The woman who took Dong Jia's family was about twenty-four or five years old, dressed in lotus-colored palace clothes, combed with two small heads, and was a somewhat decent "aunt" according to her clothes, with smoke eyebrows and diamond lips, and a round chin, but she was a kind person.

She led Dong Jiashi around for a while, walked into a side room in the side courtyard and waited, explaining the rules first.

"My name is Odun. The newcomers have to endure a little, according to the rules are kneeling and waiting, do not leave without permission, you came by coincidence, at this time everyone else is busy, you are a coat, I don't embarrass you, you are waiting for me in the house alone, I asked about the errand, and brought the dark cloud beads and Chang Yuelu over. ”

The errands assigned to the Xinzheku are counted from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Huanyi Bureau, the cleaning office, the palaces, and even the imperial tombs. There are different treatments between the original registered and those who have been naturalized for crime, and only after asking the above arrangements can they know the whereabouts of Dong Jiashi and others.

"Thank you, Auntie." Before coming in, Dong Jiashi had already taken out a piece of silver from the broken silver bag and hid it in the palm of his hand, and at this moment, he lowered his body by saluting, stretched out his hand, and quietly pressed it in Odun's hand. She was originally born in Baoyi, and she has long understood these relationships.

"Don't be so polite. You wait. The three of you should be on one errand. "This piece of silver is more than a tael. Odun took it with a smile and revealed important information, and after that, she glanced at Dong Jia's burden and said with a smile.

Then Odun left, and Dong Jiashi knelt in the house for about a pillar of incense, but no one came. Thinking of Wuyunzhu, he was unconsciously a little depressed and upset, but the sound of talking sounded outside.

Dong Jiashi, who was kneeling, turned his head and saw two little palace maids walking outside the courtyard with fruit bowls through the open window. It's a little far away, but the sound is still clear.

"Will it be sent to us, it's a scourge. Brother Jiu didn't know what kind of bad luck he had poured, and he was almost killed by the dark cloud beads. I can't complain that the seventh princess is angry with her for Brother Jiu, I think she deserves it, such a big sin. The queen was merciful and sent her medicine. A soft voice like a coquette. Probably thirteen or fourteen years old, very naïve.

"Don't talk nonsense." The other crisply answered: "Chew the root of your tongue, Mama knows that you still want to die." Let's go. Send things over first. ”

They chatted, looking only at the road ahead, unconsciously stimulating the people kneeling in the side courtyard.

Something happened to the dark clouds! Don't care about the rules. Dong Jiashi immediately stood up and shouted urgently: "Wait! What do you say? ”

They were far away and could not hear. It was useless for her to shout.

Dong Jiashi opened the door of the house and left the yard, chasing hard. After running a few steps, I heard someone behind me exclaiming: "Eniang? ”

It's a dark cloud bead. It's really such a coincidence, and it was confirmed just after being discussed. She wore a lake-blue twig lotus dress, which was still extremely elegant. The light face is a mess.

His cheeks were still red and the corners of his lips were swollen. Dong Jiashi turned his head and saw it, and his heart was so distressed that he clenched it. Stammered and asked: "What are you, how did you get this, this ......" The conversation of the little palace maid just now has explained everything. She was still unwilling to ask for verification.

"I touched it myself, E-niang." Wuyunzhu comforted her, but couldn't help crying: "It hurts." ”

"Don't cry." Dong Jiashi hugged her and looked up nervously. Chang Yuelu stood on the left, her face quite indignant and helpless.

Odun himself sent them back. I was accompanied by an aunt. revealed his true feelings in front of them, but he was afraid that he would be criticized in the future. Dong Jiashi couldn't bear the heartbreak, quietly waved his hand to Chang Yuelu, and then comforted Wuyunzhu and said: "Eniang is here, don't be afraid, we will not be separated in the future." Come, take E-niang's hand. ”

Although the time for reminiscing is very short. The one who followed Odun was a little impatient. She was tall and fat and looked a little fierce, urging: "Speak slowly in the future, the days will be long in the future, and on a hot day, the pestle will not be able to bask in the sun here." ”

It is a matter of course for the sin slave to kneel and wait, but Dong Jiashi is so bold and dares to run out of the house without permission, which is unacceptable.

"Yes. The burden is in the house, please allow the slave to pick it up. Dong Jiashi didn't dare to be offended at all, and was a little panicked. The fat palace maid's eyes swept around, something was wrong.

"This is my own cooking, and it will be sent to your residence later, don't delay your work, go ahead." The fat palace maid urged her.

Odun smiled kindly: "I went to check, and your errand is different from others, you have to meet Mama Ihan first, and Mama herself assigned." I will bring you there. Follow me. ”

Dong Jiashi panicked even more when he heard this, although the treatment of naturalized people due to crime and the original registration were different, but being specially assigned often represented embarrassment and humiliation.

Is the expected dismount so coming? That's too.

Even if this is the case, there is no other way, Dong Jiashi held the hand of the dark cloud bead, like a hen protecting a chicken, and held it tightly. After walking for a while, I went to another courtyard. I saw bamboo poles on the forks of the trees on both sides, with various colored sheets and palace clothes on the poles, and more than 20 palace maids were busy rubbing their clothes, sweating like rain.

