"To tell you the truth, Changning lives in a deep house and has no way of knowing what's going on outside." Jiang Changning knew about the reward, but she never thought of coming forward.

The Queen Mother did not need to use this method to find her. Zhuang Jiwen was quite talented and famous in Beijing during his lifetime. If the Queen Mother sincerely wanted to find her as a savior, she would be able to find her with just a little inquiry, without such a big fanfare.

The reward was just a way for the Queen Mother to show off that she was a benevolent person.

Knowing that the Queen Mother was not sincere, Jiang Changning did not take the reward seriously.

This time I took out the golden lock, but was forced to do so.

If she had her way, she would never do the helpless act of resisting the wolf at the front door and welcoming the tiger at the back door.

"Yes, yes, you are a little girl raised in a boudoir. How could you know what is going on outside? I am so old and confused. I didn't expect it." The Queen Mother patted her head lightly, "I heard Songlian say that you are living in a boudoir."

At the banker, does this banker have anything to do with you?"

"To answer my question, Mrs. Zhuang is Changning's great-aunt." Jiang Changning replied.

"Oh, Zhuang Shenmao, the left minister of household affairs, is yours?"

"To tell you what I'm saying, Mr. Zhuang Zuo is Chang Ning's cousin."

"Xiao Ning'er, is it comfortable to live in the banker's house?"

"In return, my aunt treats Chang Ning like a granddaughter, and my cousins ​​and sisters also take good care of Chang Ning." Jiang Changning cannot say bad things about the Zhuang family.

"What do you usually do at home?" The Queen Mother and Jiang Changning started a family conversation.

"In return, Chang Ning is reading, practicing calligraphy, and drawing at home."

"It's always such a quiet thing. You're so young, you can't be so quiet and not like to move. Yan Yun, bring the jade plaque." The Queen Mother raised her voice.

Gao Yanyun brought a jade plaque engraved with the character "longevity" and handed it to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Dowager of Runan's eyes were widened. She was holding a longevity jade tablet and could enter and leave the palace at will. The Queen Mother treated this girl so well!

"When you have time in the future, please bring the jade plaque to the palace and chat with me." The Queen Mother handed the jade plaque to Jiang Changning.

Jiang Changning stood up, knelt down and said, "Thank you for your grace."

With this jade token, she can enter the palace at any time, and the Zhuang family is wary and can no longer dictate her marriage, which can be regarded as resolving a difficult problem for her.

At this time, a palace maid came over and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Song is asking to see you outside the palace."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly and said, "Let her come in."

"Your Majesty, I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." Princess Runan stood up and said.

"Xiao Ning'er, come to the palace when you have time." The Queen Mother warned and asked Gao Yanyun to lead them out.

Halfway there, he met a beautiful young woman wearing a purple palace dress, a high bun, and a seven-winged phoenix-headed hairpin inlaid with gems.

"I have met the imperial concubine." Jiang Changning and the others bowed slightly and saluted.

The imperial concubine Song is the daughter of the general Hussar.

Now that he has been on the throne for more than five years, he has about ten concubines in the harem.

Apart from the queen, the highest ranking person is the concubine.

The hussar general holds a heavy army and is the supporter of today's royalists.

The Song family, who enjoyed the shadow of her father, could surpass the virtuous concubine Liu who had no children but had a son, and occupied the first place among the four concubines.

The father of the virtuous concubine Liu was only the fifth-rank political envoy, Si Zuo, and she was not of high rank. However, she had a good fortune and succeeded in getting a man and was successfully promoted to concubine.

Although she is the last of the four concubines, she is already the head of the first palace.

If she is lucky and the queen does not give birth to a legitimate son, the eldest son of the concubine may not have a chance to aspire for that position.

When the time comes, the virtuous concubine Liu's mother will be the Holy Mother Queen Mother based on the wealth of her son.

The imperial concubine nodded arrogantly and walked past the three of them, then suddenly stopped and stared at Jiang Changning.

From this angle, she couldn't see Jiang Changning's face, but her intuition told her that she was a beauty. "Who is that girl?"

"I don't know," the palace maid replied.

"Useless thing." The imperial concubine scolded.

Entering the inner hall, the imperial concubine saluted and said, "Greetings to the Queen Mother."

"Good boy, you don't need to be polite." The Queen Mother smiled and raised her hand to help her.

The imperial concubine sat down and said, "Mother, my cousin got haircut last month, and the family is worried about her marriage."

"Which family have you decided on? Let the queen give the marriage decree." The queen mother only thought that she wanted to ask for the dignity of the marriage for her cousin.

"Last year, my cousin went to Fayuan Temple to offer incense. On her way back, the carriage shaft broke. Fortunately, King Jin passed by and gave the carriage to my cousin." The imperial concubine said with a smile.

The Queen Mother picked up the teacup on the table next to her and took a sip, "I remember it was two years since Princess Jin passed away, right?"

"Yes." What the imperial concubine seeks for her cousin is the position of the step-concubine of the King of Jin.

"Speaking of which, many members of the clan have reached marriageable age, and it's time to arrange marriages for them. I've made a note of this." The Queen Mother did not immediately agree.

The imperial concubine flattered the Queen Mother for a few more words before she stood up and left. When she returned to her Chengxi Palace, she summoned her confidants and asked, "Go and find out who the girl that Princess Runan brought in is?"

Not long after Jiang Changning returned to the banker, the reward from the palace was delivered.

Although Wu was greedy, she didn't dare to move around and ordered people to send everything to the courtyard where Jiang Changning lived.

Gold, silver, jade, jewelry, these valuables are registered in the register and stored in the treasury.

There are three wing rooms in the east courtyard, which serve as warehouses.

But there weren't many things inside. Jiang Changning didn't want to make the dealer jealous, so she didn't send most of the good things to the dealer.

There are three wing rooms, but only one of them contains items, and they are not too rare items.

The Queen Mother's rewards filled another wing.

Palace flowers, round fans, and embroidered handkerchiefs can be distributed to the bankers.

"Every girl and second grandma will be given two palace flowers, two round fans, and four embroidered handkerchiefs. For the eldest grandma, there is no need to send palace flowers, round fans, and plain embroidered handkerchiefs."

"Why are you giving it to them? Can't the girl keep it for herself?" Fu Cui said reluctantly.

"I will wear several large boxes of palace flowers by myself. I will wear them for as long as I want." Jiang Changning took out a sprig of palace flowers and lifted Fu Cui's chin, "Besides, having fun alone is not as good as having fun together."

"Girls are generous. They got good things, but they never thought of sharing them with girls." Shu Fei said.

"I don't care about their things." Jiang Changning smiled, "I'll send two copies to each of the two ladies."

She doesn't like the bankers either, but people live under the roof, so in order to live a more comfortable life, it is necessary to give up some small wealth.

"Would you like to send it to your wife too?" Fu Cui's brows furrowed even more.

"The two ladies have nieces and nephews. Since you want to do favors, of course you have to do it carefully." Jiang Changning said with a smile.

Xiulan pursed her lips and smiled, "Girl, why don't you ask the two mothers to send it to the two ladies?"

"Good idea." Jiang Changning agreed.

Now Mrs. Zhuang has no excuses for her and two mothers-in-law.

After receiving the things sent by Jiang Changning, the four girls and the two grandmothers politely asked the maid to convey their gratitude.
Chapter completed!