Queen Xiaoxi

Chapter 17 Attendant of Qianqing Palace

Because she needed to recuperate from her injuries, An Bin ordered Wanxian to rest in bed, and everything was done in bed.

An Bin and Bu Guiren would also go to the back hall to talk to Wanxian from time to time.

After Wanxian entered the palace, she had gained some weight due to the good food and good housing. In addition, she had eaten better with the ginseng and bird's nest and other supplements given by An Bi in the past few days, and she had gained three or four kilograms.

Thanks to Long Live Lord, even the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a lot of ice cubes.

The entire east room is particularly cool, so you can sleep peacefully even at nights when the heat is uncomfortable in the bitter summer.

It was okay during the day, but during the day Wanxian was stuck in An Bin's main hall, but not at night.

Before entering the palace, her thin chin looked pitifully pointed, but now it is becoming more rounded.

The wound on my forehead had already scabbed over after applying medicine five times a day.The scab was gone, and I used beauty powder to apply it, and even the scar was invisible.

It’s July 21st.Concubine An asked Dr. Liu to diagnose Wanxian's pulse, and waited until the doctor said it was okay.

An Bin immediately asked Ji Heping to report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After lunch, Concubine An ordered the maids to prepare water for Wanxian to bathe and change clothes. She put a lot of flower petals and fragrant dew in the bathtub.

Wanxian soaked for a long time and washed for an hour.

Concubine An asked Aunt Yun to take Wanxian into the inner room and sit on the bed.

Wanxian understood what Aunt Yun was going to say. Before entering the palace, her aunt had also taught Wanxian the rules of serving Long Live Lord.It's just that Wanxian is a little shy and thinks she doesn't have this blessing.

Concubine An was so nervous during this period. The empresses and mistresses from each palace sent gifts, and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs fawned over her.Naturally, I knew that if nothing important happened today, it would be Wanxian's bedtime.

Aunt Yun talked about a lot of rules and taboos about serving Long Live Lord, and Wanxian shyly wrung her handkerchief and listened.

At the end, Grandma Yun took out another book from her sleeve and handed it to Wanxian, who took it.Aunt Yun said: "Please read it carefully, little master." After saying that, she bowed and left the bedroom, and carefully lifted the curtain.

Wanxian opened the book and took a look at it, then quickly closed it, with a blush on her face unconsciously.However, although Wanxian was shy, she still read it carefully because she wanted to serve Long Live Lord well.

It happened to be five o'clock in the morning, and Wanxian was sitting at the dining table in the main hall, having dinner with An Bin and Bu Guiren.

Suddenly, an imperial eunuch came into the palace and said, "Long live the Lord's instructions, I have ordered you to always go to the Qianqing Palace at the second quarter of the Guarjia clan to attend to you."

A crowd of people quickly knelt down to listen to the order.

"Please invite Concubine An and the two young masters to please rise." The person who came to deliver the message was Liang Jiugong's godson Zhao Sanxi.

After Zhao Sanxi quickly gave all the masters a thumbs up, he said to Wanxian again. "My young master, hurry up and pack your things. Feng Luan Chun En's chariot has arrived and is waiting outside the palace gate."

After that, Wanxian quickly returned to Yiqing Bookstore and changed into pink palace clothes.I applied powder to the mirror, combed my hair twice, wore four palace flowers, and a pair of silver hairpins with phoenix patterns.He walked out of the palace gate, supported by Yunxia, ​​and got on the Fengluan Chunen Car.

According to the rules of this dynasty, the concubines who enter the Qianqing Palace to sleep with them all enter the Qianqing Palace in the Fengluan Chunen Car at night.

Wanxian got on the carriage and the carriage drove down the corridor. She opened the curtains on the carriage and looked carefully at the passing palace.Changchun Palace is one of the six western palaces, followed by Xianfu Palace, Qixiang Palace in front, and Yikun Palace next to it.

After the car drove for about four quarters of an hour, Yunxia, ​​who was following the carriage, said across the carriage: "My young master, the Qianqing Palace has arrived."

When Wanxian heard this, she quickly got out of the carriage.

As soon as he walked into the palace gate, the little eunuch at the palace gate called Qian'er and said: "My master came a little early. Now that the Youshi hour has just passed, I will go into the palace and ask Grandpa Jiu Gong." "I'm sorry to bother you, father-in-law. "Wanxian nodded and said.

The little eunuch went in to report, but it was Liang Jiugong who came out.

Liang Jiugong slightly bowed his body and said to Wanxian: "My lord, please come in. My lord, I am in the south study room to approve the memorial. My lord, please be careful when you go in." Liang Jiugong saw the money that An Bin rewarded him. , Tidian said.

"Thank you Eunuch Liang for the suggestion." Wanxian said a blessing to Liang Jiugong.Then he followed Liang Jiugong into the south study room.

As soon as she entered the south study room, Wanxian did not dare to look around, so she lowered her head and followed Liang Jiugong.

Just listen to Liang Jiugong saying to Yuan: "Long live Lord, Guarjia is here."

Upon hearing this, Wanxian quickly knelt down and bowed three times and kowtowed to Kangxi.

"Okay, get up quickly. If you continue to perform this ceremony, the wound you just healed will be in vain." Kangxi was sitting on the dragon chair with the memorial in his left hand and the imperial pen in his right hand. As soon as he heard Liang Jiugong speak, he raised his head He started to look down and saw Wanxian kneeling down and kowtowing. She felt that this child was a little too sincere, so she hurriedly spoke. "Come here and grind ink for me."

Wanxian stood up, walked to the right side of the royal table, picked up the graphite and began to grind the ink on the stone inkstone.

"Have you ever polished ink for your Mafa and Ama at home?" Kangxi asked while approving the memorial.

"No, Mafa and Ama didn't ask the slaves to enter the study room." Wan Xian replied carefully while polishing her ink.

"What is your name?"

"My name is Guarjia Wanxian"

"Are you literate?"

"The slave is literate."

"What books have you read?"

"My servant has only read Hundred Family Surnames, Thousand-Character Classics, etc. He has not read much and only knows a few characters."

"Sir, please stay at home."

"No, I was taught by my cousin."

"How old?"

"My slave is thirteen"

"What's your ranking at home?"

"This slave is the fourth child in the family."

"Is it customary to live in the palace?"

"Habits are not as good as when I'm at home."

Just like this, Kangxi asked and Wanxian answered.

(End of this chapter)