Chapter 44: Palace Secrets (3)
Zhao Hui curled up on the sickbed like a pile of dry wood, her face was covered with traces of time, her two sunken eye sockets were full of muddy tears, her chapped lips moved slightly, and she spit out a slight sound weakly, and the whole person was weak and weak.
"Sister Ah Hui..."The little maid obviously had never seen Zhao Hui with such a weak appearance, and her mind remembered all the things in the past, and her eyes were full of tears. Zhao Hui was recovering from a serious illness, looking at the little girl crying pear blossom with rain in front of her, the corners of her mouth finally had a smile, and there was a little more tenderness between her eyebrows and eyes.
"It's okay for me, you little girl is crying." Zhao Hui sat on the bed under the service of the little maid, gently wiped away the tears on the little maid's face with her hands, and gently stroked the little maid's hair.
"Sister Hui... Your face..."The little maid also looked up at Zhao Hui, reached out and gently stroked the slightly scabbed scar on her face, and the tips of her fingers trembled slightly. Zhao Hui looked at this scene, and her heart suddenly swelled with infinite warmth, since the Zhang Simo incident, Zhao Hui herself no longer believes in the sisterhood in the palace, and she helps her on weekdays just because she looks at the little maid's young age, and she can't bear it, and at this moment, the little maid's various reactions are still so easy to touch her heart.
"It's okay, I didn't have such things as accidents, but now, my face has been ruined, and there can be a lot less gossip in this palace, which may be a blessing for me." Zhao Hui smiled slightly, as if she really didn't care. Seeing this, the little girl settled down a little, and then picked up the warm porridge prepared earlier, ignored Zhao Hui's obstruction, knelt in front of his bed, and fed the warm porridge one bite at a time.
After a few more days, Zhao Hui had completely recovered his body, and he began to return to his usual days again, who expected that before he stepped into the door of Kunning Palace, he could hear the triumphant voice and words in the inner room.
"What happened to me slashing her face? What if I kill her? I'm still the first-class maid Zhang Simo of this Kunning Palace, what is she Zhao Hui? Zhao Hui hid in the corner outside the door slightly, Zhang Simo's words clearly reached Zhao Hui's ears, but Zhao Hui was not so angry after hearing it, and even a little ridiculous.
Listening to the little maids who flattered him in the past at this moment, a dog-legged shape around Zhang Simo's side, Zhao Hui secretly laughed in her heart. The little maid on the side was angry and wanted to rush forward.
Zhao Hui looked at Zhang Simo's smug face, hooked the corners of her lips, lightly opened her thin lips, and slowly stepped forward, with just the right smile on her face, with a clear tone, and said: "I haven't been to this Kunning Palace for a long time, and now our Zhang Zhang's servant is very majestic." ”
"Zhao... Zhao Zhang's servants..."I saw the maids who were still in front of Zhang Simo with a flattering gesture just now, when they saw Zhao Hui, the smile on their faces instantly froze, and their words and salutes were also cringe, and even when a maid saluted, her legs and feet were not good, and she fell to the ground in a daze.
"How is it that after a few days of cultivation, I am like seeing a devil? Can't stand up with a simple salute? Or is this a rule under the guidance of Zhang Zhang? I saw Zhao Hui's cold eyes turn, as if a cold light shot out, and his eyes looked directly at the person in front of him, if there was an invisible pressure.
"Nope! No! Zhao Zhang, the slave knows the mistake... The slave knows her mistake... Zhang Zhang's servant saves the slave maid, saves the slave maid, but you said that when Zhao Zhangshou returns, he will ask the slave and maid to serve you..."Accustomed to Zhao Hui's compassion and kindness, suddenly seeing her such a majestic appearance, the little maids looked at each other, and sighed in their hearts that things were not good. And the little maid who made the mistake became even more flustered, and in the panic, she pinned all her wealth and hopes on Zhang Simo.
Unfortunately, the results were clearly disappointing to her. Zhang Simo is selfish and indifferent, and the matter with Zhao Hui is his own fault first, how can he bow to his old enemy who has been resentful for many years for the sake of a mere maid. I saw Zhang Simo kick away the little girl who was kneeling under him and clutching his trouser leg with a disgusted face, and he didn't forget to scold in his mouth: "After so much time in the palace, he is still a stupid and stupid person!" ”
The little maid's last hope was dashed, and she collapsed limply on the ground, her eyes empty and weak.
"Even if she is such a treacherous girl who has abandoned her old master, she doesn't have to be by her side, pull her down, fight fifty, and drive her out of the palace." Zhao Hui glanced at the girl on the ground all night and said lightly.
Didn't you kill it? When everyone heard this, they all looked at Zhao Hui in surprise, and the little girl who was punished also looked up in surprise, only to see her eyes looking straight at Zhao Hui, and her wide front teeth were biting her bloodless lips tightly. She was so frightened that she didn't know how to cry, and remained motionless like a child carved out of stone, until the guards dragged her down.
