0p0 Chapter 198 That Year, That Event, That Person
Chapter 198 That Year, That Event, That Person
Daiyu wanted to leave the palace directly, but the empress dowager was reluctant to let her go and insisted that Cheng Qian take her to the Yanjia Palace: "Don't be restrained. Come on time and eat well. Come back after you finish eating."
Daiyu had no choice but to accept the offer. She ate a bowl of rice, a few vegetable leaves and half a bowl of soup, and then felt full.
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows: "Is the food not to your liking today?"
"Of course not. The food here is delicious. It's just that I feel a little tired and my appetite is not very good." Daiyu curled her lips.
Cheng Qian whispered a few words into her ear.
The Queen Mother suddenly realized and looked at her lovingly: "You can't eat because you think of your father? That's fine. Go back and have a good sleep, and you'll be fine in the evening."
He had originally planned to keep Daiyu to go to Zhaoqing Palace again, but he didn't mention it again and just told her to "come when you have time, no need to pass the name card."
Daiyu was really touched, so she smiled and leaned on the Queen Mother's shoulder, saying coquettishly: "I regret it! Why did I help Yimin? The Queen Mother is so kind, how nice it would be to be my mother?"
The Queen Mother laughed and patted her head: "Why bother with those empty names? I love you the most in my heart, but it's a pity that Yimin was more suitable under the circumstances at that time.
"But what does it matter?!" He turned around and asked Cheng Qian with a smile, "Did Gong Zhengsi greet you?"
Cheng Qian crossed her arms and lowered her head: "It's settled."
"Yes." The Queen Mother took Daiyu's hand and said softly, "Thinking back then, someone wanted to harm me. Xiao Meng took the blame for me, and the Queen Mother was furious and wanted to kill Xiao Meng.
"It's your father. He has only been in the imperial court for a few days, but he noticed something fishy about the incident. He tried his best to stop the Supreme from taking action.
"I gambled my newly acquired future, investigated the matter, saved Xiao Meng's life, and cleared myself of suspicion.
"Your father is a very good man. We all like him and hope that he can assist the Holy Dynasty for a long time.
"The county magistrate, Hanlin, Lantai, salt inspector, prefect, governor, viceroy, minister, cabinet minister, step by step to the top, serve as prime minister for twenty years, retire at eighty, and die at a hundred.
"I have been in harmony with the emperor and his subjects from beginning to end. As a woman in the deep palace, I have repaid the grace of saving my life."
The Queen Mother took a deep breath, her eyes reddened, and she looked at Daiyu with even more pity, "It's a pity that I can only love you now."
Daiyu stared at the Queen Mother blankly, tears falling unconsciously, she didn't even know it, and asked foolishly:
"My daddy, is he that good?"
The Queen Mother chuckled, "I don't have a daughter, and the Emperor's daughters at that time were not of the right age. Only Tongyi was close enough, but the Emperor refused to accept her.
"Otherwise, your father would have married his wife and stayed in the capital safely, staying with us. But then, you would be gone!"
Cheng Qian handed a handkerchief to Daiyu.
Daiyu was shocked to find that her face was already covered with tears, so she lowered her head and wiped them away, forcing a smile: "I often feel sorry for myself, as both my parents are dead.
"But now it seems that I don't know how much more blessed I am than others. How many people in this world can have such a blessing?"
The Queen Mother looked at her very gently. When she heard the noise outside, she looked up and said softly:
"The Chu Kui you just saw is skilled, ruthless, and loyal. I just told him that he will follow you from now on.
"You are a princess, you should have two tutors, two eunuchs, and two palace maids. I know you don't lack tutors, and you have Xiao Meng following you.
"Forget about the palace maid. I heard from Cheng Qian that your maids are all good and each has their own uses. Then I'll give you a eunuch.
"When you go out, take him with you. Take him with you when you go into the palace. This way, if someone is blind, he will be able to get rid of them for you."
Just like that, they got a eunuch?! Or a master?
Daiyu was a little dumbfounded.
The Queen Mother smiled and asked Cheng Qian to see her off personally.
When they reached outside the hall, Cheng Qian finally raised her head, but the look she gave Daiyu was extremely cautious.
Daiyu saw it from the corner of her eye, and simply said nothing, only half lowering her head humbly. When Cheng Qian asked Chu Qian to pay her respects, she just nodded, and then disappeared.
Only after they got into the carriage outside the courtyard did Daiyu politely say goodbye and lower the curtain.
Cheng Qian was a little confused.
When I returned to the Yanjia Palace, the Queen Mother was lying comfortably on the beauty couch with her feet crossed, admiring her shoes with great pride. Without even turning her head, she asked:
"What did the girl say?"
"Nothing said."
"What do you mean you didn't say anything? Hearing such a shocking past, you must be moved, right?"
"That's right, he didn't say anything." Cheng Qian was a little confused.
The Queen Mother also looked at her strangely. After a while, she suddenly asked her face: "Don't you like Zhaoqing girl?"
Cheng Qian panicked: "I am just a servant, how dare I like or dislike a master? And she is the one that the Queen Mother loves the most?"
The Queen Mother laughed: "Come on! I tell you, Zhaoqing is the most thoughtful. She will be nice to whoever likes her. If you don't like her, she will naturally be too lazy to please you.
"Look at Xiao Tao again. She loves her to the core. She also knows Xiao Tao's feelings and is so considerate to her that she is almost as caring as a daughter!"
Cheng Qian felt uncomfortable: "Although she is the only daughter of the late Marquis Wen'an, and is admired by the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, she is naturally not a bad person.
"But she is too nosy. If she leads the county lady astray, all the problems will be piled on the empress dowager. Our peaceful life will be thrown into chaos again."
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Do you really think I'm a piece of trash?
"I should be in charge of these matters and worry about these things. Otherwise, why would the emperor call me mother and call those people concubines?"
Cheng Qian spread her hands helplessly: "You didn't care about the fight between those two concubines."
The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "I will wait until they kill one of them before I intervene."
When Daiyu returned home, the first thing she did after getting off the car was to call Jiang Yong and Lin Zhixiao.
The two hurried along and greeted Daiyu at the second gate together: "Young lady, you are back."
Daiyu hummed and pointed at Chu Qian, who was standing like a wooden man beside her: "This is the eunuch the Empress Dowager gave me. You two should discuss how to arrange for him."
Then he said to Chu Qian, "There are girls in the second gate. You follow them in the outer courtyard and get familiar with the whole house first.
"Wait until I leave, then follow me."
Then he said to Lin Zhixiao, "Tell him about the personnel affairs of the Rong and Ning mansions. I will bring him with me to the Jia family in the future."
After saying this, he went to the main courtyard with a tired look on his face.
Miaoyu and Tanchun were waiting there. Daiyu saw them and waved her hand: "All right. It's all right. Go back. I'm exhausted. We'll talk tomorrow."
The two people said goodbye with a smile.
The next morning, before Miaoyu and Tanchun entered the main courtyard, a man ran in, stood under the window, and said loudly:
"Reporting to the young lady, the Rong Mansion sent someone to deliver a message. The old lady has been ill for five days. She doesn't look well today. Please go there if you are free. The news has been delivered to the palace."
Lin Daiyu sat up suddenly from the bed and pulled open the curtains: "What do you mean it's not good?!"