novelden Chapter 163 The Perfect Solution
Chapter 163 The Perfect Solution
The nurse looked to the Crown Prince Yinreng for help, but Yinreng seemed to be blind and suggested,
"Let the Crown Princess' maid explain this to you."
Spectrum, who had been prepared, knelt down and kowtowed to the big men among the servants one by one.
"Spectrum of criminal slaves, I have met Su Malagu, Aunt Qinggertai, and Eunuch Liang."
The word "criminal slave" made the three of them frown.
Then, Spectrum began to repeat itself again.
After listening to the whole story, Su Malagu and others finally understood why she called herself a "criminal slave".
He felt that he had lost face for his master, allowing his master to be bullied and humiliated by the servant, and ended up in such a situation.
It seems that he has a hot temper.
Like her master, she values friendship and loyalty.
Sumalagu and Qinggertai, the two old men who were on duty in the Cining Palace at that time, couldn't help but think of the dedication that Hezhun Yierha had put in serving the Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother.
Especially Su Malagu.
She would never forget the time when she and Jun Yilha were still teenagers and asked the Crown Prince to send a food box to her because she was worried about the Empress Dowager's illness.
Every word and sentence is true and sincere, the courtesy is heavy, and the affection is even more important.
If the Empress Dowager were still alive and heard such news, she would be shocked by the brutality of our ancestors.
Haha, it’s not an exaggeration to massacre those dogs and slaves in Yuqing Palace!
Thinking of this, Su Malagu sneered, glanced at the anxious and angry prince's nurse standing beside her, and said angrily,
"How can a child from the Cining Palace be bullied by this servant?
"My Lady Crown Princess, it is not enough for you to just follow our ancestors and learn kindness. I have told you so many times that you must be ruthless when dealing with such a stubborn servant, otherwise they will really think you are a dough and want to come up and pinch you!"
There would be no one in the palace older than Su Malagu. It was most appropriate for her to step forward and judge the wet nurse who relied on her age and merits.
This was also one of the reasons why she made a special trip to Yuqing Palace.
Su Malagu's long-standing habit of being an aunt and the face of the Cining Palace made her look majestic without even getting angry.
She turned around and questioned the prince's nurse,
"How do you explain today's incident, you cunning slave?"
No matter whether it is the Crown Princess or the Crown Prince, if the news gets out that they appointed a wet nurse to raise them, they will be criticized.
If someone with ulterior motives were to make up stories and spread false accusations, accusing the prince of being ungrateful and unfilial, that would be an even greater crime.
The high-ranking masters all had their own guesses about what happened today, so Kangxi sent Liang Jiugong and the empress dowager sent Qing Geertai.
——I’m afraid that the Crown Princess and her younger generation will suffer at the hands of the young and newcomers, and will be bullied even though they are in the right.
However, no one would have expected that Su Malagu, who had always lived in seclusion, would come to Yuqing Palace today.
This is the most perfect solution.
Liang Jiugong and Qing Geertai stood aside and did not feel ignored.
Sometimes, being able to stand aside and act as a spectator is also a blessing.
This is also the reason why the three big bosses all came today.
Faced with Su Malagu's questioning, the wet nurse felt panicked.
But she still relied on her status and thought that as long as she had the prince under her control, there would be room for maneuver in the matter.
The prince, as the person involved, spoke up to defend her, so what if these big bosses' servants got involved? What can they do to her?
So she immediately knelt down and shouted to Yinreng,
"It's unfair! My Lord, I am innocent!
I have served you for so many years, and even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. How can you believe the one-sided words of a girl who has only been here for less than three days..."
"presumptuous!"
This was the second time that Su Malagu interrupted the prince's wet nurse since she came into the palace.
She frowned, realizing that this cunning servant still did not forget to flatter and flatter the Crown Princess.
It's really so arrogant.
Who on earth is this, and what kind of power could allow her to be so confident at a time like this?
When did the customs of the bondservants in the Forbidden City become so filthy and unruly? !
"Are you implying that the Crown Princess is deliberately bullying an old woman like you?"
It would be fine if the servant was just bullying the new servant and trying to take credit for the work, but Su Malagu's bottom line is Dong E and Zhun Yi'erha, so how could she tolerate this servant's repeated bullying?
Recalling what Pu Guang had just said, she couldn't help but sneer.
"Hundreds of taels of silver were wasted on just one meal?
How could I not know that among the ingredients I begged from small kitchens everywhere, there are so many rare items that are worth hundreds of taels of silver?"
At this moment, Guang Pu took out a piece of straw paper from his sleeve, on which were recorded the ingredients borrowed from the small kitchens of various palaces.
After reading this, Su Malagu was furious. She narrowed her eyes and said to the nurse,
"This is the name, you must listen carefully!"
"Two ounces of beef, three catties of pork, one young chicken, one black chicken, three heads of broccoli, one catty of flour, one dou of rice. A few seasonings and spices, a total of three ounces."
"Which traitor has the guts to ignore the laws of the Qing Dynasty and sell beef at a high price?
Or are these pigs and chickens raised on a diet of gold, so they only weigh ten kilograms, but are worth a hundred taels?"
Dongzi vegetables are not valuable, what is valuable is Dongzi cucumbers.
And...she clearly smelled such a delicious aroma, but there wasn't even a single ingredient in it that could command a high price?
The wet nurse never expected that this girl, Pu Guang, could actually keep a list.
Recalling the pot and stove she vaguely saw, her eyes lit up and she said,
"Ginseng for chicken stew..."
"That's the best red ginseng from the Crown Princess's dowry!"
"But everything this nobleman eats is extremely precious. Even though this red ginseng is free, there are other things..."
"You guys emptied out the small kitchen, so how could there be anything else? Or are you now saying that the storehouse was robbed just to steal some food that cost less than a hundred taels?"
"I have never been to school, and I am not as eloquent as you, Su Malagu, and this lowly servant. I am willing to go to the Ministry of Punishment with this lowly servant to prove my innocence."
After saying this, the wet nurse kowtowed heavily to Yinreng as if she felt she had won a battle.
As long as she can escape from the Ministry of Punishment, her position in Yuqing Palace will only be higher and more stable in the future, and even the Crown Princess will have to keep her tail between her legs!
Among the eunuchs on duty in the Ministry of Punishment, there were her nephews and countless relatives.
How to interrogate, how to torture, how to extract a confession, once you're in prison, isn't it the bondservants who have the final say?
But everyone present is a shrewd person.
When the wet nurse said this, they knew that there might be a desperate force gathered in the Forbidden City.
There are already corrupt officials in the Ministry of Punishment.
As a man in the imperial court, Liang Jiugong could imagine more, and now he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat because of this rampant wet nurse.
But Su Malagu had seen so many people in her life, how could she be troubled by the methods of this cunning servant?
The Ministry of Punishment? Punishment?
Great! If he wanted to torture her so badly, how could she not help him?