Chapter 214
Sure enough, when Ji Yunqing woke up again, he never heard any rumors in the mansion again.
In the afternoon, Ji Yunqing heard that two or three managers in the mansion had stolen property and had been handed over to the government. The rest of the people involved in the case were also cleaned up one by one.
The servants in the mansion, who had been a little lax at first, suddenly tightened up and started working very hard.
Correspondingly, Ji Yunqing can get whatever he wants quickly.
The benefits are so good?
Ji Yunqing raised her eyebrows, remembering something she had wanted a long time ago but never got, and asked tentatively: "I want a stone mill, is that ok?"
The steward held the list in his hand, but he couldn't figure out no matter how hard he tried, what role would the stone mill that Concubine Ji wanted play in the one-year-old banquet?
He really wanted to ask, but he didn't dare.
I can only order my servants to look for it quickly!
Not long after, Ji Yunqing finally got the millstone. She looked contentedly at the two sturdy servants who carried the millstone into the yard with great effort and installed it carefully. She nodded with satisfaction.
The servant still remembered the steward's instructions and looked at Ji Yunqing repeatedly. Finally, he mustered up the courage to ask the maid beside him casually, "What does the concubine want this thing for?"
The maid actually didn't know, but she wouldn't say so. She just scolded him in a delicate voice: "Why are you asking so many questions? The master has given you orders, so just do your job."
The servant was so frightened that he dared not ask any more questions. He just muttered in his heart, "I wonder what the concubine is going to do with such a heavy thing as a millstone?"
Do I have to grind tofu in the yard?
Thinking of this possibility, the servant couldn't help but laugh.
The concubine eats and drinks well every day, so why would she need to make tofu herself? She was just watching it out of boredom.
In fact, Ji Yunqing simply felt that retirement life meant having a vegetable garden, a stone mill, and preferably raising some chickens, ducks, geese, and cats and dogs. That would be a proper life in retirement.
However, the prince might not agree to raising chickens, ducks, geese and various small animals in the mansion. Besides, the smell was too strong, so Ji Yunqing gave up reluctantly.
Never mind, raising a kid is pretty much the same thing.
Thinking of this, Ji Yunqing asked someone to bring the child out. She felt a little bored.
The little guy was sent back by the prince a few years ago, and at the same time, an explosive news came out.
The prince's concubines have all moved to the backyard now!
And the reason was related to the Fourth Young Master. The latter was revealed by a young eunuch from the front yard whom Ruyi knew. As for the specific reason, the young eunuch did not say.
Ruirui is the fourth child and is the fourth young master in the mansion.
Ji Yunqing looked at Ruirui, who was playing with toys obediently with an innocent look on his face. He really didn't know how this kid did it.
But the boy’s biological father is a prince, and the fact that the prince sent the child back and didn’t say anything blaming him proves that it’s not a big deal.
Ji Yunqing shook his head, picked up the child and took him to meet Xin Fengrong.
Ruirui looked at this heavy thing and felt very curious. He stretched out his little hand and curiously touched the thick stick on the millstone.
Ji Yunqing explained to him: "This is an important operating tool. You can use a person to push the mill, or you can use a donkey to pull the mill, but I have never seen it before."
In her previous life, she had only seen stone mills in scenic spots. In this life, she entered the palace right after she came in, and had never seen a donkey pulling a mill.
"Mom, push!"
"Be good, mother won't push, let's look at something else."
Ji Yunqing just wanted him to see it for himself and had no intention of doing any work.
The mother and son were so bored that they walked around the entire yard again, even the cellar.
Ji Yunqing took out the key and opened the cellar door. He stood outside and waited for a while before slowly walking in along the steps.
There are a lot of food here, which are very important things, so you definitely need a key.
The cellar now is no longer empty as it used to be. There are more than a dozen large jars in it, each of which is filled with pickled vegetables, and there are also many dried vegetables on the side.
On the other side of the wall, there was a lot of rice, flour and oil. Ji Yunqing picked up a sack of beans and planned to make some soy milk, tofu and other things to eat tomorrow.
After leaving the cellar, Ji Yunqing expressed his thoughts and received a strange look from Nanny An.
Ji Yunqing looked back with a stern face, and was about to say that she wanted to eat the freshly ground soy milk, tofu and bean curd, but she was restrained by Nanny An the next second.
"Master, if you are really bored, go and make the prince's clothes."
Ji Yunqing: “…”
“…It’s still early for the New Year!”
Nanny An started to speak as a demon: "It's getting late. At your speed, do you really think it's still early?"
