Li Huang

I almost subconsciously grasped the chopsticks in my hand. The moment Bi Geng Fan entered, I almost shed tears. And those dishes, every bite stimulates my taste buds. At that moment, all the rules and habits that I had developed since childhood were thrown aside, just like a most ordinary person. I ate quickly until the bowl was hollow and then sat down satisfactorily, and even my body relaxed and leaned back. On a soft pillow. For a moment, I seemed to have returned to the days in Kunning Palace, habitually holding up a cup of tea and gargle, wondering why there was no crystal basin beside me, suddenly realized that this is Changchun Palace, and I, It's not Ling Xuewei anymore.

I looked awkwardly at Hui'er, who was standing aside quietly looking at me, and smiled apologetically. The tea in the mouth was not so good, and I didn't swallow and had no place to vomit, making me feel embarrassed.

Seeing that my face was abnormal, Hui'er said with concern: "Xie Niang is anxious?"

I could only make the only and most reasonable action at the moment, nodded and followed her to the latrine, and then spit out the tea. After holding it for a long time, my cheeks became slightly sour.

"Thank you Ms. Hui'er." I leaned forward, "I'm done, please take me back."

"Wait a minute." Hui'er said: "I'll see if the empress has any instructions."

She finished speaking and left. I stood by the door of the back hall and looked at a winter plum in the courtyard. At this time, a few flowers will bloom. If there is a faint plum fragrance, it will bring the cold winter air and make my mind clear.

There was laughter from the front yard, and the voice of the little **** came from afar.

"Niang Niang is about to prepare, the emperor has left the Hall of Nourishing the Heart."

"Niang, you can go in first, how good is it to stand on this vent and catch a cold? Didn't the prince say that the emperor came out of the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, and it will take a while to come." It was Hui'er's voice.

"Go and send Xie Niang home. Lan'er, get the shawl. I want to be the first to see the emperor." Yi Zhaorong's voice fell in Meixiang, deeply affectionate.

I almost subconsciously pinched a half-opened plum blossom, but when I recovered, I was shocked. What is wrong with me? Are you jealous for this sentence? Impossible, I love Xihe.

"Xie Niang," Hui Er came back: "Let's go."

I hurriedly pinned the plum blossom on my hair bun, and when I turned around, I had put away my chaotic thoughts, and my face was as usual and said, "I'm working."

I followed Hui'er, and according to the etiquette, I had to retire to Yi Zhaorong before leaving. It just so happened that she was standing in front of the main hall at this time, looking at the entrance of the palace with a pair of eyes full of enthusiasm.

Seen from the side, she is tall and tall, with six goose-yellow dresses with flying butterflies exposed in a cloak with white clouds and clouds. The whole person is like a cluster of Qingfang daffodils. The lanterns hanging in front of the Changchun Palace showed moonlike lights and hung over her, covering her already beautiful face with a soft halo, and it looked as moving as a fairy in the moon.

I was about to step forward, only to hear the elongated sound from outside the Changchun Palace: "The emperor is here."

There was a violent jump in my heart, and the feet that I stepped back retracted, taking a step back calmly, hiding in the shadow of the palace wall.

"Civil concubines see the emperor." Yi Zhaorong bowed, his eyes fell on Shen Xiyao who walked in, showing nostalgia and admiration.

Shen Xiyao was dressed in a bright yellow lucky charm brocade robe, draped in a black sable cape, and only a daily golden crown on his head. Only a pair of Izumo golden dragons on the soap boots showed his ninety-five-year status.

I looked at the gentle smile on his face and his upright posture. For some reason, I only felt that there was a sense of loneliness in the back that was thinner compared to Huangjiacun's time.

"Zhaorong, please. Why stand outside? Don't catch the cold." His voice was full of concern, and those affectionate eyes fell on Yi Zhaorong, with endless love. Such a tone, once in a while, is also ringing in my ears every day.

"The concubine wants to see the emperor soon before waiting here." Yi Zhaorong's smile became softer and more soft: "The emperor, please come in, the concubine has prepared something for the emperor."

"Oh? What is it." Shen Xi seemed to be interested, and walked into the hall with Yi Zhaorong's slender waist. Suddenly, he suddenly turned his head, his eyes swept to the place where I was standing with Huier. I just bowed and hid myself in the darkness, looking at him quietly, a daze flashed across his face, and then shook his head slightly, the helpless smile flashed away.

"What happened to the emperor?" Yi Zhaorong asked with concern.

"Nothing." Shen Xiyao's voice was very casual: "What good thing are you talking about?"

"Lotus porridge." Yi Zhaorong's voice was scattered in the rising wind.

I shuddered and whispered to Hui'er: "Girl Hui'er, the emperor is here, I won't go in and retire to the empress."

Hui Er nodded: "Let's go quickly."

Even at night, the coat bureau is lively. Winter clothes are heavy and heavy, so it is more cumbersome to clean. Often after nightfall, there are still maidservants who are still washing their hands while washing the clothes that seem to be never finished.

When I stepped into the clothing bureau, there were five or six female maidservants in the yard sighing and cleaning. Xiao Rong was also among them, with a bitter expression on her face and her lips twitching, I knew she was whispering complaints to herself. These maidservants in clothes are all the daily Zhiqiu dislikes and often punishes them. At this moment, Zhiqiu must be embarrassing them.

"Is Aunt Zhiqiu here?" Hui'er said loudly when she entered the door.

"Oh, Ms. Hui'er is here. Niang Xie is doing things for Empress Zhao Rong, what is she doing?"

