AWB Chapter 221 Three people traveling together
Chapter 221 Three people traveling together
Walking on the way back to Tingfengyuan, Rong Enqing felt very worried and finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Madam, are you still worried about the second wife?" Xiu Zhang asked.
Rong Enqing nodded, then shook her head. Under Xiu Zhang's puzzled gaze, she thought for a moment before saying, "This is all I can do about the Song family's affairs. What happens in the end depends on her. I can't make decisions for her."
"Then, what is Madam Tai worried about? The young marquis is fine, the second master has also recovered and will leave Beijing to work after the New Year. The girls are all healthy. After the New Year, the fifth lady's marriage should be put on the agenda..."
Xiu Zhang counted the people Rong Enqing cared about, and it seemed that there was nothing that Rong Enqing needed to worry about.
Rong Enqing patted Xiu Zhang's hand, feeling deeply touched that Xiu Zhang took into account all the things she cared about.
She is worthy of being the person chosen for her by the Queen Mother!
Maybe she should trust Xiu Zhang more.
After thinking about it, Rong Enqing decided to follow Madam Zhou's suggestion. So he said, "Empress Liang asked me to send a granddaughter to the palace after the Lantern Festival to be a companion to the little princess."
Xiu Zhang did not follow Rong Enqing into the palace, so she didn't know about this.
Hearing Rong Enqing's words, he was a little confused, "What's the reason for this? Why did Concubine Liang suddenly want the girls of the Yun family to enter the palace? The girls are all young, it's not their turn!"
Rong Enqing sighed again and was silent for a while. Then she expanded Baishou Hall and discovered an ice cellar underneath. She suspected that there was a treasure hidden under the ice cellar. She also told Xiu Zhang everything about how she wanted to use the treasure to test and lure Yun Yi out to win credit, but ended up attracting Concubine Liang.
"Alas! It's all my fault that I messed things up." Rong Enqing was full of regret, and he looked at Xiu Zhang with a guilty look in his eyes, "I shouldn't have kept this from you and Madam Gong, but I wanted to accumulate some merits for the future and increase the chances of my children surviving. Can you understand my feelings?"
Xiu Zhang smiled and comforted her, "Madam, you don't have to explain. I understand."
"Well, if we report this matter to His Majesty only now, will His Majesty be furious and punish the Marquis' Mansion?" Rong Enqing asked tentatively.
Xiu Zhang shook his head and said calmly, "Don't worry, Madam. The emperor has known about this for a long time."
"His Majesty knows?" Rong Enqing was shocked.
Xiu Zhang said embarrassedly: "In fact, Madam Gong and I reported the matter of the ice cellar on the day it happened. Because this is also one of the purposes of our visit to the Marquis' Mansion.
“Before leaving the palace, we received an order saying that the emperor suspected that there was a huge treasure hidden in the mansion, and asked us to find a way to find the treasure.
“So, we had our suspicions the day someone died in the ice cellar.
“Plus, the construction of Baishou Hall has stopped, and you and the young marquis are so cautious... We are even more certain that the matter of the ice cellar may be related to the hidden treasure.
"As for your temptations towards those people, His Majesty also knew about it and acquiesced to it."
Rong Enqing gasped. As expected, she was the self-righteous, smart-aleck clown!
"Then, Concubine Liang..."
Xiu Zhang nodded slightly and said, "The emperor also knows about it. However, he has also acquiesced." As long as the emperor knows about it but does not order anyone to do anything, it is considered acquiescence.
At this point, Rong Enqing was relieved. At least Emperor Taihe would not punish her for concealing the truth, so she could be considered to have escaped the disaster temporarily.
However, this also means that she has to send someone into the palace.
Even though Nanny Zhou said that she could ask the Empress Dowager to take the person to Shoukang Palace, it was still in the palace and there were too many variables, so she was out of reach.
But no matter what, the next thing she should consider is who to send into the palace.
She returned to Tingfeng Courtyard in a depressed mood. Before she even entered the house, Yun Ai ran towards her, "Grandma, Grandma..."
Yunluo followed behind and shouted, "Third sister, run slower and be careful not to fall!"
Yun Ai ran over, stretched out her hands to hug Rong Enqing's legs, raised her head, looked at her with her big, sparkling eyes, and called out sweetly, "Grandma!"
Rong Enqing was immediately melted by Yun Ai's adorable appearance. He bent down and picked her up, forehead to forehead, and asked lovingly: "Little darling, do you have something to say to grandma?"
"Yeah." Yun Ai nodded, kissed Rong Enqing on the face, and whispered in Rong Enqing's ear: "Thank you, grandma! Mother said that without grandma, Yun Ai would never see her again! Thank you, grandma!"
As she spoke, she kissed Rong Enqing on the face again, and finally rested her head on Rong Enqing's shoulder and rubbed her face against him. The intimacy was so intense that Xiu Zhang couldn't help but smile.
"Madam, the third lady is so kind to you!"
At this moment, Yunying also ran over, stretched out her hands to hug Rong Enqing's legs, and then looked up at Rong Enqing. The action and expression were exactly the same as Yun Ai's. The only difference was that the word "competing for favor" was written on her face.
Only Yunluo stood a few steps away, watching quietly, his eyes filled with envy and desire, but he restrained himself and did not move forward.
Rong Enqing put Yun Ai down with a smile, and touched Yun Ying's head, "Let's go, let's sit down and talk."
There is no other way. It’s barely ok for her to hold one, but if she is asked to hold two at the same time, that would be the end of her life.
When passing by Yunluo, Rong Enqing also gently touched Yunluo's head and teased: "You have worked hard to take care of your two sisters these days. However, you can also learn from Yunai and Yunying and act like a spoiled child to your grandmother occasionally. That's how you are cute!"
Yun Luo blushed, and said in an excited but restrained manner: "I am the elder sister, and it is my duty to take care of my younger sister. I am grown up now, and if I act like a spoiled child in front of my grandmother, I will be laughed at."
"Who is laughing at you? Let me see, who dares to laugh at my good granddaughter?"
Rong Enqing smiled and looked around, his movements and expressions were extremely exaggerated, which made Yunluo blush more and more embarrassed. Finally, he buried his head in Rong Enqing's arms and begged for mercy, calling "Grandma". Rong Enqing rubbed Yunluo's head and smiled, "Good boy, this is how a child should be. Don't learn from your big brother, who acts like an old man at such a young age."
Coming out of Rong Enqing's arms, Yun Luo said with a smile: "Brother, you must be sad to hear this."
"I would say that to his face."
Rong Enqing looked at Yunluo with gentle eyes, "Your elder brother is just too sensible, so he has to bear too much. Don't learn from him. You can do what you want to do and say what you want to say without putting yourself in a difficult position. Grandmother is there for everything. Got it?"
"Yeah. I know." Yun Luo nodded, but her eyes were slightly red.
Rong Enqing didn't want to make the person cry, so he took the person by the hand and walked into the house.
But before he took two steps, a small fleshy hand came in from his empty left hand. He looked down and saw it was Yun Ai.
Then, Yunying squeezed in between her and Yunluo. The two-person line turned into a four-person line in a second. Rong Enqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Xiu Zhang, who was standing behind the four generations of grandparents and grandchildren, had a glimmer of pity in his eyes.
The better the relationship between the lady and the girls, the more reluctant she was to send them into the palace.
Who to send to the palace? I'm afraid the lady will have a headache, heartache, fleshache, and pain all over her body!