Chapter 5: Princess Yi

Chu Xin didn't speak, she just hugged Xie Ruya tighter, and she didn't know what to say at the moment.

"Okay, okay, I've answered all your questions, go to sleep!"

Xie Ruya let out a long sigh, patted Chu Xin's head, closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep, what she had just done was very tired, and she felt a little drowsy when she was lying on the bed.

And Chu Xin couldn't sleep at all, snuggled in Xie Ruya's arms, tossing and turning over and over without knowing what he was thinking.

The mother's family is obviously a great hero, if Her Majesty is not ungrateful, she is the most noble princess, so she will not linger like this in the cold palace!

will be like the daughter of Zheng Guifei, a real princess!

Thinking about it, he gradually fell asleep, and in the morning he seemed to be woken up by a noise, Chu Xin got up from the bed, Xie Ruyan had already gotten up and didn't lie on the bed like her.

Chu Xin stuck out his head from the window and looked, and saw that it was a large group of people gathered in Concubine Li's room, and when he saw the familiar Mao Xili wrapped in corpses on the ground, he instantly understood that Concubine Li was dead.

Chu Xin blinked, looked at the hair mat wrapped in the corpse on the ground, and felt a sense of relief in his heart for the first time.

That Concubine Li is arrogant and domineering on weekdays, and she really bullied her many times in the past, and she didn't dare to say it when she was timid.

But now Concubine Li, who often bullied her, is dead at the moment, and she will never get up to bully her again.

Seeing that the little eunuch lifted the wool mat wrapped in the corpse on his shoulder and sent it out, and the rest of the people who watched the excitement also dispersed in twos and threes, Chu Xin felt bored, so he withdrew his head and closed the window.

There are people dying in this palace every moment of every day, and it is not a big deal to die a concubine, anyway, the concubines who are beaten into the cold palace are basically waiting for death.

After Chu Xin got dressed, he saw a cup of hot water on the table, and hurriedly ran over to drink it all.

knew that this cup of hot water must be the only one that Xie Ruya put here, only she would care so much about herself, afraid that it would be cold when she got up in the morning.

After drinking the hot water, he ran out and looked at the place where the corpse was placed, and the people around him who were watching the excitement had basically dispersed, and it seemed that the death of a person in the cold palace was just for them to be able to watch it one more time.

Chu Xin looked at the house where Concubine Li lived, and sure enough, everyone else had immediately gone over to rob it, just like when her mother died, everyone went to rob the house where her mother lived.

Everyone is struggling in the cold palace, scrambling every day just to keep themselves alive.

Many people freeze to death in the cold palace every winter, and everyone doesn't want to be the one who freezes to death.

"What are you stinky girl looking at here, it's not cold enough in the morning, right, if you stand outside and get frostbitten, I don't have any medicine to save you!"

Xie Ruya came over with a basin of clothes, and immediately began to scold Chu Xin as soon as she saw Chu Xin standing outside.

"I'm just out and watching the fun!"

Chu Xin replied unconvinced, and saw Xie Ruya carrying a large basin, and hurriedly ran over to pick up the clothes, and found that these clothes were soiled by Concubine Li some time ago, and they had all been washed.

Look at Xie Ruya's hands again, sure enough, they have been frozen red, there is not so much hot water in this cold palace, if you want to wash clothes, you can only go to the well in the south to wash.

"I warn you, don't get your clothes dirty again, do you know how cold my hands are when I wash clothes on this cold day! Next time you get your clothes dirty, I'll clean you up!" ”

Xie Ruyan scolded and let go of her hand, letting Chu Xin hold the basin, she quickly put her hand to her mouth and took a few breaths of hot air, but it was really too cold, and the well water was simply cold to the bone.

"Well, I know it all!"

Chu Xin nodded vigorously, not convinced at all, and became very obedient.

Running to the shelf where the clothes were drying with a wardbasin, and drying the washed clothes on the shelf one by one, the sun finally came out today, but it didn't seem to be useful, and I still felt that the cold wind was biting.

But it's better to have the sun than no sun, and the chances of drying your clothes are higher.

Xie Ruyan leaned on the shelf, watching Chu Xin laboriously drying his clothes, and watching the little man take the heavy clothes and throw them on the hanger, it looked really laborious, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Is it possible to spend your whole life in the cold palace?

She doesn't care about it herself, but Chu Xin is a princess who is serious, which princess of any dynasty lives such a life?

It seems that His Majesty is not only ruthless to the women around him, but also to his own daughter!

Ah, I remember that when Mu Wan gave birth to her daughter in the cold palace, someone came to see if it was a son or a daughter.

At that time, she knew that His Majesty really didn't intend to let Mu Wan go, and she was always paying attention to see if she had given birth to a son, if she had a son, it was estimated that both mother and son would have died a long time ago.

Seeing that it was a daughter, the mother and daughter were left to survive in the cold palace.

If you say that you once had love in your heart, then at this moment you only feel that the original love is like a joke, and after so many years in the cold palace, you have suffered all kinds of hardships and sins, and then you understand that those so-called love is just icing on the cake!

