166. Low-carbon life (1)

The two of them looked at the cold palace from front to back, left and right, inside and out. Chasing the reckless wasteland, you have to be quick. The heart is cold, the more Lan Xi thinks about it, the more angry she becomes, anyway, there is no one else, she scolded Uncle Wangdi countless times, turned her face in a good way, and cut off the position she had fought so hard to not mention, it's a big deal to continue to let her live in Linlang Palace and ignore it from now on, do you have to enter the cold palace?

Didn't you just say the wrong thing, and didn't you do the heinous thing and treat her like this?

It seems that the people who are emperors are ruthless to the point of perversion, even if their women make mistakes, they have also had affection, as for locking them up in such a bad place? Not even electricity, no water, it's just too much.

Does he hate her so much that he wants her to die? Lan Xi felt a pain in her heart, the lingering love and the oath of the mountains and seas seemed to be in front of her, and suddenly the tears were about to come out, and she was forced to go back. People treat her like this, what tears does she shed? Is it worth it to be amorous and self-inflicted, for that ruthless, perverted and vicious man? She doesn't die, she doesn't die. Even in the cold palace, you have to live well.

After thinking about it for a while, I quickly figured out what to do next.

"Little Peach, don't be discouraged, things won't be so bad, although this house is dirty and broken, but it is still strong, it seems that there is no trace of rain leakage, there are still a few pieces of furniture in the main house, and so the princess of Kexin sent someone to install glass, let's clean it again, you can live, the yard is not bad, although the weeds grow in the open space, but there seem to be flowers and some vegetables in the grass, probably planted by the predecessors, no one has taken care of it over the years, it will grow on its own, and we will clean up and have a vegetable garden." And don't dare to grow grass in the yard, be careful to attract insects and snakes, now eat some snacks and drink some water, and then let's start to work, even if the whole world abandons us, we can't abandon ourselves! ”

Xiao Tao believed Lan Xi's words very much, she nodded firmly, the two of them ate a full snack and drank water, checked it, and the water could be drunk until night. Dim sum can last until tomorrow, let's take one step at a time.

They first cleaned up all the houses, gathered all the furniture that could be used in the main room, and put the dilapidated and unusable ones in the most dilapidated side room.

Because the yard is remote and deserted, the night is terrible, Lan Xi decided to sleep in the same bed with Xiao Tao at night, and each other can be brave, the main hall is used as a living room, a reception room and a dining room, and the small bedroom in the east Lan Xi decided to change it into a kitchen, the firewood in the winter is warm, and there is no need to go outside to cook, and I heard that ghosts, wolves, and snakes are afraid of fire, and they can be safer.

The two of them were busy for a long time before they could almost tidy up the house, but because there was no water, they could only clean it, and the places that needed to be cleaned were still dirty, and then look at the hands and faces of the two, they were so dirty that they couldn't look like they, but fortunately their hair was wrapped in a towel.

Fortunately, this body used to be a coolie, and it can still endure some hardships. The two decided to clean up the yard together, in case a small animal came out of the night, wouldn't it scare people to death?

They first carefully pulled out some dead grass and piled it up, and it was better to scare them away, and when the fire burned out, they found a broom from the back of the house, and waved it in the grass for a while, and then they cleared the yard after they were sure that it was safe.

This yard used to be really planted with vegetables and flowers, and after the weeds were pulled out, there were a lot of various vegetables that had not grown into shape, but they were wild vegetables, and it seemed that they could still eat for a month, and the two smiled in surprise, and there was more hope in life.

Everything was cleaned up, the sun was already in the west, the two were tired and hungry and slumped on the stool, snacks and water were still there, and there were some fruits, eating and drinking was not a problem, the key was that there was no water and could not be cleaned and washed, and the eunuch sent by Xiaoyu last night promised to come to install the glass today, but there was no shadow until now.

Lan Xi was a little flustered, could it be that Emperor Wang's incident last night was discovered, and this ruthless and unrighteous man didn't allow Xiaoyu to take care of them anymore? But Xiaoyu is not allowed to take care of it anymore, and those who enter the cold palace must also give people food, right? You have to make people drink water, don't you? The two reluctantly searched the house again, but still did not find a water source.

In a hurry, I thought of the eunuch who was in charge of the cold palace last night, he was the steward here, and he should know everything. He can't afford to take his life.

Lan Xi ordered Xiao Tao to hide the water and snacks they brought, and shouted, "Someone! Come on! Come on, steward! ”

shouted for a while and didn't respond, Lan Xi also shouted, and after a while, someone outside responded: "Don't shout, don't shout!" I don't know how to live in peace when I enter the cold palace! ”

As soon as the two of them are happy, it would be good if someone responded, if they were really locked up here and left to fend for themselves, it would be really miserable. Lan Xi touched her wrist, and there were two silver bracelets, two gold bracelets and three gold hoops, which she specially brought with her to pay bribes. Afraid that the old eunuch would be too greedy, she hid the other things first, leaving only a golden hoop on her finger.

