Divine Doctor: Daughter of the First Wife (Yang Shi Liu) 801

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However, even if Zhu Kong Shan wanted to say a bit more, there were still two servants with ulterior motives standing behind her. Thinking long and hard, she could only say: “The Zhu family knows that my concubine mother has the blessing of my two aunts, and they treat us decently.” After thinking a bit, she specifically mentioned: “The family’s head wife and my two elder sisters of the first wife have taken care of us.” It was just that she remained expressionless while saying these words. Not the slightest feeling of intimacy could be felt from her words.

Noble Lady Yuan had been in the palace for many years, and she had many considerations. Upon hearing these words, she could immediately realize that something was off. She had repeatedly been saying “your mother,” but when it came to Zhu Kong Shan, it had become concubine mother. It could be seen that this girl had to give consideration to something, but what was it for? She turned slightly and quickly noticed the two servants standing behind Zhu Kong Shan. There, she saw that the two had outstanding appearances, and she could not help but laugh to herself, thinking that the Zhu family was also on guard!

Thus she stopped mentioning the Zhu family, but it was not convenient for her to bring up the eighth prince’s matters with those two servants standing there. Her personal palace maid, Yue Xiu, noticed what was happening and quickly said: “Master, you and the young miss have not met for over a decade. Thinking about it, there must be some intimate things to speak on. It would be inconvenient for us servants to interrupt and will be leaving first. If Your Highness needs something, just call. This servant will be standing guard outside.” After saying this, she saw Noble Lady Yuan nod before saying to the two servants behind Zhu Kong Shan: “You two, come out with me! There are many rules in the palace. The masters will be speaking on intimate matters. As servants, it’s not good for us to stay.”

To put it plainly, those two servants were just the servants of a lowly sixth rank official. How could they have much experience with the world? When walking through the palace, they had the courage to look around a bit, but once they entered Cun Shan Palace, their bearing withered. Especially in front of Noble Lady Yuan, they simply thought that this was one of the Emperor’s women. Regardless of whether she was an imperial concubine or just a noble lady, she was still a true and proper master. She was different from the ones in the Zhu manor. Also, this was the Imperial Palace. If they took a wrong turn or heard a little too much, they could lose their heads. They would rather not listen and not report back to the Zhu family than linger for a little too long. Hearing Yue Xiu say this, they immediately nodded and hastily retreated.

It was only after the two had left and the door of the hall was closed that Zhu Kong Shan let out a sigh of relief. She also dared to look up and Noble Lady Yuan. She then said with a great deal of emotion: “Aunty!”

Noble Lady Yuan nodded and reached out to have her sit near her. While holding Zhu Kong Shan’s hand, she said: “Good girl, you must have suffered in the Zhu family. I have thought about you and your mother quite a bit while here in the palace!”

The two voiced their complaints for a while. Regardless of whether they were real or fake, at the very least, it looked a bit touching. Zhu Kong Shan spoke about the origins of the two servants and spoke about the Zhu family’s attitude toward her and her mother, but she was a smart girl. She did not ask for Noble Lady Yuan to support them. Instead, she took the initiative to move away from the topic and bring up the eighth prince. She said: “Kong Shan and concubine mother’s matters are minor. Cousin Mo’s matters are what matter most. After entering the capital, Kong Shan was able to see the attitude of the citizens in the capital, and I am very worried. If I can help relieve some of cousin Mo’s worries on this trip to the capital and can help relieve a concern for aunty, that would be the greatest thing for Kong Shan and my concubine mother.”