Xia Nishang just put the rice in her mouth and spit it out.

Xia Nishang frowned and looked at the porcelain bowl in her hand. Where is the food, it is not cooked at all, and when I bite into it, I will cry coldly. Where did Xia Nishang suffer like this, and her face changed suddenly.

"Master, are you alright?" Er Lan looked at Xia Nishang with a worried face.

The rice was supposed to be half-raw, and it looked steaming hot on the top, but there were some rice particles on the bottom.

Xia Nishang didn't speak, just shook her head, stretched out her chopsticks, and went to pick up the cabbage sum.

As soon as he entered, he frowned.

The cabbage was clearly rancid, bitter, and there was no way to eat it.

"Master, the slave has some snacks here, or else." Seeing Xia Nishang's entangled face, Er Lan suddenly remembered that when she came out, Ran Tian also stuffed a handkerchief with a snack for her, so she hurriedly got up to rummage through it.

"Don't go." Xia Nishang waved her hand, blocking Er Lan's footsteps. "If you don't eat today, you will eat tomorrow, so you can't keep going like this. That snack should be kept for emergency use. ”

Saying that, Xia Nishang took the lead in picking up the bowl and stuffed it into her mouth.

Actually, those things, where can they taste. I only felt uncomfortable tight, but I still had to swallow it in my stomach. The stiff grains of rice, slashing through the throat, as if they were about to be cut, hot: one: this: read: novel 3w.ybdu spicy pain.

Xia Nishang gritted her teeth and didn't say a word, but she was swallowing hard.

Seeing this, Er Lan also sat down. A bite of rice, a bite of food.

Xia Nishang ate quickly, she really couldn't stand this kind of torture, and she didn't care about chewing it, so she swallowed it all down her throat.

"Master." Tears welled up in Erlan's eyes. Where did their mother suffer such a sin, looking at Xia Nisheng's frowning brows, it was really not a taste in her heart.

"It doesn't matter." Xia Nishang pulled the rice and ate most of the bowl before putting down the chopsticks.

"Niangniang, why don't I send some silver to the guards at the door tomorrow, I always eat this thing, how can your body bear it?" Erlan said softly.

"They won't want it." Xia Nishang shook her head, those guards were all doing things for the emperor, and they were meticulous people. What's more, after Xia Nishang was abolished, even if he gave them silver, it would not bring any benefits. Perhaps, it will be exposed prematurely.

"Erlan, you clean up, let's sleep."

Xia Nishang felt very tired, exuding exhaustion from her bones, and she didn't even want to lift her fingers.

Seeing this, Er Lan saw that the dishes and chopsticks were all cleaned up, and only then did he serve Xia Nishang and go to bed.

"Let's sleep together."

Xia Nishang took Lal Lan's hand and dragged her up.

"Master, this is not in order." Er Lan blushed and waved his hand, and suddenly jumped down, saying that he would not say anything.

"Where are there so many rules?" Xia Nishang raised her face angrily. "What's more, if it's so cold today, do you want to sleep on your footsteps? Hurry up. ”

Er Lan hesitated for a while, and saw that Xia Nishang was resolute, so she climbed up slowly.

Snowflakes were already falling outside, and the windows in the house were not tight at all, as if they were leaking everywhere.

Xia Nishang wrapped herself and Er Lan tightly in the quilt, trying to absorb a little warmth, but they were powerless.

"Erlan, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have ended up like this." Just when Er Lan thought that Xia Nishang had fallen asleep, Xia Nishang said softly.

"What did the mother say?" Er Lan said angrily. "If it weren't for the mother, the slave's brother, who is still in the Criminal Division, how can there be a good life today?"

At that time, the emperor ordered that Erlan's brother serve in the Shen Criminal Division and would not be allowed to come out for the rest of his life. Xia Nishang later thanked Er Lan for his hard service, not to mention, Yun Yi's matter could not be completely blamed on him. He personally begged the emperor and released him.

It's just that he was kicked out of the palace and can't come in again for the rest of his life.

Xia Nishang knew that Er Lan's family was poor and his parents died early, otherwise the two brothers and sisters would not have entered the palace together as slaves and maids. That guard has no skills, just brute force.

After Xia Nishang heard about it, he paid for him to open a martial arts gym, which can be regarded as a means of making a living.

It's just that I didn't expect that Er Lan still remembered the effort at the beginning.

"It's just a little thing, I used to think that your brother has the ability, and if you let it out in the future, you will also have a place to stay." Xia Nishang's eyes narrowed slightly, and she didn't know what she remembered. "But I don't want to, I'm still dragging you down."

"Mother." Er Lan took Xia Nishang's hand and held it tightly. "Slaves and maids are not afraid, as long as they can accompany their mothers, wherever they go, slaves and maids are not afraid."

