Chapter 213: Going to dinner again!
Chapter 213 I'm going to a banquet again!
Zhang Yuanliang, the chief guard at Princess Anle's mansion, hesitated again and again, but still approached Eunuch Wu. After Mrs. Wu listened to what he said, she was also surprised, "What, you said the princess sent someone to follow Mrs. Xiaowen? This person is still missing?"
He didn't know about this at all. If he knew, could he make the princess do such a stupid trick?
Zhang Yuan nodded, "There has been no news from Lu Biao for three days." Lu Biao was the one sent by Princess Anle to follow Lord Xiaowen.
Zhang Yuanliang is an upright person, he doesn't know how to exploit or play tricks, so he has never been valued by Princess Anle. The reason why he is still the head of the bodyguard is because he is highly skilled in martial arts and is loved by others, otherwise he would have been replaced by Princess Anle long ago.
Zhang Yuanliang disagreed with the matter of following Mr. Xiaowen this time. Isn't it nonsense to follow the court officials? Zhang Yuanliang disagreed, but someone agreed, so Lu Biao joined in by himself.
Although Zhang Yuanliang can't control it, Lu Biao is one of his subordinates. Now he has been missing for three days, and he has to report this matter to the higher authorities.
"Why don't you stop this matter?" Eunuch Wu also felt that the princess was messing around, and others would just let it go, but that was Lord Xiaowen, Marquis of Pingbei! Look, isn't something wrong with this?
"The princess doesn't know the severity, don't you know too?" Eunuch Wu angered.
Zhang Yuanliang glanced at him, "I stopped it, can I stop it?"
Don't they all understand what kind of person Princess Anle is? A few days ago, there was so much snow, she had to go to the snow to find plums, and the result? It's fine for her to hurt her own arm, but she also hurt several brothers.
Eunuch Wu was so choked that he couldn't speak, he gave him a look, and said: "You and I will report back to the princess."
"Missing?" Princess An Le held a white cat in her arms, and looked at Eunuch Wu after hearing the words, "How can a good person disappear?"
Zhang Yuanliang slandered in his heart: A good person will naturally not disappear, but who told Lu Biao that a good person would not do it, and insisted on following the court order.
"Have you looked for it?" Princess Anle asked again.
Eunuch Wu looked at Zhang Yuanliang, Zhang Yuanliang had no choice but to say: "Go back to the princess, I have searched, but I have searched all the places where Lu Biao usually goes." After a pause, "My subordinates found out that Master Xiaowen went out of the city three days ago. .” It coincided with the time when Lu Biao disappeared.
Princess Anle and Eunuch Wu both understood what he meant, and it was nothing more than that Lu Biao's disappearance was related to Lord Xiaowen.
Princess Anle touched the white cat in her arms, and said after a while: "Look carefully."
Zhang Yuanliang frowned, and asked, "What if we still can't find anyone?"
Princess An Le's eyes flashed fiercely, and she looked at him casually, "Lu Biao is your man, right? He disappeared, so what do you ask the princess to do? How did you become the head of the guard?"
"Subordinates dare not?" Zhang Yuanliang quickly pleaded guilty, "It's just..."
He still wanted to ask, but was stopped by Eunuch Wu, "The old slave will arrange with Chief Guard Zhang to find people." He insisted on pulling Zhang Yuanliang out.
"Eunuch Wu, you know that Lu Biao is afraid of something unexpected, why did you stop me?" Zhang Yuanliang shook off Eunuch Wu's hand and asked dissatisfied.
"What are you yelling about?" Eunuch Wu rolled his eyes at him, "You think you are the only one who is smart? Does the princess know that Lu Biao is afraid of something unexpected?"
"Then why don't you let me tell?"
Eunuch Wu gave him another look, "What do you want to tell the princess? Report to the official for a thorough investigation? You are such a stick! It's about Mr. Xiaowen, how can you conduct a thorough investigation?"
"Even if Master Xiaowen is high and powerful, he can't cover the sky with one hand, right? Eunuch Wu, this is a life!" Zhang Yuanliang was very unwilling.
"What about the evidence? What evidence do you have to prove that Lu Biao's disappearance is related to Mr. Xiaowen? One of them is the young minister of Dali Temple, and the other is the guard of the princess's mansion. Two people who can't beat each other. Do you want to drag out the princess sent someone?" Following Mr. Xiaowen? Think about it for yourself, can you talk about this?"
Zhang Yuanliang opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence, "Is this the case?"
"Otherwise?" Eunuch Wu spread his hands, "Even if I report to the official, what is the identity of the princess? In the end, the subordinates will be blamed. Think about it yourself, who will be pushed out to blame?"
Zhang Yuanliang was tongue-tied, he was just too straightforward, not stupid. If you really want to bring up the matter of following the court order, who else is more suitable to take the blame than him, the head of the guard?
Just because he wanted to understand this point, Zhang Yuanliang squatted on the ground extremely decadent, feeling chills in his heart. A life! In the eyes of the superiors, their lives are probably worse than the cats in the princess' arms.
"Everything is fate, you have to learn to accept your fate! You are, and so am I." Eunuch Wu's indifferent voice sounded, what he didn't say was, why isn't their master, Princess Anle?
I have already resigned to my fate, the little master of the Princess Mansion may run around. But the princess refused to accept her fate, and had to toss life and death, not only tossing herself to the Taoist temple, but now she is still alone.
With Wen’s family being a double marquis, the mansion received twice as many posts this year than in previous years. Mrs. Hou picks and chooses, picks out some that must go, and the rest depends on the mood, you can go or not.
This work has always been the responsibility of Mrs. Hou's most capable maidservant, Xianglan, and because of being relied on by her master, Xianglan has not yet married in her twenties.
"Ma'am, Mr. Shoufu's residence will host a banquet the next day. Three invitations have come, and they are given separately." Xiang Lan found the three invitations and presented them to Madam Hou.
The Marquis of Wu’an’s Mansion didn’t have a separate family, so it stands to reason that only one invitation would be enough. It’s always been like this in previous years, why did you send three invitations this year?
Mrs. Hou looked at the two invitations sent to the eldest daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law, thought for a while, and then understood.
Last time at the flower viewing banquet at the Princess's Mansion, the Qin family's daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law got into an argument. Afraid that the third daughter-in-law would not be able to send an invitation, I sent her just one. The third daughter-in-law gave it separately, and the eldest daughter-in-law naturally had to give it separately. They are all the same daughter-in-law, so you can't favor one over the other, right? What's more, the eldest daughter-in-law is still the clan's wife, let alone embarrassing her, otherwise it is not showing favor, but offending others.
"Send the post to Mrs. Shizi and Mrs. Third Young Master, and ask them to prepare their clothes and jewelry and go to the Qin Mansion as guests in the future." Madam Hou ordered.
It's just a quarrel between the female relatives, it's not a big deal. Since the Qin family wanted to show their favor, then she continued, many friends are better than many enemies, Mr. Shoufu has to give face, so she is not so frivolous.
Yu Zhi doesn’t have any psychological burden anymore. I’m still idle. It’s not bad to go to other people’s homes, eat and drink, enjoy the scenery, and there are so many young ladies who are fat and thin, which is pleasing to the eye. Without having to socialize with her, Yu Zhi still likes to be a guest.
(end of this chapter)