Chapter 330 Situation
The wife of the Minister of Rites arrived at the palace gate early in the morning. She looked around and finally saw the wife of the chief escort leader.
As soon as the person appeared, she immediately ignored the looks of the people around her and greeted them eagerly, "Yue Niang."
The residence of the Minister of Rites used to be next to the residence of . If I pretend not to know him, it will make people more suspicious. It is better for me to travel together openly.
When the wife of the Minister of Rites went to meet Yue Niang, many people at the palace gate stared at them.
"Who is that? He looks unfamiliar to me."
"Of course I don't know her. How old are you? How do you know her?"
"What's that tone of yours? What? Does this person have a bad reputation or something?"
"Qin Wanru from the Qin family, the former Second Prince's Consort, do you remember her? We were close friends back then, but Qin Wanru married the Second Prince, and before the wedding was over, this girl got together with the Second Prince."
There were people listening with their ears pricked up nearby, some knew about this and some didn't, and there were all kinds of reactions.
However, there was a group of people who knew the current situation. They knew that the Second Prince and the Crown Prince were sworn enemies in the past. Now that the Crown Prince had ascended the throne, the Second Prince's party had completely collapsed. The Queen Mother invited this man to the first Hundred Flowers Banquet she hosted.
The subtlety of it is beyond words.
It's hard not to guess that this is a demonstration and suppression of the Second Prince's party by the Queen. Some people think that the Queen is petty and vindictive, while others think that this matter is a bit strange...
In short, no matter what, since this person was invited into the palace by the Queen Mother and was warmly accompanied by the wife of the Minister of Rites, many people came over to greet him.
However, before those who wanted to join in the fun could go over, a shocking scene occurred.
The Queen's most favored maid, Miss Jixiang, came out of the palace in person and walked straight towards Yue Niang.
Amid everyone's dumbfounded reactions, Jixiang smiled at her calmly and said, "Are you the wife of the chief escort leader?"
Yue Niang bowed to Jixiang, looking a little confused, "You are..."
Jixiang smiled and said, "The Queen ordered me to take you to the palace. You can just call me Jixiang."
Amid everyone's gasps of shock, Jixiang took the person away directly without even glancing at the wife of the Minister of Rites.
This made the wife of the Minister of Rites feel more at ease.
It would be abnormal if Jixiang also showed respect to her. After all, Jixiang only had some resentment towards the Queen Mother but they did not fall out with each other, and the Minister of Rites, whom she represented, was now the opposite of the Queen.
Jixiang brought the man into the palace in full view of everyone. When they reached a deserted place, she paused and went straight to the point, "Did Imperial Physician Liu tell you?"
Yue Niang immediately pulled out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve. "Imperial Physician Liu described the symptoms. I am not a doctor, so I can only give you this ointment based on the symptoms. This ointment was bought from Da Qi when our escort agency was on a mission. To be honest, the princess of Da Qi is in the palace now. The simplest and most effective way is to ask her to take a look. It will definitely cure the disease."
Jixiang didn't say much. He just took the medicine bottle, opened the lid, picked out a little ointment and applied it on his arm which was already red, swollen and starting to ooze pus.
After applying the cool plaster, the arm felt comfortable and cool, and the burning sensation disappeared immediately.
"Thank you, Madam." After putting away the ointment, Jixiang knelt down and saluted Yue Niang with sincerity, "Madam, you saved my life, just like I have another parent. I will repay you in everything I can do."
Yue Niang smiled sweetly, "It's not worth it. It's best if it works. It's just a piece of cake for me."
Jixiang lowered his head and muttered, "Not everyone is willing to do such a simple task."
Yue Niang glanced at Jixiang with her silky eyes, pretending she didn't hear the complaint. She chuckled and said, " Is the Hundred Flower Festival fun? This is my first time here, I don't know anything, and I'm afraid others will laugh at me."
Jixiang also calmed down and said, "This is my first time too. We didn't do this before in Zhao State. It's okay. There are maids to serve you. If you don't understand anything, just ask.
I just saw you coming with the wife of the Minister of Rites?"
Yue Niang shook her head, "No, we are neighbors, she is the only one I know here."
Jixiang nodded and said nothing more, "I'll take you there."
Jixiang serves Su Qingqing every day, so how could he not understand what Yue Niang's current outfit meant? She was pretending to be Su Qingqing under the pretext that ignorance is not a crime.
A pair of charming eyes are filled with beautiful scenery.
Did she also pretend to be Qin Wanru and seduce the second prince in the same way back then?
Jixiang was calculating in his mind, talking as they walked to the Imperial Garden. "You can play around first, I'll go to the Empress..."
Before Jixiang could finish, Yue Niang grabbed Jixiang's sleeve and said, "Can I...can I see the Queen in private?"
Jixiang was stunned, and immediately looked at her with vigilance.
If she kept complaining about Su Qingqing, it would make people suspicious. At this moment, her vigilance and precautions made Yue Niang feel much more relaxed. She said in embarrassment, "Before I entered the palace, my husband mentioned to me that he wanted me to ask the Queen whether we could have a job in escorting the young prince of Zhaoguo back to the country."
After she finished speaking, as if fearing that Jixiang would refuse, she looked determined in her big eyes and said, "We, the Weiyuan Escort Agency, have never failed in our escort missions. Over the years, no one in the entire Great Yan Dynasty has dared to stop our escorts."
Jixiang didn't say much, but frowned and said, "Okay, come with me."
A group of celebrities and noble ladies gathered in the imperial garden in twos and threes, and once again looked at Jixiang in shock as he led the wife of the chief escort leader to the direction of Su Qingqing.
In the Hundred Flowers Pavilion of the Imperial Garden, Su Qingqing was sitting in the pavilion talking to several elderly wives of marquises and dukes who had come to the banquet.
These old marquis' wives and duke's wives all had military merits in their families. When Su Qingqing fought in the north and south, she had more or less dealt with the men from these families.
After Su Qingqing's accident, the Duke of Zhenguo wanted to monopolize the military power and suppressed these families. Now, most of these mansions are idle mansions with only reputation but no real power.
Now that Su Qingqing is sitting here in such a status, everyone naturally has many feelings.
Jixiang brought Yue Niang over. An old marquis's wife frowned and watched from afar, "Why is she here?"
Su Qingqing turned around and saw a person who looked very similar to herself not far away. She smiled calmly and said, "Jixiang's arm is poisoned. She happens to have the antidote."
The old marquis' wife asked, "What a coincidence?"
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Who knows? You guys sit down first, I'll go take a look at what's going on."
