The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 186 Lin Lan ([-])

(emm, because Lin Lan is the heroine of the author's next book, so it's a bit more grand)
At sunset, when the guards and guards outside the Meridian Gate were handing over and changing positions, two burly guards in heavy armor were sweating profusely, looking forward to the change of positions slowly approaching in the distance.

The man standing on the left side of the Meridian Gate is about 35-[-] years old, more than eight feet tall, born with a round sky and a round waist.This person's name is Weiwu, and his ancestral surname is Wuya. He was born as a servant in the Zhenghuang Banner of Manchuria.

The man standing on the right was slightly younger than him, but he was looking around hoping that the two of them would move faster.

Mighty Wu looked in his eyes and sneered, lowered his voice and joked: "I don't see this hoof being so anxious on weekdays, could it be that he really fell in love with the maid of 'Fangmanlou' as everyone said, and hurriedly chased him away. To see someone?"

"You can't talk nonsense, so as not to tarnish the reputation of other girls." The man said no, but the corners of his eyes and brows were full of joy: "What I said is just a small matter of my own family. Brother Shangweiwu, tomorrow is a good day for your daughter to enter the palace."

Wei Wu's face was slightly worried, and he waved his hands to give up: "It's just moving into the palace to serve, not to be the master, what kind of a good day is it? It's not a good sign that the draft in the first month has dragged on till now. Serving an errand that can't be avoided, Qin Niangwei and I have such a daughter, I really don't want to part with it."

While speaking, the guard who changed his post had already replaced the two of them. He mightily removed his military uniform, straightened his sweat-soaked hem, and let out a long sigh.

The man next to him put his hand on his shoulder, and softly comforted him: "You have to be cautious about everything, Linlan is a clever girl, and she is born with the water spirit sign. If she is favored by the emperor and given the position of master, you Wuya The glory of the family is full of hope, isn't there hope? Long live Lord's Yun Changzai was also a slave in the past, and his status is not as good as yours, so he flew on a branch and did it."

"Nonsense." Seeing that the man said something wrong, Wei Wu raised his hand to cover his mouth, and carefully looked around: "Have you forgotten the taboo in the palace? , angered the empress, ate twenty boards and sent them to Xinzheku, are you going to clean the Gong bucket with him?"

"Daddy."

This call, like a silver bell, immediately locked the eyes of the two of them. As far as their eyes could see, Lin Lan was wearing a green smoked sweater in the color of sky and water, a pleated skirt carved with water mist tourmaline, and her shoulders were cut into waists. Fatty, if the muscle is fat, the gas is like a blue.

The long black hair like a waterfall is loosely rolled up, and only a plain silver step is inserted for embellishment. The eyebrows are not drawn but black, the skin is fatless and fair, the mouth seems to contain vermilion, and the eyes are like stars at night.

Such a peerless appearance, even if you look at the Forbidden City, it is difficult to find one or two to compare with it.

Linlan took two steps forward, and rolled Juanzi to wipe the bean-sized beads of sweat on Weiwu's forehead: "Mother arranged a guest room in Beijing, and prepared a table full of good wine and food, waiting for you, Daddy."

Wei Wu and Qin Niang live in a small house located in the suburbs of Beijing, two hours away from the Forbidden City by car and horse, because tomorrow her daughter will enter the palace to serve, Qin Niang told him last night that she wanted to set up a family in the capital. Good food and wine on the table is practiced for my daughter.Although it is said that a farewell to the palace is a farewell, but Wei Wu is a big and three rough old man after all, such a behavior would make others say that he is too affectionate, so Qin Niang immediately rejected Qin Niang's idea.

Now Qin Niang ignored his dissuasion and insisted on doing so, which made him feel a little embarrassed.Although he was happy in his heart, he still pretended to be angry and said: "Your mother is used to making such petty tempers, you go back and tell her that I will not go to this matter. You are also, and you will enter the palace tomorrow. With these skills, You have to remember the rules of the palace well, enter the gates of the Forbidden City, and live and die without worrying about the destiny and the emperor's fate, don't let me and your mother send a white-haired person to a black-haired person, I will be content!"

