Youxi, the maid of space

Chapter 3

Just as Ziyue was thinking in a mess, he heard Aunt Caiwei whispering in front of her, "Low your head and don't talk later!"

Although it was only a short sentence, Zi Yue could hear the strong warning in it, so he answered very rigorously: "Yes, aunt, this servant knows."

Before taking two steps, Ziyue glanced at a group of people coming forward from the corner of his eyes, the leader was a beautiful woman who could walk freely in the palace, and if Aunt Caiwei was like this, she would be the emperor's concubine. Delicate and domineering, gentle and deep, she is actually a narrow-minded noble lady. She immediately stood in awe, and became a wallflower behind Aunt Caiwei.

Ziyue followed Aunt Caiwei and knelt on the side, quietly waiting for these nobles to go away, but it's a pity...

Then a woman came over, and several people stood still in the distance. The voice of the later woman was soft and soft: "I have seen the noble concubine, the virtuous concubine."

At a distance from those noble girls, Ziyue sneaked a glance over there, and knew their identities by looking at their positions, but after just one glance, she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look any further.

The noble concubine was wearing a purple emerald dress, flamboyant and seductive, with a delicate voice, but with a hint of aggressiveness: "Didn't Mrs. Wei teach the concubine Jin how to behave? Please show me how to salute when she sees the palace. !"

"Yes, empress." Jin Ran stepped forward from behind the imperial concubine to confront the imperial concubine, saluted respectfully, and then bowed her head back behind the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine said sharply: "Concubine Jin, have you seen clearly!"

Concubine Jin lowered her head, was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and sobbed: "Thank you for your guidance, my concubine can see clearly."

Hearing the cry, the imperial concubine's eyes flashed a trace of disgust, and she snorted coldly: "What do you look like crying? Others will think that this palace has done something to you when they see it! Are you trying to ruin this palace's reputation?" !"

Concubine Xian turned the jade bracelet on her wrist, smiled and said: "Concubine Jin is afraid that she is timid when she first entered the palace, so don't be annoyed by the concubine sister, if you don't understand the rules, you can teach them slowly. Not worth it."

The noble concubine snorted, and the tender beauty who squinted her eyes and wept, frowned no matter how she looked, and said: "Concubine Jin, today you have offended me and ruined my reputation by crying, I will punish you Kneeling in this imperial garden for an hour, if it's the same next time, it won't be so cheap!"

After Concubine Gui and Concubine Xian left, Aunt Caiwei got up, and Ziyue also got up, and secretly rubbed her knees. The balls were really real. After kneeling for a long time, her knees only felt a little tingling, and she didn't feel any more when she got up.

Glancing at the woman kneeling in the middle of the garden, a man would feel pity for her slender back.Hey, she used to see scenes like this in novels, but now that she actually encountered them, she really didn't know what to think.I only hope that in the future, she won't be like this.

After returning to the Huanyi bureau, Ziyue followed Aunt Caiwei into the inner room, but Aunt Caiwei didn't let her leave, so she could only follow and dared not speak casually.

After entering the door, Aunt Caiwei asked Ziyue to close the door, sat in front of her and said, "In three days, you will go to the Leng Palace to work as an errand, don't neglect your duties these few days."

The conspicuous astonishment on Ziyue's face made Aunt Caiwei explain patiently: "You shouldn't have come to the Clothes Bureau in the first place, and I have observed you for a while. , learn to talk."

Zi said he lost his expression, lowered his head, and said nothing.She's over 20, and it's the first time she has come to a place that eats people and doesn't spit out bones. Can she calm down a bit.Long tongue, are you saying that she is not influenced by Xiaotao?In fact, she really wanted to discuss it, but she was afraid that if she said too much, if she said something that shouldn't be said, it would arouse others' suspicion.It turns out that these two points can also make Aunt Caiwei feel good!

Aunt Caiwei didn't bother her, and said directly: "You just entered the palace, there must have been a nanny who taught you the palace rules, today I took you to the Shang Palace Bureau, you performed well throughout the whole process, and you also saw some things, He's a smart one, and I won't say much else."

Ziyue trembled all over. Although she didn't see blood today, she has truly seen classism, and she can walk sideways with power.Because the emperor has just ascended the throne, there are not many court ladies. The imperial concubine is the general's younger sister, and she always makes a show of it, and no one dares to provoke her.This concubine Jin also heard about it, she just entered the palace, she is gentle and caring, and she has been favored by the emperor recently.

The noble concubine can blatantly punish the person on the emperor's heart. Apart from her family background and status, the concubine Jin also made her catch the wrong thing, and only then did she see the result she saw today.In fact, it is a very simple matter. It is easy for a noble concubine to punish a concubine with a lower status than her, but now it is not easy for Aunt Caiwei to warn her.

The rules in the palace must be followed, be cautious in words and deeds, when the eyes and ears should be opened, they should be opened, and when they should be closed, they should be closed.Suddenly, Zi Yue felt that everything was so difficult.A favored concubine can be punished by others at will, let alone a low-level court lady like her.

Aunt Caiwei has been in the palace for many years, how could she not understand Ziyue's little thoughts, she reminded: "In the palace, especially as a slave, you must restrain your emotions and don't show them casually. Come out, if this is the case, then you are not far from death. I think you are a good person, as long as you keep yourself safe, you will have a chance to make your mark."

Zi said with a nod of his head, "Thank you, aunt, for your reminder. I will definitely remember this."

Aunt Caiwei felt that she had said all she had to say, so she waved her away, but told her again that someone would send her to report in the cold palace in three days.

