Chapter 54: Changchun Palace
"That's the Lone Tree Lake, I heard that it seems to be the place where the mother and the emperor met, you said that the mother is very happy, and today became a husband and wife, and raised a child." Lu Zhu followed Li Anyue's gaze and looked at it, reminiscing happily on his face.
Li Anyue saw that she seemed to know the appearance of this palace very well. "Sister Luzhu, did you and Sister Ziyu enter the palace very early?"
"Yes, Ziyu and I have been orphans since we were children, and we have entered the palace when we were very young." Luzhu sat on the bed and told Li Anyue the story.
"When I was very young, I was sold to a large family as a little maid, and it was there that I met Ziyu, who was about the same age as me, so we quickly became acquainted, and because of Ziyu, I was not as sullen as before. Later, when I heard that the palace was going to select palace maids for the concubines, Ziyu and I secretly came here, and we were worried that we would be arrested! In short, Ziyu and I entered the palace, although we were both maids for others, but for the first time, I felt that life can be decided by ourselves, this feeling An Yue, do you know? God also treats us well, at least let us meet a master like Concubine Xian, it seems that it has been four or five years, time flies so fast! An Yue, why did you enter the palace? Luzhu asked her half-leaning on the bed.
Li Anyue paused, "The reasons are almost the same, I don't have any relatives." Is Sister Biyun like you? ”
"No, Sister Biyun is a maid brought by Niangniang from her mother's house, so the relationship with Niangniang is not comparable to us ordinary palace maids." Green bamboo shrugged his shoulders and lay on his back on the bed.
Li Anyue remembered that Ziyu and Luzhu always had to warn her not to provoke Biyun, "So you and Sister Ziyu are afraid of Sister Biyun?" ”
Lu Zhu smiled unnaturally, "It's not that I'm afraid, Sister Biyun is usually very good, as long as you are careful not to provoke her, there will basically be no problems!" ”
"Where is Concubine Xian Niangniang from?"
"It seems to be the princess of Chen Guo!" Lu Zhu said and his voice slowly lowered, "I just heard from others, when Ziyu and I entered the palace, Niangniang had been in the palace for a few years, and I heard that she was married with her sister, and she was very loved by the emperor, but Niangniang's sister heard that she died not long after, and the emperor was very sad, and for a while, the palace people were not allowed to mention the name of that Niangniang." ”
"Unexpectedly, the emperor is also such an infatuated person." Li Anyue said thoughtfully, they all say that the emperor is ruthless, or he will not have countless concubines, but to be so emotional for a concubine, it can't be said to be ruthless, the people of the emperor's family are really incomprehensible.
"Yes, so our mother is very happy, after having the twelve princes, the emperor is more considerate to his mother, and he comes to our Changchun Palace more often than he goes to other palaces, the people in Kunning Palace are not happy, but this is what the emperor meant, what can they do!"
"Who is Kunning Palace?"
"An Yue, you really don't know anything!" Lu Zhu complained to her helplessly, "Of course, the one who can live in Kunning Palace is the queen's mother, the prince's mother." ”
Li Anyue stuck out her tongue, "Isn't the relationship between this queen mother and the virtuous concubine not good?" ”
"How do you think the relationship between two women competing for the same man can be better? However, our virtuous concubine Niangniang has a gentle temperament and does not like to compete with other concubines for favor, but because of this, the emperor will love Niangniang so much. ”
Li Anyue nodded in agreement, "I heard the fourth prince call Niangniang an aunt before, why?" ”
"I heard that the fourth prince is the son of Niangniang's sister, and after his death, he left the four princes alone, and Niangniang has always raised the four princes as her own sons, so as long as the four princes don't have any major events, they will come to Niangniang almost every day to say goodbye, this feeling is rare!"
Luzhu's face was flushed with peach when she said these words, and Li Anyue pursed her lips and snickered, "Sister Luzhu, do you think this fourth prince is very good?" ”
"Of course, although outsiders say that the four princes are ruthless and ruthless, and they don't usually talk to us people, but looking at him like Niangniang and the Twelve Princes, he should not be a ruthless person, is it really as good as the outside world says that the Four Princes are so manly? No, it won't! No, it won't! Lu Zhu said as he rolled on the bed with his head in chagrin, "An Yue, you have also seen the Four Princes, I heard that the Four Princes also saved you, what do you think of the Four Princes?"
"Me?" Li Anyue didn't expect her to ask herself like this, and thought for a while, "It should be a good person." ”
"Whew! I really convinced you, you girl, you can say such a thing! Lu Zhu clutched his chest and pretended to be angry, "I wanted to ask if you think the fourth prince is very attractive?" Seeing that the fourth prince is so tall and mighty, although he is wearing a mask, he still gives people a handsome and chic feeling. ”
"Well, it seems to be...... But why did the Four Princes wear masks? ”
"This ...... I heard that it was a fire, but when I was a child, I suffered a fire and that's it, and I've heard people everywhere, and I don't know if it's true. It's pitiful to think about, otherwise you would definitely be as handsome and handsome as other princes! ”
Li Anyue listened to and thought of the cold mask, and when she thought about it, she couldn't help but feel a little pity for him, maybe it was because of that kind of character. Li Anyue tidied up the room, and Luzhu continued to tell her something on the side, and occasionally helped tidy it up. The room has been cleaned up before, and Li Anyue only needs to tidy up the things she brought, and there is basically no problem.
