It had been more than a month since she moved to the Cold Palace. When she first arrived, Yan He was shocked. Such a magnificent palace actually had such a dilapidated residence.
At that time, a little palace maid in gray palace clothes came out from the room. She looked tired and seemed to have just woken up. When he saw Yan He, he still bowed respectfully. "This servant smiles and pays respects to master. This servant is in charge of this Jingxin Palace Hall. If master has any matters, just instruct this servant.”Then, he yawned.
"Other than you, are there any other palace maids here?”Yan He asked.
"No, only this servant alone. This Jingxin Palace Hall, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, is managed by this servant alone.”Xiao Yan said proudly.
Seeing that Yan He didn't speak anymore, Xiao Yan finally reacted." Master, please enter the house quickly. If you stand there all the time, it would seem like this servant has no manners. Do you know that you're the first master I've served since I entered the palace? When I entered the palace, the eunuchs in charge taught me many rules and etiquette, but I've forgotten them all these years.”As he spoke, he chuckled.
Yan He was quite surprised. It was the first time she had met such a strange palace maid since she entered the palace. She could not help but ask,"When did you enter the palace, and why did you come to the Cold Palace?”
"I entered the palace when I was fourteen, and it has been five years since then." When this servant was in the palace, I didn't think too much about it. I only told Eunuch that I wanted a leisurely job, and then Eunuch assigned me here. This servant is illiterate and doesn't know what this palace is called. However, this servant hasn't had a master to live here for the past five years, so this job is indeed very free. Now that Master is here, this servant finally has a master to follow.”After saying that, he smiled again.
Yan He looked at this simple and honest and silly palace maid in front of her and found it funny. All the servants were desperately trying to climb up, and even wanted to be their own master. This little palace maid in front of him was like an outsider in the huge palace, free and unfettered. He really didn't know if he should call her smart or stupid.
Yan He didn't say anything and entered the house under Xiao Yan's lead.
The room was very simple. There was only a bed, a table, and a few stools. Even the teacups were not intact.
Smiling, she wiped the stool with her sleeve." Master, please sit."”
Yan He nodded and sat down.
"Master, why did you come here? This servant heard from the elder sister in the other palace that only niangniang who had made a mistake would move here. Master, what mistake did you make?”Xiao Yan asked curiously.
" I..." Yan He smiled bitterly. How was she supposed to bring this up?
"This servant spoke too much. This servant should not have asked about master's matters.”Xiao Yan saw Yan He's face full of melancholy and self-reproach.
"I don't blame you. How can you understand the matters in the palace?”Yan He said lightly.
Seeing Yan He so sad, Xiao Yan had a look of sudden realization." Master has been here for so long, but this servant didn't pour Master a sip of water. It's this servant's fault. This servant will go and boil water for the Empress."”After saying that, he ran out in a hurry.
Yan He was curious and also wanted to see the environment of the Jingxin Palace Hall, so she followed him out.
She ran to the well to fetch water. Her small body used a lot of strength to get a bucket of water. She then rushed to the small house at the side and searched around for a bronze kettle that had already turned black. She carefully poured the water from the bucket into the kettle. When the water was full. Smiling face ran towards the forest behind the temple. After a while, she came back with some broken branches. He entered the small house again and rummaged through it for a while before finding a small charcoal stove. Xiao Yan took out a lighter from her pocket in satisfaction. She spent a lot of effort to light the wood she had found. As soon as she lit it, a lot of smoke came out. Xiao Yan covered her nose and mouth with her hands, but her eyes were so smoked that they only shed tears. Seeing that the wood had started a fire, she quickly put the kettle on and picked up a broken folding fan to fan the fire. At this moment, Xiao Yan raised her head and saw that Yan He had been looking at her. She smiled embarrassedly and said,"Master, please don't blame me. It's really because Xiao Yan is used to living alone and the higher-ups don't give anything here, so there's nothing in this hall, not even a piece of charcoal. I can only go to the backyard to pick some firewood and start a fire. Actually, this servant hasn't lit a fire for a long time.”After saying that, she smiled embarrassedly.
"Then what do you usually eat and drink?”Yan He was at a loss.
"Because this servant does not have a master, the higher-ups will not send things here. The other elder sisters in the palace saw that this servant was pitiful and would leave a portion for this servant when they ate. As for drinking water, they could just get it from the well. It was just that it was a little cold in winter.”Xiao Yan kept smiling as if she didn't feel bitter at all.
"Then how do you spend winter?" Yan He asked again.
