"For the sake of your guts, I'll tell you the truth. But do you really think that an old woman who can stay here for 30 years will be afraid of your little threat? Life is both short and long, and if you want to hear a story, you naturally have to show some sincerity, right? ”

Aunt Xi Yue's words were still echoing in her ears, but Zhiwei was one head and two big.

It's that she underestimates the other party too much, but what kind of sincerity does she want?

What does Xi Yue want from her?

Or is she just trying to use such vague words to keep herself out of the way?

A shrill female voice interrupted her thoughts: "Little hoof, what are you doing while you are working?" But which lover are you thinking about again? ”

There was a low laugh next to her, and Zhi Wei shook her head helplessly, intending to pretend that she hadn't heard it.

Unexpectedly, the other party seemed to be more arrogant, and threw a bag of silver-blue things directly on her head and face.

"Look at the good things you've done! The clothes of the noble masters are handed over to you to wash, but you don't care at all...... Running around every day, still think that he is a celebrity in front of which palace lady? This time, I'll see how you keep up with the explanation! ”

Zhi Wei glanced at the menacing Huacai strangely, ripped off the shirt on her head and examined it carefully, and her expression slowly became serious.

This is indeed the clothes she washed by hand yesterday, because the color is bright, and it was sent separately, so she remembers it more clearly. At that time, she was also very cautious, afraid of blaming the master who had washed it dull and dull.

But—

"I didn't find the hem when I washed it yesterday? And it's still several......" she said subconsciously.

Hua Cai snorted, her face full of schadenfreude.

"The evidence is right in front of you, and you dare to quibble? If you have washed the clothes of the nobles, you will only wait to be punished! With that, he grabbed the clothes and walked away, as if he was going to go to Steward Zhang to complain.

"Wait—"

Zhi Wei didn't know if Wang Dexi had helped her "clean up" the old eunuch surnamed Chen, and she didn't want to stand out in front of Steward Zhang at this time, so she hurriedly grabbed Huacai.

"You, you leave your shirt and let me mend it for a while, okay?"

Hua Cai looked at her with a smile and snorted from her nose: "Sewing? How can you make up for such a big hole? ”

Zhi Wei looked at her calmly and said, "Huacai, although I am responsible for this matter, the master and noble person above don't care who broke the clothes." Just report it like this, is it possible that you want to be punished together with Steward Zhang and others? I'm not afraid to go to the Penal Division, it's just for the sake of my colleagues. You tell me? ”

Her voice was not loud, but it was also sonorous and powerful, so that several nearby palace eunuchs turned their heads to look at them, their faces either thoughtful or faintly worried.

Hua Cai grinded her teeth, so she had to throw her clothes to Zhi Wei with hatred: "Whatever you want!" But I'm talking ahead, if the master's man comes to urge you, I won't cover it up for you. You have to sew, yes, you can give you up to one night! ”

Under the lamp, the silver-blue tribute satin is full of color, like a deep pool under the quiet moonlit night, and the water surface reflects the sparkling waves.

The whole skirt is very delicate and elegant, it is a waist design, but there is no too much floral embroidery, and the owner is obviously an elegant person. It's a pity that a few cuts at the hem destroy the beauty of the whole skirt, just like the tragic situation of being scratched by the claws of an unknown beast on a beautiful picture on a moonlit night.

Zhi Wei carefully studied for a long time, and after more than ten times of this comparison, she began to pick up the needle and thread.

Almost all the people in the room were asleep, except for Hua Cai and the other who were still awake, glancing at them from time to time, either disdainfully or curiously.

Zhi Wei sat upright unmoved, except for the slender hands that flew quickly and the eyelashes that blinked slowly, the whole person seemed to have turned into a sculpture. The black image on the wall was stared at by candlelight, motionless, except for the stitches and threads dancing lightly in the light, like bees and butterflies flying among the flowers.

