Crossing should also be very low-key

It was already afternoon when he first entered Yongning Palace, because Li Qingjiu had traveled a long distance and hadn't slept well all day, so after Pinghui explained some basic rules of etiquette and left, he fell on the bed , I slept until noon the next day before waking up.

Even at noon, Yongning Palace was still deserted and empty, the sun didn't shine through for some reason, and one had to go outside the palace gate to find that it was the middle of the day.

Li Qingjiu rubbed his stomach as his stomach grumbled in protest. He hasn't eaten since he slept yesterday afternoon.Yesterday Pinghui said that someone would deliver three meals a day, but he didn't seem to see anything like a food box or a food basket inside or outside the room!Is it not lunch time yet?

Li Qingjiu thought to himself, why not go out for a while, and come back later to have a look.

Yesterday he was very worried that he would be harmed by the jealousy of those concubines, so he really didn't want to meet anyone in the harem.But since he was thrown into the cold palace as soon as he entered the harem, it means that everyone knows that the emperor doesn't like him, so his crisis should be resolved, right?After all, who would want to bother to harm a person who has fallen out of favor?So he walked out along the palace wall with confidence, wanting to get acquainted with the surrounding environment first.

I remembered that I had seen a movie called "The Concubine Laughs" before, and the last two heroines escaped from the palace by diving.Although I know that real life will probably not be so bluffing, but first observe the surrounding environment, maybe one day it will come in handy.

On the way, he met some court ladies and eunuchs pointing at him, so Li Qingjiu nodded politely and smiled.If he accidentally walks into a palace where concubines live or too many people gather, he will try to avoid it or pass by in a low-key manner.

While walking, he suddenly saw a palace lady carrying a food box, Li Qingjiu thought for a while, and hurriedly chased after her.

"Miss, aunt, girl!"

The court lady turned her head, and when she saw him, she first showed a surprised expression, then looked at his clothes all over her body, and then she showed a look of contempt as if she suddenly remembered something.

"Girl, may I ask, is it time for food delivery?"

"It's not time to deliver food now. For me, the concubine Hua stayed too late at the emperor's place last night. She slept past noon today, so I will deliver food at this time." The maid deliberately emphasized He told him the words "stayed too late at the emperor's place last night".

"That's it..." Weishi is just past one o'clock. Meals were delivered at noon in the palace before, and it should be similar here. Why wasn't he delivered? "Girl, may I ask, if there is no food delivered, can you go to the dining room and ask them to deliver it?"

The lady-in-waiting was a little surprised at his lack of response.Logically speaking, the concubines who heard these words should all show sad or resentful expressions, let alone this young man who was thrown into the cold palace as soon as he entered the harem?

Two days ago, the emperor suddenly sent someone to clean the Yongning Palace, and everyone speculated which concubine was about to be thrown into the cold palace?It turned out that it was a teenager who lived in the cold palace yesterday.This astonishing and weird news spread in the harem all at once, and therefore, after seeing Li Qingjiu's clothes and confirming that he was not the harem servant, the maid thought that he should be the legendary boy .

To seduce the emperor at such a young age?A person with no looks and no figure deserves the treatment of a concubine?Living in Yongning Palace is really in line with his status.

"Replenishment? Heh, if it's our Concubine Hua, when and what you want to give is of course no problem. But if it's you...it would be nice to give you two meat buns!"

"Oh, meat buns are also good." Li Qingjiu thought to himself that the meat buns eaten by the concubines should also be of state banquet quality!Besides, when he is hungry, he can eat anything delicious, even if it is white steamed buns, he can eat it very happily! "Excuse me, should I go to the dining room and ask for it directly? Or do I have to tell the person in charge?" Should there be no extra payment?He is penniless now!

Thinking of this made him sad, and the hidden guard stunned him immediately, so he left the palace without taking anything, including of course the "blood money" he earned by selling his body.In other words, he has been played for nothing by that perverted prince for more than a month!Could it be that their royal family are all reckless like this?When I get tired of playing and don't want to give money, I brand my brothers and kidnap people....

"If it's our Concubine Hua, I just need to send a little servant to the dining room to tell you what you want. However, I heard that you don't have a servant? Then I have to trouble you to go to the dining room yourself." Seeing that he still didn't respond to what he said just now, the lady-in-waiting provoked him with other things.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, I can talk about such trivial matters by myself. May I ask how to get to the dining room?" In fact, Li Qingjiu can also feel that the maid is constantly mocking him, but the things she mentioned are nothing more than Things that make him happy (relieved?), or things that he doesn't care about at all, make it hard to pretend to be heartbroken.

"You..." The maid said all she could say, but the young man still acted like he didn't do his own thing, which really pissed her off. "Okay, since you want to get it yourself, come with me! I'm going to the dining room to return something!"

"Thank you, miss." Li Qingjiu thanked the maid, and then went forward to get the food box in her hand.

"What are you doing?" Seeing Li Qingjiu approaching her, the maid was startled.

