Chapter Seventy-Three: The Human Heart and the Secret Wound
"Little master, you go slowly, be careful with your feet, you just knelt for two hours, and now your knee must be in serious pain, and it will be much better for the slave to use a hot towel to show you when you go back."
Seeing that we have walked to a place that cannot be observed from the perspective of the Queen Mother's palace, Aunt Cangyun said, although she has another master, she will be more dedicated to me in life tomorrow.
After all, in this deep palace, the relationship between master and servant is both prosperous and lossy, no matter who the person behind her is, the master on the bright side is me, so she usually deserves the word dedication.
What's more, this time I can be regarded as contributing to her master, so she will end up with the result she is now, and she can't ignore it, just walked through a safer place and said anxiously.
"Aunt said cautiously, the Queen Mother and his old man, no matter what he says, we should bear it, and we can't feel a little wronged, we just came out of the Queen Mother's palace, where will there be any discomfort on my body?"
Although the position we are in now seems to be safe, in this harem, which position is really safe?
Let's not talk about how many eyes and ears the queen mother has, but these words are heard by other people with a heart, and it is enough for me to never recover, for concubines like us, this harem is too precious in addition to the emperor, so whatever his old man says to us, we have the impression of fairness, even if it is a punishment, we have to be a reward.
Otherwise, it would be disrespectful, so after her words were just spoken, I immediately scolded, but fortunately, the other party was also an extremely intelligent person, and immediately understood what I meant, so I just nodded and didn't say anything more.
"The lesson of the little master is that this time it is the slave and the maid who have overpassed, and the slave and the maid must be cautious in their words and deeds in the future, and they will never cause any trouble to the little master, and the slave and maid will help the little master to return to the palace."
The two of us didn't say much along the way, just quietly returned to our palace, and after returning to the dormitory, we were completely relaxed.
"Little master, now that we have returned to our own home, you better do it first, and let the slave show you your knees, otherwise you will regret it if you leave the root of the disease in the future."
As soon as I returned to Xiwu Palace, Aunt Cangyun couldn't hold back any longer, and hurriedly asked Qiushui Egret to help me sit down first, and then persuaded me anxiously.
Today's weather is gloomy, and the two hours I have been kneeling for a long time have already been locked in a cold wind on my knees.
Just after dealing with the Queen Mother, I naturally had no time to take care of it, and after coming out, I walked all the way back to the palace, after all, I am just a nobleman, and now I am accidentally favored, and I have just recovered from a serious illness, and I have been punished by the Queen Mother.
So after all, it has been delayed a lot, and I didn't feel anything when I just walked, but now my knees have been tingling for a while as soon as I rested, so I didn't dwell too much, but let it stretch for me.
"Go and get a basin of hot water, then take a few handkerchiefs, soak the hot water and apply it to the little master's knees, and then immediately go and bring the imperial doctor over."
When Aunt Cangyun saw that I acquiesced, she immediately arranged for the workers to start arranging, which was not a trivial matter in her opinion, because if my body collapsed, I would naturally lose the capital to compete for favor, and it would be useless for them.
Originally, I didn't plan to mix with his arrangement, but after hearing that he was going to choose the imperial doctor, I hurriedly waved my hand to stop it, after all, I had just returned from the queen mother's palace, and I immediately saw the imperial doctor pass it out, and it may not be what it will become.
"You take a handkerchief and give me a warm compress first, don't call the imperial doctor first, we just came back from the queen mother's palace, and immediately meet the imperial doctor, what kind of words these people may say, I don't need to say more, when the time comes, do you think the emperor will think that the queen mother has harshly criticized me, or am I pampered and arrogant?"
Aunt Cangyun was just worried about my body and didn't think about it so much, and after hearing my words at this time, she also found that there seemed to be a lot of inappropriateness in what she had just done.
So the alliance knelt down and pleaded guilty, after all, if it really develops as I said, it will be extremely harmful to our situation.
"The old slave is confused, today he has been married again and again, thanks to the cleverness of the little master, otherwise if something goes wrong, the slave and maid will be to blame."
She really blamed herself, and if this incident affected my competition for favor, he would not be able to explain it to his master.
He has always been more of an overseer when facing me, so he hasn't really taken me to heart.
Today, I actually stopped me from doing wrong things twice in a row, so for a while, I had mixed feelings in my heart, and there was a sense of self-blame and shame, but when I looked at me, there seemed to be a different emotion in my eyes.
