Chapter 70: Time Slows Down
"It's really fate."
Ah Qiu looked at me, then at the handful of silk, and smiled with understanding.
Facing the door, the silk is wrapped around the female dill, and the half-human high stone mountain separates it from the magnolia tree on the south wall, and the white jade in the air is quiet among the branches.
Although the gate faces west, the layout of the rooms in the courtyard is still facing north and south.
I turned around and walked to the left, but I didn't see the small pavilion that was used as a shadow wall.
Only one of the courtyards is more spacious.
What catches your eye is a stone table and several stone benches, which are small in structure, like those used by private families, and feel quite intimate.
There are three wings on each side. There are two relatively low corridor rooms under the west wing, which are the residences of Ah Qiu and several small palace maids. A verandah connects to the vestibule.
Looking at the front hall, there are three of them, but they are much deeper and taller. The central room is the hall, the west room is for dining, and the east room is changed into a separate room, and the door is also facing south, which is the aunt's study. The back bedroom is next to the front hall and is the aunt's bedroom.
Ah Qiu said: "My aunt loves cleanliness the most, especially the study. Except for cleaning and serving pen and ink, the rest of the time is not allowed to enter casually. ”
"But~", she changed her voice, pursed her lips and smiled: "If Leng Buding is called into the study, there is a chance that there is a cup of hot tea to drink, and after a long time, my sister will know that it is good to be able to go in less." ”
I puffed out my cheeks and looked out the window of my aunt's study, the few budding Xifu begonias, the flowers were pink and white, the back of the flowers was red, like a petite and elegant woman, pink and green. And the unopened bones, only to see the rouge dots, both fragrant and gorgeous.
A corner of begonias, a corner of laurel trees, staggered and connected. And if you have a cool seat under the tree, you will know that summer is not far away.
My eyes followed the laurel tree, looked around, and saw the east wing, and I knew that it was my residence. Looking at the familiar figures inside, I knew at a glance that it was the winter break arranged in Zhang Luo.
The diners withdrew from the antechamber. Ah Qiu took my hand: "Let's eat first." ”
When I entered the hall, I saw a full table and an empty room. I raised my eyes and asked, "Hasn't my aunt come back yet?" ”
"My aunt has not been in the Ganlu Hall recently, so she has eaten in the bureau. The saint has recently made a lot of edicts to the harem, and the aunt wants to make arrangements. The queen's funeral is just around the corner, Wu Zhaorong's fetal image is unstable, a Jieyu and a girl are pregnant, and a group of palace maids have just been selected in the bureau. There are so many things to do. ”
While helping me hold the soup, Ah Qiu's tone was neither fast nor slow, and he told me all over and over again about the situation that I didn't vaguely know recently.
"Where's the concubine?"
"Qingluan Palace is grounded."
Not...... Not surprised.
Chatting about the things in the palace, the little belly was soon full, and said goodbye to Ah Qiu and returned to the east wing, and there was a small room in the small hall, which was separated by a screen.
I pushed the two small doors on the left side of my hand, and I saw an elegant bedroom. A round window was opened in front of the door, and through the green curtain, the shadow of the laurel tree could be seen in that corner.
Next to the window is a dresser, and the mirror surface of the bronze mirror is like water. My hairbrushes and makeup boxes are in place. The net bottle head basin rack next to it is beautifully carved, and a brand new face towel is hung.
In the center of the back of the bedroom, there is a large square bed, and the low bars on three sides are like a large cradle. A round curtain hangs from the roof, and the plain yarn pours down, and a circle of jewels is added. On the bedside table are a few flower branches that have just been broken in the courtyard, and a few plates of various types of caramel candy.
On the right wall is a set of wardrobe bookcases, precipitating a shallow rosewood fragrance.
The pen holders in a row on the desk are filled with brushes, and there is a picture of persuasion on the wall, which is full of the intention of making people read and understand etiquette, and the ink stains the black pool......
Okay, I'll honestly recite the rules of the palace bureau, so it's okay.
I memorized it for a while, but I realized that the winter break was not dangling in front of me, and when I was wondering what was going on, there was a faint sound of intermittent sobbing from outside.
When I went out and poked my head into the cubicle, I saw her curled up on the bed, her shoulders twitching.
I hurried over: "This, who bullied us?" ”
She quickly wiped away her tears and sat up: "When did the little adult come back, the slave didn't know, the slave and the maid were at fault." ”
I felt a little sad: "It's just the two of us, why do you talk like this." Now I talk the most, sister, you. ”
"Little adult, don't you dare to say this again, if you call me like this, won't it make Ah Qiu, no, Yan Neiren, have a dull face."
I sensed what she meant, so I asked, "What?" When I listened to the lecture in the afternoon, she embarrassed you? ”
"No, no, the slave maid lost her temper because she learned that the little sister who entered the palace together had died, so she ...... Don't think too much about it, I'll fetch hot water to wash you. ”
"Ahh......h
Seeing that she didn't say anything, I didn't force it. After washing white, I lay on the fresh bed, and silently recited the rules twice in my heart, but it was just dark, but sleepiness hit early.
As soon as I turned over, Nian Yi'an's face seemed to smile in front of my eyes, and I fell asleep unconsciously.
