Since I helped Concubine Wenzhen, my relationship with Furao has also become close, and a loyal person is worthy of deep friendship. Since then, I have two good sisters, Fleur and Fufeng, who are like a ray of sunshine in the dark, and they are all my reliance in this muddy harem.

It's getting colder, and my hands are soaking in the cold water and it hurts all the way to the bone marrow, and I'm used to it, every year. I kept washing my hands there, and Fufeng suddenly squatted next to me, stared at my neck, and said, "Tang Ru, why do you have a few small red spots on your neck?" ”

I touched my neck in her surprised gaze, there were a few small bumps, I didn't care, "Oh, I guess it was something bug last night." It doesn't matter if she doesn't say it, after she said it, I feel a little itchy, and I have to scratch it from time to time, and my body is even more itchy when it is hot.

On the way back with Fufeng, I saw several eunuchs hurriedly carrying a person, covered with a white cloth on his body, and the people passing by hurriedly avoided it, and the eunuchs also looked like they were afraid of running into the person who was carrying them, and said in their mouths: "Go quickly, go quickly, get out of the way, the contagious Ang." "

Fufeng pulled me to shrink in the corner, and when the corpse passed by me, the sky was not beautiful, and it happened that a gust of wind blew, blowing up the corner of the white cloth covering my body, and I suddenly saw the face covered with red rashes and ulcers, and I was shocked, and I only felt terrified.

Seeing a dead man's face for the first time in my life, I grabbed Fufeng's arm, and Fufeng pulled me away quickly. I panicked all the way, and the frightened face lingered in my mind, and then I went back and heard that a little eunuch in the labor bureau had smallpox, and it was an incurable disease.

After going back, I saw Fleur come in with a worried face, and then put down the clothes in my hand, fidgeting, I sat down and saw that it was a eunuch's clothes, Fleur was in this labor bureau to wash the clothes of the eunuchs and maids in the palace, so it is not surprising that there are these clothes,

I asked with concern, "What's the matter, what are you doing with this dress?" "

Fleur said with a worried face: "When I was washing clothes just now, I don't know if I had more strength or what's going on, my clothes were torn open by me. "

I picked it up and looked at it, and sure enough, a hole was torn, and the lines in the corners exploded. I said, "Isn't it just a eunuch's clothes, and it's not a dragon robe, what are you afraid of?" "

"I don't want to care, but this is the clothes of Gonggong Liu, the head of the Jingshi room, I heard that he has always been ruthless, and he often beats and scolds the palace maids and eunuchs around him."

Hearing her say this, I was worried about her, and I couldn't show it, otherwise she would be even more scared. I pretended to comfort her easily, "You don't have to worry about it first, you go get a needle and thread, I'll see if I can sew it, I learned female red and embroidery from my mother in the house a few years ago, and these don't bother me." ”

Fleur like a savior, quickly ran to get it, I skillfully sewed there, happily chatting with Fleur, talking about the past in the Ruan Mansion, Fleur asked about my birthday, so happily said to me: "We were both born on the same day and month, but I am three years older than you." ”

I said happily, "From now on, we will be called sisters, and you and I will still help the wind, although we cannot share wealth and wealth, but we also share hardships, so we must support each other and help each other." ”

Fleur nodded happily and said, "No matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, I will stand up." ”

The three of us looked at each other and smiled, the room was warm, who would have thought that I would only care about talking and sew the stitches crookedly, and Fleur gave away the clothes without even looking at them, saying that she did not dare to delay.

I thought that this matter would pass like this, but who would have thought that the next day, two eunuchs came to the worship room, and I had an ominous premonition in my heart.

I walked over head-on, and the leading eunuch grabbed me, and I hurriedly gave a salute and said, "I don't know what my father-in-law commands?" ”

The leader said, "Which of you is Hibiscus?" ”

I hesitated for a moment and said, "I am, what does my father-in-law command?" ”

The leader said, "You? Then it will save trouble, our father-in-law Liu wants to see you. ”

Without saying anything, he pulled me away, and I didn't argue, thinking that there must be something wrong with the clothes, since I sewed it, I couldn't drag Fleur down.

Brought to a room, knelt down according to me, nodded and said, "Father-in-law Liu, someone brought it." ”

"Got it, let's all go out," I followed the voice and looked up to see Gonggong Liu sitting on it,

Aged about forty years old, the first emperor was just a little eunuch without grade in the cleaning office, relying on his ability to see the wind and make the rudder flattering, and now he has become the head of the worship room eunuch, although it is a respect room, it is a fat difference, if the concubines want to accept the favor, half of it is in the emperor, and half of their wishes can be in them.

