It turned out that for some reason, a little court lady she didn't know appeared in the main room of Baochai's courtyard.Hearing Baochai's question, she just looked around in a panic, as if she was looking for a place to run away, and she took something in her hand, and hurriedly stuffed it into her sleeve.

The two nuns who came with Baochai, after hearing Baochai's question to the little maid, knew that there was something wrong with this girl, so they rushed forward and snatched the thing from her hand, only to realize that it was a small hand. Scissors.Baochai's complexion changed drastically, and she hurriedly walked to the embroidery frame in her inner room by the light. Fortunately, this little maid probably just came in and hadn't had time to destroy it.

Baochai asked angrily, "Who asked you to come? Why did you cut my embroidery?"

The little maid has calmed down a bit now: "If you go back to the lady officer, I came to look for Qiulan. Because there is no one in the room, I came in and waited for a while."

Not to mention Baochai, even the two nuns sneered and said, "Looking for Qiulan? You go into other people's houses when there is no one? Did you learn the rules from dogs when you first entered the palace? What do the scissors do?" The little maid also knew that what she said was too far-fetched, so she lowered her head and did not speak.

The two nuns looked at Baochai, asking her to come up with an idea on how to deal with this little maid.Even if Baochai already had a shadow in his heart, his face was just filled with righteous indignation: "This embroidery of mine was prepared to be presented on the Empress's Qianqiu Festival, and you came here to scratch it. Could it be that you are hurting the Empress? Are you dissatisfied?"

This is serious, a little court lady is actually dissatisfied with the master of the harem, and she also knows what kind of punishment will be waiting for her once she is confirmed.Anyone with a discerning eye can see this at a glance, that is, some people want to destroy Baochai's embroidery because they don't want it to shine on the empress's Qianqiu Festival.But Baochai didn't want to do what other people wanted. It's not enough to just punish a little maid, but it's also necessary to make the people behind her dare not stretch their claws.

Saying that Qiulan kept inviting her to the Imperial Garden today, Baochai felt a little puzzled.So he acted as if he wanted to show the embroidery to Nanny Yao, and went to the main hall to ask the two nanny to come back together.Otherwise, if she was the only one, maybe the little maid in front of her would have hurt her.Thinking that this little palace maid might violently hurt others, Baochai couldn't help but leaned closer to the two nuns.The two nuns looked at the comparison between Baochai and the little palace lady, and they were also a little hesitant, and they looked at the little palace lady even more deadly.

The room became quiet, although the little maid was stunned by Baochai's words, she didn't explain why she came here and what she wanted to do, as if she was sure that someone would come to save her.This kind of attitude made Baochai more sure that the person behind her was either with a huge back, or she didn't know that she had made this little maid an abandoned child.

I don't know how long it took before Qiulan's voice sounded in the yard: "Miss, you've come back from Nanny Yao? Why so fast." She had already entered the main room, and then she was stunned: "Ye'er? Why are you here? Didn’t you say that everyone went to watch the moon together? We’ve been waiting for you for so long, but you haven’t come, so we’re very worried. The nobles have already left, so everyone has to come back.”

Baochai didn't relax at all because of Qiulan's words, she asked Qiulan: "All the nobles have left? Has Concubine Shu come back?"

Qiulan nodded: "When we parted ways, the nobles had already started to come back. But I took the shortest route, but Concubine Shu took a sedan chair, so it took a while."

Baochai nodded, glanced at the little palace maid who had already turned paler because of Qiulan's words, and said to the two nuns: "This matter involves embroidery for the empress, I am no longer a little girl. It can be handled by the senses. I have to ask the two nuns to work hard and bring this person to the empress before we can talk about it."

"This is a matter between the two of us. I think you don't like it. Why bother Concubine Shu?" The little maid reacted very strongly, and it was obvious that she didn't want to go in front of Concubine Shu.

But now it doesn't matter if she doesn't want to, Baochai walked out of the house first.Although the little maid struggled hard, those two nuns were originally rough envoys, and their strength was not something that a teenage maid who cleaned up could struggle.Although Qiulan was confused, she also knew that the maid named Ye'er had made a mistake, so she didn't dare to intercede, so she followed Baochai's footsteps.

