Chapter 12
Back to the Internal Affairs Office, people are still a little panicked, today the Rong family is 70 years old, and Ama took leave to eat the banquet, so no one discussed when he came back, so he could only sit in a daze. Read it all] A staff member came over to talk about it, chattered a lot, and said: "Long live the lord issued an edict, this year's room in the study must be changed, there are pens and pen holders for Huguang Shang, ink bed arm rest, etc., and the internal affairs office counts and goes out of the warehouse." There are also pen, ink, paper, inkstones, etc., which should be used according to the queen...... The little manager sent a word, and it was good to get the license to go to the Guangchu Division......"
She stared at the Chen Tiao in her hand for a long time, and she had a lawsuit, where can she fix this! Forcefully stood up, went to the wall to remove the card and handed it over, "Those rooms have not moved for a long time, and it's time to take inventory." You order two people to go together, and how much is left of the warehouse, and it is not bad at all. Don't pick and choose, pour out the last year's first and send it to the study for backup, the paper is not well stored to be mothy, and we can't afford to take a little cuò. ”
She sat for a while, and suddenly remembered that when she escaped from the garden, she forgot to inform the supervisor on the Range Rover Gate, telling her not to leak her whereabouts, in case Feng Shoushan or Prince Yu knew, then her usual days would come to an end.
She jumped to her feet and tried to turn back, but when she thought about it, it seemed inappropriate. Those prisoners belonged to Cining Palace, and they listened to Feng Shoushan's orders, and they may not be afraid of her Internal Affairs Office. Originally, it might have been nothing, but if she had given a special order, there would have been no silver here. After thinking about it and thinking about it, he decided to stay still, shrunk his neck and secretly rested for a long time, and when he saw it as usual in the evening, his heart gradually settled. The Forbidden City at sunset is the most beautiful, the glow shines on the Hexi paintings and hook head tiles, the tense atmosphere of the day dissipates, as if the surname is farming, the work in the field is over, and the evening is the time to set up a small table and drink a little wine.
Song Yin felt safe, loosely behind his back before the key, crossed the broken Hongqiao to the barrel 1, and when he came back, the people of the yamen were all on duty, leaving only a few female officials to accompany him to the night. When it was getting dark, the bang tuk tuk on the long street in the west knocked over, and after the door of the internal affairs office was closed, the hustle and bustle was completely blocked on the other side of the world. This huge Forbidden City is divided into large and small tofu blocks, each palace belongs to its own palace, and it has nothing to do with each other.
The female officials assigned to the Internal Affairs Office are all from the Shang Palace, and when Jin Mo is there, whenever she is on duty, she is drawn from all over to accompany her, and this habit has continued to the present. Amma was sympathetic to her and didn't often send her to the night, but there have been one or twenty times in the past two years, and there are regular contacts, so he is also familiar with these female officials. After eating, they sat around together, some checked the files, and some embroidered the soles of the shoes. Song Yin is lacking in female popularity, only sitting on the kang with a notebook in her hand, listening to their words and not having a match, saying which masters have contradictions between them, which masters have the favor of the emperor, and what things have been rewarded today.
As he was talking, there was a knock at the door. Song Yin put the book down the kang, and soon Sula came in to pass the word, lowered his hand and said: "Jing Shi Fang Cai and the messenger replied, long live the Lord turned over the cards of Guo Changzai in Zhongcui Palace today, the original qiē was good, but when it came to the bed, Guo Changzai said that it was inconvenient and did not want to enter Yanxi Hall." Tong Shi remembered the day, Guo Changzai's letter period should be half a month later, the worship room forced her, she cried, this time she was in the West Side Palace, and refused to be lucky. ”
Song Yin was stunned, there are still people in this harem who refuse to sleep? It's the first time she has encountered this kind of thing, and she can deal with money, grain, and silk, and she really doesn't have much experience in dealing with the emperor's luck.
