The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the family cannot be without an owner for a day.

On the tenth day of December, the head of the cold palace was sent down. is a grandmother surnamed Cui, who is about forty years old, has a uniform body and looks good. The two palace maids sent are not very old, the older one is called Cuizhu, and the younger one is called Yuhua, both of whom look like flowers and jade.

is such a combination, how do you look like a palace waiting for a favored master, which is like a cold palace watching the door?

Because it was impossible to repair the burned courtyard in winter, this Cui Mama and the two palace maids still lived in the Yeting Palace at night, and only during the day did they go to the cold palace to have a look and distribute some rations, and the matter was very simple.

On December 12, Mama Cui took Cuizhu and Yuhua, holding a dilapidated booklet, and walked through every courtyard in the cold palace that could live in it, counting the population that was still alive.

When she walked to the Tongxin Palace, Mama Cui specially went to the dormitory to see the Lingxi.

Lingxi was lazy with her body, only closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, as if she didn't know that Mama Cui was coming.

Mama Cui took an icy brush and sketched on the shabby booklet and said, "The Ye clan of the Lingyan Hall of the original Yongle Palace is alive. ”

After hearing this, Lotus Ye gritted her teeth, and greeted the eighteen generations of the ancestors in charge of the grandmother in order.

After the three of them left, Ling Xifan sat up and said to Lotus Ye, "Lotus Ye, see if these three people have any chance to take advantage of." ”

Lingxi ordered the lotus leaf to set fire to the palace, and it was an abacus to attract people to the cold palace. It's a pity that the raging fire turned out to be as if it had never been burned, and the lives of Mama Liu and Biyun were like two ants, and no one even asked.

"Well," Lotus Ye nodded, "Anyway, we don't lack those few bribes' items right now." ”

On the night of the cold palace, Lotus Leaf and Lingxi not only moved all the edible things back to the Tongxin Palace, but also brought back the quilts and clothes, gold and silver soft water, bird's nest, brown sugar, and other things they could use. In the end, there were a few stones of rough grain and a few bamboo baskets of ink and charcoal, so they set a fire and burned it.

Lotus Ye went out for about half an hour, and then came back with a trace of anger on his face. Sitting on the bed, he said to Lingxi, "Niangniang, that day, the slave maid still wondered where this Rou Concubine came from, it turned out to be a Rou concubine. The emperor not only lifted her grounding, but also entered her position! also ordered her to assist in the six palaces! Is there any reason for this? ”

Lingxi didn't have much thought in his heart after hearing this, and smiled indifferently at Lotus Ye, "It's normal to lift the grounding, that day in the Hall of Mercy, the queen let me carry all the black cauldrons, and Concubine Rougui is naturally innocent." The emperor blamed Concubine Rou for his mistake, and of course he had to enter her position to compensate. As for the assistant six palaces, the concubine Rou and the queen are sisters of the same family, who cares if they don't care? Does anyone dare to say something? ”

"Yes." Lotus Ye nodded, took a piece of brand-new cotton cloth to make children's clothes, and said while sewing, "Niangniang, the slave has already been tried, that Cui Mama is a soft and hard person who doesn't eat, she looks good-natured, but it's actually difficult to speak." That one named Cuizhu is a bold person, and he dares to say anything as long as he gives benefits. What the slave and maid said to you just now are what Cuizhu said and the slave and maid listened to. As for that Yuhua, the thing was collected, but the mouth was very tight. Lotus Ye stopped the needle and thread in her hand, frowned thoughtfully, and said, "Niangniang, why do the slaves and maids think that the newly assigned mama palace maids this time are not simple?" ”

"It's not easy." Lingxi lay down on the warm bed and said vaguely, "Among these three people, at least one of them is the queen's person, and the two who win can't be trusted." Now that the queen regards me as a mortal enemy, she will not give up easily. ”

"Niangniang, who do you say the three of them are talking about?"

As soon as the lotus leaf turned around, Lingxi was already asleep.

On December 12 of the seventh year of Emperor Yong'an, the palace bureau bought all the items needed for the New Year in the palace according to the instructions of Concubine Rou.

Concubine Rou ordered Lingshuang to take someone to check in person.

Ling Shuang took the little palace maid to the palace bureau and came back, and on the Hao wrist hidden in the sleeves of the lotus root, there were two more warm jade bracelets of high quality, and in the placket on the chest, there were two silver tickets with a large denomination.

When Ling Shuang was giving back to Concubine Rou, Fu Hou smiled softly, "Niangniang, the slave maid personally led someone to check." The sub-things you listed are only better than in previous years, not worse than in previous years. ”

Concubine Rou raised her eyes and glanced at Ling Shuang, and said coldly in her heart, "Don't think that this palace doesn't know, how many benefits you have taken and you don't hand it over quickly, are you still waiting for this palace to order someone to search?" ”

Ling Shuang's face turned white all of a sudden, and he hurriedly took out a silver ticket with a face value of two hundred taels from his arms, knelt down and handed it to Concubine Rou and said, "Niangniang, this is the head of the palace bureau, Gonggong Qiao, who is filial to Niangniang, and said that he did not buy the silver. Those goods slaves and maids have really checked them one by one, and they are all good goods. Niangniang, the slave is the slave of the mother, if this thing is revealed, the slave and the maid will not be able to eat and walk around, and the slave and the maid will not dare to tell half a lie to the mother."

