Chapter 19: Sending Snacks
"Jinling is the capital of Xialiang, although the area is not large, but the business is very developed......"
Bai Ze told Su Wan everything he knew about Jinling, and Su Wan listened very seriously.
As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win all battles, and she wants to know Jinling as much as possible.
Su Wan knew a lot about Jinling from Bai Ze's mouth.
"Do you know anything about the Xia Liang royal family?" Su Wan asked casually.
Bai Ze smiled: "How can an ordinary person like me have contact with the royal family. ”
Su Wan pursed her lips, her tone was mixed with a hint of loss, she also thought that she could find out about the Xia Liang royal family, and how could ordinary people have contact with the royal family.
Bai Ze saw that she was obviously a little lost: "Are you interested in the Xia Liang royal family?" ”
Su Wan smiled dryly: "I just asked casually." ”
"Although I have no contact with the Xia Liang royal family, I still know some royal anecdotes."
Su Wan tilted her little head and looked at him: "What kind of gonzo will the royal family have." ”
"There are a lot of anecdotes about the royal family, and the people love to hear about what is happening in the royal family."
Bai Ze began to tell her the anecdotes of the royal family of Xia Liang Kingdom, as if he was there at the time.
Su Wan also learned something about the Xia Liang royal family.
Su Wan listened carefully, and Bai Ze also said energetically, although most of the things were rumors among the people, when she heard something funny, Su Wan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"I didn't expect so many funny things."
"The affairs of the royal family are the talk of the people after dinner."
Su Wan casually snorted: "Since you know so many anecdotes about the Xia Liang royal family, what about the Northern Chu royal family?" ”
"That's a lot, of course."
In this way, in the next few days, Bai Ze told the anecdotes of the royal families of various countries, and the caravan soon arrived at Jinling, the capital of Xialiang.
It is completely different from Guangling, it is very lively, and there are a lot of pedestrians on the road.
Su Wan put down the car curtain: "I didn't expect this Jinling City to be so lively, along the way, most of the towns I saw were the same as Guangling City, very depressed." ”
"This is the capital of Xialiang Kingdom, so it is naturally more prosperous than other places."
Sighing softly, Su Wan said slowly: "I'm going to say goodbye to you again, thank you for this journey." ”
She was really a little reluctant to part with Bai Ze.
The expression on Bai Ze's face did not change, and he did not show any reluctance to their separation.
He spoke slowly: "Although I don't know what you are doing in Xia Liang, I believe that this is not the last time we will meet, I will stay in Xia Liang Country for a while, you can come to me anytime and anywhere." ”
What she was going to do next was dangerous, and she didn't want to implicate him.
Su Wan smiled and said, "You said so, I will look for you if you have something." ”
A strange look flashed in Bai Ze's eyes, he knew that no matter what happened, she would not ask him for help this time.
Su Wan and Bai Ze were separated at the post station of the Jinling All-Commerce Federation, and she walked aimlessly on the streets of Jinling City.
How does Su Wan want to enter the palace? If she wants to know if Chu Mojing is in the Xialiang Palace, then she can only enter the Xialiang Palace.
In fact, she can enter the palace if she wants to, Su Wan is distressed, she can't break into the palace at night! With her three-legged cat kung fu, she will probably be caught as soon as she enters the palace.
As Su Wan walked, thinking about how to enter the Xia Liang Palace, there was a woman's cry in her ears.
She wasn't a nosyman, but this time she somehow walked up to the weeping woman and asked, "Girl, what's going on, why are you crying here?" ”
The woman raised her little face with pear blossoms and rain to look at her: "My family is poor, and my parents sold me to the palace as a palace maid for my brother to marry a daughter-in-law." ”
As she spoke, the woman cried even more sadly; "I don't want to enter the palace, but ......"
As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and once you enter the palace to be a palace maid, your life is not your own.
Su Wan is very sympathetic to the woman, it seems that her age is only fifteen or sixteen, she is about to enter the palace as a slave at a young age, sympathy is sympathy, Su Wan knows that she can't help her.
Su Wan comforted; "Entering the palace is not all bad, at least you don't have to worry about food and clothing after entering the palace."
The woman wiped her tears with a handkerchief; "I know, it's all for my brother, if I don't enter the palace, my sister will also be sold into the palace as a slave, my sister is still young, how can I bear it."
Hearing the woman's words, Su Wan's nose was sour.
She knew that ancient women had a low status, and being in it, Su Wan couldn't help but sympathize with her.
"Since you are so reluctant to enter the palace, I can enter the palace instead of you."
The woman was stunned and looked at Su Wan incredulously; "Are you willing to enter the palace in my place?"
Su Wan nodded; "Yes, I have no father or mother since I was a child, I am alone, I don't have to worry about food and clothing after entering the palace, and I can be regarded as having a place to stay, I don't want to wander around like now."
Su Wan wiped her tears with her sleeve that didn't exist at all.
The woman saw that although Su Wan was not dressed like she was born in a poor family, she was not like a young lady, and someone was willing to enter the palace for her, so she was naturally willing.
No matter how hard and tiring the days outside the palace are, it is better than entering the palace as a slave and a maid.