She hurriedly dressed up and went out to meet people, and the supervisor of the room saluted the ground: "Little manager, how do you take care of this?" Long live the master waiting there, Guo Zhu'er picked up the door frame with both hands, and opened his voice as soon as he touched her, which almost scared Cai Zhang. There is really no way to dance the e-book, only please be old, you hurry up and save the little ones! ”
She raised her hand as she listened, "Talking as she walks." Someone was playing a lantern in front of her, and she followed her up and asked, "When did this master enter the palace?" Have you ever been lucky? ”
The one said: "I just ran for election in February this year, and I was sealed and lived in Zhongcui Palace with Concubine Cheng. I haven't seen the emperor before, this is the first time to go back to the bed, look at what I look afraid of, we don't dare to force it, for fear that we won't be able to clean it up in front of the Long Live Lord. ”
This is a difficult problem, and the inconvenient concubines in general have to inform the respectful room in advance, and they will not arrange for the cards to be selected on that day. Since there is this person on the green card, and the emperor has also turned it, he can't say it temporarily, and he has lost the emperor's prosperity, and the matter can be big or small. In case the blame is committed, the reverence of the house supervisor will have to eat and hang up2, and at least he will be beaten with a board, and at worst he will be punished with a dismissal, which is a calamity that is not justified. Those hobs have never seen such an eye-open, they hate this master for trouble, and they don't dare to return to the emperor, so they have to go to the Internal Affairs Office to ask for ideas, who let the Internal Affairs Office manage the entire Forbidden City!
Song Yin is unlucky, a young girl, she has never experienced this herself, and now she wants to persuade others, where to start? After entering the Yangxin Gate until the West Side Hall, I saw Guo Chang sitting on a smoking cage wrapped in a cloak, with a pair of big eyes that were terrified and frightened. Someone came in and shuddered at first, and when he saw her face clearly, he probably hadn't seen a woman wearing a troll, so he was a little curious, looked at her, and then looked at her, biting his lip and looking aggrieved.
Song Yin squatted in front of her, "What's the matter, little master?" Today is your happy day, why don't you accept the blessing? ”
Guo Chang sobbed, "You are the head of Xiao Tong of the Internal Affairs Office?" ”
Song Yindao is, "Jingshifang came to me to talk back, saying that the little master had changed his mind...... This is not good, before the emperor drove, he did not regret taking the medicine. You know, it doesn't matter if you implicate us, there's a big family behind you. The concubines in the palace are looking forward to the emperor's flop, and when you come here, how can good things be pushed out? What are you afraid of, you tell me, and I will answer your questions. When you settle down, go in and serve, don't let Banzai wait in a hurry. ”
Guo Chang said in the period Ai Ai: "I'm just afraid...... I don't know Banzai. ”
Song Yin can quite understand her, in fact, this is the most important thing for young girls to have. The women in the palace were forged and sophisticated, and even if they didn't go through the personnel, the emperor was so happy that his face was flushed with joy when he flipped the cards. They don't worry about whether the emperor is lame at all, they only know one thing - to please the emperor and bring glory to the family.
Song Yin looked at the side, Cai He stared at it with a few prison eyes, she raised her chin and asked them to wait outside, she acted as a lobbyist, smiled and comforted, "You haven't seen Banzai Ye, it's okay, I'll tell you what he is like." Long live the tall man with a long face. He usually has a good temper and treats people gently, and never treats us as human beings because we are slaves. Long live Lord loves to read, he can draw well, and those who like ink are not bad. ”
Guo Chang hesitated, "The emperors in the play all wear mustaches......"
"That's singing, the emperor is not singing." Song Yin looked at the clock on the case, there was really not so much time to waste, and said, "You see that the time is almost up, tell Long Live Lord to wait, and the blame is terrible." ”
Guo Changzai seemed to be loose, "But Concubine Cheng said......"
