Zhonggong Order GL

Palace, and..." After a pause, "What's more, the imperial concubine and empress set an example the most, and never allow Chengqian Palace to exceed the rules. "

The little eunuch said, "That is, that is, otherwise, how could the imperial concubine be so favored? She is not proud of being favored, but also kind-hearted. Everyone in the palace praises the imperial concubine for her kindness!"

As he spoke, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.Several people raised their eyes and saw that it was Aunt Cai Wanyun from Kunning Palace.Cai Wanyun had no expression on her face, but when she walked in front of several people, her eyes were like knives.

The two young eunuchs were already sweating coldly from fright.Lu Ying was neither humble nor overbearing, "I met Aunt Cai."

Sang Zhi quickly followed suit.

Cai Wanyun looked at Luying, "From Chengqian Palace?"

"Yes." Green Warbler's voice was extremely respectful.

Cai Wanyun said "um" and stopped talking.When she shifted her gaze to Sang Zhi's face, she paused, "You too?"

"Back to aunt, yes." Sang Zhi also lowered his eyebrows and looked down.

Cai Wanyun's eyes changed, "He actually went to Chengqian Palace, heh," sneered, "It's also a blessing."

He must have recognized himself, Sang Zhi thought to himself, after all, he had a relationship with Xinzheku back then.

I heard Cai Wanyun say in a cool tone, "Fools are blessed with fools."

"..." The corners of Sang Zhi's mouth twitched, and he lowered his head even more.Dare to not only remember myself, but also remember my clumsiness that day!

After saying this, Cai Wanyun left without looking back.

The twilight was quiet, and a dull atmosphere spread.After waiting for a while, I saw a little palace maid coming out, saw Lu Ying and Sang Zhi said angrily, "I haven't left yet."

Sang Zhi was about to smile and say something, when the little maid suddenly stretched out a finger, "If you want to come, you can only come one. Come in two, and disturb the cleanliness of the empress. You can do it yourself."

Sang Zhi was taken aback, Lu Ying glanced at her, and said in a low voice, "It's getting late, sister, go back first."

"Can you...can you?" Sang Zhi was a little worried.Yongshou Palace is indeed used to embarrassing people who are difficult to Chengqian Palace, and Lu Ying treats her well, so how can she not worry about Lu Ying.

Luying's eyes softened, and she smiled, "Don't worry, sister."

"Or, I'll go for you."

Luying held her hand, and her smile became softer, "Sister is doing my best, I know. But this task is extremely important, and I have to do it myself."

Sang Zhi pursed her lips, compromised, "Then, I'll wait for you outside."

"No need," Luying said softly, "I'm afraid the curfew will pass later, and if you don't go back, you may not be able to go back."

Too.Sang Zhi thought for a while, and said, "Take care of yourself."

Luying chuckled, "It's nothing serious, just don't worry, sister."

The little maid waiting at the gate of Yongshou Palace said impatiently, "Have you discussed it? If you delay for a while, don't go."

Only then did Lu Ying say, "I'll go." She gave Sang Zhi a reassuring look, and followed the maid into the room.

The little eunuch saw that Sang Zhi had been guarding for a while, and said, "Miss Sang Zhi, go back quickly, otherwise it will be really difficult to go back."

Sang Zhi couldn't wait any longer.She is different from Lu Ying, who came out to do errands according to the order, and carried the imperial concubine's instructions on her body, even if she returned later, the palace people would not dare to lose face.But she is different, her status is low, even if she is serving in Chengqian Palace, she has no seniority, no one will give her face.Thinking of this, Sang Zhi had no choice but to leave on his own.

As the night got darker, Sang Zhi quickened his pace, and just after passing Longfu Gate to the corner of Yikun Palace, he suddenly heard a crisp and crisp shout, the voice was not loud, but the words were clear, "Sang Zhi!"

When Sangzhi turned around, she was both surprised and happy, "Su Le!" She stepped forward to hold Su Le's hand, "Why are you here?" She frowned and said, "Your hands are so cold, why don't you put on more clothes. "

Su Le's eyes bent, "You're teaching me a lesson."

Sang Zhi paused, and smiled, "Yes, I'll teach you a lesson! Come out so late, I don't know how to wear more clothes."