"In the winter, besides going to the other palace sisters 'place to eat, this servant will stay in the palace. If it's too cold, this servant will pick up some firewood to make a fire. However, I don't dare to do this often. If I accidentally run into water, this servant won't be able to compensate even if I die ten thousand times.”He was still smiling as he spoke.
Yan He looked at the little palace maid in front of her and felt a trace of pity in her heart. Facing so many hardships, she still smiled. Even if she was really stupid, she would still live a much happier life than those who were too smart.
"Steward of the Tranquil Heart Palace Hall, come out." someone said hoarsely.
Xiao Yan immediately stood up and ran towards the door. He saw a decently dressed eunuch standing at the door. Seeing Xiao Yan running over, she pointed at the few bags on the ground and said,"These are the daily necessities given to your master by the higher-ups. In the future, we will send some food over every three days. Just come out and pick it up.”The eunuch instructed with a humble attitude.
"Sorry to trouble Eunuch Gong, this servant knows.”With that, he bowed to the eunuch.
The eunuch didn't say anything else. He nodded as a return gift and left quickly.
Xiao Yan happily moved everything into the courtyard. She looked at Yan He who was standing at the door and said," Master is really this servant's lucky star. The moment Master arrived, the higher-ups sent so many things over. There's also charcoal and vegetables. Hehe, we can cook our own dishes." There was also a blanket. It was so soft. That's great, Master." Xiao Yan's face was full of smiles.
Yan He looked at the things that were sent over. These things, even the servants of De Qing Hall would find them a little rough. It was rare for this little girl to be so happy.
The days passed peacefully like this. In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed. On this day, the moonlight was like water. Yan He looked at the smiling face dozing off beside her. Perhaps in this palace, she was the only one who treated her sincerely and treated her without any purpose. As she thought about it, Yan He smiled faintly. Perhaps there was nothing wrong with her current life. At least there was no need to scheme against each other.
"Miss, Miss." Yan He suddenly heard someone calling softly outside the window.
Yan He was shocked and hurriedly stood up and walked out of the hall. She saw a woman in black standing in the courtyard. When she saw her come out, she immediately went up to her.
"Miss, how have you been in the past month?”The woman in black asked.
"Yun 'er? Why are you here?" Yan He was surprised.
"Miss hasn't answered my question yet.”Yun 'er said.
"I'm fine." Yan He said lightly.
"Seeing that young miss is still well, this servant is relieved. It's just that young miss has lost weight and is haggard. His Majesty had sent people to closely monitor the Empress Dowager's Palace until yesterday when the experts withdrew. The Empress Dowager was grounded by the Emperor and could not come to see the young miss. Fortunately, this servant was skilled and could come to see the young miss on behalf of the Empress Dowager.”Yun 'er said with a sad expression.
"Tell Aunt to take good care of herself, don't worry about me, and don't anger the Emperor again just to save me. Tell Grandfather that Yanhe is useless, she can't help the Shang Family and keeps implicating the Shang Family, so let me stay in this Cold Palace and don't come to see me again.”Yan He forcefully held back the tears in her eyes and said resolutely.
"Miss, why are you doing this? The matter will definitely be resolved. Miss will only stay here for a few days. The prime minister and empress dowager will definitely have a way. During this period, Miss must take care of herself.”Yun 'er looked at Yan He lovingly. In Yun 'er's eyes, Yan He was like her younger sister. Ever since she was adopted by Shang Rui, she had been secretly staying in the Shang residence and learning martial arts in secret. Originally, he wanted her to enter the palace as a concubine, but unfortunately, she was too young when Tian Ze was still around, so he could only send her into the palace as a maid to help Shang Zhirong and exchange information between her and Shang Rui. He also asked for some information for Shang Rui. Yun 'er was already twenty-five years old this year. She couldn't leave the palace to get married. It seemed that he would have to be loyal to the Shang Family for the rest of his life.
"Yun 'er, please go back. Don't get discovered.”Yan He said without looking at her.
"Then this servant will go back first.”After saying that, he flew and disappeared in front of Yan He, as if he had never appeared.
Yan He slowly walked back into the room, smiling as she dozed off at the table. It seemed that tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Yan He thought to herself,'Why is it that the more you want to forget someone, the more someone reminds you of their existence?' Some people had already been deeply ingrained in their hearts. Other than death, they would never be able to erase it. Tianyao, I can only call you that in my heart. Perhaps in your heart, I'm a vicious and shameless woman, but in my heart, you're my everything.
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