[Chapter 6, Volume 6]

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As expected, for two consecutive days, she had never seen Le'er. It's that batch of brocades are lying in her room, not to mention asking what kind of clothes need to be made, Le'er's mother has never been here. Xiao Ruo felt that the people she had seen these days were all from her illusion?

"The imperial concubine is still living in the Feng Dynasty Palace, and she doesn't have much to do in the small kitchen. It's just that your sister Le'er hasn't been here for a few days, could it be that something happened? Did you see her when you went to the kitchenette to get your food? After Xiao Ruo washed up, he picked up the gruel on the table, looked at the side and said with a smile on the side arranging side dishes.

Xiao'er paused, looked at Xiao Ruo, the brows above her eyes furrowed, and she also said with some doubts: "There is no master here, in the small kitchen, except for the needs to prepare a few portions of the housekeeper's aunt and father-in-law who stayed in Lanxiao Palace, the other palace maids and eunuchs are all from the imperial dining room, so naturally there is no work to do." But the slave maid has gone to the small kitchen to receive her aunt's three meals in the past two days, but she has only met Sister Le'er once. I don't know what Sister Le'er is busy with, the slave wanted to come forward and say hello, but she only answered and hurriedly walked away. Could it be, what happened to her? The doubts on Xiao'er's face gradually became a little worried.

Xiao Ruo picked up the white flower steamed bun on the plate, slowly tore off a small piece, put it in his mouth, and after swallowing it, he said, "I'm going to see the imperial concubine Niangniang later, and you don't have to follow me." When it was ready, I divided the brocade in the sandalwood box and the plate of pastries that the imperial concubine gave me last night, and sent them to Le'er's mother, by the way, but what happened. Although the imperial concubine Niangniang is a little unsatisfactory now, after all, she is also a master, and if I beg to go to her, it will not save my face. What Le'er thinks about is nothing more than wanting to break up with her, but she likes to take care of Le'er's affairs, so she just wants people to know that her relationship with Le'er is extraordinary.

"Yes, the slave knows." Xiao'er nodded, said, and continued to serve Xiao Ruo for breakfast.

After Xiaoruo left, Xiao'er cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, divided some pastries according to her words, packed them with clean small plates, put them in the food cage, and carried them towards Le'er's mother's residence.

"Why are you tired of being here with me every day, and I'm not afraid that the kitchen manager Xu can't find you and punish you!" Le'er Niang sat on the bunk, twisting the needle and thread in her hand, embroidering a purse, and glanced at her daughter who was lying there motionless and said.

They live in the palace, although they don't spend money on food and housing, and they still have some moonsilver. But the moon silver is always insufficient. If you want to eat better and dress warmly, you have to pay for it yourself, and sometimes you have to give a few small coins to the stewards, and the silver is naturally not enough to spend. So Le'er's needlework is not bad, she can get some purses that her daughter's family likes, embroidered handkerchiefs and the like, and ask the little eunuch who bought them to sell them, so that they can be exchanged for some silver to make up for them.

"It's breakfast time, it's early for lunch, there's nothing to do in the kitchen, stay there, it's just to knock melon seeds with them, tell jokes, what else can you do? Finally, the other mothers-in-law in this house are not there, and it is rare for my daughter to come over and relax, so what's wrong? Le'er turned over, faced the roof, didn't look at her mother, and said weakly.

She just didn't want to stay in the small kitchen, afraid of laughing there, so she ran here to hide. It's not that she's afraid of anything, but after all, she got a little closer to the doctor's aunt a few days ago, and now it's better to stop a little.

"You're not idle, you like to go to that doctor girl the most. Why did you change sex in the past two days and not go? Le'er Niang raised her eyes, glanced at Le'er, then lowered her head and picked up the needle and thread, and said: "You asked me to help her make clothes a few days ago, why don't you bring the brocade, I also wonder which styles are suitable for the color of the brocade." ”

"I'm not going there anymore, mother, you don't have to help her figure out what to do." Le'er sat up from the bed, looked back at her mother and said.

"Yikes!" Le Erniang listened to Le'er's words, and was a little nervous, and suddenly she was pricked by the needle and thread in her hand, and she screamed in pain. Then, putting the bleeding finger into her mouth, Le Erniang asked in surprise, "Why?" You can't have offended that man, have you? She is the right hand of the imperial concubine, not something that people like us can offend. ”

"Mother, be careful!" Le'er sat down beside her mother quite distressed, looked at the calloused hands, and said: "The emperor just discussed with the mighty marquis and Xie Daxue a few days ago, and after the prince in the womb of the imperial concubine is born, he will be fostered under the queen's name. In this way, the queen will definitely be in power in the future. The queen mother is already in the same water as the imperial concubine, what can the imperial concubine be good in the future? If I go to the doctor's aunt every day, won't I be stupid and jump into the fire pit?! Le'er pursed her lips, looking like she should have been.