Those loves are not as important as having a pot of charcoal fire at the moment, and if there is no love, there is only hate.

"Why don't I go to the inner hall and get some charcoal, they gave me charcoal last time I went, so I should give it again when I go this time."

Chu Xin finally dried all those clothes, and saw that Xie Ruya's hands were still red from the cold, so he thought about getting some charcoal again.

"Do you know why I let you get it?"

Xie Ruyan pulled Chu Xin over, squatted down and pinched her shoulders.

"Because I am a deposed concubine, I have been sent to the cold palace and waited to die, but you are a princess who is serious, Your Majesty has not taken care of you, but he has not decreed the abolition of your princess status, so everything in the palace has your share."

Xie Ruya wiped the sweat on Chu Xin's forehead with her sleeve, and just dried her clothes so that she was so tired that even sweat came out.

"Hmm", Chu Xin nodded vigorously, "I know everything." ”

"You should have been the most noble princess in the world, your mother's family is the largest family in the family, if you hadn't been a stepping stone for Your Majesty, you would have lived well."

Xie Ruya's eyes had a hint of loneliness, she always laughed at these things when she mentioned these things, and always felt that Mu Wan's woman was too miserable, she was completely exploited after being used!

Your Majesty has done so many hurtful things and paid the hearts of so many women, how can you not suffer retribution?

Let his own daughter hate him.

Chu Xin lowered his head and looked at the ground and did not speak.

"Okay, you can go and get it, it's good to be able to get it, if you can't get it, run over quickly and don't get beaten in vain."

Xie Ruya got up and patted Chu Xin's head, and pushed her small body, Chu Xin clenched her fists and ran out.

This time the situation was much better than the last time, no one came to beat her and scolded her, but they were still busy with their own things, and no one paid attention to her.

It's just that a little eunuch in the corner saw Chu Xin running over, and gestured to the little eunuch standing outside with his eyes, and the little eunuch standing outside turned around and trotted away.

Chu Xin had been here a few times before, and everyone here knew her identity.

It stands to reason that the charcoal fire in this palace does have a share of the princess, and His Majesty has never said that the princess will be abolished, but in this case, it is the same whether the charcoal is given or not.

What's more, if you take the charcoal fire that belongs to the princess in the cold palace for your own use, no one will say a word, everyone is too busy to take care of themselves, who has time to care about the princess in the palace?

Chu Xin gritted his teeth, watching the eunuchs who came and went carrying charcoal fires, after experiencing a beating last time, this time he finally learned to be obedient, and he knew that he was talking to people in a good voice.

But it was still useless, every eunuch palace person pushed away her hand that wanted to pull her sleeve, and they didn't want to listen to her at all.

Chu Xin was squeezed aside in the corner, looking at the person who squeezed her over with some grievances, the last time that Zheng Guifei came over with her daughter, all the people here knelt respectfully, eager to take out all the charcoals.

She could only pray humbly like this, but she couldn't even get the most ordinary coals.

I didn't want to come in vain this time, I said that I had to get a little charcoal, and suddenly I saw some charcoal slag falling on the ground, and I could always take these over!

Squatted down and picked up the charcoal slag that had fallen on the ground, some large and some small, and covered it with his dress.

Chu Xin's hand, who came and went, didn't know who had stepped on it several times, but he gritted his teeth and endured it, and now picking up these charcoal fires is the most important thing.

When I was concentrating on cutting the charcoal fire, I suddenly felt that my hand was stepped on by one foot again, but this time the force of the step was much lighter than the previous few times.

Looking at the fabric on these small shoes, it is obviously much more delicate than these eunuch palace people.

Chu Xin was stunned, and when she looked up, she saw a little princess dressed exquisitely, the little princess she saw sitting in a sedan chair with Concubine Zheng that day.

The surrounding eunuchs and palace people all knelt down to say hello when they saw the princess coming, and the little princess waved her hand, signaling that they were all doing their own thing.

Chu Yi lifted his feet, blinked innocently with a pair of beautiful eyes, and looked at the charcoal slag in Chu Xin's skirt.

"It turns out that you came here to pick up these charcoal slags, but these charcoal slags don't seem to be of much use, the best charcoal fires used in my palace only need to be lit a little, the whole room is warm like spring, and there is no smell of smoke, this is specially rewarded by my father to me and my mother!"

Chu Yi's baby voice is very immature and very good, especially the innocence and simplicity in and out of these words, which really makes people can't help but admire what a simple little princess she is!

Aunt Cui stood behind her, pinching Xiu's frightened hand a little pale.

She had no way to stop Princess Yi, so she could only follow her, obviously she covered Chu Xin tightly last time, how could she still be discovered?

The one who was indebted to the cold palace at the beginning, really wanted to do something to make up for it and alleviate the sins in his heart at the beginning, but now it seems that it is useless to do anything.

Chu Xin withdrew the hand that had just been stepped on, and the back of her hand felt cold and painful, how could everyone come and step on her hand?

"The princess is asking, why don't you reply?"

The palace people beside the little princess reprimanded sternly, looking at Chu Xin, who was dirty and squatting on the ground picking up charcoal slag, with a face full of disdain.