The room was very quiet. After a long time, Yu Xijiao let out a long breath and said: "Princess Mingqing is laughing at her. She only pays more attention to it because it is my aunt's matter."
Zhang Wanyin shook her head and smiled bitterly, "What a joke. Miss Yu San's aunt and my father both died in that war. It's human nature to want to ask about it, but... there are some things that we shouldn't talk about.
Yes, the palace... prohibits such topics, so we'd better not talk too much to avoid getting into trouble."
The last few words were spoken more and more softly, even trembling slightly, which showed Zhang Wanyin's uneasiness.
Yu Xi raised her long eyelashes and nodded: "Princess Mingqing is absolutely right."
"My servant has met the princess." A servant came in from outside and saluted with a smile.
"What's the matter?" Zhang Wanyin suppressed the fear on his face and asked gently.
"I didn't see the jade clipper that the Queen Mother likes. May I ask where the princess keeps it?" said the chamberlain.
The so-called jade clippers are also called jade rollers. They can be rolled and massaged on the forehead or uncomfortable areas on the body. Older people like to use them.
Zhang Wanyin used it for the Queen Mother last night, and she was the last one to put it away.
"Wait a moment, I'll be right over." Zhang Wanyin said to the waiter.
The waiter nodded and left.
"Miss Yu, please give me one thing. I was originally supposed to handle this matter, but the Queen Mother is not feeling well. I have to go find a jade clipper and press it for a while."
"Princess Mingqing, please go pick some flowers." Zhang Wanyin stood up and went to the window, picking up a bamboo curved beauty vase placed in front of the window, "I will insert this vase later and send it to the Queen Mother, okay?"
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"There are still flowers in bloom now?" Yu Xijiao was slightly surprised.
"Yes, there are flowers in the palace all year round. There are also flowers that are in season at this time. They grow very well. How about I ask someone to take Miss Yu San there? The palace people also pick flowers. The Queen Mother always dislikes the appearance of picking them.
It’s not outstanding enough, I used to pick it, and I picked up the fan pendant in the same place before.”
Zhang Wanyin introduced that the last sentence sounded like it was casually mentioned.
"The flowers over there are blooming very well. After Miss Yu has selected them, don't pick them first. Cut them only if they look more beautiful. The Queen Mother loves the color of the flowers very much, but not only the color of the flowers, but also the leaves and stems.
That kind of thing is beautiful."
The unimportant words were mentioned in one sentence. In the middle of her two words, looking at her full smile, you knew that these words were just spoken casually.
But it's actually very important.
No matter from which aspect, once Zhang Wanyin opened her mouth, Yu Xijiao couldn't refuse.
"I'll try it." Yu Xijiao also understood this truth. She looked at the bamboo arc beauty vase and accepted the matter, "In fact, it may not be a good cut."
"Miss Yu, you're welcome. The Queen Mother will definitely like your haircut." Zhang Wanyin pointedly said, and handed the bamboo curved beauty bottle in Yu Xijiao's hands.
Yu Xijiao took it carefully.
Zhang Wanyin nodded again and called a palace maid outside, asking her to take Yu Xijiao to pick flowers. There was still a long way from Chun'an Palace to where the flowers were picked, and those who didn't know the way would get dizzy inside. The place was a bit off.
Yu Xijiao's eyes fell on a few button-sized palace flowers thrown in the corner of the table. The small palace flowers were just thrown away casually. They were not valuables. There was a sharp needle-shaped arc on them.
The buckle looked very sharp. I picked one up casually and played with it with a dark look in my eyes.
It is indeed a very common palace flower. When I entered the palace just now, I often saw palace ladies wearing such palace flowers...
After Zhang Wanyin gave instructions to the palace maid, she asked the palace maid to lead Yu Xijiao away.
It's a long way to go. Yu Xijiao followed the palace maid for quite a while and still didn't arrive. Along the way, she saw some flowers with good colors, but they were not where she wanted to go.
After walking for a while, Yu Xijiao stopped.
The palace maid also stopped.
"Why haven't we arrived yet?" Mingyue looked ahead, looked around, stepped forward and stretched out her hand to support Yu Xijiao, and asked the palace maid, "How much further is there?"
"It's not far ahead." The palace maid replied with a smile.
"Princess Mingqing usually walks such a long way?" Yu Xijiao was surprised, "Just now, there were several places where the flowers were in bloom along the way?"
"The Queen Mother likes flowers that bloom particularly well and be cut beautifully. Princess Mingqing specially found that place. Occasionally there are suitable ones in other places, and she always lets other nobles in the palace pick them.
Sometimes I can't find the right one, but that place is a bit far away, and few people from the palace go there, so I can pick the best one."
The palace maid explained.
Yu Xijiao blinked slightly: "In the corner of the palace?"
"It is indeed the edge of the palace, but it is not the corner. Miss Yu, don't worry. Princess Mingqing has been picking flowers there, and the Queen Mother is also very satisfied."
The palace maid smiled and said, although she was still smiling, her expression was already a bit unhappy, obviously she felt that Yu Xijiao asked too many questions.
So what if it's a little further away? What can be delivered to the Queen Mother is of course the best. Princess Mingqing can do it every day. She is also the future granddaughter-in-law. Miss Yu San of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion is a little too much.
Seeing this just once made me feel like I was complaining.
In contrast, Princess Mingqing is really interested in the Queen Mother.
The maids were from the Chun'an Palace, not Zhang Wanyin's personal palace maids, but now I still feel that Zhang Wanyin did a good job, and the third girl Yu in front of me was not so suitable.