Of course, Huacai will also be a little red, although the craftsmanship is not very good, but it can also be seen that Zhiwei's female red skills may not be as good as those best embroiderers in the Needlework Bureau, but it can barely be regarded as first-class.

If she is really fooled, won't her little abacus be all in vain?

She snorted coldly: "In the middle of the night, you don't sleep by yourself, don't try to pull us into the water!" This lamp oil is not your own, if you want to do the embroidery work, get out and do it! ”

The two of them frowned, rolled over, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Zhi Wei stopped, only glanced at her, thought for a while, and then packed up her things in a good manner, and went out with an oil lamp, even with a smile on her face.

"Sister Huacai is reasonable, I'll go out and don't disturb your sisters' rest. As for the cost of lamp oil, although I am also thinking about everyone, I will talk to Steward Zhang tomorrow and ask him to deduct it from my monthly routine. ”

Hua Cai didn't let out a breath, so she could only punch the quilt with hatred and fall asleep in a huff.

This little hoof is really difficult to deal with, no wonder Hua Ying's stupid guy ended up like that. If Ming'er can really deal with the past, maybe ......

Early the next morning, Hua Cai just opened her eyes and looked at Zhiwei's bunk.

Sure enough, it was empty and neat, and apparently the owner hadn't been back all night last night.

"Sister Huacai is early~"

Zhi Wei squeaked open the door, greeted her very calmly, and began to groom briefly.

Hua Caihu asked suspiciously: "That shirt is mended?" ”

Zhiwei combed her hair to herself, and only made a single note of grace.

The Cadenza couldn't be more incredible.

The largest one was almost the length of a palm, the small one was one or two knuckles long, and there were a lot of creases at the edges, so they could be mended, or overnight?

Isn't this girl fooling people?

"Humph! There is no basis for the words, what about the things, hurry up and hand them over to me! ”

Zhi Wei said slowly: "This is not Sister Huacai." It just so happened that Aunt Xi Yue had an errand to enter the palace today, so I asked her to help me carry it to Yongle Palace~"

Huacai's breath is stagnant.

"How do you know it's Yongle Palace? You-"

Her small eyes widened as if she were looking at some kind of monster.

Zhi Wei turned around and smiled at her, her smile was so clean and pure that she doubted her life.

"Hey, didn't the lilac girl from Yongle Palace come before? I thought that my sister had a good eye on me and intended to exercise for me, so she took out those good clothes and washed them for me~ It's all my fault, I didn't do a good job, so Sister Huacai worried with me......"

Throwing down the wooden comb, Zhi Wei put away her smile, and directly regarded the stunned Huacai and the other confused people as nothing, and yawned while stepping out of the threshold.

Yongle Palace.

Lilac was a little surprised when she took over the clothes, the Huanyi Bureau never sent the washed clothes over early in the morning, why did she suddenly change sex today?

After the old palace man who sent the things said a few words expressionlessly, Lilac's face changed slightly, and before he could say anything, the old palace man actually left by himself.

"What a weirdo, so rude, don't you even look at your mother?"

She frowned and unfolded her shirt, examining it again, and when she saw the third, she sensed that something was wrong.

This is a favorite shirt of the mother, satin is a tribute given by the emperor in the year of entering the palace, but the new clothes that have just been made have not been able to get on, and the mother found out that she is pregnant. Wait for the confinement period, this spring dress has passed again, and it has not been worn until today, which is also quite bumpy.

Although most of the high-ranking ladies in the palace are exquisite, only using fashionable new materials, and most of the old fabrics and clothes are used to reward people, her master is not such a person who loves vassal elegance and window dressing.

Lilac vaguely guessed that what Niangniang cherished was not how beautiful the clothes were, but that she remembered the time when Concubine Shu was not yet favored, Niangniang and His Majesty.

But this shirt was almost destroyed in the hands of someone with a heart, how not to make her angry!

When Lilac entered the palace, Concubine Xian was teasing the eldest princess, smiling kindly and asking the nurse what she was.

"What's wrong? Early in the morning, put on a face for your master? Concubine Xian said with a smile.

