boudoir

Chapter 329 Comeback
"My little ones, the guards are late, please forgive me, grandma!"

Liuli only glanced at them, then looked at Duan Wenhui again.

It really was her!And she was able to break through Ye Tong and Liu Wei's blockage and come here without a sound, which is really surprising.

"Miss Duan, welcome."
However, she was only stunned for a moment, then Liuli smiled, walked down, and said: "I haven't seen you for a long time, the girl is still as beautiful as ever."

Duan Wenhui gave her a salute, still smiling and said, "Grandma is full of praise. I haven't seen you for a long time, and Grandma has become more and more energetic."

Liuli smiled, reached out to the hall, and said, "Sit in the room."

But Duan Wenhui said: "Slow!" Then she took the imperial decree from the maid behind her, unfolded it and said, "He Liuli knelt down to receive the decree!"

Liuli stood still.Yuegui came out and said: "Our grandma is pregnant, so it's inconvenient to kneel down." Huangmao also followed Liuli to back up a little.

Duan Wenhui sighed softly, and said softly: "I also know that Grandma's body is inconvenient, but this is the mother's order. If Grandma does not kneel down to answer, then she is disrespectful to her superiors and will be punished."

Only then did Liuli know why the queen arranged to send Duan Wenhui to the mansion today instead of handing it over to her face to face yesterday. It turned out that she wanted to use this decree to give her power.Ye Tong and Liu Wei were caught off guard just now, and they must have been shocked by the three-foot yellow cloth, right?
She smiled and said, "It's okay! Madam Huang, it's the king's law to kneel down to accept the order, and you can't violate it. But if something happens to your knees, the palace and the general will find the emperor for his grandson and son. We are not afraid .”

As he spoke, he bent his knees and made a gesture of kneeling heavily.

"Wait!" Duan Wenhui stopped her suddenly, her eyes flashed sharply, and she squeezed out a few more words between her teeth: "The queen has a decree, Xu Liuli is pregnant with a precious son, so there is no need to kneel down."

"It turns out that there is still an edict, why is Miss Duan panting when she speaks?" Yue Gui couldn't help it, she helped Liuli stand up straight, and immediately frowned and said: "Since there is no need to kneel down, then please speak up if you have any edicts! How tiring is it to stand on a hot day? The lord and the general can tell you, the grandma can’t bask in the sun, Miss Duan, you’re going to die with your words, is it on purpose?” Ever since Duan Wenhui smashed the glass , Yuegui will no longer be nice to her.

Duan Wenhui's complexion immediately darkened.

"presumptuous!"

Liuli scolded Yuegui: "Miss Duan is the edict officer sent by the queen, she is not the cousin girl who could not get married in Zhongyonghou's mansion who copied her sins all over the street, she can tolerate you so rampant ? Go down!"

Yuegui's face turned cold, and she went down.

Liuli smiled at Duan Wenhui again, and said, "Let's talk."

Duan Wenhui was already out of breath by their master and servant, so she could only bear it when she thought about it, and then read the imperial decree again: "Following the heavens, the empress said: The general of the town has served the country and made contributions to the society. Today, Mi Xia, the female official of the Kunqing Palace, is ordered to be transferred to the general's domestic house to assist the inner chamber, to serve the general's daily life, and the general's wife should give all the benefits. This is the top priority!" She closed the imperial decree and handed it over. Go to Liuli: "Mixia is me. Grandma, please take care of me in the future!"

Liuli took the imperial decree, smiled and said: "It turns out that Miss Duan is the maid sent by the empress to me, I really disrespected you just now." What about Mixia!The queen even changed her name for her, she wouldn't believe it if she wasn't stuffed in to warm Qi Yunhao's bed and beaten to death!
Duan Wenhui's face changed: "I'm here to serve the general, not you!"

Liuli also became serious: "Ms. Duan's words are very interesting! Since you have come to my residence, to my Chaoqing Hall, all the people who serve here are under my control, can you still break out of this rule? "

After all, Duan Wenhui is not the stubborn He Yuhua, since he can take the initiative to offer an exchange to the queen to turn the situation around, he is definitely not the kind who will stand firm to the end.She pondered for a while, then knelt down respectfully, kowtowed to her, and said: "Mixia was out of proportion just now when she paid her respects to Grandma, please forgive me."

Behind her was the majestic queen, although Liuli put on a show, she couldn't really do anything to her.What's more, she was subdued. If she took the opportunity to suppress her again, it would be easy for her to catch the excuse of neglecting the female officer. Anyway, this scene has only just begun, so let's sing along with her.

"Girls don't need to be too polite. Please sit in the room!"

Liuli instantly recovered her smile and motioned for her to enter the hall.

Just sat down, someone came outside to report that Mrs. Mei had arrived.The person at the door would not let anyone in without Liuli speaking. Duan Wenhui stood up and looked at Liuli.Liu Li said: "Miss Duan should go back to the house and put away her things first, and then go to Rongxi Hall to see Madam." Duan Wenhui nodded and said: "Grandma said so."

