Chapter 73: Wouldn't that make her the laughingstock of the entire Inner Palace!?

As soon as these words came out, Hui Guiren was stunned for a moment, and even forgot that she wanted to clarify the facts!

This woman was actually not the Emperor's new favorite!

But the daughter-in-law of the former Prime Minister's wife, and the future wife of Dali Temple Junior Minister Song!

If the matter of her going to accuse Lin Jiaojiao spread, wouldn't she become the laughingstock of the entire Inner Palace!?

"Empress Dowager, I didn't know she—" Hui Guiren was eager to speak to clarify for herself, but her tongue was tied for a moment, and she didn't know how to argue.

"Hui Guiren, you not only went to me to accuse Lin Guniang, but also brought people to the Qingju Pavilion to make things difficult for Lin Guniang. You are truly jealous."

The Empress Dowager didn't even lift her eyelids at Hui Guiren. She slowly ordered, "Considering we are relatives, I will punish you to face the wall and reflect for a month. After a month, you may leave your Guangyang Palace."

"Empress Dowager, I—" Hui Guiren wanted to argue again, but the Empress Dowager raised her hand to interrupt her, "It's getting late, I should go back too."

"To avoid other people in the Inner Palace coming to the Qingju Pavilion to find trouble, Lin Guniang, you come back to the Shoukang Palace with me." The Empress Dowager seemed to intend to protect Lin Jiaojiao, which made Hui Guiren glare at her in anger.

As the Empress Dowager stood up, she asked: "Lin Guniang, do you know how to prepare medicinal meals?"

"I know a little." Lin Jiaojiao knew that the Empress Dowager wanted to protect her, and felt a burst of secret joy in her heart.

Even Qingdai, who was kneeling on the ground, changed from her previous victim appearance and showed joy.

The Empress Dowager said kindly, "Then you should live in the Shoukang Palace and prepare medicinal meals for me."

"Then can I..." Lin Jiaojiao knew she could rely on the Empress Dowager, so her courage grew a bit, "Can I bring Qingdai?"

"Audacious commoner, you actually dare to make demands of the Empress Dowager!" Hui Guiren was angry, and as long as she could suppress Lin Jiaojiao, she wouldn't let go of any opportunity, "You are an outsider, and you actually dare to push your luck—"

The Empress Dowager gave her a look, and Hui Guiren didn't dare to make a sound.

However, she was also puzzled by Lin Jiaojiao's request: "Why? Do you think the people around me can't serve you well?"

"It's not like that." Lin Jiaojiao's brain turned fast. She knew that if she didn't take Qingdai with her, who knew what kind of trouble she, a modern person who didn't understand the survival rules of the Inner Palace, would cause on the side of the Shoukang Palace.

Moreover, leaving Qingdai in the Qingju Pavilion, if some cheap Noble Lady or something came along one day, she would ultimately be the one suffering the bullying and harm from people in the Inner Palace.

Lin Jiaojiao weighed her words and said: "I see that Qingdai has a talent for medicine, so I intend to keep her by my side to teach her, so that people in the Inner Palace can benefit more in the future."

"That's very good, Lin Guniang, you have a heart," the Empress Dowager nodded in tacit agreement, "Then in my Shoukang Palace, you also need to pick one or two who have talent to learn with you and Qingdai."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your fulfillment!" Lin Jiaojiao knelt and thanked her. Qingdai was so happy that she almost broke her head kowtowing, and even Xiao Zhuozi on the side couldn't suppress the joy in his eyes.

The Empress Dowager nodded with a smile, turned to look at Song Mu, and invited, "It's getting late, Runiang, why don't you stay in the palace and have dinner with me?"

Song Mu held the three prescriptions and saw that Lin Jiaojiao had received the protection of the Empress Dowager, so she finally felt relieved.

Although she was no longer in a hurry to take her back to the Song mansion, Song Shijie's illness still had to be treated.

"Empress Dowager, my son is still sick, I need to hurry back and give him medicine according to Lin Guniang's prescription," finally, Song Mu didn't forget the agreement with the Empress Dowager, "After my son recovers, I will definitely enter the palace again to accompany you to play chess!"

"Good, then we will meet another day." The Empress Dowager smiled and responded, and turned to Xiao Zhuozi and said, "Xiao Zhuozi, after sending Runiang out of the palace, go to the Imperial Hospital and tell them to send the best medicinal herbs to the Song mansion."

"Yes." Xiao Zhuozi received the order, and then shouted shrilly, "The Empress Dowager is returning to the palace~"

"Respectfully sending off the Empress Dowager, may the Empress Dowager live for a thousand years!" Hui Guiren could not follow, and could only kneel to perform the farewell salute.

She watched helplessly as the Empress Dowager took Lin Jiaojiao and Qingdai away, clenching her fists, and determined in her heart that she must find a way to eliminate them!

Song Mu held the prescription and hurried out of the palace, getting into the carriage back to the Song mansion.

At this time, it was completely dark. She glanced at the crescent moon rising in the sky and urged the coachman anxiously, "Faster, faster, I really don't know how my son is now!"

"Alright, Madam, giddyup!" After the coachman responded, he swung the whip a few times, and the white horse pulling the carriage immediately accelerated, its hooves making a fast clattering sound on the road.

Song Mu saw that the carriage had accelerated, so she felt relieved and sat down in the carriage. But she had only sat steady for a moment when the carriage suddenly came to an emergency stop!

Song Mu was almost thrown out of the carriage by inertia!

"What's going on!!" Song Mu pulled open the curtain and looked out of the carriage. She saw a scoundrel lying in the middle of the street in front, blocking the way!

"Where did this scoundrel come from? Hurry and get out of the way!" Song Mu was impatient. She didn't want to delay the time for Song Shijie to take medicine!

"Get lost!" The coachman scolded angrily, "Blind scoundrel! You really don't want to live!"

The scoundrel climbed up from the ground, but had no fear of Song Mu. He was wearing a Su-embroidered brocade garment, exuding the smell of a red-light district, with a pair of affectionate peach-blossom eyes, and a delicate pink begonia flower tucked behind his ear.

He looked at Song Mu from top to bottom, then bowed and apologized with a cheeky smile, "So it's Madam Cheng, I've offended you, I've offended you."

"So it's Wei Yan, the Heir of the Dingguo Duke Mansion. Fortunately, the carriage stopped in time," Song Mu recognized the scoundrel, and seeing that he was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief, "You are not hurt, hurry home."

"Alright, thank you Madam Cheng for your concern." Wei Yan stepped aside, bowed, and said goodbye, letting the carriage pass.

Before the carriage had gone far, Wei Yan raised his head and scolded at the Zuihua Pavilion, "You surnamed Pei! This Miss Liu was originally my favorite! It's one thing for you to snatch someone else's love, but you actually dared to throw this Heir out. Aren't you afraid of offending my Dingguo Duke Mansion!!"

Hearing the scolding, Song Mu pulled open the curtain and looked back. She saw a pair of men and women flirting on the second floor of the Zuihua Pavilion.

Song Mu let go of the curtain, but the more she thought about it, the more familiar the person looked...

Wait, isn't that person Pei Aosong!?