68. I can't help myself
Coming out of Yun Niyi's dormitory Zisu Palace, the moon is in the middle of the sky, and it is already half-bent.
It has been almost half a month since Liang Rui went to Changzhou, and there has been no good news from Changzhou so far. She was even a little worried that she would lose this time, but there was no news so far, and she was still a little glad that no news was better than bad news.
After walking through the ghost gate in Changzhou, she slowly understood that if she didn't let the country become rich and the people strong, the people she loved might leave her one day. She may not have to face the rescued Liang Rui to change her appearance, or the original young weak crown, they are carefree. But the past is still in the past.
"Your Majesty, the night is already deep, the spring rain is dense, the slave and maid will give you an umbrella and send you back to the palace." Beside her walked a palace maid holding an oil-paper umbrella with a palace lamp, and her voice was soft.
She looked at the palace maid in front of her who was low-eyed and pleasing to the eyes, and then looked at the rain silk on her head that was as thin as a cow's hair and the oil-paper umbrella in her hand: "Then go back to the palace!" ”
"Yes." The maid with an umbrella followed her.
"What's your name?" She asked, to the sound of Sasol's footsteps.
"Maid Yunwan." The palace maid replied timidly.
"The name is good, Yun Wan, Yun Wan is tactful. In the future, I will come to serve in my palace, and I will also share some of the burden for the queen. She headed straight ahead.
"Yes." The palace maid named Yun Wan agreed obediently.
Recently, there has been a war in and out of the palace, and her originally uninhibited mood has suddenly tightened. The mental tension has been difficult to fall asleep for a few nights and days, but today it is much better, and you can relax your mind and fall asleep. I slept until three o'clock in the morning, and no one woke up.
"How did I sleep until this hour, I was wrong in the morning." As soon as she woke up, she remembered the indispensable court.
"Your Majesty, the upper dynasty is divided into yin and yang days, the first half of the month and the second half of the month each have five days without going to the court, and today is the first time that the second half of the month is exempted." The chamberlain was summoned by her to be reminded.
"What's wrong with me? Confused. "She didn't get old yet, and she began to forget.
"Your Majesty, the queen has prepared lunch for you, and let the slaves and maids come to serve the emperor to wash." The chamberlain bowed and said.
"I'll wash myself up. By the way, who kept vigil last night turned out to be quiet, not like usual, so that I couldn't sleep. She asked casually.
The chamberlain was surprised: "The emperor brought back a palace maid last night, she has been with the emperor all the time, the emperor doesn't know?" ”
"She was with me last night." She vaguely remembered the appearance of the palace maid.
"Very well, then leave her in my dormitory." She said happily.
"But the emperor, the inner bed is generally managed by the queen's mother. The queen has always been worried that there will be malicious people to fight the emperor's idea. "The chamberlain doesn't dare to call the shots.
"Well, then the queen will see for herself and make a decision. But the queen is also very tired, and she is working all the big and small things in the palace. In the future, I will also share some of it with her. Last night she saw that the man was quite clever, and she didn't want to be the one who took the initiative to keep vigil last night.
The reason why she wanted to add a helper to Ning Rong when she saw Yun Wan was probably from the bottom of her heart that letting Ning Rong guard her in this deep palace inner courtyard was a life that a woman could not enjoy. She is already like this, so she shouldn't let Ning Rong do the same.
"You go back to the queen mother, just say that I will go over when I am washed." She commanded the chamberlain.
"Yes." The chamberlain took the order and left.
She rinsed her mouth and wiped her face, feeling much more refreshed.
"Your Majesty, the slave maid made a cup of Qingxin ginseng tea for the emperor." She turned around and saw Yun Wan kneeling in front of her with a tray.
"Oh, it's you, it's rare that you have such a heart. It seems that I will leave my life to you from now on. She walked over and held the white porcelain cup in one hand.
"Serving the emperor well is what slaves and maids should do. The slave did not dare to take credit. "Yun Wan is well-behaved.
"Okay, I have drunk the ginseng tea, and you will serve in my dormitory from now on." She finished and drank the cup of ginseng tea in one gulp.
"Yes." She expected that Yunwan, like Ning Rong and Ling Yun, would come to help her.
In the past, in order to take care of her living convenience, Ning Rong lived in the palace next door to her. It's also convenient to come back and forth.
The affairs of the outer court and the inner palace, Ning Rong, as the emperor and the queen's mother, must not be tired. She wanted to make it easier for Ning Rong.
"Your Majesty, the concubines sent people over a few times, and they all said that you slept soundly and were afraid of waking up. You haven't slept well in the past half a month, which makes the concubine very worried. Ning Rong chattered while arranging the dishes and chopsticks for him.
"It's hard for you to worry about everything. Today, there is a Yunwan slave in the palace, you can rest assured in the future. She comforted Ning Rong.
"Your Majesty, the arrangement in the palace has always been a concubine in Zhang Luo. The emperor put people in without the hands of his concubines, I'm afraid..."Ning Rong originally wanted to dissuade her, but seeing that she was determined this time, she didn't say anything.
After all, no one dares to stop her ambitions, Ning Rong heard Liang Jing say that she wants to reform in political affairs recently, and she wants to change if she wants to be elected, in short, the previous emperor is not the current emperor.
People are changing.
"Today's food is very delicious, and he will make my dishes in the future. It's a little less worry-free. The imperial dining room needs to save some money, and I want to arrange for the older cooks to leave the palace. After a series of wars, the treasury can save as much money as it can. There are many places to use money, and I want to give Yufan a thousand miles of mountains and rivers. She said firmly.
"The emperor's wish will definitely come true. Lately, you've been tired a lot of things to do upwards. In the past, the concubines watched the emperor live comfortably, and their hearts were also comfortable. Now the emperor is tired, and the concubines are sad. Ning Rong served her a bowl of soup.
"I'm not tired, but I can't say anything about it. The palace is very lonely, and there is no peace outside. She still misses the last few years of the past eighteen years, with Liang Rui accompanying her everywhere, and there are so many places to go. Now it's okay, Liang Rui is no longer that Liang Rui, and she also has her mission to be the emperor.
"The concubines can only give the emperor a look at the harem. In the future, we must share more worries for the emperor. Ning Rong said distressedly.
"You have to take care of yourself, or I will feel distressed. I don't know how many years will be before I can give you a free body. How old will you be? And how to give yourself a good home? You're not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry. She said, putting down the spoon.
"Your Majesty, since Ning Rong has entered the harem, he is a person in this palace, and he does not plan to leave the palace in this life." Ning Rong said earnestly.
"But after all, the royal heir is a pain in his heart, and I still remember that my father was humiliated by his neighbors because he had no heirs, and he was persecuted by his ministers. Is the emperor high, but there are also last resorts. If you can get out of here sooner, you'll be happier. She explained why.