After Ziyue came out from Aunt Caiwei's place, she immediately devoted herself to the great laundry business. Everyone around her wanted to ask her what happened, but they all held back while she was doing something.There was a one-hour break for lunch. In the room, because they lived in Datong shops, many people gathered around and asked her what happened this morning.

Xiao Tao said: "You all stop first, let Zi Yue talk."

After the room was quiet, the Master said: "Nothing happened, I just went to the Shang Palace with Aunt Caiwei, and when I came back, she told me to go to the Leng Palace to work as an errand in three days."

Immediately, the room seemed to be exploding again, and a group of people started talking at once.The maids of the Huanyi Bureau are the lowest-ranking maids in the imperial palace. They usually come in when they make mistakes or the family members of criminal officials. Although the Leng Palace is not a good place, its grade is slightly higher than that of the Huanyi Bureau, which is why they are talking about it.

Xiaotao is quite a simple person, she saw disdain and jealousy in the crowd, and immediately spoke for Ziyue: "Don't envy Ziyue, she came into the palace innocently, she shouldn't be in the clothes bureau With that said, Xiaotao also sighed: "It's not like me. I was born in a family, and when I grow up, I will work for the official family, but the official family was confiscated and became a sinful servant, so I came to the palace."

At this time, the crowd gradually quieted down. Some of them were also like this, but most of them were relegated to the clothing bureau because they made mistakes in the palace. Some older ones went to Ziyue's side to comfort Ziyue: I really envy you for being able to get out of this clothing bureau, but that cold palace is not a good place to stay, there are all concubines who have made mistakes, some of them are madmen, you must be careful when you go."

Immediately afterwards, someone also echoed: "That's right, I went to the Leng Palace once when I was working outside. It's not a place for people to stay at all. Those women inside are terrifying."

Just like that, the envy, jealousy and hatred just now turned into sympathy, and they all came to comfort Ziyue one by one, which made Ziyue a little bit unacceptable.These nimas changed their faces so quickly, they were still uneasy about the Leng Gong, but now they are comforted, and they are even more frightened!
After they all left, Xiaotao pulled Zizi very reluctantly and said, Xiaotao, who was used to laughing in the past, was very sentimental at the moment, as if she was about to cry: "We will never see each other again."

Zi Yue patted her on the shoulder and said, "Fool, as long as we are still alive, we will always meet each other."

"Don't comfort me. Once you enter Lenggong, you can't come out easily. It's the same with this Clothes Bureau. Unless you become prosperous in the future and go to Shanggong Bureau, maybe you can come to see me at the Clothes Bureau."

"There is always a chance. If I can get out of the cold palace, you can also get out of the Clothes Bureau. Don't be discouraged. We will meet each other in the future. But at that time, don't forget that you still have me as a friend."

Xiaotao knew the difference between herself and Ziyue, but she didn't say any more. Instead, with tears in her eyes, she smiled and said: "You are my first good friend after entering the palace, and I will never forget you. You still talk about me, Don't forget me either."

Ziyue wiped away her tears and said with a smile, "You are so cute, if I forget you, no one will forget you."

In fact, Ziyue couldn't say that Xiaotao was her first friend in this world, and she was so kind to her, how could she forget it, but she couldn't tell her these words.

The three days passed very quickly, except that Aunt Caiwei occasionally called her to educate her, and nothing special happened. On the day she left the clothing bureau, Xiao Tao gave her son-off day. To Xiaotao, it is to thank her friend for taking care of her.But thinking about it, if others saw it, not only would it hurt Xiaotao, but she would also suffer, Gu didn't give it.

It was an older eunuch who led Ziyue to Lenggong. After the two introduced each other, they didn't have much to say. Ziyue was afraid of offending others, so he didn't dare to ask questions.In this way, all the way to the cold palace in silence.

Lenggong is a remote place, and Ziyue's feet hurt from walking. Four guards guarded the gate of the palace. The eunuch said a few words to the guards, and one of the guards came to check Ziyue's luggage, and let him go without finding anything. .

Ziyue just entered the palace, besides the maid's clothes, there are a few silver coins from Aunt Caiwei, and a jade pendant left by Xiaotao as a commemoration, it is small and moist, very comfortable to touch.I don't know if it is still early, but the cold palace is very quiet, the palace is not new, but it is not dilapidated.It's just that there are only a few bare trees in the yard, and the grass on the ground is incomplete.It looks like someone has cleaned it, but it is also in disrepair.

The eunuch took Ziyue to the side hall familiarly, and asked her to wait. Afterwards, a woman of some age came in. She looked a little older than Aunt Caiwei. Judging from her clothes, Ziyue guessed that she should be Leng Gong Aunt Caiqing told her before she came, so Ziyue bowed respectfully: "I have seen Aunt Caiqing."

Aunt Caiqing showed no expression and said few words. She directly took Ziyue to the residence and said, "The person you are serving is next door. This room will be yours from now on. After you clean it up, go to the next door to take care of it."

In the Leng Palace, only disgraced concubines with high status are qualified to take one-on-one personal care. Before Ziyue came in, she was thinking about whether she would do chores, but now she felt relieved and only served one person.I just don't know how this person is doing.

Seeing that Aunt Caiqing had left, Ziyue quickly put down her burden and looked at the room. The room was not big, with only a bed and a seat, and no other furniture, but it was enough, at least she now had her own space.

After tidying up her clothes, Ziyue went to the door of the next room and waited. Although it was a cold palace here, speaking of it, she was just a slave, and even if the people inside fell out of power and favor, they were still masters.This is what Aunt Caiwei warned.

(End of this chapter)