Chapter 30: Entering the Palace
I don't know how long later, Li Anyue fell asleep on the table, heard the voice of her mother-in-law shouting in a daze, ran out to look in fright, and found Ke'er fainting on the ground. Li Anyue hurriedly helped her back to the room, checked her pulse for a while and found that there was no major problem, and smeared some medicine on her knee to remove stasis and swelling before she was relieved.
"Miss, what's wrong with Ke'er, you actually passed out there?" The mother-in-law and cousin asked worriedly.
"It's okay, Ke'er will wake up in a minute."
"Miss, did Kerr make any mistakes? You tell me I'll scold her when she wakes up. ”
"No, it's my fault. Ke'er insisted on entering the palace with me, but I didn't want to, so she couldn't get up on her knees. ”
"Into the palace? Why did the young lady enter the palace? The cousin, who had not spoken, asked in surprise.
Li Anyue said while helping Ke'er cover the quilt, "There are some things I can't tell you now, but I have to enter the palace." ”
"Miss, I can probably guess some of the reasons why you entered the palace, it must be for the Mo family's affairs. I won't stop you, but I want to tell you that Ke'er is also stubborn, and if you don't let her go, maybe she will sneak into the palace by herself. The mother-in-law sighed.
Li Anyue lowered her head and didn't speak, how could she not know, "Hey, okay." ”
"Thank you, Miss!" As soon as Li Anyue nodded, Ke'er, who was lying down, immediately sat up excitedly.
"You little girl dare to pretend to be dizzy to lie to me!" Li Anyue was startled by her and reached out to grab her.
Ke'er hurriedly stopped her, "No, miss, I just happened to hear you say that when I woke up. ”
"Forget it, spare you, ghost girl! But, mother-in-law, if Ke'er and I both enter the palace, who will take care of you? "The only thing Li Anyue can't worry about is her mother-in-law.
"Miss, don't worry, I'll take care of grandma." The cousin patted his chest on the side and assured him honestly.
"That's okay, Ke'er, you have a good rest, tomorrow we will start preparing things to enter the palace."
Early the next morning, Li Anyue took Keer straight to the market and bought a bunch of things in a hurry. When he got home, he kicked Kerr out of the room and closed the door and stayed in the room by himself, letting Kerr shout outside, but he just threw out a sentence, "Don't disturb me." "Except for eating and bathing, I basically shut myself in my room all day.
"Miss, this palace is the palace, you bought so many messy things, and you have been hiding in the house for several days, what are you going to do?" Since Li Anyue began to "retreat", Ke'er only saw her figure during meal time, and once she finished eating, she continued to hide back in her room, and once Ke'er asked something, she just smiled mysteriously.
"Miss, why hasn't this uncle come to you for so many days, is something wrong?"
"Miss, my cousin said he was going back to Anxi!"
"Miss, you should answer Ke'er!"
"Miss......"
"Okay, Kerr, why didn't I notice you being so verbose before!" Just as Kerr was sweeping the floor and chattering, the door creaked open.
"Ouch, miss, you've figured it out, but it's worrying to death!" Kerr threw down the broom and ran over grinning.
"What did you just say about cousin?"
"Oh, my cousin is going back."
"Go back? Where to go back? ”
"Because we have all entered the palace, my cousin hasn't been home to see my aunt for a long time, so I want to take my grandmother back to see it, and stay for a while by the way."
"Auntie?" Li Anyue remembered that she didn't seem to know her cousin yet, so she knew that he was Ke'er's cousin, and knew that his name was Li Da, and the others didn't seem to have asked.
"Oh, Miss doesn't seem to know much about her cousin." Ke'er suddenly realized, so she told her about her cousin.
Li Da's mother is the daughter of her mother-in-law, that is, Ke'er's aunt, his mother married an honest local farmer in Anxi Village, Li Da because of the poor harvest at home, he went to the capital a few years ago to work as a laborer to subsidize the family, and he has not been back for a long time, plus his mother-in-law has not seen her daughter for many years, because Li Anyue and Ke'er have entered the palace, and it is lonely for her mother-in-law and cousin to stay in such a big home, so she plans to take this opportunity to go back to Anxi's hometown to have a look, and live for a while by the way.
"So, mother-in-law, are they already gone? Ke'er, why didn't you tell me? Li Anyue remembered that she hadn't said goodbye to her mother-in-law yet, and she didn't know when she would see her again.
"Miss, don't worry, if I don't say that, how can you come out, mother-in-law, they haven't left yet, mother-in-law is still taking a nap at this time, and my cousin is going to prepare things on the road." Ke'er snickered, "Miss, what are you doing hiding in the house these days?" The registration for this election is still two days away. ”
"I know, so don't you work overtime every day, and it's done now!" Li Anyue stretched her waist, her back hurt from being tired for the past two days.
"What's plus what? What did you do, Miss? Ke'er was confused.
