Leisure days in the cold palace

Chapter 2 Chunxi
The reason why the Leng Palace is called the Leng Palace is only because the feng shui of these palaces is not very good.From the perspective of architectural layout, some cold palaces are even extra spacious.

For the ancients, Feng Shui was extremely particular and valued, but for the modern me, it is naturally not a big deal.

In fact, the days in the Leng Palace are very leisurely, because the family members who are locked in the Leng Palace cannot go out at will, the daily morning and evening routines are left.

Not having to wear a heavy dress every day to pay respects to others is not stingy with the greatest gift from heaven in my opinion. After all, I am not familiar with the complicated etiquette in the palace, and those hypocritical responses and greetings are not things i like.

It was only after three poles in the sun that I woke up. I stretched out comfortably on the bed, and I smelled an extremely fragrant smell.

Just as she was guessing what the scent was, Chunxi walked in with a wooden food box.

"Madam sleeps well, but it's almost noon now. That is to say, our place doesn't pay much attention to this. If it's still in Jingfang Palace, others will have to use this to pick Madam."

Chunxi, who was full, was particularly speechless, and at this moment she laughed and joked with me.

According to Chunxi, he has been with me since he was seven years old, and he has been by my side for seven years now.So whether it is my temperament or preferences, he is very familiar with it, and he is also very attentive when serving me.

I was sent to the cold palace, only one of his servants followed, as for the others, naturally the trees fell and the monkeys scattered, leaving a vast expanse of whiteness, which is really clean.

But that's good too. No amount of money can buy such a thing as quietness.Besides, there are only the two of us, so it is convenient for us to do anything. For example, if we sneaked around to catch fish last night, the chance of being discovered will be lower.

Just as he was thinking about something, he saw that Chunxi had knelt down beside the food table, put out the bowls and chopsticks in the food box, and said while putting them back: "I know that Madam is the most lazy, so this servant has already picked out all the fish bones. Go. But Madam should be careful when using it, I am afraid that there are some small thorns, and the servants will not pick it up... I am afraid that Madam will not be able to eat greasy things in the morning, so I put some vinegar in this fish soup, which can relieve greasy, sour It's sour, and it tastes good when eaten with corn and rice... Well, after setting it up, madam, do you want to change your clothes first, or eat breakfast first?"

The customs here are indeed more similar to those in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, when the eunuchs claimed to be slaves rather than slaves.Those situations of bowing to thousands of people and calling themselves slaves were actually only prevalent in the Qing Dynasty.

Looking at Chunxi's busy little figure, I couldn't help feeling some complicated emotions in my heart.After all, the other party is only a half-grown child. If in my previous life, such a big child would have been spoiled and pampered, but she...

Seeing me looking at him with burning eyes, Chunxi seemed a little embarrassed, lowered her head and asked with a reddish face, "Why does Madam look at this servant like that? But is there something dirty on the servant's face?"

"Chun Xi, why did you come to Leng Gong to accompany me?" I thought about it, and then asked.

Chunxi didn't seem to expect that I would ask so directly. At this time, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide. She looked at me in surprise for a while, and then said timidly: "Madam likes Chun, Chunxi can't be ungrateful."

He seemed to think of something, bit his lips and said: "It turns out that in Jingfang Palace, everyone said that Madam is arrogant because of favor, but the slaves know that Madam is actually a good person, and those cold and hard things are made for others. Look. After all, Madam, you are not like other concubines, each of your natal families has a lot of influence. You have reached a high position only by yourself, so you are afraid that others will look down on you, so you will, you will..."

"Will you be so arrogant and indulgent, become like a cactus, and show off your thorns all over your body?" I took his words, and seeing Chunxi nod, I couldn't help but shook my head and smiled.

It turns out that the owner of this body is a hard-working woman, once she entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea, but she had no one to rely on.In this way, the duckweed rises and falls, depending on Jun's kindness, no wonder it develops the look of "don't mess with me". I think there is deep anxiety behind this arrogance.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel some sympathy for that woman, but she is dead after all. As for me, although I live in another body, in my soul, I am still Liu Changqing.

With a slight smile, I asked again: "A person who is so proud of being favored and favored must not treat his servants very well. Why do you..."

"Madam forgot, if it wasn't for you, Madam, I'm afraid Chunxi would have become a ghost in the palace long ago." Chunxi smiled bitterly, "Madam became a little delirious after illness, presumably it's what the imperial doctors said. Get sick. Chunxi just entered the palace when she was seven years old and worked in the Huansha Bureau. One day, she accidentally cut a piece of clothing while washing, and the steward Qi said that she would beat me to death... If it wasn't for the madam, the servant I'm afraid he would have died in the hands of Guanshi Qi long ago."

Speaking of this, Chunxi didn't want to say any more, she hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said with a smile: "Your maidservant really doesn't know how to say such unpleasant things early in the morning. Madam, hurry up and eat, Once the fish soup is cold, it becomes fishy, ​​and Madam can't stand the fishy smell the most."

