Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 352 Confrontation between the little master of the harem
Zhou Guiren had already taken many palace maids and nuns to the Yangxin Palace. After all, there was a eunuch in charge inside, so he did not dare to make any mistakes.

I had to drink tea in the front hall. Suddenly I heard that people from Concubine Wu's hall dared to come. I was furious in my heart, but I didn't take myself seriously.

Unable to hold back his anger, he stood up and cursed;
"Which little bitch is here? I want to see who is so ungrateful?"

The female Shi Luxue beside her immediately called the maids of Biyun Palace to stand in front of Zhou Guiren and whispered;

"My young master, you still need to be patient. Now we are really going to make a joke. These days are critical moments for you to be promoted to a noble concubine. Will you..."

Zhou Guiren was also stunned for a moment. He knew the good intentions of the confidant girl, but he didn't know what was going on. This time, the palace directly asked some people from the harem to directly confer the title of concubine. He was also on the list. I heard that there were also palace maids, so there must be one. In the battle between dragons and tigers, which woman in the palace doesn't want to climb up the ladder? But today, if the emperor turns over his own sign and is kidnapped by Concubine Wu, then he will become a joke in the harem. Then everyone will want to step on him, and the consequences will be Not good.

So now we cannot let Concubine Wu of Chunli Palace succeed under any circumstances.
"That's right, but if the Emperor is really taken away by Bitch Wu tonight, we will be doomed in the harem from now on."

Female Shi Luxue was so frightened that she knelt on the ground.

"Please forgive me, young master. I didn't know there would be such consequences."

"Get up, I know you have good intentions, but Lu Xue, you have to know that if you don't fight for the harem, we will be the ones to be trampled upon by others when they gain power."

Zhou Guiren had a determined look on his face. He had been in the palace for many years and had met many people. Those who could not fight, no matter how beautiful they were, could only live alone in the harem. When they met some powerful eunuchs, they had to do everything to please them. That kind of life was not as good as died.

"Go, go out and have a look."

"Yes, my lord."

Zhou Guiren led a group of maids and maids out of the Yangxin Palace and waited in the courtyard. Not far away, Song Shuang, the female official of Chunli Palace, brought many maids and maids with her. The food box, which contains white fungus and lotus seed soup cooked by the imperial concubine herself, is slowly coming this way.

Thinking about the explanation given by the empress, the female history of Song Dynasty naturally understood in her heart that even if she suppressed Zhou Guiren, she didn't know what path she took, and she actually wanted to be canonized as a noble concubine and be equal to the empress. How could she be so virtuous?

Before they arrived at the Yangxin Hall, they saw Zhou Guiren arriving with the palace maids. Song Shuang was not afraid when he saw him. He walked over with a smile and said ten thousand blessings to Zhou Guiren.

"My servant Chunli Palace, Song Shuang, has met Mr. Zhou. My young master is well."

Zhou Qiuya saw the calm look on the face of the female historian of Chunli Palace. After meeting herself, she was still so calm. She was also wary in her heart. Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come.
"It turns out it's the Song Dynasty's female history. You don't have to be polite. Why don't you see the imperial concubine coming? I've been thinking about her strangely these days. It seems like she's been missing for some days."

When Song Shuang saw Zhou Guiren, he responded with a smile and was so eloquent that he couldn't help but take a second look. It was indeed not simple.

"Thank you, young master, for thinking about me. My wife is also thinking of you, but she is not well these days and can't talk to her. I will definitely bring my master's words with me when I go back. I think my wife will be happy too."

"Well, thank you Song Nu Shi. I'll talk to you when you have time. We sisters haven't gotten together for a long time. It would be great to find an opportunity to get together."

How can Mr. Zhou believe it? Yesterday, he heard that bitch Wu Jingyi was playing in Chunli Palace. Suddenly he felt uncomfortable. He was really good at covering up.

"Please rest assured, young master, I will definitely tell my mother-in-law, and I will come to see you when the time comes."

Song Nu Shi responded and ignored her. She and her men wanted to go around from the side. When Zhou Guiren saw where they could pass, he shouted to Song Shuang;

"Stop, where are Song Nu Shi going?"

Song Shuang stopped and turned sideways and replied;
"Is there anything else, young master? I am in a hurry to deliver Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup to the Emperor. The Emperor is tired and hard at work. My wife feels sorry for the Emperor, so she boils it with her own hands for an hour. It won't taste good when it gets cold."

"Oh, unfortunately, I gave it to you just now, so you don't need it anymore. Besides, it's not your mother-in-law's turn to take care of it tonight, so don't bring trouble to yourself."

Zhou Guiren pursed his lips and warned in a slow and soft voice, "How can Song Shuang be afraid? You are not a noble concubine now, so your style comes out first."

He continued to choke with a smile on his face,
"Then don't bother Mr. Zhou. My mother-in-law doesn't need others to tell her how to do things. Mr. Zhou should be more stable and don't make mistakes when the time comes."

Zhou Qiuya's face changed. She didn't know that this woman was referring to the matter of being named a noble concubine. Now it is considered a hidden matter in the palace. How could Wu Bitch know about it? A virtue, she wanted to show off, but she was pulled from behind by Lu Xue beside her. Zhou Qiuya's heart moved, and she stopped blocking her.

"I didn't expect Sister Wu to still think about my younger sister, but I'm so moved. The emperor is really tired. It's my sister who cares about the emperor. It would be shameless for a sister to stop her. Go quickly, don't delay."

Seeing Zhou Guiren's transformation, Song Shuang's face changed slightly. She didn't have an attack and could hold it back. However, she underestimated her. She took a few steps forward but didn't see Zhou Guiren coming to stop her. She was secretly thinking about it. I must inform the empress of this matter when I return home. Your Majesty Zhou is not an easy person.

