The Forbidden City in November was extremely cold, although he wore thick winter clothes, white fox gloves given by Kangxi, and a cotton cloak, the tip of the bamboo basket's nose was still frozen pink.

Thinking of the first two days, Zhu Zhen wanted to laugh. On that day, he came down from the Qianqing Palace, and he saw Sibeile coming from a distance, approaching, and seeing him depressed, what bad things happened in his heart? I thought about it again that it is only forty-three years of Kangxi now, and there should be no major event.

When he returned to his own yard, the bamboo basket asked carefully, and found out that the pair of mandarin ducks raised by Sibeile did not die of hunger strike, but found another spouse. Looking at Sibeiler's listless appearance, Zhu Zhen was a little funny, but he couldn't bear to laugh at him, so he only said with a faint smile: "It's just a trivial matter, why are you so unenergetic?" ”

Sibeile pulled the bamboo basket, buried his head in the bamboo basket's arms, and said in a muffled voice: "If you miss this time, I don't know when I will find another opportunity to let you get off me and enter the gate of the Sibeile Mansion." ”

The bamboo basket hugged Sibeiler's neck and laughed: "I'm here, can I still run away?" Is this what you deserve? ”

Sibeile hugged the bamboo basket tighter, and for a long time, the bamboo basket thought that he would no longer hear his answer, but he heard him say: "It's okay if you lose, after all, you have me in your heart." Don't leave me too. ”

Thinking of the childlike nature that Sibeile revealed for the first time, the smile on the corner of Zhu Zong's mouth deepened, and he drilled his hand into the glove again, and walked up the stone platform. The bottom of the flower pot is buckled on the Taihu Lake stone, making a crisp sound, which is very good, and every time it sounds, it will raise the mood of the bamboo basket by one point.

At this time, there was no one in the imperial garden, and the bamboo basket figured out this rule, and always liked to sit in the pavilion alone at this time and think about things.

A burst of crying pulled Zhu Zong's thoughts back to reality, and after listening quietly for a while, Zhu Zheng was sure that he really heard the crying, the sound was not loud, but it was still in the quiet imperial garden, and it still reached Zhu Zong's ears. In line with the principle of not caring about idle things, Zhu Zhen wanted to wait for the man to leave before leaving. But the time seemed to be extremely difficult, and the bamboo basket broke his fingers and waited until he couldn't sit still, and the cry continued to come.

There is no way, Zhu Zhen occupies the advantage of being in a high place, looking around, wanting to see what kind of person it is, if it is the ordinary little palace maid and little eunuch, it is okay to say, just comfort two words and leave, if it is other identities, it is indispensable to continue to hide in this pavilion.

After looking for a long time, Zhu Zhen saw a piece of pink behind the rockery, moved it again, changed the angle, and Zhu Zhen saw it clearly, although it was the back, but it was obviously a little girl, and I don't know if she was ten years old. Yueyan Yueyan, I don't know if you and Luo Yan really got two certificates as soon as they graduated, I don't know if in modern times, what time is tonight, and whether I still have the opportunity to drink a glass of wine.

Putting away the emotions of inadvertently escaping and shouting, Zhu Zhen wiped away the tears on his cheeks, blinked his eyes vigorously, and burst into a bright smile. Glancing down, the little girl from North Korea was still there. I have seen a lot of gorgeous clothes and beautiful clothes in the palace, although the clothes of the little girl in front of me are not expensive, but it can be seen that she is not a palace maid.

Descending the steps, the bamboo basket circled in front of the little girl. Zhu Zhen originally planned to leave like this, after all, foreigners, let alone within the scope of his own affairs, but seeing the little girl crying was really sad, besides, this is in the palace, in case she makes a mistake and causes some trouble, she can't bear it.

The little girl was crying sadly, and suddenly saw a person standing in front of her, and was so frightened that she stopped crying, and even forgot to wipe her tears, and only looked at the bamboo basket timidly.

Zhu Zhen was a little depressed in his heart, and sighed that he had come to ancient times, and his affinity seemed to have declined, and he asked the little girl softly in simple Korean.

Xu didn't expect to hear foreigners speak their mother tongue in other countries, the little girl's expression was very surprised, and she was stunned for a while before answering.

There are not many Korean speakers in Zhuzhen, and I am almost excited to use the international lingua franca, bits and pieces, and finally piece together some information. This little girl's name is Li Xiaoci, she ran away because she was angry with her father, and now she wants to go back but can't find her way. The minister of this envoy seems to be Zuo Chengzheng of North Korea, and when he was on duty in the Qianqing Palace, he seemed to have heard Kangxi say it, so this little girl is Zuo Chengzheng's daughter.

