Glory all the way

Chapter 278 Regret
The next day, Bai Yingluo handed over the sign and entered the palace.

Originally, she didn't want to bring Brother Yan with her, but she was afraid that she would be delayed in the palace for too long, and that Brother Yan would cry if he couldn't get enough milk. Bai Yingluo hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to take the child with her.

After entering the Ninghua Palace, the empress praised Brother Yan for a long time, and she couldn't help but mention the full moon gift from the sixth princess.

It turned out that the Sixth Princess had prepared gifts as early as when she learned that Bai Yingluo was pregnant, and the envoys who came to worship with Da'an years ago brought them along with them. Let Bai Yingluo know that she must wait until the child is full moon before presenting this surprise.

When she knew it, Bai Yingluo felt even more emotional.

It has been three years since they separated, but the six princesses have always treated Bai Yingluo the same way. They have never been alienated from Bai Yingluo because of the long distance. Birthdays, marriages, children's full moon, and every major event around Bai Yingluo, the six princesses will send them congratulations. And among them, it's not just as simple as a gift.

Nowadays, all the noble ladies in the capital know that Bai Yingluo has fallen into the eyes of the empress and the sixth princess. Whenever there is a banquet at home, they will send a post to Bai Yingluo to show their friendship.

"I guess, I will soon receive Si Ran's letter these days."

After counting the days, the empress talked to Bai Yingluo with a smile, and Bai Yingluo nodded in response, but in her heart, she was planning to prepare something in return.

After staying for a while, Bai Yingluo carried the child to the East Palace.

When paying respects to the Crown Princess, she also smiled and asked the wet nurse to hold Brother Yan to show her. After a few glances, the Crown Princess praised softly, and then let Bai Yingluo back down.

When he was about to go out, he heard the cry of a child in the inner hall.

There was some bad feeling in her heart, but Bai Yingluo pretended not to hear it, quickened her pace and entered the East Side Hall.

In just over a month, Lin Zhimei's body had returned to its former slenderness, which surprised Bai Yingluo secretly.

Xu knew what Bai Yingluo was worried about, Lin Zhimei shook her head in relief, and said with a coquettish smile, "You have to feed the child yourself, so naturally you won't recover as quickly as I do."

There are rules in the palace that concubines are not allowed to nurse their children by themselves, even if they grow up by their side, they will be nursed by the wet nurse arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When Lin Zhimei hugged Brother Yan and looked at her, Bai Yingluo took a few glances at the second prince.

His face is fair, with two patches of red from falling asleep, his mouth is slightly pouted, and from time to time, a few bubbles of milk will pop out of his mouth, his small appearance is extremely cute, it is conceivable that when he smiles, there will be tears. How likable.

Bai Yingluo praised a few words, and Lin Zhimei immediately smiled and replied with crooked eyebrows: "Yes, Your Highness likes to play with him very much, and every day when he comes back from the study, he hugs him and teases him for a while. .”

Lin Zhimei whispered the last few words, but Bai Yingluo knew that she was talking about the Crown Princess and the First Prince.

Thinking of the heart-piercing cry of the child just now, Bai Yingluo showed a timely curiosity on her face.

Lin Zhimei said in a low voice: "The eldest prince has been in poor health since he was born. After the full moon, he is weaker than when he was just born. He can't leave people for twelve hours a day. He has to be hugged all the time. Once she was put on the bed, she began to cry, and she didn't know what was going on. The imperial doctor came to see her, and she felt a little baffled. Now, there are only two wet nurses around Xiang'er, and five or six nurses have been called over there."

Seeing Lin Zhimei was secretly happy, Bai Yingluo had some indescribable feelings in her heart.

They are both first-time mothers, even if Bai Yingluo doesn't like the princess anymore, she still hopes that the eldest prince will be healthy and healthy. When she heard the cry just now, she subconsciously stopped her steps, and then her heart was pulled. Looking back at the baby in the nurse's arms, Bai Yingluo felt relieved when she saw Brother Yan lying quietly with her eyes open.

At this moment, Bai Yingluo finally knew why Lin Zhimei was in such a hurry to announce that she had entered the palace.

For her, it's good news that the eldest prince is not good, right?
At this moment, Bai Yingluo seemed to see the proud Lin Zhimei when she was pregnant for the first time again.

However, no matter how much hatred there is between adults, children are always innocent. How can we transfer all the disgust and hatred towards others to children?
How innocent is a child?

Thinking of this, Bai Yingluo felt a little resentful, and the eagerness to hand the sign into the palace full of concern was like being poured with cold water, which made her feel a little unmotivated.

"But tired? I'm sorry, it's all my fault. You should rest for a while."

Seeing that Bai Yingluo was distracted, Lin Zhimei said apologetically.

When she came back to her senses, Bai Yingluo shook her head lightly.

After staying in the East Side Hall for nearly an hour, before leaving, Bai Yingluo went to the main hall to bid farewell to the princess. In the inner hall, the cry of the child became louder. After a few words, he waved his hand to signal her to back down.

Before Bai Yingluo stepped out of the threshold of the main hall, the corner of the princess' skirt had disappeared behind the screen.

In the carriage, Bai Yingluo hugged Brother Yan tightly in her arms, feeling a little distressed.

The mood of unpredictability was relieved a little after returning to Yixin Garden.

