Concubine Chen woke Ah Xiang up, so Ah Xiang was extra polite to Li Ma and asked her to live in a quiet single room. The room was equipped with a separate cabinet, washbasin, shoe rack, bedding and pillows were also new.
Ah Xiang also specially summoned the people from Huayi Palace and told them to respect Madam Li.
"Now that everyone is here, I'll be frank. Nanny Li is someone the eldest prince relies on. She's been serving him since he was born. Now that he lives in Huayi Palace, you all must be more alert. When serving him, you must be even more attentive than when serving Concubine Chen. If anyone dares to neglect the eldest prince or Nanny Li, don't blame me, Ah Xiang, for turning my back on you."
Ah Xiang praised Li Ma Ma everywhere, and Li Ma Ma was quite proud of it.
After being scolded by Ah Xiang, the palace maids and eunuchs in Huayi Palace became more respectful to Li Ma.
Nanny Li's back straightened and her body became stronger. She didn't do any work on weekdays. She spent her days lazily drinking, cracking pumpkin seeds, and talking about other people's faults.
As the weather gradually cooled in autumn, Gu Yingxia started clamoring to eat persimmon cakes, so Gu Yinwei took her out of the palace to pick persimmons for fun.
Before leaving, Concubine Xi came to see him off. She was pregnant and looked depressed.
"Xi Fei, you are pregnant with the royal heir, so you shouldn't worry too much."
Gu Yinwei patiently counseled her, and Concubine Xi forced a sad smile and escorted Gu Yinwei and her sister to the palace gate.
Gu Yingxia said with disdain, "If you ask me, Concubine Xi is too weak. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Nanny Li is deliberately trying to sow discord between them. If Nanny Li is removed, everything will be fine."
Gu Yinwei disagreed with Gu Yingxia's opinion: "There's a deep misunderstanding between Concubine Xi and the eldest prince. If it's not resolved, after getting rid of Nanny Li, there will be Nanny Zhao, Nanny Qian, and Nanny Sun."
Gu Yingxia put her hands behind her head and leaned against the soft pillow to eat melon seeds. "I don't think it's a big deal, just a small matter. When I leave the palace and eat persimmons and come back, I will make Li Ma suffer a lot."
"I know you're amazing. Thank you. It's still early for the persimmon forest."
The decoration inside the carriage was elegant and simple. There was a coffee table inside, on which were placed a plate of melon seeds and a plate of peanuts. All the melon seeds had been eaten by Gu Yingxia, but the peanuts were still full and untouched.
The carriage pulled by ten horses runs very steadily, and people sitting inside do not feel any bumps at all. The horses pulling the carriage have been strictly trained, and ten horses can run at the same time but only make a sound of hoofbeats. The hoofbeats sound is neat and orderly, and the horses' leg movements also maintain the same amplitude.
The coachman is good at dealing with horses. He is the first to make judgments when encountering uneven roads. He can predict obstacles on the road ahead and adjust the direction of the carriage in time.
Gu Yinwei sat in the carriage with her eyes closed, resting. Gu Yingxia lifted the curtain and looked outside: "Kyoto is still as bustling as ever, but I don't like crowded places. I just like looking at the mountains and the water."
"Third sister, please don't stop me later. I want to climb the tree and pick persimmons for myself."
"Eat, eat big mouthfuls."
Gu Yingxia has big eyes and a small stomach, and she is greedy for everything.
The carriage hurried towards the persimmon forest. A mounted guard came up behind them at full speed, saying, "Her Majesty, please wait."
Gu Yingxia lifted the car curtain and then quickly lowered it.
"Why did I hear someone calling me?"
"You heard it wrong, you're hallucinating."
"Impossible, someone must be calling me."
While the two were talking, the carriage stopped. Gu Yingxia was so frightened that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Have you done something bad again?"
"I...I told Mengjun yesterday that I would invite her to go to the persimmon forest with me, but I forgot to call her before we left today."
"Driver, hurry up, why did you stop?"
"Your Excellency, Concubine Xian, Concubine Zhen's carriage is blocking our way."
Gu Yingxia secretly cried out that something was wrong. Not long after, a face appeared outside the car window. Gu Yingxia smiled and tried to smooth things over. "Mengjun, your hair bun looks really good today."
"Gu Yingxia!"
"Here I am."
"Wait, I'll talk to you in the car."
Concubine Zhen climbed onto the carriage and stared at Gu Yingxia like a tiger.
"Last night you held my hand and begged me to accompany you to the persimmon forest, but this morning you left on your own without waiting for me."
"What do you mean? When three people are together, one of them is always too many."
"No, no, you are not the extra one, I am the extra one." Gu Yinwei got off the car and changed to the carriage at the back.
Gu Yingxia and Gu Mengjun chattered and quarreled all the way.
In the end, both of them lost their voices.
The Persimmon Forest was built by order of craftsmen when the previous emperor ascended the throne. It contains 500 persimmon trees, 100 pomelo trees, as well as jujube trees and hawthorn trees.
The persimmon forest's walls were high, and there were fifteen forest rangers outside. Gu Yingxia smiled and said, "Old Xing, I haven't seen you for decades, and you haven't changed at all."
Xing Song said: "Xian Taifei
Gu Yingxia looked in the direction Xing Song pointed. There was a rocking chair under the shade of a tree, and an old man was sitting on the chair. The old man had white hair and beard, and his face was full of wrinkles. There was no trace of his former elegance.
Old Xing stood up and saluted with his cane.
"Empress Dowager, long time no see."
Gu Yinwei said: "Yeah, long time no see."
Several people sat under the shade of a tree and talked about the past. The clouds in the sky were white like a dream, and the wind around them was light like a puff of smoke. Everything around them was different from the harem.
You are talking about my dad, right? Where is my dad? "
Old Xing has a granddaughter who is fourteen years old. She is pretty, enthusiastic and cheerful. Old Xing let Gu Yinwei and the other two serve the dishes.
Miss Xing is cheerful and generous. She can tell many strange stories and knows how to identify various herbs.
Concubine Zhen liked Miss Xing very much and planned to bring her into the palace.
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