Playing ball is really hard, I woke up from a good night's sleep, but I couldn't get rid of the hard work, but my whole body was sore and tired. I don't know why, Mrs. Yang was not there, so no one dared to urge me to get up and wash, so I lay on the bed arbitrarily, and stayed until the end of the day, estimating that it was time to eat, and I was afraid that my parents would summon me, so I got up lazily.

It was not Mrs. Yang who came to wash up for me, but a few other nurses who were not very familiar, and I asked, "What about Mrs. Yang?" They looked at each other, and one of them said, "Mrs. Yang is sick and wants to go out for a few days." ”

I asked curiously: "Doesn't Mrs. Yang usually live in the small courtyard over there?" When you go out, where will you live when you go out?" They refused to say, but just came to dress me, I inexplicably felt a little annoyed, they were not allowed to touch me, I put on my clothes, ran around the hall, grabbed the little palace maid at the door and asked: "What is the illness of Mrs. Yang?" She replied respectfully: "I heard that it is a sore sore, and I am afraid that it will be given to the lady, so I will go to live in Yongxiang for a few days." ”

When I heard that it would be contagious, I hesitated a little and said to the little palace maid, "Then you can go and see how the disease is for me." ”

She looked at it and was reluctant, but she still responded, and when she was about to leave, I beckoned to her: "Go to Xiaolang to get a hundred horses to Yang Niangzi, and ask her what medicine she wants." Come back and talk to me, and I will have a reward. ”

The little palace maid was full of joy and walked out quickly.

I was stunned at the door for a while, and I was greeted by Cui Mingde leading a group of my companions, each dressed up, a little more dignified than usual. I looked at their clothes, then at mine, hurriedly returned to the hall, pulled over one of them and asked, "What's the matter today, why are Cui Er and them dressed so solemnly?" The man said in a low voice: "They came to see the lady." ”

I suddenly realized that she didn't call me "Erniang", but called me "Niangzi", and the talented little palace maid also called me "Niangzi" instead of Erniang. This name is strange, think about it carefully, but it is not strange, the slaves of this era call the mistress of the house a lady, and before her mother became a diva, the palace people called her like this. Whenever there are new young palace people here, they all call me that. But I never imagined that the nurse next to me would be so solemn to me.

Although I have always regarded myself as an adult and don't like others to treat me as a child, the first time I encountered this unfamiliar title, I still felt awkward in my heart. At this time, I longed for Yang Niangzi's arms, I hoped that she could coax me to get up, ask me, "Whose little lady is this, why can't you afford to dry your ass in the sun", or pretend to call me "princess" and call herself "concubine". But at least this morning, it can't be.

Just as I was thinking nonsense, Cui Mingde and his entourage had already arrived at the door.

The palace people gently reported their names - "Cui Mingde, Cui Shunde, Fang Qi Nu, Fang Shi Nu, Pei Lansheng, Wang Wan, Wang Ping". There is a name that is very unfamiliar, I thought about it for a while, and then I remembered that it was Cui Liuer's big name, she was the only one younger than me, and she didn't use a word, everyone still only called her nickname, and no one thought to ask their big name.

It is not good for me to keep them out of the door, and they will see me too. I had to ask them in, and I got into a flower barrier, and a few nurses quickly changed my clothes and tied, and hugged me to the main seat.

The little ladies had already taken their seats, and when they saw me come out, they all stood up, and everyone saluted me together. Usually we also use courtesy to each other, but today it seems to be very solemn, I was so troubled by them, I felt uncomfortable all over my body, and smiled dryly and said, "Why be polite, everyone sit down." But they all stood still.

I sensed the huge gap between me and them, and stood there a little embarrassed, but Xiao Lang tugged at my sleeve, so I sat down first, and said to them, "Sit down." Only then did they kneel down in turn, from Cui Mingde to Wang Ping, the order of sitting and kneeling was roughly in accordance with their father's official character (except for Cui Mingde, although her father was idle at home, he relied on the prestige of the clan and was in the first place), and there was no confusion at all.

All of a sudden, except for me, became respectful, and their kneeling posture was no longer as crooked as in the previous class, but sitting upright like the ministers who went to the court, I did not speak, none of them spoke first, and the hall was silent, only the weak wailing of the autumn cicadas could be heard.

Or did Xiao Lang come forward again and asked me: "Lady, the concubine makes tea with all the ladies?"

