Chapter 6: The charcoal fire given by Princess Yi
"The status of the little princess is noble, how dare I not reply if I ask, it's just that I want to pick up charcoal, so I delayed for a while."
Chu Xin picked up all the charcoal on the ground, wrapped it around her skirt, and stood up to look at the palace maid who had just reprimanded her.
Today's situation seems a little strange, and when she came every day in the past, she was only driven back at most, but no nobleman was willing to stop to see her.
How could this little princess, who was dressed exquisitely like a blessing doll, come over?
"The princess's question is the most important thing, but it is much more useful than you picking up these useless charcoals!"
The palace maid replied disdainfully.
"Yueru, I look at this sister who looks pitiful, she is already so miserable, don't talk about her!"
Chu Yi raised his head and glanced at the palace maid named Yueru, who immediately lowered her head and stopped talking.
Chu Xin lowered her head and looked at the charcoal slag that she had picked up, the princess in front of her was a princess, wasn't she a princess herself, why was the difference so big?
"I know you, you are the princess who grew up in the cold palace."
Chu Yi smiled sweetly, and there were immediately two shallow dimples on her white and tender face, which really looked like a delicate Fu doll.
"Now that it's so cold, isn't there no charcoal fire in the cold palace? The last time you came to get the charcoal, I actually saw you secretly on the sedan chair, and I thought you were really pitiful! So this time I came here to give you charcoal, so you don't have to pick up these charcoal slags on the ground! ”
Chu Yi's voice was innocent and cute, so that the people around him could only sigh how kind this little princess was, no wonder His Majesty liked Concubine Zheng's children the most!
Chu Xin's little hand holding the hem of her skirt tightened, she didn't know what was going on, looking at the little princess in front of her who was about the same height as herself, she really didn't understand what the other party meant.
It's not like she hasn't come out in the cold palace, but every time she is driven back, why did she meet such a little princess when she came out this time?
This little princess looked so good, but the pain in her hand was telling her that the little princess had stepped on her own hand.
But don't you want a charcoal fire, no matter what, as long as you can get a useful charcoal fire.
She didn't want to be shivering from the cold every night, and she had to be woken up by the cold several times, and she also wanted Xie Ruya to be warm and warm.
"Thank you, princess."
Chu Xin looked at Chu Yi gratefully, and when he saw the other party's delicate and lovely face, he felt a little indescribable in his heart.
"Yuexiang, bring the red charcoal in your hand."
Chu Yi turned his head and looked up at the palace maid named Yuexiang, who hurriedly came over and handed Chu Xin a large mahogany box in his hand.
Chu Xin squatted down again and put a handful of charcoal slag on the ground, and then took the big mahogany box with his free hand, and when he took it, he felt that the mahogany box seemed to be heavy, so he could only put it on the ground first.
After opening the lid of the box, I found that it was neatly arranged with charcoal fire, and this one looked like a high-quality charcoal fire, and I put the charcoal slag that I had just cut into it again, and no matter how many there were, I took it back first.
"This is the red Luo charcoal lit up smokeless and tasteless, only a short period of effort The whole room will be warm like spring, this is the father specially rewarded to the mother concubine, every winter with red Luo charcoal, you can warm and warm through the winter!"
Chu Yi raised his head proudly as he spoke, showing off the love he had received from His Majesty.
"Thank you, princess."
Chu Xin picked up the big mahogany box with some difficulty, and bowed her head to Chu Yi to express her gratitude, no matter what, she did get such a big box of red Luo charcoal, and it was also appropriate to thank the other party.
"Then after you take it back, you are not allowed to say that I gave you these charcoals, last time it was given to you by Aunt Cui, then this time you also said that Aunt Cui gave it to you, if you know that I will be scolded by my mother!"
Chu Yi lowered his head aggrievedly as he spoke, as if he was really scolded at the moment.
"yes, I see!"
Chu Xin nodded vigorously, she was short, and she couldn't see the unbearable expression on Aunt Cui's face.
"Then you should go back quickly, seeing that you are wearing such thin, I think you will feel very cold standing here, hurry back and light the charcoal fire, and the whole person will be warm!"
Chu Yi smiled sweetly, and the whole person looked sweet and cute, just like a delicate jade doll.
Chu Xin thanked her again and left with a heavy red box, she just wanted to hurry back to the cold palace and light all these charcoal fires, so that she and Xie Ruyan were both warm and warm.
Chu Yi stared at Chu Xin's departing back, and suddenly turned his head to look at Aunt Cui.
"The mother gave you a chance, you should be grateful, and seeing that your behavior that day was nothing more than that, so I didn't plan to punish you. If you do anything that you shouldn't do again, I don't know what the mother will do to you! ”
"Yes."
Aunt Cui lowered her head in panic and admitted her mistake, she really looked at the other party for giving Chu Xin charcoal fire that day, so she secretly gave it out of a hidden heart, but she didn't expect to be seen by Princess Yi.
"Go back, it's very cold here, and the princess's hands and feet are going to be numb!"
Chu Yi patted her little hands impatiently, if it weren't for that scene, she wouldn't want to come to this kind of place, wouldn't it be good to stay in her warm palace?
