One day, Lanqin summoned Baoqin and Yuxiao to her side, "Baoqin, Yuxiao, do you know why I called you here today?"
Having spent a long time in the palace, Lanqin had also developed a habit of keeping secrets.
The two women exchanged glances, realizing they hadn't done anything wrong recently, nor had they displeased the Empress. "Your Majesty, we don't know," they replied in unison.
Lanqin looked at the two with a smile, her tone excited and thrilled. "You two have followed me for so many years, it's time for you to leave the palace and get married." But as she spoke, she felt a pang of reluctance. The people who had been by her side for so many years were now being sent off to get married.
The two women were very grateful when they heard Lanqin's words. They knew that Lanqin had always wanted to find good husbands for them, but they were already old and no longer hoped to leave the palace to get married.
"Your Majesty, we don't want to leave the palace to marry. We just want to stay by your side!" Baoqin's eyes were filled with tears. She couldn't help but feel sad at the thought of leaving her mistress who had always been so good to her.
Yu Xiao echoed Bao Qin's words. "Your Majesty, please don't let us leave the palace. As long as you don't despise us, we want to stay by your side for the rest of our lives."
Yu Xiao must have done something wrong, which is why the Empress wants to expel him from the palace.
Lanqin looked at the two people in front of her and was reluctant to let them go, but she couldn't ruin their lifelong happiness because of herself.
"You two, I'm also reluctant to let you go. Such lovely people, who wouldn't want to keep you by their side? But I can't keep you by my side because of my own selfishness," Lanqin comforted them, afraid that they would overthink things.
"In addition, when you leave the palace, I will give each of you a thousand taels of silver, three sets of headdresses, and eighteen bolts of cloth. I have already chosen your husbands, all of whom are from the Eight Banners. I will ask the Emperor to grant you marriages, so that your husbands' families will value you more, and you will not have to worry about being bullied." Lanqin told the two of them about her plans.
Baoqin and Yuxiao were deeply grateful to the Empress for having planned everything so thoroughly. They knelt down and kowtowed to her in thanks, tears streaming down their faces.
Baoqin and Yuxiao had been by Lanqin's side for over eight years, so naturally she couldn't bear to part with them.
"Baoqin, Yuxiao, you've been by my side for so long, I've long regarded you as my own family. Whenever you miss me, you can come to the palace to see me anytime." Laqin was trying hard to control her emotions so as not to lose her composure in front of everyone, but her eyes were already red.
After explaining the situation to the two, he went to the Emperor to request that he grant Baoqin and Yuxiao a marriage.
"Lanqin? Is there something urgent that you've come to see me today?" Lanqin doesn't usually come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so the Fourth Prince assumed that Lanqin had something important to report.
"Your Majesty, I have come today to request that you grant marriages to the maids who serve me. They have been by my side for so many years and have done their best. I wish to find them good husbands so that they can live out the rest of their lives in comfort." Lanqin hoped that they could marry into ordinary families, where they would not have to scheme and could live a peaceful and stable life.
The Fourth Prince naturally agreed to Lanqin's request, and he also quite liked these two maids; they were clever, quick-witted, and pleasing to the eye. Thus, the two were betrothed to guards in the Imperial Guard, and the marriage was arranged.
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