Chapter 1: Female Officers

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Snowflakes fell from the sky one after another, falling on the plum petals in the courtyard, if it weren't for the cold wind, there were really people who carefully admired the beautiful snow scene in front of them.

It's just that at this time, the cold wind is blowing, the faces of the people who cut them hurt, and no matter how beautiful the snow scene is, no one has the heart to watch it.

The little chamberlain who was keeping vigil in Shengning Palace rubbed his hands, pulled his sleeves, and looked at the palace man kneeling on the ground with some sympathy.

Shen Youan has been kneeling here for an hour, her legs are about to lose consciousness, she gently glanced at the dozing grandmother behind her, rubbed her legs, stood up with difficulty, the little chamberlain who kept vigil twisted her head to the side, pretending not to see it, they were all serving in the palace, the palace people in front of her were the female officials of the emperor's side, and she was just a small chamberlain, and it was unreasonable to not step forward to help, but if she stepped forward to help, she would offend Zhaorong Niangniang, it was not easy to survive in the palace, and no one would offend a lady for a female official.

Shen Youan didn't care, and said to the dozing grandmother; "Tired Mama went back to tell Zhaorong Niangniang that the slave maid had been kneeling for an hour."

The dozing grandmother was awakened by Shen You'an from her dream, and glared at Shen You'an with a somewhat unkind face, and Shen You'an saw that she was awake, so she limped to her residence.

Walking to the residence, Shen Youan pushed it gently, and the door opened, and she was not on duty in the second half of the night, so Bitong specially left the door for her.

The palace people are relatively shallow sleeping, especially the people who are waiting around the emperor, she pushed the door, Bitong woke up, saw her limping, stunned for a moment, hurriedly got up with her clothes, and said while putting on her clothes; "What's the matter, Your Majesty punished you?"

As soon as she finished saying this, she heard a knock on the door, Bi Tong helped her to sit on the couch, turned around to open the door, and saw the little palace people holding their hands outside, and their little faces were red and fluttering, and when they saw her open the door, they raised the small porcelain bottle in their hands; "Sister Bitong, Sister Cai Xuan just asked the slave maid to come over to deliver medicine to Sister You'an, this is the reward that Sister Cai Xuan won a few days ago, it has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain."

Cai Xuan let it be sent, then it is not punished by His Majesty, Bi Tong took the medicine in Que'er's hand and said; "What's wrong with your sister You'an?"

The finch looked left and right for a moment, then pouted and whispered; "Today, Lin Zhaorong somehow made His Majesty unhappy, sneaked her back from Shengning Palace, and happened to bump into Sister You'an when she left, so she poured her anger on Sister You'an."

This is anger, Bi Tong sighed, Que Er sent the medicine and ran back, Bi Tong closed the door, poured a basin of hot water and squatted in front of Shen You'an.

"I'll just do it myself."

Shen Youan saw Bitong take off her shoes, and hurriedly retracted her feet, she was also a female official, how could she let her wash her feet.

"You just sit, I don't know how long I have to toss when I come at night."

It's not that Bi Tong wants to say something serious to her, if she doesn't say so, Shen Youan will not let herself serve her well, and it is not that she has no good words in the past, but later she found out that such words are still useful, and sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Shen Youan sat there and obediently let her serve.

Bi Tong lifted her dirty pants, saw her bruised and purple knees, gasped, applied medicine to her hands, and just wiped the wound and felt the leg under her hand move, Bi Tong pretended not to see it, and pressed Shen Youan's leg in her arms with one hand, until all the injuries were wiped off, then put her feet in the basin and gently rubbed her feet.

"Did you have any holiday with Lin Zhaorong in the past?" Otherwise, why would she always be looking for trouble with you.

Shen You'an narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head and said; "I don't know, I didn't have a deep relationship with her before, but I met a few times occasionally at banquets."

Bi Tong snorted lightly, thinking to herself, Shen Youan used to be the county lord of Anping Wangfu, and Lin Zhaorong was just a young lady in Chengyang Houfu, how dare she have any holiday with Shen Youan, but in this world, who would have thought that a county lord of the palace would be reduced to a slave and a maid.

If King Anping is still there, he thinks about it and feels funny, in his early years, he heard that King Anping loves his only daughter the most You'an County Lord, if he is still there, how can he be willing to send her to the palace to choose a concubine.

Some things themselves don't make sense, King Anping has no son-in-law, the title has no son-in-law to attack, Da Yu is heavy and grand, the □□ emperor was afraid that the courtiers would mess up the system and break the concubine, so he specially issued a decree, if there is a son-in-law, the concubine shall not attack the lord, if there is no son-in-law, the concubine will attack the lord, and it must be recorded in the name of the mother-in-law, then there is no son-in-law in the Anping Palace, and the eldest son can only attack the lord in the house, but this Anping Wangfu has become the Anping Mansion, and the palace has become the princess, and naturally there is no county lord.

It's just that even if she is not the county lord, with the identity of the princess and her appearance, she will not fall to the point of losing the election, and I don't know what Your Majesty thinks, such a delicate beauty is not spoiled by her side, but she can't bear to be called as a slave.

