Two days before the girls' school resumed, He Baoer, who had not been seen all winter, entered the palace early.
She and Gu Xuan hadn't seen each other for a long time. The two were so intimate that they couldn't finish the topic.
Gu Xuan stayed in Weiyang Palace all day long, and there was nothing new to talk about. She thought about it and simply told He Baoer about the bird hunting that day in a funny way.
When He Baoer heard this, he felt very regretful: "Why wasn't I there at that time? It must be delicious!"
In fact, what excited her most was not the delicious bird, but the fact that it sounded fun.
She likes to play most.
"Are you okay here?" Gu Xuan muttered in a low voice. He Baoer liked to play. If she and Gu Cheng were to get together, the two people would definitely make more noise.
"Princess, what did you say?" He Baoer regretted that he didn't hear clearly, so he asked quickly.
"Nothing, nothing." Gu Xuan changed the subject: "I was talking about other things. By the way, are there new classmates coming to the girls' school this time?"
In some ways, He Baoer's character is similar to that of Concubine De. She likes to inquire about some things but not all. From her, we can know a lot of things.
As expected, He Baoer knew it, and his eyes lit up when he heard this: "Yes! There are many ladies. I heard my mother tell them, but I didn't remember their names."
Seeing the disappointed look on Gu Xuan's face, she immediately said: "However, I remember a young lady whose surname seems to be Zuo. She is said to be a talented girl, about the same age as Sister Zhan Rong!"
Because of Gu Xuan's relationship, He Baoer also knew Zhan Rong.
Talented woman? About the same age as Zhan Rong? And it was specially remembered by He Baoer?
Gu Xuan knew that this person might have something extraordinary, so she asked, "Is she very powerful?"
"Very impressive," He Baoer pouted. He had obviously seen this person before and had a bad impression:
"I met my mother once before, and her words turned into poems. My mother scolded me every time."
As soon as these words came out, Gu Xuan finally understood why He Baoer had an average impression of her.
It was simply because the young lady named Zuo was regarded by adults as "someone else's child", and He Baoer disliked her because she was often scolded by her own mother.
"Then you should read more books!" Gu Xuan couldn't help but feel a little funny: "At least don't ask questions and don't know anything, so your mother won't scold you."
To be able to raise a daughter like He Baoer, her mother's character is not bad at all.
He Baoer had an expression on his face like "Why did you betray me?" He turned around angrily and was not going to talk to Gu Xuan.
After Gu Xuan comforted her for a while, she reconciled with her again, and the two talked happily.
After staying in the room for a while, the two couldn't wait to go out to the yard. The snow in the yard had melted, but the flowers and plants were still bare and would sprout when the weather warmed up.
At this time, Gu Xuan suddenly heard Xin Zhangjing's voice. When she raised her eyes, she saw the unfamiliar concubine holding the hand of Gu Rou, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
After a winter, Gu Rou seemed to have grown taller. She was being held by the concubine and stood beside her, as if she didn't see Gu Xuan and He Baoer.
However, the position where the two of them were standing was not easily discovered, so it was normal for Gu Rou not to notice.
The concubine who came this time was Xue Bin. When Gu Rou was sick before, Xie Ziyue specially ordered people to send supplements to Zhongcui Palace. This time she made a special trip to bring Gu Rou to express her gratitude.
After contracting smallpox and scratching her face, Gu Rou became much more withdrawn. Now being led by Xue Bin, she just lowered her head and said nothing.
Apart from anything else, Xin Zhangjing has always done well in front of others, and he behaved respectfully when facing Xue Bin:
"It's hard for Empress Xue to remember our master's kindness and ask her to follow me to the main hall and wait. The empress will come out soon."
Seeing that Xin Zhangjing was so respectful to her, Xue Bin looked quite flattered. She nodded in agreement and followed Xin Zhangjing to the main hall.
Before Xie Ziyue got up, Xin Zhangjing asked his servants to watch tea, and then went down on the pretext of informing the empress.
Xue Bin and Gu Rou were waiting in the palace. At first, Gu Rou was waiting beside her with her head down, but then she got bored and started to become restless.
"What's wrong?" Of course, it was impossible for Xue Bin to get close to a child who was not close to her. Seeing that something was wrong with her, she asked in a very indifferent tone.
"I want to go out." Gu Rou lowered her head and looked away from Xue Bin, her voice low.
"You can't wander around here," that's fine if it's in Zhongcui Palace, but this is Weiyang Palace. Seeing that she didn't think about herself, Xue Bin frowned tightly:
"If you get into trouble, the Queen will punish you."
Gu Rou was unmoved and tried hard to break Xue Bin's hand, but as a little child, how could she compare with Xue Bin's strength?
No matter how hard she struggled, Xue Bin's hand held her motionless. The more she struggled, the more angry she became, and finally she sat down on the ground and started crying.
Her head had been lowered so that others could not see clearly. Now she raised her head and cried, and several scratches could be clearly seen on her rather cute and delicate face.
The scratches are not obvious, but her skin is very fair inherited from her mother, so it is very obvious on her face.
After all, she was not her biological child, so Xue Bin was not that patient with her, but she waited patiently for a while, and when she saw her crying nonstop, she simply shook her hand away.
As soon as Xue Bin let go of her hand, the third princess stopped crying and ran towards the courtyard without looking back.
Xue Bin's personal maid saw all this and couldn't help complaining:
"This third princess is really a white-eyed wolf! She can't see all the good things you do to her. Why were you crying just now? I can see clearly that you were just pretending to cry."
If he had really cried, the tears would have flowed down his face long ago.
It was clear that the third princess just now was howling loudly with loud thunder and small raindrops, and her eyes were not even red.
"Be careful!" Xue Bin frowned and scolded the personal palace maid: "You don't even look at where this place is? Can I just let you talk nonsense?"
It would be fine if they were in Zhongcui Palace, after all, it was their own palace.
This is the queen's place. Who knows if there are any queen's spies around?
If those words just now reach the Queen's ears, how will she deal with it then?
The personal palace maid saw that her mother-in-law was really angry and knew that what she just said was biased, so she covered her mouth with a guilty conscience.
Xue Ping didn't like to choose a scary master. His former palace maid made a mistake and withdrew her sharp gaze, staring at the tea beside the table in a daze.
Her personal maid was doing nothing, her eyes wandering around the door, as if she suddenly remembered something:
"Your Majesty, why don't you go out and find the third princess? What if she causes any trouble in the palace?"
If something happens to the Queen, they don't know how to explain it.
