Glory all the way

Chapter 65 Dowry
The empress asked a few questions, and the high-ranking concubines also had their own questions. Bai Yingluo, Dou Xiuqiao and the others answered the questions in the order they were called.

After some questions and answers, everyone could clearly see that the queen praised Bai Yingluo, while Concubine Lan liked Dou Xiuqiao even more, and it was obvious that these two were the most outstanding among the six accompanying ladies. of.

When they came out of Ninghua Palace, the girls all fell silent, not only Bai Yingluo, but even Sun Yantong, who was always carefree, looked pensive.

Back at Xinlan Pavilion, the master was not in a hurry to start teaching etiquette. He looked at the six girls with great expectation and said, "Since the first day of teaching, I have told you ladies that although it is To be the companion of the sixth princess, but at the end of the course, the empress will conduct a school examination for all the ladies, and then reward them. As for what the reward is, I don’t know, but it is definitely the same for all the ladies, or in every mansion. It is a good thing to have a good face, so in the remaining days, the six young ladies should be more strict with themselves."

"Yes, I would like to follow my master's instruction."

The sound was like a yellow warbler, and the girls responded politely.

After the etiquette class, the girls got together in groups of threes and twos, and each other started talking in low voices about the unusualness of the other party's arrival at Ninghua Palace. Bai Yingluo looked back and saw the Sixth Princess looking at her thoughtfully, , but broke into a smile, came over and pulled her back to Yunrou Hall.

"Yingluo, do you like the capital city?"

Lying on the brocade table, the sixth princess looked at Bai Yingluo with her hands on her chin and asked.

After thinking about it seriously, Bai Yingluo nodded and smiled, "I was born in the capital, grew up in the capital, and the furthest I have ever been to is the Zhuangzi in the outer suburbs, so I don't know what the other places look like, so I really don't know. How should I compare it. However, this is my hometown after all, so I naturally like it.”

As if she had expected that Bai Yingluo would answer in this way, the sixth princess simply lay on her arms in a daze without making a sound.

"Princess, what's wrong?"

She seemed to understand something in her heart, but couldn't believe it, Bai Yingluo carefully looked at the expression of the sixth princess, but saw the contradiction on the other side's face.

After being in trouble for a while, the sixth princess puffed her cheeks, sat up angrily, and said, "Yingluo, I won't hide it from you anymore, let me tell you the truth, you, the queen mother, actually want to choose two dowry for me. Marry with me to Da'an country."

Dowry?

Bai Yingluo was stunned.

Even though she had already had such a vague guess in her heart just now, Bai Yingluo was still a little shocked when the sixth princess really said it out.

"Yingluo, are you willing to accompany me to marry Da'an far away?"

Before Bai Yingluo recovered from the shock, the sixth princess looked at Bai Yingluo with burning eyes and asked.

"Princess, I..."

Her head was in a mess, Bai Yingluo stammered, but she didn't know how to answer.

The Sixth Princess' complexion darkened, and she stopped talking.

This has always been the case in the palace. When a princess marries a foreign country, she will choose a few girls of the right age as dowry. With sons and half daughters, the friendly relations between the two countries will be further improved.

The sixth princess is almost three years older than Bai Yingluo, and she grew up in the palace. She knew about such things early in the morning. Therefore, when she arrived at Xinlan Pavilion early in the morning, the master said that when the empress summoned her, the sixth princess had already thought about it. There are many.

With the sixth princess's selfishness, if Bai Yingluo could give her a dowry, that would be the best.

In addition to the close relationship between the two, the sixth princess selfishly believes that Bai Yingluo's parents died early, and she is alone in the Jing'an Hou Mansion. Although she is loved by the old master Bai and the old lady Bai now, they will leave one after another in the future Now, at that time, what should Bai Yingluo do?
It is said that the old master Bai and the old lady Bai made a good marriage for Bai Yingluo before they left, but after all, she has no real parents and brothers. Once her grandparents pass away, the current Jing'an Marquis Mansion will be regarded as a layer away from her. If someone from her in-law's family took control of Bai Yingluo, she wouldn't even have anyone to turn to for help.

And the sixth princess thinks that she can treat Bai Yingluo like her own younger sister. In this life, the two of them will depend on each other. If they can be favored by the King of Da'an, then that is naturally good. It's much better in a foreign country, right?

But now, seeing Bai Yingluo hesitated, the sixth princess felt a little disappointed. After all, that was Bai Yingluo's future, and she couldn't cruelly make decisions on her behalf.

What's more, although the two have known each other for less than half a year, they regard each other as their own sisters in their hearts. If Bai Yingluo is really unwilling, the sixth princess is absolutely willing to force her.

But how could Bai Yingluo not be clear about what the Sixth Princess was thinking?

"Princess, let Yingluo think about it for a few days, okay?"

Bai Yingluo stretched out her hand to hold the sixth princess's hand and said.

"Um……"

Nodding her head, the sixth princess said with clear eyes: "Yingluo, if it were me, I wouldn't want to go so far away from home, let alone you. I am a princess, and this is a mission I cannot escape, but you are different. Therefore, I will not force you. If you feel that there is nothing to be sentimental about in the capital, and you are willing to be with my sister, then I will ask for it, but if you only want to stay in the capital, I will never force others. When the time comes , I will talk to the queen mother and ask her to choose another dowry person, don't worry."

