Glory all the way

Chapter 68

Within a few days, the six ladies including Bai Yingluo were summoned to Shoukang Palace.

Except for Bai Yingluo, the others thought that the Empress Dowager was also considering choosing a dowry for the sixth princess, and they immediately became nervous. The pearl hairpin on the head.

After entering the main hall of Shoukang Palace, except for Bai Yingluo and Sun Yantong who were well-groomed, the others all had disheveled hair on their temples, or there were stains on their skirts, which made the Empress Dowager look down when she saw it.

"You have been studying with the sixth princess in the palace for half a year. Although the national power of Da'an is not as strong as ours, it is still our friendly country, and the etiquette and rules must not be sloppy. Today, I will show you what you have learned in the past six months. Come out, the Ai family will also come to see if you have studied hard, or are you living your life in a daze."

When the girls knelt down and saluted, the queen mother said in a deep voice.

The tender voice responded, and beside her, the foster mother stepped forward.

Just like in the past, Bai Yingluo did what the master taught. On the other hand, Dou Xiuqiao and the other five, although they did nothing wrong, their manners were a little dull, and their original fluency disappeared immediately. The Queen Mother frowned frequently.

After the show was over, the Queen Mother fell silent, and Bai Yingluo's heart suddenly tugged.

The Empress Dowager didn't like Beining Bofu, so she even did things like embarrassing Lin Zhimei. If she fell in love with herself and wanted to choose herself as the sixth princess's dowry, the sixth princess had already said in front of the empress. Don't choose yourself, but if the Queen Mother insists on doing so, will Emperor Jiayuan and the Queen offend the Queen Mother for themselves?
In an instant, Bai Yingluo felt a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.

Fortunately, the queen mother got a reply from the palace maid, and now all her thoughts are on rectifying the slackness of Dou Xiuqiao and the others, and she didn't think about the dowry for a while.

Shouting, the Queen Mother's unexpected eyes slid across the girls' faces, and Fang turned back to look at the foster mother and said, "Cui mother, starting tomorrow, you will go to Xinlan Pavilion to watch the etiquette class at noon. Some people are lazy on purpose, so let’s send them out of the palace and go back to their respective residences. They were selected to enter the palace to accompany the sixth princess, not to let them steal and play tricks.”

This was a bit harsh, and immediately, Dou Xiuqiao and the others changed their expressions.

When she was chosen to be a companion in the palace, how many people envied her. As long as the sixth princess gets married, the six of them will leave the palace and return home safely.

Now, before the sixth princess gets married, someone is sent out of the palace, and the loss of face will not be a little bit.

What's more, Dou Xiuzhu was selected as the crown princess. At this juncture, if Dou Xiuqiao made any mistakes and returned to the Dou Mansion, she would definitely fail.

In just a split second, the girls' minds have gone back and forth a few times, and they have figured out the stakes.

Kneeling down on the ground in fear, the girls pleaded guilty in unison, and repeatedly promised that they would never be lazy in the future, and that they must study etiquette with the sixth princess.

After leaving the Shoukang Palace, Dou Xiuqiao and the others all looked embarrassed, as if they didn't know what to do.

On the one hand, it is the teaching of the parents, you must stay mediocre and not be chosen by the queen to be the dowry of the sixth princess, and on the other hand, it is the dissatisfaction of the queen mother and the queen. It is really distressing to consider the two sides.

In the chess class in the afternoon, seeing Mr. Mo Zhe, Dou Xiuqiao suddenly had an idea.

Since the accompanying study in the palace, the master has encouraged everyone many times, saying that although they don't need to use Da'an's etiquette, everyone's performance will be truthfully reported to the empress when the accompanying study is over, as a reward.

Nowadays, it seems that the etiquette class can't be faked. On the contrary, I have to study hard to show that I take it seriously, but the other few talent classes are not the same.

Everyone's talent is limited, not good at embroidery, not good at playing the piano or playing chess, there is no standard of measurement. At that time, how the masters will report back, isn't it just based on their usual performance?

Thinking that Bai Yingluo has always been the best among them, a slight smile floated on Dou Xiuqiao's lips.

In the chess class, Mr. Mo Zhe still played chess with Bai Yingluo, while the others played the same chess as before, and seemed to have made no progress. Mr. Mo Zhe looked back a few times, stroked his beard and smiled, and said nothing more. All her thoughts were on the chess game with Bai Yingluo.

An hour was over, but Master Mo Zhe and Bai Yingluo hadn't finished playing the game of chess, and they shouted "get out of class is over" without raising their heads. Master Mo Zhe looked up, but Bai Yingluo was still staring intently at the chess game. Chess game, on the other side, including the sixth princess, everyone dispersed like birds and beasts.

"Girl Luo, with your performance, the master will definitely give you a superior one. Don't be afraid. When the time comes, the nobles above will choose you as a dowry for the sixth princess?"

After playing chess for several months, Master Mo Zhe and Bai Yingluo got along very happily. When no outsiders were around, the two seemed to be as close as grandparents, and Master Mo Zhe talked more often. A bit biased.

