Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Liquid Pool (Four Watches)
When the greeting was over, Li Cai twisted a handkerchief in his hand and walked out of the queen's Jingyang Hall with a bad face. Bumped into Hua Qingrao head-on, and reprimanded a little palace maid sharply, and the little palace maid knelt there with tears in her eyes and grievances on her face.
I don't know what the two said, the little palace maid got up and ran towards the direction of Changle Hall while wiping her tears.
Li Cairen hooked the corners of his mouth, beckoned to the palace maid who followed behind him, stared at the back of the little palace maid leaving, and asked, "Do you know what the name of that little palace maid is?" ”
The palace maid raised her eyes, thought carefully for a while, and replied respectfully: "If you go back to Niangniang, it looks like a snow kite in Changle Palace." ”
"Snow kites?" The name was repeated in the lips of the talented people.
The palace maid observed the expression of the talented person, and whispered in her ear: "Niangniang, the slave maid listens to the maidservants of other palaces. When she got up early this morning, Mrs. Ying reprimanded Snow Kite in the palace and demoted her to the rank of the last palace maid. ”
Li Cairen's eyes suddenly lit up, "Then do you know what Mrs. Ying reprimanded her for?" ”
The palace maid hesitated: "It seems that there was a quarrel between her and Fang Ruo, a first-class palace maid next to Mrs. Ying, and Mrs. Ying helped Fang Ruo and punished the snow kite." ”
A playful smile appeared on Li Cairen's face, she raised her eyes to look at the direction Hua Qingrao left, and said coldly: "You find an opportunity to find the one called Snow Kite for the position, remember not to let others see or know." ”
Although the palace maid couldn't guess what she was thinking, she knew that something big was going to happen just by looking at her expression.
"You idiot! Now, stupid can't even close a lid?! Xin Shiyu pointed to a slightly crooked teacup lid on the stone table, and scolded the palace maid on the side.
The palace maid trembled uncontrollably when she was scolded, leaned over and hurriedly said: "The slave knows that she is wrong, the slave must remember it next time!" ”
As she spoke, she reached for the lid of her teacup.
Before she could touch the lid, there was a "snap", and Xin Shiyu slapped her in the face with a loud slap.
She covered her red and swollen face and froze in place, not knowing what she had done wrong.
Xin Shiyu trembled with anger, "Who told you to touch the lid with your hand!" ”
The palace maid knelt on the ground with tears rolling in her eyes, and she said in a trembling voice: "The slave knows that she is wrong, and she asks the mother to calm her anger!" ”
"Anger?" Xin Shiyu sneered, she raised her hand and pointed at the palace maids behind her, and said angrily: "You can't do such a trivial matter, what use does this position want you to do!" ”
The palace maids were busy kneeling on the ground and shouted: "The slave knows that she is wrong, and please calm her anger!" ”
"Why is Sister Xin so angry?" A coquettish voice rang out.
Xin Shiyu turned her head to look, and Hua Qingrao walked towards her with a graceful posture. She glanced at the kneeling people under her eyes and shouted, "Get up all of them." ”
Hua Qingrao strolled into the pavilion, today she came out from the queen, and happened to meet a snow kite to send a letter and said: Everyone will come to Taiye Pond today to enjoy the flowers.
She came non-stop, who knew that she would see such a scene as soon as she came.
"Sister Xin also came to Taiye Pond to enjoy the flowers?"
Xin Shi Yu had already asked the palace maid to be full of anger, and when she saw Hua Qingrao coming over to stir things up, she was naturally not angry: "If you don't come to enjoy the flowers, what are you going to do?" ”
She paused for a moment, and then said: "Sister I am here to enjoy the flowers today, if the mother wants to enjoy the flowers, it is better to go elsewhere!" ”
Hua Qingrao didn't pay any attention to her eviction order, and changed the topic and said, "My sister's dress is so beautiful." ”
As he spoke, he reached out to touch her dress.
Xin Shiyu retreated sharply, allowing Hua Qingrao's hand to catch the air. She was ridiculed by Concubine Zhang Xian when she asked for peace today, and when she heard Hua Qingrao say this again, she naturally thought that she was deliberately humiliating herself.
"Is there anything else wrong with the mother? If you're fine, don't disturb your sister to enjoy the flowers! ”
Hua Qingrao still maintained a soft smile on her face, "Since my sister has said so, my sister won't bother my sister here." ”
When she was about to turn around, she deliberately flicked her sleeve. Because she was wearing this dress today, with unusually wide sleeves, the tea sets and pastries placed close to her on the table next to her were pushed down by her action.
There was a crisp sound, and the originally clean ground became a mess.
"Ahh Hua Qingrao exclaimed in surprise and took two or three steps back. She raised her head and said to Xin Shiyu with an apologetic face: "My sister is really sorry, my sister doesn't have a heart. ”
Xin Shiyu looked at the things he had carefully prepared for everyone, and he was angry when he was ruined like this by Hua Qingrao. But because Hua Qingrao was one position higher than her, she couldn't directly accuse, she could only roar at the palace maid behind her: "What are you still standing for!" Why don't you pack it up now! ”
The palace maid trembled at her, and hurriedly stepped forward to clean up.
When Hua Qingrao passed by her, she saw the opportunity and stretched out her foot to trip the palace maid. The palace maid lost her balance in an instant, and her whole body threw herself towards the stone table.
With this pounce, she knocked over all the remaining bits on the stone table. It just so happened that because of Xin Shiyu's hiding from Hua Qingrao, she retreated to the edge of the stone table, and all those pastries and tea were naturally sprinkled on her body.
"Ah!!h Xin Shiyu looked down at her flowered skirt and let out a high-pitched shout.
The palace maid immediately realized that she had made a mistake, and she didn't care about the soreness on her body caused by the impact, so she knelt at the feet of Xin Shiyu, and begged for mercy: "The slave knows her mistake!" Please forgive me! ”
Xin Shiyu stared at the palace maid with fierce eyes, raised his hand and slapped her to the ground, and then kicked her several times in anger before he would stop.
The palace maid rolled on the ground in pain, and she didn't even have the strength to get up.
Xin Shiyu walked to Hua Qingrao's side, glanced at her fiercely, and left angrily with the rest of the palace maids.
Hua Qingrao looked at Xin Shiyu's back, and a smile hooked up at the corner of her mouth. She turned her head and leaned down to help the palace maid who was lying on the ground.
looked at the palace maid's broken forehead, and her eyes were full of pity. She pulled out the handkerchief in her sleeve and gently wiped the blood on the palace maid's forehead. "If there is a scar, this little face will not look good."
The palace maid's eyes were full of tears, and her body trembled back with fear.
Hua Qingrao asked softly, "What's your name?" ”
The palace maid curled up and replied cautiously, "Slave Yuyan." ”
Hua Qingrao stood up and instructed Xianglan behind her, "Xianglan, you take Yuyan to Changle Hall to get some gold sore medicine and skin cream for her." ”
Xianglan leaned over and saluted, "Yes." ”
Yuyan knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times to Hua Qingrao, "Slave and maid thank Niangniang for the reward!" ”
"Go ahead." Hua Qingrao smiled and waved her hand.
Yuyan followed Xianglan to take the gold sore medicine and skin cream from the Changle Palace, and she didn't dare to delay any longer, and walked briskly towards the Yaohua Palace.
As soon as she stepped into the palace gate, she was caught by several palace maids who had been waiting there for a long time, and pressed her into the main hall.
In the main hall, Xin Shiyu had already changed into a new dress, but she still had a little anger on her face.