Taking a closer look, Su Le's court lady's attire was crooked and not properly put on. When her eyes fell on Su Le's feet, Sang Zhi's eyes narrowed.

The exposed part of the golden thread seems to be half of a bird's wing, and the mulberry branches can't be seen clearly in the night, but it is obvious that this is definitely not something that can be worn by ordinary identities.

Su Le followed Sang Zhi's gaze to look down, and shrank back calmly, looking at Sang Zhi with burning eyes.

Sang Zhi lowered her eyes, and pretended not to care, straightened her collar, "I haven't dressed properly yet, will I be scolded when I go back like this?"

Su Le blinked, "If you don't get caught, you probably won't."

Sang Zhi paused, "What if I get caught?"

"I caught it..." Su Le pursed her lips disapprovingly, "It's okay." She looked into Sang Zhi's eyes, "Don't worry."

Sang Zhi sighed softly, held Su Le's hand and rubbed it for her, "In the future, it's better not to come here. In case something happens..." Sang Zhi lowered his voice, "Su Le, I'm very happy to have You are a friend, but in the palace, it is better to be careful."

The corners of Su Le's lips curled up, "Are you worried about me?"

"Yeah," Sang Zhi saw her smile, and laughed too, "Although you are still young, you still have to obey the rules. Otherwise, you will be punished, right?" Running around in the clothes of a maid of honor is also a serious crime that loses the face of the royal family and cannot escape punishment.

"I can do whatever I want." Su Le said with a bit of stubbornness, "I just want to do it." Her whole life will be ruined in this deep palace. How to boil it!

What she said was willful, Sangzhi smiled, pinched her nose, "You! If that's the case, you should be more careful in the future. It's almost curfew, go back quickly." He also said, "Tomorrow is the Qianqiu Festival. I'm afraid you're too busy, so you should rest early."

Su Le didn't think so, "What's the meaning of Qianqiu Festival?"

"Don't dare to talk nonsense!" Sang Zhi hurriedly said seriously, "I heard that the Qianqiu Festival is the Empress's birthday, a big day to be celebrated by the whole world."

Su Le snorted coldly, "What is the universal celebration, but who really cares?"

"Of course someone cares." Sang Zhi raised his eyebrows, "Even if no one in this palace is sincere, at least the empress's family is sincerely blessing. Besides, there are us court ladies who also sincerely wish. Su Le, you can't treat people It's all so ruthless."

"Could it be that the palace is still a place of affection?" Su Le didn't understand the meaning but didn't bother with the words, just blinked his eyes, "You haven't received her favor, and you will be sincere?"

"Who said you have to be blessed to be sincere?" Sang Zhi frowned, "Although I don't know you, and I'm not in the queen's palace, but what's so difficult about sending a sincere birthday wish? It's just a stranger who meets someone Birthday, I will sincerely bless you." Sang Zhi couldn't understand Su Le, "Aren't you?"

Su Le bit her lip, turned her head and said, "No one is more sincere than me."

It made Sangzhi chuckle, "You can talk."

Su Le glanced at her, "The birthday you just mentioned is the birthday?"

"Yes." Sang Zhi thought for a while, "Su Le, you can't just say 'her' to the empress. You should use honorific names, so as not to cause misfortunes to come out of your mouth."

Su Le was noncommittal, "I haven't seen you for a while, but you have become more and more disciplined."

"People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves." Sang Zhi sighed, "Okay, it's getting late, if I don't go back, I'm afraid I'm really going to sleep on the street. You should go back soon."

Su Le agreed.

Sang Zhi said goodbye to her, without looking back to see which direction Su Le was going.Suddenly, Su Le said softly behind him, "Are you willing to go to Kunning Palace?"

Sang Zhi paused, "What?" She was a little startled.

"It's nothing." Su Le lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, "Let's go."

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Sangzhi actually heard it, but he didn't react for a while.

Go to Kunning Palace?Who in this palace doesn't know that the Kunning Palace is like a cold palace, the empress is not favored, and the current emperor wants to abolish the queen, maybe one day the current empress will follow in the footsteps of Concubine Jing!At that time, the maids of Kunning Palace may also be implicated, just like Concubine Jing of Yongshou Palace, the maids under her command were all brought over from Kunning Palace.After all, it turned out that the Yongshou Palace did not have any maids who served the master seriously. The empress dowager took pity on the deposed queen and specially sent the servants from the former Kunning Palace to serve her.

