When drinking and chatting with the thirteenth elder brother, Zhu Zhen thanked him for the gift with the thirteenth elder brother's wine, and casually asked him what day he was born, and the thirteenth elder brother vaguely said "past".

Zhu Zhen said: "This year has passed, there is always next year, say it quickly!" ”

The thirteenth elder brother couldn't resist the bamboo basket, so he had to say: "The first day of October." ”

"October?" Zhu Zhen muttered, "We all knew each other at that time, why didn't you know me, I didn't even give a gift." ”

"It's just a birthday, and it's always been past to eat only a bowl of noodles." The thirteenth elder brother doesn't care about the authenticity.

Eating a bowl of noodles? What thought flashed through Zhu Zhen's mind, but he couldn't grasp it. Zhu Zhen pouted: "Why is it like this?" Although it is said that 'no three, no four', but in the end, it is my own birthday, shouldn't it be lively? ”

The thirteenth elder brother smiled and did not speak again.

After parting, Zhu went back to the house.

"Coming back?" There was a sudden sound in the room, which startled Zhu Shu, and when he looked at it, it was Aunt Hua Shu, and Zhu Shu was busy saying hello to Hua Shu.

"What are you thinking? So distracted? Hua Shu did the needlework in his hands, said.

I don't know if it's an illusion of Zhu Zheng, she always feels that Aunt Hua Shu has always been kind to the thirteenth elder brother. Seeing Aunt Hua Shu asking, Zhu Zhen thought for a while, and said: "I didn't know about the birthday of the thirteenth master last year, so I didn't prepare anything, which is annoying myself!" ”

Hearing this, Hua Shu stopped what she was doing, changed her mind, walked to the bamboo basket and sat down, and sighed: "You girl! ”

Zhu Zhen looked at Aunt Hua Shu in confusion.

Hua Shu nodded her forehead and said, "Do you remember the fact that the Thirteenth Master gave you a robe last year?" ”

Fur? Why did Aunt Hua Shu suddenly remember this? Did she know anything? Zhu Zhen was shocked, and blamed himself for not mentioning anything about the birthday of the thirteenth elder brother, but he didn't dare to show half a point on his face, so he only wondered: "Remember, what's wrong?" ”

Hua Shu shook her head and said, "Confused girl, that day is the birthday of the Thirteenth Master." ”

Zhu Zhen was stunned when he heard this, that day, was it the birthday of the thirteenth elder brother? Thinking about it carefully, because it was teasing Bailu that day, and it was the thirteenth elder brother who gave him a coat, he was quite impressed. Could it be that he didn't have a master's leave on that day, but because it was his birthday, he would have a day off? Zhu Zhen became more and more ashamed, it was obviously the birthday of the thirteenth elder brother, and he didn't care if he didn't send anything, not even a word of blessing, and even worse, he asked the thirteenth elder brother to give him a coat, and he wanted to come to Bailu to tease him. This year's birthday, I can't forget it.

In June, Kangxi accompanied the Queen Mother to lead the elder brother to patrol the Saiwai. A few days before the thirteenth elder brother traveled, he came to say goodbye to the bamboo basket and asked the bamboo basket what new things he wanted to bring. Zhu Zhen had never been to the outside of the Saiwai, but he only knew that the roast leg of mutton naturally couldn't be asked to bring it back, so he smiled and embarrassed the thirteenth elder brother, asking him to think of a surprise for himself.

As soon as Kangxi left, the Forbidden City, which had no center, looked dull, and it was also in the summer, which became more and more stuffy and made people a little irritable. On this trip, the eighth beyler, the ninth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother did not follow. Zhu Zhen is still serving in Concubine Liang's study, and Chunliu is left in the study, which can be regarded as a helper for Zhu Zong.

After getting along for a long time, Zhu Zhen and her got acquainted with each other, and only found out during the chatting that she was also surnamed Zhang, and she felt more cordial for a while, and she became more and more attentive to her. And Chunliu slowly put aside the timidity and promise of the earlier, became cheerful and generous, and talked more.

