When I returned to the palace maid's office, everyone had already rested, and the room was very quiet, and it became more and more Ansu's heartbeat. Gu Wenzhou could always easily stir up her violent heartbeat, and even if she had been separated, she still couldn't calm down for a long time.

Everyone just watched the whole thing, perhaps frightened by the queen's heavy reproach to Jiang Qingran, and shrank into the quilt after entering the bedroom one by one. An Su was inconvenient to disturb their rest, so she only returned to her bed lightly, but suddenly saw Su Zili sitting on the bed, not yet asleep.

An Su remembered the so-called thief just now, and just happened to have something to ask her, so he knocked on the edge of the bed and motioned for her to go out together. The two of them closed the door of the house and came to the big tree in the corner of the courtyard as usual.

"Zili, I only asked you to secretly deliver the news to Gu Xiangshi, and then invite Manager Ni over, did you do anything else?" An Su asked tactfully.

"You want to ask the thief who was surrounded by Jiang Qingran, right?" Zili is a little bit clear.

An Su listened to her directness, so she nodded generously. The palace road at the back door of the palace maid's house is hardly passed by during the day, let alone at night. The thief can't be trusted, the inner courtyard of the palace is heavily guarded, how can there be such a coincidence of a thief who does not know the height of the sky.

"It was a dummy made of futon, and I dressed him in a man's clothes." Zili didn't want to hide it from An Su in the first place, but it happened suddenly and he couldn't find time to inform her.

"You actually expected Jiang Qingran to make a move tonight?" Ansu remembered that the matter was pressed for time, so she could not tell her the full cause and effect.

"I didn't expect it, but judging from her previous behavior, I knew what she was thinking. I don't know when she will make a move, it's always good to prepare early. Zili didn't want to say more, worried that An Su would continue to ask, so he said it all in one go, "It's just a name for her to frame others, it's just a beating, and it's a good reason to completely eradicate this person and confuse the palace." ”

"It's just the futon...... If someone finds out...... "Ansu's caution is not without reason, the palace maid's bedding is uniformly distributed, and those who know it well will know where it came from as soon as they see it."

"Don't worry! It was just some old clothes put together, cotton wool stuffed into it to make a futon, and a layer of men's clothes was draped over it. Gu Xiangshi hid on the palace wall, found the right time to shake off the clothes on the dummy, and threw the bedding out of the palace. Looking at the weather on this day, there will definitely be a rain at night, and my feet are loose and drenched in the rain, and I will never see the original appearance again. Even if they are picked up by those who care about them, they are just some old clothes, and they can't be counted. ”

Ansu had to admit that this mind was clever, one after another, so that people couldn't find mistakes. Is Wen Zhou also involved?

"Gu Xiangshi, he also knows about this?"

"I didn't know, but Gu Xiangshi was cautious, and when I borrowed clothes from him, he asked about it. When he heard that he was doing you a favor, he gladly participated. Zili paused, and added, "Ansu, Gu Xiangshi cares about you very much." ”

An Su lowered her head, she didn't know, but under the walls of this palace, if this care could last longer, it would already be a luxury.

After understanding the cause and effect of this incident, An Su was completely relieved. Jiang Qingran was sent out of the palace, and Zhou Meihong naturally stopped making waves, and the rest of the days were smooth. An Su and Chu Ruo were at ease, and together with Zili, they also had more words, and as time went by, the three of them could occasionally get together and say a few more words.

On the evening of this day, the three of them couldn't sleep a little, so they made an appointment to sit and chat on the steps next to the drying rack. Originally, if I had wanted to go to the steps at the back door, I would have felt safer by passing through the two utility rooms, and no one would have overheard what I said. But An Su always thought that it was the place where she and Gu Wenzhou would meet, so she didn't want to go rashly, but Zili carefully saw her thoughts and proposed to come here.

"Tomorrow we will be assigned to the wombs of the lords, do you have a place you want to go?" Ansu knew that they couldn't sleep because of this. Everyone in the bedroom is the same, although some are lying on the couch, they can never sleep, and some simply whisper, there are not many people like them who run out directly.

"Ansu, have you really decided to go to Changle Palace?" Zili was a little worried, the queen mother was not a good person, and everyone in the palace knew about it. After all, those who have listened to politics for many years and have dealt with those battle-hardened old ministers can be magnanimous.

