Chapter 32: The Palace Maiden Xiaoxiang
Liu Xie got up a little earlier than Fu Shou, don't look at him as the hardest working person, but there are some things, those who enjoy it, pay more.
With a simple collar of pajamas on his body, Liu Xie gently rushed to the door and ordered: "Prepare some tea, warm up a little soup, and I want to freshen up with the queen." ”
"No."
The palace maid Yunzhu went in response, only she knew the queen's likes and dislikes best, and knew what temperature the bath water should be controlled, so this kind of thing has always been handled by her.
Of course, there is an important point.
If it was the bath water prepared by someone else, Fushou would not accept it.
Everyone knows that the harem has been a very dark place since ancient times, and what if someone poisons the water?
Careful, cautious, is the way to survive in the harem.
Of course, Liu Xie didn't know the Tao here, but he had a keen sense of observation, and the previous bath water was prepared by Yunzhu, so he must have ordered it to go down, and this task would definitely fall on her shoulders.
Sure enough, when Yunzhu left, another little palace maid outside the door also sent hot tea.
To tell the truth, the tea in the Eastern Han Dynasty is different from the cognition of modern people, and the tea soup that modern people often drink is probably pure tea that became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Before that, tea was always accompanied by something else, brewed and boiled together.
For example, it is often drunk in the Han Palace that is a refreshing tea made with brown sugar, well salt, crushed sesame seeds, and two other kinds of flowers.
After drinking it, the whole body will have a very relaxed feeling, and it can also moisten the intestines and laxative, which is simply a modern version of the weight loss artifact.
It's a pity that this recipe has not been handed down, otherwise, even if it is sold on the stall, it will definitely become the brightest cub on the street.
Liu Xie fantasized like this.
But this made the little palace maid hard, so she knelt in front of him, holding the tea tray in both hands.
Liu Xie didn't drink or speak, how dare the palace maid get up?
I don't know how long it took, but Fu Shou, who was still dressed in a nightgown, recalled his mind: "Your Majesty, what are you thinking?" ”
"Nothing."
Liu Xie shook his head, smiled lightly, kissed her lightly on the forehead, picked up the tea casually, handed it to her first, and then took another cup to drink for himself.
"Ah Shou, this little girl, how long has it been in the palace?" Liu Xie didn't dare to say that he had never seen her, in case he showed his timidity, it would be troublesome.
Fu Shou is a smart and clever woman, he opens his mouth, and she quietly understands his mind.
His eyes were slightly on the little palace maid, and he whispered softly: "Your Majesty, you said Xiaoxiang, she has been in the palace for three years, and she has only come to the palace of the concubine in the last two years." ”
"Oh."
Liu Xie nodded, looked at Xiao Xiang, who was still kneeling on the ground, and suddenly smiled, his eyes became deep: "Xiao Xiang." ”
"The slave is here."
Xiao Xiang bowed down very cautiously and carefully, buried her head very low, and her voice seemed to tremble a little.
"I see that you take care of the queen very carefully, which is good."
"Thank you Your Majesty for the compliment, the slave and maid will definitely do their best." When Xiao Xiang heard him say this, she seemed to be relieved, and the slight change did not escape Liu Xie's eyes.
Really!
Something is wrong with this little girl!
Hey, Liu Xiele is happy.
Xiao Nizi, you fell into the hands of Lao Tzu this time, I have to let you know what it means to be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger.
Since it was sent to the door, it was two words - Pan him!
Liu Xie took a breath, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and looked at her indifferently: "Xiaoxiang, how about this, from now on, you will follow me and wait for me, okay?" ”
Pay attention to Liu Xie's wording - waiting.
This is an ambiguous word that has room for advance and retreat, in ancient times, it was normal for the emperor to have sex with the palace maid on a whim, and this is a shortcut to the upper position for many palace maids.
Although the vast majority of people have fallen on this shortcut, there have been countless successors since ancient times.
Therefore, there were many green tea girls and gold worshippers hundreds of thousands of years ago.
It's just that Xiaoxiang's reaction is very abnormal, and this also makes Liu Xie more sure that she is the spy in Fushou Palace.
After hearing his words, Xiao Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The slave and maid have thanked Your Majesty for your kindness, but the slave and maid only want to follow the queen mother's side, if it weren't for the queen's mother, I am afraid that the slave and maid would have been beaten to death, the slave and the maid are the benefactors of the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid want to serve the mother all her life, as a cow and a horse, and hope that Your Majesty will be fulfilled." ”
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Liu Xie quietly glanced at Fu Shou.
After getting her confirmation, Liu Xie couldn't help but snort softly, revealing three points of dissatisfaction: "What, is there any difference between waiting for me and serving the queen?" Or is it in your eyes...... I'm an outsider? ”
Alien!
Don't look at this as a common word, but Liu Xie knows that in the records of the Han Palace, these two words have a special meaning, but anyone who is identified as an outsider will definitely not have a good result in the end!
He's threatening!
Xiao Nizi, if you obey me today, maybe you still have a way to live, otherwise...... Hehe, the snacks sent to the door, Lao Tzu is welcome.
As a palace maid, Xiao Xiang of course also understood what the meaning of outsiders was, and the two words suddenly made her break out in a cold sweat, and her big watery eyes finally lifted up, looking at Liu Xie with fear and entanglement.
Looking up at the king, he intends to assassinate the king!
Okay, you little girl, you're unlucky today, Lao Tzu hasn't troubled you yet, and you're sinking into it step by step, so I'm sorry.
Liu Xie couldn't let go of this opportunity, snorted, and directly scolded: "What kind of eyes are you!" Looking at me like this, do you have to do it? ”
"Your Majesty! The slave and the maid don't dare, the slave and the maid are guilty! ”
Xiao Xiang was so frightened by him that her whole body trembled, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, and the storm cried and came.
Looking at her miserable appearance, to be honest, even Fu Shou on the side couldn't stand it anymore, but she looked at Liu Xie, and finally didn't say anything.
This is no longer a matter of the harem, it involves the safety of the court and the emperor, and it must be serious.
Any mercy may leave harm, and he will never allow this kind of thing to happen!
"Don't you dare?"
Liu Xie snorted lightly, and was about to open his mouth, when Yunzhu, who had gone to prepare the soup, came back.
She is also very smart, watching Xiaoxiang kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, and sobbing, plus the emperor and queen have cold faces.
She understood, I was afraid that something was wrong......