The little girl seemed to have been out for a while, and she was shivering with cold, so she gave her her gloves, wiped her tears, took her hand, and took her into her cotton cloak, intending to send her back.

Foreign envoys are generally arranged in the annex in the capital, and there are also some rooms outside the Forbidden City, as a short rest before and after the envoy's visit, but since Xiaoci appeared in the imperial garden, then Zuo Chengzheng should also be nearby, after all, she is a child, it is impossible for her to come all the way from the periphery without being discovered, let alone outside the palace.

Zhu Ji wanted to inquire from Xiaoci's mouth, but when she thought about not talking about the problem of language communication, she was a child, and she had just arrived, and she couldn't remember where she ran out, so she gave up this idea.

Out of the Imperial Garden, there will be more and more people, and it is not a matter for me to lead a child dressed as an alien. Chuxiu Palace is the closest to here, and the bamboo basket led Xiaoci all the way over, and saw a somewhat familiar palace maid stop him, and asked if it was indeed the palace maid of Chuxiu Palace, and the palace maid obviously knew the bamboo basket.

instructed her to inquire where the Korean envoy was at this time, and then go to Yingluo's house to reply to herself. The palace maid should go down and go away. Zhu Zhen chose a secluded road to Yingluo's room, Yingluo was not there, but she saw Chunliu. Zhu Zhen didn't look at Chunliu carefully, and obviously raised the level of palace clothes, in this palace, it was so ups and downs, and it had nothing to do with himself.

"Yingluo is on duty?" Placed Xiaoci to sit down, Chunliu carefully poured two bowls of hot cheese and handed them over, the bamboo basket only held it in his hand and covered his hands, and asked softly.

Chunliu was still standing on the side, whispering as softly as before: "Yes, do you want me to find Sister Yingluo?" ”

"No need, I'll sit down for a while and leave." He raised his hand again and motioned to Chunliu, "What are you doing standing up, you can sit down too." Smoothing a strand of hair scattered on Shun Xiaoci's forehead, Zhu Zhen handed her a bowl of crisp cheese, which seemed to have consumed a lot of physical strength, and she was cold and hungry.

Chunliu nodded and sat on another stool, looking at Xiaoci's eyes with some confusion, but didn't say anything.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, and Zhu Zhen said, "Aren't you worth today?" ”

Chunliu still smiled softly and said, "Yes, the master said, I don't need to wait by the side, I will be free today." ”

"Have you been transferred to the good master's house? Congratulations. "Let's just say that her clothes are very different from before, and she can live in the same room as Yingluo, so she has entered the house.

Chunliu shook her head and said, "Don't hide it from my sister, since my sister left, Aunt Hua Shu thought that I had been with my sister for some days, so she transferred me to the study to serve." Chunliu lowered her head and whispered, "It's just that I'm too stupid, and I can't keep up with one-tenth of my sister's dexterity. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhen frowned and said, "The good master doesn't care for his body like this, don't you persuade him?" ”

"Sister doesn't know, now, even Aunt Hua Shu can't persuade me a few times." After a pause, Chunliu's face seemed to be smeared with some rouge, and even his eyes were a little more moving, and he said: "That is, the eighth master is here, so he can persuade Niangniang to come out of the study." ”

Chunliu's reaction, Zhu Zhen's heart was clear, it is said that she met Chunliu before she entered Chuxiu Palace, and she was both grateful and close to her, but it happened that she heard some words that should not be heard, although she understood, but since then she has been on guard against Chunliu.

Tearing off the veil, he wiped his mouth for Xiaoci, and said softly: "It's not convenient today, I'll go to see the good master another day, after all, I went out from Chuxiu Palace, not to mention that the good master treated me generously in the past, and it is right to go and see the good master." ”

Chunliu nodded and said, "That's what my sister said." Sometimes I was waiting beside my master, and from time to time, I could hear my master talking about my sister, and my sister should take a look. ”

While speaking, there was a knock on the door, and Chunliu got up to open the door, it was the little palace maid from Fangcai. Noting down the whereabouts, Zhu Zhen explained a few words, and then casually withdrew a ring and gave it to the palace maid who inquired. Zhu Zhen turned back to the house and thanked Chunliu, took off a bracelet on his wrist, and gave it to Chunliu, but after several pushbacks, in the end, she asked Zhu Zhen to send it out, she didn't like to owe others favors. Fortunately, these days in the Qianqing Palace, I have been accustomed to wearing a few ornaments with me, and there is always a need for favor in this palace.

Fu took Xiaoci into the cotton cloak, and the bamboo basket went out of the Chuxiu Palace. Zuo Chengzheng's daughter was lost, presumably the North Korean mission was already in chaos, hoping that he would go in time and send Xiaoci back before reporting to Kangxi.

