"Dead girl! Dare to steal! ”

There was a beating and scolding in the back kitchen, accompanied by a faint cry.

The kitchen lady was a blessed woman, with a bloated figure, but a fierce face, and a finger-thick strip in her hand, which was being pumped on the girl who was curled up in the corner and shivering.

The other people surrounding the back kitchen were staring at the scene, and when they saw the girl crying pitifully, someone said to the woman: "It's almost over, I lost a fish, don't make a fuss." ”

The woman scolded, looking unforgiving: "Today is a fish, tomorrow is a bird's nest, maybe when to steal to the master, I am for her good, teach it clearly as soon as possible, so as not to affect the people in our back kitchen!" ”

The girl hugged her body, tears flowing.

"I didn't steal it...

Her voice was so small, as faint as a mosquito's cry in the woman's roar, that no one heard it, and even if anyone did, no one would believe her, and even if anyone believed her, no one would speak for her.

She's just an inferior maid, and no one cares whether she lives or dies.

After scolding and beating enough, the woman threw the strip and waved her hand smoothly: "Okay, okay, let's disperse, the prince is going to set up a banquet today, and I will tighten my skin, if I slack off, it's not like I can get through it with a beating!" ”

After that, when she passed by the girl, she spat: "Get out of the way, don't walk around the house tonight, don't frighten the prince's guests!" ”

The girl hugged herself, shivering, and waited until there was no one else around, then she cautiously raised her head, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't steal anything, but she bumped into the back kitchen woman before and quietly sent the things in the house to sell, or hid some good things for herself, and the back kitchen woman knew about it, so she always found some trumped-up charges to torture her.

was sold to the palace of the king, she thought that she could at least not suffer from freezing or starvation, but she was still just as bitter.

Just because it's ugly.

She raised her hand and touched an ugly birthmark on her face, which hurt even more, and slowly stood up and slowly walked back to her small room.

The copper plates that I finally saved were all bought with plasters.

If you don't rub the medicine, you'll die.

She leaned against the wall and entered the house, the bruises on her body were not yet good, and the new ones came again.

My back is always incomplete, my body hurts and hurts, and I am so busy that I haven't even eaten steamed buns.

She sighed, and lay down gently and slowly on her side on the bed, not daring to move as soon as she lay down, lest she crush other wounds.

"Jin Lan?"

In a daze, she heard her name called outside.

"Jin Lan, are you okay?"

The voice was deliberately suppressed, and Jin Lan opened her eyes and quickly recognized whose voice it was.

This batch was buried in the maids of the house together, Jin Guo and she are the most familiar, the two spent the teaching time of the old woman in the house together, their subordinates of this batch, are given the golden name, into the palace of the king, the previous name does not matter, the important thing is that the future call, must be prosperous, a prosperous name when you hear it.

Jin Guosheng is smart and beautiful, so he was transferred to the front hall to do chores, he can have the opportunity to receive guests, and occasionally he can see the figure of the prince from a distance, and because he is good-looking, he gets along well with those beautiful big sisters in the front hall, and his life is more comfortable than when he first entered the house.

But Jin Guo always thinks of her, and always comes to see her when she is free, knowing that she is not doing well, but she herself is soft-spoken, and there is no other way than to shed tears with her.

I can only think about talking to her more, and I don't want her to be alone.

"Is it a golden fruit?" Jin Lan asked in a whisper, and after getting a response, she struggled to get up and went to open the door, and when she saw Jin Guo's face, she smiled sincerely.