It's just that An Su nodded firmly: "The younger brother has not been found yet, I have to stay in the palace, but now the emperor intends to make me a concubine, if you want to avoid it, there is only one way to go in Changle Palace." ”

"Sister Shangguan, but I heard that the people who are assigned to Changle Palace every year will be kicked out by the Queen Mother within a few days." Chu Ruo was also very worried.

Zili answered: "Yes! The people who were driven out of Changle Palace, who dared to use it in other palaces, were all sent to Yongxiang to do something. Yongxiang is not a place that can be easily exited after entering. ”

"Yongxiang? Is it where the palace people who have made mistakes stay? I've heard that the palace people there have to do a lot of rough work every day, and if they can't finish it, they will be beaten by the grandmothers. Chu Ruo panicked, "Sister Shangguan, you must not go to that kind of place!" ”

"You two, won't you want me to order a good one?" An Su laughed, "Maybe I can stay in Changle Palace!" ”

"It's easier said than done!" Zili sighed, which caused An Su to sigh in his heart.

Oh, yes! Easier said than done! It's just that things have developed to this point, and only Changle Palace is her only way out, so what can she do if she doesn't go? Is it really necessary to be the emperor's concubine, looking forward to a man for ten years, and finally dying of old age in this deep palace? No, compared to this, An Su would rather go to Yongxiang.

"Okay, don't keep worrying about me, what about you? Is there a palace you want to go to? Ansu clasped their hands together and patted them.

"I have nothing else to do, and my temperament is not liked by the masters, I only know a little about toxicology and medicine, so I can only go to the hospital." In order to help An Su get the apprentice roster, Zili often found various excuses to run to the Tai Hospital, and she was a little familiar with it, so it was naturally best for her to go to the Tai Hospital.

"The hospital is also a good place to go." An Su nodded secretly.

"Sister Zili, don't be modest, your medical skills will not be worse than those imperial doctors." Chu Ruo smiled with crooked eyebrows.

"Chu Ruo, what about you?" Zili also asked.

Chu Ruo saw An Su and Zili staring at her, but she looked a little embarrassed, and she also slurred when she spoke: "I...... If I could, I'd like to go...... I want to go to the dance studio. ”

Chu Ruo's voice became quieter and quieter, when she stayed at Jiang's house in Qinghe County, she had danced with Jiang Qingran. It's just that she was dominated by Qing Ran, and she was not allowed to learn more, and she told the teachers not to teach her carefully, so as not to be robbed of the limelight by her. But Ansu had seen Chu Ruo's dancing posture, her skills were insufficient, her movements were extremely beautiful, and she looked much more confident than usual when she danced, so she really liked it.

"If you want to go to the dance studio, then go with confidence!" An Su squeezed her hand, "Now that Jiang Qingran has been expelled from the palace, no one will stop you." ”

"Sister Shangguan, I'm not worried about this, I just think it'...... I feel that my dancing skills must not be as good as those dancers in the dance studio. Chu Ruo lowered his head more and more as he spoke.

An Su nodded her forehead: "What are you worried about this, you are a palace maid who has just entered the palace, and when you arrive at the dance workshop, you also start from the most basic learning, naturally no better than those old people who have been trained for a long time." Later, if you practice more, you will be able to get past them one day. ”

"Ansu is right, who didn't learn from the most basic, you don't have to worry." Zili also comforted on the side.

"But I want to stay with Sister Shangguan again." At the beginning, if it is a child's nature, he always does not love to be alone.

An Su knew the danger of going to Changle Palace, so naturally he couldn't take her with him. I don't know how the queen mother is temperamental, if she is not careful, she will be punished into Yongxiang, An Su is really not completely sure that she will stay in Changle Palace, let alone protect Chu Ruo together.

"Haruo, you like to dance, and the dance studio is a great place to do what you love. We are all in the same palace, and if we have some free time, it is easy to see each other again, and you don't have to give up what you like in order to stay with me. ”

Chu Ruo bit his lip for a long time before he nodded obediently: "Well, then I'll listen to Sister Shangguan." ”

The next day was the time to assign the whereabouts, and Mama Qin and several elderly eunuchs and grandmothers stood in front, and the palace maids lined up in front of them, and An Su, the steward palace maid, stood at the front of the line.

