Chapter 621: Self-protection

"Hurt, Niangniang knows, Jiagui was punished by Concubine Du Gui to stand in the cold wind all night."
When De Fei spoke, people felt shocked. How could Du Xuechun expect such a thing?
"Oh? What about this thing?"
"The concubine also heard the words of Concubine Shu. That night, Concubine Shu stayed in the concubine's palace, and she was too late to go back. She ran into the noble man outside Yanxi Palace. She only found out when she asked, Concubine Du Someone came up with an access control, saying that the honourable person came back late, and she was not allowed to enter the door, so she had to wait until the next morning."
"Manny, do you think this is what happened? We have been in this palace for so long. It is true that there is a palace forbidden, but I haven't heard of the reason for not letting a little lord in. This clearly means Give the honorable person a chance to slap you in the face and express your dissatisfaction with you!"
Every word of Concubine De Fei was the most transparent explanation of this matter. Du Xuechun naturally understood in his heart what Du Qingheng's move was for.
The honorable person returned from her palace. When he turned his head, he encountered some door guard that prevented him from entering the palace. Doesn't this mean that he was dissatisfied that the honorable person got too close to her?
"So, that's why the Jiagui contracted the wind and cold?"
"That's for sure! It's such a cold day, whoever stays outside for one night will definitely get sick the next day! What's more, Jiagui is still a woman, and her body is definitely not able to help!" De Fei babbled for a long time. , Suddenly thought of something, she leaned to Du Xuechun's side, her face was surprised: "Hey, it's not right, mother."
"You just said that the Jiagui came back the next day after returning from the Niang Niang Palace?"
Du Xuechun nodded and looked at her with a puzzled look: "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Didn't the honorable person ever tell the empress about this?"
"No." The Jiagui did not mention anything. This is also a point of Du Xuechun's surprise. The child did not mention such a big grievance: "The palace has never heard her mention this matter. She said it herself. I accidentally caught the wind and cold. If it weren't for you to come to me today, I am afraid my palace would not know anything."
"Oh, this child is also honest!" When De Fei heard this, she felt a little distressed when she thought of Jiagui's honest appearance: "If something like this happens, you can still be sullen and not talk about it, and your grievances are broken. Swallowing in the stomach is also a silly boy!"
After listening to them, Mingying tilted her head and said, "Perhaps Jiagui knows that the relationship between Empress and Du Guifei is not good, and it is not suitable for Empress to conflict with Du Guifei about this matter. Do not say?"
Listening to her analysis, De Fei felt somewhat reasonable: "Don't tell me, it's really possible."
However, Du Xuechun was thinking about another matter, and did not answer.
"Niangniang, since the reason is already known, do you want to..." Concubine Defei observed Du Xuechun. What she meant was to see if Du Xuechun wanted to give an honorable mention.
"She didn't tell this palace, just didn't want this palace to intervene, why should this palace have nothing to do on her own? If she wants to come, she can solve it by herself. The harem can eat people without spitting out bones. If she can't protect herself, this palace will protect her once. Don't protect her every time."
"What the mother said is extremely true."
After De Fei left, Du Xuechun watched the weather with little sunshine outside, and the warm sunshine sprinkled on the white snow, reflecting the beauty of the red walls and green tiles, and everything seemed so quiet.
"Mingying."
"The servant is here."
Outside, people from the House of Internal Affairs were walking into Kunning Palace carrying new charcoal fires and quilts. Du Xuechun's eyes were faint: "What time is it today?"
Mingying was stunned, then reacted, and quickly replied: "Niang Niang, it's the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month."
"It's almost New Year's Eve."
"Yeah, mother, the year is about to end soon."
"Why haven't I seen Shen Yingwu recently? How is Xueyun's situation? As the new year is approaching, we must pay more attention to our quality not to decline."
"Hui Niangniang, the demand for items has been relatively high recently. Young Master Shen is too busy to ask someone to tell you that he will report to you after the new year is over. However, he has made clear daily and monthly accounts."
Mingying was originally going to report this incident, but the arrival of Concubine Dehe interrupted her. Fortunately, Du Xuechun asked, she would not forget.
"Well, he doesn't need to worry about doing things." He nodded thoughtfully, and the beads shook with her movements. "Where is the blue bird? What's wrong recently."
"Blue Bird..." Mingying pondered for a moment before saying: "Their Lingyue Pavilion has indeed made a lot of money, but because other shops have suffered too much, they can only barely support it."
The little clothes in his hand are only the sealing needles, a dark blue jacket. Although the workmanship is not delicate, it also contains Du Xuechun's love for the child.
"They have made a lot of reputation in the capital. As the new year is approaching, there must be people who customize their clothes. Whether it is a loss or a profit, it is still unclear. It depends on the situation after the year."
"The maidservant went to inquire about it. Lingyue Pavilion often introduced some new tricks, which caused the young ladies in the capital to rush to buy them. The current ladies of the aristocratic family, who don’t have a few clothes bought from Lingyue Pavilion, are not counted. It's a favorite."
Mingying heard this from someone outside the palace. Du Xuechun smiled silently after listening. She laughed at Lingyue Pavilion's people really have brains, and everyone has a heart for comparison, especially these The ladies who linger at various flower fairs and poetry fairs every day compare their status at home and their beauty.
They were able to pick these people and sell them mainly, and they also had the brains.
"By the way, since it's almost New Year's Eve, please send a piece of the brocade that you just bought to the people in each palace. They are the highlight on New Year's Eve, and the Shangyi Bureau will rush to make their clothes from now on. , Time is tight."
"Niang Niang sympathizes with you little masters, those weaving brocades were given to you by the emperor, and you gave them all so generous."
Hearing this, Du Xuechun glanced at her: "The rewards of this palace are enough, and besides, so much cloth, even if I make clothes for one person, it will not be used up in more than ten years, it is better to give them. No one owes it."
"Yes, yes, my mother is kind, and the servants understand."
In the afternoon, Du Xuechun asked people to send the precious brocade to each palace, regardless of position, everyone has a share, one horse per person, no more, no less, so as not to prevent some people from saying that the queen is partial .
When the delivery person arrived at Yanxi Palace, Du Qingheng was sitting in the courtyard with three braziers under his feet, holding the heater in his arms, and wearing a thick cloak. The hands and feet of the maid beside him were trembling. She had to bask in the sun that was not warm at all in the cold winter.
Mother Song led the people from Kunning Palace up: "Niang Niang, the empress Niang Niang ordered someone to send a reward."
"What reward?" Du Qingheng didn't even bother to open his eyes.