Zhu Ji and Concubine Liang have been together for a long time, and they are less cautious, and they are not as respectful as Hua Shu treats Concubine Liang, maybe it is the relationship between Zhu Zong's age, in front of Concubine Liang, Zhu Zhen is talking and laughing. As for Babel, Bamboo is more than willing to regard him as a brother, although he doesn't really dare to do so. Babel can always make people treat him as a spring breeze, as if there is no pressure at all, but Zhu Ji knows that it is because he wants to do this, not because he is like this.

When the summer passed in such a daze, the autumn wind also brought the people outside the palace back to the capital, and there were all kinds of interesting stories that were enough to make the palace maids and eunuchs talk about the small half a year.

Before the excitement of Qiu Qiu passed, the news of the southern tour made the people in the Forbidden City excited. I remember that Kangxi had a total of six southern tours, and this time in the forty-first year of Kangxi, he turned back halfway due to the prince's illness. Although this time is not a real southern tour, I don't know if I will be in the Qing Dynasty next time, if I can go once, I will not leave regrets when I think about it in the future.

I didn't dare to say this, even if I wanted to go, I couldn't show it. When asked Chunliu, Chunliu shook his head with a smile and said, "The southern tour is a big thing, where can we get our turn?" Then he changed his words, "But my sister is different, my sister is a show girl, if she asks the master to take a fancy to her, it is possible to go with her." ”

Zhu Zhen only smiled and shook his head. There is no concubine in the accompanying list, so how can he go on a southern tour with him? Even if there is a good concubine, there are regulations on the number of attendants around the concubine, even if you have to take someone there, there are still Aunt Hua Shu and Aunt Chu Yi in front of the queue, how can it be your turn? Let's be honest in the Forbidden City.

The arrival of the thirteenth elder brother was unexpected by Zhu Zong, I thought that he must be quite tired from his trip, and he would be touring south soon, so how could he take a rest, but he didn't want to, at this juncture, he ran here by himself, but fortunately, he didn't see the look of exhaustion between his eyebrows.

"Why are you so idle?" The thirteenth elder brother entered the house and first turned around, and then walked with the bamboo pipe.

This is strange, he asked this brainlessly, so Zhu Zhen was puzzled, she said: "Today is not a duty, I am sitting idle in the house." ”

"Could it be that the baggage has been packed? You're so fast, and I've just gotten the news, and you're ready. The thirteenth elder brother sat aside and said.

"Baggage? What baggage to pack? Zhu Zhen asked.

The thirteenth elder brother leaned forward and said, "I'll just say, how can you get this news faster than me?" After taking a sip of tea, the thirteenth elder brother said, "This time I came back from outside the Saiwai, Huang Ama directly allowed a few palace maids who had reached the age to leave the palace, and the Qianqing Palace was not manpowered, so I temporarily transferred the palace people to the past, and you are also on the dispatch list." Just this time on the southern tour, I picked two entourage, and you were so good at your life, and you were picked again! ”

After looking at the thirteenth elder brother for a long time, it didn't seem like he was joking, and Zhu Ji said suspiciously: "It's not fake? ”

"You still don't believe me, you ......" Before the thirteenth elder brother finished speaking, the voice of the eunuch sounded outside the house.

"Zakuta Bamboo is here?"

"Here we are!" The thirteenth elder brother patted his robe and got up and said.

Zhu Zhen glanced at him, and walked out of the room with doubts, and outside the house, a eunuch in his thirties was standing in the courtyard. Zhu Zhen didn't see what holy decree he was taking, although he had doubts, he hurriedly took two steps forward and said, "The slave and maid are exactly." ”

"Take it." The eunuch said.

The bamboo basket bowed his head and knelt down, it was originally a verbal message, but the content had no great origin with what the thirteenth elder brother said. Zhu Zhen received the order to thank him, and the eunuch instructed Zhu Zhen to go to the Qianqing Palace to report at no time today, so he went back to resume his life. Zhu Zhen returned to the house in a daze, and the thirteenth elder brother stepped forward and said, "How is it, am I right?" ”

Zhu Zhen nodded carelessly and looked around, but he didn't expect to leave suddenly. I have lived here for more than a year, and I have a relationship, as well as Concubine Liang, Babel, Aunt Huashu, Yingluo, and Chunliu, although it is said in the oracle that when the manpower is replenished in the coming year, it will be put back in place, but in this way, I will be away for at least a year.

