Chapter 488: The Rich and Beautiful Woman
Xinbao had two blisters from the burn, and she had originally wanted to take advantage of the blisters to make a few small requests, but she had just mentioned not practicing calligraphy, and before she could take the next step, Emperor Mingpei said directly: "Since you don't want to practice calligraphy, then go out and play, bring enough people, and go out to visit the garden!"
Xinbao was so happy that he immediately decided to go to Wang Ronggui's garden.
After Wang Ronggui went out, he asked some questions and Fang Wuyou also passed on the oral instructions.
During lunch, Emperor Mingpei asked, "Are you happy now?"
Tuanzi nodded vigorously: "Hehe."
She placed her wrapped little hands on the table calmly, and then asked Emperor Mingpei: "Yeah, I heard that Wuju Garden is very far away, can Xinbao live there?"
Emperor Mingpei said: "I see you want to go to heaven."
"Oh!" Tuanzi understood. It seemed that Shuipaopao's affection had run out, so she obediently found a way out for herself: "There's nothing good to live in Wuju Garden. Xinbao should just go back home!"
Emperor Mingpei curved his lips and said, "Why do I feel that the pronunciation you said is wrong? His garden is called Wuju Garden." He scratched the word on the table: "Wuju in Wuju, are you talking about Wujuju?"
Tuanzi suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Yeye is so smart. He can even understand the words when Xinbao speaks." She pointed to her mouth.
Emperor Mingpei was a little amused: "My beloved baby's little mouth is really good at putting sugar in it."
Tuanzi smiled foolishly and said, "When Lord Gan and Lord Wang are together, comparing them, Lord Gan seems to be more timid. Is Xinbao really that scary?"
Emperor Mingpei laughed, and then he explained to his granddaughter: "Gan Baibi, he is young and in a high position. Even if he is really timid, he will never let you see it. Moreover, he has nothing to be timid about. He is just cautious at most. The reason why he has always appeared to be 'timid' is that he is showing weakness. Do you understand?"
"Oh!" Tuanzi agreed: "That's right, Lord Gan looks so pitiful, showing weakness is more suitable for his face. Lord Wang looks like a beautiful woman, so he is more suitable for being frank."
Emperor Mingpei: “…”
This really made sense, he didn't know what to say! ! He felt that he might never be able to look Gan Baibi in the face again.
This time the Crown Prince had an errand to attend to, so he would not go, and the second brother did not need to accompany him, because this might be the norm in the future, so only Madam Lin went, and after that the Princess Zhenguo would go directly, and the others would just be followers.
The message from Emperor Mingpei was just a simple sentence, but Yan Qingshan sent another message over, saying that Xinbao was young and did not need to ask for more leave, nor did he need to trouble the elderly at home to accompany him. When Xinbao was busy, he would not talk to others, so just send a younger generation to accompany him.
Although Wujiu Garden is far away, since Xinbao is not allowed to stay there, I have to carry Xinbao to the car before dawn. Then when Xinbao wakes up, I will wash, get off the car, eat, and start working. After dinner, I will carry Xinbao back to the car, and Xinbao will sleep in the car.
It doesn’t make much difference to Xinbao, it’s just that the people around him have a harder time.
The next morning, Madam Lin got on the carriage. It was still light, and Wang Ronggui and his wife's carriage was already waiting outside. After getting off the carriage and paying their respects, Madam Lin just said, "Xinbao is still sleeping. No need to be polite."
Wang Ronggui nodded repeatedly and retreated.
This time when she left the palace, she rode in the newly-made Phoenix Sedan specially made for the Princess Zhenguo. It was very stable and fast, and she was protected by three layers of people inside and outside, including both shadow guards and real Dragon Guards. Although there were no gorgeous ceremonial guards, the level of strictness was even greater.
Madam Wang was amazed and said, "It seems that the emperor really loves his granddaughter. There are so many people protecting her. Even when the prince left the palace, there were not so many."
Wang Ronggui nodded.
The group moved forward in silence, calculating the time just right. When they were almost there, Xinbao had already woken up. Several people helped him wash and dress quickly. When they arrived at the gate of Wujiu Garden, Prince Wenxin and the old princess were already kneeling at the door to greet them.
Mrs. Lin called out and then went in.
This garden is truly a pure garden, with no rockery or anything, not even any trees. It is completely based on the terrain and is planted with all kinds of flowers. Because there are hot springs here, the air is warm and the grass turns green earlier. At first glance, it looks like a huge blanket.
Perhaps to facilitate watering, winding canals were made and paved with colored stones, which are dotted in between, and are quite cute.
When Xinbao saw it, he couldn't help but exclaimed and couldn't wait.
The servants had already prepared breakfast. After serving it, Prince Wenxin left first. Xinbao had breakfast with Madam Lin and Yuan Shenjue before calling them in to talk.
The old princess is over seventy years old and her hair is gray, but she wears a small wreath made of forsythia in her hair, and her face is rosy. At first glance, she is the kind of old lady who is open-minded and has no worries in her life. So the saying is particularly true, "Don't laugh at me wearing flowers in my gray hair, for time can never defeat beauty."
Prince Wenxin was also very elegant. Madam Lin exchanged a few pleasantries with them and then went straight to the point: "We are only here for the plants and trees. I am not being polite with you. Please feel free to do as you please. Don't worry about being rude."
The two of them were very polite, and then Prince Wenxin took his leave. The old princess and Madam Wang stayed to chat with her, and Wang Ronggui took Xinbao out.
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Xinbao still had one injured hand, but the good thing now was that most of the grass had turned green again, and she was short, so she could tell at a glance what kind of grass it was, without having to pull it out carefully.
Baiji was very smart. He had thought of it in advance and found her a small stick with three forks on the head so that she could hold it in her hand and move it. A cloth strip was also wrapped around the position of her hands.
So really, when it comes to serving people, they are better than the Shadow Guards.
Anyway, Xinbao is quite easy to use.
Wang Ronggui tried to talk to Yuan Shenjue.
Yuan Shenjue didn't ignore him. After all, if he planned to pursue a career in politics, he would inevitably have to deal with people. For example, someone like Wei Fengting, as the deputy commander of Longxiong Guard, had to be cold and a lone minister. But being a lone minister did not mean ignoring people.
The two chatted idly, Xinbao slowly scanning the area with the canal as the boundary, and when he saw something interesting, he squatted down to take a closer look.
Hua Shuang, Hua Han, Yan Ke and Zhao Ke followed closely, looking up and down, left and right, all the time.
It is obvious that this behavior is different from that of ordinary palace maids and eunuchs, but outsiders may not be able to see it.
Xinbao was busy all day but found nothing, so he asked people to put up stones as a mark, and then he returned to the palace and continued the next day.
After two days of appearance, many people knew about it. However, although Xinbao had a large presence, he left early and came back late, so few people saw him.
On the third day, Madam Lin no longer accompanied them, and the group arrived at Wujiu Garden as if they were familiar with the route, and got off the car to enter the garden.
In the distance, a figure in red stood on the treetop, looking at this side with a slight sneer.
(End of this chapter)