The Wang family sent someone to send a message to Bai Yingluo, asking her when she would go to the uncle's residence in Yanping, and she would take Liu Ruomei with her when the time came.

On the ninth day of June, when Sun Yantong got married, Bai Yingluo did not attend the banquet at the Yanping uncle's mansion because she was in confinement, and Chen Xiang was asked to send a gift of makeup on her behalf.

With the friendship between Bai Yingluo and Sun Yantong, after confinement, Bai Yingluo would definitely come to see Sun Yantong in person, so Wang Shi begged to come over.

Liu Ruomei is already 14 years old. According to the ordinary lady, she has already ordered a wedding dress to be embroidered at home, and she is only waiting to get married after Jiji.

But when he first arrived in the capital, Liu Tinghuai was promoted to be the third-rank minister of Dali Temple, and Wang's thoughts gradually came alive.

It is said that the daughter should be married high. To the Wang family, the eldest daughter Liu Ruoxuan married to the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Industry is only a wishful thinking. In the big and small banquets in the wealthy families in the capital, Mrs. Wang always thinks of ways to let Liu Ruomei show up in front of those wives.

It's a pity that things didn't go as planned, and Liu Ruomei's marriage was delayed again and again.

In fact, with Liu Tinghuai's relationship with the Jing'an Hou Mansion and his current official position, it is not a problem for his daughter to marry into a wealthy family, but it is a pity that the Wang family is too powerful.

For those who wanted to marry Liu's family, the rumors had only just come through. When Wang got the news, he already started to inquire about the background of the man's family with great fanfare, and even found out what the other's ancestors did.

As time passed, everyone could see what Wang was thinking.

Those honest noble families will naturally pick and choose Liu Ruomei. Liu Ruomei is arrogant and self-willed, and she can get some clues as soon as she inquires about it. Once she comes and goes, those rich families with some background will look down on her. .

As for the slightly inferior ones, Mrs. Wang despises them.

In the end, Liu Ruomei's marriage was delayed. By the time Wang Shi realized it, it was already too late, and no one came to propose marriage.

At this moment, seeing Wang's attention on her, Bai Yingluo felt a headache.

But thinking of her uncle Liu Tinghuai, Bai Yingluo felt a little bit unbearable again.

"You go to Liu's mansion and tell me that I plan to go to Yanping Bo's mansion the next day to see if Cousin Ruomei is free. If she is free, I will go to Xueshi Lane to pick her up at two o'clock in the afternoon."

Bai Yingluo explained to Liu Yingdao.

Half a month after getting married, the young lady will bring her new son-in-law back to her mother's house for three to five days. Bai Yingluo sent someone to ask Sun Yantong early on, and learned that during the last few days in late June, Sun Yantong and her husband-in-law Zhou Yunqing were probably in Uncle Yanping. government.

After half an hour, Liu Ying came back and said that the Liu Mansion would send a carriage to bring Liu Ruomei over early in the morning the next day, so that Bai Yingluo would make a special trip to Bachelor Lane without bothering her.

When seeing Liu Ruomei, Bai Yingluo was slightly surprised.

Every time they met before, Liu Ruomei would bend her knees and give a blessing, even if she met, even if she was behind others, she would still look smug and her nostrils upturned, as if she didn't pay attention to Bai Yingluo at all.

Except for the time to pay New Year's greetings to her uncle in the first month, Bai Yingluo had never seen Liu Ruomei again, counting it, it had been half a year.

I haven't seen her in half a year, but Liu Ruomei seems to be a different person. The arrogance she used to have disappeared, and she has a soft and graceful temperament. From a distance, she looks very much like her elder sister Liu Ruoxuan.

"Ruomei met Cousin Luo."

Leaning over to give a blessing, Liu Ruomei didn't get up until Bai Yingluo stretched out her hand to help her, and said to Bai Yingluo with a smile: "Daddy said, I haven't seen my cousin-in-law for a long time, I'm free, let cousin Luo and cousin-in-law go to Liu's house to sit." sit."

Even though she didn't like Liu Ruomei, Bai Yingluo pretended to have forgotten the unhappiness in the past, concealed her surprise, and sat with Liu Ruomei for a while, had some tea and cakes, and then they went out.

When they arrived in the alley in front of the Yanping uncle's mansion, Madam Sun's mother-in-law was already waiting outside the gate, and she graciously brought Bai Yingluo and Liu Ruomei into the main room.

Seeing Liu Ruomei followed behind Bai Yingluo, surprise flashed across Sun Yantong's face, but on Madam Sun's face, there seemed to be some understanding, and a slight smile flashed across her face.

Sun Yantong and Bai Yingluo had something to say, so they ordered the servant girls to invite a few ladies who were the same age as Liu Ruomei from the mansion to chat and laugh with Liu Ruomei.

By lunch time, Sun Yantong had already learned about Liu Ruomei's intentions from her mother.

When she looked at Bai Yingluo again, Sun Yantong was both amused and helpless.

Gouging out Bai Yingluo's finger affectionately, Sun Yantong said angrily, "You are a soft-hearted person. If it were me, I would simply refuse and not take her out, so as not to turn around and ruin my reputation."

Even Sun Yantong knew about it, Bai Yingluo felt helpless, and then looked at Liu Ruomei, not knowing whether to sympathize or remain indifferent.

(End of this chapter)