Chapter 281
Under the test of this severe situation, the biggest winner in the palace should be the kitchen.
The people in the kitchen don’t know whether other places are busy or not, but the kitchen has been receiving a lot of money recently.
Many courtyards paid more or less money to prepare banquets, saying that they suddenly wanted to have a banquet.
Celebrate the New Year in advance.
No one had done this in previous years. What exactly were the masters and ladies celebrating? The chef said he had no idea and couldn't figure it out.
Xiao Hezi, the fireman in the big kitchen, rushed in and said, "Master, the masters living in Mengyingxuan also said they wanted to order a table of food, but they were afraid that they would not be able to make it in time during the New Year, so they wanted to celebrate in advance."
Chef Liu had just finished cooking a dish and when he heard this he cursed inwardly, "You really know how to work harder!"
Then he said unhappily, "Why are you still standing there? Tell me the name of the dish!"
The masters of Mengyingxuan refer to the prince’s concubines.
Since it was a shared room, according to the convention each person only needed one room, so they were all arranged in one courtyard.
Upon hearing the news that Concubine Ji had angered the prince, everyone in Mengyingxuan was delighted.
Ninglan dressed up and prepared to go out as usual.
Ximei gave her a mocking look and raised her voice, deliberately letting the other party hear: "Some people are just a waste of effort. How can the princess have the time to deal with so many people?
You come back the same way you went there every day!"
Ninglan said nothing and just left.
Menglan came close to Ximei and glanced at the direction where Ninglan disappeared. "Although she goes there so often every day, I'm afraid the princess has never even looked at her."
This caused the girls to laugh.
They all knew that during this period, Ninglan went to pay her respects to the princess every day without any complaints, but every time she kowtowed and left outside, she was never invited in.
The princess had been in poor health for a long time, so she exempted everyone in the backyard from paying respects.
Although he is feeling better now, it is still freezing cold. The princess is kind-hearted and will not deliberately use the excuse of paying her respects to others to torture them.
But the most important thing is that they are just concubines, and without the master's orders, they don't even have the privilege of paying respects.
Thinking of this, the girls didn't seem so happy anymore.
Ximei quickly packed herself up and said, "Come on, let's go outside for a walk. It's so boring to stay in the yard!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the women responded positively.
They all thought that if they could meet the prince by chance, maybe he would remember them, how great that would be!
Princess Courtyard
"Princess, it's being rumored in the palace that Concubine Ji has fallen out of favor. Should we take this opportunity to give Concubine Ji to..."
Nanny Lou made a gesture, wanting to get rid of the other person completely.
She whispered in the princess' ear, "Save us from further trouble in the future!"
"Mammy, since Concubine Ji has fallen out of favor, let her take the position."
The princess' slender white fingers rested leisurely on the pink and white flower teacup as she read a travelogue.
"But Princess——"
Nanny Lou was worried: "What if Concubine Ji gains favor again one day, wouldn't it be even more frustrating?" She is a shameless little slut who only knows how to flirt with men in a seductive way.
Besides, Nanny Lou had another idea in her mind.
"This time, Concubine Ji has fallen out of favor, how pitiful, and our Fourth Young Master has also been implicated. How old is the Fourth Young Master, and he has to follow such an unpromising mother in the future?"
Seeing her master's expression, Madam Lou suggested tactfully, "Why don't we take the fourth young master over and take care of him temporarily?
Princess, you are the legitimate mother of the Fourth Prince. Take this child in and take good care of him. No one can find fault with you.
Concubine Ji will probably be grateful to you too!"
Now that the prince is no longer in charge, Concubine Ji is no longer a threat. If only she could take this opportunity to help her own princess have a child.
From now on, even if the princess does it for the sake of the child, Concubine Ji's life will not be too difficult.
This is not the best of both worlds!
Seeing that the princess was hesitant to make up her mind, Nanny Lou gritted her teeth and decided to take drastic measures.
"Princess, I have heard that Concubine Ji has a very close relationship with Concubine Wen.
If the concubine hears about this and rushes to take the Fourth Young Master over, it will be difficult for us to get him here at that time."
The princess' brows gradually frowned, her red lips slightly pursed, her eyes deep, her expression gloomy and unclear.
Finally, she said, "Mammy, we need to find out more about this matter first and then make a long-term plan."
She tapped the tabletop with her slender fingers casually: "Go check and see how our concubine Ji angered the prince?"
Aunt Lou was overjoyed. The princess finally agreed: "Yes, princess!"
Soon she went out and asked someone to check.
She was eager to get the job done, vowing to get it done properly.
The New Year is just around the corner, and Concubine Wen is still in charge of the entire mansion, and she goes out to visit guests on behalf of Prince Zhao's mansion all day long.
She is in high spirits all day long, and comes and goes in a hurry, dressed up beautifully.
Even the servants in Concubine Wen's Yale Garden became more and more arrogant day by day.
Seeing this, Nanny Lou gritted her teeth and was extremely annoyed.
But the princess herself was not nervous at all, let alone mentioning to the prince about taking back the housekeeper's power.
If she could use this incident to suppress Concubine Wen, Madam Lou would wake up laughing even in her dreams.
Thinking this, Madam Lou called a few servants over and gave them instructions in a low voice.
After thinking for a while, she hurriedly left the main courtyard, but suddenly heard someone calling her: "Madam Lou, what a coincidence!"
When Madam Lou took one look at the woman who called her, she recognized that she was the concubine who came over all day long under the pretext of paying respects and showing her courtesy.
Her name is Ninglan.
She is one of the prince's concubines, Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju.
Lou Mama hated to deal with any young woman who tried to compete with her master for the prince, so she just called out indifferently: "Miss Ninglan"
Ninglan stood there with a neither humble nor arrogant attitude, and her face did not show any panic because of Madam Lou's cold attitude.
She was wearing a light white dress today with a belt of the same color around her waist, which made her look even more graceful, like a fresh and elegant magnolia.
"Mammy, please excuse me for a moment."
Aunt Lou said impatiently: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
She has other important things to do!
How could a mere concubine like her afford to delay her master's important affairs?
Ninglan had no choice but to move over, look around, then get close to Nanny Lou and whisper something in her ear.
Nanny Lou's face changed slightly. She pulled the other person and looked the woman in front of her carefully from head to toe. Finally, she could vaguely see some clues from her eyebrows.
She said in a deep voice, "This is not the place to talk, come with me!"
Ninglan still smiled sweetly, gentle and charming. She returned to her original position and replied in a gentle voice, "Yes, Mammy!"