Chapter 63: The Duty of Grinding
"Sister, you're here. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info" Concubine Rong pinched the handkerchief and smiled at the queen who came out of the room. "Today is the winter solstice, I don't know if my sister can prepare a festival."
"Rong'er, how old are you, and you are still arguing for a festival like when you were a child." The queen sat down, and the cui sleeve who followed behind her held a box in her hand, which was inlaid with a large jade bucket, which looked very valuable. The people in this palace have not seen anything, but they are not too surprised. Lin Luo only took a look, she was an ignorant person, but looking at Concubine Rong's happy face, she could already guess how much weight she weighed.
"Also, Ye Jieyu's." The queen said with a smile, and from behind came another palace maid dressed in first-class clothes, who was holding a porcelain plate in her hand, and a few fans were quietly displayed in it. "This is from Suzhou, the best embroidery, with you is enough." The queen is very loving with Ye Hong's makeup. It seems like a big sister to a younger sister.
Ye Hong's makeup saw that it was a fan, and she was also happy in her heart, it was not a precious thing, but it was not outstanding. Ye Hongxiang personally stepped forward to take it and bowed his knees.
The other concubines sat in their places slightly embarrassed, and now there was not even a cup of tea on the table, and I don't know if the queen forgot it or did it on purpose.
"These are gifts for your sisters." When everyone looked at each other, the queen spoke up, and a curtain was picked up in the room, and a few second-class palace maids came out, each of whom was holding a box in their hands, the box was made of fine nanmu wood, and some gold wires were wrapped around it, and there was nothing else.
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Everyone took their boxes, curtsy their knees, and gave up with some sincerity.
Out of the queen's Kunning Palace, Lin Luo was about to walk towards the Tangchun Palace, but he didn't expect a step stopped in front of the door, and the little Pingzi beside Emperor Ping stood next to the step, bending down to stop Lin Luo's place. Only then did Lin Luo remember the grinding job he had obtained earlier. Because he was in good health, he had not taken office for a long time, and now Emperor Ping has come to urge.
"There is Father-in-law Lao." Lin Luo looked at the envious, jealous and hateful eyes around him, and sat down indifferently. Xiao Pingzi ordered people to walk into the Xuanwei Palace. Xi Xin followed behind Bu Yuan, looked at Lin Luo's fluttering clothes in front of him, lowered his head and pursed his lips. I didn't expect that the first time I came out to serve Lin Luo, I was able to go to Xuanwei Palace to serve, which was something that the people in this harem were envious of.
"Master, it's here." Xi Xin stretched out his hand and helped Lin Luo down the step. Lin Luo tidied up his cuffs and breathed a sigh of relief. Today, she is going to talk to Emperor Ping about the conditions, which directly determines the fate of Su Ying in the future. Lin Luo slowly walked in from the side door, and saw several women who were extremely well-dressed, and they didn't look like palace maids. Lin Luo wondered in his heart, could it be that this Emperor Ping still had the habit of hiding Jiao in the golden house.
"Slave and maid see Zhaorong." When the women saw Lin Luo coming, they stopped their steps and curtsied at Lin Luo. "Zhaorong, please come with us."
"I'm tired." But he didn't expect those women to say such things to himself, Lin Luo understood that these women should be the female officials of the Daqing Dynasty. Since the founding of the ancestors of the Daqing Dynasty, there is a strange woman among the ancestors' staff, this person has no name and no surname, and is said to be a stunning beauty, but she is disabled. This person has the essence of Guigu metaphysics, and has made a lot of efforts in the war, and has won the admiration of the ancestors. Therefore, the ancestors specially set up a female official system, which has continued to this day.
This is also what Lin Luo saw inadvertently in Qingmo Pavilion the day before yesterday, and he was very emotional at that time. Looking at the extraordinary women in front of him, Lin Luo lowered his head and followed them obediently. The lowest rank among the female officials is also a fifth-grade official, but it's not easy to offend.
