Chapter 256 Minglan’s idea
Zhao Xing said that there have been many smart people since ancient times, but there are very few people who can really stay sober and calm. Most smart people are so smart that they are misled by their cleverness.
Minglan is smart, but she knows how to measure herself and has a clear understanding of her own identity and status. She will not think about things beyond her identity and status because of her intelligence.
Zhang Guifen carefully recalled the performance of several people and the impressions after contact during this period.
I found that the characters and temperaments of the women were very consistent with what Zhao Xing said.
She didn't have much contact with Minglan, they only played a few polo games together, and she felt that Minglan liked her very much.
Other than that, when she thought about it carefully, she had almost no impression of Minglan.
Minglan's sense of presence is so low that it is easy to ignore her.
Originally Zhang Guifen didn't think much about it, but after Zhao Xing's words, she realized it.
It is certain that Zhao Xing loves Minglan, and Minglan can feel it as long as she is not stupid.
It stands to reason that Lan is just a dowry, and she should rely on Zhao Xing's favor to try her best to please her and find a status for herself.
But Minglan did not. Instead, she tried her best to make herself inconspicuous.
Zhang Guifen asked herself, if the two of them had different identities, would she be able to do this?
Zhang Guifen could never think of a good way to deal with it, but suddenly she thought of Minglan and wanted to see her.
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Shuanglan Pavilion
Minglan Rulan is playing chess, while Yu Yanran is making clothes beside her.
Yu Yanran has an indifferent temperament and likes embroidery. She usually stays in her yard and embroiders some things to pass the time.
After Rulan Minglan entered the palace, she often came to Rulan and their courtyard. When she was tired from being a female queen, she could still talk to them.
Since she entered the palace, all of Zhao Xing's inner and outer clothes, except for the crown clothes, were all made by Yu Yanran.
Before autumn, Yu Yanran made more than a dozen sets of clothes for Zhao Xing.
Then he started to prepare winter clothes for Zhao Xing.
Rulan and Minglan were not playing Go, but backgammon.
This thing was made by Zhao Xing and was given to them to kill time.
Before, Zhang Guifen often went to Ru Lan to play mahjong. During this period, Zhang Guifen had to go to the palace every day to receive instruction from the queen, so naturally she had no time to play mahjong.
However, Sheng Shulan was pregnant and could not sit for long periods of time, so the three of them were short of one and could only play backgammon.
Although backgammon is simple, it also requires a certain amount of calculation.
Even if Minglan betrays her, Rulan is no match.
Yu Yanran listened to the quarrels between the two from time to time with a smile on her face, which did not affect her work as a female worker at all.
At this moment, Hua’s mother walked in.
"Girl, the Crown Princess sent someone to ask the Sixth Sister to go to Chunhe Palace."
"Huh?" Rulan was stunned when she heard this and asked strangely: "What does the Crown Princess want the Sixth Sister to do?"
It doesn’t matter that Zhang Guifen drank Minglan’s tea in advance, but if she has no status, she has no status.
Before the Crown Princess asked someone to play mahjong, she asked her to play mahjong with Shulan and Yu Yanran. She never called Minglan to play together.
I have never looked for Minglan alone.
"The person who came here didn't say anything." Hua's mother shook her head.
"The Crown Princess is looking for Minglan for something. Minglan, please go there quickly." Yu Yanran said.
"Yes." Minglan nodded, looked at Rulan and smiled: "Fifth sister, don't touch the chessboard. Wait until I come back before continuing."
"Hurry up. Let’s go, how long has it been and still thinking about playing chess?” Ru Lan said a little speechlessly.
Minglan smiled and walked out.
"Ru Lan, don't worry. The Crown Princess is very nice. Sister Shulan and I entered the palace before you. It's been so long and the Crown Princess has never felt sorry for us." Yu Yanran comforted her when she saw that Ru Lan was a little worried.
"Who is worried about her?" Ru Lan curled her lips and said, "I'm just sorry for this game of chess. I almost won, but she was called away. I don't know when she will come back. This game of chess I’m afraid I won’t be able to do it.”
After entering the East Palace for so long, Rulan finally realized what it is like to be as deep as the sea once you enter the palace.
Although the East Palace is large, you can only stay in the courtyard every day and cannot go for a walk in the garden.
Zhao Xing usually comes to Shuanglan Pavilion only once every three to five days, and almost always at night, and he doesn't even see anyone during the day.
Rulan was very happy that Minglan could accompany her to the East Palace.
If Minglan didn't talk to her to relieve her boredom, she would go crazy on days like this.
After getting along day and night during this time, the relationship between the sisters is getting better and better. She was indeed worried when she heard that the Crown Princess was looking for Minglan, but she was unwilling to admit it.