But soon Jin Lan remembered the words of the back cook: "Isn't there a banquet in the house today?" You must be very busy, go quickly, lest my sister in front of me find no one and will talk about you. ”

Jin Guo took her hand: "She hit you again?" She is an old woman who takes care of the kitchen, and she always can't do anything with you, it's too much, I must tell my sister to save you. ”

Jin Lan withdrew her hand and shook her head: "Your own life has just passed, how can you open this mouth?" People don't know me, so why do they bother to talk about me? You just have to cherish yourself, the old woman is angry, she always has to find a place to vent, I'm used to it, don't worry, look, you can still rest. ”

She forced a smile on her face, pretending to be strong, so angry that Jin Guo's tears fell, pushed her into the house, put the plaster she had hidden and brought on the table, and then reached out to untie her clothes: "Come on, I'll rub the medicine for you, this is the best, I took a lot of effort to get it." ”

"You... It's all said that you save your own money. Jin Lan said in a hurry, and was held back by Jin Guo.

"What do I want to do with that silver, the medicine you bought is useless, it's a waste, you just listen to me." Jin Guo rubbed the medicine in the palm of her hand and applied it to her, the good medicine is different, and the hot back is cool all of a sudden.

Jin Lan raised her hand to wipe away the tears rolling out, and said softly, "Thank you, Jin Guo." ”

I don't dislike her for being ugly, and I treat her so kindly.

Jin Guo wiped her wound before she got up in a hurry, today is indeed very busy, she can't stay for a long time: "Jin Lan, you have a good rest, the wound is not bleeding, don't worry about infection and fever, I will keep these medicines for you, you remember to wipe them on time, and I will come to see you again after these days." ”

Jin Lan hurriedly nodded and said okay, sent Jin Guo to the door, looked at her running away, and sighed.

Jin Guo was dressed in blue cloth, and she was still dressed in gray coarse linen.

It's a lie to say that she doesn't envy, too many times, Jin Lan will think, if only she didn't have that ugly birthmark on her face, so... can go to the front hall with Jin Guo to run errands, the two have been together, supporting each other, thinking that the coming days should be more enjoyable.

But these can only be imagined, Jin Lan lay back on the bed, her body was too tired to care about hunger, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

This place is remote, so the banquet in the evening did not make any noise to Jinlan, and the second morning, the kitchen lady did not embarrass her anymore, and after breakfast, the strength of her body recovered some.

Jin Lan was just holding the firewood and preparing to make the stove, when the kitchen lady came out of the kitchen and stopped her: "Jin Lan, come here." ”

Jin Lan glanced at her, although she felt bored and wanted to avoid it, but she specially stopped herself, if she didn't go, she would definitely be embarrassed again.

Jin Lan put down the firewood, patted the ashes on her body, and leaned forward: "Mother Ning." ”

The back kitchen woman fumbled in her arms for a while, took out a piece of paper and a bunch of money and handed it to her: "Xiao Liu, who bought it, has something to go home these days, and there are some things in the house, you can buy them back." ”

Jin Lan hesitated and didn't answer.

The back kitchen woman frowned, and raised her voice a little impatiently: "I don't know what to do, this is a good errand, if you don't have a free hand, it's your turn?" Hurry up, delay in vain. ”

With that, he stuffed the things into Jin Lan's arms, scolded and left.

It seems that she has been given a great gift, and this person does not know what it looks like to appreciate it.

Jin Lan stood in place for a while holding the money, she didn't believe that the back kitchen would really do a good errand for her as she said, there must be something greasy in it, but the things were stuffed to her, and it couldn't be done, and it was a lot of tricks when she came back.

Jin Lan carefully packed the money, took the basket she had purchased, and walked towards the back door with the paper in her hand.

In the morning, Nanshi is the place where you can buy the most groceries, and you can find everything you need here.

It was only halfway through, and the copper plate in his arms was about to disappear.

The back-in-law must have eaten the money, but she couldn't buy all the things, and she went back to her to question it, and she would be bitten back, saying that she stole the money from the house and relied on her with a black heart.

When the time comes, I can't help but say that it's still good to beat her, in case she takes this opportunity to drive her out of the house, and it is in line with the wishes of the back cook, even if it makes trouble, the matter will definitely be suppressed by the steward, and an inferior maid will stay right and wrong, how can she use it to disturb the prince?

