This palace banquet lasted until after the New Year, during which Liqing also gave dishes to the generals' mansions and the civil officials of Yipin. After giving the dishes, watching the fireworks, Liqing was dispersed after the New Year, and the concubines and concubines returned to their palaces under the service of the palace people and the inner servants.

Today, people are tired, and when they return to the Zhong Broken Palace, it is also ten in the middle of the night, and the concubines have not yet slept in the palace, and people should not go to bed early, but Qin Shujiu treats people well, and he died early in the morning and said that he didn't have to wait for her, if he was tired, he could go to bed early, so she was the most quiet in this side hall. Helped back to the palace by Nanzhi, because Su Die was afraid of the cold and took the sedan chair back and she wanted to sober up, she walked back to Zhong Sha Palace alone, this way to pick a deviation, scattered back to the dormitory from the side door into the palace, close to the garden on the side of the dormitory where she lived, Qin Shujiu saw a flickering fire not far away, this fire Nanzhi also saw it, and immediately protected Qin Shujiu's body.

I didn't know what it was but I didn't want Nanzhi to be disturbed, Qin Shujiu signaled her not to make a sound, and then the two stepped forward lightly. Behind the bamboo forest, I vaguely saw a person, squatting there at this time as if he was burning something, because he saw that it was a person, so the hearts of the two were also relaxed, but after the relaxation, they still felt confused.

Who is doing here in this Chinese New Year's Eve? He stepped forward lightly, deliberately slowing down his pace without disturbing the man, and only when Qin Shujiu and Nanzhi walked behind him did he see what was being done there.

Burn paper money.

This Chinese New Year's Eve was only thirty years old, and someone actually did such an obscure thing in the palace, and immediately Nanzhi was angry, and directly shouted: "Bold, the thirty years old dare to burn paper money privately." ”

This sudden scream startled the palace people who burned the paper, and when they got up in a panic, after seeing that the person who came was Qin Shujiu and Nanzhi, the curtain who had done the taboo thing knelt down and then begged for mercy and said: "Baolin spare his life, Baolin spare his life." ”

was already crying out in horror, the curtain was very scared, it was absolutely taboo to burn paper money privately in the palace, and it was undoubtedly a cane to death, especially the curtain was still Qin Shujiu's palace person, and the private burning in the garden behind her side hall even collided with Qin Shujiu. Nanzhi was displeased in his heart, and immediately said: "You maid is so bold that you are doing such an obscure thing in the palace, and today I will hand you over to the Inner Servant Province and send you to the court prison." After speaking, he was about to step forward to pull the curtain, but the curtain was already so shocked that Nanzhi's words were gone, so he could only keep begging Qin Shujiu for forgiveness there.

"Wait." In the end, he still spoke up, signaling Nanzhi not to move her, and stepped forward a few steps to come to the curtain and then helped him up, Qin Shujiu asked, "Who did you burn this paper money for?" ”

"If you go back to Baolin, will you burn it for my mother?"

"Your mother?"

"Yes." Choking and nodding, the curtain replied: "My mother left for the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and at that time, the maid could not go out of the palace or do filial piety in front of the mother's spirit, so she could only burn some more paper money for her mother in this deep palace." Baolin, the servant really didn't mean to collide with you, and I hope that Baolin Mo will send the servant to the Yeting Prison. ”

What kind of place is that Tingting Prison, even if she dies, she doesn't want to go there. Nam Zhi was already frightened by the words, and the curtain was full of horror. Helplessly looked at her, glancing at the paper money on the ground, and after a while, Qin Shujiu patted the back of her hand and said: "Since ancient times, filial piety has come first, you are doing your filial piety, how can I send you to Yeting Prison." Just remember that burning paper money is a taboo in the palace after all, but don't call it out, don't burn it outside, go into the palace. ”

I never expected Qin Shujiu to be like this, and the curtain was also stunned, and after being there for a while, he knelt down again to thank him, and then extinguished the paper money under Qin Shujiu's signal. When it was extinguished, Qin Shujiu also asked casually: "By the way, Curtain, do you remember how you entered the palace." ”

"If you go back to Baolin, was it brought into the palace by Prince Han?"

"Prince Han?" A somewhat confused reply, Qin Shujiu felt a little strange, although this palace maid does not need to be hired into the palace like a concubine, but when it comes to choosing, it is also a lot of matters, and it must be the daughter of a good family who can enter the palace to serve. But this curtain was brought in by Prince Han, which is contrary to common sense. He immediately felt confused, and then asked carefully: "This Prince Han can also lead palace people to the palace?" ”

"If you go back to Baolin, the maid was originally a servant in Prince Han's mansion, but in the past two years, Prince Han often entered the palace, His Majesty was worried that the palace people in the palace were not used to serving, so he asked the prince to pick a few from the palace, but I didn't expect Prince Han to be unwilling to let people serve after entering the palace, so he stayed in the palace to serve the concubines."

"Is that so?" In this way, Qin Shujiu seems to understand whether he understands or not, but how can His Majesty's holy will be guessed by ordinary people? Qin Shujiu only smiled, and then said no more.

urged the curtain to enter the palace quickly, and Qin Shujiu followed behind Nan Zhi, looking at the curtain who was walking in front of him from a distance, Nan Zhi said: "This maid has done such a thing, and it is a great gift for my sister not to send her to Yeting Prison, why do you still let her burn paper money in the palace?" These words were a little indignant and incomprehensible, but Qin Shujiu just shook his head and said: "Filial piety is a big thing, that servant is not wrong, so why punish her?" Besides, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, and you can only worry about it after you have to use dim sum. ”

"That's right." frowned slightly and continued to support Qin Shujiu, Nanzhi said: "But it is too unfortunate to burn paper money in this palace. There were still some taboos in the words, but Qin Shujiu didn't care about the taboo this time, just smiled lightly and then said: "Taboo, what is there to taboo, if everything has to be taboo, how can you achieve great things." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Nanzhi on the side, although he didn't say anything, but Qin Shujiu's meaning Nanzhi was clear, nodded and responded, "Nanzhi understands", and then stopped mentioning this matter, but just changed his words and said: "But our majesty is very fond of Prince Han, and even the palace people can be brought in by him, not like what I heard in the past." ”

"Pet?" This time, the laughter was replaced by a hint of ridicule, Qin Shujiu said: "It's not a pet, but it's not jealous?" ”

"Not afraid?"

"Yes, don't be afraid, don't be afraid of this empty prince who has no real power and no military power, has no power, and has no ambition and just wants to be an idle prince, what is such a prince afraid of? Besides, if you treat him better, you can earn yourself a reputation for being lenient to your fellow brothers? Such a good thing, how could our wise king, who is both civil and military, not do it well? ”

"That's what our majesty would do?" Called Qin Shujiu said this, Nanzhi also understood, walking carefully for fear that the road under his feet in the middle of the night would be accidentally smooth for fear of falling Qin Shujiu, and after about to enter the palace gate, Qin Shujiu suddenly said to Nanzhi.

"Curtain is a good child, you can take a look."

just said such a sentence, and then went into the bed, and Nanzhi also understood as soon as he said it, and nodded clearly in response: "Nanzhi understands." ”