The Empress Dowager, who has only been hired for a few years now, is also deeply loved by the Empress Dowager.It's a pity that the empress dowager has already ignored the government and the harem. Even with the love of the elderly, she will inevitably be made things difficult by the emperor.The thought of the emperor who wants to abolish and then establish Chengqian Palace is simply Sima Zhao's heart - everyone knows it.More importantly, if the empress is deposed, most of the court ladies will not be able to escape.Therefore, no one is willing to go to Kunning Palace to spend their days trembling, lest one day they will be implicated by the queen when the emperor deliberately finds fault.Everyone privately felt that the best result of going to Kunning Palace was to live like a guarding the cold palace, and those who were unlucky might lose their lives.This is not alarmist talk. The emperor once made things difficult for the empress, so he found the fault of the palace maid of Kunning and ordered her to die on the spot. Who would dare to say anything?

On the contrary, everyone is scrambling to go to Chengqian Palace.The emperor's kindness and favor are at the height of the sky, not to mention that the imperial concubines and concubines are kind-hearted. The palace people burn incense and worship Buddha, and do not hesitate to bribe them with a lot of money, just to enter the Qian Palace.As long as entering the Chengqian Palace, it is almost equivalent to climbing a high branch, and the emperor goes to the Chengqian Palace almost every day, the maids inevitably hope that one day they will be seen by the emperor as the second Dong E family.

Sangzhi has gradually figured out the pros and cons of the pros and cons, so he was surprised when he heard Sulena's question.Why would Sule ask such a question?Doesn't Su Le know what it means to go to Kunning Palace?Sang Zhi thought to himself, now that he is staying in Chengqian Palace, this is the place that many people dream of.In the harem, as long as they say that they are from the Chengqian Palace, almost no one dares to give a three-pointer.But if it is called Kunning Palace, it is no different from Yongshou Palace. Not only will it not be courteous, but it may even be ridiculed.

Fortunately, Su Le did not insist on asking.Sang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, would you like to go to Kunning Palace?

of course not!

Although she felt a little pity for the empress of Kunning Palace, she would never put herself in it just for a little pity.Sang Zhi felt that, apart from the imperial concubine Dong E, who is not pitiful to the women in this palace?To be honest, the most pitiful person is not the queen, but the palace people who are treated as slaves like mulberry branches.No matter how miserable the queen is, she is still a master after all.But the palace maids and eunuchs are really lifeless, and the master will not treat them as the same people.The Manchu royal family who conquered the world on horseback has only been in charge of the Central Plains for more than ten years, and they still carry the bloodthirsty killing and cruelty of the law of grassland survival in their bones. Killing, at most he would be scolded for being cruel afterwards, and he would not pay any price for it.In this case, isn't he a hundred times worse than those masters?

Sang Zhi shook her head slightly, she would never go to Kunning Palace.Let’s not talk about her unlucky luck—I don’t know if it’s the bad luck she accumulated in her previous lives to be able to pass through to be a servant, but let’s just talk about a half-baked foreigner like her. If you commit any taboo, you may die in a matter of minutes.

Nothing is more important than your own life.What's more, Sangzhi has no feelings for the Qing Dynasty except loathing, and only Luying and Su Le are the only ones who can barely count as friendship, and Luying is also in Chengqian Palace, so she has no reason to leave Chengqian Instead, he went to the Kunning Palace, a relatively safe palace, where his head could be lost at any time.

She was thinking a lot, and she had already returned to Chuxiu Palace before she knew it.Tong'er, who was on duty at night, saw her coming back at the door, and immediately greeted her with a smile, "Sang Zhi!"

The look is quite different from before.Sang Zhi thought about it, and immediately understood the reason, and couldn't help sighing secretly.She really hates such flattering and courteous people!He didn't want to say more, but he couldn't show disgust, so he forced a faint smile, and said in a cold voice, "It's getting late, let's rest."

Tong'er couldn't see her indifference, and felt extremely upset.Secretly scolding her for being arrogant, she still held Sangzhi's arm very affectionately on the face, "Yes, tomorrow is the Qianqiu Festival, and you have to get up at midnight, sister Sangzhi has a good rest."

