123 First night in the palace
"Yan'er—" A voice came from nowhere.
Shen Yan'er followed the prestige and saw Aunt Li in the baked cake shop waving to her. Before Shen Yan'er could react, a large number of people around Aunt Li were all in an uproar. Some of them beckoned, and some shouted, as if they were afraid that Shen Yan'er would not be able to see them, and they were so excited that they almost jumped up. Some of them are buddies in the store, some are nearby vendors, and all of them are familiar faces of Shen Yan'er.
In an instant, Shen Yan'er felt a sour feeling in her nose, and her eyes moistened. The hands that clung to the window frame trembled slightly, all due to excitement. She didn't care about anything, and waved excitedly in response to the acquaintances who shouted at her.
"I'm back—" Shen Yan'er shouted with all her might, only to find that her voice was hoarse. She was so frightened that she immediately closed her mouth, not daring to say anything more, afraid that everyone would be worried when they heard her crying.
However, the urge to shout kept coming up from the depths of the throat like a wave. She could only cover her mouth tightly with one hand and wave to everyone with the other.
The other show girls in the carriage all cast strange glances at Shen Yan'er, but Shen Yan'er couldn't care about it anymore. She had grown up on this street since she was a child, and the carriage passed by as if it were in her yard, and every face was her acquaintance, and everyone was waving to her, how could she not help but respond.
Finally, the high eaves of the Shen family restaurant broke into the corner of the eye. As soon as Shen Yan'er turned her head suddenly, the two most familiar faces suddenly appeared in front of her. It was stepmother Zhang Qiaoniang and father Shen Wancai.
They stood side by side on the railing on the second floor. It was the best position to watch the carriage pass by, and it had always been occupied by Shen Yan'er in previous years. Zhang Qiaoniang supported her father, there was no smile on her face, she still had that fierce and vicious appearance, and she looked away the moment she looked at Shen Yan'er. The father, on the other hand, was so moved that he was about to cry, and slowly raised his hand and waved it at Shen Yan'er, looking even more haggard than ten days ago.
My father has been bedridden for many years, and it is a miracle that he can stand up like he does today. Shen Yan'er had never thanked Zhang Qiaoniang, but at this moment, seeing her supporting her father with a straight face, a faint sense of gratitude swelled in her heart.
Shen Yan'er was completely stunned, and the reunion with her family instantly made her mind instantly overflow with inability to miss, mixed feelings, and mixed tastes. There are bitter and sweet, indescribable. However, no matter how much Shen Yan'er longed for a moment to be still, the wheels still turned slowly, taking her from far and near to the bottom of the restaurant, and from near and far away.
The voices of the other people around her turned into a "buzzing" noise, entering and exiting Shen Yan'er's left ear and right ear without any stop. Shen Yan'er only knew that everyone was arguing, but she couldn't hear what they were talking about.
Suddenly, a crisp "sister" overwhelmed all the noises, and it clearly passed into the depths of Shen Yan'er's mind along the nerves in her ears. Shen Yan'er subconsciously followed the prestige, and saw a well-behaved and cute little girl waving her hands enthusiastically to her.
"Sister-in-law......" Shen Yan'er was surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but call out the girl's name. It was her eight-year-old sister, the daughter of Zhang Qiaoniang and her father. Although she has a bad relationship with Zhang Qiaoniang, she loves this smart and sensible sister very much.
Shen Yan'er immediately laughed, and that smile was from the bottom of her heart. Shen Yu'er jumped and jumped on the railing after seeing her sister's smile, shouting even harder.
This moment is really too short. Before Shen Yan'er could see her sister's appearance clearly, as the angle brought by the carriage changed, her sister's face was quickly blocked by the wall. Not only my sister, but also my father, my stepmother, my cousin, my husband, my maid, my laborer, everybody...... All gradually disappeared in front of Shen Yan'er's eyes.
After a while, even the shouts became quieter. A moment ago, the surroundings were buzzing like boiling water, but in the blink of an eye, it was as if someone had suddenly stepped on the fire, and the boiling water quickly fell silent.
After the excitement, Shen Yan'er gradually calmed down, and then suddenly realized that half of her body had leaned out of the window. She hurriedly shrank in embarrassed, sat back in her original seat very restrainedly, lowered her head, and no one dared to look. But the eyes of the other show girls were like sharp arrows, piercing her head.
"You're very popular." Yi Xiangxi, who was sitting next to her the most, said.
Shen Yan'er still lowered her head and remained silent. It's not that he deliberately ignores Yi Xiangxi, but unconsciously, his face has already been covered with tears.
She didn't know whether she was happy or sad, she just felt a heavy ...... in her heart
The scenes before Ah Zhen's death resurfaced, slashing and slashing in Shen Yan'er's heart.
Everyone was patronizing and excited just now, forgetting that there was one less person by Shen Yan'er's side. By the time they had calmed down, maybe by now, they had noticed—
Ah Zhen is no longer there.
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Later, Shen Yan'er had been in a trance, and she was in no mood to look at the scenery outside, so she arrived at the palace unconsciously. All the carriages stopped at a place called "Neon Palace", and Shen Yan'er got off with the other show girls.
Izumo arranges for them to live in different rooms in the Neon Palace. Shen Yan'er and Kou Xuebing, who came from the folk, were arranged in a simple courtyard, while Yi Xiangxi and Xiaoqing lived in another relatively luxurious courtyard.
The other show girls also lived in different rooms according to their respective identities, but they were not far from each other. A loud shout can be heard all.
Izumo said that it was too late today, and there was no arrangement for the palace maids to wait, so that the show girls would rest by themselves, and all the details of entering the palace would be detailed tomorrow. The show girls were all tired, and none of them raised any objections, and they all couldn't wait to go back to their rooms to rest.
Shen Yan'er lay quietly on the bed, rolling her eyes to observe the surroundings.
It is a large room separated by an embroidered screen of peony flowers. Behind the screen, there is only a shelf bed with a soft tent, in front of which there are tables, chairs, bamboo couches and low cabinets with vases, and in the center of the table is a set of delicate celadon tea sets. Besides, there were no other items.
The spacious room seemed a bit empty, lacking the atmosphere of human life. Of course, because no one had ever lived here before. From now on, this is Shen Yan'er's residence in the palace.
Shen Yan'er's whole person blended into the soft bed, and she didn't want to move. After a while, there was a soft sound of water being drawn from the mouth of the well outside the house. Shen Yan'er thought: Probably Kou Xuebing is washing, and when she goes back, I will also wash my face and go to sleep......
As a result, Shen Yan'er thought about it, and fell asleep directly.