This night, the two sat together, and Bai Ling wiped his hair for a long time under the supervision of Bao Yuan.

"Look at it, if you take a shower so late, your hair won't dry at all."

Bai Ling rubbed it for a while, and Bao Yuan came over with a comb to comb it for a while, so that the hair dries faster.

Bai Ling smiled, didn't speak, let Bao Yuan take the towel in his hand, and then took the initiative to stretch his head to the side of Bao Yuan.

Bao Yuan, like every eldest sister, has an idle temperament and a little nagging, and always unconsciously takes on the role of taking care of others when getting along with others.

Although sometimes, this point will bother Bai Ling a little, because Bao Yuan will inexplicably set a bunch of rules for himself, but in the end, this kind of rashness with a little warmth is not annoying.

It's just that sometimes you have to put more thought into how to refuse such kindness.

"Tomorrow, we will mainly go to explore the location first, so that it will be easy to find when the mother comes," Bao Yuan said softly, "We don't have to sit, we will stand for a little longer, and I will get you a pair of softer insoles in a while, and you will prepare all the shoes and everything tonight, and the clothes will be sent tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay." Bai Ling replied softly, "Is there any special etiquette that needs to be paid attention to at that time?" ”

"It's nothing, the two of us are pillars the whole time, when Niangniang comes, just follow behind Niangniang," Bao Yuan said, "You will look at me then, I will come when you encounter a place to speak, and you will follow me to salute where you want to salute, and you will ...... anything else."

Speaking of this, the movement in Bao Yuan's hand stopped, "Eh, are you nervous?" ”

"Hmm." Bai Ling nodded, "I'm quite nervous." ”

Bao Yuan giggled.

"It's okay, you stay by your mother's side, it's a matter of time before you go out to meet people, just get used to it."

That night, when Bai Ling was lying on the couch, her hair was basically not watery.

Bai Ling stroked his hair and lay on his side, Bao Yuan took care of them very softly, and finally tied a hairband casually at the back of his head, which felt surprisingly good.

But at the cost - this night Boling slept more than two hours later than usual.

Early the next morning, before dawn, when the palace maids appeared in the east hall with the clothes that Bao Yuan said last night, "sent by tomorrow morning", Bai Ling was still asleep.

In this state, Bai Ling was really lazy to deal with it, until a voice came from the front door.

"Okay, you all go out first, I still have something to say to Bai Siyao alone."

Bai Ling turned his head and saw Zheng Shu standing straight in the door frame.

She had a serious face, she was already dressed, and the hair on her forehead was not messy, I don't know if she didn't sleep much last night, or if she got up early this morning.

Bai Ling suddenly realized that he might have misestimated the workload of the concubines to attend this garden party—the entire Chengqian Palace was now busy like a tightly knit machine, ready to travel after dark.

The palace maids called out in unison, "Lady Shu", and then bowed and retired.

There were only two people left in the room, Zheng Shu and Bai Ling.

Bai Ling's sleepiness was swept away in an instant, and she got up and walked to Zheng Shu's side, and greeted her like those palace maids before.

"I'm arguing with you." Zheng Shu said softly.

"Not really," Bai Ling said a little against her will, and to make the sentence sound more true, she added, "after all, I will still go to the Imperial Garden to pray for incense in a while." ”

"......" Zheng Shu's eyes were still a little doubtful, going to the Imperial Garden for a day to sit for a day was a boring and boring chore no matter what angle it looked like, but Bai Ling seemed to be a magic barrier, after the old lady took the initiative to withdraw this order, she took the initiative to say that she was willing to do more prayers for Niangniang.

"Granny Shu's ...... today?" Bai Ling asked, looking up.

"There are a few sentences that I didn't finish yesterday, and I just have time to ...... at this time."

Bai Ling understood, so he quickly retreated to the house, and as soon as his hand was on the handle of the teapot, Zheng Shu said, "No need, there are many things today, I will leave when I am done." ”

"Mother-in-law, please speak." Bai Ling said respectfully.

"It was my idea to let you go to the garden with my mother today." Zheng Shu said softly.

Bai Ling looked at her unchanged—something she had guessed the night before.

Zheng Shu looked at Bai Ling and continued, "...... But I listened to what you said yesterday afternoon. ”

Bai Ling blinked, and continued to wait for her to continue.

"You did come to treat Niangniang, but now this situation is different from your situation in Cining Palace-"

"Wait," Bai Ling frowned slightly, "I've never treated the Queen Mother, don't get me wrong." ”

Zheng Shu's eyes remained unchanged, and she still replied in the same tone as before, "It's not important, you just need to understand that staying in Chengqian Palace and drinking in Cining Palace is different." ”

Bai Ling tilted his head slightly, "...... What does mother-in-law mean? ”?“ You have been in Cining Palace for four years, and more than half of the people in the palace don't know about it, the Queen Mother lives in a simple place, and her affairs have always been secretive, and it doesn't matter if you go back and forth to contact the Queen Mother alone.

"Chengqian Palace is different, how many pairs of eyes are staring at us here, just a few days ago you rescued Niangniang from the corner tower, your name has been spread all over this palace." Zheng Shu paused slightly, "...... Say anything. ”

"It's not easy to live in the capital, and it's even more difficult to live in the imperial city...... The old nest is in the palace, and the rumors outside are rampant, you should have gone out together to let others see who you are. Zheng Shu said softly, "If you want to continue to treat Niangniang, you have to gain a firm foothold in this palace first, if you don't have this ability, everything else is empty." ”

Although Zheng Shu didn't speak very politely, Bai Ling still heard the kindness in her words, she bowed her head and thanked her, but there was still a lot of confusion between her eyebrows.

Seeing that Bai Ling still didn't seem to understand, Zheng Shu raised her eyebrows slightly, "What, what else don't you understand?" ”

"Well, I can roughly understand what Granny Shu means, but ......," Bai Ling raised his eyes, "...... What can they pass on to me? ”

……

In Chuxiu Palace, a maid hurriedly ran into the palace, and Lin Jieyu was sitting in front of the mirror, squinting her eyes and letting the maid pinch her shoulders.

All the jewels were neatly arranged on the dresser in front of her, like a concubine waiting for her luck.

The maid who entered the door quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Niangniang, the concubine's clothes for tonight are basically chosen." ”

Lin Jieyu turned her head leisurely, her eyes half-open under her long eyelashes, "So fast...... What's in it? ”

The maid handed over a note, Lin Jieyu took it, and read in a low voice, "Big red and gold branch line leaf pattern long gown, Ruyi cloud pattern shirt ......"

She glanced at all the colors of the alternative outfits and chuckled softly.

"Sister, I want to pick a festive color to wear today."