When the thirteenth elder brother saw the appearance of the bamboo basket, he guessed a few points, and said, "It's not that he won't come back, he has only been going for a year, what are you doing like this?" Besides, following the southern tour, many people can't think of it. ”

Zhu Zhen knew that he was comforting himself, but he still had a small face, and said in a low voice: "I am used to serving here, and the Qianqing Palace must not be as relaxed and comfortable as Chuxiu Palace, in case I accidentally make any mistake one day, the punishment is small, and I can't even save my head." ”

Hearing this, the thirteenth elder brother couldn't help knocking on the forehead of the bamboo basket, and said with a smile: "Although the rules of the Qianqing Palace are stricter than those of other palaces, the emperor Ama has always been sympathetic to the palace people, and there are few punishments, that is, he really wants to punish you, and your thirteenth master is here, what are you afraid of?" ”

Zhu Zhen saw the appearance of thirteen patting his chest, but he was amused by him, he was still a half-grown child, I don't know where he learned this way of patting his chest as a guarantee, and teased him: "If I really annoy the emperor, the emperor wants to punish me, you intercede for me, are you not afraid of losing your favor?" ”

The thirteenth elder brother's tone was a little anxious, and he said, "What are you talking about?" How could I have ever cared about this? If you misinterpret me so much, will I not be wronged! ”

Seeing that Thirteen took it seriously, Zhu Zhen was a little reluctant in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Teasing you, what's the hurry?" I can't hold my breath so much, and I don't know ...... emperor," Zhu Ji wanted to say, and he didn't know why the emperor handed over the matter of sacrificing Mount Tai to him? But he suddenly stopped, if he said this, what kind of turmoil would it cause.

"What's wrong with Huang Ama?" The thirteenth elder brother saw that Zhu Zhen stopped and asked.

"I don't know why the emperor spoils you so much?" Zhu Ji hurriedly changed his words.

"Huang Ama favors me, but your eyes are red?" The thirteenth elder brother said with a smile.

"What's red? The slave and maid also wish that the thirteenth master would become a prince in the future, so that he could be a backer for the slave and maid. In the future, I will eat and drink spicy food, and live a comfortable life! Zhu Zhen said proudly.

The thirteenth elder brother flicked the bamboo basket and said with a smile: "You girl, you will think of beautiful things!" Pack your things quickly, and I'll send you over in a moment. ”

Zhu Zhen nodded, he was so stupid, and he didn't have a map in his hand, and if he didn't drag the thirteenth elder brother as a living map, I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to go to the Qianqing Palace until tomorrow, anyway, he would have to leave first.

After packing up his things briefly, Zhu Zhen went to say goodbye to Concubine Liang. Concubine Liang also received the news when she thought about it, and she was not surprised to see Zhu Zhen come to say goodbye, but she carefully instructed Zhu Zhen to serve, and asked carefully for advice in case of trouble, and said that the house here was kept for her. The bamboo basket came out in gratitude.

The thirteenth elder brother sent the bamboo basket to the Qianqing Palace a few dozen meters away, and left first. The Qianqing Palace was in front of him, and the bamboo basket was not afraid of getting lost, so he tightened the burden in his arms and walked all the way in. When they arrived outside the ear room ordered by the eunuch before, several palace maids had been set up in twos and threes. Before Zhu Zheng went to say hello, the eunuch who had delivered the decree before brought a few little eunuchs over.

Before he stood still, he said, "Everyone has arrived, let's go with these little eunuchs." ”

"Yes." Zhu Zheng said yes to everyone, and he wanted to raise his eyes to see which little eunuch he should go with, but he heard the consul's eunuch say, "Zakuta Zhu Zong, come with me." ”

Zhu Xiao hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Yes." ”

Zhu Zhen stared at the feet in front of him all the way, and he didn't know where he was going.

When it stopped again, it was no longer clear where it was. I only heard the eunuch say to himself: "You wait here, I will go back to Li Chenda, and I will arrange your place." ”

Zhu Zhen said yes, and said in his heart, the Li Zhenda he said in his mouth was the most famous Li Dequan Li Gonggong in the Kangxi Dynasty? Other than that, I can't think of anyone else who can be called a master.