It turns out that the dirty girl I just saw is the slut's child in the mouth of the mother!
I heard that the girl's mother was the queen who was deposed by her father, but that was only in the past, and now her father's favorite concubine is her mother!
Aunt Cui followed behind her in annoyance, blaming her for her momentary kindness, but she caused a bigger disaster.
Because of what happened back then, I felt guilty about the one in the cold palace, and there was really no way to make up for it a little, but it hurt them even more!
Chu Xin dragged the mahogany box to the cold palace with great effort, she couldn't lift such a heavy thing, so she could only put it on the ground and drag it forward step by step.
Rao is a cold wind, but she is happy in her heart, with such a large box of charcoal, it can be used for a long time.
When I went to bed at night, I finally didn't have to be woken up by the cold, and Xie Ruya's hands that were red from washing clothes could finally warm up.
Even if the hand that was stepped on by the little princess just now was still aching, it didn't matter, with such a big box of charcoal hands, it was okay to be stepped on.
"You little girl is quite powerful, and you really brought such a big box of charcoal!"
As soon as she saw Chu Xin dragging such a big box in, Xie Ruyan immediately ran over in surprise and looked left and right.
"This is Red Luo Tan!"
When she opened the box, Xie Ruya immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Who gave it to you"
"It's still the aunt that day, she looked at me pitifully, so she secretly gave it to me, and no one saw it."
Chu Xin squatted on the ground and put those charcoal fires in the brazier one by one, bowing his head, Xie Ruyan didn't see the expression on his face
"It's her again, I'm afraid that I've done too many bad things in the past, and I can't sleep every night, so I want to do something good to make up for it, I didn't make up for it in the past, what's the use of doing these things now?"
Xie Ruyan rolled her eyes impatiently, got up and sat on the bed and wrapped herself in the quilt.
It seems that Aunt Cui knew that she was not kind to what she did back then, and now she wants to make up for something.
But how can she make up for it, she has suffered in the cold palace for so many years, and her heart has been severely injured, how can she make up for it!
Chu Xin didn't know what these words meant, and he was still immersed in the joy of having these charcoal fires.
As the little princess said, it was only a short time after the fire was lit, and the whole room suddenly became warm, and there was really no smoke or smell.
"Isn't this charcoal fire very valuable, it seems to be much better than the charcoal fire I picked up before."
After Chu Xin made the charcoal fire, she also climbed into bed, Xie Ruyan opened her hand and hugged her in her arms, and then wrapped the two of them in the quilt.
"In the past, when I was a concubine, I also used this kind of high-grade red charcoal, do you think this can be precious!"
Xie Ruya stared at the lit charcoal fire, this kind of charcoal fire when she was a concubine in the past, it was warm and warm all winter.
"I see."
Chu Xin shrank in Xie Ruya's arms and nodded obediently, but his mind drifted to other places.
She always can't forget the delicate little princess like a jade doll, the little princess seems to look very kind, and she is willing to give her such a precious charcoal.
"Would you like to stay in the cold palace for the rest of your life?"
Xie Ruya suddenly asked.
"It would be nice to be by your side."
Chu Xin kept going into Xie Ruya's arms, and after her mother was gone, she treated Xie Ruyan as her mother, as long as the two of them could be together.
Xie Ruya sighed and didn't speak again, feeling that it was hard to get warmth at this moment.
The porridge delivered in the evening was still cold, but it was finally a little hot next to the charcoal fire.
"Hurry up and eat, hurry up and go to bed to sleep after eating, there is a charcoal fire tonight, you have to be honest when you sleep, don't be woken up by the cold again!"
Xie Ruya still habitually patted Chu Xin's head, as if it had been like this for so many years, every time she saw this little girl, she would always want to step forward and pat her head, and then say a little girl.
It seems that in the days in the cold palace all these years, it is because of the existence of Chu Xin that she has become a little fun, and every day I see if this little girl has grown up and what she has become?
She still remembered that Mu Wan was so young when she gave birth to Chu Xin that night, and at that time she wondered if such a child could grow up in the cold palace?
Yes, of course you can grow up, isn't it already so big at this moment?
After eating, the two lay on the bed and talked, and were about to fall asleep when they suddenly heard a noise outside the door.
Chu Xin suddenly felt a little uneasy, what could be happening, and his gaze suddenly fell on the red charcoal in the corner.
It was only a moment when the door was suddenly knocked open, and a group of palace people came in, Chu Xin remembered that the palace maid named Yuexiang was the one she gave to herself with this large box of red Luo charcoal.
"Our concubine Niangniang's red Luo charcoal today seems to have been stolen by a thief, and when His Majesty went, the concubine Niangniang was frostbitten, and I heard that it was because the red Luo charcoal was stolen that caused the mother's frostbite, and I was immediately furious and ordered us to check!"
It was Yuexiang who spoke, and she looked around, and her eyes immediately fell on the red charcoal in the corner, revealing a satisfied smile.
"It seems that what the people in the Inner Division Hall said is true, I saw someone sneaking in during the day, and then stole all the charcoals, and now it seems that everyone has stolen everything!"