Chapter 65: The Cold Palace
The days in this palace have passed for a month in a blink of an eye. Gu San didn't expect his life to be so smooth this time, although it was not as comfortable as in modern society before, but at least he was not upset by the mess of bad things.
Qingyin Pavilion does not have a few people in and out, except for Kang promised this master to be in the main position, the empty courtyard could still live two or three more small masters, but after Kang promised to be punished, the Qian nobles who originally lived here also moved to other palaces, a holy edict, but the courtyard of the palace concubine, which was still favored, was beaten into a cold palace.
Gu San listened to Bixi about these things, and since she woke up, Bixi, Xiaochengzi and Promise have become "family" who are opposite each other day and night, but on top of this, you have to add a sentence of "master and servant". She didn't like to hear about it, but she was really tired and had to deal with zombies, so it wasn't bad to live like this for the time being.
Kang promised to be regarded as a "master" without a fight, and besides, he was in prison, there was nothing to be proud of, and the three of them were treated very well, and without people from outside, there were naturally many fewer rules in this small courtyard. Although Bixi said that Bixi would teach Gu San some things, she didn't ask her to remember them all the time, and Kang promised not to pay attention to these things with her.
Gu San also asked Bixi about his name, and heard Tourmaline say that the name of "Rouyin" was given by the little master, and it was recorded as a palace card, and if you want to change it, you can't change it easily. I wondered why she suddenly wanted to change her name, Gu San was troublesome, so he said that he mentioned it casually, and listened to them shouting soft sounds, so he listened first.
Kang promised to see her body getting better, but her temperament was different from the past, and he occasionally sighed, saying, "After the soft sound hit recovered from a serious illness, she didn't like to talk anymore, and she was originally a character who couldn't be idle for a moment, and now it looks a lot calmer." β
Naturally, it is also calm, and the original age of Rouyin is only fifteen, and after Gu San, who is more than thirty years old, he is older than the people in the Qingyin Pavilion. Listening to Bixi, Kang promised to give birth to the third princess for the emperor when he was eighteen years old, and the third princess is only eight years old now, and she is only twenty-six.
At the age of twenty-six, in modern times, I am afraid that some of them are not married yet. After Gu San experienced two worlds, she gradually lost a little bit of her original caution and murderous spirit, as long as people didn't offend her, she could live comfortably. It seems that a bit of humanity has gradually lived in her heart, and even Gu San himself sometimes feels strange.
She gets along well with Bixi and Xiaochengzi, and Bixi is also a big girl in the palace, if it weren't for Kang's promise to be demoted, she would have been able to enjoy glory and wealth with her master. According to her, she and the deceased Zhenruo were both dowry girls who grew up with Kang. Xiao Chengzi was promised by Kang to follow him from the time he entered the palace, and Rouyin was transferred from the Internal Affairs Office after Zhenruo's death.
After Concubine Shu gave birth, Kang promised to know that this matter would not be good, and he had dismissed all the other slaves in the palace earlier, and most of the newly assigned subordinates were afraid of things, so they should leave. The old servant also had no two hearts with Xiaochengzi and Bixi, and the soft sound also stayed, but Kang agreed unexpectedly. But since then, only they have been left in Qingyin Pavilion.
There are fewer people and fewer people, there are fewer people, there are fewer rules in the Qingyin Pavilion, and there are fewer things that make trouble. Even if Gu San behaves perversely after waking up, he can be tolerated. Seeing Kang promised to meet her friends is the same, although Bixi has beaten her a few times and doesn't understand the rules, but seeing that the little master has never cared about it, she won't mention it.
Gu San has lived in the past month, and he has also figured out the temperament of the three of them, that Kang promised people like flowing water, gentle and graceful, considerate and sensitive, soft-spoken, and does not like to be angry on weekdays, not caring too much, is the character of a good person, but because of this, it makes people feel that they are easy to be bullied outside.
Bixi is straightforward and fast-talking, sharp-toothed, unwilling to suffer in everything, and when she encounters something that doesn't suit her heart, she always has to say it as soon as possible, she is the person who has dropped her the most since Gu San woke up, and she immediately said it when she saw a little irregularity on weekdays. She always put a sentence on her lips: "Now a few of us are in our own territory, and when we go out in the future and see other masters, you look like this, ten lives are not enough for you to send!" β
Gu San always took her words as a deaf ear, and his left ear went in and out of his right ear. It's okay to lie in the yard and bask in the sun, and it's a trivial matter to climb over the wall and fall over the tiles.
Bixi has a powerful mouth, but her heart and eyes are not bad, otherwise she can't follow Kang's promise for so long, a typical knife-mouthed tofu heart, even if Shuluo Gusan doesn't understand the rules, it's just for her safety. In addition to the "rules" in her mouth, the second most mentioned is to feel sorry for her master, and when it comes to emotion, tears are indispensable, so that Gu San doesn't know whether it is better to comfort or not.
The rest of the person is Xiao Chengzi, this eunuch is honest and honest, quick to do things, Yikang promised the horse to be the head, loyal to the master, he doesn't talk much on weekdays, and he is a stuffy gourd like Gu San. Occasionally, when he heard that Bixi had fallen behind, he stood aside and smiled helplessly, seeing that Bixi was in a hurry to scold, he also knew how to persuade a few words.
