The person in front had a graceful figure and a beautiful face. She wore a light pink cross-necked gauze jacket and a goose yellow horse-faced skirt. Her long hair was tied up in a bun with gold and jade inlaid in the middle. Pure gold tassels hung down from both sides. As she walked slowly, the golden bead tassels shone dazzlingly under the sunlight, making her look even more dignified and graceful.
Qin Yining had met this person once before when he followed the Demon Empress to Mount Changchun. She was the youngest daughter of the Duke of An, Li Yanyan.
The person in the back had a delicate figure. When she walked, she looked like a willow branch swaying in the wind. She had pink cheeks and a delicate expression. When she looked at people, her beautiful eyes revealed a bit of shyness. She looked like a cute little kitten, making people want to protect her tenderly. In addition, she wore a simple magenta robe, which made her slender neck look even whiter. Her long black hair was glossy. Even the white jade ornament on her head was overshadowed by her porcelain-white skin.
Qin Yining had never seen her before, but he couldn't help but secretly praise her. She was indeed a beauty born from the waters of Jiangnan. Compared to her, Qin Yining felt that she was like a rough man!
However, Qin Yining didn't know how Li Yanyan and Gu Chang felt when they saw her hair tied up in a bun and wearing ordinary clothes.
Li Yanyan approached and bowed to Qin Yining. "Little Sister Qin, long time no see."
"Big Sister Li." Qin Yining returned her greeting.
Li Yanyan sighed and said, "Little Sister Qin, I already know what happened to your family. Little Sister, please restrain your grief."
"Thank you, Big Sister." Qin Yining only smiled and greeted her politely.
Li Yanyan introduced her, "This is the eldest daughter of the Gu Clan. Her name is Chang. Her grandfather is the Imperial Preceptor, Old Master Gu."
"So it's Miss Gu. I've been rude." Qin Yining bowed again politely.
Gu Chang was flattered and said, "Big Sister, Chang 'er doesn't deserve this."
Her eyes fell on the palm-sized white rabbit in Qin Yining's arms. "Big Sister is naturally beautiful. Even if you don't dress up, you're still devastatingly beautiful. Seeing Big Sister holding a little jade rabbit, Little Sister really feels that I'm unworthy of the name 'Chang'."
Qin Yining was a little annoyed. "Miss Gu, you flatter me. The name carries the expectations and blessings of the elders. Miss Gu is as beautiful as a fairy. How can you be ashamed of the name Chang? "
Li Yanyan smiled.
She and Gu Chang had met a few times before. Although they knew each other, they were not familiar with each other. This was because she felt that Gu Chang looked delicate and pitiful on the outside, but was extremely pretentious on the inside. She did not like to make friends with people with this kind of personality. Now that Qin Yining had rebutted Gu Chang's sarcastic words, Li Yanyan couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.
While the three of them were talking, three nannies and a group of palace servants walked out of the Jade Jade Palace in a single file.
The nanny in the lead was in her early forties. She was fair and plump, like a big white steamed bun with a smiley face painted on it. The two nannies behind her were dressed lower than her.
Nanny Zhan took advantage of the time to support Qin Yining to whisper in her ear: "The one in the lead is His Majesty's wet nurse, Nanny Jiao. The other two are nannies in charge of teaching etiquette in the palace."
Qin Yining heard this and nodded imperceptibly.
When they came close, Qin Yining forced herself to smile and bow: "This little girl greets the nannies."
Li Yanyan and Gu Chang also bowed.
Who knew that before Qin Yining could bow, the fair and plump Nanny Jiao supported her. "We don't dare to accept Miss's bow."
Nanny Jiao bowed deeply to Qin Yining: "This servant is Jiao shi. I'm here to serve Miss on His Majesty's orders."
Clearly, Nanny Jiao's politeness shocked the people around her. Everyone present was shrewd. How could they not know what this meant?
The Emperor had sent his wet nurse to personally serve a beauty who was entering the palace to participate in the selection. Even if their country's current situation was unusual and the selection process had been severely reduced, the selection was still the selection. The Emperor's intentions were clear as day.