"Cracking" the door opened, and hot air rushed out, instantly dissipating in the cold winter air. Zhiqiu looked at Huier with a flattering smile.

"Niangniang is very satisfied." Huier handed Zhiqiu a brocade box: "This is what Niangniang gave to Huanyi Bureau."

Zhiqiu's face was full of joy and greed, but he dared not open the brocade box in front of Hui'er, and repeatedly said: "Working for the empress is my blessing, the empress is too generous."

Hui'er said coldly: "The reward for your mother is just for you to live and harvest." She glanced at me standing in the night, and said: "The mother said, I will know that Aunt Qiu will take more care of Xie Niang from now on. Maybe when, Niang Niang. I still need her help."

Zhiqiu nodded as if pounding rice: "That's natural, that's natural."

"The emperor is coming to Changchun Palace today. I have to go back and leave first." Hui Er said proudly, and then smiled at me: "The mother said, you think about it again."

I lowered my head: "Yes."

Hui'er's figure just disappeared at the door of the clothing bureau, the smile on Zhiqiu's face collapsed, and the look in my eyes was full of jealousy.

I was about to go back to my room and have a good rest, when I heard Zhiqiu's cold voice, with a voice of dissatisfaction behind me: "Your clothes have not been washed today, so hurry up."

I looked at her in astonishment, and said early in the morning that my work today would be done by others.

"What do you look at?" Zhiqiu "hum": "I thought I would be lazy by relying on Yi Zhaorong? Tell you, as long as you are in the clothing bureau for a day, you are my slave and you have to listen to my instructions."

I gritted my teeth, reluctant to argue with her, and walked silently to the laundry area.

"I thought I picked Gao Zhi? I didn't want to think about what I was like, but I also thought of serving with my mother? Don't think that you helped your mother once, and you can fly with a good face."

I just pretended not to hear her sarcasm, walked to Xiao Rong, smiled at her, and washed her clothes.

Seeing her words had no effect on me, Zhiqiu snorted the door and slammed the door with a huge bang.

"Zhiqiu is also true. I clearly said that you don't need to wash it today. The result is still..." Xiao Rong whispered to me and hugged me.

I didn't mind shook my head: "Let her go, don't you get used to it?"

"She's just jealous that Empress Zhao Rong likes you." Xiao Rong looked at Zhiqiu's room and looked at me regretfully: "It's a pity that your face is ruined. Otherwise, go to wait for Empress, take care of Zhiqiu and see you with a smile. Like flowers."

I shook my head: "It's impossible for me. You still have a chance to do things well."

"Me? I never thought there could be such a good thing." Xiao Rong said and took a few clothes from my basin: "I will help you."

"I'll do it myself, you have been tired for a day." I didn't look up, just concentrated on scrubbing.

"You can't finish washing so many in one night. I've finished washing, so I can go faster together." Rong'er smiled at me.

My heart warmed, but after the light, I saw Zhiqiu standing in front of the door and staring at me.

I cried out in my heart: "Not good."

"Xiao Rong, didn't you wash too little today?" Zhi Qiu walked a few steps and asked sharply. Her acrimonious words made Xiao Rong buried her head deeply and did not dare to say a word.

"Let me find out again next time and see how I can treat you!" Zhiqiu left a word fiercely, threw the remaining clothes in the Xiaorong basin in front of me, and said fiercely: "Think about being lazy again, don't blame me You're welcome!"

After she finished talking, she looked at the woman with her head down, and said to me and Xiao Rong majesticly: "Tomorrow you two will wash twice the clothes." She looked at Xiao Rong again and said: "Since you want to help her so, just take it. Let’s light it up with a lantern. Neither of them are allowed to sleep unless they are washed.”

I gritted my teeth and picked up some clothes that fell on the ground silently. Seeing that Zhiqiu was gone, I gave Xiao Rong who was full of tears aside an encouraging smile: "Don't be afraid, it's okay."

It was so dark, and the wind felt like a gust of cold, and my hands were so stiff that they were still washing numbly. There was only a faint light from the lantern Xiao Rong was holding around. A group of maidservants had already gone to sleep, and there were screams in the room.

I watched her thin body trembling in the cold wind, and apologized: "I'm hurting you, Xiao Rong."

"I don't blame you again." Xiao Rong pouted: "It's all Zhiqiu."

I made a "hush" gesture to her, and a smile appeared in my eyes. I looked at the bright stars in the sky and said, "Xiao Rong, I will not forget what you did for me."

Xiao Rong "pushed" and laughed: "It's nothing, don't mention it anymore."

I shook my head: "It is said that icing on the cake is easy, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. Your friendship, I will repay you in the future."

"How can you repay me?" Xiao Rong sighed: "We, the lowest court ladies, it would be nice to be able to survive until the release palace. But then they are all old." She blinked playfully, "But you must be better than me. Gongzao, you will pay me back if you stay with me for a few days."

I touched her nose: "Don't worry, you can live for a lifetime." But I was thinking that if I fail to regain my honor, it would be extremely easy for my second brother to take care of Xiao Rong and Zhao after I leave the palace. of. And myself... I suddenly became at a loss. Did I go to the imperial tomb to find Xi He incognito for a lifetime? But then, how can I repay my hatred?

"Xie Niang, what are you thinking?" Xiao Rong reminded me in a whisper, "There are two more, we can rest after washing. Tomorrow our clothes will be doubled."

I regained my senses and refreshed myself. Now, the biggest problem in front of me is not my hatred, but the clothes I need to wash tomorrow.