Daylily asked casually, "By the way, did you find the book that the master said he was looking for?"
Hongdou, who was passing by, also joined in the fun. She pursed her lips and said, "Master, you can also take a look at the account book in the yard."
She had some talent in accounting, so Ji Yunqing handed the accounts of the yard over to Hongdou.
But this doesn't mean that Ji Yunqing can just ignore it.
"Master, if you have nothing to do, you can come and see how your new clothes are made and what kind of embroidery will look better."
Ji Yunqing looked in the direction of the sound and found Xiuqiu sitting under the window nearby with an embroidery basket in front of her, which was filled to the brim with colorful silk threads.
She was speechless: "Whatever clothes our hydrangea makes are beautiful, and your craftsmanship is the best."
Nanny An: "Then the master..."
Hemerocallis: "Then Master..."
Hongdou: "Then Master..."
Everyone looked at Ji Yunqing. Ji Yunqing: “…”
I no longer feel bored.
She couldn't help but ask herself, with so many things waiting for her, could she still sleep at night?
Yes, she could sleep, and sleep soundly.
Ji Yunqing stretched out his hand: "Bring the clothes here, I'll make this first"
She was very anxious to get the book back at first, but now she is not in a hurry anymore. The prince has not bothered her for such a long time. It is very likely that he has forgotten about the book a long time ago and will not bother her in the future.
After working hard on manual labor for an entire afternoon, Ji Yunqing saw that the porridge in his bowl was shaped like pinholes in the evening.
Her hands weren't pricked many times, after all, she was worried about it. The wiring could be crooked or re-assembled, but it couldn't prick her hands.
And the other side
Ji Er was ridiculed by several maids who had just moved in and left in anger.
But after she left, she did not run around. Instead, she took advantage of the cover of night and hid in the flower bed that had been planned long ago.
She has been quietly waiting here for several days.
This is the only way to the Osmanthus Courtyard. In fact, in addition to the Osmanthus Courtyard, there are several other courtyards that also pass through here.
This greatly increases the success rate of Ji Er's plan.
But no matter how high the success rate is, it can't stop the prince from coming!
Ji Er angrily slapped a mosquito to death and looked at the empty road with gritted teeth.
Isn’t it said that that little bitch Ji Yunqing is very favored?
Why haven’t I seen the prince for so many days?
Is this considered being favored?
Ji Yunqing isn't panicking at all?
Ji Yunqing sneezed and touched his nose, not realizing that he was being talked about.
After she finished her meal, she prepared to go to bed early.
The nights now are not like those in modern times, with electric lights and mobile phones. The nights in ancient times were very boring. Even reading under the lamp felt tiring for her eyes, so it was better to go to bed early.
Nanny An wanted to persuade the master to wait a while. She hadn’t seen the prince for several days. What if the prince came over tonight?
But seeing her master quickly wash up and get into bed, she said nothing.
After Ji Yunqing covered himself with the quilt and closed his eyes, Ji Er finally heard the exciting footsteps.
She clenched the cotton handkerchief between her fingers - after entering the palace, her status dropped sharply, and the treatment of a concubine was not very good, so she could only use cheap cotton cloth.
But it will be fine after tonight.
In the pitch-black night, King Zhao, dressed in casual clothes, tall in stature, with a cold and outstanding temperament, walked forward with big strides.
The light from the moon in the sky and the lanterns in the hands of several young eunuchs illuminated a small path ahead for the group.
At this moment, the man walking in front suddenly stopped and listened carefully: "Where is the crying coming from?"
Eunuch Shi trotted forward and asked in confusion, "I didn't hear it. Maybe the little maid who just came into the mansion didn't learn the rules, right?"
At the same time, he cursed in his heart, who is this little maid who doesn't know the rules?
Entering the palace is like entering a blessed home. As long as you behave yourself, life will be much better than outside.
Why are you still crying?
All the blessings of the palace were gone because of crying.
King Zhao did not comment and followed the sound into the darkness.
Soon after turning a corner, the view suddenly changed. A pale figure was sitting on the flower bed, and the faint crying sound came from there.
The group was startled.
There are ghosts!
They all looked at the calm King Zhao, as if they had found their backbone and felt relieved.
With the dragon energy emanating from the prince to suppress us, what demons and monsters would we be afraid of?
Eunuch Shi carefully stood in front of the prince, with a firm face: "Prince, be careful, I will go over to check the situation first."
King Zhao pushed him away and said, "No need. I want to see what this thing is!"
