The palace door suddenly opened, someone came in and saw someone kneeling on the steps at first glance, and was stunned for a moment before remembering the events of the day, and then said to the people in the door: "Concubine Jia is not born yet, the queen mother is in a hurry, the emperor and the mother are by her side, and she will not come back for a while." ”

As soon as these words were said, the palace people who were nervously waiting for the return of the master showed fatigue one after another, and they all said to take a rest, and someone forcibly pushed the palace maid who was curled up on the ground back to the steps, and scolded a few words before dispersing.

In addition to the sound of the wind on the winter night, Hongyan's ears were the palace maid's constant sobbing, she was kind and said, "Don't cry, the aunts are impatient and are going to kick you again." ”

The palace maid's name is Qianya, a few years older than Hongyan, and her seniority in the palace is also high, so she naturally hates Hongyan when she makes such a fuss today, and gritted her teeth and said: "You are still pretending, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have to kneel all day." You deserve it yourself, if you don't make trouble, Aunt Baozhen won't punish us. ”

Hongyan calmed down later, she did feel that she was too impulsive, she had been tossed by Jia Concubine, if she didn't point out Qianya's fault at that moment, the two didn't make trouble, she wouldn't be punished for kneeling, and now they are half dead to each other, which is somewhat unworthy.

But she is still young, and the temperament in her bones has not yet been wiped out, and the thought of regret flashed, so she puffed up her chest and said: "At least say it clearly, even if you kneel and break your leg, I know it in my heart." What about you, if Concubine Jia really has something, I gave my life for this, will you live in peace in your heart in this life? ”

Qianya trembled, she was aggrieved after all, when she saw Hongyan being slapped, her legs were weak and her lips trembled, where did she get the courage to stand up and tell the truth, she was cowardly, but she didn't want to hurt Hongyan. Now that Jia Concubine doesn't know how she was born, if she has three long and two short, will they really die?

"I—I didn't mean to......" Qianya really couldn't move on her knees, and sat down again, lying on the steps and crying, "My leg is going to break, it hurts too much." ”

Hongyan was numb, she didn't know what the pain was like, and after the small clothes on her body were soaked with pain, and then blew in the cold wind, she felt that her body had wandered away from the world, and it was no longer her own.

Time passed bit by bit, Qianya cried non-stop, and when Hongyan gradually couldn't support it, there was finally movement outside the door, the queen suddenly returned, and when she was surrounded by people and entered the door, the people in the door scattered and didn't have time to come back, only two embarrassed palace maids, one kneeling on the steps, and the other curled up under the steps.

Baozhen said to the queen angrily: "The slave and maid should die, these days of neglect of discipline, so that the slaves below are lazy, the slave and maid first send the master back to the dormitory, and slowly clean them up." ”

The queen was faint, her eyes fell on Hongyan's body, she hadn't seen her all day, she didn't expect it to be Hongyan who caused trouble, and Hongyan had been by her side for the past few months, and she knew in her heart that this was a good girl. waved his hand and said, "That's it, I don't want to listen to fights and killings." While instructing Hongyan, "Get up quickly, I want you to comb your hair." ”

The queen went to the palace, Hongyan stayed in place, someone came to urge her to go to the dormitory to serve the mother to wash, Hongyan shook her head, and said with tears: "The slave can't get up, it's really ......"

But who dares to disobey the master's order, this day is bad enough, Hongyan was actually sent into the dormitory, the queen took off her auspicious clothes, bypassed the screen to see her like this, and asked: "Can't stand up?" ”

Hongyan fell to the ground and trembled, choking: "The slave should die." ”

The queen raised her eyes to look at Baozhen: "Imperial Doctor Xuan." ”