When spring returns to the earth, the dead wood also pulls out green branches, and the goose-yellow buds smile in the wind.

The envoys of Qi were about to return in a few days, and the nurse Hong Mama came to the Xuanzheng Hall with Yan Nanting in her arms to see them off. On the way back to Yong'an Palace, I happened to meet a team that gave a reward to Princess Yuzhen. The eight palace maids and four eunuchs all held the reward of Emperor Wei in their hands, and the front was Zhou Shanggong, with a calm expression, not squinting, and walking extremely steadily at every step. In addition to the due reward for the princess's canonization, Emperor Wei and the Queen Mother added things.

This long procession, under the shade of the vermilion palace wall, can be described as eye-catching. The eunuchs in the palace road all stopped to watch, and those who knew couldn't help but sigh that Emperor Wei's favor for this Yuzhen princess was better than that of the second princess Ji Jinyu. Most of them didn't dare to speak, and stood aside with their heads down, and only trotted away when Zhou Shanggong and they walked away.

"Say hello to Prince Qi!"

Zhou Shanggong saw Yan Nanting from a distance and knelt on the ground to salute. Yan Nanting couldn't stop looking at Mama Hong, "What should I say?" Mama told you that! ”

"Excuse me!"

Yan Nanting said childishly, and ran into Mama Hong's arms again. Even Zhou Shanggong couldn't help but sigh: "Prince Qi is really a fast learner to speak, and he will only see you and Liu Wan a year ago." ”

"Children, they naturally learn things quickly." Mama Hong deliberately avoided words such as Yan Nanting's intelligence, she only hoped that this Prince of Qi could wait until adulthood in the Wei Palace in peace, and it would be best to return to the Qi Kingdom.

This time, Zhou Shanggong can be regarded as a fake public and private. asked Mrs. Xian, and transferred two female histories and four palace maids to Yong'an Palace, saying that they were taking care of Princess Yuzhen's daily life, but in fact, they wanted to share some things for Liu Wan. These six people naturally have nothing to say, Zhou Shanggong doesn't dare to send people he can't trust to Yong'an Palace.

The two women were slightly older, one fourteen and the other fifteen. The little palace maids are not big, they look eight or nine years old, and they look very clever. Recognizing the new lord and giving a new name is the rule of the palace. The name has long become a code name for these girls, and it is up to the masters to be happy.

"I haven't named it yet, you can look at it yourself, don't worry about these little things." Zhou Shanggong said, and couldn't help but smile, "Now you can be regarded as having a little better life, but you yourself should know what kind of place this palace is, don't think that your good days will come from today." ”

Liu Wan raised her eyes and stared at Zhou Shanggong, she said this seriously, whether it was a reminder or a pointer, Liu Wan already knew it in her heart. This time Concubine Yi was canonized as a princess, which has made some people red-eyed, maybe the conspiracy against herself is on the way. Where did she dare to take it lightly? A short salute: "Lord Xie Shanggong reminds that Liu Wan must pay attention to the princess." ”

"What were your names?"

The six girls looked at each other, not daring to make a sound, and from the moment they entered the palace, Mama Jiao Xi told them to forget their names. So, it's not that they forgot their names, but they didn't dare to mention them again.

"Don't be afraid, Yong'an Palace is different from other palaces, we don't have a master here, and I am the same as you." glanced at the two female histories, "It's not even as good as you!" ”

When they got this, the little girls mustered up their courage and only said timidly: "Really? ”

"My name is Mingzhu!" One of the palace maids seemed to have no scruples, and after saying her name, she looked at Liu Wan with wide eyes.

"What else?" Liu Wan glanced at the other girls for a week.

With the first person to start, the others will follow. "My name is Yunshang", "My name is Huaming", "My name is Xiruo"......

A crisp and loud slap fell on the face of the girl who was the first to speak, and in the face of this sudden punishment, she was stunned, her face was hot and painful, but she didn't dare to reach out and touch it.

"Get on your knees!"

The six girls knelt down in unison, their eyes stunned, frightened, uneasy, suspicious. Why did this woman, who was still whispering just now, suddenly change her face. She looked fiercer now, more fierce than any grandmother she had ever seen when she first entered the palace.