"Don't worry, if we can go out one day, I will definitely promise you a good family!" Xia Nishang held Er Lan's hand and patted it gently. "Alright, it's not early, go to sleep."

After speaking, he closed his eyes, and his breath became long and deep.

Er Lan looked sideways for a while, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, he woke up from freezing.

I don't know when, the only window in the house was blown open by the north wind, and the cold wind was blowing, and Erlan couldn't help but shiver.

"Master, are you awake?" Er Lan turned her head and looked at Xia Nishang, who didn't know what she was thinking.

"Well, it's cold." Xia Nishang was also trembling, and tightened the quilt on her body, but she still couldn't feel the warmth.

Seeing this, Er Lan got up, put on the coat he had taken off last night, and went to close the window.

The creaking of the window lattices in the wind was somewhat frightening.

The winter morning was the coldest, and Erlan only felt as if she was about to be blown through, so she reluctantly closed the window.

Er Lan was so cold that he stomped his feet on the ground, trying to get rid of the cold on his body.

"Hurry up, don't freeze." Xia Nishang beckoned to Er Lan and asked her to hurry up and get to bed.

Er Lan was a little hesitant, if she went up, she was afraid that Xia Nishang would suffer from the cold, and her movements would be a little slower.

"Come up quickly, do you still want me to go down and pull you up?" Xia Nishang pretended to be angry and said. Seeing that Er Lan was still standing there without moving, he lifted the quilt and was about to go down.

"Oops." Where else could Er Lan take care of, hurriedly went over, pressed Xia Nishang in the quilt, and took off his coat and leaned on it. "If the master is frozen, how can it be good?"

Er Lan said, still carefully tucked the corners of the quilt for Xia Nishang, so as not to let the wind blow her.

"It doesn't matter." Xia Nishang leaned towards Er Lan, and sure enough, she felt a trace of coolness. However, she didn't move, just held Er Lan's hand tightly, wanting to give her some warmth.

"Master." Seeing this, Er Lan said that he was not moved, it was impossible, and his eyes were a little wet.

"Silly girl, what are you crying about?" Xia Nishang said with a smile. "If it's still early today, squint for a while, and the sun will come out in a while, and it will be fine."

Er Lan nodded, and the master and servant leaned together, narrowing their eyes.

The master and servant had a rare good sleep, although the broken window lattice blown by the north wind outside, but the two of them slept until three poles before they got up.

At this point, the sun is already out. The sun shines in, and it is warm, and it seems that the temperature in the room has been added a little.

"Master, let's eat." After serving Xia Nishang and freshening up, Er Lan brought the meal.

I have long heard that in the days of the cold palace, it is just two meals a day, and there are no good dishes, and sometimes there is not even some oil and water. If they can't take good care of themselves, they are afraid that they won't be harmed by others, and they won't be able to survive first.

The meal was still the same as yesterday, two bowls of plain white rice, a plate of oily wheat vegetables, a plate of spicy oil tofu, and a small bowl of bacon.

Er Lan felt sorry for Xia Nishang, so she put all the bacon into Xia Nishang's bowl and asked her to eat more.

Xia Nishang didn't know her thoughts. It's just that now that the two of them are staying in this cold palace, I don't know if there is a chance to go out, and they still care about where the so-called etiquette does, that is, they gave a part of the bacon in the bowl to Er Lan, and they saw her eat it with their own eyes, so it was over.

With the meal, Er Lan and Xia Nishang sat back on the bed again.

The room was cold, and although there was some charcoal, it was the worst black charcoal. When it was lit, the room was filled with choking smoke. Xia Nishang and Er Lan have never suffered such a crime, where can they bear it. I'd rather nest in the quilt than light the charcoal.

"Master, it's not a matter to go on like this after all, let's think of a way, right?" Erlan looked into the room and sighed.

As a slave and maid, she feels that such a day is miserable, let alone Xia Nishang, where can she stand it? What's more, since Niangniang gave birth to the fifth prince, her health has not been good, and if she suffers such a crime again, she is afraid that she will fall ill in the future.

"Why don't you take that jewelry in my baggage and try it on?" Xia Nishang saw the worry on Er Lan's face, so she proposed.

In my heart, I also agree. It's only December, and it's already been like this, and if it's January, won't you have to suffer a life? What's more, the food delivered today is already a little cold. After a few days, when the snow falls heavier, isn't it to let them eat cold food?

"Hmm."

Erlan nodded. But I thought in my heart, how can I not hold the mother's things, those jewelry are very valuable, if those slaves see the wealth, they two weak women, wouldn't they regret it? It's better to take your own, and it's not a good thing to leave or right, and if you lose it, it's considered to be doing a good deed.