Seeing that her hand did not shake off, the old eunuch had been leading us to the depths of the palace, to the remote courtyard.

They settled us here, and told us not to run around at will, and we were already terrified by the desolate screams.

The room where I lived was a large shop, and the girl who pulled me was called Hua Zhuo'er, whose parents died early, and my aunt sold her for ten taels of silver.

Covered with moldy bedding, Hua Zhuo'er hugged one of my arms tightly: "What's your name?" ”

"It's late!"

There is no surname, only called Guiwan.

"Then we will be good friends from now on, shall we support each other?" Hua Zhuo'er's eyes were full of fear, as if I was afraid that I would reject her.

I didn't speak, I just pulled my arm out and twisted around, friend, I have no friends, in my grandfather's house, no one treated me well except my mother, they scolded me for wild seeds, scolded me for being a broom, because I didn't have a father.

With her back to Hua Zhuo'er, she made a gesture of refusal, and she pasted it as if she couldn't understand it, leaning tightly on my back, trembling.

The terrible screams from outside continued.

When he was sleeping, a basin of cold water was poured over, and then the futon covering his body was removed.

"Get up! Get up! ”

The rapid call made us quickly get up.

Five fifteen or sixteen-year-old palace maids, they pinched their waists with one hand and pointed at us with the other: "When you enter the palace, you must be filial, bring something good from outside the palace, take it out quickly, otherwise you will look good!" ”

They were all nine/ten-year-olds, who had never seen such a big battle, and they took out the things they had brought in from outside the palace.

The palace maids were picky and disliked for their things, and I didn't hand in anything, so naturally they thought I had hidden all the good things.

A fat palace maid pulled my hair and shouted: "Don't hit her in the face, hit the place where her clothes can cover, the lord of the Shanggong of the province will see it and be punished again." ”

A fist like a raindrop fell on me, ripping at my clothes, and his face was full of anger: "The people who enter the palace, how can they not have a few personal things, get acquainted, take them out quickly!" ”

The others ducked, approaching the base of the wall for fear of affecting them, so I shrunk into a ball and held my head: "I have nothing!" ”

"No, strip naked to see if you have one!"

There was pain on her body, and just when they were about to strip naked, Hua Zhuo'er suddenly pounced, hugged me tightly, and begged: "Don't fight, she really doesn't have anything, I have something here, I'll give it to you!" ”

The palace maids stopped, Hua Zhuo'er took out her close-fitting purse, poured out a pearl with uneven lines from the purse, bit her lip and handed it over reluctantly: "This is the ...... my mother left me."

The fat palace maid didn't wait for Hua Zhuo'er to finish speaking, picked up the pearl in Hua Zhuo'er's hand, and glanced at it in the dim candlelight, "It's not a good thing, I'll let you go this time, you have to remember, next time there are any good things, take them as filial piety, otherwise, throw you in the dry well, no one knows!" ”

Hua Zhuo'er replied with tears: "I know, the good things I will look for next time, I must honor a few sisters!" ”

The palace maids got what they got and left with a scolding attitude.

Hua Zhuo'er hurriedly put on my clothes and helped me up from the ground: "Return, are you okay?" Where is the injury, I'll show you? ”

Her father and mother died early, the pearl is a relic, she is obviously reluctant, but she still handed it over, in my grandfather's house except for my mother, no one is good to me, now I know only a few hours Hua Zhuo'er, but good to me...

Without saying a word, I pulled her out and said, "I won't get your favor in vain, this thing is for you!" ”

A red rope was pulled from the neck, and a white bead hung from one end of the red rope.

My mother said, this is called Shangqing pearl, its color is white, and the night candle extinguishes, can illuminate a room, if you gaze for a long time, you will see that there are flying fairies inside, the jade girl white crane appears, shakes the body, very magical.

I also knew that the bead had been left to her by my father, whom I had never met, and she had given it to me to keep it safe.

Now I stuff this bead into Hua Zhuo'er's hand, which is equivalent to cutting off the expectation of my father who has not yet met, and I also hope that my mother will forget that negative man and never suffer again.

Hua Zhuo'er wanted to spread her hands and take a look.

I clasped her hand: "This thing should be hidden close to you, not to stare hard with your eyes in the night, this is my mother's relic, give it to you!" ”

Hua Zhuo'er's expression tightened, and she hurriedly said, "How can you give me your mother's things?" Hurry up and get it back! ”

I smiled with red eyes: "It doesn't matter, we are good friends, you said it!" ”

Hua Zhuo'er nodded heavily, solemnly hung the beads around her neck, put them in the placket, and her eyes were full of tears: "We are good friends, I will take good care of your mother's relics for you!" ”