After saying that, she saw Huanchun covering her mouth and smiling, and asked her what she was laughing at, and Huanchun said: "Slave maid, you can't tell the emperor what you said." ”

"Can't tell?" Lan Qi didn't understand.

"Because the emperor must ask again, do you really understand? Do you understand where? Huan Chun learned that Xuan Ye usually disliked his master's stupid and stupid appearance, and his eyes were so vivid that Lan Qi was so angry that he couldn't speak, and after a while, he pulled Yukui and Xiangyue away, "Let's ignore her, and you two are not allowed to ignore her today, otherwise I will be in a hurry with you." ”

The three of them frolicked back to Zhong Cui Palace, because they had to pass by Concubine Tong's palace, and when they arrived, they were naturally more restrained and low-key, but just about to walk over, they saw a noisy and noisy gate at the gate of Chengqian Palace, Lan Qi glanced there curiously, but saw a palace maid being pressed to the ground, a little eunuch rolled up his sleeves and slapped the left and right.

"Master, let's not be nosy." Huanchun pulled Lan Qi and continued to walk forward, and only when she closed the door of Zhong Cui Palace did she continue, "Concubine Tong has a bad temper, and it is common to beat and scold slaves, even if someone wants to take care of it, it will not be our turn." ”

Lan Qi understood, but she just felt that the palace maid was pitiful, looking like she was only twelve or thirteen years old, she naturally remembered the situation when she entered the palace, but unfortunately she was weak, so she could only watch her be beaten.

After changing his clothes, washing his hands and writing under the window, Xu was recovering from a serious illness, and wandered outside for a long time, the pen in his hand trembled badly, so he wanted to rest, but someone came outside, Yukui came in and said: "The people in the sewing room are here, you were sick a few days ago, and you have not been able to take the size." ”

Lan Qi smiled and said, "They measured it, but don't tell others to know, especially Long Live Lord." ”

She lost a lot of weight during her illness, and she told the emperor that her size was much wider in the old years, but after she got sick, she wore clothes and swayed all over her body. ”

"Really?" Lan Qi pulled Xiangyue to compare, and Xiangyue smiled, "The slave and maid have also grown, and the master and the slave and maid can't be compared." ”

Because Bu Changzai was also invited to measure here, several of them opened the curtain and came in, only to hear Bu Chang asking: "Is the little palace maid outside your person?" Why is his face swollen like that, and he is still leading outside, and it's not good to bump into the top, so let her go back quickly. ”

When Lan Qi heard this, she walked out by herself, and when she opened the curtain, she saw the little girl standing in the courtyard, holding a needlework basket in her hand, her body was thin and thin, and her face was frighteningly swollen, very pitiful.

The mother headed by the sewing room sighed: "I went to Concubine Tong's place just now, and the mother asked her to make a new set of clothes, and she was measuring the size, this girl didn't know what mistake she had made, and the slave came back to her senses, and the mother had already scolded her and dragged her out to beat." Because the two of you are often here is the last place, after serving the two of you, you are going back, I am afraid that she will bump into someone in the palace alone, so I brought it over, and I don't want to disturb the two masters. ”

This old lady is a kind and kind-hearted person, and while speaking, she was about to give Lan Qi and Bu Chang a salute and confess, Lan Qi hurriedly asked Huan Chun to sit aside and drink tea, and then turned around and lifted the curtain to see, if the little girl said that pity is inevitable, but standing there with a straight back, no crying or frightened, the young age is very different.

"I've got some medicine here." Lan Qi said and pointed to Yu Kui to get it, to say that those trauma medicines were more when she was beaten by the Empress Dowager, so she was worried about whether they would break when she brought them, Yu Kui said that those that had been used had been thrown away a long time ago, and these were tightly sealed with wax, and the imperial doctor said that it didn't matter if she put them for a few years.

