Chapter 49 The final farewell
But those were the things that their ministers wanted to think about. At this time, Luo Jiaqi had already gone to Cining Palace.
Now Princess Anping is still accompanying the Queen Mother in the palace, but I heard that she will return to the Princess Mansion after Luo Jiaqi leaves, and then it will be Concubine Xian who will accompany the Queen Mother.
It seems that he knew that Luo Jiaqi was leaving today to say goodbye, so before the day was bright, the door of Cining Palace was already open, and there were palace maids busy.
"Princess Eleven is here, come in quickly, the Queen Mother has been asking you why you haven't come yet."
Outside the palace gate, the eldest maid who had been waiting saw Luo Jiaqi's figure and immediately ran over, saying with a smile on her face.
Smiling and nodding, Luo Jiaqi winked at Yuan'er behind him,
Seeing this, Yuan'er quickly stepped forward and stuffed three gold leaves into the hands of the eldest palace maid. At the same time, Luo Jiaqi said:
"In the future, when I am no longer in the palace, Aunt Lao will have to take care of the imperial grandmother.
Moreover, the mother-in-law does not have much experience. If there is something that she does not understand about the imperial grandmother, or she does something that displeases the imperial grandmother, I will have to trouble my aunt to put in a good word for the mother-in-law."
Seeing such three real gold leaves, the eldest maid immediately beamed:
"Princess, what are you talking about? These are what slaves should do. Princess, don't worry. Concubine Xian is already loved by the Queen Mother, so she will be fine.
It's getting late, and the Queen Mother and Princess Anping are still waiting inside. Princess, you are still in a hurry to get on your way, so don't waste time outside with your slaves. Come in quickly with your slaves."
With that said, the eldest maid started to lead the way.
Smiling and nodding, Luo Jiaqi did not hesitate and quickly followed the pace of the eldest palace maid.
"Queen Mother, the eleventh princess is here."
Following the report from the eldest palace maid, Luo Jiaqi walked into the main hall and saw that the lamps were still lit in the main hall. The Queen Mother and Princess Anping were sitting at the top, watching Luo Jiaqi approach step by step.
"My grandson visited the emperor's grandmother and his aunt Anping,
Imperial grandmother, Anping’s aunt Jin An.”
Because this was a farewell ceremony, Luo Jiaqi always used the biggest kneeling ceremony in terms of etiquette.
"Good boy, get up quickly."
The Queen Mother's eyes were full of love, and she was still a little reluctant to let go of the eleventh princess she loved most after returning to the palace.
"Time flies so fast. I thought you were still chatting with us last time. How come you are going to the fiefdom in the blink of an eye?"
Princess Anping walked directly in front of Luo Jiaqi and took Luo Jiaqi's hand, her eyes full of reluctance.
My heart becomes warmer and warmer. Although the intrigues in the harem are serious and everyone may be a pawn,
But at least Luo Jiaqi experienced true family affection from Concubine Xian, the Queen Mother and Princess Anping.
Because a person's eyes can't deceive, not to mention that Luo Jiaqi actually has a lot of experience, and the people he has met are not much better than the Queen Mother,
So she can clearly tell what is true and what is false.
"Grandma Huang, from now on I will no longer be able to stay with Grandma Huang. Please don't blame me.
These are the Buddhist scriptures I copied during this period, hoping to accumulate good deeds for the Imperial Grandmother."
As he spoke, Luo Jiaqi waved to Yuan'er behind him, and then Yuan'er presented the Buddhist scriptures he had been carrying.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother became more satisfied with Luo Jiaqi and smiled more kindly:
"With your kindness, the Ai family is satisfied. From now on, there is no need to worry about the Ai family in the fiefdom. Everything is fine for the Ai family in the palace."
Nodding, Luo Jiaqi continued:
"What the Imperial Grandmother said is true, but if you can't be by your side during the wedding period, it's still unfilial to you during the wedding period.
So a few days ago, when I left the palace, I went to the temple to ask for a few peace charms. I brought two of them to the imperial grandmother and Aunt Anping.
I hope these two peace charms can keep you both healthy."
As soon as Luo Jiaqi finished speaking, Granny Zhang stepped forward and saw two peace charms in her hands.
Princess Anping was close, so she took it directly, her eyes full of joy:
"I was just planning to find some items to ward off evil spirits to keep with me, but I didn't expect that you would think of it first during the wedding. I won't refuse this gift."
"As long as Aunt Anping likes it."
Luo Jiaqi smiled, although the gifts she gave were basically to get stronger support.
But there is no denying that she really hopes that the Queen Mother and Princess Anping will be well. After all, these two are the people she cares about.
"I'm happy to have a good time."
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded,
"You are about to leave. It's natural that the Ai family won't give you anything. However, the Ai family doesn't have any good things. They just have some gold and silver jewelry from the past. Now that I'm old and can no longer use them, I'll give them to you and keep them.
It’s good to take care of the servants.”
"Mother, you are partial. At first I wanted to give you none of your jewelry, but now you have given them all to your wedding. Am I your biological daughter?"
After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Princess Anping immediately "quit". However, although her words were irritating, anyone with a discerning eye could see whether she was actually angry or not.
"You naughty bitch."
The Queen Mother couldn't help laughing, but she obviously had no intention of taking back what she just said.
Luo Jiaqi was a little flattered. How could the jewelry in the Queen Mother's hands be so bad?
Isn't that concubine proud of receiving jewelry from the Queen Mother? It would be better for the Queen Mother to just give a bunch of jewelry to herself?
He quickly bowed:
"Thank you for your grace, Grandma Imperial!"
"Hmph, now you have stolen all my jewelry, you bad guy who competes with me for favor!"
Princess Anping poked Luo Jiaqi's little head, but there was a smile that couldn't be concealed in her eyes, and then continued:
"Although you have stolen all the jewelry I like, I still have to give you the gift I want to give you.
I don’t have that much gold and silver jewelry here, and even if I do, I still want to keep it for myself.”
Hearing Princess Anping's words, Luo Jiaqi couldn't help laughing. If Princess Anping hadn't been so old, Luo Jiaqi would have really thought she was a fifteen-year-old girl.
However, Luo Jiaqi did not interrupt Princess Anping:
"Where is your uncle, my consort? Although his family is not an official, it is one of the top merchant families in Xixia.
But, I think gold and silver are too tacky, so I asked your uncle to pick out a few people who know how to do business and give them to you.
Let them follow you to the fiefdom, and they will be yours from now on, and you can use them however you want."
Hearing Princess Anping's words, Luo Jiaqi's eyes lit up. These are talents. Compared with funds and so on, these talents are what she needs more.
"Thank you Aunt Anping for the gift, I like it very much."
Although he was extremely excited, Luo Jiaqi did not show it too obviously on the surface. After all, the Queen Mother was still there.
Moreover, this was a society that focused on agriculture and suppressed business, so she had better not act too unconventional.
Chapter completed!