Chapter 17 The twelfth lunar month(1/2)
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Ji Xiaotang read the letter for a long time, but Madam Cheng and a few girls did not come to disturb her. It was not until she raised her head from the letter that Madam Cheng brought Jin'er and Xiu'er in.
The two girls were busy lighting the lights, while Madam Cheng asked Ji Xiaotang if she wanted to use dinner.
"It's already time for dinner." Ji Xiaotang said.
Of course the dinner time has passed.
Since he came to the capital, although Ji Xiaotang lived alone in Yanhua Hall, he mostly went to Xuanhua Hall or Jinghua Hall for dinner.
"The old lady and the second wife have come to ask, and I replied that the girl is tired today and she will have dinner in Yanhuatang... The dinner is ready. Should the girl use it now, or wait a little longer?"
After asking this sentence, before Ji Xiaotang answered, Madam Cheng had already made an idea for her: "It's getting late. Even if a girl wants to write a reply, she should eat something first. No matter when, her body is always the most important thing."
"Mum's right." Ji Xiaotang was so kind and nodded with a smile. "Then let's pass on the meal."
If she didn't need dinner at this time, it would be worrying about her.
Madam Cheng agreed and immediately arranged the meal. After a while, she brought the girl to put the dinner on.
"I didn't say that, I'd better just follow the original appearance. Why have I prepared so much?" Ji Xiaotang looked at the table full of dishes and sighed softly.
Originally, like Ji Xiaoyun, she had regular rules for three meals. Since she was named the Lord of Anle County, Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er discussed it and added a few percent of her share.
She once told Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er personally that there is no need to do this. Although she insisted repeatedly, Mrs. Ji Er only reduced slightly by 20%. Now her share is above the sisters. But after all, it is behind the elders.
Ji Xiaotang had no choice but to accept such a compromise.
"I said the girl was tired, so the old lady and the second lady specially added two medicinal foods to nourish the girl." Madam Cheng explained.
"So that's how it is." Ji Xiaotang nodded. After eating a few dishes, she chose a few dishes and gave them to Madam Cheng, Jin'er, Xiu'er and other girls who were serving in close proximity.
After dinner, Ji Xiaotang did not continue reading the letter or rush to write a reply as the people who served around him guessed.
Ji Xiaotang changed into clothes, walked to Xuanhuatang and Jinghuatang, and accompanied Old Lady Ji, Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er for a while.
Ji Xiaotang didn't tell Mrs. Ji, but privately told Mrs. Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er. Mrs. Ji Er also asked her about the situation of Qi Younian and the front line in Shuzhong, and Ji Xiaotang also answered truthfully.
Back at Yanhua Hall, Ji Xiaotang asked Jin'er and Xiu'er to take out Shanying's specimens.∮,
"Where is the girl going to put it?" Xiu'er asked, seeing that Ji Xiaotang didn't plan to store the standard in the box.
"Let's put it in the study." Ji Xiaotang thought for a while and decided to say.
The living room and the bedroom are not very suitable, only the study room is the most suitable. Although she has never seen any girl's house with such decorations.
Ji Xiaotang personally took someone to put the Shanying specimen on hold, and then sat down behind the study desk.
Sitting behind the desk, you can see the mountain eagle as soon as you look up.
Looking at Shanying, Ji Xiaotang prepared paper and pen and wrote a reply to Qi Younian.
She had been writing this letter for a long time. After finishing writing the reply, she only took a nap for a while, and it was time for Cheng Dazhong to make an appointment to pick up the letter. This letter could be beaten the girl and handed over to Cheng Dazhong. However, Ji Xiaotang still got up.
Cheng Dazhong did not follow the time.
Ji Xiaotang simply hit Jin'er and went to Dongjiaomen to wait for Cheng Dazhong.
"... Maybe I've slept a little, or maybe I've been delayed." Xiu'er saw Ji Xiaotang frowning slightly, and said from the side, which was to comfort Ji Xiaotang.
Ji Xiaotang shook his head.
The military orders are like mountains, and the time set is even more impossible to miss. Cheng Dazhong is a family general. He has been struggling in the military camp since he was a child. He speaks and does things in a straightforward manner and is the most punctual.
The matter of sending her a letter to her was a military order issued by Qi Younian.
After sleeping like this, you will never be born in Cheng Dazhong. As for things to be delayed, it is unlikely. The time for Cheng Dazhong to come back is arranged accurately.
It was two quarters of an hour late before Cheng Dazhong appeared at the East Back Corner Gate of Xinhua Hall.
When Jin'er saw Cheng Dazhong, she immediately led him to meet Ji Xiaotang.
"My subordinates accused him!" Cheng Dazhong bowed to Ji Xiaotang and sued him.
"What happened?" Ji Xiaotang saw signs of sweat on Cheng Dazhong's forehead, and obviously rushed over in a hurry. He asked.
"Yes... Princess Changning beat someone and found her subordinates..." Cheng Dazhong stood up after saluting, his face still a little red.
"Changning!" Ji Xiaotang's heart moved slightly and hurriedly asked about the details.
Cheng Dazhong did not hide it from Ji Xiaotang and told everything. It turned out that Cheng Dazhong left Ji Xiaotang yesterday, went to the Marquis' Mansion again, and went back to his house to rest at night.
When I was about to sleep until the third day of the day, someone suddenly broke into the family.
