She has long been accustomed to the queen's show-off and sarcasm, but maybe she was dazzled, she seemed to see a trace of resentment flashing in Concubine Yuan's eyes, could it be ......

But now what she should be thinking about is not Concubine Yuan, but about herself, this time the queen deliberately found an opportunity to make things difficult for her, there is no doubt that since she can't hide, she can only bear it

The dark and dreary night seemed to be smeared heavily on the sky as if it were boundless, and even the glimmer of the stars did not come from all around, and the mournful cries of crickets and crickets were heard all around, and there were few people moving at the gate of Kunning Palace, nothing more than some patrolling guards who saw her kneeling, they all looked at each other a few times, and then fell silent and retreated respectfully

No, Mama Jinyun and Xiao Yan were there, only Xiao Dong knelt beside her, anxiously and anxiously, she smiled: "Xiao Dong, go back first" Since the queen said that no one should disturb her, the emperor is looking for an opportunity on purpose, presumably she will not just let her kneel for a while and let it go, since this is the case, why bother Xiao Dong to accompany her to suffer

But Xiaodong refused: "Niangniang, no matter what, the slave is here to accompany Niangniang, hoping that the queen will spare Niangniang as soon as possible."

She still smiled and spared, how easy it was to talk about it, if she could really spare it so easily, then there was no need to bother to choose the right time to punish her, but Xiao Dong insisted on accompanying her and didn't say more

The night is getting deeper, the night is cold and quiet, the palace is brightly lit, but I don't know if the queen deliberately has a huge Kunning Palace, but the gate of the Kunning Palace is not even lit, and the whole palace seems to be the only one that is as dark as the night, not only there is no light, but the towering trees around cover this piece of heaven and earth

After all, Xiao Dong is still young, and he is a little trembling by this rich black

"Xiao Dong, when did you enter the palace," she seemed to talk to Xiao Dong unintentionally, so that Xiao Dong could relax, she was actually afraid in her heart, she had always been afraid of the dark, but she didn't want Xiao Dong to know, she was even more afraid, and she didn't want the queen to know that she had lost the last bit of dignity, so she tried to calm herself

"The slave entered the palace at the age of eight, and it has been almost ten years since he entered the palace......"

Xiao Dong said easily, but she was stunned: "Ten years" she sighed with a wry smile, that Xiao Dong is now seventeen or eighteen years old, and she is about the same age as she is now, but why does she feel that she is much older than him, but after more than a year in the palace, her heart is as old as sixty years old

Xiao Dong nodded silently

"Why did you enter the palace at such a young age" entered the palace before he was eight years old, and it must be a sad story

"Originally, I also grew up under the care of my parents like other children, but when I was six years old, my father suddenly fell ill, and was cured for two years, and I didn't see a good family, who knew that the misfortune was not a single line, and my mother once went to the field to work and injured her leg, and could no longer work, the only labor in the family was gone, and the family could not open the pot, at the beginning, there were some relatives and neighbors to help, but after a long time, others were annoyed, and the children of poor families were already in charge, at that time I thought about how to earn money to support the family, but because I was too young to work, others refused to hear that there could be a case of silver in the palace, and I didn't think much about it at that time, and I entered the palace”

Recalling all this, Xiao Dong's eyes were filled with tears, because the night was too dark, she couldn't see the flickering tears, but she heard the choking in his words

"I think you have suffered a lot in the past ten years...... "Eight years old to eighteen years old, more than ten years old, a good situation, should be carefree in the arms of his parents, but he entered the palace to do this work of serving people, and if he did not serve well, he would inevitably be beaten and punished

Xiao Dong smiled bitterly: "It's certain to endure hardships, after all, the palace is full of pampered masters, and if you are not careful, you will be punished, but when you think of your father and mother at home, you can only break your teeth and swallow blood when you wait for money to treat your illness."

She was speechless, in this dynasty, your fate was doomed the moment you were born, and the world was unfair after all

Xiao Dong thought she was angry, and hurriedly explained: "Didn't the pampered master that the slave said, you also ask the slave not to think too much about the slave...... Minions are just ......"

She was relieved: "I don't think much about you, don't think too much, and now it's just the two of us, you don't want to be a slave, it sounds awkward."

Xiao Dong scratched his head and grinned: "It's a mother"

She was also amused by Xiao Dong's silly appearance, and asked, "Then are your parents better now?"

Hearing this, Xiaodong's tone became more solemn and said, "My father died when I was thirteen years old, and now my mother is the only one......"

"Uh...... I'm sorry I ......."

"Mother, don't say that, slaves can't stand it...... In fact, I have to thank Niangniang for saying that the reward in Yongning Palace is the most, thanks to the reward given by Niangniang, I can ask a doctor to treat my mother's leg, and now my mother's leg is much better, and I can already do some light work to support myself."

She shook her head, she was just not interested in these, so she rewarded most of the rewards given by the emperor or the gifts given by others, and she didn't expect to be able to help them a little, she actually felt a trace of satisfaction in her heart, maybe giving people roses and leaving fragrance in her hands is like this

She and Xiaodong chatted with each other for a while, and there was no movement on the queen's side, of course, these were all expected by her

Chatting casually, the time passed faster, out of the legs, a little sore, a little sleepy, nothing else, I didn't expect that at midnight, suddenly a strong light flashed, with a loud bang, the sky suddenly began to rain heavily

The summer rain came quickly, but in an instant, the bean-sized raindrops hit the two of them, and all the sounds were buried in the torrential rain, and the smell of the day's dust rose all around

With a flash of lightning, she saw Xiao Dong hurriedly take off his coat to cover her, and then he hurriedly walked to the palace gate, because his legs were numb on his knees, so he was soaking wet, and he could only drag his legs forward in the rain

"Xiao Dong come back, don't beg her" Hiding under Xiao Dong's clothes, the slightest leak of water leaked down, a trace of sadness flashed in her heart, and tears seemed to ooze out of her eyes

Xiaodong refused to stop at all: "Niangniang can't do it, although the rain on the summer night is in a hurry, but Niangniang's health is not good, and she can't help such a rainy servant to beg, maybe the queen will spare Niangniang when she sees the rain."

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and she couldn't open her eyes, Xiao Dong crouched on the steps at the palace gate, and slapped the vermilion palace gate hard, but there was no reaction from inside for a long time

"Xiaodong, don't shoot, no one will open the door......" her voice was lost in the rain