Li Yanyan's gaze was a bit complicated.
Gu Chang lowered her eyes and bit her lower lip.
The other two nannies also bowed to Li Yanyan and Gu Chang. Then, they each took their temporary masters to Jade Palace to settle down.
Nanny Zhan was only responsible for accompanying the guests. Now, she could only bow and withdraw.
It was unknown what the Emperor was thinking. He specifically ordered that Qin Yining be arranged in the main hall of Jade Palace. The other two were arranged in the east and west side halls.
When they arrived in the main hall, Nanny Jiao led two palace maids and two eunuchs to give Qin Yining a solemn bow.
"These servants pay respects to Miss."
Qin Yining hugged the little rabbit and sat at the head of the table. After receiving their greetings, he personally went to help Nanny Jiao up.
"Nanny, please don't be so courteous."
"Miss, please don't be like this. When this servant came, the Emperor already told this servant. He told this servant to properly serve Miss. This servant didn't see the Emperor arrange for anyone else. This servant also didn't see the Emperor care so much about any woman. Even Consort Shu didn't. This servant knows that the Emperor only has you in his heart. Those two are just here to go through the motions and be conferred the title of consort. You are the future Empress. "
At this point, Nanny Jiao smiled and bowed: "This servant will congratulate Miss here."
The four palace maids also bowed: "Congratulations Miss, congratulations Miss."
"I have no talent or virtue. How can I bear this responsibility? Nanny, please don't say such things." Qin Yining ordered them to rise.
Nanny Jiao pointed at the two palace maids and said: "This is Xing Yu and Fu Xue. They used to serve tea in Yang Xin Palace. The Emperor specially sent them to serve Miss."
The two young palace maids hurriedly kowtowed to Qin Yining.
Nanny Jiao then pointed at the two little eunuchs who weren't more than twelve or thirteen years old and said, "This is Xiao Yang Zi and Xiao Ning Zi. These two are Lu gonggong's disciples. They were also specially sent by the Emperor to serve Miss."
"This servant pays respects to Miss." Xing Yu, Fu Xue, Xiao Yang Zi and Xiao Ning Zi once again bowed to Qin Yining.
"All right, you can all rise."
Each time Qin Yining listened to Nanny Jiao's explanation, his head would hurt a bit more. He didn't know if it was because of his irritation and conflict, or if his fever had worsened. At this time, he felt very impatient. However, he didn't want to make things difficult for these people who could only be manipulated. He only said: "I'm a bit tired. I want to rest for a while. "
"Yes, the bedroom has been tidied up. Lu gonggong went to find a grand physician just now. He can treat Miss in a while."
Xing Yu and Fu Xue supported Qin Yining on either side into the room.
Nanny Jiao directed Xiao Yang Zi and Xiao Ning Zi to do things.
Xing Yu originally wanted to help Qin Yining undress but Qin Yining thought that this was not his home. There would be social events. It would be rude to dress too comfortably. He could only refuse. She lay on the couch next to the window with her clothes on. She put the well-behaved Er Bai on her stomach and used her uninjured hand to gently stroke Er Bai's head.
Fu Xue brought a thin blanket to cover her. It was unknown if it was because she was weak or really tired. Qin Yining's movements slowly slowed and she fell asleep.
She didn't know how long she had slept. She suddenly felt a beast staring at her!
Qin Yining's instinct from years of training in the mountains couldn't be ignored. She immediately woke up and opened her eyes. Unexpectedly, she saw a large face.
Qin Yining was shocked and hurriedly pushed the man away. However, she didn't expect that she was right-handed and forgot that her right shoulder was injured. She pushed the man to the ground and the wound on her shoulder opened. She immediately hissed in pain. She was no longer sleepy and blood gradually seeped out of the light blue cloth on her shoulder.
Lu gonggong helped the emperor up.
The guards behind him shouted loudly: "How dare you!"
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