She didn't continue to say anything, but Song Yin could guess somewhat, and she said patiently: "This is your chance to climb the high branch, other people's eyes are hot, and they hope that you will fall, do you want to follow their wishes?" I'm not going around in circles with you anymore, let's put it this way, you serve the Lord well, the Lord likes you, you have ascended, and the whole family is stained. But if you don't mess with Lord Banzai at this time, your whole family will be unhappy for a lifetime, do you understand this truth? Do you know the Northeast Institute? There were convicted concubines inside, and no one cared about their lives or deaths. They have no bedding, they sleep on cold kangs, they eat gluttonous meals, and even the prison can beat and scold them, do you want to be like them? She had to say harshly, and said in a cold voice, "You have to think well, this is not the time for hypocrisy." You only have such a chance, if you can't change your mind, I'll go back to Long Live Lord, your Zhongcui Palace can't stay, so be ready to move the place. Whether you want to cook oil in a blazing fire, or end up alone, it's all in your thoughts. ”
Guo Changzai is not very old, at most sixteen or seventeen, and he can't stand her coaxing and scare. After thinking about it for a long time, she gave up, let go of her cloak and stood up, Shang Gong, who was standing on the side, hurriedly came up to wrap her in a mattress, she looked back at Song Yin, "Little manager, have you become a family?" They said it hurt for the first time, is it true? ”
Song Yin blushed, she didn't know anything about it, and when she asked her about this, she really couldn't answer. Fortunately, there are Shang Palaces, these Shang Palaces are well-informed, many of them were selected from the people at the age of forty, and they have more experience than her. said in his mouth: "It doesn't hurt if you are gentle, don't compare the little master with those rough people who don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, you will know when you see the master." Then he couldn't help but say that he sent the person on the shoulders of the concubine and prisoner, and carried it into Yanxi Hall in one go.
Song Yin stood and smiled bitterly, it really looked like a farce. There is no one in the world who does not obey the emperor, afraid of pain, can it hurt more than his head? It's not too late to figure it out. If it is wasted again, the emperor inside will notice it, not to mention Long Yan's anger, the benefits of this little lord will not be lost.
Now that the matter is settled, she turned around and planned to go back to the Internal Affairs Mansion, but as soon as she arrived at the palace gate, she was stopped by Cai He, who first thanked her and thanked her, "I will be done today without you, you didn't see it, it was like I was going to be punished before, and no one persuaded me." Thanks to you, you can tell her thoroughly, where do we dare to change. You stay first, I'll make you a cup of tea, you send the Buddha to the west, and then you'll be later. This master is different from others, and if something goes wrong, you won't have to go back and forth. Saying that, grinning and offering tea, "It won't take much time, at most half an hour, we will have to remind through the window...... The little manager, please drink tea, I'm sorry to bother you this big night. ”
Song Yin was reluctant at first, but after a basket of good things to say here, he couldn't just leave. But the emperor is fortunate to be a concubine, she follows the people in the worship room to guard together, what kind of system does it become! She looked around, "The manager isn't there?" ”
Cai He said: "I supported it in the back, and I persuaded him at first, but when this Guo master, he bombarded the man and didn't say anything." In fact, where do we count, it's hard work. I expected that someone in Zhong Cui Palace was instigating behind his back, and this master's ears were soft, and he was really moved. While shaking his head, "Stupid or not, don't you look forward to the emperor's flop when you enter the palace." She was so bold that she made a fuss about returning to the Heart Cultivation Palace. It's also your mercy, if you want to change someone else, ask her if she is willing to go back to the emperor immediately, and send it to Xinzhiku, and it will be over, and it will cost so much lips and tongues! ”
Song Yin listened boredly, and did not express any thoughts. Turning his head to look outside, the lanterns swayed in the night breeze, illuminating the two pots of bluegrass next to the pillars. Someone stepped into that halo, soap boots and green robes, it was Lu Run. He came in and punched her, "There's Lord Lao Tong." ”
She smiled, "What's all right in the back?" ”
Lu Run said, "After entering Yanxi Hall, there was no sound after that." ”
Cai He lowered his hand and shimed his waist, "The little manager sits down, I have to go up and stare at it." Everyone else has stopped, but this master is the only one who makes people feel uneasy. With that, he retreated.