"Can't the other noble masters stop picking the flower that the Queen Mother likes?" Mingyue said quickly.
When questioned by a maid, the smile on the palace lady's face faded, "The Queen Mother is the most kind and considerate of the other noble masters in the palace."
Yu Xijiao gently pushed Mingyue away and continued walking forward, but her steps were slower than before.
"When did Princess Mingqing go to pick flowers in the past?" she asked as she walked.
Since there is no problem with the place, there may be other reasons. When Zhang Wanyin mentioned the fan pendant, it meant that there was something wrong with it, but Yu Xijiao has not found any problem so far.
There are no obvious cracks on the bamboo arc beauty bottle.
"Princess Mingqing used to go very early. After picking flowers, the Queen Mother got up very early." The palace maid waited for Yu Xijiao quite dissatisfied.
How squeamish, Princess Mingqing never complained in the past.
"How did Princess Mingqing find this good place to pick flowers in the first place?" Yu Xijiao's heart moved and she smiled warmly.
"It was also by chance at the beginning. Princess Mingqing went to pick flowers for the Queen Mother, but she couldn't find any suitable ones, so she walked a little further and looked for flowers in several places in the imperial garden, but there were no flowers.
It seemed appropriate, and I found that spot after going around a lot. There were a lot of people following me at the time. If it wasn't like this, I really wouldn't have found it."
The palace maid explained according to her temper, and her impression of Yu Xijiao became increasingly bad.
"There are many people? How many people?" Yu Xijiao seemed not to notice the impatience on the palace maid's face and continued to ask with a smile.
"About a dozen. Princess Mingqing wants to search carefully to see if there are any suitable places with flowers that grow well but are not cut off by too many people. The more people there are, the easier it will be to find them," the palace maid said.
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"Looking for them spread out?"
"We are not separated. Let's all be together." The palace maid looked ahead and said, "Miss Yu, don't worry, it's not far ahead. We'll be there in a little while."
After asking around, I was not happy to find out if it was too far to go.
You can find it better if you spread out. When everyone gathers together, there is actually a difference between more people and less people. Zhang Wanyin's move is even more surprising.
If it is an accident, the time and the number of people are all accidents...
"Are you leaving the harem?" Yu Xijiao raised her head, gently pressed the handkerchief on her forehead, and saw the high palace wall in the distance.
"Don't worry, Third Miss Yu, you won't leave the harem. You are still in the imperial garden, which is also within the scope of the harem. If you leave the harem, Princess Mingqing will definitely not come to pick flowers again, and the Queen Mother will not allow it."
The palace maid said casually.
While talking, I had already arrived in front of a palace passage. This palace passage was extremely narrow, with high walls on both sides. Looking from a distance, it actually looked a bit like the palace passage when I first entered at the palace gate.
"Isn't this the way out of the palace?" Yu Xijiao stopped.
"Don't worry, Third Miss Yu. It's not the palace road leading out of the palace. It's not far ahead. There's a large patch of flowers right there. Miss Yu, just take a few steps." The palace maid became more and more impatient.
I came here and asked a lot of questions, but secretly and overtly I felt that I was far away.
After saying that, the palace maid turned around and walked inside. After walking a few steps, she looked back and saw that Yu Xijiao had not followed, so she could only go back again and said patiently:
"Miss Yu San, there is an interchange not far ahead. There is a large forest there. There are many beautiful flowers in it. They grow well. Because it is not far away, no one will come to pick them. Princess Mingqing found it with great difficulty.
This is a good place, Miss Yu, please go with me, we are almost here."
"Wait a moment." Yu Xijiao suddenly squatted down...
"Yu Xijiao is going to pick flowers?" The seventh princess sat up straight.
"Yes, I brought the bamboo curved beauty vase that Princess Mingqing always held in her arms. It was the Empress Dowager's favorite. It was also the one used by the Empress Dowager for flower arrangements in the past."
The palace maid reported that she had seen this vase more than once when she followed the seventh princess to Chun'an Palace to pay her respects, and she also knew that the Queen Mother liked this bamboo curved beauty vase very much.
The Seventh Princess would naturally know where Zhang Wanyin would go to pick flowers at this time of year.
During this period, Zhang Wanyin would go to that place to pick flowers at the same time in the morning. It is said that the flowers in that place bloomed particularly well and were particularly beautiful.
When the seventh princess found out, she just curled her lips. Others didn't know, but she still knew something. The queen specifically warned her not to go there if nothing happened, as it could easily cause trouble. She didn't take it seriously at the time, and felt that the flowers blooming here were special.
It's good, seems better than other places.
Seeing that she was disapproving, the queen knew that she had not listened to her words, so she told her some news in a low voice and warned her not to really make the emperor angry.
Therefore, the seventh princess was very careful about where Zhang Wanyin went to pick flowers. She didn't know if the imperial grandmother knew about this. Did she still allow Zhang Wanyin to go there to pick flowers after knowing this?
But this has nothing to do with her. Anyway, even if something happens, it's not her fault. She can just wait and see the good show.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wanyin has been fine and has been picking flowers at about the same time. They look no different from other places.
However, now it was Yu Xijiao who went to pick it, and it was not Zhang Wanyin's special time to come in and out, so it would be easier for something to happen.
Pursing her lips, a sneer appeared on her face. She was looking for an opportunity to take Yu Xijiao's life, but she didn't expect that she would come to her door. Feng Yu would never let Feng Yu know about her father's affairs. Yu Xijiao, the future King of Qi,