Seeing the eunuch leaving, Zhu Zhen looked around, and then realized that he had actually arrived outside the Maoqin Palace.

"Grandpa Li, this is Zakuta Zhuzhen." The moment he heard the sound, the bamboo basket turned around and stood up, and greeted the two of them, his eyes only swept to two figures in a trance, one of them was the eunuch of Fang Cai, and the other did not look carefully.

"Get up." Some shrill but calm voices sounded, and then he said to the eunuch, "Go on your own." ”

The eunuch retreated, leaving only Li Dequan and Zhu Zheng.

Li Dequan said: "Long live the grace of the lord, from now on, you will be on duty in this Maoqin Palace." Although there is a grandmother to teach, but what should be done and what should not be done, I also weigh it in my heart, and I am on an errand in front of the Long Live Lord, but I can't be sloppy at all. ”

"Yes." The bamboo basket responded.

After that, Li Dequan explained a few words about the southern tour. No matter what Li Dequan said, Zhu Zhen only followed his wishes, and it is estimated that there are other grandmothers and aunts to teach him how to be on duty in front of Kangxi, and he is a little palace maid, and it is not his turn to ask for experience in front of him.

said that he was on duty today, but in fact, he was only taught by the grandmother in front of the temple. Maoqin Hall was originally a place for Kangxi to read and enjoy calligraphy and painting, but Mama asked the bamboo basket to remember Kangxi's daily routine clearly, and even with habits and preferences, it was impossible to fall behind. Slowly, Zhu Zhen discovered that not only the Maoqin Palace, but also the palace maids and eunuchs on duty elsewhere in the Qianqing Palace, these are also things that must be remembered. Zhu Zhen sighed, in the end, it is **oss's subordinates, and his behavior, speech and demeanor are more worthy of the stage than the palace people elsewhere.

After days of teaching and urging, Mama finally allowed the bamboo basket to start on duty in front of the palace, Rao is so, the bamboo basket is on the first day of duty, before entering the palace, Mama is still instructing in every way, for fear that the bamboo basket will miss something.

At this moment, Kangxi has not yet gone down to the court, and the entire Maoqin Hall is extremely quiet, and it is impossible to see the appearance of more than a dozen palace people standing at all. Because Zhu Zhen was on duty for the first time, he was assigned to take charge of a Western school. When he was told to manage Western books, although he didn't show anything on the bamboo basket, he was already happy in his heart, since he came to the Qing Dynasty, he could come into contact with very few Western books, and he had never seen it in the study of Concubine Liang, but in the study of Babeile, he had swept a book on geometry, but he didn't dare to show any yearning, you know, he is now the identity of Miss Qiren, where to contact these things, so that people know that they are afraid that there is an explanation.

It's not that she prefers Western studies, it's just that she is a science student, and she didn't like the never-ending endorsement of liberal arts when she chose science. Since she came here, although she has been able to come into contact with books every day, most of them are literature, and she has not used her brain for a long time, and she feels that her brain is not bright. When he touched those books, he felt that his fingertips were trembling, and when he saw not only math books, but also pharmacology, chemistry, human anatomy, and so on, he felt that perhaps the day of the imperial attendant reading that was about to start this year would be the most fun time for him.

Kangxi is Kangxi, no matter where he goes, he has a great aura, even if he flips through a book at will, he has to serve on the side. Zhu Zhen stood far away, coupled with the oppressive atmosphere in the room, he didn't dare to look at it presumptuously, only relying on his own position, no one noticed, and occasionally secretly raised his head and glanced a few times and quickly lowered his head.

Kangxi reads most of the books here every day, what is the hand does not release the volume, what is the Wei compilation of the three uniques, the bamboo basket is really insightful, at this time think about the concubine, the bamboo concubine Fang Jue Concubine is just to pass the time, if you think about yourself again, the bamboo basket covers her face.

When Kangxi was not there, Zhu Zhen was mostly sorting out books, and I remembered that Kangxi was very fond of Western learning, but he was on duty for a few days, and I never saw him call for any books about Western learning, so Zhu Zhen was quite idle these days.

This state of affairs continued until the Southern Tour.