Chapter 187: The Show Girl of the Imperial Garden
Chapter 187: The Show Girl of the Imperial Garden
There was silence on both sides, and the atmosphere was somewhat stagnant.
Nalan Lan'er retreated some distance, seeing Father-in-law An's face gradually pale, the hatred in his heart gradually condensed, and the clue pointed to the queen mother, once it is determined, the blood debt will be repaid!
"Father-in-law An, this palace knows that this is embarrassing for you, and there is only such a father-in-law left in this palace, and I hope that Father-in-law An will run errands and find the medicine?" Nalan Lan'er said softly. The originally pleasant voice was like a poisonous snake at this time, wrapped around his neck and hissing at him.
Gonggong An's hands trembled for a moment, and he forced a dry smile to raise the box above his head and said: "Niangniang, the slave really hasn't heard of that drug, and he has been isolated from the palace for decades, so he really can't do it." ”
Nalan Lan'er looked at the person who was bent down in front of her, didn't take the box in his hand, and just shouted again: "Father-in-law An? ”
The deep voice made Grandpa An have to look up to face the master in front of him.
The warm sunlight couldn't cover Grandpa An's paper-like face, and he looked at Nalan Lan'er with some reluctance and smiled.
Lan'er exclaimed: "Father-in-law An, what's wrong with you?" As he spoke, he looked up at the sun in the sky and said, "This little sun is actually sweating so much?" ”
Father-in-law An wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and explained: "Niangniang is smiling, the old bones of the slave have been uncomfortable since yesterday, and they are useless when they are old, so forgive me." ”
The sound of ducks getting weaker and weaker, Nalan Lan'er suppressed the sneer in her heart, looked at him and said, "Then Father-in-law An will go back first, if the queen mother wakes up without you to serve, she will be angry and even affect Father-in-law An." ”
If he was amnesty, Gonggong An saluted and just wanted to leave, remembering the box he was holding, he looked up and said with a dry smile: "Niangniang, this..."
Nalan Lan'er looked very disappointed, and waved it with her hand holding the handkerchief: "These silver were originally used to let my father-in-law help take care of the outside manpower and get the medicine of the Western Regions into the palace, since there is really no way, Father-in-law An, you can take it yourself." ”
Gonggong An raised the box above his head again and said: "Niangniang, this is not appropriate, how can the slave take the Niangniang's things for nothing if he doesn't help, this is torturing the slave." ”
Nalan Lan'er had already stepped on a small step away, Father-in-law An looked at her thin and slender back, and only heard her say: "Father-in-law An, don't think too much, the palace doesn't need silver, and there is no place to use so much of the emperor's reward, just accept these small money, I really don't want to reward it to my subordinates." ”
Gonggong An watched Wan'er under the tree in the distance walk over quickly to greet Nalan Lan'er, glanced at her, and nodded to say hello.
Wan'er lowered her head and didn't know if it was a return salute, so she blessed Nalan Lan'er, and stood on her left side and walked forward with her arm.
Gonggong An's face gradually regained his polish, looked down at the box in his hand, and thought about it, first go back to Cining Palace and talk to the Queen Mother, let her decide.
After he turned around and left, Nalan Lan'er, who was a hundred meters away, suddenly stopped and turned around, and the pond was empty. Wan'er wanted to know but didn't dare to ask more, so she could only accompany quietly.
I don't know if I saw Grandpa An's expression, and felt a little relieved, Nalan Lan'er looked at the sky and said lightly: "Go to the Imperial Garden to have a look, there shouldn't be any concubines over there at this time." ”
Wan'er nodded, and said a little cheerfully: "Niangniang, this season's camellia, cyclamen, tea plum, large-flowered orchid, phalaenopsis, Wenxin orchid, moon flower, anthurium, marigold, begonia...... It's all open. ”
Nalan Lan'er nodded: "I hope no one is here, too many people might as well go and see the courtyard in the palace." ”
Wan'er nodded in acknowledgement. When I arrived at the Imperial Garden, I sure enough, except for a few eunuchs and palace maids who were in charge, no one else was here.
Last time, there were few new show girls who were threatening, and they have not been banned so far. The servants and guards in the imperial garden knelt down when they saw Nalan Lan'er from a distance, and they didn't shout until she walked five meters away: "The concubine is auspicious." ”
Wan'er stood beside Nalan Lan'er, her identity was one level higher than that of the other palace maids and eunuchs, as if she was also accepting everyone's kneeling, Nalan Lan'er said softly: "You guys get up, you don't have to wait for the palace to enjoy the flowers." ”
"Xie Niangniang." The guards and the rest of the people got up, but they still couldn't raise their heads, and they looked at their noses and noses in unison.
Several palace maids removed the snacks from the stone pavilion, wiped the table and made tea, and after Nalan Lan'er approached, she silently retreated to the side and waited for orders.
Wan'er helped her master to sit down, brought a basin to clean her hands to wash her hands, and then took a cloth to dry her hands, this kind of treatment made people blush, Nalan Lan'er glanced around, pale yellow camellia, red phalaenopsis.
Picking up a piece of dim sum, he took a sip and sighed: "The flowers in the imperial garden are really diverse." ”
Wan'er nodded, silently offered her a cup of tea and laughed quietly: "Niang Niang likes it, you can come to see it when the weather is sunny in the future, and it is good for your body to go out for a walk appropriately." ”
Nalan Lan'er bowed her head slightly, and looked at Wan'er with a smile: "If this palace comes out, you can't worry about following behind?" ”
As soon as she finished speaking, before Wan'er answered, she saw a show girl wearing a little master costume laughing and coming out of the flower garden on the other side!
