At the end of her speech, Rouyao said with some sadness: "In fact, Sun Fang'er and I are both very selfish. We only care about ourselves here."
Zi'an shook his head, "You are different from Sun Fang'er in being selfish. You never hurt anyone."
There is a big difference between selfishness and self-respect.
Rouyao was silent for a long time, then said, "When Ajing comes back, I will explain everything to him."
Zi'an said softly, "Take it easy, don't damage the wood too much."
Rouyao chuckled, "I only asked him one question. I have someone in my heart now, but I will try my best to forget him. I asked him if he is willing to wait for me."
Zi'an was startled, his face suddenly lit up, "Are you serious?"
"Why make it hard for yourself? It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but hard to find a lover. If a woman is going to get married, if she can't marry the one she likes, she must marry someone who likes her."
Rouyao smiled carefreely and asked, "Do you think I'm casual?"
Zi'an blurted out, "No, Rouyao, I think I'm in love with you."
Rouyao laughed, "Okay, go back and divorce Old Seven, and we'll get married."
Zi'an was also happy, "Okay."
Lao Qi stared at them from afar. He had very good hearing and could hear not only their conversation but even their soft sighs.
Divorce him? Qin Zhou is not enough, and Rou Yao is needed
Rouyao must be married off immediately.
Everyone thought Ajing would come back in the evening, but Ajing didn't come back for three days, and Rouyao was really worried.
Today, Concubine Mei sent someone to the Regent's Palace and said that Xia Lin was "sick", and Zi'an finally felt relieved.
Murong Jie did not have any free time during these three days, but was arranging a celebration banquet for Xiao Xiao and Prince An after they returned to the capital.
That day, Xia Lin must be rescued, otherwise Zi'an's illness will not be cured.
Zi'an was indeed sick. He was haunted by nightmares almost every night. When he woke up, he was obviously tired. Over the past few days, he had lost a lot of weight.
Even when she entered the palace to pay her respects, the Empress Dowager noticed it and repeatedly told her to have a good rest. As for matters concerning the boudoir, since Wanjing had gone to the palace, she let Wanjing do it so that the palace could have more children as soon as possible.
Zi'an naturally expressed his "sincere" gratitude.
The Empress Dowager naturally thought that her thanks were not sincere at all. After this period of contact, she also had a preliminary understanding of Xia Zian.
In short, this person is very cunning. She seems harmless and seems to have no chance of fighting back, but people around her will always help her. She is good at using people because she knows everyone's strengths and weaknesses. She watches from the other side of the river about everything that concerns her and does not get involved in it at all.
After being annoyed by Prince Li for several days, she temporarily gave up on dealing with Xia Zian.
At least, until there is a better solution, she would rather not take action, lest the enemy remain unscathed while she herself continues to lose soldiers and generals.
Zi'an certainly wouldn't have a direct conflict with her. Instead of taking the time off, he might as well take a break.
The Regent's Palace also happened to hold a banquet on the day that Ajing returned.
Treat Qin Zhou to a banquet.
This was actually what the emperor meant, because ever since Qin Zhou came to the Great Zhou, many officials and nobles wanted to invite her to a banquet. It was self-evident what their intentions were.
Therefore, when Murong Jie entered the palace yesterday, the emperor mentioned, intentionally or unintentionally, that Qin Zhou had been in the Great Zhou for so many days, but it seemed that no welcome ceremony had been held for her.
Murong Jie knew what to do.
Zi'an thinks it's okay to use one day to prepare a small banquet. Most importantly, Nanny Yang thinks it's okay.
Because Zi'an has been in a bad mood, many things in the mansion have been handed over to the nanny to handle recently.
Nanny once smiled and said to Zi'an: "I really did not make a mistake in choosing you. If it weren't for my discerning eyes, how could you be so successful today?"
Zi'an knew she was joking, because, as a respectable person beside the queen, how could he take a royal palace seriously
But the nanny didn't think so. The palace was full of complicated situations, with masters everywhere. And in the palace, she was already half a master.
She is getting older and can no longer fight. Now she lives like this and it's good.
Xiaosun came to Zian and asked, "Do you want to invite Miss Wanjing?"
Zi'an just remembered her and said, "Please come, but tell her that if she wants to come, then she can come, and if she doesn't want to, then forget it."
Murong Jie's intention was not to raise her to be a concubine, but keeping her like this was not a solution. The master was not the master and the servant was not the servant, so Zi'an also took a lot of thought to figure out how to place her.
So, after instructing Xiaosun, he said, "How about this, ask her to come over."
She is the daughter of a criminal and has been enslaved. It is not easy to find a way out for her. If she is ambitious and wants to marry a rich man like Wanhui, she can at most be a concubine. If she wants to marry a commoner, perhaps she can become his principal wife. The procedure will be more complicated, but I believe that the Seventh Brother can handle it.
Let's see what she chooses.
After a cup of tea, Xiaosun came with a woman.
When he saw her, Zi'an was slightly stunned.
After she came back from the Northern Desert, Nanny Yang made the servants in the palace wear uniform clothes, so that when they went out, people would know they were from the palace.
Slaves and maids wore green clothes, and servants wore blue clothes.
The style is also standardized and designed for convenience, with narrow sleeves and a pinched waist, and petals embroidered on the lapels to distinguish the different ranks of maids.
Xiaosun and Nanny Yang were the people around her. They entered the room to serve her and were first-class maids. Therefore, their clothes were embroidered with chrysanthemums.
The second-class maid embroidered the crabapple.
The third-class maid embroidered Xiyan.
Today, Wanjing was wearing a green dress embroidered with evening veil, which was the work clothes for a third-class cleaning maid. I wonder if she borrowed it from any of those people, Chunxiaqiudong.
There are two meanings of wearing this outfit.
The first meaning is that the palace treated her as a third-class maid.
The second meaning is that she is willing to be a third-class maid in the palace.
After Wanjing entered the room, she didn't dare to look Zi'an in the eye. She just bent her legs and knelt down.
"Your servant Wanjing pays respects to the princess."
Her voice is as gentle and calm as her name.
Zi'an looked at her face, which was not made up, plain but lovely.
When I met her on the first day, I felt that she was dignified and gentle. Even though she was wearing servant's clothes now, she did not lose the aura of a lady from a noble family.
He is quite an extraordinary person.
"Get up!" Zi'an's voice couldn't help but become gentle.
Wanjing stood up, lowered her head and frowned, waiting for Zi'an's instructions.
Zi'an asked, "Who gave you this dress?"
Wan Jing answered respectfully, "To answer your question, Princess, I made it myself. I asked someone in the house to buy the material. I worked hard for two days to make it."
"These are servants' clothes." Zi'an reminded her, fearing that she didn't know the clothing standards for the servants in the mansion.
Wan Jing said, "I know that once I enter slavery, I am a slave."
(End of this chapter)