Chapter 6 Extravagance

Ethereal smoke rises from the delicate gilt incense burner and scatters throughout the beautiful inner chambers.

On the delicate hollowed-out peony carved yellow rosewood shelf bed, there is a delicate woman, her forehead wrapped in a white muslin cloth, which is even more weak.

At the foot of her bed, leaning on a little maid, she was sitting on the ground, frowning slightly and napping with her eyes closed, looking very uneasy in her sleep.

The woman on the bed and the maid underground are He Wan and the little maid Xing'er who is waiting for her in the drunken Huanlou.

The window in the inner room was open, and there were two topaz orchids in the white porcelain vase in front of the window, and the edges of the petals were a little curled up and black, which looked not fresh, and they should have been picked yesterday.

"County Lord, County Lord?"

The maid outside the door knocked on the door and called softly.

The maid who knocked on the door looked like she was past her prime, her apricot eyes were bent and her eyebrows were slightly upturned, and she looked very happy, dressed in blue-green satin, and her placket and skirt were embroidered with patterns of flowers and birds, which made people feel refreshed.

Behind her, there were also some low-eyed maids, some of whom carried basins filled with water, some of whom had lacquered cases with handkerchiefs for wiping their faces, and some of whom wore delicate and neat dresses, each with a clear division of labor.

After a moment, hearing no sound in the door, she gently pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing the apricot curled up in the corner of He Wan's bed, she frowned slightly.

She bent over and patted the apricot, waking her up.

Xing'er opened her eyes in a daze, saw this sister, and immediately sobered up, she quickly got up from the ground, lowered her head and said, "Sister Qingzhi." ”

Qingzhi glanced at Xing'er, and there was some reproach.

Qingzhi lifted the gauze curtain and called softly: "County Lord, it's time to get up." ”

He Wan opened her hazy eyes, saw Qingzhi, and suddenly sobered up, her eyes became clear, she turned her head to look out the window, the courtyard was full of life, and the sky was already bright.

Isn't this really a dream? He Wan propped herself up and rubbed her eyes.

She took a carriage all the way from Fengxian to Chang'an, and walked for less than seven days.

In the past seven days, except for eating and resting in the post station at night, He Wan has been sitting in the carriage in a daze.

As long as the carriage stopped to rest, or stayed at the inn the next day, she would panic and urge to hurry up.

King Yong saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart, his baby daughter had not eaten or slept well for many days, was still injured, and refused to rest, how could this be good?

But he didn't dare to force her, for fear of stimulating her, so he had to leave everything to her, and the group soon arrived in Chang'an.

In fact, He Wan also knew that Zuihuanlou had been seized, and the gambling house no longer existed, whether it was Shen Sanlang, Li Niang, or the Huangya woman and others, they had all been imprisoned, and even Qiu County's order was dismissed from his official position and locked up.

But she is always unsteady in her heart, as soon as she closes her eyes, she feels that all this is fake, maybe the next moment, King Yong will throw her down and tell her that he recognized the wrong person, and she is not his daughter.

And she's going back to that nightmare land.

He Wan shuddered and closed her eyes.

"County Lord, how are you, are you dizzy?" Qingzhi helped her worriedly.

He Wan exhaled, shook her head, and said softly, "I'm fine." ”

Qingzhi couldn't help but feel a little distressed when she looked at it, although the county lord had a flower and moon appearance, and her skin was fair, but this hand and foot couldn't deceive people, she waited last night, and found that the county lord had already grown calluses at a young age.

There is also a wound on the forehead, and I don't know if it will leave a scar.

is obviously a lady of the sky, but she has suffered in the market since she was a child, which is really a trick.

Aoeda sighed secretly.

"If you are not feeling well, the servant will go back to the princess, and I will not go to see the princess today." Qingzhi Road.

"It's really fine." He Wan smiled at her, "What time is it?" She asked.

Qingzhi replied softly: "Back to the county lord, the hour has just passed." ”

He Wan nodded.

"That, can you wait for the county lord to freshen up?" Qingzhi asked tentatively, she always felt that the county lord's spirit was not very good.

Last night, the prince also specially ordered, saying that the county lord had a bumpy road and didn't sleep a few times, so let her light some soothing incense so that the county lord could have a good rest. The county lord slept peacefully this night, but he didn't look very good this morning.

He Wan arrived at the palace last night, and the saddle horse was really not a mention for her, but after entering the mansion, she was a little unaccustomed to it.

Just before going to bed, there are seven or eight girls around her, she is like a doll, just sit there, just be fiddled with, bathing and changing clothes, washing hair, wiping the body, massage, the maids perform their duties, make people embarrassed.

She lowered her eyes and pursed her lips and nodded.

Qingzhi couldn't see whether the county lord's expression was happy or unhappy, so he didn't dare to make a sound, and hurriedly called the maids outside the door to come in and serve.

For a moment, the room was quiet only with the rustling of clothes and the sound of water in towels.

The forgotten Xing'er was squeezed into a small corner, timidly watching so many maids serving He Wan, which was a little pitiful.

The maidservants had sharp hands and feet, and their hands were gentle, and they quickly waited for He Wan to finish washing.

The maidservants who were carrying pots and scarves saluted in unison and quietly retreated. The rest of the maidservants were carrying some clothes, ornaments, and shoes and socks.

Qingzhi stood aside and asked respectfully, "Please take a look at the county lord, can these clothes be satisfactory?" ”

He Wan took a look, there were still so many people in the room.

She helped Qingzhi to stand up and looked at the objects in the hands of the maids, and was surprised.

There are five clothes alone, and at a glance, you can see that they are not ordinary, whether it is the material or the embroidery, they are all the best. There are also three lacquer cases, full of all kinds of jewelry, gold, jade, pearls and gemstones, all of which are treasures that He Wan has never seen and can't think of.

He Wan looked at all this blankly, feeling like she was in a dream, no, she couldn't dream of this even if she dreamed on weekdays.

Qingzhi looked at He Wan and was just staring at these clothes and jewelry in a daze, and reminded in confusion: "The county lord doesn't like it?" ”

He Wan came back to her senses, smiled stiffly, and didn't look at it carefully, stretched out her slender fingers and casually clicked on a red dress, "That's it." ”

Looking at He Wan pointing at random, Qingzhi secretly admired in his heart, the county lord is the county lord, unlike those who are shallow-eyed, and their natural extravagance is different.

If He Wan knew that Qingzhi was thinking like this, she would definitely be extremely embarrassed, she was just dazzled, and the more she looked at it, the more she couldn't believe that she was the daughter of King Yong.

Qingzhi picked up his clothes and said with a smile: "The county lord is such a good-looking person, he looks good in anything, you have white skin, and this kind of red and pink looks even more delicate when you wear it." ”

Hearing Qingzhi's praise, He Wan pursed her lips and smiled, and let her serve her to dress.