Lin Lan covered her mouth with a small smile, nodded her head and made a promise, then approached Wei Wu and said something softly, then left with Fuli.

After they walked away, another guard persuaded: "I will enter the palace tomorrow, I don't know if I will have the chance to meet again in this life. After all, it is the flesh and blood that has been raised for so many years. Brother Wei Wu is really so cruel?"

Looking at Lin Lan's back in the distance, Wei Wu waved his hands meaninglessly and said, "What will happen to her in the future will be her own blessing, so what if I am not cruel? Could it be that the guy who was stabbed entered the palace to protect her?"

When Lin Lan entered the inn room, Qin Niang had already prepared a table of wine and food.Seeing Lin Lan entering the room alone, she hurriedly asked, "Where's your father?"

Lin Lan smiled secretly: "My daughter told him this place, and she thought it would save her face to let him get over this matter, so she came here naturally."

"You can still laugh." Qin Niang took Lin Lan's hand, and the two sat on the couch together: "Mother asked you, but are you really willing to serve in the palace? In fact, over the years, mother and your father have also saved money. If you bought some money, you wanted to keep it to buy a decent house in the capital, but now if you don’t want to enter the palace, you can keep the money with your mother, so you don’t have to suffer the crime of being a slave.”

"My daughter didn't enter the palace, and my father and mother took out the silver taels. It's just a girl from another family who caused trouble to enter the palace for her daughter. My mother taught her daughter the principle of not doing to others what you don't want to do to others, but now it's chaotic if you care about it like this. My daughter laughed."

Qin Niang sighed roughly, shook her head and said shyly: "Just listen to what the sages say, your father and I are laymen, how can we watch you fall into that muddy water?"

Lin Lan smiled: "Where can it be muddy water? How can mother say that it seems that the palace is full of beasts. My daughter really wants to serve in the palace, and there are some daughters in the square imperial city who will never meet in this life." Seeing the big world. People live their whole life, no matter how they spend their days, you have to see everything, so that this life is worthwhile, isn't it?"

Qin Niang was stunned for a moment, her eyes filled with tears: "Since you are willing in your heart, mother can't say anything. Just remember, it is your duty to behave in the Forbidden City, but you must also know how to judge the situation. Your father is in the palace. The servants in the palace are always influenced by what they hear and see, and there are not many empresses in the palace who are easy to deal with. If you meet a master who treats you sincerely, remember that only by serving you sincerely can you protect yourself."

Later, Wei Wu found it as Lin Lan said. Although he didn't say much pretentious words at the banquet, you can see that he was not feeling well after pouring glasses of strong wine into his stomach.

After the parents were arranged to sleep on the couch, Lin Lan leaned against the window alone and looked at the bright moon in the sky. The smile that had been on her face all day disappeared without a trace and filled with melancholy.

How could she not know how the Forbidden City is a place with many shackles like a cage?

But in order to protect her parents well, she had no choice but to accept it readily.

If I am even half reluctant, my parents will definitely do everything to keep her by my side.

But if she was transferred to Gongxiu privately, if the conviction would be a capital crime of beheading, how could Lin Lan have the heart to ask her parents to take such a big risk for her?

She looked back slowly, fixed her eyes on her parents who were already asleep, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised a slight arc.

Night, quieter.

There is always no end to the long road, so what is waiting for her in the future?

she thought so.

　Remarks ①: Coated servant is the transliteration of Coated Aha Ximan, which means "domestic servant", "coated" means "home", and "Aha" is the slave, referred to as coated.The coated servants designed a system of personal ownership in the Eight Banners Manchuria in the Qing Dynasty to serve the corresponding nobles. Some of the coated servants were favored and became dignified, such as the Cao Xueqin family.

　　
　
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