Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 29
Shi Qing received Li Lijun's order, and when he was leaving the garden, he happened to meet Cui Nanny and two servants coming in at the gate.

Mother Cui was a little surprised when she saw her: "Why did you come to the garden?"

Shi Qing bowed to Nanny Cui: "Nurse Lu sent me to report to the little lady, and the little lady said she was in need of someone around her, so she left me behind."

Cui Mama sighed: "There are really too few people around the little lady, you can transfer here, anyway, you are idle in the east courtyard." She vaguely heard some news from the east courtyard, but she hadn't I had time to go back and talk to Nanny Lu, so I took the opportunity to inquire, "What happened in the courtyard? I only heard some rumors, saying that the girls under there are restless?"

Shi Qing looked left and right: "I'm not too sure, Madam Lu will come to see the little lady in a while, Mama will ask her when the time comes."

Since she was sent by Nanny Lu to report to the little lady in the garden, how could she not know what happened in the east courtyard?As soon as Mother Cui heard it, she knew that Shi Qing was trying to hide it.But now that they are outside, maybe there is something inconvenient to say?She didn't bother, but just asked: "Little lady, have you woken up yet? Have you eaten the morning meal and taken the medicine? Where are you going?"

"Little lady got up early in the morning, used the morning food, took the medicine, and changed the medicine." Shi Qing replied vaguely, "She has something to tell me to do."

Shi Qing refused to go into details, so Nanny Cui waved her away and continued to the water pavilion.

When Madam Cui and his party arrived at the water pavilion, they were just in time for Shen Jiang to bring someone to deliver breakfast to Li Lijun.

Today's breakfast is a bowl of hot yam porridge with Chinese yam and dihuang. It is served with two side dishes, boiled sunflower mixed with vinegar celery and ginger juice, and a bowl of hot milk with some chopped red dates sprinkled on top.

It is said that this is the menu set by Princess Dou herself, and she is very careful.

Shen Jiang also said to Li Lijun: "I heard that Si Niangzi got up early in the morning without notifying the kitchen, and just ate the cake from last night with white water. This is too simple! Si Niangzi must not be wronged." If you have something to do, just tell your servants. If there are not enough people around you, I will send you a few caring and capable servants in a while."

Li Lijun doesn't want to add any more people by his side: "No need, I have enough people around me now. I woke up early because my wound was too painful and I couldn't sleep at dawn. I didn't want to disturb too many people. The princess yesterday The vegetarian cake delivered by someone tastes very good, I am very satisfied with it, and I don’t think it is simple.”

Shen Jiang smiled: "Si Niangzi saves trouble and doesn't want to disturb others, but I don't know that our princess will also love her granddaughter. The whole family is flesh and blood, why should Si Niang be polite to grandma?"

This is Concubine Dou showing her affection, right?Li Lijun thought so in his heart, but showed a shy expression on his face: "If I have too many things, Mrs. Yang might say in front of Aye that I am ignorant..."

Shen Jiang smiled: "Don't worry, Si Niangzi, the princess will make decisions for you."

"Really?" Li Lijun showed an expectant expression, "I have a matter and I don't know how to deal with it. I want to ask the princess for advice, but I am afraid that the princess will think I am stupid..."

Shen Jiang smiled very gently and asked: "What's the matter? Fourth lady just let me know."

Li Lijun hesitated: "Actually, it happened last night... Maybe the concubine heard about it too... There was a girl in my mother's yard stealing things... Mother Lu was so angry that she searched all night... Said it was Lady Yang I told the maids in my mother’s yard, I will arrange their future whereabouts for them, and tell them to steal the precious jewelry and underwear in my mother’s house. It is best to choose jewelry that has appeared on big occasions, and clothes are the best It has my mother's mark... I don't know what she means by that."

As Shen Jiang listened, her complexion became strange: "Fourth lady...is this true?!" Although she also heard the rumors about the east courtyard, she didn't know the details. She only heard that there was a robbery. I didn't expect it to be like this... Stealing expensive jewelry is not surprising, but stealing the mistress's intimate clothing must be a big deal!Could it be that Mrs. Yang even refused to let go of her dead wife, and wanted to pour dirty water on her head? !

