This shadow guard, you are enlightened

When he returned to Xing Chenmu's side, it was already an hour later. In the Chengyang Hall, Xing Chenmu was explaining something to Yan Qing. Zhuo Ying didn't bother him, but exchanged positions with the shadow guards guarding the hall.

Xing Chenmu seemed to feel it, and glanced sideways in his direction, but did not stop talking.

Not long after Yan Qing took the order to leave, leaving Xiao Anzi to wait on him, Xing Chenmu called out, "Zhuo Ying."

"Your Majesty." Zhuo Ying appeared from the shadows, not knowing what to order, she just knelt aside and waited.

"Have you eaten yet?"

Zhuo Ying shook her head truthfully, and was afraid that Xing Chenmu would blame her, so she hurriedly said, "Your subordinate will use it now."

"Rotation duty is hard work, and you are often too busy to take care of meals. If this continues, your spleen and stomach will suffer sooner or later." As if he had expected this result, Xing Chenmu ordered Xiao Anzi to bring up the meals that he had just left in the imperial dining room, and then He said, "Shouldn't I let you watch the night every day, and you should take turns with other shadow guards in the future."

In fact, in the beginning, several shadow guards with high martial arts skills took turns to watch the night, but because Xing Chenmu was not used to someone staying in the house when going to bed, he couldn't sleep peacefully.

It wasn't until Zhuo Ying accidentally discovered that Xing Chenmu seemed to be able to rest better when he was guarding, so he changed the rotation arrangement of the shadow guards, keeping watch at night by himself, and having other shadow guards take turns to guard during the day.

After Xing Chenmu knew about it, he didn't say much, and he acquiesced in his arrangement.

But in this way, Zhuo Ying's work and rest are completely reversed day and night, he only has some meals in the morning when Xing Chenmu leaves, and sleeps in Yingying Palace until the end of the day, and then goes to Xing Chenmu's side after eating Watching, in order not to disturb Xing Chenmu's rest at night, he will not use any snacks, and if things go on like this, it will always be useless to the body.

Zhuo Ying misunderstood Xing Chenmu's meaning, and immediately changed to kneeling on the ground, leaned down and said: "This subordinate knows that he was wrong, and this subordinate is willing to accept the punishment, but please continue to watch the night."

"Do you think I'm punishing you?" Xing Chenmu frowned and stared at the man kneeling on the ground for a long time, and said coldly, "Then what punishment do you want?"

"This subordinate is willing to receive fifty lashes, and I hope the Holy One will take it back."

In order for him to have a better rest at night, this man would rather receive fifty lashes and stay in the hall. Xing Chenmu wanted to get angry at first, but Zhuo Ying's words turned all his anger into something unspeakable. Emotions spread from the heart.

"Okay, get up." Xing Chenmu felt that this person was sent by heaven to torment him, and he could not be scolded or punished. Even if he only said a few harsh words, he was the one who felt sorry for him in the end, "Stupid or not, I want to punish him Are you? Obviously worried about your body. "

"Because the job of shadow guard needs to be with you at all times, which is related to your safety, all shadow guards need to go to the imperial hospital for regular check-ups, and the subordinates are in good health." Zhuo Ying knelt without moving, and replied sternly.

Xiao Anzi's voice came from outside the door, Xing Chenmu didn't say any more, he lowered his head and pulled Zhuo Ying up from the ground, and then said: "Come in."

Xiao Anzi pushed the door open and led several palace servants to carry the small table inside. There were many delicate dishes on the small table.

"I'm going to take a bath, Xiao Anzi, you stay here to serve Zhuo Qing." Xing Chenmu had already eaten, perhaps he was afraid that Zhuo Ying would feel uncomfortable eating while watching, so he turned around and led the others to the inner room after explaining.

Although the Commander of the Shadow Guards is said to have a high official rank, but because of his special function, it is inconvenient to have too much contact with others. Mingying Palace has no servants to serve, and Zhuo Ying does not feel that he needs to be served. Xiao Anzi wants to go forward to serve After being rejected, he had to stand aside and watch a little awkwardly.

Zhuo Ying was worried about Xing Chenmu's safety, so she used up the rice in the bowl in a few strokes, got up and went to the inner room.

For the convenience of the Holy Majesty and concubines, there is Qinglong Pond in the harem, which draws hot spring water into the pool and paves it with jade stones. The water temperature is suitable all year round and can be used for bathing at any time.The holy majesty took his concubines to bathe together in Qinglongchi, which was also regarded as a manifestation of the concubine's favor from the holy majesty.

But Xing Chenmu never liked to go there, most of the time he just ordered people to set up the porcelain basin and take a bath directly in the bedroom.

The inner room is separated by a screen, although the outside cannot peek inside, but the sound of water from the bath can be clearly heard.

There were two female officials outside the screen at this time, one was holding a bath towel on a tray, the other was preparing Xing Chenmu's change of clothes, both of them were sixteen or seventeen years old, and they didn't know what was going on in their hearts, but how many expressions appeared on their faces? Divided into a blush.

This is what Zhuo Ying saw when she stepped into the inner room.

