imperial psychologist

Chapter 173 Are you engaged?

Bo Ling followed Baoyuan into the main hall, and saw that the tables and chairs in Concubine Qu's bedroom had been moved aside, and the huge floor was now covered with maps and albums unfolded.

Bo Ling tilted his head and looked. The largest one in the middle should be the topographic map of Jian'an Lake. The ink pen outlines the outline of the southeast shore of the lake, mountains, streams, deep pools, islands, as well as palaces and corridors. , Thatched Cottage, and Yaotai... Each geographical location is marked on the map in neat lowercase letters, and a frame drawn by a dotted line is added for easy viewing.

Under these marked place names, I made annotations with finer pen and ink, about a few sentences to introduce the furnishings, location, and landscape of this place.

Sitting on the newly laid carpet, Qu Shi listened to the news from Zheng Shu's exclusive Ministry of Internal Affairs, while looking down at the album in his hand—the album contained mostly styles of clothes and jewelry. , took the pen at hand and lightly drew a circle on it, and handed it over to Zheng Shu for sorting out.

"Your Majesty." Bo Ling slightly bent his knees, and greeted Zheng Shu with gentle eyes. At this time, Baoyuan had brought a small square blanket and feather pillow for Bo Ling to sit on, and signaled her to find a comfortable position without restraint. Just sit down.

"Don't Granny Shu sit?" Bo Ling raised his head and glanced at Zheng Shu who had been standing beside Qu.

Zheng Shu shook her head, "I'm old, and I can't bear to sit like this. I can just stand here."

Baoyuan snorted and laughed, "Grandma Shu can't bear it, she can't bear it because she sees us so unruly?"

Zheng Shu frowned, and gave Baoyuan a smile, but she couldn't stay idle after all, so she hurried outside to pick up the freshly made hot tea from the maidservants.

Looking at the map on the ground, Bo Ling couldn't help sighing, "Seeing that the southeast area of ​​Anhu Lake has always been a closed area, I've heard that the Holy Majesty is repairing gardens in it before, but I didn't expect there to be so many pavilions and pavilions here. ..."

"This area has been under construction since the 24th year of Jianxi." Qu looked up at Bai Ling, and said warmly, "Most of the construction period was over last year, so the emperor decided to make this year's flower viewing party The idea of ​​doing it here."

"Yes, these things are already ready-made. Otherwise, the sage suddenly changed his mind and wanted to leave the palace at the beginning of March, even if Jia Yuchun had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to cope with it." Baoyuan chuckled beside her, straightened her waist, and stretched out her hand Pointing to an island in the map, "Ma'am, are you going to release koi here this year?"

"Okay." Qu replied with lowered eyes, "I just don't know if I have the strength this year, so I'll prepare first. If it doesn't work, you can go for me..."

Bao Yuan looked at Bo Ling with a teasing look.

Bo Ling looked back with doubts.

Zheng Shu came in with tea at this time, and placed cups in front of the imperial concubine and Baoyuan Bailing.

"Although the place for the flower viewing party is bigger this time, compared with the previous few times, there are fewer things that we need to prepare for. We are just going to join in the fun. First, we will watch the fireworks and singing and dancing on the Yaotai, and then we will meet with the Holy Spirit Boarding a boat together on the lake, the emperor is also thinking about the body of the empress, if you are tired on the way, you can find a nearby palace or courtyard to rest, and you don't have to force yourself to complete the journey."

"The emperor is really considerate of our empress!" Baoyuan blew on the hot tea in her hand and said with a smile.

"Yes." Zheng Shu couldn't help laughing, she pointed to the circles specially marked with a Chinese ink pen on the map, "Let's write down these locations, so we won't be in a hurry when the time comes."

Bo Ling nodded, and suddenly saw an oval block covered with red crosses at the bottom of the entire map.

It looked like a small pond, but it was not painted with black ripples like other ponds. She became more curious, pointed to the map, and asked, "Grandma Shu, what is this place?"

"Let me take a look..." Zheng Shu approached with narrowed eyes, looked at it and thought for a while, "Oh, it's Jiaolong Pond."

"Jiaolong?" Bai Ling repeated the name—isn't that something only in mythology?
"It's the crocodile." Baoyuan added, "I heard people say that it was specially transported from the lower reaches of Jian'an River. Our emperor likes these long-lived auspicious signs, so Eunuch Jia specially asked for it."

"Is that so..." Bo Ling looked at the area covered with red crosses, feeling slightly ominous for some reason.

Zheng Shu went on to say a lot of details that should be paid attention to that day. Bo Ling and Bao Yuan listened with peace of mind, and asked a few questions from time to time. After confirming that they were safe, Bo Ling and Bao Yuan respectively recounted their responsibilities. Only in this way did Zheng Shu really feel at ease down.

"By the way, ma'am," Bai Ling suddenly remembered the matter of Bai Yi, and she looked at Qu, "During the day on the 29th, I wanted to ask for leave, and I would go directly to see Anhu and wait for you in the evening. I don't know if it is possible. .”

Zheng Shu was stunned for a while, then frowned and sighed, "You should have said that earlier."

"I'm sorry Granny Shu, I just remembered." Bo Ling put his hands together and looked at Zheng Shu apologetically, "The arrangements that Grandma Cai said just now should be after nightfall... I will definitely come back on time and there will be no delay Business."

"What are you going to do?" Baoyuan asked.

"That day was...the day when an old friend left." Bo Ling replied vaguely on purpose, and said softly, "So..."

Qu suddenly raised her head, "Will your brother go to the flower viewing party tonight?"

"Yeah." Bo Ling nodded, "Both he and my dad received the post."

Qu Shi lowered his eyes and smiled, "Then you guys should go shopping... It is more worthwhile to participate in such a grand event as a spectator. I will let you take a whole day off, okay...?"

Bo Ling took a deep breath and solemnly thanked Qu.

On the side, Bao Yuan tilted her head and smiled, "Then when you arrive at Anhu in the evening, you have to come to Yaotai to find me first. Don't forget the clothes from the garden party last time, we changed them stitch by stitch. Yes, you have to wear it this time, don't waste any more!"

This made everyone laugh. After all, on the afternoon of the garden party, Bao Yuan first came to exaggerate the effect of Bai Ling's fitting, but Bai Ling changed the clothes himself, and Zheng Shu and Qu Shi did not see each other. Clothes look like on real people.

Bo Ling also laughed, but had no choice but to agree.

"Is your brother seventeen this year?" Qu asked, "Are you engaged?"

"Not yet." Bo Ling replied truthfully, "He has been working as an apprentice cook in Baiwei Building for the past few years, and he can't rest for a few days a year. My father is also busy, so this matter has been delayed."

Qu shook his head, sighed with a smile, "Your father has never been married, so it's not easy to raise the two of you like this. A man takes care of children, so how can he worry about these things."

"That's not true, ma'am." Baoyuan smiled from the side, "That little doctor Bai is very good at taking care of children. You forgot what Concubine Ning told us last time."

Qu Shi focused slightly, then smiled again, "That's true."

Bai Ling couldn't understand what he heard, so Bao Yuan repeated Ning Bi's previous words, and told how Bai Yi managed to coax the little prince well with three or two tricks. The prince has asked Bai Yi many times for advice, and Bai Yi can give a good solution almost every time.

This time it was Berlin's turn to be surprised.

"You don't know?" Bao Yuan was amazed, "Where did Bai Yi learn this ability to take care of children?"

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