"Mama take it and give it to the child, look at the poor one, and it is not convenient for you to find a doctor." Lan Qi asked Yu Kui to give it, and the old lady was about to call the palace maid to come in and thank her, but Lan Qi let her go, "She must be uncomfortable, and I don't want her to kowtow when I give her medicine." ”

Bu Changzai asked: "Looking very young, why are the newly elected palace maids in the palace getting younger and younger recently?" ”

Mama responded: "This child has committed an accident at home, and the whole family has been confiscated, so he was also sent in at this age, and asked the slave to say that it is better to be in the palace than outside, and to do the same thing as serving people." Very dexterous and quiet child, don't look at the age, the kung fu is not weak, the slave rarely meets a gifted child, so she takes it personally. ”

"Blame the poor thing." Bu Chang sighed faintly, "But to be able to meet you, Mama, is also her creation." ”

The people in the sewing room soon dispersed, Bu Chang was talking to Lan Qi for a while and went to rest by himself, and everyone gradually forgot about the little palace maid, after all, there were too many such things in the palace, and they were used to seeing it for a long time, so they became numb.

Unconsciously the spring is gone, early summer is coming, the days before the Dragon Boat Festival, Lan Qi is waiting in Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager is happy that the court is becoming more and more stable, and she has to wear the clothes sewn by Su Mala on the Dragon Boat Festival, but Mama is also old, and occasionally looks dazzling on the needlework, and Lan Qi is helping on the side.

The Empress Dowager came to urge them every day when she was idle, thinking that the stitches here were not delicate, and that the color matching there was too cheesy. ”

The Empress Dowager hugged Lan Qi lovingly and said: "It's good to learn from me, just count them as the best at bullying people, if we don't learn better, how can we hold it?" ”

"Who does the imperial grandmother want to control?" Talking kung fu, but he heard Xuan Ye's voice, and when he entered the door and saw that Lan Qi was also there, he liked it even more. He has been so busy recently that he doesn't even have time to say goodbye to his grandmother, and he feels very guilty, but when he heard that Lan Qi is in front of him almost every day, he was relieved, but he didn't expect to bump into her again today, and the imperial grandmother smiled and held her hand to take a look at the new clothes that were still being sewn, "Tell me about Su Mala, I still have to wear such a bright color at my age, it's too unstable." ”

Xuan Ye saw that there were many red patterns on the new auspicious clothes, the imperial grandmother had been widowed for many years, and she had almost never seen her wear bright colors, this body was indeed very fresh, he didn't feel anything wrong, and heard Su Mala Mama say: "If the emperor also thinks it's good, it is better to help the slave and maid persuade the master, the slave and the maid have followed the master since the master was in Wu Chang at this age, and now I see Wu Chang in the bright and lively every day, I also want to see the master wear such a color again, you said that the master put the palace maid in the needlework room and don't go to the messenger, you have to grind the slave and maid to make a dress out." , can't the slave pick a color yet? ”

Xuan Ye bowed his head happily, turned around and saw Lan Qi smiling stupidly on the side, and couldn't help glaring at her, Lan Qi saw it, and silently walked to the side of the Empress Dowager and ignored him, but the Empress Dowager saw it in her eyes and pushed her forward, blaming her grandson: "What are you two doing in front of me?" Go there and sit and talk. Lan Qi, the emperor is tired, wait for him to drink a bowl of tea to moisten it. ”

Xuan Ye came to rest, in front of his grandmother, he was often so relaxed and unrestrained, sat cross-legged on the kang, one hand supported his chin to watch Lan Qi make tea, saw her scoop out some amber with stars and roses from the jar, the hot water was boiled, and when the spoon was gently stirred, there was a fragrance of flowers, as if the spring color that was scared away by the scorching sun came back.

"What is this? I saw it for the first time. Xuan Ye stretched out his hand, but deliberately grabbed Lan Qi's hand, and the tea bowl was stuffed to him, and he stepped aside to sit down, muttering in a low voice, "The Empress Dowager is outside." ”

Xuan Ye was overjoyed, no longer bullied her, took two sips of herself, and asked, "What kind of tea?" ”

"It's the nectar made by Mama herself, and the red thing in it is pickled petals, and I don't know what the specific concubine is, but Mama gave the concubine a jar, and the emperor can ...... it when he thinks about it" Speaking of this, Lan Qi paused, she always felt that she and the emperor had never been separated, even if they hadn't seen each other for a long time, but they would still naturally invite Xuan Ye to drink a bowl of honey tea in her palace as before.

