"Tell me to go down, and my lunch will be placed in this pavilion." It's been a long time since I've had a meal. Although this place is not as good as the medicine village outside Huaiyuan County, it is much more comfortable than staying within the palace walls.

"Niangniang, this yard is empty, except for the withered lotus flowers in this pond, there is really nothing to see."

Cai Qing didn't know that this was the prince's arrangement, thinking that Zhou Xinwen secretly used some means. I regret a little that I didn't give that Lord Zhou some face just now.

"Your mother thinks that the scenery in this courtyard is unique, and it is very comfortable to watch. Alright, don't complain, go down and command. ”

Drove Cai Qing to the stove, Lu Ruxue picked up the hot tea on the stone table, and sent tea in the autumn breeze, and the whole person relaxed.

After she got married, she only met her grandmother a few times, and her grandmother often said that with her temperament, she was not used to living in the palace. But women will always be carried away by love and are willing to endure it for a man.

Even if she Lu Ruxue is a human being in two lives, she is inevitably vulgar. Smile wryly, close your eyes and stop thinking about the past, empty your mind, and listen to the tranquility around you.

From time to time, deer chirp can be heard in the distance, birds sing on the branches in the forest, and fish in the lotus pond are not willing to be lonely, fluttering and splashing strings of water.

Listening to all this, Lu Ruxue smiled very comfortably, let go of all the reluctance and worries in her heart, and let go of those responsibilities on her shoulders, she just wants to be an idler now, taste tea and grow medicine, and spend the day quietly.

Because I want to be vegetarian, I have some green vegetables and tofu for lunch, and I can't eat meat even if I pick a few greens.

However, the little eunuchs couldn't keep their mouths shut, and Lu Ruxue would not give orders to ask, as long as she didn't see it, it was up to them.

lest they get hungry one day and kill the immortal deer again, then it will be troublesome.

After lunch, she is not in a hurry to plant herbs, and now she is a big idler, and the most is time.

Only on the first and fifteenth days of the new year, go to the temple to worship incense. Copying scriptures and worshipping the Buddha for an hour every day, and the extra time is all your own.

After taking a nap for an hour, after getting up, Bai Guang called a few little eunuchs who could serve flowers and plants in, changed their clothes, and led the little eunuchs to the back garden to plant herbs.

According to the season, this is not a good time to plant. Fortunately, it was just after early autumn and the winter was late in Beijing, so it was not too late to plant some perennial plants and trees.

These little eunuchs, they can't even see the face of their masters in the palace, and now they saw the side concubines and concubines going down to the ground with them, and they were so frightened that their legs were weak and their hands were shaking, not to mention working, even walking became a problem.

And in addition to Bai Guang, Cai Sang and Cai Qing, only Hongchen who followed Lu Ruxue into the palace knew why the master was demoted to guard the mausoleum.

But the other little eunuchs and maids who came with Lu Ruxue didn't know, and they all thought that following a lady who was like being beaten into the cold palace would be ruined in this life.

So it is inevitable that there are some emotions, but fortunately, Cai Sang, Cai Qing, and Bai Guang are keeping a close eye on it, so there are no big waves.

Seeing the master greeting, several little eunuchs bowed forward and knelt in front of Lu Ruxue, "Follow a master like me, but I have wronged you." Cai Qing, go and call all the minions, I have something to command. ”

After a while, the pavilion was full of people, kneeling on the ground, there were one hundred and eighty of them.

Lu Ruxue smiled helplessly, it seemed that Mu Xuanyang was worried about her, and it really took a lot of effort. He glanced at everyone coldly before speaking.

"Most of you, though you used to follow the stewards and aunts, served me as a master. But few people have seen me, so naturally there is no affection. ”

The minions didn't know what the master was going to say, and when they heard the wind, they lowered their bodies a little more. Lu Ruxue paused, and then continued.

"Since I don't have any affection, I won't force you to stay. If you want to leave, get up and stand on the left side at this time, and wait for Mr. Bai to take care of it, send you out and hand it over to Master Shi Zhou, and arrange for you to return to the palace tomorrow. ”

"You don't have to worry about being punished when you go back, since I took the initiative to let you go back, I will naturally tell the prince that I won't punish you and wait."

"But if you think about it carefully, after this moment, if there are still people who are unwilling to entertain perfunctory, I will be severely punished."

These minions don't know how much of what their master says is true and how much is false. I've been in the palace for a long time, and I still have some brains.

Gradually, some people began to discuss in a whisper with the people around them, after all, it is better to be able to return to the palace than to stay here and have no future.

And when Concubine Lu was still the crown princess, they also heard a lot that the master treated his subordinates well. So gradually, some people couldn't help it, and they had the courage to kneel forward.

"Niangniang, the slave's godfather is in the internal official prison, and the slave wants to go back to the palace on an errand."

"Niangniang, the slave's godmother is in the Needlework Bureau, and the slave also wants to go back to the palace on an errand."

……

Here one man took the lead, and no less than thirty people crawled out of the crowd on their knees one after another. Most of them are little eunuchs and palace maids, like palace maids of the same level as Hanxiao and Tielan, but none of them left.

Lu Ruxue beckoned to Bai Guang, "Take them all down and hand them over to Lord Zhou, and send them back to the palace tomorrow." Don't make it difficult for them, they are all raised by their fathers and mothers, and if the family has the conditions, no one wants to be a slave. ”

These people got up with gratitude and stood behind Bai Guang. Bai Guang glanced at these people coldly, if Niangniang returned to the palace, none of these people would want to come close to Niangniang's side to serve.

It's just that they don't know that after returning to the palace, although the prince ordered these people to be severely punished, he drove all the palace maids to the Huanyi Bureau, and the little eunuchs were dragged to the Imperial Division. Since then, these people have really never come out again. But the road is on its own, and it's too late to regret it.

These things in the inner palace, Bai Guang learned about them afterwards, and he would tell the master one by one. But Lu Ruxue just smiled lightly.

At this moment, she glanced downward, these minions were willing to stay, whether they were lucky or not, but Lu Ruxue was still very satisfied with this courage and loyalty.

The few little eunuchs that the prince had chosen to plant herbs for her were still kneeling on the ground. It's not that they don't want to go back to the palace, but a few people understand in their hearts that they are different from those people, they are specially rewarded by the prince to Niangniang, so they can only stay.

Lu Ruxue nodded, there are not many loyal minions, she has a total of two courtyards here, and she can't live in it if there are too many people, so it's better.

"Listen, my master said that you will serve, and as long as you serve the Lord faithfully, I will not treat you badly. But if you don't serve well, if you do the next unfaithful thing, you will have to pay with your life. ”

"Mother's words, you all remember them clearly." Bai Guang roared at the right time, and the frightened minions kowtowed again and again.