"According to the rules of the palace, the whereabouts of the palace maids are selected by themselves first, and each palace has a quota. Mama Qin took out a bamboo slip and a carving knife from behind her, "Is there anyone who can read?" ”

"Mama, I can read." One of the palace maids in the procession volunteered to stand up and act as a registered person.

Then everyone lined up and stepped forward, informed them of their intentions, and asked the palace maid to record them one by one. In the end, Ansu was the only one left.

"Mama, I've written it down. Jiaofang Palace, Zhaoyang Palace, Phixiang Palace, and Tai Hospital will all be full, the imperial dining room and the dance workshop will each have one more person, the Huanning Hall will have two more people, and the music square and the Zengcheng Hall will each have one person, and the Changle Palace will ...... There was no one in Changle Palace. ”

This is in An Su's expectation, the palace is the fastest place where the news spreads, I am afraid that entering Changle Palace is equivalent to entering Yongxiang The news has spread among the palace maids, so no one wants to wade into this troubled water. But Changle Palace has always been to go to two new palace maids, in addition to An Su, there must be one person.

"You take a short rest, I will discuss with a few grandmothers and stewards, and I will inform you after the number of people is adjusted." Mama Qin took the bamboo slip and turned around.

Those palace maids who chose just the right number of places were no longer worried, but those who chose more than one covered their hearts one by one, for fear of being zoned into a place they didn't want to go. In fact, these palaces are not bad, but Changle Palace has made everyone talk about their color change.

An Su thought about what the palace maid said, the number of people in the hospital will be good, and Zili will have no worries. There seemed to be an extra person in the dance workshop, An Su turned her head to look at Chu Ruo, and sure enough, her face was full of nervousness, her hands were constantly twisting the hem of her clothes, and her teeth were biting her lower lip tightly, looking really pitiful.

Ansu looked at her for a long time before she felt this gaze, and raised her head to look at Ansu as well.

"Don't worry, you'll be able to go to the dance studio." Ansu told her with a mouth.

After a long time, Mama Qin finally returned to everyone with the modified bamboo slips, and the sound of deep breathing in the team came and went, mixed with some laughter that was trying to suppress.

"Most of your destinations have already been decided." Mama Qin read out the contents of the bamboo slips one by one, and An Su only chose what she cared about to listen, "...... Suzi left the hospital...... Bo Churuo went to the dance studio...... Shangguan Ansu went to Changle Palace......"

Ansu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that all three of them had the best outcome. But as I continued to listen, I heard another voice: "...... Zhou Meihong went to the dance studio ......"

This made An Su's heart that she had just put down pinch again, although when Jiang Qingran was there, Zhou Meihong always followed her to listen to her. But in all fairness, this person's city government is much deeper than Jiang Qingran's, and it must not be a good thing for her to follow Jiang Qingran at the beginning, but betray her for self-preservation at a critical moment. If she is allowed to enter the dance hall with Chu Ruo, she may not know how Chu Ruo will be bullied by her.

"Alright, that's where you're going, but there's still an important place to decide in the end." Mama Qin's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one before she continued, "That's Changle Palace." Everyone knows that Changle Palace is the residence of the Queen Mother and the most important place in the entire palace. Jiang Qingran was expelled from the palace, and the originally determined quota was one less, but there could be fewer people in other places, but Changle Palace was absolutely impossible. Therefore, I have to pick one more person among you and go to Changle Palace with Shangguan Ansu to serve. ”

As soon as these words came out, the palace maids who were originally happy to have a good place for themselves all quieted down, and waited nervously for the verdict of Mama Qin again, like a group of lambs to be slaughtered, waiting for who would be pressed on the chopping board first.

"Shangguan Ansu, you are the housekeeper of our palace maid's office, and the first person to go to Changle Palace, you will pick the other one!" Mama Qin actually handed over this errand of offending people to Ansu.

However, An Su accepted it gladly, she was thinking about how to ensure that Chu Ruo was not bullied by Zhou Meihong, but she didn't expect the opportunity to come to the door.

"Thank you Mama for giving Ansu this opportunity." An Su smiled slyly, took the bamboo slip from Mama Qin's hand, and the carving knife in her hand fell on the two names below the dance workshop.

Chu Ruo had been bullied by Zhou Meihong before, she was happy to be able to go to the dance workshop, but when she heard that Zhou Meihong was also going, she couldn't help but worry. Now that I have the opportunity, if I can go to Changle Palace with Sister Shangguan, it would be good to think about it.