"Let me carry it for you! Although these things are not heavy, your hands will still be sore after holding them for a long time." Because I have received professional training in my previous life, I will give double service to this kind of people who are more difficult to deal with, so as not to be caught in the future. The customer complained that over time, he also got used to helping female people lift heavy objects, carry things into the car and so on.Besides, seeing a girl holding something in her hands, and being a big man walking behind with nothing in her hands is too LP.

"You, if you want it, I'll get it for you!" The maid pushed the food box over in shock, and at the same time, she was a little touched, but she thought that the young man probably knew that he was out of favor and it was not easy to survive here, so Only then did he intentionally please her, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with asking him to take things.

The two walked for about 10 minutes before arriving at the dining room. Li Qingjiu once again lamented the size of the harem.

"Mother Wang, this person is the one who lived in Yongning Palace yesterday. He said he didn't send lunch there today!"

The maid shouted at the door of the dining room with a high volume, and sure enough, everyone in the full dining room turned their heads to look at the legendary cold palace hostess.

Li Qingjiu had expected a similar encounter a long time ago, because he had watched a lot of TV novels, but he could only nod in all directions with a smile on his face, and politely said "Hello, everyone".

"Which Yongning Palace?" The burly and loud Nanny Wang stood up, took out a booklet from her waist pocket, and flipped through it. "...I didn't explain it! The higher up didn't say that it was going to be sent to Yongning Palace."

The palace lady glanced at Li Qingjiu proudly, with a clear expression on her face: "Look!The emperor even forgot to order you what to eat! 』

Li Qingjiu handed the food box to the person in charge of cleaning, and then politely asked Wang Momo: "Then, can you help me to report it and ask? Or should I ask myself?"

"I'll ask Lao Ping when he comes over later." Nanny Wang waved her hand impatiently.

"Thank you, Big Sister Wang." The boss has explained that all women who are older than him are called Big Sister, that's right, there is no word "Obasang" in their world!

"...." Wang Momo hesitated for a moment.After staying in this harem for more than ten years, I saw either maids and concubines or servants who were not considered men every day. Now I was suddenly called eldest sister by a young man, and my heart was really happy!Although this young man really doesn't look very good, especially his pair of eyes can't be opened as if he hasn't woken up.

"Sister Wang, I wonder if there is anything else I can fill my stomach with? I haven't eaten since last night." Li Qingjiu said with some embarrassment, and his stomach grunted cooperatively .

Wang Momo glared at him, thinking that no matter how sweet and polite she is, she is still a male goblin who seduces the emperor!

"There are things, but they are for us servants who work hard." Wang Momo said meaningfully. "How can you give those rough food to a delicate "concubine" like you?"

After Wang Momo finished speaking, everyone present and the maid laughed together.Li Qingjiu smiled helplessly, because it was really hard for him to understand the feeling of being bullied by a dog!

"Sister Wang, don't underestimate me. I can do things like moving things and chopping firewood." In that era, besides being a tutor, of course, he also did jobs that depended on labor to earn money.Although this body was severely malnourished before, he has been doing sit-ups and push-ups every day for more than a month, and he ate well in the palace. He should have the physical condition that a normal 16-year-old boy should have. Doing hard work is not a problem.

"Okay! Then you can wash all these dishes!" Wang Momo pointed to the tableware piled up into a hill in the large shallow tank in the corner. "These are the tableware used by concubines, so be careful not to wash them."

"Oh, little case! I, I'm mean, I've done dishwashing work before, don't worry!" Although the number is quite a lot, it's nothing compared to the number he used to do as a dishwashing worker in a certain big restaurant A piece of cake!Besides, there should be no toilet paper, broken wine bottles, betel nut juice, and drunken vomit in the bowls of these polite and educated concubines. It is much easier for him to wash.

So Li Qingjiu skillfully rolled up the sleeves of both hands, went to the big tank and squatted down, picked up something that looked like shredded vegetables and began to brush.

"...." Wang Momo, maids and kitchen workers on the side all stared at this scene dumbfounded.It was the first time for them to see someone with the same status as the concubine (although he was relegated to the sidelines) washing the dishes!What's the matter with washing it quite smoothly?

Li Qingjiu was completely unaware of the astonishment of the crowd, humming to himself while washing the dishes, secretly happy for his first "proper job" in this world.

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Xu Lichen's three days have been very uneventful, no different from before.

He still practiced swordsmanship, calligraphy, and reading books during the day, and in the afternoon he inspected local affairs or went to have a meal at the invitation of some high-ranking officials to save face for them.In his spare time, he would ask a few concubines and concubines to accompany him to enjoy the flowers, play chess, recite poems, make matches, and so on, and then choose the one he likes to sleep with him at night.

It's really no different from before Li Qingjiu left the mansion.

If there is any difference, it is probably that Xu Lichen will always remember that there is a rare and interesting guy missing in his palace under certain circumstances, and then feel that it seems, seems, indeed, it is a little bit of a pity.But if the emperor is really so interested in that guy, even taking him into the palace at the expense of stealing or robbing, then it's hard for him to get him back.

