MTLNOVEL Chapter 228 Full of lies
At the same time, the housekeeper of Prince Rong's Mansion also received an important figure - Concubine Shu specially sent her maid to ask about the current situation.
The housekeeper didn't think much and naturally led the people to Zhou Xiaoyuan's yard. When they came, Princess Jialun, who didn't expect to bump into it, asked loudly: "Although there are many royal rules, how can they be so complicated and detailed? I'm afraid you didn't deliberately add something to embarrass her!"
The two people outside were stunned for a moment. They didn't know whether to go in or not. They hadn't reached an agreement yet, and Zhou Xiaoyuan's voice on the other side also came to mind: "Auntie, what's going on?"
"Why do you still call her aunt? This old witch did it on purpose - Hey, let me ask you, who sent you? You have bad intentions!"
As soon as Princess Jialun finished speaking, Zhou Xiaoyuan suddenly opened her mouth to stop what she was saying, turned to look at the teacher, Aunt Xi, and continued to ask:
"Since you are a nun in the palace, you must also recognize who this is. If you lie in front of the princess, you have to think clearly before answering. If you deliberately frame the innocent... no one can save you."
Hearing this, the eldest palace maid lowered her eyes thoughtfully, but the butler next to her was a little worried. He opened his mouth and wanted to pretend that he didn't see the eldest palace maid's signal and stepped forward to interrupt the conversation, but he didn't want to do that. The palace maid also noticed him and warned him coldly: "Be careful what you say."
Her voice was not loud, but the warning was clear, and the housekeeper quickly understood that this was probably part of Concubine Shu's consideration.
For a moment, I couldn't help but feel sad for Zhou Xiaoyuan in my heart.
Zhou Xiaoyuan and Princess Jialun inside don’t have third eyes, so naturally they can’t
Pay attention to who is outside.
After she asked that question, she stared closely at the nanny with a serious expression. The nanny paused for a moment, then quickly knelt down. Her face was neither humble nor arrogant, but she said: "The girl is angry, I understand."
"But this matter is not what the old slave wants... This matter is under the instruction of Concubine Shu at this time. The old slave is just following the master's orders."
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Jialun also took a breath of air. She turned to look at Zhou Xiaoyuan, obviously not expecting that she would have such a bad relationship with her mother-in-law. Princess Jialun was also an outspoken person, so she said without thinking: "Why? Yes? Don’t you have a very good relationship with Concubine Shu? "
"She even asked you to leave the palace before. If it were this princess, my father would not let me leave the palace because I am so favored!"
Princess Jialun seemed to want to comfort Zhou Xiaoyuan, and hurriedly gave an example to persuade her. However, Zhou Xiaoyuan was obviously helpless when these words fell on her ears. She shook her head and sighed.
"This is obviously different, but I also think that Concubine Shu would not do such a thing - otherwise, she would have done a lot of things against me in the side hall, so why bother waiting until now in Prince Rong's Mansion? Send someone to do something?"
Isn't this a commonplace statement? Zhou Xiaoyuan never thought that Concubine Shu was someone who could do such a stupid thing, so she glanced at her grandma who was still kneeling there, thoughtfully.
"——What did Concubine Shu say to you? You can tell me the exact words one by one. I can send you back to the palace as is without punishing you."
After hearing this, the grandma's expression changed.
She raised her head and only asked: "Is this old slave with Concubine Shu?"
As a person, does the girl really want to speculate on the empress’s will like this? "
These words seem to be excusing Concubine Shu, but if you listen carefully, you will find that this nanny is showing off and reminding Zhou Xiaoyuan that she is "a person close to the empress".
In other words, no matter whether she is worthy of cooperating with Zhou Xiaoyuan or not, Zhou Xiaoyuan cannot be angry and must send her back to the palace safely.
Naturally, such a little trick couldn't be hidden from the two of them. Princess Jialun's face immediately turned cold. She stared closely at the nanny and said with a sneer: "I don't know, I want to punish a maid who offends me." Aunty, do you still have to look at Concubine Shu’s face?”
Princess Jialun directly took the offense caused by her grandma onto herself. This time she was not simply embarrassed. The grandma's expression changed as expected, and she was still stubborn.
"But the old slave is indeed working for the empress, and has never offended the princess. Although there are more rules, it is for the good of Miss Zhou, so why is it offensive? The girl has become a concubine, how can she even do this? Don’t you even have the tolerance for rules?”
The mama was still talking about the truth, but Zhou Xiaoyuan was a little bored. She smiled slightly and said, "In that case, I will take you back to the empress' palace to ask."
"I'm just curious. Concubine Shu has never mentioned this before, so how come you, a little-known nun, have to teach me a lesson?"
Zhou Xiaoyuan didn't believe it at all, and the grandma's eyes flashed with shock.
He said in a hurry: "This matter... How can this matter be used to disturb the queen? Shouldn't the girl learn the rules and repay the queen for her good intentions? How can she be worthy of the important role of daughter-in-law if she questions her mother-in-law like this?
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"Nanny, who always abides by the rules, seems to have forgotten," Zhou Xiaoyuan reminded her quietly, "I am just a concubine, not a daughter-in-law."
"And isn't this what you said? I'll ask Concubine Shu how she thinks about it. So what's the point of getting straight to the point?"
Zhou Xiaoyuan said, and glanced over with sharp eyes, "I am not afraid as a person who has been taught a lesson, but you, a person who has been ordered to do things, are worried? What are you afraid of? Afraid that Empress Shu will go back on her word and deny her orders when she sees you. Is it your business?"
"...Girl! How dare you question your empress like this! This is unfilial, very unfilial!!"
The mama's pretended calm mask finally shattered. She was obviously unwilling to follow Zhou Xiaoyuan to see Concubine Shu, and she did not say what Concubine Shu ordered her to do. She just said that she was following orders.
Zhou Xiaoyuan got tired of looking at it, turned around and shouted outside: "Come here, arrest this woman who is full of lies and incoherent words, send her to the prince's study, and ask him to take her and ask her what she said. Master, have you ever said that?"
Her face was filled with condensation, and her heart was full of dissatisfaction and fright at being fooled. In order to calm down and learn the rules, Zhou Xiaoyuan even cleaned the slaves in the yard.
It turned out that this person was good. He taught Zhou Xiaoyuan a bunch of rules that were of no use, so Zhou Xiaoyuan's whole morning was wasted.
Fortunately, Princess Jialun came early, otherwise it would all be in vain.
The long-lost irritation rose in Zhou Xiaoyuan's heart. In fact, she didn't completely trust Concubine Shu, but she always had an intuition in her heart that she felt that this nanny was full of lies. Although Concubine Shu didn't come forward, she looked obviously more trustworthy than this nanny. Shindo
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But if you think about it carefully, if the nuns sent by Concubine Shu don’t listen to Concubine Shu, who can they listen to? Zhou Xiaoyuan really couldn't figure it out.