Chapter 32: Slave Selection

Lin Xue returned to Qiyunxuan, and Pillow Spring was helped into the house by Peach Blossom and sat on the soft couch by the stove.

Xiao Xizi came in and announced: "Little master, Concubine Mi De Niangniang instructed the court division to send additional personnel to the various places where they were promoted. At noon, the chief of the court brought ten people for the little lord to choose, and they were waiting in the lower room. ”

"Your Majesty didn't urge, and Concubine Mi De was also kind." Pillow Chun's face was as usual, and he picked up a thin warm blanket and put it on his lap, "Call them all in." ”

There were ten people here, and she couldn't leave them all, because it was the intention of Concubine Mi De, she always had to look good and accept two. But this matter is very tricky, and the manpower of the court division is complicated, and it will be difficult to distinguish the traitor for a while. Now Magnolia, Peach Blossom, and Xiaoxizi are all loyal to the sun and the moon, which is the best.

Then he saw a lot of people outside, and they knelt under the tent outside the soft couch, and there were six palace maids and four chamberlains. Everyone was cautious and didn't dare to raise their heads, for fear of provoking the pillow spring. If you don't stay today, you can only go back to the court to work as a coolie.

Pillow Chun ate a fruit in his mouth, glanced at it, and sighed in his heart. All of the palace maids in the pile were born like flowers and jade, one was more watery than the other, and the white and tender little face and fawn-like eyes. Just thinking about it, I saw a shabby palace maid behind me, who was squeezed into the corner.

said that she was a palace maid, and she looked like she was in her thirties. Other people of this age in the palace are either senior aunts, or they have already been released from the palace. Pillow Chun pointed casually: "You can talk about it." ”

When the man saw her in the pillow spring, he was neither surprised nor humble, and kowtowed: "The slave's name is Su Bai, who used to make accounts in the incense room, and then transferred her head to the Huanyi Bureau. ”

Pillow Chunxiu frowned. The incense room is also a good place to be idle, and there are very few palace maids who can write, and she is also a female official who can do accounts, so she naturally makes a mistake and goes to the Huanyi Bureau. Then he asked, "Why didn't you release it from the palace?" ”

Su Bai said: "The slave maid is a female official, so she doesn't have to leave the palace, and she was transferred to the Huanyi Bureau after His Majesty ascended the throne." There is always a reason for the nobles to mobilize the subordinates, and there is no need to dig into the slaves. ”

Pillow Chun nodded, seeing that she was a rigorous and knowledgeable person, and the most important thing was that she had qualifications. Harem battles are frequent, and if you accidentally open a crime and hinder anyone, there are also those who are sent to do hard labor in a daze. But at the moment, Su Bai didn't say a word, meaning that the old things were not important, and he only recognized the new master. Therefore, Pillow Chun nodded: "It's just you, although you are older, you must have good rules." Qi Yunxuan's subordinates are all young, and they still have to respect your aunt. Aunt Su Bai was affected, so she left the account to train the rules. ”

can do a good account and can discipline people, that is the face that only female officials can get. Su Bai's face showed two points of sincerity: "Thank you, little concubine." ”

Pillow Chun waved his hand.

Xiao Xizi didn't bother to look at it when she saw Pillow Spring, so she had to remind: "Little master." According to the rules, our little master is a concubine, and he should be equipped with a big palace maid, two personal palace maids, three rough palace maids, and two internal servants. Although it has never been so rigorous...... But it's not much worse. ”

The implication is that now it is Concubine Mi De who personally instructed to send additional manpower, and if there is only one pillow spring, it will inevitably make people say that she doesn't know what to do. What's more, let someone with a heart chew the root of her tongue, and she has to say that she is wary of Concubine Mi De.

Pillow Chun was helpless, so he said to the remaining five beautiful palace maids: "What are you all called?" ”

"Slave maid Caizhu/Yun'er/Jin Hairpin/Pear Blossom/Ziyan to meet the little master of An Concubine."

"Then Pear Blossom." Pillow Chun gently rubbed the hand stove, "I have two close-fitting palace maids here, named Magnolia and Peach Blossom." Your name is Qiao, your name is pear blossom, and it is also a spring flower. After thinking about it for a moment, he commanded, "Just do some sprinkling and sweeping in the future, and you don't have to wait in front of you all the time." ”

Pear blossom was stayed, but she couldn't get into the house, and there was a hint of disappointment on her face.

The others, only a little waiter named Xiaodouzi was left. Xiaodouzi is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he is stupid and stumbling when he speaks, and he is a child who has just entered the palace. It is this kind of ignorance that is the most reassuring. Pillow Chun also looked at it with pity, so he pointed out that he did some errands and didn't endure hardship.

Just say, "I'm tired." ”

Xiao Xizi sent the rest of the people back to the Imperial Division. Su Bai, Pear Blossom, and Little Douzi entered the house to meet the new master.

"The owner has always been lenient with people, and he will not beat and scold at will on weekdays. Since the three of you stayed, it was fate. Pillow Chun's fingertips peeled off a fried sunflower seed, "If you serve with peace of mind, you will not be rewarded, and if you do something treacherous." Even once, you have to send it to another palace to serve or do things in the alley. Do you understand? ”

Xiao Douzi was confused and asked, "Master...... The slave is stupid and doesn't understand, which palace is this palace? ”

Pillow Chun didn't speak, and Yulan said, "The other palace is not which palace." The narrow and dark windows in the middle of the palace walls in the first few places behind the Sixth Bureau of the North Palace are all dead, and they are specially used to hold the convicted concubines. Because the place is dark, you can't get out when you go in, so it's called another palace to be polite. As for Chung Laneβ€”"

Pillow Chun raised his hand: "Aunt Su Bai has deep qualifications, you can come and say." ”

Su Bai was blessed: "Back to the little master, Chung Alley was originally an alley of Chung Mi, but later it was changed to a prison to punish criminal slaves. If it is said that being sent to serve in another palace will only resentful old age and death, then being punished to Chung Xiang will be even more miserable. There are a few cunning executioners in the alley, looking at the criminal slaves in the alley from time to time. The slaves had to do hard labor for ten hours a day, and if they were lazy, they would be punished by their mothers, or with soldering irons, needles, or saltwater whips...... Most of the slaves could not stand it in less than a month, did not have a good piece of meat on their bodies, and finally died of exhaustion. "Say goodbye and bow down," the slave and maid will serve the little master loyally, and there will be no two hearts. ”

Pear Blossom was also so frightened that her face turned pale, and she bowed down again and again: "The slave doesn't dare!" ”

Xiaodouzi trembled like a sieve of chaff when she heard this, and kowtowed: "The slave doesn't dare, the slave's mother is sick, and the slave has to send the moon out for treatment." Little master living Bodhisattva, don't send slaves to those places! ”

Seeing that this Su Bai was really an old man who could understand the look of his eyes, he was very pleasing to his heart: "Get up." I don't have a grandmother by my side, so I have to work Aunt Su Bai to be our palace maid in Qiyunxuan, and I have to rely on my aunt's insight to mention it on weekdays. ”

The implication is that Su Bai has been in the palace for a long time, and what he sees and hears is definitely better than others. If there is any taboo or inattention on weekdays, I want her to help remind her. In this way, Su Bai also gained face, and replied: "The slave and maid take the order." ”

After that, the pillow spring was rewarded with five taels of silver each, and the tired went to bed early. It's Xiaodouzi who is simple, and he is bent on taking this reward money out, which is enough to give his mother medicine money for several months. quietly at the door of Xuan, kowtowing a few times clumsily in the direction of Zhuchun bedroom.