I don't know if it's because of the fight in Xiangwu last night, my body is very sore, and I vaguely felt that my legs cramped several times in the middle of the night, but I was extremely sleepy, and I didn't have time to wake up, so I continued to sleep soundly.
Until the sound in my ears sounded: "Get up and go to class!" ”
I woke up with a thrill, "What time is it?" ”
"There are still two quarters to go."
With a bang, I got out of bed, quickly dressed and freshened up, took a piece of pastry in my mouth, and ran to the study!
Winter break followed behind me with my book, also busy trotting.
"Why didn't you call me earlier?"
"Little adult, you didn't say it last night! Only then did the palace maid come to remind me. ”
Finally, in the last five minutes, rushed into the study hall.
I gasped and sat down in a vacant seat in the back row, and then I had time to look around, and there were as many as a hundred people squeezed into the full room.
Winter break told me that the ages of these newly selected palace maids ranged from ten to sixteen, with twelve or thirteen being the best. Although it is possible to leave the palace and marry between the ages of 25 and 30, it is only for those who have no rank.
Dong Xiu sighed: "Basically, those who come in can't get out." Half of them were damaged before leaving the palace, and a small part of them were made that the female officials did not want to leave. Therefore, there are very few people who go out in the end. ”
I knew that she was lamenting the death of her little sister, so I casually asked, "Who is she?" I know. ”
Dong Xiu was silent, and whispered: "The little adult knows, her name is Li Yunlu." ”
"Yunlu? Yunlu, the second-class palace maid beside Zhou Guifei? ”
"Yes......"
I don't feel good, something big must have happened in Qingluan Palace.
The noisy study hall suddenly fell silent, and Qin Fengyi came in with a few ceremonies.
Then, after listening to a long speech, I was honored to line up in the courtyard and practice the standing, standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, blessing ceremony, solemn worship and bowing ceremony all morning......
When the sun was blazing, when I was holding a porcelain bowl on my head and sprinkling a handful of chili noodles to be almost ripe, I saw Dong Xiu sitting in the shade next to me looking at me and smiling slightly.
I replied with a grimace, and I got a warning from Qin Fengyi.
After a while, blowing the hair sticking to his face, he got another warning.
If you get three warnings, you will be put out of the line and hit the board five times! People are also six-grade little scholars, they really want to be faced!!
When one followed the other, continued to hold the bowl on top of it, and practiced walking in circles, a scene of Coke appeared. A small palace maid in the front was unstable for a while, fell backwards, and immediately showed the trend of dominoes, huhula, ping-pong, people fell one after another, and the porcelain bowls were broken one after another, which was very funny.
I smiled and leaned back, as if I had forgotten the bowl on my head. As soon as the top of his head relaxed, the cyan porcelain bowl tilted unsteadily, and he wanted to fall.
That's when I got nervous, oh my God! Wouldn't it be a third warning when the bowl was hit!
But suddenly a shadowless hand behind me caught the bowl from the side, quickly fixed it, and before anyone else noticed, it was stable on my head again.
And the one above her head had already smashed to pieces on the ground.
This......
Recognize my identity differently?
I was about to ask her why, but she said, "You have it again, three times." I still have a chance. ”
I looked at her, she was about my age, with a small black mole on the upper right side of her inner eyes and lips, but she was quite chic. And the whole body, but there is a masculinity. This feeling is completely different from Wu Zhaorong's sister, the feeling of a cold "female hero".
Ask her, "What's your name?" ”
She replied briskly: "Lin Yanzi." ”
I smiled lightly, using only half of the corners of my mouth, this smile was completely weightless. Examining her, she said, "You think that if you help me, I will repay you?" What if, for me, that doesn't carry much weight? ”
She shrugged her shoulders and said with a non-caring look: "Every time you are punished, it will be recorded once, which will affect your position in the future." I didn't get a warning today, I just kindly helped you. You don't appreciate it, it's your business. Whether I help or not is my business. There is nothing between you and me. ”
Hmm~, in this palace, it is rare to hear such hard words.
The celebrant cleared the procession, and we returned to the line. As for the porcelain bowl being broken, it naturally counts as a warning. In this way, the small bamboo board is afraid to be split.
Qin Fengyi announced that she had disbanded without warning three times and returned to her dorm for lunch break. Those who have completed three times will be punished.
In fact, after all, I still have some good feelings for Lin Yanzi in my heart. Although I just fooled around with this boring course, Lin Yanzi's character is not known if its intentions are true.
I hurriedly sat in the shade, rested for a while, and watched Lin Yanzi, who was also very masculine in her back, lined up and left under the guidance of the palace maid.
And on this side, the other half of the queue is punished. One by one, they took turns to step forward, leaning over, holding their knees, and posing in a gesture of taking advantage of each hand, crisp and crisp next to each board.
I'm really afraid that if I hit hard, I will be a whole person.
burst into tears, but didn't dare to cry, their helpless appearance was very sober.
I couldn't help but sneer: "Cut! So many people were punished, what if one slipped away. ”
Dong Xiu said: "Ouch, don't dare to let the little adults stay here, if you want to be here, you have to rebel against them." ”
I laughed and squeaked at her, made a fuss, and got out of the palace.