Empress Huaishu of the Harem

Chapter 13
It is indeed difficult to live a red life. The flower house is the hardest work handed down among the court ladies. It has to be exposed to the wind and sun all year round, serving the flowers and plants to loosen the soil and water them.It is said that Yang Shunyi, the father of the emperor, was punished to serve in the conservatory because of his disrespect before the banquet. After only half a year, he was exhausted into a class of rough envoys and servants.

Liuhong offended the Queen Mother for helping her sister pass on the letter. I was deeply involved in it. Although I was grateful for her loyalty at the beginning, I didn't dare to pay too much attention to her.After the draft, everyone's attention was distracted, so I inquired a little bit. Fortunately, she shared the work of pruning branches and leaves, so she wouldn't get tired.

Later, I also took care of the aunt in charge there, and reassigned her to guard the crabapple and osmanthus in Tangli Palace.Tangli Palace used to be the residence of the two Empress Dowagers Ming Yi and Zhaohui, and it was also the place where the Empress Dowager Zhaohui gave birth to the emperor's brother and died of blood. The emperor's brother has a deep knot about this.So there have been no concubines living there.Although there are many flowers and trees inside, people take care of them, after all, it is much more relaxed than in the greenhouse.When I saw Liu Hong again, she was rolling up her sleeves to fertilize the laurel tree in front of the main hall.As soon as she saw me, she quickly jumped down to salute, but as soon as she stepped forward, the strong smell made me instinctively flash.Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, but she also understood, and said embarrassingly: "The slaves and servants have been with this mud all day long, which frightened Di Ji. Why did Di Ji come here today?" I think she is more serious than before. Hei and thin, there was no resentment between his brows, but a bit of pity and respect, so he said: "This is not a place to talk, go, follow me to drink in the Green Pavilion."

Yinlvxuan is a place to escape the heat in summer, and it is also a beautiful place to sit in autumn.I asked Xiaoyun to watch over there, and asked Liu Hong who was standing on the side: "Is there anyone bullying you these days?"

Liu Hong smiled honestly, and said: "There is no one who is not scolded as a court lady, and naturally she is not comfortable with Emperor Concubine Lingxi, but the slaves know that Di Ji is willing to take care of her, otherwise she would not be able to get such a good job. , with Diji's face here, the servants are not far behind, but we don't know about our Diji, is she okay?"

I really didn't know how to answer, so I could only say: "It's hard for you, a girl, to be so honest. You still think about my sister's good and bad. After all, you have suffered a lot because you have fallen into this situation."

As expected, Liu Hong was fooled by me, and hurriedly said: "Where is Di Ji? The maid who combs her hair may have been beaten to death today."

Her words were very sincere, and I used to always think she was stupid and bad, and I somewhat disgusted her.Only now did I realize that in this palace with sinister human nature, it is really rare to have such a sincere person. Although there are many maidservants in my sister's palace, if the queen mother wants to ask something, even Heng'er dare not hide it.But I found out later that after the empress dowager sent the consonant hair to the Feishuang Palace, she directly brought Liu Hong for interrogation. What is certain is that she didn't say anything, because Xue Po said that the empress dowager once sighed that day: "What is it? My Zhen Huan's daughter can actually make a servant's mouth so tight."

But I don't take it seriously, the Queen Mother only sees resourcefulness and tactics in her eyes, and has never believed in heart-to-heart exchange.Sister Lingxi helped her because she saw how pitifully she was being bullied.As for the popularity from gratitude to loyalty, it will be a later matter.

Later, I went through many things before I realized the wisdom of the Queen Mother, not everyone is worthy of your trust, and doubting the unfamiliar is also a kind of self-defense.

I beckoned her to come closer, and said in a low voice, "That means my sister didn't care about you for nothing. I know that your family is not well off, your widowed mother is sick, and your younger brother is still studying. The salary of the conservatory is more than twice that of the close maids." , here is some money, it is a reward for your loyalty. It is inconvenient for me to send it directly to your home, or you should send it back in batches."

