Chapter 45: Humiliation on the Knees
Liu Guifei didn't even look at Concubine Zheng, pinched a piece of pastry in her right hand, didn't eat it, but put it in front of her eyes to look at it, and asked, "Sister, what are you going to accompany your sister?" ”
"Presumably yesterday Huang Gonggong has already told the concubine Niangniang, yesterday a palace maid under my hand accidentally knocked over Niangniang's rouge, today I came to make a compensatory to Niangniang. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Yes, Master Huang has indeed told the palace yesterday, and the palace wants to know, which non-long-eyed slave is the one who knocked over the rouge?" Liu Guifei said, she had already put down the pastry in her hand and looked at Concubine Zheng and the three of them coldly.
Xiaoya heard Liu Guifei's cold tone, and knelt on the ground in fright, and said: "Niangniang, it was the slave maid who accidentally knocked over Niangniang's things, and the slave maid is not good, please punish Niangniang." ”
Liu Guifei still sat there quietly, glanced at Xiao Ya who was kneeling on the ground, and then played with the bracelet in her hand, and suddenly said, "Come on, drag this girl who is not long-eyed down and hit a hundred boards." ”
"Yes!" Xiao Xiang looked at Xiao Ya, who was kneeling on the ground, snorted coldly, and then walked out.
"Guifei Niangniang, you just spare the slave and maid, the slave and maid didn't mean it." Xiao Ya cried out in fright.
At this time, Xiao Xiang walked in with a few palace maids to pull Xiao Ya out.
"Wait!" Concubine Zheng stopped the palace maids, then turned to Liu Guifei and said, "Concubine Niangniang, please be merciful, my slave really didn't mean it." ”
"Sister Concubine Zheng, sister, I am also good for you, this girl just knocked over my things this time, if you don't teach me a good lesson, maybe one day I will cause some big disaster for my sister, sister, what do you say?"
"This girl doesn't understand the rules, I will teach her a good lesson when I bring it back to the palace today, just ask the concubine to be merciful and don't beat this child." Concubine Zheng groveled and pleaded with Concubine Liu.
When Concubine Liu Guifei saw Concubine Zheng begging her like this, she was secretly proud in her heart, and then said in a strange way: "That rouge is the favorite thing in this palace, and Your Majesty loves to see that thing in this palace, saying that it looks good and smells good when used." Sister, you said that this slave under you knocked over such a valuable thing, if this palace doesn't teach her a lesson, how can you relieve this anger in your heart? ”
When Concubine Zheng heard this, she knelt on the ground again, kowtowed to Concubine Liu and said, "Concubine Niangniang, I didn't teach the people below well, if you want to punish me, you can punish me." ”
Liu Guifei pretended to be flattered, and said with a smile: "I said Sister Zheng, don't joke about your sister, although my sister's status is a little higher than my sister, but my sister is also an old man in the palace, when you enter the palace, I am afraid that my sister has not yet been born, how dare my sister punish you?" ”
"Please be gracious to the concubine." Concubine Zheng was still kneeling, her face almost touching the ground.
"Hey, what can I do? Sister, you're really embarrassed sister. Liu Guifei stood up, walked around in front of Concubine Zheng, suddenly stopped, and then said: "Sister really doesn't know what to do, or my sister tells my sister, what should I do?" ”
Concubine Zheng didn't answer, just knelt on the ground motionless.
Seeing that Concubine Zheng didn't speak, Concubine Liu walked to the table, stretched out her hand and threw the two plates of pastries on the ground, then stepped on a few feet, and said: "Forget it, after all, sisters, seeing that my sister maintains this slave and maid like this, my sister will not embarrass Sister Zheng, so let's trouble Sister Concubine Zheng and your two slaves and maids to finish eating the pastries on the ground before leaving, so that my sister will ask me to clean up the slaves and maids below, what do you think, sister?" ”
Xiao Jun and Xiao Ya, who were kneeling on the side, looked at each other for a while, then looked at Concubine Zheng, and whispered, "Niangniang, don't." ”
Concubine Zheng slowly straightened up, climbed a few steps forward, and reached out to get the pastries on the ground, Xiaojun and Xiaoya saw this, and hurriedly grabbed the pastries in front of Concubine Zheng, Xiaojun said: "Niangniang, don't eat, I and Xiaojun eat." ”
As he spoke, Xiaojun and Xiaoya grabbed the unsightly pastries that had been stepped on and stuffed them into their mouths, shedding tears while eating.
Concubine Zheng looked at these two girls, and her eyes were a little moist.
Liu Guifei, who was standing on the side, showed a smug smile on her face, reached out and threw a plate of pastries on the ground, and said to Concubine Zheng and the others: "Don't worry, eat slowly, and whatever!" ”
After speaking, they burst into laughter, and Xiao Xiang and several other palace maids also laughed when they looked at the embarrassment of Concubine Zheng and the others.