Most of the female officials who can be assigned to serve in the Chengyang Palace are from good backgrounds. In recent years, Xing Chenmu obviously has no intention of choosing a concubine to be a queen. The most convenient and quickest method among them.

The female official looked unfamiliar, and her time in the palace should not be too long, Zhuo Ying tried her best to put aside the strange feeling in her heart, combined with the recent situation in the court, there was a bit of coldness in her eyes.

Like an iron pestle, he stood motionless in front of the screen, his whole body was chilled, and the charming atmosphere that had been lingering in the room disappeared completely.

When the sound of the water stopped, the female officer wanted to go in, but Zhuo Ying moved a step faster than them, the two of them didn't even have time to react, the tray in their hands had already fallen into Zhuo Ying's hands, "You stay here and don't go in."

Zhuo Ying has been by Xing Chenmu's side for many years, and she is respectful and cautious towards Xing Chenmu, but she has her own majesty in front of others. The two female officers were frightened by his words and immediately took back the steps they took, and stopped in place.

Xing Chenmu had finished bathing, and he was half lying on the edge of the porcelain basin, and the eunuch rubbed his shoulder blades for him. These things could have been done by female officials, but Xing Chenmu only kept them outside the screen and didn't have much contact with them.

Zhuo Ying waited quietly with her things, and the words Xing Chenmu said during the day flashed through her mind again, is the future queen also a female official?Or just an ordinary maid in the palace?No matter what the other party's status is, to be so cherished by the Holy One, and even to guard against the pressure of all parties, it is already a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes.

Zhuo Ying is an orphan and has never met his parents. As long as he can remember, he has been begging for a living. When he was a little older, he started to run errands for the shops in the Luancheng market, and he could get a few steamed buns and buns to satisfy his hunger.

But such opportunities do not come along every day.

When he accidentally ran into his adoptive father who was away on business in the palace, he hadn't eaten for a few days. The foster father told him that it would not be difficult to bring him into the palace. Jia, if she wants to live in the palace, the only way is to be an eunuch.

Zhuo Ying was only six years old at the time, but he already knew a lot. He knew that if he followed this person, he would at least not starve to death. If he was lucky, he might be able to live a better life, so he agreed.

I have been in the palace for 18 years, and I have already seen the affection of the Tian family. For example, in the last few years of the emperor's life, he was clearly ill, and young and beautiful female officials were sent to him constantly. Even in the first few months of his death, there were still Fortunately, a female official was appointed as a nobleman.

Zhuo Ying couldn't imagine the kind of love between husband and wife that Xing Chenmu said, the feeling of being a couple for a lifetime, and it was something that Zhuo Ying couldn't even dream of.

All he wants is for his sage to be smooth and safe, to do what he wants to do, and to love whoever he wants to love.

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Soaking in hot water for too long is not good for the body, the little eunuch gave Xing Chenmu a little massage and got up to look for clothes. He was a little startled when he saw Zhuo Ying standing behind him: "Zhuo, Master Zhuo."

Xing Chenmu raised his eyelids to look over, and said with a smile: "Where is my female officer? Do you want to do these things now?"

The two female officials outside the screen thought that the Holy Majesty blamed the crime, and they were anxious to enter to plead guilty, but Zhuo Ying raised her hand to stop them: "Return to the Holy Majesty, my subordinates have not received any relevant reports about the two female officials entering the palace, so they did not investigate. It is inconvenient for the two of you to approach the Holy Majesty, and I hope the Holy Majesty will forgive you."

The shadow guards have the right to interrogate any person who is close to the Holy One. According to the rules of the palace, the background of the new maids and eunuchs who enter the palace will be copied to Mingying Palace immediately for review, and these two obviously did not pass the formal assessment. He was selected into the palace for some unknown reason, as the leader of the shadow guards, he didn't know that there was someone beside the Holy One.

"I left the person here this morning. I was negligent and didn't inform Zhuo Qing in time." While speaking, Xing Chenmu had already put on his inner garment under the service of several eunuchs, and walked to Zhuo Ying.

Zhuo Ying raised his head slightly and wanted to say something, but there was a drop of water that hadn't been wiped dry in his eyes, slipped down the broken hair on Xing Chenmu's forehead, and fell into the open collar, he froze instantly, Instinctively swallowed his saliva, but fortunately, the other party was taking a clean veil from the tray in his hand, so he didn't notice anything unusual.

"It's an extraordinary time, I hope the Holy One will be more careful." Zhuo Ying finally lowered her head and turned her eyes away, and then finished speaking softly.

Xing Chenmu smiled, put on his outer robe, and led Zhuo Ying out of the foggy inner room.

The author has something to say: I don’t want to have cannon fodder female counterparts and the like (these two have nothing to do with the emperor, which will be explained in the next chapter), so the emperor is not allowed to have concubines. Female officials are actually similar to high-ranking maids. Historically, the female official system The most complete seems to be Wu Zetian period.

Because this article is superficial, I roughly referred to the various dynasties, and wrote it in a very simple way, so there are not so many levels. It is called Shang Palace, mainly to distinguish the women of various harem o(*≧ ▽≦)ツ┏━┓ probably concubines > female officials > ordinary court ladies,