Chapter 340: The Poisonous Woman's Secret Connection

In the old capital, in the inner city, there is a large house near the former location of the Shen Mansion.

In the backyard of the house separated from the Shen Mansion by a wall, under the Albizia tree, Huang Lijin sat in a rocking chair under the tree. While rocking, she held a white porcelain pottery jar filled with fish food and scattered the fish food into the fish pond beside her out of boredom, but her eyes were always looking at the next door separated by a wall.

It was already the twelfth lunar month, and she didn't know when her husband would return. Did he win the battle? She must not run into that tomboy she hated...

Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the yard.

Huang Lijin looked back and saw that it was her personal maid.

Huang Lijin held the fish food can in her hand and glared unhappily, "Why are you so nervous? You are so irritable! When you follow me into the mansion and the palace in the future, will you be like this? Humph, you will lose my dignity."

The visitor froze. Knowing his master's temper well, he quickly stopped, straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and bowed politely. Huang Lijin nodded in satisfaction, and the maid then reported it urgently.

"Miss, there is news from the south."

"Oh?" Huang Lijin raised her eyebrows, "But what about my husband... His Majesty?"

The maid paused, then quickly shook her head: "It's not the young lady, it's that person..."

That person? Huang Lijin understood instantly.

Although she was disappointed, it didn't matter. Even if it was news about her, as long as she could kill her completely before her future man achieved his goal and completely extinguish all hope, these annoying people would not block her bright future in this life.

Huang Lijin became interested and gently placed the fish food jar on the tea table beside her. She pulled out the silk handkerchief from her waist and slowly wiped her hands with red nails, then spoke in a cold voice.

"Tell me, what's the news?"

The maid didn't dare to delay: "Miss, the subordinates just reported to me. The latest news is that the man has crossed Pengcheng and headed north. I'm afraid he will arrive in Kyoto soon. Miss, what do you think we should do next?"

"How to arrange it? Humph! There is a road to heaven but she refuses to take it, there is no door to hell but she comes anyway! Then you can't blame me for being cruel and ruthless. If she had been more honest and never set foot in the north or entered the capital, I would have spared her. But who told her to come anyway? You can't blame me for taking action."

The maidservant stood aside, listening with trepidation. She secretly complained about her master's domineering behavior, but did not dare to show it on her face.

The maid thought that her mistress's temperament had changed drastically since she kowtowed and woke up. She had become moody, cruel and ruthless. Because of their friendship since childhood, she didn't dare to act rashly in front of her, no matter how much face she had.

Huang Lijin naturally had no idea what her maid was thinking. After thinking for a moment, she made up her mind and spoke to the maid.

"Qingwu, when we came back from Xizhou, didn't we bring two carts of fine fur materials? It's getting colder and the New Year is approaching, so it's the right time to use them to make clothes. Go to the warehouse and personally select some of the best materials and load them into two boxes. Then I'll go out for a walk."

The maid didn't dare to delay, and quickly responded with a "yes", bowed, and hurried away. Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked out of the yard, she ran into the steward who was helping her young lady walk around outside. Seeing the man in a hurry, Qingwu was still puzzled: "Staff Mo, what are you doing?"

The other party waved his hands: "Oh, it's Miss Qingwu, are you there? I have something urgent to report."

Hearing that it was an urgent matter, Qingwu did not dare to delay and went to the courtyard behind her and said, "Don't worry, the young lady is in the courtyard, please do as you please."

"Okay, thank you girl."

It seemed that the other party was really anxious. After bowing to her, he quickly walked past her and went straight to the courtyard behind him. Qingwu frowned and was really curious. She subconsciously stopped and stepped back slightly to the gate of the courtyard. Qingwu listened attentively and heard Manager Mo, who had just entered the courtyard, reporting to Huang Lijin.

"Miss, congratulations, Miss, congratulations, the news is new. After the emperor defeated Yuezhou City and eliminated the tyrant, the south was gradually stabilized. Now the army is heading north. When passing through Pengcheng, auspicious signs fell from the sky. The emperor obtained the golden dragon throne and the Nine Dragon Platform that had been lost in the previous dynasty! According to the latest news from my subordinates, the emperor will choose a day to ascend the throne soon after returning to the capital. Miss, our chance has come!"

Upon hearing the news, Huang Lijin, who had just sent Qingwu away and sat back in the rocking chair, was stunned at first. After a moment, she suddenly came to her senses, and then excitedly slapped the table beside her, stood up suddenly, and laughed wildly.

"Hahaha, hahaha...good, good! It's really great, it's really great." If this is the case, when the king ascends the throne, won't he immediately confer a large number of concubines? No! I have to hurry up and solve this big problem before the king arrives in Kyoto.

Thinking of this, Huang Lijin became more anxious and hurriedly urged the servants around her to urge Qingwu: "Quick, go and inform Qingwu, tell her to hurry up, and don't delay this lady's important matter."

Upon hearing the voice, Qing Wu, who was eavesdropping outside, turned around and left quickly. She was nervous and walked quickly to the warehouse. She packed two boxes of caged fox, wolf skins and other high-quality furs as ordered and hurried back to report.

When she returned, her young lady had already dressed. When she saw him, Huang Lijin waved her hand and asked him to take Xu Miaoniang, whose injuries had not yet fully recovered. Then she asked the servants to carry the boxes and baskets brought by Qingwu, and actually went straight out of the house and went to the Shen Mansion next door in a mighty manner.

Huang Lijin is a smart and capable person, and she deserves to be the one who starts over again in life.

After arriving at the gate of Shen's residence, she handed over a visiting card, claiming to be a loyal subordinate working for Shen Yue, and that she had just obtained some good information and came to present it to the two concubines.

The two concubines who were confined in the backyard of the Shen Mansion were taken care of by Shen Yue. Unless they left the mansion, they could not even have freedom, let alone know the news from outside.

Their maternal families were quite capable, and many of the men in their families followed Shen Yue deep into the army and held important positions. However, compared to the old ministers, they were newcomers, and in a place like the army, strength and merit were the most important things. Before they had made great contributions and had not completely integrated into the army, they did not want to offend their lord and thus dared not act rashly.

Therefore, Shen Yue restricted them. Although they were anxious and contacted their families, the elders in the family told them to stay calm and wait and see what happens. They just needed to serve the king well and give birth to a son for the king as soon as possible. The two of them had to be patient for the time being and stay in the mansion, acting as their dumb and deaf children, quietly dormant.

The two of them had no choice but to have peace and quiet. However, they had not yet consummated their marriage with Shen Yue, so they inevitably compared with each other in private. They did not want to be inferior to the other and did not want to lose to the other party and put their families in a passive position. Therefore, they were anxious to know the news about their husbands outside.

It's rare for someone to come to their house on their own initiative nowadays, or they are thinking about their husband's subordinates and showing filial piety. As noble ladies from aristocratic families, they have seen all kinds of good things, so they are not short of them, nor are they rare.

The reason why they were willing to see the visitor was that the other party called them filial ladies, and they were ladies, and they did not want to be inferior to another, so they naturally wanted to see them. And most importantly, they really wanted to know where their husbands were at the moment, whether they had won the battle, and when they would return.
So, when the two of them knew that someone was coming to see them and pay their respects, they hurriedly dressed up and came out together to meet the guest.