"I only met Prince Indal by chance in the Imperial Garden. How did you come to the conclusion that he covets your concubine?" Lanqin said, but inwardly she thought: This man's thought process is a bit strange. He only met me twice, how can he judge that he is interested in me!
"A man's intuition~" Fourth Master suddenly said again.
Lanqin almost coughed up a mouthful of blood, but Fourth Master's words amused her, and she couldn't help but shrug her shoulders and chuckle a few times.
The Fourth Prince, however, was enraged. Seeing that Lanqin still refused to turn over, he said, "Even if he dares to covet my concubine, I will never lose to him! We'll see! Time to sleep."
After saying that, Fourth Master turned his back to Lanqin and closed his eyes.
Lanqin smiled and then closed her eyes.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Fourth Master got up and left early, and Lanqin didn't wake up. Anyway, she never had the habit of getting up to see him off when they were in the South Courtyard.
However, Lanqin didn't dare to sleep for too long at Consort De's place. After all, she was in Consort De's palace, and she still had to be careful.
"My lady, let me help you get up." Si Hua said to Lan Qin through the mosquito net as soon as she saw her sit up.
Lanqin kept her eyes closed, stretched, and slowly woke up from her daze before getting out of bed.
"Okay, get up." Lanqin turned her head and saw a small piece of paper folded into a heart shape lying where Fourth Master had slept last night.
Huh?
Lanqin couldn't help but exclaim. She almost doubted whether she had traveled back in time again, or whether something had traveled through time. How could she possibly see origami from the future?
"What's wrong, Master?" Si Hua asked hurriedly, puzzled.
"It's nothing! I just noticed I've lost a lot of hair. Go and prepare some hot water for me." Lanqin immediately picked up the small object from the pillow where Fourth Master was sleeping.
Si Hua smiled inwardly: Her mistress is worried about losing too much hair, so she quickly said, "Then this servant will go and ask Aunt An if she has any secret recipes for hair care. Your mistress doesn't need to worry."
"Okay, go ahead. And while you're at it, ask if they have any skincare secrets," Lanqin said with a smile. She thought that even Consort De looked no more than thirty or forty years old; all the women in the palace were incredibly shrewd!
After Si Hua's footsteps faded into the distance, Lan Qin began to open the special letter, and a feeling of joy immediately welled up inside her.
When the paper was unfolded before her eyes, it was indeed Fourth Master's handwriting. Over the past seven years, Lanqin had helped organize countless poems that Fourth Master had written in his study in the South Courtyard. Therefore, Lanqin knew Fourth Master's handwriting as well as her own.
Looking at those familiar handwritings, Lanqin felt a slight softening in her heart. She hadn't expected that the man would actually be willing to play such a romantic game with her.
The letter didn't contain any "confession of love," but rather a funny anecdote from the Fourth Prince's childhood. Below it was even a charming illustration drawn with a brush. Although only a few strokes were used, it was vivid and expressive, demonstrating the Fourth Prince's profound artistic skills.
Lanqin immediately felt much better, and she could hardly contain the joy welling up from the bottom of her heart.
"You're so pathetic! It was just a letter, and you've already forgotten your wounds!" Lanqin said sarcastically, barely able to hold back her words.
A moment later, footsteps sounded outside. Lanqin quickly folded the letter back to its original shape and hid it under her pillow.
"My lady, let me help you get up." Si Hua was a little surprised to see Lan Qin still in bed, but she didn't dare to ask any questions.
"Alright, Si Hua. Put away what's under my pillow for me. Don't let it fall out, and don't let anyone see it." Lan Qin first put down her pair of fair and smooth jade feet.
Si Hua quickly set up a mosquito net for Lan Qin and began tidying up the blankets on the bed.
She thought Lanqin had some jewelry under her pillow, but when she lifted it, she found a strangely shaped piece of paper. However, since her mistress had given the order, Si Hua didn't dare to be careless and immediately put the paper away.
Lanqin washed her face with the help of the palace maids, and then let Sihua comb her hair. Sihua placed the piece of paper in Lanqin's dressing box.
"Master, you look different," Si Hua said, looking at Lan Qin's face in the mirror.
"What's different?" Lanqin was still captivated by the tenderness in the letter, and was carefree and happy, even though the man had made her sad time and time again.
"Your Highness has a smile on your face," Si Hua said with a smile. These past few days, Lan Qin and her master have been constantly arguing, and despite her numerous attempts to mediate, her master hasn't been willing to reconcile. It seems her master put in some effort last night? Does this mean that couples who quarrel in bed make up before they get out of bed?
Si Hua blushed. Lan Qin saw Si Hua's expression in the mirror and knew what she was thinking, which made her ears tingle.
"My lady, let me style your hair in a double bun today. You actually look best with this hairstyle, it's lively and playful," Si Hua said.
"Hmm, simple. I don't like complicated things, and I don't like wearing a lot of jewelry. You decide," Lanqin said with a smile.
The mistress and servant chatted and laughed as they finished combing their hair. Then, Consort De sent someone to tell Lanqin to come and have breakfast together.
"Daughter-in-law greets Mother!" After dressing properly, Lanqin immediately went to Consort De's main hall.
"Rise," Consort De said gently.
After Lanqin and Consort De sat down opposite each other, the palace maids bowed and brought out the breakfast one by one.
"Lanqin, how did you meet that Indal?" Consort De suddenly asked.
Lanqin said "Oh," and looked up at Consort De in surprise before saying, "Reporting to Mother, I met Prince Indal by chance in the Imperial Garden the day before yesterday. We didn't really know each other, we just exchanged greetings."
“He is the Empress Dowager’s man. I have never been on good terms with the Empress Dowager,” Consort De said.
What does this mean? Is it telling me not to get to know Indal? And not to approach the Queen Mother's people? But I have absolutely no idea who he is!
“Your Majesty, I do not know who he is, nor whose person he works for. I have no dealings with Prince Indal,” Lanqin said.
"I am reminding you, especially now that you are serving the Emperor. Some people may have other ideas, do you understand?" Consort De said sternly.
Lanqin felt a buzzing in her head, but could only nod and say, "Daughter-in-law understands."
After having a very boring breakfast with Consort De, he made an excuse to leave.
"Sihua, let's go for a walk!" Lanqin thought to herself, seeing that Kangxi hadn't sent anyone to deliver a message today.
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