Although he really didn't know what aspect of Li Qingjiu Brother Xiao was looking for?

"My lord, Hu Sanbi has returned home." Chen Ying reported by the door.

"En." Xu Lichen looked up at Chen Ying, then lowered his head and continued to practice calligraphy. "It doesn't sound like that."

Chen Ying was stunned for a moment.

"Let me just say it!" At this moment, another Chen Ying poked his head out from behind the original Chen Ying. "My lord's eyesight is so good, how could you just pretend to be able to fool him?"

"I imitated your voice so beautifully! I even fooled Lin Tang just now!" Chen Ying said unwillingly in a rough voice.

"How could you have lied to Lin Tang? Didn't you see him glaring at you?" Chen Ying protested.

"Didn't he always stare at you? That means he really thinks of me as you!"

"It's different for him to stare at you than to stare at me... Hey, you won't understand even if you talk to a rough old man like you!"

"Yes, yes, you are the one who understands best, and it's still not the case after a few years of understanding..." Hu Sanbi said with a disdainful smile.

"What are you talking about!" Chen Ying bumped an elbow.

"Okay!" Xu Lichen put down his pen and said to the two identical faces. "You two, if you have nothing to do, find something to do on your own, don't mess around here!"

"My lord, I don't know why you called me back to the mansion this time..." Hu Sanbi put away his joking attitude, and asked with a serious face while clasping his fists.

"There was something wrong," Xu Lichen thought of the guy of unknown origin, and the big round cyan birthmark on his right thigh. "...It's fine now."

Hu Sanbi glanced at Chen Ying suspiciously, and Chen Ying gave him a "I'll tell you later" look.

"The gouache you made last time was liked by everyone in the North and South Hospitals. Several of them have asked me when you will come back."

"This subordinate knows, this subordinate will go over to the princes and wives later."

"Yeah." Xu Lichen picked up the written calligraphy and painting for a look, and then discarded it seemingly dissatisfied. "Both get down!"

Chen Ying and Hu Sanbi answered "yes" together, and then retreated respectfully.

As soon as he exited the study, Hu Sanbi couldn't help but grabbed Chen Ying and dragged him behind the big tree.

"What the hell is going on? Why did the lord tell me to come back and say I'm fine?" Hu Sanbi is actually not Xu Lichen's subordinate, at most he can only be regarded as a diner. He usually takes the money given by the palace to play around and make some friends in the world. , so if it wasn't something very important or something he cared about, the prince wouldn't specifically ask him to go back to the mansion.

"Hmph, during your absence, a very strange son has come to the palace!" Chen Ying told Hu Sanbi everything about Li Qingjiu.

"So that's the case. No wonder why I think the prince seems to have something on his mind? And the prince seldom practices calligraphy at this time." Although he doesn't often stay in the palace, he still knows Xu Lichen to a certain extent.

"What is it 'this time to practice calligraphy'? My lord has practiced calligraphy since early in the morning!"

"Really?" As the confidants of the prince, they all know that practicing calligraphy is the way for the prince to calm his mind. In the past, if he encountered difficult problems or had any conflicts with the emperor, the prince would practice calligraphy. For a while, until he figured out a countermeasure or worked out his emotions. "Then, why didn't your lord just bring him back?"

"Hey, the emperor will not hesitate to use the hidden guards who have been buried here for a long time to take people away. You will know how attached the emperor is to Mr. Li."

"Being able to fascinate the emperor and the prince at the same time makes me really want to see what this Mr. Li looks like!" Hu Sanbi looked eager to try, after all, it's not a bad idea to sneak into the palace with his ability something too difficult.

"To be honest, he really doesn't look very good." Chen Ying shook her head with a very unscrupulous smile.

Just as he was about to ask Chen Ying what he thought of Mr. Li, Hu Sanbi suddenly saw Lin Tang approaching from a distance, and hurriedly pushed Chen Ying a few times.Chen Ying knew what he meant, so she deliberately kept quiet and waited for Lin Tang to approach.

The cold-faced butler Lin Tangtang approached the two Chen Ying with a blank expression, and then stuffed two documents into their hands.

"My lord said to do it right away." After speaking, he turned around and left.

The two looked down. What Chen Ying had in his hand was a list of suspicious persons in a high official's mansion, and what Hu Sanbi had in his hand was the style of gouache requested by the princes and wives.

"How did he recognize it?" Hu Sanbi stared at Lin Tang's back in a daze and said, this time neither of them spoke out!

Chen Ying didn't answer him, but showed an unpredictable and complacent expression.

Writer's words:

It’s rare that I’m very inspired these few days, probably because I’ve already thought about the direction of the plot and the ending, and the number of episodes has been determined, so I have to take this opportunity to write quickly, otherwise I don’t know when I’ll need Carvin again....> "<(hello)