Waiting for Song Shuang to go away, Zhou Qiuya immediately turned around and asked;

"What happened? What did you do to drag me along just now?"

Lu Xue came over and said in his ear;

"My lord, at the bridge pavilion in the back, the Prime Minister is here with his people. They should be here soon."

Zhou Guiren's eyes lit up, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, he looked back at Song Shuang who had just entered the Yangxin Hall, and smiled unconsciously;
"What a coincidence. We have a good show to watch. Xue'er, let's go. We won't wait any longer."

"Yes, my lord."

Zhou Guiren lifted up her skirt, stopped lingering, and left in a hurry with the maid and nanny.

Of course, I didn’t go far. I left the front yard of Yangxin Hall and took cover in a pavilion in another garden.
Almost immediately, Dai Quan led the young eunuch into the front yard of Yangxin Hall. Thinking about the memorials and letters in his hands along the way, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, fearing that Jiangnan would be unstable and ruin the emperor's plan. Unavoidably, I was walking a little too fast. I lost my balance and almost fell down.The little eunuchs behind him were frightened and hurried over to help Dai Quan.

"Ancestor, are you okay? Walk slower."

Dai Quan was flustered and stamped his feet. Fortunately, nothing happened. He looked at the uneven road and cursed;

"Get out of the way, the Za family is fine,"

"Yes, my ancestor."

The little eunuch was frightened and took two steps back. Dai Quan calmed down, took the memorial in his hand, and walked quickly into the Hall of Nourishing Heart.

inside the hall,

Song Shuang and others were waiting in the front hall, and the father-in-law in charge came out to ask questions;

"What's the matter with Song Dynasty's female history?"

"Back to my father-in-law, I have come to deliver Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup to the Emperor on the advice of Empress Wu. I would also like to ask your father-in-law to pass it on."

I thought it was getting late now, and the emperor must have finished his work, so he should be able to see him, but the eunuch in charge snorted coldly,
"I understand, the emperor has not rested yet, please wait here,"

Song Shuang refused to give up and added:
"Father, the lotus seed soup cannot be left out for a long time. It will get cold after a while."

The eunuch in charge replied expressionlessly,
"Then just take it back and wait. If you say you can't come in, you can't come in."

Song Shuang was helpless when he saw that the steward's father-in-law couldn't get in. He had to wait for a while. At this time, Dai Quan hurried in and the two of them saluted immediately.

Dai Quan ignored the two of them and went directly into the inner court study. Song Shuang felt cold. He knew that the empress's calculations were probably wrong tonight. The minister was obviously in a hurry. However, when he thought that Zhou Guiren would also have no chance tonight, I feel better now,

"Father-in-law, in that case, I will take the people back and won't disturb my father-in-law anymore."

"Um,"

Song Shuang didn't want to pay attention to this person anymore, and took the people back to Chunli Palace. But what he didn't know was that Zhou Guiren didn't go far, but sat down in a pavilion outside, keeping his eyes on Yang Xin. In the front yard of the palace, seeing Song Shuang leaving angrily, he smiled knowingly.
"Xue'er, go back to the palace and make a bowl of Yangchun noodles tonight. I'm bringing some sake over. I feel happy and want to drink some."

"Yes, young master, but the emperor is here, how can we prepare at night?"

Lu Xue saw that the young master was so happy, so she reminded Zhou Guiren to walk out of the pavilion first and walked out without looking back.

"We won't prepare dinner. The Emperor won't be going anywhere tonight. Let's go."

"Yes, my lord."

Lu Xue followed closely with the maid and nanny.

Hall of Mental Cultivation,
Dai Quan walked in worriedly.
in the library,
Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong was looking at Shen Zhong's new document, which contained detailed records of the money and food in the treasury of the northern counties and cities. Except for a few counties and cities that had errors, most of them had full treasury. Spring plowing was coming soon. Wait. This fall, the harvest will fully support the war effort in the north.

He put down the memorial, marked it red, and then placed the memorial on the left side of the desk, together with Luo Yunhou's Pinglu book. As soon as he placed the memorial, he saw Dai Quan standing at the door.

"Come in, what are you doing standing at the door?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

Dai Quan bowed and walked in carefully. Emperor Wu put down his brush and looked up. When he saw something in Dai Quan's hand, he couldn't see clearly and asked;
"What are you holding in your hand, and what happened?"

"Reply to Your Majesty, there is a letter from Jiangnan Zhao Si, and there is also a memorial from Lord Lin."

Dai Quan came over, came to the front of the desk, put the urgent letter and the red fold in his hand on the desk, and then stepped back and stood beside the desk.

Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong was still a little suspicious. Dai Quan looked a little different today. He looked at the red memorial on the desk and was shocked. He had a bad premonition. There was a letter from Jiangnan Zhao Si and a red memorial from Lin Ruhai. Zhezi.

asked urgently;
"Dai Quan, tell me, what happened in Jiangnan? Did you get the red coupon correctly?"

Facing the emperor's question, Dai Quan immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I got it right. The seals on the letter and the folder are intact. The red folder was written by Mr. Lin, and the letter was written by Mr. Zhao. I checked the handwriting and there will be no mistake."

"Then why is it a red fold? Hasn't Marquis Luo Yun already arrived in Yangzhou to meet Lin Ruhai? What happened over there in the south of the Yangtze River? Is there anyone else who is plotting rebellion?"

Emperor Wu looked at Dai Quan with a gloomy expression, his hands hesitant to touch the folds, fearing that, as he thought in his heart, Lin Ruhai's time was running out or he was gone.

(End of this chapter)