Baochai glanced at Qiulan: "Close the door, our yard is recruiting people now." After hearing the cold words that were different from the past, Qiulan shrank and closed the door before catching up with her in small steps. Baochai called again cautiously: "Miss officer?"

Baochai gave Qiulan a cold look, and she was so frightened that she swallowed her next words.Just like this, there was no words all the way, and I arrived in front of the main hall in a short while.The gatekeeper also noticed that this group of people was unusual, so they didn't need Baochai to ask to see them, and had already reported them in.

When Baochai and the others entered the yard, they found that Hongmei was already waiting at the door: "Your Majesty is washing and washing, please wait a while." Baochai nodded silently.Hongmei found that she was different from her usual peace, she was obviously very angry, and she didn't treat each other as a daily joke, she just waited in the yard with them silently.

"The empress tells you to come in." Rose came out and called everyone who was waiting in the autumn wind.Even though it was just Mid-Autumn Festival, but because the palace banquet ended late today, the night wind had already started to cool down. Everyone who had been standing for almost half an hour felt a little staggering when they took the first step. For those who have practiced several times, it is only the first step, and the rest of the steps will be stabilized.

Concubine Shu's expression still couldn't tell whether she was happy or angry, she just asked indifferently: "It's so late at night, what are you making a fuss about?"

The little maid had already been pushed and knelt on the ground by the nanny, and Baochai also knelt down and replied, "Return to your mother's words. Since I have nothing to do tonight, the slave girl was thinking of going to Yao nanny to have a talk. I was thinking about myself." The Qianqiu Festival embroidery prepared for the empress has been embroidered for a few days. I wanted to let the mothers palm the eyes, but the embroidery frame was too big, so I thought of borrowing two mothers from the empress to move it. Otherwise, if something goes wrong with the things dedicated to the empress, the slaves will not be able to afford it."

Concubine Shu looked up at the two nuns.These two people were usually only rough envoys, so they were not allowed to join the main hall. At this time, they were already sweating, and they replied in a trembling voice: "The maidservant and the female officer went to the courtyard where the female official lives, but I didn't want this little maid to hold scissors in the female official's room. "

The little palace maid's face was a little dull, but Concubine Shu wanted to ask her: "Where do you work? What are you doing at Shangli Palace if you have nothing to do?" She didn't ask Baochai's courtyard, but went to Shangli Palace , everyone in the room can hear the difference.

There was despair on the little maid's face, and she didn't reply for a while.A nanny couldn't get angry, and gave her a moment: "Your Majesty is asking questions, who did you learn the rules from?"

"Return to your mother's words. The servant is the maid who sweeps the imperial garden, named Ye'er. Today, I agreed to enjoy the moon with Qiulan, but she never came. The servant, the servant came to look for her."

Qiulan was a little anxious, but she didn't get an answer when she called Baochai just now, so she knew that the matter might have something to do with her, she didn't want it to be true, she hurriedly said: "Nonsense," thinking that this was in front of Concubine Shu, she kowtowed again "Your Majesty, forgive me. Three days ago, Ye'er came to look for the servants, saying that the nobles were going to have a banquet in the Imperial Garden Palace. They would be fine after cleaning up in advance. They made an appointment with the servants to meet the world together. The servants originally I still have to serve Miss Xue, but Ye Er said, who is not good enough? Besides, the female officer is the most promising among us, if you can invite the female officer to celebrate the festival with us, it will be honorable."

"The servant was just having fun, so I made an appointment with the sisters who cleaned up that day. After dinner today, the servant wanted to invite the female official to go there with her, but the female official said that she was going to talk to Mother Yao, so the servant went to make an appointment by herself. It's a good place. Who knows that Ye'er didn't come when you waited for the left, and Ye'er didn't come when you waited for the right, and seeing that the nobles were about to leave, I had no choice but to leave separately."

Concubine Shu nodded and turned to Ye'er: "Even if you made an appointment with Qiulan, why didn't you go to the place you agreed to, but came to Shangli Palace instead?"