Xuan Ye stretched out his hand, Lan Qi got up and walked to him, holding his hands, the warmth of Xuan Ye's palm didn't feel tired in this already stuffy early summer, and the warmth kept drilling into her heart, but she heard the emperor say: "You eat it yourself, this is good for your body." Go back and learn how to make it from Mama, and in the future I will only eat what you make. ”

Seeing the person in front of him laughing happily, Xuan Ye's tiredness from getting up in the morning to be busy so far was gone, and he drank half a bowl of tea, and asked Lan Qi if she was doing lately, the two talked softly, and soon the Empress Dowager came in, seeing that the two of them were quietly holding hands, Mama couldn't help laughing first, pointed to Xuan Ye's hand and said, "Master, take a look." ”

The two quickly let go, Lan Qi came to help the Queen Mother sit down with a flushed face, Xuan Ye got up and said that he was leaving, and his grandmother didn't keep him, knowing that he was busy, he pulled Lan Qi and said happily: "Busy ahead, don't worry about me here, this child knows how cold and hot he is by his side, and the imperial grandmother is fine." ”

Xuan Ye smiled and saluted to say goodbye, and Mama Su Mala pushed Lan Qi forward: "Isn't Wu Chang going to send it off?" ”

Lan Qi smiled so much that her eyebrows were crooked, and she was no longer polite, and followed Xuan Ye out until she was sent to the palace gate, and Xuan Ye told her not to be greedy for cold weather in the hot weather, and left.

When she turned around and came back, the Empress Dowager wanted to take a nap, she helped to serve the good and worked with Mama to sew clothes, Mama was also a few years old, Lan Qi persuaded her to take a nap, and she concentrated on picking up the stitches. Seeing that Mama was sleeping just and was reluctant to disturb her, she came out to ask other palace maids, saying that Mama knew that the embroidery thread was not enough, and she had prepared the needlework room, but the thread used by the Empress Dowager here was extremely expensive, and it was not immediately available.

"Xu is not much, I am afraid that I will be scolded less when I send it, so I don't dare to send it over immediately." Lan Qi just felt stiff and wanted to go out for a while, and told the little palace maids not to disturb the queen mother and grandma to rest, so she went to the sewing room with Huanchun and a few people, and also wanted to pick some embroidery threads to match the color.

But when she arrived at the sewing room and saw the busy scene inside, Lan Qi regretted that she shouldn't have come to urge, and as soon as she explained what she was going to do, several grandmothers and eunuchs in charge treated her as a guest, and she didn't care about the things in her hands, just served tea and water, so that she was not embarrassed.

It didn't take long for Su Mala's mama to send the embroidery thread, and sure enough, as she expected, because there was not much that could be used, she was afraid that she would be blamed for not being satisfied, and Mama only said that she wanted it but didn't say the time, so she wanted to wait another day.

Lan Qi smiled and said, "But it's going to be the Dragon Boat Festival, these are enough, and you can send the rest later." And she wanted to pick out some embroidery thread for her mother to sew a handkerchief, but when she saw that it was so busy here, she didn't mention it, and sat down to leave, but before she could go out, four or five palace maids suddenly broke in outside, and the one Lan Qi at the head recognized that it was Qiaoyan, the palace maid next to Concubine Tong, and they didn't look at others when they broke in, but Lan Qi was standing on the other side, shouting and shouting: "Which one is in charge, and there is no one who is panting?" ”

Lan Qi listened to Yu Kui muttering on the side: "Jingzhu is not this temperament outside, this girl looks like a dog when she leaves Chengqian Palace." ”

Seeing that the group of people went to the side of the house, Lan Qi didn't bother to pay attention, and when she took someone to go out, she suddenly heard a scream, followed by a lot of noisy movements, and saw Qiao Yan and a few other people carrying a little girl out, and someone behind her took a bamboo ruler for measuring cloth, Qiao Yan took it easily, so she crackled and pumped at the child, and no one on the side dared to stop it, and the little palace maid curled up on the ground and held her head and was beaten, but she didn't say a word.

"What are you doing?" Lan Qi couldn't see it for a while, and couldn't wait for Huan Chun to stop her, so she walked over, Qiao Yan was stunned first, but obviously didn't give Lan Qi face, smiled coldly, and slapped the little palace maid twice in front of her.