Sang Zhi was still calm, but his heart calmed down.She is almost getting used to the atmosphere of bullying and charming in this palace——she was born like this, so why would she want to know!

Just when I closed my eyes and fell asleep, I was awakened by the shocking bell.On the third day of October, the empress's birthday came.

Speaking of the Qianqiu Festival, the busiest people are not the servants in the palace, but the concubines of the palaces and the officials of the court.Of course, it was not easy for Sangzhi and the others.As soon as the ugly time passed, everyone got busy.Sweep the sweep, dust the dust.Sang Zhi estimated that it would be three o'clock in the morning at most, and she got up with sleepy eyes, but she didn't dare to slack off at all.Those who can be put on the front are all dressed up, and those who can't be put on, such as Sangzhi and others, work silently.For a moment, the huge Chengqian Palace was silent, only the sound of footsteps coming and going and the movement of activities could be heard.

They kept busy until the sky was gray and bright, but they heard a shrill announcement from outside the palace - "The emperor is here!"

Not to mention Sangzhi, there was no surprise in the whole Chengqian Palace.Today is the Qianqiu Festival, the Queen's birthday, according to the usual practice, the emperor will go to the Jiaotai Hall, wait for the Queen to go to the Empress Dowager to salute first, then go to the Jiaotai Hall, the emperor and the queen will celebrate the gift together, from the princess to the wife of General Zhenguo , Gong, Hou Zhishangshu ordered his wife, etc., to wear court clothes and salute in front of the queen's seat.After the ceremony, the emperor accompanied the queen back to Kunning Palace to host a banquet for everyone in the harem, wives outside the palace, and wives.To put it simply, on this day, the emperor will be with the empress all day.

But no one expected that at this moment, the emperor came to Chengqian Palace.Immediately there was an uproar in the entire palace - on the occasion of the empress's birthday, the first person the emperor met was the imperial concubine, and she came to Chengqian Palace in person, as if he wanted to take the imperial concubine to Jiaotai Hall.However, except for the emperor and empress, no concubine is eligible to enter the Jiaotai Hall. If the emperor did this, where would the empress be placed?

Everyone has different thoughts, but they are not surprised.The only person who can go to the harem of Jiaotai Palace is the empress.What does it mean if the imperial concubine goes now?People in the palace are used to meeting with wind and wind. Who doesn't know that the emperor has always wanted to abolish the empress and replace him with an imperial concubine?The emperor's heart is persistent, and he did such impolite things in Qianqiu Day, and the intention was obvious.

In the dim sky, Sang Zhi bowed down like the maids, welcoming the emperor into the palace.With a long sigh in my heart, it is rare for Shunzhi to be so persistent and affectionate!It is not something that should be criticized for wishing to have the one-hearted people never leave each other.Unfortunately, he is the emperor.Concubine Dong E only favored the harem, and Emperor Shunzhi's deeds showed great affection for Concubine Dong E, but how could it be embarrassing for the empress who was supposed to celebrate her birthday!

This is already a strange incident, but what is even more unexpected is that after the palace man informed, the imperial concubine did something that made everyone sweat.

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"Close the palace gate—"

Just when the emperor was about to come in, Sang Zhi heard a scream from the inner hall, and before everyone could react, they heard a creak, and the door of the inner hall was closed.

Sang Zhi and the maids and eunuchs outside the palace were shocked.

The imperial concubine dared to refuse to see the emperor, and shut him out of the door abruptly!

Then I heard the imperial concubine's voice earnestly, "The concubine is terrified, today is the Qianqiu festival, the sky must be dark, the emperor didn't notice the wrong direction for a while, and the concubine sent the emperor respectfully!"

It's a good reason to find.Sang Zhi and the others didn't dare to vent their anger. After a while of silence, the voice of Emperor Shunzhi finally came, "My concubine, I—"

"The concubine sent the emperor off!" The door of the palace was closed tightly, and the voice of the imperial concubine who was about to cry came again from inside, which really made the listeners feel unbearable.

There was silence again.Inside and outside the palace gate, there was no sound at all.The imperial concubine did not intend to open the door at all, and Emperor Shunzhi stood silently in the courtyard until Wu Liangfu, the second-rank chief of the personal servant, said softly, "Your Majesty, it is cold in the weather, take care of the dragon body. Besides, the imperial concubine is always weak, look..."

