cook maid concubine

Chapter 214
"It's Xiao Jin, why did you come into the palace so late?" The queen mother saw the other party, with a smile on her tired face, and waved towards the other party.

Ji Nanjin stepped forward and said, "I heard that Princess Eleven was poisoned, and Weichen came to visit. I wonder how the princess is doing?"

The Empress Dowager smiled and nodded, "You really have intentions. Don't worry, the imperial doctor just came to see her and said that there is no serious life-threatening condition, but the poison has not been cured. I'm afraid I won't be able to see anyone for several days!"

Ji Nanjin said: "The princess is fine as long as she is in good health." After a pause, she continued: "The officers and soldiers entered the mansion overnight and arrested the cook in the minister's mansion, saying that she intended to poison the princess. I don't know what happened?"

The empress dowager's originally gentle and smiling eyes suddenly became serious and said: "You are right to ask, this time because of the negligence of your cook, you almost killed Eleven. Just an explanation."

Ji Nanjin responded: "What the queen mother said is that I should investigate this matter clearly. If it is really the fault of the cook in the minister's house, I should rely on the queen mother."

The queen mother nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's good to have your words. Eleven is allergic to shrimp. Last night, I fell ill because I ate the shrimp cooked by your cook. How do you deal with this matter?"

"Shrimp? As far as I know, the cook of the minister's mansion was not the only one who cooked the prawns last night. How can the queen mother be sure that the cook of the minister's mansion is responsible?"

The queen mother said: "Eleventh said, she only ate the shrimp cooked by your cook last night."

Ji Nanjin asked calmly: "The queen mother just said that the eleventh princess is allergic to shrimp. I wonder if the princess herself knows about this?"

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Why would Xiao Jin ask such a question? Naturally, she didn't know about Eleven. Otherwise, wouldn't she be joking with her own life?"

"Queen dowager calm down, I don't mean that." Ji Nanjin said unhurriedly, and explained to the queen mother: "What I mean is that since the princess doesn't know about this matter, the people in the imperial dining room must also not know about it." The cooks in the minister's mansion are even less familiar with the taboos of the people in the palace when they first entered the palace, and there are some negligence. It is said that those who don't know are not guilty. I hope that the Queen Mother Nian can lighten her punishment for her ignorance."

"You entered the palace overnight to intercede for that girl? Xiao Jin, tell Aijia honestly, what is your relationship with that girl?" The queen mother squinted her eyes halfway, staring at Ji Nanjin sharply.Although she is old, she is still blind.Eleven suddenly got a cook into the palace to prepare a birthday banquet for her, and specifically raised it at the birthday banquet, intending to use her mouth to keep her in the palace.If it's just an ordinary cook, why bother?She didn't think anything at first, but it was only when Ji Nanjin stood up that she vaguely realized that something was wrong.It is not difficult to guess what happened next.

After all, Eleven likes Xiao Jin, this is something that everyone in the capital knows.Seeing that the other party defends a cook so much now, what is there not to understand?
Originally, Princess Eleven suddenly fell ill. The imperial doctor found out that it was caused by eating some kind of food. Because of the shrimp, after Shiyi woke up, she cried and asked the queen mother to make the decision for her. The queen mother saw that her whole body was red and swollen, and it was extremely itchy, so she followed her will and ordered her to be put in prison.

It's just a little cook, what's more, Eleven is really like this because of eating the dishes she cooks, even Prince An's Mansion can't say anything.

The Empress Dowager naturally knew that Eleventh Princess was making use of the topic, but since she couldn't tolerate the other party, why not help her get rid of him?

It's just that she didn't expect that Ji Nanjin would enter the palace overnight for her.

From this point of view, that girl really can't stay.

Ji Nanjin replied unhurriedly: "When you go back to the Queen Mother, I have no special relationship with the other party. It's just that when I invited the other party to Beijing, I promised to protect her well. Besides, it's not all the fault of this matter. She, Empress Dowager Shengming, please see that she has done her best for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, please forgive her this time."

The Empress Dowager said with a straight face, "It's just a little cook, if the Ai family insists on putting her to death, do you still want to resist the order for her?"

Ji Nanjin said: "I don't dare. If the Queen Mother insists on punishing her, I dare not refuse. It's just that since ancient times, a gentleman has always promised her a thousand dollars. Since I can't keep my promise to her, I am willing to sacrifice my life for my life, so I ask the Queen Mother to fulfill it." As he spoke, he lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager.

"You..." The queen mother was startled and angry, staring at him for a while, speechless.Even concubine Xiao Shu who was on the side was shocked, she frowned and looked at him and said, "Xiao Jin, do you know what you are talking about? As the dignified son of Prince An's mansion, the only blood of the Ji family, you actually want to do it for a cook?" Mother risking her life for her life? Does your grandmother, your father, king and concubine know about this?"