Despair.

Jin Lan only felt that it was dark in front of her, and she couldn't see the slightest hope, she squatted on the side of the road with a vegetable basket, helplessly and collapsed looking at the cars and horses on the street, and felt even more lonely.

Tears flowed down unconsciously, she squatted here with dull eyes, and many people looked at her strangely, but they only passed in front of her.

No one came to ask her what was wrong, and their pitiful expressions were only there for the few seconds they had seen her, and then they looked away, and the laughter was still there.

Who will come to her rescue? Even if it's just one person.

Jin Lan couldn't make a sound, she held the last few copper plates in her hand, and she was already thinking about where she could go after leaving the palace, maybe she would die on the street before winter.

The carriage in front of him drove by as usual, and Jin Lan raised her hand to wipe her tears, but she was still at a loss.

I don't know how long it took, someone suddenly stood beside him, half-bent over to block the sun, and looked at Jin Lan: "You are the slave maid of the Imperial Palace, right?" ”

Jin Lan was startled, she hadn't seen this person, it should be said that except for the chief steward, Jin Guo and the people in the back kitchen, she hadn't seen anyone else in the palace of the king.

She looked down at her clothes, her shoulders were embroidered with the unique patterns of the people of the Imperial Palace, this person knew, it should also be a person from the Imperial Palace, she had never spoken to other men so closely, she subconsciously raised her hand to block her face, and then nodded.

The man simply squatted down, not seemingly noticing her small movements, just looking at the fresh ingredients she had bought in her basket: "Why are you crying here?" After shopping, it's time to go back to errands. ”

Jin Lan pursed her lips, and she quickly glanced at him: "I... ”

The man chuckled: "My name is Ayi, I am the guard next to the prince, you look at the carriage over there, the prince is on top, you just tell me the truth, don't be afraid, what is the difficulty, crying like this on the street?" ”

Jin Lan was startled for a moment, then suddenly stretched forward and glanced ahead.

The lantern of the carriage had the word "King of the Horse" written on it, and although Jin Lan was illiterate, she remembered the words written on the plaque of the King of the Horse.

"Lord Wang, he..." Jin Lan's heart skipped a few beats, would such a high-ranking and honorable person actually stop because of such a lowly person as her?

"Why don't you tell the prince in person?" Ayi looked at her face and was happy, the good nature of the prince of his family is known to the people in the capital, probably because the prince had a hard life in the past, so he was also very generous to the people, and when he met a poor person on the street, he would also give a helping hand, today is Jinlan lucky, just happened to meet Wei Ziling and glanced out the window, otherwise the carriage hurried over, and it would have rushed over.

He himself is a person with a flaw on his face, because he has lost too much about this, and because he has understood too much and experienced too much, Jin Lan's birthmark is actually not big, but it happened to be born on his face, and many people laughed at it and felt ugly.

At that time, she was not elected, but the chief steward passed through and said that the prince had an order not to discriminate, so he kept her.

Now that she really wants to see the prince, Jin Lan doesn't dare, she hurriedly waved her hand, and even forgot to cover the birthmark on her face, put the copper plate in her hand on the paper, and handed it to Ayi: "Mother Ning sent me to buy it, but... The copper plate is not enough, if I go back like this, Mother Ning will definitely say that I hid the money and will drive me away. ”

Ayi frowned, took it and took a look: "How much did she give you?" ”

"A penny."

Ayi's brows tightened, his eyes rolled, and he saw that Jin Lan's slightly exposed wrist seemed to have bruises, and he felt a little bottom in his heart, and put the thing in his arms: "Come with me." ”

With that, he lifted the basket from the ground, turned and walked towards the carriage.

Everything was taken away, Jin Lan had to follow, she slowed down, nervous and scared, saw the carriage curtain lifted, Ayi said the situation and put it down, although she didn't see the true face of the king, but Jin Lan just knew that the prince must be a very gentle and upright person.