Shunzhi glanced at him, Wu Liangfu quickly fell silent.Everyone in Chengqian Palace was frightened, fearing that the emperor would get angry, but who knew, Shunzhi sighed, turned and left without saying a word.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.Wu Liangfu followed closely behind Emperor Shunzhi, and when the emperor walked a few steps away, he turned his head, squinted his eyes and asked, "What did you all see just now?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Huh?" Wu Liangfu hummed in a low voice with obvious threats.

Sangzhi thumped in his heart, "Go back to the manager, we didn't see anything."

Wu Liangfu's face changed, "Are you blind? Didn't you see anything that happened just now?"

Sangzhi swallowed in fright, did he say the wrong thing?She dared not speak again.But Wu Liangfu had already walked in front of her, "What did you see just now?"

Sang Zhi was nervous for a while, secretly analyzing the situation.Apparently, it is not in accordance with etiquette for the emperor to come to Chengqian Palace on the Queen's birthday during the Qianqiu Festival.In this case, shouldn't it be pretending that nothing happened?

She was uncertain, but she heard Wu Liangfu's high-pitched voice, "Raise your head."

Sangzhi dared not refuse.

Wu Liangfu asked again, "What did you see just now?"

Sang Zhi met his gaze, Xu was impatient, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind-yes, who is the emperor!His every move is in the eyes of the world, and his daily life should be recorded by someone, so it is impossible to pretend that the emperor came out to Chengqian Palace now.But when you come back, you can make a fuss about what it is for——Sang Zhi's eyes lit up, and he tentatively replied, "Return to the manager, I... this servant saw the emperor passing by Chengqian Palace when he was going to Jiaotai Palace, so I came in to inquire." Preparations for the Qianqiu Festival. But according to the rules, I didn’t enter the palace, so I only asked Mr. Wu to pay your respects to the imperial concubine.”

After finishing speaking, Sang Zhi held his breath and looked at Wu Liangfu questioningly.

Wu Liangfu was expressionless, but suddenly smiled, "That's right." He looked at the crowd, "Have you all heard that?"

The palace people responded one after another.

Wu Liangfu didn't say any more, but before leaving, he paused, looked Sang Zhi up and down, "What's your name? Who made it?"

"Slave Sangzhi, originally followed Mother Li in Xinzheku."

Wu Liangfu laughed and said, "I mean, it turned out to be Li Yingrong's man. No wonder! Get up."

Sang Zhi replied respectfully, "Thank you, Manager."

When Wu Liangfu could no longer see the figure, Sang Zhi let out a long breath.Her palms were already full of sweat.

The bustle and bustle of the Qianqiu Festival has nothing to do with these palace servants.They are nothing more than to get some rewards and improve their food, but their work is even more onerous.Especially after the Thousand Autumn Festival, it is necessary to prepare for the New Year.For a festival like the New Year that is truly universally celebrated, there are more things to prepare in the palace, which is even worse than the Qianqiu Festival.

Like everyone else, Sang Zhi was too busy to touch the ground, and was so tired that he could hardly stand up straight.

Seeing that New Year's Eve is approaching, the preparation work is finally coming to an end in an orderly manner, and Sangzhi finally stops being so continual.The palace people gathered together in twos and threes, some embroidered handkerchiefs, some tied nets, and some made shoe soles and gloves, and they all began to prepare gifts for the New Year.Sang Zhi didn't know many people here, and she was not as dexterous as other court ladies, so she didn't do it for a long time.

Until the first heavy snow falls in winter.Sangzhi stood in the snowdrift, feeling dazed. This was the first snow she had ever seen during her first year in the Qing Dynasty.Sang Zhi suddenly understood that all this was not a dream.She can't go back.Snowflakes fell on her palm and got into her collar. She stared blankly at the few little court ladies who were laughing together not far away, but felt extremely lonely.She feels that she does not belong here, however, she has slowly become a part of this place.

She suddenly thought of Su Le.She has never seen this girl again since the Thousand Autumn Festival.After a rough calculation, more than two months have passed.Sang Zhi thought to himself, he didn't know if Su Le had been discovered, but he hadn't heard of any princess who made a mistake.Just thinking wildly, Tong'er ran over and said with a smile, "Sang Zhi, which style do you like?"