The sound of boots hitting the ground was getting closer and closer, but the crying "female ghost" did not change at all. King Zhao finally walked in front of the female ghost.
The "female ghost" seemed to be startled and only then realized that someone was coming.
He slowly removed the handkerchief that was wiping the tears from his face, revealing a thin face with tear marks.
The small face is as big as a palm, the big eyes are watery, and the look in the eyes seems to want to say something but cannot.
Under the moonlight, it is particularly touching.
Ji Er's tone was full of surprise: "Your Majesty? Why are you here?"
She stood up belatedly and knelt down to salute: "I didn't know the prince was coming. I am sorry for the impoliteness."
Eunuch Shi, who was anxiously observing the situation at the back, finally felt relieved after hearing the delicate voice of the girl.
It turns out that she is not a female ghost, but just someone who wants to make progress.
He was wrong. Where would evil spirits and monsters come from in a place where there is dragon energy?
King Zhao calmly observed the whole body of the woman in front of him.
She was thin and dressed in white, which was ethereal in the middle of the night. No wonder she was thought to be a female ghost!
Could this be the latest way a woman in some hospital came up with to win favor?
Although no one knows how this woman disguised as a female ghost competed for King Zhao's favor, it must be said that she did arouse King Zhao's curiosity.
"Free gift"
"Which courtyard are you from?"
Hearing King Zhao's question, Ji Er looked up in disbelief.
"My Lord, I am Ji Er, your concubine!"
通房
After she said this, King Zhao finally remembered.
"Yes, you are a concubine."
"Why are you here so late at night? Why are you crying?"
King Zhao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did the palace treat you harshly?"
Ji Er shook his head: "No"
"What's the reason for that?"
Of course, it was to seduce the prince.
Of course, she couldn't say this explicitly. She wanted to say that it was that little bitch Ji Yunqing who bullied her. However, after exchanging letters with her mother over the past few days, Ji Er finally understood.
She should first fight for the prince's favor and gain his partiality, so that the prince will feel sorry for her.
Otherwise, it would be useless even if she said it a hundred times or a thousand times that Ji Yunqing, that little bitch, bullied her!
"Prince"
Ji Er acted shy and timid: "Since I entered the mansion, I haven't seen my mother for a long time. I can't help but miss her. I also heard that my elder sister doesn't want to see her.
Although my elder sister is not my mother's biological daughter, she was raised by my mother since she was a child. Now that my elder sister is married, I can't even see her anymore.
I was so depressed that I cried loudly in the middle of the night and disturbed the prince. It was my fault."
This passage is full of information. The mother is very good to the elder sister and raised her, but the elder sister treats her mother very badly.
My elder sister is an ungrateful person, and I, as her younger sister, am the embodiment of truth, goodness and beauty.
After saying this, Ji Er was very excited. Now the prince knew the true face of that little bitch. Let's see how she can pretend in front of the prince!
"Oh? Is there such a thing? I think Ji Shi is a good person. He is kind to others, educates children well, and has never made any mistakes. He doesn't seem like the kind of person you said."
Hearing King Zhao say this, Ji Er became anxious.
She gave practical examples.
"Your Highness, think about it. My sister's child didn't even invite mother to the mansion to attend the first birthday party. My sister's child is mother's grandson.
This makes my mother very sad. If I have a child, I will definitely want her to see it."
Look, she is still filial.
Under the moonlight, the prince's handsome face could not be seen clearly. Ji Er heard the man's confused voice: "This prince's child, the maternal family will naturally be the princess's mother's family, what does it have to do with your mother?"
With a loud "bang", Ji Er was stunned.
She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
According to etiquette, the children in the palace naturally have to call the princess "legitimate mother", so she is the real maternal grandmother, and their own family cannot be counted at all.
She even wanted to laugh. Does Ji Yunqing know what the prince is thinking?
King Zhao had already turned around and left: "It's getting late, take Ji Tongfang back to rest, don't ask anyone to come out so late at night"
How could the prince just leave like this?
Ji Er gritted her teeth. She knew that if she missed the opportunity this time, there would never be another chance.
"Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty. I was mistaken today."
She took out a handkerchief, raised it with both hands and presented it to King Zhao respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is embroidered by me. It is a thank you gift for your hard work in teaching me."
King Zhao waved his hand: "No need"
But Ji Er was determined to rely on the prince.
She said in a clear voice: "Today, I am grateful for your kindness, Your Majesty. I have no way to repay you. From today on, I will change my name to Hou Ai to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your kindness."