Chapter 35
Lin Yunwan drank the tea and said, "Zhuqing, come with me to pay my respects to the old lady."
Zhuqing meekly agreed.
"My slave, please give my regards to the old lady."
When she arrived at Yushou Hall, she knelt in front of the old lady, behaved in a well-behaved manner, and no longer looked as arrogant as she did a few years ago when she publicly contradicted her mistress.
Mrs. Lu nodded and asked her to get up and stand aside, discussing with Lin Yunwan the relationship between people in the house.
"The old lady of Uncle Anding's family is about to celebrate her birthday."
"My granddaughter-in-law, remember, we will stick to the old routine. Look, old lady..."
Zhu Qing was listening quietly.
When Lin Yunwan took her away from Yushou Hall, Zhu Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "Madam, has this slave passed the old lady's test?"
"pass."
Zhu Qing curled her lips and continued to accompany Lin Yunwan to greet the old lady for a few days.
Soon she noticed something was wrong.
"Madam, please don't blame me for talking too much. I found that my cousin is a bit unusual."
"Why is it unusual?"
Lin Yunwan put down her account book and looked at her curiously.
Zhuqing said: "Every time the slave follows you in and out, she peeks out of the window of the wing, and her maids are always staring at the slave." She bit her lips and said, "She either cares about you, or she I especially care about the Crown Prince."
Lin Yunwan looked at Zhu Qing.
She's really sharp.
Zhuqing thought she had said something wrong and was a little panicked: "Husband, Madam, did I say something wrong?"
"No."
Lin Yunwan smiled and said, "You are very smart."
No wonder Lu Zhengliu wanted to take Zhuqing back when he took a concubine in his previous life. She had the ability to make men never forget her.
He also has the ability to expose Ge Baoer.
"Zhuqing, let me say something, and you can listen to it as you wish."
"This slave is willing to be taught by Madam."
"Don't give your heart away. Your Majesty already has a sweetheart. No matter what, you will live your life well in the future."
Zhuqing was really smart. She quickly understood: "Madam, the prince did not bring me back during the years when I was in Zhuangzi. Instead, you missed me. From now on, I will only work as a horse for you and the eldest young master." .”
Lin Yunwan smiled.
She doesn't need Zhuqing to be a cow or a horse, but she does need Zhuqing to be on her side, at least at the critical moment, not to cause trouble for her behind her back.
"Okay, go back and freshen up. It's time to meet the Crown Prince in a few days."
"Yes." Zhu Qing went with a happy face.
"lady!"
Pingye suddenly walked in in a hurry.
Lin Yunwan's face was very calm: "What's wrong?"
Pingye said, "Didn't you ask me to keep an eye on Wu'er, that girl from Xiliu? I sent someone to look after her. Today, Xiliu was sitting alone by the pond in the garden, crying secretly."
Lin Yunwan: "Why is she crying?"
Taoye said: "Xiliu has a simple personality, and I haven't heard of any trouble at home. She has nothing to cry about. Is it because of my cousin?"
"I told you to guess correctly."
Pingye said disdainfully: "It's not that the cousin is difficult to serve, but I don't know how difficult it is. Xiliu refused to say, but it can be seen that he was wronged by that cousin. .”
It seemed that Ge Baoer couldn't hold himself back, so he angered Xiliu.
This maid is also pitiful.
Lin Yunwan told Pingye: "Go and comfort her, whether you give her food or give her some money."
Pingye said with a smile: "I have given her a plate of five-cent ginger. She was very happy to eat it. She is already well."
"well done."
Lin Yunwan took some silver flowers and gave them to the two girls. Although they lived a decent life with her, no amount of money was too much.
The two maids held silver peanuts and smiled.
A few days later, Lin Yunwan and Lu Zhengliu met at Yushou Hall.
She mentioned taking a concubine for him in front of the old lady.
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhengliu lost his temper. He didn't care about the old lady's face and asked her coldly: "You really want to take a concubine for me?"
Lin Yunwan said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have been here for seven years without going out. If I don't take a concubine... I can't explain the rumors outside."
Mrs. Lu also frowned and said, "Zhengliu, what Yun Wan said makes sense."
Lu Zhengliu was wrong.
If it weren't for the purpose of letting Brother Qing enter the house, the trouble wouldn't be like this. People outside would indeed suspect that he was infertile and wanted to have a stepchild.
The best solution is for him to have another child with a woman in the house.
He looked at Lin Yunwan head-on and asked: "Why do you want to take a concubine for me? Could it be..."
Could it be what?
Lin Yunwan didn't understand. She said, "That concubine is none other than Zhu Qing, who served the prince. If she hadn't made some mistakes before, she should have been my aunt."
Lu Zhengliu didn't care whether he was young or not, so he walked away.
It's really baffling.
Obviously he himself was willing to accept Zhuqing in his previous life.
Lin Yunwan looked at Mrs. Lu.
But the old lady smiled and said, "Let's just give it to him."
Lin Yunwan nodded.
After she left, Yan's mother stood up and said with a smile: "Madam hasn't noticed yet, but the prince actually wants to have a legitimate son with her first."
"Yun Wan is a young girl after all, and she doesn't understand things about men and women. It's normal for her not to notice."
Yan's mother was a little worried: "Then do you want me to be an old slave..."
"No, never! You know Zhengliu's temperament. I pressured him to marry Yun Wan, and the result is like this today. Just don't interfere with anything and let them figure it out on their own. I don't believe that such a beautiful woman is left alone. In front of him, he can still remember the little hooves over there."
Yan's mother was also frightened. The old lady had suffered enough this time.
"Old madam, where is that girl Zhuqing? Isn't it good to let her get between madam and the prince now?"
Mrs. Lu said happily: "How can it be bad? No matter who it is, if you can take the thoughts of Zhengliu away from that little hoof, I will thank God!"
"Besides, Yun Wan also forced Zhu Qing into Zheng Liu. He is angry now. Even if he wants Zhu Qing because of his old friendship, it is not right now."
"Nothing to worry about."
"You should keep an eye on Ge Bao'er and don't let her get into trouble."
Yan's mother said: "Old slave, don't worry."
Chuisi Hall.
"Zhuqing, you will live in Yuxing Pavilion first. I will register your identity for you today, and I will start paying monthly money at the beginning of next month."
"Slave, thank you, madam!"
"Pingye, help her up." Lin Yunwan waited for Zhuqing to sit on the embroidered pier, and said unoptimistically: "I mentioned you to the prince, but he was not willing."
Zhuqing didn't feel embarrassed or disappointed. Instead, she said, "I know that my wife said that the prince already has a sweetheart. He must be thinking about that woman."
Lin Yunwan nodded and asked Zhuqing: "What kind of person do you think the prince is?"
Zhu Qing has been serving Lu Zhengliu since she was a child. We all grew up together. If we want to talk about understanding him, she really understands him somewhat.
"The Crown Prince is a person who you have to follow, but you can't follow him too much."
"My servant remembers that when the prince was young, he wanted a horse. The old man felt that he was spoiled by him because of his young age. The prince tried every means to get it. In that year, he worked hard to learn a set of difficult boxing techniques, which impressed the old man. But After getting it, I gave it up."
Lin Yunwan was thoughtful.
Isn't this how he treats Ge Baoer?
If you don't get it, you have to chase it for seven years. If you get it, you just throw it in the backyard, and you can still take concubines when you should.
She was curious as to what would happen without her, the head wife, blocking their way.
Can they still love each other so much?
"lady?"
Lin Yunwan came to her senses and asked Zhuqing: "Do you know what to do?"
Zhu Qing was stunned and shook his head.
She doesn't know yet.
