The Favorite of the Court of Joy

"Madam, why don't we go and ask Concubine Zhang. The prince loves Concubine Zhang so much, as long as Concubine Zhang is willing to intercede for the master, the master will definitely be saved from death."

"Begging him? Begging that lowly darling?" Mrs. Lu snorted and continued, "It's impossible for me to be humble to that darling. I haven't even avenged him for letting a lowly maid slap me. Even if he is canonized as a side concubine now, so what, he is still a pet of a lowly man, so I will not lower myself to beg him."

Ying'er on the side frowned, and said to herself, it's true that she is a favorite, but now you are just the daughter of a guilty minister, not much better.Ying'er was still trying to persuade her, but she preempted her and said, "Ying'er, I know you are loyal to my father, but you must know that my father committed a capital crime. The emperor was kind enough to not behead our whole family." , you and I are even more lucky, not to be involved. Although my status in the palace is low, I still have something to eat. You can't starve to death with me. The Bu family has nothing to do with us from now on. I heard without."

Bu Shanglu didn't hear Ying'er's answer, and looked up curiously, but unexpectedly, her head was hit, her eyes went dark, and she passed out.

That's right, it was Ying'er who knocked her out.Mrs. Lu didn't want to ask Concubine Zhang to save Master Bu, so she came to ask for help.In Ying'er's view, a person like Mrs. Lu deserves to die. She didn't even save her own father. She is really a child, but now is not the time to let her die.

Ying'er prepared everything, and then scattered a little pepper powder around her eyes, forcing red tears from her eyes, and then ran to the gate of Yimei Garden, crying and shouting: "I want to see my concubine, I want to see my concubine!" Empress."

The voice was so loud that the other masters in the courtyard could vaguely hear the voice, and then Xiao Hua came out and said to Ying'er who was kneeling at the gate of the courtyard: "Our side concubine is heavy and needs to rest more. No matter what you say, it woke up our side concubine. You go, our side concubine is kind enough to punish you."

"No, sister Xiaohua, wait a minute, this is a matter of life and death, please let me see the canonized empress, my wife made a fuss about hanging herself because of this matter, and the maidservant persuaded her for a long time before giving up, now I'm tired and falling asleep, what if I wake up and don't know what will happen?"

"If she wants to hang herself, let her hang herself. Why stop her?"

In the end Zhang Xiaoqian still showed up, showing up with a nearly seven-month pregnant belly. In his opinion, people like Bu Shanglu who are pretentious and greedy for life and fear of death would not hang themselves easily, but they don't know what tricks Bu Shanglu is playing.

"Slaves see the side concubine empress."

"Get up." Zhang Xiaoqian said, and he felt dizzy again when he heard the concubine concubine, he had said several times not to call him "Niang Niang", "Niang Niang", his mother, he is not a real woman. "Tell me, what exactly did your wife ask you to do?"

"Niang Niang, my wife begs you to save Master Bu." Ying'er cried and said, "My wife was crying to death because of this matter. She was just rescued by a servant. The servant didn't want to see the master sad, so I asked you Seeing the concubine, I beg the concubine to save Master Bu."

"What? Save Bu Xiangshi?" Zhang Xiaoqian felt ridiculous, "I'm just a little side concubine, why do you think I have the ability to save a dying criminal? Don't you think you asked the wrong person, and you asked for it too. Please ask the emperor."

"As we all know, the emperor respects the prince the most, and he also listens to the prince's words, and the side concubine is so doted on by the prince, and the prince will definitely listen to what you say. So please save Master Bu, and only you can save him .”

Zhang Xiaoqian could see the sincerity in Ying'er's eyes, but he found it very strange, shouldn't Bu Shanglu, who is his daughter, come to see him in person for such words?How did this maid look like Bu Xiangshi's own daughter? Could it be that Ying'er is actually Bu Xiangshi's illegitimate daughter.With a gossip mentality, he asked: "Actually, Bu Shanglu doesn't care about her father's life or death, you are the one who came to plead for Bu Xiangshi."

Ying'er is a girl with a simple appearance, and she has great acting skills. She always makes fun of the servants in the palace. She doesn't understand how Zhang Xiaoqian can see her thoughts all at once.

Zhang Xiaoqian then asked: "Why do you want to intercede for him? You are just a maidservant who has sold her bond. If the master is dead, you may still be free. Why do you still come to intercede for the master? Are you being a servant girl and being stupid? Or is it you?" It's actually Bu Xiangshi's illegitimate daughter." Zhang Xiaoqian felt that she was full of servility.

"No, I was an orphan since I was a child. Master Bu took me in and gave me a bite to eat so that I could live a stable life. I just want to repay my master's kindness." Ying'er replied sincerely, not like lying.

"Well, she is a good maid who knows how to repay her kindness." Zhang Xiaoqian said, "That's why she sneaked into the palace to inquire about information for your master."

Ying'er looked at Zhang Xiaoqian in surprise again, no wonder she couldn't send out reliable news, it turned out that her actions had already been seen by others.

Ying'er stopped pretending and asked, "Since you already knew that I was sent by Bu Shangshu, why did you keep me until now?"

Zhang Xiaoqian smiled charmingly and said, "Because my concubine likes to watch monkeys."