I nodded again and again, and waited for the tea soup to come up and entertain everyone to drink, the atmosphere was slightly better, Cui Mingde had probably seen my embarrassment, and I had a few words of cold and warmth, and took a sip of tea, before saying slowly: "This morning, the concubine gave a note to the two saints." ”

This sentence almost made me squirt out the tea in my mouth, I stared at her wide-eyed, and it was easy to suppress my stunned expression, and asked: "What did Erniang say?" I have also written this thing, but it was written by others for me, I copied it again, and then presented it to my father, mother and prince's brother.

Cui Mingde smiled at me, this smile was not so reserved that it made me feel proud, but it was not so humble that I thought she was flattering: "The concubine thinks that His Majesty lives in the four seas, and leads the coast of the land, which is not the king's land, the people of the whole world, and who is not the concubine, is the law of etiquette, not special to the outer court, but also to the inner court, so to the Majesty Xià, regardless of the inside and outside, are all clear to the court, such as the prince, the king and the princess to meet His Majesty, when the state rites, the king, the princess to see the prince, the concubine and so on to meet the princess, the same." In this way, it is the foundation of etiquette to be close to the noble and lowly, to have its own place, to secure its position, and to keep its part. The two saints have already been allowed to play, and they have gone down to the Zhongshu Province to make a decree, clearly indicating the inside and outside, as a manifestation. Her Majesty also decreed that concubines and other concubines were granted the title of princess to read. ”

After Cui Mingde finished speaking, he knelt and sat back, still a breezy and indifferent, but I was shocked by her speechless, what she said was not unusual, I often heard, I must say, I can also say in a crepe crepe, what is strange is that she is a tasteless little lady can write this thing into a song, you must know that I have read many official articles with my parents since I was a child, but I don't dare to guarantee that I can write a note alone, not to mention that this note was approved so quickly, it must have won the favor of my mother. The little second mother of the Cui family really lives up to her reputation.

Today's conversation, at this point, is really a little unspeakable, Cui Mingde probably knows this, chatted with me for a few words, then got up to say goodbye, I waited for her to leave, only to find that there was one person missing, and stopped her: "Where is Dugu Min?"

Cui Mingde said: "Mrs. Dugu suddenly fell ill and took her back to serve the illness." ”

I frowned and said, "Why are there so many people who have been sick lately?"

Cui Mingde smiled, didn't answer me, and only slowly withdrew.

As soon as Cui Mingde left, my mother really sent someone to summon me to Zichen Palace, and I saw Li Rui on the way, and saw him wearing the prince's official uniform, secretly wondering.

Li Rui was also sincere, and without waiting for me to ask, he said: "I received the edict in the morning, saying that I was ordered to go to Hongwen Hall to study in the future." I was also given a subordinate officer. His face was full of excitement, and he grabbed my hand and said, "Son, when my mansion is repaired, I can go out of the palace to live." ”

I was surprised and said, "Then aren't you going to go to the feudal country?"

He smiled at me proudly: "Fang Xianggong wants to let my country, or Master Xu said to his mother, I am a young son, and my brother has not yet married, so although I should go out of the pavilion to study, I can stay in the capital for a few more years. ”

Only then did I understand the reason, but I immediately pulled Li Rui and said, "In this way, you can take me out of the palace today." ”

Li Rui was still proud just now, and his face collapsed again: "If you want to leave the palace, when my mansion is completed, you can go to live with me for as long as you want, or wait for me to enter the pavilion in a few days, and then quietly take you out, not today." ”

I asked curiously, "Why not today?"

Li Rui said strangely: "You were scared like that yesterday, will this be good again?"

I looked at him with disdain: "It wasn't me who was injured yesterday, what does it have to do with me?"

Li Ruihu looked at me suspiciously, and then used his hand in a cumbersome court dress to probe my forehead, and after I slapped it away, he persuaded me seriously: "Taiping, listen to my brother's words, my body is not good, don't always think about playing, go back and recuperate for a few days, and when my body is better, my brother will take you to hunting, okay?"

I glared at him: "It's not good, I'm going to leave the palace." ”

Li Rui picked up his brother's shelf to educate me, and I threatened him: "If you don't agree, I will ask A-Niang to teach me the Six Classics." "I pester you every day to see how you still play ball, how you hook up with girls!

Li Rui couldn't, and said reluctantly: "I am only allowed to go for an hour, and after an hour, no matter what, I will come back." ”

Naturally, I have no objection.