This father-in-law Liu took a few sips of tea unhurriedly, and said in a thin voice: "You are the palace maid Fu Hui who washes clothes in the Labor Bureau?" ”

I didn't raise my head and said, "Yes, Grandpa Liu." ”

Father-in-law Liu said seriously: "You raise your head and let our family take a look." I looked up, but didn't look at him.

Gonggong Liu threw down the clothes from the chair next to him, it was the clothes, and said abruptly: "You are quite bold, dare to move needles on our clothes, if our family didn't pay attention and take a closer look, they wouldn't have found it." ”

I said to my father-in-law Liu with a look of fear: "My father-in-law forgives my sins, and the slave and maid should be killed, and the slave and maid are also unintentionally mistaken." ”

Father-in-law Liu turned his words and said: "Our family is not an unkind person, your craftsmanship is very good, but the stitches are crooked," Father-in-law Liu's eyes rolled,

"But it's a pity to stay in that kind of place like this, it's better to ....." said Grandpa Liu, who actually looked at me with obscene eyes.

I only felt sick for a while, I understood the intention of Gonggong Liu, this dress is just a disguise, wanting to eat is the goal, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the palace, eunuchs with a little power want to have someone by their side, in order to pass the lonely heart of the deep palace, but I didn't expect that I would meet.

Most of the ordinary palace maids are unwilling, only the palace maids in the labor bureau are naturally willing to get rid of the current hardship, and this Liu Gonggong also took this point, thinking that no one would refuse.

I held back the disgust in my heart, and said respectfully: "The slave and maid are stupid and have no ability, and the slave and maid can stay in the labor bureau very satisfied, and they dare not be delusional, let alone know what their father-in-law means." ”

Gonggong Liu said disdainfully: "You really don't understand or pretend to be confused, our family is for your good, how can you say that our family is also a six-grade envoy sealed by the emperor, I remember that there is still a vacancy in Xianfu Palace, and you should understand the rules of survival in this palace." ”

I was angry in my heart, thinking to myself, no matter how bad I was, I couldn't do these insulting things with the eunuchs, so I could only say: "Thank you father-in-law for your love, the slave and maid are rude, how can you get into the eyes of your father-in-law." ”

What I said is very clear, if Gonggong Liu doesn't understand it anymore, then he is really a fool.

Father-in-law Liu is such a shrewd person, I am just a clown in front of him, and he understands what I mean at once. So, too, he was angry, and he lost face in front of an inconspicuous slave. He didn't expect anyone to refuse, and he was still this lowly minion.

Gonggong Liu was annoyed and angry, and said: "I don't know how to lift, come here." Then two eunuchs came in, and Gonggong Liu pointed at me and said, "Pull this slave to the Shen Penal Division, this is the punishment for not doing a good job, and bring it with your clothes." "Father-in-law Liu has lost face and wants to justify himself.

They didn't dare to slack off, so they came to pull me, I broke away, and said, "I can walk by myself, I don't need the help of you eunuchs," and then said to Liu Gonggong: "It's not your fault to be a eunuch, if you still dare to be delusional, then you are really too sad." "I looked at him with cold eyes,

Father-in-law Liu was shocked by me, he felt incredible, he saw perseverance in a little woman, saw the thing called ruthless, and he couldn't get angry, and his body was cold.

Gonggong Liu looked at me incredulously: "You are definitely not a thing in the pool, I'm afraid you will not be in the Punishment Division for a long time." "He has not seen any kind of person in the palace for so many years.

I sneered: "I borrow your good words." "In this way, I received twenty boards in the Penal Division, and I could only lie on the bed.

Fufeng was distressed and angry when he found out, and complained to me for a long time that he didn't consult her about doing things. Fleur saw me like this, she took care of me undressed, she was very grateful that I had been so good to her, and she took the board for her.

I took her hand and said, "I will not forget those who are good to me, and I will remember all those who are bad to me." ”

After being beaten to the board, I began to fall into a coma, and my body became more and more uncomfortable, and the itch was unbearable. I couldn't sleep at night, I was scratching the itch all night, and Fufeng, who was sleeping next to me, was woken up, and when he saw that I was itching, he opened my clothes.

She covered her mouth and glared at her eyes, "Oh my God, how can this be," I hurriedly looked down when I saw her like this, and it turned out that there were countless purulent red rashes on my body, and I couldn't bear to look at it myself.