Concubine Zheng lowered her head and didn't speak, just brushed her hair, grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth, and ate it.
Xiao Jun and Xiao Ya on the side saw that Concubine Zheng had been wronged like this, and cried and said, "Niangniang, you put it down quickly, the two of us will eat!" ”
Xiao Jun and Xiao Ya cried and grabbed Concubine Zheng's hand and didn't let her stuff it in her mouth.
Seeing this, Xiao Xiang next to her kicked Xiao Ya and said, "What are you crying about?" Hurry up and eat! ”
Xiaoya was almost nodded and knocked to the ground by this sudden kick, Xiaojun hurriedly grabbed Xiaoxiang's clothes and said, "Sister, don't beat her, let's eat!" Let's just eat! ”
Liu Guifei walked towards the door with a smug face, stopped beside Concubine Zheng, bent down and said to Concubine Zheng: "Sister, you eat slowly here, sister leaves first, if you think that the things here are delicious, I will tell the people below to bring you a few boxes back in a while." ”
After speaking, he straightened up and said to Xiao Xiang: "Xiao Xiang, you are here to watch them finish eating, Concubine Zheng Niangniang rarely comes to our place, and you can't snub others." ”
"Yes!" Xiao Xiang nodded, also sneered at the three masters and servants kneeling on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Eat quickly, you guys!" If you can't finish eating, you can't leave! ”
Concubine Zheng stuffed the pastry into her mouth without saying a word, there was not a tear in her eyes, there was no trace of anger, there was just full of helplessness.
The three of them ate for a long time, and Xiaojun and Xiaoya's eyes were swollen from crying, and they finally finished eating all the pastries on the ground. Seeing that they had finished eating, Xiao Xiang had completed the task, and walked out with a cold snort.
Xiao Jun and Xiao Ya helped Concubine Zheng, who was already sitting on the ground, to help her up, tidy up her clothes, and the three of them were close to each other, walking out of Huilan Palace step by step.
Liu Guifei looked at the embarrassed figure of Concubine Zheng's master and servant walking in the snow from a distance, and smiled proudly.
"Niangniang, this is finally relieved, right?" Xiao Xiang said flatteringly on the side.
"It's okay, who let them knock over the things beloved by this palace? Let's teach them a lesson. Let's go, go back to the house, it's really cold outside. ”
Liu Guifei said and walked towards the house, Xiaoxiang and a few other maidservants hurriedly followed.
Concubine Zheng, supported by Xiaojun and Xiaoya, limped towards Changqing. The sky was full of wind and snow, and a few palace maids and eunuchs who occasionally passed by also avoided them.
"Mother, we're almost there, you're holding on for a while." Xiaoya cried and said.
Concubine Zheng gritted her teeth and said, "I'm fine." ”
In fact, Concubine Zheng's originally injured left foot was already painful and unconscious at this time, but she knew that in this palace, except for the two palace maids around her, no one could accompany her, let alone help her.
All she can do is endure silently and be a woman who buries everything in her heart.
The three of them walked in the snow for an unknown amount of time, and finally returned to the Evergreen Palace.
Concubine Zheng's lips were purple, her whole body trembled, and she was helped by Xiaojun and Xiaoya to sit on the bed. Xiaoya took off Concubine Zheng's shoes and socks, and saw that Concubine Zheng's injured ankle was swollen like a steamed bun, and her tears couldn't stop flowing, and said, "Niangniang, I'm sorry, it's all a slave and a maid, and it's not good for you to suffer like this." ”
Concubine Zheng forced a smile, stroked Xiaoya's face, wiped away her tears, and said, "I'm fine, don't cry." ”
Xiaoya and Xiaojun didn't blame them at all when they heard Concubine Zheng, they knelt in front of the bed and cried even more, rubbing Concubine Zheng's cold feet while crying.
Concubine Zheng said: "In this huge palace, just the three of us depend on each other, you two are like my children, if something like this happens, I won't block it for you, what else can I do?" ”
"Ahh Concubine Zheng shuddered and sneezed.
Xiaojun hurriedly stood up and said to Concubine Zheng: "Niangniang, lie down quickly, I'm afraid I'm going to catch a cold." ”
Xiao Jun said, helped Concubine Zheng lie down, and then said to Xiao Ya: "Xiao Ya, you go and burn the charcoal in the brazier, and burn it a little stronger." ”
Xiaoya wiped her tears, nodded and ran out.
"Don't tell Jian'er about this, lest he worry." Concubine Zheng lay down and instructed Xiaojun.
Xiao Jun was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, and replied in a low voice: "The slave knows." ”
Concubine Zheng sighed, stopped talking, closed her eyes and rested.