After dealing with this matter, Zhong Xiaoshu was also relieved, so he leaned back lazily and leaned back on the back of the chair, looking relaxed.

However, she still raised her eyelids and looked at Xiao Cheng in front of her, who looked beautiful and lovely.

It seems that this Xiao Cheng is also courageous, daring to report the big housekeeper directly in front of everyone, and his memory is amazing.

Dare to do it, rush up directly and find out the evidence of the big butler, if only there were so many more people in the palace......

Zhong Xiaoshu thought like this, and unconsciously showed a smile on his face, so he looked at Xiao Cheng and asked, "...... What is your name? ”

"Slave Xiaocheng." Xiao Cheng bowed slightly towards Zhong Xiaoshu and saluted.

At this time, she raised her head slightly, glanced at Zhong Xiaoshu, and saw that Zhong Xiaoshu was a little tired, and she was secretly proud in her heart.

There is no trace on his face, and he smiles indifferently, as if he is not shocked by honor and disgrace.

In this way, Zhong Xiaoshu was even more happy, so he said.

"Today, the great steward let go of such mistakes, and you must not follow suit.

Now that the position of the big butler is vacant, Xiao Cheng, it's up to you to fill it. ”

Xiao Cheng's face was full of surprise, and he quickly fell to the ground and said with a smile: "Thank you, Niangniang." ”

Zhong Xiaoshu smiled slightly, beckoned, sent everyone away, and was helped by Qing'er and went back to the house to rest.

After Xiao Cheng came out of the queen's palace, the news of his promotion spread throughout the harem.

Those who looked down on her on weekdays came to her with shy faces to show her goodwill.

Among them, Xiaoqing is the happiest.

Xiao Qing pounced on and hugged Xiao Cheng, "Great, you can be regarded as having survived." ”

"Thanks to you for helping me, you can rest assured that from now on, if you have a share of me to eat, you will have a share."

Xiao Cheng patted his chest, looking indignant.

It's just that only she understands the truth and falsehood of what she said.

It's getting colder and colder.

Qing'er saw that the charcoal fire in the house was not enough, and she was afraid that Zhong Xiaoshu would break the fire when she needed it and get cold, so she went to get it early.

As soon as they heard that Zhong Xiaoshu wanted to use it, those eunuchs dared to be lazy, and directly helped tow a cart and came over.

When passing by the Huanyi Bureau, she saw that it was very deserted inside, and Qing'er was curious, so she asked the eunuch pushing the charcoal cart to wait outside, and walked in by herself.

In this Huanyi Bureau, although there is not much need for Huanyi, it will not be deserted like this, and when I first entered, I thought there was no one.

Qing'er walked to the front of a room and knocked on the door, and after a while, a person from inside came out and opened the door with a shaking body.

Seeing that it was Qing'er, he asked a little strangely: "Sister Qing'er, is there ...... What's the matter? ”

Seeing this, Qing'er hurriedly took off her coat and draped it on the palace maid's body, and poked her head into the room.

"Why is there no fire in your house? How do you spend such a cold day? ”

The little palace maid smiled miserably.

"I can only live like this, this winter, as long as I promise not to freeze to death, I am very content.

In the past two days, many palace maids have been frozen to death in the house......"

Qing'er's heart tightened, and she hurriedly turned around and went to the consul's aunt of the Huanyi Bureau.

After listening to my aunt's crying for a long time, I decided to give some of the charcoal fire that was going to be sent back to the queen's palace to the Huanyi Bureau.

The consul's aunt thanked her and sent Qing'er away, but in a place where Qing'er couldn't see, she silently detained these charcoal fires.

"Burning charcoal for those little palace maids, isn't this a tyrannical thing? How precious is this charcoal, and how precious is it to burn for them? ”

Back in the queen's palace, Qing'er suddenly regretted that she had made her own decisions.

She entered the house, handed over the charcoal fire to the little palace maids and burned it, and then walked to Zhong Xiaoshu with her head down.

"Niangniang, when Qing'er passed by the Huanyi Bureau, she saw that many people inside were frozen, and many palace maids had frozen to death in the past few days.

The slave couldn't bear it, so she took some of our charcoal and came to ask for it. So saying, he fell to his knees.

Zhong Xiaoshu glanced at her and smiled lightly: "What is this?"

After following me for so many years, don't you know the character of this palace?

You are kind, how can this palace blame you? ”

Qing'er raised her head, looked at Zhong Xiaoshu very happily, and said with a smile: "It's good if Niangniang is not to blame." ”

Zhong Xiaoshu smiled, holding a book, and wanted to look at it twice.

But I couldn't lift my eyelids, so I just nestled on the chaise longue and never remembered it again.

Qing'er saw that Zhong Xiaoshu was sleepy, so she proposed: "Niangniang, it's cold this day, the recliner is not warm, you better go to bed and sleep." ”

"Huh? Hmmm......"

Zhong Xiaoshu answered in a daze, and then there was no sound again.

Qing'er smiled helplessly, looking at Zhong Xiaoshu was really tired.

So he went to the inner room and took out a cloak and put it on Zhong Xiaoshu's body.

Seeing Zhong Xiaoshu sleeping peacefully, Qing'er was also at ease, so she simply sat aside and waited silently.

At this time, the Queen's Palace was peaceful.

In contrast to the Queen's Palace, the palace of Xiao Jixiang is not very peaceful.

In winter, there are no people, no flowers, no butterflies.

Xiao Jixiang could only stay in the palace all day, doing nothing, looking at the endless snow, very bored.

"The Queen Mother must be asleep now."

Xiao Jixiang lay on the windowsill and looked at the tranquility outside.

"My father is busy with government affairs all day long, so he doesn't have time to play with us."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Yuanyuan on the side, "We can go and play by ourselves!" ”

As if he had discovered a new continent, his round eyes lit up and he nodded.

So the two of them held hands and sneaked out through the crack in the door while the palace maids and aunts were not paying attention.

Yuan Yuan looked at the high palace behind him covered in snow, and he couldn't see his true face.

Suddenly a little worried, he turned around and asked, "Are we really okay like this?" ”

Xiao Jixiang waved his hand, "Of course it's okay, with me, what are you afraid of?"

This palace is full of guards from the father and the queen mother, and they are also our guards, and they will protect us no matter what we encounter. ”

Yuan Yuan thought about it and felt that what Xiao Jixiang said was very reasonable, so he nodded and ran out with Xiao Jixiang.

After running around the palace twice, the two of them suddenly found that there was a lake in the Imperial Garden, which had not yet completely formed ice.

"Doesn't it look like it's cold this year......"

Yuan Yuan thought about it, touched his chin, nodded his head, and looked at her seriously, "Yes, it doesn't seem to be very cold today!" ”

The two men cheered.