"But is that good? The imperial concubine is no longer favored, and she is also the master of a main palace in the harem. We are all on errands in Lanxiao Palace, and we will always look up and see you in the future. You promised her to help her make her clothes. I won't go now, but if I see you later, what will you do? ”

In this harem, there are countless rights and wrongs every day, and in the eyes of Le Erniang, it is naturally the best to settle down and do your own work. Now Tingle wants to clear up the relationship over there, and she agrees. But all of a sudden, it's too clear, and it's annoying. They are in this palace, they have no roots and no foundation, as long as the doctor girl and the imperial concubine say a word, I am afraid that the two of them will die.

"What can I do, but I don't know, knowing that there is a fire pit in front of me, I am still stupid to walk forward in the middle of winter, right? Your daughter was a little stupid at the beginning, and she followed the wrong master, but she wasn't so stupid as she was! Le'er said with a sigh.

"But you can't ......" Le'er Niang was a little worried, but just as she wanted to continue to speak to persuade Le'er, she suddenly remembered a knock outside the door.

"Is anyone there?" Xiao'er held the food cage containing pastries in her left hand and the brocade in her right hand, kicked the somewhat dilapidated wooden door a few times, and shouted inside.

When she sent Xiao Ruo's leftover breakfast back to the small kitchen, she had already asked the people inside about Le'er's mother's residence. But as they said, they entered the courtyard, but there was not a single figure to be seen. It's not that she doesn't want to knock politely, but her hands are full of things, and she can't free up her hands no matter how she moves!

"Why is she here?" As soon as the music in the room heard it, she knew that it was the sound of laughter, but she couldn't guess half of her intention.

"Who's coming?" Le'er Niang has only seen Xiao'er once in total, and when she heard it at first glance, she naturally couldn't hear it.

"It's the smile next to the doctor's aunt, what is she doing?" Le'er said to herself, not wanting to open the door at all.

Ke Er Niang didn't have the heart to say anything to her, so she got up directly from the bunk, put on the shoes on the ground, and shouted in her mouth: "Someone! Miss Xiao'er wait a minute, this is coming, this is coming......"

Le'er didn't intend to make a sound, or even open the door. She felt that if Xiao'er knocked on the door and no one answered, she would naturally leave, and she would save her more trouble talking to Xiao'er. But her mother's movements were one step faster than her, and since the sound came out, there was naturally no reason not to open the door. I don't know, this heartless smile on weekdays, what do you want to do when you come here to find her mother.

"Miss Xiao'er, why are you here at this time? Won't you be there to serve your aunt? I don't know if the doctor's aunt is better? Le Er Niang opened the door, saw Xiao'er's hands full of things, and hurriedly took the brocade and said.

"My aunt's health is much better, early this morning, after breakfast, I went to say goodbye to the imperial concubine, and I don't need to wait by my side. Before leaving, he said that he hadn't seen Le'er for a few days, so he sent me here to see what had happened. If my aunt can help, let me tell her about it, but Sister Le'er helped me and my aunt a lot a few days ago! Xiao'er stood at the door, looked at Le'er Niang and said.

"Hey, what can I do, I've been a little uncomfortable these days, Le'er, this girl is filial, she stays next to me every day and refuses to leave." Le'er Niang was afraid that Xiao Ruo guessed the reason, so she naturally wanted to make up a reason and help Le'er carry it. As she spoke, Le Er Niang turned to the side, looked at Xiao'er embarrassedly and said, "Look at me, I patronized and talked to the girl, and I didn't invite the girl in." Girl, hurry up, Le'er's girl is also in there! ”

Although the room is much larger than Xiao Ruo's, the bunk where this low-class palace maid lives, is very simple, and there is not even a decent table and chair. Le'er was standing next to the shop, and when she saw Xiao'er enter the door, the smile on her face was a little unnatural and said, "Why is Sister Xiao'er here?" ”

Xiao'er put the food cage in her hand on the shop next to Le'er, and said, "Last night, the imperial concubine asked her to send some pastries to my aunt to taste, and I also used a piece, it's delicious!" When my aunt left today, she asked me to divide some and give them to Sister Le'er and Grandma to taste, and brought the brocade over by the way, so that Grandma could help make it. ”

"Look at me, my mother has been sick these days, her body is not comfortable, she is tired, and I have been taking care of her. So I was so busy that I forgot about it, and I almost missed my aunt's new clothes. It's just that this clothes, I'm only afraid of ......" Le'er smiled awkwardly, and pushed out the work of making clothes for her mother's reason.

Xiao'er waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, my aunt is not in a hurry to wear it, but this brocade is precious after all, and my aunt doesn't worry about others doing it." Thinking that my sister had said that Mama's craftsmanship was good, she asked me to bring it over. Xiao'er paused and continued: "But since Mama is sick, it is naturally not good to bother Mama anymore. I'll take it back later, and tell my aunt about it, and my aunt won't mind. ”