Chapter 5 I see: Five

Girls not only have no dignity in this place, but they also have endless work to do, and there are endless things to do every day. If it weren't for the good foundation, if it wasn't for growing up in the countryside, the girl would definitely not be able to persevere. There were originally seven children in the girl's room, but after half a year, the girl found that only three companions were left, and the other three did not know where they had gone. Later, I learned that those girls who couldn't stand the suffering were either beaten to death or thrown into a mass grave outside the palace to die, and a few of them really couldn't survive and committed suicide by themselves. Girls don't dare to commit suicide so they have to continue to insist, as long as they don't fall, they can't finish it, even if they do more, they will still be scolded and even beaten by the palace maids or eunuchs who manage them. Fortunately, there are a few good sisters around the girl who have been deceived together, and everyone comforts and takes care of each other, more or less feeling that there is a little family affection.

The girl grew up in the midst of hardship, and gradually understood that this was the legendary palace. Although they live in this court, unfortunately they are only the lowest-ranking ladies in this court. It was also the first time that the girls learned that there was a difference between palace maids and palace maids, and that they would never be as good as others. As the name suggests, a palace maid is a woman who lives in the palace, but in fact, the real meaning is an inferior slave who serves her master in the palace. In addition to the masters, there are only palace maids and eunuchs in the palace. Although palace maids and eunuchs both serve their masters, there are differences. The eunuch is responsible for the cleaning and security of the perimeter, and the palace maid is the personal attendant of the masters. Because of the particularity of the emperor and the particularity of the emperor's woman, there can be no normal adult men in the palace except for the emperor. Even the guards who protect the emperor are not allowed to enter the palace easily, and almost every emperor's woman will have eunuchs and palace maids by her side. Nominally, it is to protect and serve the master, but in fact, it also plays the role of supervising and guarding the master. Due to the fact that some concubines were not powerful, and because some eunuchs and palace maids were more trusted by the emperor, these things happened to be slaves and bully masters. Therefore, not every eunuch and maid in the palace is bullied, and not every slave is bullied by the master. But women are palace maids that anyone can bully, because they have no status, and they are not even as good as a dog.

The palace maids in the palace are divided into levels, and the first-class palace maids are the big slaves and maids who have status in front of the masters. Not only do they usually not have to serve their masters closely, but they also play the role of serving their masters as staff officers. Sometimes they also do things on behalf of the master, such as purchasing goods or announcing orders. Especially the big slaves and maids around some big people, their majesty is no less than that of the eunuchs who are the celebrants. They can almost walk sideways in the palace, and it is also the goal of every palace maid. The second-class palace maid is the main attendant of the masters. They are by their respective masters' side, serving them 24 hours a day. This kind of palace maid is actually not easy to be, when the master is in a bad mood or has a bad service, the master will send his temper to these slaves and maids. The light ones beat and scolded the heavy ones and were killed on the spot, almost every year, dozens or even hundreds of palace maids were killed by carrying their masters like this, no wonder the palace maids privately said that their lives were not as important as a dog. The third-class palace maid has become an inferior palace maid again, and she does not even have the power to serve her master closely. They either served on the periphery of various palaces, or were arranged to serve some powerful big slaves and eunuchs. Under the third-class palace maid is the little palace maid, and the little palace maid is also called the intern palace maid, which means that she is not a formal palace maid. These half-grown girls have just entered the palace and need to be familiar with the palace for a period of time, learning the rules and various knowledge of the palace. When they fully understand the rules and learn the skills, they can be assigned to various palaces as errands.

In fact, there is another kind of palace maid between the third-class palace maid and the small palace maid, and this kind of palace maid is the most unpromising palace maid in the palace. They have no status or rank, and their treatment is even worse than that of third-class palace maids, and they will never be promoted. They are neither third-class palace maids nor new palace maids, and after the internship period, they stay in the various palaces to do the most serious things. Not only is there no dignity but also no salary, the third-class palace maid has some salary every month, but this kind of palace maid has no money to take. The people inside call this kind of palace maid or eunuch "confession", which means a person who has no identity certificate. Such people are either prisoners of war, foreign slaves, family members of convicts, or children who are sold into the palace like girls. Not only are these people not qualified to negotiate prices and wages, but they are also the lowest minions, and anyone can bully them. Some new little eunuchs or little palace maids have been bullied, and they will secretly bully these eunuchs and palace maids to get angry. This kind of eunuch is called a miscellaneous eunuch, and the palace maid is called the gatekeeper and the palace maid, and she doesn't even have the right to serve the master.