Ying'er was so ashamed that her face turned blue. She always thought she was hiding well, but she didn't expect to be played like a monkey from the beginning. She was so angry that she no longer used the poor person just now, but a fierce look like.But in Zhang Xiaoqian's view, her fierce appearance combined with her weak figure is like a child throwing a temper tantrum, and he couldn't help but chuckle.

Ying'er felt humiliated again, and said, "It seems that Concubine Zhang doesn't intend to help."

The guards in the dark thought Ying'er was going to hurt Zhang Xiaoqian, so they jumped out and stood in front of Zhang Xiaoqian.Zhang Xiaoqian sent them back, and then said: "Oh, why should I help? Bu Xiangshi's corruption and bribery, favoritism and malpractice have caused many candidates with real skills to fail the exam. If the future of Dongyue Kingdom is full of those who only accept bribes If people become officials, they must be corrupt officials, and it is the common people who suffer. How you became an orphan in the first place is probably related to corrupt officials. When corrupt officials are in power, you want more little girls to be like you. Orphans?"

It really made it true for Zhang Xiaoqian to say that it was because corrupt officials took money for building dams that she caused floods and killed many people, including her parents.But after all, Master Bu supported her, and she swore to repay her kindness.Seeing that this plan failed, she had no choice but to think of another way.

"I'm bothering Concubine Zhang, and this servant is leaving." Ying'er didn't salute, got up and left in a haughty manner. After walking a few steps, she collided with Xiao Huang who came back with a vegetable basket. After bumping into someone, she left up.

"Want to leave without apologizing after bumping into someone?" Zhang Xiaoqian was very angry, "Come here, bring him back to me."

"Yes." Two hidden guards ran over, and captured Ying'er within a few steps.

Xiaohua and Xiaoju also hurried out to help Xiaohuang up, and helped him put the vegetables back into the vegetable basket.

Ying'er was brought and forced to kneel down.Zhang Xiaoqian said: "You are rude to my side concubine. You beat me thirty with a cane. You don't apologize for hitting someone. There are no rules. You slap me fifty times. Come and execute it immediately."

Ying'er didn't beg for mercy, but she looked deathly at home, which made Zhang Xiaoqian feel admiration.

Xiaocheng helped Zhang Xiaoqian back into the house.Inside the room, the sounds of Qing stick hitting and mouth opening could be heard, but Ying'er didn't hear the slightest cry of pain, she was stubborn and could bear it.After the execution, Ying'er couldn't walk at all, so she had to crawl on the ground and crawl back to the Luzhu Pavilion.It's a pity that such a strong woman followed the wrong master.After all, Zhang Xiaoqian still felt a little soft-hearted, and ordered someone to send the best golden sore medicine.Without Bu Xiangshi as the master, she will not be considered an undercover agent in the future, as long as she keeps herself safe, Zhang Xiaoqian will not let anyone kill her.

At dinner time, it happened that Wan Zi and Xi Mei came back from the palace.Now in the palace, without Empress Dowager Li, the emperor's power has been expanded even more. This time, he stayed in the Wanzi Palace for a day and a night before letting him come back.The emperor promised that after Taishi Li was completely eradicated and the court was restored, Wan Zi would be formally accepted into the palace, and he would be named a concubine. He had already thought about the title, and called him "Wan Guifei".

"It's really time for me to come back." Wan Zi said with a smile, "I also brought a few dishes made by the royal chef in the palace."

"Wow~~" Zhang Xiaoqian sighed, "The royal chef in the palace made it, then we are lucky."

"Ximei, bring out the dishes quickly."

Ximei opened the food box and brought out three or four delicately arranged and brightly colored dishes, which really made her mouth water.Zhang Xiaoqian picked up the chopsticks and ate them, then exclaimed: "It's delicious, it's delicious. Ximei, were you by the side when the chef made it? Did you learn it?"

Ximei nodded and said with a smile: "Well, I have learned it all, and there are several other dishes. I will make them for everyone tomorrow."

"Okay, okay." As a foodie, Zhang Xiaoqian was happiest when he heard that there was something delicious to eat. "Everyone, please sit down and eat. The food won't taste good when it's cold."

The master and servants sat at the table regardless of each other as in the past.Zhang Xiaoqian, Xiaocheng and other maidservants were eating these imperial meals with gusto, Wanzi and Ximei had eaten a little in the palace, and they were not very hungry, Wanzi made a bowl of soup, and Ximei picked up a handful of vegetables Put it in a bowl and eat it.

"While I'm not here, did anything happen in Yimei Garden?" Wan Zi asked.

Zhang Xiaoqian finished eating what was in his mouth, and then said: "You are late, otherwise you will see how a weak little girl evolves into a strong woman."

"Huh? Looks like I missed a good show."

"That's not true." Zhang Xiaoqian said again, "It's a good thing you didn't come, otherwise you would be deceived by Yinger's tears. I have to say that this little girl's acting skills are very good, and she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress. qualified."

"Huh?? What is O... Ka...?" Everyone asked.

Zhang Xiaoqian smiled awkwardly.Oh my god, how did he inadvertently say a modern word, how to explain this Oscar for Best Actress.He rolled his eyes, and suddenly found that Ximei was very unusual, she didn't participate in their conversation, she lowered her head, her whole body was dying, as if she would fall back after being pushed.

Zhang Xiaoqian asked: "Ximei, what's wrong with you?"

Wan Zi also felt strange, and pushed him lightly, but Ximei was pushed down all at once, and fell to the ground, revealing her face, a colorless face with white lips.