Empress, she is beautiful Lu Ziye

Chapter 498 What's the matter with you maid?

After returning to the palace, Xiao Rongxi went straight to the Zichen Palace, while Nan Zhen took Ah Jing to the Leng Palace.

After leaving for so long, I don't know what that girl Dongyue's expression looks like when she sees her coming back.

Nan Zhen smiled, and led Ah Jing to turn two corners, the gate of Lenggong was far away, and when she stepped into the threshold and turned around the rockery in front of her, she could hear the gurgling sound of running water.

Changing scenes, spring suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.

When I left last year, it was summer, and the palace was full of foliage and trees; now it is spring, and everything is reborn, full of vitality.

Ah Jing followed Nan Zhen, looking around with her beautiful round eyes, and finally fixed her eyes on an umbrella-shaped bonsai next to her, "Your Majesty, the place you live doesn't look like a cold palace at all."

This beautiful pine tree alone is not something that can be seen in ordinary concubines' palaces.There are also surrounding stone walls, pavilions, and colorful paintings under the eaves, all of which reveal exquisiteness.

Those who know, know that this is the boundary of the cold palace; those who don't know, can only lament the emperor's eccentricity, and everything that is good has moved here.

Nan Zhen explained, "The terrain here was good in the past. Decades later, it was also a palace for a concubine. The structure was naturally excellent, but it was abandoned after an accident, and there were rumors of hauntings. It was sealed up and used as a place to punish the concubine."

"When I first moved in, it was dilapidated, with no shelter from the rain or wind. It took a lot of effort for Dongyue to take care of it like you see it now."

Ah Jing has a keen sense of smell, and instantly grasped the key points, "So, the empress was also thrown into the cold palace at the beginning? But the relationship between your majesty and empress is not like an emperor and a concubine, but like an ordinary couple."

On the way to Beijing, she had figured out the identity of "Concubine Li".

Qin Yimiao, the daughter of Qin Yao, the servant of the Ministry of War, is arrogant in words and deeds, has a mediocre reputation, does not love her parents, and has no pity for her siblings. Because of her beautiful appearance, she is selected into the harem as a pawn.Earlier, Concubine Li and the Qin family had a close relationship, but recently, for some reason, a rift arose.

That's all Ah Jing learned.

However, after getting in touch with her during this period of time, she felt that the person in front of her was far from the rumors, and could even be said to be completely different.

The concubine Li in front of her is not an arrogant and brainless person, nor does she seem to be someone who will compete for favor and use tricks to confuse His Majesty.

After all, the emperor's favor has always been a tree without roots, and she can't help herself even half of it. Nan Zhen will never entrust her fate to others.

Nan Zhen heard that there seemed to be something in her words, she suddenly smiled, turned to look at her, raised her eyebrows slightly, leaned over and asked, "Are you interested in my identity?"

Ah Jing did not avoid it, "Yeah, I feel that there are many secrets in the empress."

"That's right, it depends on whether you can find it out." Nan Zhen responded casually without saying a word.

The two walked non-stop, bypassing the corridors and flower gardens, and finally reached the main hall.

Along the way, I met no one.

Ah Jing couldn't help wondering, "Your Majesty, there's no one here to serve you?"

"I like to be clean. There is only Dongyue alone in the huge cold palace. Besides, there are too many people talking and too lazy to manage. It's not as good as it is now."

Nan Zhen said suddenly, "You live with me, you have to do the laundry and clean the room by yourself. I will tell Dongyue not to touch your things."

Ah Jing was carrying a small bag, with jingling bells inside, presumably it was something like Gu, if it accidentally got on it, it would be troublesome.

"Thank you madam."

For so many years, I am used to eating and sleeping in the open, so why do I need someone to take care of me?
She didn't come here for pleasure, she had a place to stay, as long as she had enough to eat.

Most importantly, she wants to find out the dog man who cheated on her mother back then!

While the two were talking, they stepped into the vermilion-painted threshold. When they raised their eyes, they saw a sturdy little maid pruning the branches.

She was holding a pair of big scissors in her hand, which were obviously heavy, but she danced vigorously, as if she didn't feel tired.

Nan Zhen stepped in, approached quietly, and called out, "Dongyue."

The familiar voice startled Dongyue, who was pruning, she shook her hand and cut it crookedly, "Niang Niang?!"

Her eyes widened, a little in disbelief.After seeing clearly who was coming, he immediately put down the scissors and ran over with big strides. When he was about to run in front of her, he stopped in a hurry, raised his head and pursed his lips, and looked at Nan Zhen with teary eyes, "Why did your mother come back at this time? This servant is not prepared at all."

Dongyue wanted to reach out to support her as before, but just as she was about to touch her arm, she suddenly stopped, and even unconsciously took half a step back, showing a sense of unfamiliarity.

The doubt in Nan Zhen's eyes flashed away, and she said with a smile, "I was supposed to enter Beijing tomorrow, but I took a shortcut and arrived today."

"Is that so..." Dongyue noticed A Jing at this time, so she asked, "Ma'am, who is this girl?"

Nan Zhen: "I met on the way, her name is A Jing, and she will live here from now on."

Since Nan Zhen said so, Dongyue naturally had no objection, "The servant will clean up the room later and come out."

She patted the residual leaves on her hands, wiped them on the apron again, and looked at Nan Zhen, "Madam must be tired, right? The house is cleaned every day, so you can just rest. By the way, there is still warm water in the kitchen. The maid will call you, and you wash your hands?"

"it is good."

Seeing that she agreed, Dongyue blessed her body immediately, and then ran to the kitchen quickly.

Nan Zhen stared at her back, thoughtful.

Ah Jing took a step forward and stood side by side with Nan Zhen, "What's wrong with you maid?"

"Ok?"

"It looks like you're preoccupied." Ah Jing tilted her head, "Don't tell me, Ma'am, you didn't find out?"

Nan Zhen frowned, but said nothing.

With Dongyue's personality, seeing her back, she must be very happy, and she tugged at her arm to ask things, such a slightly unfamiliar appearance was indeed beyond her expectation.

Could it be that he was bullied?

Ah Jing didn't know how the master and servant got along on a daily basis, so she simply didn't ask.When she first arrived in Lenggong, she was very interested and wanted to go around, so she told Nan Zhen and walked away.

In the past, Dongyue moved very quickly, but now she was very slow. She had already walked to the corridor, but she hesitated not to enter the door, her face was troubled and timid.

Nan Zhen didn't know that she was wandering outside, but she didn't rush to call her in, she just poured a glass of water, thought and waited.

When the hot water in the cup was about to bottom out, Dongyue finally stepped into the threshold holding the copper basin.

"Your Majesty, the water is coming!" She raised a smile, but no matter how she looked at it, she felt forced.

Nan Zhen glanced at her, took the handkerchief in her hand, and asked, "But someone in the Sun Palace has been bullying you these days? Is Concubine Xian bothering you?"

"No." Dongyue waved her hands again and again.

　Ah... the two updates haven't been completed, I'm saving... I'm slowly paying off the debt...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)