The palace maids who were sleeping with me got up when they heard the voice, and they were all shocked when they saw my body: "Is this smallpox?" As soon as these words came out, everyone hid far away, completely sleepless, and someone said: "No, Xiao Dezi died like this before." “

I remembered the terrible face of that day, and a sense of fear came over me, and Fleur ran to them, and I said to them, "Stay away from me, for I am afraid of infecting you." “

Fufeng was frightened and said, "It's okay, too... Not necessarily, I'm not afraid of contagion. “

Fleur also agreed, and said, "I'll find you a doctor when it's dawn, you can sleep in peace first." ”

The night was too long, and no one in the room fell asleep, each worried about their own safety. Everyone understands in their hearts that the life of this slave is as cheap as a grass, and it is contagious to smallpox, an incurable disease, even if he does not die, he can only end up in a mass grave.

The sky was still hazy, and Fu Hui went out to find the imperial doctor, she knew that only Lu Congmian could save my life. Everyone else couldn't hide from me, only Fufeng was still guarding me, but the news that the maid of the Labor Bureau had smallpox spread quickly.

I saw Lu Congmian's face in a blur, looked at the affected area again, and said, "Strange,"

The doctor who followed behind him said, "Imperial Doctor Lu, how can you say this?" ”

Lu Congmian said while thinking: "This patient has palpitations, fever, nausea, night sweats, itching, and the acne has suppurated,"

The healer said, "Lord Lu, there is no doubt that it is a symptom of smallpox. ”

"It's just that I think there are still some differences, for example, the pulse, but unfortunately the pox is suppurated, otherwise it would have been diagnosed." Lu Congmian said.

Fufeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then it doesn't have to be smallpox, is it?" ”

Lu Congmian said to Fufeng worriedly: "I hope not, but I can't be sure, I can't be sure when I go back and study it carefully and look through the cases in history." ”

After Lu Congmian went back, he didn't eat or drink and read the medical books, and he didn't pay attention to others, everyone knew that there was no cure for this disease, but he didn't understand how he could be so concerned about a slave.

The people in this labor bureau can't hold their breath, the more Sun Gonggong thinks about it, the more inappropriate it becomes, and he feels that this is like putting a poisonous snake by his side, and those who have suffered this disease will be counted, but there are still emperors and ladies on it, in case they are all infected, and it is not enough for him to have ten heads.

After thinking about it carefully, he called a few people and gave orders.

I fell into a coma, and several eunuchs broke in, and carried me out, covered with a white cloth, and carried me out as if I were dead.

Fleur rushed to the front and said angrily: "The imperial doctor has said that it is not necessarily smallpox, she is not dead yet, what are you going to do?" ”

The eunuch said, "We all do what we are told, don't embarrass us, and besides, if she doesn't die, we all have to die." ”

Fluff stopped in front of her and said, "Unless you step on me!" ”

The eunuchs were at a loss for what to do, and said, "The girl must not make us difficult." "Fu Feng has been running out of ideas, and suddenly thought of Imperial Doctor Lu,

"Yes, Imperial Doctor Lu," so she ran and cried to find Lu Congmian.

Fleur stopped in front, and Grandpa Sun came over and said, "What are you doing in a daze, don't you send it out to bury it quickly, remember to sprinkle lime," so he kicked Fleur away and carried me away, Fleur was in pain and couldn't stand up and could only cry in the back.

Lu Congmian was still buried in the pile of books, and a clerk brought in the fruit and said to everyone: "Look at this fruit, it grows like a grape, but it is not a grape, it is called a grape, a fruit paid tribute by foreign envoys." ”

This sounded nothing to others, and Lu Congmian suddenly stood up and said, "What did you say?" Say it again? ”

The man was startled and said, "I said it's not grapes, it's grapes." ”

Lu Congmian said, "I finally understood, it turns out that I have been looking at him as an example of smallpox, but she is not smallpox, it should be a poisonous pox similar to smallpox, and it is unprecedented, I have been in the gourd." He laughed happily.

Fufeng hurriedly came over, and when Lu Congmian heard it, he said, "Confused!" So he hurried away. Unfortunately, it was too late, and when I arrived, I found out that I had been taken to a mass grave and buried alive.

Without saying a word, he turned his head and left, and when he returned, his legs seemed to be filled with lead, and he collapsed to the ground.

By this time it was already dark, I had left the Forbidden City, I had been taken to the mass grave, I was thrown to the ground, in a coma I felt like they had sprinkled lime on me, and I knew that I was going to die.

I saw my mother, my father and brother, they all smiled at me, and I saw Fufeng, Fufeng, and Lu Congmian, and I didn't have time to tell him what I wanted.

Suddenly, a man said in fear, "Look, what is that?" ”

A few people looked into the distance, and sure enough, there were two piles of fluorescent firelight slowly approaching, like a pair of vicious eyes, and several people were suddenly frightened, and they dropped their things and ran, stumbling and running, and the firelight seemed to be chasing behind.

I thought I'd die right away, and I said to myself, "I'm here too, hell or Western bliss?" ”