"Later, you can go directly to see Concubine Xian, right?" Li Anyue stopped with the box and asked her.
"Well, we'll be over after lunch. What's in this box? Luzhu saw the box in Li Anyue's hand and leaned over to see it.
"Well, it's nothing, it's something to give back to the mother."
As soon as Luzhu heard that it was a mother's thing, it was not good to continue to look at it. Li Anyue changed into a new palace dress, this palace dress is different from the selection of the waiter, it is a set of blue-green palace clothes, which is the color of the general palace maid, and the style is relatively simple and convenient, wearing a narrow-sleeved shirt and a long green skirt. The bun is also different from the double bun of the waiter, but the hanging bun that hangs down. Li Anyue had never seen this kind of bun, so she could only beg Luzhu for help.
"An Yue, your eyes are so good-looking, they are smart, if your nose is higher and you don't have these little freckles on your face, you will definitely be a rare beauty embryo." Lu Zhu combed Li Anyue's hair while carefully observing her in the mirror.
Li Anyue could only laugh hehehe, watching her comb her hair silently, and after the green bamboo combed it, she urged Li Anyue to take her to familiarize herself with the palace.
There are two large halls in Changchun Palace, namely the Lily Hall and the Tangli Palace, which are the places where the mother and the prince live. There are also four side halls, namely the Qingfeng Palace, the Chengyue Palace, the Ice Spring Hall and the Huayuan Palace. Because the virtuous concubine Niangniang loves begonia flowers, so you can see begonia flowers everywhere in Changchun Palace, and a garden between the lily hall and the begonia pear hall is full of begonia flowers, so it is called the begonia garden.
Green bamboo introduced her while taking her on a tour, and by the way, told her what she needed to do as the prince's personal maid. After listening to this, Li Anyue finally understood that this personal maid was equivalent to a full-time nanny.
First of all, get up in the morning and wait for the prince to wash and change clothes and eat breakfast, accompany the prince to do homework, play with the prince, serve the prince for lunch and nap at noon, and wait for the prince to rest at night, because there are three maids at the same time, so every day a maid takes turns to keep vigil for the prince.
In the end, Luzhu passed on to Li Anyue a maximum criterion for being the prince's personal maid: "Ensure that the prince is happy and comfortable!" ”
"Alright, let's see that the time is almost up, let's go to the Qingfeng Palace."
The two walked along the corridor to the Qingfeng Palace, and when they were about to arrive, they met the maid who was coming out with a plate, and Lu Zhu went in first, and after a while, they heard the voice calling her, Li Anyue answered "yes" and lowered her head and went in.
Concubine Xian wore a dark green dark coat today, with a little spotted bamboo on the cuffs, and the whole person looked fresh and elegant, and when she saw Li Anyue come in, she put down the teacup in her hand, "You're here." The tone is kind and natural.
Li Anyue still lowered her head and saluted her, "Slave maid see Niangniang." ”
"Get up, you don't need so many courtesies in Changchun Palace, just watch me talk."
"Yes, sissy."
Seeing that she was still so cautious, Concubine Xian just smiled, "How is it, has this girl Luzhu taken you around to take a look?" ”
"Yes, Sister Luzhu has just brought the slave maid to get acquainted with it, and she has said a lot of related things."
"Yo, Luzhu, you're still a sister." Concubine Xian laughed playfully when she heard this.
Lu Zhu's face turned red, "Niangniang, you are still making fun of Lu Zhu, Lu Zhu is bigger than An Yue, so she is naturally her sister!" ”
Concubine Xian smiled brighter and brighter when she heard this, and saw the box in Li Anyue's hand, "What are you holding?" ”
Li Anyue hurriedly put the box on the table and opened it, revealing those brilliant jewelry and gold, "This is what the mother gave to the slave before, but the slave felt ashamed of it and should return it to the mother." ”
Concubine Xian looked at the jewelry, then at Li Anyue, and frowned slightly, "This is something that this palace gave you, because you saved Zhe'er's life, you just have to accept it, don't you think these things are bad?" ”
"The slave has no such intention!" Li Anyue quickly knelt down when she heard her tone become stern, her fingers grabbing her sleeves with some uneasiness, "It's not that the slave maid thinks that the things that the maid gives are not good, nor does she want to take this opportunity to win the favor of the maid, but the slave maid really feels that this is not what the slave and maid deserve, and if the slave and maid accept it, they will feel ashamed, and they will have no face to see the maid and the twelve princes." ”
When Concubine Xian heard her say this, her tone softened a little, "Get up and talk back, and tell this palace what you think." ”