The maid was speechless, and Concubine Shu asked again: "It's fine to go to Shangli Palace, there is no one in the house, why did you enter the house instead? Today is Mid-Autumn Festival and not Qixi Festival, why do you still carry scissors with you? Did you commit murder in Shangli Palace?"

One question after another, every sentence reached the point where Ye Er had nothing to answer.She just kept silent.Concubine Shu smiled, and said to the two rough envoys: "You two have made meritorious service in guarding the palace today, and you will come back to Bi Tao to receive the reward later. But now you have to go all the way and send this girl to the Punishment Department Go, just say that this girl intends to commit murder in Shangli Palace."

Ye'er thought she would send Qiulan away, but seeing Baochai go out, there was no one in the yard, so she could act with confidence.Unexpectedly, Baochai turned back halfway, not only came back by herself, but also brought two rough envoys and nuns, which made her have nowhere to escape.The excuses he made up for a while didn't stand up after Qiulan came back.Moreover, Baochai did not interrogate himself, but directly brought the person to Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu had to send herself directly to the Punishment Department.

If we say that the most daunting place in the palace is the Department of Punishment, it is a place that you don't even hear about it on weekdays.Once Ye'er and the others entered the palace, the well-behaved aunts often used the Punishment Department to scare people.And murdering a concubine is almost a fatal crime, which Ye'er has heard before.So when she heard that she was going to use this reason to send herself to the Punishment Department, how could Ye Er remain silent: "Your Majesty spared my life, it's not because the servant is bold on her own, it's because the slave is greedy for rewards, that's why the ghost is fascinated."

Concubine Shu looked down at her nails, and let out a casual "oh".Ye'er hurriedly said: "That day, the servant girl was sweeping the floor in the corner of the imperial garden. A female official dressed up and asked the servant girl if she knew Qiulan. The servant girl knew her, so she just said it. So the female official asked What is the relationship between the servant girl and Qiulan, do you know if Qiulan gets along well with Mrs. Xue now?"

"Because Qiulan mentioned several times that Lady Xue was kind, she was good at sewing, and she wanted to do the Qianqiu Festival gift for the empress. The servant girl also said everything in order to show that she had a good relationship with Qiulan. The female official gave it to the servant girl. A purse, saying that she doesn't want Officer Xue to lose face in front of the empress, if the slave can destroy Officer Xue's embroidery, there will be benefits for the slave afterward."

"The servant girl saw that the purse was actually a golden scorpion, and she was confused by the lard for a while, so she agreed. The empress understands, the servant girl really just wants to destroy Xue's embroidery, not to commit murder in Shangli Palace. Give your slaves some guts, and your slaves don't dare, ma'am." Ye Er and his party said, kowtowing more than once.

Concubine Shu flicked her nails: "If you say you are a female officer, you are a female officer? It seems that you are not telling the truth if you don't go to the Department of Punishment."

Seeing Concubine Shu, Ye'er still didn't believe it, so she had to tell what she knew: "Your Majesty, this servant recognizes that female official, who is Jia Nushi who is in front of the empress. If she hadn't seen Jia Nushi walking with the empress from a distance, Yuanzi, the slaves will not believe her words that she doesn't want Officer Xue to gain face in front of the empress."

Concubine Shu's face was full: "How dare you touch the people around the queen."

Baochai was shocked when he heard that, even though he knew that he and Jia Yuanchun were going to compete, why did Jia Yuanchun make the move first, so early?There was a little bewilderment on his face.After listening to Concubine Shu's words, she made up her mind: "Your Majesty, you can't believe Ye Er's words. Others don't know, but Your Majesty knows that Jia Nushi and your servant are aunts and sisters. If you say that others can't see you as a good servant, you still believe it. Jia Nushi will never do it."

Ye'er cried so much that she couldn't help herself: "Your Majesty, this servant is willing to confront Jia Nu Shi."

Concubine Shu sneered again: "What do you think you are, and you still have to confront Jia Nushi. On this big night, for the sake of you, a little court lady, why don't you let the empress not rest?" She waved her hand , the two rough envoys held Ye'er in their hands as if they had caught a chicken early.

