Chapter 30: Sister and Brother
Whether it is in the past life or in this life, Wei Baofu is a character who can calm down, many times she likes to quietly precipitate herself, and in the past few days after entering the palace, she has slowly adapted to the life in the palace.
Since she speculated that the fourth prince might be her younger brother, Wei Baofu was a little impetuous, she really wanted to find the maid who guarded her mother's mausoleum, and she also wanted to meet the fourth prince, but no matter what it was, she couldn't act at this time.
Although the emperor looked kind to her, she could never forget who brought the pain of her family's ruin, in order to make herself more sober and calm, in the past few days, Wei Baofu copied a lot of Buddhist scriptures and did not go out.
If she can't deal with things rationally, then let herself be quiet first, my aunt has endured humiliation for so many years, and if something goes wrong from her, I'm afraid that she won't be able to forgive herself if she dies.
Mama Qian lightly lifted the curtain of the door and looked in, seeing that her master was still practicing calligraphy, and walked to her distressedly, "County Lord, you have been practicing calligraphy for several days, should we go to the garden for a walk, breathe." ”
Wei Baofu didn't raise his head, continued to copy the Buddhist scriptures, and said: "Mama, don't worry about me, I don't have anything to do here, but if you want to practice calligraphy and calm down, you go and go busy with your own affairs." ”
Although Mama Qian was worried, she didn't say much, and said softly to the jade pot standing aside grinding ink: "You serve with all your heart, and remind your master to rest from time to time." The jade pot nodded, and said while grinding the ink: "Mama don't worry, I know." ”
As soon as Mama Qian came out of the study, Linglong greeted her, "Mama, is the county lord still willing to rest?" Mama Qian shook her head and said helplessly: "If you are willing to go out for a walk, I won't be so worried, don't tell the Queen Mother about this matter first, our county lord is older, and he always has his own troubles, don't let the Queen Mother worry too." ”
Although Mama Qian was rewarded to Wei Baofu by the Queen Mother back then, she only recognized the county lord as the master in her heart, although she was also respectful to the Queen Mother, in the end she still valued Wei Baofu the most, "It's really not good, let's go and invite Princess Duanhui, it's good to let the princess talk to our county lord." ”
Mama Qian said with a tiger face: "You girl, what kind of bad idea, the news of the master is to be concealed to death, no one can say it, although Princess Duanhui is good friends with the county lord, but in the end she is not a mother, she is here, our county lord has to bother to deal with it, why bother." ”
Linglong said worriedly: "Aren't I also worried about the county lord, she has never been like this, although she is not noisy or angry, but those of us who are waiting, who can't see that the county lord has something on his mind, and he still has to pretend to be the same as no one in front of the queen mother, I am also distressed." ”
Mama Qian patted her back and said comfortingly: "Don't make up your mind if you are worried, it is not easy for our county lord, those of us around us have to serve with all our hearts, and the county lord has a plan in his heart." ”
Mama Qian wanted to continue to say something, but she saw Bingxin hurriedly walking in, and when she saw Mama Qian, she gasped and said, "Mama, the fourth prince is here, and he just went to ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye, Mama Feng was worried that the Queen Mother would be angry, so she secretly came to ask me to invite our county lord over." ”
Mama Qian subconsciously frowned, she felt sorry for her own county lord, obviously she had troubles, and she had to take care of the queen mother, but this matter was not easy to care about, "You go and talk back to Mama Feng first, our county lord will go over in a while." ”
Fortunately, the county lord can come out to breathe, Mama Qian can only think so, turned around and entered the study again, walked quickly to Wei Baofu's side, and said softly: "County lord, the fourth prince has come to greet the Queen Mother, Mama Feng please go over and watch it." ”
Wei Baofu's heart was confused, the brush also fell on the table, the ink splashed, this volume of Buddhist scriptures was also destroyed, the jade pot sounded, and it was very distressing to look at the copied Buddhist scriptures, "This volume is only two lines missing, it's a pity." ”
Wei Baofu restrained his emotions, picked up the brocade handkerchief on the table and wiped his hands, and said to the jade pot: "Copy it later, you put away the desk, and throw away this fragment." After speaking, he stood up and walked towards the main hall with Mama Qian.
Along the way, Wei Baofu was speculating that the fourth prince came over at this time to have something, his aunt should have warned him that his grandmother would not like him, if his grandmother was angry and had no intention of hurting him, in the future, he was afraid that it would be too late to regret it.
Wei Baofu knows the Queen Mother, when she passed, she happened to see the fourth prince kneeling on the ground upright, the Queen Mother looked at him with a frosty face, there was no trace of temperature in her eyes, and the atmosphere in the room was very cold.
"Grandmother, what are you doing, the fourth brother is also filial to see you, if you are so strict, you should scare him." Wei Baofu said with a smile, she tried to make herself as easy as possible, she knew where her grandmother's reverse scales were.
"Why did you come to get involved again, it must have been Mama Feng who asked you to come, grandmother's affairs here, you don't have to interfere, the four princes and children are in every house, the rules and etiquette are inevitably a little rusty, I, as a grandmother, should teach more." The Queen Mother's tone was quite gentle, although she was angry at the moment, she was still reluctant to anger her granddaughter.