The Empress Dowager and Concubine Xiao Shu had discussed it before he came, and planned to use this matter to propose the marriage between Ji Nanjin and Princess Eleven.After all, the eleventh princess has also reached the age of marriage, and the Queen Mother and Concubine Xiao Shu also like Ji Nanjin very much, so they intend to facilitate this marriage.Seeing him doing this for a cook now, both of them were shocked and angry.

Of course, this anger was more aimed at Qian Hongxian.

In their hearts, Qian Hongxian seems to be the type of person who does not keep his duty and flirtatiously seduces the Lord.

Hearing Ji Nanjin's calm expression, he said in a steady voice: "I'm an adult, and I should be responsible for my promises. I believe that my grandmother, father, king, and concubine mother will respect my choice."

"You..." Concubine Xiao Shu couldn't speak for a while, she could only look at the queen mother, waiting for her instructions.

The queen mother looked at him disappointedly and said: "Xiao Jin, you have always been a calm person, and the Ai family and the emperor are also very optimistic about you, but what you have done today has really disappointed the Ai family. The Ai family knows , you are sure that the Ai family will not kill you, but do you know what your actions mean today?" I didn't expect that the other party would express his willingness to die for a cook in front of her, which made the Queen Mother have to Reconsider his marriage with Princess Eleven.

Ji Nanjin's attitude was calm, and her face remained unchanged: "I know that I have betrayed the Queen Mother's love, but I don't regret my decision today, and I only hope that the Queen Mother can forgive her this time."

The Queen Mother finally waved to him and said, "Forget it, you just take him back."

"Aunt?" Concubine Xiao Shu wanted to say something, but the Queen Mother raised her hand to stop her.

"Thank you Queen Mother." Ji Nanjin thanked the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes immediately, rubbed her forehead, and said with a tired look on her face: "Go back and have a word with your grandmother. It's been a long time since I saw her. The Ai family misses her very much. If she gets better, let her enter the palace." Come and have a chat with Ai's family."

"Yes! I must tell my grandmother." Ji Nanjin stood up from the ground, saluted the Queen Mother and Concubine Xiao Shu separately, and then took her leave.

As soon as Ji Nanjin left, Concubine Xiao Shu immediately said anxiously: "Auntie, why did you agree to let that girl go so easily? If Eleven finds out about this, there will be trouble..."

The queen mother closed her eyes and interrupted the other party: "Otherwise? Let the other party out after a beating? Or is Xiao Jin really going to save her life?"

Concubine Xiao Shu suddenly fell silent, and after thinking about it, she said unwillingly: "The son of Prince An is too nonsense this time, he is just a servant, it is not worth him to enter the palace late at night, and he is willing to sacrifice his life for what the other party said. Fortunately, I thought he was the most promising of the younger generation before, but now it seems that he is nothing more than that."

"You are wrong!" But the queen mother suddenly said.

"Huh?" Concubine Xiao Shu looked at the other party suspiciously.

The Queen Mother opened her eyes and said slowly, "Don't you see it yet? He did it on purpose."

"What does aunt mean?" Concubine Xiao Shu asked with a puzzled expression.

The queen mother sighed and said: "It's just a cook, if he really wants to keep the other party, there are many ways. Naturally, he doesn't need a dignified prince to risk his life for the other party. He said that on purpose." See Concubine Xiao Shu Still with a dazed look on her face, she sighed again and said, "He doesn't want to marry Shiyi, so he specifically used this to tell us." She just asked him deliberately if he knew what he meant by doing so, Just want to test the other party's attitude on this matter.

And the other party's answer clearly told me his answer.

Concubine Xiao Shu's face immediately changed when she heard the words, and she said angrily: "He, he is really deceiving people too much. What's wrong with my family's eleventh? Is the dignified princess not worthy of his heir?"

The queen mother interrupted her a little tiredly, and said with a serious face: "Okay, why do you say these useless angry words. It's not that you don't know Eleven's temper, and it's indeed a bit self-willed. There are us in the palace. It's okay to spoil her, but it's really not pleasing to be like this if you marry and become a daughter-in-law."

Her own daughter is naturally good in everything. Concubine Xiao Shu disagreed with what the Queen Mother said, but she didn't dare to refute her in person.After opening his mouth, he still didn't say anything.Immediately thinking of Princess Eleven's reaction when she knew about this incident, she couldn't help but said anxiously: "Then what should I do? That girl admits to death, and she won't change if she is sure. It is not a matter of a day or two to like Prince An Now, if you know that Prince An is not willing to marry her, and even would rather die for a cook, you will definitely not be able to bear it. Auntie, what you love the most is the eleventh day, so you must make the decision for her. Yes, that girl will be let go, but this marriage... can't be left alone anyway."

The queen mother said with a serious face: "I know, this matter can't be delayed any longer. I will announce Princess Anchang to enter the palace tomorrow, and I will have a good talk with her about the two children."

Concubine Xiao Shu then turned her worry into joy and said, "Thank you, Auntie!"

(End of this chapter)