"I tell you today that the most important thing to survive in the palace is to obey the rules! What are the rules, what the grandmothers teach you is called the rules, what the masters teach you is also the rules, and what makes you punished and humiliated are the rules! Did you just keep it? ”l

Liu Wan suddenly turned her head to stare at the six girls on the ground, they all lowered their heads as if they had made a mistake, with tears in their eyes, and shook their heads desperately. "The second is not to be tempted. The heart of the palace is sinister, and it is common for you to treat her as a friend, but she treats you as an enemy. So, don't be tempted just because I'm smiling and talking to you. ”

Zhou Shanggong told Liu Wan to be cautious, and she must also teach these little girls to be cautious. Otherwise, the threat will be exploited. The girls kneeling on the ground had already understood Liu Wan's words, and they were all frightened. It's time to say the first three ways to survive, Liu Wan leaned down and said, "Third, loyalty!" If you can't do it, you can always ask to leave, and Yong'an Palace would rather have no one to serve you, and never leave a dissenting scourge behind. ”

What is loyalty, for the female history and palace maids in the palace, this may be a truth that takes a lifetime to understand. At least, until now, no one has let Liu Wan see this unforgettable loyalty.

"Finally, learn to be grateful! To be alive is to be grateful. ”

Mama Hong listened to every word of Liu Wan in the house, and she taught the girls this lesson, but I am afraid that she also said it to herself. She is the one who is extremely unruly in the palace, and she is also the one who has not resisted temptation in the palace. So, she is struggling today, and she is telling these children the lessons of her failure. However, they are still too young, and it may be a long, long time before they know that every word Liu Wan said today was filled with blood and tears.

"At noon, there is no food to eat, which is considered a punishment for you."

Liu Wan turned around and went back to the house, where Fei Yi was playing with the rattle in her hand, making a "dong dong" sound. The hour is not early, she still has to go to the embroidery room, and the wedding dress of Jingfu is still waiting for her to embroider one stitch and one thread.

The spring of the embroidery room is also coming, and the flowers planted at the door of all kinds of unnamed flowers have buds, and it will not take long for them to bloom.

"Ahh

Twist came back last night, and today she just set up her salute and cleaned the house. She was so happy to see Liu Wan, and pulled Liu Wan as if she had endless words.

"You know what? The marriage of the second lady of Jingfu was no longer over, but she still insisted on finishing the wedding dress. I don't know why, but I always had a bad premonition. What a festive event it was, but now it is really unlucky to take human life. ”

"Also, Mrs. Xuan is sick, I heard that she was scared sick."

......

Wanxin kept talking, Liu Wan just listened with a smile, she found the booklet that everyone signed and signed before, and wiped off the dust on it. Finally, her mind was filled with heartfelt words, and she could no longer think. Only then did he shake Wanxin's shoulders and said, "Okay, Wanxin, you can spare me!" I don't even know where you heard that, but don't we still have to make a wedding dress right now? Don't talk about it, be careful that the wall has ears! ”

As soon as they finished speaking, the rest of the embroidery girls gradually gathered over, they may not have figured out the story of Liu Wan, but the news about Liu Wan's daughter being named Princess Yuzhen had already spread among them. Now the tone and attitude of talking to Liu Wan have completely changed.

"I'll order people first."

According to the list, Liu Wan called the names of the embroidery girls one by one, but when she called Ziying, no one answered for a long time. glanced at the crowd and didn't see her, Liu Wan wrote the word "not arrived" after her name.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's open the embroidery room in a while, and today we will temporarily make a stainless wedding dress. Presumably, everyone hasn't touched the needle and thread much in the past few days, so let's embroider some other embroidery pieces first, and then start embroidering the wedding dress tomorrow after getting used to it. ”

Everyone thought so, and looked at Liu Wan taking out the key to open the door, and there was some inexplicable expectation. When they left, they thought that folding would wrinkle and deform the fabric, so they hung the wedding dress on a wooden frame and covered it tightly with a red cloth.

As soon as the door was pushed open on both sides, the tall wooden frame came into view. There was some dust on the red cloth, and the rest seemed to be the same as before. Liu Wan and Wanxin worked hard together to remove the red cloth, the fine dust flew up, and Ziying's voice came from outside the door: "I'm late!" ”

Everyone's eyes were attracted by her voice, and they all turned their heads to look, and then looked back, and there were countless large and small black ink spots distributed on the wedding dress.

"Ahh

Wanxin covered her mouth and exclaimed, and at that moment, Liu Wan's mind was also blank. Who splashed ink on the wedding dress? There was a burst of discussion among the embroiderers, and a family affair that had been canceled because of the groom's death was even more unspeakable at this time.

Pouting, the embroiderers no longer want to continue this buddy, especially at the beginning of the new year. It seems that as long as this wedding dress is stained, everyone will become unlucky.

"Liu Wan, if I'm not mistaken, you are responsible for taking care of this embroidery room, and you are the only one who has the key!"

Zi Ying's arrogant questioning, for a while, Liu Wan was unjustifiable. Indeed, this key is only possessed by oneself, and the only person who can do this seems to be himself.