"Find an empty room and let her lose the fire. Let's talk about it tomorrow." Concubine Shu got up and said as she walked towards the inner room.Baochai and others had no choice but to kowtow and quit.After leaving the main hall, Ye'er and the two nuns had already been lost, Baochai understood: Shangli Palace is a huge place, if you want to imprison a small maid, you don't have to worry about not having an empty room.

"Female officer." Qiulan yelled timidly, and she also knew that it was because she was talking too much outside on weekdays that what happened today, so she didn't have the confidence to yell.

Baochai gave her a cold look, then walked towards her yard.Qiulan was even more disturbed, and had to follow along.It's just that along the way, how unbearable it is like a cat's scratch in my heart, only I know.

Back at the house, it was already the end of Xu Dynasty, Baochai ignored Qiulan who was hesitant to speak, and just washed up a little before resting by herself.Qiulan couldn't help it, so she had to writhe on the kang alone.

When they woke up the next day, the master and servant each had dark circles under their eyes, obviously neither of them had slept well.Qiulan didn't care about anything else, so she came up and kowtowed first: "It's because the slave girl is not mature enough to talk nonsense that surprised the female officer. I beg the female officer to give the slave girl another chance."

Baochai stared at her for a while, then said: "You also know that your mouth is immature, so why can't you change it? I also said that the walls in this palace can talk, so you should talk about the affairs of our yard." Talking nonsense, how can I trust you again?"

Qiu Lan's face had lost any color: "If the servant girl tells people what happened in the yard again, I will let the servant girl have sores on her mouth, and there will be no good time for every lifetime."

The ancients made many oaths, and after hearing Qiulan's oath, Baochai felt relieved.Anyway, there are always people by my side, so instead of picking another one who doesn't know what to do, it's better to have the one in front of me who has already been subdued.Baochai also nodded vigorously: "You have to remember what you said today. In the future, I would rather pretend to be dumb than tell anything about our yard."

After hearing this, Qiulan nodded her head incessantly, almost swearing again.Baochai ignored her, hurriedly finished washing herself, and went to the main hall to wait to serve Concubine Shu.When Bi Tao saw that Qiulan was still coming with Baochai, she felt a little disapproving, but it was Baochai's matter, and she had no reason to say it, as long as Concubine Shu told her the premise, it would be over.

This inner room is not for Qiulan to come in, and Baochai brought her here today to show his attitude by not guarding it.Therefore, when Concubine Shu asked about it, she didn't intend to hide it: "Your Majesty also knows that my family is not in Beijing. If I don't use this girl, I'll wait for someone to come in, and it's just someone chosen by my relatives. But my relatives," Baochai smiled bitterly: "it's better than this girl, with this time, I can always have a longer memory."

Concubine Shu just nodded her head, indicating that she knew, and then opened her hands.It's just that Concubine Shu's team to pay respects to the queen today was a bit bigger, and some of them knew about yesterday's revival of Chang's palace, and some of them were secretly suspicious, but none of them asked with a wink.

After the empress ascended to the throne, she still chatted with the concubines as usual, and was about to let people go, Concubine Shu smiled and said: "Yesterday, there was a public case in the concubine's palace, because it involved the people in front of the empress. , I have to disturb the empress."

How could the queen not know that concubine Shu brought more people here today?He just didn't move his face, and asked: "Is there such a thing? Is there someone in front of me who is unruly?"

Concubine Shu also said with a smile: "The people in front of the empress, how can there be any irregularities? It's just that the people below are chasing around, after all, it hurts the empress's reputation, so it is necessary to let her distinguish it, and also return the innocence of the person being harassed. .” Just don’t say which one is being grabbed.

After hearing this, the queen didn't bother to ask questions by herself, and only let her confidant mother go out.Suddenly someone came to invite Jia Nvshi, and the queen's face was a little moved: "This Jia Nvshi is the most well-behaved, how can it be blamed on her?"

