The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

The imperial concubine glanced at Xianyue, then turned back. She fed her daughter a whole bowl of fish soup without haste, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and then said: "Okay, let the wet nurse take you to the yard. Let’s play.”

Hearing her say this, Funing's eyes suddenly lit up.

The imperial concubine knew what she was thinking as soon as she looked at her expression.

He tapped Funing's little nose with his slender fingers and said, "Don't touch my flowers."

Funing pursed his lips, but still saluted in a decent manner: "Daughter, please retire."

The imperial concubine looked at the Ninth Prince's nanny again and said, "Take the Ninth Prince back to the wing to sleep."

The wet nurse gently held the Ninth Prince in her arms and then left.

After the palace became quiet, the imperial concubine looked at Xianyue and said, "Tell me, what happened?" "My lady, I just received the news that Eunuch Liu of the Weaving Yamen was taken away by Wude Si yesterday."

Eunuch Liu works as an errand in the Weaving Yamen, specializing in tribute matters.

Fabrics such as Shu embroidery and Su embroidery, as well as precious fabrics such as cloud damask, brocade, brocade and organza, all passed through his hands when they were brought to the palace as tribute from various places.

The bamboo silk fans brought in from Shu every year are also among them.

The expression on the imperial concubine's face remained unchanged: "Why are you panicking?"

Xianyue said: "This time about the bamboo fan -"

Concubine Tan spoke softly: "This time about the bamboo fan, it was because he got greedy and was so bold that he dared to embezzle six pieces at once."

Eunuch Liu has been working in the weaving yamen for many years, and there may have been times when his hands and feet were clean at first. But after handling those rare and expensive tributes day by day, it didn't take long before he fell into the abyss of corruption.

A Shu embroidery screen, three pieces of brocade, two pieces of organdy...

As long as there is no detailed investigation by the superiors, it is a reasonable loss report.

The imperial concubine did not instruct him to do anything.

What the imperial concubine did was to make people mention in his ears how precious the bamboo silk fan was, so precious that it was worth more than a thousand gold. A few more words, as long as the Queen Mother, Queen and Concubine Chen are not short of fans, the remaining concubines will not get a handful every year, so who will care?

Just like that, in a moment of greed, Eunuch Liu took the initiative to take down six bamboo fans. Isn’t it true that there were exactly thirty handfuls sent to the palace?

Xianyue was still worried: "Where is the Department of Internal Affairs?"

The imperial concubine chuckled: "What's wrong with the Department of Internal Affairs?"

By chance, the slippery Wang Changliang of the Internal Affairs Department broke his leg. The person who made the call in the Internal Affairs Department was the cowardly and incompetent Deputy Zuo Si.

All she had to do was spread the word in the palace about how favored Concubine Jade was, and even overshadowed Concubine Chen.

Let Xiao Dazi whisper a few words in Deputy Zuo Si's ears from time to time. They must be careful in front of the Jade Concubine, otherwise they have to be careful about being resented by her.

Deputy Zuo Si was used to being cautious and fearful. After hearing such words too many times, it was not surprising that he would do stupid things.

As for the little Dazi, she had controlled her family a few years ago and wiped away all traces outside the palace.

For the sake of the lives of his whole family, no matter how harsh the trial, he would grit his teeth to death.

A smile appeared on the lips of the imperial concubine: "Even if we get to the bottom of this matter, we can't find it in Xianfu Palace."

Seeing her calm look, Xianyue finally relaxed and stopped mentioning the matter.

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At the end of April, Lu Zhaolin took the queen mother, concubines, and princes and princesses from the palace to Jingxi Garden.

In previous years, when we set out to escape the summer heat, it was usually mid-June.

The reason why it is so far in advance this year is because the Dragon Boat Festival race is to be held in the garden.

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Dragon Boat Festival is the day.

Early in the morning, the garden became lively.

Jiang Shiying got up early. After breakfast, she sat in front of the dressing table and started dressing up.

It was Lan Hui who combed her hair.

After combing your hair, it’s time to add hairpins.

"It's the Dragon Boat Festival today. Would you like to wear a hairpin to celebrate the festival?"

Jiang Shiying said: "Bring the pair of Five Poison Talisman gold hairpins sent by Craftsman Si Qian'er."

Lan Hui responded crisply, and then took out the pair of hairpins Jiang Shiying mentioned.

This pair of gold hairpins is extremely exquisitely made, with five poisonous creatures including centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions, geckos and toads carved on their heads. The carvings don't look scary, but are beautiful and awe-inspiring.

After the gold hairpin was put on, it still looked a bit plain.

Lan Hui asked: "Would you like to add Fu Chai and Ai Hu to your hairpin? The Department of Internal Affairs and the Department of Craftsmanship sent some over the past two days."

Jiang Shiying said: "The hairpin maker made the Aihu sent by the Secretary."

"promise!"

After Ai Hu put on the hairpin, Lan Hui praised: "It is indeed a craftsmanship department. It is also Ai Hu, but it is three points more exquisite than the one sent by the Internal Affairs Department."

In the mirror, Jiang Shiying pursed her lips and smiled.

The things sent by Takumi were indeed more exquisite, but she chose Takumi's things to wear on her head, not just for this reason.

But there is no need to mention these words in front of Lan Hui.

She got up and walked to the safe room.

Ping An was sitting on the soft couch, playing happily by himself. As soon as he saw Jiang Shiying coming, he hurriedly pounced on her.

Aunt Wan quickly stopped him and protected him with her arms to prevent him from falling off the couch.

Jiang Shiying stepped forward, Ping An reached out for her to hug her.

Jiang Shiying pinched his face in a funny way: "I can't hug you today. If these clothes get wrinkled, you have to change them again."

Ping An just thought that his mother and concubine were playing with him, and he was so happy that his mouth watered.

Jiang Shiying looked at Aunt Wan: "Have you tied a colorful thread to Ping An?"

Aunt Wan gently opened the cuff of Ping An's left hand and said, "Don't worry, Madam, it's tied. It's not sent over by the Department of Internal Affairs and the Department of Craftsmanship. It was made by the slave herself. It's cleaner than the stuff outside."

Jiang Shiying nodded with satisfaction: "Mommy is thoughtful."

Not long after, I heard Qiu Yu remind me: "Mother, it's almost time."

Jiang Shiying stood up and made arrangements: "A Yuan and Yu Chengyi will both stay and look after Ping An with Aunt Wan."

The two of them said "Promise" in unison.

Jiang Shiying emphasized: "Not only is Xiangyingju inside, people outside are also paying attention."

The reason why she told her so much was because she knew that someone was going to do something in the imperial concubine's Awakening Moon Pavilion today.

In this kind of festival, everything is chaotic and it's easy to fish in troubled waters. It's inevitable that some people will be watching her Xiangying Residence, so she can't be too careful.

Yu Chengyi said: "Don't worry, Madam, the servants will be careful and guard the Eighth Prince."

Jiang Shiying nodded and took Qiu Yu Lanhui and Xiao Xuanzi to Tangyu Tower.

Tangyu Tower is built on the edge of Chenghu Lake. It is a three-story building.

At this time, five-color silk silks were hung inside and outside the building, making it very festive and lively.

As soon as she entered the building, Jiang Shiying frowned - everything in the building today is actually jasmine?

It suits the occasion, but it's too fragrant, right?

Such an overbearing aroma can easily cover up other flavors. When she was "killed" and poisoned in the palace, the medicine was put into the jasmine flowers.

Jiang Shiying suppressed her thoughts and without saying anything, she climbed the stairs to the third floor of Tangyu Building.