Qing'e Palace.
Jixian Pavilion under the ginkgo tree.
The surrounding area was covered with gauze, and the interior was beautifully decorated; it couldn't have been created by simply setting up a tent.
Even the thatched hut of Shicui Palace doesn't have the same feel.
Guo Bing is a beauty and thinks this life is good.
Huan Yue asked, "What are your plans for the future?"
Guo Bing looked at her, at her bright eyes, so bright! Guo Bing looked away, looking at the sky, which was blocked by the roof and leaves.
Huan Yue laughed: "You yearn for freedom?"
Guo Bing sighed, "Yes."
Huan Yue said, "If you really want to leave the palace, it's not impossible, but it's not possible for the time being."
Guo Bing's eyes widened suddenly.
Huan Yue laughed and said, "You can't say for sure what will happen in the future. All I can say is that if I could, I would also like to be free. To see this sky, this earth, and even more distant places. Even if there is wind and rain, blood and tears on the way."
Guo Bing was incredibly excited: "I've been to many places in Xiya, and Sheng'an is beautiful too."
Huan Yue nodded: "Different places have different scenery. Different dishes have different flavors. Even the same vegetable will taste different in different places."
Di Baose said, "I want to go too."
Huan Yue said, "You can't leave. Bingbing is different from you."
Di Baose asked, "Why do you call her Bingbing?"
Huan Yue asked, "Should I call you baby?"
Di Baose got goosebumps all over.
Guo Bing's smile is exceptionally beautiful, like a snow lotus in bloom.
Di Baose also thought that she looked beautiful when she genuinely smiled.
Guo Bing said, "Then I'll wait."
Huan Yue laughed and said, "It's not that I'm preventing you from gaining favor, nor am I blocking your path. Think it over yourself. Just treat these next few years as a few years as a lady-in-waiting in the palace. I'll leave the affairs of the Crown Prince's Palace to you and Di Baose. Anyway, she's not very good at it."
Di Baose thought for a moment and said, "I don't like to get involved."
Guo Bing said, "Me too..."
Huan Yue made the decision: "It'll be much easier if the two of you are together."
Xiao Lian asked with a smile, "Where is Her Majesty?"
Huan Yue held his head.
Di Baose snorted, "She bumped her head; she could have a headache at any time."
Xiao Lian was dumbfounded. The Empress is amazing!
Guo Bing exclaimed in admiration, "Your Majesty, you are truly amazing!"
Huan Yue rubbed his head, curious: "Why does everyone want to compete for favor but not for power?"
Di Baose was speechless: "Ask yourself. Can anyone else compete with you? Besides, the power of the Crown Prince is not as great as that of the harem, and offspring are the most important thing."
Huan Yue nodded: "It's easier to manage things this way. We can manage things together when there's trouble, and play together when there's nothing to do."
Guo Bing nodded. She could live like this!
It was already difficult for others to bully her; now, she has even more reason to do so.
Lady Shan sighed. But the master's feelings come first. The master's life isn't easy either.
A palace maid came and reported, "Chang Chenghui refuses to cook and is saying she'd rather starve to death."
Di Baose sneered, "Then let her starve to death. As if we have to cater to her every whim."
Huan Yue asked in confusion, "Wasn't she supposed to be quite virtuous? How come she's regressing in her manners as she learns them? She has the destiny of a phoenix, and I didn't mean to mistreat her."
One of the palace maids laughed and said, "In the harem, people often make soup and desserts to compete for favor. They even gave her a piece of land, but she looks down on farmers and her parents?"
The maid said, "There are plenty of people who like growing flowers. Aren't cucumber flowers quite pretty?"
Huan Yue said, "The flower stalks of chives are also edible."
Xiuyun came over to prepare lunch, and asked the Empress, "Can chive scapes be grown specifically?"
Huan Yue said, "If leek sprouts can be planted, leek scapes should be able to as well."
Xiuyun understood and sent someone to try it.