"One bite of a snake, three points to the bone," Concubine Shu said indifferently: "Such a chaotic servant, the concubine also hates her teeth. But if Jia Nushi's innocence is not restored today, I don't know if there will be in the future." What kind of words are spread, but it is not beautiful."

The queen also nodded: "That's right, then Jia Nushi should go and have a look."

Hearing that Ye'er said about herself, Jia Yuanchun's face was already ugly, but she didn't have the place to intervene in front of the queen, so he could only listen to the order and go down to tear the kidnapper.The final result is naturally happy for everyone, and Ye'er was really rambunctious - she just saw someone wearing a female official's clothes that day, and she described it like Jia Yuanchun, but Yuanchun was serving in front of the queen at that time, where could there be such a thing? Time to buy her off?

In the end, it was natural that last night should be sent to the Punishment Department to today, and the queen personally comforted Yuan Chun a few words, and Baochai expressed his annoyance to Yuan Chun again, and the matter was considered over.It's just that people who have just walked out of Kunning Palace know that this pair of cousins ​​and sisters are just for face and affection.

But at the time of Nanny Yao, Qiulan couldn't get much benefit: from Nanny Yao's point of view, Concubine Shu valued Baochai and wanted to make great use of it. People like Qiulan who are always dragging their feet should be eliminated.But Baochai didn't want to get rid of her, and Concubine Shu didn't say anything, so Nanny Yao could only reluctantly come and teach this palace lady who couldn't control her mouth.

So every day when Baochai was doing embroidery work, it became the teaching time for Yao Yao: I don’t know how many people in the palace you can’t afford, so you should memorize the ranks in the palace; if you don’t know what words What should be said, what should not be said, just hit until you understand; if you don't know what is in your eyes, what is to act at the right time, just keep hitting...

Anyway, in the days to come, Qiulan couldn't be absent when she was supposed to serve Baochai. If something went wrong, she had to go back to Mother Yao's yard for special training. Baochai was afraid that Mother Yao would beat her into rebellion— —A teenage child, who is in the second year of middle school.

But Nanny Yao only used one sentence: "The lady officer just rest assured." Even if she gave Baochai an explanation.Afterwards, he just handed over the medicine for wiping his hands to Baochai.After Baochai went back to her small courtyard every day, she personally applied the wound medicine to Qiulan, and said a few words, "You can have a snack, and you don't hit others", which actually increased Qiulan's loyalty. Not a lot.

On this day, Qiulan went to get dinner again and came back. While setting the meal, she looked at Baochai's expression from time to time.Baochai knew that this meant that she had something to say to herself. This girl had learned a lot now, even if her stomach was full of words, Baochai would have to ask her, and she would not speak out directly.

Looking at her expression of "Quickly ask me, quickly ask me", Baochai also wanted to know what could make her like this, so she nodded and said, "Tell me."

Qiulan closed the door carefully, and said to Baochai humbly, "Miss, Ye'er is gone."

Baochai had been prepared for this outcome long ago. From the day when Jia Yuanchun was able to escape from captivity, it was doomed that Ye'er, who "framed" people, would not end well.But the loss of a little maid in the palace is not a big deal, and it shouldn't be so loud that the whole palace knows.So she asked again: "Is it your sister who sweeps the imperial garden told you?"

Qiu Lan shook her head: "No. Those little hoofs have been with Ye'er for a long time, and the servants are afraid that they will drag some more, so I haven't seen them for a long time. This is what Mr. An said."

Xiao An's father-in-law, Baochai's heart turned in a circle. Among the few people Xue father told her that day, there was one named An, who seemed to be working in the Imperial Garden.It seems that this one is fine, otherwise he wouldn't gossip with Qiulan for no reason.She asked again: "Who is Mr. An, you know a lot of people."

Qiulan was a little anxious, she was afraid that Baochai would think she was talking too much with others, so she hurriedly explained: "Grandpa Xiaoan is in charge of sweeping the imperial garden, so this servant recognizes him. Today is just a coincidence, and this servant came back to bring the meal just in time He only said a few words."

Baochai laughed inwardly: how can there be such a coincidence.

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