Chapter 16: Paper Kites
The tingling sensation below the calf quickly subsided, and Shen Qinghe patted the back of Sanshuang's hand and said, "Have you been to Ganquan Palace?" β
"I've already been there." Sanshuang bent down to dust off her skirt for Shen Qinghe, glanced at the direction of Fengluan Palace and said: "According to the instructions of the Queen Mother, the slave maid took the best plaster to go, when she went, Jiang Meiren was not there, and the slave and maid waited for a while, and then Jiang Meiren returned to the palace, and the slave maid personally sent the plaster to Jiang Meiren, and then she didn't see her sister on the palace road for a long time, so she went to the outside of the Qinzheng Palace." The slave maid looked at Jiang Meiren's expression, as if she was not so angry, I think it was my sister's credit, right? β
Shen Qinghe smiled lightly, and his smile was a hint of Jiang Meiren's ability to understand children: "I don't have any credit, but Jiang Meiren is smart." β
"What do you say, sister?" Scattered Frost's footsteps paused slightly, and he said suspiciously. π.πππΏππ.πΎππ’
Shen Qinghe stopped, and it happened that a pair of palace people were marching, passing by the two of them, and saluted Shen Qinghe slightly: "Auntie." β
Shen Qinghe bowed slightly, walked to the base of the wall with Sanshuang, and walked slowly, the towering city wall covered the two of them into the shadows, and there was a long shadow that crawled out of the side restlessly, and Shen Qinghe's voice without any emotion slowly reached Sanshuang's ears.
"Jiang Meiren is just a beauty, where do you have the courage to confront the queen mother, everything is just a virtuous concubine Niangniang drove her to the shelf, just in the Qinzheng Palace, Jiang Meiren seems to have the support of the virtuous concubine Niangniang, but whether the virtuous concubine Niangniang really wants to be angry for Jiang Meiren, she naturally knows it. It's just that I went to the Qinzheng Temple, and I should have the opportunity to cry to the Holy One, so why not do it? β
"Yes, Jiang Meiren is not a fool, she can still distinguish what Concubine Xian intends to do."
"So, just now I took the words of the Queen Mother, and Jiang Meiren accepted it when she saw it." Shen Qinghe nodded and said: "Even if Concubine Xian gives her a look, she doesn't want to sing this play, because compared with Concubine Xian, Jiang Meiren can tell which is more important in her heart." β
After listening to this, Sanshuang nodded frequently: "Yes, Concubine Xian Niangniang is favored again, but in the end, there is still the queen mother above, and the queen mother has the support of our queen mother, Jiang Meiren is a smart person." β
The corners of Shen Qinghe's mouth bent instantly, revealing a cold smile.
The women in the palace, it is very important to learn to stand in line, but it is also important to learn to look at the eyes, Jiang Mei's position is low, except for the palace to invite An to meet the Queen Mother, the rest, half a foot can step into the Ci'an Palace, I am afraid there is no chance, she gave the Xian Concubine face, went to the Qinzheng Palace, and when Shen Qinghe went, it was time to give the Queen Mother a face, otherwise, the Ci'an Palace pinched Jiang Meiren to death, it was as simple as pinching an ant to death.
Shen Qinghe raised his chin slightly, and there was a paper kite flying in the sky in the distance, and the thin line below pulled it to cut through the sky, pierce the clouds and smoke, and soar upward, if it weren't for the ties underneath, it would definitely be able to fly out of the majestic imperial city and out of Kyoto.
Shen Qinghe's footsteps were slow, slowly stopped, and stopped to stare at it, the envy in her eyes was something she had never noticed, as if it was about to fill her slightly wet eyes, and the next moment, it poured out in her defenselessness.
Sanshuang looked away along Shen Qinghe's eyes, she rarely saw Shen Qinghe express emotions, most of the time, Shen Qinghe was sober, steady, and the person who knew the rules and proportions the most in the Ci'an Palace, not like now, it was rare to show a yearning on his face.
While Sanshuang was curious, she still reminded: "Auntie, even if it's a little master or lady who is having fun, let's go to Fengluan Palace quickly." β
"Hmm." Shen Qinghe's thoughts drifting away came to an abrupt end at the moment when the paper kite flew away due to the broken rope, she retracted her gaze and walked back to the narrow and familiar palace road, the stone gray slab bricks under her feet still did not change.
Sanshuang glanced at Shen Qinghe and said, "Auntie, according to the rules of the palace, you still have two years left, and you have reached the age of leaving the palace, right?" β
Shen Qinghe said unhurriedly: "Yes, there are still two years before I can leave the palace." β
"If my aunt leaves, we will all be reluctant, let alone us, just say the queen mother, I'm afraid I can't do without my sister. Look at Aunt Wang, isn't it just that she was left by the Queen Mother until she was over half a hundred years old before leaving the palace to enjoy happiness? But listening to my sister's meaning, I'm afraid that I have made up my mind to leave the palace, so when the time comes, let's send one to my sister. Sanshuang said with a smile.
Shen Qinghe's eyebrows jumped: "Aunt Wang is the Queen Mother, who served by her side as soon as she entered the palace, and I naturally can't compare to Aunt Wang." β
"Then what if the Queen Mother forces you to stay?" Loose Frost followed with an additional sentence.
Palace maids can only leave the palace when they are twenty-four, but this rule is only limited to those who do not have any palace duties, and like Shen Qinghe, as long as the queen mother says a word, Shen Qinghe has to continue to stay in the palace even if he reaches the age until the master releases him. Who let them say that they are palace maids after all?
Shen Qinghe was silent for a long time, and replied: "If there is really that day, then I should be on duty until the Queen Mother lets me out of the palace." β
Sanshuang was stunned for a moment, and she could obviously feel the sense of loss in Shen Qinghe's words, and an unspeakable guilt appeared in her heart: "The slave maid said nonsense, there are so many palace officials in the palace, the aunt in charge, the queen mother can always pick out a lovely person, it is the slave and maid who are too worried." β
If you don't worry too much, Shen Qinghe knows better than anyone else in her heart, knows her current situation, and knows all the consequences that she had to consider after she promised Aunt Wang to take over the position of female official of Ci'an Palace.
She longs to leave the palace, but at the same time, she is also ready not to leave the palace, which is nothing more than to spend her life in this palace.
Life is very short, so short that Shen Qinghe blinked an eye, this is already the fourteenth year she has entered the palace.
Sanshuang wanted to say something, but was intercepted by Shen Qinghe: "Fengluan Palace has arrived." β