In this way, the three of them are all members of the Qingyin Pavilion.
Such "relatives and friends" are not bad for Gu San, they are all people with good temperaments and easy to get along with, and their minds are easy to guess, compared to An Lian's at the beginning, they are all simple. The four of them spent a cold year in Qingyin Pavilion together, and on the day of the New Year, the sound of music in the main hall came from afar, and Kang promised to walk to the door wrapped in a cloak when he heard the sound.
It wasn't early at that time, the four of them drank some wine together, Xiao Chengzi and Bixi were drunk and lying on the table, only Gu San didn't have anything to do. She came out with a promise, and watched the woman walk into the courtyard, standing under the plum blossoms in the courtyard and looking at the palace wall with a lonely expression.
Hearing her suddenly speak, "When I entered the palace in the first year, it was also so lively during the New Year. At that time, I was still a nobleman, and the emperor asked me to sit next to him, and everyone looked at me with envy. They all watched the emperor pull my hand up, leaned into my ear and said, why are your hands so cold. β
Kang agreed, forcing a forced smile and looking down at his hands.
"I thought in my heart at that time, with the honor of that day, and the words of His Majesty at that time, even if something happens in the future, I will believe in him, and I believe that he will always love me well."
Gu San stood behind her with his arms crossed and didn't speak. Kang didn't seem to ask for an answer either, she continued to herself, "It's just the emperor's favor, and it will never be given to only one person, and it will be given for so long. I already knew it in my heart, but I felt that how much ...... I also gave birth to a daughter for the emperor, and Hua'er also likes it, but who would have thought that this would be the case, and he still can't escape today's fate. β
Gu San heard her words and said bluntly, "If you are not happy here, just go." β
Kang promised to shake his head, tears in his eyes, and looked back at her with a helpless wry smile, "Where can I go?" If I leave, my parents and their parents will also be implicated by me. No matter how hard I have a hard time in the palace, I can only survive like this. β
She looked at the Quartet Palace Wall, but the Quartet Palace Wall is now imprisoning her like a cage here, the glory and wealth in the past, and the cold and poverty now are just a matter of other people's words.
Gu San heard her mutter, "How can this palace wall look taller and thicker than when I first entered the palace?" β
The two of them stood quietly in the courtyard like this, and when they heard a loud noise in the sky, Gu San subconsciously touched the non-existent gun on his waist, and only after reacting did he know that it was fireworks in the palace. Kang promised to look up at the night sky, the light of the fire shining on her tears. Xiao Chengzi and Bixi also came out one after another when they heard the sound, and seeing that the little master was outside, Bixi hurriedly took out the hand stove and stuffed it in her hand.
"Little master, your hands will be cold as soon as you enter the winter, but don't forget the hand stove!"
Kang promised to be stunned for a moment, and after Bixi stuffed the hand stove into her palm, she looked up at the fireworks in the sky, excited like a child. She didn't notice that the sorrow of the master beside her gradually faded, and the corners of her mouth gradually became a smile.
Gu San looked at her slightly changing expression, and always felt that something had changed, but she couldn't tell what it was for a while, and she simply left it behind if she couldn't figure it out.
After the Chinese New Year, the four of them slowly watched the ice and snow melt in this small courtyard, the sky was clear, and the grass and trees grew again. When spring begins, the weather gets a little hotter. Kang promised not to mention the grounding slowly, but Bixi kept a diary one day, today is the first day of the grounding, and there are still a few days to go to the emperor to let the mother go out for a walk.
However, things did not turn around as they thought. After being grounded for more than half a year, the people in the palace gradually felt that Qingyin Pavilion should lose its favor, and the portions sent by the Internal Affairs Office became fewer and fewer, and the food and silver were far from answering. Bixi is in charge of the little master's weekday food, and seeing that the dishes delivered are not as good, there is nowhere to say about being deducted like this, so angry that he burst into tears in the small kitchen.
Seeing this, Gu San asked what was wrong, I heard that Qingyin Pavilion is not eating well now, and it is not good to use, and even Niangniang's clothes are torn, and he can't find a good line to repair it, so he frowned.
She didn't care about anything else, but she didn't have to eat, but she was annoyed, "Except for those sent by others, can't we grow some food in the palace and get some food?" β
"This ...... How is this planted? β
Gu Sanyuan also had to grow vegetables and raise chickens in the fortress, "I lifted a few bluestone slabs in front of the courtyard, and made hoes to turn over the soil, and these vegetables can be planted." Doesn't that little Chengzi have a familiar little eunuch? It's not hard to get some money and ask them to bring some farm tools, right? β
"When the seeds are planted and the eggs hatch into the chickens, I am afraid that the mother will starve to death." Bixi wiped her tears and frowned, "Besides, the front of the courtyard is a faΓ§ade, you said that you lifted the slate bricks to grow vegetables, what is it like?" At most, a month's ban on our mother's foot will end, and when the emperor comes, see that our Qingyin Pavilion is like this, will it not be laughed at? β