Chapter 25 World 2 (1)
I heard that whenever the prince entered the palace, he was accompanied by a woman. It was said that this woman was a gift from His Majesty, specially arranged to take care of the prince's daily life. However, no one in the world would believe such a statement. The woman was most likely sent by His Majesty to monitor the prince.
The prince was born with a strange temper and a strong evil spirit. When His Majesty gave him a reward in name only, but actually gave him a beating, it was inevitable that he would vent his anger on the woman.
But after a few days, everyone at the prince's residence noticed that Miss Deng Qianqian didn't seem to be afraid of the prince at all, and instead seemed to be living comfortably in the mansion. She didn't know where she got the method, some massage method, some dietary therapy, and said she could cure the prince's hidden illness.
What made everyone even more astonished was that the prince actually let her do what she wanted and asked the housekeeper to pick a few maids to serve Deng Qianqian.
In the rose garden in the backyard, the maids put down their work and, as instructed by the housekeeper, stood in neat rows of six. With so many girls around, it was inevitable that they would start to disregard the rules and chat in low voices.
"Are you selecting a maid for Miss Deng?"
"Why are you making such a fuss? I wonder if you still think she's the real wife?"
Jinxiu also heard the discussions. Her young face was filled with hesitation and uneasiness. She turned to the woman beside her and asked in a low voice, "Baoshan, if we really want to choose a maid, is it better to choose her or not?"
The woman she called Baoshan frowned slightly, her eyes like rippling water, shimmering. She exchanged glances with Jinxiu, then hurriedly lowered her head and timidly said, "I don't know either."
Choosing her as a maid and leaving the Rose Garden would naturally be better than staying in the backyard, washing clothes all day and arguing over cakes and jewelry. However, she had also heard about Miss Deng's words and deeds. Miss Deng spent more than half of the twelve hours a day with the prince, and she was always running to the prince. If she were chosen as Miss Deng's maid, she would naturally see the prince often.
Bao Shan has been in the palace for ten years. Apart from working, she stays in this Rose Garden.
The only time I saw the prince was when he came back from the battlefield, wearing cold and hard armor.
Because she was far away, Baoshan didn't see the prince's true face.
But the bloody head in his hand was clearly visible. The head had wide-open eyes and a miserable expression, as if it had died with its eyes open.
When Baoshan thought of this now, he couldn't help but tremble.
Jinxiu was about to ask again, but the butler standing in the front cleared his throat and shouted harshly.
The whispering stopped immediately, and the housekeeper's tense face relaxed a little. He summoned all the maids and told them what had happened.
As everyone guessed, it was really to select a maid to take care of Miss Deng personally.
As the words fell, the maids' minds raced, weighing the pros and cons. For a moment, no one uttered a word. The housekeeper wasn't surprised, and continued to select.
First of all, the players need to be nimble on their feet and have a flexible mind.
Although Miss Deng had novel ideas, she did not learn the rules very well. As the housekeeper, he could not find a nanny to teach Miss Deng the rules without the prince's permission. He could only choose one who could remind her at all times.
The housekeeper's eyes quickly swept across the faces of these maids, as if he was viewing a flower in a hurry, and picked out two maids.
When she walked to the front of the precious fan, she saw the maid with her head lowered, staring at the silk blue satin shoes on her feet, her body trembling slightly.
The housekeeper shook his head slightly. She was too timid. She couldn't be Miss Deng's personal maid.
He was about to walk away when he caught a glimpse of the precious fan hanging by his leg and his slender white fingers sticking out from his sleeves. He paused for a moment and stepped back.
The steward's eyes were sharp as a torch, and he said, "Raise your head."
Bao Shan saw him stop in front of her, and knew that these words were definitely directed at her. She could only raise her chin slightly, revealing her entire face to the housekeeper.
Her skin is fair, her eyebrows are full of beauty, her eyes are like those of a young deer, and her body is as pure as a lotus.
Even if she is surrounded by a group of beautiful girls, it is difficult to conceal her beauty and elegant appearance.
The butler's eyes flickered, and he could hardly hide his excitement. However, decades of discipline and education made him hide the joy on his face in time. The change was so rapid that it was difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
His eyes were fixed on Baoshan's face, and he felt extremely conflicted.
It would be a pity to let such a beautiful color be buried in the rose garden.
If the master he served wasn't the prince, but any other man in the world, the butler would have offered the fan without hesitation in exchange for a reward. However... the butler's heart sank. Now he was selecting a maid for Miss Deng.
If the precious fan is chosen and sent to serve, Miss Deng will inevitably feel resentful.
After all, who would want a maid who is more beautiful than the master to stay by their side?
The housekeeper thought about it again and again, and when all the maids thought that it was the precious fan that annoyed him, he suddenly made up his mind and ordered the precious fan.
Bao Shan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she replied "yes" in a soft voice.
In order to avoid attracting too much attention, the housekeeper also decided on the maidservant beside Bao Shan.
A total of five maids were selected this time and all sent to Deng Qianqian.
As for what they should do specifically, they all followed Miss Deng's arrangements.
Before leaving, the housekeeper subconsciously looked at Baoshan, only to see her chatting with the maid who was also chosen. She didn't say much.
But he listened attentively, his eyes seemed to contain a thousand words, but when they were about to come out, they turned into a smile at the corners of his mouth.
The housekeeper must have thought to himself: His bet this time should be a good one.
Being chosen to be a personal maid, Jinxiu felt both scared and happy, but she was happier in the end.
What made Jinxiu even more excited was that she could be with Baoshan again. In the Rose Garden, they shared a bed. This time, they were both chosen as personal maids, so they could stay together again.
Baoshan seemed to be infected by Jinxiu's joy, and the smile on her face deepened a little. She looked at Jinxiu for a few more times, although she finally lowered her eyes in a hurry.
