Mu Huagui

Chapter 12
"That's what people say, I believe it. If I don't believe it in your family, you can't even fool me, a woman who doesn't care about world affairs." Go to coax.

Taichang Temple manages sacrifices, and also manages Taoist priests and monks across the country.It would not have been obvious in the past, but now the emperor is a true Buddhist, Mr. Yuan did what he liked, and went to the deep mountains and old forests to invite eminent monks from the world to read Buddhism for the emperor, so he won the emperor's trust.

If Mr. Yuan was not afraid of publicity, it would be a trivial matter to change the windows of the whole house, let alone the glass of the study.Everyone knew the details, and they laughed and joked non-stop.

After making a fuss for a while, the princess looked at the little girl brought by Zhu's family, and said loudly, "Don't worry about these girls, they are all as young as green onions, and I'm afraid it will be very boring to be half-old women like us. Those who go shopping in the garden, those who go to play on the swing, those who row a boat and fly a kite, let your mother-in-law take you to play."

Someone laughed and shouted, "Don't take me with you, a half-wife, I'm not old." Looking back, it was the wife of Gao Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites, who was ten years older than the Princess of Dongjun in terms of age. , has been friends with Mrs. Yuan and Princess Dongjun for decades, and they speak very casually.

The ladies who couldn't sit still looked at their mothers, most of them said that they were not bored, so they liked to enjoy the chrysanthemums here and gossip.

Chen Jiao'er, Chen Qihong and several younger girls stood up, and the princesses said without waiting for their mothers to speak, "I'm here today, don't let them play. I'm old, but I like to watch these little girls." Girls having fun."

As soon as this remark came out, those who wanted to stop him had nothing to say, so they had to order their maidservant to keep a close watch on the young lady.Chen Qihong smiled slightly and said to Chen Jiao'er, "Sister Jiao'er, I really want to visit the garden of the palace, I wonder if sister Jiao'er will go with me."

"I was afraid that I couldn't find someone to accompany me. I didn't expect that sister Qihong also likes to go shopping in the garden. Why don't we go together?" The two smiled at each other, thanked the lady in the palace who led the way, and left together.Walking to a rockery, Chen Jiao'er pretended to have abdominal pain, turned her head to Chen Qihong and the woman who led the way, "I'll take Cherry to change clothes, and I'll be back in a while."

"Then old woman, let Qing Hong lead the way for Miss." The woman who led the way pointed to a girl and said.

"Thank you so much, Mom." After speaking, the master and servant hurried away with Qing Hong.

When Chen Jiao'er entered the latrine, after waiting for a long time, seeing that Qing Hong was showing signs of impatience, Cherry went in and asked, and then came out with an apologetic face and said to Qing Hong, "Sister Qing Hong, our lady is a big girl today. I felt a bit of abdominal pain when I went out early, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to go shopping in the garden for a while, our lady will go back to the yard to accompany the old man to enjoy the flowers after changing clothes, so I won’t bother my sister to wait for a long time.” After speaking, he handed over a heavy purse.

Qing Hong's face eased when she saw the purse, and asked, "Do you remember the way back?"

"Remember, remember, I will wait for the young lady to return the same way in a while." Cherry nodded repeatedly.

"Alright then, if you can't find your way along the way, you can let them lead the way no matter what you see."

"Yes, thank you, sister." Cherry thanked her and sent Qing Hong away, before whispering, "Miss, she is gone."

"Fortunately, the latrines in the palace are very clean, otherwise Miss will suffer." Cherry sticks out her tongue mischievously, and smiles at Chen Jiao'er.

Thinking of seeing Mother Su soon, Chen Jiao'er was also very happy.After staying in the palace for ten years, although she didn't often visit the back garden, she knew that there was a corner door leading to the back alley of the palace.

With the cherries, I tried to avoid the servants in the garden, and walked into a small courtyard. There were only two buildings in the courtyard, and it looked like it was for the gatekeeper.

Shortened and touched the Baosha, the women were all transferred to other people to be on duty.He went into Baoxia and took the key to the second door from the drawer. After opening it, he put it back as it was.Hang the lock on the second door, as long as no one comes in or out from here, if the women don't pay attention when they come back, they won't find it for a while.

After going out the second door, Chen Jiao'er was more careful, and walked to a corner door close to the wall, and took out a key from a crack in the brick, but never thought it would be empty.

Too bad, it won't work if the key is changed. Chen Jiao'er, who was fumbling around for the key, heard Cherry softly say, "Miss, this door is not locked."

Chen Jiao'er turned her head to look, and sure enough the lock was hanging on it, and it was not locked at all.

The two were overjoyed, pushed open the door and slipped out, and then closed the door.

"Miss, little...Miss." Cherry followed Chen Jiao'er all the way, seeing that she was as familiar in the palace as in the back garden of her own home, her jaw almost dropped in shock.

"Shhh, let's talk about this later, it's important to see Mama Su first." Chen Jiao'er knew that she had doubts, so she quickly blocked her with words.

"Miss, Cherry." Mother Su had been wandering in the back alley for a while, and when she saw the two hurriedly stepped forward, she pulled them away and left.

"This is..." It was a small courtyard with only three rooms, but it was kept very clean.