Cheng Jia is a general of the Hou Mansion and lives behind the Hou Mansion. He cannot be easily invaded by others. However, the person who cannot hold on to invades is of extraordinary status.
"It's Lord Feng who commands the Imperial Guard..."
Ji Xiaotang was slightly stunned. Lord Feng, she vaguely remembered where she heard this title. ()
"Changning sent Mr. Feng to look for you in the middle of the night?"
"Yes." Cheng Dazhong nodded.
"So, where did you meet Changning?" Ji Xiaotang asked.
Changning was able to envoy Feng in the middle of the night. Did Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing know about this? Even Changning could not call Cheng Dazhong to enter the palace to speak in the middle of the night.
Then only Changning left the palace by himself.
Even so, it is incredible. You should know that the forbidden area of the deep palace is so powerful at night. Changning is a princess, and it is impossible to enter and exit late at night without the emperor's imperial edict.
Even if you receive the emperor's imperial edict, such things will alarm the previous dynasty.
So, this is almost impossible. But obviously, Changning did it.
"It's in the family of his subordinates." Cheng Dazhong replied. Looking at his face, he obviously knew that this was very inappropriate.
If this matter is leaked, it is hard to say what Changning will do. After all, she is the daughter of Empress Dowager Han and the sister of Emperor Longqing. However, getting married will suffer.
"Oh." Ji Xiaotang said oh.
Without Ji Xiaotang's questioning, Cheng Dazhong had already continued. Changning asked Feng Changshuo to lead him to Cheng's family and found Cheng Dazhong. There was nothing else, but asked Cheng Dazhong about Qi Younian's recent situation.
In addition, Changning also took a lot of food and food, and asked Cheng Dazhong to send it to Qi Younian.
When Changning interrogated Cheng Dazhong, he almost didn't play. If Feng Changshuo hadn't urged him, he said that he had been so long that he would be afraid of being revealed by Empress Dowager Han, he was afraid that Cheng Dazhong would not be able to escape from Xinhua Hall at this moment.
"When the princess left, she asked me to pass on the message to the general, saying that she would relieve the general, even if she went to war according to her own wishes, she would be in everything in the court."
Princess Changning also asked Cheng Dazhong to bring a letter to Qi Younian.
Cheng Dazhong was in a difficult situation. Qi Younian would not make him embarrassed, either by letters or messages. However, Changning asked him to carry too many things, and he could not take them away without a carriage.
Cheng Dazhong has to hurry up and cannot walk slowly with the carriage.
He also told Ji Xiaotang about this embarrassment.
"For this matter, go to the Marquis' Mansion to ask what to do." Ji Xiaotang told Cheng Dazhong that he must not be able to take the carriage with him, so if he asked the Marquis' Mansion to leave the things. Or should he send the car to Shuzhong to Qi Younian, and let the wives of the Weiwu Marquis' Mansion worry.
"Yes." Cheng Dazhong immediately responded.
Ji Xiaotang knew that he was in a hurry and did not delay any more. He only handed him the letter to Qi Younian. Another small burden was a set of clothes, shoes and socks for Qi Younian.
"I know that Shuzhong is not cold, it's just damp. Ayou has been in the north since he was a child, so I'm afraid he won't get used to it. Although this set of clothes is not thick, it has special medicinal foam added to it to prevent moisture."
Ji Xiaotang wrote all these in the letter, but he still instructed Cheng Dazhong.
It was still early to see Cheng Dazhong away, but Ji Xiaotang was not sleepy at all. He only took a book and leaned on the kang, but his mind was not on the book.
Changning must have left the palace in the middle of the night this time, because he was hiding it from Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing.
It's not surprising that she has such courage. What's strange is that Feng Changshuo. Even if he is threatened by Changning, a commander of the Imperial Guard would never do such a thing.
Who gave Feng Changshuo the courage?
There is one more thing, which is also very strange.
In Cheng Dazhong's narrative, Feng Changshuo urged Changning to return to the palace, only talking about Empress Dowager Han, but not mentioning Emperor Longqing.
It seems that the court today is really as rumored that it is Empress Dowager Han in power.
Then the only one who gave Feng Changshuo the courage was Empress Dowager Han.
Empress Dowager Han...Feng Changshuo
There seemed to be a light flash in Ji Xiaotang's mind. She suddenly remembered where she had heard of the title of Lord Feng. It was the first time she entered the palace to thank her for her after she was named the county lord, and she was in the Cining Palace of Queen Mother Han.
The palace maid whispered that Lord Feng was coming, and Empress Dowager Han immediately beat her out. At that time, the palace maid who took her deliberately took her away with the back door to avoid Lord Feng Changshuo.
And the expression on the face when Empress Dowager Han heard the word "Mr. Feng"...
Although it was only a moment, Ji Xiaotang had a deep memory in his subconscious mind.
What can make her subconsciously remember deeply must be an extraordinary important thing...
The next day, Master Ji Er came back from the yamen and saw Ji Xiaotang in Jinghua Hall. Ji Xiaotang talked to Master Ji Er and asked about Feng Changshuo.
Master Ji Er knew little about Feng Changshuo, but he heard from his friend that the Commander Feng of the Imperial Guard is now one of the most popular people in the capital, and he is extremely favored.
Feng Changshuo was not from a high background. He was originally a soldier in the Imperial Guard, but in recent years he has risen rapidly and has been on the throne of the Imperial Guard commander and is fully responsible for the guards of the Forbidden Palace.
To be continued...