"Master......" Huan Chun came to calm things down, after all, this Sappo Diao slave was Concubine Tong's person, but her master walked over step by step, walked in front of Qiao Yan step by step, and stretched out his hand to her.

"Wu Chang is here...... What are you doing here? Qiao Yan was forced to retreat, and the bamboo ruler in her hand was also thrown on the ground, Lan Qi kicked the bamboo ruler away, turned around and called the palace maid on the side to pull the child up.

"Wu Chang is here, this girl bit the slave's hand just now, you see." Qiao Yan lifted her cuffs, and sure enough, there were two rows of deep tooth marks, and she said angrily, "You won't favor this little girl, right?" ”

Lan Qi looked at her coldly: "What are you doing here?" ”

Qiao Yan's face was proud, and she raised her chin and said: "Concubine Tong's new clothes have not been sent so far, and the slave and maid have come to urge, can Wu Chang give advice?" ”

"Then go and urge the clothes, don't do serious things, the palace maid in the needlework room won't be your turn to teach you a lesson." Lan Qi pointed to a few grandmothers and fathers-in-law not far away, "Niangniang's clothes must be in their care, what's the use of embarrassing a little palace maid, if you do this, you will only embarrass Niangniang, I'm afraid that Niangniang won't allow you to swagger like this." ”

Qiao Yan's face turned pale with anger, but Lan Qi was always serious after all, she was not a palace maid who could not resist it, and she hung her head and passed by her side, but she couldn't hold her mouth and muttered in a low voice: "But it's also a palace maid, what kind of garlic to put in front of me." ”

But this sentence is not said Lan Qi heard it, Lian Lian Chun and Yu Kui heard it really, they were hating what to do to Qiaoyan, and the master next to him suddenly scolded: "Stop." ”

Qiao Yan was startled, but Wu Changzai had already arrived, looking at the petite person, there was a fierce look on his face, and he was asking her, "What did you say just now?" She swallowed her saliva and said solemnly, "The slave didn't say anything, Wu Changzai didn't hear it." ”

"Get on your knees." Lan Qi was furious.

Qiao Yan's eyes widened, very unconvinced, but before she could open her mouth, Wu Changzai scolded her again, "Kneel", and then she had to bend her knees angrily, and only heard Wu Chang say above her head: "You kneel here for half an hour, I will urge the mother's new clothes, and send them immediately when they are done. ”

Qiao Yan's temper is really not small, so she looked up at Lan Qi and said: "The slave and maid are the palace maids of the Chengqian Palace, you said that the palace maids in the needlework room can't take the turn of the slaves and maids, how can you punish the slaves and maids, why don't you go and ask my master about it?" ”

Lan Qi smiled faintly at her: "It's my business to ask or not, if you have the ability, leave now, and shut up if you don't dare to leave." As he spoke, he turned around and called the steward here, let them stare at it for half an hour, and urged the clothes of Chengqian Palace to be sent over quickly, before leading Huanchun and a few people away.

But obviously she was angry, her face was still not soothed, Xiangyue and Yukui didn't dare to squeak, they had been serving for more than a year, and it was the first time they saw the master angry, such a gentle and lovely face, they could also have a domineering momentum, and Qiaoyan dared to talk back, so they would have been scared to death.

"Master, you go back to Cining Palace with a tight face like this, aren't you afraid that the Empress Dowager and Mama will ask?" Huanchun finally persuaded him, Lan Qi suddenly stopped, and said in a deep heart: "Thank you for reminding me, but I really can't get angry in my heart, what's wrong with me, what to do with a palace maid, I haven't heard those words." ”

"Maybe it's the pity of that kid." Huan Chun gently stroked the master's back to make Shun Shun, and coaxed her with a smile, "You are angry that she is not angry with that child, this sentence alone will definitely not be so angry, my master is small, but he is broad-minded." ”

"Really?" Lan Qi came to his senses, and Fang Cai's momentum gradually dissipated.