When he arrived at the place, the bamboo basket did not go in, and stopped far away, and the bamboo basket told Xiaoci softly to let her go in by herself, and said that she was playing nearby, forgot the time, and did not tell herself out.

Xiaoci didn't seem to understand why Zhu Zhen said this, but he still nodded obediently, returned the gloves to Zhu Zong, thanked him, and walked into the courtyard.

Seeing Xiaoci walk in, someone in the house greeted him, and excitedly brought Xiaoci in, and the bamboo basket quietly left. Looking at the time, I even missed lunch, and I had to find something to cushion when I went back, otherwise I would have to be hungry and faint when I was on duty in the afternoon.

Not long after being on duty in the afternoon, Zhu Zhen went back to the house, and he didn't know why Kangxi suddenly became interested, saying that he would hold a banquet in the evening to entertain the North Korean envoys, and let Zhu Zhen wait on the side, and Zhu Zhen took the name of "hand-picked" and changed shifts with the palace maid on duty at night.

I ate in a hurry at noon, and in the afternoon Zhu Zhen went to the small kitchen to find some food, for Zhu Zong, if he didn't eat, he couldn't eat. I went back to the house and slept for a while, and I was ready for the banquet in the evening.

Changed into a lotus lotus-colored gown with a pink and black piping edge, and the bamboo hoop re-combed the flag head and picked a set of green jade headdresses, which can look calmer.

When he went to be on duty at night, Kangxi saw it, Xu was in a good mood, and it was quite rare to praise the bamboo basket for his proper outfit, and after that, the green jade headdress, lotus lotus, and rose pink palace clothes always appeared in the harem inadvertently or inadvertently, and that was a later story.

followed Kangxi to the main hall where the banquet was held, and the bamboo basket held the angle of bowing his head and lowering his eyes just right, looking dignified and humble, neither humble nor arrogant. She doesn't have a good impression of North Koreans, she doesn't have a dislike for them, it's a very subtle feeling, she likes to eat kimchi, likes to watch Korean movies, but she despises South Koreans for their self-deception that they want to say everything is their own.

On the main hall, after the Korean mission saluted Kangxi, they presented various tributes. Kangxi was also not ambiguous, in addition to the reward list prepared by the Ministry of Rites in advance, he also gave a gilded silver rosewood eight treasures and a Korean Ming Ci Weng Lord.

When the bamboo basket was ordered to walk over step by step with the tray, the skirt, the belt, the blouse, and the body of the Korean lord moved up in the bamboo basket's sight little by little, and the bamboo basket was somewhat familiar with this figure. Without waiting for the bamboo hoop to sweep to the face of the Korean lord, an exclamation sounded first-"Beautiful sister!" ”

The bamboo basket raised his head in response, it was filial piety!

Xiaoci was obviously very happy, and gave Zhu Zheng a smile, and talked to Zhu Zhen in a low voice. Naturally, the bamboo basket did not dare to respond, so he could only respond with a smile.

The movement here caused Kangxi to ask out loud, Zhu Ji didn't dare to make any small moves on this occasion, and lowered his head, just hoping that Xiaoci would not forget what he had told her before.

It's a pity that it backfired, and when listening to the translator translate Xiaoci's words to Kangxi, Zhu Zhen felt that his heart was dripping blood. Maybe before the banquet is over, the rumors of "the palace maid in front of the palace stealing the limelight" will spread throughout the harem. The only thing I can be glad about now is probably that I am not on duty in the East and West Six Palaces.

This banquet was quite difficult, although Kangxi brought it casually, but Zhu Zhen knew that things would not end so simply, such as why he knew Korean, such as why he met the North Korean lord, such as why he helped the North Korean lord and why he didn't ask for credit, and for example, many, many times, Zhu Ji kept improving the answer, in case Kangxi could ask at any time.

But when he returned to the Qianqing Palace at night, Kangxi didn't say anything, just asked Zhu Zhen to serve him to sleep, and there was nothing else to say.

I was scared, but I still came. Zhu Zheng was transferred to the North Korean Weng Main Hotel on duty, and the female dependents of foreign missions lived in the palace, what this meant was self-evident. Xiaoci is only eight years old, but in the hotel, in addition to the Korean lord, there is also a Korean clan girl who is fifteen years old.

What role will he play in it, or rather, what role does Kangxi want him to play, Zhu Ji has not yet figured it out, but he understands that he can't run away. I don't know if Yinzhen has the idea of fighting for it, although he knows that he doesn't have the blessing of the Korean people, but just one thought is enough for her to be sour for a long time.