But Jinxiu's smile froze on her face, and her expression became a little dull.
Jinxiu likes to be with Baoshan. The other maids in the Rose Garden have said many unpleasant things about Baoshan in front of Jinxiu.
She said that the precious fan was the lady's body and the maid's life, and her ambition was as high as the sky. But it was a pity that she grew up in their Rose Garden, and her life was destined to be a servant.
It is said that Bao Shan was good at acting coquettishly, so that the most handsome guards in the palace would change their usual coldness and show concern for her every time they saw her.
He also said that Baoshan's behavior was embarrassing. He had such a pretty face, a head as big as a walnut, and was so timid.
He also said that the treasure fan was just a pretense and he would win people's hearts in private.
Otherwise, how could they have said so many nice things and spent copper coins to buy snacks, but they easily got the treasure fan and even pretended to want to share it with them...
There are countless examples like this. Although the Rose Garden is not small, it is inevitable that I will get bored after staying there for so many years. When I am free and bored, I often think of the treasure fan.
After hearing so many bad words about Baoshan, Jinxiu couldn't help but feel shaken.
But as soon as Baoshan stood before her and spoke to her in a timid voice, those bad words seemed to be blown away by the wind in an instant.
Jinxiu likes the precious fan very much. Before she was sold to the prince's mansion, she liked beautiful things and beautiful people.
The most beautiful person Jinxiu had ever seen was the daughter of the county magistrate in her town. She was adorned with pearls, jade, and silk. Jinxiu considered her the most beautiful woman in the world. But upon entering the prince's mansion and seeing the precious fan for the first time, Jinxiu realized that even without jewelry, rings, or hairpins, someone could be as beautiful as a painting or a celestial being, simply by having a fair face.
What's more, Baoshan was very kind to her and would always share the snacks given to her by others.
If Jinxiu had to make those snacks on her own, she didn’t know if she would ever be able to eat them in her lifetime.
Jinxiu slowly came back to her senses and saw Baoshan's soft hand stroking her arm with a look of worry in her eyes. She reached out and took Baoshan's hand, trying to talk to her.
"Let's go to the front yard and lie down together. I know you like to sleep by the window. I'll be more flexible and save a seat for us by the window, okay?"
Now the bed and the precious fan are placed next to the window. There are many flowers, plants and trees in the rose garden. In summer, fireflies will fly among the flowers. Through the gauze on the window, you can see the flickering fireflies. Although the light is weak, it is better than nothing.
Bao Shan's feathery eyelashes trembled slightly, and her thin lips parted slightly, seeming a little embarrassed: "Will it be hard for you?"
Jinxiu said hurriedly: "It's not hard. I will definitely choose a good seat."
She has no other strengths except that her legs are naturally agile, and she can walk and run faster than others.
Hearing Baoshan's gentle thanks, Jinxiu's heart felt as sweet as honey, and she clenched her hands tightly. There had never been a moment that made her more excited and ambitious than this moment.
The two returned to the bedroom, picked up their luggage, and before leaving, they heard gossip from other people in Rose Garden.
"Don't think that you can live happily ever after just because you go to the front yard. Even if you have money, you still need a life to enjoy it, right?"
"that is."
Others may not want to go to the front yard to serve, but if someone else goes there.
Whether it was enjoyment or suffering, it was nominally a promotion, and they felt unhappy when they saw it.
The one who went to serve was Miss Deng, but the person most likely to be encountered was the prince.
Everyone in the palace knew that if one accidentally angered the prince, having one's head and body separated would be considered a good outcome.
Baoshan was not good at arguing with others. Whenever she spoke to others, her voice would tremble if she spoke a little louder or more anxiously.
Her voice was already clear and crisp, with a hint of childishness, and with a slight tremor in it, she lost the upper hand in the confrontation.
"Your Majesty will not."
The maid who had just ridiculed her had already prepared her treasured fan to retaliate, and she was ready to make further overt and covert sarcasm.
The maid's eyes were bright and she was ready for battle, but she didn't expect Baoshan's cheeks to turn red and she said such soft words.
Seeing the precious fan so beautiful again, the maid was slightly surprised. Although she knew that the prince would not be deceived by her, her jealousy was even greater.
"The prince is moody and won't forgive you just because of your face..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a slender figure stopped outside the door. He stood with his back to the light, wearing a jade belt and long boots, and the faint glint of gold thread on his robes could be seen. The butler, who usually scolded and scolded the maids harshly, now had a friendly face and a submissive demeanor.
The slender figure left quickly. The housekeeper walked in and his expression changed back to normal, even becoming a little more stern.
He lightly pointed his finger at the maid who had just spoken wildly and rudely and slandered her master.
The maidservant was so frightened that she immediately knelt down without even having the chance to beg for mercy.
——She just spoke out of turn, it was all Baoshan's fault. If she hadn't mentioned the prince, how could she have said anything bad about him.
But before she could open her mouth, several nimble servants covered her mouth and she could not utter a word.
"Since you can't stand the prince, just sell it off and return it to where it came from."
The maid struggled hard. She didn't want to go back. How could she go back to that kind of place?
But she had no right to bargain and was dragged away by the servant.
The housekeeper glanced at the maids in the room, paused his gaze on Baoshan, and reminded them.
"Be careful with your words and actions, and make sure to keep this in mind—you two, quickly pack your things and go to the front yard to serve."
After the housekeeper left, Jinxiu breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had survived a disaster: "Fortunately, we didn't say the wrong thing."
Although Jinxiu felt sorry for the maid who was taken away, she did not think she was innocent. When she bullied her wantonly, she never thought that she would end up like this.
Baoshan responded softly, her eyes looking out the door, the expression in her eyes completely concealed.
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