Tonger has several styles of ornaments on her hand, all of which are prepared for the Chinese New Year.Sangzhi looked at it, and suddenly his heart moved, "Can you make up these kinds?"

"Of course, you have to learn before entering the palace." Tong'er explained one by one carefully, "This is a double money knot, this is a button knot, a pipa knot, a brocade knot, a cross knot, an auspicious knot, a swastika knot, and a coiled knot. Long knot, caisson knot, double knot, bow knot, mulberry branch, you choose one, and I will prepare a New Year's gift for you."

Sangzhi picked for a while, then suddenly made up her mind, and said with her fingers, "This one." She also wanted to prepare gifts for Lu Ying and Su Le, but she wanted to do something different from all the court ladies.

Before New Year's Eve, she finally found an opportunity to go to Yongshou Palace, but she still didn't see Su Le.After going there several times, I still didn't see the person I wanted to see.Only then did Sang Zhi start to feel lost, she really wanted to be friends with Su Le.Probably because Su Le doesn't regard her as a slave, she can talk to Su Le like an ordinary normal person.You know, in this palace with strict hierarchy and clear divisions, if you want to find a friend who has no distinction between superior and inferior, it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, or more precisely, it is difficult to reach the sky.The servants are accustomed to being slavish, and this kind of humble and submissive nature is baked into their bones, and Sang Zhi can't really communicate with them at all.Masters are used to the attitude of masters, they don't treat slaves as the same people, and how can they talk to masters casually?Even the green warbler is full of servility, and the things carved in the bones cannot be polished away. Among them, the mulberry branches are lonely and can't be added.

Therefore, I cherish Su Le more and more.Although she didn't know who Su Le was at all—she didn't want to know, it was because they didn't know each other's identities, so there could be no grudges or inferiority, otherwise, she would lose Su Le as a friend.

In such a huge palace, there are so many people coming and going, but Sangzhi is like an outsider who is excluded everywhere - she is mutually exclusive from the whole palace, and the only consolation is the unknown girl.However, she couldn't get rid of this harem, and the deep loneliness and hesitation made Sang Zhi breathless.

She misses Su Le, not for other reasons, just want to talk to Su Le briefly, give her a New Year gift, wish her a happy New Year, that's all.

However, after all, I can't get it.

As New Year's Eve came, she still hadn't seen Su Le.

The author has something to say: Don't be impatient.

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Early in the morning on New Year's Eve, they first went to check whether there was any problem with the hanging Spring Festival couplets.The white silk with blue borders and red stripes is written in Manchu, which at first glance looks like a white thing.Sangzhi thought to himself, Manchu customs are really different.Around New Year's Eve, although the rules in the palace are tight, there are great rewards for the ladies in the palace.It's also up to them to be happy and happy, so those who work together in twos and threes will inevitably chat a few more gossips excitedly.

The imperial concubine of Chengqian Palace went to pay her respects to the empress early in the morning.New Year's Eve is the only day of the year when the emperor and concubines reunite in the palace. The emperor and the empress dowager, empress, and concubines have breakfast together in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Because it is not a formal New Year's Eve banquet, there are only ten breakfast dishes. To twenty products.The New Year's Eve reunion dinner will be held in Shenzheng. In fact, the tablecloths and dishes start at twelve noon.The dinner will be held in Qianqing Palace, and it is said that [-] dishes will be served, which means good luck for the coming year.After the family banquet, it was time for the nobles of the Qing court to watch the Manchu traditional festival "Mangshi", which is dancing.

At this time, the sound of gongs and drums was very lively, and it was already the hour of You.

After all, Sangzhi was infected by the festive atmosphere, and felt much happier.The palace ladies are basically young, mostly thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls, who should be carefree and innocent girls, but in this palace, they all lose their nature early.Only when I relax a little during the Chinese New Year can I look like a lively girl.

As night fell, the palace was still brightly lit and full of excitement.New Year's Eve may be the only day of the year when the curfew is relaxed. Everyone has good expectations for the coming year, and the whole palace becomes warm.Sang Zhi didn't expect that she would receive a lot of presents at once, she was startled, and suddenly felt embarrassed.This New Year's Eve, she only prepared two gifts in total, one for Su Le and the other for Green Warbler, and nothing else was in her budget.After much deliberation, she had no choice but to hold her feet temporarily and put a copper coin on a red string for everyone, euphemistically called "Qian Chuanzi", wishing the ladies in the palace a lot of money.The ladies in the palace had never heard of it, and they were all very fresh for a while, and they were very grateful to Sangzhi as something good.Sangzhi felt embarrassed, and became more and more embarrassed.

