Chapter 1

December 6, 29th year of Kangxi, early winter.

Located in Dongyang Lane in the south of the capital city, after the Chongwen Gate, along the Anyong Street to the end of the street, the most secluded house inside and outside the door is hung with the plaque of Zhao Mansion, in addition to the door without any decoration, the pineapple wooden door is closed.

The house is a three-in-one courtyard, the area is not small, it is a very large yard after the weeping flower gate, and the courtyard is facing the main house is where Wang Xiuhua lives.

Today is the fifty-sixth day that she has become Kangxi's outer room, and it has been less than two months, and she has not seen him since she was taken back to the capital by Kangxi.

This mansion is where Kangxi imprisoned her in disguise, making her a caged bird who can't fly out of the capital, she wore to the Qing Dynasty, lived to the age of twenty-two peacefully, did a good deed, saved Kangxi, but suffered this catastrophe, was taken from Suzhou to the capital, far away from her familiar hometown, far away from her relatives, imprisoned in the house and not allowed to enter and exit, can only see the boxy sky.

The culprit is not there, she has nowhere to vent her anger, the first month, she was just sent in, everything that can be smashed was smashed, and she tried her best to escape, but it was Kangxi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the power was monstrous, with hundreds of thousands of troops, how easy it was to imprison a little woman, at first this house was guarded by guards inside and out, she was unable to fly, and in less than a day, the things she smashed were quickly sent in.

By the second month, she was at peace and no longer thought about escaping, and there were fewer guards, but there were no fewer people watching her.

In this house, the people who served her were all people who monitored her, a total of eight people, two personal maidservants served her, two sturdy fathers-in-law were in charge of guarding the door, so that she would not run away, two grandmothers who cooked vegetables, and two little eunuchs who were responsible for going out to buy, lived in the same house, and her every move was under the surveillance of these people.

She didn't want to embarrass these people, they also acted according to orders, Kangxi stayed in his Forbidden City, he didn't show up for a long time, let her splash and roll, her voice was broken, people didn't move like a mountain, they just didn't show up, let her toss, she could only settle down for the time being, live honestly, at least she didn't worry about eating and drinking, compared to those poor and poor people, she was much luckier, she was locked up for a long time, she could only comfort herself like this.

"Little Lord, what do you want to eat today?" Hong Ying, who was wearing a pomegranate-colored jacket and combed two big black braids, came in and asked her.

Wang Xiuhua, who was sitting in front of the window reading a book, turned her head and thought for a while before replying: "It's cold, eat something hot, set up a stove, let's eat barbecue, get some beef and mutton, slice it thinner, not only lean meat, fat meat is the best, fresh mushrooms, vegetables, must have garlic, seasonings to get some pepper and cumin powder." ”

Hong Ying responded with a smile, and went out quickly, not disturbing her to read, Hong Ying was only fifteen years old, very young, lively and lively, very delicious, and another more calm maid Zilan is moving, both of them are fifteen years old.

Wang Xiuhua was idle, she put down her book, she didn't feel at ease, and went out, she and these people are still in the run-in stage, whether it is eating, drinking, wearing or living, they are slowly getting used to each other, and the food she said, they may also be the first time to get it.

Sure enough, when she came to the dining room, Hongying and Zilan and Mama Zhang and Mama Chen, who were cooking, were studying how to get these purchased beef and mutton, the thinness of the cut and the size of the meat slices, and the four of them gathered together to discuss, not noticing her arrival.

"I'll do it."

Hearing the sound, the four turned around.

Mama Zhang, who had a dignified face, hurriedly said: "How can you let the little master dirty his hands, the little master told us what to cut into, let's cut it, this is the lamb leg meat and beef tendon meat bought from the market this morning, I don't know if it is in line with the little master's wishes, if it is not suitable, let the little road they go to buy." ”

"I'll cut it for Mama first, and Mama will cut it again."

Wang Xiuhua took the knife and began to cut meat, the people she came from were not rich and noble, her father and mother made a living by growing vegetables and selling vegetables, and they couldn't read big characters, and later opened a bun shop under her suggestion, she helped to work, her hands were actually rougher, she had done more work, and the meat was cut very neatly, and she quickly cut a few slices.

"Mama knows, little master, leave it to Mama."

Mama Zhang was afraid that she would work, so she quickly snatched the knife away, squeezed her away, and prevented her from continuing to work, saying that it was a frozen hand.

Wang Xiuhua was squeezed aside, so she could only stand dryly, and then burned charcoal to make a stove with Hongying and the others, and asked Mama to prepare meat and vegetables.

When all the ingredients are ready, they put two red lacquered wooden tables together, plus her, a total of nine people sit together, there is a barbecue stove on the table, and there is also a flat-bottomed charcoal basin in the shape of a gold and copper-plated Ruyi pattern cloud head in the room, although it has not yet reached the day of severe cold and snow, but the capital is already cold in December, and the winter charcoal has been burned on weekdays, just to keep the cold from freezing.