"My name is Li Xiaoyu, and the afternoon is the day I enter the palace, are you really willing to enter the palace for me?" Li Xiaoyu confirmed again and again.
"This can still be fake."
She was worried about how to enter the Xia Liang Palace, but she didn't expect to encounter such a good opportunity.
A small group of people slowly entered the palace at the side gate of the Xia Liang Palace.
Su Wan walked at the end of the line.
When they first entered the palace, those aunts washed their feet, washed their faces, and combed their hair, which were basically the responsibility of the new palace maids, and if they were a little dissatisfied, they would be punched and kicked by those aunts, and even punished and confined by them, so for the new palace maids, it was normal to carry dozens of buckets of water and wash a lot of clothes all day long.
After a busy day, Su Wan was so tired that she only wanted to sleep at the end.
But she still had to find Chu Mojing's whereabouts, so she had to drag her tired body, and after a few days of familiarity with the palace, she searched everywhere she could, but she didn't find any clues about Chu Mojing.
On this day, a palace maid named Zi Yan, who had a good relationship with Su Wan, Zi Yan was the palace maid who entered the palace with her, she pulled Su Wan to a place where there was no one, and whispered; "Xiaoyu, do you have any silver on you?"
Su Wan was puzzled; "Yes, yes, what do you want the money for?"
Ziyan Road; "In a few days, we will be assigned to various palaces to do things, give some gifts to the superiors, and maybe we can be assigned to a good place, so that we can spend the past few years peacefully."
According to the rules in the palace, palace maids can leave the palace when they reach the age of twenty-five.
Su Wan took out a few ingots of silver from the purse she was carrying.
Zi Yan was stunned when she saw the silver in her hand; "Xiaoyu, you ......"
"Isn't that enough, I still have it."
"No, it's not, you have so much silver on you, why do you still enter the palace as a palace maid."
Generally, when entering the palace to be a palace maid, the family is poor, and it is not much for Su Wan to come up with so much silver.
Su Wan casually lied; "My family background is okay, and the purpose of entering the palace is to be a female official in the palace."
"I see."
Zi Yan believed Su Wan's words.
"Is this silver enough?" Su Wan asked.
Zi Yan said busily; "Enough, enough."
A few days later, Su Wan and Zi Yan were assigned to the imperial dining room to do chores.
Although the work in the imperial dining room is heavier than the work in the palace of the concubine, fortunately, she can go everywhere, which is convenient for Su Wan to find Chu Mojing.
On this day, Su Wan was working when an old eunuch came over.
The old eunuch beckoned to her and Zi Yan; "You two come here."
The two put down their work.
Zi Yan said with a smile; "What did my father-in-law tell us?"
"You two will come with me, one by one."
I saw two trays on the table, and on each tray was a plate of delicate snacks.
The two of them followed behind the old eunuch with a tray.
When I walked to the side of Biyue Pond, I heard a woman's angry voice.
"You, you don't look at the road when you walk, this princess's clothes are stained by your."
The old eunuch stopped and said to Zi Yan and Su Wan behind him; "Stop and rest."
The place where they were was was some distance away from where Princess Xia Liang was, and they couldn't see Princess Xia Liang's appearance clearly.
Emperor Xia Liang only has one son and one daughter, and he is very fond of this princess, and he has cultivated this princess to be rude and willful.
Xia Yunxi lost her temper, her anger disappeared a lot, and the palace maid beside her said with red sleeves; "Your Royal Highness Princess, the sun is so big, I have been carefully hit by the heat."
Xia Yunxi's anger had dissipated a lot, she glared at the palace maid kneeling on the ground, and snorted lightly; "That's it, this princess doesn't have time to talk nonsense with you here, you can step down!"
The palace maid kowtowed to Xia Yunxi and retreated.
The old eunuch saw Xia Yunxi walking in the direction of his dormitory, and said to Su Wan and Zi Yan behind him; "It's almost time to rest."
The old eunuch continued to walk forward with the two of them.
I didn't go far before, but I didn't expect to run into Xia Yunxi again.
The three of them saluted Xia Yunxi.
Xia Yunxi didn't even look at the three of them, and continued to walk forward.
didn't take a few steps, Xia Yunxi suddenly stopped; "Where are these snacks going?"
The old eunuch said respectfully; "These snacks are going to the Queen's Palace."
"You two come with me." Xia Yunxi pointed at Su Wan and Zi Yan.
The old eunuch said with a sad face; "Your Royal Highness Princess, the Queen Mother has the habit of eating snacks every afternoon."
Xia Yunxi glared at the old eunuch; "How could I not know that the queen mother has the habit of eating snacks in the afternoon, the queen mother loves me the most, you go to the imperial dining room and go to the queen harem again."
"Yes, the slave will bring snacks to the queen's palace again."
Su Wan and Zi Yan followed Xia Yunxi.
The group became more and more remote, and Zi Yan said softly; "Where are we going?"
Su Wan shook her head; "Just follow."
came to a palace, Xia Yunxi said; "You guys are waiting outside the door, Redsleeves and the two of you come in with me."
With a snack and Xia Yunxi entered the room, Su Wan was startled when she saw the people sitting in the room, her fingers shook, and the tray she was holding almost fell to the ground.