was not extravagant because of the years of war in San Fan. Even the food of the Empress Dowager was quite simple.
Today, because the Empress Dowager was also eating here, this profit was also sent to the Cining Palace. However, the table was not filled. Moreover, because the Empress Dowager had not recovered, the Empress Dowager also ate vegetarian food every day to pray for the Empress Dowager. However, Xianying, who had rushed over with the intention, was quite bored. If other things were to be said to be interesting to Xianying, it was just that Xianying did not only know how to eat, but also did not know how to cook.
Those who had eaten the vegetarian food she made before sincerely told her that if she opened a vegetarian food shop, it would definitely be popular. However, there was no deep reason for them to make such vegetarian food. It was because they had to spend more than half of their time dealing with ancient tombs every year. Moreover, the ancient tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties were relatively recent, and many nobles had their places to follow. There were indeed many people who were destroyed and dug up. Although modern people did not believe in ghosts and gods, many people had personally experienced the filth of ancient tombs. Because Xianying would rather believe it than not believe it.
Moreover, the children in the orphanage had also said that they had seen something dirty on him that they could not wipe off. For her own sake, she did not want to bring misfortune to those already pitiful children. Wherever she went, she would go to the temple where the incense was flourishing to worship Buddha.
It was also because of this that he was so attached to Buddha that he liked vegetarian food. The vegetarian food in modern temples was also one of the gimmicks. He had been to various places, big and small temples. He did not know if it was because he had this talent, but as long as he saw the fire work in the temple once, he could learn 80%. As a result, even if the vegetarian food in the palace was very exquisite, it could not enter the eyes of Xianying.
Unexpectedly, Xiaozhuang happened to see her disappointed look. He was already unhappy with her because of the clean water today, so how could he be as good as Xianying? Not only did he have to serve her carefully, but he also had to be despised because the dishes he picked were not to his taste. He only needed to eat lunch for half an hour, but it was not finished even after an hour.
It was only because of the warm spring water that Xianying's body had completely recovered. Otherwise, she would have been left with a disease even after the confinement. Later, it was thanks to Little Yinzhen's refusal to see Xianying standing up and helping her with food. With the Empress Dowager's good words, Xiaozhuang finally put down his chopsticks and waved his hand to pick up a few untouched dishes. He ordered people to send them to Jingren Palace for her filial grandson who had not eaten well and ordered them to leave.
She had never been so tired since she entered the palace, but Xianying knew that the modern mothers-in-law were already considered light on their daughters-in-law. If they were still dissatisfied, they could let her wear it to the ancient times to have a taste. She did not dare to bend down and rub her sore calves in the Cining Palace, so she could only endure it and quickly take Little Yinzhen back to Jing Ren Palace.
She poured a small cup of warm spring water from a porcelain bottle in the inner hall and hurriedly ordered Nanny Cui to come forward and rub her legs. She felt more or less comfortable before pulling down her clothes and ordering Jing Yu to bring Little Yinzhen, who was also very worried, into the hall.
Although the back hall was a relaxed place for Little Yinzhen, as soon as he entered the door, he quickly ran to Xianying's bedside. Seeing her tired face, the little guy's eyes turned red with self-blame. He pouted and said sadly,"Empress Mother, it's all Yinzhen's fault for giving the warm spring water to the Empress Dowager. She thinks that you're being so picky about you because you're hiding good things and not giving them to her.”
When she got up, she felt a strong pain in her thigh. Although Xianying frowned slightly, she quickly endured it. She reached out and pulled Little Yinzhen to sit by the bed. She reached out and stroked his soft curly hair and comforted him,"Didn't we all plan that you would find the right time to offer the warm spring water to the Grand Empress Dowager? Huangen Niang had also expected this outcome to not be a big deal. Moreover, seeing that she let Huangen Niang off today because of you, this plan of ours is considered half successful.”
Speaking of such a clever plan, Little Yinzhen also ignored the self-blame in his heart and looked at Xianying with admiration. He nodded firmly and said,"Empress Yinzhen did indeed do as you taught, and at that time, a soft light entered the hall, shining the glass bottle and warm spring water in Shen 'er's hands with such beauty. Even Shen' er was almost mesmerized by it and forgot what to say.”
