Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 50
"Xiaokui, if you fall in love with your sweetheart in the future, tell the princess directly. Although the palace rules cannot be defied, fortunately, the father is good to the princess. It is nothing for the princess to ask the father to give you an early marriage." Difficult thing." Xia Zijin said while supporting his knees.

But Xiaokui blushed suddenly, and muttered: "The princess is making fun of Xiaokui again, Xiaokui doesn't have any sweethearts, it is Xiaokui's great blessing to stay by the princess's side and serve the princess all her life!"

Knowing her loyalty, Xia Zijin was relieved in her heart, but she smiled softly while covering her handkerchief: "What can I do with this princess for the rest of my life? After all, a woman must marry a husband who truly loves others, so that she won't go into this world in vain. Once. If you don’t meet your lover, it’s another matter, if you do, can this princess still stop you?”

"The more the princess talks, the less serious she is! Xiaokui said it as if she hates marriage." Xiaokui lowered her head, tapping Xia Zijin's calf with her hands, her pink face was really cute.

Standing by the door, Xiao Huanzi couldn't help covering his mouth and secretly laughing.

"Why is this princess so dishonest? If you don't want to get married, why don't you want to be with Xiao Huanzi to accompany this princess." Xia Zijin teased.

These two lovers of joy love to bicker on weekdays, she has been through the world, so she naturally knows that Xiao Huanzi has some thoughts about Xiaokui.It's just that Xiao Huanzi is an eunuch after all, she married Xia Shengqing out of her own will, but she can't control Xiaokui's mind, if Xiaokui has no intention of confronting the eunuch, it is also a reasonable thing.

Hearing what Xia Zijin said, Xiaokui's face became even more red, and she seemed to be angry and said, "Your maidservant, don't keep company with Xiao Huanzi's dumb-headed young man. How much do you care about your servants?"

Xiao Huanzi rubbed his head, his little face became depressed, and he began to reflect on his behavior in his heart.

Xia Zijin chuckled, it was because she was too worried, both of them were ignorant children, this pair of enemies, let them deal with it by themselves.

"Little Huanzi, come here."

She waved to Xiao Huanzi who was standing at the door.

Xiao Huanzi came in response to the sound, knelt on the other side, bowed himself and said, "What is the princess' order?"

Xia Zijin took out two red envelopes wrapped in red paper from her sleeve pockets, one for Xiao Kui and Xiao Huanzi respectively, each containing six 100 taels of silver bills totaling 600 taels.

"The two of you are my most caring palace servants. This princess has always treated my servants generously and generously. They have all rewarded them with silver, so it is inevitable for you two." Xia Zijin then said. Hand out one in each hand.

The thick red envelopes in their hands made the two of them stare at each other, and were greatly flattered.

"Princess, the slave just received the princess's favor a month ago and bought property for my younger brother. The remaining money is enough for the slave for many years. I really can't afford such a big red envelope from the princess!"

Xiao Huanzi also came here after groping around in the palace, and he knows best the rules of rewarding palace people in various palaces over the years.Saosa and the third-class and below palace people can each receive five taels of silver, the third-class palace people get ten taels, the second-class palace people get 20 taels, and the first-class palace people get 50 taels.

Xia Zijin prepared double rewards for the Moshengyuan palace members, which was the only one in the palace. With such a generous, kind and non-obtrusive master, the Moshengyuan's The palace people are naturally happy and happy, and they work more attentively.

At this moment, although the number of red envelopes that Xiao Huanzi is holding in his hand is not known, the weight and thickness are quite numerous.

"That's right, princess, we follow the princess, and the rewards we usually receive are much more than others, how dare we receive such kindness from the princess now!"

Xiaokui is Xia Zijin's personal maid. Every time Ming Shengdi rewards Xia Zijin's status, she will choose a gadget that does not violate her status and good quality to give to Xiaokui. Now Xiaokui is the most wealthy among the court ladies Wake up, everyone in the outer palace who looked down on her before envied her for getting such a good job.

"Let you take it and take it, what do mothers-in-law and mothers look like?" Xia Zijin waved her hand. Money is nothing but a possession to her. To her, a heart is worth more than gold and silver. Being with Xiao Huanzi so sincerely, she will naturally not treat her badly, "Remember, you are the palace servants of Mo Shengyuan outside, but in front of this princess, you are regarded as brothers and sisters. Loyalty, as long as there is this princess, there will be one day for you."

Xia Zijin's heartfelt words made the two of them deeply moved, and they both bowed deeply to Xia Zijin.

"Xiaokui only recognizes the princess as her master in this life, and she will do whatever it takes to be a cow or a horse!" Xiaokui opened her eyes seriously, and used the idiom that Xia Zijinxin gave her.

"Slave too! I will serve the princess in this life, and I will go through fire and water!" Xiao Huanzi also raised his head and said firmly.

Xiaokui turned her head and puffed up her cheeks and said, "You idiot, learn what I do!"

Xiao Huanzi blinked his eyes and looked innocent: "I am imitating you, I can't tell if it's hard for you to say."