Liu Hong hurriedly took a step back, waved her hands again and again and said: "Diji, absolutely not, both you and Lingxi Diji are kind to the servants. The servants can no longer let you spend money."

I knew she was stubborn, so I patiently persuaded her: "You know it's good to repay your kindness, but I can still afford the money, and it can solve your temporary difficulties, so why not do it?"

Liu Hong said: "My servant thanked Diji for her compassion, but although my servant is not as generous as before, at least she has her cousin to help her. She has a lot of money, and the family can get by."

I wondered: "Do you have a cousin who works together in the palace? I haven't heard of it before."

When Liu Hong heard my question, a smug look flashed across her face, and she replied: "The cousin of the servant girl is selected to enter the palace this year as a female history school scholar. She has been selected step by step. She is a high-ranking female official."

In the harem, there are also books on women's virtues for concubines and concubines to read, and there is even the emperor's private collection of books.Because ordinary eunuchs and palace ladies are illiterate, let alone manage and proofread books, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will order all prefectures and counties to select women who study in a fixed year, as female historians of the seventh to fifth ranks.So I was even more curious, and asked, "What's your cousin's name."

"Hui Diji, my cousin's surname is Xie, and her first name is Xie Yu after entering the palace."

Liuhong saw that I was quite interested in her cousin, and introduced me with great interest: "Actually, her real name is Yunxin, she is my aunt's daughter, and her uncle is a scholar, so the name is also elegant. Of course, This name violates the name taboo of Lingxi Emperor Ji, so it can no longer be used in the palace. The Xie family was originally an official family, and Xiner's grandfather was a magistrate. But she is like me, her father left early, and the days are slowly getting worse It's hard, but she is a well-known female student in ten miles and eight villages, and she is famous for her filial piety. This time, the adults of the Ministry of Internal Affairs chose her to come in. My aunt is a filial daughter, and she is not very well-off. Xin'er sends more money to my grandmother, who is also my grandmother."

I smiled and nodded my head and said: "Since this is the case, come and take your cousin to Ningshou Palace when you have time. If it is true as you said, I will give your sister another good job."

Liu Hong was overjoyed to thank her, and I was about to tell her to leave, but she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said: "Di Ji, speaking of this, actually, I have something to report."

I saw that she hesitated suddenly, she was already somewhat suspicious in her heart, but her face was still calm, she took a sip from the Jun kiln porcelain cup with broken patterns, and said: "What's the matter, just tell me."

"That's it." Liu Hong lowered her voice, "I used to have a little sister, and then she was assigned to the Pingyang Palace, and served as an errand in front of the princess. The day before yesterday, she came to the palace to play with the servant, and the servant asked her curiously how she came. The concubine went to the palace to meet the queen mother. She also said that the queen mother had let the concubine know in advance that she would send Prince Yuche to Bingzhou for training."

I was so shocked that I almost dropped the teacup in my hand, and hurriedly asked: "What did you say, Bingzhou is the front line, and you have to open fire from time to time, you, are you serious?" That's what I said, and I believed it, after all, Princess Zhen Yuluo of Pingyang But the Empress Dowager's own younger sister has always lost face in Yining Palace.

Liu Hong said: "Of course it's true, slaves dare not lie to Diji. But I heard from my little sister that originally the emperor and queen mother wanted the son to go to Luzhou for training, but the son invited him to go to Bingzhou." Lu Hong said. The state is not the front line, but the state is not.

This Yu Che, after a while, he will choose a beautiful woman to get married, and then he will go to the battlefield to fight.The waves of audio have confused me.But deep down in my heart, I felt darkly that maybe Yu Che didn't pay the price for Sister Lingxi.

But at that time, I just warned Liu Hong not to mention it to others.Unbeknownst to him, this playmate who grew up together has deviated from the original trajectory of fate.Destined to bid farewell to the life of a royal child who was busy all day in Jinyiyu Canteen, to create his own life legend, like a shooting star passing through Ziao City, short and tragic.

(End of this chapter)