Xianying looked at Little Yinzhen, who was staring at her with adoring eyes. She poked his little nose in amusement and said,"This is what Huangen Niang told you about the wonders of nature. However, these are all strange and ingenious schemes. You must not miss your studies because of this. However, if you really like it, Huangen Niang will explain it to you in detail after you have built a good foundation in your studies. However, Huangen Niang's knowledge is not deep. If you really want to know, you have to rely on yourself.”
Initially, he felt a little regretful because Xianying did not want him to be too obsessed with it. Later, he heard that it was for the sake of his studies. When his studies improved, he would also carefully teach him. Although he did not know when that day would be, he believed Xianying's words. He did not linger and smiled happily."Yinzhen will not let down the Emperor's mother's painstaking teachings.”
He knew that Little Yinzhen was indeed very mature at such a young age. Perhaps it was because of the warm spring water, but he had become more intelligent recently. If Xianying had not told Little Yinzhen about things in her spare time, he would have known that it was necessary to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger since ancient times. When Kangxi came, he had also shown appropriate intelligence. Otherwise, he might have changed the jade archive to send Little Yinzhen back to Consort De.
After all, with Consort De's background, even if Yinzhen was more intelligent than the Crown Prince, Kangxi valued his background very much, so it was impossible for him to inherit the throne like history.
He carefully instructed Little Yinzhen to learn how to hide his true abilities. He turned his body and picked up the sleeping Eight Gege. He asked Little Yinzhen to make up for the missing half an hour of reading time in the morning. He did not let anyone go out to read in the small study outside the hall. He reached out a hand and handed over the book that he had read last night to coax him to sleep.
He had always heard that half of the Analects of Confucius had traveled all over the world. Although it might be boastful, what the saints did was not useless. Moreover, Xianying's explanation from the hundreds of forums in modern times was not orthodox, but it could be used to spread one's thoughts. Besides, Xianying had never thought of teaching Little Yinzhen to participate in the imperial examination, so there was no need to make him so serious.
She gently patted the eight squares so that she did not feel disturbed even though she heard the sound of Little Yinzhen reading. Occasionally, she would turn her head to correct Little Yinzhen's mistakes. However, after reading a few pages 120 times, it was getting late. She thought that Yinzhen did not have much in Cining Palace.
He raised his hand to stop Little Yinzhen. Seeing that the glass bottle was empty, he looked up and saw that Little Yinzhen had not lost his voice from reading. He nodded in satisfaction and said to Jing Yu and Xiang Yu, who were waiting outside the screen,"Order someone to pass the meal."
Another thing that Xianying was satisfied with was the small kitchen inside the imperial noble consort's position. Moreover, because it was a public tent, there were some rare things. In the past, because she was the only master in Jing Ren Palace, Tong Jiashi did not use this kitchen, but the interest was still sent.
Xianying was in the middle of the month. In the first few days, she was really unwell and had to drink the soup and water very hard. However, because of the space and the warm spring water inside, she recovered in a few days. How could she still be willing to eat those tasteless things? Seeing that she was so unwilling to eat, Nanny Cui specially went to the small kitchen to make some pastries that she loved when she was young. Xianying, who finally had some taste in her mouth, ate them happily.
In the future, when Little Yinzhen came to live in the back hall, the small kitchen was completely used. Xianying also had the recipes copied from the space in her hands, which made the small kitchen in the palace very busy every day.
She looked up at the clock bestowed by Emperor Kangxi and estimated that the Eighth Princess would only wake up after the two of them had finished dinner. She carefully placed the little girl on the bed and instructed Jing Yu and Xiang Yu, who had already returned,"Go and find the nanny and palace maids who take care of the eighth princess. Take good care of the eighth princess. If she wakes up, quickly order someone to talk to her.”
Seeing that Jing Yu, who had always been steady, stayed behind, Xiangyu went to the outside of the hall to look for the nanny and palace maids who had been waiting there. Xianying got off the bed and stood up. After dressing up, the nanny and the others also came into the hall. After giving a few more instructions, she took Little Yinzhen's hand and left the inner hall.
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