Xia Zijin covered his forehead and shook his head, the two of them started bickering again, it really didn't stop for a day.

While the room was bustling with activity, another person stepped into the door. Xia Zijin raised his eyes and saw Xia Shengqing in official attire.

"It's so lively in the princess' yard." He raised the corner of his mouth and walked into the morning light.

Xia Shengqing's good looks, even wearing the old-fashioned clothes of the chief waiter, are a little more energetic than people, but Xia Zijin suddenly remembered the day when he went to Jiangnan alone, the man in the long gown and tied hair on the tower Xia Shengqing, she's so out of this world.

"Why isn't it lively on New Year's Day? Shengqing came so early to pay New Year's greetings to the princess?" Xia Zijin asked with a delicate eyebrow.

"The emperor got up in the morning and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a copybook of blessings to each princess and prince, and I will send it to the princess first." Xia Shengqing said, smiling with beautiful white teeth, "It is natural to wish the princess a happy New Year, and wish the princess a happy new year." Every year, every year, this day."

Xia Zijin's mood rose inexplicably when he heard his pleasant voice and the blessing letter handed over with a slight bow.Unable to hide the smile on her lips, she took out something from her sleeve pocket and put it on Xia Shengqing's palm and said, "Here, this princess rewarded me."

The palm of his hand felt warm and smooth to the touch, and it was only after Xia Zijin withdrew his hand that he saw it clearly. It was a square-sized jade pendant, moist and bluish-white in color.It is carved into a pattern with rounded sides and a central hollow inlaid with amber, with hanging tassels hanging from the top, just like a high-quality jade piece.

"Shengqing sent clothes to this princess, so naturally this princess has to return the gift, isn't she?" She put her hands together in her warm sleeves, and she was wearing a light autumn-colored velvet jacket, which was very stylish. "This jade pendant was given to me by my grandmother." Yes, what the concubine mother left behind was probably given to the emperor, but the concubine passed away before she could give it to her. Now that the grandmother has given it to the princess, the princess will give it to Shengqing."

Xia Shengqing's eyes moved a little bit. In this way, since Concubine Liu wanted to give something to Ming Shengdi, and now Xia Zijin gave it to him, did Xia Zijin sideways believe that he is also her husband?
The two of them knew each other well, but no one revealed it, and the smiles on their faces couldn't be hidden.

"Princess, let's go to work first. Princess, let's talk to Boss Xia." Seeing this, Xiaokui coughed lightly, then winked at Xiao Huanzi, and the two understood, covered their mouths and snickered and left the room , and looked at the opposite door that was closed for them.

Xia Shengqing put the jade pendant in his hand into his bosom and put it away. The jade pendant on his chest became hotter and hotter. He looked at Xia Zijin, who had a slightly flushed face, and said, "I will cherish it like my life."

Xia Zijin nodded with a smile, only feeling that this year has been better than before.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people from each palace eat in their own palace for lunch, while concubines and princesses in the palace have to eat in the queen's palace for dinner, implying harmony with the mother of the country and peace in the harem.

In the main hall, the queen sits on a phoenix seat, with a bright yellow cross-neck train and a large-sleeved shirt of the same color. The brocade is embroidered with vermilion peonies and red lights.

"Today only the female relatives of our palace are gathered together. It is not as restrained as yesterday. I know that all the sisters and princesses have worked hard for a day, so I will relax for dinner. I will treat Kunning Palace as my palace." It is in my own palace!" The queen said, looking at everyone with a kind face.

"Thank you, Empress!"

Although everyone expressed their thanks in unison, they never dared to take the queen's polite words seriously. If someone really did whatever he wanted in Kunning Palace, there would be no good fruit to eat.

"Empress, concubines, this year's harem banquet seems to be too simple. In previous years, there were 24 main dishes, [-] hot and cold dishes each, and a small plate of pastries for everyone. Why is it that there are only big dishes this year?" It went down three ways."

Concubine Yue shook her handkerchief and covered her nose, and said in a neutral tone, as if she had a slight dissent with the Queen's conduct, "From my concubine's point of view, the Emperor treats his sisters and juniors favorably, so the Queen doesn't have to be so thrifty. "

Concubine Yue's unsalty remarks said that the queen was frugal on the surface, but she secretly mocked the queen for being shallow-sighted, saving money where it shouldn't be, and full of pettiness.

The queen couldn't hear the thorns in Concubine Yue's words, she glanced at Concubine Yue, she was still sitting upright, and said indifferently: "Sister Guifei is not the lord of the six palaces, so it's easy to say, I am a queen , not only for everyone in the harem, but also for the emperor."

"This year's relief from the floods and plagues in the south of the Yangtze River and the food and salaries at the border gates in the Western Regions, which one is not a large sum of money flowing out? The treasury has so much money out. As the people behind the emperor, we naturally have to be frugal to relieve the treasury. Some burdens. There is a lot of food left over from the small banquet in the harem every year, so it is not a big deal to subtract a few items."

(End of this chapter)