maid's harem life

Chapter 53

"Qingyin." She leaned back on the chair behind her: "Will you have a day and leave Ming Dynasty?"

There was a pause in the movement of the hands, and then continued: "I don't even know about this slave."

"I don't know." The concubine Yao was very surprised, and Qingyin answered like this: "Why."

She looked into Yaofei's eyes with a sense of loss, and sometimes she wondered, could it be a coincidence that she would travel back again?

Shaking his head in self-deprecating manner, such a chance is probably very slim: "I have never thought about it, and I have nowhere to go."

The concubine Yao stopped talking, closed her eyes, and looked thoughtful.

Qingyin simply tied up a cloud bun, and inserted the girl's favorite big red peony, which was more charming and enchanting in the plain and clean.

She opened her eyes abruptly: "Facing the mirror, Li Huahong, I am like this, who can see it."

With a defeated tone, Yaofei propped herself up and leaned against the bronze mirror: "Qingyin, do you think I am getting old?"

She looked at the woman in the mirror, her eyes shining brightly with a smile: "How could it be, the empress is in her prime, who can compare to it."

What Qingyin said was true, Yaofei is only [-] years old, and she is a few years younger than herself.

"Hehe..." She approached with a slight smile, but the smile did not reach the depths of her eyes: "What's the use? In the end, it's not like the yellow flowers grow old in this palace."

Seeing her expressionless face, Qingyin knew that it was she who couldn't think about it, that kind of love might really be hopeless.

"Your Majesty, Priest Fan is here." Just as she was thinking about it, a servant girl's announcement came from outside.

Qingyin looked happily at the concubine Yao, only to see that she straightened herself in the mirror, her fair face was tinged with shyness.

Clearly, the attitude of a daughter.Qingyin wanted to be happy for her from the bottom of her heart, and she was about to step back, "Mother, if you don't have any orders, the maidservant will leave first."

"Okay." Concubine Yao answered with all her mouth, but the person had already stepped forward with a voiceless voice to welcome her out.

She followed behind, and as soon as she stepped out of the hall, she saw the Vatican priest in a dark suit, standing between the snow-capped world.

Lost for a moment, Qingyin stepped forward to salute: "This servant has seen the Brahma priest."

"Forget it." The man stepped forward, glanced at Qingyin, but didn't say anything more.

The concubine Yao retreated from the others, Qingyin didn't dare to stay longer when she saw this, she saw no one around, she didn't close the door until they entered the hall side by side, this time she didn't guard it anymore, anyway, Emperor Underworld Maybe it's been a long time since I visited the Sacred Heart Hall.

She stepped on the snow and walked towards her residence with deep feet and shallow feet. Although she would not rest there at night, she always took time to clean up.

As soon as he stepped into the room, he saw several people muttering in a circle.

Qingyin stepped forward, only to see that the crowd surrounded by a little girl, up to her shoulder at most, with a pair of big eyes staring at them on her immature face.

"What's your name?" For the girl who is younger than yourself, the few people are even more warm-hearted: "How old are you, are you also the servant girl of the demon concubine?"

"Nurse Xia assigned me to come here." She was holding a small burden, and almost buried her little face in it. Her eyes were covered with mist, and she timidly replied, "I'm fourteen years old." .”

Qingyin couldn't help but take another look. She was 14 years old and looked very immature, but she was about to start serving others.Moreover, it was actually distributed in the hands of the concubine Yao.

"It's so small." A servant girl squatted down and took the bundle from her hand: "What's your name?"

With shining black eyes, she lowered her head innocently, and she didn't know where to put her hands: "My name is Mo Xue."

After brushing off the crumbs from her body, several people looked at each other and smiled: "From then on, we will call you Xuexue."

Seeing the enthusiasm on the faces of several people, Mo Xue's original timidity disappeared. She raised her head and looked at the people around her one by one: "Well, Xuexue will trouble all sisters to take care of her from now on."

Seeing her well-behaved face, several of them couldn't help but smiled and nodded. Although the youngest was only a few years older than Mo Xue, when they saw her, they wanted to take care of her. Qingyin took her hand: "My name is Qingyin , you can sleep next to me."

There, there is exactly one vacant seat.

"Okay." Mo Xue took the burden, and walked over with Qingyin: "Sister Yin, are you also serving the concubine Yao?"

The voice is sweet, the tone is delicate, and even full of childishness.

Qingyin tidied up the quilt on the bed, and helped her put the things in the bag in the cabinet: "That's right, all the maids here are Yaofei's servants."

"Wow." She opened her eyes wide and looked at the maidservants in the room: "It is said that the concubine Yao is the most favored, so it is true, there are many people serving her."

Qingyin knelt down and looked at Mo Xue with a slight smile: "Of course, but, you can't say this in front of the concubine Yao."

She was afraid that if she spoke out loud, she would bring unnecessary misfortune. What the concubine Yao hated the most was telling her that she was favored in front of her.

Mo Xue seemed to understand, but nodded obediently: "Well, thank you, sister Yin."

