The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Qinrou stayed in Qianqing Palace until the evening and then went back. The queen was spared from coma today.

I don't understand why the queen would do this, but who wouldn't be happy if she could avoid paying her respects once. Anyway, Qin Rou is absolutely happy.

If you can avoid it, do it naturally!

In the dark winter sky, the north wind is still blowing, and the sound of howling and howling wolves from the north can be heard all over the ears. Combined with this endless sky, people seem to be walking in an endless hell, surrounded by endless ghosts, howling and howling.

It's like being in the eighteenth level of hell.

Quite permeable!

Qinrou has a good psychological quality, and she naturally does not believe in ghosts and gods. There will never be more ghosts in the dark than evil people in the dark.

So sometimes, she may not be afraid of ghosts, but she will be afraid of the dark night. Probably because darkness will always accompany sin in life and death.

Therefore, what she is afraid of is the darkness, and the evil that goes with the darkness and is hidden in the darkness.

Qinrou sat in the sedan, listening to the cold wind whistling by, like a ghost crying and howling in the eighteenth level of hell. Qinrou opened the curtain with her hands, and Xiaoman walked beside the sedan, so that she could always be there for her.

Seeing Qin Rou lift the sedan curtain, Xiao Man quickly stepped forward and asked, "Concubine, I have an order for this servant to do."

The emperor was interested in treating the concubine, but the weather was cold, so the emperor specially gave the concubine a sedan to take the concubine back to her dormitory, so as not to make the concubine cold due to the heavy wind and snow.

This is why the concubines still feel at ease even if they are not sleeping with them.

"It looks like the Chinese New Year is getting closer." As soon as I opened the curtain, the cold air rushed in. It was already cold inside the sedan, but it was even colder outside.

Qinrou looked up and saw nothing. The sky was dark, with dark clouds and mist, as if people were holding the sky above their heads, which really made people feel bad.

Life is about longing for light!

Qinrou said casually, it seemed like it was still that day, there seemed to be no difference between today and yesterday; there seemed to be no difference between this year and sixteen years ago.

However, things have changed and people have changed. No matter who it is, under this boundless loneliness and coldness, they can't help but feel a sense of sadness.

"Really? In a few days, red palace lanterns will be hung in the palace, and the couplets will also be changed. During the New Year, there will be singing and dancing banquets in the palace, which are lively and festive. Is this a rare sight in ordinary days?" Xiaoman talked a little more, Qinrou said something, and she continued one sentence after another.

Qinrou didn't hate it, and she didn't stop it. If you find it annoying, just tell her to shut up.

Qinrou didn't answer. It made no difference to her whether she was young or old. It seems that cold days on weekdays are more suitable for her.

You won’t be so tired, and you won’t be busy working blindly! They, the concubines, were just busy on New Year's Day and so on. They had nothing to do, but they had to stand for a lot of time.

In short, the salary has not increased, the workload has increased, and she has no habit of being abused! Whoever wants to go will go, but she is not willing to go.

It's a pity that she doesn't have a choice.

The palace lanterns on the palace road were still on, adding a touch of bright color to the cold and dark sky and making the cold weather warmer. No matter how cold the weather is, it can't compare to the coldness of people's hearts; now that people's hearts are not so cold, the world of ice and snow will naturally be warmer. "This is the first year that the concubine has spent in the palace, and next year will be the second year. During the New Year, the emperor will write the word "Fu" with his own pen and reward the ministers; the emperor will also give gifts to the concubines in the harem. I got the palace lantern and the word "Fu". It's so lively that I rarely see it twice a year." Xiaoman kept talking.

She finally has rules and knows what to say and what not to say. Xiaoman couldn't help but speculate, wondering how many blessing and palace lanterns Zhenshunzhai would receive by then.

Xiaoman never thought about the possibility. The blessing words and palace lanterns given by the emperor are both a kind of grace and a favor independent of others. Since it is grace and favor, then naturally not everyone will have it.

And according to the concubine's current favor, this year's blessing characters and palace lanterns must be indispensable. When concubines are favored, they don't have to do dirty things. As slaves, they all have something to look forward to.

Qin Rou listened and felt so far away from her. She seemed to be a world away from this world.

She is outside the world, unable to integrate into the world, and has no desire to integrate into the world.

"Really!" Qinrou is not very interested. For her, a large-scale festival is Good Friday, and New Year's Day is even more so. There are no advantages but a lot of disadvantages.

"Yes?" Xiaoman replied. "Every New Year's Eve, the Queen is very busy, and the Emperor will stay past the middle of the year and close the book at the end of the second half of the year. On New Year's Eve, there will be a grand banquet in the palace for the ministers, clan and Fujin. them."

Xiao Man was also born as a hereditary slave. Her family was not well off. She was selected into the House of Internal Affairs and asked the nuns to teach the palace rules before she was assigned to serve in Zhenshun Zhai.

The status of maids in the palace is higher than that of eunuchs. After all, they were born in the official Manchu clan, and if their fathers and brothers were capable, they could pass the imperial examination or other methods to become officials.

It's just that neither her father nor her brother live up to expectations.

Therefore, after entering the palace, not only was it taught by the nuns, she also made a special effort to understand it herself. After all, when serving around concubines, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still very careful in selecting people.

They all just entered the palace, and it’s hard to tell who has a bright future. If he chooses a stupid person and doesn't serve him well, he might be able to backfire on the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After two years, it will be possible to tell who will become a talent and who will not. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will not have so many scruples.

After all, if you don't favor or rely on you, it's up to you to see the face of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot guarantee whether the first batch of slaves around the concubines are loyal or not, but they can guarantee it if they know how to look at them and are clever.

Therefore, this group of them was basically selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs not only carefully but also carefully. I also know a lot of things.

Qinrou listened silently, because there was no human voice in the dark night, and as soon as people spoke, it would seem more abrupt.

This is why from time to time there is the accompaniment of wind, ghosts crying and wolves howling.

Qinrou didn't say anything. Xiaoman covered her hands and said with concern: "Concubine, please put down the curtain! It's windy and cold outside. I'll freeze if I turn around."

Xiaoman remembered that they had already made a big mistake in their own job, and they were still worried about it. Where is Yu Weiyou? If the concubine becomes ill again, they, their personal servants, will no longer have to work. They can just stay where they are to cool down!

Qinrou took another look at the palace road outside. The palace lantern was swaying in the north wind, and the light in the palace lantern was also dim. In the darkness, there was a little bit of energy. Qinrou silently lowered the curtain and turned everything around. Isolated in the faint red light.