The Beloved Imperial Consort

Mu Xiyao got up early this day, sent Zong Zhenglin out, and trimmed the ginkgo potted plants that had been cleaned up a while ago in the yard. Ruo Lan was handing over the scissors when she saw Mother Zhao bringing Shu Tao over.

"Slave maid greets the side concubine." Mu Xiyao called out, and heard Zhao mama say that the concubine sister of the Tang family was asking to see her outside the mansion, and wanted to visit her sister-in-law, so she came over to greet the side concubine.

After Mu Xiyao thought about it for a while, she didn't have the slightest impression of Tang Yiru's concubine sister, so she should be an irrelevant person. Not interested, and didn't make things difficult for her, let him in.

"You can skip the ceremony, just let someone take you to see the concubine."

Later, Ruo Lan came back and said that she met Shumei on the way to send a young woman out of the backyard, and met His Highness going from Danruoyuan to the study. After the two saluted and sent His Highness away, there seemed to be a dispute. In the end, the woman went out of the mansion with a face full of horror, and was so angry that she went back to Shuhuiyuan to report the letter.

Mu Xiyao frowned slightly. Tang Yiru's concubine sister came to visit the mansion, but she didn't come to flatter her, but broke up because of a quarrel? Although the Tang family in Shengjing is better than their own family, it is far from reaching the point where they don't take the Prince's Mansion seriously. Although the first sister is a concubine in the mansion, she is also a serious family member of the prince. This is strange.

The abnormality of Tang Yiru and her concubine's sister may be something worth exploring. It's a pity that there is not enough manpower now, and there is no one who can avoid Zong Zhenglin's eyes and ears, so they can only passively watch the changes. Only when he leaves the palace and opens the mansion can he secretly install people. Although Mu Xiyao is not very clear about Zong Zhenglin's eyes and ears, he does know a thing or two.

The fourteenth day of the second lunar month is the twenty-eighth day of the Hoi An calendar, and two days later there will be a family banquet in the Palace of the New Year's Eve. The chief steward of the mansion sent the list of gifts to each palace and mansion to Danruoyuan for Mu Xiyao to have a look to see if there were any additions or deletions. Mu Xiyao glanced at it roughly, and after thinking about it carefully, she sketched a few places with pen and ink, added the congratulatory gift from Jiayifang that had been prepared, and told Tian Fushan to deliver it on time within two days.

Tian Fushan originally thought that it was the first time for the side concubine to preside over the general affairs of the mansion, and she was young, so her qualifications were relatively inexperienced. But he didn't want to make those few changes, but they seemed to be well-founded and more comprehensive. I'm afraid they had thought about it a long time ago, and their housekeeping skills were very good. That being the case, why is the boss not willing to manage housework on weekdays? The concubine of the other family was vying for a position as an assistant under the main concubine, but his concubine refused very much. Tian Fushan couldn't figure it out.

Of course Mu Xiyao is not willing to intervene too much in the affairs of the house now.

First, when Zong Zhenglin got married and left the palace, except for the most useful stewards, none of these servants could be taken away, and they would be sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Second, when the concubine enters the mansion, if she is too outstanding and stands in front of her shiningly, isn't it a joke? Ben had a child in front of the main room, if she even covered the common affairs with one hand, what is the difference between this and blatantly yelling at her immediate superior: "There is nothing for you here, go enjoy yourself"?

Besides, she, Mu Xiyao, has never done anything like blocking a knife for a woman in the backyard. She is just a mere side concubine, she is not enlightened enough to sacrifice herself so much for everyone's sake!

When that woman enters the mansion, there's no need to bother her head-on. Wouldn't it be nice to hug the boss's thigh then? It's best to just muddle along like this now.

In the next two days, congratulatory gifts from other places were also delivered to His Highness Sixth Prince's mansion one after another. Since Zong Zhenglin had a side concubine, there was more communication between the female relatives in the backyard, and Tian Fushan was so busy that he borrowed Chunlan Ruolan to register. Mu Xiyao sent Nanny Gui over there to help, and for a while the house was in order, without any chaos.

Zong Zhenglin looked helplessly at the report from the secret guard. That woman could do a good job, but she always refused. According to her intelligence, she should be too lazy to wade into that muddy water. That's fine, so as not to attract the eyes of the future prince and concubine and embarrass her.

On the twenty-ninth year, there was a family banquet in the Prince's Mansion. Zong Zhenglin hosted a banquet in front of the staff and servants, while Mu Xiyao took the women in the backyard to drink tea and talk, watch operas and listen to music. The doorman in the middle came to report that the sister of the concubine's family came to visit to pay New Year's greetings.

Tang Yiru's complexion was so innocent that she felt ashamed. I only secretly hated that shameless bitch who didn't know how to measure himself. The concubines below are also inexplicable. This concubine's younger sister chose to visit today? Shouldn't everyone choose the first few days of the first month to visit? This is a joke.

