Chapter 15: Qinglian's Question
From the door of the house to the front of the palace, Bai Ling has been in a mixed mood - it may be the story of the bluebeard last night, which tells her own feelings. She wanted to open her mouth several times to refute the self-deprecation of Bao Yuan's "old girl", but she still didn't open her mouth.
After all, a twenty-one-year-old woman is often already a mother of one or two children.
Along the way, Bao Yuan and Bai Ling said a lot of things, most of them anecdotes about the distant relative of the noble concubine, that is, her future husband.
If you listen to it purely from Bao Yuan's description, it is indeed a good person - being able to find such a husband's family, in every sense, is inseparable from the care of the concubine.
But Bai Ling couldn't say why, and he felt a little more stunned.
"Is the husband's family still in Pingjing City?" "Or is it somewhere else?" β
"It's in Pingjing City," Bao Yuan said with a smile, she opened the invitation card in Bai Ling's hand, and pointed to a line of small words below, "Here, you can also come and see me when you have time in the future." β
Bai Ling gently pinched the invitation, "Okay." β
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After the consultation in the east side hall on this day, Bai Ling did not leave immediately, she and the concubine and Zheng Shu talked for a long time in the main hall, I don't know what they were talking about.
Bao Yuan stood outside alone and watched, not letting others approach.
By the time Zheng Shu sent Bai Ling out, it was already past noon.
"Are you really not going to eat in the palace and then go back?" Zheng Shu looked at the sky, "It's all here, you're hungry too, right?" β
"Then I'll have to hurry back." Bai Ling smiled and said, "Otherwise, the family will be worried, and they will think that something happened to me in the palace." β
Zheng Shu sighed, "...... Well, let's go back early. β
Bao Yuan smiled on the side, "There are not many things you can take when you come here alone, this time I picked up all the things you left in the east side hall for you, there are quite a lot of words, a little heavy, after you go back, let the groom help you carry it into the house, don't be tired yourself." β
Bai Ling smiled and thanked Bao Yuan softlyβafter all, they were the two sets of books that Fourteen had worked so hard to find, and she had come here to pack up these things and bring them back.
This is the second time she has entered the palace after the witch Gu incident in Chuxiu Palace. The last time she came, she had taken the most important thing with her, the consultation log book and the robot cat hand puppet. Now the consultation records and the robot cat are placed under her pillow, and the manuscripts that have taken a lot of effort to write, whether they are transcribed by Qinglian or their own manuscripts, have all been handed over to Huang Chongde, who will transfer them to Emperor Jianxi and that Zhang Shenxian for joint review.
I don't know when I'll get a reply.
Looking at this courtyard, where he had lived for more than a month, Bai Ling suddenly felt a little emotionalβwhat happened when he first came here is still vivid, but today, everything that happened has turned many people's world upside down.
Just as Bai Ling was about to step out of the gate of Chengqian Palace, she heard a familiar voice shouting behind her, "Bai Si Yao!" β
Bai Ling turned around and saw Qinglian standing on the edge of the courtyard, grabbing the hem of her shirt with both hands a little nervously, looking at herself with a bit of expectation and cowardice.
"What's wrong?"
"I ...... I want to send you! β
Qinglian's voice was a little green and uncertain, Zheng Shu scolded her on the side, she shrunk her neck, but she still barely stood in place and didn't move.
Bai Ling looked at Qinglian and thought for a while, "...... Granny Shu asked her to come, and it just so happened that I had something to say to her. β
On the way out of the palace, there was a strange guide palace person in front, Qinglian and Bai Ling walked slowly behind, although Qinglian took the initiative to ask to follow, she kept talking and stopped along the way.
"There's the palace gate ahead," Bai Ling said softly, "what do you want to say?" If you don't talk about it, you won't have a chance. β
ββ¦β¦ I, I have something to give the priest. Saying that, Qinglian took out a stack of manuscripts from her arms, "I have heard from Sister Baoyuan about Chuxiu Palace, and I don't know if Si Yao needs this. β
Bai Ling was slightly stunned, and took the stack of manuscripts from Qinglian with both hands with some surprise.
"Because the time is not very abundant, there are some corrections in some places, I hope the medicine will not be disliked......"
"Ah...... No," Bai Ling's gaze crossed page after page of the manuscript, "I really have a heart, thank you!" β
Qinglian shook her head again and again, "I...... I have some words, and I want to ask for advice from the medicine, so I ......"
"Please?" Bai Ling said directly.
"It's still about my family, I promised the medicine before, and I won't go to the saint to sue the emperor for the past two years. At that time, I thought that Si Yao Neng would always be by my mother's side, and I could also get some advice from Si Yao from time to time. But now that Si Yao is out of the palace, so many things have happened in the palace......"
Qinglian's words were a little incoherent, "I've been serving by Niangniang's side now, and I also saw the emperor a few days ago, it seems that Niangniang and Granny Shu have also begun to trust me, I wonder if it's ...... after a while"
"If you've made up your mind, I can't stop you." Bai Ling said softly, "But if you really come to ask for my advice, then I'll still be the same old saying, wait a few more years." β
"When will it be?"
ββ¦β¦ Two time nodes," Bai Ling looked at Qinglian beside him, "One is to send Chu Lan out first, and it has to be sent to a safe place." β
Qinglian was stunned - yes, I have to send Chulan out first.
The two of them were already survivors of that bloodbath and could no longer ......
Bai Ling continued, "She is young now, and she looks likeable, and after a while, you have done a good job and got the blue eyes of the mother, and then you go and ask the mother to give her another way out, and the mother should agree." β
Qinglian was about to nod her head in thanks, but Bai Ling had already continued.
"Second, you have to find a way to do it yourself, otherwise you can't afford the risk of suing the emperor." Bai Ling said in a low voice, "That set of rules for the nail board and the cane, strong men may not be able to stand up, and we can't stand it." β
"Yes...... But what can I do......"
"Wait for the opportunity." Bai Ling said softly, "There will be, at least before the end of this month, see if you can grasp it." β
Qinglian's eyes brightened slightly, although she didn't understand what Bai Ling was talking about at all, but Bai Ling's consistent determination made her feel that her heart was settled.
As they spoke, they had already walked to the palace gate, and Bai Ling stood still, looking at the girl in front of him.
"Anything else?"
Qinglian hesitated and lowered her head, and then raised her eyes to look at Bai Ling, "Actually, there is another thing, although it is a small matter, but ...... But also ......"
"Come on, I'm really leaving."
Qinglian gritted her teeth and said in a voice almost mosquito-like humming, "...... That is, Granny Shu, Si Yao knows, she seems, always seems to see anything that is not pleasing to the eye, no matter what I do, I will be scolded by her. I'm a bit ......"
"Ah, I'm really experienced with this." Bai Ling smiled, "When I first came, Granny Shu also wanted to teach me how to be a human being every day, although her heart is really not bad. β
ββ¦β¦ So how does the medicine work? β
"Actually, it's very simple," Bai Ling's voice also lowered a little, "If you think that your work is okay, not excellent but not so big as to carry a pot, you must be a little confident in your work results and efficiency." You are not Zheng Shu's slave, especially for those who are currently serving in the inner palace of the Chengqian Palace, once some positions are vacant, they will not be able to fill in the reliable people in a short period of time.
"So, weigh yourself up, straighten your back and go to work."