The pavilion is enough to serve lunch to the masters.
Although the Crown Princess received the best allowance, Di Baose ate well and had no intention of mistreating Guo Bing.
Guo Bing's demands remained low. But the Shan family was quite pleased.
Xiaolian felt that the people in Qing'e Palace were really easy to get along with, but perhaps the village girls would have a harder time?
Guo Bing asked, "Has she ever cooked?"
Huan Yue laughed: "She knew how to make it a few years ago when she saved His Highness. I don't know how well it turned out, but His Highness liked it nonetheless."
Di Baose snorted, "Shameless, now she's acting all high and mighty. She'd be better off just cooking simple home-style dishes; then we could at least try them."
Huan Yue said, "I'd rather eat what Xiuyun has tasted than eat what she has."
Xiuyun Le. How much the Empress longs to taste the food! However, she doesn't dare touch anything from the village girl's place.
Guo Bing was unaware.
Di Baose told her, "Chang Chenghui knows how to blend perfumes."
Guo Bing immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
Di Baose laughed again, "I won't let her mix perfumes casually. Luo Chenghui dared to make curses, and if Chang Chenghui does anything, she won't be spared even if she dies."
Guo Bing understood. The rule was to keep the village girls within a certain area, and anyone in danger was strictly forbidden.
But who doesn't live within a framework? The gilded cage given to her is quite nice enough.
She was already seducing the Crown Prince three years ago, how could she be a good person?
Guo Bing roughly understood the Crown Princess's attitude towards the Crown Prince. He had someone in his heart, and he had plans to leave.
Guo Bing's casual attitude suggests a submissive attitude. The Empress is much more assertive, but there's nothing she can do about it; otherwise, she'd probably be flying free!
Guo Bing thought to himself, "It's fate that the Empress is able to live so well in the palace."
I don't know the Crown Prince's feelings, but as long as the Emperor protects him, how could the Crown Prince not care?
Guo Bing was a little worried. What if the emperor was no longer around? Would the crown prince hold a grudge?
So, why are the Empress and Di Baose so careful when dealing with village girls?
Treat her well, as long as she doesn't cause trouble.
But she probably doesn't understand why she insists on doing it.
Huan Yue said to her, "Do you know what inferiority complex is?"
I don't know, Guo Bing's background is nothing to be ashamed of. But she understood.
Di Baose knew all of this.
So Guo Bing understood that this was a prank on that village girl? So what if the Crown Prince liked her cooking?
To be honest, Guo Bing's background isn't a major concern for the Crown Prince, much like Di Baose's. And the Empress should also have sufficient resources. So, it's just a prank; how does the Crown Prince intend to settle things?
Di Baose said, "His Highness asked her to make it herself, probably because he wants to taste what she makes. No one else has this opportunity."
Huan Yue said, "I guess we'll have to go back to Baishi Village to recreate that flavor."
Di Baose blinked.
Guo Bing ate his meal in silence.
What's with "Going back to Baishi Village"? Does it mean we can't go back to the past?
After all, it's quite difficult to create a White Stone Village within the palace. It's even more difficult for the Crown Prince to go to White Stone Village.
Zhu Jin thought the Crown Prince liked the Empress.
However, no one knows how long this feeling will last.
So, if Your Highness doesn't want to pay attention to His Highness, then so be it, as long as Your Highness doesn't care.
Guo Bing enjoyed the meal; she hadn't felt this comfortable in a long time.
A palace maid came over and reported, "Luo Chenghui said she was wronged."
Huan Yue asked, "Do you intend to prove your innocence by dying?"
Di Baose said, "Just this morning, someone cursed the Empress so much that he vomited blood and died."
Guo Bing glanced at Di Baose, guessing that this was how she treated the Empress.
Then another palace maid ran over and said, "Chang Chenghui dropped the firewood while cooking."
Huan Yue said, "The weather's nice this afternoon, let's kneel here for the whole afternoon. If there's any food in the kitchen, let's share it with the others."
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