The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Yinhua cautiously probed, "Miss, then, what should we do now? Before leaving, Madam told you that it would be best if you could give birth to a child for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Qiman raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Yinhua, how about you do this for me?"

Even though she was mentally prepared, Yinhua was still stunned by this unexpected gift. She tried her best to suppress her excitement and waved her hands to refuse, "Miss, how can this be possible? I don't know anything."

Qiman leaned against the low table with a natural look on her face, and said gently, "Yinhua, Madam picked you out from among the other maids and sent you to accompany me to Nanyue in order to consolidate her favor in the future. Now that I'm useless, it's time for you to be put to use."

Yinhua was already tempted. She glanced at Jinna, who had remained silent, and sized her up. Although Jinna wasn't as pretty as herself, she was still pretty. Why didn't the girl choose her?

Qiman coughed lightly, and Jinna rolled up half of her sleeves, revealing an arm covered with black hair about an inch long.

Yinhua looked at her with disdain, wondering why Jinna always wore long sleeves no matter how hot the weather was.

Now that things have come to this, it would be useless to refuse any longer. Thinking of the handsome man she met that day, Yinhua bowed shyly to the girl and said, "As you wish, young lady."

Qiman smiled and nodded at Jinna.

In the back room, Yinhua looked at the clothes, jewelry, rouge and powder on the tray, smiling from ear to ear. She touched them again and again and finally picked out a pink silk flower and compared it with her hair. Who else could the beautiful woman in the bronze mirror be but her?

"Hey, Jinna, come here."

Jinna held the copper basin and said, "Yinhua, what can I do for you?"

Yinhua curled her lips, still so tactless. "It should be my turn to take the night shift today, but I'm feeling ill today and don't want to move. Could you please ask the girl for leave and take my place?"

Jinna was used to it. "I know."

That was good enough. Yinhua waved her hand to send her away and continued to fiddle with the food on the plate.

At night, Qiman lay in bed for a long time, unable to fall asleep. Listening to the girl tossing and turning in bed, Jinna took the initiative to say, "Girl, it's okay."

Qiman poked her head out of the tent, her voice filled with melancholy, "Jinna, am I too mean? Mother always told me to be kind to others."

"Miss, I think that kindness in people like us can sometimes be a burden."

This remark was so shocking that Qiman was stunned for a long time. "Jinna, you, are you still my maid?"

Jinna's voice came from the darkness, "Miss, I have seen many people and many things in the mansion. What good does a servant need to be kind? Only people like the madam and the master have kindness and can save many people."

Qiman thought of the coffin where her mother was buried. The lady only had to nod, but she had to kneel in the hot sun for a whole day.

"Yes, the kindness of people like us is worthless."

"Miss, why don't you ask His Royal Highness for favor?"

Qiman sighed, "Jinna, you have been serving my mother since you were young. You should know better than me what she has gone through. I don't want to be like my mother, unable to even decide when to drink a sip of hot tea."

A man’s favor is like the yellow sand on the ground. You can give me a handful and I can give you so many that you can’t count them, but they are worthless.

"Miss, His Royal Highness is very different from the master in the mansion."

Qiman lay down and closed her eyes. "Jinna, the princess is different from the lady. The harem is a woman's world. Instead of trying to please a man, it's better to please the mistress. Anyway, your lady is very satisfied with her current life."

Have a good night's sleep.

Qiman got up early and took Jinna to Anlanyuan.

When she came, Lu Yun was lying on Cai He's legs, letting Cai He wipe her hair. Maintaining the current posture, Lu Yun lazily said, "Please let her in."

As soon as Qiman came in, she saw the mistress lying on a low couch in a middle-length dress with her hair disheveled. She retracted her gaze, saluted, then walked aside and sat down with her head lowered.

Lu Yun thought she was jealous of Xiuzhu Pavilion, so she tried to comfort her, "I've been busy lately and neglected you. How is Qiufeng Courtyard these days?"

Qiman answered them one by one, and finally stated her purpose: "I have something to report to you."

Lu Yun stood up, and Caihe combed her hair. "What's the matter? Tell me."

Qiman immediately revealed all of Yinhua's plans, and naturally wanted to distance herself from them. "When I was still in the mansion, Madam treated me harshly. I just wanted to live a good life under your protection. But Yinhua is Madam's, and I can't do anything to her."

Finally, I will report on my learning achievements in recent period.

This meant that she had completely surrendered to herself. Lu Yun smiled and began to check Qiman's learning results. Qiman had already mastered the common words and basic arithmetic problems in the literacy booklet.

"Not bad, not bad." Lu Yun was very satisfied. As usual, he rewarded her with silver and ordered Caihe to send her to the door.

"Master, do you want to go to Muyang Residence and tell me?"

Lu Yun shook her head. "It's just a small matter, not worth our efforts. This custodian named Yinhua can't even touch a corner of Zhou Boli's clothes."

As the sun rose higher, Lu Yun was invited to meet guests at Mingde Hall.

General Hua's wife, Tong, had a long and slightly plump face and was dressed in Central Plains clothes. She was sitting at the bottom and talking happily to the princess.

Seeing Lu Yun, her smile faded a little and she bowed respectfully.

Lu Yun smiled, waved her hand to avoid the formality, and then knelt down to salute Princess Gao. As soon as she bowed, Yao Chun helped her up and led her to sit aside.

"Yunyun, General Hua's family is having a wedding." Princess Gao was delighted. "Mrs. Tong is here to deliver the invitations. It's been a long time since you and Bo Li got married."

"But I'm busy lately, so I'll have to trouble my wife to make the trip for me."

Mrs. Tong naturally said nothing and explained her other purpose. "To be honest, Your Majesty, Princess Princess, I came here to see my niece, Miaoxin."

Princess Gao readily agreed, "Of course. Yunyun, take Madam Tong to Xiuzhu Pavilion. We'll arrange a banquet there for her at noon today."

Lu Yun agreed and took the woman away from Mingde Hall and walked towards Xiuzhu Pavilion.

Mrs. Tong looked at the increasingly remote environment, and the smile on her face mostly disappeared. When she reached the path in the bamboo forest, she said, "I never thought that the royal palace would have such a remote place."

Lu Yun raised her eyebrows. "Mrs. Tong, please come this way."

After turning a corner, I finally saw the gate of Xiuzhu Pavilion. It was clean and tidy, showing that it was often cleaned. The gatekeeper saw the person coming from a distance and hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Greetings to the Princess, Madam."

Lu Yun: "Please go in and tell them that Mrs. Tong is here."

"Oh." The old woman turned around and went back in a hurry.

In the hall, the maid served tea and then left.

Placing the gifts on the table, Mrs. Tong first carefully examined Cen Miaoxin's clothing, then glanced around inconspicuously before smiling, "I'm relieved to see that you're doing well."