Chapter 20 The Deep Palace is Like the Sea
More than ten days have passed, and seeing that the day of Tang Ying's entry into the palace is getting closer and closer, the little owl still hasn't flown back. During this period, it also rained, and Tang Ying was afraid that it would be "killed" outside.
She felt extremely empty and lonely, and could only hold the compass and the small porcelain vase containing historical events two "treasures" tightly. Now the bottle is stuffed with a small handful of Li Chunfeng's fake beard.
Fortunately, on the night two days before Tang Ying entered the palace, Xiao Meng flew back slowly. It had a small packet of pills tied to its feet, as well as a thick pile of letters. Seeing Tang Ying, he fell into her arms as if he collapsed, and after winning several kisses, he shrank and rested triumphantly.
It turned out that these days Li Chunfeng was alchemizing pills while helping her train Xiaomeng to obey orders and deal with ghosts. In the letter, he first praised the name "Meng", and then reiterated the precautions for practicing at great length, and Zuihou reminded her to pay attention to abnormalities in the palace, to find him as soon as there is something, and not to reveal their teacher-student relationship...... There is not a single word about missing in the whole article.
Tang Ying sighed, lay on the small bed with the letter, and comforted himself: Forget it, the old man was originally a restrained and reserved person. What's more, I am obviously unrequited, and it is too much to ask for a warm response from others.
Thinking about it, I'm in a better mood. She opened the piece of cloth wrapped in the elixir and was surprised to find that the corner of the cloth had drawn a ":)" symbol with ink! She clearly remembers that when she first arrived in the mountains and remembered the developed Internet in the 21st century, she drew this emoji on the table in a bored manner. Li Chunfeng, who "has never seen the world", saw it, and naturally "asked" it seriously.
She can't say it's a computer keyboard, right? What's more, there was no punctuation in the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't understand it. So, she acted innocently and told him that this was the little man with a crooked head and a smile...... I didn't expect him to remember.
Her heart warmed, and she quickly spread out the letter and read it again word by word. The ancients said that "seeing words is like faces" is really very reasonable, and Li Chunfeng's gentle and meticulous appearance when he told him jumped on the paper, as if he was beside her.
She was happy at first, then sad again, and couldn't help but lie on the letter and cry for a while. Xiao Meng regained his spirits, tilted his head to see the little master crying and laughing like a madman, and couldn't help but peck her hair with his beak. She gradually stopped her sadness, washed her face, and lay back on the bed.
Before falling asleep, she secretly swore in her heart that she would do everything possible to get her freedom and then be with Li Chunfeng!
Finally, when the day of entering the palace came, a eunuch came to pick him up early in the morning. Mrs. Tang held her son and asked the eunuch surnamed Wang to take care of Tang Ying, and Lord Tang put on a proud look of being about to soar to the top as a "instruction", and Tang Ying was embarrassed for him.
Mrs. Tang prepared a large bag of things, but she didn't let her bring anything except a small package. Come to think of it, there is nothing lacking in the palace. Tang Ying carefully stuffed the sleeping Xiao Meng into the package, but fortunately, the eunuch was in a hurry and didn't pay attention.
Sitting in a light and simple carriage, Tang Ying officially embarked on her road to the palace. originally thought that she was familiar with all the major events of contemporary times, but at this time she was worried in her heart. It is true that she knew that Wu Mei's first child would give birth to a son, and even knew that there would be a change of dynasty in more than 30 years, but she didn't know where she would be today.
I don't know how long I walked, but the carriage stopped. The princess lifted the curtain and said, "It's here, come down." Tang Ying was startled and moved to the side of the carriage worriedly. He just glanced at her at first, but soon looked back at her again.
Tang Ying is not familiar with life now, and when he saw someone noticing him, he was busy begging Haode to squeeze out a smile. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled thoughtfully. and stretched out her hands, hugged Tang Ying's waist, helped her get out of the car, and whispered jokingly: "If the little lady is really fortunate to serve the saint in the future, don't forget the old slave." Your first step into the palace was carried by the old slave. ”
Tang Ying didn't know what to say, so he could only smile stupidly.
Not to mention, this prince is doing things well. While she was in a daze, he had already shown the door number and led her into a not-so-majestic city gate.