This is too much!The successor concubine Chen also saved the lives of their mother and daughter!

Could it be that what Si Niangzi said is true?The death of Princess Si was deliberately done by Xiao Yang, so she didn't care about the life-saving grace at all?
Li Lijun looked at Shen Jiang's face full of innocence and bewilderment: "Sister Shen Jiang, what is Lady Yang going to do? Why did she ask my mother's maid to steal jewelry and clothes? If the reason for stealing jewelry is because of greed, then my mother's How much are the clothes worth? Nanny Lu refused to tell me clearly, but ransacked the entire yard angrily, saying that she was afraid there might be stolen goods."

Shen Jiang's complexion changed a few times, and he took a deep breath: "Nurse Lu is right to do this. Waiting for the slave to go back and report to the princess, the princess will definitely deal with the offender severely. Don't worry, fourth lady, no matter what Madam Yang's plans, The princess will not let her succeed."

Shen Jiang couldn't tell the nine-year-old child what was going on in the Central Plains in detail, and hurried to report to Concubine Dou. Before Li Lijun finished eating, he hurriedly resigned and left.

Nanny Cui passed her by, and rushed into the room with a changed expression: "Little lady, just now the old slave heard it outside, and this kind of thing happened in the east courtyard?! That bitch surnamed Yang is crazy!" Is it gone?!"

Li Lijun gave Erhong a wink, Erhong hurriedly went out to have a look, and confirmed that Shen Jiang and his party had left, and now they were the only ones left inside and outside the house.

Only then did Li Lijun tell Nanny Cui: "The thieves in the East Courtyard are real, but Nanny Lu only found out that a few maids stole my mother's valuables, and didn't mention the underwear. I just added fuel to Shen Jiang's face Come on. Madam Cui will see Nanny Lu later, remember to make a confession with her. Of course, Mrs. Yang may not have this plan. The maid who stole is also aware of the seriousness of the matter in her heart, and will not admit it easily. We would rather leave the matter Even if you think about the worst, you can't think too well about the enemy, because there is no one to be prepared when things come to an end."

Cui Mama was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses and breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's the case... I'm afraid that Mrs. Yang won't admit it!"

"Of course she won't admit it." Li Lijun took a sip of the rice porridge absent-mindedly, feeling that the taste was a little hard to describe, "But what does it matter if she admits it or not? As long as others believe that she has done it. Otherwise, why would she bribe Dong?" The maid in the courtyard went to steal my mother's things? Just for a few pieces of jewelry? As the heir king's most beloved concubine, her vision is too low, right? Of course there is a bigger conspiracy."

Saying that Xiao Yang's purpose is to drive away all the loyal servants of the Chen family is only her guess after all, and it also implies that Li Dai is a fool.Instead of making Li Dai feel unhappy, why not make him believe that his concubine was only trying to frame the deceased wife for the sake of jealousy?

Anyway, Xiao Yang bought the maids of the East Court and ordered them to steal... These are all facts, and there are all witnesses and material evidences.Nine truths and one false lie, can Xiao Yang really explain it clearly?

Mother Cui looked at Li Lijun's understatement, and felt something was wrong in her heart: "Little lady, how did you think that the West Court wanted to use the lady's personal things to make a fuss... Cough, the old slave said, it doesn't look like you Things kids of that age should know."

"What's wrong with a child of my age?" Li Lijun blinked, "Isn't this a common conjecture? During the Emperor Taizong's reign, Princess Gaoyang's affair would be discovered because someone stole her boudoir's belongings? Mrs. Yang If you didn't want to follow suit, why did you specially ask someone to steal my mother's conspicuous jewelry?"

Nanny Cui couldn't refute, and felt deeply in her heart that she had underestimated her little lady in the past.

The girls of the Li family, even if they are still young, cannot be underestimated!
(End of this chapter)