Chapter 330: Entrustment Before Departure
The paper in Gu Qimei's hand was not written in a hurry at this time.
It was she who was afraid that she would miss something, so she listed it early. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Naturally, it is to avoid making mistakes.
The female officer held it in her hand and looked down carefully at the delicate and neat handwriting on the paper.
Leaning less, her gaze moved to Gu Qimei's face again, and she couldn't help but admire: "Qimei, you are really interested!" ”
The female officer raised the piece of paper in her hand and said in a low voice, "Just look at what is written on this paper." ”
The female officer spoke with admiration in her eyes.
She looked at Gu Qimei and said, "It's so organized...... Your Majesty will transfer you to the Imperial Study, Qimei! ”
Gu Qimei shook her head and said in a calm tone: "Sister, what Your Majesty ordered me to do, I really don't dare to slack off!" ”
...... I stood in the courtyard, looking at the east gate from time to time, and seeing that the people never came back, my heart gradually became a little anxious.
Master Wan, didn't they go to find the attendant, it stands to reason that there must be a result, are they left on the attendant's side now, or have they gone to the street and haven't returned to the house?
I looked down and thought about it, and after a while, I suddenly heard a distant movement outside the door on the west side of the courtyard, and I couldn't help but be stunned.
We walked all the way, all the way led by the attendants, and we didn't go anywhere we shouldn't go.
At this moment, I heard movement outside, and I wondered if I should go and see it.
From the time Master Wan and the recruit Ah Rong and I came in, we had always walked through the door on the east side of the courtyard that connected to the outside.
Now I hear movement coming from the west, and I don't really know who is in that direction.
I saw that the bolt on the west side was firmly inserted, and I secretly said in my heart that I guess I would rarely walk through the door when I walked around!
I hesitated, heard movement outside again, and still couldn't help but walk over.
I reached out and opened the little door on the west side, and when I went out, I saw a forest, different from the place where we had inspected the carriage.
The grove can be seen at a glance, and there is another yard not far away.
However, what I heard was coming from the woods.
I hesitated, but walked in the direction of the sound.
...... When I got closer to the bottom of the tree, I saw a figure crouching on the ground, not knowing what it was doing!
That's where the movement I heard.
A lamp is also hung from a nearby tree branch to illuminate the area under the tree.
The back knew it was a girl at a glance, and I thought about whether I should go over or not, and the other party looked back first.
The girl under the tree straightened up, and she stood there motionless looking at me in a dark dress with her sleeves rolled up.
The round face is a little similar to the Adele I met in Suzhou, and she looks like a girl with beautiful eyebrows.
Probably unexpectedly, someone would come, and she was visibly startled by my presence.
She looked at me, and when she saw my appearance clearly, her expression froze a little and then she spoke, "Who are you, why are you here?" ”
The girl's question is very strange, and I want to ask who she is!
She was not wearing the clothes of a maid in the palace, but looked like a little girl from an ordinary family in Northland Town.
I didn't come near her, and in my judgment, she certainly wouldn't be someone who had trespassed here.
Because there are so many guards in the house, where can any person break in?
So, what does this girl do?
I glanced over her hand, and when I saw the hoe clearly, I suddenly had a guess in my mind.
I looked at her and said directly, "I was transferred here from the boot camp to help, and now I am temporarily living in that courtyard." ”
I pointed to her in the direction in which Simon had come out, and continued, "I heard the movement just now, and I came to take a look at it curiously. ”
She saw my clothes clearly, and must have recognized that this was only worn in the army, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You scared me just now, what did you send here to help?" ”
"It's to help fix His Majesty's carriage, and you also live here?"
Her eyes flashed and she said, "I live in the courtyard on the west side of the forest, and I live with my grandfather. ”
"My grandfather was a gardener in the house, and he usually tended to the flowers and trees in the yard."
Hearing this, I pondered for a moment, looked at her with a faint smile on my lips and said, "I see! ”
The girl standing across from her suddenly blushed.
The light is not bright, but I can still see her expression clearly, I guess I usually see few people, she is not used to it!
