Chapter 38 The General Loves the Country Girl (8)
The next day, Ning Shu got up early. Miao Qing was helping her wash and dress. Ning Shu looked through the mirror and saw Miao Qing was a little dazed. Her eyes were red and she couldn't hide her anxiety. There were dark circles under her eyes.
It seemed that she didn't sleep well last night. Ning Shu stroked her temples and said, "Give me the phoenix hairpin."
Miao Qing was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Princess, is it the white marble plum blossom hairpin, the nine-Di coiled dragon four-phoenix hairpin, or the golden phoenix hairpin?"
Ning Shu hummed. Hearing such a long name, how could she remember it? Miao Qing immediately took out the phoenix hairpin from her makeup box and inserted it into Ning Shu's bun.
After packing everything up, Ning Shu walked out of the Lanyuan Palace and saw more than a dozen guards carrying boxes in the palace. The boxes were all the original owner's things. Everything in the palace had to be packed up. Don't put too much stuff.
Miao Qing's beautiful face was about to spasm. If she left the palace, how would she meet the emperor?
Ning Shu looked back at her and said lightly: "Miao Qing, you stay in Lanyuan Palace and take care of Lanyuan Palace." He just wanted her to look after the house.
Miao Qing's face was happy at first, and then bitter. Although she stayed in the palace, she might not be able to see the emperor. Without the princess in Lanyuan Palace, would the emperor still come?
Ning Shu ignored Miao Qing's complicated thoughts and took Yuan Dong out of Lanyuan Palace. Yuan Dong looked back and saw Miao Qing leaning against the door, feeling a little sad.
Ning Shu first went to say goodbye to Li Wen, and saw Li Wen was already waiting at the palace gate. Beside Li Wen stood the queen wearing a court dress with a pattern of phoenixes and phoenixes embroidered in gold and silver silk from the Ming Dynasty, and behind her was a large group of beauties, all of whom came to see the princess off.
Ning Shu hurried over and asked the emperor to wait for her. Moreover, it was Li Wen who was waiting for her. Ning Shu was a little frightened. She walked over and saluted Li Wen, "Your humble sister pays respects to your brother."
Li Wen hummed, looked Ning Shu up and down, and then looked at the team behind Ning Shu, "Are you all ready?"
"Looking at you, have you let it go?" Li Wen's voice was indifferent, "You are my sister, you can be sad, but not too much."
Ning Shu hummed, and suddenly understood in her heart that Li Wen was the emperor, how could he allow his sister to be so sad and worried about a minister, which damaged the majesty of the royal family. I am afraid that when the original owner was heartbroken for Duan Xinghui, she had already lost Li Wen's favor and patience, especially when she was injured.
Then Duan Xinghui came back, and the original owner's actions completely made Li Wen disgusted with her.
Li Wen was disappointed by such a love affair. Ning Shu was shocked and met Li Wen's deep eyes. Then she lowered her head and said, "I am a princess of the Yong Dynasty. Duan Xinghui is just a minister. I have thought it through. Now that she is gone, I must not let my brother down."
Li Wen nodded, and saw that there was only one maidservant serving her, so he asked, "Why is there only one person serving you?"
To be honest, Emperor Li Wen was good to the original owner. He did not exceed Li Wen's bottom line. Li Wen was willing to give her face, just like now, he brought a large number of women from his harem to send her out of the palace, which was considered to be giving her enough face.
Thinking of this, Ning Shu felt a little fond of Li Wen. There is more to life than love, but some people give up everything for love and throw themselves into the fire.
Ning Shu showed a sincere smile to Li Wen and said, "A girl doesn't want to leave the palace, so I let her stay in the palace." Li Wen was stunned when he saw the smile on Ning Shu's face, and then he said indifferently: "Such an unfaithful servant is better off not having her."
Ning Shu was very happy in her heart that Miao Qing could still become Li Wen's concubine after being labeled as unfaithful. Miao Qing was a traitor, and she became Li Wen's concubine and caused a lot of trouble for the original owner.
"Jia Hui, you must come back to the palace to see your sister-in-law." The queen stretched out her hand, took Ning Shu's hand and said, and looked her up and down.
Jia Hui was wearing a Shu brocade dress with peony patterns and gold thread buttons today, combing her hair in a complicated and graceful bun, with a hairpin inserted in the bun, and wearing embroidered shoes inlaid with pearls on her feet, which made her look very imposing and ruddy, like a concubine of the ninth heaven, suppressing the imposing manner of her as the queen.
Ning Shu wore this way for a reason. She wanted people to know that she did not roll out of the palace in disgrace, so that Duan Xinghui would not come back and say that she was too sad and went to the princess's mansion to heal her emotional injuries.
The queen held Ning Shu's hand tightly, and a trace of jealousy flashed in her eyes. She thought that Duan Xinghui's death would bring Jiahui back to life, but she didn't expect that she would recover so quickly.
The queen used Jiahui, but at the same time, like the women in the harem, she was jealous that Jiahui could be treated differently by Li Wen. Just like now, so many people sent Jiahui out of the palace. Which princess could have such an honor? Even Li Wen's own daughter might not have such an honor.
Ning Shu pulled out her hand, exchanged a few words with the queen, and saluted Li Wen, "I am leaving the palace. I hope my brother will take good care of himself."
Li Wen nodded, "Let's go."
Ning Shu, with the help of Yuan Dong, got on the emerald-covered and pearl-tasseled eight-treasure carriage. There were gilded bells hanging on the four corners of the carriage. When the wind blew, the crisp sound of ding-dong-dong could be heard. The two strong and fat horses were snorting and stamping their hooves on the spot.
Ning Shu sat on the soft couch in the carriage, feeling relieved. She finally left the palace and closed her eyes to take a nap.
Yuan Dong saw her master like this, she didn't dare to speak, and stood aside obediently with her body bent. She could feel that her master had become a lot more distant from her and Miao Qing since she woke up. Her eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. Yuan Dong felt that her most secret thoughts were known by her master, and nothing could be hidden.
The carriage became quiet, and the crisp sound of gilded bells echoed in her ears, mixed with the rhythmic sound of horse hooves. The carriage swayed gently, making people want to sleep.
After swaying like this, Ning Shu really fell asleep. I don't know how long it took, Yuan Dong gently pushed Ning Shu, and Ning Shu opened her eyes. Yuan Dong explained: "Princess, we have arrived at the Princess's Mansion."
Ning Shu hummed, got off the carriage, and looked at the vermilion gate. The three words "Princess's Mansion" were written in a flamboyant manner on the door plaque.
This word was mentioned by Li Wen when the Princess's Mansion was built. It means "armed with swords and spears, with a magnificent momentum and the power to swallow the world". Just by looking at this word, one can feel the fierce momentum coming from it, which is completely different from the cold and introverted Li Wen.
Just by looking at this word, one can know that Li Wen has great potential and is expected to become a great emperor with great talent and strategy. Ning Shu suddenly had an idea. Since Li Wen is an emperor with the world in his heart, to please Li Wen, one should not please Li Wen as a person, but should start with the people of the world.
She is really miserable. She thought this task was simple, but now it seems that it is not simple at all. Li Wen is the biggest boss to be conquered.