It's not easy for Mu Xiyao to say clearly that she won't let her go, it's not like the prince's mansion is imposing. Turning around to ask Tang Yiru what she meant, she reluctantly called Shumei to pick him up. Everyone listened to the song for a while, and saw a young woman, about fifteen or sixteen years old, very coquettish, a little more beautiful than Tang's, walking gracefully on lotus steps.

"Minister Tang's Huiru pays respects to Concubine Mu and all the sisters." As she spoke, she bowed down enchantingly.

Mu Xiyao glanced at the woman, then turned her head to Tang Yiru, shouted, and said a few polite words. Tang Huiru was acquainted with herself, and came here enthusiastically to join in the fun. She also paid New Year's greetings in advance, and dragged Tang Yiru to talk together. She was not as cold and embarrassing as before.

Everyone was gossiping, and they waited until the banquet was over before turning to the main hall and waiting for His Highness to come and sit for a scene. Mu Xiyao was exhausted all day, and she had already held on to her spirits. When Zong Zhenglin came in, she hurriedly greeted her and prepared a meal.

Although Zongzheng Lin practiced martial arts for a day, he was much better than Mu Xiyao. Seeing the little woman's obviously tired expression, she didn't say much, and the whole room was eating quietly.

The women of the Kong family have not seen His Highness for several months, and they are all happy in their hearts. They hope that His Highness can look at them more, and it is not in vain to wake up early today and dress up carefully.

It's a pity that Zong Zhenglin was so focused on Mu Xiyao and her stomach that he had no time to care about him. He also didn't notice a beam of scorching eyes wandering over him from time to time.

Before Zong Zhenglin entered the door, Tang Huiru hid behind the screen and only peeped out from the gap. Seeing the silhouette of a tall and handsome man, my heart pounded. I just feel that my sister is incompetent, but with such a good marriage but guarding the empty boudoir alone, Namu's benefits are taken advantage of.

Mu Xiyao's keen senses, sitting on the side of Zong Zhenglin, felt Tang Huiru's distance several times, and only then did she understand what this woman was paying attention to. Smiling secretly in her heart, Tang Yiru must have the heart to crush her concubine sister to death. With such blatant covetousness towards my sister's husband, it's no wonder that the two of them broke up on bad terms.

I just don't know why with Tang Yiru's wrist, she didn't catch her younger sister, but why she tolerated it so much? Did that woman make her afraid? Mu Xiyao secretly guessed.

After dinner, Zong Zhenglin sent Mu Xiyao back to the garden, and then went back to the study to ask Gong Shuyang to explain the deployment of manpower during the Spring Festival.

Before he walked out of the backyard, he saw a strange woman in front of the waterside talking to Tang, there seemed to be an argument, and there was no one around. Unhappy eyes, what does this look like?

Tang Huiru caught a glimpse of a man in a brocade robe approaching from a distance from the corner of her eye, and felt that this was a godsend opportunity not to be missed. He made a decision in an instant, and suddenly approached Tang's ear and whispered a few words.

Before Zong Zhenglin approached, he saw that Tang, whose back was turned to him, was suddenly furious, and spoke indiscriminately. Then he raised his hand and slapped the woman's face hard, fast and hard. Unprepared, the woman was slapped back two steps, her body tilted, and she fell into the pool with a plop.

"What is this for!" Zong Zhenglin yelled angrily, and hurried over, only to see that the woman couldn't swim, and was still struggling in the pool and calling for help. His face turned livid in an instant.

In the inner courtyard of the majestic prince's mansion, the concubine concubine had a private meeting with people in the garden in the middle of the night, not to mention arguing, and almost killing her. It just doesn't make sense!

Zong Zhenglin glanced at Tang shi coldly, used his inner strength to tap his toes, jumped out a few steps, grabbed the sinking person, and lifted him back to the shore.

Only after putting it down did I realize that the woman's eyes were closed tightly and her face was pale. One can imagine the cold water in the pool in the late winter weather. Her hair was dripping wet on her face, still dripping. A long skirt without a blouse completely clings to her delicate body, revealing the curves of her body.

Zong Zhenglin's face became even uglier. Turning back, he stared at Tang shi coldly, suppressing his anger, and was about to ask her to ask someone to take this woman away, but Tang shi was also crying and trembling all over, only looked at himself tremblingly, and then rolled his eyes. Turned over, fainted from fright.

His Highness the Sixth Highness looked at the two lying women on the shore, his cold phoenix eyes remained calm. He casually glanced at the faces of the two of them, guessing that he would not die for a while, so he ignored them and left with his sleeves thrown away. Only when he reached the outer courtyard did he ask Tian Fushan to carry him.

Wei Zhen has been guarding the backyard gate, seeing His Highness coming out in a cold and serious manner, she thought there was an awkward quarrel with Master Yao, but she didn't expect that it was Shu Huiyuan who caused the trouble. Shrinking his body, he followed behind obediently, his eyes only focused on his feet.

Zong Zhenglin frowned a little when he thought of the bad things that happened just now. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, a family banquet in the palace, it's really bad luck to have an accident at this stall.