Even though she wasn't really a master, these people were so well-trained that they wouldn't use the chopsticks before she had them, but would just focus on the barbecue and put it on her plate.

She dipped the prepared chili noodles and began to eat, taking a bite of meat and garlic, and the others began to move their chopsticks in an orderly manner.

The barbecue was so hot that a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, and it took an hour to eat it, and her clothes smelled smoky.

Mama Zhang had already boiled hot water to bathe her to remove the smell, and even the doors and windows of the room were open to disperse the smell.

Wang Xiuhua is easy to get sleepy when she is full, so she goes directly to bed to rest and take a nap.

When she woke up, she felt that the room was quiet, as if a needle could be heard falling, usually not so quiet, she sat up from the bed, supported her face with both hands, and was in a daze for a while before she was ready to dress, and when she turned her head after getting dressed, she saw a man sitting on the kang in the room, she screamed in fright, and then looked closely, that person was Kangxi!

As soon as she saw someone, she glared at him angrily, eager to pounce on him and tear him in half, hated him so much that she gritted her teeth, and said angrily: "When will you let me go?" ”

"Leave? When did I say let you go? ”

When Kangxi said this, the corners of his mouth were filled with a casual smile, and the smile was full of mockery.

"If you don't let me go, what do you want to do?"

"How are you thinking about it?"

Wang Xiuhua was stunned for a while, she didn't understand what he said, what she was considering, her eyes were slightly puzzled.

"How did you think about the question I asked you two months ago?"

He gave her a puzzle, Wang Xiuhua suddenly remembered that he left a sentence when he forcibly placed her in this house, he wanted her to be his outer room, raised in the outer room of the capital, although she was born in an ordinary family, but she is also innocent, how can she do what outer room, who will be his outer room, she just wants to return to Suzhou and return to Wujiang County.

She scolded viciously: "Who wants to be your outer room, you dream, don't think!" You are not worthy of being the king of a country, what kind of emperor are you, you are a shameless person, and the Qing Dynasty will be destroyed in your hands! ”

Kangxi squinted, his eyes were deep, staring at Wang's face that was at most delicate, she almost pointed a finger at him and scolded him, the whole person trembled with anger, as an emperor, when was he scolded by a woman pointing his nose, she really didn't know what to do, his tone couldn't help but be cold, and said slowly: "Wang, your family has been sent to the capital by me, your eldest sister and brother-in-law's family, your second sister and second brother-in-law's family, their lives are in your hands, you can walk out of this mansion, you can refuse me, but they are dead or alive, Whether life is worse than death or pampering, it's all in your thoughts! I don't mind sending them on the road. ”

Wang Xiuhua looked at the man in front of her in disbelief, he actually brought her family to the capital and used her family to blackmail her, he really did what he said, killing a dozen people should be easy for him.

"You have three palaces and six courtyards, and countless concubines in the harem, why do you want me to be your outer room, I'm just an ordinary weak woman, why do you embarrass me like this, Your Majesty, let us go."

Kangxi walked over, stood on the side of the bed and looked at her condescendingly, raised her chin, looked at her, and said in a deep voice: "Who let you save me, I am grateful to repay you." ”

No matter how good Wang Xiuhua's temper is, she was so angry that she didn't choose to speak: "I should have let you drown in the river, I shouldn't have saved you, dead pockmarks, your ugly face made me unappetizing, dead pockmarks, you should die if the sky thundered, why didn't smallpox take you away, let you live in this world and harm others, you are a scourge!" ”

Kangxi's hand became tighter and tighter, pinching her chin white, he hated others the most that he was infected with smallpox, leaving a pockmarked face, not only on his face, he had the sequelae of smallpox all over his body, those scars faded a lot as he grew up, but it was still visible that this woman really didn't see the coffin and didn't shed tears, and dared to curse the emperor, when his outer room was a blessing from her three lives.

"Wang, you will see the corpse of your eldest niece tomorrow!"

Wang Xiuhua was scolded, but when she heard Kangxi's words, her face suddenly turned white, he really took care of her weakness, she thought that she would die and wear back to modern times, but what about her family in ancient times, her eldest sister and second sister have protected her sister since she was a child, how could she let them die because of her, if she didn't save people, there would be so many things, she still lived a plain but happy life in Luwei Town, Wujiang County.

"Your Majesty, how can you let my family go?"

"When I am in the outer room, I will exchange you for their lives and fine clothes and food."

"If I were your outer chamber, would you be able to spare them?"

"You don't have the right to negotiate terms with me!"

Dead pockmarks! Wang Xiuhua couldn't help but curse again in her heart, what kind of fetish does an emperor have, what kind of outer room does an ordinary woman have to be, can't so many women in the palace satisfy him?

Her gaze became dim and depressed, and her shoulders drooped.