It may be because they feel that they are too lowly and have no face to serve the nobles, or it may be because they understand that they will never come out, and it is more likely that they are content with the status quo, these eunuchs and palace maids don't like prestige, and just want to live so quietly. As long as you don't get bullied, you can eat two meals a day. They don't want the scenery, they don't want to be looked at by any master, and they don't want to participate in the struggle of the big guys. Some experienced eunuchs and palace maids will remind those newcomers who are not sensible that people like them must not get ahead. The girl received the same warning, so she could live out her childhood in the palace in peace. She stayed in the Huanyi Bureau where no one wanted to come, and there were endless clothes to wash every day, but no one deliberately troubled her, and no one came here to beat and scold her. If it weren't for the news, she might not have left the Huanyi Bureau for the rest of her life.

The palace maids of the Huanyi Bureau are all palace maids like girls, or palace maids who have committed crimes. Of course, there are also some palace maids who have been beautiful, and these people have offended people because of the good times of the scenery, so they will be sent here to suffer. These people either followed the wrong master, or were implicated by the master, and it is more likely that they offended people who should not be offended, so they were sent to this dark place to suffer. In the Huanyi Bureau, as long as you look at the attitude and face of the palace maids, you can know who is who. The work is more serious, the attitude is good, and sometimes the people who will make a few jokes with the people together must be palace maids like girls. Those who sigh all day long and are not energetic are those palace maids who are unwilling. There are also a few people who are not diligent in their work but have calm faces, and these people are very likely to be the people who had a lot of background. Although these people are palace maids, they are not ordinary palace maids, and even first-class palace maids dare not offend them. These people are actually palace maids who have been fortunate to be visited by the emperor. Because these people were fortunate to be the master, and they did not leave a son and a half daughter, they were not qualified to become masters, so they had to be disposed of secretly. can't be killed easily, and they can't be let out, so they have to be locked up in this Huanyi Bureau, waiting for them to die of old age one by one.

Girls don't dare to offend anyone, they work non-stop all day long, and they are flattering people everywhere. There is not only a difference in rank between the palace maid and the palace maid, but also the distinction between high and low. Some people who are in good places look down on others, and some palace maids who are in bad places desperately want to leave and go to the nobles.

The palace maid has the rules of the palace maid, and even the title is the same. Sisters of the same rank refer to each other as sisters and sisters; The palace maid of the lower level should call the palace maid of the higher level aunt, and the palace maid of the higher level should be called grandma. Because even the lowest-level little palace maid is only two levels lower than the first-class palace maid when she sees it, so the palace lady is the most respectful title for the palace maid. When a girl sees a palace maid, she calls the palace maid who is together her sister, the palace maid who is in charge of affairs is called aunt, and the palace maid who is in charge of the Huanyi Bureau is called Mama. Anyway, a small person like her can't do without the Huanyi Bureau, and she can't see a higher big person, so she doesn't have to worry about getting involved in the struggle.

The girl has become a palace maid who works the most in the Huanyi Bureau, has the most serious attitude, and has the happiest life. Even some palace maids who are in a bad mood will envy her, saying that although her mentality is not suitable for staying in the palace, it is also a good way to self-regulate. The girl's fate changed because of an act of a palace maid.

The Huanyi Bureau imprisons a group of palace maids who have made mistakes, these people used to be beautiful palace maids, but now they are all reduced to the lowest palace maids of the Huanyi Bureau. Although they were assigned to the Huanyi Bureau, although they were deprived of their qualifications as palace maids and even had no wages, they had their own dignity. These ladies wanted to leave this place, to leave the court that they had already hated. But they committed a crime, and it was impossible for them to be released from the palace gate after their twenty-fifth birthday as ordinary palace maids. Therefore, they need to use means, and they need to use money to buy an identity certificate, so that they can apply for leaving the palace like ordinary palace maids. This palace maid spent a lot of money, and through her previous relationship, she finally got a chance to leave the palace. Everyone watched her leave the Huanyi Bureau with envy, which made it a great news for the girl who had lost any hope of leaving the palace. Her biggest dream has always been to leave the court and return to her parents.