Bai Yingluo came back to her senses, and shook her head with a smile, "The princess is very kind to Yingluo. She said that she would tell the empress not to choose Yingluo as a dowry. Do your best and obey the destiny. If you can't even grant the request of the sixth princess, It is Yingluo's life."

There was a flash of appreciation in his eyes, Master Mo Zhe picked up a chess piece to block Bai Yingluo's way, Fang Fuxu smiled and said: "Little girl understands it very well, Master, I will give you a high look."

After all, the silence in Xinlan Pavilion was restored until the game of chess was over.

Each of them put away their own chess pieces, Master Mo Zhe looked at Bai Yingluo with deep meaning and said, "Girl Luo, Master has lived decades longer than you, and has seen more than you. Believe Master's words, life sometimes ends. It must be, and there is no time to force it in life. If it is yours, you can’t run away, and if you don’t deserve it, you can’t grab it, so just do it right now.”

"Something will occur if it belongs to your life, if not, do not push it……"

Muttering to herself, Bai Yingluo nodded her head in a very teachable manner, and immediately stood up to please Mrs. Mo Zhe and sent him out of Xinlan Pavilion.

After leaving the palace again, the sky was already full of haze, and the cold of early winter had unknowingly enveloped the entire capital.

The next day, when she got up early and entered the palace again, she learned that the queen mother was ill.

When a person is old, his body is naturally not as healthy as that of a young person. Sudden changes in the weather can cause old diseases.

After returning to Yunrou Palace after the etiquette class, I heard from Lihua that several groups of imperial doctors had rushed to Shoukang Palace in the afternoon, but the condition of the Empress Dowager still did not improve, which caused the saints to rush there in the morning.

For several days, because of the Empress Dowager's illness, the palace was a bit quiet, and even playing the piano in the talent class, the master didn't dare to make too much noise, so he hurriedly explained a piece of music, and asked everyone to go home to practice, as if For fear of getting into trouble because of this.

The chess class was over, and seeing that it was still early, the sixth princess dragged Bai Yingluo back to Yunrou Hall.

Eating snacks and drinking hot tea, when they were full and lying on the warm kang, the two of them looked satisfied.

"I wish time would stop like this..."

With a long and comfortable sigh, the sixth princess turned her head to look at Bai Yingluo and said, "The people from the Qin Tianjian looked at the sky and said that it might snow in the next few days. Those two old men who set up wonton stalls on the street, do we want to buy it?" Do something else?"

Feeling warm in her heart, Bai Yingluo shook her head lightly, "It's too late. Compared to before, it's much better now. If we do anything else, it's hard to make people jealous, but it will cause unnecessary trouble for them. After all, they You have to live your own life, and the princess and Prince Lin can't protect them for the rest of their lives."

Thinking about what Bai Yingluo said made sense, the sixth princess nodded.

After talking for a while, the heat on the kang spread to every part of the two of them, and the eyelids became heavy like lead, but the sixth princess seemed to remember something, and sat up with excited faces Said: "Almost forgot one thing."

"what happened?"

Surprised by the sixth princess, Bai Yingluo immediately lost her sleepiness and sat up.

"The imperial doctor said that this year's weather was colder earlier than in previous years, and it was suddenly cold. That's why the emperor's grandmother fell ill, but the capital is too damp and cold. Even after recuperation, there may be no improvement. Therefore, the emperor has already gone to bed. The decree is to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepare the guard of honor as soon as possible. The day after tomorrow, the day after the day at the latest, send the emperor's grandmother to the Huangzhuang in Pingyang to recuperate for a few months, and then pick her up during the Chinese New Year. The emperor's grandmother has already agreed. For a few days, inside and outside of Shoukang Palace, people are busy packing their luggage."

The sixth princess said with a happy face, after all, she seemed to feel that it was inappropriate for her to be so happy, she suppressed her smile and looked back at the maidservants in the palace, seeing that they were busy and didn't notice her side, six The princess stuck out her tongue playfully at Bai Yingluo.

Bai Yingluo smiled.

On the sixth day of November, the gates of the palace were opened wide, and the queen mother's guard of honor drove out, heading straight for the outside of the city.

The etiquette class at noon was canceled when the Empress Dowager was about to be sent off. Bai Yingluo and the others followed the sixth princess to see her off. Seeing the palace carriage gradually disappearing from her eyes, the sixth princess heaved a sigh of relief and turned her head again. , the eyes of Dou Xiuqiao and the others were also faintly happy, the sixth princess glanced at them angrily, and pulled Bai Yingluo back to Yunrou Hall.

After taking a nap and getting up, Bai Yingluo took the tea from the maidservant and sipped it, and was caught off guard when the six princesses couldn't help but speak at the door: "Yingluo, it's snowing, come and see... "

Opening the door of the palace and running out, I saw scattered snowflakes falling, I stretched out my hand to catch them, and before I felt the coolness in my palms, they disappeared in a flash.

Looking up, the whole sky is gray, but the snowflakes are flying gradually.

The first heavy snowfall in early winter came amidst the joy of the sixth princess and Bai Yingluo.

(End of this chapter)