Yu Yanran saw that Ru Lan was duplicity, so she smiled and said nothing.
At this moment, a palace maid came to report that the prince came.
After hearing this, the two people quickly straightened their hair accessories, tidied their clothes, and went to greet him.
Several eunuchs were holding lanterns to lead the way, and Zhao Xing walked into Shuanglan Pavilion with shouts and crowds.
"Meet Your Highness!" Ru Lan and Yu Yanran said happily.
Zhao Xing saw Yu Yanran there but did not see Minglan, and was a little surprised and said: "Where is Minglan?"
"Back to Your Highness, the Crown Princess just sent someone to call Minglan to Chunhe Palace." Ru Lan said.
Zhao Xing was startled when he heard this. Although he didn't know what Zhang Guifen was going to find Minglan, he was not too worried.
Holding one by one hand, they entered the hall.
Seeing the unfinished chess game on the low table and the needlework and fabrics beside it, I blamed him: "Didn't I tell you not to do it after dark?"
"Chen. I came over to talk to Sister Rulan, but she didn’t do much," Yu Yanran said.
"You." Zhao Xing said with a straight face: "I said you are not allowed to do it at night, so you are not allowed to do it. If you let me watch next time, you won't have to make clothes for me in the future."
"Yes, I have written it down."
Although Zhao Xing was blaming her, his original intention was to care about her.
“It’s getting late, so I’ll take my leave first.” Yu Yanran saluted.
Zhao Xing came here at this time. Apparently he will be placed in Shuanglan Pavilion tonight.
"You go against what you said to Gu. If Gu wants to punish you, please stay." Zhao Xing said.
When Yu Yanran heard this, her face turned red.
Although I have had the experience of serving with Rulan and the others before, this time it was at Mutang Pavilion.
But Yu Yanran was weak-tempered and couldn't say no.
Yu Yanran hesitated for a long time, and said in a voice as loud as a mosquito: "Your Highness, I will go back to take a bath and change my clothes first."
"No need to go to so much trouble, ask the servants to bring you some clothes and take a bath here. Just bring the cheongsam." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Yes." Yu Yanran responded shyly.
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“Slave, please pay homage to the Crown Princess!”
Ming Lan walked into the Chunhe Hall and saluted.
Zhang Guifen sent out all the maids serving in the palace, leaving only Qian's mother, who asked Minglan to sit down.
"There are no other people here, let's sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Crown Princess!"
Ming Lan thanked her and sat down.
"I have come to you because I want to give you some advice on something." Zhang Guifen said, told the matter again, and asked: "I have thought about it over and over again, but I haven't thought of anything good. See if there is any way.”
"The Crown Princess can't even think of a way, and the servant is so stupid that she can't even think of a way." Minglan said quickly.
"One person can be a guide for shortcomings, and two can be a guide for success. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often praises you for your intelligence. You don't need to worry so much, just say whatever you have to say." Zhang Guifen said.
Minglan hesitated after hearing this and said: "This matter is simple to say. If Mrs. Cao can conceive a child, all problems will be solved."
Zhang Guifen had a look on her face after hearing this. Disappointed: "I have thought about it too, but with the status of the Cao family, it is not difficult to hire an imperial doctor."
"The imperial doctor is good at treating illnesses and saving people. It is normal that there is nothing that can be done about this kind of thing."
Minglan hesitated for a moment before saying this and said: "To be honest with the Crown Princess, my eldest sister's situation is somewhat similar to Madam Cao's. She also gave birth to a sister in her first child, but later she was unable to conceive. Later, my grandmother invited Bai Shitan The old lady of the He family checked the eldest sister's pulse, took some medicine and nursed her back to health for a while, and she became pregnant. My grandmother once said that the old lady of the He family was the best at treating women. "
Zhang Guifen was stunned when she heard this. When she went home a few days ago, her mother also said that she wanted to ask the old lady of the He family in Baishitan to take a look at it for her.
The reason why she did not think of asking Mrs. He to show it to Cao Siyu was because in her mind, Mrs. He's medical skills may not be better than those of the imperial doctors in the palace.
So I didn’t think about it.
Now I heard from Minglan that Mrs. He is best at treating women, and it seems that she can really give it a try.
After pondering for a while, Zhang Guifen asked: "What if Mrs. He can't do anything about it?"
"The servant feels that Lady Cao is not a person who can't handle things. The reason why she stopped taking concubines is that she is still young. , I think we can wait. If the imperial doctor and Mrs. He are unable to do anything after the diagnosis, Madam Cao will give up and naturally won't stop her." Minglan said.
After hearing this, Zhang Guifen thought about it carefully and said with a smile: "Originally, I thought this matter was very troublesome, but when you said this, it felt like it was clearing the air."
(End of this chapter)