Ma Jiarongrong sighed: "Fortunately, we palace people don't need to rush to give gifts."

After saying this, she realized that it was inappropriate for her to say this in front of Umaru.

She looked at Umaru with a little guilt in her eyes. She changed the subject: "Now is the time to send money home. When you two have a rest, go and take a look."

The other two people agreed.

Ma Jiarongrong handed the food box to her and said: "These clothes are sent by my family, but the pastries were brought to you by Mafa when I passed by the imperial kitchen."

Umaru opened the food box and said with a smile: "If you had said that Mafa gave it to me, I would have shared it with you."

She put the pastries on a plate, and the plain plate was dotted with various pastries.

She said: "If you want to eat, just take it and eat it yourself. I won't persuade you one by one."

"good."

On the second day, Umaru and Ma Jiarongrong took turns.

Ma Jiarongrong looked at her, sighed, and asked: "Ma Lu, have you ever thought about what you will do in the future?"

Umaru stopped making tea and looked at her doubtfully: "Huh?"

"Being favored by the emperor in the palace, you have a certain status. Now you..."

Umaru smiled: "What the masters mean is not something that we slaves can guess at will."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"It's nothing." Umaru smiled, "Just take it one step at a time. Why do you think so much? Don't be that stupid person."

Ma Jiarongrong shook his head slightly: "You are a decisive person. I know I can't persuade you. You have to think more about yourself."

"There's nothing to think about." Her eyes were clear and clean, "Once you enter the palace, you become a member of the palace."

Ma Jiarongrong felt that there was something awkward about her that she couldn't describe, but she couldn't explain it in detail. In the end, she didn't say any more.

Umaru gathered up the things, walked over, twisted a piece of pastry and fed it to her mouth.

Ma Jiarongrong looked at her helplessly and accepted.

Umaru smiled: "Don't worry, I originally had the same idea as you. I always thought that I would plan ahead and have everything in my hands. But I later discovered that nothing in this world is as expected.

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"It's nothing more than mountains and rivers, and that's all." Umaru looked at her with a smile, "There is no need to be persistent when you are alive."

Ma Jiarongrong looked at her blankly, Umaru's eyes reflected in her pupils. Those eyes were too clean, with no love, no hate, not even much emotion. You can see yourself in her eyes.

Suddenly, Ma Jiarongrong remembered the legendary eminent monk he had met when he was a child, following his mother-in-law to offer incense.

Umaru's eyes were cleaner and clearer than those of the enlightened monk.

She only came to this world once, and never touched dust under her feet.

Inexplicably, Ma Jiarongrong remembered walking through the long corridors and hearing monks chanting sutras.

Amid the layers of fragrant mist, she never understood what the monks were saying, and she still doesn't understand what they were saying.

But at this time, she opened her lips, and her voice spanned time and overlapped with the voice at that time: "I hope that when I achieve Bodhi in the next life, my body will be like glass, clear inside and outside, and pure and flawless."

She came back to her senses and looked at Umaru, with a touch of regret in her eyes.

Umaru seemed to know what she was going to say and interrupted her in advance: "Don't say it. I am fine and so are you. Everything will pass."

She was just a little girl in her teens, but at this moment she showed tenderness and love like a mother.

In such a reversal of identity, Ma Jiarongrong couldn't help but shed tears.

Umaru held her in his arms and comforted her.

Just as little Eunuch Meng arrived, Umaru coughed and nodded to little Eunuch Meng with a smile.

"Please, Aunt Wuya." Little Eunuch Meng smiled.

No matter how you look at it, she shouldn't be called aunt. But after all, she was favored by the emperor, and she has no status, so it doesn't matter how she is called.

Liang Jiugong simply asked people to call her aunt.

At least it's okay to save face.

Umaru let go of Ma Jiarongrong and wiped away her tears before leaving.

Seeing her go away, Ma Jiarongrong felt extremely sad, but she didn't know why she was sad.

She sighed softly, lay down on the table, and fell into a daze.

When Umalu went to the inner room of the main hall, she was already familiar with the route, but she couldn't go without Kangxi's announcement.

Therefore, there must be little Eunuch Meng leading the way.

Umaru whispered: "Eunuch Meng..."

Little Eunuch Meng said with a smile: "I just came to deliver a message, I haven't seen anything."

Umaru thanked him for his knowledge, otherwise if he told the truth, Ma Jiarongrong would have suffered a lot.

She pursed her lips and smiled: "Thank you so much, Eunuch Meng."

Little Eunuch Meng smiled and said, "Please."

When they arrived at the main hall of Qianqing Palace, Little Eunuch Meng stopped outside the door according to the rules and did not go in.

Umaru had been here many times and walked inside according to the previous rules.

Liang Jiugong was serving Kangxi to drink ginseng soup. When he saw her coming, he smiled and nodded slightly at her.

She also bowed and waited obediently.

Kangxi raised his head, glanced at her, and ordered: "Liang Jiugong, bring her a bowl too."

Umaru wanted to refuse, but finally swallowed it: "Thank you, Master, for your grace."

Liang Jiugong cleaned up the bowl, then brought another bowl up, placed it respectfully on the small desk in front of Umaru, and stood aside to wait.

Kangxi always made Umalu sit on the couch and wait for him.

Umaru was not used to it. She took a few sips and whispered softly: "Manager Liang, you don't have to guard it. I'll just take it out later."

Liang Jiugong smiled: "Young lady is worrying too much."

Afterwards, he only served Kangxi and served a few more dishes of pastries without looking at Uma Lu, which made Uma Lu heave a sigh of relief.

Umaru was not used to being so tight, so he drank the ginseng soup and put it down gently.

After she put it down, Liang Jiugong finished packing the things and put away the bowl before going down.

Kangxi didn't have many memorials to read, so he stood up and walked over after a while.

Umaru stood up and said: "Sir, I will press the button for you."

Kangxi acquiesced.

Kangxi closed his eyes: "I haven't seen you for a while, and I miss you a little."

Umaru paused his hand, then pressed it quickly, saying, "What did you say?"

Kangxi didn't expose her, he just smiled.

When pressing, my fingers touched the braid.

Kangxi laughed at her: "Okay, you are so brave. You can also move my braids."

Umaru hesitated for a moment: "Sir, this slave is wrong."

"What's wrong?" He held her in his arms, looked into her eyes, and smiled, "If you don't tell me why, I can't get around you."
Chapter completed!