Huan Chun wanted to make her happy, so he leaned up and pointed at Lan Qi's chest, and whispered: "Isn't it wide, the size on your waist has not risen, and the top is wider than before. ”

Lan Qi was stunned, her cheeks suddenly turned crimson, she also knew that her body had gradually changed in recent days, a few days ago, her chest was swollen and painful and unbearable, unconsciously, the body bones did not grow flesh, that place was plump a lot, she was already a little shy every day and had to be tightly bound before she dared to wear clothes and go out, and now she was said by Huanchun in broad daylight, she was so angry that she was going crazy, and she stretched out her hand to hit her: "You will bully me, and I will tell Mama later, I don't want you anymore." ”

Coaxed the master to laugh, Huanchun was finally relieved, begging to pester her to Cining Palace, and when she came back, she saw that Mama had woken up, Lan Qi coquettishly said to Mama that Huanchun was bullying, Mama said that she wanted to fight, and she was reluctant, everyone laughed and took advantage of the light to do the work at hand, and no one mentioned the needlework room.

Lan Qi was very happy because when the Empress Dowager tried on new clothes, she was graceful and glamorous, and everyone was very happy, she completely forgot about it when she liked it, and when she came back from Cining Palace, she also chatted with Huanchun and a few people, saying that the Empress Dowager must be a stunning beauty when she was young, and lamented that if she had such a long life as the Empress Dowager in the future, she didn't know if she would become a withered old woman.

came back in a good mood, but saw a palace maid kneeling in front of the gate of Zhongcui Palace, and when she got closer to see it clearly, Lan Qi was really startled, the palace maid's face was swollen and crooked, and there were blackened blood stains on the corners of her mouth, and her body was already shaky, but she didn't seem to dare to move, and she knelt there with her teeth gritted.

"It's Qiao Yan...... Yu Kui exclaimed, Qiao Yan heard the sound, turned around and saw them coming back, and immediately pounced on Lan Qi and knelt down, begging, "Wu Chang is saving the slave and the maid, please spare the slave and the maid......"

The door of the palace opened, Bu Changzai heard the movement, came out tremblingly, his face was very bad in fright, and he pulled Lan Qi and said, "What's going on?" Concubine Tong beat her like this, and let her kneel here, saying that it is up to you to decide whether she will live or die after that, and let you come back and dispose of it. ”

Lan Qi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief on her chest, and looked down at Qiao Yan, her face was so swollen that she couldn't see her original appearance clearly, Concubine Tong seemed to be more ruthless now than before, and today she was angry with Qiao Yan for trampling others, but she turned around and pushed her to death with her own hands. No matter how bad Qiao Yan is, she can't easily take someone's life, thinking that the matter starts with her, it should be up to her to see Concubine Tong to end it, even if she is humiliated, it is always good to be able to save the life of this palace maid.

Turning around and walking towards Chengqian Palace, Qiao Yan stumbled up and followed, Huanchun Yukui was very frightened, and told Pan Xia when she left, "In case something happens, do you know who to go to for help?" ”

Bu Chang was unreliable, Pan Xia was still clever, and hurriedly nodded in agreement, saying that he knew who to turn to for help.

However, Lan Qi is sure that Concubine Tong will not do anything to her, after all, she has done nothing wrong, at most she will humiliate a few words, and she will endure it.

"A lowly person should be beaten like this, so that she doesn't dare to talk nonsense in the future, she is presumptuous outside, others only treat this palace as not disciplined well, and it is always the face of this palace that is lost, Wu Chang is doing a good job in you, such a slave should be taught." Concubine Tong had been waiting for Lan Qi to come, and when she saw her, she smiled coldly, "And she bumped into you today, whether she lives or dies is naturally up to you, and this palace can't accommodate it anymore." ”

Lan Qi blessed her body and said calmly: "The concubine pleaded with Niangniang for her, and she was beaten, but she couldn't stand up when she knelt down, and she would not dare to be presumptuous outside in the future." Seeing that the festival is going to be celebrated, the palace is lively, and the concubine wants to ask the mother to spare her life, in case something happens, the queen mother and the queen mother will also add blockage. ”

Concubine Tong sneered: "Of course you can keep your life, but you don't want her here in this palace, since Wu Changzai is so kind, let's leave her in Zhongcui Palace." ”

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