Pushing away the main room, Mother Su invited the two of them to sit down, followed the rules and greeted them before she said, "This courtyard was bought for 20 taels according to Miss's orders. They are slaves released by the palace or poor relatives living in the palace."

"The relatives of the palace, are they not relatives of the emperor, they can still live here." Cherry's eyes widened, full of disbelief.

"You girl, don't believe it. There are not many poor relatives in any family. What's more, people like the Wangfu, even if you are a family relative and old neighbor after ten or eight generations, you can get involved to fight the autumn breeze." Su Mama I've been here for more than two months, so I'm naturally familiar with these things.

"But it falls under Mama Su's name." Chen Jiao'er asked.

"Exactly, but the old lady can't take this house deed. I'll let the young lady take it back in a while." Mother Su said and touched the key on her body.

"Wait, mom, listen to me." Chen Jiao'er pulled Mama Su who was about to get up and sat down.

"I'm in the Chen Mansion, so here's a way out for myself. If the house deed is with me, wouldn't it be meaningless? I know Mama Su's heart. Anyway, whenever we come, Mama will take us in. What's more, between you and me , What about yours and mine?"

"Miss said, the matter is far from being so bad. The old lady is willing to bring you to the palace to be a guest. She clearly values ​​the lady. Don't think about things so pessimistically. You may have a good life in the end." Although Mama Su was obedient Leaving the mansion, but always felt that the happiness of the second half of the young lady still depended on the Chen mansion.

"Let's talk about it at that time." If you want to find a way to bring the person who caused her to justice, one mistake will be a matter of crushing your body.Even if he could leave alive, he would have to remain anonymous for the rest of his life.

After getting her revenge, it was her greatest wish to live the rest of her life quietly with Mother Su and Cherry.

"What happened to that..." Chen Jiao'er said vaguely.

"Cherry go to the gate and watch. If anyone comes, say that it's my niece from my mother's family who is here. Don't let people know that Miss is here." Mother Su turned her head and told Cherry.

Cherry glanced at the two of them, knowing that there was something important to talk about, so she didn't say much, closed the door, moved a small bench and sat in the yard to crack sunflower seeds.

"Miss, the surname of the shopkeeper you mentioned is He, and he has never had any contact with the Chen family." Mama Su said as she stepped forward and took Chen Jiao'er's hand.

"Really ask clearly." Chen Jiao'er frowned.

"Miss, the old lady went to inquire about it as the bride of the palace. I believe they don't need to lie to me. Besides, I asked in the same shop next door, and the words were generally the same." Mother Su didn't understand why the lady would think of it. Going to inquire about a silver house.

"It's okay. It seems that I missed something. You stay here well. If you have something to do, ask Xiaowen to deliver a letter to me. It's better to follow the secret code we agreed, don't forget." Chen Jiao'er has been out for some time, and she dare not delay any longer Go down, quit Mama Su and take the cherry back to the corner door.

As soon as he walked to the corner gate, he saw a simple black horse-drawn carriage parked beside him.A boy of fifteen or sixteen jumped out of the carriage, opened the door curtain, and a boy of seventeen or eighteen jumped out of the carriage.

The boy who jumped out of the car came face to face with Chen Jiao'er, staring at each other.The boy cupped his hands in embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry, girl." After speaking, he pushed open the corner door.

Chen Jiao'er pulled Cherry and followed, the boy looked anxious, and stretched out his hand to stop him, "You girl, you are so rude, there is no reason to break into other people's house casually."

"I was invited by the master's house, why can't I come in." Chen Jiao'er raised her face, glanced at the servant, and thought, Zhusheng, you are still so irritable, sneaking into the kitchen to eat the glutinous rice balls I made, Then the son didn't have supper.

I'm afraid that I'll be beaten so anxiously that I have no choice but to jump out and admit it, the son of a fool, doesn't he know that you stole the food, and deliberately scares you into admitting it.

"The young lady who came to take a seat is naturally accompanied by the maid in the mansion, how could she run outside the mansion." Zhu Sheng expressed disbelief.

"Anyway, I'm a weak woman, so I can't do anything if I go in. When you see the princess, you will know the truth. Seeing that you are so easy to follow, the dignified son still has to go through the back corner door. Naturally, you sneaked back. Why don't you give it to others? It's convenient, okay?" Okay." Chen Jiao'er laughed and discussed.

"You know Ben...cough cough, Uncle Ben." The boy who jumped out of the car had already opened the corner door, and heard the voice behind him, wondering.

"I don't know, but I can guess it." Chen Jiao'er's nose was sour, and she almost couldn't help crying.

"Master, I just went to the back alley with the servant girl to see the mother who was released from the mansion. I definitely didn't intend to disturb her. After entering the mansion, we went our separate ways. When we met Master today, we will pretend that it never happened." Chen Jiao'er owed her a blessing. , with the cherry sideways is about to pass.

Zhusheng turned around and blocked the corner door, "I say you two..." Before he could finish speaking, Cherry beside him was in a hurry. He stepped forward and pushed his chest with both hands, and pushed the unsuspecting Zhusheng staggeringly.

Pulling Chen Jiao'er and running away, Zhou Mingyuan only had time to see Chen Jiao'er turning his head from a distance, showing an apologetic expression.

(End of this chapter)