"Uncle...... Where are we going? Tang Ying decided to inquire about the news first and be mentally prepared. The prince was very useful when he heard the word uncle, so he said: "Although the little lady was named by Wu Zhaoyi to come in, the rules for entering the palace must be followed." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and asked, "Did your father teach you the etiquette in the palace?" Tang Ying nodded hurriedly, Lord Tang is an official of the Ministry of Rites, and it is not wrong to ensure that the sect is taught. The prince nodded when he heard this, and instructed: "Later, there will be a female official from the Yeting Palace who will test you, and if you pass the test, you may be able to enter the inner court as soon as possible, cough, everything depends on your creation." ”
What the? Can't you just go to Wu Mei? Tang Ying came down as soon as he heard the sweat. Although she knows all the etiquette, how to fix the owl in the package!
In a panic, he followed the prince through the west gate of the Yeting Palace, shrunk his shoulders and hung his head all the way, passed through a large area of palace maids' residences, and walked towards the Inner Servant Province.
At this time, it was already daylight, and the eunuchs in ochre-colored robes and the palace maids in khaki skirts shuttled back and forth throughout the court. Tang Ying stared at first, but after a long time, he was disturbed by their busy posture for no reason, so he had to lower his head and look at the back heels of the prince and walk forward. The excitement before entering the palace was gone, and the magnificent city walls only brought her an undepressing feeling.
After entering the Inner Servant Province easily, the prince led her into a large room, in which there were several tables horizontally and vertically, and there was a low couch on one side of the inner wall. The two eunuchs sat cross-legged across a low table, as if checking some accounts. When the prince entered, he accompanied the smiling face, and said that the lord would salute in peace.
The two seemed to be of a higher rank than him, and they snorted without raising their heads. The prince seemed to be accustomed to it, and found the eunuch who made the book, which was recorded for Tang Ying. The person who recorded it glanced at Tang Ying a few times and said, "It's not bad, you say...... Is it the daughter of Lord Tang of the Ministry of Rites? But you don't know the rules of the palace, there is no place to arrange her place now, and I can't be the master if I want to lead it directly to Zhaoyi Palace, and I have to wait for Lord Shanggong to ......."
The prince seemed to have expected this result, and bent down to pick up a money bag from the ground and gently put it in the man's hand, "My lord." You dropped something. Hehe, we don't dare to come nonsense, please inform Shang Gong. This is really urgent, you also know that Wu Zhaoyi is now a celebrity in front of Bixia, and this kid is also Bixia's consent, I'm afraid that Bixia will blame it when the time comes......" He said and pushed the money bag again.
The eunuch put away the money bag with a smile, neatly found a booklet to write down Tang Ying's name, and gave Tang Ying a small door number and said, "If you take this, you can only move in the court." When the Shang Palace approves you to enter the inner court, it will naturally change to you. ”
Tang Ying hurriedly took it and stepped back and saluted neatly. The eunuch nodded with satisfaction and pointed in the direction of the palace maid area they had passed, "At this hour, the Shang Palace should be there." Go for it! ”
The prince nodded and walked out with Tang Ying. Tang Ying sighed: Sooner or later, these red tapes will have to torture themselves to death, it's better in the 21st century!
Arrived at the palace maid area. There were many palace maids with buns passing by, and there were also many women in gray clothes and shaggy hair working. She didn't dare to look closely, and hurriedly followed the princess into another room.
It is obviously more elegant than the furnishings of the Inner Servant. The prince found the Shang Palace they were looking for easily, and I don't know what he said when he bowed over, and the stern-looking Shang Palace lady had a faint and perfunctory smile on her face.
She beckoned Tang Ying to come to her, looked at her face and hands carefully, and asked a few more common etiquette in the palace, Zuihou opened her mouth and said in a dry voice: "Go over there to find the medical officer to take a look, and then take a bath and change clothes and wait for someone to pick it up." Tang Ying stepped back and saluted again, stood up and looked at the prince with big eyes. He smiled and waved his hand, indicating that she was the only one inside.
Tang Ying bit his lip and walked towards the place pointed by Shang Gong. When I entered the next room, I saw a sleepy old medical officer. She whispered to the old man, and the doctor sat her down, and got up to the pulse with a familiar voice.
After pressing it twice, his originally sleepy expression suddenly became serious. Raising his hand, rubbing his fingers together and putting it on again. Tang Ying suddenly realized, could it be that he had discovered the white fire in his body?