The sixth princess was so frank, Bai Yingluo was very grateful.

After taking a nap, and then arriving at Xinlan Pavilion, the girls all looked anxious. Thinking about it, they all guessed the real purpose of the queen who got up early to summon everyone.

Dou Xiuqiao sat silently in her seat, staring blankly at the embroidery frame in front of her, as if she was annoyed by her performance in Ninghua Palace.

Why bother?These days, I have spent so much time thinking about how to draw my master's words and eyes that praised Bai Yingluo to myself.

If she had known this earlier, she would rather not compete with Bai Yingluo, whether it is embroidery, piano or chess, Bai Yingluo is far ahead.

Tightly pursing her lips, Dou Xiuqiao looked remorseful and sullen, until the master who taught embroidery came to her, she didn't recover.

In one class, the girls had different thoughts, and Mrs. Skillful Hand knew it well, but she didn't say much.

After class, Bai Yingluo followed the Sixth Princess all the way to the Yunrou Hall. Both of them had nothing to say. The Sixth Princess was probably a little disappointed, but Bai Yingluo didn't know what to say to her. The two walked to the gate of the hall in silence. outside.

"Go back quickly. You have been tired all day, and so many things have happened. You must be tired. Let's rest earlier."

Whispering, the sixth princess entered Yunrou Palace without looking back.

Looking at her somewhat lonely back, Bai Yingluo felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Back at the Marquis Mansion, there was an unspeakable tranquility in the sky of the entire mansion. Bai Yingluo walked a few steps, turned her head and asked Liuying who was following behind her, "What happened?"

Looking around vigilantly, Liu Ying took a few steps closer and replied in a low voice: "Originally, the old lady promised to make decisions for the second young lady, so that the He family could only accept that cousin as a good concubine, but Somehow, things took a sudden turn and turned into something else."

"How to say?"

Sighing secretly in her heart that it really is a troubled time, Bai Yingluo followed up and asked.

"There are also two concubines next to the second son-in-law. One of them became pregnant a few months ago. However, the second young lady watched closely and poured the baby soup, and forcibly aborted the formed child."

Bai Yingluo gasped, and Liu Ying continued: "Afterwards, the second young miss only cried and said that she didn't know that the concubine was pregnant, and the He family tabooed the Marquis, so they didn't say anything about it. Then they passed by. This time, something like this happened again. The second uncle got angry and said he wanted to divorce his wife, so the second lady went back to her mother's house. The old lady found out and scolded the second lady in front of everyone, saying that she was unreasonable Well, there is no such young lady in the Jing'an Hou Mansion, the Second Master and the Second Madam are not allowed to stand up for her, everything is up to the He Mansion."

As long as the title of the Jing'an Hou Mansion is one day, the He Mansion will not dare to give up Bai Yingqiao. The old lady Bai said that everything is up to the He Mansion, so it is considered a tacit consent to the He Mansion's acceptance of noble concubines.

She already understood the old lady's intentions in her heart, and when she thought about that innocent young life, Bai Yingluo didn't know whether she should sympathize with Bai Yingqiao at this moment.

At the time of speaking, the master and servant had already entered the gate of the third courtyard, Bai Yingluo looked back at Liuying, and Fang breathlessly entered the main room.

Cigarettes were lit in the hexagonal tripod in the corner, and the faint aroma of sandalwood wafted in the room. The old lady Bai lay on the soft couch with her eyes closed and fell asleep, with her feet on the edge, and Qiu Wen knelt there to massage the old lady. Pinch the temples.

Other than that, there was no one else in the room, presumably, old lady Bai didn't like the crowd, so they all waved back.

Shaking her head as a gesture of silence, Bai Yingluo went straight to the inner room to clean her hands.

Gently rolling up her sleeves, she took off the bracelet on her wrist and wrapped it in a handkerchief, Bai Yingluo waved her hand at Qiu Wen.

Qiuwen nodded and stood up, took the handkerchief from Bai Yingluo and put it on the dressing table, while Bai Yingluo walked to the old lady Bai's pillow, and kneaded the acupuncture points as usual. stand up.

After a cup of tea, the old lady Bai slowly opened her eyes, and seeing Bai Yingluo above her head, she smiled, took Bai Yingluo's hand and sat up.

"You sisters, only you and your eldest sister are the most reassuring..."

Sighing meaningfully, the old lady Bai sighed sadly.

"Grandmother, the children and grandchildren have their own blessings. About the second sister, the eldest aunt and the second aunt will worry about it, so don't worry about it. Seeing that the eldest sister-in-law's belly is getting bigger, you can look forward to hugging your great-grandson."

Reassuringly persuading, Bai Yingluo took the forehead wipe from Qiuwen, and tied it on the forehead for Old Madam Bai.

Nodding with a wry smile, the old lady Bai was about to speak when a shrill cry sounded in the yard.

"Grandmother, I beg you to show kindness and save your granddaughter, otherwise, your granddaughter will only die..."

Shouting loudly, one knew it was Bai Yingqiao's voice, but she was stopped by someone, and the wailing sound was cadenced in the yard, but no one was seen.

The old lady Bai's complexion sank, she reached out to beat the kang table and said, "I'm not dead yet, why are you crying?"

Suddenly, the crying in the yard stopped abruptly.

(End of this chapter)