Jin Lan's heart was beating fast, and when she approached this gorgeous carriage, it was like a dream.

Ayi glanced back at her and asked her to follow him all the way back.

When she arrived at the door of the palace, Jin Lan trembled, subconsciously afraid.

Ayi handed the things to the little maid at the door, asked him to notify the back kitchen to come and question, and then stepped forward to put a small stool and waited for Wei Ziling to get off the carriage.

Jin Lan stood behind the carriage with her head down, her palms were full of beads of sweat, she didn't dare to look up, naturally she didn't know that Wei Ziling had raised her eyes to look at her.

The footsteps faded away, the carriage was also driven away, and Ayi hurriedly came out of it and beckoned to her: "What are you doing?" Keep up. ”

Jin Lan bit her lip and walked forward uneasily but unconsciously with Ayi.

She... It's good to go anywhere, and don't go back to the back kitchen.

Ayi arranged a room for her, which was much better than her small house, and the bed was soft, Jin Lan only touched it, such a good bed, but she couldn't mess it up.

There were many porcelain vases and objects in the room, all of which Jin Lan had never seen, and a carved wood horse on the shelf provoked Jin Lan to take a closer look, she wiped the sweat from her palms, and wanted to touch it with her fingertips, but the door was suddenly opened.

A few older beautiful girls came in, and when they saw Jin Lan looking at them like frightened birds, they chuckled: "Don't be afraid, girl. ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward to take off her clothes.

The one who took the lead closed the door, causing Jin Lan to squat down with a scream.

The two girls glanced at the girl who was closing the door: "Sister Xin, this... ”

"It's pathetic, it must be freaked." Le Xin sighed, let them go down, stepped forward by himself, and pulled Jin Lan up, "Don't be afraid, it's Brother Ayi who said that you are injured, send me to take a look, if you want to see the prince, naturally you have to bathe and take medicine, and change into clean clothes, right?" ”

See the prince?

Jin Lan was even more dizzy: "I... I'm just a girl in the back kitchen, how can I... And my face ... ”

Jin Lan touched her cheek, looking like she was afraid of scaring the prince.

Le Xin smiled, she was just right like this, even if she came to the prince, she was safe.

"It doesn't matter." She responded, pulled up Jin Lan, and helped her unbutton, Jin Lan was numb and didn't dare to move, and after taking off her clothes, she subconsciously closed her eyes.

Le Xin gasped, and saw that Jin Lan's body was almost full of bruises, and after half a sound, he said in a cold voice: "What a forgiving person the prince is, the mother-in-law in the house has a good life, and he dares to disobey the prince's will to treat his subordinates harshly, and beat and scold them at will, this is not to take the prince to heart, damn it!" ”

Le Xin's anger comes from these tumors trying to ruin the good reputation of the prince, when Ayi said it, she thought it was just a small fight, but she didn't expect that it had been rampant to this point, and she couldn't keep it to cause trouble for the prince in the future!

Someone must know about these things, and how much benefit the kitchen wife gave to keep her mouth shut or distort the facts has to be checked again.

Le Xin quickly returned to normal, led Jin Lan to another room to bathe, and then rubbed her medicine and changed her clothes, and said softly: "You can rest here for a while, and when the prince summons you, you can go forward and reply." ”

I have to judge other people first, and the matter is not over so quickly.

If others see it, it's just that the poor girl found by the prince with his own eyes, I'm afraid that the house will have a big blood exchange, so it's okay, the people in the king's mansion must be docile.

Jin Lan nodded and said yes, looking at Le Xin's dress and temperament, she knew that she must also be the person next to the prince, Jin Lan subconsciously relied on her, and also trusted her, as she said, she went to the bed and sat down, leaning on the edge of the bed for a while.

When she was taken to Wei Ziling, it was already night, Le Xin gave her a meal, there was meat, it was very fragrant, and Jin Lan also ate an extra bowl of rice, it seemed that she was hungry.

