It was not quiet in the Yanxi Palace here, and Ruyi was standing under the porch looking at the charcoal fire used in winter from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The little eunuch Bao Cheng led a few people to clear up, and said back and forth: "Niangniang, I have already counted it, 1,200 catties of black charcoal and 300 catties of red charcoal are already outside." ”

Ruyi nodded and asked, "How is Hai Chang there?" ”

Bao Cheng said: "According to the usual position, there is no red basket charcoal, only according to twenty catties of black charcoal per day." But the minions just called the Ministry of Internal Affairs and heard that ......"

Ruyi frowned: "You don't have to talk about it, what ...... heard?"

Baocheng stuck out his tongue in fright, and hurriedly said: "I heard that Hai Chang always said that black charcoal is not enough in the palace, but that example is set, how can there be more." I'm afraid that the sea is always freezing. ”

Ah Ji took the hand stove on the cage for Ruyi, carefully put on a purple velvet stove cover before sending it to Ruyi, and said softly: "It's windy outside, and the little master was carefully hit by the wind, and turned back to the wind and cold." ”

Ruyi smiled: "It's always stuffy in the house, but I'm not afraid to take shelter from the wind here." ”

Ah Zhen said again: "Listening to Baocheng say this, Hai Changzai has always been honest, if it wasn't for the cold and unbearable, I'm afraid I wouldn't have asked the Internal Affairs Office for charcoal again." I just don't know that there are only two people in her palace, how can it be enough? ”

Ruyi sighed: "This is her difficulty. Last night, she and I were chanting and praying in the Baohua Palace, only to touch her hand stove warm, but it was not hot. I thought it was Ye Xin and Xiangyun who were serving her who were not careful, who knew that after asking, her eyes were red, and she said that the charcoal was not enough at all, and her house was already cold, and it was barely enough to burn a brazier on weekdays, where could she still take care of the hand and foot stove. That's when I realized that her life was so sad. ”

Ah Ji adjusted the dark purple palace dress on his whole body, and said with relief: "This can't be blamed on the little master. The concubine has always been not on good terms with the little master, and the little lord is naturally inconvenient to go to her Xianfu Palace to see the sea is always there, otherwise how could she not take care of it? Speaking of which, it is also that the concubine is too careless, and the people in her palace suffer. ”

Ruyi felt sad in her heart, and said angrily: "It stands to reason that Hailan only has two girls and two eunuchs, so naturally there will not be enough things." But she told me that the concubine was afraid of the cold, and she always felt that the palace was not warm enough, and the charcoal sent by the Internal Affairs Office was deducted from most of it before giving it to her. She was just herself, and even the minion's room was burning warm, and she didn't care about Hailan. ”

Ah Zhen gasped: "How can it be done, and then it will be so cold in the first month and February, how can Hai Changzai stand it?" ”

Ruyi sighed: "It's not mine, in order to avoid suspicion and trouble, I wronged her like this." If I had noticed it earlier, she wouldn't have had to be so cold. She called Bao Cheng, "You be careful, quietly send some charcoal to Hai Chang there, don't let people pay attention." I still have to remember that it can only be black charcoal, and her position cannot be used with red charcoal, and the charcoal ash burned by the red charcoal is silvery-white, which is recognizable at a glance, but it is not good. But there is not much black charcoal. ”

Bao Cheng replied: "The slave understands." will take advantage of the concubine's visit to ask for peace every few days, so as not to send more eyes. ”

Ruyi smiled with satisfaction: "Then hurry up." Also, you can pick a batch of good winter clothes from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and send them quietly. ”

Ah Zhen saw that Baocheng was going down, so he said: "The little master is also kind to the sea Chang, and when the weather was just cold, he sent a lot of new cotton, and now he is sending clothes." ”

Ruyi was quite touched: "How many people in this palace are good friends?" Hailan and I are also considered to have made a contract, and it is also appropriate to take care of each other. She turned her face and asked Ah Zhen, "I just asked you to go to Yonghe Palace to send some small gifts to Mei to promise, but what did you hear?" ”

Ah Zhen turned his eyes around, and hurriedly said softly: "The slave maid sent two makeup satins to the order of the little master, who knew that Yonghe Palace could be lively, Jia Gui and Yi Gui both sent things, and even Hui Guifei also rewarded a lot of things." ”

Ruyi thought of something, so he asked, "That pure concubine ......"

"When the slave maid went, the pure concubine palace hadn't sent anything yet."

Ruyi understood that as soon as she left the queen's palace, the pure concubine must have hurried to visit her son. Even if he comes back, he must be sad that his son is not around, and he is afraid that he will not be able to take care of these courtesies for a while. She said: "Then wait for me to go to Zhongcui Palace to see the pure concubine, she will also be pitiful." ”