C27 Sad from within
The more Ju Xiang heard, the more desolate she felt. She had followed the First Madame to marry her, and when she was at the Imperial Palace a few years ago, she was also First Madame who had met the young miss. At that time, she was the most beloved daughter of the noble house, the most glorious young miss.
However, the young miss had taken a fancy to that youth, who was also the current Master. Although the Master treated the young miss very well after marrying her, upon seeing that the young miss was slightly tired of the harem and was troubled by the old lady, time had taken Zhang Yang away and the edges of his life had been flattened. When he looked at the current First Madame, there was no trace of her anymore.
He could not help but feel sorrowful, and said to the First Madame in a serious tone, "Madam, what do you want to do now, you can still do it. As long as you stay in the palace, no one will be able to do anything to you, including the Master and the Old Madam."
The First Lady's face softened a little, and she was no longer as hysterical as before. She said, "Can you have a baby, or a son? Whether this is a son or not is not certain. " After pausing for a moment, a trace of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes as he said, "I'm not sure if it can be born.
Luo Mingshi, who was still lying on the bed, woke up. She opened her eyes, blinked, and then got up.
Coincidentally, she happened to bump into Wang Chun walking in, when Wang Chun smiled and said, "I think young miss should be waking up about this time, I saw that you are indeed awake."
Luo Mingshi also laughed when she heard it, "I said you're smart, but you've already figured out everything I want to do. Wang Chun is a little deity after all." Then, as if she had thought of something, she hurriedly said, "Wang Chun, I dreamt you telling me that Fourth Concubine was pregnant and had a son. Grandmother was so happy."
Wang Chun's hand that was holding onto her clothes paused for a second, then laughed out loud: "Miss is not dreaming, Fourth Concubine is really pregnant, I told Miss yesterday, maybe Miss just fell asleep after hearing it, and mistook it for a dream."
After hearing what Wang Chun said, Luo Mingshi was very shocked, "Is Fourth Concubine really pregnant?" After so many years of infertility, she was suddenly happy?
Wang Chun also replied in all seriousness, "It's not true. The old lady is happy and is giving out rewards without restraint, there are people from the entire palace, I think the young miss will send some over later."
Luo Mingshi almost choked on his tea when she heard it, and coughed a few times.
Seeing that, Wang Chun immediately went forward to massage Luo Mingshi's back, but was stopped by Luo Mingshi with a raise of her hand, and only said: "The child has not been given birth yet, why would Grandmother be exaggerating?"
Wang Chun also agreed, "That's right, at the moment, all of the servants in the house are talking about how lucky and wealthy Fourth Concubine is."
Luo Mingshi thought for a while and nodded her head, "The child is not even born yet, yet she has bribed so many people. Grandmother has truly put in a lot of effort." She then asked, "Wang Chun, how much did you get?"
When Wang Chun asked directly, Wang Chun felt embarrassed and said, "A maid of third class is worth five silvers, a servant of second class is worth ten silvers, a maid of first class is worth twenty silvers, the guards and the errand boy are of the same value." After she finished speaking, she carefully looked at Luo Mingshi.
Luo Mingshi immediately replied, "Then wouldn't that mean you got twenty taels of silver as reward?" Thinking about how she had only earned twenty silver taels per month as a concubine in her previous life, she nodded repeatedly as she spoke, "I earned it."
Seeing that Wang Chun was still feeling uneasy, she said: "Are you going to betray me for twenty silver?"
Wang Chun immediately replied, "Of course not." She was afraid that the little miss would suspect him if she was a little slower.
Luo Mingshi nodded his head, "Isn't that fine? I believe you, and I won't suspect you anymore.
On the other hand, Wang Chun was relieved when she heard Luo Mingshi's words, and then heard the young miss say with a serious tone: "The rewards given to you by an outsider has already compared the rewards given to you by a young miss, if this gets out, wouldn't I lose a lot of face?" As she spoke, she actually gave Wang Chun a bunch of things.
Wang Chun was at a loss whether to cry or laugh, but she could not reject them. After looking carefully, they were all things that could be used to resist the cold, causing her to almost cry out. She was afraid that the young miss would not be happy, so she did not say anything, only that a certain wish in her heart became stronger.
Around noon, Luo Mingshi received gold and silver from the people in the Southern Hill Estate through her Quiet House. Luo Mingshi only smiled as she looked at the embroidered box that contained the money, and said: "Take it.
She was still making fun of him in her heart. Could it be that the madame also had someone who was as good as the token her father had given her? Could she have collected a large amount of silver from the bank?
Seeing that there was no one around, Wang Chun walked closer before turning to Luo Mingshi, "Miss, Fourth Concubine's stomach, do we want it?"
They didn't finish their words, but both of them were well aware of what was going on. Luo Mingshi could not help but look at Wang Chun in astonishment when she heard this. In her memories, Wang Chun had always been a smart and kind girl.
He wasn't the kind of person to encourage their masters to do those irrational things. After thinking about it for a moment, she understood what was going on. Wang Chun, could it be that you think I am someone who would randomly kill people?
Wang Chun also realized that she spoke incorrectly, and immediately knelt down, "This servant has been prejudiced."
Luo Mingshi didn't seem to be happy or angry, she only said, "You get up first." When Wang Chun answered, she then slowly said, "You being able to think of this level for me is because of your loyalty to me, so why would I blame you? The things I did to the Concubine Cui that you knew about before wasn't to fight for that seat for Mingyan. It's for some other grudge. "
Wang Chun saw that Luo Mingshi was speaking these thoughts to her, and was somewhat relieved, and said: "Wang Chun understands."
Luo Mingshi continued, "Since you asked, I have already told you. I do not have any thoughts about the child in Fourth Concubine's womb, there is a saying that if people do not offend me, I will not offend them." Thus, the topic came to an end.
Only, Luo Mingshi did not think that someone would want to do something that she was not willing to do, and even look for her.
"Mother, did I hear wrongly? Mother said that she wants to cooperate with me?"
Inside the Peony Nest, inside the Warm Fragrance Pavilion, Luo Mingshi was sitting upright with her head tilted, as he looked at First Madame with suspicion.
Today, Luo Mingshi had only come to pay respects as usual, she did not expect First Madame to suddenly invite her into her cabinet to chat with her, and thought that it was her duty to be a child, so she followed along.
He just did not expect First Madame to think this way.
"I'm just a ten-year old child. If we were to talk about cooperation, wouldn't mother think that we found the wrong person?" Luo Mingshi spoke out the truth.
First Madame only picked up the teacup and did not drink, "I know that you are the only one who is capable enough to come and cooperate with me. Don't say that you have not contributed a single bit to Concubine Cui's affairs."