NFBE Chapter 226 Nanny Yang
Chapter 226 Nanny Yang
Kunning Palace.
After the maid had cleaned up the floor, the queen ordered, "Go and call Nanny Yang over to me. I need her for something."
The maid agreed and went out. The queen continued to sit at the table. She took out a purse from the sewing basket that she had asked the maid to put on the table, and looked at it over and over in her hands.
It was a bright yellow purse with a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on it. The embroidery was particularly delicate. She had embroidered it for the emperor stitch by stitch. Just now, in a rage, she smashed the needlework basket on Lanruo's head, and the purse fell to the ground. Although the ground was clean, the queen still felt that the purse was dirty and no longer worthy of the emperor who was like a fairy in her heart.
The queen's head started to hurt again. Her mother had really misjudged Lan Ruo. Her mother had put so much effort into her, but in the end... She didn't think about it anymore because Nanny Yang had come in.
"I pay my respects to the Empress." Nanny Yang looked to be in her fifties, of medium build, lean and thin, with a pair of particularly lively eyes. "I wonder why the Empress called me here."
The Queen just sat there and watched her perform the salute without calling her to get up. Nanny Yang was also very patient and just kept performing the salute without moving. It was unknown how much time had passed before the Queen called out, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After all, Nanny Yang was over fifty years old and was breathing slightly. She didn't know what the Queen meant by torturing her like this.
"Madam, you are an old employee of Kunning Palace. How much do you know about the harem?" The queen changed her previous indifference and asked in a friendly manner.
"I wonder what the Queen is referring to?" Nanny Yang asked cautiously.
"That's it..." The Queen thought for a moment. Since she wanted to cultivate someone she could use, she didn't need to be evasive. "I just want Madam to think of a way to move that Huangpin out of Ningyuxuan, so that she won't have the chance to contact the Emperor again."
The Queen revealed all her ideas about Huang Ye. This was also the first time she used Nanny Yang. If necessary, she would let her replace Lan Ruo and be the head nanny of Kunning Palace. She could see that Nanny Yang was an important figure and might become her right-hand man in the future.
"Thank you, Her Majesty, for your appreciation." Nanny Yang knelt down and kowtowed in surprise. She thought she had a lot of abilities, but there was no one to appreciate her as a talented horse. The previous queen, now the empress dowager, was a fool who only trusted Yingchun, that fool, and could not see her good side. When this queen came in, she was ready to show her talents, but who knew that she was followed by Lanruo, which made her sit on the bench for three years. Unexpectedly, the queen had a keen eye for people and finally realized her usefulness.
“Your Majesty, although I have never seen Concubine Huang, but from what you said, I know that she is a scheming person. There are many people like her in the harem who are desperately trying to climb up. It is easy to deal with such a person. If we block her way to climb up, then she will not be able to climb up, right?” Madam Yang was full of confidence. She must let the Empress see her value. Being the head madam of Kunning Palace was her biggest dream.
"Then please tell me, Madam, how can we get her out of Ningyuxuan?" Madam Yang was very pleased with the queen's humble tone.
"Your Majesty, if you were to ask Concubine Huang to move out now, not only would you be slapping yourself in the face, but the retired emperor would also blame you. Also, you would not look good in the eyes of the emperor. It is best that you do not get involved in this matter," Nanny Yang analyzed.
The Queen thought to herself, do you need me to tell you? If I had been able to step forward, would I have been so angry today? However, she remained calm on the surface, as if she was listening attentively.
"Your Majesty has forgotten that there are two people in the palace who hate Concubine Huang to the core. Why not use that person..." Nanny Yang pointed in the direction of the Cining Palace. Although she could not enter the inner hall of the Kunning Palace before, she knew what happened when the new concubines went to the Cining Palace to pay their respects for the first time.
"If she comes forward, Concubine Huang will have to move out even if she doesn't want to. She is the emperor's biological mother. If the emperor is determined to let Concubine Huang move out, he will not go against her opinion. After all, filial piety is there. As for the emperor emeritus, he is too lazy to talk to him." Nanny Yang pointed to the Cining Palace again.
"But... Ma'am, you also know that the Queen Mother and I have never gotten along. She may not listen to what I say, and it may even backfire." The Queen really thought so. The Queen Mother, that fool, loved to go against her the most.
Nanny Yang smiled meaningfully: "Your Majesty, please remember that in this harem, there are no eternal friends, but there are no eternal enemies either. As long as there is interest, even blood feuds can be reconciled. Your Majesty might as well try to go to the Cining Palace, maybe you will succeed."
Seeing that the Queen was still considering it, Nanny Yang raised the stakes again: "Even if it doesn't work out with the Queen Mother, it's okay. I will find another way to make sure that Concubine Huang won't stay in Ningyuxuan for long."
"Then do as Madam says." Madam Yang was right. She had been fighting with the Queen Mother for the past few years, wasn't it all for the sake of profit? If she gave up some of her interests in exchange for Huangpin walking away from the Emperor's sight, she felt it was worth it. Somehow, when she saw Huangpin, her heart was always full of alarms, and she wished she could get rid of her as soon as possible. She had never had this feeling before.