It's great, another day of lying down and idling in the palace

"Let's go and see"

When Ji Yunqing walked into the small courtyard of Concubine Jian, he saw the old woman pointing at Concubine Jian and saying something with saliva flying.

Concubine Jian bowed her head silently without saying a word.

"Concubine, go tell Concubine Ji that you asked me to sell those things outside the palace in exchange for silver."

The little maidservant beside her blushed with anger.

"Don't be so arrogant. When the princess finds out, she will definitely punish you."

The old woman looked very contemptuous and complacent: "The princess is busy, she won't know."

She will not come back after she exchanges the silver. With the silver in her hand, can't she live freely and happily?

Besides, everyone knows that the prince will become the new emperor, and the palace will be empty in a few days. Who will care about an old woman like her?

If she hadn't been unlucky enough to meet Concubine Ji, she would have gotten away with it today.

Concubine Ji is a concubine and she usually doesn't like to meddle in other people's business. She would definitely not enter the shabby little courtyard of Concubine Jian.

Maybe Concubine Ji would be happy with the way she treated Concubine Jian.

It’s a pity that her things are lost now, so she can only search for some more.

A voice sounded at the door: "What crime?"

When everyone looked, they saw a very beautiful woman standing in front of the door. She was wearing gorgeous clothes and was looking at the people in the yard with a serious gaze.

Concubine Jian was extremely surprised: "Concubine Ji?"

She hurried forward and saluted softly and meekly: "Concubine Ji, why are you here?"

Ji Yunqing looked at her in a simple dress without any accessories and said, "The princess ordered me to take good care of the sisters in the mansion. I came to see you."

As she said this, she walked in: "It seems that I came at the right time and ran into the excitement. What is going on?"

Her eyes fell on Concubine Jian.

Concubine Jian lowered her head, moved the corners of her mouth, and finally shook her head gently, saying softly: "...Nothing"

It is better not to bother Concubine Ji with these trivial matters, lest she thinks she is too troublesome and dislikes her.

Her personal maid was full of disapproval, but since the concubine had said so, the maid couldn't interfere even if she was extremely angry.

The old woman beside her was very proud.

Ji Yunqing: “I don’t believe it”

She looked at the angry little maid: "You tell me"

The little maid found an opportunity and quickly said, "Replying to Concubine, this woman is the steward of the kitchen. She often comes to us concubines to ask for money.

If not, then the food for the concubines will be very little, and it will all be leftovers."

Is there such a thing?

Ji Yunqing was very surprised?

She looked at Concubine Jian and blurted out, "Why didn't you go and destroy the big kitchen?"

Seeing several people looking at her in shock, Ji Yunqing coughed lightly: "I mean, why didn't you tell the prince and princess?"

Concubine Jian was used to being gentle, and she said softly, "The princess is busy with her affairs, and I can't trouble you with such a small matter."

"Besides, this woman didn't ask for much before, so it didn't cost much money."

Ji Yunqing: “…” It doesn’t cost anything, it’s your money too!

Look at the clothes you are wearing, are you rich?

The little maid added: "In the past, it only cost three or five coins each time, not much.

Only this time, the old woman actually took away a lot of things, even the red bellyband and rattle that the fourth young lady wore when she was a child."

The daughter of Jian's concubine is the fourth child in the mansion.

Ji Yunqing then understood how the red bellyband she had seen came from.

She nodded: "Lock this woman up for now!"

The old woman was still thinking about what words she should say to fool Concubine Ji.

Concubine Ji has never taken care of the household, so she must be easy to fool.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't say a word to her.

She immediately knelt on the ground and cried, "Concubine, Concubine, this old slave is wronged!"

"I didn't do anything. It's just that the concubine ordered me to sell those things. I didn't expect you to turn the tables on me."

"This old slave is innocent!"

Ji Yunqing didn't even listen: "Go, tie her up"

The concubine had four maids serving her, and the other three were used to her soft temper.

He tried to persuade her until his lips were sore but there was no effect. In the end, he was too lazy to even try to persuade her. The little maid was still angry.

Now, upon hearing Concubine Ji's words, he rushed out immediately and tied up the old woman in no time.

There was even a little maid who took advantage of this opportunity to kick the old woman several times.

Ji Yunqing pretended not to see anything.

“Lift up her clothes and see what’s inside”

Several maids surrounded the old woman. Fortunately, there was no man here, so they lifted her clothes to reveal a large piece of fat pork underneath.

There is a large piece of mutton stuck on the back.

When he lifted the woman's trouser leg again, he saw a large piece of brand new blue cloth on one side.

The little maid recognized it and said: "This is the material for our concubine's clothes. We only made one dress with a whole piece of cloth, and this drunk woman snatched it away."

The other trouser leg was covered with light red fabric. No wonder the woman had such a strange posture when she ran.

Then he stretched out his arms and found a bag of spices, a bag of small pearls, some odd scraps of cloth, sachets, fans, and even a wrinkled pair of black shorts.

The size and style don't seem like the style of clothes that Concubine Jian wears.

Concubine Jian was embarrassed. She explained in a low voice: "This was left by the prince. It was because I was incompetent that this woman insisted on taking it away."

This was left behind a few years ago. Ever since she gave birth to a daughter, the prince only occasionally met her at the princess's place to see the child, but never again...

Concubine Jian concealed her inner sorrow.

Ji Yunqing had a complicated expression: "..."

What does this woman do with this thing?

Finally, she raised her chin and said, "Okay, follow me."

Ji Yunqing didn't walk far. He found an empty yard nearby, opened a narrow room, and let the old woman in.

"I am innocent! I didn't do anything!"

Ji Yunqing didn't even listen: "The evidence is solid, lock the door, give him a bowl of water every day, and since he's talking so vigorously, give him a steamed bun every day after three days."

After finishing, Ji Yunqing looked at Concubine Jian and said, "Okay, go back now. If you have any problems in the future, send someone to tell me."

She changed her words again: "Tell the prince and princess that if they don't have time, they can find me."

It's not that she has to meddle in other people's business, but people shouldn't -

Never mind. It’s nothing actually.

Before she left, she reminded him again: "If you have anything to say, please speak up."

She felt that even if the prince and princess knew about it, they would not just leave it alone.

Dislike and abuse are two different things.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Concubine Jian couldn't help but hesitate and said, "Concubine Ji, why don't you just forget it? It's actually nothing. If the prince knew about this——"

Will the prince think that Concubine Ji is going too far?

She knew that Concubine Ji had just been released from the ban. If she angered the prince again, wouldn't she be harming him?

Ji Yunqing didn't know what she was thinking, so he said indifferently: "It's okay. When the prince and princess are free, I will tell them about this. Anyway, I won't let you suffer any injustice."

Concubine Jian pursed her lips, watching Ji Yunqing about to leave, and suddenly said: "Concubine, it's boring to be alone, let me accompany you for a walk."

Ji Yunqing raised his eyebrows: "Okay!"