Chapter 7: The Secret Quest
"Ah Gongzi, why did you run out by yourself and still stand in this place? The wind and snow are so big now, Childe you should pay attention to your body. ”
The palace maid who was waiting for Apu's bath just took a thick cloak and let Apu run out of the bath by herself.
Apo stood in the corner of a long corridor that came out of the bath, and from here he could see the appearance of the Changqiu Palace.
Abu quietly looked at the magnificent and luxurious palace in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
After hearing the question of the palace maid behind him, Ah Pu came back to his senses, turned around and smiled at the palace maid embarrassedly, and then reached out and took the cloak and draped it on his body.
Suddenly, a warm breath enveloped him.
He shrunk in his cloak, exhaled hard, and then apologized to the palace maid who came to find him.
"I'm really embarrassed, I'm a little stuffy inside, it's like coming out to breathe, and before I know it, I've come here."
The palace maid waved her hand in a bit of a panic, signaling that Ah Pu didn't have to be like this,
The slave didn't mean to blame the childe, the slave was just worried that the son had just come out of the hot soup and would hurt his body if he stayed in this cold place. But since Childe is lost, there is no way to do it. In the future, please pay more attention to Childe and don't do it again.
Although Changle Palace is not so big, there are many forks in the road. In the future, where the son is going, he still calls the slave and maid together."
After saying this, the palace maid breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ah Pu:
"Ah Pu Gongzi, the slave's name is Xiaohe, and the small river that 'flows through the small river outside the door' was sent by Aunt Chuntao to serve you. Your future food, clothing, shelter and transportation will be the responsibility of the slave and maid. If you have any requests, just tell the slave and maid, and the slave will definitely take good care of the child. ”
Ah Pu bowed slightly, "Since it was arranged by Aunt Chuntao, there is naturally no problem, I can trust you." In the future, I will have to bother you to take care of it more. ”
Xiaohe shook his head again and again, and said to Ah Pu: "Where is the son talking about this, it should be the slave and maid who ask the son to bear with me." Now please go to the Changqiu Hall with the slave maid, right? ”
"Okay." Apo smiled in response, and followed the river from the promenade to the north.
Changle Palace has a total of three halls and five small halls, and the Changxin Palace, the dormitory where Princess An Ning lives, is one of the three major halls. The other two are the Hall of Longevity and the Hall of Longevity.
Changxin Hall is located in the center of Changle Palace, the left inner corridor is connected to the dining room, the right outer corridor is winding and winding, the most important corridor, connecting is the bath soup of Princess Anning.
There are many corridors from the bath, which are mainly distributed in two directions.
One is the Longevity Palace connected to the northeast corner of the Changle Palace, and the other is the Changqiu Palace, which is directly behind the Changxin Palace.
Xu is because of strolling in this long and repeated corridor, looking at the vermilion wall and green tiles, white background ink paintings, people can't help but immerse themselves in it, and their expressions are naturally relaxed.
Thinking of the Changqiu Hall that he was about to arrive, Ah Pu couldn't help lowering his eyes and asked, "Who live in the Changqiu Palace?" ”
Xiaohe was also obviously more relaxed, and when he heard the question asked by Ah Gou, he couldn't hide his happiness and pride in his tone.
"The Changqiu Hall was given to you by His Royal Highness himself, where is there any other person? Childe, don't worry about the noodles raised by His Royal Highness, they are not as good as you. ”
As he spoke, Xiaohe stopped, seemed to glance at no one around, and then whispered in Ah Bao's ear: "Although His Highness didn't say it explicitly, the slave maid can see that you are very popular with Your Highness." The people in this palace all know how to look at their eyes, and you are now in favor of Childe, and no one will not be unable to think of trouble for you.
If Childe is worried that those people will share the favor of His Highness, then Childe does not have to worry. As long as you have this face and listen to His Royal Highness's words, then His Highness's favorite person must still be You, Childe.
Of course, the son can't say this to His Royal Highness, otherwise the slave and maid will be punished very little, and the son will be big if you lose the favor of Your Highness. ”
With that, Xiaohe took Ah Pu and continued to walk in the direction of the Changqiu Palace.
And Ah Pu looked thoughtful but secretly happy.
"Ah Pu Gongzi, the Changqiu Palace has arrived."
It didn't take long for the promenade to come to an end.
Ah Pu raised his eyes and saw more than 20 palace maids and more than a dozen yellow doors waiting neatly at the gate of the palace, bowing slightly, to meet Apu's arrival.
Xiaohe smiled and introduced to Apu: "This is arranged for you by Aunt Chuntao, and you will be responsible for all matters in the Changqiu Palace in the future." In the future, if the son has anything to do, except for the slave and maid, he can leave it to them to do. ”
Ah Pu nodded at the yellow door of these palace maids, and then opened the door of the Changqiu Hall in the middle of the welcome of these people.
Ah Pu said with emotion: "His Royal Highness Lao and Aunt Chuntao have bothered, and you have also bothered with my daily life." ”
After saying this, and after getting the panic of all the palace maids Huangmen, Ah Pucai said as if inadvertently:
"I heard that there are four big palace maids around His Highness, but I only saw Aunt Chuntao today, what about the other three aunts?"
"Aunts have their own work to do, only Aunt Chuntao is His Royal Highness's personal palace maid, and the prince only needs to recognize her. The other three aunts, when the son sees it, will naturally know. Xiaohe shook his head, looking reluctant to say more, "It's still early, so Childe might as well take a break." ”
Ah Pu nodded, and was very obedient for a while.
So Xiaohe ordered two palace maids to clean up the bedding with her, tidy up the couch, and light the incense in the hall.
Abu obediently asked Xiaohe to take off his cloak and coat, and then got into the quilt. When Xiaohe was about to put down the curtain, Apo suddenly asked, "Xiaohe, how long have you been in the palace?" ”
Xiaohe was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied: "If you return to Gongzi, the slave maid has been in the palace for five years. ”
Ah Pu let out a long "oh", and then said as if exclamation, "Five years is so long...... It's nothing, you go down, remember to tell me to get up later, I still want to see Your Highness." ”
Xiaohe and the other two palace maids whispered "yes", and then put down the curtain, closed the door and walked out.
In the middle of the night, the door of the temple was quietly opened, and Xiaohe sneaked in.
She came to Apu's side softly and quietly, lifted the curtain a crack, glanced at Apu, and saw that Apu's eyes were closed, her breathing was steady, and she was sleeping peacefully, so she quietly left again.
The door of the temple closed slowly, without making a sound, as if no one had entered.
And at the moment when the door of the temple was closed again, Ah Pu, who should have been asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and looked clear.
He listened to the movement outside, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly. Then, according to the impression in his head, he directly turned over the window, and left the Changqiu Hall without anyone noticing.
He didn't lie to Xiaohe, he was real, and he still wanted to see Her Royal Highness Princess An Ning, his Ah Ling.