Bi Tong looked up at Shen You'an, I'm afraid that this Lin Zhaorong is always making trouble for her, and she is also jealous of her, such a look, even if she doesn't have the identity of the princess of the palace, it is a threat to be put in the harem, not to mention, even if the palace is demoted, Shen Youan is still a princess.

"That Lin Zhaorong has always liked to be angry with palace people, and when I see her in the future, hide from her."

Shen Youan raised her head and smiled bitterly, where is she hiding if she wants to, the people who serve in front of the emperor, how to hide, don't they all have to follow His Majesty's side to serve, just like today, His Majesty called himself in to serve tea, is it possible, do you want to go against Your Majesty's meaning?

I really can't be provoked, and I can't hide from it.

Bi Tong took a handkerchief and wiped her feet, poured water, and helped her to her bed; "Today, you sleep with me, and I will warm your legs."

Shen Youan's legs have long been unconscious, and she is cold, so she couldn't cover the quilt in the past, and her feet were like ice cubes when she got up all night, let alone today.

Bi Tong held one of her legs in her arms, rubbing back and forth, the flesh under her hands was tight, and she secretly hated that Lin Zhaorong was vicious, and she wanted to destroy these two legs by punishing people to kneel in such weather.

This Lin Zhaorong is so arrogant, even the people in front of the palace dare to punish her, in the final analysis, it is also related to the attitude of His Majesty, I really don't understand why His Majesty hates You'an so much, even if he doesn't like it, why do he want to keep her by his side to serve, if he doesn't like it, why would he connive at Lin Zhaorong to punish her like this, the people in front of the palace, even if there is a mistake, it is not the turn of a concubine to punish her, in other words, the people in front of the palace are the people of His Majesty, and the beating and scolding are all by His Majesty, if others dare to come nonsense, it is to slap His Majesty's face, However, His Majesty turned a blind eye to Lin Zhaorong's repeated punishment of You'an, could it be that he hated the Anping Mansion.

It's no wonder that Bi Tong thinks so, Shen Youan is just a woman, and she knows what kind of temperament she has when she gets along with her these days, so as not to make His Majesty unhappy, and His Majesty treats her like this, she can only be dissatisfied with the Anping Mansion.

"You'an, do you want someone to inquire, is it that the people from the Anping Mansion have provoked His Majesty in the court?"

Shen Youan looked at her with some puzzlement when he heard her say this.

Bi Tong rubbed her legs and said; "I don't think His Majesty is too fond of Lin Zhaorong, so conniving with Lin Zhaorong seems to be dissatisfied with you."

Shen Youan was silent for a moment, and Bi Tong saw that she was silent, and said busily; "You don't have to worry, I guessed randomly, maybe you just came to your side, and your Majesty hasn't gotten used to it yet."

It's been almost a year, and she hasn't gotten used to it, when she says this, she herself is a little weak-hearted, although she is short-tempered, but she treats them very leniently, only for Shen You'an, she is always picky in the egg, and she is dissatisfied, and no one with a clear eye can see it, and her majesty is deliberately finding fault.

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, how can you be dissatisfied with my little female official, I'm afraid that Your Majesty doesn't know who I am, today I am reckless, and I will be punished if I collide with Lin Zhaorong, don't guess."

"Na Anping Mansion"

"Anping Mansion."

Shen Youan silently read these words, today's Anping Mansion is no longer the Anping Mansion of the year, what else can be worthy of His Majesty's dissatisfaction, what her father is most afraid of in this life is that the title of the palace cannot be kept, so there will be such an explanation before he dies, but he didn't expect that in the end, the title of the palace is still not kept, even if it is the mansion, the palace is gone, even if it is just a plaque, she can no longer regard that place as a home, just because every qiē there has changed.

Seeing that she looked lost and depressed, Bi Tong sighed and said; "Forget it, you should rest early, and you will have to serve Your Majesty early tomorrow morning."

"Hmm."

Shen Youan nodded and lay down.

Bi Tong took off her clothes, got into the quilt, saw Shen You'an shrunk into a ball, and thought silently in her heart, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are sitting on the country, why do you have to embarrass a little woman, the lord of the palace, overnight, lost her father who loved her the most, and was sent to the palace, isn't it pitiful enough?

"Thank you."

For the sudden thanks, Bi Tong was stunned for a moment, she had also helped Shen Youan a lot in the past, of course, she didn't help her for her thanks, she could also feel Shen Youan's gratitude to her every time, but it was the first time to thank her directly like this time.

It's not easy to get a thank you from the county lord in Anping's palace, even if she is down, she still thinks that people like Shen Youan should build a golden house and raise it well, how can she eat and sleep with herself like now.

Thinking about the beginning of the year, when His Majesty chose a concubine, he followed His Majesty to Yongshou Palace to ask the Queen Mother for peace, the Queen Mother had mentioned that she wanted to make Shen Youan a concubine, she had no doubt that if King Anping was alive, the Queen Mother would directly list her as a candidate for the throne, who would have thought that later Her Majesty would only make her a female official?

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