Queen's Development

Chapter 87 Conspiracy
The three-day ban expired, and Mi Tao and Shui An were finally able to go out.

Shui An was upset, but Shui Lian wasn't there, so she had no one to confide in, so she packed some laundry that needed to be washed, put it in a wooden basin, and went to the Shuijing Pavilion next to the big kitchen to do the laundry.

There is a well outside the big kitchen in the inner courtyard of the palace. The maids in the inner courtyard go there to fetch water and wash clothes. The former Concubine Jiang simply asked people to surround this place with a flower wall and build a big hexagonal pavilion. Even in rainy and snowy days, the maids can also wash clothes here.

This hexagonal pavilion is called Shuijing Pavilion.

When Shui Xing passed by, several maidservants were already doing laundry there, and two of them were serving maidservants in Chunfengyuan, chatting twitteringly while doing laundry.

All the people in Chunfengyuan lived in the prince's concubine's room, so Shui Xing listened with pricked ears.

Those two maids were talking about Aunt Lian, whom the lord newly adopted, and one of the maids with slender eyebrows, eyes and sharp chin said: "...Now Aunt Lian is favored enough, even Aunt Ping can't compare to her!"

Another maidservant with a round face and dark face smiled and said, "Have you noticed that the two concubines whom the prince loves the most are the servant girls who used to serve the second son..."

The maid with slender eyebrows, eyes and sharp chin cheered and said, "It seems to be like this... The second son has lost his mother, the prince often visits him, and the maid who waits on the second son will naturally have more chances to fly to the branches!"

After hearing what they said, Shui Xing let out a "hum", very contemptuous.

But for some reason, when she thinks about the handsome, gentle, mature and prudent prince, and the gloomy second son Lin Jia, she can't help but feel a little moved...

Seeing Xiliu's pale face, Mitao was sitting in the room doing needlework, so she went out for a walk by herself.

She took a stroll around Cuiweiju first, and found that the door in the bright room was ajar, but the small door in the backyard was locked, and the small courtyard was lived by Mama Yang, and there was a young man guarding the duty room. He was guarding against her and Peach Xiliu like a thief!
After strolling around for a while, Mi Tao quietly left Cuiweiju while no one was paying attention, wandered around the garden for a while, and then headed towards Hongxi Courtyard.

Today, Mrs. Xu, the wife of Xia Zhiqing, the prefect of Qingzhou, brought her daughters Xia Manyun and Xia Manying to see Princess Li. Princess Li accompanied Xu's mother and daughter to talk in the open room of the main room.

Xia Manyun is the eldest daughter, but she is a concubine; Xia Manling is the second daughter, but she is a concubine.

Among them, Xia Manyun, with clear water eyes, small cherry mouth, pointed chin, slender shoulders and thin waist, is full of classical beauty; Xia Manling, who was born with an oval face and slender eyes, is quite charming, with a tall and medium build.

Because these two daughters have no family yet, Mrs. Xia often takes them out to socialize.

Concubine Li quietly looked at Xia Zhiqing's two daughters, and found that the concubine Xia Manyun was born with a particularly beautiful appearance, as if she was a lady from an ancient beauty picture.

She made up her mind - she didn't want Lin Jia to marry a capable wife!

After making up her mind, Concubine Li asked with a smile: "Mrs. Xia, I don't know if your daughter has promised her?"

The reason why Mrs. Xia brought her daughters to the palace was naturally because there are three unmarried sons in the palace, so she was overjoyed when she heard the news, but she was very reserved on her face: "No one! These two daughters are my darlings." , naturally we have to take a good look at each other!"

Princess Li smiled slightly when she heard the words, and said: "Our second child is working with Lord Xia in the prefectural office, please also ask Mrs. Xia to speak kindly in front of Lord Xia, so that Lord Xia can take good care of our second child!"

Mrs. Xia heard the words, and hurriedly laughed and said: "That's natural, Wangfei, please rest assured!"

When Xia Manyun and Xia Manling heard this, they both lowered their eyes and looked shy, but their hearts were a little excited - I heard that the second son of the palace is the descendant of the late Concubine Jiang, I don't know how he was born!

Su Mama, as Princess Li's confidant, naturally waited on the corridor at this time.

At this moment, Yuling, the little girl in her yard, came over, stood on the porch and whispered: "Mom, the peaches from Cuiweiju are looking for you!"

When Su's mother heard this, she hurriedly talked to the big maid, Xueli, and then took Yuling back to see Mitao.

Mi Tao was sitting on the porch in Su's mother's yard, accompanied by a rough woman, when she saw Su's mother coming in, she hurriedly smiled and came forward to salute.

Her breasts are really too big, but after walking a few short steps, her breasts are rippling, and Mama Su admires herself when she sees it——to arrange such a stunner in the Second Young Master's yard, I don't believe that Lin Jia won't be tempted!

After entering the Ming room and sitting down, Mother Su asked Mi Tao straight to the point: "How is Cuiweiju these few days?"

Mi Tao then grounded her and Shui Xing, the second young master was only served by Yuzhi, and Xiliu was a little strange recently, all kinds of things were said.

After hearing this, Mama Su thought about each item, but the smile on her face became brighter. She took a small silver key and gave it to Mi Tao: "You've worked hard, take it to buy flowers!"

Mi Tao took the silver curly, thanked Su's mother first, and then put the silver curly into her purse with great care.

Su's mother glanced at the peaches that were packed with silver porridge, and said, "Have you finished the candied fruit I gave you last time? I'll give you some more when you finish!"