"Zhao Zhangshou is really the palm servant who has the heart of the Bodhisattva in everyone's mouth, even this kind of thing that has turned his back on the old master, you don't even kill to set an example, but you have fought fifty battles, and you are not afraid to let the snake go back to the hole, and you will not be able to control your subordinates in the future?" Zhang Simo, the culprit who caused this incident, stepped forward with a smile at the moment and said lively.
"I have always believed in convincing people with reason, although the girl next to me has another place to go, and I am willing to fulfill her mind bluntly, after all, the twisted melon is not sweet. But if such a thing happens, I will learn the method of Zhang Zhang's servant and make an example of him. Zhao Hui didn't pay attention to Zhang Simo's words, but took a step forward and came to the front of the maids, with a faint tone, but it seemed to contain everything, revealing a different kind of majesty in the coldness, and a clear tone, as if a pearl and jade had landed, without any tone.
"Yes, the slave and maid follow the instructions of the aunt in charge." Handmaid Mass A.
"Yes, the slave and maid follow the instructions of the aunt in charge." Handmaiden Mass B.
"Well said! What a convincing person, this palace really didn't misunderstand you. As soon as the words fell, the voice of the queen mother applauded behind the two of them, Zhao Hui looked back, and what caught her eye was the undisguised appreciation of the queen mother.
"Niangniang praised, Ah Hui just told the truth." With such appreciation from the queen's master, Zhao Hui's face was unwavering at the moment, and he did not hide it, Zhao Hui's appearance made the queen look up again.
"It's a pity for such a clever girl to be an ordinary chore, so from today on, follow me. Let me also see if you are really so smart. As soon as the queen's words fell, Zhao Hui knelt on the ground to thank her.
It was also that night that Zhao Hui also realized once again what kind of queen she was following.
"Niangniang, the lord of the country has just sent someone to spread the word, I will come over tonight, are you dressed too plainly..."Zhao Hui looked puzzled as the noble queen who was usually dressed so plainly when facing the most powerful man, and suddenly wondered in her heart.
"You are not married, you already know that the stunning person who fell into the city, the beauty of the whole country, how can the lord of the country have seen thousands of people? The wife and the wife will be the one who is most different. No matter how noble his status is, no matter how prominent his status, you must also understand and treat him as a man, and you are just a woman who belongs to him. I saw that the queen smiled charmingly, the pear vortex sank lightly, smiled lazily, and raised her hand, and gathered the green silk hanging on her chest, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.
When the lord arrived, Zhao Hui stepped aside with a look in her eyes, and served tea to the lord and the queen in accordance with the rules, and then retreated, through the screen, she could clearly see that the queen greeted her with a smile, faded the dragon robe that symbolized imperial power and wealth, stood behind her, and gently pressed the shoulders of the emperor in person, the two behaved easily and skillfully, intimate like an ordinary couple.
Then the beautiful queen, Ying Ying got up, came to the guqin, only wearing a slightly simple plain white long brocade dress woman, skillfully embroidered a strange and strong branch on the fabric with dark brown silk thread, the peach silk thread embroidered a blooming plum blossom, extending from the skirt to the waist, a wide purple belt tightened the thin waist, showing a slender figure, but also gave people a sense of elegance and luxury, draped in a light purple open gauze, every move led to some sparkling flow of the yarn, With a sachet tied around his waist, he walked with a sparkling fragrance.
There was only a milky white slender jade bracelet on his hand, which was not precious but a little more gentle. A surprisingly long hair with purple and white ribbons curled out a slightly complicated hairstyle, it really lived up to this beautiful and surprisingly beautiful hair, the hair was smeared with some rose essence, exuding a charming fragrance, and there was a hosta made of the same color as the jade bracelet on the hair, which was ingenious to make the appearance of green bamboo with leaves, which really made people think that she brought green bamboo with a branch on her head.
The thin and long bangs in front of the forehead are neat and rigorous, and the willow eyebrows are painted with carbon black, which sets off the fair and delicate skin, and the charming Danfeng eyes are full of brilliance between the eye waves, and the pink rouge is applied to make the skin appear white and red, and the lips are simply smeared with light red lip red, which is beautiful and abnormal under the light of candlelight.
Zhao Hui looked at the emperor's eyes looking at the queen, what a look, really only a woman like the queen can conquer that kind of man.
"Later, later, Mama, have you been following the Queen Mother?" As she spoke, Mama Zhao inserted the last golden hairpin into Yuan Ge's bun.
"What happened later was a little unexpected to me, and when I came back from Cining Palace, the slave and maid were talking to the little master in detail." Mama Zhao looked at Yuan Ge as if she was looking at her own child, her eyes were full of doting and love.