Ning guipin received the summons and naturally came forward to take over Xia Zhi's work. She took a white jade peacock hairpin from the dressing table and put it on. Bai Suyan saw this and smiled slightly, commenting: "So strange, you and I have only met for half a year, but my thoughts can't be hidden from you at all."
As Noble Concubine Ning helped to put on the jewelry, she said gently: "Not long ago, Shan Ying came to find pinqie and said something very interesting. Originally, niangniang didn't ask about this matter and pinqie wasn't going to mention it. Since niangniang has made a decision, pinqie will tell you everything she knows."
On the other side, Dan Ying and Yao Ying hurriedly headed towards the West Courtyard but were stopped by Madam Wen Yu on the only way to the West Courtyard. Madam Wen Yu sat high up on the sedan and sneered: "Why are the two of you in such a hurry, I have just finished drying the fragrant tea and would like to invite you to taste it."
When the two saw her, their knees unconsciously weakened and they knelt. Shan Ying forced down the panic in his heart and declined: "Lowly qie are of low birth and don't understand such refined matters. I'm afraid we will disturb niangniang's mood."
"No problem," Lady Wen Yu's fingertips tapped on the armrest of the chair, "It's only interesting that you don't understand. If there's no problem, come with ben gong."
"Niangniang," Shan Ying hurriedly called her but couldn't say anything. He could only repeat, "Lowly qie is of low birth and doesn't understand tea. Why don't we invite Mu fei niangniang and Consort Yan over?"
Lady Wen Yu's face became cold, and she said: "What, you can't be ordered by ben gong just because you agreed?"
"Lowly qie doesn't dare!"
Yao Ying gritted his teeth and squeezed out a voice, "Niangniang, please allow me to report. Lowly qie and the others want to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. Niangniang, on account of our filial piety, please meet again next time."
"Ha, so what if ben gong lets you pass today? Your status is low, you've only knelt from the original palace gate to the present palace gate, and you can't see the Empress Dowager's face. Why don't you know how to write the two words' accept your fate '? "
"This lowly concubine was born poor and did not have the good fortune to be able to read and write." Yao Ying saw that success was right in front of his eyes, how could he be willing to stop here?
"Yao Ying's mouth is truly clever." Lady Wen Yu didn't even bother to show any expression on her face. "However, today, even if you want to go, you have to go. If you don't want to go, then this consort can only invite you to go!" As soon as the order was given, the four little palace maids came forward in twos and two of them complied. The two servant girls behind them wanted to stop them, but they were frightened by Lady Wen Yu's fierce eyes. They lowered their heads and knelt in the same place, not daring to come forward. Even the masters couldn't do anything, what could the two little palace maids do?
"Stop, Lady Wen Yu is going too far. Do you really think that you can cover the sky with one hand in the hougong?"
Everyone raised their heads to look and saw Consort Yan's luan sedan slowly approaching. The curtain of the sedan was slowly lifted to reveal Bai Suyan, who was dressed splendidly. Her brows were cold and her aura didn't lose to Lady Wen Yu's.
Lady Wen Yu sneered: "Ben gong was wondering who it was. So it's little Consort Yan. Is this your etiquette? Seeing ben gong, you don't even get off the sedan to greet ben gong."
"Chenqie pays respects to Lady Wen Yu." Bai Suyan didn't tell anyone to get off the sedan. Instead, she didn't move at all. She only bowed slightly as a form of etiquette and didn't have any intention of backing down, "Niangniang's body isn't feeling well. Naturally, you should focus on recuperating. There's no need to run around the hougong like this and lose face."
Madam Wen Yu saw that today was different from the past. She narrowed her eyes and said: "I don't know what right does Consort Yan have to spout such nonsense in front of Bengong today? Who is backing you up, giving you the confidence to challenge Bengong?"
Bai Suyan curled her lips and said: "Naturally, it's His Majesty. Chenqie is a secondary second-rank consort that His Majesty personally entrusted with half a luan seal. Even if my rank is lower than yours by half a rank, as long as ben gong has the luan seal, ben gong is on equal footing with niangniang!"
Lady Wen Yu said: "Consort Yan has such a sharp tongue. It seems that you didn't beat her enough that day. Someone …"
"Ben gong wants to see who dares to make a move today!" Bai Suyan became even more vicious, her gaze like a knife, "When ben gong made a mistake and niangniang wanted to punish, ben gong didn't dare to disobey. But today, niangniang has made a mistake. As the holder of half a luan seal, ben gong has no choice but to punish you!"
Lady Wen Yu laughed in spite of herself and said: "Consort Yan, look at how confident you are. Do you have something that can be used against ben gong?"
At this time, Yao Yingying suddenly struggled to break free from the restraints of two palace maids and threw herself in front of Bai Suyan's sedan. She shouted with all her strength: "Niangniang, Consort Yan, this lowly concubine found the confession letter left behind by the late wangfei in her jewelry box. It clearly stated that Lady Wen Yu had committed many serious crimes. Consort Yan, please help this lowly concubine!"
Dan Yingying also hurriedly followed, "Consort Yan, the Wen Clan is obstructing us right now. It's clear that they have a guilty conscience. Please help this lowly concubine …"
"Slap her mouth for ben gong!" Lady Wen Yu snorted, "It's just a pile of nonexistent things. What kind of evidence is that? In this palace, who doesn't know that the things of the deceased are all cleared out to be used as funerary objects? Even if they can't be used, they are burned. How could a jewelry box be left behind? Yao Yingying and Dan Yingying are dreaming in the middle of the day."
Bai Suyan said, "Madam Wen Yu's words are wrong. That day, the Imperial Concubine was a criminal. In addition, the Imperial Concubine's Cui Hong House was sealed off due to various reasons. It's normal for her subordinates to be lazy and miss out on something. Furthermore, Bengong has a very interesting thing that I'm preparing to present to the Empress Dowager. I wonder if Madam Wen Yu is interested in accompanying Bengong?
Lady Wen Yu saw that she had a card up her sleeve and put away her disdainful attitude, "It seems that Consort Yan's meaning is that you aren't prepared to give ben gong face today?"
"Then would niangniang be willing to give this concubine face?" Bai Suyan smiled sweetly. It was rare for her to be so charming that it moved people's souls.
Yao Yingying and Dan Yingying, who were kneeling between the two, saw that they had suddenly changed the topic. For a moment, they panicked and didn't know what to do.
Lady Wen Yu lowered her eyes so that people couldn't see the emotions in her eyes, "Alright, ben gong will give you face today. However, Consort Yan, you mustn't disappoint ben gong."
Yao Yingying and Dan Yingying had been dazed as they watched the two people's luan sedan pass by. Then they heard Bai Suyan say: "Are you going to keep kneeling there or follow me?" Hearing this, the two hurriedly climbed up and chased after her.
On the luan sedan, Lady Wen Yu and Bai Suyan both gripped their sleeves so tightly that they almost tore a hole in their sleeves. The two had the same determination and fierceness in their eyes. A mountain couldn't have two tigers. This luan seal couldn't be shared by two people!
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