Raccoon Bureau? Dong Jiashi had already expected it and sighed. Walking inward again, the eyes around me became closer and closer. The women who worked so hard to do the laundry were amazed by her and the dark clouds.

"Good Peugeot, who is it?" Everyone exchanged glances with each other, a little excited, and couldn't help but stop what they were doing.

The fat palace maid glanced at it gently, and they were all frightened to return to their original state. At this time, Odun stopped and turned around and said to Dong Jiashi: "This is here, you wait." ”

Having to report it himself, Odun took two steps forward, frowning in embarrassment. There were sounds of crying and begging for mercy in the house, and it was clear that Ihan was teaching people to lose their temper, and it was not a good time.

"Bang dang!" There was the sound of a basin falling to the ground. Dong Jiashi wisely took the opportunity to ask Odun: "Auntie, if Mama has something to do, the slave is willing to wait, there is no need to ...... now."

"Whoever is outside, come in." Ihan's sonorous voice was majestic.

Dong Jiashi took the dark cloud bead and followed Odun and the fat palace maid in, and was stunned after a glance.

Kneeling in the room were three young palace maids, fourteen or fifteen years old, holding high in their hands a copper basin, full of clothes, soaked in water, obviously heavy, they lifted very hard, trembling and weeping, their exposed arms covered with red marks.

One of the basins fell to the ground, splashing water on the ground, and the palace clothes were soaked in the water, which looked very messy. The unluckiest one is crying and begging for mercy.

"The next time the laundry has been washed, and the uneven ones have been ironed, I will hit you thirty more times. If you can't wash it clean, leave a little bit, I'll hit you sixty times, you don't have to eat tonight, go down! Ihan sat down on a wooden chair and patted his knees.

"Yes. Thank you, Mama. The unfortunate maiden took up her clothes and went out with a basin as if she had been pardoned.

The fat palace maid walked up to Yihan in disgust and whispered, Yihan looked at Dong Jia's family and waved his hand to the remaining two palace maids: "Let's go." ”

"Yes." The two also left happily.

At this time, Dong Jia's family had time to take a good look at Yihan's appearance. I saw that she was dressed in a dark brown lacquer-lined palace dress, very old-fashioned but very clean. There is also a round face that looks like a millstone, with big ears and a square mouth, and a black mole the size of a grain of rice on her chin.

"Auntie." The fat palace maid really said to Yi Han in front of Dong Jia's again: "This slave is unruly, he didn't kneel and wait, he ran out of the house without permission and walked around." ”

"Yes." Yihan turned his face and looked at Dong Jiashi with a sneer: "You are Dong Jiashi?" I've been waiting for you for a long time, you know. ”

"The minions don't dare." Dong Jiashi hurriedly pulled the dark cloud bead and knelt down: "If Mama has any teachings, the slave must keep it in mind." ”

Ihan nodded, and the fat maid went and closed the door, and locked it. Together with Odun, there were only six people in the house. Yi Han looked at them, and then said to Dong Jiashi: "I don't want to bother more, I asked, you can answer, today I will let you go, if you can't answer what I asked, then don't blame me for being ruthless to you." Ogden is my niece, and she died within a few days of serving Ruoyun a while ago, do you know why. ”

"No, I don't know." Dong Jiashi knelt in horror, feeling red in the face.

"It said that she had a sudden illness, but the family only received an urn." Yihan said with tears in his eyes: "I just want to figure out why, you are Dong Jia Ruoyun's sister, you can't know." ”

Ogden died a heavy sentence, turning his bones into ashes and avoiding the reason for recourse, but his relatives inevitably did not give up.

"I really don't know." Ruoyun kept it a deep secret and did not tell his family, let alone Dong Jiashi. At this moment, the road is narrow, and Dong Jia's family is deeply frightened.

"It seems that you are toasting and not eating and drinking." Ihan raised his hand and called, "Mungen, Odun, open the door and teach the men to bring three basins." ”

"Yes." It turned out that the fat palace maid's name was Mungen. She was much more active than Ordun, and immediately opened the door and went out.

After a while, three basins of clothes came in, all soaked in water.

A vicious sneer appeared on Meng Gen's face: "Dong Jia's family, Chang Yuelu, Wuyunzhu came over and knelt, kneeling into a vertical word." ”

So insidious. Dong Jiashi immediately understood her intentions, and rushed to kowtow to Yihan: "Mama, the slave really doesn't know about it, even if Mama is punished heavily, the minion doesn't know anything." ”

"Then give it a try." Ihan gave a resentful look and waved his hand again.

Under the arrangement, the three of them really knelt in a vertical line. The dark cloud bead is at the end, and Dong Jiashi is in the middle.

The heavy basin was raised above his head, and it was impossible to support it for long, Dong Jiashi thought about the dark cloud beads, and exclaimed: "Mama, don't embarrass the child, if you want to beat and punish, I will bear it alone." The dark cloud bead was too small for her to move. Please, don't be hard for her, please. ”

"If she can't move, how about I scald her with boiling water?" Mungan sneered viciously and clapped his hands.