Tong'er said, "Sang Zhi, let's go to see Mang Style Dance! We can also see many dignitaries! The Emperor, Empress Dowager, Empress and Imperial Concubine are all here, but we couldn't see them in the past."

The [-]-fold and [-]-style reckless dance is in full swing, and Sang Zhi listens to the lively voice, but has no intention of going to watch, "We can't get in, it's so cold outside, why don't we stay in Chuxiu Palace."

Tong'er didn't want to do it, "What's the point of staying here!" Seeing that Sang Zhi really didn't intend to leave, she invited other little maids to sneak away together.Unexpectedly, the reckless dance would be so attractive to them. In the blink of an eye, only Sangzhi was left in Chuxiu Palace.Sang Zhi couldn't laugh or cry, he was cold in the Chuxiu Palace where there was not enough charcoal fire, okay?As a last resort, she got up and stomped her feet to warm herself up.However, Chuxiu Palace is too big, and she always feels deserted by herself, and it's freezing cold, so she might as well go out for a walk, just to enjoy the scenery.

There was still the faint sound of singing and dancing in his ears, and Sang Zhi walked aimlessly, unknowingly heading towards the Yongshou Palace.Chuxiu Palace is only one Yikun Palace away from Yongshou Palace, and next to it are Kunning Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Qianqing Palace, which are in the middle of the entire Forbidden City, but Sang Zhi and others don’t spend much time in Chuxiu Palace on weekdays , Every day before dawn, I have to get up and rush to Chengqian Palace, and come back to bed at night.Moreover, these palaces on the central axis of the Forbidden City are generally strictly prohibited for palace people to easily enter and exit. Sang Zhi and the others are extremely unfamiliar with these three palaces, only knowing that people from the emperor and empress palaces can enter and exit.

The night was getting darker, and the winter wind was cold. Although Sangzhi was sweating a little when she walked around, the biting cold wind made her very uncomfortable due to the combination of cold and heat.It was three o'clock in Xu time, and the sound of dancing and music gradually weakened.Sangzhi just remembered that there will be a curfew at Haishi.She hurriedly walked back, before she reached the Longfu Gate, she suddenly saw Luanjia in front of her, and Sangzhi hid in a hurry——

Then he secretly regretted it.When a normal court lady sees Luanjia, she just needs to bow her head and kneel down, and wait for Luanjia to pass by.But she herself was fine, her first thought was to hide!She didn't have the consciousness to kneel down immediately, and hid behind the stone lion next to the Longfu Gate without slowing down for a while.Fortunately, it was at night, so she couldn't see clearly, and she herself was slender, otherwise, if someone found out that she was punished for the crime of disrespect, it would be a minor crime, and she might be treated as an assassin with evil intentions and killed on the spot.

Seeing that Luanjia was getting closer, Sang Zhi secretly scolded himself for being confused, and could just kneel down!She held her breath, not knowing whether this luan car belonged to Yongshou Palace or Kunning Palace.Just as he was thinking, Luanjia stopped at Longfu Gate.

Sang Zhi suddenly raised his heart in his throat, "It can't be so unlucky!" It's the queen who is so alive?If it was from Yongshou Palace, she would have escaped a catastrophe after passing by.If you can change to Kunning Palace, you will stop at Longfu Gate and enter Kunning Palace from this gate.Sang Zhi wanted to cry to death, unless the people around the queen were all blind, how could he not find himself!She was worried, but knelt silently by the side of the stone lion, quietly moved away, pretending that she wasn't hiding, and didn't dare to lift her head.

Sure enough, from the corner of the eye, Cai Wanyun spotted a shadowy figure kneeling at the base of the wall just as the car came to a stop from the corner of her eye. She stepped forward and asked, "Who?! Which palace?"

"Go back to aunt, servant girl... Chengqian Palace."

Cai Wanyun frowned, "Chengqian Palace, what are you doing at Longfumen?"

"Go back to Auntie," Sang Zhi said, sweating all over his body, "it's late at night, I can't see the way clearly, and the maidservant walked in the wrong direction."