Wei Baofu smiled even sweeter, she now has no evidence to prove her guess, if the fourth prince is really her own brother, her grandmother will be heartbroken in the future, but if she tells her grandmother directly, she is worried that she will not be able to suppress her temper, so she can only be carefully appeased.
"Grandmother, the child doesn't know anything, what's wrong with him, many times, he has no choice, you adults have a lot, don't be angry, besides, if the fourth cousin is really unfamiliar with etiquette, then the lady should also worry about it, let's not bother with that god, what do you say."
Today's Queen Mother is much better than in the past, she used to have the same temperament as a cannon battle, and she blew it up when she said it, but now she has seen a lot of it, and she has been cultivating herself in the palace for so many years, and she still has her temperament in the end.
glanced at the fourth prince in disgust, and said lightly: "What you said is also true, whoever gave birth to it will teach, and the mourning family doesn't have to be thankless, but in the end it is annoying, you send him out, the mourning family doesn't need him to ask for peace here." ”
The fourth prince, who had been very quiet, hurriedly spoke: "Back to my grandmother, my grandson was ordered by my father to send my sister the title deed of the hot spring Zhuangzi, and my father still has a few words to explain, I'm afraid I can't leave immediately." ”
Wei Baofu saw his anxious appearance, inexplicably felt soft in his heart, and said with a smile: "Since you have something to come to me, let me entertain you, grandmother, can I bring people to the side hall?" ”
Rare Wei Baofu is coquettish, she has always been a steady character, rarely like this, although the queen mother is not happy that the two get along, but there is no way to refuse her granddaughter, reluctantly: "Don't delay too long, the fourth prince still has to focus on his studies." ”
Both of them were happy, respectfully agreed, and after the two went out, the Queen Mother said to Mama Feng with some displeasure: "Don't do much in the future, although the mourning family hates that kid, they also know that the treasure of the mourning family is the closest to him, and if you can have his care, it will be good in the future." ”
Mama Feng was stunned, she didn't expect that the Queen Mother would think so thoroughly now, maybe she was older and considered things more thoroughly.
The first time the two sisters and brothers got along like this, Wei Baofu was calm on her face, but she was a little chaotic in her heart, she didn't know how to be a sister, and the fourth prince was full of curiosity, he was not angry with the queen mother, he had been mentally prepared before, but there was nothing to be angry about.
Speechless all the way, when he arrived at the side hall, the fourth prince stretched out his hand to the little Dongzi behind him, and the little Dongzi immediately handed over the brocade box, and the fourth prince took it, and said with a smile: "Sister, this is the hot spring Zhuangzi that my father said he would compensate you before, and I just went to ask for peace, so I took the initiative to bring it to you." ”
Wei Baofu took the brocade box, opened it and looked at it, she remembered that this hot spring Zhuangzi was not far from the imperial mausoleum in the suburbs of Beijing, maybe she could take advantage of this excuse to go over and take a look first, close the brocade box, and said with a smile: "Thank you fourth brother, but I was scared by my grandmother, her old man just had a strange temper, and it was not so bad." ”
Wei Baofu still wants to ease the relationship between her grandparents and grandchildren, she doesn't want to wait for all the truth to be revealed, the four princes are full of hatred for their grandmother, the four princes smiled brightly, and said indifferently: "It's okay, I have rough skin and thick meat, and it doesn't hurt to kneel." ”
Wei Baofu's eyes were slightly hot when she saw this smile, she suppressed her emotions, and said as calmly as possible: "If you want to see me in the future, you can ask the people around you to deliver me news, and try not to come here for the time being." ”
The fourth prince also knew in his heart that he did not refuse, nodded with a smile and agreed, pointed to the brocade box and said, "When does my sister want to go to Zhuangzi to have a look, I can accompany me when the time comes." ”
The fourth prince couldn't tell what the reason was, he liked this cousin very much, and always felt that the two should be so close by nature, Wei Baofu said with a smile: "I don't know yet, I want to go back to the county lord's mansion first, I haven't been back there for a long time." ”
"It's a pity that I'm still young, and I haven't reached the age of opening a mansion, otherwise I would be able to help my sister Zhang Luo." The fourth prince deeply regretted it, but Wei Baofu felt that it was nothing, "You will always grow up, these are small things, I can also Zhang Luo myself, and it is not too late to help my sister when you grow up." ”
Although it was the first time for the two to get along so closely, it seemed that they had been together for a long time, and they didn't feel uncomfortable at all, maybe this is the bond of blood relationship, Wei Baofu can only explain it like this.
Wei Baofu wanted to know more about him, she also wanted to see the shadow of her father and mother from the four princes, and asked him what he liked to eat and drink from time to time.
The two talked happily, and they didn't notice the passage of time at all, but Xiao Dongzi was bold enough to urge, Wei Baofu realized that it was not too early, but the fourth prince still didn't want to leave, and looked at his sister pitifully.