"Auntie, where are you talking about, you will lose your square inch for the sake of my body, it's too late for me to be grateful, how can I blame you, it's just that whether it's for me to survive or your task, in this harem, we should be careful, you know, no matter if you make a mistake or take any wrong step, it is enough for us to never recover."
Because my knees were not very convenient, I sat on the bed all the time and didn't move, but let Qiushui help up Aunt Cangyun who was kneeling on the ground, but there was still a hint of warning in my words.
Although because of the master behind him, I can't really blame her for anything, but what should be said is still a warning, after all, when facing the outside, what he represents now is still me, and if I really do something wrong, I will lose more than I gain.
"The slave knows that the little master can rest assured, this kind of low-level mistake will never be made again in the future, not to mention whether she can help the little master in the future, at least she will not hold back the little master."
She naturally understood what I was saying, so she hurriedly made a promise and looked at her serious face, I also knew that today's matter should end here, after all, everything is too much.
"Okay, my aunt has been kneeling with me for a long time today, there is autumn water here, they can wait, you can also go back to the room to deal with your knees, it is easier to leave the root of the disease when you are old, it is better to take good care of your body."
So just now, after saying that, I let her get up, and by the way, I cared about her body, and asked her to go back to her room to rest.
In the Xiwu Palace, although she is called my palace maid, she is ostensibly here to serve me, but in fact, because of the identity behind him, I have always been based on his attitude.
In the past, she was spying on me more, so she wouldn't have any objections to this, but today there are so many things that have happened, and she doesn't know how to deal with the current situation, so she is still a little embarrassed for a while.
"The slave maid should show the little master his knees first, after all, these girls are not as experienced as slaves and maids, and the slaves and maids are cheap, this kind of minor injury doesn't matter, the little master is the one who should pay more attention."
Naturally, he refused to accept that I had asked her to rest, and insisted that he would not go back until he had treated the knee injury for me, but I did not intend to let him stay.
First, I am very satisfied with the state she showed today, although I was still a little defensive and annoying for her a few days ago, but after all, I can see today that she really cares about me, although there are interests in this relationship.
Second, in fact, I asked him to accompany me to meet the Queen Mother today, just to use the Queen Mother's hand to punish him, let him suffer, so as to alleviate my resentment a few days ago, since the goal has been achieved, why should I continue to embarrass her.
Besides, after all, it is still the stage of cooperation, and there are many things that will depend on her and the forces behind her in the future, and it is not good if he is really offended, so I still insist that he go back and rest first, and by the way, collect people's hearts.
"Auntie, don't worry, they still do a good job of this kind of trivial matter, but you must let the little girl take a good look at it when you go back, just listen to me about this matter."
I spoke softly, but there was a firmness in her tone that could not be refused, and she knew that she would have to listen to me no matter what today, so she could only express it again, and then retreated after being grateful.
"Little master, why do you say you are doing this? went to send a Buddhist scripture to the Queen Mother, and made me so embarrassed, will there be a good life in the future? ”
Qiushui looked at the bruise on my knee, and immediately the tears of distress were about to flow out, and he choked up and said, after all, this time can be regarded as an eventful time for me.
Although this girl usually doesn't say anything, she has always seen it in her eyes, and she is naturally very distressed at the moment, because she still has Aunt Cangyun, so she didn't show anything.
At this time, I naturally won't be patient anymore, and I suddenly pounced on and cared, for this girl's concern, I can only smile helplessly.
"You are not a newcomer who has just entered the palace, this kind of thing happens from time to time, why make a fuss, in this deep palace, there are not a few people who die every day for no reason, what is this kind of small injury?"
I reprimanded her with a hint of helplessness in my tone, telling her to calm down, but I was still very grateful for his sincerity.
So after finishing speaking, I still took his hand and patted it lightly a few times to express comfort, because I knew that this girl was the only person I could trust in the deep palace.
"Okay, stop crying, you're just dry of tears, and my legs won't be good, will they? If you have time, hurry up and give me a leg dress, then I can relax. ”
Seeing that the girl looked like she was crying endlessly, I could only quickly change the topic and shift her attention to other places.
After my reminder, she reacted immediately, so she blushed a little embarrassed, and then immediately went down to throw a handkerchief to give me a hot compress.
As soon as the warm handkerchief touched my knee, I couldn't help but gasp, it seems that I really underestimated this kind of dark injury just now.
Probably because I had just been exposed to a cold wind, and now suddenly there was a hot air coming in, and a tingling sensation immediately rose, and I couldn't help sobbing.