Ling Shuang's words were sincere, and Concubine Rou believed it in her heart.

What kind of slave master, the master-servant relationship for many years is far less than the existing immediate interests. Since Ling Shuang can think clearly about the stakes, there will be no mistakes in doing things.

"Alright, get up." Concubine Rou raised her eyebrows and said, "You are the personal palace maid of this palace, and if you kneel at every turn like this, it seems that this palace is not harmonious." ”

Ling Shuang hurriedly got up, stood aside and said to Concubine Rou, "Niangniang is magnanimous. ”

"Don't pestle here, go to the palaces and pass on the words of the palace, and let them send someone to the palace bureau to receive the New Year's items." Concubine Rou said softly, "It's twelve today, why don't you get neat until sixteen." Then order the minions to decorate it well, and wait for the family banquet in the palace to celebrate the New Year together. ”

Ling Shuang pulled her mouth and explained that yes, Fufu went down behind him.

On the morning of December 13 in the seventh year of Yong'an, Ling Shuang took the palace maids to the palaces again.

Last time, when Concubine Rou's metaphor was transmitted, Ling Shuang looked at people with her nostrils, but this time, she directly changed her chin to look at it.

Last time, Ling Shuang still gave the concubines a little respect, this time, she said directly to Xin Concubine, "Xin Concubine Niangniang, all the items in your palace have been purchased, and you are also bothered that Xin Concubine Niangniang's spare time sent the palace people to get it." Concubine Rou said that it will be finished before the sixteenth year, and everyone will have a good New Year, but you must not delay the time. ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Concubine Xin to speak, and after blessing himself, he took the little palace maid away.

Xin Concubine was so angry that the roots of her teeth were really itchy, but she was helpless. Now that the entire harem is the world of the Zhu family, how can there be room for these little palace concubines to speak?

Concubine Yu sent Yizhi out directly after hearing Pan'er say that Ling Shuang was coming, and lay down in the hall and pretended to sleep.

Yizhi has a good temper, standing in front of Ling Shuang with a soft smile, looking at the nose, nose and mouth, mouth and heart, no matter what Ling Shuang says, Yizhi only says one word.

Ling Shuang was arrogant for a while, feeling bored, and threw off the veil and left.

Concubine Ling has always been a troublemaker, but she couldn't help but reach out and slap Ling Shuang in her palace.

Ling Shuang had suffered such a grievance, relying on the fact that she was a first-class palace maid by Concubine Rou's side, and made a fuss about the matter, and within half a day, the entire harem knew about it.

Concubine Rou was so angry that her face turned blue when she learned about it, and she couldn't calm down in her heart for a long time. She was so angry that she didn't know what to do, and she dared to openly ignore the concubine in her eyes. The second is that the concubine can't recognize the situation clearly, and it depends on the owner to beat the dog, not to mention that Ling Shuang is the palace maid in charge of her palace.

After ordering Ling Shuang to be punished for a month, Concubine Rou ordered the concubine to be grounded for seven days, because the concubine ignored the palace rules set by the ancestor and slapped the palace maid in the face.

The concubine was so angry that she lost her temper in the Yufu Palace, and threw three teacups offered by the palace people in a row.

When Concubine Rou made the harem into a miasma, Queen Zhu was sitting in the Weiyang Palace eating tea leisurely and playing chess with Ziwan.

Ziwan dropped a black jade chess piece on the bluestone chessboard and said softly, "That Ling Shuang is really a bad guy." After Concubine Rou grounded Concubine Yu, she was even more arrogant. I heard from the palace people that Ling Shuang gave Fang Meiren a big faceless face in Mengzhuxuan yesterday, and Fang Meiren cried immediately. ”

Queen Zhu dropped a white son and smiled indifferently, "It's also useless, a dignified beauty from the fourth grade actually let that cheap maid be so humiliated." ”

"Mother, you don't care?"

"What can Hongu manage?" Queen Zhu held the white son and hesitated, "The wings were stiff, and she began to delusionally think about flying on the branches as a phoenix, and she didn't weigh how many catties she weighed." ”

A palace maid came in to report, "Queen Niangniang, Concubine Rou Niangniang came to greet you, saying that she was casually discussing some matters during the New Year in Weiyang Palace." ”

"I said that the head of the palace was doing it, and I was lying on the bed drinking bitter medicine juice." Empress Zhu dropped the chess pieces in her hand, "You just told her, this palace said, now the affairs in the six palaces are all handled by her, let her watch the affairs in the Weiyang Palace, don't use it to return to the palace." In the future, she will use this to pass the ......."

The little palace maid said yes and retreated.

Ziwan fell on a sunspot again, and said, "I heard that the items purchased by the Palace Bureau for the New Year this year are all a few points better than in previous years, and Concubine Rou has made up her mind to embarrass Niangniang in front of the emperor." ”

"She said okay?" Empress Zhu threw all the chess pieces in her hand onto the chessboard, stood up and raised her eyebrows at Zi Wan and smiled, "Did you say she was okay?" ”

Zihui smiled meaningfully and said, "Niangniang said that she can't get better, then she can't get better." ”