Chapter 51: The Princess Is Missing
The group of people left Beijing in a mighty manner and went to the Rehe Palace. Along the way, they climbed over mountains and ridges, and the fatigue of the saddle horses was a bit overwhelming.
But looking at the palace maid and eunuch walking beside the carriage, Wei Ning'er didn't feel tired. She was lucky to be able to ride in the carriage this time.
The carriage traveled through the lofty mountains of the Yanshan Mountains, and the journey from Beijing to Rehe Palace took as long as half a month.
When everyone arrived at the Rehe Palace, it was already mid-May. The originally scorching weather was completely unfeelable in the Rehe Palace. As soon as they entered the palace, Wei Ning'er felt refreshed and the fatigue from the saddle horse work along the way seemed to have disappeared.
No trace left.
Wei Ning'er and Ruoyan waited beside the queen and princess and entered the bedroom in the backyard of the main palace.
The Rehe Palace is not comparable to the Forbidden City. The ladies have their own palaces. In the palace, the masters live in the backyard of the main palace. The front hall of the main palace is where the emperor handles government affairs, and the backyard is where the emperor and the ladies live their daily lives.
Land.
Wei Ning'er and Ruoyan waited on the princess to enter the bedroom prepared for her in the morning to rest, and then were pulled out by the princess.
The princess pointed to the east of the main palace and whispered: "To the east is Songhe Zhai, where the imperial grandmother lives. You must not go there. Come, I will take you out to have a look. Although this Rehe Palace is compared to the Forbidden City,
It’s less gorgeous, but it makes people feel more at ease, and there are a lot of fun things to do here.”
Upon hearing that the princess wanted to play, Wei Ning'er's heart tightened: "Princess, we have just arrived at the palace and you are tired. Why don't you rest early and we can go out with you tomorrow?"
The princess laughed when she heard the words: "Don't be afraid, the palace is not the Forbidden City. Outside the palace area, it is very big. There are mountains, forests, lakes, and grasslands. I usually play around all day without seeing a few people."
Well, besides, although it’s cool here, ladies won’t go out and wander around, for fear of getting tanned and ugly, and the emperor won’t like it!”
Hearing what the princess said, Wei Ning'er and Ruoyan looked at each other, feeling helpless.
"Let's go, let's take you to see the big lake!" The princess pulled Wei Ning'er and ran out.
The lake of Rehe Palace is located to the north of the palace. The lake area is very large. Eight small islands divide the lake into areas of different sizes. The layers are clear, the islands are scattered at random, and the blue waves are rippling. It is very characteristic of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River.
Wei Ning'er and Ruo Yan grew up in Beijing. They had never seen such beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. They couldn't help but be stunned.
"How?" the princess asked with a smile.
She was very satisfied with the two people's reaction. Although she and the emperor's mother came to the Rehe Palace every year since she was a child, she didn't think it was beautiful. It wasn't until she grew up that she felt it.
"Beautiful..." the two said in unison.
"Let's go, I will take you to swim in the lake!" the princess said with a smile.
"This... princess, it's getting late now, let's go back," Wei Ning'er was the first to wake up and said urgently.
"Princess, it's almost meal time. The Queen will definitely be waiting for you. Princess, let's go back quickly!" Ruoyan also said anxiously.
Although the princess is kind to them, she is still a half-grown child after all. No matter how smart she is, she is still playful and sometimes acts indifferently. But she is a princess, so what does it matter? But these slaves are different and nothing will happen to them.
Fortunately, if something happened, his life would be in danger.
When the princess saw that both of them were trying to persuade her, she couldn't help feeling a little unhappy, so she said angrily: "If you don't go, I will go alone!"
"Princess, you must not be willful!" Wei Ning'er grabbed her arm and stepped forward to stop her. Her tone was no longer as humble as before, but with a hint of coldness: "Princess...this is
It's getting late. What should I do if something unexpected happens while visiting the lake? I'm afraid we will all die in this lake. You are a princess and a slave.
He Ruoyan is a palace maid, and the master has ordered the slave to obey, but today the slave dare not accept the order. It has been two years since the slave entered the palace. In the past two years, the slave and Ruoyan have often served the princess. Watching you grow up, I want to say something
If you are disrespectful, I will treat you as my sister in my heart. Many times, you are willful and do whatever you want.
We are all relying on you. This is because the slaves want you to be happy from the bottom of their hearts, not because we are your slaves so we have to obey you in everything. Princess, you are the proud daughter of heaven. Because of your noble status, everyone around you
They all dote on you, but have the princess ever thought that if they didn’t have this golden status, how could they still be like this? The servants in the palace
, when something happened to their master, they would risk their lives to stop him, why? Because everyone will be prosperous, and everyone will be harmed. If something happens to the master, the slaves will only be more miserable. This is not because they are loyal to the master, but because they have no choice.
The princess hopes that the slaves and Ruoyan will treat the princess sincerely, or will they be like other slaves who only treat you well because you are the master?"
"I..." The princess had never expected that Wei Ning'er would speak to her in such a stern voice, and was completely stunned.
"Ning'er is right. Princess, have you ever known that Ning'er and I often face crises due to your willfulness. You are the princess, and no one dares to do anything to you, but we are two little palace maids.
If someone takes advantage of you, you will die. I know, princess, you like me.
He Ning'er, you have been so kind to us, I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart, but sometimes I am really trembling, and I am in panic all day long, just afraid that there is the slightest mistake, my servant..." Ruoyan said this and broke down in tears, just because
This life of being a slave really frightened her.
"I...you...this princess just wanted to visit the lake, and you just don't want to do it!" After the princess said this, she turned around and ran towards the main palace. She was originally very angry, but she also felt that what they said was reasonable.
But as a princess, how could she submit in front of her slaves?
Ruoyan was startled and was too frightened to cry. He wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Wei Ning'er. She shook her head and whispered: "Princess, she is very smart, smarter than both of us. She understands many things.
It’s just that if there are fewer people to touch her, she will understand that we are doing it for her own good. The princess has already
She is no longer young, and she is now the master of you and me. We will be honored if she honors her, and we will be harmed if she harms her. I hope the princess will be well from the bottom of my heart. If the princess is too willful when she grows up, she will not know how to be treated by the emperor.
The queen mother and the emperor love her, and the princess will understand our painstaking efforts.
"I hope so!" Ruoyan sighed.
The two of them slowly returned to the bedroom where the princess lived, but when they returned, they saw that there was no one in the bedroom.
"Princess...Princess..." Wei Ning'er and Ruoyan searched all the hiding places in the dormitory, but found no trace of the princess. Wei Ning'er couldn't help but tremble in her heart.
"Perhaps we went to the Queen's Palace to have dinner!" Ruoyan was also frightened and said with a pale face. He couldn't help but hope that the princess would be at the Queen's place.
Chapter completed!