The door opened from the outside, and the old eunuch appeared at the door last night, his face wrinkled like a walnut, and he put half a bucket of water on the ground in his hand, and muttered, "What are you shouting, shouting, disturbing dreams in the middle of the afternoon!" ”

Lan Xi burst out laughing: "Father-in-law, I've only heard of disturbing dreams in the early morning, but I haven't heard of disturbing dreams in the middle of the afternoon, could it be that my father-in-law is black and white upside down?" ”

The old eunuch said unconvinced: "That's because you don't come often, and everyone who comes often knows that I have to sleep every afternoon!" ”

Lanxi couldn't cry or laugh, there are still people who come to this place often? However, it seems that the old eunuch is cute and easy to talk, and it seems that life is not so difficult to mix with him as a steward.

"That old man. You're here to bring us water, aren't you? Why is there no water source here? You're so old, how can you be embarrassed to be troublesome? Besides, this half bucket of water is not enough for us to clean! ”

When the old eunuch heard this, he lifted the water and put it behind him, and snorted dissatisfiedly: "Don't you know the rules of the cold palace? The newlyweds are not allowed to eat or drink water for the first three days, and they will not have water supply until the fourth day, if it weren't for Grandpa Xiao's explanation before leaving, I wouldn't want to send water over in violation of regulations! ”

Lan Xi was stunned, the newcomer was not allowed to eat or drink water for the first three days, is this still humane? No wonder Xiaoyu not only sent people to bring snacks from the tent, but also sent two bottles of water and copper kettles, and fortunately, he had the foresight to bring two pots of water, but he was afraid that the water here would not be clean. The boiling water utensils are not clean, bring two pots to drink first and then make plans, now it seems that if it is not for Xiao Gong's bus, he will have to rely on this water to survive for three days!

It turned out that Emperor Wangdi treated her ruthlessly to such an extent, Lan Xi was angry and said loudly: "What kind of inhuman rule is this? It's pitiful enough to be in the cold palace, and you don't want people to eat or drink? Is this what people do? The royal people are so inhuman! ”

Xiao Tao was so frightened that she hurriedly covered her mouth, and then looked at the old eunuch with burning eyes, the master was open-mouthed, and what he said was a capital crime, if the old eunuch made a bad report to her, the master and servant would die.

Who knew that the old eunuch lifted the water and stepped in, closed the door with his backhand and reprimanded: "Are you young and tired?" How dare you say such a rebellious thing? If it weren't for Xiao Gong's bus to take care of you, I wouldn't care so much! ”

Lan Xi also realized that he had said the wrong thing, but fortunately, the old eunuch was not bad-hearted, so he brought them water and protected them, of course, thanks to the secret care of Gonggong Zheng and Gonggong Xiao.

was about to thank her, but found that the old eunuch stared at the heavy golden hoop in her hand and didn't speak, Lan Xi smiled secretly, not only was she not angry, but she felt more and more cute that the old eunuch was cute, this golden hoop was originally meant to be given to him, otherwise who would show his wealth so much? The cold palace is all poor.

She took off the golden hoop, sighed and said to Xiao Tao: "Hey, look at it, how good our lives are, what a good father-in-law we met, and he sent us water in violation of regulations, and he didn't care about us talking nonsense, how could I be happy if I said that I was not grateful?" Fortunately, although all the valuable things have been searched, there are still a few. ”

After speaking, he took off the golden hoop and stuffed it into the old eunuch's hand: "Father-in-law, don't shirk, you treat us so kindly, how can I not repay you?" In the future, I will depend on you to take care of me! ”

The old eunuch desperately suppressed the joy on his face and took it into his sleeve: "I don't dare to say how to repay it, but the old slave will try to take care of the talented people as much as possible." However, water cannot be given for the time being. Now, the old slave will go and bring you another bucket, which will be used today, and will be said after three days. ”

"Why didn't you give water and food for three days?"

"That's the case, when the emperor was the emperor, there were many concubines who violated the rules or committed crimes and were thrown into the cold palace but still did not repent. The first emperor thought that the women in the palace were too rich and full of warmth to have nothing to do, and the cold palace was well equipped, and there was no shortage of food, clothing, and living was too comfortable, so he ordered to build a few courtyards of this simple cold palace, and ordered that in the future, all those who entered the cold palace should starve for three days first, which is conducive to them to be people again. Originally, the old slave didn't dare to give you water, it was Xiao Gong who was waiting to take care of you, if you are hungry, I still have a few pieces of bread for you to satisfy your hunger. ”

Lan Xi couldn't cry or laugh, but it was her turn to suffer what the concubine of the first emperor had committed, but there were a few things that had to be clarified.

"By asking my father-in-law, what is the supply method for serving tea and rice after three days, I see that there seems to be a kitchen here, do you let us make our own food?"

"The emperor said that those who enter the cold palace should not be pampered, so he ordered to set up a small kitchen to cook by himself, grow vegetables in the yard, and supply rice, flour, grains, oil and salt in a ration every month, although he is not too full, but he can eat until the end of the month if he saves a little, and three days later, the palace regulation bureau will send cooking utensils and ingredients."

Lan Xi was stunned, it was really the legendary cold palace without humanity, not to mention the supply of such monotonous things, but he still couldn't eat enough?

"What, only supply rice, flour, salt and a small amount of oil, and still not let you be full? Is this still called humanized management? Even the prisoners are not so harsh, right? ”

Xiao Tao cried loudly: "Don't be hungry for slaves and maids, there are many poor children in the family when slaves and maids are young, and they always can't eat enough, and they don't want to be full if they don't want to enter the palace!" ”。.。