When Mi Tao heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "Xi Liu and I both love the candied fruit my mother gave me, and we've finished eating them now!"

Mother Su's smile deepened, she went to the bedroom herself, and soon came out with a box: "I'll give you all of this box!"

When Mi Tao took the box, she seemed unintentional and said: "You have to get along with the other maids in Cuiweiju, especially Yu Zhi, and don't be stingy, girls love to eat snacks, such as this candied fruit, Let Yuzhi taste it too!"

Peach agreed wholeheartedly.

Mother Su took out another sachet and handed it to Mi Tao, and said softly: "Find a way to put it under the second son's bed!"

Mi Tao saw Mama Su's serious expression, so she didn't dare to ask more questions, so she quickly took it and stuffed it into her sleeve pocket.

After Mi Tao left, Mother Su rested for a while, and then saw Princess Li went.

After sending off Mrs. Xia and the two Miss Xia, Princess Li was reclining on the bright brocade couch, and Xue Li knelt on one side and beat her legs with a beauty fist.

Mother Su walked in and said in a deep voice: "Princess, I have something to report!"

Concubine Li waved her hand, and let out the maids waiting in the room, pears, apples, oranges and grapes.

When only she and the princess were left in the room, Mother Su began to mutter: "Princess, I gave a box of candied peaches soaked in strong spring medicine. They often eat this candied fruit. Even if the second son is right They are not interested, they will also rape the second young master."

"The sachet containing the powdered medicine has already been given to Mitao. If Second Young Master doesn't drink realgar wine, he might fall asleep and die at some point!"

"Mi Tao said that there is something wrong with that Xiliu, I'll let her take another look."

"..."

Concubine Li's smile deepened, and she was extremely proud: "I have already seduced Mrs. Xu today, and we will use three prongs. I don't believe Lin Jia can escape this time!"

Mother Su also laughed, thought for a while, and said: "Princess, that eldest son..."

Princess Li snorted, and said: "Lin Yu has a cowardly character and has always been cautious, so let's not move him for now!"

Mother Su answered "yes".

Yuzhi felt uncomfortable and didn't go out all morning.

She concealed the Mingjian door, took a few medical books and sat reading in the inner study all the time, wanting to see if there was any way to solve Lin Jia's hidden illness.

When Mi Tao returns to Cuiweiju, Shui An and Xi Liu have already brought back their lunch, and they are just waiting for her to eat together.

During lunch, Mi Tao was in a very good mood, and asked Xi Liu with a smile: "I just saw that the door to the open room of the main room was unlocked, why, did Second Young Master stay at home?"

Shui Xing sneered, took a piece of tofu and ate it: "Of course the second son has gone to the Yamen, and Yu Zhi is at home!"

Mi Tao took a mouthful of pheasant mushroom soup, drank it slowly, and then asked, "Have you seen Yuzhi this morning?"

Xiliu has been sitting on the couch in front of the window sewing, and said: "I have been sewing in front of the window this morning, and I haven't seen her go out at all!"

Mi Tao smiled: "Could it be that she went out and forgot to lock the door?"

Shui An has been with Yuzhi before, and knows that Yuzhi has always been careful and considerate in her work, and she should not do such a thing as forgetting to lock the door when someone is away. Resist not to say.

After lunch, Mi Tao offered to take the bowls and chopsticks back to the big kitchen, and let Shui An and Xi Liu take a nap in the room.

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May, and the sky is getting hotter. Everyone in the palace has always taken a nap.

Shui An was always very lazy, she would never sit up if she could lie down; Xiliu was still a little swollen after doing that with the eldest son, so naturally she didn't want to move.

Mitao was very generous, took out the box of candied fruit that Su's mother had given her, divided several among Shui An and Xiliu, and then went to the big kitchen.

After returning from the big kitchen, Mi Tao found that the water dragonfly and Xiliu had fallen asleep, so she wrapped a few candied fruit in oiled paper and walked along the corridor to the main room.

It is now May, and the courtyard of Cuiweiju is full of fresh greenery and the fragrance of flowers. Looking up at the sky, the sky is blue, and cuckoos fly by from time to time. It is the most comfortable day of the year.

Mi Tao walked slowly to the door of the main room with the oiled paper bag wrapped in candied fruit, hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, suppressed the beating heart, and then said: "Sister Yuzhi, are you ?"

Yuzhi didn't even eat lunch, she was still reading in the study in the west dark room.

Hearing Mi Tao's voice calling her, she was about to agree, but after thinking about it, she didn't say anything, but quietly put down the book in her hand.

Mi Tao didn't hear the answer, so she didn't feel relieved, raised the oil-paper bag in her hand and called again: "Sister Yuzhi, I brought you candied fruit, are you there?"

Yuzhi still didn't make a sound.

She looked at her feet - Yuzhi didn't go out today, she was wearing a pair of light blue black soft-soled embroidered shoes in the room - this kind of shoes made no sound when walking on the road!
Mi Tao called several times, but seeing no one answered, she finally confirmed that Yuzhi was not in the room, so she stretched out her hand and gently pushed the door open.

The door was slowly pushed open with a creaking sound.

Mi Tao glanced back, saw that the courtyard was quiet, eyes were full of fresh green, and there was no one there, so she picked up her skirt and went into the bright room.

She knew that Lin Jia lived in Donganjian, so she went straight to Donganjian's bedroom.

After opening the gauze curtain on the bedroom door, Mi Tao entered the bedroom.

(End of this chapter)