Chapter 14: Bland
Bu Wanwan was a little surprised, Lin Baolin entered the palace early, even if he was not favored, he was summoned by the emperor a few times, and last night turned out to be the first time.
Lin Baolin told Bu Wanwan that the emperor summoned her before, and only asked her a few times lightly, and then sat aside to read a book, and when the night came, the palace people carried her back, but once again, the emperor gradually forgot about her.
"Thanks to my sister's help, I can be favored by the emperor......" Lin Baolin was speechless with gratitude for a while, and he choked up again when he held Buwanwan's hand.
Bu Wanwan said: "You and I are sisters, why bother talking about this, if my sister is favored now, Concubine Wu and those powerful minions will no longer bully my sister, so it is the best." ”
Bu Wanwan and Lin Baolin have a deep sisterhood, and in private, the two no longer care about their identities, they will be commensurate with each other, there is a lot less estrangement, but Bu Wanwan has more people who can talk to themselves.
In the evening, Lin Baolin went back to Zixiang Pavilion, He'er also prepared hot water for Bu Wanwan to bathe, Qinghua was waiting for Bu Wanwan to change clothes, with an unhappy look, and muttered: "Niangniang, I heard that the emperor summoned Lin Baolin to sleep again today, you look at you, you gave a great opportunity to others, the emperor has not come to our Zhaohua Palace for several days, Niangniang doesn't care about herself at all." ”
Qinghua has always been straightforward and fast-talking, and has suffered with Bu Wanwan, naturally different from other masters and servants, Qinghua has always been open-mouthed in front of Bu Wanwan, but when he gets there, he still knows how to observe words and looks, and he won't spit out a word if he shouldn't say anything.
Bu Wanwan just smiled, "It's not just right that the emperor doesn't come to Zhaohua Palace, today the three of us squeezed the quilt and talked about our hearts." ”
Although Bu Wanwan is not the only daughter in the family, her father's wives and concubines are in groups, and she has several sisters, all of whom are raised in their own yards, rarely interacting, and only when the family gathers, will they come out to meet. Her mother is a concubine, born a family girl, a smell of books, do not like those battles in the back house, only live a peaceful life, her mother often tells her, the more plain the day is like water, the better, if there are waves, it is a blessing or a curse is unknown. Although Bu Wanwan is obedient and believes in her mother's jade words, she is always a little lonely, but fortunately there is Qinghua in the palace, and now there is He'er, they are heart-to-heart, but they also have some fun.
When Bu Wanwan said this, He'er happened to come in with water, and hurriedly went out to explore, and the other palace maids were working in the yard, all with their heads down, busy with their own things, as if they hadn't heard this, He'er breathed a long sigh of relief, came in with water, and said a little helplessly: "Queen Mother, don't talk about this, just let our own people know, if you let people know that the slaves and maids have slept with you in a bed, it is a big disrespectful capital crime." ”
Qinghua snorted lightly, looking down on He'er's caution, "He'er, are you still so cautious in our Zhaohua Palace?" Are you afraid that the wall has ears, or are you afraid that the queen will not be magnanimous and tolerant of you? ”
He'er knows that Qinghua has been with Buwanwan for the longest time, Qinghua is naturally a little arrogant, on weekdays in the slave pile, she has some masters, Zhaohua Hall is respected by Buwanwan, and Qinghua is respected in the slave pile, she has long been used to Qinghua talking to her.
He'er didn't dare to distinguish when she spoke, but said weakly: "The slave and maid naturally don't think like this, the slave and the maid have no second thoughts about the queen, and the slave and maid are just afraid of breaking the rules." ”
Buwanwan was gentle, sat in the wooden barrel and bathed, reached out to hold He'er's hand, and said lightly: "It's okay, don't listen to Qinghua's nonsense, she has always been very good at talking, and even I am afraid of her." ”
Qinghua complained coquettishly: "Niangniang, how can Qinghua be what you said." ”
Buwanwan didn't say a word, just smiled faintly.
When Buwanwan smiled, with a demure attitude, He'er saw it, and also laughed lowly, she seemed to understand the four words gentle like water, Buwanwan was gentle, especially smiling, which can always make people's hearts melt.
He'er went over to pinch her shoulder, Qinghua also took a white handkerchief to wipe her body, and after bathing, He'er took out a small bottle of balm from the carved wooden drawer and gently wiped it on Buwanwan's body.
After serving her to wash, Qinghua took a small plate of contemplative incense, took a small silver clip and put a small piece into the purple incense burner, the room had a faint fragrance, and the faint fragrance was the most suitable for hypnotizing and falling asleep.
When Lin Baolin came to Zhaohua Hall to sleep with Bu Wanwan before, he also liked this smell the most, but now that the emperor is not coming to Zhaohua Palace, Lin Baolin is not coming, Bu Wanwan always feels a little lonely when he smells this smell.
Fortunately, Qinghua and He'er slept with her, and they retreated from the palace people in Zhaohua Palace, leaving only three people to sleep together, and the three of them talked and laughed, passing the time.
The harem years are still long, and the days are always going on like this, if you don't find some fun for yourself, you really can't stand the loneliness, either driving people crazy, or you are calculating and competing for favor.
"Queen Mother, why don't you want to compete for favor? The harem concubines all want to compete for favor? Qinghua still couldn't help but ask what was in her heart, she couldn't understand Bu Wanwan's behavior.
Buwanwan was silent, thinking carefully about her short life, the daughter of the prime minister, her identity is also noble, although she is a concubine, but her mother is the orphaned daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi, just by virtue of these, she can marry a talented official in the capital, and it is more than enough to be a housewife.
She never thought about her marriage, after all, she didn't help herself, she stayed in the small courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion for the first half of her life, and she grew up with only her mother and her mother's two wedding maids, her mother was not favored, her father rarely came to see her, and she estimated it once or twice a year, one of which was a family eating a round table during the New Year.
Later, the prince's dowry was carried into their courtyard, and her father also came, and when he came, he put on a serious face, only saying that she was promised to the prince, and at that time Buwanwan was still frightened by the word prince, and the maids in the courtyard were happy, but her mother was pale and cried all night.
At that time, Bu Wanwan thought that her mother was just reluctant to her, and later she learned that her mother was sorry for her, because her mother had already seen that her father had a rebellious heart, and at this time she also asked her to marry the prince, even if she was old, she still had a few sisters on her head, as well as the eldest daughter, and the honor they didn't get fell on Bu Wanwan's head, how could it be a good thing?
Before getting married, her mother took her hand and kept repeating, asking her not to fight, not to rob, not to ignore, it is better not to pay attention to anything, let others go, and more importantly, never be tempted by the prince.
"Niangniang, did Qinghua say the wrong thing?" Qinghua saw Buwanwan in a daze, and didn't speak for a long time, thinking that it was his own words that angered Buwanwan.
Buwanwan came back to her senses, only shook her head and said: "What you fight for in the harem is nothing more than the emperor's favor, but if you want to get the emperor's favor, you have to get the emperor's heart first, and the emperor's heart has been given to Concubine Hua, I can't fight, so why bother digging out my mind again?" ”