Chapter 180 In front of the flower garden
Chapter 180 In front of the flower garden
Qin Liuse walked towards Lan Cairen with a smile.
Unlike Qin Liuse's calmness, Lan Cairen seemed particularly happy when he saw Qin Liuse walking towards him.
She smiled brightly, and as soon as she came over, she took Qin Liuse's arm and asked happily, "Sister Qin, are you here to enjoy the flowers in the garden?"
Qin Liuse smiled and said yes, "It's autumn now. It's nice and cool. Let's go out for a walk. The weather is good and the temperature is suitable and very comfortable."
The two walked side by side. After they bypassed the rockery and came to an empty flower garden, Qin Liuse said to Lan Cairen, "Actually, I came to this Four Seasons Garden specifically to meet my sister."
When Lan Cairen heard this, he was all surprised.
Qin Liuse expressed his attitude so directly that Lan Cairen could of course guess that Qin Liuse had something to say to her.
He turned around and looked around, and saw that there was no one else.
One advantage of Qin Liuse leading her to this open space was that she could tell at a glance whether there was anyone hiding around.
Lan Cairen smiled and ordered her maid to stand aside.
Qin Liuse held her hand and continued to walk towards the open space. Mingyue and Qingqing Zijin were very conspicuous, so they stayed where they were and did not follow.
There seemed to be a tacit understanding between the two.
Because Lan Cairen helped Qingqing last time in Four Seasons Garden, and both of them were not fools, that time it was tacitly acknowledged that they had something in common and a little trust.
"To be honest, I came here to see my sister today because I do have something to say to her." Qin Liuse said to Lan Cairen while turning around and looking at Zijin.
Zi Jin noticed Qin Liuse's gaze, so he trotted over from a distance, took out a small bag from his pocket and handed it to Qin Liuse.
Qin Liuse took the bag and Zijin walked back.
"Here, take these for now, little sister. Don't sell off the jewellery in the palace anymore. If someone knows about this and reports it to the Emperor or the Concubine, it will definitely be another mess."
Qin Liuse's words were rather euphemistic. The real reason was that many of the things given to the concubines were gifts from Emperor Yongjia and belonged to the palace. It would be inappropriate to take them out of the palace and buy them there.
Although there are precedents and many people do this secretly, if you ask seriously, this is against palace rules.
Lan Cairen was shocked and her face immediately felt hot. She didn't expect that something she had done in secret was known by Qin Zhaoyi.
She pushed it away a little embarrassedly, "Sister, how can I accept these? Since you know about it, you can still hide it for me. I am only grateful to you, how can I accept your things again?"
Qin Liuse stuffed the small cloth bag in her hand into his hand and said, "Put it away quickly. It will be bad if someone sees it later. Use it first."
When Lan Cairen saw this, he thought it made sense, so he threw the bag into his pocket.
The bag was heavy, and you could tell without thinking that it contained a lot of money.
After weighing it over, Lan Cairen felt even more moved.
Qin Liuse did not give him the banknote directly, which showed that she really wanted to help him.
If she gave him the banknote, she would have to change it into small change. Given her position, she had to ask someone to find her the change, and the middleman would take a lot of the change.
None of them are as convenient to use as these small changes.
Qin Liuse even considered this aspect for him. For a moment, Lan Cairen's eyes became red.
Qin Liuse patted her hands and said, "Just take it. You helped Qingqing in Four Seasons Garden. It's been so long, and I haven't formally thanked you yet."
"If I hadn't met you, Qingqing wouldn't know how much torture she would have to endure from Miss Wen."
Lan Cairen smiled, "Sister, I'm sure you can guess that I don't get along with Lady Wen on weekdays. After all, we are not on good terms. She looks down on my family background and my father. She relies on her father being a teacher to the emperor. Even though she no longer has the glory and favor she once had, she always takes out her anger on us in the palace."
"I knew my sister wasn't that kind of person, so when I met Qingqing that day, I helped her."
But on that day, Lan Cairen didn't see Qin Liuse falling at all.
But before turning into the Moon Gate, he heard some noise in the Four Seasons Garden, so he and his maid hid nearby and eavesdropped for a while.
After hearing Qingqing's account of what happened and knowing that Lady Wen was punishing Qingqing, he found the right moment and turned in through the Moon Gate.
She pretended to lie to Lady Wen that she witnessed Qin Liuse falling off the bridge over there, but in fact she did not see it.
When making this decision, Lan Cairen had thought it over carefully, because if she sided with Qingqing, it would seem like she was going against Concubine Wen.
Even though Lady Wen might not know that he was lying to her, going against him was definitely different from the hierarchy they had in their own palace.
Moreover, Lan Cairen was unsure at that time. He didn't know whether Qin Liuse would accept his suggestion or do him a favor.
If Qingqing hadn't mentioned it afterwards, then his favor might have been in vain.
Lan Cairen has been trapped in the situation for a long time and really wants to find a new backer to be her sister. After much thought, Qin Zhaoyi is a good candidate.
Judging from the current situation, it seems that he made the right bet, and Qin Liuse accepted his favor.
"Lady Wen is really spoiled by her family. The emperor has punished her several times, but she is still like this." Lan Cairen complained, "It's really hard to get along with someone who has princess syndrome like this."
Qin Liuse led him forward, and understood Lan Cairen's difficulties. "That's just the way it is. It's easy to change the country, but hard to change one's nature. Many things are hard to change."
"Who said it wasn't?" Lan Cairen said with a smile.
The two of them walked forward while talking, and suddenly a loud voice came from behind, "Sister and sister are so interested."
Qin Liuse looked back when she heard the words. She didn't even need to look to tell from the tone that the voice came from Lady Wen.
As expected, when I turned around, I saw Lady Wen walking towards me with a smile.
Lady Wen also came out for a walk before sunset, but she didn't expect that when she arrived at the Four Seasons Garden, she would actually see Qin Liuse and his people from the palace taking a walk there.
I couldn't help but wonder when the two of them got so close. I felt unhappy, so I shouted louder.
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