"Your Majesty, Lin Zhaorong has arrived." The woman at the beginning is gentle and reasonable, her voice is like a jade bead, and she is extremely generous.
"Come in."
Lin Luo walked in, and the woman behind him did not follow in, but closed the door casually.
"Miss Xixin, come with us." Xi Xin didn't know the dignity of this female official, but they were ordinary palace maids, and when they saw that they couldn't enter the inner hall to serve, they put on an impatient look on their faces. Seeing that this group of women looked like they were ignoring her, they were even more angry. The face is very ugly.
When the female officials saw Xi Xin's face, they didn't want to care about her anymore, and led Xi Xin to a small room in the side hall, brought in a cup of tea, locked the door, and ignored it.
said that Lin Luo, who entered the door this time, had the doors and windows open and were extremely bright. Lin Luo walked inside, this Xuanwei Palace is huge, Emperor Ping is sitting in the inner room, even though Lin Luo's sense of direction is excellent, it took a lot of effort to find Emperor Ping through layers of cloth and bead curtains.
Emperor Ping sat on the chair, knocked on the table with his hand, and when he saw Lin Luo coming in, he raised his eyebrows, looking at the plainly dressed woman in front of him, her face was pale, and her lips were a little bad, and it seemed that she was not completely cured.
"The concubines see the emperor." Lin Luo curtsied, and when he saw that Emperor Ping did not react, he stood up and walked towards Emperor Ping. There were piles of case files and bamboo slips on the table, and Lin Luo stood aside, his eyebrows lowered and pleasing to his eyes. "I don't know what the concubine should do?"
"Are you feeling better?" Emperor Ping didn't answer Lin Luo's words, but raised his eyes and asked, looking at Lin Luo's obviously patient appearance, he felt interesting.
"Emperor Xie cares, the concubine's knees are almost healed. also thanks to the emperor's favor. Lin Luo heard that he still had the face to ask about her body, so he got angry and replied angrily.
"I didn't expect people like you to have such a petty temperament." Emperor Ping got up and approached Lin Luo, watching Lin Luo's hand tightly grip the hem of his clothes, and some fine sweat was dripping on his forehead. On such a cold day, the stove in the pavilion was turned on very much, and the woman did not even take off her coat outside, and she was not afraid of suffocating herself.
Emperor Ping stretched out his hand and planned to take off the big coat he was wearing outside for Lin Luo, but he didn't expect Lin Luo to retreat very vigilantly, and Emperor Ping's hand stayed in the air, slightly abrupt. Emperor Ping put down his hand, he didn't expect this woman to be so ignorant, Emperor Ping was already sensitive, and seeing Lin Luo's behavior, the disgust in his heart added another point.
"You read these recitals word by word for me." Emperor Ping sat down, pushed the bamboo slip on the table to the ground, and said disdainfully.
"Yes." Lin Luo raised his eyes and glanced at Emperor Ping, only to see the corner of the man's mouth curled, and his eyes were full of disdain. wanted to make her angry, Lin Luo snorted in his heart, am I really a casual yellow-haired girl. Lin Luo squatted down, picked up the bamboo slips on the ground one by one, and put them on the small table set up on the side.
"Kneel and read." Emperor Ping saw Lin Luo's indifferent face, and he was even more unhappy.
"Yes." Lin Luoyi knelt down and spread out the bamboo slips. Read out the things on the bamboo slips word by word. I already had an injury on my knee, and it wasn't healed yet. Now kneeling down again, Lin Luo only felt a terrible throbbing pain, but he could still endure it. By the time the recital was finished, it was time for lunch.
"Your Majesty, the concubines have something to discuss." Lin Luo saw that Emperor Ping put down the pen in his hand, so he said out loud.
"I know what you're going to say, so I'll discuss it after lunch." Emperor Ping raised his hand to stop Lin Luo, "Serve me for dinner first." ”