Jin Lan didn't see Wei Ziling directly, she knelt outside the screen in the back room, and could only hear a nice voice coming from inside, asking her some questions about the back kitchen.

Jin Lan truthfully told all the dirty things she found about Ning's mother, and she was beaten because of these, after saying what should be said, Ayi poked his head out and smiled at her: "It's okay, go back." ”

Jin Lan's eyes trembled: "I... "I don't want to go back to the kitchen, I go back... I'm going to get beaten again.

But she didn't dare to say these words here, so she could only kowtow and retreat, tugging on her new clothes, and standing in the shadows outside at a loss.

Le Xin saw her when she came to deliver tea, and got closer to confirm that it was indeed Jin Lan, so she called her: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Sister Xin." During dinner, Jin Lan and Le Xin talked for a while, and when they saw Le Xin, they were very cordial, "The prince asked me to go back, but I... I didn't dare to go back to the back kitchen, Mother Ning, she knew that I sued and would beat me to death. ”

Le Xin chuckled: "Who told you to go back there?" I've already understood, you and Jin Guo came into the mansion together, right? Today's room is for you, and in the future, you will also follow Jin Guo to do some chores in the front hall, so you don't have to go back to the back kitchen. ”

Jin Lan's eyes lit up and she looked at Wei Ziling's room, where the candles were bright, and all of a sudden they also illuminated her gloomy heart.

"Is that okay? Sister Xin, can I stay here too? She was excited at first, and then touched her face, her eyes darkened, "But if I'm like this, will I frighten others?" ”

Le Xin glanced at her and remembered Wei Ziling's face, obviously he was a handsome son, but because of a little defect, he suffered so much, a person's noble character is the most important thing, this is what the prince likes to say, the prince himself... It's very bitter in my heart, and Le Xin knows it.

She patted Jin Lan's arm: "Don't think about it so much, the prince naturally has the reason to leave you, and in the future, listen to my arrangement, do a good job, and heal the injury." ”

With that, he turned around and walked towards the house with his tea.

Jin Lan clenched her sleeves, looked down at the beautiful new clothes, hooked the corners of her mouth uncontrollably, and went towards her new room.

Her new life is about to begin, just like what she has been looking forward to, a new life to live with Jin Guo.

When Jin Lan arrived at the door of the room, she saw Jin Guo standing outside her room, saw her come back, and the moment she looked up, Jin Lan seemed to see the displeasure and disgust in Jin Guo's eyes, but it was only for a moment, that feeling was gone, Jin Guo stepped forward quickly and took her hand: "Jin Lan, you are so lucky, you were actually seen by the prince on the street, and we will do things together in the future, Sister Xin told me, and blamed me for being useless, if I had known that Sister Xin was such a jealous and hateful person, I should have told Sister Xin about your situation earlier, Then you don't have to suffer so much. ”

Jin Lan smiled: "Don't blame your Jin Guo, you can think of me, send me medicine, come to see me, I am already very grateful to you, you have to protect yourself first, how can I blame you?" ”

Jin Guo pulled the corners of his mouth, lowered his eyes and glanced at the clothes on Jin Lan's body, his eyes flickered, he let go of his hand and took a step back, raised his face and said: "Then you have a good rest, you still have to do things when you get up tomorrow morning, Ming'er, you just follow me, Sister Xin told me okay." ”

Jin Lan clenched her empty hand, said yes with her chin bowed, watched Jin Guo walk away, put the slightest uneasiness back to the bottom of her heart, thinking about the warm man's voice behind the screen, her face was slightly red.

The voice of the king ... It sounded better than she thought, Jin Guo said that she had never seen the king of Yu, and she didn't know what kind of luck she had, and she was able to talk to the prince today.

Jin Lan lay on the soft bed, the more she thought about it, the more shy she felt, hugged her back corners, pressed the wound when she turned around, and then she was a little more sober, sighed, and closed her eyes.

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