Chapter 28: Jiaohua
The Queen has said that this is a good opportunity. If they let the beauties bloom this month, the Queen will take this opportunity to allow them to leave the palace.
Ruoyan's heart is not in the palace, and she knows that Wei Ning'er, like her, wants to leave the palace, so the two of them take this flower very seriously.
"It would be great if the Queen Mother and the Emperor are here. This is our chance!" Wei Ning'er looked at Ruoyan, with a strange light shining in her eyes.
The Queen Mother told her yesterday that she would be sent out of the palace to marry Fu Heng after this. This is great news for Wei Ning'er.
In the past two years, Fu Heng has had a prosperous official career. Last year, he was the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the governor of Shanxi. He has become a high-ranking official. He is very popular in the court. In addition, he comes from a well-known family and has never married.
People's eyes are hot. I heard the Empress Dowager say that the Empress Dowager has proposed to marry Fu Heng many times. I'm afraid it will be bad if she continues to shirk it.
This has made Wei Ning'er frightened in recent days, but now she finally sees hope.
"Ning'er, have you thought about what you will do after leaving the palace?" Ruoyan suddenly asked.
"Of course I'm married!" Wei Ning'er had a sweet smile on her face, but she regretted it after she said it.
"Who to marry?" Ruoyan's eyes lit up and he asked urgently.
"I told you, don't tell anyone else!" Wei Ning'er's face turned slightly red.
"That's natural, we are good sisters!" Ruoyan said with a smile.
"Yes...it's Fu Heng!" Wei Ning'er whispered in her ear. Although she and Ruoyan talked about everything, she didn't mention anything about Fu Heng. Fu Heng has not been in the palace since last year.
It was difficult for her to meet him once he was walking away, so she didn't let anyone else see the slightest clue, even Ruoyan.
Ruoyan was stunned when he heard this... Wei Ning'er's words kept echoing in his mind, Fu Heng... Fu Heng...
"Why is it him?" Ruoyan blurted out and asked, his face full of shock.
"What's wrong?" Wei Ning'er felt that Ruo Yan was so strange.
"No... of course not, it's just an accident. It's just... Fu Heng is not an ordinary person, and your birth... Haha... Don't misunderstand, you also know the rules of our Manchus, we always pay attention to being well-matched, but there are also
Exception, I just ask you, does the Queen know about you and him?" Ruoyan asked softly.
"Of course, this is what the empress meant!" Wei Ning'er heard Ruoyan talk about her birth, and she felt a little sad at first, but when she thought that she would be with Fu Heng soon, her heart was filled with joy, and her whole body was filled with joy.
It was so dazzling that Ruoyan, who was looking at it from the side, couldn't help but feel a little crazy.
"That's great, Ning'er, Master Fu Heng... very good! It couldn't be better for you to be with him!" When Ruoyan said this, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, but Wei Ning'er was still immersed in her own thoughts
In happiness, I have never noticed it.
"Well...he couldn't have treated me any better!" Wei Ning'er had a shy look on her face.
"So, when you leave the palace once a month to buy things for the empress, you are actually going to see Mr. Fu Heng?" Ruoyan suddenly remembered this matter.
She and Wei Ning'er lived together day and night, and she knew exactly what Ning'er had done, except for the day every month when Ning'er was ordered to leave the palace.
"Well, you are not allowed to tell anyone, otherwise the Queen will be implicated by me!" Wei Ning'er said solemnly.
Ruoyan smiled gently: "Who do you think I am? Don't worry! However, I am very curious as to why the Queen is so kind to you!"
Ruoyan has never compared herself with Ning'er, just because in her heart Ning'er is her good sister, but at this moment... she can't help but ask herself, why am I not as good as Ning'er, we are both serving the empress,
Why does the empress only treat her well? Am I, Yehenala Ruoyan, really so bad?
"This...I don't know. Maybe as everyone in the palace said, my wife and I look a bit similar. Your Majesty must have been particularly droopy!" Ning'er said with a smile. She wanted to tell the whole story, but she felt a little bit confused.
It was inappropriate, so I hid it from her.
"Maybe!" Ruoyan smiled when he heard this.
"Hmm... By the way, you and Empress Shu Bin?" Wei Ning'er suddenly remembered that Ruo Yan often went to Shu Bin's Chu Xiu Palace in recent days.
"Don't worry, I misunderstood her before. Our sisters have reconciled as before. She is also trying to find a way to send me out of the palace. My mother-in-law is also thinking about me!" Ruoyan said with a smile.
"Then I'm relieved, Ruoyan, we will leave this place soon. We will get together more often after we leave the palace!" Wei Ning'er held Ruoyan's hand tightly.
For two years, they supported each other in the Changchun Palace, faced countless ups and downs together, and felt like sisters. Wei Ning'er was a little excited at the thought of being able to leave the palace together.
Ruoyan looked at her and smiled slightly: "That's natural!"
The two chatted casually until it got dark, then they returned to the house with the flowers in their arms, opened the black cover and placed them in the candlelight.
After seven days of this, the flowers still had not bloomed. Wei Ning'er and Ruoyan couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"What should we do?" The two of them looked at the night-blooming night flowers in the candlelight and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
At this moment, Aunt Cui came into the room and asked the maid next to her to put down two jars.
"What is this?" Ruoyan asked with some confusion.
"One jar is for salt, and the other is for sugar. Take a little water and dissolve it to water the flowers." Aunt Cui said with a smile.
"Why is this?" Wei Ning'er was very puzzled as to why she had to use salt water and sugar water to water the flowers.
"Repelling mosquitoes can also make the flowers and branches more lush, but you must remember to pour salt water and sugar water separately, and the dosage should be small!" Aunt Cui warned.
"If you have such a good idea, why didn't you tell us before?" Ruoyan said with a smile.
"I just learned about this method not long ago. From now on, the precious flowers and plants in the garden must be watered with salt water and sugar water!" Aunt Cui ordered.
"Yes, thank you for your advice, mama!" Wei Ning'er said slightly happily.
"Well, this flower is about to bloom. Watch it carefully tonight. If it doesn't bloom within two days, it will be a bit tricky!" A trace of worry flashed in Aunt Cui's eyes when she said this.
"Don't worry, Mom, it will definitely bloom!" Wei Ning'er said firmly.
For the future of her and Ruoyan, this flower must bloom no matter what.
The two of them stayed awake all night, and in the early morning of the second day, they saw that the flowers had not yet bloomed, and they were both a little discouraged.
"Ning'er, you go and rest for a while, I'll move it out!" Ruoyan saw bloodshot eyes in Wei Ning'er's eyes and was a little worried about her.
"Well...I'll come after a short rest!" Wei Ning'er said and fell on the bed.
Ruoyan nodded slightly and called two little palace maids to come in and help her carry the flowers into the small garden.
Chapter completed!