"You ...... Also from the Sealand Palace? ”
I asked tentatively.
"No, we are from Northland Town, and we have always lived in the side courtyard here," she said after biting her lip slightly, "When Your Majesty didn't come, the flowers and trees here were also taken care of by my grandfather." ”
After listening to it, I knew it in my heart.
At first, when I saw that she was not wearing palace clothes, I was a little suspicious, but now there is no doubt.
I know that the current location is remote, and the empress would not come to such a corner even if she walked.
"What were you doing?"
As my eyes swept over, I could see the plant growing under the tree, and my eyes lit up.
In an instant, I remembered that I had seen a similar figure in the Codex, and it was drawn by Dr. Wu.
To make sure I was careful, I approached her, then crouched down and looked at her carefully.
Her gaze followed my movements, and I stood up and looked at her and asked, "Are you going to dig it up and plant it?" ”
She was still a little hesitant and nervous, but nodded at me and said, "No, that's right, but I didn't expect to meet strangers." ”
"Don't you have to work?"
I stood up, looked at her, and said, "I came with the master of the camp, he is in charge of repairing the carriage, and I am just helping with chores on the side." ”
"We haven't been around yet!"
I don't think so.
Then, I looked at her and continued in a gentle tone: "Master Wan, who came with me, confirmed the things in the warehouse as soon as he arrived in the courtyard. ”
"He couldn't do anything without the few tools he needed, so now he went to the attendants to help him buy them."
She looked curious, stretched out her finger and asked, "So...... A total of two people came to live in this courtyard? ”
"No, there are three of us, and one of us is about my age, also from the camp, to help with chores."
"Now he also follows Master Wan to find the attendant."
After a moment of silence, I asked her, "By the way, what's your name?" ”
She looked at me and said, "Yuan Xiu." ”
"What about you?" She thought for a moment before asking.
"Xiaolin, they all call me Xiaolin."
Yuan Xiu looked at me and said, "I have to dig it out quickly, it's too late to go back in a while, my grandfather is not happy!" ”
"Okay, do you need help? Dig this I'll too. ”
She turned to look at me and asked, "Will you too?" You can't hurt the rhizome when digging this, so be extra careful......"
I responded graciously, "I've done things in the flower garden before, and these things don't bother me." ”
I looked at her and smiled, "I have nothing to do now, waiting for Master Wan and them to come back, I can help you at this time." ”
Her eyes flickered, she looked down and thought, "No need, thank you." ”
I looked at her, turned my head and glanced back in the direction of the courtyard, and vaguely heard footsteps in the distance.
So I looked at her and said, "Since there is nothing to help, then I have to go, I guess Master Wan will be back soon." ”
After that, I waved my hand at her, turned my head and turned back in the direction of the West Gate where I had just walked.
When I got to the yard, I closed the door and plugged it in.
It seems that this door is usually not opened, otherwise it would not all be walked from the east.
I guess that Yuan Xiu and her grandfather probably have another path in and out, and they will definitely not bump into the female officials and empresses who live here.
I didn't expect to meet the granddaughter of the gardener in the yard.
For a moment, I thought of what had happened in the Sealand Palace, and by the way, I also thought of Qingzhi and them.
I don't know what happened to those people now, I haven't had a chance to hear from them since I left the Sealand Palace!
Speaking of which, Qingzhi is very good to me, and she takes care of it a lot when she is in the palace.
...... Gu Qimei arranged the relevant matters, and when she walked into the imperial study, she saw the empress standing by the shelf, looking at the items placed on it in a daze.
It seems that His Majesty is a little absent-minded at this time.
Gu Qimei calmed down, and stepped forward to briefly explain the handover matter.
In fact, looking at His Majesty's state at this moment, Gu Qimei was not sure how much the empress could listen to what she just said, but she still came in order.
Since the matter has been handed over, it is natural to inform the empress before leaving.
It wasn't until Gu Qimei mentioned the matter of the carriage repair and arranged for the female officials to go over to supervise some of them, that the empress standing next to the shelf turned around.
The empress frowned and looked at Gu Qimei, who was standing and waiting behind her.