Song Yin sat and drank a cup of tea, after all, the level of the hall was high, and the errands at the bottom had to stand. She glanced at Lu Run, he was as warm as his name, as warm as jade. She stood up, "Go to the duty room, I'm not comfortable here." ”
Lu Run raised his eyes, his eyes were a sea, calm and calm, never waves. Hearing this, she stepped aside, bowed her waist and gestured with her hands, leading her out of the matching hall.
It's windy outside, and it's a late April night, and there's a chill in the wind. I didn't enter the duty room, so I sat down in the hugging building in the west room, so that I could listen to the news behind. It's rare to talk to this head of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and I have only met a little bit in the past, and I don't have deep friendships. This time, sitting and drinking a cup of tea idly, you can hold an unhurried mood.
Song Yin asked, "How many years has Mr. Lu been in the palace?" ”
He lowered his head and calculated, "I entered the palace at the age of ten, and it will be fourteen years until September this year." ”
She sighed, "It's not a short time, but it's a quick rise." ”
He is the pen of the Yangxin Palace, and above it is Tan Rui, the palm print of the Qianqing Palace. But if you want to talk about being close to the emperor, he takes care of the emperor's daily life and diet, and even Tan Rui can't compare with him. But he doesn't like to be public, and he does his duty conscientiously day after day. Perhaps, in his opinion, no matter how great the honor is, it cannot compete with the shortcomings of the body and heart, and the achievements derived from the pain have no commendable value.
He didn't say much, just smiled slightly, and his smile already contained a lot of things. Seeing that her teacup was empty, he lifted the copper tea hanging to add tea to her. Originally, there were two tea hangers, but he picked one of the big ones, and said while pouring: "Lord Tong doesn't have to stay up late, don't drink tea, sleeping unsteadily is secondary, it's not good for your health." If you must drink it, don't forget to add two walnuts to nourish your stomach. ”
Song Yin answered and asked him gently, "What about yourself, do you often have to drink tea at night?" ”
He was a very meticulous person, and Song Yin even felt that it was offensive to him if he was loud. He stopped there quietly and was a painting, raising his eyes and dusting off his shirt, which was also pleasing to the eye.
He said: "It's not very often, there are people on duty every night, and I go to night on the fifteenth day of the new year. Usually I just need to be vigilant at night, and they only come to me when there is something difficult to solve. ”
"The fifteenth day of the first month is the queen's bedchamber?"
He paused slightly, nodded and said, "Sometimes it's in the Heart Cultivation Palace, sometimes it's in the Chuxiu Palace, and there's no rule." ”
Song Yin suddenly remembered, as if he had been there, and said that there were some ulterior entanglements between him and the emperor. I don't know if this rumor is true or not, no one dares to confirm the emperor's gossip, but it is spread in private, and everyone in the palace is there.
She looked at him again, wondering if it was like it. He is not the kind of person who is too feminine, many prisoners have cleaned their bodies, their waists are not straightened, and there is always a suspicion of smoking, but he is not. He is very upright, upright, and never dodges when he looks at people. Because there is nothing to criticize in the bones, there is a steel fire on the body that cannot be bent.
While he was thinking wildly, there was the sound of hurried footsteps in the hall. Looking up, the two concubines were like carrying a bundle of straw, carrying that Guo Changzai from head to tail, and sent them directly into the West Side Palace.
"Done?" It seems a little fast, it's not even half an hour. She turned her head to ask Lu Run, and suddenly found that the question was straightforward, and her face immediately turned red.
Lu Run was obviously a little embarrassed, and said vaguely: "There are no rules for this, some people hurry up, some people slow down......" He covered his face with a cough, changed his words, got up and said, "Go in and ask about the situation!" ”