Seeing that she was busy tidying up for herself, Mo Xue took small steps and came to Qingyin's bed. She saw a corner of bright yellow falling from under the pillow, so she stepped forward curiously, and pulled out the folded cloak: "It's so beautiful, sister Yin, is it yours?"

Qingyin turned her head and saw that Mo Xue had already shaken off the cloak. Due to her short stature, the end of the cloak had been dragged to the ground.

They were about to stop it before it was too late. Everyone knew what that bright yellow signified.

Qingyin stepped forward and took the bag resting on the ground in her hands: "Xuexue, this belongs to the emperor."

"The Emperor's? Then why is it at Elder Sister Yin's place?" She tilted her head in confusion, and the maid at the side saw this, and followed her, pulling her aside.

"Xuexue, this was given to Qingyin by the emperor, don't mess with it in the future, you know? If the emperor finds out, you will be punished."

If it was really a child, when he was frightened, he obediently put his hands behind his back: "Xuexue knows."

Qingyin was amused by her appearance, she smiled and folded the cloak to its original shape according to the folds, and put it under the embroidered pillow.

"Let's rest for a while, when it's time for lunch, I'll go over and serve." An older maid returned to her bed, took out the unfinished female red from the quilt and continued to embroider.

Several people also gathered around, asking her for skills.

Mo Xue followed behind Qingyin. She sat on her own bed, her calf dangling, and chatted with Qingyin every sentence.

It was not until noon that a group of people left the house, some went to the imperial dining room, and some went to the Sacred Heart Hall.

A few people understood that Mo Xue was young, and they were afraid of contradicting the concubine Yao, so they asked her to go to the imperial dining room to learn some corresponding matters.After all, every master is different.

Qingyin went to the Sacred Heart Hall first, and the Brahma priest had already left, leaving Yaofei alone, her face was flushed, and she rarely smiled when she saw Qingyin coming in.

She tidied up, and the maids came over with lunch.Mo Xue was the smallest, standing at the very front, dragging a plate of desserts in her hand.

Concubine Yao took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and looked at Mo Xue in amazement: "Who is she?"

Qingyin took the dessert from her hand and put it on the table: "Go back to Madam, this is the maid arranged by Madam Xia to serve Madam."

Concubine Yao raised her eyebrows slightly, showing a bit of dissatisfaction: "What can you do with such a small child."

She looked at Mo Xue in front of her, and saw that she lowered her head tightly, her two small hands were resting on her hem, writhing uneasily.

Seeing this, Qingyin felt a bit of pity: "Your Majesty, there is no such thing as rough work, so you should stay here and order around."

The concubine Yao didn't insist, it's normal for a maid in this palace to be at such an age.

Mo Xue saw that Concubine Yao's expression softened, and the people behind them put their lunch on the table and stepped aside.

She gently tugged at the hem of Qingyin's skirt, and there was an unconcealable smile on her small face.The corners of the immature mouth were bent into a beautiful arc, the lips parted slightly, and she said silently, thank you, sister Yin.

Qingyin was afraid that there would be troubles on the way, so she signaled Mo Xue to lower her head with her eyes, and with a turn of her footsteps, she came to Yaofei's side and waited on her for lunch.

The door of the hall was wide open, no matter how warm the room was, the cold wind was still unbearable, the concubine Yao didn't care at all, she ate in small mouthfuls, very quiet.

Mo Xue raised her head slightly, her original pure eyes were fixed on Yaofei, and she looked at her side face in a trance with a torment of anticipation.

The two didn't notice that the concubine Yao just put down the silver chopsticks in her hand, and her eyes fell on the snow-covered peony flowers outside.

She stayed motionless for a long time, resting her chin with one hand.

After a long time, he got up in a daze, and nestled back on the couch.

Qingyin had no choice but to clean up with a few people, looking at the food that was barely touched, she shook her head helplessly, signaling them to back down.

Carrying the tray, Mo Xue followed at the end. When she was about to step out of the hall, she turned her head and saw Yaofei's legs curled up, her head deeply buried in her arms.

Unexpectedly, a complex look flashed in his eyes, and pain flashed in his eyes.

"Xuexue, be careful of your feet slipping." Qingyin who was walking in front turned around and ordered.

She turned her head quickly, with a cute smile on her face: "Sister Yin, Xuexue knows."

After leaving the Sacred Heart Hall, all the maids in front walked away, only Qingyin and Mo Xue walked side by side, the two talked a few words from time to time, Qingyin even lowered her voice, explaining to her some matters about the demon concubine.

She turned her head and stood still abruptly, the tray in her hand almost fell off. An eunuch actually blocked them in front of them without making a sound.

He folded his hands in front of him, and only stared at Qingyin: "Miss Yin..., Concubine Li has an invitation."

Concubine Li?Qingyin subconsciously grasped the tray in her hand, how could she forget that there is still a concubine Li.

Beside her, Mo Xue clutched her sleeve tightly and tugged it worriedly.

"Excuse me, what are your orders from Concubine Li?" She never dared to go rashly, but she was worried again, she was just a servant girl, how could she disobey her?
(End of this chapter)