Gu Qimei secretly said in her heart that His Majesty had probably listened to that sentence, so she told the female official about the matters that the female official was responsible for.
After saying that, she raised her head to observe the empress's reaction, and considered whether to ask about the recruits again, but finally dismissed this idea.
The empress narrowed her eyes, stared at her for a moment, and then spoke: "Qimei, when you arrive at the front-line camp, you have to explain to your eldest sister what I mean." ”
She paused, then continued, "This camp attack was unexpected...... But once the war is delayed, she will have to deal with it. ”
Gu Qimei responded calmly after hearing the words, and nodded.
The empress thought about the person in her heart, she was still a little distracted, and when she saw the tea handed by Gu Qimei, she lowered her head and reached out to take the teacup.
After taking a few sips of tea, the empress let out a sigh of relief, looked at Gu Qimei, was in a slightly better mood, and stepped forward to tell her a few more words before letting her out.
When Gu Qimei walked out of the imperial study, she subconsciously glanced back at the empress, and then turned her head and walked away quickly.
...... Gu Qimei didn't expect to meet the attendant who wanted to find out the news from her in the courtyard again.
He stepped forward to look at Gu Qimei and said flatteringly: "Master Gu, are you about to leave?" ”
His eyes rolled with an inquiring expression.
Gu Qimei didn't like it in her heart, but she didn't want to argue with him, so she didn't say a word to him, just nodded, which was considered to be a greeting.
When she left, the attendant standing behind her looked at her back, bored, and a look of annoyance flashed on his face.
...... Gu Qimei arrived in the front yard, and the female official who handed over to her was waiting there at the moment.
The people below had already arranged the horses, and this time Gu Qimei rode over, accompanied by two escorts.
The northern land is still controlled by the empress, so there is no need to worry too much about safety, but the mountain road is not easy to walk, and it is a night road, and the female official is also a little worried on her face.
She looked at Gu Qimei and said, "Be careful on the road, Qimei, it's raining a lot recently, so it's not easy to walk!" ”
Gu Qimei replied: "Sister, don't worry, I'll go see my eldest sister, you don't have to worry." ”
She thought for a moment and said, "Outside the town, there are avenues...... Besides, I also brought a guard. ”
The main road near Beidi Town is relatively easy to walk, but there is also a section from the forest that follows the section of the mountain, and the female officer's statement is not wrong.
However, the last time Gu Qimei took over an urgent task, she had the experience of rushing to the night in the area of Nanhua Town, so for her, there was nothing to fear.
The two guards brought with them are all masters, and they can handle the general situation.
"Sister, please remember what happened to you, in case Your Majesty blames ......"
"Don't worry," the female officer looked at Gu Qimei and said with a smile, "You go to do something, and I will naturally do the task I took over properly." ”
Gu Qimei took a few steps, stopped, and looked behind her again.
The female officer looked surprised, but she should have something to say about the way she looked.
Gu Qimei took a few steps back, walked in front of the female officer, and was silent for a moment before she spoke: "I mentioned to my sister before, people in the mansion are fluctuating, but some people ......"
Gu Qimei lowered her voice and told her how she had met the attendant a few times before.
In her opinion, the squire was a bit out of line, and just a few inquiries about the news were very undeserved.
Gu Qimei took a step closer to the female official and whispered: "Sister, help keep an eye on it, I'm worried that something will go wrong here in the house." ”
She emphasized in her tone: "Especially on the side of the National Teacher, don't have irrelevant people to disturb, we all know...... This is the most taboo for His Majesty. ”
The female official's eyes froze when she heard this, and she looked at Gu Qimei later and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about this matter, I will definitely pay attention to it." ”。
The two men exchanged glances.
The female official is a smart person, although Gu Qimei didn't say the things very clearly, she could also hear and understand the subtext.
Speaking of which, Gu Qimei was worried that someone under her would be a demon and affect other people in the house.
When the time comes, His Majesty will investigate it, and of course the person in charge of the affairs will have an inescapable responsibility, and the female officials will also be included. (To be continued.) )