Zhengyang Street, Linlang Pavilion.

The owner here is named Wang. He is a fat man who is charitable and good at management.

However, he did not come to inspect the store today, but a new female steward came in. She had an ordinary face, but her eyes were very shrewd.

This female steward is as easy-going as smoke.

While she ordered her servants to prepare the newly launched dresses, she looked out onto the street, just waiting for the target person to appear.

Just when she was about to look away, a carriage drove up the street. The carriage had no markings, but the wood used for the carriage's shaft and axle was obviously not something ordinary people could afford. Yes, this was Concubine Rong in the palace.

The carriage in which the maid travels.

Concubine Rong was so favored that other concubines and other maids could not use carriages when they went shopping. But this concubine was the only one who could not only use carriages but also bring two accompanying young eunuchs with her. What a grandeur!

"Hey, isn't this Miss Ginkgo? Please come in!"

As soon as the janitor of Linlang Pavilion saw the familiar carriage stop, he immediately came forward and said kind words.

A woman with a bun in a bun got out of the carriage. This woman was Ginkgo, the eldest maid next to Concubine Rong.

"Is the silk brocade ordered by my master ready?" Ginkgo raised her hand to support her bun and said domineeringly.

Ruyan stepped forward and said respectfully, "Don't worry, Miss Ginkgo, I have already prepared it. There are also new hairpins in it. Miss Ginkgo, don't you want to take it a step further!"

Ginkgo looked up and down at the changed Ruyan, with a trace of disdain flashing in her eyes, and said arrogantly, "Why didn't Shopkeeper Wang come today? Why did you send a woman like you, a flat-haired and white-faced woman, to receive me?"

Of course Ruyan would not tell her that Mingyuelou secretly robbed Shopkeeper Wang of a business, so he couldn't come today.

Ruyan bent her waist even lower, without any disrespect, "The shopkeeper really couldn't get out of his way, so he sent a peasant woman to take charge of the business. However, the shopkeeper told him that if Miss Ginkgo comes, she will give her a head and face as a gift.

I express my sincere feelings, and I hope Miss Ginkgo won’t blame me.”

Ginkgo heard that there was a benefit and she could take it. After all, she didn't hit the smiling man, so she felt much better. "That's okay. Then take out what my master wants and let me check it out. Time is tight, I'll leave as soon as I finish."

"Okay!" the boy replied cheerfully.

Ruyan took out the mask and said, "Miss Ginkgo really likes it. By the way, our shopkeeper also prepared one for Miss Jinyu. Why didn't Miss Jinyu come today?"

Jinyu and Ginkgo are both powerful maids around Concubine Rong.

Ginkgo gestured to the hairpin in her hand in front of the mirror, and she got angry when she mentioned Jinyu, "Jinyu, it's nothing more than showing hospitality in front of the master and making him happy. Now that the master is sick, he won't let me get the medicine."

I’ve asked about it.”

Ginkgo didn't notice at all that she had been tricked, and kept vomiting her bitterness to herself.

"Sick?" Ruyan was slightly surprised, "Maybe it's because the weather has been getting hotter recently, causing the heat. The master's body is delicate, so it is inevitable that he will feel uncomfortable."

"I asked Jinyu what kind of medicine she was holding, and Jinyu was actually guarding me. She and I have been sisters for several years, and I never thought that she was guarding me as if she were guarding against a thief. However, with my keen eyesight, I vaguely saw that the medicines she was holding were medicines for trauma.

"

Ginkgo said, secretly hating Jin Yu.

Ruyan suddenly had an idea, "Don't worry, Miss Ginkgo. Look, we still have fine spices in the pavilion. Why don't you put the master's favorite fragrance into the clothes? The woman guarantees that the master will like the clothes when he gets them."

, wouldn’t your master value you more in this way!”

Ginkgo thought about it and thought it was a good idea. The Ruyan in front of her suddenly became more pleasing to the eye, "You woman, you are quite clever."

Soon, the boy stood in front of the carriage and said goodbye, "Miss Ginkgo will come often next time!"

Ruyan's smile didn't reach her eyes, she looked at the carriage going away with a heavy gaze, and soon she sent the information she found to the general's mansion.

Here, Murong Qing pondered over the news and felt more and more that this matter was not simple.

"General, tell me, there is no news in the palace that the concubine is injured, so why does Concubine Rong need to prepare medicine for trauma?"

Pei Mo's eyes were dark, "I've never heard that the imperial concubine was injured. The women in the palace serve people with sex. It's a big deal to heal the injury. It may not be possible to hide it."

As soon as these words came out, the two of them were even more clueless, but it was worthy of recognition that Concubine Rong would not prepare trauma medicine for no reason. If she was not already injured, she was about to be injured.

The two of them thought that it seemed that King Yi's birthday banquet would not go so smoothly.

But they are not afraid either. People who stand in the light are never afraid of seeing the darkness. What they are afraid of is that the light is removed from them.

Time soon came to the day of King Yi's birthday banquet, and the gift prepared by Murong Qing was a sky-blue glazed jade vase.

This jade purification bottle was a treasure from the former Confucian treasury. It was of high quality. The moment he opened the box, it seemed as if all the light in the room was focused on the jade purification bottle. Pei Mo thought that King Yi might like it.

Here, Prince Yi's Mansion was filled with joy, and the steward stood in front of the red-painted gate to greet the guests who came to celebrate his birthday.

"The general of Zhenguo has arrived!"

As soon as the bell rang, Fang Anren, who had been waiting for a long time, finally arrived at Pei Mo.

"Brother Pei, why did you come here!"

Fang Anren smiled like a spring breeze, attracting the side glances of many high-ranking ladies.

Pei Mo took Murong Qing out of the carriage, and before he had time to greet him, a bigger guest arrived.

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince, Concubine Ronggui has arrived——"

The eunuch's shrill voice attracted the attention of everyone present.

Fang Anren's face suddenly turned livid, he wished that no one from the royal family would come!

The steward of Prince Yi's Mansion sighed in his heart. It was not clear whether it was a good thing or a bad thing that the empress in the palace came to congratulate her on her birthday.

Murong Qing froze when she heard the movement, and she didn't even notice that her little hand was subconsciously protecting her bulging belly.

Pei Mo felt her discomfort and tapped the back of her hand with his fingertips, giving her some peace of mind.

The second prince came down first, and what came into view next was a pair of crimson embroidered peony shoes. A bit of white ankles that looked like snow were exposed when he moved, and then there were concubine-colored Ruyi patterns that overlapped like petals.

She wears a satin skirt, a lotus-colored jacquard jacket, a ring of necklace around her neck, slightly rosy lips, full nose, her autumn eyes are covered with black eyebrows from the distant mountains, and a Luan hairpin is inserted into her flying bun.

Hibiscus velvet flower.

She is so beautiful and fragrant, and when she doesn't smile, you can't tell that the imperial concubine is already in her thirties.

The imperial concubine smiled kindly, but fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, the Second Prince, and Your Majesty, Concubine Rong!"

Everyone who had not yet had time to enter Prince Yi's Mansion at the door saluted together.

The imperial concubine's footsteps were directed at Murong Qing, "This must be the general's wife!"
Chapter completed!