Villain, be good! I'm here to give birth to a baby [Quick Wear]

From that day on, Lin Qingyan officially became a little eunuch in the eunuch palace, doing the work of cleaning the palace, clearing weeds, and taking care of the plum trees in the courtyard.

This plum tree has been in this palace for several years. I don’t know who gave it to Yang Li or if he bought it and planted it himself. It has been half-dead and hanging on to its breath, and no one knows when it will die.

I heard from other young eunuchs that this plum tree is Yang Li's favorite tree. He comes here to admire the plum blossoms every winter. However, there are not many plum blossoms in bloom on the tree, and they are not very beautiful.

Wang Lian had kindly reminded her not to touch the plum tree, otherwise if the plum tree died, she would be blamed.

"You never know if this plum tree will die next spring. If you're lucky, it might live through another winter. Anyway, don't touch it. You won't be able to keep it alive."

So Lin Qingyan could only stand beside the plum tree and watch it, never reaching out to touch it. She had seen Yang Li standing under the plum tree from afar several times, and he seemed particularly calm and indifferent at that time.

Like a lonely crane.

So she thought.

Often at times like this, Yang Li would become more talkative and his words would not be too hurtful, but this was only relative.

Lin Qingyan did not choose to get close to him, but just did her own thing quietly, while secretly observing his words and actions. When she was free, she would go and check the locked empty room, even if she still found nothing.

As the days go by, New Year's Eve is approaching.

But because of the death of Emperor Yongchu, the palace would not be very lively. Lin Qingyan worked diligently and efficiently, which surprised Wang Lian, so she gave her some extra monthly allowance.

"I didn't expect that you look so weak, but you are not as slow as I thought. New Year's Eve is coming soon, and the palace has issued the monthly allowance in advance. Here, it's for you."

【Thanks. 】

Lin Qingyan took it. She used to do odd jobs at home, so the work Wang Lian assigned to her was relatively not tiring.

"By the way, Jiu Qiansui has been very busy these days, so he asked me to inform you to go back early. Do you have any relatives outside the palace? It's a good opportunity to go back and see them during these few days."

Through this period of time together, Wang Lian also understood the meaning of some sign language, and she no longer needed to write simple words on paper to communicate.

Lin Qingyan shook her head and signed: [No, I'll just stay here.]

Her biological mother had passed away, and there was nothing worth her caring about in the Lin family outside the palace. Going back would only cause more trouble, after all, those people thought she was dead.

"That's fine. It's really hard to expose your identity now. But I have to go home. I asked Xiao Dezi to serve Jiu Qiansui for me. If you don't go back, you should have dinner with Jiu Qiansui on New Year's Eve."

"Because he said he didn't want to waste food, so every year at this time he would let those who stayed in the eunuch's palace go over to eat together. You can go and have something good then."

Wang Lian reminded her so that she wouldn't have to go to the kitchen alone to get food, as the kitchen would not prepare any for them that day.

After hearing this, Lin Qingyan nodded and thanked him.

"Then I'll get busy. Remember to clean the side hall later."

Wang Lian was also very busy. He was busy giving instructions so that he could leave the palace and go home early. Yang Li never cared whether they left early or not, as long as they didn't disappear without arranging their own affairs.

……

"Brother, aren't you going back to see grandma again this year? Can't we have a good family reunion on New Year's Eve? Why do you always stay in the palace? You're the only one missing every time."

"Are you sick? Wasn't it clear to you last time? I won't go back. You guys are disgusting to me. I despise you. You are the one I hate the most! Can you please stop looking for me?"

"But brother, I——"

"Get out! Do you really need me to call someone to chase you away?!"

The cups smashed to the ground, making crackling sounds.

Lin Qingyan, who was carrying water and was about to go to the side hall, was attracted by the voice and saw two people who looked almost the same standing in the main hall. Yang Li was getting angry at Yang Li.

She thought of the fact that the two of them seemed to have quarreled about this before, but Yang Li was unwilling to give up and came to Yang Li again, but the result was obviously not changed.

Yang Li inside was wearing a black python robe, while Yang Li was wearing a moon-white brocade robe. The contrast between the black and white was sharp, just like the world's view of these two people.

Lin Qingyan watched from a distance and didn't dare to go forward.

"Brother, are you still upset because of grandma's decision to send you to the palace to be a eunuch? In fact, grandma--"

"Shut up! You also think I'm a eunuch and you look down on me, right? Yes, I am a eunuch, and a narrow-minded eunuch! I blame her, I hate her, and I hate you too. Can you please stop hanging around in front of me?"

"Brother, that's not what I meant. I know you're not that kind of person. You're -"

"I was born a bad guy! I have been a bad guy since I was young. I am not like you, who has the magnanimity of a gentleman who gives up his pear. I am stingy, selfish, cold and heartless. Can you please stop living in a dream? I don't need you to make excuses for me. If you come here again, I will call someone to beat you to death."

Yang Li was not as talkative as Yang Li. Every time he spoke, he was interrupted. Before he could open his mouth again, Yang Li would call for someone to drag him away.

Lin Qingyan witnessed all of this, and thinking about the content of the conversation between the two just now, she knew a little about the matter of giving away the pear, which was often used to make a fuss about these two people.

According to legend, when the twins were young, someone gave them pears to eat. Yang Li, relying on being the older brother, snatched the largest and sweetest pear, and deliberately left the rotten pear for Yang Li. Yang Li did not cry or make a fuss, but peeled the rotten pear and gave it to Yang Li as well, and did not allow anyone to blame Yang Li, so he got the beautiful name of "Yang Li giving away pears".

Yang Li's bad reputation had been known to everyone since he was a child. They understood that he was a selfish child and did not have the character that a member of the Yang family should have.

Perhaps because of this, when the Yang family sent this "notorious" child into the palace to be a eunuch, few people sympathized with him.

It seems like Yang Li has never said anything nice since he was a child.

Lin Qingyan was thinking this, and when she saw Yang Li walking towards the backyard, she couldn't help but follow him.

It was still snowing outside, but Yang Li went to appreciate the plum blossoms. He didn't even hold an umbrella. He just looked at the scattered plum blossoms. No emotion could be seen in his gray eyes.

Lin Qingyan put down what she was holding and turned to leave.

After three sticks of incense.

A shadow covered Yang Li.

He looked back and saw Lin Qingyan, who was smiling and holding an umbrella, and signing in sign language.

[The snow is heavy. If you get wet for too long, you will get sick.]

"……Um."

【Do you like plum blossoms very much? 】

"No, it's just because it's the only one that blooms in winter."

Yang Li raised his hand, plucked a wilted plum blossom from the branch, crushed it between his fingers, and seemed to sigh,

"The color of the plum blossoms has faded again this year."