Obviously, the show girl didn't expect that a person suddenly sat in the stone pavilion, her steps stiffened, and her eyes looked at Nalan Lan'er with some inquiry.
Nalan Lan'er saw that everyone had a gentle face, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth. The show girl looked very young, and seemed to be only fourteen or fifteen years old. There is some naivety that does not rhyme with the world.
I saw Nalan Lan'er sitting quietly in the stone pavilion, eating snacks and smiling, exuding a charming temperament. She was stunned. It wasn't until she came into contact with Wan'er's cold gaze that she came back to her senses and hid the petals in her hand behind her back.
Seeing that the maidservant girl seemed to be making a small report to the fairy, sure enough, the fairy-like man turned to look at her.
Nalan Lan'er heard Wan'er say that there was a show girl who seemed to be the little master who broke into the imperial garden, and followed her gaze, and sure enough, she saw the little show girl fifty meters away.
She has a pair of big eyes full of ignorance, fair skin, small features, and a flowing cloud bun, looking like a lovely sister next door.
Seeing her look at herself and not bowing or kneeling, but just looking at her in a daze, Nalan Lan'er felt a little funny.
After Chong Wan'er whispered, Wan'er stepped forward obediently and saluted: "The little lord is auspicious, the concubine is invited." ”
The show girl pointed at herself blankly, then looked at Wan'er and nodded, and then looked at the stone pavilion, Nalan Lan'er smiled at her.
It wasn't until she walked to the bottom of the stone pavilion steps and looked at the fairy up close that she realized that she seemed to be rude all along, and her sister said that she would be blessed to see someone of higher status than herself in the palace.
Then this concubine is about the same level as the queen, so she shouldn't be blessed!
She fell to her knees by the steps with a puff. "Niangniang is auspicious, the slave and maid are knocking to see Niangniang."
Nalan Lan'er gently put down the teacup in her hand and said, "Please get up." ”
Ziqing got up obediently and lowered her head.
Thirty seconds of silence......
How has there been no movement for so long? Ziqing lowered her head and wondered, although her sister said that she couldn't look up at those who had a higher status than herself, but her neck stiffened when she lowered her head so much, and it should be fine to sneak a look at what she was doing.
After Ziqing finished comforting herself, she secretly turned her neck to the left, and then wanted to look at the concubine Niangniang with her residual vision, but she just swept to the concubine Niangniang, but the concubine Niangniang was also looking at her!
Miserable! It's been discovered! This is Ziqing's only thought.
Nalan Lan'er and Wan'er couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle when they looked at her tilting their heads to look at people.
"Which palace are you the little master? Why do you look at Hongu like this? After Nalan Lan'er had laughed enough, she asked softly.
Ziqing didn't seem to feel that she had committed a crime of disrespect, and when she saw the person in front of her talking so gently, she no longer lowered her head, looked at Nalan Lan'er and said, "Hui Niangniang, I am... Ah no, the slave maid is a new show girl some time ago, the daughter of the county magistrate of Yuncang County, surnamed Yun, and the word Ziqing. ”
Nalan Lan'er didn't care about her gaffe, nodded clearly, looked at her eyes and swept to the snacks on the stone table from time to time and said, "This palace is very boring, Ziqing came up to eat and nod with this palace." ”
Hearing this, Yun Ziqing stepped forward as if she had a baby, and after saying a blessing to Nalan Lan'er, she sat opposite her.
Wan'er glanced at her strangely, only as if she was a person from the county order of the town and had never seen the world. poured her a cup of tea and reminded: "Niangniang called the little master to come up, and the little master should thank Niangniang first." ”
Yun Ziqing also seemed to realize that she had been rude again just now, and just wanted to make up for the number of gifts, but she listened to Nalan Lan'er's words and said, "No big occasions, no formality." ”
Nalan Lan'er smiled at this person named Ziqing, her eyes did not have a trace of impurities, they were as clear as a mirror, and what kind of self she was reflected in her eyes.
I heard that she reported that she was the daughter of the Qipin county magistrate of Yuncang County, and I heard about it, but I don't know what kind of mentality the county magistrate had to send such an innocent daughter to the palace?
"You said that you said that the daughter of the county magistrate of Yuncang County, what did your father say before sending you to the palace?" Nalan Lan'er looked at the scheming person opposite, and unconsciously relaxed.
Ziqing looked at the nod on the table, licked her lips and responded: "Back to my mother, my father said that I am uncertain, and I will only grow up by soaking in the palace, and then let me live well." ”
Nalan Lan'er reached out and pushed the dim sum plate and motioned for her to eat. looked at Wan'er with a smile and said, "Wan'er, you go down first, and talk more about this little master in this palace." ”
Wan'er Fu stepped back, and after she left, Ziqing reached out and nodded on the table, and there were all kinds of seven or eight plates of pastries and fruits, which made her feel itchy. Envy: "Niangniang, you are so happy." ”
Nalan Lan'er was stunned for a moment, sadness appeared in her eyes, and then she retracted, and said in a somewhat cold tone: "How do you know that this palace is happy?" ”