38. Perseverance
You'an's expression became more and more kind and polite: "Then please show me a place for my sister, where can I wait for the right place?" ”
The maid in green raised her eyebrows: "How do I know where you are going to wait for the right place?" In short, don't block the door of the princess's mansion! When she saw You'an's appearance that she was not in a hurry at all, she was angry. When he turned back, he slammed the door again.
You'an was still not in a hurry, she just asked the little eunuch she brought to move the pots of flowers to the opposite side, but there was also a family on the opposite side, and it didn't look appropriate after all of them were moved over, so she asked someone to move back.
The pots of flowers she brought were already eye-catching, one of them was purple-red and the other was jet-black with yellow edges, all of which were extremely precious and rare varieties, and she kept asking people to move around, and it was difficult for passers-by not to pay attention. As long as someone stepped forward to ask, she replied with a smile, and she didn't know anything else, only that these peonies were specially asked to be sent by the palace, but Princess Yiyang was not at home, and the servants waiting for the princess at the door thought she was in the way, so she had no choice but to try her best to find a suitable place. Every sentence is polite, but it just sounds awkward.
Inside the Zhu Gate, two young maids were looking out through the crack in the door, and the one in green was so angry that he stomped his feet: "When did I say that the princess dislikes the peony sent from the palace to get in the way, if these words are spread, the princess will lose her temper again." ”
A person in pink clothes next to her hurriedly covered her mouth: "I'm afraid this palace maid outside is not easy to handle, you arrange a clever one to inform the princess, and we will listen to the princess's orders." "These two maids are all sent by the clansmen of the Xiao clan in Lanling when Princess Yiyang got married.
You'an saw a figure flash out of the corner gate of the princess's mansion, but she deliberately pretended not to know, and continued to exaggeratedly move those pots of flowers around.
It wasn't until the sun and shadow were slanting to the west that the green-clothed maid came out again, but this time she spoke calmly to You'an: "The princess went to the Temple of Mercy and Grace today to offer incense, and she just sent someone back to say that she wants to listen to lectures and read scriptures in the temple for a few days, and I am afraid that she will not come back for three or five days." Don't embarrass me, either go back to the palace and say goodbye, or I'll find someone to show you the way and take you to the Temple of Mercy and Grace. Otherwise, when it gets late and you are caught by the night watcher, you will be beaten regardless of whether you come out of the palace or not. ”
You'an responded with a smile: "Since I was ordered to come out, naturally I always want to see the princess no matter what." Seeing that it was about to be time to close the house and lock it, she groaned a little, and then called the little eunuch who came with her to go back to the palace to say goodbye, and she followed the people from the princess's mansion to the Temple of Mercy and Grace.
"Whatever you want!" The green-clothed maid didn't want to say a word, but asked the porter to arrange a carriage and a coachman, and put the dozen or so pots of precious peonies on them.
The carriage went I don't know how far, You'an suddenly felt that something was wrong in the car, the Temple of Mercy and Grace was not far from the south of the city, but the carriage went out of the city, but it was going all the way to the west.
The young peace of mind was alert, lifted the curtain and asked tentatively: "Little brother, how far is it to the Temple of Mercy and Grace?" When she looked out, she noticed that the carriage was running fast, and it had not been out of the city for a long time, but she had long since lost sight of how far it was from the city.
The coachman smiled strangely: "It's not far, it's almost there." ”
You'an sensed that something was wrong, raised her voice and said, "Little brother, one of my shoes has fallen off, please stop and let me pick it up." ”
But the coachman was silent, raised the whip and whipped it on the horse's buttocks, the car rushed forward like crazy, You'an was carried by the force, lost her balance and fell backwards, the back of her head "banged" on the wall of the carriage, and she gasped in pain.
In this situation, You'an also understood, originally thought that at most, she would see Princess Yiyang, and be humiliated by her face, just endure it, but she didn't expect that this eldest daughter of the emperor, who was favored when she was born, had a really bad temper, and she wanted to take her life directly, presumably because she was also the sick and weak princess in the East Palace, and she didn't dare to ask the eldest sister Xingshi for a little palace maid.
You'an shook her head and smiled bitterly, even if she dared, she might not be willing, but she was afraid that Pei Siyue would want her to die as soon as possible.