That's right, the Forbidden City is so big that getting lost is common.In particular, Chengqian Palace is almost directly facing Kunning Palace, and Jinghe Gate, which is opposite Longfu Gate, is the place where the emperor often passed by when he went to Chengqian Palace.It's just that Jinghe Gate and Longfu Gate are on the left and right, Chengqian Palace and Yikun Palace are separated by the three most majestic palaces in the Forbidden City-Kunning Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Qianqing Palace.

"Lost?" Cai Wanyun's voice was cold, "Raise your head."

Sang Zhi swallowed, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and look at her.

Cai Wanyun took a look, "So it's you." Her eyes were full of disdain.

Sang Zhi bit her lip, "I've seen my aunt."

Cai Wanyun snorted coldly, and turned to the queen in Luanjia, "I want to report to the empress, I have seen this little maid before. She was very confused when she was in Xinzheku, and then she was assigned to Chengqian Palace. It is not a crime to disturb Fengjia." Forgive me, this servant will punish her properly."

Sangzhi's heart trembled, and he complained endlessly.The palace people of Yongshou Palace and Kunning Palace had always been hostile to Chengqian Palace, but now that she fell into Cai Wanyun's hands, she might lose her skin even if she didn't die.

She was trembling with fear and sweating, when she suddenly saw the empress who was hidden in the car stretch out her hand and beckoned to the little maid next to her. She whispered something, and then she heard the little maid say, "Auntie, the empress told me that anyone who doesn't know is innocent , besides, tonight is New Year's Eve, so it's not appropriate to fight."

Cai Wanyun was stunned, she moved her lips, but she didn't dare to refute, "Yes." She said loudly, "Welcome the empress to return to the palace!"

Sang Zhi knelt down on the ground, not daring to make any further movements, and from the corner of her eye, she saw Cai Wanyun helping the empress into the Longfu Gate.From her point of view, she only saw the hem of the finely-dressed dress, and in front of her eyes were a bunch of flowerpot-bottomed flag shoes of palace ladies stepping on them without haste.

Sang Zhi heaved a sigh of relief after all the people had gone in.His back was already drenched in cold sweat.

She wanted to stand up, but found that her legs were weak.too nervous.

Sangzhi thought to himself, he can't run this way anymore.The East and West Six Palaces, which are built symmetrically on both sides of the Housan Palace, do not confront each other. The Yongshou Palace of the West Six Palace hates the Chengqian Palace of the East Six Palace. The Chengqian Palace under the great favor is the target of public criticism, but the East Sixth Palace is quite favored by the emperor because of its location next to Chengqian Palace, while the West Sixth Palace is at odds with Chengqian Palace, so that the emperor almost never visits Chengqian Palace. come here.So the East and West Six Houses are in a state of fire and water, but it's not apparent on the surface.

She touched the gift hidden in the sleeve with mixed feelings in her heart.This New Year's gift, I'm afraid I can't give it away.It would be great if I could leave it for Su Le as a souvenir—Sang Zhi was frightened just now, and he had already made up his mind that if he could not come to the West Sixth Palace in the future, he would try not to come.She suffered a lot in the West Sixth Palace, and almost died here. She can no longer put herself in such a dangerous situation because she is greedy for an unknown Su Le.

She was standing at the Longfu Gate, and she was about to leave after getting emotional, when suddenly the voice of the palace maid came from behind, "Sang Zhi, the empress is calling!"

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Sang Zhi finally stood up straight and his legs softened a little, why did the Empress summon him!But of course she didn't dare to disobey her order, so she followed the maid in obediently, not daring to ask a single word or say a word.

Turning around and entering the Kunning Palace, Sang Zhi couldn't help being overwhelmed by the grandeur of the Kunning Palace.It is indeed the residence of the mother of a country!Although the empress was neglected, and although the magnificence of Chengqian Palace was unparalleled, the dignified atmosphere that belonged exclusively to Kunning Palace was incomparable to Chengqian Palace no matter what.However, precisely because it is grand and dignified, rigorous and silent, the Kunning Palace is hardly popular.This is a cold palace that only symbolizes unparalleled power and glory. Everyone in it is shrouded in the glory of "mother of a country", and even the "queen" is just a decoration.here