Lilac pouted: "The mother buries the slave and the maid, isn't she thinking about how to reply to the master, who is not angry." ”

She lowered her voice and briefly said what had happened, and then flicked her wrist, and gently unfolded the silver-blue lower skirt, and a cluster of silver-white orchids rampaged into the sight of the two.

The eldest princess sat on the side, babbling and not knowing what she was talking about, but she seemed to be attracted by the pattern on the skirt, grabbing the knees of the concubine, and her chubby little hands wanted to grab the skirt.

Concubine Xian couldn't cry or laugh, and her original thoughts were also washed away a lot, and she motioned to Lilac to take her skirt away, and her tone was melodious.

"Since someone wants to use our Yongle Palace as a raft, there should always be a reason. The Huanyi Bureau seems to have transferred a newcomer a while ago? The female celebrity is doing well, but it's a pity. ”

There is no beginning or end to this, but there is something that Lilac doesn't understand.

She said indignantly: "Niangniang is usually too sexual, so she lets those bullies come up." This matter can't be left like this, otherwise, where will our Yongle Palace have any face in the future? ”

Concubine Xian slowly turned the rattle, watching the eldest princess having fun, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Face? Now in this palace, it is not us who are most afraid of being faceless. ”

"Mother is talking about that-"

Lilac subconsciously looked in the southwest direction, even though she couldn't see anything through the heavy palace gates and high palace walls.

Concubine Xian stopped talking, and interacted with the eldest princess in her arms more attentively, as if she didn't care about anything else, and the most important thing at this moment was only this little rattle.

Kunxu Palace.

The queen frowned and drank a bowl of thick bitter medicine, and waved a handkerchief for Green Peach to remove the medicine bowl. Aunt Lin hurriedly ran into the candied fruit that had been prepared for a long time, which could be regarded as the "urgent need" in the queen's mouth.

After a while, the queen swallowed the candied fruit and ate half a cup of tea, and then continued the unfinished topic.

"Your Majesty hasn't entered the harem once these days? But really? ”

Aunt Lin smiled and said, "Niangniang, don't you believe in slaves?" Tong history has been clean these days, and the last time I went was Shangyang Palace, but I stayed for most of the hour and went back~ The day before yesterday, I summoned a Baolin over, and it seems that I just sent someone back after dinner. ”

It stands to reason that this is a good thing for the queen, even if she has been carefully raised since she was a child, upholding the various dogmas in the "Female Commandment", and her mind is full of ideas about husband as wife and unfilial piety, but it cannot rule out the exclusive desire that everyone has.

Even from the perspective of interests, the emperor's refusal to enter the concubine's dormitory is an excellent thing for a queen who has not yet given birth.

But the queen couldn't help but be overwhelmed, and thought of an absurd and understandable possibility.

Could it be that Concubine Shu can't sleep, so the emperor is "guarding herself like jade" for her?

Is Concubine Shu really so favored?

The queen's fist suddenly clenched, and slowly released again.

No, there has been no abnormal news about the nails in Shangyang Palace for a while, even before Concubine Shu was pregnant, the emperor did not go to other palaces, but he just ran to Shangyang Palace more diligently, not as she thought.

Thinking of what her mother said when she entered the palace a few days ago, the queen's heart was calmer.

"Recently, there have been a lot of affairs in the court, and I heard that the spring flood in the south is a little different from usual, and many people have died, and now there are many refugees in the capital. Come to think of it, Your Majesty just has no time to withdraw. ”

Aunt Lin suddenly realized, and said: "I'm afraid that tomorrow will ask for peace in the morning, and someone will talk about this again, begging Niangniang to persuade His Majesty to enter the harem." ”

The queen sneered: "Auntie, why bother beating around the bush, this kind of stupid thing will never be done in this palace again, you just have to rest assured." If there is really someone who is not interested, the palace has no choice but to let her copy more scriptures and let her pray for the refugees in the south. ”