"Ke'er, what will happen if you stand in the waiting pile with my appearance?" Li Anyue didn't answer her directly, just blinked and looked at her.
"Miss's appearance is not only attractive to men, but also amazed by women, not to mention that she is elected to serve with Miss's appearance, and it is not an exaggeration to be a concubine."
"That's the problem." Li Anyue nodded very knowingly.
"Question, being beautiful is also a problem?" Now Ke'er is even more confused.
"Have you ever heard of the phrase "red face and troubled water"? Although this may be too absolute, it is not unreasonable, after entering the palace, my face will not only not bring me any benefit, but may bring me disaster at any time. ”
"Miss, where did you start with that?"
"Think about it, as a fellow waiter, there is a woman you don't know who looks better than you, how would you feel?"
"Will be envious! I thought, if only I were so pretty. ”
"Well, that's kind of an idea." Ke'er is still very simple, "Then if you are a concubine, anyway, a person of higher rank, and see a lowly candidate who looks better than you, think about it, what is the most likely thought?" ”
“…… Eat one's heart out? Ke'er hesitated and said.
"That's right, Kerr, you must know that a woman's jealousy is sometimes more terrible than a million heroes. My appearance will only attract people's attention when I enter the palace, but in the palace, people who have no status and power will die faster if they are too ostentatious. ”
"Miss, don't scare Ke'er!" Ke'er's face turned white with fright when she heard this, usually in addition to worrying about food and clothing, where else did she think about these problems, but Li Anyue was different, she died because she was jealous.
Li Anyue touched her head and smiled, "What? Scared? If you are afraid, you can not enter the palace with me, you know, this palace is much more terrible than the outside. ”
"Ke'er is indeed very afraid, but as long as she is with Miss, Ke'er will have courage even if she is afraid! But, miss, what do you say, you can't do anything stupid just because of this! Ke'er thought that if Li Anyue ruined her face in order to enter the palace, it would be worthless!
"What are you thinking, waiting!" Li Anyue gave her a roll of the eyes, turned around and went back to the house.
After a while, Li Anyue opened the door and came out, but Ke'er's jaw was about to fall to the ground, "You, you, who are you?" What about our young lady? How did you get in? Why are you wearing my lady's clothes? Miss! Kerr shouted and rushed into the house to find it.
"Kerr." Li Anyue stopped her funny.
"Why is it Miss's voice? But Miss, you ......" Ke'er stared at Li Anyue's face and couldn't figure it out.
Li Anyue's current appearance is estimated to be unrecognizable to the master and the master, to say that her appearance in front of her is as moving as the Nine Heavens Fairy descending to earth, and now she looks like an ordinary girl who can't be picked up in the crowd, her originally handsome nose has become a little collapsed, and her originally fair and delicate face has a few more freckles, the only thing that hasn't changed is estimated to be the pair of watery eyes, it is too uncomfortable to stick something on her eyes, she struggled for a while or gave up this inhumane idea.
"This is the human skin mask, with which I can enter the palace with peace of mind." Li Anyue tore off the mask and revealed her true appearance again.
"Wow, this is amazing, Miss, let's wear it for me too!" Kerr took the mask and was about to stick it on his face.
"That's not going to work." Seeing this, Li Anyue snatched it back, "If you wear this mask, you must wipe it on your face for protection, otherwise it will not be good for your skin, and it is not hygienic to wear it together." ”
"Miss, why do you have so many things?" Ke'er could only dismiss this idea in a curt.
If you want to ask her how she can do it, you must know that the miracle doctor Jin Susu also has another name called "Thousand Faces Holy Hand", when she was a child, Shi Niang made her a skin mask to play, and then she pestered Shi Niang for two days before Shi Niang agreed.
"I'm telling you this...... Secret. ”
"Yikes! Miss! ”
Because Li Anyue and Ke'er were going to enter the palace the next day, and their mother-in-law was also preparing to go back to Anxi's hometown, so the four of them sat in the courtyard to eat, joking and chatting as usual, but they knew in their hearts that they were going to separate.
Li Anyue looked at these people in front of him, although he had known each other for a short time, his feelings seemed to be deeper, more innocent, and more like family than those who had known him for more than ten years.
I haven't seen the life in this palace, and I don't know if it's true on the TV series, but it must not be any better, the palace is more like a small society with a strict hierarchy, and I don't know if I can find some clues there. Separated from them, I really don't know how long it will take to meet, and now she is a little glad that Ke'er also entered the palace together, otherwise she would definitely feel very difficult by herself.
It's been a long time since I've seen Shen Yue, and I don't know if he won't find her after he leaves. Will you be in a hurry if you can't find it? But what are they like now?
That night, Li Anyue was drunk for the first time in her life and seemed to say a lot, but she didn't remember it at all, but when she got up the next morning, everyone else saw her with a smile on their faces, and refused to say no matter how Li Anyue asked.