Liuli ignored Mrs. Mei, called Fan Yun over, and took her and the two maids to the backyard.Fan Yun tidied up the Danxiang Courtyard opposite the Lanxin Garden. At first he thought Duan Wenhui was the only one, so he only tidied up the main house in the north. How could he know that it was a big house, and the two maids would stay to serve her exclusively, so he hurriedly asked People cleared out a row of houses to the west.

Duan Wenhui entered the room, changed her clothes, and came out with the maids, still holding several gift packages.

Liuli knew that she was planning to go to Mei's house. The two had been hooking up for many years. Now that she made a comeback, she did not go to Rongxi Hall to meet Mei and re-establish a tacit understanding with her. It was simply abnormal.And after He Yuhua left, the Mei family was struggling to find someone to join forces with to deal with the eldest room. Now that the queen actually sent Duan Wenhui to her door, how could this not make her overjoyed?
Liuli said: "Girl, go on your own, I'm a little tired, so I won't accompany you."

Where would Duan Wenhui want her to go?Of course, it should be claimed, and went out to Rongxitang.

Only now did Liuli have time to deal with matters in her own room.First call Ye Tong and Liu Wei, and explain: "In the future, no matter who holds the imperial decree or not, even if the empress comes in person, she will not be allowed in without notification!"

Ye Tong and Liu Wei hurriedly nodded: "Little one obeys!"

Then Liuli called Yuegui over again: "Can you see any difference?"

"Yes." Yue Gui nodded, "There are a lot more government soldiers in and out of the courtyard, and some of the people serving in the courtyard have also changed. For example, in our main house, the original two nuns disappeared. They were replaced by the other two. I asked Li Xing just now, and he said that the replacements were the families of the brothers who followed the general in the camp. I heard that the general wanted to recruit someone who knew the background to serve him, so they all said I would like to come here to serve grandma."

"So that's how it is." Liuli nodded, "Then tell the maids to be more polite to them. As long as they don't go out of line, don't scold them too much."

Yue Gui said: "I've ordered all these things down. Don't worry, grandma!"

Nanny Yu brought the soup and said, "The cook heard that grandma is going back home today, so he made the soup with shredded bamboo chicken, and grandma is about to drink it up."

Liuli thought of the frogs that came last night, took the soup, and said to Yuegui, "Let Chunxiang send the frogs left for the lord to Rongxitang. Then let Ji Jiaoer pass on to Ji Xiaoquan."

Duan Wenhui stayed in Rongxi Hall for lunch. In fact, the queen ordered her to be sent here. It sounds nice to be the servant Qi Yunhao, but who doesn't know what it actually means?No one can really wait to tell her what to do.So compared to the original, it was Ming Zhengyan who lived in the palace.

Liuli knew her whereabouts very well, but on the surface she still lived her own life, she was calm, and she would not disturb her until she showed her fox tail.

The next afternoon Ji Xiaoquan came and reported the situation in the restaurant.

After listening for a long time, Liuli hesitated and asked him, "You know Du Rui, where is he working now?"

Ji Xiaoquan glanced at her, paused, and then said: "That day, Mr. Du's palace exam was for Tanhualang in high school, and the young one also saw it in person when he was riding a horse and parading through the streets. Later, he was sent to Hanlinyuan by the University of Martial Heroes as a bachelor's student. "

Liuli fell silent.When Du Rui left, he told her to go to the Imperial Academy to find him for something. It turned out that he really worked in the Imperial Academy.The Imperial Academy is a place where high-ranking officials are produced, and the status is noble. The people in it can be called the upper class of scholars and literati. Nine out of ten of the previous cabinet ministers came from there.For example, He Tingyu had also stayed in the Imperial Academy before, and he was a Yuanwailang who was transferred later. Because of this experience, his status is different from other people.

When she didn't speak, Ji Xiaoquan just stood there silently.She saw him standing below for a moment, and said, "You go back."

In fact, she herself didn't know what she was doing when she asked this question, and she wouldn't really go to him.But as a friend, it's okay to inquire about it by the way, right?The beautiful memories that Du Rui brought to her were all blocked by her during that period of time. She only remembered that he was very good, but she never wanted to think about it.But who expected that he would give up his title and join this court?

From the hereditary Lord Hou to the noble scholar, he turned around so neatly, what was he going to do?
Qi Yunhao came back at night and brought her fresh red bayberries and lychees, which were offerings from the palace. It turned out that His Majesty sent him to the palace to speak again, so he rewarded him with these by the way.

Liuli remembered the conversation between Concubine Luo Gui and the Holy Majesty yesterday, and asked him, "Does Lu Zhao have these bayberry and lychee?"

Qi Yunhao said: "I don't know about that. He receives so much salary every year, won't he buy it by himself? Why do you ask this?"

Liuli said: "I just feel that the Holy One seems to care about you very much."

Qi Yunhao didn't take it seriously: "When the Empress Dowager was here, I also lived in the palace for a while, and the Holy Majesty often hugged me and taught me to read. He treated me no differently from Lu Zhao, so it's okay to get closer."

Liuli didn't understand the family relationship in the royal family, so hearing what he said, she felt nothing.

(End of this chapter)