I looked at Chunxi and nodded, then lazily got up from the bed.

Seeing Chunxi helping me to arrange chopsticks, I went to the bronze mirror to tie my hair.Looking at the red mark on the neck of the person in the mirror, I couldn't help touching it subconsciously.

I heard that the owner of this body chose to end his own life by hanging himself on the first day he came to the cold palace. Fortunately, Chunxi discovered it early and the imperial physician treated him in time, so he took my life from the hands of the king of Hades. back.But only I know that the original owner of this body no longer knows where his soul is now, and what the imperial doctors rescued is only my soul, Liu Changqing.

Looking at Chunxi's busy and thin figure in the mirror, I turned my back to him and said leisurely: "Chunxi, the past is long gone, no matter how much kindness it is, the seven years of care have already been repaid. The cold palace is hard, not ordinary people I can bear it, you are still a child, and you have never committed any crimes. It is a pity to stay here. What's more, you are smart and lovable. If you leave here, you will have a good reputation in the palace. Survive. If you want, you might as well..."

I said this lightly, but it seemed like a thousand pieces of gold to Chunxi's ears.

Before I could finish speaking, I heard two jingle sounds behind me, and when I turned around, I saw that it was Chunxi who dropped the chopsticks on the ground.

Seeing tears streaming down his cheeks without warning, I couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and said blankly: "Don't cry!"

Who knows that it's okay not to speak, but this sentence made the half-grown child even more tearful.

"Madam, is this driving the servant away? The servant is not doing well. Madam, you can just say it, the servant will change." He kowtowed at me twice, and said with a sob: "If Madam thinks that the servant can eat, the servant Just eat less every day. The servants are small, and half a bowl of corn is enough for a meal, and nothing else is needed..."

I heard Chunxi's words getting more and more out of line, and I couldn't help but laugh and cry for a while.

She hurriedly stepped forward to help him up from the ground, wiped his tears with her sleeves, and kept saying words of comfort.

But there was no use at all, Chunxi's tears were more and more, and gradually there was a tendency to burst the embankment.

I thought about it, and said with a cold face: "Cry now, your master and I have a bad reputation, and now you cry again, and everyone knows it, and others don't know how I tortured you That. If you want my reputation to be further ruined, you can cry louder."

Sure enough, this intimidation stopped Chunxi from crying, and she looked at me innocently with her red and swollen eyes, choked up, and shook her head like a rattle.

I changed my smile and said: "I don't despise you. I have reached this level. How can I despise others? What I said just now is the truth. You are still young. Do you still want to spend the rest of your life here with me?" Is it?"

Chunxi shook her head violently again, choking with sobs, said: "No! No! Your Majesty loves Madam very much, and the reason why he put Madam in limbo is only a moment of anger. After a while, Long Live God will disappear. Qi, Madam, you will still be as honored and favored as before."

"Oh?" I looked at this innocent child with a faint smile, "How long have we been in the cold palace?"

"Five, five months."

"Five months is more than just used to get rid of anger? It is enough to forget a person." I smiled and said, "What's more, since ancient times, the most indispensable thing around emperors is all kinds of women. For them It is said that beauty is like one after another neon clothes and feather clothes. A piece of clothing does not fit anymore, so it will naturally be thrown aside and find other clothes to wear. Anyway, there is no shortage of clothes, so why bother looking for discarded ones in the past? style?"

"But, but..." Chun Xi still wanted to refute, but she couldn't argue anymore, just because of disappointment or panic, tears overflowed again.

"Don't cry, to tell you the truth, Chunxi, I don't want any kindness from you." I pinched Chunxi's little face, it was so tender, "Maybe I used to pursue you before, but now I I will no longer like those illusory things, and I don’t like to hang my life ups and downs on a man’s favor and disgrace. A person’s life should be in his own hands, and I can’t give it to God, let alone others , can only be firmly held in the palm of my hand. Whether it is a man or a woman, it is the same, understand?"

Chun Xi seemed to understand but half understood, her eyes reddened from crying were somewhat at a loss.

I looked at him amusedly, patted his head and said, "Okay, go wash your face, you're about to cry like a little cat. I'll eat first, and it's the first day of the new year. If you want to come over for a while, they'll be fine." I'm here to deliver the monthly case. With your appearance, you don't want to be seen by others, do you?"

Chunxi blushed from what I said, and was about to run out with her eyes covered.

"Hey, by the way, there is one more thing." I raised my hand to stop him, and said with a smile, "If you want to leave the cold palace, I will naturally not stop you. But if you stay, you have to eat obediently !The fish in the Royal Garden is not one thousand but eight hundred, and the number is replenished every year, enough for us to eat for ten or eight years without being discovered. With your small body, if you don’t eat well, you will have no strength in the future Work? If you can't work, why do I leave you as an idler? You can tell me about half a bowl of corn and rice!"

Chunxi was even more ashamed when she heard the words, at this time she wanted to refute a few words but couldn't get out, and finally her face was flushed, and she hurried out.

(End of this chapter)